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  .wayback-search-1 .search-field.wayback-search svg.wayback-search {
    position: absolute;
    top: 2px;
    left: 3px;
    width: 2.4rem;
    height: 2.4rem;
  }

  .wayback-search-1 .search-field.wayback-search .fill-color.wayback-search {
    fill: #999;
  }

  @media (min-width: 890px) {
    .wayback-search-1 form.wayback-search {
      margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .wayback-search-1 p.wayback-search {
      margin-bottom: 3rem;
      font-size: 1.6rem;
      text-align: center;
    }

    .wayback-search-1 img.wayback-search {
      margin: 0;
    }

    .wayback-search-1 fieldset.wayback-search {
      margin: 0 auto;
      font-size: 0;
    }

    .wayback-search-1 fieldset.wayback-search a.wayback-search,
    .wayback-search-1 .search-field.wayback-search {
      display: inline-block;
      width: 50%;
      vertical-align: middle;
    }

    .wayback-search-1 fieldset.wayback-search a.wayback-search {
      text-align: center;
    }

    .wayback-search-1 .search-field.wayback-search svg.wayback-search {
      width: 2.8rem;
      height: 2.8rem;
    }

    .wayback-search-1 .search-field.wayback-search .fill-color.wayback-search {
      fill: #333;
    }

  }

  .wayback-search-1 p.wayback-search {
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
    font-size: 1.6rem;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .wayback-search-1 fieldset.wayback-search {
    padding: .5rem;
    border-radius: 5px;
    box-shadow: none;
  }

  .wayback-search-1 input.wayback-search {
    padding-left: 3rem;
    margin-top: .3rem;
    font-size: 1.4rem;
    border-color: #bca38e;
    background: #fff;
  }

  .wayback-search-1 input.wayback-search::placeholder,
  .wayback-search-1 input.wayback-search::-webkit-input-placeholder {
    color: #8e8e8e;
  }

  .wayback-search-1 .search-field.wayback-search svg.wayback-search {
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
  }

  @media (min-width: 890px) {

    .wayback-search-1 fieldset.wayback-search a.wayback-search,
    .wayback-search-1 .search-field.wayback-search {
      display: block;
      width: auto;
    }

    .wayback-search-1 fieldset.wayback-search a.wayback-search {
      margin: 0 1.5rem;
    }

  }
</style><!-- Shady DOM styles for save-page-form -->
<style scope="save-page-form-1">
  .save-page-form-1 div.save-page-form {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
    grid-column-gap: .8rem;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    border: none;
  }

  .save-page-form-1 input.save-page-form[type="text"] {
    width: 100%;
    height: 3rem;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    border: 1px solid #999;
    border-radius: .5rem;
    color: #222;
    font-size: inherit;
  }

  .save-page-form-1 input.save-page-form[type="submit"] {
    -webkit-appearance: none;
    -moz-appearance: none;
    appearance: none;
    padding: .4rem .8rem;
    font: normal 1.3rem 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #fff;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 16px;
    background: #222;
    cursor: pointer;
  }

  .save-page-form-1 .error.save-page-form {
    display: none;
    margin-top: .5rem;
    font-weight: bold;
    color: #ffcd27;
  }

  .save-page-form-1 .visible.save-page-form {
    display: block;
  }

  @media (min-width: 890px) {
    .save-page-form-1 h3.save-page-form {
      margin-top: 0;
      font: normal 100 1.6rem 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
    }

  }
</style><!-- Shady DOM styles for wayback-slider -->
<style scope="wayback-slider-1">
  .wayback-slider-1 h4.wayback-slider {
    font-size: 1.6rem;
  }

  .wayback-slider-1 a.wayback-slider {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #fff;
  }

  .wayback-slider-1 ul.wayback-slider {
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
    list-style: none;
  }

  .wayback-slider-1 li.wayback-slider+li.wayback-slider {
    padding-top: 1.5rem;
  }

  @media (min-width: 890px) {
    .wayback-slider-1 h4.wayback-slider {
      margin: 0 0 1rem 0;
      font-weight: 100;
    }

    .wayback-slider-1 ul.wayback-slider {
      font-size: 1.3rem;
    }

    .wayback-slider-1 li.wayback-slider {
      padding-bottom: .5rem;
    }

    .wayback-slider-1 li.wayback-slider+li.wayback-slider {
      padding-top: 0;
    }

    .wayback-slider-1 li.wayback-slider a.wayback-slider {
      display: block;
      overflow: hidden;
      white-space: nowrap;
      text-overflow: ellipsis;
    }

  }

  @media (min-width: 890px) {
    .wayback-slider-1 {
      display: block;
      grid-column: 1 / 4;
      padding: 0 1.5rem;
    }

    .wayback-slider-1 h4.wayback-slider {
      margin-top: 0;
      font: normal 100 1.6rem 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
    }

    .wayback-slider-1 .grid.wayback-slider {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: minmax(auto, 260px) 1fr minmax(auto, 260px);

      grid-column-gap: 2.5rem;
    }

    .wayback-slider-1 .link-lists.wayback-slider {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: calc(50% - 1.25rem) calc(50% - 1.25rem);
      grid-column-gap: 2.5rem;
    }

  }
</style><!-- Shady DOM styles for more-slider -->
<style scope="more-slider-1">
  .more-slider-1 ul.more-slider {
    padding: 0;
    margin: -1rem 0 0 0;
    list-style: none;
  }

  .more-slider-1 a.more-slider {
    display: block;
    padding: 1rem 0;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #fff;
  }
</style><!-- Shady DOM styles for media-subnav -->
<style scope="media-subnav-1">
  .media-subnav-1 h4.media-subnav {
    font-size: 1.6rem;
  }

  .media-subnav-1 a.media-subnav {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #fff;
  }

  .media-subnav-1 ul.media-subnav {
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
    list-style: none;
  }

  .media-subnav-1 li.media-subnav+li.media-subnav {
    padding-top: 1.5rem;
  }

  @media (min-width: 890px) {
    .media-subnav-1 h4.media-subnav {
      margin: 0 0 1rem 0;
      font-weight: 100;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 ul.media-subnav {
      font-size: 1.3rem;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 li.media-subnav {
      padding-bottom: .5rem;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 li.media-subnav+li.media-subnav {
      padding-top: 0;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 li.media-subnav a.media-subnav {
      display: block;
      overflow: hidden;
      white-space: nowrap;
      text-overflow: ellipsis;
    }

  }

  .media-subnav-1 img.media-subnav {
    display: block;
    width: 90px;
    height: 90px;
    margin: 0 auto 1rem auto;
    border-radius: 45px;
  }

  .media-subnav-1 h3.media-subnav {
    margin-top: 0;
    font-size: 1.8rem;
  }

  .media-subnav-1 .icon-links.media-subnav {
    display: -webkit-box;
    display: -ms-flexbox;
    display: flex;
    -webkit-box-pack: space-evenly;
    -ms-flex-pack: space-evenly;
    justify-content: space-evenly;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .media-subnav-1 .icon-links.media-subnav a.media-subnav {
    display: inline-block;
    width: 12rem;
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    overflow: hidden;
    white-space: nowrap;
    text-align: center;
    text-overflow: ellipsis;
  }

  .media-subnav-1 .icon-links.media-subnav a.media-subnav+a.media-subnav {
    margin-left: 2rem;
  }

  .media-subnav-1 .featured.media-subnav h4.media-subnav {
    display: none;
  }

  @media (min-width: 890px) {
    .media-subnav-1 {
      display: -ms-grid;
      display: grid;
      -ms-grid-columns: 40% 20% 40%;
      grid-template-columns: 40% 20% 40%;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .wayback-search.media-subnav {
      -ms-grid-column: 1;
      -ms-grid-column-span: 3;
      grid-column: 1 / 4;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 h3.media-subnav {
      display: none;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .icon-links.media-subnav {
      -ms-grid-column: 1;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .icon-links.media-subnav a.media-subnav {
      padding-top: 3.5rem;
      max-width: 16rem;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .links.media-subnav {
      padding: 0 1.5rem;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .featured.media-subnav {
      -ms-grid-column: 2;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .featured.media-subnav h4.media-subnav {
      display: block;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .top.media-subnav {
      -ms-grid-column: 3;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .top.media-subnav ul.media-subnav {
      display: -ms-grid;
      display: grid;
      -ms-grid-columns: 50% 3rem 50%;
      grid-template-columns: 50% 50%;
      -ms-grid-rows: (auto)[7];
      grid-template-rows: repeat(7, auto);
      grid-column-gap: 3rem;
      grid-auto-flow: column;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .top.media-subnav ul.media-subnav>*.media-subnav:nth-child(1) {
      -ms-grid-row: 1;
      -ms-grid-column: 1;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .top.media-subnav ul.media-subnav>*.media-subnav:nth-child(2) {
      -ms-grid-row: 2;
      -ms-grid-column: 1;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .top.media-subnav ul.media-subnav>*.media-subnav:nth-child(3) {
      -ms-grid-row: 3;
      -ms-grid-column: 1;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .top.media-subnav ul.media-subnav>*.media-subnav:nth-child(4) {
      -ms-grid-row: 4;
      -ms-grid-column: 1;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .top.media-subnav ul.media-subnav>*.media-subnav:nth-child(5) {
      -ms-grid-row: 5;
      -ms-grid-column: 1;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .top.media-subnav ul.media-subnav>*.media-subnav:nth-child(6) {
      -ms-grid-row: 6;
      -ms-grid-column: 1;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .top.media-subnav ul.media-subnav>*.media-subnav:nth-child(7) {
      -ms-grid-row: 7;
      -ms-grid-column: 1;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .top.media-subnav ul.media-subnav>*.media-subnav:nth-child(8) {
      -ms-grid-row: 1;
      -ms-grid-column: 3;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .top.media-subnav ul.media-subnav>*.media-subnav:nth-child(9) {
      -ms-grid-row: 2;
      -ms-grid-column: 3;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .top.media-subnav ul.media-subnav>*.media-subnav:nth-child(10) {
      -ms-grid-row: 3;
      -ms-grid-column: 3;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .top.media-subnav ul.media-subnav>*.media-subnav:nth-child(11) {
      -ms-grid-row: 4;
      -ms-grid-column: 3;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .top.media-subnav ul.media-subnav>*.media-subnav:nth-child(12) {
      -ms-grid-row: 5;
      -ms-grid-column: 3;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .top.media-subnav ul.media-subnav>*.media-subnav:nth-child(13) {
      -ms-grid-row: 6;
      -ms-grid-column: 3;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .top.media-subnav ul.media-subnav>*.media-subnav:nth-child(14) {
      -ms-grid-row: 7;
      -ms-grid-column: 3;
    }

  }
</style><!-- Shady DOM styles for media-slider -->
<style scope="media-slider-1">
  .media-slider-1 .media-slider-container.media-slider {
    position: relative;
  }

  .media-slider-1 .overflow-clip.media-slider {
    display: none;
    position: absolute;
    top: 3rem;
    right: 0;
    left: 0;
    height: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: height 0.2s ease;
  }

  .media-slider-1 .information-menu.media-slider {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    right: 0;
    left: 0;
    padding: 0;
    height: 31.9rem;
    overflow-x: hidden;
    font-size: 1.4rem;
    background: #333;
  }

  .media-slider-1 .open.media-slider {
    display: block;
  }

  .media-slider-1 .hidden.media-slider {
    display: none;
  }

  .media-slider-1 .info-box.media-slider {
    padding: 1rem;
  }

  @media (max-width: 889px) {
    .media-slider-1 .overflow-clip.open.media-slider {
      display: block;
      height: 35.8rem;
      left: 4rem;
      top: 0;
    }

  }

  @media (min-width: 890px) {
    .media-slider-1 .overflow-clip.media-slider {
      display: block;
    }

    .media-slider-1 .information-menu.media-slider {
      left: 0;
      z-index: 3;
      height: auto;
      min-height: 21rem;
      background: #474747;
      transform: translate(0, -100%);
      transition: transform 0.2s ease;
    }

    .media-slider-1 .overflow-clip.open.media-slider {
      height: 22rem;
    }

    .media-slider-1 .information-menu.open.media-slider {
      transform: translate(0, 0);
    }

    .media-slider-1 .info-box.media-slider {
      max-width: 100rem;
      padding: 1.5rem 0;
      margin: 0 auto;
    }

  }
</style><!-- Shady DOM styles for desktop-subnav -->
<style scope="desktop-subnav-1">
  .desktop-subnav-1 ul.desktop-subnav {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 3;
    padding: .8rem 0;
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    text-align: center;
    background: #333;
  }

  .desktop-subnav-1 li.desktop-subnav {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 0 15px;
  }

  .desktop-subnav-1 a.desktop-subnav {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #aaa;
  }

  .desktop-subnav-1 a.desktop-subnav:hover,
  .desktop-subnav-1 a.desktop-subnav:active,
  .desktop-subnav-1 a.desktop-subnav:focus {
    color: #fff;
  }

  .desktop-subnav-1 .donate.desktop-subnav svg.desktop-subnav {
    width: 1.6rem;
    height: 1.6rem;
    vertical-align: top;
    fill: #f00;
  }
</style><!-- Shady DOM styles for signed-out-dropdown -->
<style scope="signed-out-dropdown-1">
  .signed-out-dropdown-1 .nav-container.signed-out-dropdown {
    position: relative;
  }

  .signed-out-dropdown-1 nav.signed-out-dropdown {
    position: absolute;
    right: 0;
    z-index: 4;
    overflow: hidden;
    font-size: 1.6rem;
    background-color: #333;
    transition-property: top;
    transition-duration: 0.2s;
    transition-timing-function: ease;
  }

  .signed-out-dropdown-1 .initial.signed-out-dropdown,
  .signed-out-dropdown-1 .closed.signed-out-dropdown {
    top: -1500px;
  }

  .signed-out-dropdown-1 .closed.signed-out-dropdown {
    transition-duration: 0.5s;
  }

  .signed-out-dropdown-1 .open.signed-out-dropdown {
    max-width: 100vw;
    overflow: auto;
  }

  .signed-out-dropdown-1 h3.signed-out-dropdown {
    padding: 0.6rem 2rem;
    margin: 0;
    font-size: inherit;
    overflow: hidden;
    text-overflow: ellipsis;
  }

  .signed-out-dropdown-1 ul.signed-out-dropdown {
    padding: 0.4rem 0 0.7rem 0;
    margin: 0;
    list-style: none;

    max-height: calc(100vh - 7.2rem + 1px);
    overflow: auto;
    box-sizing: border-box;
  }

  .signed-out-dropdown-1 .divider.signed-out-dropdown {
    margin: 0.5rem 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #666;
  }

  .signed-out-dropdown-1 a.signed-out-dropdown,
  .signed-out-dropdown-1 .info-item.signed-out-dropdown {
    display: block;
    color: #fff;
    text-decoration: none;
    padding: 1rem 2rem;
  }

  .signed-out-dropdown-1 .info-item.signed-out-dropdown {
    font-size: 0.8em;
    color: #a0a0a0;
  }

  .signed-out-dropdown-1 .callout.signed-out-dropdown {
    position: absolute;
    margin-left: 10px;
    padding: 0 5px;
    border-radius: 2px;
    background: #fee257;
    color: #2c2c2c;
    font-size: 1.4rem;
    font-weight: bold;
  }

  .signed-out-dropdown-1 a.mobile-upload.signed-out-dropdown {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: left;
    align-items: center;
  }

  .signed-out-dropdown-1 a.mobile-upload.signed-out-dropdown svg.signed-out-dropdown {
    fill: #fff;
    margin-right: 1rem;
    height: 1.4rem;
    width: 1.4rem;
  }

  @media (min-width: 890px) {
    .signed-out-dropdown-1 nav.signed-out-dropdown {
      display: flex;
      overflow: visible;
      top: 0;
      left: auto;
      z-index: 5;
      transition: opacity 0.2s ease-in-out;
      font-size: 1.4rem;
      border-radius: 2px;
      background: #fff;
      box-shadow: 0 1px 2px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
    }

    .signed-out-dropdown-1 nav.signed-out-dropdown:after {
      position: absolute;
      right: 7px;
      top: -7px;
      width: 12px;
      height: 7px;
      box-sizing: border-box;
      color: #fff;
      content: '';
      border-bottom: 7px solid currentColor;
      border-left: 6px solid transparent;
      border-right: 6px solid transparent;
    }

    .signed-out-dropdown-1 h3.signed-out-dropdown {
      display: none;
    }

    .signed-out-dropdown-1 ul.signed-out-dropdown {
      max-height: calc(100vh - 8.5rem + 1px);
    }

    .signed-out-dropdown-1 .divider.signed-out-dropdown {
      border-bottom-color: #666;
    }

    .signed-out-dropdown-1 a.signed-out-dropdown {
      padding: 0.5rem 2rem;
      color: #333;
      transition: background 0.1s ease-out, color 0.1s ease-out;
    }

    .signed-out-dropdown-1 .info-item.signed-out-dropdown {
      padding: 0.5rem 2rem;
      font-size: 0.8em;
      color: #6f6f6f;
    }

    .signed-out-dropdown-1 a.signed-out-dropdown:hover,
    .signed-out-dropdown-1 a.signed-out-dropdown:active,
    .signed-out-dropdown-1 a.signed-out-dropdown:focus {
      color: #fff;
      background: #4b64ff;
      outline: none;
    }

    .signed-out-dropdown-1 .initial.signed-out-dropdown,
    .signed-out-dropdown-1 .closed.signed-out-dropdown {
      opacity: 0;
      transition-duration: 0.2s;
    }

    .signed-out-dropdown-1 .open.signed-out-dropdown {
      opacity: 1;
      overflow: visible;
    }

    .signed-out-dropdown-1 a.mobile-upload.signed-out-dropdown {
      display: none;
    }

  }

  @media (min-width: 890px) {

    .signed-out-dropdown-1 .initial.signed-out-dropdown,
    .signed-out-dropdown-1 .closed.signed-out-dropdown,
    .signed-out-dropdown-1 .open.signed-out-dropdown {
      right: 18.5rem;
    }

  }

  @media (min-width: 990px) {

    .signed-out-dropdown-1 .initial.signed-out-dropdown,
    .signed-out-dropdown-1 .closed.signed-out-dropdown,
    .signed-out-dropdown-1 .open.signed-out-dropdown {
      right: 26rem;
    }

  }
</style><!-- Shady DOM styles for ia-topnav -->
<style scope="ia-topnav-1">
  .ia-topnav-1 {
    ;

    color: #fff;
    font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  }

  .ia-topnav-1 primary-nav.ia-topnav:focus {
    outline: none !important;
  }

  .ia-topnav-1 #close-layer.ia-topnav {
    display: none;
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    z-index: 3;
  }

  .ia-topnav-1 #close-layer.visible.ia-topnav {
    display: block;
  }

  .ia-topnav-1 .topnav.ia-topnav {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 4;
  }

  @media (max-width: 889px) {
    .ia-topnav-1 desktop-subnav.ia-topnav {
      display: none;
    }

  }
</style>
<style>
  body {
    transition: opacity ease-in 0.2s;
  }

  body[unresolved] {
    opacity: 0;
    display: block;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
  }
</style>








<ia-topnav locallinks="true" waybackpagesarchived="1 trillion" class="x-scope ia-topnav-1"><!---->
  <div class="topnav style-scope ia-topnav">
    <primary-nav class="style-scope ia-topnav x-scope primary-nav-1"><!---->
      <nav class="style-scope primary-nav">
        <button class="hamburger style-scope primary-nav" title="Open main menu"
          data-event-click-tracking="TopNav|NavHamburger">
          <icon-hamburger class="style-scope primary-nav x-scope icon-hamburger-1"><!---->
            <svg viewBox="0 0 40 40" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-labelledby="hamburgerTitleID hamburgerDescID"
              class="style-scope icon-hamburger">
              <title id="hamburgerTitleID" class="style-scope icon-hamburger">Hamburger icon</title>
              <desc id="hamburgerDescID" class="style-scope icon-hamburger">An icon used to represent a menu that can be
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THE 


JOURNALS 


OF THE 


HOUSE of COMMONS 
























JOURNALS 


HOUSE of COMMONS. 


2 








From FEBRUARY the 19th, 1835, 


In the Firra Year of the Reign of 


Kine WILLIAM the Fourth, 


To DECEMBER the 17th, 1835, 


In the SrxtnH Year of the Reign of 


KING WILLIAM the Fourth. 


See commen 


Sess. 1835. 


See 








Printed by Order of The House of Commons. 











VOL. 90. A 2 


























JOURNALS 


HOUSE of COMMONS. 





VOL. 90. | 


VOL. 90. ) : B 








By The KING. 
A PROCLAMATION, 


For dissolving the present Parliament, and declaring 
the Calling of another. 


WILLIAM R. 
W# EREAS We have thought fit, by and with the 


advice of Our Privy Council, to dissolve this pre- 
sent Parliament, which stands prorogued to Thursda 
the fifteenth day of January next: We do, for that end, 
publish this Our Royal Proclamation; and do hereby 
dissolve the said Parliament accordingly ; and the Lords 
Spiritual and Temporal, and the Knights, Citizens and 
Burgesses, and the Commissioners for Shires and Burghs, 
of the House of Commons, are discharged from their 
Meeting and Attendance on the said Thursday the 
fifteenth day of January next. And We, being desirous 
and resolved, as soon as may be, to meet Our People, 
and to have their advice in Parliament, do hereby make 
known to all Our loving Subjects Our Royal will and 
pleasure to call a new Parliament: And do hereby fur- 
ther declare, That, with the advice of Our Privy Council, 


We have given order to Our Chaneellor of that part of 


Our United Kingdom called Great Britain and Our 
Chancellor of Ireland, that they do respéctively, upon 
Notice thereof, forthwith issue out Writs, in due form 
and according to law, for calling a new Parliament. 
And We do hereby also, by this Our Royal Proclamation 
under Our Great Seal of Our United Kingdom, require 
Writs forthwith to be issued accordingly by Our said 
Chancellors respectively, for causing the Lords Spiritual 
and Temporal, and Commons, who are to serve in the 
said Parliament, to be duly returned to, and give their 
Attendance in, Our said Parliament; which Writs are 
to be returnable on Thursday the Nineteenth day of 
ten, a next, One thousand eight hundred and thirty- 
ve. “ } 


Given at Our Court at Brighton, the Twenty-ninth 
day of December One thousand eight hundred and 
thirty-four, and in the fifth year of Our reign. 


GOD save The Kuna. 











Parliament 
meets. 


Message to 
attend the 
Lords Come. 
missioners. 


Parliament 
opened by 
Commission. 


JOUR 


OF 


NALS 


THE 


HOUSE of COMMONS, 








Sess. 1835. 











-Parliamentum, inceptum et tentum apud civitatem Westmonas- 
teriensem, die Jovis, 19° die Februarii, anno regni Domini nostri 
WituieLtm1 Quarti, Dei gratia, Britanniarum Regis, Fidei 
Defensoris, 5°; Annoque Domini 1835. 


N which day, being the first day of the meeting 
O of this Parliament for the dispatch of business, 
pursuant to a Proclamation (hereunto annexed), 
John Henry Ley, Esquire, Clerk of the House of Com- 
mons, and John Rickman, and William Ley, Esquires, 
Clerks Assistant, attending in the House, andthe other 
Clerks attending according to their duty; Leonard Ed- 
munds, Esquire, Clerk of the Crown in Chancery in Great 
Britain, delivered to the said John Henry Ley, Esquire, 
a Book, containing a List of the Names of the Members 
returned to serve in this Parliament. 


Several of the Members repaired to their seats. 
A Message was delivered by Sir Augustus Clifford, 
Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod ; 
Gentlemen, 


The Lords, authorized by virtue of His Majesty’s 
Commission, desire the immediate attendance of this 
Honourable House, in the House of Peers. 


Accordingly, the House went up to the House of 
Peers; where the- Lord Chancellor, and other Lords 
named in the Commission, sitting on a Form, between 


‘the Throne and the Woolsacks ; © 


The Lord Chancellor said, 


My Lords, and Gentlemen of the House of Commons, 
H's Majesty not thinking fit to be present here this: 
day in His Royal Person, has ae leased, in 
order to the opening and holding of this Parliament, to 
cause Letters Patent to be passed under His Great Seal, 


’ constituting us, and several other Lords therein named, 


His Commissioners, to do all things in His Majesty’s 
name, on His part, nece to be performed in this 
Parliament ; this will more fully appear by the Letters 
Patent themselves, which must now be read. 


- Then the said Letters Patent were read ; and are as 

followeth ; 
WILLIAM R. 
Wwe AM The Fourth, by the Grace of God, of 
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 


King, Defender of the Faith: To all to whom these 
VOL. 90.. 





Presents shall come, Greeting : Whereas, by the advice 
of Our Council, for certain arduous and urgent affairs 
concerning Us, the State, and defence of Our United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Church, 
We have ordered a certain Parliament to be holden at 
Our City of Westminster on Thursday the nineteenth 
day of February instant: And forasmuch as, for certain 
causes, We cannot conveniently be present in Our Royal 
Person in Our said Parliament on the said nineteenth 
day of February instant, Know ye, That We, trusting in 
the discretion, fidelity and care ofOur most dear Brothers 
and faithful Councillors Ernest Duke of Cumberland, 
Augustus Duke of Sussex, Adolphus Duke of Cambridge ; 
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 John Singleton Lord Lyndhurst, 
Chancellor of that part of Our United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland called Great Britain; the Most 
Reverend Father in God, and Our faithful Councillor 
Edward Venables Archbishop of York, Primate and Me- 
tropolitan of England ; Our most dear Cousin and Coun- 
cillor James Earl of Rosslyn, President of Our Council ; 
Our well-beloved and faithful Councillor James Archi- 
bald Lord Wharncliffe, Keeper of Our Privy Seal; Our 
most dear Cousins and Councillors Bernard Edward 
Duke of “ide eR Charles Duke of Richmond, George 
William Frederick Duke of Leeds, John Duke of Bed- 
ford, William Spencer Duke of Devonshire, Alexander 
Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, George Duke of Gordon, 
George William Duke of Argyll, James Duke of Mon- 
trose, William Henry Duke of Portland, Charles Duke 
of Dorset, Hugh Duke of Northumberland, Augustus 
Frederick Duke of Leinster, Arthur Duke of Wellington, 
Richard Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, Charles 
Ingoldsby Marquis of Winchester, Henry Marquisof Lans- 
down, Francis Charles Marquis of tford, Richard 
Marquis Wellesley, Howe Peter pe of Sligo, John 
Jeffreys Marquis Camden, Henry William Marquis of 
Angie: George James Horatio Marquis: of Cholmon- 
deley, Charles William Marquis of London , Ulick 
Marquis of Clanricharde, Robert Marquis of Westmin- 
ster, George Earl of Jersey, Chamberlain of Our House- 
hold; Zhomas Earl of Wilton, Steward of Our gg ; 
2 old ; 








A, 19° Februari. 


hold ; Basil Percy, Earl of Denbigh, John Earl of West- 
morland, George Earl of Carlisle, Cropley Ashley Earl of 
Shaftesbury, William Charles Earl of Albemarle, William 
George Earl Errol, Thomas Earl of Haddington, James 
Earl of Lauderdale, George Earl of Chesterfield, Thomas 
Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, George Earl of Aberdeen, 
Archibald.John Ear] of Sechery: harles Augustus Ear] 
of Tankervillé, George Earl of Macclesfield, John Charles 
Rarl Spencer, John Earl of Chatham, John Charles Earl 
of Clarendon, Charles Earl Talbot, Richard Earl of Mount 
Edgcumbe, James George Earl of Courtown, Robert Earl 
of Roden, John Earl of Clare, Richard Earl of Clancarty, 
Edward Earl of Powis, Charles Earl Grey, Dudley Earl 
of Harrowby, Constantine Henry Earl of Mulgrave, Wil- 
liam Earl Cathcart, Thomas Philip Earl de Grey, John 
Earl of Eldon, Richard William Earl Howe, William Pitt 
Earl Amhurst, Thomas William Earl of Lichfield, George 
Earl of Munster, George Jahn Earl of Durham, Gran- 
ville Earl Granville, Frederick John Ear| of Ripon, Henry 
Viscount Hereford, Percy Clinton Sydney Viscount 
corenaferd William Viscount Melbourne, Robert Viscount 
Melville, Henry Viscount Sidmouth, William Carr Vis- 
count Beresford, Stapleton Viscount Combermere, the 
Right Reverend Father in God and Our faithful Coun- 
cillor Charles James Lord Bishop of London; Our well- 
beloved and faithful Councillors, Peter Robert Lord Wil- 
loughby de Eresby, Henry Richard Lord Holland, George 
Lord Carteret, Charles George Lord Arden, George Lord 
Auckland, Allayne Lord Saint Helen’s, Edward Lord El- 
lenborough, Thomas Lord Manners, Rowland Lord Hill, 
William Lord Maryborough, William Lord Stowell, Ni- 
cholas Lord Bezley, Charles Lord Farnborough, William 
Lord Plunket, Henry Lord Cowley, Charles Lord Stuart 
de Rothesay, William Lord Heytesbury, Thomas Lord 
Wallace, William Draper Lord Wynford, Henry Lord 
Broughamand Vaux, Thomas Lord Denman, John William 
Lord Duncannon, and James Lord Abinger, by the advice 
of Our said Council, do give and grant, by the tenor of 
these presents, unto the said Duke of Cumberland, Duke 
of Sussex, Duke of Cambridge, Archbishop of Canterbury, 
Lord Lyndhurst, Archbishop of York, Earl of Rosslyn, 
Lord Wharncliffe, Duke of Norfolk, Duke of Richmond, 
Duke of Leeds, Duke of a ag Duke of Devonshire, 
Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, Duke of Gordon, Duke 
of Argyll, Duke of Montrose, Duke of Portland, Duke 
of Dorset, Duke of Northumberland, Duke of Leinster, 
Duke of Wellington, Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, 
Marquis of Winchester, Marquis of Lansdown, Marquis 
of Hertford, Marquis Wellesley, Marquis of Sligo, Mar- 
quis Camden, Marquis of Anglesey, Marquis of Chol- 
mondeley, Marquis of Londonderry, Marquis of Clan- 
rickarde, Marquis of Westminster, Earl of Jersey, Earl of 
Wilton, Earl of Denbigh, Earl of Westmorland, Earl of 
Carlisle, Earl of Shaftesbury, Earl of Albemarle, Earl 
Errol, Earl of Haddington, Earl of Lauderdale, Earl 
of Chesterfield, Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, Earl of 
Aberdeen, Earl of Roseberry, Earl of Tankerville, Earl 
of Macclesfield, Earl Spencer, Earl of Chatham, Earl of 
Clarendon, Earl Talbot, Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, Earl 
of Courtown, Earl of Roden, Earl of Clare, Earl of Clan- 
carty, Earl of Powis, Earl Grey, Earl of Harrowby, Earl 
of Mi glia Earl Cathcart, Earl de Grey, Earl of Eldon, 
Earl Howe, Earl Amherst, Earl of Lichfield, Earl of 
Munster, Earl of Durham, Earl Granville, Earl of Ripon, 
Vicount Hereford, Viscount Strangford, Viscount Mel- 
bourne, Viscount Melville, Viscount Sidmouth, Viscount 
Beresford, Viscount Combermere, Lord Bishop of Lon- 
don, Lord Willoughby de Eresby, Lord Holland, Lord 
Carteret, Lord Arden, Lord Auckland, Lord Saint He- 
len’s, Lord Ellenborough, Lord Manners, Lord Hill, Lord 
Menyreroats. Lord Stowell, Lord Bexley, Lord Farnbo- 
rough, Lord Plunket, Lord Cowley, Lord Stuart de Rothe- 
say, Lord Heytesbury, Lord Wallace, Lord Wynford, Lord 
Brougham and Vaux, Lord Denman, Lord Duncannon, 
and Lord Abinger, or any Three of them, full power, in 
Our Name, to begin and hold Our said Parliament, and 
to open, and declare, and cause to be opened and de- 
clared, the causes of holding the same, and to proceed 
upon the said affairs in Our said Parliament, and in all 
matters arising therein, and todo every thing which forUs, 
and-by Us, for the good government of Our said United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and other Our 
dominions thereto belonging shall be there to be done, 
and also if necessary to continue, adjourn and prorogue 


A. 1835. 


Our said Parliament, commanding also by the tenor of 
these presents, with the assent of Our said Council, as well 
all and every the Archbishops, Bishops, Earls, Viscounts, 
Barons and Knights, as all others whom it concerns, to 
meet in Our said Parliament; that to the same Duke of 
Cumberland, Duke of Sussex, Duke of Cambridge, Arch- 
bishop of Canterbury, Lord pp erst, Archbishop of 
York, Earl of Rosslyn, Lord Wharneliffe, Duke of Nor- 
folk, Duke of Richmond, Duke of Leeds, Duke of Bed- 
ford, Duke of Devonshire, Duke of Hamilton and Bran- 
don, Duke of Gordon, Duke of Argyl Duke of Mon- 
trose, Duke of Portland, Duke of Dorset, Duke of 
Northumberland, Duke of Leinster, Duke of Wellington, 
Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, Marquis of Win- 
chester, Marquis of Lansdown, Marquis of Hertford, 
Marquis Wellesley, Marquis of Sligo, Marquis Camden, 
Marquis of Anglesey, Marquis of ae Marquis 
of Londonderry, deans of Clanricharde, Marquis of 
Westminster, Earl of Jersey, Earl of Wilton, Earl of 
Denbigh, Earl of Westmorland, Earl of Carlisle, Earl of 
Shaftesbury, Earl of Albemarle, Earl Errol, Earl of Had- 
dington, Earl of Lauderdale, Earl of Chesterfield, Earl of 
Elgin and Kincardine, Earl of Aberdeen, Earl of Rose- 
berry, Earl of Tankerville, Earl of Macclesfield, Earl 
Spencer, Earl of Chatham, Earl of Clarendon, Eart Tal- 
bot, Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, Earl of Courtown, Earl 
of Roden, Earl of Clare, Earl of Clancarty, Earl of 
Powis, Earl Grey, Earl of Harrowby, Earl of Mulgrave, 
Earl Cathcart, Earl de Grey, Earl of Eldon, Earl Howe, 
Earl Amherst, Earl of Lichfield, Earl of Munster, Earl of 
Durham, Earl Granville, Earl of Ripon, Viscount Here- 
ford, Viscount Strangford, Viscount Melbourne, Vis- 
count Melville, Viscount Sidmouth, Viscount Beresford, 
Viscount Combermere, Lord Bishop of London, Lord 
Willoughby de Eresby, Lord Holland, Lord Carteret, 
Lord Arden, Lord Auckland, Lord Saint Helens, Lord 
Ellenborough, Lord Manners, Lord Hill, Lord Mary- 
borough, Lord Stowell, Lord Bexley, Lord Farnborough, 
Lord Plunket, Lord Cowley, Lord Stuart de Rothesay, 
Lord Heytesbury, Lord Wallace, Lord Wynford, Lord 
Brougham and Vaux, Lord Denman, Lord Duncannon, 
and Lord Abinger, and any Three of them, they dili- 
gently intend in the premises in the form aforesaid. 
In witness whereof, We have caused these Our Letters to 
bemade patent. Witness Ourself at Westminster, the nine- 
teenth day of February, in the fifth year of Our reign. 


By The KING Himself, 
Signed with His own Hand, 


Epmunps. 
And then the Lord Chancellor said, 


My Lords and Gentlemen, 


We have it in Command from His Majesty, to let you 
know, That His Majesty will, as soon as the Miendits of 
both Houses shall be sworn, declare to you, in Person, 
the causes of His calling this Parliament; and it being 
necessary a Speaker of the House of Commons should 
be first chosen, it is His Majesty’s pleasure, that you, 
Gentlemen of the House of Commons, repair to the 
place where you are to sit, and there proceed to the 
choice of some proper person to be your Speaker, and 
that you present such Person whom you shall so choose, 
here To-morrow, at three of the clock, for His Majesty’s 
Royal approbation. , 


And the House being returned ; 


Lord Francis Leveson Egerton (addressing himself to 
the Clerk, who, standing up, pointed to him, and then 
sat down), proposed to the House for their Speaker, The 
Right honourable Sir Charles Manners Sutton, and 
moved, “ That the Right honourable Sir Charles, Man- 
ners Sutton do take the Chair of this House, as Speaker,” 
which Motion was seconded by Sir Charles Burrell, 
Baronet. 





Lord 
Chaneellor’s 


Speech. 


Then William Joseph Denison, Esquire, in like manner ° 


proposed to the House for their Speaker, The Right ho- 
nourable James Abercromby, and moved, “ That the 
Right honourable James Abercromby do take the Chair 
of this House, as Speaker,” which Motion was seconded 


by William Ord, Esquire. 
Whereupon Sir Charles Manners Sutton, and Mr. 


Abercromby, respectively addressed themselves to the 


House. 
And 





Mr 
apt 





Mr. 
Abercromby 
chosen 
Speaker. 


Mr. Speaker 
approved of 
by the King. 


Mr. Speaker 
takes Oaths. 


Members 
take Oaths. 


5 Witt. IV. 19°—20°—21° 


93° 





And after a Debate in relation to both the said 
Members ; 

The Question was put by the Clerk, That the Right 
honourable Sir Charles Manners Sutton do take the 
Chair of this House, as Speaker. 

The House divided. 

The Yeas on the right ; 

The Noes on the left. 

The Tellers were appointed by the Clerk ; viz. 

Teller for the Yeas, Sir George Clerk - 306. 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. Charles Wood - 316. 

So it passed in the Negative. 

Then the Question was put by the Clerk, That the 
Right honourable James A bercromby do take the Chair of 
this House, as Speaker ; and was resolved in the Affirma- 
tive. 

Whereupon Mr. Abercromby was conducted to the 
Chair by Mr. Denison and Mr. Ord; and, standing on 


the upper step, he expressed his grateful thanks to the: 


House, and sat down in the Chair ; and the Mace (which 
before lay under the Table) was laid upon the Table. 

Then Lord John Russell congratulated Mr. Speaker 
elect; and Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer moved, 
That the House do adjourn till To-morrow. 


The House accordingly adjourned till To-morrow. 








Veneris, 20° die Februari ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 
"' a House being met, and Mr. Speaker elect having 
taken the Chair ; 
A Message was delivered 
Gentleman Usher of the Blac 
Mr. Speaker, 


The Lords, authorized by virtue of His Majesty’s 
Commission, desire the immediate attendance of this 


by Sir Augustus Clifford, 
k Rod: 


‘honourable House in the House of Peers. 


Accordingly Mr. Speaker elect, with the House, went 
up to the House of Peers; where he was presented to 
the said Lords Commissioners, for His Majesty’s Royal 
approbation. 

hen the Lord Chancellor, one of the said Lords 
Commissioners, signified His Majesty’s approbation of 
Mr. Speaker elect. 


The House being returned ; 

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House had been in the 
House of Peers: Where His Majesty was pleased, by 
His Commissioners, to approve of the choice the House 
had made of him to be their Speaker ; and that he had, 
in their name, and on their behalf, by humble Petition 
to His Majesty, laid claim to all their ancient Rights and 
Privileges, particularly that their Persons, their Estates, 
and Servants, might be free from Arrests and all Moles- 
tations; that they may enjoy Liberty of Speech in all 
their Debates; may have access to His Majesty’s Royal 
Person whenever occasion shall require; and that all 
their Proceedings may receive from His Majesty the 
most favourable construction ; which, he said, His Ma- 
jesty, by His said Commissioners, had confirmed to them 
in as full and ample manner as they have been hereto- 
fore granted or allowed by His Majesty, or any of His 
Royal Predecessors. 

And then Mr. Speaker repeated his most respectful 
acknowledgments to the House, for the high honour they 
had done him. 

Mr. Speaker then put the House in mind that the first 
thing to be done, was to take and subscribe the Oaths by 
Law required. 

And thereupon Mr. Speaker first alone, standing upon 
a 4 step of the Chair, took and subscribed the said 

aths. 

And; after him, several other Members took and sub- 
scribed the said Oaths ; and delivered to the Clerk of the 
House an account of their Qualification. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 


VOL. 90. 


24° Februarii. 


Sabbati, 21° die Februarit ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV‘ Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. 


a iis Members took the Oaths required by Law; Members 
and delivered to the Clerk of the House an account ‘ke Oaths. 


of their Qualification. 
And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 





Lune, 23° die Februari ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV“ Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. 


Ny pens Members took the Oaths required by Law ; 

and delivered to the Clerk of the House an account 
of their Qualification; and one Member, being one of 
the people called Quakers, and another Member, being 
one of the United Brethren called Moravians, made the 
Affirmation required by Law and delivered to the Clerk 
of the House an account of their Qualification. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





Martis, 24° die Februari: ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. 3 


Gi ae Members took the Oaths required by 
Law; and delivered to the Clerk of the House an 
Account of their Qualification. 


A Message from His Majesty, by Sir Augustus Clifford, 
Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod: 
Mr. Speaker, 
The King commands this honourable House to attend 
His Majesty, immediately, in the House of Peers: 


Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went up 
to attend His Majesty:—And being returned ; 


Several other Members took the Oaths required by 
Law; and delivered to the Clerk of the House an ac- 
count of their Qualification. 


A Bill for the more effectual preventing Clandestine 
Outlawries, was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Ordered, That all persons who will question any Re- 
turns of Members to serve in Parliament, for any 
county, city, borough or place in Great Britain, do 
question the same within fourteen days next, and so 
within fourteen days next after any new Return shall 
be brought in. 


Ordered, That all persons who will question any Re-. 


turns of Members to serve in Parliament for Jreland, 
do question the same by presenting a Petition to this 
House within fourteen days next, and so within fourteen 
days next after any new Return shall have been brought 
into the office of the Clerk of the Crown of Great 
Britain, or by lodging a Petition in the office of the 
Clerk of the Crown in Ireland, within fourteen days 
next, and so within fourteen days next after any new 
Return shall have been brought into the said office of 
the Clerk of the Crown in Great Britain. 

Ordered, That when any such Petition shall have been 
lodged in the said office of the Clerk of the Crown in 
Ireland, within the time before limited, the said Clerk 
shall forthwith make a Copy thereof, to be preserved in 
the said office, and immediately thereupon shall trans- 
mit such original Petition (in the method used in con- 
veying Returns of Writs) to the Speaker of the House 
of Commons, to be by him laid before the House; and 
that in case no such Petition shall have been lodged in 
the said office within the time before limited, the said 
Clerk of the Crown shall forthwith transmit a certifi- 
cate in the like manner to the Speaker of the House 
of Commons, signed by himself, or his Deputy, specify- 
ing the time when such Return was made, and that no 
such Petition had been lodged in his office previous to 
the date of such certificate. 

C Ordered, 


Members 
take Oaths. 


Members 
take Oaths. 


Message 
to attend 
His Majesty. 


Members 
take Oaths. 


Outlawries 
Bill, read. 


Orders and 


Resolutions. 
Elections. 








Witnesses. 


Motion 
respecting 
Strangers, 


Other 
Orders. 


Constables. 


Footmen. 





6 


Ordered, That all persons who shall question any Re- 
turn of Members to serve in the present Parliament, 
a any allegation of bribery or corruption, and who 
shall, in their Petition, specifically allege any payment 
of money or other reward, to have been made by any 
Member, or on his account, or with his privity, since the 
time of such Return, in pursuance or in furtherance of 
such bribery or corruption, may question the same at 
any time within twenty-eight days after the date of such 
payment; or, if this House be not sitting at the expira- 
tion of the said twenty-eight days, then within fourteen 
days after the day when the House shall next meet. 

Resolved, That no Peer of this Realm, except such 
Peers of Ireland as shall for the time being be actually 
elected, and shall not have declined to serve for any 
county, city or borough of Great Britain, hath any right 
to give his Vote in the election of any Member to serve 
in Parliament. 

Resolved, That it is a high infringement of the liberties 
and privileges of the Commons of the United Kingdom, 
for any Lord of Parliament or other Peer or Prelate, 
not being a Peer of Jreland at the time elected, and not 
having declined to serve for any county, city or borough 
of Great Britain, to concern himself in the Election of 
Members to serve for the Commons in Parliament, ex- 
cept only any Peer of Jreland at such Elections in Great 
Britain respectively, where such Peer shall appear as a 
Candidate, or by himself or any others, be proposed to 
be elected ; or for any Lord Lieutenant, or Governor of 
any county, to avail himself of any authority derived 
from his commission, to influence the Election of any 
Member to serve for the Commons in Parliament. 

Resolved, That if it shall appear that any person hath 
been elected or returned a Member of thid House, or 
endeavoured so to be, by Bribery, or any other corrupt 
practices, this House will proceed with the utmost seve- 
rity against all such persons as have been wilfully con- 
cerned in such Bribery or other corrupt practices. 


Resolved, That if it shall appear that any person hath 
been tampering with any Witness, in respect of his 
evidence to be given to this House, or any Committee 
thereof, or directly or indirectly hath endeavoured to 
deter or hinder any person from appearing or giving 
evidence, the same is declared to be a high crime and 
misdemeanor; and this House will proceed with the 
utmost severity against such offender. 

Resolved, That if it shall appear that any person hath 
given false evidence, in any case, before this House, or 
any Committee thereof, this House will proceed with the 
utmost severity against such offender. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
That the Serjeant at Arms attending this House do, 
from time to time, take into his custody any Stranger or 
Strangers that he shall see, or be informed of to be, in 
the House or Gallery, while the House, or any Commit- 
tee of the whole House, is sitting ; and that no person so 
taken into custody, be discharged out of custody without 
the special Order of the House : 

That no Member of this House do presume to bring 
any Stranger or Strangers into the House or Gallery 
thereof, while the House is sitting:—And a Debate 
arising thereupon ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Constables and other Officers of 
Middlesex and Westminster do take care that during the 
Session of Parliament the passages through the streets 
between Temple Bar and Westminster Hall shall be kept 
free and open ; and that no obstruction be made, by cars, 
drays, carts or otherwise, to hinder the passage of the 
Members to and from this House ; and that the Serjeant 
at Arms attending this House do give notice of this 
Order to the Officers aforesaid. 

Ordered, That the Constables in waiting do take care 
that there be no Gaming or other disorders in Westmin- 
ster Hall, or the passages leading to the House during 
the sitting of Parliament; and that there be no annoy- 
ance by chairmen, footmen, or otherwise, therein or 
thereabouts. 

Ordered, That the said Orders be sent to the High 
Bailiff of Westminster ; and that he do see the same put 
in execution. 

Ordered, That no Footman be permitted to be within the 
Lobby of the House, or upon the stairs leading thereto. 


QA? Februarit. 


A 1835. 

Ordered, That the Serjeant at Arms attending this 
House, do take care that there be no Gaming; or other 
disorders, in the room appointed for the Footmen attend- 
ing the Members of this House to wait in. 


Ordered, That the Serjeant at Arms attending this 
House, do take into his custody such Footmen as shall 


presume to disobey the Orders of the House; and that 
no such Footmen he discharged out of custody but by 
the special Order of the House. 


Ordered, That, to prevent the intercepting or losing 
of Letters directed to Members of this House, the person 
appointed to bring Letters from the General Post Office 
to this House, or some other person to. be appointed by 
the Postmaster General, do for the future every day 
during the Session of Parliament, Sundays excepted, 
constantly attend from ten of the clock in the morning 
till seven in the afternoon, at the place appointed for the 
delivery of the said Letters, and take care, during his 
stay there, to deliver the same to the several Members 
to whom they shall be directed, or to their known ser- 
vant or servants, or others bringing notes under the 
hands of the Members sending for the same. 

Ordered, That the said Officer do, upon his going 
away, lock up such letters as shall remain undelivered ; 
and that no Letter be delivered but within the hours 
aforesaid. | 

Ordered, That the said Orders be sent to the Post- 
master General. 

Ordered, That when any Letter or Packet directed to 
this House, shall come to Mr. Speaker, he do open the 
same ; and acquaint the House, at their next sitting, with 
the contents thereof, if proper to be communicated to 
this House. 


Ordered, That the Votes and Proceedings of this House 
be printed, being first perused by Mr. Speaker ; and that 
he do appoint the printing thereof; and that no person 
but such as he shall appoint do presume to print the 
same. 


Mr. Speaker reported, that the House had, this day, 
attended His Majesty in the House of Peers, where His 
Majesty was sleek to make a most gracious Speech 
from the Throne, to both Houses of Parliament; of which 
Mr. Speaker said he had, for greater accuracy, obtained a 
Copy ; which he read to the House ; and is as followeth: 


My Lords, and Gentlemen, 


I avail Myself of the earliest opportunity of meeting 
you in Parliament, after having recurred to the sense of 
My People. 

You will, 1 am confident, fully participate in the re- 
gret which I feel at the destruction, by accidental Fire, 
of that part of the ancient Palace of Westminster which 
has been long appropriated to the use of the two Houses 
of Parliament. 


Upon the occurrence of this calamity, I gave imme- 
diate directions that the best provision of which the cir- 
cumstances of the case would admit, should be made for 
your present meeting, and it will be My wish to adopt 
such plans for your permanent accommodation as shall 
be deemed, on your joint consideration, to be the most 
fitting and convenient. 

I will give directions that there be laid before you the 
Report made to Me by the Privy Council in reference 
to the origin of the Fire, and the Evidence upon which 
that Report was founded. , 

The assurances which I receive from My Allies, and 
generally from all Foreign Princes and States, of their 
earnest desire to cultivate the relations of amity, and to 
maintain with Me the most friendly understanding, 
justify, on My part, the confident expectation of the con- 
tinuance of the blessings of Peace. 


Letters. 


Votes and 
Proceedings. 


Mr. Speaker 
reports 

His Majesty’s 
Speech. 


The single exception to the general tranquillity of | 


Europe is the civil contest which still prevails in some 
of the Northern Provinces of Spain. 

I will give directions that there be laid before you 
Articles, which I have concluded with My Allies, the 
King of the French, the Queen Regent of Spain, and 
the Queen of Portugal, which are supplementary to the 
Treaty of April 1834, and are intended to facilitate the 
complete attainment of the objects contemplated by that 


Treaty. 
4 I have 


5 Witt. lV. 


I have to repeat the expression of My regret that the 
relations between Holland and Belgium still remain un- 
settled. 


Gentlemen of the House of Commons, 


I have directed the Estimates for the ensuing year to 

be prepared, and to be laid before you without delay. 

hey have been framed with the strictest attention to 
economy ; and I have the satisfaction of acquainting you 
that the total amount of the demands for the Public 
Service will be less on the present than it has been on 
any. former occasion within our recent experience. 

he satisfactory state of the Trade and Commerce of 
the Country, and of the Public Revenue, fully justifies 
the expectation that, notwithstanding the reductions in 
Taxation which were made in the last Session, and 
which, when they shall have taken full effect, will tend 
to diminish the existing surplus of the Public Revenue, 
there will remain a sufficient balance to meet the addi- 
tional annual charge which will arise from providing the 
compensation granted by Parliament on account of the 
abolition of Slavery throughout the British Dominions. 

I deeply lament that the Agricultural Interest conti- 
nues in a state of great depression. 

I recommend to your consideration whether it may 
not be in your power, after providing for the exigencies 
of the Public soaked and consistently with the stead- 
fast maintenance of the Public Credit, to devise a me- 
thod for mitigating the pressure of those local charges 
which bear heavily on the owners and occupiers of land, 
and for distributing the burden of them more equally 
over other descriptions of property. 


My Lords, and Gentlemen, 


The information received from the Governors of My 
Colonies, together with the Acts passed in execution of 
the Law for the Abolition of Slavery, will be communi- 
cated to you. 

It is with much satisfaction that I have observed the 
general concurrence of the Colonial Legislatures in 
giving effect to this important measure; and, notwith- 
standing the difficulties with which the subject is neces- 
sarily attended, I have seen no reason to abate My earnest 
hopes of a favourable issue. 

nder all circumstances you may be assured of My 
anxious desire, and unceasing efforts, fully to realize 
the benevolent intentions of Parliament. 

There are many important subjects, some of which 
have already undergone partial discussion in Parlia- 
ment, the adjustment of which, at as early a period as 
is consistent with the mature consideration of them, 
would be of great advantage to the public interests. 

Among the first, in point of urgency, is the state of 
the Tithe Question in Sstaied: and the means of effect- 
ing an equitable and final adjustment of it. 

Measures will be proposed for your consideration, 
which will have for their respective objects, to promote 
the commutation of Tithe in England and Wales, to 
improve our Civil Jurisprudence and the administration 
of Vustice in Ecclesiastical Causes, to make provision 
for the more effectual maintenance of Ecclesiastical Dis- 
cipline, and to relieve those who dissent from the Doc- 
trines or Discipline of the Church from the necessity of 
celebrating the ceremony of Marriage according to its 


- rites. 


I have not yet received the Report from the Commis- 
sioners appointed to inquire into the state of Municipal 
Corporations; but I have reason to believe that it will 
be made, and that I shall be enabled to communicate 
it to you at an early period. 

I have appointed a Commission for considering the 
state of the several Dioceses in England and Wales, 
with reference to the amount of their Revenues, and to 
the more equal distribution of episcopal duties; the 
state of the several Cathedrals and Collegiate Churches, 
with a view to the suggestion of such measures as may 
render them most conducive to the efficiency of the 
Established Church; and for devising the best mode of 
providing for the Cure of Souls, with reference to the 
residence of the Clergy on their respective Benefices. 

The especial object which I have in view in the ap- 
pointment of this Commission, is to extend more wiiay 
the means of Religious Worship according to the Doc- 
trines of the Established Church, and to confirm its hold 


upon the veneration and affections of My People. 
VOL. 90. 


Q4° Februari. 


7 


I feel it also incumbent upon Me to call your earnest 
attention to the condition of the Church of Scotland, 
and to the means by which it may be enabled to increase 
the opportunities of religious worship for the poorer 
classes of society in that part of the United Kingdom. 

It has been My duty on this occasion to direct your 
consideration to various important matters connected 
with our Domestic Policy. 

I rely with entire confidence on your willing co-ope- 
ration in perfecting all such measures as may be calcu- 
lated to remove just causes of complaint, and to promote 
the concord and happiness of My Subjects. 


I rely also with equal confidence on the caution and 
circumspection with which you will apply yourselves to 
the alteration of Laws, which affect very extensive and 
complicated interests, and are interwoven with ancient 
usages, to which the habits and feelings of My People 
have conformed. 

I feel assured that it will be our common object in 
supplying that which may be defective, or in renovating 
that which may be impaired, to strengthen the founda- 
tions of those institutions in Church and State which are 
the inheritance and birthright of My People, and which, 
amidst all the vicissitudes of public affairs, have proved, 
under the blessing of Almighty God, the truest guaran- 
tees of their Liberties, their Rights, and their Religion. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, 
to express to His Majesty the humble Thanks of this 
House, for His Majesty’s most gracious Speech from the 
Throne : 

To acknowledge with thankfulness, as a proof of His 
Majesty’s paternal solicitude for the welfare of His 
People, His Majesty having availed Himself of the ear- 
liest opportunity of meeting us in Parliament, after 
having recurred to the sense of His People: 

To assure His Majesty that we fully participate in the 
regret which His Majesty feels at the destruction, by 
accidental Fire, of that part of the ancient Palace of West- 
minster which has been long appropriated to the use of 
the two Houses of Parliament : 

To thank His Majesty for having given, upon the 
occurrence of this calamity, immediate directions that 
the best provision of which the circumstances of the 
case would admit, should be made for our present meet- 
ing, and for the gracious expression of His wish to 
adopt such plans for our permanent accommodation, as 
shall be deemed, on the joint consideration of the two 
Houses of Parliament, to be the most fitting and con- 
venient : 

To thank His Majesty for having given directions 
that there be laid before us the. Report made to His 
Majesty by the Privy Council, in reference to the 
origin of the Fire, and the Evidence upon which that 
Report was founded : 

That we have learned with the most lively satisfac- 
tion that the assurances which His Majesty receives 
from His Allies, and generally from all Foreign Princes 
and States, of their earnest desire to cultivate the rela- 
tions of amity, and to maintain with His Majesty the 
most friendly understanding, justify, on the part of 
His Majesty, the confident expectation of the continu- 
ance of the blessings of Peace: 

Humbly to state to His Majesty our acknowledgments 
of His Majesty’s gracious communication, that the single 
exception to the general tranquillity of ey a is the 
civil contest which still prevails in some of the Northern 
Provinces of Spain, and that His Majesty has given 
directions that there be laid before us Articles which 
He has concluded with His Allies the King of the 
French, the Queen Regent of Spain, and the Gadén of 
Portugal, which are Supplementary to the Treaty of 
April 1834, and are intended to facilitate the complete 
attainment of the objects contemplated by that hero 

To express our participation in the regret of His 
Majesty, that the relations between Holland and Bel- 
gium still remain unsettled : . 

To convey to His Majesty our Thanks for having di- 
rected the Estimates for the ensuing year to be prepared, 
and to be laid before us without delay, and for His Ma- 
jesty’s gracious assurance that they have been framed 


with the strictest attention to economy : 


C2 That 


Motion for an 
Address. 








8 94°—95° Februari. 


That we also learn with satisfaction that the total 
amount of the demands for the Public Service will be 
less in the present than it has been on any former occa- 
sion within recent experience : é 

To state to His Majesty the sincere pleasure with 
which we learn that the satisfactory state of the Trade 
and Commerce of the Country, and of the Public Re- 
venue, fully justifies the expectation that, notwithstand- 
ing the reductions in Taxation which were made in the 
last Session, and which, when they shall have taken full 
effect, will tend to diminish the existing surplus of the 
Public Revenue, there will remain a sufficient balance to 
meet the additional annual charge which will arise from 
providing the compensation granted by Parliament on 
account of the abolition of Slavery throughout the Bri- 
tish Dominions : 

That, in common with His Majesty, we deeply lament 
that the Agricultural Interest continues in a state of 
great depression : 

‘To assure His Majesty that, in compliance with His 
gracious recommendation, we shall be ready to consider 
whether it may not be in our power, after providing for 
the exigencies of the public service, and consistently 
with the steadiast maintenance of the public credit, to 
devise a method for mitigating the pressure of those 
local charges which bear heavily on the owners and 
occupiers of land, and for distributing the burthen of 
them more equally over other descriptions of property : 

To thank His Majesty for having directed the in- 
formation received from the Governors of His Colonies, 
together with the Acts passed in execution of the Law 
for the abolition of Slavery to be communicated to us: 

That we participate in the satisfaction felt by His 
Majesty, in observing the general concurrence of the 
Colonial Legislatures in giving effect to this important 
measure ; and that, notwithstanding the difficulties with 
which this subject is necessarily attended, His Majesty 
has seen no reason to abate His earnest hopes of a 
favourable issue; and that we rely with confidence on 
His Majesty’s gracious assurance of His anxious desire 
and unceasing efforts fully to realize the benevolent in- 
tentions of Parliament: 

To assure His Majesty that our attention shall be 
directed to the important subjects, some of which have 
already undergone partial discussion in Parliament, the 
adjustment of which, at as early a period as is consistent 
with the mature consideration oF them, would be of 
ee advantage to the public interests; and that we 
1umbly agree with His Majesty in considering that, 
among the first in point of urgency, is the state of the 
Tithe Question in Zreland, and the means of effecting 
an equitable and final adjustment of it: 

That we shall also be ready to direct our attention to 
those measures which His Majesty informs us will be 
proposed for our consideration, which will have for their 
respective objects to promote the commutation of Tithe 
in England and Wales, to improve our Civil Jurispru- 
dence, and the administration of Justice in Ecclesias- 
tical Causes, to make provision for the more effectual 
maintenance of Ecclesiastical Discipline, and to relieve 
those who dissent from the doctrines or the discipline of 
the Church from the necessity of celebrating the cere- 
mony of Marriage according to its rites : 

To thank His Majesty for informing us that, although 
He has not yet received the Report of the Commis- 


sioners appointed to inquire into the state of Municipal ° 


‘Cor 


rations, He has reason to believe that it will be 


made, and that His Majes:y will be enabled to commv- ' 


nicate it to us at an early period : 

To express our os ta a ha to His Majesty, for 
informing us that He has appointed a Commission for 
considering the state of the several Dioceses in England 
and Wales, with reference to the amount of their Re- 
venues, and to the more equal distribution of episcopal 
duties; the state of the several Cathedral and Colle- 
giate Churches, with a view to the suggestion of such 
measures as may render them most conducive to the 
efficiency of the Established Church ; and for devising 
the best mode of providing for the Cure of Souls, with 
reference to the residence of the Clergy in their respec- 
tive Benefices; and that the especial object which His 
Majesty has in view in the appointment of this Commis- 
sion, is to extend more widely the means of religious 
worship according to the Doctrines of the Established 





A. 1835.. 


Church, and to confirm its hold upon the affections and 
veneration of His People: 

To assure His Majesty that we will take into our con- 
sideration the condition of the Church of Scotland, and 
the means by which it may be enabled to increase the 
opportunities of religious worship for the poorer classes 
of society in that part of the United Kingdom : 

That His Majesty, having directed our consideration 
to various important matters connected with our Domes- 
tic Policy, His Majesty may rely with entire confidence 
on our willing co-operation in perfecting all such mea- 
sures as may be calculated to remove just causes of 
complaint, and to promote the happiness and concord 
of His Subjects : : 

That His Majesty may also rely with equal confidence 
on the caution and circumspection with which we will 
apply ourselves to the alteration of Laws which affect 
very extensive and complicated interests, and are in- 
terwoven with ancient usages to which the habits and 
feelings of His People have conformed : 

To assure His Majest that, in common with His 
Majesty, it will be our object, in supplying that which 
may be defective, or in renovating that which may be 
impaired, to strengthen the foundations of those insti- 
tutions in Church and State which are the inheritance 
and birthright of His People, and which, amidst all the 
vicissitudes of public affairs, have proved, under the 
blessing of Almighty God, the surest guarantees of their 
Liberties, their Rights, and their Religion. 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, by inserting after the paragraph ending with 
the words “to promote the happiness and concord of 
“* His Subjects,” the words “ to assure His Majesty, that 
“ His Majesty’s faithful Commons acknowledge, with 
x erateful recollection, that the Acts for amending the 
“* Representation of the People, were submitted to Par- 
liament with His Majesty’s sanction, and carried into 
Law by His Majesty’s assent :—That, confidently ex- 
pecting to derive further advantages from these wise 
and necessary measures, we trust that His Majesty’s 
Councils will be directed in the spirit of well-consi- 
** dered and effective Reform; and that the liberal and 
“ comprehensive policy which restored to the People 
the right of choosing their Representatives, and which 
provided for the emancipation of all persons held in 
slavery in His Majesty’s Colonies and Possessions 
laeal, will, with the same enlarged views, place 
without delay our Municipal Corporations under vigi- 
lant popular control, remove all the well-founded 
grievances of the Protestant Dissenters, and correct 
those abuses in the Church which impair its efficiency 
in England, disturb the peace of society in Jreland, 
and lower the character of the Establishment in both 
Countries : : 

“ To represent to His Majesty that His Majesty’s 
faithful Commons beg leave submissively to add, that 
they cannot but lament that the progress of these and 
other Reforms should have been interrupted and en- 
dangered by the unnecessary dissolution of a Parlia- 
ment earnestly intent upon the vigorous prosecution 
of measures to which the wishes of the People were 
most anxiously and justly directed.” 

And the Question being proposed, That those words 
be there inserted :—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Wednesday morning ; 


Mercuri, 25° die Februar, 1835: 
Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till this day. 


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Mr. Secretary Goulburn presented, by His Majesty’s 
command,—Report of the Lords of the Council, upon 
the Evidence taken a ern the Destruction by Fire of 
the Two Houses of Parliament. 

Minutes of Evidence in the matter of the late Fire at 
the Houses of Lords and Commons, taken before the 
Lords of His Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table} 
and be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
half an hour after one of the clock on Wednesday 
morning, adjourned till this day. 


Papers respect: 
ing Houses of 
Parliament, 
presented. 


No.1. 


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Northfleet 
Pier Petition. 


Lists of 
Committees, 
to be printed. 


No. 3. 


Great 

Western 
Railway 
Petition. 


Smithfield 
Market 
Petition, 


Address 
respecting 
Vagrants. 


Edinburgh- 
shire Roads 
Petition. 


Edinburgh- 
shire Statute 


Labour Peti- 
tion, 


5 Wit. IV. 


Mercurii, 25° die Februari; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV® Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


PETITION of Jeremiah Rosher, of the parish of 

Northfleet, in the county of Kent, Esquire, was 
presented, and read ; praying, That leave may be given 
to bring in a Bill to construct, erect and maintain a Pier 
or Jetty at Northfleet, in the oussity of Kent. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to a Com- 
mittee :—Mr. Law Hodges and the Kent List, &amp;c.: And 
that they do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; 
and have Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, that the Clerk 
had caused to be prepared, Sessional Lists of Members 
to serve on Committees on Petitions for Private Bills, 
and on Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the said Lists be printed. 


A Petition of several Owners and Occupiers of pro- 
perty on the line and in the neighbourhood of the Rail- 


- way and Branch Railways therein mentioned, was pre- 


sented and read; praying, That leave may be given to 
bring in a Bill for making a Railway from a field called 
‘emple Mead, in the city. and county of the city of 
Bristol, to a field lying between the Paddington Canal 
and the Turnpike Road leading from London to Harrow, 
on the western side of the general Cemetery in the 
parish of Hammersmith, in the county of Middlesex, and 
Branch Railways therefrom. | 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to a Com- 
mittee: —Lord Granville Somerset and the Gloucestershire 
List: And that they do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber; and have Power to send for persons, papers 
and records. 


The House being informed that the Sheriffs of the elty 
of London attended at the door, they were called in; and 
at the bar presented,—A Petition of the Lord Mayor, 
Aldermen and Commons of the city of London, in Com- 
mon Council assembled :—And then they withdrew. 

And the said Petition was read; praying, That leave 
may be given to bring in a Bill to enlarge and alter the 
present Market-place in Smithfield. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to a Com- 
mittee :—Mr. Alderman Wood and the Middlesex List : 
And that they do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber; and have Power to send for persons, papers 
and records. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Return, 
stating the Number of Poor Persons that have been re- 
moved to Ireland, Scotland, and the Isles of Man or 
Scilly, under the provisions of the 3d and 4th Will. 4, 
c.40, from each County in England, during the year 
1834; together with the Amount of Expenses charged 
on each County Rate in consequence of such removals. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


A Petition of several Trustees for executing the Acts 
for repairing the High Roads in the County of Edin- 
burgh, to and from the City of Edinburgh, and from 
Cramond Bridge to the Town of Queensferry, in the 
County of Linlithgow, was presented, and read; praying, 
That leave may be given to bring in a Bill to continue 
and enlarge the terms and powers of the said Acts, and 
to alter or increase the Tolls. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
accordingly: And that Sir George Clerk and the Lord 
Advocate do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of several Trustees for Statute Labour in 
the county of Edinburgh, and Proprietors and Inhabit- 
ants of lands in the said county, was presented, and 
read; praying, That leave may be given to bring in a 
Bill to consolidate, alter and amend the several Acts for 


repairing the Turnpike and other High Roads in the 
VOL. 90. 





O5° Februariv. 9 


county of Edinburgh, in so far as the said Acts relate to 
the Statute Labour or conversions for the same in the 
said county of Edinburgh. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to a Com- 
mittee :—Sir George Clerk and the East Scotland List: 
And that they do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s 


Chamber; and have Power to. send for persons, papers 
and records. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, that he had re- 
ceived from the Deputy Clerk of the Crown and Hanaper 
in Ireland, a Petition of Robert King, John Mallet and 
others, electors, complaining of an undue Election and 
Return for the City of Dublin. 

And the said Petition was laid upon the Table. 


And several Petitions, complaining of undue Elec- 
tions or Returns, being offered to be presented ; 

Resolved, That whenever several Petitions complain- 
ing of undue Elections, or Returns of Members to serve 
in Parliament, shall at the same time be offered to be 
presented, Mr. Speaker shall direct such Petitions to be 
all of them delivered at the Table, where they shall be 
classed and read in the following order ; viz. 

Such Petitions as complain that no Return has been 
made of a Member or Members to serve in Parliament 
in the first class. 

Such as complain of double Returns in the second class. 

Such as complain of the Election or Return of Mem- 
bers returned to serve for two or more places in the 
third class. 


J ps as complain of Returns only, in the fourth class. 
nd, 

The residue of the said Petitions in the fifth class. 

And the Names of the Places to which such Petitions 
(contained in the first class, if more than one) shall re- 
late, shall, in the first place, be written on several pieces 
of paper of an equal size; and the same pieces of paper 
shall be then rolled up, and put by the Clerk into a 
box or glass, and then publicly drawn by the Clerk ; 
and the said Petitions shall be read in the order in 
which the said Names shall be drawn; and then the 
like method shall be observed with respect to the several 
Petitions contained in the second, third, fourth and fifth 
classes respectively. 

Then the said Petitions were delivered in at the Table 
accordingly ; and being all of them Petitions of the last 
class, were put into the glass at the Table, and- drawn 
by the Clerk in the following order: 


A Petition of the there-undersigned Freemen and 
Electors of the City of Rochester, was read ; setting forth, 
That the Petitioners now are, and at the last Election 
of Members to serve in this present Parliament for the 
City of Rochester were, Electors of the said City, and 
then claimed, and now claim, to have a ‘right to vote, 
and did vote, for Members to serve in this present Par- 
liament for the said City of Rochester, in the county of 
Kent, at the said last Election; that the said Election 
was held on the eighth and ninth days of January last, 
and the Honourable Charles Wellesley, commonly called 
Lord Charles Wellesley, Ralph: Bernal, Esquire, and 
Thomas Twisden Hodges, Esquire, were Candidates at 
the said Election ; that the Mayor of the said City is 
the Returning Officer of the said City, and acted as the 
Returning Officer, and took the poll at the said Elec- 
tion; that many Persons who were not freemen, or en- 
titled to vote as freemen, or who being freemen were not 
qualified in respect of residing within the City, or the 
distance prescribed by the Act passed in the second year 
of His present Majesty’s reign, for amending the Repre- 
sentation of the People of England and Wales, and 
many other persons not qualified under the said Act as 
Electors in the said City, in respect of occupation or 
residence within the same, or places or district sharing 
in the Election of the said City, or within the distance 
prescribed in the said Act of Parliament, to be inserted 
in the Register or Registers to be made under the said 
Act of Parliament, of the Electors to vote in the choice 
of Members of Parliament for the said City for this 
Parliament, did nevertheless procure their names to be 
inserted in the lists to be delivered to be revised by the 
Barristers appointed under the provisions of the said 
Act, to revise such Lists and Register or Registers for 
the said City, and many other persons who were not 

: qualified 


An Election 
Petition 
received from 
Ireland. 


Resolution 
classing 
Election 
Petitions. 


Rochester 
City Election. 
Petition of 
T'reemen and 
Electors. 








10 


qualified or entitled as aforesaid as freemen to be in- 
serted in such Lists, were improperly inserted therein 
by the Town Clerk as freemen entitled to vote in the 
election of Members for the said City; and many other 
persons who were not qualified in respect of occupation 
or residence or otherwise, under the provisions of the 
said Act, were improperly inserted in the Lists by the 
overseers or persons who were authorized and required 
by the said Act of Parliament to make out such Lists, 
and such persons so included in such Lists, were by the 
said Barrister who revised the same retained on such 
Register or Registers, in many cases on the ground, or 
supposed or alleged ground, of no objections being made 
to the insertion of such unqualified persons before such 
Barrister in such Lists, and in many other cases on the 
ground, or supposed or alleged ground, of objection not 
being made of alleged or supposed irregularities in the 
form, or mode, or manner, of making objections to such 
unqualified persons ; and many persons who were on the 
roll of freemen of the said City, and many persons who 
claimed to be entitled in respect of property, as owners 
or occupiers and residents, to be voters and electors 
under the provisions of the said Act, but who were re- 
spectively subject to legal incapacities, or being, by the 
recent of alms or parochial relief within the period 
specified in the Act, disqualified, and who were not en- 
titled to be registered, or to vote in the Election of Mem- 
bers to serve in Parliament for the said City, did never- 
theless procure their names to be inserted in the Lists of 
voters br the said City as freemen, or other electors, or 
were improperly inserted in the said Lists, and were re- 
tained on the Lists, and registered by the Revising 
Barrister; and no scrutiny of votes being, by the said 
Act, allowed by or before the Returning Officer, many 
of such persons so not entitled or qualified as electors 
or freemen, or in respect of property, occupation, or 
residence as aforesaid, and many persons who were so 
legally disqualified as aforesaid, did vote at the said 
Election in favour of the said Thomas Twisden Hodges ; 
that many persons who were registered as electors, as 
freemen, or in respect of occupation or residence, for the 
said City by the Hevisin Barrister, became disqualified 
as Electors for the said City between the period of the 
Register or Registers being revised and signed by the 
Barrister, and the time of the holding of the said Elec. 
tion for the said City, and were disqualified and not en- 
titled to vote at the said Election, by having ceased to 
reside as freemen within the said City, or the limits pre- 
scribed by the said Act, or by having parted with, or 
sold, or otherwise ceased to be possessed of, or to occupy 
the property in respect of which they were registered as 
Electors for the said City, or to reside within the said 
City, or the limits prescribed bythe said Act, and thereby 
ceased to possess the title or qualification, whether as 
Freemen or other Electors, in respect of which they had 
been registered ; and others were disqualified by receiv- 
ing of alms or parochial relief, or had become or became 
otherwise, and were disqualified under the provisions of 
the different Statutes made for securing the freedom of 
election, and all such persons were nevertheless allowed 
to vote; and other persons who were not registered, and 
who were neither freemen, or if freemen did not reside 
within the said City, or the distance prescribed by the 
said Act, nor electors otherwise oiled or entitled to 
vote as electors of the said City under the provisions 
of the said Act, and who respectively were not entitled 
to vote at the said last election of Members to serve in 
Parliament for the said City, and many persons who 
were disqualified and not entitled voters, and whose 
votes are null and void, did nevertheless vote at the said 
Election for the said Thomas Twisden Hodges; and by 
reason of the premises, the said Thomas Twisden Hodges 
obtained an apparent and colourable majority of votes 
over the said Honourable Charles Wellesley, commonly 
called Lord Charles Wellesley, whereas the majority of 
legal Electors and Voters were in favour of the said 
Honourable Charles Wellesley, commonly called Lord 
Charles Wellesley, and the freedom of election has thereby 
been violated, inasmuch as the constituency intended to 
be established by the said Act, has not returned the 
Member for the said City, but the said Election and Re- 
turn has been made by persons not qualified to be elec- 
tors according to the provisions of the said Act, or who 
were disqualified according to the provisions of the said 





95° Februariz. 


Act of Parliament, and the customs of the said City, and 


A. 1835. 


the law of Parliament, from voting as electors of Mem- 
bers to sit in Parliament for the said City; the Peti- 
tioners therefore humbly pray, That the House will take 
the premises into their consideration, and declare that 
the said Honourable Charles Wellesley, commonly called 
Lord Charles Wellesley, was duly elected, and ought to 
have been returned, and direct the said Return to be 
amended accordingly, by inserting therein the name of 
the said Honourable Charles Wellesley, commonly called 
Lord Charles Wellesley, in the place and stead of the 
said Thomas Twisden Hodges, or that the Return of the 
said Thomas Twisden Hodges was null and void; and 
that the Petitioners may have such further and other 
relief in the premises as to the House shall seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into con- 
sideration upon Tuesday, the 17th day of March next, 
at Three of the clock in the Afternoon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of John Hodgetts Hodgetts Foley, of Prest- 
wood House, in the county of Stafford, Esquire, was also 
read ; setting forth, That at the last Election of a Bur- 

ess to serve in Parliament for the Borough of Droitwich, 
in the county of Worcester, John Barneby, Esquire, and 
the Petitioner were Candidates, and at the conclusion 
of the said Election the said John Barneby was returned 
as duly elected; that divers persons voted for the said 
John Mowe at the said Election who were by law in- 
capable of voting at such Election, by reason of their 
having, during such Election, or within six calendar 
months previous to such Election, or within fourteen 
days after the completion thereof, been employed as 
counsel, agent, attorney, flagman, poll-clerk, or in some 
other capacity, for the purposes of such Election, and by 
reason of their having, either before, during, or since 
such Election, accepted and taken from the said John 
Barneby, or some other person, in consideration of, and 
with vai setae to, such their several employments, certain 
sums of money, retaining fees, offices, places, or employ- 
ments, emoluments or rewards, or some promise orsecurity 
for money, retaining fees, offices, places or employments, 
emoluments, or rewards, and such votes were admitted 
and entered on the poll-books as good votes for the said 
John Barneby ; that many persons who were registered 
as electors for the said Borough by the Revising Bar- 
rister or Barristers, had become disqualified as electors 
for the said Borough at the said last Election, be- 
tween the period of the Register or Registers being re- 
vised and signed by the said Barrister or Barristers and 
the time of the holding of the said Election for the said 
Borough, by receiving alms or parochial relief, or by 
having parted with, sold, or otherwise ceaséd to be pos- 
sessed of, the property in respect of which they were 
registered, or by removal of their occupation or resi- 
dence, or otherwise, and that other persons who voted 
at the said Election were induced so to vote by bribes 
given, or promises of bribes, made both before and after 
the said registration, and by other illegal rewards and 
promises, but all the aforesaid persons were nevertheless 
allowed to vote for the said John Barneby at the said 
Election ; that the names of divers persons were impro- 
perly retained by the said Barrister or Barristers on the 
egister or Registers of Voters for the said Borough, 
the nature of the qualification in respect of which such 
persons claimed to vote, or the name of the parish in 
which such persons resided, or in which the property for 
which they claimed to vote was situate, being struck. 
out of the List or Register by the said Barrister or Bar- 
risters, or altogether omitted from the List, when the 
same was submitted to the said Barrister or Barristers 
for his or their revision, and the omission not being sup- 
plied before the said Barrister or Barristers had com- 
leted the revision of such List; that the votes of such 
iedcauieend persons were received at the poll for the 
said John Barneby, notwithstanding an objection taken 
by or on behalf of the Petitioner to the validity of such 
votes; that the votes of many other persons were re- 
ceived at the poll for the said John Barneby whose 
names were improperly inserted in the List or Lists, and 
also improperly retained on the Register or Registers of 
8 Voters 








Droitwich 
Election. 
Petition of 
Mr. Hodgetts 
Hodgetts 
Foley. 


5 Witt. IV. 


Voters for the said Borough, such persons not being 
qualified or entitled, either as freemen or occupiers of 

roperty, to be registered or to vote, or being subject to 
legal incapacity or other disqualification ; that the names 
of divers persons were improperly omitted or struck out 
from the said Register or Registers of Voters for the said 
Borough, in consequence of the decision of the said Bar- 
rister or Barristers, notwithstanding such persons had a 
lawful right to be put upon such Register or Registers, and 
such persons tendered their votes at such Election for 
the Petitioner, and which persons would, if their names 
had been inserted in such Register or Registers, have had 
full right to vote at the said Election, and were in all 
other respects qualified and entitled to vote at such Elec- 
tion ; that the names of divers persons were improperly 
and illegally omitted from the Lists of Voters for the said 
Borough, by the persons respectively authorized and re- 
quired by law to make out such Lists, notwithstanding 
such several persons so omitted had at the time of making 
out such Lists a lawful right to have their names inserted 
in such Lists, and to be upon the Register of Voters for the 
said Borough, and were in all respects duly qualified 
and entitled to be upon the Register of Voters for the said 
Borough, and to vote in the election of Members for 
the said Borough, and such several persons were also 
improperly and illegally omitted from the said Register, 
in consequence of the erroneous and improper decision 
of the said Barrister or Barristers; that the votes of 
divers persons who were upon the Register, and who ten- 
tered their votes for the Petitioner at the said Election, 
were improperly and illegally rejected by the Returning 
Officer, or the persons presiding at such Election in the 
place of the Returning Officer; that the votes of divers 
persons having a right to vote at the said Election, and 
which were tendered for the Petitioner, were improperly 
and illegally rejected by the said Returning Officer, 
or such other persons so presiding at the said Election 
as aforesaid ; that various irregular, improper, and illegal 
acts were done and performed by the overseers and others 
in the making out and publishing the List of Voters for 
the said Borough, and the places sharing in the Election 
for the same; that the List of the saan within the 
parish of Salwarp entitled to vote as electors for the said 
Borough was not affixed to the church-door of the said 
parish on the two Sundays next after such List was made, 
as directed by the Act passed in the second year of the 
reign of His present Majesty, intituled, “ An Act to 
amend the Representation of the People in England and 
Wales ;” and that in the parish of Doverdale, after the 
List of persons within such parish entitled to vote as 
electors for the said Borough had been affixed to the 
church-door, a second List containing several additional 
names,was affixed to the church-door close to the original 
List, and such additional names were retained in the 
List of Voters by the said Barrister, and inserted in the 
Register of Voters for the said Borough; that the said 
John Barneby, by himself, his agents and managers, and 
by persons employed by him and on his behalf, was 
guilty, before and at and during the said Election, of 
bribery, and of corrupting divers electors to give their 
votes for him the said John Barneby, and to forbear 
giving their votes for the Petitioner, at the’said Election ; 
and also that the said John Barneby, after the teste of 
the Writ for the said Election, and at and during the said 
Election, and before his election to serve in this present 
Parliament for the said Borough, did give, present, and 
allow, to divers persons having or claiming to have votes 
in the said Election, money, meat, drink, presents, re- 
wards and entertainments, and promises, agreements, 
obligations and engagements to give and allow money, 
meat, drink, presents, rewards and entertainments, to 
and for such persons, in order to be elected, and for 
being elected, to serve in this present Parliament for the 
said Borough; that, by the several illegal ways and 
means aforesaid, the said John Barneby obtained a 
colourable majority of votes over the Petitioner, and pro- 
cured himself to be returned to serve for the said Bo- 
rough, whereas the Petitioner had a legal majority of 
votes at the said Election over the said John Barneby, 
and ought to have been returned a Member to serve in 
Parliament for the said Borough ; and that the said John 
Barneby, by such practices, and other undue, corrupt 
and illegal proceedings, was and is wholly incapacitated, 


disabled, and ineligible to serve in the present Parlia- 
VOL. 90. 


Q5° Februarit. 


11 


ment for the said Borough, and that the Return of the 
said John Barneby as a Member to serve in Parliament 
for the said Borough, was and is wholly null and void ; 
the Petitioner therefore humbly prays, That the House 
will be pleased to take the premises into consideration, 
and declare the said Election and Return of the said 
John Barneby null and void, and that the Petitioner was 
duly elected, and ought to have been returned to serve 
in Parliament for the said Borough, and that the Return 
may be amended accordingly, or that the House will 
grant to the Petitioner such further and other relief in 
the premises as to them may seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consider- 
ation upon Tuesday, the 17th day of March next, at a 
quarter of an hour after three of the clock in the Afternoon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of Robert King, of number one hundred 
and three, Saint Stephen’s-green, apothecary; John Mal- 
let, of numbers eight and nine, Ryder’s-row, plumber 
and iron-founder ; Thomas Walker, of number seventy- 
three, Grafton-street, linen-draper; Addison Hone, of 
the King’s Hospital, Ormantown, merchant; and Z’homas 
Long, of number nineteen, Mary-street, coachmaker, all 
in the county of the city of Dublin, Electors of the City 
and County of the City of Dublin, on behalf of themselves 
and others claiming a right to vote, and who voted, and 
were entitled to vote at-the election of Members to 
serve in Parliament for the said City and County of the 
City, held on Monday the twelfth day of January, one 
thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, was also read ; 
setting forth, That all the Petitioners are and were at and 
during the last election of Members to serve in this 
Parliament for the said City and County of the City of 
Dublin, electors of the said City and County of the 
City, and had a right to vote for Members to serve in 
Parliament at the said Election; that an Election for 
two Members to serve in Parliament for the said Cit 
and County of the City of Dublin, was held at the Ses- 
sions-house at G'reen-street, in the said City, on Monday 
the twelfth day of January last, one thousand eight hun- 
dred and thirty-five, and that John Elhott Hyndman 
and Charles Carolin, Esquires, sheriffs of the said City, 
were and acted as the Returning Officers at the said 
Election ; that at the said Election George Alexander 
Hamilton, Esquire, John Beatty West, Esquire, Daniel 
O'Connell, Esquire, and Edward Southwell Ruthven, 
Esquire, were Candidates to represent the said City in 
Parliament, and were severally put in nomination, and 
the said George Alexander Hamilton, Daniel O’ Connell, 
and Edward Southwell Ruthven, personally appeared as 
Candidates at the said Election, and a pull aking been 
demanded and granted, was proceeded upon, and the 
same was continued from Tuesday the thirteenth day of 
January, until Saturday the seventeenth of the same 
month inclusive, when the numbers on the poll were 
declared by the said Returning Officers to be as follows; 
for Mister O’Connell two thousand six hundred and 
seventy-eight, for Mister Ruthven two thousand six hun- 
dred and thirty; for Mister Hamilton two thousand four 
hundred and sixty-one; and for Mister West two thou- 
sand four hundred and fifty-five; that thereupon the 
said Returning Officers declared (but as the Petitioners 
hereafter show and submit, unduly declared), the said 
Daniel O’ Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven to be 
duly elected, and made their Return accordingly; that 
the said majority of votes on the poll for the said Daniel 
O’ Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven over the said 
George Alexander Hamilton and John Beatty West, was 
colourable only, and consisted of illegal and fraudulent 
votes of persons who never were legally qualified to be 
registered as voters entitled to vote, of persons whose 
qualifications as registered voters of the said City had 
ceased and determined since their registry, of persons 
who claimed to vote as householders, owners or occu- 
piers of houses, shops, warehouses and counting-houses, 
of the clear yearly value of ten pounds, but who were 
not entitled to vote by reason of more than one-half 
year’s grand jury or municipal cesses, rates or taxes, 
being at the time of said Election due or — by 
them in respect of the premises out of which they had 

D2 registered 


Dublin City 
Election. 
Petition of 
Electors, 








12 


registered as such householders, and in their respective 
certificates mentioned, of persons who never had been 
registered, but who fraudulently personated certain 
voters, who at the time of the said Election were dead or 
absent from the said City, and of other persons who 
were legally disqualified and incapable of voting, or 
whose votes had been procured by the illegal, fraudu- 
lent and unconstitutional means hereinafter particularly 
mentioned ; that the said Election and Return of the 
said Daniel O’ Conneil and Edward Southwell Ruthven 
were obtained and procured by the admission of the 
said illegal and eal oe votes, and the illegal, corrupt 
and .improper means hereinafter stated and set forth ; 
that the said George Alexander Hamilton and John Beatty 
West had at said Election a majority of legal and valid 
votes over the said Daniel O’ Connell and Edward South- 
well Ruthven, and should have been elected and re- 
turned at the said Election, in the place and stead of the 
said Daniel O’ Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven, 
as the Petitioners submit will appear upon a fair scru- 
tiny of the said poll; that previous to the passing of the 
Act of the second and third years of the reign of His 
present Majesty King Wiliam the Fourth, chapter eighty- 
eight, intituled, “ An Act to amend the Representation 
of the People of Ireland,” and of another Act of the 
same year, chapter eighty-nine, intituled, “ An Act to 
settle and describe the limits of Cities, Towns and Bo- 
roughs in Ireland, in so far as respects the Election of 
Members to serve in Parliament,” the right of voting at 
an Election for Members to serve in Parliament for the 
said City and County of the City of Dublin, was vested 
in the freeholders of the County of the City of Dublin, 
entitled and qualified, and duly registered according to 
the several Acts then in force, regulating the registry of 
freeholders in Counties of Cities in Jreland, and in the 
freemen of the said City; and that by the first-mentioned 
Act it is enacted, That in addition to the persons who 
were at the time of the passing thereof qualified to vote 
at the Election of a Member or Members for any County 
of a City, certain other persons should, if duly regis- 
tered, according to the provisions of the said Act, be 
entitled to vote at such Election, amongst others, “ such 
persons as should hold and occupy within such City, as 
tenant or owner, any house, warehouse, counting-house 
or shop, which either separately or jointly with any land 
within such City, occupied therewith by them as tenants 
under the same landlord, or occupied therewith by them 
as owners, should be, bond fide, of the clear yearly value 
of not less than ten pounds ;” and it is by the said Act 
provided, “that no such occupier as last above-men- 
tioned should be admitted to be registered under said 
Act, unless he should have occupied such premises as 
aforesaid for six calendar months next previous to the 
time of his registry, nor unless such occupier should 
have paid or discharged all such grand jury and muni- 
cipal cesses, rates and taxes, if any, as should have be- 
come legally due and payable by him in respect of such 
premises, over and a and except one-half year’s 
amount of such cesses, rates and taxes as aforesaid ;” 
and it is by said Act further provided, “ that every 
voter shall, if required by any Candidate, or agent on 
his behalf, at polling, take the oath in the Schedule (B.) 
to the said Act annexed, and that every householder in 
Cities, Towns and Boroughs shall, in addition to the 
other matters in said oath stated, swear that not more 
than one-half year’s grand jury or municipal cesses, 
rates or taxes, are now due or payable by him in respect 
of the premises in the certificate of his registry men- 
tioned;” that it was by said Acts further enacted, that 
for the purposes of same, and as to the election of 
Members or a Member to serve in Parliament, the said 
City and County of the City of Dublin should include 
“ the said County of the City of Dublin, and such parts 
of the County at large as lie within the Circular Road;” 
that, by several Acts of Parliament, Grand Jury Cess is 
assessed and applotted upon and payable by all the in- 
habitants being householders resident in the said County 
of the City of Dublin; that, by several public and local 
Acts, the following municipal cesses, rates and taxes, 
that is to say, the pipe water rate or rent, the paving, 
lighting and cleansing rate or tax, the police and watch 
rates or taxes, and the wide street rate or tax, were, and 
had been for several years previous to the passing of the 
said Act of the second and third years of the reign of King 


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A. 1835. 


Wilkam the Fourth, and at the time of the said last 
Election were respectively rated and assessed, and made 
chargeable, upon all and every the houses, shops, ware- 
houses, vaults, cellars and tenements, situate in the said 
City, and in such parts of the County at large, as lie 
within the Circular Road, and upon the several tenants 
and occupiers thereof respectively, and were and are 
recoverable by distress and sale of the goods and chattels 
of the occupiers on the said several premises ; that, by the 
said Act of the second and third of William the Fourth, 
chapter eighty-eight, it is enacted, That no person shall 
be admitted to vote at any Election of a Member or 
Members to serve in any future Parliament, unless such 
persons shall have been qualified as therein specified, and. 
duly registered under the said Act; and it is further 
enacted, that no registry made after the passing of the said 
Act, shall be valid, unless made conformable to the provi- 
sions of the said Act; that, by the said Act it isalsoenacted, 
that, after the commcement thereof (that is to say, the 
seventh day of August one thousand eight hundred and 
thirty-two), a special sessions for the registering of votes 
for each City and County of a City, should be holden in 
each such City and County of aCity, by and before the As- 
sistant Barrister or Chairman in the Schedule (A.) to 
the said Act annexed mentioned, on such day or days, 
and at such places respectively as the Lord Lieutenant of 
Ireland should appoint ; and by the said Act and Sche- 
dule, the Chairman of Sessions of the County of Dublin 
is the person before whom sessions for registering votes 
for the said City and County of the said City of Dublin, 
are to be held ; that it is by the said Act further provided, 
that the said Lord Lieutenant should, and he is thereby 
authorized, by warrant under his hand, to appoint, for 
the duty of presiding at such special sessions, to be first 
held for registering votes under the said Act, in any City 
or County of a City, any Barrister or Barristers of not less 
than six years’ standing at the Jrish bar, to be assistant 
to or deputies of the Assistant Barristers or Chairman ; 
and that, when one or more Barristers should be appointed 
for the same City and County of aCity, they should attend 
at the same place together, but should sit apart from 
each other, and hold separate courts at the same time 
for the dispatch of business, and that all the powers, 
duties, rights and privileges given or imposed by the 
said Act to or upon any Assistant Barrister or Chairman, 
were and should be, by virtue of such warrant, given to 
or imposed upon such Assistants or Deputies; that, pur- 
suant to the said Act, and shortly after the passing there- 
of, a special sessions for the registry of voters was, under 
and by virtue of the said Act, appointed by the then 
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to be holden in and for the 
said City and County of the City of Dublin, to commence 
at the said City on Wednesday the tenth day of October 
one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, and that 
eight members of the bar of Jreland were appointed 
deputies of the Chairman of the County of Dubli, to 
preside at the said special sessions, and all the powers, 
duties, rights and privileges of the said Chairman under 
said Act were given to and imposed upon the said eight 
deputies ; that about the time of the: passing of the said 
Acts, there was established in the said City a certain 
political association or society called “The Trades’ Na- 
tional Political Union,” of which association the said 
Daniel O’ Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven were 
and still are members, and which said association con- 
sisted of many thousand members, chiefly tradesmen, 
working mechanics and labourers, inhabitants of the said 
City, and the suburbs thereof; that the said association 
or union, which was in a state of complete organization, 
and governed by a president, vice-president, secretary,, 
and other officers, held regular wee 0 meetings, nume- 
rously attended, at a place called “The Arena,” in the 
said City; that a principal object of the said association 
was to procure a political power and importance, by se- 
curing to itself the means of returning both the Members 
of Parliament for the said City, and for the purpose of 
effectuating that object, the said association caused and 
procured to be served, in the names of the said mechanics 
and labourers, several thousand notices of registry, and 
did actually procure to be registered as voters of the. 
said City, several thousands of such mechanics and la- 
bourers who were not entitled or qualified to be so re- 
gistered, and who, without the interference of the said 
association, and, unless urged by its agents, would paren, 

nave 


5 Witt. IV. 


have imagined themselves entitled to register, or sought 
to be registered as voters for the said City; that, by a 
notice published in The Dublin Gazette of the thirtieth 
day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty- 
two, the first public intimation was made, that a special 
sessions for the registry for the said City would be held 
on the tenth day of October following, without specifying 
in what place the same was to be held; that the nine- 
teenth day of September one thousand eight hundred and 
thirty-two, was the last day allowed for serving notices of 
registry at the said squall sessions, pursuant to the said 
Act; that the town clerks of the said City found extreme 
difficulty in procuring the proper Lists of notices to be 
printed within ten days, the utmost period of time allowed 
for that purpose, thus leaving the further period of ten 
days, and no more, to the public for the examination and 
investigation of upwards of eighteen thousand notices 
contained in the said Lists, and all the complicated rights 
and qualifications connected therewith; that the said 
deputies presided at the said special sessions (which was 
commenced to be holden at a public building called the 
Rotunda, in the said City, on the tenth day of October 
one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, and was 
continued until the seventeenth day of. November fol- 
lowing), and sat apart from each other, and held separate 
courts, and at the commencement of the said registry, 
caused the said Lists, which were alphabetically arranged, 
of the names of the claimants to be registered as voters, 
to be divided, and caused distinct and separate portions 
of the said alphabetical List to be allotted to each court ; 
that each of the said deputies separately investigated and 
determined upon the validity of the claims of the persons 
coming forward to register, and adjudged the claimants 
to be entitled or disentitled, and signed certificates on 
parchment declaratory of the character and right in 
which such claimants adjudged entitled were registered; 
that several thousand persons, members or under the 
influence of the said association or “ Trades’ National 
Political Union,” came forward at the said special ses- 
sions, claiming to be registered as householders, within 
the provisions of the said Act, by virtue of alleged qua- 
lifications of houses, warehouses, counting-houses, or 
shops, but which qualifications they did not in fact pos- 
sess, many of them being merely lodgers or room-keepers, 
holding as weekly tenants, and at weekly rents of from 
two to three shillings, upper rooms or garrets, many of 
them being occupiers of small shops, workshops or sheds, 
by the week, at the like weekly rents, others of them 
occupying cellars under ground, and stalls or sheds in 
markets, others of them not occupying the premises 
described in their notices, and others who served notices 
claiming to register out of premises which did not actually 
exist ; that, from the short period which elapsed between 
the publication of the said lists of notices, and the com- 
mencement ofthe said special sessions, and the great length 
of the said lists, which contained upwards of eighteen 
thousand names, and, owing also to the circumstance, 
that many of the premises contained in the said notices 
were not described by any door-number, or other means 
of reference, by which they could be discovered or ascer- 
tained, it was not possible for the bond fide voters of the 
said City to ascertain the claimants or their qualifications, 
or to investigate the particulars of each claim, and the 
only evidence submitted to the said deputies was the 
uncorroborated statements of the claimants themselves ; 
that many of the said claimants to be registered as 
householders, swore that the premises out of which they 
sought to register, were exempt from the payment of the 
said municipal cesses, rates and taxes, or any of them, 
when in fact all the houses and premises in the said City, 
and such parts of the county at large as lie within the 
Circular Road, were and are charged with and liable to 
the payment of the said municipal cesses, rates or taxes; 
that, by many erroneous decisions and adjudications (in 
most instances owing to the false and imperfect evidence 
adduced before them) of the said deputies, a great num- 
ber of persons who were in arrear in respect of the houses, 
warehouses, counting-houses or shops, out of which the: 

claimed to register as householders, more than one-half 
year of the said grand jury cess and the said municipal 
cesses, rates and taxes hereinbefore mentioned, and were 
therefore not entitled to be registered as householders 
for the said City and County of the City of Dublin, were 


unduly admitted to be registered, and unduly obtained 
VOL. 90. 


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certificates of their right to vote; that several claimants 
who had been adjudged disentitled, and rejected by some 
of the said deputies in the courts to which the portions 
of the said alphabetical list in which their names were 
contained had been allotted, subsequently applied-to be 
admitted in other of the said courts, and were, notwith- 
standing such former rejection, admitted to be registered, 
and were duly put upon the registry of the said City, 
and illegally appear dagoos as qualified voters, and un- 
duly obtained such certificates; that a great number of 
persons who were not qualified, of persons who were dis- 
qualified, of persons who had ceased to be qualified, and 
of a who were not entitled, by having the requisite 
value, to be registered as voters for the said City, were 
unduly admitted to be registered, and unduly obtained 
certificates, which, so long as they continue, will entitle 
them to vote, and also again to register, on the produc- 
tion thereof, without further proof on oath; that a large 
number of persons were unduly admitted to be registered . 
as householders, and obtained certificates as such, who did 
not hold or occupy houses, warehouses, counting-houses or 
shops,.within the meaning of the said statute of the second 
and third of William the Fourth, chapter eighty-eight; that 
a large number of persons were admitted to i registered 
as householders, and obtained certificates as such, who 
did not hold or occupy the premises mentioned in their 
said certificates; that a large number of persons were 
admitted to be registered as householders, and obtained 
certificates as such, by virtue of alleged qualifications 
from houses, warehouses, counting-houses and shops, 
which were not respectively of the clear yearly value of 
ten pounds, and which the said claimants held merely 
as weekly tenants ; that a large number of persons whose 
claims ought to have been rejected, were admitted to be 
registered as householders, and obtained certificates as 
such, who were joint occupiers of the premises out of 
which they so registered as voters; that several persons 
were admitted to register as householders, in respect of 
alleged qualifications from houses, warehouses and shops, 
all of whom registered out of the same house; that several 
persons were admitted to be registered as householders, 
and obtained certificates as such, by reason of alleged 
qualifications from houses and shops, which did not at 
the time of such registry exist; that many persons were 
admitted to be registered as freeholders, leaseholders 
and householders, who had become bankrupts or in- 
solvents, and whose interests in the houses and premises 
out of which they so claimed to register, were then 
legally vested in their respective assignees; that many 
persons were admitted to be registered as freeholders 
and leaseholders, and obtained certificates as such, who 
had not in the houses or premises, from which they so 
registered, beneficial interests of the clear yearly value 
of not less than ten pounds over and above all rents and 
charges payable out of the same ere ; that many 
persons whose claims to register ought to have been re- 
jected were admitted to be registered as freeholders by 
virtue of alleged freeholds under leases of lands, houses 
and premises for a life or lives made by or derived under 
lessors who had not, at the time of the making of the said 
leases any freehold estate therein; that many persons 
holding lands, houses and premises by virtue of grants and 
leases derived under the Royal Canal Company of Ire- 
land, were unduly admitted to be registered, and obtained 
certificates ; that in pursuance of a Writ to them for that 
purpose directed, the said John Elliott Hyndman and 
Charles Carolin, Sherifis of the said City and fae of 
the City of Dublin, (proclamation of the time and place 
of holding thereof having been duly made,) proceeded on 
Monday the twelfth day of January in this present year, 
to hold their court for the election of two Citizens to 
represent the said City and County of the City of Dublin, 
in Parliament; that during the continuance of the poll 
at the said Election, a great number of the persons who 
had been so unduly and illegally registered by the said - 
Deputies, stares their votes for the said Daniel 
O’ Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven, and some of 
them produced to the said Returning Officers and their 
Deputies the said certificates which had been so unduly 
granted to them, and others referred to their affidavits 
of registry in the hands of the Town Clerks or their 
deputies ; that objections having been taken to the votes 
of the said persons by the agents on behalf of the said 
George Alexander a and John Beatty West, “ 
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14 95° Februarit. 


said Returning Officers and their Assessor declared 

themselves bound by the production of the said certifi- 

cates and affidavits, which they decided to be conclusive 

of the right of voting of the persons named therein, and 

that no further inquiry or scrutiny of such right could 

be gone into or allowed, and directed that the votes of 
the said persons should be received, and the said persons 
were accordingly admitted to vote, and their votes were 
entered and reckoned on the poll for the said Daniel 
O’ Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven ; that several 
persons who were not registered electors of the said City, 
came forward at the said Election, and personated some 
of the registered voters who were dead, and others, voters 
who were at the time of the said Election absent from 
the said City, or who did not attend at the said Election, 
and voted for the said Daniel O’ Connell and Edward 
Southwell Ruthven, and, notwithstanding the said frau- 
dulent voters were objected to, and required and made to 
take the said oath in Schedule B. to the said Act of 
the second and third of William Fourth annexed, their 
votes were admitted and entered, and reckoned on the 
poll for the said Daniel O’ Connell and Edward Southwell 
ftuthven; that a very great number of persons voted at 
the said Election as householders for the said Daniel 
O’ Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven, who, at the 
time of their voting, were respectively in arrear more 
than one-half year’s grand jury or municipal cesses, 
rates or taxes as aforesaid, at that time due or payable by 
them respectively, in respect of the premises in their 
certificates respectively mentioned, and that the votes 
of the said last-mentioned persons, although severally 
objected to on behalf of the said George Alexander 
Hamilton and John Beatty West, were admitted and 
entered, and reckoned on the poll for the said Daniel 
O’ Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven, and that the 
said last-mentioned voters severally took the oath in the 
Schedule (B.) to the said last-mentioned Act annexed, 
although so in arrear, and fully aware of the necessity 
of paying such arrears as preliminary to the exercise of 
their right of voting at the said Election ; that several 
persons voted at the said Election as householders for the 
said Daniel O’ Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven, 
who, at the time of their voting, had ceased to occupy 
the premises in respect of which they had been regis- 
tered, and were admitted to vote, and entered and 
reckoned on the poll for the said Daniel O’ Connell and 
Edward Southwell Ruthven; that several persons voted 
at the said Election for the said Daniel O’ Connell and 
Edward Southwell Ruthven, as freeholders, leaseholders 
and householders, who had become bankrupts or insol- 
vents since the time of their respective registry, and 
whose interests in the premises out of which they had 
registered were then legally vested in their assignees, 
and that the votes of the said last-mentioned persons 
were admitted, and entered and reckoned upon the poll 
for the said Daniel O’Connell and Edward Southwell 
Ruthven; that several persons voted at the said Election 
for the said Daniel O’Connell and Edward Southwell 
Ruthven, as freeholders and leaseholders, whose interests 
in the houses and premises out of which they registered 
had been evicted or Lad expired, or had otherwise deter- 
mined, since their registry, and that the votes of the said 
last-mentioned persons were admitted, and entered and 
reckoned on the poll for the said Daniel O’ Connell and 
Edward Southwell Ruthven; that several persons voted 
at the said Election for the said Daniel O’ Connell and 
Edward Southwell Ruthven, as freeholders and lease- 
holders of the yearly value of ten pounds, and as lease- 
holders having subleases or derivative interests, who had 
ceased to occupy the premises out of which they regis- 
tered, and that the votes of such persons were admitted, 
and entered and reckoned on the poll for the said Daniel 
O’ Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven; that many 
other persons were admitted tovote at thesaid Election for 
the said Daniel O’ Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven 
who were otherwise disqualified, and many other persons 
were admitted to vote for the said Daniel O’ Connell and 
Edward Southwell Ruthven, whose votes had been pro- 
cured by the corrupt, illegal and unconstitutional means 
hereinafter stated, and that such votes were entered and 
reckoned on the poll for the said Daniel O’ Connell and 
Edward Southwell Ruthven; that a large number of 
persons professing the Roman Catholic religion, who had 
not taken and subscribed the oath by law required to be 


A. 1835. 


taken by them previous to their voting, and procured 
certificates of having done so, or whose names, with their 
titles and additions, were not entered upon the roll for 
that purpose appointed, tendered their votes and pro- 
duced certificates of registration, or referred to their 
affidavits, and notwithstanding objections were made to 
such persons being permitted to poll, the said Returning 
Officers, and their Assessor, declared themselves to be 
bound by the said certificates and affidavits, and directed 
the votes of all said persons to be admitted, and entered 
and reckoned on the poll for the said Daniel O’ Connell 
and Edward Southwell Ruthven; that, previous to the 
final closing of the poll at the said Election, an applica- 
tion was made, on behalf of the said George Alexander 
Hamilton and John Beatty West, to the said Return- 
ing Officers and their Assessor, requiring them to take 
several of the above-mentioned fraudulent votes off 
the poll, pursuant to the provisions of the Act of the 
fourth year of the reign of his late Majesty King George 
the Fourth, chapter fifty-five, which application was 
grounded upon and supported by affidavits in the man- 
ner directed by the said Act, but with which applica- 
tion the said Returning Officers and their Assessor re- 
fused to comply ; that, if the above unduly registered 
and other illegal votes, which were so admitted, had 
been rejected, the said George Alexander Hamilton and 
John Beatty West would have had a large majority of 
legal votes on the poll over the said Daniel O’ Connell 
and Edward Southwell Ruthven, and would therefore 
have been entitled to be elected and returned at the said 
Election as Members to represent the said City and 
County of the City in Parliament ; that great and riotous 
crowds were assembled during the said Election in and 
about the Sessions House at Grreen-street, in the said City 
of Dublin, where the said Election was holden, and in 
and about the various booths or polling places, and in 
the avenues and passages leading thereto, and in divers 
other places in the said City, and that, by the violent 
and outrageous conduct of such crowds, which were com- 
posed of the partisans of the said Daniel O’ Connell and 
Edward Southwell Ruthven, under the direction of “The 
Trades’ National Political Union,” and in many cases, 
by actual force employed by them, many electors, who 
would otherwise have voted for the said George Alex- 
ander Hamilton and John Beatty West, were prevented 
from so doing, and many others were terrified and com- 
pelled to vote for the said Daniel O’ Connell and Edward 
Southwell Ruthven; and the said riots were so violent, 
that during the said Election, on Wednesday, the four- 
teenth of January last, the said Returning Officers were 
obliged in consequence thereof to adjourn the poll in 
one of the booths or polling places; that the said Edward 
Southwell Ruthven, not being the eldest son or heir 
apparent of any Peer of Parliament, or of any person 
serving as a Knight of the Shire, or qualified to serve 
as a Knight of the Shire, and not having an estate of 
freehold or copyhold for his own life, or for some greater 
estate, either in law or equity, to and for his own use 
and benefit, of or in lands, tenements, or hereditaments, 
over and above what will satisfy and clear all incum- 
brances affecting the same, of the annual value of three 
hundred pounds above reprizes, is not capable to sit or 
vote as a Member of the House of Commons, and that 
his said election and return are void; that the said 
Daniel O’ Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven, by 
themselves, their agents, friends and managers, parti- 
sans and others, on their behalf, were guilty of the most 
flagrant and notorious acts of intimidation, thereby un- 
lawfully procuring, by threats, divers other persons, be- 
ing qualified to vote at the said Election, and by the 
fear of being persecuted, and themselves and their fami- 
lies injured and ill-used, to forbear to give their votes 
for the said George Alexander Hamilton and John Beatty 
West, in violation of the privileges of Parliament and 
the rights and freedom of Election; that the said Da- 
niel O’ Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven, by them- 
selves, their agents, friends and managers, and by per- 
sons employed on their behalf, before, at and during the 
said Election, were guilty of extensive bribery and cor- 
ruption, and employed undue influence and other im- 
proper means, and gave and caused to be given divers 
sums of money and other gifts and rewards, and made 
and caused to be made divers agreements, engagements 
and promises to several persons having or —T to 

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Stafford 
Borough 
Election. 
Petition of 
Mr. Gronow. 


5 Witt. lV. 


have a right to vote, in order to procure them to vote at 


the said Election in favour of the said Daniel O’ Connell 
and Edward Southwell Ruthven, and to forbear to vote 
for the said George Alexander Hamilton and John Beatty 
West, and in order to procure them the said Daniel 
O’ Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven to be re- 
turned to serve in this present Parliament for the Cit 
aforesaid; that by the above and other undue, illegal 
and unconstitutional means and practices, the said Da- 
niel O’ Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven obtained 
a colourable majority over the said George Alexander 
Hamilton and John Beatt West on the poll taken at the 
said Election, and were illegally elected and returned 
citizens to represent the said City and County of the 
City of Dublin in this Parliament, to the great prejudice 
of the Petitioners, and the other duly qualified electors 
of the said City and County of the City, and of the said 
George Alexander Hamilton and John Beatty West, who 
were, as the Petitioners submit, duly elected by a large 
majority of legal votes given for eden, and ought to 
have been returned citizens to serve in Parliament for 
the said City and County of the City of Dublin; the 
Petitioners therefore humbly pray, That, inasmuch as 
no scrutiny or investigation of the persons so illegally 
admitted to be registered could or was permitted to take 
place at the said Election, and inasmuch as the exami- 
nation of matters and things affecting the freedom of 
Election, the correction of abuses, and the removal of 
fraudulent votes from the registry, are most important, 
the House will please to take into their consideration the 
several matters and things hereinbefore stated, and will 
remove from the registry of the said City and County of 
the City of Dublin, and strike off the poll of the said 
Election the names of such persons as shall appear to 
have been improperly admitted to be registered, and to 
vote as aforesaid, and that the said Daniel O’ Connell 
and Edward Southwell Ruthven may be declared to 
have been not duly elected and returned, and that the 
said George Alexander Hamilton and John Beatty West 
may be declared duly elected to serve in Parliament for 
the said City and County of the City of Dublin ; or that 
the said Edward Southwell Ruthven may be declared to 
have been unduly elected and returned, by reason of his 
not being qualified by estate to sit or vote as a Citizen 
in Parliament, and that the name of whichever of the 
said George Alexander Hamilton and John Beatty West 
shall appear to the House to be entitled thereto, be sub- 
stituted in the said Return in the place of the said 
Edward Southwell Ruthven; or that the said Election 
and Return of the said Daniel O’ Connell and Edward 
Southwell Ruthven may be declared null and void, and that 
the House may make such order, and give such further 
relief in the premises for securing the freedom of Elec- 
tion in the said City and County of the City of Dublin 
as the House shall think fit, and the nature and circum- 
stances and merits of the case may require. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Thursday, the 19th day of March next, at 
three of the clock in the Afternoon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of Rees Howell Gronow, Esquire, of Queen- 
street, May Fair, one of the Candidates for the Borough 
of Stafford, at the last Election of Members to serve in 
Parliament for the said Borough, was also read; setting 
forth, That at the last Election forthe said Borough, Robert 
Farrand, Esquire, William Faulkner Chetwynd, Esquire, 
Francis Lyttelton Hollyoahe Goodricke, Esquire, and Sir 
Charles Wolsley, Baronet, and the Petitioner, were Can- 
didates to represent the said Borough in Parliament ; 
that Francis Hughes isthe Mayor and Returning Officer 
for the said Borough; that the polling commenced on 
Monday, the fifth day of January last, and was adjourned 
to the following day; that the said Francis L ttelton 
Hollyoake Goodricke, Esquire, and Robert Farrand, 
Esquire, by themselves respectively, and their respective 
agents and managers, and by persons employed by them 
respectively, and in their respective Subatoni before 
and during the time of the said Election, were guilty of 
open and extensive corrupt practices, in order to pro- 


cupe persons having a right to vote at the said Election, 
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to vote for the said Francis Lyttelton Hollyoake Good- ~ 


ricke and Robert Farrand respectively, in order to pro- 
cure the said Francis Lyttelton Hollyoake Goodrickhe and 
Robert Farrand to be returned to Parliament, and that 
the said corrupt practices of the said Francis Lyttelton 
Hollyoake Goodricke and Robert Farrand, and of their 
agents, friends and managers, were open and notorious 
in the said Borough; that the said Francis Lyttelton 
Hollyoake Goodricke and Robert Farrand, by themselves 
respectively, and their respective agents and managers, 
and by persons employed on their respective behalves, 
did, oi the teste of the Writ for the said Election, and 
at and during the Election, and before the Election of 
the said Francis Lyttelton Hollyoake G'oodricke to serve 
in this present Parliament for the said Borough of Staf- 
ford, give, present and allow to various persons having 
or claiming to have a right to vote in the said Election, 
bread, meat, drink, entertainments and promises, agree- 
ments, obligations and engagements to give and allow 
bread, meat, drink, presents, rewards and entertainments 
to and for such persons, in order to be elected, and for 
being elected a Member to serve in this present Parlia- 
ment for the said Borough of Stafford; that many per- 
sons were permitted to vote for the said Francis Lyttelton 
Hollyoake Goodricke and Robert Farrand who were dis- 
qualified from voting; that the said Francis Lyttelton 
Hollyoake Goodricke and Robert Farrand, by the said 
corrupt and illegal practices, were and are wholly dis- 
abled and incapacitated and ineligible to serve in Par- 
liament for the said Borough of Stafford, and the return 
of the said Francis Lyttelton Hollyoake Goodriche was 
and is wholly null and void, and that the Petitioner 
ought to have been returned in his stead ; the Petitioner 
therefore most humbly prays the House to take the pre- 
mises into consideration, and declare the Election and 
Return of the said Francis Lyttelton Hollyoake Good- 
ricke wholly null and void, or that the House will be 
pleased to grant to the Petitioner such relief in the pre- 
mises as to the House shall seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Thursday, the 19th day of March next, at 
a quarter of an hour after three of the clock in the After- 
noon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of John Elley, of Burghfield Lodge, in the 
county of Berks, and of St. James’s Place, in the county 
of Middlesex, Knight Commander of the Bath, and a 
Major General, was also read; setting forth, That at the 
last General Election for two Burgesses to serve in this 
present Parliament for the Borough of New Windsor, in the 
county of Berks, John Ramsbottom, Esquire, Sir John 
Edmond de Beauvoir, Knight, and the Petitioner, were 
candidates ; that many persons who were not qualified 
or entitled to have their names inserted in the list of 
voters or to vote at the said Election for Burgesses to 
serve in this present Parliament for the said Borough 
of New Windsor, either in respect of property occupied 
within the said Borough, or in any other manner, by 
virtue of an Act of Parliament passed in the second year 
of the reign of His present Majesty, intituled, “An Act 
to amend the Representation of the People of England 
and Wales,” or in respect of any other rights than those 
conferred by the said Act, but whose names had, in col- 
lusion with, and by the procurement of, the said Sir John 
Edmond de Beauvoir and his agents, been inserted in the 
Lists made out under the said Act, wes to the thirty- 
first of July last, for revision by the Revising Barrister, 
and by such Barrister allowed to remain upon the said 
Lists, were permitted by William Legh, Esquire, the 
Mayor and Returning Officer, to vote for the said Sir 
John Edmond de Beauvoir at the said Election ; that at 
the said Election of two Burgesses to serve in Parliament 
for the said Borough, the said William Legh, Esquire, the 
said Mayor and Returning Officer of the said Borough, 
did also receive the votes of divers other persons under 
the age of twenty-one years, or under twenty-one years 
of age, and also of inhabitants who had not on or before 
the twentieth day of July preceding such Election, paid 
all the poor-rates and assessed taxes which had become 
payable from them penrens to the sixth day of — 

2 n 


New Windsor 
Election. 
Petition of 
Sir John 
Elley. 





16 


- then next.preceding; and also of persons who at the time 
of their voting for the said Election had not the qualifi- 
cations for which they were respectively registered, and 
also of persons who had lost or abandoned their qualifi- 
cation or right to vote in the choice of Members to serve 
in Parliament for the said Borough, by departing with 
the possession thereof, or by ceasing to occupy the same, 
and also of persons who were employed as agents for 
some or one of the candidates at the said Election, and 
who, in consideration of, or with reference to, such em- 
ployment, accepted and took money, or some promise or 
security for money, and also of persons who had received 
‘parochial relief within twelve months previous to the 
said thirty-first day of July last, and since that time, 
previous to the time of their voting at the said Election, 
and also of persons who had been bribed, and also of 
persons who had betted-on the result of the said Election, 
and also of divers others not legally entitled and having 
no right to vote at the said Election; that the votes of the 
said several persons which ought to have been rejected, 
were received on the poll by the said Mayor for the said 
Sir John Edmond de Beauvoir, and also that the votes 
of divers other persons who had good right and title to 
vote at the said Election, and who then and there ten- 
dered their votes, and would have voted for the Peti- 
tioner, and which votes ought to have been received and 
admitted on the poll taken at the said Election, were 
nevertheless then and there rejected by the said William 
Legh, the Mayor and Returning Officer, and by him 


refused to be admitted on the said poll; that the said ° 


Sir John Edmond de Beauvoir, by himself, his agents, 
managers, friends, and others on his behalf, before, at 
_and during the said Election, and before, at and during 
the poll taken during the said Election, was guilty of the 
most notorious acts of bribery and corruption of the 
electors of the said Borough, in order to influence the 
said electors of the said Borough to give their votes for 
him the said Sir John Edmond de Beauvoir, and to refuse 
and forbear to give their votes for the Petitioner, and also 
of attempting and endeavouring to bribe and corrupt the 
voters of the said Borough of New Windsor to give their 
votes for the said Sir John Edmond de Beauvoir, and to 
refuse and forbear to give their votes for the Petitioner, 
in order that he the said Sir John Edmond de Beauvoir 
might be returned a Member to serve in the present 
Parliament for the said Borough of New Windsor ; that 
the said Sir John Edmond de Beauvoir was not duly 
qualified according to law, and had not at the time of 
the said Election, nor has now, an estate either freehold 
or copyhold for his own life, or for some greater estate, 
either in law or equity, of the annual value of three hun- 
dred pounds, over and above all reprises, and is not 
otherwise qualified according to law, to sit and vote in 
Parliament; that the said Sir John Edmond de Beauvoir 
did, after the dissolution of the last Parliament, and 
before, at and after the issuing of the Writ for electing 
Members to serve in this present Parliament for the said 
Borough of New Windsor, and at and during"the said Elec- 
tion, by himself, his agents, friends, managers, and others 
on his behalf, and at his cost and charge, give, present 
and allew, to divers persons having and claiming to have 
voices in the said Election, money, meat, drink, enter- 
tainment and provision, and make presents, gifts, rewards 
and entertainments, to and for divers persons having 
voices in the said Election, and to and for the use, ad- 
vantage, benefit and emolument, profit and preferment, 
of such persons, in order to be elected, and for being 
elected a Burgess to serve in this Parliament for the 
said Borough of New Winasor, in violation and defiance 
of the Standing Order and Orders of the House, and of 
the laws and statutes of this Kingdom for preventing 
bribery and corruption at Election of Members of Par- 
liament; and that the said Sir John Edmond de Beauvoir, 
by himself, his agents, managers, and by other persons on 
his behalf, both before, and at, and during the said Elec- 
tion, did by gifts and rewards, and by threats, promises, 
agreements and securities for gifts and rewards, corrupt, 
procure, and attempt and endeavour to corrupt and pro- 
cure, divers persons, being electors of the said Borough, 
to give their votes at the said Election for the said Sir 
John Edmond de Beauvoir, in order that he, the said 
Sir John Edmond de Beauvoir, might be elected and 
returned a Member to serve in this present Parliament 
for the said Borough of New Windsor; and that by the 


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A. 1835. 


aforesaid means, and divers other illegal and corrupt 
practices, and by undue influence and interference, the 
said Sir John Edmond de Beauvoir obtained a colourable 
majority over the Petitioner of eight votes on the poll 
taken at the said Election, and was illegally returned as 
duly elected a Burgess to serve in this present Parliament 
for the said Borough of New Windsor, to the great pre- 
judice of the Petitioner, who was duly elected by a ma- 
jority of legal votes given or tendered for the Petitioner, 
who ought to have been duly returned a Burgess to serve 
in the present Parliament for the said Borough of New 
Windsor ; the Petitioner therefore humbly prays, That 
the House will take the premises into consideration, that 
they will adjudge and declare that the Petitioner was 
duly elected a Burgess to serve in Parliament for the 
pa | Borough of New Windsor, and direct the Return to 
be amended accordingly, or that the House will declare 
that the Election and Return of the said Sir John Edmond 
de Beauvoir is void and bad, and that the Petitioner may 
be declared entitled to such other relief in the premises 
as to the House may seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Tuesday, the 24th day of March next, at 
three of the clock in the Afternoon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Stephen Rumbold 
Lushington, was also read ; setting forth, That at the last 
Election of two Members to serve in Parliament for the 
City of Canterbury, Albert Denison Conyngham, Esquire, 
commonly called Lord Albert Denison Conyngham, the 
Petitioner, Frederick Villiers, Esquire, the Honourable 
George Francis Robert Harris, and Sir Edward William 
Campbell Rich Owen, Knight, were the Candidates; that, 
on the show of hands, the numbers were declared by the 
Sheriff, the Returning Officer of the said City, to be, 
and in fact were, in favour of the Petitioner and the said 
Frederick Villiers, whereupon a poll was demanded by or 
on behalf of the said Lord Albert Denison Conyngham, 
and was granted by the Sheriff; that the said Sheriff 
appointed three places in the said City for taking the 
said poll, videlicet, the Guildhall, where he presided with 
Richard Minter Mount, Gentleman, as his assessor, and 
having caused two poll-booths to be erected in other parts 
of the said City, he appointed, as his deputies to take 
the poll at the said booths, one John Nutt, who is the 
Town Clerk of the said City, at one of the said booths, 
and one John James Peirce, a solicitor and clerk to the 
Justices of the said City, at the other of the said booths ; 
that the said John Nutt and John James Peirce acted, 
as such deputies, with gross partiality, in taking the 
poll at their respective booths, for the purpose of for- 
warding. the interest of the said Frederick Villiers, to 
the injury of the Petitioner; that the said Sheriff, and 
more particularly his said deputies, John Nutt and John 
James Peirce, acted most illegally. and in violation of 
the freedom of election, by rejecting and refusing to 
receive, upon the most frivolous and contradictory 
grounds and pretences, the votes of many persons who 
were duly registered and entitled to vote at the said 
Election, and were desirous of voting for the Petitioner, 
and who tendered their votes at the said Election for the 
Petitioner, and who ought to have been put upon the poll 
at the time of their offering to vote, at the different 
booths at the said Election, and who, having been so re- 
fused, and entered on the poll by the said deputies on] 
as tendered votes, ought by the said Sheriff (as wr 
frivolous and contradictory grounds and pretences for 
rejection were apparent upon the entries of the tenders, 
and were well known to the said Sheriff), to have been 
added to the poll by the said Sheriff, and counted on 
the poll; that the Petitioner states, and will show by the 
poll, and registry, and other evidence, if necessary, that 
the misconduct of the said Sheriff, and gross partiality 
of his said deputies, John Nutt and John James Peirce, 
in taking the poll at their respective booths, is obvious 
and apparent, from the said Sheriff and his said depu- 
ties having admitted on the poll, for the said Frederick 
Villers, numerous voters, to whom precisely similar ob- 
jections existed, without the smallest possible difference 
as to the voters of the Petitioner who were rejected by 

them ; 


Canterbury 
Election. 
Petition of 
Mr. Lushing- 
ton. 


Ipswich 
Borough 
Election. 
Petition of 
Electors, 


5 Wit. lV. 


them’; and it was apparent upon the Register and the 
Poll-book, as signed by the said Sheriff as Returning 
Officer, and was fully known to the said Sheriff, when 
he added up the poll for the purpose of making out his 
Return, that if votes under precisely similar circum- 
stances, as to distance from the place of polling, as to 
slight variations in the spelling of names, as to the 
omission of one of the Christian names of the voter, 
and as to the change of a freeman’s residence from one 
part of the said City to another, and as to other equally 
trifling and frivolous objections, had not most partially 
and illegally been rejected from the poll by the said de- 
puties, and put in a list of tenders only for the Peti- 
tioner, and votes exactly similar admitted by the said 
deputies on the poll for the said Frederick Villiers, while 
they were taking the poll, the Petitioner would have had 
the majority upon the polls for the different booths, as 
delivered to the said Sheriff for making his Return, and 
if the said Sheriff had put such tendered votes upon 
the poll, and included them in the Petitioner’s favour 
on casting the numbers on the said poll, as the Peti- 
tioner is prepared to prove he was bound to have done, 
in the exercise of his duty to the House, he having a 
full knowledge of all the above-stated circumstances, 
as the Petitioner will prove, the Petitioner would have 
had a majority of good and legal votes upon the poll 
over the said Frederick Villiers, and would have been 
returned as the Member duly elected, instead of the said 
Frederick Villiers; the Petitioner is ig on to prove 
that he was duly elected, and ought to have been re- 
turned as one of the Members to serve for the said City 
in this present Parliament, instead of the said Frederick 
Villiers, and that the said Sheriff made an illegal and 
false return of. the said Frederick Villiers instead of the 
Petitioner, to the great prejudice and injury of the Peti- 
tioner, and in violation of the right of the legal Electors 
of the said City, and of the privileges of the House ; 
the Petitioner therefore humbly prays, that the House 
will take the premises into consideration, and declare 
that the return of the said Frederick Villiers was an ille- 
gal and false return, and wholly void, and that the Peti- 
tioner ought to have been declared duly elected anil 
returned, and that the said return may be amended, and 
the Petitioner’s name may be inserted in the place of 
the said Frederick Villiers, to take his seat as one of the 
Members to represent the said City in Parliament, and 
that the House will grant such relief to the Petitioner 
as the merits of this case may require. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into con- 
sideration upon Tuesday, the 24th day of March next, 
at a quarter of an hour after three of the clock in the 
Afternoon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of Robert Gill Ranson, Richard Crawley, 
and Henry Haken, all of Ipswich, in the County of 
Suffolk, on behalf of themselves and others claiming a 
right to vote for Members to serve in Parliament for the 
said Borough, was also read ; setting forth, That the Peti- 
tioners were at and during the last Election of Mem- 
bers to serve in Parliament for the Borough of Ipswich, 
in the county of Suffolk, electors of the said Borough, and 
had and claim to have had a right to vote, and did vote 
for Membersto serve in Parliament at the last Election for 
the said Borough ; that at the said Election Robert Adam 
Dundas, Esquire, Fitzroy Kelly, Esquire, James Morri- 
son, Esquire, and Rigby Wason, Esquire, were Candidates 
to represent the said Borough; that the Bailiffs of 
the said Borough are the Returning Officers, and that 
John Chevallier Cobbold, attorney-at-law, and Henry 
Gallant Bristo, spirit-dealer, were such Bailiffs and 
Returning Officers at the said Election; that divers 

ersons were admitted to vote, and did vote at the said 

lection for the said Robert Adam Dundas and Fitzroy 
Kelly, who were not duly registered as electors to vote 
at the said Election, and who were not entitled to vote 
at the said Election; that divers persons were admitted 
to vote, and did vote at the said Election for the said 
Robert Adam Dundas and Fitzroy Kelly, or one of them, 
who had not at the time they so voted the same qualifi- 


eation for which their names had been originally in- 
VOL: 90. 


Q5° Februari. 


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serted in the Register of Voters then in force for the Bo- 
rough of Ipswich aforesaid; that divers persons: who 
were registered as electors for the said Borough became 
disqualified to vote as electors at such Election, subse- 
quently to the period of the Lists of electors being re- 
vised and signed for the purpose of such registry, and 
previously to their so voting, by receiving alms or parish 
relief, or by not residing within the said Borough, or 
within seven miles thereof, or any part thereof, or by 
other legal or personal disqualifications and incapacities, 
and they, and divers other persons who had no legal 
right to vote, were nevertheless admitted to vote, and 
did vote at the said Election for the said Robert Adam 
Dundas and Fitzroy Kelly, or one of them; that divers 
ersons were admitted to vote, and did vote at the said 
lection for the said Robert Adam Dundas and Fitzroy 
Kelly, who were disabled or disqualified from, or inca- 
pable of, voting at the said Election by reason of their 
being, or having been withintwelve months naive to 
such Election, concerned or employed in the charging, 
collecting, levying, or managing Duties of Excise, Cus- 
toms, or other Duties or Revenues, or in some other office 
or employment; that divers persons were admitted to 
vote and did vote at the said Election, for the said Robert 
Adam Dundas and Fitzroy Kelly, who were or had been, 
either during such Election or within six calendar 
months previous to such Election, or within fourteen 
days after it was completed, employed at such Election 
as counsel, agent, attorney, poll-clerk, flagman, or in 
some other capacity for the purposes of such Election, 
and have, either before, during or after such Election, 
accepted or taken from the said Candidates, or some or 
one of them, or from some other person, for or in con- 
sideration of, or with reference to, such employment, a 
sum or sums of money, or a retaining fee, office, place 
or employment, or a promise or security for a sum or 
sums of money, or a retaining -fee, office, place or em- 
ployment; that divers persons were admitted to vote, 
and did vote at the said Election for the said Robert 
Adam Dundas and Fitzroy Kelly, who had asked, re- 
ceived and taken money or other reward, by way of gift, 
loan or other device, or had agreed or contracted for 
money, gift, office, employment or other reward, to give 
their votes to the said Robert Adam Dundas and Fitzroy 
Kelly, or one of them, and to refuse or forbear to give 
their votes to the said James Morrison and Rigby Wason, 
or either of them; and divers persons were admitted to 
vote, and did vote at the said Election, who by them- 
selves or persons employed by them, did by gifts or 
rewards, or by promises, agreements, or securities for 
gifts or rewards, corrupt or procure, or attempt to cor- 
rupt or procure, persons to give their votes for the said 
Robert Adam Dundas and Fitzroy Kelly, or one of 
them, or to forbear to give their votes to the said 
James Morrison and Rigby Wason, or either of them ; 
that all such persons who were so admitted to vote, 
and did vote as aforesaid, and divers other persons who 
voted at the said Election for the said Robert Adam 
Dundas and Fitzroy Kelly, or one of them, were dis- 
abled or disqualified from voting, or incapable or un- 
qualified or incompetent to vote at the said Election ; 
that divers persons who were duly registered as electors 
at the said Election, and who were entitled to vote at such 
Election, claimed to vote thereat. for the said James 
Morrison and Rigby Wason, or one of them, at the proper 
polling places, and they were illegally and ee 
excluded from. voting by the said Returning Officers ; 
that the said Henry Gallant Bristo, after receiving the 
Writ for the said Election, and previously to and during 
such Election, and particularly in respect to the taking 
the poll at such Election, was guilty of great and undue 
partiality in favour of the said Robert Adam Dundas 
and Fitzroy Kelly, and as well before as after the receipt 
of such Writ, canvassed many of the electors in company 
with or on behalf of the said Robert Adam Dundas and 
Fitzroy Kelly, or one of them, and solicited and recom- 
mended several electors to vote for them, or one of them, 
and prevailed upon several electors to vote for the said 
Robert Adam Dundas and Fitzroy Kelly, or one of them, 
or to forbear to vote for the said James Morrison and Rigby 
Wason, or either of them, and otherwise improperly inter- 
fered with the freedom of Election ; that the said Return- 
ing Officers rejected as false and illegal divers votes which 
were tendered at the said Election for the said Robert 
F Adam 











18 


Adam Dundas and Fitzroy Kelly, and for the said James 
Morrison and Rigby Wason, or some or one of them ; 
and that the said jaa Gallant Bristo, finding at the 
close of the poll that more votes had been so tendered 
for the said Robert Adam Dundas and Fitzroy Kelly 
than for the said James Morrison and Rigby Wason, did 
admit and place such votes upon or add such votes to, or 
cause the same to be placed upon, or added to, the poll, 
after the close of such poll, or after the legal and proper 
time for closing the same had expired, and did also im- 
properly and illegally insert, or cause to be inserted upon 
the said poll, without the concurrence, and contrary to 
the desire of the said John Chevallier Cobbold, several 
votes which ought not to have been so inserted therein, 
and did otherwise illegally and improperly alter the said 
poll, and that the said Returning Officers did, in casting 
up the votes on the said poll, knowingly and wilfully 
reckon many votes so illegally and improperly placed on 
the poll, and did not declare the true and real state of 
the poll as it stood at the final close thereof; that after 
the place in Parliament to be supplied by such Election 
became vacant, and as well before as after the teste or 
issuing out of the Writ for the said Election, and at and 
during the said Election, the said Robert Adam Dundas 
and Fitzroy Kelly did, by themselves, and by their 
agents, friends, and partisans, by divers ways and means, 
at their, and each, or one of their charge and behalf 
directly and indirectly, give, present and allow to per- 
sons having votes at such Election, money, meat, drink, 
lodging, entertainment, provision and reward, and did 
make presents, gifts, rewards and promises, agreements 
and obligations, and engagements to give money, meat, 
drink, provision, present, reward and entertainment, to 
and for persons having votes as aforesaid, and to and for 
the use, advantage, benefit, employment, profit and pre- 
ferment of such persons, in order that they the said 
Robert Adam Dundas and Fitzroy Kelly might be elected, 
and for being elected to serve in Parliament for the said 
Borough; that before, and at and during the said Elec- 
tion, the said Robert Adam Dundas and Fitzroy Kelly 
were or was, by themselves and by their agents, guilty of 
divers acts of bribery and corruption, in order to corrupt 
and procure, and did by themselves and by their agents, 
friends, managers and other persons employed in their 
behalf, by gifts, presents, money, rewards, and promises 
and agreements and securities for money, gifts and 
rewards, and by threats, intimidations, promises, undue 
influence, and other corrupt, illegal or improper prac- 
tices, acts, and means, corrupt and procure divers persons 
having or claiming to have votes at such Election, to 
Ae their votes in favour of the said Robert Adam 
undas and Fitzroy Kelly, and to forbear to give them 
in favour of the said James Morrison and Rigby Wason ; 
that the said Robert Adam Dundas and Fitzroy Kelly, 
by the said corrupt and illegal practices, were and are, 
and each of them was and is, wholly disabled and in- 
capacitated and ineligible to serve in this present Parlia- 
ment for the said Borough of Ipswich, and the Return of 
the said Robert Adam Dundas and Fitzroy Kelly was 
and is wholly null and void, and that the said Returning 
Officers had notice of, and were informed and well knew 
of, such corrupt and illegal conduct and practices, which 
were also well known to the electors, and notorious in 
the said Borough; that by the several illegal ways and 
means aforesaid, the said Robert Adam Dundas and 
Fitzroy Kelly obtained a colourable majority of votes 
over the said James Morrison and Rigby Wason, and 
procured themselves to be returned to serve for the 
said Borough, whereas the said James Morrison and 
Rigby Wason, and each of them, had a legal majority of 
votes at the said Election, and were duly elected and 
ought to have been returned to serve in this Pasion for 
the said Borough ; the Petitioners therefore most humbly 
pray the House to take the premises into consideration, 
and to declare the said Election and Return of the said 
Robert Adam Dundas and Fitzroy Kelly wholly null and 
void, and that they are not, nor ought to be deemed 
Members to serve in Parliament for the said Borough of 
Ipswich, and that the Names of the said Robert Adam 
ndas and Fitzroy Kelly may be erased from the said 
Return, and that the said James Morrison and Rigby 
Wason may be declared duly elected to serve in this Par- 
liament for the said Borough, and that the Names of the 
said James Morrison and Rigby Wason may be substi- 
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A. 1835. 


tuted in the said Return, and that the House will grant 
to the Petitioners such relief as to the House shall seem 
meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Thursday the 26th day of March next, at 
three of the clock in the Afternoon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought on vomngl by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


Ordered, That all Petitions complaining of undue 
Elections and Returns, be printed. 


The House was moved, That the sixth, seventh and 
eighth Sections of the Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 22, “ 'To conso- 
lidate and amend the Laws relating to the Trial of Con- 
troverted Elections, or Returns of Members to serve in 
Parliament,” might be read; and the same were read, 
and are as followeth : 

“ VI. And be it Enacted, That on the day when any 
such Petition shall be presented, or on the next day at 
furthest, the Petitioner or Petitioners shall deliver, or 
cause to be delivered in writing, to the Clerk of the 
House of Commons, the names, together with the ad- 
ditions and usual places of residence, of the persons who 
are proposed to become such sureties, which names shall 
be entered in a book to be kept by the said Clerk in his 
office, open to the inspection of all parties concerned. 

“ VII. And be it Enacted, That the said Recogni- 
zance shall be entered into before the Speaker of the 
House of Commons, who is hereby authorized and em- 
pres to take the same; and the sufficiency of the 

ureties named therein shall be judged of and allowed 
by the said Speaker, on the report of two persons ap- 
pointed by him to examine the same, of which two per- 
sons the Clerk, or one of the Clerks Assistant, of the 
House of Commons shall always be one, and one of the 
following officers, not being a Member of the said House, 
shall be the other, (that is to say) Masters of the High 
Court of Chancery, Clerks in the Court of King’s Bench, 
Prothonotaries in the Court of Common Pleas, and 
Clerks in the Court of Exchequer; and the said per- 
sons so appointed are hereby authorized and required to 
examine the same, and to report their judgment there- 
upon, and are also hereby authorized to demand and 
receive such Fees for such examination and report as 
shall be from time to time fixed by any Resolution of the 
House of Commons :’ Provided always, That seven clear 
days at the least shall intervene between the day on 
which the names shall have been delivered in and en- 
tered in a Book kept in the office of the Clerk as afore- 
said, and the day on which the sufficiency of the Sureties 
shall be examined, as hereinbefore directed. 

“ VIII. And be it Enacted, That if the party or parties 
who are to enter into such Recognizance, or his or their 
Sureties, or either of them, shall reside at a greater dis- 
tance from London than Forty miles, it shall and may 
be lawful for such party or surety respectively to enter 
into such Recognizance before any of His Majesty’s 
Justices of the Peace, and His Majesty’s Justices of the 
Peace, or any of them, is and are hereby authorized and 
empowered to take the same; and such Recognizance, 
being duly certified under the hand of such Justice, 
and being transmitted to the Speaker of the House of 
Commons, shall have the same force and effect as if the 
same had been entered into before the said Speaker: 
Provided also, That it shall and may be lawful for the 
persons to whom it is referred by the Speaker, to exa- 
mine the sufficiency of the Sureties, to receive in evi- 
dence in their said examination any affidavits relating 
thereto, which shall be sworn before any such persons, or 
any Master of the High Court of Chancery, or before 
any of His Majesty’s Justices of the Peace, who are 
hereby each of them respectively authorized to admi- 
nister such oath, and to certify such affidavit under his 
hand. 

Resolved, That for the due execution of the said Act, 
so far as the same respects the Recognizance thereby 
required to be entered into, it is expedient that the 
Examiners of Sureties, to be appointed by virtue of the 
said Act, should attend for the purpose of examining 
the sufficiency of any Surety or Sureties to be named 
in such Recognizance, in one of the Committee Rooms 

belonging 


Election 
Petitions 
to be printed. 


Resolution 
respecting 
Recognizance, 





Pet 
for 

Du 
Ma 


Cor 
on! 


Ore 
app’ 


Resi 
resp 
Pub 
Busi 


Com 
on I 


appo 


Instr 


Repo 


refery 


Ordey 


Praye 


Resol 


Privay 


Petition 

for repeal 0 
Duty on 
Malt. 


Committee 
on Standing 
Orders, 
appointed. 


Resolution 
respecting 
Public 
Business. 


Committee 
on Expiring 
Laws, 
appointed ; 


Instruction ; 


Report 
referred, 


Order 
respecting 


Prayers, 


Resolutions 

respecting 

Private Bills, 
No. 2, 


5 Witt. IV. 


belonging to this House, at such time or times (within 
the time limited by the said Act) as shall be appointed 
by such Examiners; and that such Examiners do give 
po clear days’ notice in writing, to be affixed in the 
Lobby of the ES of Commons, of the time and place 
of such Examination. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land near 
Lewes, was presented, and read; praying for the repeal 
of the Duty on Malt. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That a Select. Committee be appointed, to 
whom shall be referred all Reports from Committees on 
Petitions for Private Bills, in which it shall be stated, 
that any of the Standing Orders of this House have not 
been complied with; and to report their opinion there- 
upon from time to time to the House :—And a Com- 
mittee was appointed of Sir JohnWrottesley, Mr. Little- 
ton, Mr. Byng, Sir Matthew White Ridley, Mr. Spring 
Rice, Mr. Estcourt, Mr. Bonham Carter, Lord Viscount 
Clive, Mr. Pendarves, Sir Edward Knatchbull, Lord 
Viscount Ebrington, the Earl of Surrey, Lord Viscount 
Morpeth, the Marquis of Chandos, Sir Thomas Fre- 
mantle, Mr. Hume, Lord Viscount Sandon, Mr. Tooke, 
Mr. Wilbraham, Sir Robert Price, Sir Charles Burrell, 
Mr. Evelyn Denison, Mr. Robert Palmer, Mr. Loch, 
Mr. Guest, Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. O’Connell, Mr. 
Robert Clive, Sir Robert Inglis, Lord Viscount Lowther, 
Mr. Aldezman Wood, Sir John Hay, Mr. Alexander 
Pringle, and Sir James Graham: And they are to meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records, and that Five 
be the Quorum. 


Resolvd, That, in this present Session of Parliament, 
all Orders of the day set down in the Order Book for 
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, shall be disposed of 
before the House will proceed upon any Motions of which 
Notices shall be entered in the Order Book. 


Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to inquire 
what temporary Laws, of a public and general nature, 
made by the Parliaments of England or Great Britain, 
or Ireland, or of the United Kingdom, are now in 
force, and what Laws of the like nature, passed by the 
English, British, Irish or United Parliaments, have ex- 

ired between the first day of the last Session of Par- 
rember and the first day of the present Session; and 
also, what Laws of the like nature are about to expire 
in the course or at the end of the present Session, or on 
or before the 1st day of August 1836, or in the course or at 
the end of any Session which may commence during that 
period, or in consequence of any contingent Public event ; 
and to report the same, with their Observations thereupon, 
to the House :—And a Committee was appointed of Mr. 
Baring, Mr. Attorney General, Mr. Solicitor General, the 
Lord Advocate, Sir George Clerk, Sir Thomas Fremantle, 
the Master of the Rolls, Mr. Praed, Sir Henry Hardinge, 
Mr, Ross, Mr. Hume, Mr. Jervis, Sir John Wrottesley, 
Mr. Ewart, Mr. Littleton, and Mr. Guest: And they 
are to meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and 
have Power to send for persons, papers and records. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Committee 
that they do report opinion from time to time to the 
House which of the said Laws are fit to be revived, con- 
tinued or made perpetual. 

Ordered, That Five be the quorum of the Committee. 

Ordered, That the Committee have leave to sit, not- 
withstanding any adjournment of the House. 

Ordered, That the Report which, upon the 26th day 
of February, in the last Session of Parliament, was made 
from the Committee on Temporary Laws of a Public 
and General nature, be referred to the Committee. 


Ordered, That the Serjeant at Arms attending this 
House do from time to time, when the House is going 
to Prayers, give notice thereof to all Committees; and 
that all proceedings of Committees, after such notice, 
be declared to be null and void. 


The House was moved, That the Standing Order of 
the House, of the 18th day of June 1811, “ That all 
Petitions for Private Bills be presented within fourteen 


days after the first Friday in the next and every future 
OL. 90. 


25° Februari. 


19 


Session of Parliament,” might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

_ Resolved, That this House will not receive any Peti- 
tion for Private Bills after Friday, the 13th day of March 
next. 

Resolved, That no Private Bill be read the first time 
after Monday, the 13th day of April next. 

Resolved, That this House will not receive any Report 
of such Private Bill after Monday, the 22d day of June 
next. 


Ordered, That the said Resolutions be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 
adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed yesterday, 
That the Serjeant at Arms attending this House do from 
time to time take into his custody any Stranger or 
Strangers that he shall see, or be informed of to be, in 
the House, or Gallery, while the House, or any Com- 
mittee of the whole House, is sitting; and that no person 
so taken into custody, be discharged out of custody with- 
out the special Order of the House. 

That no Member of this House do presume to bring 
any Stranger or Strangers into the House or Gallery 
thereof, while the House is sitting ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned till To- 
morrow. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn, from the Churchwardens and Vestry of the Parish 
of Saint James, Westminster, of the total Number of 
rated Householders within the said Parish. 


The House, according to Order, resumed the adjourned 
Debate upon the Amendment which was yesterday pro- 
posed to be made to the Question, That an humble 
Address be presented to His Majesty, to express to His 
Majesty the humble Thanks of this House, bor His Ma- 
Jesty’s most gracious Speech from the Throne : 

0 acknowledge with thankfulness, as a proof of His 
Majesty’s paternal solicitude for the welfare of His 
People, His Majesty having availed Himself of the ear- 
liest opportunity of meeting us in Parliament, after hav- 
ing recurred to the sense of His People : 

To assure His Majesty that we fully participate in the 
regret which His Majesty feels at the destruction by 
accidental Fire of that part of the ancient Palace of West- 
minster which has been long appropriated to the use of 
the two Houses of Parliament : 

To thank His Majesty for having given, upon the 
occurrence of this oaeaiie: immediate directions that 
the best provision of which the circumstances of the 
case would admit, should be made for our present meet- 
ing, and for the gracious expression of His wish to 
adopt such plans for our permanent accommodation, as 
shall be deemed, on the joint consideration of the two 
Houses of Parliament, to be the most fitting and conve- 
nient : 

To thank His Majesty for having given directions that 
there be laid before us the Report made to His Majesty 
by the Privy Council in reference to the origin of the 
Fire, and the Evidence upon which that Report was 
founded : 

That we have learned with the most lively satisfaction 
that the assurances which His Majesty receives from His 
Allies, and generally from all Foreign Princes and 
States, of their earnest desire to cultivate the relations 
of amity, and to maintain with His Majesty the most 
friendly understanding, justify, on the part of His Ma- 
jesty, the confident expectation of the continuance of 
the blessings of Peace : 

Humbly to state to His Majesty our acknowledgments 
of His Majesty’s gracious communication that the single 
exception to the general tranquillity of Europe, is the 
civil contest which still prevails in some of the Northern 
Provinces in Spain, and that His Majesty has given 
directions that there be laid before us Articles which He 
has concluded with His Allies the King of the French, 
the Queen Regent of Spain, and the Queen of Portugal, 
which are supplementary to the Treaty of April 1834, 
and are intended to facilitate the complete attainment 
of the objects contemplated by that Treaty. 

To express our participation in the regret of His Ma- 
jesty, that the relations between Holland and Belgium 
still remain unsettled : . 

F 2 0 


Debate on Mo- 
tion respecting 
Strangers, 
further 
adjourned, 


Return respect- 
ing Parish of 
Saint James, 
Westminster, 
ordered. 


Debate on Mo- 
tion for Address, 
resumed, and 
further 
adjourned, 








20 Q5"—26° 


To convey to His Majesty our Thanks for having 
directed the Estimates for the ensuing year to be pre- 

ared, and to be laid before us without delay, and for 
His Majesty’s gracious assurance that they have been 
framed with the strictest attention to economy : 

That we also learn with satisfaction that the total 
amount of the demands for the Public Service will be 
less in the present than it has been on any former occa- 
sion within recent experience : 

To state to His Majesty the sincere pleasure with 
which we learn that the satisfactory State of the Trade 
and Commerce of the Country, and of the Public Re- 
venue, fully justifies the expectation that, notwithstand- 
ing the reductions in Taxation which were made in the 
last Session, and which, when they shall have taken 
full effect, will tend to diminish the existing surplus of 
the Public Revenue, there will remain a sufficient balance 
to meet the additional annual charge which will arise 
from providing the compensation granted by Parliament 
on account of the abolition of Slavery throughout the 
British Dominions: 

That, in common with His Majesty, we deeply lament 
that the Agricultural Interest continues in a state of 
great depression : 

To assure His Majesty that, in compliance with His 
gracious recommendation, we shall be ready to consider 
whether it may not be in our power, after providing for 
the exigencies of the Public Service, and consistently 
with the steadfast maintenance of the Public Credit, to 
devise a method for mitigating the pressure of those local 
charges which bear heavily on the owners and occupiers 
of land, and for distributing the burthen of them more 
equally over other descriptions of property : 

To thank His Majesty for having directed the infor- 
mation received from the Governors of His Colonies, 
together with the Acts passed in execution of the Law 
for the abolition of Slavery, to be communicated to us: 

That we participate in the satisfaction felt by His 
Majesty, in observing the general concurrence of the 
Colonial Legislatures in giving effect to this important 
measure ; and that, notwithstanding the difficulties with 
which this subject is necessarily attended, His Majesty has 
seen no reason to abate His earnest hopes of a favourable 
issue ; and that we rely with confidence on His Majesty’s 
gracious assurance of His anxious desire and unceasing 
efforts fully to realize the benevolent intentions of Par- 
liament : 

To assure His Majesty that our attention shall be 
directed to the important subjects, some of which have 
already undergone partial discussion in Parliament, the 
adjustment of which, at as early a period as is consistent 
with the mature consideration of them, would be of great 
advantage to the public interests; and that we humbly 
agree with His Majesty in considering that, among the 
first in point of urgency, is the state of the Tithe Ques- 
tion in Jreland, and the means of effecting an equitable 
and final adjustment of it : 

That we shall also be ready to direct our attention to 
those measures which His Majesty informs us will be 
proposed for our consideration, which will have for their 
respective objects, to promote the Commutation of Tithe 
in England and Wales, to improve our Civil Jurispru- 
dence, and the administration of Justice in Ecclesias- 
tical Causes, to make provision for the more effectual 
maintenance of Ecclesiastical Discipline, and to relieve 
those who dissent from the doctrines or the discipline of 
the Church from the necessity of celebrating the cere- 
mony of Marriage according to its rites : 

To thank His Majesty for informing us that, although 
He has not yet es 84 the Report of the Commissioners 
appointed to inquire into the state of Municipal Corpo- 
rations, He has reason to believe that it will be made, 
and that His Majesty will be enabled to communicate it 
to us, at an early period : 

To express our acknowledgments to His Majesty, for 
informing us that He has appointed a Commission for 
considering the state of the several Dioceses in England 
and Wales, with reference to the amount of their reve- 
nues, and to the more equal distribution of Episcopal 
duties; the state of the several Cathedral and Colle- 
giate Churches, with a view to the suggestion of such 
measures as may render them most conducive to the 
efficiency of the Established Church; and for devising 
the best mode of providing for the cure of souls, with 





A. 1835. 


reference to the residence of the Clergy in their respéc- 
tive Benefices; and that the especial object which His 
Majesty has in view in the appointment of this Commis- 
sion, is to extend more widely the means of religious 
worship according to the doctrines of the Established 
Church, and to confirm its hold upon the affections and 
veneration of His People: 

To assure His Majesty that we will take into our con- 
sideration the condition of the Church of Scotland, and 
the means by which it may ‘be enabled to increase the 
opportunities of religious worship for the poorer classes 
of society in that part of the United Kingdom : 

That His Majesty, having directed our consideration 
to various important matters connected with our domestic 
policy, His Majesty may rely with entire confidence on 
our willing co-operation in perfecting all such measures 
as may be chlouleter to remove just causes of complaint, 
and to promote the happiness and concord of His Subjects: 

That His Majesty may also rely with equal confidence 
on the caution and circumspection with which we will 
apply ourselves to the alteration of Laws which affect 
very extensive and complicated interests, and are inter- 
woven with ancient usages to which the habits and feel- 
ings of His People have conformed : 

To assure His Majesty that, in common with His 
Majesty, it will be our object in supplying that which 
may be defective, or in renovating that which may be 
impaired, to strengthen the foundations of those institu- 
tions in Church and State which are the inheritance and 
birthright of His People, and which, amidst all the vicis- 
situdes of public affairs, have proved, under the blessing 
of Almighty God, the surest guarantees of their Liber- 
ties, their Rights and their Religion. 

And which Amendment was, after the paragraph 
ending with the words “ to promote the happiness and 
“ concord of His Subjects,” to insert the words “ To 
‘ assure His Majesty, that His Majesty’s faithful Com- 
mons acknowledge, with grateful recollection, that the 
Acts for amending the Representation of the People 
were submitted to Parliament with His Majesty’s 
sanction, and carried into law by His Majesty’s 
assent:—That, confidently expecting to derive further 
advantages from these wise and necessary measures, 
we trust that His Majesty’s Councils will be directed 
in the spirit of well-considered and effective Reform ; 
and that the liberal and comprehensive policy which 
restored to the People the right of choosing their Re- 
presentatives, and which provided for the emancipa- 
tion of all persons held in Slavery in His Majesty’s 
Colonies and Possessions abroad, will, with the same 
enlarged views, place without delay our Municipal 
Corporations under vigilant popular control, remove 
all the well-founded grievances of the Protestant Dis- 
senters, and correct those abuses in the Church which 
impair its efficiency in England, disturb the peace of 
society in Ireland, and lower the character of the 
“ Establishment in both Countries : 

“ To represent to His Majesty that His Majesty’s 
faithful Commons beg leave submissively to add, that 
they cannot but lament that the progress of these and 
other Reforms should have been interrupted and en- 
dangered, by the unnecessary dissolution of a Parlia- 
ment earnestly intent upon the vigorous prosecution 
of measures to which the wishes of the People were 
most anxiously and justly directed.” 

And the Question being again proposed, That those 
words be there inserted ; 


Februari. 


a 


a“ 
a“ 


Lal 
wn“ 


And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Thursday morning ; 


Jovis, 26° die Februari, 1835: 


Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned till 
this day. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
near one of the clock on Thursday morning, 
adjourned till this day. 3 


Pay 
Cor 


pre 


Gre 
Rai 


tion 


Papers from 
Kast India 
Company, 
presented. 


Great Western 
Railway Peti- 
tion, reported. 


Yarmouth 
Haven Pier 
Petition. 


Petition for 
amendment of 
Factories’ Re- 
gulation Act. 


Returns -: 
respecting 
Malt Duty, 
ordered, 


5 Witt. lV. 


Jovis, 26° die Februari; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


M* Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the 
East India Company, was called in; and at the 
bar presented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of 
Parliament,—No. 5, List, —— the Particulars of 
the Compensation proposed to be granted to reduced 
Officers and Servants of the East India Company, in 
England, under an arrangement sanctioned by the Board 
of Commissioners for the Affairs of India, and laid be- 
fore the Honourable the House of Commons on the 
20th March 1834. 

No. 6, Proceedings of the General Court of Proprie- 
tors, and of the Court of Directors of the East India 
Company, approved and confirmed by the Board of 
Commissioners for the Affairs of India, fixing the Com- 


pensation to be granted to Owners of Ships with unex- - 


pired Contracts ;—also, to Commanders, Officers and 
others lately belonging to the Maritime Service of the 
Company, whose interests are affected by the discon- 
tinuance of the Company’s Trade. 

No. 7, Proceedings of the Court of Directors of the 
East India Company, approved and confirmed by the 
Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India, re- 
specting the Compensation to be granted to certain Per- 
sons whose Interests are affected by the abolition of the 
China Factory :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Lord Granville Somerset reported from the Committee 
on the Petition of several Owners and Occupiers of 
ie ied on the line and in the neighbourhood of the 

ilway and Branch Railways therein mentioned ; That 
the Standing Orders relative to Bills for making Rail- 
ways had been a with; and that they had ex- 
amined the matter of the Petition ; and the Report was 
brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from Bristol, to join the London and 
Birmingham Railway, near London, to be called “ The 
Great Western Railway,” with Branches therefrom to 
the Towns of Bradford and Trowbridge, in the County 
of Wilts: And that Lord Granville Somerset, Sir Richard 
Vyvyan, Mr. Miles, and Mr. Charles Russell, do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of several Commissioners for executing 
the Acts for cleansing, depthening, repairing, maintain- 
ing and improving the Haven and Piers of Great Yar- 
mouth, and for depthening and making more navigable 
the several Rivers emptying themselves into the said 
Haven, and for preserving Ships wintering therein from 
accidents by Fire, was. presented, and read; praying, 
That leave may be given to bring in a Bill for improv- 
ing the Haven of Great Yarmouth, in the county of Nor- 
folk, and the several Rivers.connected therewith ; and for 
repairing, or taking down and rebuilding, a certain Bridge 
over the said Haven at Great Yarmouth aforesaid, and 
a certain Bridge, called Saint Olave’s Bridge, over the 
River Waveney, in the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to a Com- 
mittee:—Mr. Wodehouse, and the Norfolk List: And that 
they do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and 
have Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of the Parents of Children working in and 
living near to the Cotton and Worsted Mills in Bingley, 
was Fane wet and read; praying the House to alter 
the Factories’ Regulation Act, and limit its operation to 
children of eleven years of age, and add to the school- 
ing clause a power to dispense with it in all cases where 
a child, when first employed in a Mill or Factory, can 
read in the Testament. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of Prosecutions under the Malt Laws, in each of 
the Three Kingdoms, in each of the last Four years. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the total Number of, and Expenses of the 
Officers employed in the collection of the Malt Duty, 
and of the total Amount of saving which could be ef 
fected in the event of the repeal of that Duty. 

VOL. 90. 


96° Februari. 


21 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the total number of Maltsters in England, Scot- 
land and Ireland, respectively. 


A Petition of Owners and Land Occupiers of Bird- 
ham ;—Bosham ;— Eastdean ;—Felpham;—Singleton ;— 
West Wittering ;—Funtington ;— Tangmere ;— Eastham; 
— Westhampnett ;— Oving ;— and, Boxgrove,—were pre- 
sented, and read; setting forth, That the Petitioners 
feel severely the grievance of Local Taxation, and more 
particularly in respect to the County Rates, which fall 
nearly exclusively on the Land, whilst the purposes for 
which such charges are made are matters of equal in- 
terest to every class of His Majesty’s subjects ; and pray- 
ing, That they may be relieved from a tax so un hirly 
burthensome on them, and which, from the low price of 
ugricultural produce, they are unable to bear. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions that there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the several Places in England where an Assize of 
Bread is set; and of the number of Convictions which 
have taken place under the Statutes relating to the Assize 
of Bread, since 1st June 1833, beyond Ten Miles from 
the City of London. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Amount of Cash Balance in the hands of 
the Treasurer of the County of Middlesex on the 14th 
October 1833, together with an Account of the Daily 
Receipt and Expenditure, and the Daily Cash Balance in 
his hands, from 14th October 1833 to 3d January 1835. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he had re- 
eeived from the Deputy Clerk of the Crown and Hanaper 
in Ireland, a Petition of Robert Henry Southwell, of Castle 
Hamilton, Esquire, complaining of an undue Election 
and Return for the County of Cavan. 

And another Petition complaining of an undue Elec- 
tion and Return being offered to be presented, the names 
of the places to which the said Petitions related (being 
both of them Petitions of the last class), were put into 
the glass at the table, and drawn by the clerk in the 
following order : 

A Petition of Robert Henry Southwell, of Castle 
Hamilton, in the county of Cavan, Ireland, Esquire, was 
read ; setting forth, That at the late Election for said 
County of Cavan, held at Cavan on the Wednesday the 
14th day of January instant, the Petitioner was duly 
proposed and seconded as a fit and proper person to re- 
present said county in the House; that Henry Maawell 
and John Young, * tae were also duly proposed and 
seconded, and that upon a show of hands, the High 
Sheriff, William Rathborne, Esquire, declared the majo- 
rity to be in favour of the said Henry Maxwell and John 
Young; whereupon a poll was demanded on behalf of 
the Petitioner, prior to which poll having been demanded, 
the said High Sheriff was duly apprised that the Peti- 
tioner was proposed as a Candidate with his own consent 
and approbation ; that said High Sheriff, upon such poll 
being demanded, required — of one hundred and 
fifty pounds, or security for that amount, within one 
hour, and in default of same being paid or given, stated 
that he would declare the said Henry Maxwell and John 
Young duly elected, and accordingly, at the expiration 
of an hour, did declare said persons duly elected; the 
Petitioner showeth that the demand made by said High 
Sheriff was exorbitant and illegal, and that the said 
High Sheriff, in declining to take a poll, acted contrar 
to law, and that the Return of the said Henry Maxwell 
and John Young is null and void; the Petitioner there- 
fore prays, That the House will please to set aside 
said Return, and that a new Writ may issue for the 
Election of two Knights to serve in the House for said 
County, in the room of the said Henry Maxwell and 
John ay Esquires, thus unduly elected. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into con- 
sideration upon Thursday, the 26th day of March next, 
at a quarter of an hour after three of the clock in the 


Afternoon. 
G Ordered, 


Petitions 
respecting 
County 
Rates. 


Address 
respecting 
Assize of 
Bread. 


Return respect- 
ing Middlesex 
County Trea- 
surer, ordered. 


Cavan 
County 
Election. 
Petition of 
Mr. South- 
well, 








Worcester 
City Election. 
Petition of 
Electors. 





22 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records, as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the 
hearing of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of the several Persons whose Names are 
thereunto subscribed, electors of the City of Worcester 
and County of the same City, on behalf of themselves 
and others, claiming a right to vote for Members to serve 
in Parliament for the City and County aforesaid, was 
also read ; setting forth, That the Petitioners were, at 
and during the last election of Members to serve in 
this Parliament for the City of Worcester and County 
of the same City, electors of the same City and 
County, and claim to have a right to vote for Mem- 
bers to serve in Parliament at the last Election for the 
City and County aforesaid; that at the said Election 
George Richard Robinson, of the City of London, Mer- 
chant, Joseph Bailey of Glanush Park, in the county 
of Brecon, Esquire, and Thomas Henry Hastings Davies, 
of Elmley Park, in the county of Worcester, Esquire 
(commonly called Colonel Davies), were Candidates to 
represent the City and County aforesaid ; that the said 
Joseph Bailey, by himself, his agents and managers, and 
by persons employed on his behalf, did after the teste of 
the Writ for the said Election, and at and during the 
said Election, and before his Election to serve in this 
present Parliament for the City and County aforesaid, 
give, present and allow to various persons having or 
claiming to have votes in the said Election, money, meat, 
drink, entertainments, and promises, agreements, obli- 
gations and engagements to give and allow money, meat, 
drink, presents, rewards and entertainments, to and for 
such persons, in order to be elected, and for being elected 
a Member to serve in this present Parliament for the 
City and County aforesaid ; that the said Joseph Bailey, 
by himself his agents, friends and managers, and by 
persons employed on his behalf, before and at and during 
the time of the said Election, was guilty of open and 
extensive bribery and corrupt practices, in order to pro- 
cure persons having or claiming to have a right to vote 
at the said Election, to vote for the said Joseph Bailey, 
and to forbear to vote for the said T’homas Henry Hastings 
Davies (commonly called Colonel Davies), and in order 
to procure the said Joseph Bailey to be returned to serve 
in this present Parliament for the said City and County 
thereof; and that the said bribery and corrupt practices 
of the said Joseph Bailey, and of his agents, friends and 
managers, were open and notorious in the said City and 
County, and well known to the Electors; that the said 
Joseph Bailey, by himself, his agents and managers, and 
by persons employed on his behalf, before, and at, and 
during the time of the said Election, was guilty of various 
corrupt acts, and employed undue influence, and other 
illegal and improper means, and gave and caused to be 
given divers sums of money, and gave and entered into, 
and caused to be given and entered into, divers gifts, 
rewards, agreements and engagements to several per- 
sons having and claiming to have a right to vote, in 
order to procure them to vote at the said Election for the 
said Joseph Bailey, and to forbear to vote for the said 
Thomas Henry Hastings Davies (commonly called Colonel 
Davies), and in order to procure the said Joseph Bailey 
to be returned to serve in this present Parliament for 
the City and County aforesaid; that the said Joseph 
Bailey, by the said corrupt and illegal practices, was 
and is wholly disabled and incapacitated, and ineligible 
to serve in Parliament for the City and County aforesaid, 
and the Return of the said Joseph Bailey was and is 
wholly null and void; that, by the several illegal ways 
and means aforesaid, the said Joseph Bailey obtained a 
colourable majority of votes over the said Thomas Henry 
Hastings Davies (commonly called Colonel Davies), and 
procured himself to be rma am returned to serve for the 
said City and County thereof, whereas the said Thomas 
Henry Hastings Davies had a legal majority of votes, at 
the said Election, over the said Joseph Bailey, and ought 
to have been returned to serve for the same; that at the 
said Election many persons were permitted to vote for 
the said Joseph Baile , and did accordingly give their 
votes for the said Joseph Bailey, but who in law were 
disqualified and incompetent so to vote at the said Elec- 
tion, by reason of such persons having received parochial 
relief, or other alms, so as to incapacitate them to vote ; 
that, at the said Election, many fo persons who voted 


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A, 1835. 


for the said Joseph Bailey were by law incapable of so 


‘voting, by reason of their having been employed at such 


Election as agents, clerks and flagmen, and in divers 
other capacities, for the purposes of such Election, and 
whose votes were and are by law utterly void and of none 
effect; that at the said Election many persons who 
voted for the said Joseph Bailey were disqualified so to 
vote by reason of their severally having, at the time of 
voting, ceased to retain the same qualification for which 
their respective names were originally inserted in the 
Register of Voters then in force for the City and County 
aforesaid ; that at the said Election many persons voted 
for the said Joseph Bailey, in respect of their rights 
to vote as freemen, but who, by reason of their respec- 
tively not residing within the limits prescribed by law, 
were disqualified from giving, and ought not to have 
given, their votes at the said Election; that several per- 
sons gave their votes for the said Joseph Bailey at the said 
Election who illegally personated and polled for others 
who had departed from the said City of Worcester, and 
could not be found, or did not attend at the poll, and that 
in one or more instances persons voted for the said Joseph 
Bailey whose names are not inserted in the Register of 
Voters in force at the time of the said Election ; that at 
the said Election several persons voted for the said 
Joseph Bailey who were by law incompetent and disqua- 
lified so to vote, by reason of a wager or wagers pending 
between such person and others respectively, the loss or 
gain whereof depended upon the Return to be made at 
the said Election of Members for the City and County 
aforesaid; and lastly, that by the several means afore- 
said, the said ea Bailey obtained a colourable majo- 
rity of votes in his favour over the said Thomas Henry 
Hastings Davies (commonly called Colonel Davies), and 
procured himself to be unduly returned to serve in Par- 
liament for the said City and County thereof, whereas 
the said Thomas Henry Hastings Davies had a majority 
of legal votes over the said Joseph Bailey at the said 
Election, and ought to have been returned for the said 
City and County thereof; the Petitioners therefore 
humbly pray, That the House will take the premises 
into their consideration, and declare the Election and 
Return of the said Joseph Bailey void, and will direct 
the Name of the said Joseph Bailey to be erased from the 
Return of Members for the City and County aforesaid, 
and that the name of the said Z'homas Henry Hastings 
Dawies may be inserted in such Return, in the place of 
the said Joseph Bailey; that the poll taken at the said 
Election may be scrutinized and altered, and the said 
Return amended, and the said Register of Voters cor- 
rected accordingly, or that such other order may be made 
as to the House shall seem proper, and that such relief 
may be granted as the House shall think fit. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into con- 
sideration upon Tuesday, the 31st day of March next, 
at three of the clock in the Afternoon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


The House, according to Order, resumed the ad- 
journed Debate upon the Question proposed, upon Tues- 
day last, That the Serjeant at Arms attending this 
House do, from time to time, take into his custody any 
Stranger or Strangers that he shall see, or be informed 
of to be, in the House or Gallery, while the House, or 
any Committee of the whole House, is sitting ; and that 
no Person, so taken into custody, be discharged out of 
custody without the special Order of the House. 

That no Member of this House do presume to bring 
any Stranger or Strangers into the House or Gallery 
thereof, while the House is sitting. 

And the Question being put ; 

Ordered, That the Serjeant at Arms attending this 
House do, from time to time, take into his custody any 
Stranger or Strangers that he shall see, or be informed 
of to be, in the House or Gallery, while the House, or 
any Committee of the whole House, is sitting ; and that 
no Person so taken into custody, be discharged out of 
custody without the special Order of the House. 

Ordered, That no Member of this House do presume 
to bring any Stranger or Strangers into the House or 


Gallery thereof whilst the House is sitting. 
Ordered, 


Debate on Mo- 
tion respecting 
Strangers, 
resumed ; 


Orders 
thereupon. 


resi 
Toll 
ord 


Mo 
resf 
Bus 
the 


Che 
Crit 
Exe 


Bill 


Deb 
Mot 
Add 
resui 


Account 
respectinl 


5 Witt. LV. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, An 


Tolls (Ireland), Account of all Schedules delivered to the respective 


ordered. 


Motion 
respecting 
Business of 
the House. 


Chester 
Criminal 
Executions 


Bill, ordered. 


Debate on 
Motion for 
Address, 
resumed ; 


Peace and Town Clerks, pursuant to Statute, of the 
Tolls, Customs, and of all other Duties claimed or taken 
by local authority, in Fairs, Markets or other Places in 
Treland ; specifying the Claimants, and the Rights under 
which such Tolls are received or demanded, together 
with an Abstract of all Grants of Fairs and Markets 
that have been made, and are now on record, in the 


Rolls Office, Dublin. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That no new Business be entered upon after the 
hour of Eleven o’clock at night :--And a Debate arising 
thereupon ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till Wednes- 
day, the 11th day of March next. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
explain an Act of the first year of His present Majesty, 
for the more effectual administration of Justice in Eng- 
land and Wales, so far as relates to the Execution of 
Criminals in the County of Chester: And that Mr. Jervis 
and Lord Robert Grosvenor do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House, according to Order, resumed the ad- 
journed Debate upon the Amendment which, upon 
Tuesday last, was proposed to be made to the Question, 
That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, 
to express to His Majesty the humble Thanks of this 
House, for His Majesty’s most gracious Speech from the 
Throne: 

To acknowledge with thankfulness, as a proof of His 
Majesty’s paternal solicitude for the welfare of His 
People, His Majesty’s having availed Himself of the 
earliest opportunity of meeting us in Parliament, after 
having recurred to the sense of His People: 

To assure His Majesty, that we fully participate in 
the regret which His Majesty feels at the destruction, by 
accidental fire, of that part of the ancient Palace of 
Westminster which has been long appropriated to the 
use of the two Houses of Parliament: 

To thank His Majesty for having given, upon the 
occurrence of this calamity, immediate directions that 
the best provision of which the circumstances of the 
case would admit, should be made for our present meet- 
ing, and for the gracious expression of His wish to 
adopt such plans for our permanent accommodation as 
shall be deemed, on the joint consideration of the two 
Houses of Parliament, to be the most fitting and con- 
venient : 

To thank His Majesty for having given directions 
that there be laid before us the Report made to His Ma- 
jesty by the Privy Council, in reference to the origin of 
the Fire, and the Evidence upon which that Report was 
founded : 

That we have learned with the most lively satisfaction 
that the assurances which His Majesty receives from 
His Allies, and generally from all Foreign Princes and 
States, of their earnest desire to cultivate the relations 
of amity, and to maintain with His Majesty the most 
friendly understanding, justify, on the part of His Ma- 
jesty, the confident expectation of the continuance of 
the blessings of Peace: 

Humbly to state to His Majesty our acknowledgments 
of His Majesty’s gracious communication, that the single 
exception to the general tranquillity of Europe is the 
civil contest which still prevails in some of the Northern 
Provinces of Spain, and that His Majesty has given di- 
rections that there be laid before us Articles which He 
has concluded with His Allies the King of the French, 
the Queen Regent of Spain, and the Queen of Portugal, 
which are supplementary to the Treaty of April 1834, 
and are intended to facilitate the complete attainment of 
the objects contemplated by that Treaty: 

To express our participation in the regret of His Ma- 
jesty, that the relations between Holland and Belgium 
still remain unsettled : 

To convey to His Majesty our thanks for having di- 
rected the Estimates for the ensuing year to be prepared, 
and to be laid before us without delay, and for His Ma- 
Jesty’s gracious assurance that they have been framed 
with the strictest attention to economy: 

That we also learn with satisfaction that the total 


amount of the demands for the Public Service will be 
VOL. 90. 


96° Februari. 


23 


less in the present than it has been on any former 
occasion within recent experience : [ 

To state to His Majesty the sincere pleasure with 
which we learn that the satisfactory state of the Trade 
and Commerce of the Country, and of the Public Re- 
venue, fully justifies the expectation that, notwithstand- 
ing the reductions in Taxation which were made in the 
last Session, and which, when they shall have taken full 
effect, will tend to diminish the existing surplus of the 
Public Revenue, there will remain a sufficient balance to 
meet the additional annual charge which will arise from 
providing the compensation granted by Parliament on 
account .of the abolition of Slavery throughout the 
British Dominions : 

That, in common with His Majesty, we deeply lament 
that the Agricultural Interest continues in a state of 
great depression : 

To assure His Majesty that, in compliance with His 
gracious recommendation, we shall be ready to consider 
whether it may not be in our power, after providing for 
the exigencies of the public service, and consistently 
with the steadfast maintenance of the Public Credit, to 
devise a. method for mitigating the pressure of those 
local charges which bear heavily on the owners and 
occupiers of land, and for distributing the burthen of 
them more onperly, one other descriptions of property: 

To thank His Majesty for having directed the infor- 
mation received from the Governors of His Colonies, 
together with the Acts passed in execution of the Law 
for the abolition of Slavery to be communicated to us: 

That we participate in the satisfaction felt by His Ma- 
jesty, in observing the general concurrence of the Colo- 
nial Legislatures in giving effect to this important mea- 
sure; and that, notwithstanding the difficulties with 
which this subject is necessarily attended, His Majesty 
has seen no reason to abate His earnest hopes of a favour- 
able issue; and that we rely with confidence on His. 
Majesty’s gracious assurance of His anxious desire and 
unceasing efforts fully to realize the benevolent inten- 
tions of Parliament : 

To assure His Majesty that our attention shall be 
directed to the important subjects, some of which have 
already undergone partial discussion in Parliament, the 
adjustment of which, at as early a period as is consistent 
with the mature consideration of them, would be of 
great advantage to the public interests; and that we 
humbly agree with His Majesty in considering that, 
among the first in point of urgency, is the state of the 
Tithe Question in Jreland, and the means of effecting 
an equitable and final adjustment of it: 

That we shall also be ready to direct our attention to 
those measures which His Majest informs us will be 
proposed for our consideration, which will have for their 
respective objects, to promote the commutation of Tithe 
in England and Wales, to improve our Civil Juris- 
prudence, and the administration of justice in Eccle- 
siastical Causes, to make provision for the more effectual 
maintenance of Ecclesiastical discipline, and to relieve 
those who dissent from the Doctrines or the Discipline of 
the Church from the necessity of celebrating the cere- 
mony of Marriage according to its rites: 

To thank His Majesty for informing us that, although 
He has not yet received the Report of the Commis- 
sioners appointed to inquire into the state of Municipal 
Corporations, He has reason to believe that it will be 
made, and that His Majesty will be enabled to commu- 
nicate it to us, at an early period: 

To express our acknowledgments to His Majesty, for 
informing us that He has appointed a Commission for 
considering the state of the several Dioceses in England 
and Wales, with reference to the amount of their re- 
venues, and to the more equal distribution of Episcopal 
duties; the state of the several Cathedral and Colle- 
giate Churches, with a view to the suggestion of such 
measures as may render them most conducive to the 
efficiency of the Established Church; and for devising 
the best mode of providing for the cure of souls, with 
reference to the residence of the Clergy in their respec- 
tive Benefices; and that the especial object which His 
Majesty has in view in the appointment of this Com- 
mission, is to extend more widely the means of religious 
worship according to the doctrines of the Established 
Cheol and to confirm its hold upon the affections and 
veneration of His People: 

G2 To 








Resolution 
for Address ; 





24 


To assure His Majesty that we will take into our con- 
sideration the condition of the Church of Scotland, and 
the means by which it may be enabled to increase the 
opportunities of religious worship for the poorer classes 
of society in that part of the United Kingdom: 

That His Majesty, having directed our consideration 
to various important matters connected with our do- 
mestic policy, His Majesty may rely with entire confi- 
dence on our willing co-operation in perfecting all such 
measures as may be calculated to remove just causes of 
complaint, and to promote the happiness and concord of 
His Subjects : ; 

That His Majesty may also rely with equal confidence 
on the caution and circumspection with which we will 
apply ourselves to the alteration of Laws which affect 
very extensive and complicated interests, and are inter- 
woven with ancient usages to which the habits and 
feelings of His People have conformed : 

To assure His Majesty that, in common with His Ma- 
jesty, it will be our object in supplying that which may 
be defective, or in renovating that which may be im- 
paired, to strengthen the foundations of those institu- 
tions in Church and State which are the inheritance and 
birthright of His People, and which, amidst all the vicis- 
situdes of public affairs, have proved, under the blessing 
of Almighty God, the surest guarantees of their liberties, 
their rights and their religion. 

And which Amendment was, after the Paragraph end- 
ing with the words “ to promote the happiness and concord 
“ of His Subjects,” to insert the words “ To assure His 
“ Majesty, that His Majesty's faithful Commons acknow- 
“ ledge, with grateful recollection, that the Acts for 
“ amending the Representation of the People were sub- 
“ mitted to Parliament with His Majesty’s sanction, and 
“ carried into Law by His Majesty’s assent :—That, con- 
“ fidently expecting to derive further advantages from 
“ these wise and necessary measures, we trust that His 
“ Majesty’s Councils will be directed in the spirit of 
“ well-considered and effective Reform; and that the 
“ liberal and comprehensive policy which restored to 
“ the People the right of choosing their Representa- 
“ tives, and which provided for the emancipation of all 
“ persons held in Slavery in His Majesty’s Colonies 
“ and Possessions Abroad, will, with the same enlarged 
“ views, place without delay our Municipal Corporations 
“ under vigilant popular control, remove all the well- 
“* founded grievances of the Protestant Dissenters, and 
“ correct those abuses in the Church which impair its 
“ efficiency in England, disturb the peace of society in 
“ Treland, and lower the character of the Establishment 
“ in both Countries: 

“ To represent to His Majesty that His Majesty’s 
faithful Commons beg leave submissively to add, that 
“ they cannot but lament that the progress of these and 
“ other Reforms should have been interrupted and en- 
“ dangered, by the unnecessary dissolution of a Parlia- 
“ ment earnestly intent upon the vigorous prosecution 
“ of measures to which the wishes of the People were 
“ most anxiously and justly directed.” 

And the Question being put, That those words be 
there inserted ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Friday morning ; 


Veneris, 27° die Februarii, 1835: 


The House divided. 
The Yeas went forth. 
Tellers for the Yeas, yr par wagn —_ ; \ 309. 


Tellers for the Noes, { Sir George Clerk, 1 302. 


Sir Zhomas Fremantle: { 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, to express to His Majesty the humble 
Thanks of this House, for His Majesty’s most gracious 
Speech from the Throne : 

To acknowledge with thankfulness, as a proof of His 
Majesty’s paternal solicitude for the welfare of His 
People, His Majesty’s having availed Himself of the ear- 
liest opportunity of meeting us in Parliament, after 
having recurred to the sense of His People: 

To assure His Majesty that we fully participate in the 
regret which His Majesty feels at the destruction by 


a 


La 


wn 





296° —27° Februari. 


A. 1835. 


accidental Fire of that part of the ancient Palace of West- 
minster which has been long appropriated to the use of 
the two Houses of Parliament : 

To thank His Majesty for having given, upon the 
occurrence of this calamity, immediate directions that 
the best provision of which the circumstances of the 
case would admit, should be made for our present meet- 
ing, and for the gracious expression of His wish to 
adopt such plans for our permanent accommodation, as 
shall be deemed, on the joint consideration of the two 
Houses of Parliament, to be the most fitting and con- 
venient : 

To thank His Majesty for having given directions 
that there be laid before us the Report made to His 
Majesty by the Privy Council, in reference to the origin 
of the Fire, and the Evidence upon which that Report 
was founded : 

That we have learned with the most lively satisfaction 
that the assurances which His Majesty receives from 
His Allies, and generally from all Foreign Princes and 
States, of their earnest desire to cultivate the relations 
of amity, and to maintain with His Majesty the most 
friendly understanding, justify, on the part of His Ma- 
jesty, the confident expectation of the continuance of the 
blessings of Peace : 

Humbly to state to His Majesty our acknowledgments 
of His Majesty’s gracious communication, that the single 
exception to the general tranquillity of Europe, is the 
civil contest which still prevails in some of the Northern 
Provinces of Spain, and that His Majesty has given 
directions that there be laid before us Articles which He 
has concluded with His Allies the King of the French, 
the Queen Regent of Spain, and the Queen of Portugal, 
which are Supplementary to the Treaty of April 1834, 
and are intended to facilitate the complete attainment of 
the objects contemplated by that Treaty : 

To express our participation in the regret of His 
Majesty, that the relations between Holland and Bel- 
gum still remain unsettled : 

To convey to His Majesty our Thanks for having di- 
rected the Estimates for the ensuing year to be prepared, 
and to be laid before us without delay, and for His Ma- 
jesty’s gracious assurance that they have been framed 
with the strictest attention to economy : 

That we also learn with satisfaction that the total 
amount of the demands for the Public Service will be 
less in the present than it has been on any former occa- 
sion within recent experience : 

To state to His Majesty the sincere pleasure with 
which we learn that the satisfactory state of the Trade 
and Commerce of the Country, and of the Public Re- 
venue, fully justifies the expectation that, notwithstand- 
ing the reductions in Taxation which were made in the 
last Session, and which, when they shall have taken full 
effect, will tend to diminish the existing surplus of the 
Public Revenue, there will remain a sufficient balance to 
meet the additional annual charge which will arise from 
providing the compensation granted by Parliament on 
account of the abolition of Slavery throughout the Bri- 
tish Dominions: 

That, in common with His Majesty, we deeply lament 
that the Agricultural Interest continues in a state of 
great depression : 

To assure His Majesty that, in compliance with His 
gracious recommendation, we shall be ready to consider 
whether it may not be in our power, after providing for 
the exigencies of the Public Service, and consistently 
with the steadfast maintenance of the Public Credit, to 
devise a method for mitigating the pressure of those 
local charges which bear heavily on the owners and 
occupiers of land, and for distributing the burthen of 
them more equally over other descriptions of property : 

To thank His Majesty for having directed the in- 
formation received from the Governors of His Colonies, 
together with the Acts passed in execution of the Law 
for the abolition of Slavery to be communicated to us: 

That we participate in the satisfaction felt by His 
Majesty, in observing the general concurrence of the 
Colonial Legislatures in giving effect to this important 
measure; and that, notwithstanding the difficulties with 
which this subject is necessarily attended, His Majesty 
has seen no reason to abate His earnest hopes of a 
favourable issue ; and that we rely with confidence on 
His Majesty’s gracious assurance of His anxious La 
an 





5 Witt. IV. 26°—27° 


and unceasing efforts fully to realize the benevolent in- 
tentions of Parliament : 

To assure His Majesty that our attention shall be 
directed to the important subjects, some of which have 
already undergone partial discussion in Parliament, the 
adjustment of which, at as early a period as is consistent 
with the mature consideration of them, would be of 
great advantage to the public interests; and that we 
humbly agree with His. Majesty in considering that, 
among the first in point of urgency, is the state of the 
Tithe question in Jreland, and the means of effecting 
an equitable and final adjustment of it: 

That we shall also be ready to direct our attention to 
those measures which His Majesty informs us will be 
proposed for our consideration, which will have for their 
respective objects to promote the commutation of Tithe 
in England and Wales, to improve our Civil Jurispru- 
dence, and the administration of justice in Ecclesias- 
tical Causes, to make provision for the more effectual 
maintenance of Ecclesiastical Discipline, and to relieve 
those who dissent from the Doctrines or the discipline of 
the Church from the necessity of celebrating the cere- 
mony of Marriage according to its rites: 

To thank His Majesty for informing us that, although 
He has not yet received the Report of the Commis- 
sioners appointed to inquire into the state of Municipal 
Corporations, He has reason to believe that it will be 
made, and that His Majesty will be enabled to commu- 
nicate it to us, at an early period: 

To express our acknowledgments to His Majesty, for 
informing us that He has appointed a Commission for 
considering the state of the several Dioceses in England 
and Wales, with reference to the amount of their Re- 
venues, and to the more equal distribution of Episcopal 
duties; the state of the several Cathedral and Colle- 
giate Churches, with a view to the suggestion of such 
measures as may render them most conducive to the 
efficiency of the Established Church; and for devising 
the best mode of providing for the cure of souls, with 
reference to the residence of the Clergy in their respec- 
tive Benefices; and that the especial object which His 
Majesty has in view in the appointment of this Commis- 
sion, is to extend more widely the means of religious 
worship according to the Doctrines of the Established 
Church, and to confirm its hold upon the affections and 
veneration of His People: 

To assure His Majesty that we will take into our con- 
sideration the condition of the Church of Scotland, and 
the means by which it may be enabled to increase the 
——— of religious worship for the — classes 
of society in that part of the United Kingdom: 

That His Majesty, having directed our consideration 
to various important matters connected with our Domestic 
Policy, His Maj esty may rely with entire confidence on our 
willing co-operation in perfecting all such measures as 
may be calculated to remove just causes of complaint, and 
to promote the happiness and concord of His Subjects : 

To assure His Majesty that His Majesty’s faithful 
Commons acknowledge, with grateful recollection, that 
the Acts for amending the Representation of the People, 
- were submitted to Parliament with His Majesty’s sanc- 
tion, and carried into Law by His Majesty’s assent: 
—That, confidently expecting to derive further advan- 
tages from these wise and necessary measures, we trust 
that His Majesty’s Councils will bé dinected in the spirit 
of well-considered and effective Reform; and that the 
liberal and comprehensive policy which restored to the 
People the right of choosing their Representatives, and 
which provided for the emancipation of all persons held 
in Slavery in His Majesty’s Colonies and Possessions 
abroad, will, with the same enlarged views, place with- 
out delay our Municipal Corporations under vigilant 
popular control, remove all the well-founded grievances 
of the Protestant Dissenters, and correct those abuses in 
the Church which impair its efficiency in England, dis- 
turb the peace of society in Ireland, and lower the cha- 
racter of the Establishment in both Countries : 

To represent to His Majesty that His Majesty’s faithful 
Commons beg leave submissively to add, that they cannot 
but lament that the progress of these and other Reforms 
should have been interrupted and endangered by the un- 
necessary dissolution of aiedbases earnestly intent upon 
the vigorous prosecution of measures to which the wishes 
of the People were most anxiously and justly directed: 


VOL. 90. 


Februarii. Q5 

That His Majesty may also rely with equal confidence 
on the caution and circumspection with which we will 
apply ourselves to the alteration of Laws which affect 
very extensive and complicated interests, and are in- 
terwoven with ancient usages to which the habits and 
feelings of His People have conformed : 

To assure His Majesty that, in common with His 
Majesty, it will be our object, in supplying that which 
may be defective, or in renovating that which may be 
impaired, to strengthen the foundations of those insti- 
tutions in Church and State which are the inheritance 
and birthright of His People, and which, amidst all the 
vicissitudes of public affairs, have proved, under the 
blessing of Almighty God, the surest guarantees of their 
Liberties, their Rights, and their Religion. 


Ordered, That a Committee be appointed, to draw up 
an Address to be presented to His Majesty, upon the said 
Resolution :—And a Committee was appointed of Lord 
Viscount Sandon, Mr. Bramston, Mr. 5 aan he of the 
Exchequer, Mr.Secretary Goulburn, Mr. Williams Wynn, 
Mr. Baring, Sir Edward Knatchbull, Sir Hen ar- 
dinge, Lord Viscount Stormont, Mr. Attorney-General, 
Mr. Solicitor-General, the Lord Advocate, Lord Gran- 
ville Somerset, Lord Viscount Castlereagh, Mr. Shaw, 
Lord Viscount Clive, and Sir John Bechet, or any Five of 
them: And they are to withdraw, immediately, into the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 

Ordered, That His Majesty’s most gracious Speech to 
both Houses of Parliament be referred to the Committee. 


Mr. Jervis presented a Bill to explain an Act of the 
first year of His present Majesty, for the more effectual 
administration of Justice in England and Wales, so far 
as relates to the execution of Criminals in the County of 
Chester: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Monday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Number of Vessels, and Amount of their 
Tonnage, entered inward at the Port of Hull, from all 
parts of the World, during the last year ending 5th Ja- 
nuary 1835; specifying the Ports from which the Ves- 
sels cleared, and distinguishing the different Nations to 
which they belonged. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the gross Receipt of Customs Duty collected 
at each Custom House of the United Kingdom, in the 
year ending 5th ey 1835; distinguishing the 
Amount of Re-payments for Drawbacks and Bounties, 
the Amount paid for the Expenses of Office, and also 
net Amount remitted from each Custom House to the 
Receivers General in London, Edinburgh and Dublin. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the gross and net Amount of the Duties col- 
lected at each Custom House, in the year ending 5th 
January 1835, compared with the Produce of each Cus- 
tom House in the year ending 5th January 1834. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Imports of the principal Articles of Fo- 


Committee 
appointed 
to draw up 
Address ; 


Speech 
referred. 


Chester 
Criminals Exe- 
cution Bill, 
presented, . 


No, 4. 


Accounts, 
ordered : 


Port of Hull. 


Customs 
Duties. 


Imports and 
Exports. 


reign and Colonial Merchandize, of the Consumption of . 


such Articles, and of the Customs Duties received there- 
on, in the year ended 5th ory! 1835, omnpetes with 
the Imports, Consumption and Receipts of the preced- 
ing year, ended 5th January 1834. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Exports of the principal Articles of Fo- 
reign and Colonial Merchandize, in the year ended 5th 
January 1835, compared with the Exports of the pre- 
ceding year, ended 5th January 1834. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Exports of the principal Articles of Bri- 
tish and Irish Produce and Manufactures, in the year 
ended 5th January 1835, compared with the Exports of 
the preceding year, ended 5th January 1834. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the gross and net Produce of the Duties of 
Customs, in the year ended 5th January 1835, com- 
pared with the Produce in the preceding year, ended 
5th January 1834. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 


Account of the Number and Tonnage of Vessels, distin- ‘ 


guishing the Countries to which they belonged, which 
H entered 


Customs 
Duties. 


Tonnage of 
’ essels. 








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entered Inwards and cleared Outwards, in the year ended 
5th January 1835, compared with the Entrances and 
Clearances in the preceding 2 a ended 5th January 
1834; stated exclusively of Vessels in ballast, and of 
those employed in the Coasting Trade, or the Trade 
between Great Britain and Ireland. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Number and Tonnage of Vessels which 
entered Inwards and cleared Outwards with Cargoes at 
the several Ports of the United Kingdom, in the year 
ended 5th January 1835, compared with the Entries 
and Clearances of the preceding year, ended 5th January 
1834; distinguishing the Vemnls employed in the in- 
tercourse between Great Britain and 
Coasters. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Number of Stamps issued by the Stamp 
Office for all the Zondon Newspapers, from 1st July 
1833 to 31st December 1833; specifying each News- 
paper by name, and the Number of Stamps issued in 
that period to the Printer and Publisher of such News- 

aper. 

Drdered, That there be laid before this House, a similar 
Return, from 1st January 1834 to 30th June 1834. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a similar 
Return, from 1st July 1834 to 31st December 1834. 


reland from other 


A Petition of the Right honourable Stephen Rumbold 
Lushington, was delivered in, and read; setting forth, 
That, at the last Election of two Members to serve in 
Parliament for the City of Canterbury, Albert Denison 
Conyngham, Esquire, commonly called Lord Albert De- 
nison Conyngham, the Petitioner, Frederick Villers, 
Esquire, the Honourable George Francis Robert Harris, 
and Sir Edward William Campbell Rich Owen, Knight, 
were the Candidates; that on the show of hands the 
numbers were declared by the Sheriff, the Returning 
Officer of the said City, to be, and in fact were, in favour 
of the Petitioner and the said Frederick Villiers, where- 
upon a poll was demanded by and on behalf of the said 
Lord Albert Denison Conyngham, and was granted by the 
Sheriff; that the said Sheriff appointed three places in 
the said City for taking the said poll; viz. the Guildhall, 
where he presided, with Richard Minter Mount, Gentle- 
man, as his Assessor; and having caused two poll-booths 
to be erected in other parts of the said City, he appointed 
as his Deputies to take the poll at the said booths one 
John Nutt, who is the Tawn Clerk of the said City, at 
one of the said booths, and one John James Peirce, a 
solicitor, and clerk to the Justices of the said City, at 
the other of the said booths; that the said John Nutt 
and John James Peirce acted as such Deputies with 
gross partiality in pes the poll at their respective 
booths, for the purpose of forwarding the interest of the 
said Frederick Villiers, to the injury of the Petitioner ; 
that the said Sheriff, and more particularly his said 
Deputies, John Nutt and John James Peirce, acted most 
illegally, and in violation of the freedom of Election, 
by. rejecting and refusing to receive, upon the most fri- 
volous and contradictory grounds and pretences, the 
votes of many persons who were duly registered and 
entitled to vote at the said Election, and were desirous 
of voting for the Petitioner, and who tendered their 
votes at the said Election for the Petitioner, and who 
ought to have been put upon the poll at the time of 
their offering to vote at the different booths at the said 
Election, and who, having been so refused, and entered 
on the poll by the said Deputies only as tendered votes, 
ought by the said Sheriff (as such frivolous and contra- 
dictory grounds and pretences for rejecting were appa- 
rent upon the entries of the tenders, and were well 
known to the said Sheriff) to have been added to the 
poll by the said Sheriff, and counted on the poll; and 
other persons who were entitled to vote at the said Elec- 
tion, and who were duly registered as electors of the 
said City, and offered to vote for the Petitioner, and 
tendered their votes at the said Election, and demanded 
to be upon the poll, were illegally, vexatiously and 
unjust iv refused as voters for the Petitioner, were not 
entered upon the poll as voters, or as having so ten- 
dered their votes for the Petitioner, and all which votes 
ought also to have been added to the numbers on the 
poll for the P«titioner; that the Petitioner states, and 
will show by the Poll and Registry, and other evidence, 


Februari. 





A.-1835. 


if necessary, that the misconduct of the said Sheriff, 
and gross partiality of his said Deputies, John Nutt 
and John James Peirce, in taking the poll at their re- 
spective booths, is obvious and apparent, from the said 
heriff and his said Deputies having admitted on the 
poll for the said Frederick Villiers numerous voters to 
whom precisely similar objections existed, without the 
smallest possible difference, as to the voters of the Peti- 
tioner who were rejected by them ; and it was apparent 
upon the Register and the Poll-book, as signed by the 
said Sheriff, as Returning Officer, and was fully known 
to the said Sheriff when he add.d up the poll for the 
purpose of making out his Return, that if votes under 
precisely similar circumstances, as to distance from the 
place of polling, as to slight variations in the spelling of 
names, as to the omission of one of the christian names 
of the voter, and as to the change of a freeman’s resi- 
dence from one part of the said City to another, and as to 
other equally trifling and frivolous objections, had not 
most partially and illegally been rejected from the poll 

by the said Deputies, and put in a list of tenders onl 
for the Petitioner, and votes exactly similar admitted 
by the said Deputies on the poll for the said Frederick 
Villiers, while they were taking the poll, the Petitioner 
would have had the majority upon the polls for the dif- 
ferent booths, as delivered to the said Sheriff for making 
his Return; and if the said Sheriff had put such ten- 
dered votes upon the poll, and included them in the 
Petitioner’s favour on casting the numbers on the said 
poll, as the Petitioner is prepared to prove he was bound 
to have done, in the exercise of his duty to the House, 
he having a full knowledge of all the above-stated cir- 
cumstances, as the Petitioner will prove, the Petitioner 
would have had a majority of good and legal votes upon 
the poll over the said Frederick Villiers, and would have 
been returned, as the Member duly elected, instead of 
the said Frederick Villiers; the Petitioner is prepared to 
prove that he was duly elected, and ought to have been 
returned, as one of the Members to serve for the said 
City in this present Parliament, instead of the said Fre- 
derich Villiers, and that the said Sheriff wilfully and 
vexatiously made an illegal and false Return of the said 
Frederick Villers instead of the Petitioner, to the great 
prejudice and injury of the Petitioner, and in violation 
of the right of the legal electors of the said City, and of 
the privileges of the House; that in addition to the above 
allegations, if the Petitioner is not deemed entitled to an 
amendment of the Return, by having his name entered 
upon the Return, instead of the name of the said Fre- 
derich Villiers, the Petitioner is prepared to prove that 
many persons who were not freemen, or entitled to vote 
as freemen, or who, being freemen, were not qualified 
in respect of residing within the City, or the limits pre- 
scribed by the Act passed in the second year of the reign 
of His present Majesty, for amending the Representation 
of the Diapie of England and Wales, and many other 
persons not qualified under the said Act as electors in 
the said City, in respect of property, or occupation, or 
residence within the said City, or within the distance 
prescribed in the said Act of Parliament, to be inserted 
in the Register or Registers to be made under the said 
Act of Parliament, of the electors to vote for the said 
City in the choice of Members of Parliament for the said 
City for this Parliament, did nevertheless procure their 
names to be inserted in the Lists to be delivered to be 
revised by the Barristers appointed under the provisions 
of the said Act to revise such Lists and Register or Re- 
gisters for the said City; and many other persons who 
were not qualified or entitled as aforesaid, as freemen, 
to be inserted in such Lists, were improperly inserted 
therein by the Town Clerk, as freemen entitled to vote 
in the Election of Members for the said City, although 
such Town Clerk well knew, or ought to have known, 
that they were not then freemen, or were not resident 
within the said City, or’within the distance prescribed 
by the said Act, or were otherwise not entitled to be 
inserted in the Register or to vote; and many other 
persons who were not qualified in respect of property, 
or occupation or residence, or otherwise, under the pro- 
visions of the said Act, or in respect of any ancient right 
of voting in the said City, were improperly inserted in 
the Lists of the overseers or persons who were authorized 
and required by the said Act of Parliament to make out 
such Lists, as persons who were entitled to vote as 
electors 


5 Witt. IV. 26° —27° 


electors of the said City, under the provisions of the 
said Act, or the custom of the said City; and such per- 
sons so included in such Lists were by the said Bar- 
rister, who revised the same, retained on such Register 
or Registers in many cases, on the ground, or supposed 
or alleged ground, of no objections being made to the 
insertion of such unqualified persons before such Bar- 
rister in such Lists, and in many other cases upon 
the ground, or supposed or alleged ground, of objec- 
tions not being made, or upon the ground of alleged 
or supposed irregularities in the form, or mode, or 
manner of making objections to such unqualified per- 
sons; and in many other cases on account of persons 
who had made such objections, and, by so doing, pre- 
vented others from objecting to such unqualified persons, 
by withdrawing or not supporting their objections ; 
and many persons who were on the roll of freemen 
of the said City, and many persons who claimed to be 
entitled in respect of property, as owners or tenants, 
occupation and residence, to be Voters and Electors, 
under the provisions of the said Act; but who were re- 
spectively subject to legal incapacities, or being by the 
receipt of alms or parochial relief, within the period 
specified in the said Act, disqualified, and who were not 
entitled, according to the provisions of the said Act, to 
be registered or to vote in the Election of Members to 
serve in Parliament for the said City, did, nevertheless, 
procure their names to be inserted in the Lists of Voters 
for the said City, as freemen or other electors, or were 
improperly inserted in the said Lists, and were retained 
on the Lists, and registered by the Revising Barrister, 
upon the alleged or supposed ground that objections 
were not made to the retaining such persons on the 
Register, or that objections, if made, were not made in 
writing, or were not made in the proper form and man- 
ner, and such disqualified persons were nevertheless left 
on the Register of Electors for the said City; and no 
scrutiny of votes being by the said Act allowed by or 
before the Returning Officer, many of such persons so 
not entitled or qualified as Electors or Freemen, or in 
respect of property, occupation or residence as aforesaid, 
and many persons who were so legally disqualified as 
aforesaid, did vote at the said Election in favour of the 
said Frederick Villiers; that many persons who were 
registered as Electors or Freemen, or in respect of pro- 
peri occupation and residence, for the said City, by the 

evising Barrister, became disqualified as Electors for 
the said: City at the said Election between the period of 
the Register or Registers being revised and signed by 
the Barrister, and the time of the holding of the said 
last Election for the said City, by having ceased to re- 
side as freemen within the said City, or the limits or 
distance prescribed by the said Act, or by having parted 
with, or sold or otherwise ceased to be possessed of, or 
to occupy the property in respect of whieh they were 
registered as electors for the said City, or to reside within 
the said City, or the limits prescribed by the said Act, 
and thereby ceased to possess the title or qualification, 
whether as freemen or other electors, in respect of which 
they had been registered ; and others were disqualified 
by receiving bribes, or promises of money or bribes, or 
other rewards, for giving their votes at the last Election, 
or by receiving of alms or parochial relief, or otherwise, 
after they had been so registered as aforesaid; but all 
such persons were nevertheless allowed to vote; and 
other persons who were not registered, and who were 
neither freemen, or, if freemen, did not reside within 
the said City, or the limits prescribed by the said Act, 
nor electors otherwise qualified or entitled to vote as 
electors of the said City, under the provisions of the 
said Act, and who respectively were not entitled at the 
last election of Members to serve in Parliament for the 
said City, did nevertheless vote at the said Election for 
the said Frederick Villiers; and by reason of the pre- 
mises, the said Frederick Villiers obtained an apparent 
and colourable majority of votes over the Petitioner, 
whereas the majority of legal electors and voters were 
in favour of the Petitioner; and the freedom of election 
has thereby been violated, inasmuch as the Constituency 
intended to be established by the said Act, has not re- 
turned the Members for the said City, but the said Elec- 
tion and Return has been made by persons not qualified 
to be electors according to the provisions of the said 


Act, or who were disqualified, according to the provisions 
VOL. 90. 


Februarii. 27 
of the said Act of Parliament, and the customs of the 
said City and the law of Parliament, from voting as 
electors of Members to sit in Parliament for the said 
City; that the said Frederick Villiers had not, at the 
time of and during the said Election, such an estate in 
law or equity, to and for his own use and benefit, of or 
in lands, tenements or hereditaments (over and above 
what will satisfy and clear all incumbrances affecting the 
same), as qualified him to be elected and returned a 
Member to serve in Parliament for the said City; that 
several undue and illegal practices were resorted to at 
the said Election by the said Frederick Villiers, and his 
agents, managers and friends, to procure votes for the 
said Frederick Villiers, and to cause him to be returned 
by the said Sheriff; and the said Sheriff, by himself and 
his Deputies, made many illegal, contradictory and erro- 
neous decisions, and by himself or his officers was guilty 
of great partiality in favour of the said Frederick Villiers 
during the said Election ; that the said Frederick Villiers, 
by himself, his agents, friends, supporters and managers, 
and by persons acting and employed on his behalf, did 
after the teste of the Writ for the said Election, before 
and at, and during the said Election, give presents to, 
and allowed to various persons having, or claiming to 
have votes for the said City, money, meat, drink, pre- 
sents, rewards and entertainments, and made and entered 
into promises, obligations and agreements, to give and 
allow money, meat, drink, presents, rewards and enter- 
tainments, to and for such persons, and to and for the 
use and advantage, benefit, emolument, profit and pre- 
ferment of such persons, in order that he, the said 
Frederick Villiers, might be elected, and for his being . 
elected as a Member to serve in this present Parliament 
for the said City; that the said Frederick Villiers, by 
himself, his agents, friends, supporters and managers, 
and by persons acting for and employed by him and on 
his behalf, before and at and during the said Election, 
were guilty of open and extensive bribery and corrupt 
practices, in order to corrupt and procure, and did cor- 
rupt and procure, persons having or claiming to have a 
right to vote at the said Election, to vote for him the 
said Frederick Villiers at the said Election, and to for- 
bear to vote for the Petitioner, in order to procure the 
said Frederick Vilhers to be returned to serve in this 
present Parliament for the said City; that the said 
Frederick Villiers, by his agents, friends, supporters, and 
managers, and by persons employed by and for him, and 
on his behalf, before and at and during the time of the 
said Election, was guilty of various corrupt acts of bri- 
bery and illegal practices, and used various threats and 
promises, and employed undue influence and other illegal 
and improper means, and gave and caused to be given 
divers sums of money, and gave and entered into divers 
gifts, rewards, promises, agreements and engagements, 
to several persons having and claiming to have a right 
to vote, in order to procure them to vote at the said Elec- 
tion for the said Frederick Villiers, and to forbear to vote 
for the Petitioner, and in order to procure the said 
Frederich Villers to be returned to serve inthe present 
Parliament for the City aforesaid; that many of the 
persons who gave their votes at the said Election for the 
said Frederick Villiers, were induced to give them by 
bribery, corrupt promises, and contracts, and other cor- 
rupt practices, and that the apparent majority of votes 
in favour of the said Frederick Villers, was obtained by 
the votes of persons who were bribed or induced to give 
their votes to the said Frederick Villiers by such corrupt 
promises, contracts and practices; that, by the several 
illegal ways, decisions, proceedings and practices afore- 
said, the said Frederick Villiers obtained a. colourable 
majority, and was improperly and illegally returned to 
serve in Parliamént for the said City, and that the said 
Return was a false Return, in open violation of the law 
and freedom of election, and to the great prejudice of the 
Petitioner and the electors of the said City; the Peti- 
tioner having, as he submits it will appear upon an in- 
spection of the poll, and of the votes tendered for him, 
and which ought to have been included in his favour, 
on casting the numbers on the said poll, a majority of 
good and legal votes over the said Frederick Villers, 
and ought therefore to have been returned as a Member 
to serve in Parliament for the said City; the Petitioner 
therefore humbly prays, That the House will take the 
premises into ene and declare that the wesc 
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98 26°—27° 


of the said Frederick Villiers was an illegal and false 
Return, and wholly void, and that the Petitioner ought 
to have been declared duly elected and returned, and 
that the said Return may be amended, and the Peti- 
tioner’s name may be inserted in the place of the said 
Frederick Villiers, to take his seat as one of the Mem- 
bers to represent the said City in Parliament, or other- 
wise to declare the said Election, so far as regards the 
said Frederick Villiers, to be wholly void; and that the 
House will grant such further relief to the Petitioner as 
the merits of this case may require. , 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Tuesday, the 24th day of March next, at 
the same time that his former Petition is ordered to 
be taken into consideration. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
after two of the clock on Friday morning, ad- 
journed till this day. 





Veneris, 27° die Februaritz ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


M R. Alderman Wood reported from the Committee 
on the Petition of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and 
Commons of the city of London, in Common Council 
assembled; That the Standing Orders relative to Bills 
for erecting or improving Market-places, had been 
complied with; and that they had examined the matter 
of the Petition; and the Report was brought up, and 
read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
enlarging the Market-place at Smithfield, in the City of 
London, and for the better regulation of the said Market : 

And that Mr. Alderman Wood and Mr. Grote do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Smithfield 
Market 
Petition, 
reported, 


Carmarthen 
Road Peti- 
tion. 


A Petition of several Trustees for executing the Act 
for repairing, widening and keeping in repair the Road 
from the Town of Carmarthen, through Velindre Shinkin, 
to the Town of Newcastle Emlyn, and several other Roads 
in the County of Carmarthen, was presented, and read ; 
praying, That leave may be given to bring in a Bill for 
eapeang the said Act, and granting further and more 
effectual powers in lieu thereof; and for making and 
maintaining several new Lines or Branches of Road. 

‘ Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill accord- 
ingly: And that Mr. Rice Trevor, Sir James Williams 
and Mr. David Lewis, do prepare, and bring it in. 


Hitchin and A Petition of several Trustees for carrying into exe- 
Bedford Road cution the several Acts for repairing the Road from 
Petition. —__Hitchin, in the County of Hertford, through Shefford, to 
the Turnpike Road from Saint Alban’s to Bedford, and 
other Roads in the said Acts mentioned ; and for repair- 
ing and widening the Road from Shefford Way-post to 
the Turnpike Road at Henlow, in the County of Bedford, 
was presented, and read; praying, That leave may be 
given to bring in a Bill to continue the term and powers 
of the said Acts. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill accord- 
ingly: And that Lord Charles Russell and Lord Viscount 
Alford do prepare, and bring it in. 


Great Westem Lord Granville Somerset presented a Bill for making 
a” &amp; Ralhveg from Bristol to join the London and Birming- 
ham Rai way near London, to be called “ The Great 


Western Railway,” with Branches therefrom to the 
Towns of Bradford and Trowbridge, in the County of 


Wilts: And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Address re- 


_ __ Resolved, That an humble Address be presented.to His 
specting Public M 


ajesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give direc- 
(Metropolis.) tions, that there be laid before this House, a Return of the 
. several Informations and Convictions, as also Penalties 
levied in each case, on Drivers and Proprietors of Hack- 





Februari. A. 1835. 


ney Coaches or Chariots, Cabriolets, Omnibuses, or other 
public daily Stages, duly licensed within the Cities of 
London and Westminster and the Borough of Southwark, 
during the last Two years.. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


A Petition of His Majesty’s dutiful and loyal Subjects 
of the parish of Blockley, was presented, and read ; pray- 
ing for the repeal of the Duty on Malt. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Dublin Oil Gas-Light Company, 
was presented, and read; praying, That leave may be 
given to bring in a Bill for altering and amending an 
Act passed in the fifth year of the reign of his late Ma- 
jesty King George the Fourth, for lighting the City of 
Dublin, and the Environs thereof, with Oil Gas, and 
for granting further and additional powers to the said 
Company. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to a Com- 
mittee :—Mr. Ruthven, and the Leinster List: And that 
they do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and 
have Power tosend for persons, papers and records. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Number of Stamps issued by the Stamp Office, 
for all Country Newspapers, from 1st January 1834 to 
31st December 1834; specifying each Newspaper by 
Name, and the Number of Stamps issued in that period 
to the Printer and Publisher of such Newspaper. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land in Swyn- 
nerton, was presented, and read ; complaining of the dis- 
tressed state of the Agricultural interest, arising from 
the extremely depressed prices of the produce of the soil; 
and praying the House to take the subject into their most 
serious consideration, and apply such timely remedies 
as shall seem most fit and practicable ; and further pray- 
ing for the repeal of the Duties on Malt and Hops, and 
for an equitable commutation of all Tithes. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Reverend James Maher, Thomas Car- 
penter, Ambrose Doran, D. Donahoe, freeholders regis- 
tered of the County of Carlow, entitled to vote, and who 
claimed a right to vote at the late Election of Knights of 
the Shire for said County, holden on the 13th day of 
January 1835 last, was delivered in, and read; setting 
forth, That, at the Election holden at Carlow, in and for 
said County, for Knights of the Shire to represent same 
in Parliament, commencing on the 13th day of January 
1835, Henry Bruen and Thomas Kavanagh, Esquires, and 
also Michael Cahill and Maurice O’ Connell, Esquires, were 
Candidates, and put in nomination by the Sheriff; that the 
polling commenced on the said last-mentioned day, and 
was continued to the hour of five o’clock on Saturday, 
the 17th of January, when the poll was finally closed by 
the said Sheriff, and the numbers who polled declared to 
be, for Bruen 588, for Kavanagh 587, for Cahill 553, 
for O’ Connell 554, and said Bruen and Kavanagh were 
thereupon declared duly elected; that the apparent ma- 
jority in favour of said Bruen and Kavanagh over said 
Calull and O’Connell was not a real majority of the 
electors of said County, who claimed and were qualified, 
and who were desirous to vote at said Election, but was 
merely a colourable majority; and that the said Return 
of said Bruen and Kavanagh was an undue Return, ob- 
tained by undue, unconstitutional and illegal means, re- 
sorted to and procured by the said Bruen and Kavanagh 
and their agents, namely, by intimidation, immediately 
previous to and during the Election,by forcible abduction 
of voters, and by corrupt practices upon same, and by 
unfair, illegal and fraudulent schemes and stratagems, 
practised by the said Bruen and Kavanagh, and their 
agents, during the whole course of said Election; and 
that a much greater number than said colourable majo- 
rity of 35 in favour of said Bruen and Kavanagh, and who 
would have voted for said Cahill and O’ Connell, were 
prevented from giving their votes for said Cahill and 
O’Connell during the time allowed by law for said 
Election ; that, in addition to the fraudulent and illegal 
practices of the said Bruen and Kavanagh, and their 
agents, the said Return was obtained by reason of — 

sal 


Petition 

for repeal of 
Duty on 
Malt. 


Dublin Gas 
Petition. 


Return respect 
ing Newspaper 
Stamps, 
ordered. 


Petition 
respecting 
Agricultural 
Distress, &amp;c, 


Carlow 
County 
Election. 
Petition of 
Freeholders. 


5 Wiii. IV. 


said Sheriff and his Deputies having neglected to open 
the respective booths for polling at the hours prescribed 
by law for that purpose, and by permitting the said 

ruen and Kavanagh, and their agents, to practise seve- 
ral illegal and unwarrantable modes of interruption and 
delay of the polling during the said Election, by which 
the time allowed by law for the continuance of the 
Election became insufficient for the whole number of 
the electors who were ready and willing to poll for said 
Cahill and O’ Connell to give their votes at said Elec- 
tion, though all due diligence for that purpose was used 
by the said Cahill and O’ Connell and said electors, and, 
in fact, 56 of said electors were there prevented from 
polling, though they were, during the Election, and at 
the final close of the poll, at the polling-booth, and 
ready to poll for said Cahill and O’Connell, and were 
tendered to the Sheriff; Petitioners further show, that 
for some days previous to the Election, the Sheriff, at 
the instance, as Petitioners believe, of said Bruen and 
Kavanagh, or agents employed by them, procured a 
large military force to be introduced into the County, 
consisting, as Petitioners have been informed and be- 
lieve, of not less than 800 men, in addition to a large 
constabulary force permanently maintained inthe County, 
which military force was in no manner necessary for the 
purpose of preserving the public peace, there not being 
at the time any actual riot or appearance of it in the 
County, nor any reasonable ground to apprehend such, 
the preceding Election having passed without any riot 
having occurred that rendered such a force necessary; 
Petitioners are therefore convinced that such force must 
have been procured and used with a view to show the 
power and influence of said Bruen and Kavanagh, and 
to prevent a free canvass by the Candidates, and to in- 
timidate the electors from a free avowal and exercise of 
their right to vote according to their choice at the said 
Election ; and in further proof thereof Petitioners show 
that a great portion of said force was billeted upon elec- 
tors who were known to the Sheriff, to said Bruen and 
Kavanagh, and to the persons who issued said billets, to 
be opposed to the interests of said Bruen and Kavanagh 
in said approaching Elections, and had actually voted 
against them at the last said preceding Election, and that 
among the paren on whom said soldiery were billeted 
were several Roman Catholic clergymen, who were also 
known to be adverse to the interests of said Bruen and 
Kavanagh, and had before voted against them; other 
modes of intimidation were also resorted to by the agents 
and friends of said Bruen and Kavanagh, among which 
were denunciations made by the land-agents of said 
Bruen and Kavanagh to their tenants, that, if they re- 
fused to vote for said Bruen and Kavanagh, they should 
be treated with all the severity in their power, and if 
possible deprived of their holdings; even when certain 
voters came to the booth to vote, and did vote, for said 
Cahill and O’ Connell, the agent of Bruen and Kavanagh, 
with a view of deterring others from so voting, used 
threats of punishment against said voters; Petitioners 
further show, that the system of intimidation was carried 
so far, in restraint even of electors friendly to said 
Cahill and O’Connell canvassing for votes other elec- 
tors of the County, that one Philip Bagnel, holding the 
commission of the peace, and being a friend and partisan 
of said Bruen and Kavanagh, did, on the 10th day of 
January aforesaid, as the Reverend Mr. Phelan, who was 
accompanied by some respectable gentlemen and free- 
holders of the county, entered the house of a freeholder 
named Z’homas Conolly, with a view to solicit his vote 
for the liberal Candidates, rushed into the house of said 
freeholder with great violence, assaulted the Reverend 
Mr. Phelan by striking forcibly against his person, 
charged him immediately and unjustly with intimidating 
the freeholder, and with other illegal proceedings, and, 
without having received any provocation, addressed to 
him the most provoking and insulting language; that 
Henry Newton, brother to the above-mentioned Bagnel, 
who is also a magistrate of the county, in company with 
police, and having in readiness a company of soldiers 
only a few yards distant, proceeded to read the Riot Act, 
and that he, said Henry Newton, .with his four brothers, 
three of whom are magistrates, all on horseback, drove 
their horses violently amongst the people who were pre- 
sent, some from curiosity and others on business, forcing 


their horses violently against some, causing them to kick 


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others, and causing them to inflict bodily injury upon 
many; that the entire of the transaction above-men- 
tioned did take place, although there was not the least 
disposition, appearance or danger of any riot, tumult or 
infraction of the law on the side of the people; Peti- 
tioners further show, that for several days previous to 
the Election, the said Bruen and Kavanagh, or theiv, 
apeemn germans parties of the military, who had beer 
so introduced into the county, to come by night, and at 
various times of the day also, to the houses of electors, 
and take them forcibly away to places previously pre- 
pared for their reception by said Bruen and Kavanagh, 
or their agents, and there to detain them against their 
will, or until, by entertainment, bribes, promises, they 
were afterwards brought to the Court-house of Carlow, 
escorted by military guards procured by said Bruen and 
Kavanagh, or their agents, to vote, and where they did 
vote, for said Bruen and Kavanagh, having been induced 
or intimidated in manner aforesaid, without having been 
suffered, from the time of their abduction and confine- 
ment, to communicate with their families or friends ; 
and such, in fact, was the publicity and the degree of 
intimidation and violence used by the said Bruen and 
Kavanagh, and their agents, by the abuse of the mili- 
tary, of the power of billeting, and by the abduction of 
voters, that previous to the commencement of the Elec- 
tion, namely, on the 13th of January, the two gentle- 
men who had to that time been Candidates, perceiving 
the effects which intimidation had produced on the minds 
of electors, retired from the contest, and the electors 
were obliged suddenly, and without any time for consi- 
deration, to nominate two others, namely, Messrs. Cahill 
and O’ Connell, who remained Candidates to the final close 
of the poll; that, in further proof of the unfair means by 
which said Bruen and Kavanagh were enabled to obtain 
said colourable majority and undue Return, Petitioners 
show that the Sheriff, at the instance and by the advice 
and suggestion of the said Bruen and Kavanagh, or their 
agents, or one of them, and without having consulted or re- 
quired the consent of either of the gentlemen who had so 
been public Candidates for the County up to the first day 
of the Election,: did so arrange the six Baronies, and so 
erected and appropriated the booths in which the voters 
were to poll, as to be most advantageous to the said Bruen 
and Kavanagh, and most inconvenient and embarrassing 
to their opponents, and most likely to prevent, and did 
actually prevent, a large number of the electors of the 
county from being polled within the five days limited by 
the law; and, as evidence thereof, said Sheriff appro- 
priated a certain room in the court-house as the booth in 
which the electors of two baronies, namely Rathvilly and 
Forth, were to poll, which Baronies contained 560 regis- 
tered voters, being nearly half of the whole number in 
the county (which by the Clerk of the Peace’s List ap- 
eared to be 1,367), it being well known that at the last 
lection the time allowed for the Election proved insuffi- 
cient for the polling the electors of those two Baronies, 
notwithstanding the number of electors therein at that 
time were considerably less than at present, and this in- 
jurious arrangement the High Sheriff so made without 
any necessity whatsoever, as he might, by uniting in one 
booth the Barony of Rathvilly with the Barony of Carlow, 
have lessened the number to be polled in that booth to 
519 from 560, leaving the four other Baronies to be so 
polled as that one booth would have only 447, and the 
other 401 electors, and thus the whole have been ca 
able of being polled within the time limited by the Act ; 
the Sheriff also appropriated, or penaee to said Bruen 
and Kavanagh to possess, exclusively, two rooms in 
said Court-house as their tally-rooms for said booth, 
which rooms were made immediately to communicate 
with said booth by an opening being broken through a 
wall in the Court-house by the sanction of the Sheriff 
for that purpose, while the opposing Candidates were 
obliged to get tally-rooms as they might in any distant 
part of the town; in another instance the Sheriff - 
propriated to Bruen and Kavanagh a room agootin the 
Court-house as the booth for St, Mullin’s Barony and 
Idrone West, into which booth Bruen and Kavanagh had 
also a direct and exclusive communication from their 
tally-room, and had also, by the construction of the 
booth, easy and direct communication to the Deputy’s 
seat, where the land agents of Bruen and Kavanagh re- 
mained during the polling, and from time to time, in 
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various ways, by threats to the tenants who came to vote 
for Cahilland O’ Connell, endeavoured to intimidate them, 
those voters being obliged to be brought from a distant 
tally-room through the streets to the poll, and were, 
while polling, placed in the custody of two policemen, 
but immediately in contact with the agents and friends 
of Bruen and Kavanagh; that, during the whole of the 
Election, the streets were patrolled by large bodies of 
military and police, though neither before nor during 
the Election was there any appearance of any tendency 
to riot; the hall and entrance to the Court-house was 
also occupied by large bodies of armed policeand soldiery ; 
and, asa proof of the degree to which either the Sheriff 
or said Bruen and Kavanagh, at whose instance, or that 
of their agents, this armed force was there disposed of, 
interfered with the freedom of the Election, Petitioners 
show that the police under orders given them refused 
to admit the free passage of electors for Cahill and 
O’ Connell to the Court-house, until they produced to the 
police their title to vote, namely, their certificates of 
registry; in some instances, when this interruption 
was complained of, the Sub-Sheriff alleged that he did 
not give such orders, but merely that the military should 
let in only well-dressed persons, or those who appeared 
to them to be decent; the demand for the certificates, 
however, continued, nor was it found practicable for the 
friends of the Candidates Cahill and O’ Connell, so many 
were the difficulties thrown in their way to prevent the in- 
terruption; during the elections also, the Sheriff permitted 
executions or arrest for tithe debts to be executed on elec- 
tors going to vote, and in several instances electors going 
up to vote for Cahill and O’ Connellwere dragged by force 
by the friends or persons employed by Bruen and Ka- 
vanagh from the tallymen who conducted them, and 
thereby much time was lost, and great difficulty created 
in endeavouring to procure their liberation, all of which 
was increased, in no inconsiderable degree, by the Sheriff 
having so arranged the time for holding the County 
Election with the time at which he delivered the precept 
for the Election of the Borough of Carlow to the Sove- 
reign, that the two Elections came on at the same time, 
and were held in the same Court-house ; grievous, how- 
ever, as were those wrongs, Petitioners deeply complain 
of the unfair, unconstitutional and illegal practices to 
which Bruen and Kavanagh and their agents resorted 
in the Rathvilly and Forth booth, in order to deprive 
the electors for Cahill and O’ Connell of a possibility of 
polling in that booth within the time limited by low 
where the chief strength of their electors lay, and by 
which practices mainly the undue return of Bruen and 
Kavanagh was obtained; to the particulars of those 
ractices Petitioners humbly pray the attention of the 

ouse ; from the commencement of the polling in the 
booth of Rathwilly and Forth, the agents for Bruen and 
Kavanagh began to protract and delay the polling in 
that booth ; one of the stratagems to which they resorted 
for the purpose was, to put the Bribery and Freeholders’ 
Qualification Oath to each elector, the only two oaths 
which by law could be administered to them; in the 
progress of the Election on the second day, somewhat 
ashamed, perhaps, of this palpable abuse of swearing, 
they proposed to waive the oaths, if the agents for Cahill 
and O’Connell would let five minutes’ time be given 
between each tally in lieu of them; this for a short time 
was submitted to by the agents of Cahill and O’ Connell, 
wishing, if possible, to prevent so shameful a profanation 
of the oaths, as rit t an instrument of delay, and 
hoping that on such a concession no further contrivances 
for delay would be resorted to; it was found, however, 
after a short time, that the agents of Bruen and Ka- 
vanagh were still determined to waste time, by practising 
new artifices, and particularly that of taking written ob- 
jections to each vote of Cahill and O’ Connell, and claim- 
ing the right of sending up same to the assessor’s booth 
for his decision, as if the Elections were proceeding 
under the Act of the 60 Geo. 3, and 1 and 2 Geo. 4, 
instead of the Reform Act, and the Assessor having 
thought a to decide that they had a right to take 
written objections, and have them filed by the Deputy, 
and that he could not prevent them, though he would 
overrule all objections, but such as he thought he could 
entertain and decide under the Reform Act, a notice 
was therefore served on the Sheriff by the agents for 
Cahill and O'Connell, previous to the opening of the 


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booths on the third day of the Election, stating, that from 
the delays practised by the agents of Bruen and Ka- 
vanagh, they were apprehensive the whole of the electors 
in the Rathvilly and Forth booth would not be able to 
poll within the remaining three days of the Elections, 
requesting him, on behalf of the Candidates Cahill and 
O’ Connell, and the electors unpolled, that he would take 
such steps as would accelerate the polling, and that, on 
the opening of the booth that morning, they would tender 
the votes of the electors for Cahill and O’ Connell, and 
claim to have them taken as they came to the poll, 
without any delay or time to be taken between tallies or 
otherwise ; the Assessor, though he still continued to 
permit the taking of written objections, and presenting 
them to the Deputy (which Petitioners are advised was 
not, nor is warranted by law), directed the poll in that 
booth to be so taken as required by said notice, but the 
agents of Bruen and Kavanagh having been prevented 
from gaining time, by taking five minutes instead of the 
oaths, resorted again to administering the oaths to every 
voter for Cahill and O’Connell, and adopted another 
mode of delay which they had only partially practised 
before, namely, they suppressed all the certificates of 
all voters produced by them, and on the voter not pro- 
ducing it, they then called as of right for the affidavit 
of registry of the voter, though he was produced as their 
voter, came up on the joint tally of Bruen and Kavan- 
agh, and declared his vote for them; the search for this 
affidavit always took a considerable time, from the slow- 
ness of the Deputy Clerk of the Peace appointed in that 
booth, and thus increased the delay; when the affidavit 
was at length found, the agent for Bruen first, and then 
the agent for Kavanagh, claimed the right of separately 
examining the affidavit, as if they were agents respec- 
tively for opposing Candidates; and when the affidavit was 
thus doubly perused, the fraud of delay in manny instances 
was still further practised by putting one of the oaths 
to their own voter; on the voters for Cahill and O’ Con- 
nell coming up to the poll, a further delay was uniform] 

practised, viz. if he had not a certificate, and that the 
affidavit was produced, it was perused by both the agents 
of Bruen and Kavanagh, an objection then taken to the 
vote and the affidavit, the written objection was then 
filed by the Deputy, or sent up to the Assessor’s room ; 
the Assessor most frequently overruled the objections 
when sent up to him, and though he, in several instances, 
desired the same objection should not be again taken 
and sent up, nevertheless it was taken and sent up re- 
peatedly, and thus to every vote tendered some objec- 
tion was taken in a way by which much time was fraudu- 
lently wasted, and, as Petitioners are advised, the law 
violated, to the prejudice of the electors, and the Candi- 
dates Cahill and O’Connell; in some instances a still 
further wrong was inflicted on them, as Petitioners 
are advised, by the rule which the Assessor sometimes 
made on objections so sent up to him on the affidavits, 
namely, that when, in the casual absence of the certifi- 
cate, the affidavit of registry of voter for Cahill and 
O’ Connell was so sent up, the Assessor claimed and exer- 
cised the right of looking into the affidavit, and decid- 
ing on the merits of the affidavit and the vote, though 
the attestation of the certificate was annexed to it ac- 
cording to law, which, Petitioners are advised, ought to 
have been conclusive of the right to vote; some votes 
were, by the Assessor, decided to be bad upon such 
alleged imperfection of the affidavit, and the benefit 
thereof lost to the Candidates Cahill and O’ Connell ; yet 
another fraud was constantly practised by the agents of 
Bruen and Kavanagh, namely, when the certificate was 
produced by the voter of Cahill and O’ Connell, the agents 
of Bruen and Kavanagh respectively, separately and 
successively claimed the right of inspecting it after the 
Deputy had examined it, and in doing this slowly, and 
after an unnecessary time taken for the purpose, a still 
further time was wasted ; the Petitioners complain that, 
by those fraudulent and unjustifiable practices of the 
agents of Bruen and Kavanagh in protracting the poll, 
the whole time so wasted, added to the time lost by the 
Sheriff and his deputies not having the polling-booths 
open at nine in the morning, as by law they ought to 
have done, would amount to much more than the time 
requisite for polling the fifty-six electors who remained 
unpolled, anil offered and were ready, and tendered to 
poll for Cahill and O’ Connell at the time when — 

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Papers, 
presented : 


Revenue, 
Population, 
Commerce, &amp;c. 


Imports and 
Exports. 


No. 5. 


Customs 
Duties. 


No. 5. 


Tonnage 
of Vessels. 


No. 5. 


Address, 
reported, and 
agreed to. 


5 Witt. LV. 


closed the poll, on the fifth day of the Election; Peti- 
tioners therefore humbly submit that, for the reasons 
stated herein, the majority which appeared in favour of 
Bruen and Kavanagh, and on which the Returning 
Officer declared them duly elected, was but a colourable 
majority, obtained by the fraudulent contrivance of said 
Bruen and Kavanagh, and their agents, and the Return 
made thereon is an undue Return; and Petitioners there- 
fore pray, That the said Return and the Election should 
be declared void, and the Parties sent to a new Election, 
or that the said Cahill and O’ Connell be declared duly 
elected. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into con- 
sideration upon Tuesday, the 31st day of March next, 
at a quarter of an hour after three of the clock in the 
Afternoon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


- Mr. Baring presented, by His Majesty’s command,— 
Tables of the Revenue, Population, Commerce, &amp;c. of 
the United Kingdom and its Dependencies: Part III. 
from 1820 to 1833, both inclusive. 

Mr. Baring also presented, pursuant to Orders,—An 
Account of the Imports of the principal Articles of Fo- 
reign and Colonial Merchandize, of the Consumption of 
such Articles, and of the Customs’ Duties received thereon 
in the year ended 5th January 1835, compared with 
the Imports, Consumption and Receipts of the preceding 
year, ended 5th January 1834. 

An Account of the Exports of the principal Articles 
of Foreign and Colonial Merchandize in the year ended 
5th January 1835, compared with the Exports of the 
preceding year, ended 5th January 1834. 

An Account of the Exports of the principal Articles 
of British and Irish Produce and Manufactures in the 
year ended 5th January 1835, compared with the Ex- 
ports of the preceding year, ended 5th January 1834. 

An Account of the gross and net Produce of the 
Duties of Customs in the year ended 5th January 1835, 
compared with the Produce of the preceding year, ended 
5th January 1834. 

An Account of the Number and Tonnage of Vessels, 
distinguishing the Countries to which they belonged, 
which entered Inwards and cleared Outwards, in the 
year ended 5th January 1835, compared with the En- 
trances and Clearances in the preceding year, ended 
5th January 1834, stated exclusively of Vessels in Bal- 
last, and of thone employed in the Coasting Trade, or 
the Trade between Great Britain and Ireland. 

An Account of the Number and Tonnage of Vessels 
which entered Inwards and cleared Outwards with 
Cargoes at the several Ports of the United Kingdom, in 
the year ended 5th January 1835, compared with the 
Entrances and Clearances of the preceding year, ended 
5th January 1834; distinguishing the Vessels employed 
in the intercourse between Great Britain and Ireland 
from other Coasters. 

Ordered, That the said Tables and Accounts do lie 
upon the Table; and that the Accounts be printed. 


Sir Edward Knatchbull reported from the Committee 
appointed to draw up an Address to be presented to His 
Majesty, That they had drawn up an Address accord- 
ingly ; and the same was read, and is as followeth : 


Most Gracious Sovereign, 


We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal Subjects, 
the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain 
and Ireland, in Parliament assembled, beg leave to re- 
turn Your Majesty our humble Thanks for Your most 
gracious Speech from the Throne. 

We acknowledge with thankfulness, as a proof of Your 
Majesty’s paternal solicitude for the i a of Your 
People, Your Majesty having availed yourself of the ear- 
liest opportunity of meeting us in Parliament, after 


having recurred to the sense of Your People. 

We assure Your Majesty that we fully participate in 
the regret which Your Majesty feels at the destruction, 
= Sars Fire, of that part of the ancient Palace of 

estminster which has been long appropriated to the use 


of the two Houses of Parliament. 
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31. 


We return our grateful Thanks to Your Majesty for 
having given upon the occurrence of this calamity, imme- 
diate direction that the best provision of which the cir- 
cumstances of the case would admit, should be made for 
our present meeting, and for the gracious expression 
of Your Majesty’s wish to adopt such plans for our perma- 
nent accommodation, as shall be deemed, on the joint 
consideration of the two Houses of Parliament, to be 
the most fitting and convenient.. 

We humbly thank Your Majesty for having given 
directions that there be laid before us the Report made 
to Your Majesty by the Privy Council in reference to 
the origin of the Fire, and the Evidence upon which that 
Report was founded. 

We have learned with the most lively satisfaction that 
the assurances which Your Majesty receives from Your 
Allies, and generally from all Foreign Princes and 
States, of their earnest desire to cultivate the relations of 
amity, and to maintain with Your Majesty the most 
friendly understanding, justify, on the part of Your Ma- 
jesty, the confident expectation of the continuance of 
the blessings of Peace. 

We humbly acknowledge Your Majesty’s gracious 
communication that the single exception to the general 
tranquillity of Europe is the civil contest which still pre- 
vails in some of the Northern Provinces of Spain, and 
that Your Majesty has given directions that there be 
laid before us Articles which Your Majesty has concluded 
with Your Allies the King of the French, the Queen 
Regent of Spain, and the Gusea of Portugal, which are 
supplementary to the Treaty of April 1834, and are in- 
tended to facilitate the complete attainment of the 
objects contemplated by that Treaty. 

We entirely participate in the regret of Your Majesty, 
that the relations between Holland and Belgium still 
remain unsettled. 

We beg leave to convey to Your Majesty our Thanks 
for having directed the Rstithates for the ensuing year 
to be prepared, and to be laid before us without delay, 
and for Your Majesty’s gracious assurance that they have 
been framed with the strictest attention to economy. 

We also learn with satisfaction that the total amount 
of the demands for the Public Service will be less in the 
present than it has been on any former occasion within 
recent experience. 

It is with sincere pleasure we learn that the satisfac- 
tory state of the Trade and Commerce of the Country, 
and of the Public Revenue, fully justifies the expectation 
that, notwithstanding the reductions in Taxation which 
were made in the last Session, and which, when they 
shall have taken full effect, will tend to diminish the ex- 
isting surplus of the Public Revenue, there will remain 
sufficient balance to meet the additional annual charge 
which will arise from providing the compensation granted 
by Parliament on account of the abolition of Bosses 
throughout the British Dominions. 


In common with Your Majesty, we deeply lament that 
the Agricultural Interest continues in a state of great 
depression ; and we assure Your Majesty that, in com- 
pliance with Your Majesty’s gracious recommendation, 
we shall be ready to consider whether it may not be in 
our power, after providing for the exigencies of the 
Public Service, and consistently with the steadfast main- 
tenance of the Public Credit, to devise a method for 
mitigating the pressure of those local charges which bear 
heavily on the owners and occupiers of land, and for dis- 
tributing the burthen of them more equally over other 
descriptions of property. 

We humbly thank Your Majesty for having directed 
the information received from the Governors of Your 
Majesty’s Colonies, together with the Acts passed in 
execution of the Law for the abolition of Slavery to be 
communicated to us. 

We participate in the satisfaction felt by Your Majes- 
W in observing the general concurrence of the Colonial 

egislatures in giving effect to this important measure ; 
and that, notwithstanding the difficulties with which 
this subject is necessarily attended, Your Majesty has 
seen no reason to abate Your earnest hopes of a favour- 
able issue; and we rely with confidence on Your Majes- 
ty’s gracious assurance of Your anxious desire and un- 
ceasing efforts fully to realize the benevolent intentions 

of Parliament. 
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We assure Your Majesty that our attention shall be 
directed to the important subjects, some of which have 
already undergone partial discussion in Parliament, the 
adjustment of which, at as early a period as is consistent 
with the mature consideration of them, would be of 
great advantage to the Public interests; and we humbly 
agree with Your Majesty in considering that, among the 
first in point of urgency, is the state of the Tithe Ques- 
tion in Jreland, and the means of effecting an equitable 
and final adjustment of it. 

We shall also be ready to direct our attention to those 
measures which will be proposed for our consideration, 
and which Your Majesty is pleased to inform us will 
have for their respective objects, to promote the com- 
mutation of Tithe in England and Wales, to improve our 
Civil Jurisprudence, and the administration of justice 
in Ecclesiastical Causes, to make provision for the more 
effectual maintenance of Ecclesiastical Discipline, and 
to relieve those who dissent from the Doctrines or the 
Discipline of the Church from the necessity of celebrating 
the ceremony of Marriage according to its rites. 

We humbly thank Your Majesty for informing us 
that, although Your Majesty has not yet received the 
Report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into 
the state of Municipal Corporations, Your Majesty has 
reason to believe that it will be made, and that Your 
mney will be enabled to communicate it to us, at an 
7 period. 

e beg to express our acknowledgments to Your Ma- 
jesty, for informing us that Your Majesty has appointed 
a Commission for considering the state of the several 
Dioceses in England and Wales, with reference to the 
amount of their revenues, and to the more equal distri- 
bution of Episcopal duties; the state of the several Ca- 
thedral an Collegiate Churches, with a view to the 
suggestion of such measures as may render them most 
conducive to the efficiency of the Established Church ; 
and for devising the best mode of providing for the Cure 
of Souls, with reference to the residence of the Clergy 
in their respective benefices; and that the especial ob- 
ject which Tons Majesty has in view in the appointment 
of this Commission, is to extend more widely the means 
of religious worship according to the Doctrines of the 
Established Church, and to confirm its hold upon the 
affections and veneration of Your Majesty’s People. 

We assure Your Majesty, that we will take into our 
consideration the condition of the Church of Scotland, 
and the means by which it may be enabled to increase 
the opportunities of religious worship for the poorer 
classes of society in that part of the United Kingdom. 

Your Majesty, having been pleased to direct our con- 
sideration to various important matters connected with 
our domestic policy, Your Majesty may rely with entire 
confidence on our willing co-operation in perfecting all 
such measures as may be calculated to remove just causes 
of complaint, and to promote the happiness and concord 
of Your Majesty’s Subjects. 

We assure Your Majesty, that Your Majesty’s faithful 
Commons acknowledge, with grateful recollection, that 
the Acts for amending the Representation of the People 
were submitted to Parliament with Your Majesty’s sanc- 
tion, and carried into Law by Your Majesty’s assent :-— 
That, confidently expecting to derive further advantages 
from these wise an necessary measures, we trust that 
Your Majesty’s Councils will be directed in the spirit of 
well-considered and effective Reform; and that the liberal 
and comprehensive policy which restored to the People 
the right of choosing their Representatives, and which 
provided for the emancipation of all persons held in 
slavery in Your Majesty’s Colonies and Possessions 
abroad, will, with the same enlarged views, place without 
delay our Municipal Corporations under vigilant popular 
control, remove all the well-founded grievances of the 
Protestant Dissenters, and correct those abuses in the 
Church which impair its efficiency in England, disturb 
the peace of society in Ireland, and lower the character 
of the Establishment in both Countries. 

We beg leave submissively to add, that we cannot 
but lament that the progress of these and other Reforms 
should have been interrupted and endangered by the 
unnecessary dissolution of a Parliament earnestly intent 
upon the vigorous prosecution of measures to ve Aire the 
wishes of the People were most anxiously and justly 
directed. 


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Your Majesty may also rely with equal confidence on 
the caution and circumspection with which we will apply 
ourselves to the alteration of Laws which affect very 
extensive and complicated interests, and are interwoven 
with ancient usages to which the habits and feelings of 
Your Majesty’s People have conformed. 

We assure Your Majesty that, in common with Your 
Majesty, it will be our object in supplying that which 
may be defective, or in renovating that which may be 
impaired, to strengthen the foundations of those institu- 
tions in Church and State which are the inheritance and 
birthright of Your Majesty’s People, and which, amidst 
all the vicissitudes of ublic affairs, have proved, under 
the blessing of Almighty God, the surest guarantees of 
their Liberties, their Rights, and their Religion. 


The said Address, being read a second time ; 
Resolved, That this House doth agree with the Com- 
mittee in the said Address to be presented to His Ma- 


jest 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 


Majesty by the whole House. 

Ordered, That such Members of this House as are of 
His Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council do humbly 
know His Majesty's pleasure when He will be attended 
by this House. 


Ordered, That His Majesty’s most. gracious Speech to 
both Houses of Parliament be taken into consideration 
To-morrow. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Return 
of all Inspectors of Weights and Measures appointed 
under the Act of last Session, and of any other Inspectors 
of Weights and Measures now holding that office under 
the provisions of any former Acts. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


A Petition of Daniel Callaghan, of the City of Cork, 
Esquire, and Herbert Baldwi, also of the said City of 
Cork, Esquire, Doctor of Medicine, who were Candidates 
at the late Election for Members to serve in Parliament 
for the County of the said City of Cork, was delivered in, 
and read ; setting forth, That the election of Members 
to serve in Parliament for the County of the City of 
Cork, commenced on Monday the twelfth of Januar 
one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, on whith 
day the Petitioners, the said Daniel Callaghan and Her- 
bert Baldwin, and also James Charles Chatterton, of the 
said City of Cork, Esquire, Lieutenant-Colonel in His 
Majesty's army, and Joseph Leycester, of the same City, 
Esquire, were duly proposed and seconded as Candi- 
dates for the representation of the said City, and at 
the close of said Election, after five days’ polling, that 
the Sheriffs, George Foott and William White, Esquires, 
acting as Returning Officers, declared the said James 
Charles Chatterton and Joseph Leycester to have been 
duly elected ; that, as the number of registered electors 
for the said City amounted to four thousand two hun- 
dred, the said Sheriffs, in pursuance of the provisions of 
the Reform Act, provided eight booths, in which the said 
electors should be polled; that the Sheriffs aforesaid 
illegally and improperly received at such Election, the 
votes of many persons who were not entitled to have 
voted, whereby a colourable majority was obtained on 
the poll over the Petitioners; that about two hundred 
and fifty persons claiming to vote in right of their free- 
dom of the corporation of the City of Cork, were ad- 
mitted to poll at said Election, although they did not 
at the time of registry, or within six months previous 
thereto, reside in the City of Cork, or within the limit 
prescribed by the Reform Act, and who were not en- 
titled to have registered as voters, and who did not take 
the oaths prescribed in said Act, and who at the time of 
polling, or within six months previous thereto, or at the 
time of registry, were not residents within the limits 
aforesaid ; that at the special sessions for the registry of 
voters under the Reform Act held for the County of the 
City of Cork, all freemen who tendered themselves as 
voters not residing as aforesaid, were rejected by the 
Registering Barristers, but on appeal to the ag of 

ssize, 


King’s 
Speech, to be 
cousidered. 


Address 
respecting 
Weights and 
Measures. 


Cork City . 
Election. 
Petition of 
Mr. Callaghan 
and Mr, Bald- 
win, 


5 Wi. IV. 


Assize, Baron Pennefather, were admitted to register 
under an affidavit not in the form prescribed — Act, 
but in a form especially framed by him, or by his order, 
which did not contain the obligation of residence within 
the limits aforesaid ; and, although it was notorious that 
the said Baron Pennefather, on conference with the other 
Judges of Ireland, has since then admitted his error in 
having allowed such non-residents to register as voters, 
yet, nevertheless, they were admitted to vote, and did 
presume to poll, notwithstanding the penalties in the 
Act aforesaid; that every such non-resident freeman 
who polled at the said Election voted for the said Chat- 
terton and Leycester, or for one or either of them, and 
none of the said freemen voted for the Petitioners ; that, 
pending the said Election, the Sheriffs violated the free- 
dom of election by various means; that, contrary to the 
practice since the Reform Act, and acting illegally, they 
refused to receive the vote of any householder, lease- 
holder or freeholder, until they had called over, in each 
booth, certain lists of freemen which had been prepared 
for that purpose, and until they had received the votes 
of such freemen as thereupon answered to their names, 
and immediately after the calling of said lists of freemen 
had been concluded, the said Sheriffs admitted all such 
other freemen as were then present, and demanded their 
votes to poll in priority to all other voters ; that there 
were polled at the'said Election over one thousand free- 
men, resident and non-resident, for the said Chatterton 
and Leycester, and that there were not more than fifty 
voters of the same description who polled for the Peti- 
tioners; that, by reason of such priority and preference 

iven to freemen to vote at the commencement of the 

lection, a majority was thus early established against 
the Petitioners, whereupon the most unnecessary and 
fraudulent delays and interruptions were commenced 
and continued hae Ace the said Election, ry the in- 
spectors and agents of the said Chatterton and Leycester, 
and were permitted by the said Sheriffs, and by their 
Deputies, notwithstanding repeated complaints and re- 
monstrances on the part of the Petitioners ; that, for the 
— of effecting these delays, the Polling and Bri- 

ery Oaths were, with very few exceptions, tendered to 
all voters as they came to poll, at the requisition of the 
inspectors of the said Chatterton and Leycester, not 
only in the case of persons who tendered their votes for 
Petitioners, but also in the case of those who tendered 
their votes for the said Chatterton and Leycester ; that, 
in administering the said odths, the Deputies were fre- 
quently interrupted by the inspectors and agents of said 
Chatterton and Leycester, upon the frivolous suggestion 
that some word had been omitted to be repeated by the 
elector, or had not been properly pronounced by him, 
and by raising discussions, and by other fraudulent de- 
vices, so to interrupt the administration of such oaths, as 
in many instances to have caused the polling of single 
voters to occupy some twelve, some fifteen, and some even 
twenty minutes; that, in furtherance of such fraudulent 
design, scarcely any voter who tendered himself for 
the Petitioners was allowed to poll without a variety of 
objections having been made against him by the in- 
spectors of the said Chatterton and Leycester, and that 
in every instance an unreasonable and unnecessary 
time was consumed in committing the said objections 
to writing, and that during such writing the Deputies 
refused to receive the vote of, or to swear any other 
elector, thus violating the provisions of the fifty-third 
section of the Act of the fourth of George the Fourth, 
chapter fifty-five ; that in many hundred cases the ob- 
jection so taken was personation, although the identity 
of the voter was perfectly notorious, and although he 
had, at polling, taken the oath in Schedule (B.) of the 
Reform Act as to identity ; that this artifice was adopted 
in the cases of the most respectable and well-known in- 
habitants of the City of Cork, as for instance in the cases 
of the proposers and seconders of the Petitioners ; that in 
some of the booths, for the like purpose of delay, the in- 
spectors and agents of the said Chatterton and Leycester 
contrived to secret the Testaments provided for swearing 
the voters, and considerable time was consumed in en- 
deavouring to find the same, and in procuring other 
Testaments in lieu thereof when the same were not to 
be found ; that, in many cases, for the same object of 
delay, electors who came to vote, and did vote, lor the 


said Leycester and Chatterton, and who held in their 
VOL. 90. 


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hands the certificates of their registry, out of which they 
might at once have voted, were prevented from so doing 
by the inspectors and agents of the said Chatterton and 

cester, and thereby rendered it necessary to refer to 
the file of affidavits, out of which they could in such case 
vote, and which affidavits in most booths amounted to 
near six hundred; that, for the like purpose of delay, 
several persons were produced by the said inspectors 
and agents who were not registered, and who had no 
claim to be registered as voters, whereby a reference to 
the file of affidavits aforesaid was rendered necessary, in. 
order to ascertain the validity, or otherwise, of the claim 
of the party so applying to exercise his suffrage at said 
Election, and on search necessarily continued to the last 
affidavit on the file (which search occupied several 
minutes) the person so proposing to vote was found not to 
have registered, and not to be an elector; that, notwith- 
standing the number of non-resident freemen, and other 
illegal votes admitted on the poll for the said Chatterton 
and Leycester, the Petitioners state, that if the said 
fraudulent delays had not been interposed, there were 
yet in the interest of the Petitioners sufficient voters un- 
polled and present to have voted, as would have given to 
the Petitioners a decided majority over the numbers de- 
clared by the Sheriffs to have voted for the said Chat- 
terton and Leycester ; that, out of the eight Deputies em- 
ployed at the said Election, some of whom were related 
to the Returning Officers, or either of them, five voted 
for the said Chatterton and Leycester, and that two of 
the others were not entitled to vote at said Election ; 
that several of the Deputies aforesaid refused to obey 
instructions of the Assessor, repeatedly and peremp- 
torily given to them in writing, with a view to prevent 
some of the fraudulent delays hereinbefore described, 
and that the said Deputies continued to send to the As- 
sessor objections already frequently decided by him in 
letter and in substance, notwithstanding his the Asses- 
sor’s directions to the contrary ; that at the said Election 
persons were admitted to poll, and did vote, for the said 
Chatterton and Leycester, representing themselves as 
occupiers of houses, or of houses and lands of the full 
value of ten pounds, who did not possess the same, and 
who were not in the occupation of the same at the time 
of the registry of the voters, or at the time of polling, 
and who were not qualified to have voted either in re- 
spect of possession, occupation or payment of municipal 
rates and taxes to which they were liable, or which they 
ought to have paid; that by the above, and other undue 
means, and by many illegal and erroneous decisions of 
the Sheriffs and their Deputies, the said James Charles 
Chatterton and Joseph Leycester obtained only a colour- 
able majority, and were returned to serve in Parliament 
for the said City of Cork, in open violation of the law, 
and the freedom of Election, and to the prejudice of 
the Petitioners, who upon said Election had, as they 
submit will appear upon a fair scrutiny, a majority of 
legal votes, and ought therefore to have been returned 
as Members to represent the said City; and the Peti- 
tioners submit, that if it should appear that the Peti- 
tioners ought not now to be declared the Members for 
the said City in Parliament, the said James Charles 
Chatterton and Joseph Leycester ought not, by reason of 
the facts and circumstances herein set forth, to have 
been so returned, and that the said Election was and is 
wholly null and void; the Petitioners therefore most 
humbly pray, That the House will take their case, and 
the several matters herein contained into their consi- 
deration, and appoint a Select Committee to try the 
merits and validity of the said Election according to 
law, and that it will declare that the Petitioners ought 
to have been, and ought to be returned Members for the 
said City of Cork, and substitute the names of the Peti- 
tioners in the place of the said James Charles Chatterton 
and Joseph Leycester, or declare the said Election void, 
and give to the Petitioners all costs and damages to 
which they may be justly entitled, and that the House will 
make such other order, or give such further relief in the 
premises for securing the freedom of Election in the City 
of Cork, as to the House shall seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Thursday, the 2d day of April next, at 
three of the clock in the Afternoon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, _— and records as a 

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34 


he thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 
Re - 
ing East India 


Company, 
presented. 


No. 6. 


Mr. Praed presented, pursuant to the directions of an 
Act of Parliament,—Return of the Salaries and Allow- 
ances directed, during the preceding year, to be a to 
the Officers appointed by the Commissioners for the 
Affairs of India, to attend upon the Board during the 
winding up of the Commercial Business of the East 
India Company. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





Sabbati, 28° die Februari; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. 


M&amp;® Corry reported to the House, That His Majesty 

having been waited upon, pursuant to their Order 
of yesterday, humbly to know fris Majesty’s pleasure, 
when He will be attended by this House, had been 
pleased to appoint to be attended this day, at two of the 
clock, at His Palace of Saint James. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
into. consideration His Majesty’s most gracious Speech 
to both Houses of Parliament; and the same was again 
read by Mr. Speaker. 

And a Motion being made, That a Supply be granted 
to His Majesty ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into a Committee to consider of that Motion. 


And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 


The King 
appoints to be 
attended. 


King’s 
Speech 
considered, 








Lune, 2° die Marti; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the 
East India Company, was called in; and at the 
bar presented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of 
Parliament,—No. 8. List, specifying the Particulars of 
the Compensation proposed to be granted to certain 
Persons lately belonging to the Maritime Service of the 
East India Cunuenr, under an arrangement sanctioned 
by the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India : 
—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said List dolie upon the Table. 


Paper from 
Fast India 
Company. 
presented. 


Account Mr. Soady, from the Audit Office, was called in; and 
Neval Receipt 2t the bar presented, pursuant to thedirections of an Act of 
and Expendi- Parliament,—A Copy of the Account of the Naval Receipt 


ture, presented. 


and Expenditure for the year ended on the 31st March 
1834 :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the Table. 


Returns Mr. Tierney, from the Tax Office, was called in; and 
respecting «cs, at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of an Act 
presented. | Of Parliament,—Returns by the Solicitor for the Affairs 
of Taxes in England, of Copies of all Cases which have 
been stated and signed by “antes bet acting in ex- 
ecution of the Acts relating to the Assessed Taxes sub- 
sequent to the 1st day of July 1834; being the date of a 
like Return made under the directions of the same Act in 

the last Session of Parliament :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the Table. 


Accounts from Mr. Knight, from the Bank of England, was called in; 
anne. and at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of 
, several Acts of Parliament,—An Account of the Amount 
of all Exchequer Bills or Treasury Bills, and other Go- 
vernment Securities, which have toe urchased by the 
Governor and Company of the Bank of England, or on 
which any sum or sums have been lent and advanced, 
for the Public Service, by the Goyernor and Company 
of the said Bank, in the year ending the 5th day of 
January 1835; showing what amount of such Bills, 
before the making up of this Account, has been, paid 
offand discharged, and the amount of such Exchequer 
Bills or Treasury Bills, or other Government Securities, 
which was-in the hands of the Governor and Compan 
of the said Bank on the 5th day of January 1835 2 she f 
8 


O7°—28° Februarti.—2 Marti. 





A. 1835. 


An Account of the Amount of Balances of Sums issued 
for the payment of Dividends due and not demanded, 
and for the payment of Lottery Prizes or Benefits which 
had not been sloitents and which remained in the hands 
of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England 
on the thereunder-mentioned Days; being those next 
before the issue from the Exchequer of Money for the 

ayment of Dividends on account of the National Debt, 
for each of the four preceding Quarters respectively. 

A Copy of all Applications made by the First Lord of 
the Treasury and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to 
the Governor and Deputy Governor of the Bank of Eng- 
land, for Advances to Government authorized by Parlia- 
ment, from the 5th January 1834 to the 5th January 
1835; with a Copy of the Minutes of the Court of Direc- 
tors thereon, and the Answer of the said Court thereto. 

An Account of the Receipt and Expenditure of 
£.1,778,839. 8s. in one year, from the 7th January 1834 
to the 5th January 1835, i the Commissioners appointed, 
by the 26th Geo. 3, for the Reduction of the National Debt: 
—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Accounts and Papers do lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of several Owners and Occupiers of lands 
in the parishes of Belfast otherwise Shankhill, Temple- 
patrick, Killead, and Camlin otherwise Crumlin, in the 
county of Antrim, was presented, and read; praying, 
That leave may be given to bring in a Bill for making 
and maintaining a Turnpike Road, to commence at the 
New Mail Coach Road leading from Belfast to Antrim, 
near the Lying-in Hospital at the north end of Donegall- 
street, in the town of Bet ast aforesaid, in the parish of 
Belfast otherwise Shankhill, in the said county of An- 
trim, and ending at the north end of the main street in 
the said town of Crumlin, in the parish of Camiin other- 
wise Crumlin, and county aforesaid. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Emerson Tennent and the Ulster List: And that they do 
meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Merchants, Ship-owners and 
other Inhabitants of New Quay, in the county of Car- 
digan, and also Proprietors of estates in the neighbour- 
hood thereof, was presented and read; praying, That 
leave may be given to bring in a Bill for constructing 
and maintaining of a Pier, Harbour and other works at 
New Quay, in the parish of Llanllwchaiarn. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Powell and the Wales List: And that they do meet To- 
morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power to 
send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Owners, Proprietors of estates 
or Inhabitants within the several parishes hereinafter 
mentioned and parts adjacent, was presented, and read; 
praying, That leave may be given to bring in a Bill for 
making and maintaining a Turnpike Road from the 
town or village of New Quay, in the County of Car- 
digan, to the town or village of Aberayron, in the same 
County, through the several parishes of Llanllwchaiarn, 
Llanina, Llanarth and Henfenyw, in the said Spay’ 4 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Powell and the Wales List: And that they do meet,To- 
morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and com Power to 
send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of the Grand Junction Railway Company, 
was presented, and read; praying, That leave may be 
given to bring in a Bill to alter the line of the said Rail- 
way, and to make two Branches therefrom, in the county 
of Stafford, and for other purposes relating thereto. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Wilson Patten and the Lancaster List: And that they do 
meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Owners and Occupiers of lands 
and property within the borough of Zedbury, in the 
county of Hereford, was presented, and read; praying, 
That leave may be given to bring in a Bill for taking 
down and removing certain Houses, Buildings and Erec- 
tions, called The Butcher-row, and also a Weighing- 
machine and Machine-house within the said borough. 

Ordered, 


Belfast and 
Crumlin 
Road Peti- 
tion. 


New Quay 
Harbour 
Petition. 


New Quay 
and Aberayron 
Road Petition. 


Grand 

Junction 
Railway 
Petition. 


Ledbury 
Improvement 


Petition. 


Be 
Pet 


Pai 
Pet 


Pet 


Ca 
Ma 
Pet 


Pet 
res| 
Re 


ent 


Wilts and 
Berks Canal 
Petition. 


Paisley 
Poor Rates 
Petition. 


Leeds Gas 
Petition. 


Cardiff 
Market 
Petition. 


Petition 
respecting 
Regium 
Donum. 


Accounts, 
ordered: 

Spirit 

Licenses, 


Midshipmen 
(Royal Navy.) 


5 Wit. IV. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Biddulph and the Hereford List: And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Wilts 
and Berks Canal Navigation, was presented, and read ; 
praying, That leave may be given to bring in a Bill to 
alter and amend the Act for incorporating the Company 
of Proprietors of the North Wilts Canal Navigation wit 
the Company of Proprietors of the Wilts and Berks Canal 
Navigation, and for repealing the several Acts passed 
for making and maintaining the said Canals, and for 
consolidating the powers and provisions thereof in one 
Act of Parliament, 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Robert Gordon and the Berks List: And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town 
Council of the town of Paisley, in the county of Renfrew, 
was presented, and read; praying, That leave may 
be given to bring in a Bill for rendering more just and 
equitable the assessment for the maintenance of the 
Poor within the burgh or barony of Paisley. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Alexander Spiers and the West Scotland List: And that 
they do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; 
and have Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Inhabitants of the town of 
Leeds, in the west riding of the county of York, was 
presented, and read; praying, That leave may be given 
to bring in a Bill for better supplying the said town 
with Gas. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Baines and the York List: And that they do meet To- 
morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have Power to 
send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of the Bailiffs, Aldermen and Burgesses of 
the town of Cardiff, was presented, and read; praying, 
That leave may be given to bring in a Bill to provide a 
more convenient Market for the sale of live Cattle and 
other live Beasts and Stock, and to remove the present 
Market now held for that purpose in the said town. 

Ordered, That |the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Nicholl and the Wales List: And that they do meet To- 
morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power to 
send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of the Minister, Elders and People of the 
Congregation of Newry, in connexion with the General 
Synod of Ulster, was presented, and read; setting forth, 

at the Petitioners, whilst grateful for the pecuniary 
aid at present extended by His most gracious Majesty, 
under the name of Regium Donum, to the Synod to which 
they belong, have reason to regret that this provision 
being distributed in unequal portions of ninety-two, 
sixty-nine and forty-six pounds per annum, leaves those 
Ministers whose congregations are placed in the lower 
classes without an adequate support, and interferes with 
the principle of parity of Ministers, which forms the 
fundamental law of their ecclesiastical constitution ; 
and praying the House to direct that an equal amount of 
roya cage | be granted to each Minister of the Synod 
of Ulster, by endowing every congregation belonging 
thereto with the yearly sum of one hundred pounds. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Number of Excise Retail Spirit Licenses 
issued under the Provisions of the Act 4 &amp; 5 Will. 4, 
ce. 75; specifying the Number of new Licenses, and of 
those renewed at the increased rate of Duty. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this: House, an Ac- 
count of the Number of Houses and Premises assessed at 
an increased rate for the regulation of the Duties on 
Retail Spirit Licenses, according to the provisions of 
the Act 4&amp; 5 Will.4, ¢.75, and 6 Geo: 4, c. 18, and the 
total Amount of such increased Assessments since the 
pening of the Act 4 &amp; 5 Will: 4, c. 19, to repeal the 

uties on Inhabited Houses: 

Ordered, That there be:laid before this House, a Re- 


turn of all Persons serving in His Majesty’s Service as 
VOL. 90. 


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35 


Midshipmen, the Date of their several Appointments, 
and the Number of years Service of each. i) Fe 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, é Re- Marines 
turn of any Order given for the embarkation of the (Plymouth 
Plymouth Division of Royal Marines, during the period Division.) 


of the late Election; also of all such Persons belong- 
ing to the Division as have Votes for the Borough of 
Devonport and Stonehouse; and also, of any Persons 
belotiging to the Division as may have been on shore 
during that period; specifying their Rank, and by what 
authority (if any) they were not embarked with the rest 
of the Division: 

Ordered; That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of any Orders given shortly before the late Elec- 
tion for the Borough of Devonport and Stonehouse, to 
prevent the Officers of the af ta oe (not having Votes) 
from taking any part in the late Election, or interfering 
with any of the Persons belonging to the Dock-yard 
who have Votes, respecting their conduct as Voters. 


A Petition of several Merchants, Manufacturers and 
other Inhabitants within the borough of Sheffield, in the 
west riding of the county of York, was presented, and 
read; praying, That leave may be given to bring in a 
Bill for better lighting with Gas the Streets and other 
public Places, and the Manufactories, Dwelling-houses 
and other Buildings within the borough of Sheffield. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Parker and the York List; And that they do meet To- 
morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have Power to 
send for persons, papers and records. 


Several Petitions, complaining of undue Elections and 
Returns, being offered to be presented, the Names of the 
Places to which the said Petitions related (being all of 
them of the last Class), were put into the glass at the 
Table, and drawn by the Clerk in the following order: 

A Petition of James M°Cartney and Thomas Apperson, 
and of the several Persons whose names are there- 
unto subscribed, Electors of the County of the Town of 
Drogheda, on behalf of themselves and others ¢laimin 
to have had a right to vote at the Election which took 

lace at the said Town of Drogheda on the twelfth of 

anuary last, for Members to sérve in Parliament for 
said place, and who still have and claim to have a right 
to vote for Members to serve in Parliament for said 
Town and County of the Town of Drogheda, was read; 
setting forth, That a vacancy having occurred in the 
representation of the County of the Town of Drog- 
heda by the dissolution of the late Parliament, the 
usual Writ was in due form issued, and directed to 
the Sheriffs of the said County of the Town, command- 
ing them to proceed to the Election of a Burgess for 
the said County of the Town to serve in the Parliament 
to be holden at Westminster on the nineteenth day of Fe- 
bruary instant, one thousand eight hundred and thirty- 
five; that Thomas Grendon and George ae Esquires, 
the Sheriffs of the said County of the Town, in obe- 
dience to the said Writ, did, on the twelfth day of 
January last one thousand eight hundred and thirty- 
five, proceed to the election of a Burgess to serve in the 
present Parliament for the said County of the Town of 
Drogheda; that, at the said Election, Andrew Carew 
O’ Dwyer, and Richard Thomas Montgomery, Esquires, 
were put. in nomination, and respectively seconded by 
electors for the said County of the Town of Drogheda, 
and a poll was then demanded: by Petitioners, on the 
part of the said Richard Thomas’ Montgomery; that 
Thomas Grendon, the senior Sheriff, put the question in 
the usual manner, and declared the show of hands to be 
in favour of Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer, Esquire, when 
Petitioners, as electors, severally and with a loud voice’ 
demanded a poll; that, notwithstanding the said demand 
for a poll by Petitioners, on behalf of themselves and: of 
several other electors who were there ready and! anxious 
to: poll for the: said Richard Thomas Montgomery, the 
a Sheriffs declined. to grant a-poll,. and: declared in 
a hasty and irregular manner, said Andrew Carew 
O’ Dwyer duly elected; that, by the above illegal.and 
erroneous: decision of the Sheriffs, the said Andrew 
Carew O’ Dwyer was by said Sheriffs returned to serve’ 
in Parliament for the said County of the Town: of 
Drogheda, in open violation: of the law and freedom of 
Election, and: in opposition. to: the wishes of the Peti- 
tioners, and a vast ree of the electors, wherefore 

" 2 they 


Dock Yard 
Officers 
(Devonport and 
Stonehouse.) 


Sheffield Gas 
Petition. 


Drogheda 
‘Town 
Election. 
Petition of 
Electors. 








36 


they submit that the said Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer is 
not duly elected to serve in Parliament for the said 
County of the Town of Drogheda, and that his said 
election and return were illegal and void; that Peti- 
tioners are aware the Sheriffs had not the assistance of 
a legal adviser as assessor, as is usual upon such an occa- 
sion ; that written notice of the illegality and irregularity 
of the proceedings on such Election, and of the return 
of the Writ, was served on the day of holding said Elec- 
tion, previously to the Sheriffs having signed the Return, 
notwithstanding which notice and caution, the Sheriffs 
signed the Return in favour of the said Andrew C. 
O’ Dwyer, without having acceded to the request for 
a poll; and subsequently to the signing of said Return 
by the Sheriffs, a further written notice, signed by 
Petitioners on behalf of themselves and other electors 
desirous to poll in favour of said Richard Thomas Mont- 
gomery, was served on said Sheriffs by the conducting 
agent of said Richard Thomas Montgomery, complaining 
of their conduct in having signed the Return on the 
Writ of Election, without having given to Petitioners 
and the other electors the benefit of a poll, as required ; 
by reason whereof the Petitioners and the other electors 
were illegally, and contrary to the spirit and meaning 
of said Writ of Election, deprived of the exercise of 
their franchise; the Petitioners further state, and ex- 
pressly charge as follows; that the said Andrew Carew 
O’ Dwyer is not and was not a Po duly qualified as 
by law required, and also by the Rules and Standing 
Orders of the House, to be A Boer or to sit and vote in 
Parliament as a Burgess for said County of the Town 
of Drogheda, inasmuch as the said Andrew Carew 
O’ Dwyer had not at the time of said Election, nor at the 
time of his Return, a freehold property in lands, tene- 
ments or hereditaments of the nature and of the value 
to qualify him to serve as such Burgess in this present 
Parliament, and that therefore his election and return 
is void; secondly, the Petitioners charge that the said 
Andrew Carew O’ Dywer was not possessed of or en- 
titled to in his own right, and to his own use and benefit, 
of a freehold estate or estates of sufficient value over 
and above all charges payable thereout, to qualify him 
to serve in this present _ torah as such Burgess for 
said County of the Town of Drogheda, and that in con- 
sequence thereof, the election and return of the said 
Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer is void; thirdly, that the said 
Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer had not at the time of his said 
election and return, and has not now truly and bond 
Jide, or at all, such an estate or estates, in law or equity, 
and of such value and nature, and to and for his own 
use and benefit, of or in lands, tenements or here- 
ditaments, over and above what will satisfy and clear all 
charges and incumbrances that affect the same, as 
ualified him to be elected or returned to serve as a 
ember for said County of the Town of Drogheda, 
according to the tenor and true meaning of the Acts of 
Parliament in that behalf, and of the Rules and Standing 
Orders of the House, and that the said Andrew Carew 
O’ Dwyer has not now such an estate as qualifies him to 
sit and vote in Parliament as such Member returned at 
such Election for said County of the Town of Drogheda ; 
the Petitioners further charge, that at the time of the 
said Election, the said Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer was 
required on behalf of Richard Thomas Montgomery, 
Esquire, who was a candidate for the representation of 
said County of the Town of Drogheda, and also by cer- 
tain electors of the said County of the Town of Drogheda, 
who had a right to vote at such Election for a Member 
for the said County of the Town of Drogheda, on behalf 
of themselves, and also on behalf of Petitioners and 
others, electors, to take and subscribe the oath of his 
ualification to serve as such Burgess in Parliament for 
the said-County of the Town of Drogheda, and for that 
purpose the said Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer was furnished 
with a form of the necessary oath of his qualification, 
written on parchment, and ‘he was required by notice to 
fill up the blanks in said parchment with the name of 
the town-land out of which his qualification arose, and 
the parish and county in which the same is situate ; that 
the said Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer handed said parch- 
ment to a person of the name of Zerence Dolan, a pro- 
fessional gentleman, and a friend of the said ‘Andra 
Carew O’ Dwyer, who filled u 
describing said Andrew Carew 


the blanks, therein 
’Dwyer’s qualification 


2° Marti. 


A. 1835. 


as arising out of part of the lands of Cullenswood, town- 
land of Cullenswood, parish of Saint Peter’s barony of 
Upper Cross, and county of Dublin; which parchment 
writing the said Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer signed with 
his name, and handed same, when so filled up and signed, 
to the Sheriffs, and to which document the Petitioners 
beg leave to refer; Petitioners allege that the said 
Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer was not at the time of such 
Election and Return, nor is he at this time, seised of or 


entitled to, or possessed of such an estate, either in law , 


or equity, in said town-land of Cullenswood, as is suffi- 
cient to qualify him to serve in Parliament as a Member 
for the said County of the Town of Drogheda; the 
Petitioners therefore humbly pray, for the several reasons 
aforesaid, That the said Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer may 
be declared not duly elected, and that said Election 
may be declared void, and that a new Writ do issue for 
the Election of a Burgess to serve in the Parliament of 
the United Kingdom for the said County of the Town 
of Drogheda, and that the Petitioners may have such 
other relief in the premises, as to the House shall seem 
meet, and the case may require. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into con- 
sideration upon Thursday, the 2d day of April next, 
at a quarter of an hour after three of the clock in the 
Afternoon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the 
hearing of the matter of the said Petition. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, that he had re- 
ceived from the Deputy Clerk of the Crown and Hana- 
per in Ireland, a Petition of John Franklin, and others, 
electors of the city of Waterford, complaining of an 


Waterford 
City Election, 
Petition of 
Electors. 


undue Election and Return for the said city; and the 


said Petition was laid upon the Table. 

A Petition of John Franklin, of John’s-lane, in the 
city of Waterford, freeman, and Benjamin Collins, of 
Henrietta-street, in said city, freeman, electors of and 
for the County of the City of Waterford, registered pur- 
suant to an Act passed in the second and third years of 
King William the Fourth, chapter the eighty-eighth, 
intituled, “An Act to amend the Representation of 
the People of Ireland,” was read; setting forth, That 
long before, and until the passing of an Act com- 
monly called the Act of Union between Great Britain 
and Ireland, the electors of the County of the City of 
Waterford, did return to the Jrish House of Commons 
two citizens as Members thereof; that by the said Act 
of Union the said privilege of returning two Members 
to the House of Commons was curtailed, and instead 
thereof, that the electors of the County of the City of 
Waterford did return one Citizen as the Representative 
or Member for the said City in the United and Imperial 
Parliament of Great Britain and Ireland; that the 
electors of the County of the City of Waterford did con- 
tinue to return one Member as their Representative in 
the Imperial House of Parliament from the passing of 
the said Act of Union, and until the passing of an Act 
made in the second and third years of the reign of His 
present Majesty King William the Fourth, chapter 88, 
intituled, “ An Act to amend the Representation of the 
People of Zreland ;” that by the eleventh section of the 
said Reform Act for Ireland a privilege was given to the 
electors of the County of the City of Waterford to return 
an additional Member to the Imperial Parliament of 
Great Britain and Ireland; that on the twenty-ninth 
day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand 
eight hundred and thirty-four, a certain Proclamation 

assed under the Great Seal of England, in the words fol- 
owing, that is tosay, ‘By The King. “ A Proclamation 
for dissolving the present Parliament, and declaring the 
calling of another.” “William Rex.” “Whereas We have 
thought fit, by and with the advice of our Privy Council, to 
dissolve this present Parliament, which stands prorogued 
to Thursday, the fifteenth day of Janua next, We do for 
that end publish this Our Royal Proclamation, and do 
hereby dissolve the wy Parliament accordingly, and 
the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Knights, 
Citizens and Burgesses, and the Commons for the Shires 
and Burghs of the House of Commons, are discharged 
from their meeting and attending on the said Thurs- 
day, the fifteenth day of January next; and We being 


desirous 


5 Witt. IV. 


desirous and resolved, as soon as may be, to meet Our 
People, and to have their advice in Parliament, do hereb 
make known to all Our loving Subjects Our Royal will 
and pleasure to call a new Parliament, and do hereby 
further declare that, with the advice of Our Privy Council, 
We have given orders to Our Chancellor of that part of 
the United Kingdom called Great Britain, and Our C han- 
cellor of Ireland, that they do respectively, upon notice 
thereof, forthwith issue out Writs in due form and ac- 
cording to law, for calling a new Parliament; and We 
do hereby also by this Our Royal Proclamation, under 
Our Great Seal of Our United Kingdom, require Writs 
to be forthwith issued accordingly by Our said Chan- 
cellors respectively, for causing the Lords Spiritual and 
Temporal and Commons, who are to serve in the said 
Parliament, to be duly returned to and give their at- 
tendance in Our said Parliament, which Writs are to be 
returnable on Thursday, the nineteenth day of February 
next.” “ Given at Our Court at Brighton, this 29th day 
of December 1834, and in the fifth year of Our reign.” 
“‘ God save The King;” that,in pursuance of the said Pro- 
clamation, a certain Writ, called a Writ of Election to 
Parliament, did on the second day of January, in the 
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty- 
five, issue from the office of the Clerk of the Crown and 
Hanaper in the Kingdom of Ireland, directed to the 
Sheriffs of the City of Waterford, in the words following, 
that is to say, “ William the Fourth, by the grace of God 
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 
King, Defender of the Faith, and so forth: to the Sheriffs 
of the city of Waterford, greeting; Whereas by the 
advice and consent of Our Council, for certain arduous 
and urgent affairs concerning Us, the State and defence 
of Our said Kingdom and the Church, We have ordered 
a certain Parliament to be holden at Our city of West- 
minster, on Thursday, the nineteenth day of February 
next, and there to treat and have conference with the 
Prelates and great men and Peers of our Realm, We 
command and strictly enjoin you, that Proclamation 
being first made of the premises, and of the day and 
place aforesaid, in your next County Court to be holden 
after the receipt of this Our Writ, one Citizen of the 
most fit and discreet of the said city, freely and indif- 
ferently by those who shall be present at such proclama- 
tion, according to the form of the Statute in such case 
made and provided, you cause to be elected, and the 
name of the Citizen so to be elected, whether he be 
present or absent, you cause to be inserted in certain 
indentures to be thereupon made between you and those 
who shall be present at such Election, and him at the 
day and place aforesaid, you cause to come in such 
manner that the said Citizen for himself, and the com- 
monalty of the said city may have full and sufficient 
eres to do and consent to those things which in the 
arliament aforesaid, by the Common Council of Our 
said United Kingdom, by the blessing of God, shall 
happen to be ordained upon the aforesaid affairs, so that 
for want of such powers, or through an improvident 
election of the said Citizen, the aforesaid affairs may in 
no wise remain unfinished ; willing nevertheless that 
neither of you, nor any other Sheriff of this Our said 
Kingdom, in anywise be elected; and the Election so 
made, under your seals and the seals of those who shall 
be present at such Election, certify to Us inOur Chancery 
of Ireland without delay, remitting to Us one part of the 
aforesaid indentures annexed to these presents, together 
with this Writ. Witness Our Justices General and 
General Governors of Ireland, at Dublin, the second day 
of January, in the fifth year of Our reign.” “Granard.” 
“* John Hart, Deputy Clerk Crown and Hanaper.” “To 
the Sheriffs of the City of Waterford.” “ A Writ of Elec- 
tion to Parliament for said City.” “Granard;” that the 
said Writ of Election was received by the said Sheriffs on 
the third day of January, in the year of our Lord one 
thousand eight hundred and thirty-five; that the said 
Sheriffs did, on the said third day of January, issue a 
Proclamation of the said Election so about to be held, 
in the words and figures following, that is to say, “City 
Election,” “County of the City of Waterford, to wit; 
Whereas we have received His Majesty’s Writ for the 
election of two Citizens for the said City to serve in a 
certain Parliament to be holden at Westminster, on 


Thursday, the 19th day of February next, bearing teste 
pe ~ eg day of January instant, and returnable into 


Q° Marti. 


37 
His Majesty’s High Court of Chancery in Jreland ;” “ now 
we, Robert Thomas Carew and Josiah Williams, Sherifts 
of the county of the said city, do hereby proclaim and 
give notice, that we will at a Special County Court, to - 
be holden at New Guildhall in and for the county of 
the said city, on Monday, the 12th day of January 
instant, between the hours of ten and eleven o’clock in 
the forenoon of the said day, proceed to the election of 
two Citizens to serve in the said Parliament, pursuant 
to the tenor and effect of the said Writ, of which all 
persons concerned are required to take notice. Dated 
3d January 1835, Robert Thomas Carew, Josiah Williams, 
Sheriffs ;” that during the said third day of January, 
and after the said Proclamation of the said Sheriffs had 
been issued and printed, the said Sheriffs of the said City 
did discover that there were certain errors in the said 
Writ of Election; that the said third day of January 
did fall on the day of the week called Saturday ; that on 
the evening of Saturday the third day of January, the 
said Sherifis did transmit the said Writ of Election to 
Dublin, in order that the same might be altered and 
amended ; that on Monday, the fifth day of January, 
the said Writ of Election was returned to the Sheriffs, 
in manner and form following, that is to say, “ William 
the Fourth, by the grace of God of the United Kingdom 
of Great Britain and Ireland King, Defender of the 
Faith, and so forth: to the Sheriffs of the City of Water- 
ford, greeting ; Whereas, by the advice and consent of 
Our Council, for certain arduous and urgent affairs con- 
cerning Us, the State, and defence of our said Kingdom 
and the Church, We have ordered a certain Parliament 
to be holden at Our city of Westminster, on Thursday, 
the 19th day of February next, and there to treat and 
have conference with the Prelates, great men, and Peers 
of our Realm, We command and stricily enjoin you that, 
proclamation being first made of the premises, and of 
the day and place aforesaid, in your next County Court, 
to be holden after the receipt of this Our Writ, two 
Citizens, of the most fit and discreet of the said city, fairly 
and indifferently by those who shall be present at such 
proclamation according to the form of the Statute in that 
case made and provided, you cause to be elected, and 
the names of those citizens so to be elected, whether they 
be present or absent, you cause to be inserted in certain 
indentures, to be thereupon made between you and those 
who shall be present at such Election, and them at the 
day and place aforesaid, you cause to come in such 
manner that the said Citizens, for themselves and the 
commonalty of the said city may have full and sufficient 
= to do and consent to those things which, in the 

arliament aforesaid, by the Common Council of our 
said United Kingdom, by the blessing of God, shall 
happen to be ordained upon the aforesaid affairs; so 
that for want of such powers, or through an improvident 
election of the said Citizens, the aforesaid affairs may 
in no wise remain unfinished ; willing, nevertheless, that 
neither of you, nor any other Sheriff of this Our said 
Kingdom, in any wise be elected; and the Election so 
made, under your seals and the seals of those who shall 
be present at such Election, certify to Us inOur Chancery 
of Ireland, without delay, remitting to Us one part of 
the aforesaid indentures annexed to these presents, to- 
gether with this Writ. Witness Our Justices General and 
General Governors of Ireland, at Dublin, the second day 
of January, in the fifth year of Our reign.” “ Granard.” 
“ John Hart, Deput Clerk Crown and Hanaper.” “To 
the Sheriffs of the City of Waterford, a Writ of Election 
to Parliament for said City.” ““Granard ;” that thereupon 
the Sheriffs did mark on the back of the said Writ the 
words following, that is to say, “ Received 5th January 
1835, Robert Thomas Carew, Josiah Williams, sheriffs ;” 
that, in pursuance of the said Writ, an Election did 
commence on the 12th day of January, in the said year, 
at which Election the following persons were Candi- 
dates, William Christmas, Esquire, Henry Winston Barron, 
Esquire, Thomas Wyse, Esquire, William Morris Reade, 
Esquire, Edward Pennefather, His Majesty’s Solicitor 
General for Ireland, Lewis Perrin, Esquire, serjeant-at- 
law, James Knight, Esquire, Daniel Dunford, Esquire, 
William Aylward, Esquire; that, on the seventeenth day 
of January, the Sheriffs did declare Thomas Wyse and 
HenryWinston Barron duly elected; that the said Sheriffs 
did, on the seventeenth ie of January, in the year of 
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, 
L return 








38 


return to the said Writ of Election in manner and form 
following, that is to say, “ The execution of this Writ 
appears by a certain indenture hereunto annexed; so 
answers Robert Thomas Carew, Josiah Williams, Sheriffs.” 
“‘ This indenture made in the full County of the City of 
Waterford, holden at New Guildhall, in and for the said 
County of said City, on Saturday, the seventeenth day 
of January, in the fifth year of the reign of our Sovereign 
Lord William the Fourth, by the grace of God of the 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland King, 
Defender of the Faith, and so forth, and in the year of 
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, 
between Robert Thomas Carew and Josiah Williams, 
Esquires, Sheriffs of the County of said City, of the one 
part, William Aylward, William Aylward, junior, Paul 
Murphy, William Marchant Ardagh, John Sheehan, John 
Power, Jeremiah O’ Brien, John Finucane, John Murphy, 
John Bogan, William O’ Brien, and Nicholas Carroll, and 
many other persons of the county of the said City, and 
electors of Citizens to Parliament for the County of the 
said City, of the other part, witnesseth, that, proclamation 
being made by the said Sheriffs, by virtue of and ac- 
cording to a Writ of our Sovereign Lord the King, 
directed to the said Sheriffs, and hereunto annexed, for 
the electing of two Citizens of the most fit and discreet 
of said city to serve in a certain Parliament to be holden 
in the city of Westminster on Thursday, the nineteenth 
day of 3 ati next ensuing, the said parties to these 
presents, together with the major part of the electors for 
the County of the said City aforesaid, present in the full 
County of the City of Waterford at New Guildhall afore- 
said, on the day of the date hereof, and by virtue of the 
said Writ, and according to the force and effect of divers 
Statutes in that case made and provided, have in the 
said full County of the said City by assent and consent, 
freely and indifferently elected and chosen two Citizens 
of the most fit and discreet of the said County of the said 
City of Waterford, to wit, Thomas Wyse, junior, of the 
City of Waterford, Esquire, and Henry Winston Barron, 
of Belmont, in the liberties of the said City, Esquire, to 
be Citizens to the said Parliament, so to be holden at 
the day and place in that behalf hereinbefore mentioned, 
for the commonalty of the County of the said City of 
Waterford, giving and granting to the aforesaid Citizens 
full and sufficient power for themselves and the com- 
monalty of the said City, to do and consent to those 
things which in the said Parliament, by the Common 
Council of the Kingdom of our said Lord the King, by 
the blessing of God, shall happen to be ordained upon 
the affairs in the said Writ specified. In witness whereof 
the parties to these presents have interchangeably put 
their hands and seals, the day, year and place first above 
written;” Robert Thomas Carew, JosiahWilliams, Sheriffs 
(seal), William Aylward (seal), William Aylward, junior 
(seal), Paul Murphy (seal), William Marchant Ardagh 
(seal), John Sheehan (seal), John Power (seal), Jeremiah 
O’ Brien (seal), John Finucane (seal), John Murphy 
(seal), John Bogan (seal), William O’ Brien (seal), Nicholas 
Carroll (seal); that the Petitioners, and many other 
persons entitled to vote at said Election, did not vote at 
or during the said Election, of all which several facts 
legal proof will be given before the House; the Peti- 
tioners therefore pray, That, inasmuch as the said pro- 
clamation was issued and made by the said Sheriffs before 
the receipt of the said Writ empowering the said sheriffs 
to proceed to the Election of two Citizens as Members 
or Representatives for the said City of Waterford in the 
Imperial House of Parliament, and that, inasmuch as 
the alteration and amendment of the said Writ was made 
on a day on which it could not have been legally made, 
to wit, on a Sunday, and that, inasmuch as it was not 
made by the proper officer in such case appointed, and 
that, inasmuch as the said Writ was not resealed by the 
pres officer in such case provided, that the House may 
e pleased to declare the Election of the said Z’homas 
Wyse, Esquire, and Henry Winston Barron, Esquire, null 
and void, and to order that a new Writ do issue to the 
Sheriffs of the said city for the election of two other fit 
and discreet Citizens to represent the County of the City 
of Waterford in the united Parliament of Great Britain 
and Jreland. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Tuesday, the 7th day of April next, at 
three of the clock in the Afternoon. ; 


2° Marti. 





A. 1835. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records, as may 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


Mr. Rice Trevor presented a Bill for more effectually 
repairing the Road from Carmarthen to Newcastle-Em- 


- lyn, and several other Roads, and for making and main- 


taining new Lines of Road, all in the County of Carmar- 
then: And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions that there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of the Memorial submitted by the Sheriffs of the County 
of the City of Chester, and the Sheriff of the County of 
Chester, to the Secretary of State for the Home Depart- 
ment, with reference to the execution of Criminals. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His: 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be ont Bevin to give 
directions that there be laid before this House, a Return, 
for the years 1832 and 1833, from the several Provincial, 
Diocesan, and Archidiaconal Courts of England and 
Wales, of the Number, 1st, of unattested Wills; 2d, of 
Wills attested by one Witness only, proved in each of 
such Courts; distinguishing the Numbers proved respec- 
tively under each scale of the Probate Duty. . 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Mr. Speaker reported to the House, That the House 
attended His Majesty on Saturday last with their Ad- 
dress; to which His Majesty was pleased to give this 
most gracious Answer : 


I thank you sincerely for the assurances which you 
have given Me, in this loyal and dutiful Address, of your 
disposition to co-operate with Me in the improvement, 
with a view to their maintenance, of our Institutions in 
Church and State. 

I learn with regret, that you do not concur with Me 
as to the policy of the appeal which I have recently made 
to the sense of My People. 

I never have exercised, and I never will exercise, any 
of the Prerogatives which I hold, except for the single 
purpose of promoting the great end for which they are 
entrusted to Me, the Public good; and I confidently trust 
that no measure, conducive to the general interests, will 
be endangered or enor ee in ghee by the op- 
eee A which I have afforded to My faithful and loyal 

ubjects of expressing their opinions, through the free 
choice of their Weyetncubatives in Parliament. 


Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That an humble Ad- 
dress be presented to His Majesty, to return His Majesty 
the Thanks of this House for His most gracious Answer 
to their Address. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


The House was moved, That so much of His Majesty’s 
most gracious Speech to both Houses of Parliament at 
the opening of the Session, as relates to the destruction 
of the two Houses of Parliament by Fire, might be read; 
and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed, to 
consider and report upon such plan as may be most fitting 
and convenient for the permanent accommodation of the 
Houses of Parliament:—And a Committee was appointed of 
Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Marquis of Chandos, 
Lord John Russell, Lord Stanley, Sir John Hobhouse, Sir 
James Graham, Mr. Littleton, Lord Francis Egerton, Sir 
Richard Vyryan, Mr. O’ Connell, Mr. Hume, Sir Harry 


Verney, Mr. Ridley Colborne, Sir Charles Burrell, Sir 
Robert Inglis, Mr. Williams Wynn, Mr. Tracy, Mr. Warbur- 
ton, Sir George Clerk, Mr. Hughes Hughes, Mr. Banner- 


man, Lord Granville Somerset, and Lord Viscount Howick: 
And they are to meet To-morrow, in the Speaker's 
6 Chamber ; 


Carmarthen 
Reads Bill, 
presented. 


Address re- 
specting Chester 
Criminal Exe- 
cutions, 


Address 
respecting 
Wills. 


Answer to 
Address ; 


Address 
thereupon. 


Committee 
on Houses of 
Parliament, 
appointed ; 


Pap 
refe’ 


Con 
on J 
for ‘ 


Kin; 
Spee 
refer 


Chest 
Crimi 
Exec 
comm 


Pape 
respe 
Rath 
order 


Comn 
House 
mons’ 
appoil 


Rep 
refer 


Retu 
ing T: 
of Co 
Cities 
order 


Pape 
ing E 
of De 
(Mid 
order 


- 
mpe 
Ligh 
prese 


Smi 
Mai 
pres 


Papers 
referred. 


Committee 
on Motion 


for Supply ; 


King’s 
Speech 
referred, 


Chester 
Criminals 
Execution Bill, 
committed. 


Paper 
respecting 
Rathcormac, 
ordered. 


Committee on 
House of Com- 
mons’ Library, 
appointed 5 


Reports 
referred. 


Return respect- 
ing Treasurers 
of Counties and 
Cities: Ireland), 
ordered. 


Paper respect- 
ing Registrar 
of Deeds 
(Middlesex), 
ordered, 


Account from 
Imperial Gas 
Light Company, 
Presented, 


Smithfield 
Market Bill, 
Presented, 


5 Witt, IV. e°—3° 


Chamber; and have Power to send for persons, papers 
and records; and that Five be the Quorum. 

Ordered, That the Copies of the Report of the Lords 
of the Council upon the Evidence taken respecting the 
destruction by Fire of the two Houses of Parliament ; 
and, the Minutes of Evidence, upon which that Report 
was founded, which were presented upon Tuesday last, 
be referred to the Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the House to Te- 
solve itself into a Committee, to consider of the Motion 
made upon Saturday last, That a Supply be granted to 
His Majesty ; 

Ordered, That His Majesty’s most gracious Speech to 
both Houses of Parliament be referred to the Committee. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Committee ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported from the Commit- 
tee, That they had come to a Resolution, which they had 
directed him to report to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Chester Criminals Execution Bill was, according 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of a Letter signed Fitzroy Somerset, dated Horse Guards, 
22d February, and addressed to Sir Hussey Vivian. 


Resolved, That a Standing Committee of Sixteen 
Members be appointed, and be renewed at the com- 
mencement of each Session, to assist Mr. Speaker in the 
direction of the Library; to whom shall be referred all 
matters relating thereto:—And a Committee was ap- 
pointed of Sir Robert Inglis, Mr. Chancellor of the Ex- 
chequer, Mr. Spring Rice, Mr. Littleton, Sir Henry Har- 
dinge, Dr. Lushington, Mr. Secretary Goulburn, Mr. Fre- 
derich Shaw, the Lord Advocate, Mr. Williams Wynn, Mr. 
Warburton, Lord Viscount Clive, Mr. Stewart Mackenzie, 
Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Tooke, and Colonel Foz. 

Ordered, That the Committee have leave to sit in the 
Speaker’s House, and have Power to send for persons, 
papers and records. 

Ordered, That Three be the Quorum of the Com- 
mittee. 

Ordered, That the Reports made from the Select 
Committees in 1830, 1832 and 1834, respecting the Li- 
brary, be referred to the Committee. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Sums in each County and City Treasurer’s 
hands in Ireland, respectively, on the 1st of February 
1835, and whether same has been lodged in Govern- 
ment or other Security, or in Bank, and the Amount of 
Security for each Treasurer ; together with the Names, 
additions and residences of such Sureties, and if living 
or dead. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of the Appointment of the Registrar or Deputy Registrar 
of Deeds for the County of Middlesex; also, the Amount of 
Fees received by him during the last five years, and the 
Hours of his Attendance at the Registry Office. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. | 


Martii. 








Martis, 3° die Martii ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


M R. Fyler, from the Imperial Gas Light and Coke 
Company, was called in; and at the bar presented, 
ursuant to the directions of an Act of Parliament,—A 
eturn of the Contingency Fund of the Imperial Gas 
Light and Coke Company :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Alderman Wood presented a Bill for enlarging 
the Market-place at Smithfield, in the City of London, 
and for the better Regulation of the said Market: And 


the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
a second time. 


VOL. 90. 


39 


Mr. Emerson Tennent reported from the Committee Belfas ad 
on the Petition of several Owners and Occupiers of lands Petition, 


in the parishes of Belfast otherwise Shankhill, Temple- rer"«¢. 


patrick, Killead, and Camlin otherwise Crumlin, in the 
County of Antrim; That the Standing Orders relative 
to Turnpike Bills, had been complied with; and that 
they had examined the matter of the Petition; and the 
Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making, maintaining and repairinga Turnpike Road from 
the Town of Belfast to the Town of Crumlin, by the Moun- 
tain, in the County of Antrim: And that Mr. Emerson 
Tennent and Mr. M‘Cance do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Wilson Patten reported from the Committee on 
the Petition of the Grand Junction Railway Company; 
That the Standing Orders relative to Bills for making 
Railways, had been complied with; and that they had 
examined the matter of the Petition; and the Report 
was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable the Grand Junction Railway Company to alter 
the line of such Railway, and to make two Branches 
therefrom, in the County of Stafford, and for other pur- 
aa relating thereto: And that Mr. Wilson Patten and 

ord Viscount Sandon do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of the Grand Junction Waterworks Com- 
pany, was presented, and read; praying, That leave 
may be given to bring in a Bill to empower the said 
Company to obtain Water from a higher part of the River 
Thames than that from which the same is now obtained 
by them at Chelsea, and to alter, explain and amend the 
powers and provisions of the Acts relating to the said 
Company. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Hume and the Middlesex List: And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records. | 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Tonbridge Wells ;—and, 
Mereworth,—were presented, and read ; praying for the 
repeal of the Duty on Malt. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed, to 
whom shall be referred all Petitions presented to the 
House, with the exception of such as complain of undue 
Returns, or relate to Private Bills; and that such 
Committee do classify the same, and prepare Abstracts 
of the same in such form and manner as shall appear to 
them best suited to convey to the House all requisite in- 
formation respecting their contents, and do report the 
same from time to time to the House; and that such 
Reports do in all cases set forth the number of Signatures 
to each Petition; and that such Committee have Power 
to direct the printing in extenso of such Petitions, or of 
such parts of Petitions, as shall appear to require it:— 
And a Committee was appointed of Mr. James Oswald, 
Mr. Chancellor of the Pechediet. Mr. O’ Connell, Sir 
Robert Inglis, Sir Richard Vyvyan, Mr. Wilson Patten, 
Mr. Hume, Sir Edward Knatchbull, Mr. Littleton, Mr. 
Clay, Mr. Tooke, and Mr. Greene: And they are to meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber. 

Ordered, That the Committee have Power to report 
their observations thereupon to the House. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum of the Committee. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give di- 
rections, that there be laid before this House, a Return of 
all the Offices, Business or Employments held or followed 
by Sheriff Substitutes, other than that of Sheriff Sub- 
stitute and Commissary Depute; and the Salaries of 
each Sheriff Depute and Sheriff Substitute, and the 
Salaries and Emoluments arising from each office and 
situation held in addition by each Sheriff Substitute. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give-di- 
rections, that there be laid before this House, a Return, 
stating how manyand which Sheriff Substitutes are Mem- 
bers of the Faculty of Advocates; how may Writers to the 
Signet; how many Members of some other Law gre 

L 2 an 


Grand Junction 
Railway Peti- 
tion, reported. 


Gratd Junction 
Waterworks 
Petition, 


Petitions 
for repeal of 
Duty on 
Malt. 


Committee 
on Public 
Petitions, 
appointed. 


Addresses 
respecting 
Sherifts 
(Scctland.) 








Chester 
Criminals’ 
Execution 
Bill, deferred, 


Petition 
respecting 
Spirit 
Licenses, 


Committee 
on Education, 
appointed. 


40 


and how many and which there are without being regu- 
larly entered as a Procurator in any Court; stating the 
respective Counties or Districts to which those Returns 
apply, and the Names of the Parties under each head. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give di- 
rections, that there be laid [before this House, a Return, 
stating how many Cases ordinary and summary (distin- 

ishing between the two) are in dependence in each 

heriff Court, whether County or District, on the 30th 
day of July 1834; stating, 1. How many of those have 
been in dependence less than one year. 2. How many 
have been in dependence more than one year, and less 
than two years. 3. How many more than two, and less 
than three years. 4. How many more than three, and 
less than four years. 5. Allabove four years; and how 
long such Causes have been severally in dependence. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give di- 
rections, that there be laid before this House, a Return, 

tating what is the usual and average time during which 
ordinary and summary cases (distinguishing between the 
two) remain at avisandum with each Sheriff Substitute ; 
and the longest period any case has lain before each 
Sheriff Substitute during each of the last Ten years, 
giving the Name of each case, and the Date of trans- 
mission and return. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give di- 
rections that there be laid before this House, a similar 
Return in all points as to Sheriffs Principal, commonly 
called Sheriffs Depute. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give di- 
rections, that there be laid before this House, a Return, 
stating how many Courts, if any Courts, have been held, 
and Interloquitors pronounced, on ordinary cases, during 
the vacations, in every Sheriff Court, and whether held 
by Sheriffs Principal or their Substitutes. 

Ordered, That the said Addresses be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the Committee 
on the Chester Criminals’ Execution Bill, be now read ; 
and the same being read ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers and Innkeepers 
in Leeds, was presented, and read; reciting the Act of 
the last Session to repeal the Duties on Spirits made in 
Ireland, and to impose other Duties in lieu thereof, and 
to impose additional Duties on Licenses to Retailers of 
Spirits in the United Kingdom ; and praying, That some 
other and more equitable mode of charging and levying 
the Duties on the Petitioners’ licenses may be adopted. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Kable. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
That a Select Committee be appointed to inquire into 
the present state of the Education of the People in 
En ed and Wales, and into the application and effects 
of the Grant made in the last Session of Parliament for 
the erection of School Houses, and to consider the expe- 
diency of further Grants in aid of Education, and to re- 
port their observations thereupon to the House ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, by inserting after the words ‘“‘ England and Wales,” 
the words “ and into the nature and amount of the pro- 
“* perty applicable to that object.” 

And the Question being proposed, That those words 
be there inserted :—The said proposed Amendment was, 
with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Then the main Question being put ; 

Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed to 
inquire into the present state of the Education of the 
People in England and Wales, and into the application 
and effects of the Grant made in the last Session of Par- 
liament for the erection of School Houses, and to con- 
sider the expediency of further Grants in aid of Educa- 
tion, and to report their observations thereupon to the 
House. . 


3° Marti. 





ho + 4 ~ . 
A. 1835. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That there be laid before this House, a Copy of any Order 
recently issued to Officers commanding troops in Jre- 
land, directing “ that in future military parties shall not 
be granted to assist in the collection of Tithes, without 
special orders from the officer commanding in chief ;” 
and directing that, “in the event of any collision between 
The King’s troops and the populace, the improper prac- 
tice hitherto pursued at times of firing over the heads 
of the peasantry, be discontinued, and that the. troops 
shall always fire with effect,” or words to this import: 
—And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That in all cases in which an Election shall be declared 
void, or a Sitting Member shall be unseated, on the 
ground of bribery or treating, and in which it shall not 
be reported to the House by the Committee appointed to 
try the Petition, that the Petitioner has been guilty of 
similar practices, it is expedient that the expenses of the 
Petitioners should be borne by the Public:—And the 
said Motion was, with leave of the House, ‘withdrawn. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That as a number of Members, larger than there is any 
precedent of, has divided within the present House with- 
out inconvenience, it is expedient, with a view to save 
time, and to relieve the Speaker from an unpleasant duty, 
that all Divisions shall, for the future, take place within 
the House :—And the said Motion was, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee, to whom it 
was referred to consider of the Motion made upon Satur- 
day last, “ That a Supply be granted to His Majesty,” 
the Resolution which they had directed him to report to 
the House ; and the same was read ; and is as followeth : 

Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a Supply be granted to His Majesty. 

The said Resolution being read a second time ; 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House doth 
agree with the Committee in the said Resolution, That a 
Supply be granted to His Majesty. 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into a Committee, to consider of the Supply granted 
to His Majesty. 


Ordered, That an Estimate of the Charge of Wages 
and Victuals for the Seamen and Marines to serve in 
His Majesty’s Fleet, to the 31st March 1836, be laid 
before this House. 

Ordered, That an Estimate of the Ordinary of the 
Navy, to the 31st March 1836; with an Estimate of the 
Half-pay of Officers of the Navy, and such of the Officers 
of the Royal Marines as were emplyed in the last War, 
be laid before this House. 

Ordered, That an Estimate of the Charge for Works 


in His Majesty’s Yards, and for Payment of the Hire of 


Transports, to the 31st March 1836, be laid before this 
House. 

Ordered, That an Estimate of the Charge for Guards, 
Garrisons and other Land Forces, to the 31st March 1836, 
be laid before this House. 

Ordered, That an Estimate of the Charge of the Office 
of Ordnance for Land and Sea Service, to the 31st March 
1836, be laid before this House. 

Ordered, That an Account of Services incurred and not 
provided for by Parliament, be laid before this House. 

Ordered, That an Estimate of the Debt of His Majesty’s 
Navy, tothe 31st March 1835, be laid before this House. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions to the proper Officers to lay before this House 
the said Estimates and Account. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of all Exchequer Bills issued, or authorized to be 
issued, charged on the nye 1835, unprovided for. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of all Exchequer Bills issued between 5th January 

1834 


Motion re- 
specting Tithes 
and Military 
(Ireland), 
withdrawn, 


Motion respect- 
ing Bribery at 
Elections, 
withdrawn. 


Motion respect- 
ing Divisions 
of the House, 
withdrawn, 


Report on 
Motion for 
a Supply ; 


Con mittee 
of Supply, 


appointed. 


Estimates, &amp;c. 
ordered: 


Seamen. 


Ordinary of 
the Navy. 


Extra Navy. 


Land Forces. 


Ordnance. 


Services not 


provided for. 
Navy Debt. 


Accounts, 
ordered: 
Exchequer 
Bills; 
No. 7. 


| 


prene 


Addr 


respe 
Weig 


Accot 
be pri 
N 


Accuut 
respect 
Tonna 
Vessel: 
land), | 


Papers 
East | 
Comp: 
presen’ 


Ledbu: 
prov 
Petitio 


yt 


ir. 





presented. 


East India 
Half Pay; 
No. 8, 


presented. 





5 Witt. IV. 
1834 and sth January 1835, under the Acts 1 &amp; 2 Will. 4, 
c. 24, and 2 &amp; 3 Will. 4, c. 125, unprovided for. , 
* Sir Thomas Fremantle accordingly presented the said 
Accounts. 

Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the several Sums which will become payable 
between 5th April 1835 and 5th April 1836, by the 
United Company of Merchants trading to the Kast 
Indies, towards the Expense of Half Pay, Pensions and 
Allowances to His Majesty’s Forces serving in India, in 
pursuance of Act 4 Geo. 4, c. 71. f 

Sir Thomas Fremantle accordingly presented the said 


Account. 


Address 
respecting 
Weights and 
Measures. 


Account to 
be printed. 


No. 9. 


Account 
respecting 
Tonnage of 
Vessels (Ire- 
land), ordered, 


Papers from 
East India 
Company, 
presented. - 


Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Number of Verifications and Stampings of Weights 
and Measures made by each Inspector in Great Britain ; 
and an Account of any Fees, if any have been demanded 
by any Inspectors, for adjusting Weights, or for the Cer- 
tificates of Verifications and Stampings required to be 
hg by all Inspectors under the provisions of the late 

ct. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Naval Receipt 
and Expenditure, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Number of Vessels, with their Tonnage and 
Cargoes, entered Inwards and cleared Outwards at each 
and every Port in [reland, in the Five years ending 5th 
January 1835 ; distinguishing the registered Vessels and 
Tonnage of each Port, the British and Foreign Ships, the 
Steam Boats, Colliers and Coasters, trading from and to 
Great Britain, and from and to Irish Ports; as also the 
Number of Fishing Smacks and Wherries belonging to 
each Port respectively. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Mercuri, 4° die Marti ; 


Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the 

East India Company, was called in; and at the 

bar presented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of 

Parliament,—Resolutions of the Court of Directors of 

the East India Company, being the Warrants or Instru- 
ments granting any Salary or Gratuity. 

Resolutions of the Court of Directors of the East 


India Company, being the Warrants or Instruments 


Ledbury Im- 
provement 
Petition, 
reported, 


granting any Pension :— And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Biddulph reported from the Committee on the 
Petition of several Owners and Occupiers of lands and 
property within the borough of Ledbury, in the count 
of Hereford; That the Standing Orders relative to Bills 
for improving any City or Town, had been complied 
with; and that they had examined the matter of the 
Petition ; and the Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be. given to bring in a Bill for 
the Improvement of the High-street, in the Borough of 
Ledbury, in the County of Hereford: And that Mr. 
Biddulph and Mr. Edward Clive do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Mr. Crafer, from tae Treasury, was called in; and at 
the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of several 
Acts of Parliament,—Report, by the Commissioners for 
the Herring Fishery, of their Proceedings, year ended 
+ ao 834, being Fishing 1833. 


3°__ 4° Marti. 


4) 


(Exchequer. ) 


An Account of Compensations coop to the there- Compensation 


under-mentioned Officers of the Court of Exchequer, 
whose Offices were abolished, or whose Fees and Emolu- 
ments were taken away or diminished by the Act 3d 
and 4th William the Fourth, c. 99. 

Copy, Warrant awarding Compensation to George 
Carphin, Commissary Clerk of Edinburgh, and others, 
for loss of Emoluments, year 1833. 

Copy, Warrant granting Compensation to Robert 
Threshie, Commissary Clerk of Dumfries, and George 
Carphin, Commissary Clerk of Edinburgh, for loss of 
Fees, year 1834, under 4 Geo. 4, c. 97. 

Copy, Warrant granting Compensation to John Munro, 
Macer of the Court of Session, Scotland, year to 20th 
June 1834. 

Copy. Warrant granting Compensation to John Fer- 
rier, Macer of Commissary Court, Edinburgh, 1835 :— 
And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table; 
and that the Report respecting the Herring Fishery, be 
printed. 


Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill to enable the Grand 
Junction Railway Company to alter the Line of such 
Railway, and to make two Branches therefrom, in the 
County of ceegor. and for other purposes relating 
thereto: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Law Hodges reported from the Committee on the 
Petition of Jeremiah Rosher, of the parish of Northfleet, 
in the county of Kent, Esquire; That the Standing Orders 
relative to Bills for making Piers, had been complied 
with; and that they had examined the matter of the 
Petition ; and the Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
erecting a Pier or Jetty in the Parish of a in 
the County of Kent: And that Mr. Law Hodges and 
Sir William Geary do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of several Owners and Occupiers of houses 
and property in the counties of Surrey and Middlesex, 
was presented, and read; praying, That leave may be 
gen to bring in a Bill for erecting and maintaining a 

ridge across the River Thames, from Church-street, in 
the parish of Saint Mary, Lambeth, in the county of 
Surrey, to the opposite bank of the said river, near 
Market-street, Horseferry-road, in the parish of Saint 
John-the- Evangelist, within the city and liberty of West- 
minster, in the county of Middlesex. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Tennyson and the Surrey List: And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records. 


-A Petition of John Perkins, of Pendell-court, Bletching- 
ley, in the county of Surrey, Esquire, was presented, and 
read; praying, That leave may be given to bring in a 
Bill for establishing a Market for the sale of live cattle 
in the parish of Saint Mary Islington, in the county of 
Middlesex. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Hume and the Middlesex List: And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Owners or Occupiers of property 
within the parish of Ramsgate, and the adjoining parishes 
of Saint Lawrence, Saint Peter-the-Apostle and Minster, 
in the Isle of Thanet, in the county of Kent, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying, That leave may be given to 
bring in a Bill for better supplying the said parishes 
with Water. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Sir 
Edward Knatchbull and the Kent List: And that they 
do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker's Chamber; and 
have Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Ticehurst ;—-Owners and 
Occupiers of land within the Rape of Hastings, in the 
county of Sussea ;—and, Bec and Occupiers of 
land in the neighbourhood of ope ash presented, 
and read; prayin for the repeal of the Duty on Malt. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. “ 


A Petition 


Compensations 
(Scotland.) 


Grand 
Junction 
Railway Bill, 
presented. 


Northfleet 
Pier Petition, 
reported. 


Lambeth 
Bridge 
Petition. 


Islington 
Market 
Petition. 


Ramsgate 
Water 
Petition. 


Petitions 
for repeal of 
Duty on 
Malt, 





Petition 


for abolition 


of Tithes. 


Petitions for 


gmendment of 


‘Factories’ Re- 
gulation Act. 


Petition 
respecting 
Regium 
Donum, 


Petuions 


respecting 
Church of 
Scotland. 


Petition for 


the adoption of 
Trial by Jury in 


Van Diemen’s 
Land, 


Address 
respecting 
Factories’ 
Regulation, 


42 BP Marti. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Ticehurst, was presented, 
and read; praying, That the present law of Tithe may 
be entirely abolished, and that one-tenth of the rent 
may be substituted instead thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Master Manufacturers of Pudsey ;— 
Operatives of Pudsey ;—and, Mill-owners, Manufac- 
turers, Operatives and others interested in the Cloth 
Trade in Gomersall,—were presented, and read ; reciting 
the Act 3 &amp; 4 Will. 4, c. 103, to regulate the labour of 
Children and young Persons in the Mills and Factories 
of the United Kingdom ; and praying the House to allow 
the employment of Children in the Woollen Manufac- 
tories from the age of nine years and upwards for sixty- 
three hours in each week. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Congregation of Dunfanaghy, in 
connexion with the Synod of Ulster, for an increase of 
Regium Donum, was offered to be presented :—But The 
King’s Recommendation not having been signified, the 
said Petition was not received. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Fintry ;—and, of the 
Moderator and Clerk of the Presbytery of Dundee,— 
were presented, and read; setting forth, That the Peti- 
tioners are deeply and heartily attached to the Church 
of Scotland, and earnestly desire the countenance of the 
Legislature on the benevolent efforts which are now 
making for promoting its extension and efficiency, and 
more especially that the places of worship in their eccle- 
siastical establishment shall be so multiplied, and its 
parishes so subdivided, as that the many thousands whom 
the increase of the population has had the effect of 
banishing from the public services of christianity, may, 
by means of a vigorous pastoral superintendence, be 
reclaimed from their present heathenism, and again 
find, as heretofore, an easy and practicable access to the 
House of God; and praying the House to take these 
premises into their favourable consideration. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Boot, a free Inhabitant and 
Trader of Elizabeth-street, Hobart Town, Van Diemen’s 
Land, was presented, and read ; setting forth, That the 
Petitioner feels confident, from the ill-advised and oppres- 
sive measures brought forward and passed into laws by 
the lieutenant-governor, that the prosperity of the Colony 
is much retarded; that the Petitioner is well assured 
that the home Government is not apprised of the true 
state of the Colony, or it would never allow such unjust 
Acts to be brolaghht into operation; that the Petitioner 
prays that all despatches from and to Colonel Arthur 
during 1833 and 1834 may be laid before the House ; 
that the Petitioner has every reason to believe that 
Colonel Arthur has received instructions from the home 
Government to institute trial by jury as it exists in 
England ; that such order is not in force, and why, his 
despatches will explain; that the Petitioner can assert 
with truth, that twenty thousand free inhabitants live in 
and near Hobart Town capable of acting as jurymen ; and 
praying the House to take into consideration the con- 
tents of his Petition; that, in the absence of free institu- 
tions, trial by jury is the only protection an Englishman 
can rely on for his liberty ca despotism prevails, 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Number of Surgeons appointed by Mr. Rickards 
and Mr. Horner, two of the Inspectors under the “ Fac- 
tories Regulation Act ;” specifying the Number of Cer- 
tificates granted up to the 1st day of February last, by 
each of the said Surgeons, to children and young Persons 
employed in the Mills and Factories subject to the re- 
gulations of the said Inspectors. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


A. 1835. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro 


ges imported into Great Britain from France and the 
Netherlands, with the Amount of Duty paid thereon, in 
each year during the last Three years:—And the said 
Motion was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That there be laid before this House, a Return of the 
Imports into Great Britain from Ireland at the several 
Ports of Liverpool, Bristol, London and Gilasgow, of the 
following Articles: Barley, Oats, Wheat and other Grain, 
Wics-toer, Oatmeal, Cows and Oxen, Sheep, Swine, 
Horses, Bacon and Hams, Beef and Pork, Butter, and 
also Spirits, during the last Five years, in continuation 
of a Report of the Select Committee on the State of the 
Poor of Jreland, laid before this House in 1830, and 
which Return was made up to the year 1829 inclusive : 
—And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy, 
from the Adjutant-General’s Office, of a Circular Letter 
addressed to Officers commanding Regiments, dated 24th 
August 1833. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House,a Return 
of the Number of Courts Martial which have taken place 
for the space of eighteen months previous to the issuing 
of that Order, and subsequent to that issue for the same 
period. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House,a Return 
of the Number of Non-commissioned Officers and Soldiers 
confined in His Majesty’s Gaols, and in the several 
Houses of Correction in the different districts, for the 
aforesaid periods. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House,a Return 
of the Number of Bushels of Malt consumed by Common 
Brewers, in each of the Three years ending January 
1834; distinguishing the Quantities separately consumed 
in England, Scotland and Ireland. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the 
House, That their several Addresses of the 25th, 26th 
and 27th days of February last, and of the 2d and 3d 
days of this instant March (that His Majesty would be 
graciously pleased to give directions that the Papers 
therein mentioned might be laid before this House) had 
been presented to His Majesty; and that His Majesty 
had commanded him to acquaint this House, That He 
will give directions accordingly. 


Lord Ashley presented, pursuant to an Address to His Navy 


Majesty, Navy Estimates for the year 1835-36. 
Ordered, That the said Estimates do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of the adjournment 


House this day, adjourn till Friday next. 


Ordered, That. the Order of the day, for the Committee Committee 


of Supply, be now read ; ‘and the same being read; 


Ordered, That the Account of all Exchequer. Bills Accountsof 


issued, or authorized to be issued, charged on the Supplies 
1835, unprovided for, which was presented yesterday, 
be referred to the Committee. 

Ordered, That the Account of all Exchequer Bills 
issued between 5th January 1834 and 5th January 1835, 
under the Acts 1 &amp; 2 Will. 4, c. 24, and 2&amp;3 Will. 4, 
c. 125, unprovided for, which was presented yesterday, 
be referred to the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That.a sum, not exceeding Twenty-eight million three 
hundred and eighty-four thousand and seven hundred 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to pay off and dis- 
charge Exchequer Bills; and that the same be issued 
and applied towards paying off and discharging any.Ex- 
chequer Bills charged on the Aids or Supplies of. the 
years 1834 or 1835, now remaining unpaid and unpro- 
vided for. 

2. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Six hundred and twenty-one 

- thousand 


» Motion re- 
That there be laid before this House, with the least Py pero" 
ossible delay, a Return of the Quantity of Poultry and withdrawn, 


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Committee 
on Chester 


Criminals Exe- 


cution Bill ; 


No. 12. 


reported. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill, 
ordered, 


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thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to His 
Majesty, to pay off and discharge Exchequer Bills issued 
pursuant to several Acts for carrying on Public Works, 
and for the relief of Persons who have sustained Losses 
in the West Indies, outstanding and unprovided for. 


Resolutions to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal re- 

rted from the Committee, That they had come to several 
Resolutions, which they had directed him to report to 
the House. f 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Friday 
next. 

Mr. Bernal also acquainted the House, That he was 
directed by the Committee to move, That they may have 
leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Chester Criminals Execution Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time 
paragraph by paragraph. 
Preamble postponed. 


Crause (The Constable of Chester Castle to execute 
the County Criminals) read. 


Several Amendments made. 


Amendment proposed: P. 2. 1. 8. To leave out from 
the blank to the end of the Clause, and to add “ The 
“« Sheriffs of the County of the City of Chester for the 
“* time being shall execute the sentence of Death upon 

all Criminals condemned to die for offences committed 
within the County of Chester, and the Judges, or any 
one of them named in the commission of Oyer and 
Terminer and Gaol Delivery issued, or from time to 
time to be issued, for the County of Chester, shall have 
full power and authority to make such orders on the 
“* Constable of the Castle of Chester for delivering such 
“* Criminals to the Sheriffs of the County of the City of 

Chester, and on the said Sheriffs, for the execution of 
such Criminals by the said Sheriffs, as such Judges 
or Judge shall think fit, all which orders the said 
Constable and Sheriffs shall be and they are hereby 
required to obey according to the exigency thereof.” 

Motion made, and Question proposed, That the Chair- 
man do now leave the Chair :— Motion, by leave, with- 
drawn. 

Question, That the words proposed to be left out stand 
part of the Clause——put, and Negatived. 


Question put, That the proposed words: be added ; 
The Committee divided. 
Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Edward John Stanley 115: 


Teller for the Noes, Mr. Jervis - - - - - 55. 
Words added. 


Clause, as amended, agreed to. 


Crause (Sheriffs of the County to execute Criminals 
in particular Places by order of the Judges)——added. 
Preamble amended, and agreed to. 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. 





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Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Richards re- 
ported from the Committee, That they had gone through 
the Bill, and made several Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Richards accordingly: reported the Bill; and the 
Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consi- 
deration upon Friday next. 


Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
facilitating the recovery. of Debts, the Relief of Debtors 
willing to make cession of their Property for the payment 
of their Debts, the prevention of Frauds by Debtors, and 
abolishing Imprisonment for. Debt, except in cases of 
Fraud: And that:Sir John. Campbell and Mr. Hawes do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


VOL. 90. 


4°—5° Marti. 


that Sir John Campbell and Dr. Lushington do prepare, 


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’ Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for Wills Exe- 
the Amendment of the Laws with respect to Wills: And —_— = 


and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for Bxecutors and 
the Amendment of the Laws with respect to Executors Bij ordered. 
and Administrators: And that Sir John Campbell and 
Dr. Lushington do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Copyholds 
enable Persons having only partial Estates to enfranchise Bill, ordered. 
and obtain enfranchisement of Lands held by Copy of . 

Court Roll: And that Sir John Campbell and Dr. Lush- 
ington do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed to Committee 

take into consideration the best mode of publishing 0” Divisions 
correct and authentic Lists of the Divisions: —AndaCom- cagelited:. 
mittee was appointed of Mr. Ward, Sir Thomas Frre- 
mantle, Sir Robert Inglis, Mr. Grote, Mr. Hawes, Mr. 
Williams Wynn, Mr.Warburton, Mr. Stuart Wortley, Sir 
James Graham, Mr. Sinclair, Mr. Sheil, Sir George Grey, 
Mr. Patrick Stewart, Mr. Clay, Mr. Ewart, O’ Conor 
Don, Mr. Ross, Mr. Aglionby, and Mr. Gaskell: And 
they are to meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; 
and that Five be the Quorum. 


And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Thursday morning ; 


Jovis, 5° die Martti, 1835. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for Court of Session 
making certain alterations and reductions in the Esta- f3 °°" 
blishment of Clerks and Officers attached to the Court 
of Session in Scotland, and to diminish the Expense of 
Judicial Procedure in that Court: And that the Lord 


Advocate, Mr. Attorney General, and Mr. Solicitor 


General, do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for Imprisonment 
abolishing in Scotland Imprisonment for Civil Debts of (Scotland) Bill, 
small amount, and for rendering more available the ordered. 
process of Cessio Bonorum, and restraining the Arrest- 
ment of Wages: And that the Lord Advocate, Mr. At- 
torney General, and Mr. Solicitor General, do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for Court of 
the better regulating of the Forms of Process in the Session — 
Court of Session in Scotland: And that the Lord Ad- wa = 
voeate, Mr. Attorney General, and Mr. Solicitor General, “““"""" 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for Sherifis 
the better regulating the Jurisdiction of Sheriffs of Jurisdiction 
Counties in Scotland: And that the Lord Advocate, Mr. Bil! ordered. 


Attorney General, and Mr. Solicitor General, do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed to Committee 
consider the Military Establishments and Expenditure Military Ex- 
of the British Empire in the Colonies, in completion of penditure, 
the inquiry which was commenced in the last Session ‘PP 
of the last Parliament, and to report their observations 
thereupon to the House:—And a Committee was ap- 
pointed of Mr. William G'ladstone, Lord Viscount Ebring- 
ton, Lord Stanley, Sir Henry Hardinge, Mr. Spring Rice, 

Mr. Herries, Mr. Ellice, Sir Rufane Donkin, Mr. Hume, 

Sir John Byng, Sir Henry Parnell, the Earl of Darlington, 
Colonel Fox, Mr. Shaw Lefevre, Captain Gordon, Lord 
George Bentinck, Sir Charles D’ Albiac, Colonel Grey, 
Mr. Gisborne, Major Fancourt, Sir Harry Verney, Mr. 
Grote, Colonel Evans, Colonel Leith Hay, Mr. Robert 
Gordon, and Mr. Bonham: And they are to meet To- 
morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power to 
send for persons, papers and records; and that Five be. 
the Quorum. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- Account 
count of the Amount of the Guarantee Fund raised under §.'h see 
the Act 55 Geo. 3, c. 57, showing the Sums paid into Duties, ordered, 
the Bank of England during each year, from the passing 


of the Act; to the 5th January last; and the Sums laid 


- out in each of the said years, in the purchase of Three 


M 2 per 








Imprisonment 
fur Debt Bill, 
presented. 


No. 13. 


Wills Exe- 
cution Bill, 
presented. 


No. 14. 


Executors and 
Administrators 
Bill, presented, 


No. 15. 


Accounts re- 
specting Private 
Bankers’ Notes, 
ordered ; 


No. 16. 


presented. 


Return respect- 
ing Sale of Beer 
Licenses, 
ordered. 


First Report 
from Committee 
on Public Peti- 
tlons, - 


Dublin City 
Election. 
Petition of 
Electors. 


in this Parliament for the said City 


A 4. 4 5° 


per Cent. Annuities, as required by the said Act; dis- 
tinguishing also the Amount raised by ad valorem Duty 
on Goods from the Amount raised by Duty on Tonnage; 
and further distinguishing the proportion of each levied 
on the Trade to and from the united Provinces of Rio 
de la Plata; in each year, previous and subsequent tothe 
Treaty with those Provinces dated 2d February 1825. 


Sir John Campbell presented a Bill for facilitating the 
Recovery of Debts, the Relief of Debtors willing to make 
cession of their Property for the payment of their Debts, 
the prevention of Frauds by Debtors, and abolishing Im- 
prisonment for Debt except in cases of Fraud: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time upon Wednesday, the 18th day of this 
instant March. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Sir John Campbell presented a Bill for the Amend- 
ment of the Laws with respect to Wills: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Wednesday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Sir John Campbell presented a Bill for the Amend- 
ment of the Laws with respect to Executors and Admi- 
nistrators: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Wednesday next. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the ageregate Amount of Notes circulated in 
England and Wales by Private Banks and by Joint Stock 
Banks and their Branches, distinguishing Private from 
Joint Stock Banks, between 28th June and 27th Sep- 
tember 1834. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a similar 
Account between 27th September and 28th December 
1834. 

Sir Thomas Fremantle accordingly presented the said 
Accounts. 

Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Number of Licenses granted under the Sale 
of Beer Act during the years 1833 and 1834. 


Mr. James Oswald reported from the Select Committee 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the Peti- 
tions which were presented to the House upon the 25th, 
26th and 27th days of February last, and had directed him 
to make a Report thereof to the House; and the Report 
was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


Several Petitions, complaining of undue Elections and 
Returns, being offered to be presented; the same were 
delivered in at the table. 

And one of the said Petitions appearing to relate to 
the Election and Return of a place concerning which 
the House had received a Petition on a former day; the 
same was first read ; viz. 

A Petition of Robert King, of number one hundred 
and three, Saint Stephen’s-green, apothecary; John Mal- 
let, of numbers eight and nine, Ryder’s-row, plumber 
and iron-founder; Zhomas Walker, of number seventy- 
three, Grafton-street, linen-draper; Addison Hone, of 
the King’s Hospital, Oxmantown, merchant; and Thomas 
Long, of number nineteen, Mary-street, coachmaker ; all 
in the county of the city of Dublin, Electors of the County 
and County of the City of Dublin, on behalf of themselves 
and others claiming a right to vote, and who voted, and 
were entitled to vote at the election of Members to 
serve in Parliament for the said City and County of 
the City, held on Monday the twelfth day of January, 
one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, was ate 
setting forth, That all the Petitioners are and were 
at and during the last election of Members to serve 
and County of 
the City of Dublin, electors of the said City and County 
of the City, and had a right to vote for Members to 
serve in Parliament at the said Election; that an Elec- 
tion for two Members to serve in Parliament for the 





Marti. A. 1835. 


said City and County of the City of Dublin, was held 
at the edione House at Grreen-street, in the said City, 
on Monday the twelfth day of January last, one thousand 
eight hundred and thirty-five, and that John Elliott 
Hyndman and Charles Carolin, Esquires, Sheriffs of the 
said City, were and acted as the Returning Officers at 
the said Election; that at the said Election George 
Alexander Hamilton, Esquire, John Beatty West, Esquire, 
Daniel O’ Connell, Esquire, and Edward Southwell Ruth- 
ven, Esquire, were Candidates to represent the said City 
in Parliament, and were severally put in nomination, 
and the said George Alexander Hamilton, Daniel O’ Con- 
nell and Edward Southwell Ruthven, personally appeared 
as Candidates at the said Election, and a poll having 
been demanded and granted, was proceeded upon, and 
the same was continued from Tuesday the thirteenth 
day of January, until Saturday the seventeenth of the 
same month inclusive, when the numbers on the poll 
were declared by the said Returning Officers to be as 
follows; for Mister O’ Connell two thousand six hundred 
and seventy-eight, for Mister Ruthven two thousand six 
hundred and thirty; for Mister Hamilton two thousand 
four hundred and sixty-one; and for Mister West two 
thousand four hundred and fifty-five; that thereupon 
the said Returning Officers declared (but as the Peti- 
tioners hereafter show and submit, unduly declared), 
the said Daniel O’ Connell and Edward Southwell Ruth- 
ven to be duly elected, and made their Return accord- 
ingly ; that the said majority of votes on the poll for the 
said Daniel O’ Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven 
over the said George Alexander Hamilton and John 
Beatty West, was colourable only, and consisted of illegal 
and fraudulent votes of persons who never were legally 
qualified to be registered as voters entitled to vote, of 
.persons whose qualifications as registered voters of the 
said City had ceased and determined since their registry, 
of persons who claimed to vote as householders, owners 
or occupiers of houses, shops, warehouses and counting- 
houses, of the clear yearly value of ten pounds, but who 
were not entitled to vote by reason of more than one-half 
pene grand jury or municipal cesses, rates or taxes, 
eing at the time of said Election due or payable by 
them in respect of the premises out of which _ had 
registered as such, and in their respective certificates 
mentioned, of persons who never had been registered, 
but who fraudulently personated certain voters, who 
at the time of said Election were dead or absent from 
the said City, and of other persons who were legally 
disqualified and incapable of voting, or whose votes had 
been procured by the illegal, fraudulent and unconsti- 
tutional means hereinafter particularly mentioned ; that 
the said Election and Return of the said Daniel O’ Con- 
nell and Edward Southwell Ruthven were obtained and 
procured by the admission of the said illegal and fraudu- 
lent votes, and the illegal, corrupt and improper means 
hereinafter stated and set forth; that the said George 
Alexander Hamilton and John Beatty West had at said 
Election a majority of legal and valid votes over the 
said Daniel O’ Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven, 
and should have been elected and returned at the said 
Election, in the place and stead of the said Daniel 
O’ Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven, as the Peti- 
tioners submit will appear upon a fair scrutiny of the 
said poll; that, previous to the passing of the Act of the 
second and third years of the reign of His present Ma- 
jesty King William the Fourth, chapter eighty-eight, 
intituled, “‘ An Act to amend the Representation of the 
People of Ireland,” and of another Act of the same year, 
chapter eighty-nine, intituled, ‘‘ An Act to settle and 
describe the Limits of Cities, Towns and Boroughs in 
Treland, in so far as respects the Election of Members to 
serve in Parliament,” the right of voting at an Election 
for Members to serve in Parliament for the said City 
and County of the City of Dublin, was vested in the 
freeholders of the County of the City of Dublin, entitled 
and qualified, and duly registered according to the 
several Acts then in force, regulating the registry of free- 
holders in Counties of Cities in [reland, and in the 
freemen of the said City; and that by the first-mentioned 
Act it is enacted, that in addition to the persons who 
were at the time of the passing thereof qualified to vote 
at the Election of a Member or Members for any County 
of a City, certain other persons should, if duly registered, 
according to the provisions of the said Act, be entitled to. 
vote 


5 Witt. IV. 4°—5° 


vote at such Election, amongst others, ‘“‘ such persons as 
should hold-and occupy within such City, as tenant or 
owner, any house, warehouse, counting-house or shop, 
which either separately or jointly with any land within 
such City, occupied therewith by them as tenants under 
the same landlord, or occupied therewith by them as 
owners, should be, bond fide, of the clear yearly value of 
not less than ten pounds;” and it is by the said Act 
provided, “ that no such occupier as last above-mentioned 
should be admitted to be registered under said Act, 
unless he should have occupied such premises afore- 
said for six calendar months next previous to the time 
of his registry, nor unless such occupier should have 
paid or discharged all such grand jury and municipal 
cesses, rates and taxes, if any, as should have become 
legally due and payable by him -in respect of such pre- 
mises, over and above and except one-half year’s amount 
of such cesses, rates and taxes, aforesaid ;” and it is by 
said Act further provided, “ that every voter shall, if 
required by any Candidate, or agent on his behalf, at 
polling, take the oath in the Schedule (B.) to the said 
Act annexed, and that every householder in Cities, Towns 
and Boroughs shall, in addition to the other matters in 
said oath stated, swear that not more than one-half year’s 
grand jury or municipal cesses, rates or taxes, are now 
due or payable by him in respect of the premises in the 
certificate of his registry mentioned ;” that it was by 
said Acts further enacted, that for the purposes of same, 
and as to the Election of Members or a Member to serve 
in Parliament, the said City and County of the City of 
Dublin should include “ the said County of the City of 
Dublin,and such parts of the County at large as lie within 
thé Circular Road ;” that, by several Acts of Parliament, 
Grand Jury Cess is assessed and applotted upon and 
payable by all the inhabitants being householders resident 
in the said. County of the City of Dublin; that, by 
several public and local Acts, the following municipal 
cesses, rates and taxes, that is to say, the pipe water rate 
or rent, the paving, lighting and cleansing rate or tax, 
the police and watch rates or taxes, and the wide street 
rate or tax, were, and had been for several years previous 
to the passing of the said Act of the second and third 
years of the reign of King William the Fourth, and at 
the time of the said last Election, were respectively rated 
and assessed and made chargeable upon all and every 
the houses, shops, warehouses, vaults, cellars and tene- 
ments, situate in the said City, and in such -parts of the 
County at large, as lie within the Circular Road, and upon 
the several tenants and occupiers thereof respectively, 
and were and are recoverable by distress and sale of the 
goods and chattels of the occupiers on the said several 
premises ; that, by the said Act of the second and third 
of William Fourth, chapter eighty-eight, it is enacted, 
that no person shall be admitted to vote at any Election 
of a Member or Members to serve in any future Parlia- 
ment, unless such person shall have been qualified as 
therein specified, and duly registered under the said Act; 
and it is further enacted, that no registry made after the 
passing of the said Act, shall be valid, unless made con- 
formable to the provisions of the said Act; that, by the 
said Act it is also enacted, that, after the commencement 
thereof (that is to say, the seventh day of August, one 
thousand eight hundred and thirty-two), a special sessions 
for the registering of votes for each City and County of 
a City should be holden in each such ity and County 
of a City, by and before the Assistant Barrister or Chair- 
man in the Schedule (A.) to the said Act annexed, 
mentioned, on such day or days, and at such places 
respectively, as the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland should 
appoint; and by the said Act and Schedule the Chairman 
of Sessions of the County of Dublin is the person before 
whom sessions for registering votes for the said City 
and County of the said City of Dublin, are to be held ; 
that it is by the said Act further provided, that the said 
Lord Lieutenant should, and he is thereby authorized, 
by warrant under his hand, to appoint, for the duty of 
presiding at such special sessions, to be first held for 
registering votes under the said Act, in any City or 
County of a City, any Barrister or Barristers of not less 
than six years’ standing at the Irish Bar, to be Assistant 
to or Deputies of the Assistant Barrister or Chairman ; 
and that when one or more Barristers should be ap- 
pointed for the same City and County of a City, they 
or — at the same place together, but should sit 


Martit. 45 


apart from each other, and hold separate courts at the 
same time for the dispatch of business, and that all the 
powers, duties, rights and privileges given or imposed 
a the said Act to or upon any Assistant Barrister or 

hairman, were and should be, by virtue of such warrant, 
given to or imposed upon such Assistants or Deputies ; 
that, pursuant to the said Act, and shortly after the 
passing thereof, a special sessions for the registry of 
voters was, under and by virtue of the said Act, appointed 
by the then Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to be holden in 
and for the said City and County of the City of Dublin, 
to commence at the said City on Wednesday the tenth 
day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty- 
two, and that eight members of the bar of Ireland were 
5 age Deputies of the Chairman of the County of 

ublin, to preside at the said special sessions, and all 
the powers, duties, rights and privileges of the said 
Chairman under said Act were given to and imposed 
upon the said eight Deputies; that.about the time of the 
passing of the said Acts, there was established in the 
said City a certain political association or society, called 
“ The Trades’ National Political Union,” of which asso- 
ciation the said Daniel O’ Connell and Edward Southwell 
Ruthven were and still are members, and which said 
association consisted of many thousand members, chiefly 
tradesmen, working mechanics and labourers, inhabitants 
of the said city and the suburbs thereof; that the said 
association or union, which was in a state of complete 
organization, and governed by a president, vice-president, 
secretary and other officers, held regularly weekly meet- 
ings, numerously attended, at a place called “The Arena,” 
in the said City; that a principal object of the said 
association was to procure a political power and im- 
portance, by securing to itself the means of returning 
both the Members of Parliament for the said City, and 
for the purpose of effectuating that object, the said asso- 
ciation caused and procured to be served, in the names 
of the said mechanics and labourers, several thousand 
notices of registry, and did actually procure to be re- 
gistered as voters of the said City, several thousands of 
such mechanics and labourers he were not entitled or 
qualified to be so registered, and who, without the inter- 
ference of the said association, and, unless urged by its 
agents, would never have imagined themselves entitled 
to register, or sought to be registered as voters for the 
said City; that, by a notice published in the Dublin 
Gazette of the thirtieth day of August one thousand 
eight hundred and thirty-two, the first public intimation 
was made, that a dpatial-acnidaen for the registry for the 
said City would be held on the tenth day of October 
following, without specifying in what place the same 
was to be held; that the nineteenth day of September, 
one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, was the 
last day allowed for serving notices of registry at the 
said special sessions, pursuant to the said Act; that the 
town clerks of the said City found extreme difficulty in 
procuring the proper lists of notices to be printed within 
ten days, the utmost period of time allowed for that 
purpose, thus leaving the further period of ten days and 
no more to the public for the examination and investi- 
gation of upwards of eighteen thousand notices contained 
in the said lists, and all the complicated rights and 
qualifications connected therewith; that the said De- 
puties presided at the said special sessions (which was 
commenced to be holden at a public building called the 
Rotunda, in the said City, on the tenth day of October 
one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, and was 
continued until the seventeenth day of November fol- 
lowing), and sat apart from each other, and held separate 
courts, and at the commencement of the said Registry, 
caused the said Lists, which were alphabetically arranged, 
of the names of the claimants to be registered as voters, 
to be divided, and caused distinct and separate portions 
of the said alphabetical List to be allotted to each court; 
that each of the said Deputies separately investigated 
and determined upon the validity of the claims of the 
persons coming forward to register, and adjudged the 
claimants to be entitled or disentitled, and signed cer- 
tificates on parchment declaratory of the character and 
right in which such claimants adjudged entitled were 
registered ; that several thousand persons, members, or 
under the influence of the said association, or ‘“‘ Trades’ 
National Political Union,’ came forward at the said 


special sessions, claiming to be registered as aap 
within 








' 44} ), Re i 


within the provisions of the said Act, by virtue of alleged 
qualifications of houses, warehouses, counting-houses or 
shops, but which qualifications they did not in fact 
sess, many of them being merely lodgers or room- 
Las rs, holding as weekly tenants, and at weekly rents 
of from two to three shillings, upper rooms or garrets, 
many of them being occupiers of small shops, workshops, 
or sheds, by the week, at the like weekly rents, others 
of them occupying cellars under ground, and stalls or 
sheds in markets, others of them not occupying the pre- 
mises described in their notices, and others who served 
notices claiming to register out of premises which did 
not actually exist; that, from the short period which 
elapsed between the publication of the said Lists of 
notices, and the commencement of the said special 
sessions, and the great length of the said Lists, which 
contained upwards of eighteen thousand names, and, 
owing also to the circumstance, that many of the pre- 
mises contained in the said notices were not described 
by any door-numbers, or other means of reference, by 
which they could be discovered or ascertained, it was 
not possible for the bond fide voters of the said City to 
ascertain the claimants or their qualifications, or to in- 
vestigate the particulars of each claim, and the only 
evidence submitted to the said Deputies was the uncor- 
roborated statements of the claimants themselves; that 
many of the said claimants to be registered as house- 
holders, swore that the premises out of which they sought 
to register, were exempt from the payment of the said 
municipal cesses, rates and taxes, or 3 of them, when 
in fact all the houses and premises in the said City, and 
such parts of the County at large as lie within the 
Circular Road, were and are charged with and liable to 
the payment of the said municipal cesses, rates or taxes; 
that, by many erroneous decisions and adjudications (in 
most instances owing to the false and imperfect evidence 
adduced before them) of the said Deputies, a great 
number of persons who were in arrear in respect of the 
houses, warehouses, counting-houses or shops, out of 
which they claimed to register as householders, more 
than one-half year of the said grand jury cess, and the 
said municipal cesses, rates and taxes hereinbefore men- 
tioned, and were therefore not entitled to be registered 
as householders for the said City and County of the 
City of Dublin, were unduly admitted to be registered, 
and, unduly obtained certificates of their right to vote ; 
that several claimants who had been adjudged disentitled, 
and rejected by some of the said Deputies in the courts 
to which the portions of the said alphabetical List in 
which their names were contained had been allotted, 
subsequently applied to be admitted in other of the said 
courts, and were, notwithstanding such former rejection, 
admitted to be registered, and unduly put upon the 
registry of the said City, and illegally appear thereon 
as qualified voters, and unduly obtained such certificates; 
that a great number of persons who were not qualified, 
of persons who were disqualified, of persons who had 
‘ceased to be qualified, and of persons who were not en- 
titled, by having the requisite value, to be registered as 
voters for the said City, were unduly admitted to be 
registered, and unduly obtained certificates, which, so 
long as they continue, will entitle them to vote, and also 
again to register, on the production thereof, without 
further proof on oath; that a large number of persons 
were unduly admitted to be registered as householders, 
and obtained certificates as such, who did not hold or 
occupy houses, warehouses, counting-houses or shops, 
within the meaning of the said Statute of the second 
and third of William the Fourth, chapter eighty-eight ; 
that a large number of persons were admitted to be re- 
gistered as householders, and obtained certificates as 
such, who did not hold or occupy the premises mentioned 
in their said certificates ; that a large number of persons 
were admitted to be registered as householders, and 
obtained certificates as such, by virtue of alleged qualifi- 
cations from houses, warehouses, counting-houses and 
shops, which were not respectively of the clear yearly 
value of ten pounds, and which the said claimants held 
merely as weekly tenants; that a large number of per- 
sons whose claims ought to have been rejected, were 
admitted to be registered as householders, and obtained 
certificates as such, who were joint occupiers of the 
premises out of which they so registered as voters; that 
several persons were admitted to register as householders, 
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A. 1835. 


in respect of alleged qualifications, from houses, ware- 
houses, and shops, all of whom registered out of the same 
house ; that several persons were admitted to be regis- 
tered as householders, and obtained certificates as such, 
by reason of alleged qualifications, from houses and 
x ne which did not at the time of such registry exist ; 
that many persons were admitted to be registered as 
freeholders, leaseholders and householders, who had 
become bankrupts or insolvents, and whose interests in 
the houses and premises out of which they so claimed 
to register, were then legally vested in their respective 
assignees ; that many persons were admitted to be re- 
gistered as freeholders and leaseholders, and obtained 
certificates as such, who had not in the houses or pre- 
mises, from which they so registered, beneficial interests 
of the clear yearly value of not less than ten pounds 
over and above all rents and charges payable out of the 
same respectively; that many persons whose claims to 
register ought to have been rejected were admitted to be 
registered as freeholders by virtue of alleged freeholds 
under leases of lands, houses and premises for a life or 
lives made by or derived under lessors who had not at 
the time of the making of the said leases any freehold 
estate therein; that many persons holding lands, houses 
and premises by virtue of grants and leases derived 
under the Royal Canal Company of Ireland, were unduly 
admitted to be registered, and obtained certificates; that, 
in pursuance of a Writ to them for that purpose directed, 
the said John Elliott Hyndman and Charles Carolin, 
Sheriffs of the said City and County of the City of Dub- 
lin, (proclamation of the time and place of holding thereof 
having been duly made,) proceeded on Monday the 
twelfth day of January in this present year, to hold their 
court for the Election of two Citizens to represent the 
said City and County of the City of Dublin in Parlia- 
ment; that during the continuance of the poll at the 
said Election, a great number of the persons who had 
been so unduly and illegally registered by the said de- 
puties, tendered their votes for the said Daniel O’ Con- 
nell and Edward Southwell Ruthven, and some of them 
produced to the said Returning Officers and their de- 
puties the said certificates which had been so unduly 
granted to them, and others referred to their affidavits 
of registry in the hands of the town clerks or their de- 
puties; that objections having been taken to the votes 
of the said persons by the agents on behalf of the said 
George Alexander Hamilton and John Beatty West, the 
said Returning Officers and their assessor declared them- 
selves bound by the production of the said certificates 
and affidavits, which they decided to be conclusive of 
the right of voting of the persons named therein, and 
that no further inquiry or scrutiny of such right could 
be gone into or allowed, and directed that the votes of 
the said persons should be received, and the said persons 
were accordingly admitted to vote, and their votes were 
entered and reckoned on the poll for the said Daniel 
O’ Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven; that several 
persons who were not registered electors of the said City, 
came forward at the said Election and personated some 
of the registered voters who were dead, and others voters 
who were at the time of the said Election absent from 
the said City, or who did not attend at the said Election, 
and voted for the said Daniel O’ Connell and Edward 
Southwell Ruthven, and, notwithstanding the said frau- 
dulent voters were objected to, and required and made 
to take the oath in Schedule (B.) to the said Act of 
the second and third of Wilkam the Fourth annexed, 
their votes were admitted and entered, and reckoned on 
the poll for the said Daniel O’ Connell and Edward 
Southwell Ruthven; that a very great number of persons 
voted at the said Election as householders for the said 
Daniel O’ Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven, who 
at the time of their voting were respectively in arrear 
more than one-half year’s grand jury or municipal cesses, 
rates or taxes, as aforesaid, at that time due or payable 
by them respectively, in respect of the premises in their 
certificates respectively mentioned, and that the votes of 
the said last-mentioned persons, although severally ob- . 
jected to on behalf of the said George Alexander Hamilton 
and John Beatty West, were admitted and entered and 
reckoned upon the poll for the said Daniel O’ Connell 
and Edward Southwell Ruthven, and that the said last- 
mentioned voters severally took the oath in the Schedule 
(B.) to the said last-mentioned Act annexed, although 
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5 Witt. IV. 45° 


so in arrear, and fully aware of the necessity of paying 
such arrears as preliminary to the exercise of their right 
of voting at the said Election; that several persons voted 
at the said Election as householders for the said Daniel 
O’ Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven, who at the 
time of their voting had ceased to occupy the premises 
in respect of which they had been registered, and were 
admitted to vote, and entered and reckoned on the poll 
for the said Daniel O’ Connell and Edward Southwell 
Ruthven; that several persons voted at the said Election 
for the said Daniel O’ Connell and Edward Southwell 
Ruthven, as freeholders, leaseholders and householders, 
who had become bankrupts or insolvents since the time 
of their respective registry, and whose interests in the 
premises out of which ther had registered were then 
legally vested in their assignees, and that the votes of 
the said last-mentioned persons were admitted, and 
entered and reckoned upon the poll for the said Daniel 
O’ Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven; that several 
persons voted at the said Election for the said Daniel 
O’ Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven, as freeholders 
and leaseholders, whose interests in the houses or pre- 
mises out of which they registered had been evicted or 
had expired, or had otherwise determined, since their 
registry, and that the votes of the said last-mentioned 
persons were admitted, and entered and reckoned on the 
poll for the said Daniel O’ Connell and Edward Southwell 
Ruthven; that several persons voted at the said Election 
for the said Daniel O’ Connell and Edward Southwell 
Ruthven, as freeholders and leaseholders of the yearly 
value of ten pounds, and as leaseholders having sub- 
leases or derivative interests, who had ceased to occupy 
the premises out of which they registered, and that the 
votes of such persons were admitted, and entered and 
reckoned upon the poll for the said Daniel O’ Connell and 
Edward Southwell Ruthven; that many other persons 
were admitted to vote at the said Election for the said 
Daniel O’ Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven who 
were otherwise disqualified; and many other persons 
were admitted to vote for the said Daniel O’ Connell and 
Edward Southwell Ruthven whose votes had been pro- 
cured by the corrupt, illegal and unconstitutional means 
hetehusiiien stated, and that such votes were entered and 
reckoned on the poll for the said Daniel O’ Connell and 
Edward Southwell Ruthven; that a large number of 
persons professing the Roman Catholic religion, who had 
not taken and subscribed the oath by law required to be 
taken by them previous to their voting, and procured 
certificates of having done so, or whose names, with their 
titles and additions, were not entered upon the roll for 
that purpose appointed, tendered their votes, and pro- 
cured certificates of registration, or referred to their 
affidavits, and notwithstanding objections were made to 
such persons being permitted to poll, the said Returning 
Officers, and their assessor, declared themselves to be 
bound by the said certificates and affidavits, and directed 
the votes of all said persons to be admitted, and entered 
and reckoned on the poll for the said Daniel O’ Connell 
and Edward Southwell Ruthven; that, previous to the 
final closing of the poll at the said Election, an appli- 
cation was made, on behalf of the said George Alexander 
Hamilton and John Beatty West, to the said Returning 
Officers and their assessor, requiring them to take several 
of the above-mentioned fraudulent votes off the poll, 
pursuant to the provisions of the Act of the fourth year 
of the reign of his late Majesty King George the Fourth, 
chapter fifty-five, which applications were grounded 
upon and supported by affidavits in the manner di- 
rected by the said Act, but with which applications the 
said Returning Officers and their assessor refused to 
comply; that, if the above unduly registered and 
other illegal votes, which were so admitted, had been 
rejected, the said George Alexander Hamilton and 
John Beatty West would have had a large majority of 
legal votes on the poll over the said Daniel O’ Connell 
and Edward Southwell Ruthven, and would therefore 
have been entitled to be elected and returned at the 
said Election as Members to represent the said City 
and County of the City in Parliament; that great and 
riotous crowds were assembled during the said Election 
in and about the Sessions House at Green-street, in the 
said City of Dublin, where the said Election was holden, 
and: in and about the various booths or polling places, 


and in the avenues and es leading thereto, and in 
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Marti. AT 


divers other places in the said City, and that, by the’ 
violent and outrageous conduct of such crowds, which 
were composed of the partisans of the said Daniel 
O’ Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven, wnder the 
direction of “The Trades’ National Political Union,” 
and in many cases by actual force employed by them, 
many electors, who would otherwise have voted for the 
said George Alexander Hamilton and John Beatty West, 
were prevented from so doing, and many others were 
terrified and compelled to vote for the said Daniel 
O’ Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven; and the said 
riots were so violent, that during the said Election, on 
Wednesday, the fourteenth of January last, the said Re- 
turning Officers were obliged in consequence thereof to 
adjourn the poll in one of the booths or polling places ; 
that the said Edward Southwell Ruthven, not being the 
eldest son or heir apparent of any Peer of Parliament, 
or of any person serving as a Knight of a Shire, or qua- 
lified to serve as a Knight of the Shire, and not having 
an estate of freehold or copyhold for his own life, or for 
some greater estate, either in law or equity, to and for 
his own use and benefit, of or in lands, tenements or 
hereditaments, over and above what will satisfy and 
clear all incumbrances that may affect the same, of the 
annual value of three hundred pounds above reprizes, 
is not capable to sit or vote as a Member of the House 
of Commons, and that his said Election and Return are 
void; that the said Daniel O’ Connell and Edward South- 
well Ruthven, by themselves, their agents, friends and 
managers, partisans and others on their behalf, were 
guilty of the most flagrant and notorious acts of intimi- 
dation, thereby unlawfully procuring by threats divers 
other persons, being qualified to vote at the said Elec- 
tion, and through fear of being persecuted, and them- 
selves and their families injured and ill-used, to forbear 
to give their votes for the said George Alexander Ha- 
milton and John Beatty West, in violation of the privi- 
leges of Parliament and the right and freedom of Elec- 
tion; that the said Daniel O’ Connell and Edward South- 
well Ruthven, by themselves, their agents, friends and 
managers, and by persons employed on their behalf, 
before, at and during the said Election, were guilty of 
extensive bribery and corruption, and employed undue 
influence and other improper means, and gave, and 
caused to be given, divers sums of money, and other 
gifts and rewards, and made, and caused to be made, 
divers agreements, engagements and promises to several 
persons having or claiming to have a right to vote, in 
order to procure them to vote at the said Election in 
favour of the said Daniel O’ Connell and Edward Sout - 
well Ruthven, and to forbear to vote for the said George 
Alexander Hamilton and John BeattyWest, and in order 
to procure them, the said Daniel O’ Connell and Edward 
Southwell Ruthven, to be returned to serve in this present 
Parliament for the City aforesaid ; that, by the above and 
other undue, illegal and unconstitutional means and prac- 
tices, the said Daniel O’ Connell and Edward Southwell 
Ruthven obtained a colourable majority over the said 
George Alexander Hamilton and John Beatty West on the 
poll taken at the said Election, and were illegally elected 
and returned Citizens to represent the said City and 
County of the City of Dublin in this Parliament, to the 
great prejudice of the Petitioners, and the other duly 
qualified electors of the said City and County of the 
City, and of the said George Alexander Hamilton and 
Juha Beatty West, who were, as the Petitioners submit, 
duly elected by a large majority of legal votes given for 
them, and ought to have been returned Citizens to serve 
in Parliament for the said City and County of the City 
of Dublin; the Petitioners therefore humbly pray, That, 
inasmuch as no scrutiny or investigation of the persons 
so illegally admitted to be registered, could or was per- 
mitted to take place at the said Election, and inasmuch 
as the examination of matters and things affecting the 
freedom of Election, the correction of abuses, and the 
removal of fraudulent votes from the Registry, are most 
important, the House will please to take into their con- 
sideration the several matters and things hereinbefore 
stated, and will remove from the Registry of the said 
City and County of the City of Dubin, and strike off 
the poll of the said Election, the names of such persons 
as shall appear to have been improperly admitted to be 
registered, and to vote as aforesaid; and that the said 
Daniel O’ Connell and he Southwell Ruthven ay 
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Kinsale 
Borough 
Election. 


Petition of 


Mr. Dixon. 


AS ). owen 5 1) 


be declared to have been not duly elected and returned, 
and that the said George Alexander Hamilton and John 
Beatty West may be declared duly elected to serve in 
Parliament for the said City and County of the City of 
Dublin; or that the said Edward Southwell Ruthven 
may be declared to have been unduly elected and re- 
turned, by reason of his not being qualified by estate to 
sit or vote as a Citizen in Parliament, and that the name 
of whichever of the said George Alexander Hamilton and 
John Beatty West shall appear to the House to be enti- 
tled thereto, be substituted in the said Return, in the 
place of the said Edward Southwell Ruthven; or that the 
said Election and Return of the said Daniel O’ Connell 
and Edward Southwell Ruthven may be declared null 
and void, and that the House may make such order, and 
_ such further relief in the premises, for securing the 
reedom of Election in the said City and County of the 
City of Dublin, as the House shall think fit, and the 
nature and circumstance and merits of the case may 
require. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Thursday, the 19th day of this instant 
March, at the same time that their former Petition is 
ordered to be taken into consideration. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


Then the names of the places to which the residue of 
the said Petitions related (being all of them of the last 
class) were put into the glass at the table, and drawn by 
the Clerk in the following order; viz. 

A Petition of Thomas Dixon, Esquire, of Abilene, in 
the County of Dublin, was read ; setting forth, That the 
Petitioner offered himself, and was duly proposed and 
seconded, as a Candidate for the Borough of Kinsale, 
in the County of Cork at the last Election of a Burgess 
to represent in Parliament the said a and that 
Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Thomas was also then and 
there proposed as a Candidate; that previously to the 
commencement of said Election, the Petitioner re- 

uested Heard, Esquire, the Sovereign and 
turning Officer of Kinsale, inasmuch as said Return- 
ing Officer was not bred to the profession of the law, 
to appoint an Assessor, but although the Petitioner 
urged the indispensable necessity of making such ap- 
pointment, in order to obtain just and proper decisions 
of such objections, doubts and differences as might be 
made or occur during said Election, in regard to the 
legality or illegality of votes tendered on either side, 
and although the Petitioner offered to mr the entire 
— of such appointment, yet the said Returning 
Officer refused to appoint any Assessor, and persisted 
throughout said Election in such refusal, and in taking 
upon himself such responsibility of presiding thereat, 
and of deciding without professional aid on all matters 
of law as well as of fact, which became subjects of dis- 
ute or discussion between the said Candidates, regard- 
ing the admission or rejection of votes tendered at 
said Election ; and the Petitioner saith, that said Return- 
ing Officer rejected several votes at said Election ten- 
dered by persons duly qualified, which votes were so ten- 
dered in favour of the Petitioner, and refused to enter 
same on the poll-books; and several votes tendered 
by persons not entitled to vote at said Election, were 
received by said Returning Officer in favour of said 
Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Thomas, and entered on the 
poll-books as having so voted, notwithstanding the efforts 
of the Petitioner and of his counsel to demonstrate to 
said Returning Officer the illegality of his conduct 
therein; and the Petitioner saith, that amongst other 
acts of partiality committed by said Returning Officer 
at said Risition. to the prejudice of the Petitioner, six 
votes in favour of the Petitioner were rejected, and not 
entered on the poll-books, which votes were duly regis- 
tered, and the persons tendering them had mo doe the 
oaths required by law, and were duly qualified to vote; and 
the Petitioner saith, that the Returning Officer illegally 
entered into an examination of witnesses for the purpose 
of negativing the oaths of the said persons so tendering 
their votes, and did thereupon reject the votes of said 
rsons on the alleged ground that the evidence thus 
illegally received by him, contradicted their oaths; and 





Marti. A. 1835. 


the Petitioner further saith, that at said Election several 
votes were tendered by persons not qualified to vote by 
law, which said votes were tendered in favour of Lieute- 
nant-Colonel Henry Thomas, and received by said Re- 
turning Officer, and entered on the poll-books, as having 
voted for said Lieutenant-Colonel Henry T’iomas; and 
that, among other votes so illegally received and entered 
on the poll-books, there were four tendered by persons 
claiming to be freemen of said Borough of Kinsale, but 
who were not freemen of said Borough, or duly qualified 
to vote as such,or by reason of any other franchise at said 
Election ; and the hediiene saith, that, after the issuing 
of the Writ for said Election, and previous to and during 
the poll, the said Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Thomas, by 
himself and his agents, or by other ways and means on 
his behalf, did give, present and allow to several electors 
of said Borough, who had or claimed a right to vote at 
said Election for said Borough, money, bribes and re- 
wards, in order to procure the return of the said Lieute- 
nant-Colonel Henry Thomas as Representative for said 
Borough, and that the said Lieutenant-Colonel Henry 
Thomas was guilty of bribery and corruption, and of 
attempting to bribe and corrupt persons who had a right 
to vote at said Election, in order to procure his Return 
as aforesaid; and the Petitioner saith, that the said 

Heard acted partially and unfairly in the execu- 
tion of his office as a Returning Officer, in rejecting good 
votes for the Petitioner, and admitting bad votes for the 
said Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Thomas, and in many 
other respects; and that, by the above-mentioned and. 
other undue means, the said Lieutenant-Colonel Henry 
Thomas finally obtained an apparent majority of one 
vote on the poll, the number of votes declared for him 
by the Returning Officer (who was himself one of the 
voters for said Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Thomas), being 
seventy-eight, and the number so declared for the Peti-. 
tioner being seventy-seven, whereby said Lieutenant- 
Colonel Henry Thomas was returned to serve in Parlia- 
ment for said Borough, in prejudice of the Petitioner, 
who was duly elected, and ought to have been returned, 
and also in prejudice of the legal electors of said Borough, 
and in open defiance of the law and rights and freedom 
of Election ; and the Petitioner humbly prays, That the 
House will take into consideration the above premises, 
and grant him such relief as shall upon examination 
appear to be just. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into con- 
sideration upon Tuesday, the 7th day of April next, at 
a quarter of an hour after three of the clock in the After- 
noon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the 
hearing of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of Sir John Scott Lillie, of Saint John’s, 
Fulham, in the county of Middlesex, Knight, was also 
read; setting forth, That at the last Election for the 
Borough of King’s Lynn, in the county of Norfolk, 
Sir Stratford Canning, G.C.B., Lord George Bentinck, 
and the Petitioner, were Candidates to represent the 
said Borough in Parliament; that the Mayor is the Re- 
turning Officer of the said Borough ; that on the second 
day of the polling, the Mayor did illegally close the 
said poll in a shorter period than he ought to have 
done by law, namely, at two o’clock on the said second 


King’s Lynn 
Borough 
Election. 
Petition of 
Sir John Scott 
Lillie. 


day of the polling, and declared the said Sir Stratford. 


Canning and Lord George Bentinck duly elected as Bur- 
gesses to serve in this present Parliament for the Borough 
of King’s Lynn aforesaid ; that many persons were per- 
mitted to vote for the said Sir Stratford Canning and 
Lord George Bentinck, who were disqualified from voting ; 
that at the time when the Mayor so closed the poll, many 
votes remained unpolled who would have polled for the 
Petitioner, and who would have had a majority of good 
votes; that the said Sir Stratford Canning and Lord 
George Bentinck are not qualified in point of estate to 
serve in Parliament; the Petitioner therefore most hum- 
bly prays the House to take the premises into considera- 


tion, and to declare the Election and Return of the said - 


Sir Stratford Canning and Lord George Bentinck wholl 
null and void, and that the Petitioner was duly elected, 
and ought to have been returned to serve in Parliament 
for the said Borough, or that the House will afford the 
Petitioner 


Ele 
Peti 


Irel; 


Univ 
Life. 
Soci 
Peti 


Impr 
Bill, 
Sente 


Rich 


Petit 


Fees 


Account 
relating to 
Arundel Port, 
presented. 


Election 
Petitions 
received from 
Ireland. 


University 

Life Assurance 
Society 
Petition. 


Ledbury 
Improvement 
Bill, pre. 
sented, 


Waterworks 
Petition, 


5 Wit. IV. 4P—5” 


6° Marii. 





Petitioner such further and other relief in the premises as 
to the House shall seem fit. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into con- 
sideration upon Thursday, the 9th day of April next, at 
three of the clock in the Afternoon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the 
hearing of the matter of the said Petition. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
near one of the clock on Thursday morning, ad- 
journed till To-morrow. 








Veneris, 6° die Martit ; 
Anno, 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Holmes, from the Commissioners of Arundel 
Harbour, was called in; and at the bar presented, 
pursuant to the directions of an Act of Parliament,— 
Report and Account of the Commissioners acting under 
an Act passed in the sixth year of His Majesty King 
George the Fourth, intituled, “ An Act for the more 
effectual Security of the Harbour of Littlehampton, called 
Arundel Port, in the County of Sussex :’—And then he 
withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Report and Account do lie 
upon the Table. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, that he had re- 
ceived from the Deputy Clerk of the Crown and Hanaper 
in Ireland, a Petition of John O’ Donoghue, Eugene Finn, 
and William Savage, Electors, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the University of Dublin ;— 
also, a Petition of Patrick Walter Redmond and Anthony 
Cliffe, Esquires, and electors, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the County of Weaford :—And 
the said Petitions were laid upon the Table. 


A Petition of the University Life Assurance Society, 
was presented, and read; praying, That leave may be 
given to bring in a Bill to empower the said Society to 
employ any part or parts of their money invested in 
Parliamentary Funds and other securities from time to 
time in the purchase of annuities of or for any life or 
lives, and also to lend or advance thereout money or 
stock upon security by way of mortgage of freehold, 
leasehold and cual estates, or of rates or tolls and 
other property, whether reversionary or otherwise, in the 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Sir 
Robert Inglis and the Middlesex List: And that they do 
meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


Mr. Biddulph presented a Bill for the improvement of 
the High-street, in the Borough of Ledbury, in the County 
of Hereford: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Thomas Price, Esquire, Thomas Duggan, 
Esquire, John Guyon, Esquire, William Barnard, gen- 
tleman, Thomas Hopwood, chemist, and several Owners 
of the Waterworks at Richmond, in the county of Surrey, 
was presented, and read; praying, That leave may be 
given to bring in a Bill for erecting a new Engine, and 
laying down new main pipes in the parish of Richmond, 
for the purpose of supplying the inhabitants with Water, 
and for enabling them to raise and borrow such sum or 
sums of Money as may be requisite for carrying the same 
into effect. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Alsager and the Surrey List: And that they do meet To- 
morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power to 
send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Merchants, Traders, and others, 
and also Owners and Occupiers of property on the line 
and in the neighbourhood of the Railway hereinafter 
mentioned, was presented, and read; praying, That 


leave may be given to bring in a Bill for making a Rail- 
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49 
way, commencing on the eastern side of the high Road 
from London to Croydon, near the nine mile-stone from 
London, in the parish of Croydon, in the county of Surrey, 
and terminating by a junction with the London and 
Greenwich Railway, at or near Corbett’s-lane, in the 
portal of Saint Mary Rotherhithe, in the said county of 
urrey. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Alsager and the Surrey List: And that they do meet To- 
morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have Power to 
send for persons, papers and records. 


Mr. Law Hodges presented a Bill for erecting a Pier 
or Jetty in the Parish of Northfleet, in the County 
of Kent: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Joseph Hall, John Hayston and Joseph 
Atkinson, proprietors of estates in the townships of Big- 
lands and G‘amelsby, in the parish of Aikton, in the 
county of Cumberland, was presented, and read; praying, 
That leave may be given to bring in a Bill for inclosing 
several commons and waste grounds within the said 
townships. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill ac- 
cordingly: And that Mr. Finch and Colonel Lowther do 


prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Hume reported from the Committee on the Pe- 
tition of John Derkins, of Pendell-court, Bletchingley, in 
the county of Surrey, Esquire; That the Standing Orders 
relative to Bills for erecting or improving any Market- 
place, had been complied with; and that they had ex- 
amined the matter of the Petition; and the Report was 
brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
establishing a Market for the sale of Cattle in the Parish 
of Saint Mary Islington, in the County of Middlesex : 
And that Mr. Hume and Mr. Handley do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Hume reported from the Committee on the Pe- 
tition of the Grand Junction Waterworks Company ; 
That the Standing Orders relative to Bills for the sup- 
plying any City or Town with Water, had been complied 
with ; and that they had examined the matter of the Pe- 
tition; and the Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend and extend the powers vested in the Grand 
Junction Waterworks Company, and for other purposes 
relating thereto: And that Mr. Hume, Mr. Byng, and 
Mr. Clay do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Robert Gordon reported from the Committee on 
the Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Wilts 
and Berks Canal Navigation; That the Standing Orders 
relative to Navigation Bills, had been complied with ; 
and that they had examined the matter of the Petition ; 
and the Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
consolidating the Shares in the Wilts and Berks Canal 
Navigation, and for extending the powers of the Act of 
Incorporation of the Company of Proprietors of the said 
Canal: And that Mr. Rokert Gordon, Mr. Methuen, and 
Mr. Pusey, do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of several Trustees for executing the Act 
for repairing and amending the Road from Mullen’s 
Pond, in the County of Southampton, through Amesbury, 
to the eighteen mile-stone from the City of New Sarum, 
near Willoughby Hedge, in the County of Wilts, and 
several other Roads leading out of the said Road, was 
presented, and read; praying, That leave may be given 
to bring in a Bill for altering and enlarging the powers 
and provisions of the said Act, for altering and increasing 
the Tolls, and for raising a further sum of Money on the 
credit thereof. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill ac- 
cordingly: And that Mr. Robert Gordon, Mr. Benett, 
and Mr. Sydney Herbert, do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Tradesmen of Greenwich ;— Deptford ; 
and, Woolwich,—were presented, and read ; reciting the 
Act of the last Session of Parliament to amend rie 

render 


Northfleet 
Pier Bill, 
presented. 


Biglands 
Inclosure 
Petition. 


Islington 
Market 

Petition, 
Teported. 


Grand Junction 
Waterworks 
Petition, 
reported, 


Wilts and 
Berks Canal 
Petition, 
reported. 


Amesbury 
Road Peti- 
tion, 


Petitions for 
amendment of 
Weights and 
Measures Act. 








Petition fur 
repeal of Duty 
on Stage 
Carriages. 


Paper 
respecting 
Spain, 
presented. 


Petitions in 
support of 
Church of 
Scotland. 


Petition for 
extending to 
Ireland the Pro. 
visions of the 
{imprisonment 
fur Debt Bill, 


Petitions 
respecting 
Carlow 
Police. 


Leeds Gas 
Petition, 
reported, 


Petitions 
for repeal of 
Duty on 
Malt. 


Petition 
respecting 
Paupers in the 
Parish of 
Freshford. 


Adjournment. 


Report 
Supply ; 








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render more effectual two Acts of the fifth and sixth 
ears of the reign of his late Majesty King George the 
Fourth, relating to Weights and Measures; and praying 
the House to amend, alter or repeal the same. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 





A Petition of Proprietors of stage-carriages and post- 
horses, and of inailavagén, &amp;e. in the county of Ayr, 
was presented, and read; praying the House to abolish 
the Duties on all Carriages used in inland travelling, 
and place them on the same unrestricted footing as steam 
and canal boats. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Lord Viscount Mahon presented, by His Majesty’s 
command,—Additional Articles to the Treaty concluded 
at London, April 22d, 1834, between His Majesty, the 
Queen Regent of Spain, the King of the French, and 
the Duke of Braganza, Regent of Portugal, signed at 
London, August 18th, 1834. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Zochalsh ;—Plockton ;— 
and, Kirkmabreck,—were presented, and read ; praying 
the House not only to resist all attempts made to over- 
throw the Church of Scotland, but also to adopt such 
measures as may appear best calculated for extending 
and perpetuating its benefits. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Jane Carmichael, widow, Walter Bourne, 
and Eleanor his wife, George Gibbs, and Jane his wife, 
Hugh Carmichael and James Carmichael, was presented, 
and read ; praying, That the provisions of the Imprison- 
ment for Debt Bill may be extended to Ireland. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Bryan Henesy, of Cournellen ;—and, 
Thomas Butler, and Judith his wife, of Cournellen, in 
the county of Carlow,—were presented, and read ; com- 
plaining of the conduct of the Police of that county ; 
stating the particulars of their respective cases; and 
praying the protection of the House. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Baines reported from the Committee on the Peti- 
tion of several Inhabitants of the town of Leeds, in the 
west riding of the county of York; That the Standing 
Orders relative to Bills ber lighting any City or Town 
with Gas, had been complied with; and that they had 
examined the matter of the Petition; and the Report 
was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
better lighting with Gas the Town and Neighbourhood of 
Leeds, in the Borough of Leeds, in the West Riding of the 
County of York: And that Mr. Baimes and Lord Vis- 
count Morpeth do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Wateringbury ;—Cran- 
brook ;—and, Bearstead,—were presented, and read; 
praying for the repeal of the Duty on Malt. 

nd the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of William Francis Patrick Napier, Colonel 
in His Majesty’s Service, was presented, and read ; com- 
plaining of cruelty on the part of certain parish officers 
of Freshford, in the county of Somerset, to the Paupers 
of that parish ; and praying, That the House will direct 
His Majesty’s Attorney General to institute a legal pro- 
cess, with a view to the just punishment of the said 
sanag officers, for their cruelty and neglect of the 

oor. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of the 
House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee of Supply, 
the Resolutions which they had directed him to report 


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to the House; and the same were read, and agreed to 
by the House ; and are as followeth : 

1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty-eight 
millions three hundred and eighty-four thousand and 
seven hundred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to 
pay off and discharge Exchequer Bills; and that the 
same be issued and applied towards paying off and dis- 
charging any Exchequer Bills charged on the Aids or 
Supplies of the years 1834 or 1835 now remaining un- 
paid and unprovided for. 

2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Six hundred 
and twenty-one thousand and five hundred pounds, be 
granted to His Majesty, to pay off and discharge Ex- 
chequer Bills issued pursuant to several Acts for carry- 
ing on Public Works, and for the Relief of Persons who 
have sustained Losses in the West Indies, outstanding 
and unprovided for. 


Exchequer 
Bills. 


Exchequer 
Bills (Public 
Works.) 


Committee 
of Ways and 
Means, 
appointed, 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into a Committee, to consider of Ways and 
Means for raising the Supply granted to His Majesty. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Supply; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Supply, 
deferred. 


Report of 
Chester 
Criminals Exe. 
cution Bill, 
considered, 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
into further consideration the Report from the Com- 
mittee on the Chester Criminals Execution Bill; and 
the Amendments made by the Committee to the Bill, 
being read a second time, were agreed to by the 
House; and an Amendment was made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday next. 


Address 
respecting 
Orange 
Lodges. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, That He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, Copies 
of the Address to His Majesty of the Members of 77ri- 
nity College Orange Lodge, and of the Royal Luther 
Lodge No. 1483, and of the Address of the aceiiaeen 
of the County of the City of Dublin, passed at a Meet- 
ing held at Merchants’ Hall, on the 5th December last ; 
and of any Answer or Answers to said Addresses; and 
also, Copies of any Answer or Answers to the Addresses 
to His Majesty from Orange Lodges of the County of 
Down. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of the Letter from the Right honourable the Secretary 
at War to the Lords of the Treasury, respecting the 


Paper 
respecting 
Guernsey, 
ordered ; 


Office of Governor of Guernsey, and the Emoluments yo, 18. 
from Tithes of Corn, and from other sources; also, a 
Statement of the Amount of these several Emoluments ; 
distinguishing the Amount of each Branch. 

Mr. Herries accordingly presented the said Paper. _Presenteth 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- posi 
turn of the Naval and Military Duties performed by the Deal Castlem# 


Sandown 


Right honourable Lord Carrington, as Captain of Deal Civic, order 
Castle, stating whether resident or non-resident, and 
the Amount of Salary and Emoluments received by 
him, and from what Funds paid; together with the 
Amount of the Monies expended by him from the date 
of his Appointment to the present period, in adding to, 
enlarging, repairing and improving the said Castle, and 
the Premises belonging thereto. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
similar Return of the Naval and Military Duties of the 
Captain and Lieutenant of Sandown Castle. 


Committee 
on Prin 
Papers, 
appointee 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed to 
consider the manner in which the Journals, Bills and 
Papers are prepared and printed for the use of both 
Houses of Parliament, their Numbers, Expense, Distri- 
bution and Quantity in Store; the Number of Acts of 

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Pay 
rest 


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Dual 
Ele 
Pet 
Ele 





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nted 


ted 


Reports 
referred. 


Paper 
respecting the 
Rev. T. Locke, 
ordered. 


Dublin City 
Election. 
Petition of 
Electors. 


5 Wii. IV. 


Parliament printed for both Houses of Parliament, and 
for the Public Service, their Expense and Distribution; 
also, those for the use of the Public, and the Prices at 
which sold; and the Establishments requisite for con- 
ducting the same; to consider whether any what alte- 
ration can be made in the existing system, with benefit 
to the Public: —And a Committee was appointed of 
Mr. Hume, Mr. Guest, Mr. O’Brien, Sir ohn Wrot- 
tesley, Mr. Tooke, Mr. Wilks, Mr. Divett, Mr. Littleton, 
Mr. Scholefield, Mr. Ruthven, Mr. Vernon Smith, Mr. 
Brotherton, Mr. John Murray, Mr. Tulk, Dr. Bowring, 
Mr. Spring Rice, Sir Thomas Fremantle, Sir Edward 
Knatchbull, Sir Robert Inglis, Lord Ashley, Sir James 
Graham, Lord Viscount Sandon, Mr. William Gladstone, 
Lord Viscount Lowther, Mr. Bramston, Mr. Pigot, Lord 
Viscount Stormont, Mr. Sinclair, Mr. Grimston, Mr. 
Rolfe, Mr. Attorney General, and Mr. Howard Elphin- 
stone: And they are to meet To-morrow, in the Speak- 
er’s Chamber; and have Power to send for persons, 
papers and records; and that Five be the Quorum. 

Ordered, Thatthe Committee have Power to report their 
opinion thereupon, together with the Minutes of the Evi- 
dence taken before them, from time to time, to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report which, upon the 10th day 
of July 1828, was made from the Select Committee on 
Printing, be referred to the Committee. 

Ordered, That the Report which, upon the 8th day of 
August 1832, was made from the Select Committee on 
King’s Printers’ Patents, be referred to the Committee. 

Ordered, That the Report which, upon the 23d day of 
August 1833, was made from the Select Committee on 
Public Documents, be referred to the Committee. 

Ordered, That the Report which, upon the 12th day 
of August 1833, was made from the Select Committee 
on House of Commons’ Officers and Fees, be referred to 
the Committee. 

Ordered, That the Report which, upon the 30th day 
of July 1834, was made from the Select Committee on 
Private Bill Fees, be referred to the Committee. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of any Correspondence between the Reverend 
Thomas Locke, Rector of Newcastle, in the county of 
Limerick, and the Chief or under Secretary for [reland, 
from the month of February 1834 to the present time, 
relative to the collection of Tithes payable to Mr. Locke ; 
and also, of any Correspondence on that subject, during 
the same period, between the Chief or Under Secretary 
for Ireland and the Commander of the Forces, or 


any Magistrate or Officers of Police in the Limerick 
District. 


Several Petitions, complaining of undue Elections and 
Returns being offered to be presented, the same were 
delivered in at the Table. 

And one of the said Petitions appearing to relate to 
the Election and Return of a place concerning which 
the House had received Petitions on a former day, the 
same was first read; viz. 

A Petition of the there-undersigned Robert King, of 
number one hundred and three, Saint Stephen’s-Green, 
y armrgth John Mallet, of numbers eight and nine, 

'yder’s-row, plumber and ironfounder ; 7homas Walker, 
of number seventy-three, Grafton-street, linen-draper ; 
Addison Hone, of the King’s Hospital, Oxmantown, mer- 
chant; Thomas Long, of number nineteen, Mary-street, 
coachmaker; and Charles Read, of number sixteen, 
York-street, merchant, all in the county of the city of 
Dublin, electors of the city and county of the city of 
Dublin, who had a right to vote, and did vote at the last 
Election for the same, was read; setting forth, That at 
the late Election of Members to serve in this present 
Parliament for the City and County of the bity of 
Dublin, the Candidates put in nomination were Daniel 
O’ Connell, Esquire, Edward Southwell Ruthven, Esquire, 
John Beatty West, Esquire, and George Alexander 
Hamilton, Dien, and that the Petitioners are electors 
of the said City and County of the same, and were 
entitled to vote, and did vote as such at the said 
Election ; that at the said Election the poll commenced 
on Tuesday, the thirteenth of January last, and finally 
closed on the following Saturday, the seventeenth of the 
same month; that the said Daniel O’ Connell and Edward 


Southwell Ruthven, Esquires, were declared by the She- 
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51 


riffs to have obtained the majority of votes at such Elec- 
tion, and were accordingly returned by them as duly 
elected to serve as Members for the said City and County 
of the same in this present Parliament; that the said 
majority in favour of the said Daniel O’ Connell and Ed- 
ward Southwell Ruthven was but a colourable majority, 
and was procured by undue, illegal, and unconstitutional 
means ; that during the said Election many persons were 
admitted to poll and did poll in behalf of the said Daniel 
O’ Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven, who were not 
entitled to vote thereat, and who had either been undul 

and improperly registered as electors for the said City 
and County of the same, or who since the time of their 
registry had ceased to be qualified or had become dis- 
qualified from voting at the said Election; that great 
numbers of persons who were registered and claimed to 
vote as tenants or occupiers of houses, warehouses, count- 
ing-houses or shops, were admitted to poll, and did poll 
at the said Election in favour of the said Daniel O” Eon: 
nell and Edward Southwell Ruthven, who at the time of 
the said Election were in arrear for more than one-half 
year’s grand jury or municipal cesses, rates or taxes then 
due and payable in respect of the premises in right of the 
occupation of which such persons were registered and 
claimed to vote, and who were thereby disabled and in- 
capacitated from voting at the said Election; that many 
other persons were admitted to poll and did poll at the 
said Blection in favour of the said DanielO’ Connell and 
Edward Southwell Ruthven, who at the time of their 
registry as such tenants and occupiers as aforesaid were 
in arrear for more than one-half year’s amount of such 
cesses, rates and taxes aforesaid, then being due and pay- 
able, and were thereby incapacitated and disabled to Se 
so registered, or to vote at the said Election ; that many 
other persons claiming to vote as such tenants or occu- 
piers as aforesaid were admitted to poll and did poll at 
the said Election in favour of the said Daniel O’ Connell 
and Edward Southwell Ruthven, who had been undul 

and improperly registered, not having at the time of ian 
registry held or occupied for the space of six calendar 
months next previous tothe time of suchregistry any house, 
warehouse, counting-house or shop within the said City, 
which either separately or jointly with any land within 
the said City occupied therewith by them, under the same 
landlord, or occupied therewith by them as owners, was 
bond fide of the clear yearly value of not less than ten 
pounds; that many cihent persons who were registered 
and claimed to vote as such tenants or occupiers as afore- 
said, were admitted to poll and did poll at the said Elec- 
tion in favour of the said Daniel O’ Connell and Edward 
Southwell Ruthven, who since the time of their registry 
had ceased to hold or occupy the premises, or some part 
thereof, in respect of which they had been so registered, 
and in right of which they claimed to vote, and who 
had thereby become disabled and disqualified from 
voting at the said Election ; that many persons were ad- 
mitted to poll and did poll at the said Election for the 
said Daniel O’ Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven; 
who were not registered as voters for the said City and 
County of the same, and who possessed no colourable 
claim to vote thereat, but who fraudulently personated 
certain other parties who were or had been registered as 
electors of the said City and County of the same, and pos- 
sessed or had possessed a claim to vote thereat, which 
last-mentioned parties were at the time of the said Elec- 
tion either dead or absent therefrom ; that many persons 
professing the Roman Catholic religion, and who were 


in point of fact Roman Catholics, were admitted to poll,” 


and did poll at the said Election for the said Daniel 
O’ Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven, without 
having previously taken and subscribed the oath re- 
quired by law, or produced any certificate of their 
having done so, and who were thereby disabled and dis- 
qualified from voting thereat; that the said Edward 
Southwell Ruthven, not being the eldest son or heir ap- 
parent of any Peer or Lord of Parliament, or of any per- 
son qualified to serve as Knight of a Shire, and not 
having an estate, freehold or copyhold, for his own life, or 
for some greater estate, either in law or equity, to and for 
his own use and benefit, of or in lands, tenements or here- 
ditaments, over and above what will satisfy and clear all 
incumbrances affecting the same, of the annual value of 
three hundred pounds above reprizes, is not capable to 
sit or vote as a Member of the House of Commons, _ 

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that the said Edward Southwell Ruthven not having 
been at the time of his said Election and Return seised 
of or entitled to such an estate as aforesaid, such Election 
and Return was void; that many electors were induced 
and compelled to vote, and did vote at the said Election 
in favour of the said Daniel O’ Connell and Edward South- 
well Ruthven, in consequence of the violence, threats and 
intimidations countenanced and practised by the said 
Daniel O’ Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven, and 
the Roman Catholic priests and others, their friends, 
agents, supporters and partisans; that by the same tur- 
bulent and unlawful means many other electors were ter- 
rified and prevented from voting in favour of the other 
Candidates, the said John Beatty West, and George 
Alexander Hamilton ; that great and riotous crowds were 
assembled during the said Election in and about the 
various polling places in the said City of Dublin, and 
the avenues and passages leading thereto, and in divers 
other places throughout the said City, and that by the 
violent and outrageous demeanor of such crowds, and 
oftentimes by actual force employed by them many 
electors who would otherwise have voted for the said 
John Beatty West and George Alexander Hamilton, were 
withheld and prevented from so doing, and many others 
were terrified and compelled to vote for the said Daniel 
O’ Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven; that the 
said Daniel O’ Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven, 
by themselves, their agents, friends and managers, and 
by persons employed on their behalf, before, at and 
during the said Election, were guilty of extensive bribery 
and corruption, and employed undue influence, and other 
improper means, and gave and caused to be given divers 
sums of money, and other gifts and rewards, and made 
and caused to be made divers agreements, SS 
and promises to several persons having or claiming to 
have a right to vote, in order to procure them to vote at 
the said Election in favour of the said Daniel O’ Connell 
and Edward Southwell Ruthven, and to forbear to vote 
for the said John Beatty West and George Alexander 
Hamilton, and in order to procure the said Daniel O’ Con- 
nell and Edward Southwell Ruthven to be returned to 
serve in this present Parliament for the said City and 
County of the same; that, by the several fraudulent and 
illegal means aforesaid, and by divers other turbulent, 
corrupt and improper practices, the said Daniel O’ Con- 
nelland Edward Southwell Ruthven obtained the afore- 
said colourable majority of votes over the said John 
Beatty West and George Alexander Hamilton, and pro- 
cured themselves to be returned to serve for the said City 
and County of the same, whereas the said John Beatty 
West and Creorge Alexander Hamilton, had a large majo- 
rity of legal votes at the said Election, and ought to have 
been returned to serve for the same, to the manifest 
wrong and injury of the said John Beatty West and 
George Alexander Hamilton, to the great grievance of 
the Petitioners and the other electors of the said City 
and County of the same, and in contempt and disturb- 
ance of the freedom and purity of election; the Peti- 
tioners therefore humbly pray the House to take the pre- 
mises into consideration, and to declare the said Election 
and Return of the said Daniel O’ Connell and Edward 
Southwell Ruthven, Esquires, or either of them, wholly 
null and void, and that the said John Beatty West and 
George Alexander Hamilton, or one of them, were duly 
elected, and ought to have been returned to serve in Par- 
liament for the said City of Dublin and County of the 
same, or that the Hous2 will afford the Petitioners such 
further and other relief in the premises as to the House 
shall seem fit. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Thursday, the 19th day of this instant 
March, at the same time that their former Petitions are 
ordered to be taken into consideration ; 

And notice being taken that, by an Act made inthe ninth 

ear of the reign of his Majesty King George the Fourth, 
intituled, “ An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws 
relating to the Trial of Controverted Elections, or Re- 
turns of Members to serve in Parliament,” it is directed, 
that the erm subscribing any such Petition shall enter 
into such recognizance as is therein mentioned within 
fourteen days after the said Petition shall have been 
presented to the House. 

The said Act was read. 


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A. 1835. 


And the House being informed, that the said Peti- 
tioners would undertake to enter into the Recognizance 
required by the said Act before the said 19th day of this 
instant March ; 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Thursday, the 19th day of this instant 
March, at the same time that their former Petitions are 
ordered to be taken into consideration. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


Then the names of the places to which the residue of the 
said Petitions related (being all of them of the last class) 
were put into the glass at the table, and drawn by the 
clerk in the following order : 

A Petition of Patrick Walter Redmond, of Rockvieille, 
Anthony Cliffe, of Belview, both in the county of Wezford, 
Esquires, and the several Persons whose names are there- 
unto subscribed, electors of the said county of Wexford, 
on behalf of themselves and others claiming a right to 
vote for Members to serve in Parliament for the said 
county, was read; setting forth, That the Petitioners 
were, at and during the last general Election of Mem- 
bers to serve in this Parliament for the said County of 
Wezford, electors of and had, and claim to have, a right 
to vote for Members to serve in Parliament at the said 
Election for the said County; that the Writ having been 
issued and directed to the Sheriff of the said County of 
yk do commanding him to proceed to the Election 
of Knights of the Shire for the said County, to serve in 
the present Parliament, and the same having been de- 
livered to William Madden Gllascott, Esquire, the High 
Sheriff of the said County, he in obedience thereof, did, 
on the twenty-first day of January, one thousand eight 
hundred and thirty-five, proceed to the Election of 
Knights of the Shire to represent the said County in the 
present Parliament; that at the said Election the Peti- 
tioners, the said Patrick Walter Redmond and Anthony 
Cliffe, as also John Maher and James Power, Esquires, 
were Candidates to represent the said County; that the 
said Patrick Walter Redmond and Anthony Cliffe, as also 
the said John Maher and James Power were severally 
proposed and seconded, and offered themselves on the 
said twenty-first day of January last, as fit and proper 
persons to represent the said County of Wexford in the 
present Parliament; that, after a show of hands by the 
electors, a poll being in the usual manner demanded, 
the Sheriff appointed deputies, and allotted booths or 
polling places for the electors of the said County, pur- 
suant to the Statutes in such case made and provided ; 
that the said Sheriff proceeded on the twenty-second day 
of January last to poll the said County, and continued 
to do so until Tuesday, the twenty-seventh day of January 
following, when he declared the majority of votes to be 
in favour of the said John Maher and James Power, who 
were thereupon declared and returned by the said Sheriff 
as duly elected ; that the number of votes which ap- 
peared on the poll at the close thereof, were for the said 
John Maher one thousand three hundred and fifty-eight, 
for the said James Power one thousand three hundred 
and forty-nine, for the Petitioner the said Anthony me 
seven hundred and fifty-nine, and for the Petitioner, the 
said Patrick W. Redmond, seven hundred and thirty-five, 
making a majority over the said Anthony Cliffe of five 
hundred and ninety-nine, and a majority over the said 
Patrick Walter Redmond of six hundred and twenty- 
three; that the said majorities in favour of the said John 
Maher and James Power were but colourable majorities, 
and were procured not only by violence, terror, threats 
and intimidation, but by the grossest perjury, bribery 
and treating, and by the payment of large sums of money 
by and on behalf of the sitting Members, or one of them, 
to. electors of the said County, and to other persons 
capable of influencing electors, and of procuring or en- 
deavouring to procure votes for the purpose of securing 
their return, and by other undue, illegal, corrupt and 
unconstitutional means ; that several persons were per- 
mitted and received by the said Sheriff to poll as free- 
holders and leaseholders in favour of the said John Maher 
and James Power, who were not entitled to vote at the 
said Election, they not having been duly registered ac- 
cording to the Acts and Statutes now in force, for the 

registering 


Wexford 
County 
Election. 
Petitio. of 
Mr. Redmond, 
Mr. Cliffe, and 
Electors, 








5 Witt. IV. 


registering of leaseholders or freeholders in Ireland, 
inasmuch as they had not at the time of their alleged 
registries, or at all, taken or subscribed such oaths or 
affidavits as are by said Acts or Statutes directed and 
prescribed to be Re a and subscribed by persons claim- 
ing to register as leaseholders or freeholders, nor were 
any such affidavits ever lodged or deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace for the said County, or his deputy, 
or filed amongst the records of the said County, the 
affidavits which were in fact lodged or filed being in- 
sufficient, and not conformable to the laws now in force 
in respect thereof; that several other persons, as well 
claiming to be freeholders as leaseholders, were by the 
said Sheriff admitted to poll for the said John Maher 
and James Power, who were not entitled to vote at the 
said Election, though they appeared to be regularly re- 
gistered, many of such last-mentioned persons having 
in fact and truth prevailed on and induced the Deput 

Assistant Barristers and the Assistant Barrister to admit 
them to register, by means of the grossest fraud, mis- 
representation and perjury, and several of them so re- 
gistered not having in fact and truth, at the time of their 
said registry, or at all, any legal or valid title whatsoever 
to the lands and premises out of which they were so 
registered, and in fact and truth the freeholds and lease- 
holds of several other of said persons in respect whereof 
they were so admitted to register, were not of sufficient 
yearly value to entitle them to do so, or to confer the 
qualification requisite to entitle persons to vote at an 
Election for Representatives for the said County; and 
others of said persons having been unduly and illegally 
registered by the said Deputy’s Assistant Barristers and 
Assistant Barrister, although they had not been for six 
months previous to the time of their respective registries 
in possession of the premises out of which they claimed 
to register, under or by virtue of any sufficient or other 
title or estate conferring a franchise or right of voting, 
their respective titles and estates having been granted 
and conveyed to them immediately previous to the date 
of their said registries, for the purpose and with the view 
and intent of manufacturing votes at Elections; and 
several other of the persons so registered, although pro- 
fessing to derive their respective leases from persons 
competent to grant, and having at the time of granting 
same, a sufficient estate or title vested in them, to enable 
them to make or grant such leases, whereas in fact and 
truth the persons so granting such leases were not pos- 
sessed at the time of granting same, or at all, of a suf_i- 
cient estate or title to enable them to make or grant such 
leases; that several other persons were permitted and 
received by the said Sheriff to poll as freeholders and 
leaseholders, in favour of the said John Maher and James 
- Power, who were not entitled to vote at said Election, 
inasmuch as previous thereto, and subsequent to their 
registry, in fact and truth the interests in right of which 
they had so registered, had either been surrendered, or 
had terminated, and others of them had in fact and truth 
parted with, and become dispossessed of the property 
out of which their qualifications were obtained, and out 
of which they had been so registered, and which the 
Petitioners could have proved at said Election if allowed 
any opportunity so to do, and still could prove the same, 
and also that the said John Maher and James Power well 
knew, previous to and at the time of said Election, that 
said persons had no right to vote at said Election; that 
said John Maher and James Power, by themselves, their 
agents and managers, and by persons employed by them 
and on their behalf, did after the teste of said Writ for 
said Election, and during the said Election, and before 
their Election, to serve in this present Parliament for 
said County of Wexford, give, present and allow to 
various persons having or claiming to have votes in said 
Election, money, meat, drink and entertainments, and did 
make and enter intopromises, agreements, obligations and 
engagements, to give and allow money, meat, drink, pre- 
sents, rewards and entertainments to and for such persons, 
in order to procure their votes, and to be elected, and for 
—_ elected Members to serve in this present Parliament 
for the said County of Wexford; that, for a considerable 
time previous to said Election, the Priests and Roman 
Catholic Clergy of the said County interfered with and in- 
fluenced the electors of the Catholic persuasion, in a most 
illegal, violent and unconstitutional manner ; that, pre- 
vious to and in contemplation of the said Election, the said 


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53 
Priests and Catholic Clergy not only used their utmost 
exertions to excite a rancorous hostility against the said 
Patrick Walter Redmond and Anthony Cliffe, but availed 
themselves of the superstition of many of the most igno- 
rant Catholic electors, to induce them to believe that 
they would be highly criminal, and incur the risk: of 
damnation, if they voted for the said Patrick Walter 
Redmond and Anthony Cliffe, or any other person but 
their nominees; that the said Priests and Roman Ca- 
tholic Clergy did not only exert all their spiritual influ- 
ence against the said Patrick Walter Redmond and 
Anthony Cliffe, but in many instances threatened se- 
veral electors, who refused to vote against the said Pa- 
trick Walter Redmond and Anthony Cliffe with the 
condemnation not only of the Roman Catholic Church, 
but with the vengeance of certain illegal confederacies 
which then existed in said County; that, in consequence 
of the fear and terror, and general intimidation pro- 
duced by such illegal and unconstitutional threats, many 
electors voted, contrary to their own wishes and inclina- 
tions, against the said Patrick Walter Redmond and 
Anthony Cliffe; that the said Priests and Roman Ca- 
tholic Clergy did, shortly previous to the said Election, 
enter into a general plan or confederacy to attend 
thereat, and remain in the different booths during the 
time of taking the poll, with the view and intent of 
thereby intimidating the Roman Catholic electors of 
said County from voting according to their own wishes 
and inclinations; that, in pursuance of such plan and 
determination, several Roman Catholic Priests not only 
acted as agents for the said John Maher and James 
Power during said Election, but also attended in each 
polling-booth during the entire time of polling each day, 
and having taken up conspicuous a in said booths, 
where every person coming to poll most necessarily see 
them, they did in the most violent manner endeavour 
to intimidate and deter the Roman Catholic electors 
who came forward to vote for the said Patrick Walter 
Redmond and Anthony Cliffe from doing so, and thereby 
did deter some from voting at all, and terrified others not 
to vote for the said Patrick Walter Redmond and Anthony 
Cliffe; that many Roman Catholic electors were, under 
the excitation and fear produced by addresses from the 
Roman Catholic Clergy, pressed forward to the hustings, 
and induced to vote, contrary to their wishes and inclina- 
tion, for the said John Maher and James Power; that the 
Priests and other Roman Catholic Clergy of the said 
County did, in addition to the acts aforesaid, resort to 
other violent, illegal and unconstitutional methods of ter- 
rifying and intimidating the electors of the said County 
in the exercise of the elective franchise, against the said 
Patrick Walter Redmond and Anthony Cliffe, and in order 
to secure the return of the said John Maher and James 
Power as Members to serve in the present Parliament 
for the said County; that previous to and during the 
continuance of the said Election, large bodies of armed 
persons, excited and instigated by the Priests and Ro- 
man Catholic Clergy, and by the said John Maher and 
James Power, their agents, friends and managers, ille- 
gally assembled and traversed the said County at night, 
visiting the houses of the electors of the said County, 
and threatening certain destruction to them, their fami- 
lies and’properties, if they voted for said Patrick Walter 
Redmond and Anthony Cliffe, or did not vote for the 
said John Maher and James Power, and that thereby 
many electors who wished to vote for the said Patrick 
Walter Redmond and Anthony Cliffe were not only de- 
terred from doing so, and prevented from a free exercise 
of their franchise, but actually, through fear and intimi- 
dation, were compelled to vote against the said Patrick 
Walter Redmond and Anthony Cliffe, and that such 
large bodies so armed and instigated as aforesaid, did 
actually by force and violence, and at night, carry off 
from their homes and families several others of the re- 
gistered electors of said County, who would have voted 
for said Patrick Walter Redmond and Anthony Cliffe, 
and kept them in confinement and duresse until after 
the termination of said Election, and thereby prevented 
their voting at all at such Election; that several other 

ualified electors coming from distant parts of the said 

ounty, with intent to give their suffrage to said Patrick 
Walter Redmond and Anthony Cliffe at said Election, 
were obstructed on their way by the said riotous mobs 
so fomented and procured as aforesaid, and were made 
prisoners 


54 


prisoners of by said mobs and numerous persons em- 
ployed for that purpose ‘as aforesaid; and were dragged 
off the conveyances on which they were, and were pre- 
vented either from voting at all, or compelled by those 
means, and through the influence and threats of the 
Priests and Roman Catholic Clergymen (illegally and 
unconstitutionally exercised over them), to vote, contrary 
to their wishes, for the said John Maher and James Power, 
and were by these means illegally deprived of the oppor- 
tunity of giving their votes for the said Patrick Walter 
Redmond and Anthony Cliffe, as they otherwise would 
have done; that the said John Maher and James Power 
accepted and availed themselves of the aforesaid acts 
and conduct of the said Roman Catholic Clergy, and 
accepted and made use of their services and exertions, 
and employed them as agents, during the said Election, 
although they were fully cognizant of the said illegal 
and unconstitutional acts committed by the said Ro- 
man Catholic Clergy, and of the measures resorted to by | 
them to control and defeat the freedom of Election; that 
by the above and other undue means, and by the many 
illegal and erroneous decisions made by the Deputy 
Assistant Barristers and Assistant Barrister of the said 
County, on the occasion of their registering the said 
electors in and for the said County, the said John Maher 
and James Power obtained a colourable majority, and 
were returned to serve in Parliament for the said County, 
in open violation of the law and freedom of Election, 
and to the great prejudices.of the said Patrick Walter 
Redmond and Anthony Cliffe, who had upon the said 
Election, as it is submitted it will appear upon a fair scru- 
tiny of the poll, and an investigation of the qualification 
of the persons who voted, a great majority of the good 
and legal voters, and ought therefore to have been re- 
turned as Representatives for the said County; that, 
even though the said James Power had been duly elected 
by a majority of the legal voters of the said County, 
yet that his Election and Return was and is void, inas- 
much as he had not a sufficient qualification to enable him 
to be elected or returned to serve in the Commons’ 
House of Parliament, or to sit therein, for the Petitioners 
show that the said James Power neither had not nor was 
seised of or entitled, either in law or in equity, to any 
freehold or copyhold estate, in any lands, tenements or 
hereditaments, situate, lying or being in Great Britain 
or Ireland, of the annual value of six hundred pounds 
above reprises, over and above what will satisfy and 
clear all incumbrances that may affect the same, nor was 
nor is the said James Power the eldest son or heir appa- 
rent of any Peer or Lord of Parliament, or of any person 
— to be a Knight of a Shire, nor is he the said 
ames Power qualified to sit in Parliament as Knight 
of a Shire; that the Writ issued to the Returning Officer, 
the proceedings thereunder, and the Returns thereon, 
were irregular and void; that, for all the causes afore- 
said, the Petitioners humbly pray, That said John Maher 
and James Power may be declared not duly elected, 
and that the said Patrick Walter Redmond aad Anthony 
Cliffe may be declared duly to be elected, and may be 
substituted in the place of the said John Maher and 
James Power, to take their seats as Knights to repre- 
sent the said County in Parliament, or that the said 
Return may be declared null and void, and that the 
House may grant such further relief to the Petitioners 
as the merits of their case may require. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into conside- 
ration upon Thursday, the 9th day of April next, at a quar- 
ter of an hour after three of the clock in the Afternoon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


_A Petition of John O’ Donoghue, Eugene Finn, Wil- 
liam Savage, and of the several Persons whose names 
are thereunto subscribed, electors of the University of 
Dublin, on behalf of themselves and others having 
and claiming to have a right to vote at the last Elec- 
tion for Members to serve in Parliament for the said 
University, was also read; setting forth, That at the 
last Election for Burgesses to serve in this present Par- 
liament for the Borough of the University of Dublin, 
which was held upon Tuureder, the eighth day of Ja- 
nuary one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, the 


6° Marti. 





A. 1835. 
Reverend Bartholomew Lloyd, Doctor of tee’ Pro- 
vost of the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, 
near Dublin, presided in person as Returning Officer, 
Bartholomew Clifford Lloyd, Esquire, Barrister-at-Law, 
sitting with him as his Assessor; that said Election was 
held in the theatre, or hall of the said college, at the 
extreme end; that the said Provost caused a line of 
barricades to be erected across the same, excluding en- 
trance to the place of Election from the lower part of 
the hall, in which was the great door and only public 
entrance into the said theatre, and that the said Pro- 
vost had appointed the entrance for the electors to 
the said place of Election, should be through a certain 
door and passage leading from the first interior court’ of 
the said college to a garden adjoining the said Provost’s 
house, and thence by means of aladder through a window 
in the said extreme part of the hall to the said place of 
election; that the said Provost having commenced the 
holding ofsaid Election at the hour of half-past ten o’clock 
upon the same day, the Reverend Francis Hodgkinson, 
Doctor of Divinity, and a Senior Fellow of the said Col- 
lege, proposed Thomas Lefroy, Esquire, as a Candidate, 
whose nomination was seconded by the Reverend Z’homas 
Prior, also a Senior Fellow of said College, and that 
afterwards the Reverend Charles William Wall, a Senior 
Fellow of said College, proposed Frederick Shaw, Esquire, 
as a Candidate, whose nomination was seconded by 
Richard Benson Warren, Esquire, who had been a scholar 
in the said College, and that some of the said several 
proposers and seconders of the said Thomas Lefroy and 
"rederick Shaw addressed the Returning Officer and the 
electors upon the merits of the respective Candidates ; 
that the said Provost then rose and asked, was there any 
proposition of a third Candidate, and that afterwards 
John M‘Caul, Esquire, who had been a seholar of the 
said College, rose and addressed the Returning Officer 
and the electors in favour of the said Thomas Lefroy, 
and was heard without interruption; that the said Pro- 
vost then rose and asked, had any other elector any other 
Candidate to propose? that thereupon Joseph Pollock, 
Esquire, who had been a scholar of the said College, and 
then was an elector duly qualified to vote at the said 
Election, rose and proposed Edward Berwick, Esquire, 
as a Candidate; that the said Edward Berwick was not 
present at the said Election, and had not been commu- 
nicated with respecting his becoming or being proposed 
as a Candidate; that the said Joseph Pollock received, 
whilst speaking, many interruptions, particularly from a 
dense assemblage of persons congregated in the lower 
part of the said hall, and from persons occasionally 
coming in and out of the hall, many of whom bore flags, 
and many of whom had sticks, and wore ribbons or other 
emblems; that the said Joseph Pollock, who spoke amidst 
frequent interruptions, had not concluded his address be- 
fore about a quarter to two o'clock, and having been much 
exhausted by the exertion of speaking and the heat of 
the hall, resumed his seat for a short period, and then 
uae from the hustings to a place at a short distance 
rom the College, where several electors were then 
making arrangements for the election of the said Edward 
Berwick; that Mores Wilson Gray, Esquire, then a scholar 
and an elector of the said College, qualified to vote at 
the said Election, shortly after Joseph Pollock had con- 
cluded his address, rose to second the nomination of the 
said Edward Berwick, and was proceeding to address 
the electors, when the said Provost interrupted him, and 
demanded if he rose to second the nomination of Mr. 
Berwich, to which Mr. Gray replied that he did, and 
thereupon the said Provost said he required securities 
from him for Mr. Berwick’s election expenses, before he 
would allow him to second the nomination of Mr. Ber- 
wick, or to that effect; that the said Mr. Lloyd, who so 
acted as Assessor, also addressed Mr. Gray, saying that 
the law required security to be given for the Candidate, 
thirty pounds at first, and then fifty were named, but 
finally seventy-five were named by the Assessor as the 
amount required for the expenses; that the said Assessor 
proceeded to draw up a paper, and offered it to Mr. Gray, 
to be signed by him, as accountable for the Election ex- 
nses; that at this time Mr. Pollock, as before stated, 
ad left the hall, and Mr. Gray then requested James 
O’ Hea, Esquire, who had been a scholar of the said 
College, and was then an elector qualified to vote at said 
Election for the said University, to sign the paper slong 
2 wit 





5. Witt. lV. 


with him, to which he immediately acceeded, and ten- 
dered himself as joint security with Mr. Gray, and James 
Hynes, Esquire, also.a scholar or elector qualified to vote 
at said Election, likewise tendered himself as another 
security for said purpose, but that the said Provost and 
his Assessor, who were prompted so to act at the instance 
of persons in the interest of said Messrs. Lefroy and 
Shaw, by whom they were surrounded, withdrew the 
said paper; that Mr.Gray then stated, that he conceived 
that securities could not be required until a subsequent 
stage of the proceedings; that said Mr. Gray at same 
time mentioned to the Provost the names of John 
Richards, Esquire, one of His Majesty’s Counsel learned 
in the Law,and David Richard Pigot, Esquire, Barrister- 
-at-Law, both of them electors of the Univerity, and 
householders residing in the city of Dublin, who, Mr. 
Gray stated, would be shortly present, and were ready 
to enter into the required securities; that Mr. Gray then 
claimed a reasonable time to be allowed to communicate 
with those gentlemen, and also offered the security of 
any reasonable number of electors or scholars residing 
within the house, which was refused ; that said Mr.Gray 
then claimed his right, and attempted to speak, as an 
elector, upon the merits of the two Candidates who had 
been first named ; in this he was interrupted by the Pro- 
vost and Assessor, who declared that they would proceed 
to declare Messrs. Shaw and Lefroy duly elected ; that 
said Mr. Gray then claimed a right to originate the pro- 
posal or nomination of another Candidate, which also 
said Provost would not allow him to do; that, pending 
those proceedings, messengers had been dispatched to 
the place where the said electors were who were making 
arrangements for the election of said Mr. Berwick, in- 
forming the gentlemen there assembled of the demand 
made for security; that several of those gentlemen, all of 
whom were electors qualified to vote at said Election, in- 
cluding Messrs. Richards and Pigot (who had resolved 
and arranged to become securities if required) imme- 
diately proceeded towards the place of Election; that 
some of them, having arrived at the door appointed as 
the entrance for the electors, found it closed, and were 
refused admittance by the servants of the Provost and 
porters of the College, who stated that they had orders 
from the Provost not to admit any persons but Fellows of 
the said College; that one of the said gentlemen and 
electors whilst so detained sent to the Assessor, by one of 
the porters who refused him admittance, a note in writ- 
ing, stating the obstruction offered to his entry to the 
hustings, but without effect; that, after much delay and 
difficulty, some of those gentlemen obtained an entrance 
through the Provost’s house into said garden, and others 
attempted to make a way through the barricades, and, al- 
though opposed in each by servants and porters of the said 
Provost and College, stationed at the window and ladder 
before described, and at the barricades, those gentlemen 
ultimately obtained admission; that during their ap- 
proach intimation was given to Mr. Gray that they were 
coming, and that said Mr. Gray apprised the Provost of 
the fact of their approach, and stated that they were on 
their way to give said security, and requested a short 
time to allow of their arrival; that this was not acceded 
to by the said Provost, and that the said Provost, who 
was solicited by urgent demands of the supporters of 
Messrs. Lefroy and Shaw so to act, did, without again 
inquiring if there was any other Candidate to be pro- 
posed, and without having called for any show of hands, 
or put it to the view whether said Candidates first pro- 
posed should be elected, or otherwise asked or sought to 
ascertain the sense of the electors then present, proceeded 
to declare, and did thereupon, without putting any ques- 
tion, as to any of the Candidates, to the view, and with- 
out any polling, declare Messrs. Shaw and Lefroy duly 
elected ; that against this said Mr. Gray protested, and 
also handed in a protest in writing; that during said 
proceedings Messrs. Richards and Pigot, and the said 
other gentlemen, electors qualified as aforesaid, succeeded 
in making their way to the hustings, several offered them- 
selves to the Provost as security for the expenses of the 
Election on the part of Mr. Berwick, and each of whom 
successively as he arrived tendered and gave his vote for 
said Edward Berwick, and demanded a poll; that the 
persons who so tendered and gave their votes for said 
Edward Berwick, and so demanded a poll, were the said 


John Richards, Esquire, the said David Richard Pigot, 
VOL. 90. 


6° Martii. 


55 


Esquire, Jeremiah John Murphy, Esquire, Mathew Rich- 
ard Sausse, Esquire, William Elhott Hudson, Esquire, 
and others; that upon the said Willam Elhott Hudson, 
who was the last person by several minutes, tendering 
his vote for the said Edward Berwick, it was objected, 
by some of the partisans of the said Messrs.. Shaw 
and Lefroy, that the said Edward Berwick had not 
been seconded, and that security had not been given 
for hig expenses; whereupon the said William Elhott 
Hudson stated that he seconded the nomination of said 
Edward Berwick, and tendered himself to the said Pro- 
vost as security for the said expenses; that this was done 
before the hour of twenty-five minutes past two o’clock of 
said day, and that, save asaforesaid, no vote wastendered or 
given at said Election; that, notwithstanding, the Provost 
did declare the said Messrs. Lefroy and Shaw duly elected, 
and made up his Return a that the amount 
of security demanded by the said Provost and his As- 
sessor was oppressive and exorbitant, and that his demand 
for the same was not warranted by law; that the Peti- 


_ tioners submit that there is no law sanctioning the demand 


of such expenses at the Election of the University of 
Dublin, and the Petitioners show that in fact at no pre- 
vious election before the Reform Act, or since, have any 
such expenses been claimed against or paid by any Can- 
didate for the representation of said College and Univer- 
sity, and that in making the demand the Provost acted 
at the solicitation of Messrs. Shaw and Lefroy, or one of 
them, or of their friends, against law, the usage of the 
College, and contrary to the course which he would have 
pursued if left to his own sense of what he owed to the 
dignity of the University ; that said Return was illegal, 
among other reasons, because no view was had, nor did 
any polling take place, whereby the sense of the electors 
was had in favour of the Candidates so returned as 
elected as Members for said University; because an 
elector qualified to vote at said Election was prevented 
thereat from putting in nomination a Candidate for being 
elected for said College or University; because, although 
the said Edward Berwick was in fact proposed or nomi- 
nated bysaid Joseph Pollock, said Mores Wilson Gray was 
prevented from seconding said proposal or nomination, 
and from discussing before the assembled electors the 
merits of the other Candidates; because the said Mores 
Wilson Gray was also prevented from himself proposing 
and nominating another Candidate; because, although 
the said Edward Berwick was in fact proposed. and no- 
minated by said Joseph Pollock, an elector qualified to 
yote at said Election, yet said Edward Berwick was not 
put in nomination by said Provost, and the question 
whether he should be returned as one of the Members to 
serve for said College or University in Parliament, or 
any question upon his nomination, was not put to the 
view or otherwise to the electors of said College or Uni- 
— ; because security for the expenses of the Election 
was demanded before any demand was made of a poll, 
and before the time for polling or for demanding a poll 
had arrived; because the demand of said security, and 
the omission at the time to give it, was made the ground 
or pretext for refusal by the Returning Officer at said 
Election to put a third Candidate in nomination, or to 
suffer an elector of the said College or University to 
second the proposition or nomination of a third Candi- 
date, or to address the electors upon the merits of the 
two Candidates at first proposed; because the amount 
of security demanded by the said ‘Provost was excessive 
and unreasonable; because sufficient and proper security 
was tendered to and refused by said Provost; because, 
even if security were properly required, it was a violation 
of the rights of the slectade and scholars of said College 
or University to refuse, as the said Provost did, to re- 
ceive as securities, when offered, any reasonable number 
of the scholars of said College; because, in fact and in 
law, no expense whatever, nor any security for the same, 
were under the circumstances properly: or lawfully de- 
mandable by said Provost; because the said Provost 
made no demand of such security of or from the said 
Joseph Pollock, by whom the said Edward Berwick had 
been proposed, nor in any manner apprised him of his 
intention to require such security, nor was a reasonable 
time for that purpose suffered to elapse after the demand 
of said security, and before the said Provost proceeded 
to declare the said Return; because sufficient time was 
not given after the demand of said security to — 
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the same; because such arrangements were made for the 
conduct of such. Election as materially to obstruct and 
delay the access of electors to the place where said Pro- 
vost sat during said Election, and where votes should 
have been tendered, or the opinions of the electors re- 
specting the Candidates expressed, and where security, 
if at all, should have been tendered ; because, in fact, 
the obstruction so existing did delay in gaining access to 
the place where said Provost sat, and where such ype be 
if at all, should have been tendered, persons of amply 
sufficient solvency who were ready, and had arranged to 

ive such security, and that said security was offered 
Chere the actual Return of said Messrs. Shaw and 
Lefroy, or, if not, that same arose from the delay of said 
persons gaining such access, occasioned by such obstruc- 
tions; that, for all the causes aforesaid, the Petitioners 
humbly pray, That the House may be pleased to take 
the premises into consideration, and to declare that the 
said Election and Return of the said Thomas Lefroy and 
Frederick Shaw, Esquires, is wholly null and void, and 
that the same may be set aside as illegal, and that the 
said Thomas Lefroy and Frederick Shaw may be declared 
to be not duly elected, and that the said Kdward Ber- 
wick was duly elected, and may be and ought to have 
been returned to serve in Parliament for said University, 
and that the Return may be amended accordingly, and 
the name of Edward Berwick inserted therein, or that a 
new Writ may issue for the Election of Members to 
serve in Parliament for said University, and the House 
may be pleased to make such further order, and to 
grant ret other relief to the Petitioners as the merits 
of the case may require, and as to the House in its 
wisdom shall seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Thursday, the 30th day of April next, at 
three of the clock in the Afternoon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of Richard Smith, Wiliam Edward Vale 
and Charles Price, the several persons whose names are 
thereunto subscribed, electors of the city and county of 
Lichfield, on behalf of themselves and others, claiming a 
right to vote for Members to serve in Parliament for the 
said city, was also read ; setting forth, That all the Peti- 
tioners were, at and during the last Election of Members 
to serve in Parliament for the City of Lichfield, electors 
of the said City, and had and claimed to have a right 
to vote, and to be entitled to vote for Members to serve 
in Parliament at the said Election for the said City ; 
that at the said Election Lieutenant-General Sir George 
Anson, Sir Edward Dolman Scott, Baronet, and Francis 
Finch, Esquire, were Candidates to represent the said 
City ; that, a poll being demanded, the same was granted 
and proceeded on, and Thomas Dunn, innholder, acted 
thereat as Sheriff and Returning Officer; that the said 
Sir Edward Dolman Scott by himself, his agents and 
managers, and by persons employed on his behalf, did, 
after the teste of the Writ for the said Election, and 
at and during the said Election, and before his elec- 
tion to serve in the present Parliament for the said 
City of Lichfield, give, present and allow to various per- 
sons having or claiming to have votes in the said Elec- 
tion, money, meat, drizk, entertainments and promises, 
feeeeonete obligations and engagements to give and 
allow money, meat, drink, presents, rewards and enter- 
tainments to and for such persons, in order to be elected 
and for being elected a Member to serve in this present 
Parliament for the said City of Lichfield; that the 
said Sir Edward Dolman Scott, by himself, his agents, 
friends and managers, and by persons employed on his 
behalf, before, and at and during the time of the said 
Election, was guilty of open and extensive bribery and 
corrupt practices, in order to procure persons having or 
claiming to have a right to vote, and to be entitled to 
vote at the said Election, to vote for the said Sir Edward 
Dolman Scott at the said Election, and to forbear to vote 
for the said Francis Finch, and in order to procure the 
said Sir Edward Dolman Scott to be returned to serve 
in this present Parliament for the said City; that the 
said Sir Edward Dolman Scott, by himself, his agents 
and managers, and by persons employed in his behalf, 


6° Martiz. 


A. 1835. 


before and at and during the time of the said Election, 
was guilty of various corrupt acts, and employed illegal 
and improper means, and gave and caused to be given 
divers sums of money, and gave and entered into, and 
caused to be made, given and entered into, divers gifts, 
rewards, agreements and engagements to several persons 
having, and claiming to have a right to vote, and to be 
entitled to vote, in order to procure them to vote at the 
said Election for the said Sir Edward Dolman Scott, 
and to forbear to vote for the said Francis Finch, and in 
order to procure the said Edward Dolman Scott to be 
returned to serve in the present Parliament for the City 
aforesaid ; that the said Sir Edward Dolman Scott did, 
after the teste of the Writ for the said Election, and at 
and during the time of said Election, and before his 
said Election, take up his abode at the inn kept by the 
said Thomas Dunn, the Returning Officer aforesaid, and 
give, present and allow at the said inn to various persons 
having, or claiming to have, votes in the said Election, 
meat, drink and entertainment provided for them by the 
said Thomas Dunn, at the cost of the said Sir Edward 
Dolman Scott; that the said Sir Edward Scott, by the said 
corrupt and illegal practices, was and is wholly disabled 
and incapacitated and ineligible to serve in Parliament 
for the said City of Lichfield, and the Return of the said 
Sir Edward Dolman Scott was and is wholly null and 
void; which said several unlawful and corrupt acts of 
the said Sir Edward Dolman Scott, and other his friends, 


agents and managers, and persons employed in his 


behalf, are contrary to the freedom of Election, in viola- 
tion of the Standing Orders of the House, and the Laws 
and Statutes of the Realm for preventing bribery and 
corruption in the Election of Members to serve in Par- 
liament, and have rendered the Election and Return of 
the said Sir Edward Dolman Scott wholly null and void ; 
the Petitioners therefore humbly pray the House to take 
the premises into consideration, and to declare the said 
Election and Return of the said Sir Edward Dolman 
Scott wholly null and void, and that the said Sir Ed- 
ward Dolman Scott is wholly disabled and incapacitated 
and ineligible to serve in Parliament for the said City 
of Lichfield, or that the House will afford the Petitioners 
such further and other relief in the premises as to the 
House shall seem fit. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Thursday, the 30th day of April next, at 
a quarter of an. hour after three of the clock in the 
Afternoon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of Richard Sharman, of New Windsor, 
in the county of Berks, draper, and Thomas Batcheldor, 
of the same place, gentleman, who are electors and 
persons having a right to vote, and who did vote at 
the last Election for the Borough of New Windsor, in 
the county of Berks, was also read; setting forth, That 
at the last general Election for two Burgesses to serve 
in this present Parliament for the Borough of New 
Windsor, John Ramsbottom, Esquire, Sir John Edmond 
de Beauvoir, Knight, and John Elley, of Burghfield 
Lodge, in the county of Berks, and of Saint James’s 
Place, in the county of Middlesex, Knight Commander 
of the Bath, and a Major-General, were Candidates ; 
that many persons who were not qualified or entitled to 
have their names inserted in the List of Voters, or to vote 
at the said Election for Burgesses to serve in this present 
Parliament for the said Borough of New Windsor, either 
in respect of property occupied within the said Borough, 
or in any other manner, by virtue of an Act of Parlia- 
ment passed in the second year of the reign of His 
present Majesty, intituled, “An Act to amend the Re- 
presentation of the People of England and Wales,” or 
in respect of any rights other than those conferred by 
the said Act, but whose names had, in collusion with, 
and by the procurement of, the said Sir John de Beauvoir 
and his agents, been inserted in the Lists made out 
under the said Act prior to the thirty-first of July last, 
for revision of the Revising Barristers, and by such 
Barristers allowed to remain upon such Lists, were per- 
mitted by Wilham Legh, Esquire, the Mayor and Re- 
turning Officer, to vote for the said Sir John Edmond de 

Beauvoir 


New Windsor 
Borough 
Election. 
Petition of 
Electors. 





igor 


5 Witt. lV... 


Beauvoir at the said Election ; that other persons, who 
were not in possession or occupation, and had not paid 
the rates and taxes payable in respect of the premises 
for which they were respectively registered, and claimed 
to be qualified to vote at the election of Members to 
serve in Parliament for the said Borough, and other 
persons who had received parochial relief within twelve 
months previous to the thirty-first day of July last, were 
unduly and illegally placed and retained upon the 
Register of Voters for the same Borough; that, at the 
said election of two Burgesses to serve in Parliament 
for the said Borough, William Legh, Esquire, the Mayor 
and Returning Officer of the said Borough, did receive 
the votes of divers other persons under the age of twenty- 
one years, or under twenty-one years of age, and also 
of inhabitants who had not, on or before the twentieth 
day of July preceding such Election, paid all the poor- 
rates and assessed taxes which had become payable from 
them previously to the sixth day of April then next pre- 
ceding ; and also, of persons who had never possessed, 
or who, at the time of their voting for the said Election, 
did not possess or retain the qualification for which they 
were respectively registered ; and also of persons who 
had lost or abandoned their qualification or right to vote 
in the choice of Members to serve in Parliament for the 
said Borough, by departing with the possession thereof, 
or ceasing to occupy the same; and of persons claiming 
to vote as scot and lot voters, according to the ancient 
right of election in the said Borough prior to the said 
Act, who had not paid the amount of the poor-rates due 
and payable by them prior to and at the time of the said 
Election; and also of persons who were employed as 
agents for some or one of the Candidates at the said 
Election, and who, in consideration of or with reference 
to such employment, accepted and took money, or some 
promise or security for money ; and also of persons who 
had received parochial relief within twelve months pre- 
vious to the time of their voting at the said Election; 
and also of persons who had been bribed ; and also of 
persons who had betted on the result of the said Elec- 
tion; and also of divers others not legally entitled, and 
having no right to vote at the said Election ; that the 
votes of the said persons, which ought to have been re- 
jected, were received on the poll by the said Mayor for 
the said Sir John Edmond de Beauvoir, and that the 
votes of divers other persons who had good right and 
title to vote at the said Election, and who then and there 
tendered their votes, and would have voted for the said 
Sir John Elley, and which votes ought to have been re- 
ceived and admitted on the poll taken at the said Elec- 
tion, were nevertheless then and there rejected by the 
said William Legh, the Mayor and Returning Officer, 
and by him refused to be admitted on the said poll; 
that the said Sir John Edmond de Beauvoir, by himself, 
his agents, manager, friends and others on his behalf, 
before, at and during the said Election, and before, at 
and during the poll taken during the said Election, was 
guilty of the most notorious acts of bribery and corrup- 
tion.of the electors of the said Borough, in order to in- 
fluence the said electors of the said Borough to give 
their votes for him the said Sir John Edmond de Beau- 
voir, and to refuse and forbear to give their votes for the 
said Sir John Elley, and also of attempting and en- 
deavouring to bribe and corrupt the voters of the said 
Borough of New Windsor to give their votes for the said 
Sir John Edmond de Beauvoir, and to refuse and forbear 
to give their votes for the said Sir John Elley, in order 
that he, the said Sir John Edmond de Beauvoir, might 
be returned a Member to serve in the present Parlia- 
ment for the said Borough of New Windsor; that the 
said Sir John Edmond de Beauvoir was not duly quali- 
fied according to law, and had not at the time of the 
said Election, nor has he now, an estate, either freehold 
or copyhold, for his own life, or for some greater estate, 
either at law or in equity, of the annual value of three 
hundred pounds above all reprises; that the said Sir 
John Edmond de Beauvoir did, after the dissolution of 
the last Parliament, and before, at and after the issuing 
of the Writ for electing Members to serve in this Par- 
liament for the said Borough of New Windsor, and at 
and during the said Election, by himself; his agents, 
friends, managers and others, on his behalf, and at his 
cost and charge, give, present and allow to divers per- 


sons having and claiming to have voices in the said 
VOL. 90. 


6° Martiz. 57 


Election, money, meat, drink, entertainment and pro- 
vision, and make presents, gifts, rewards and entertain- 
ments to and for divers persons having voices in the said 
Election, and to and for the use, advantage, benefit and. 
emolument, profit and preferment of such persons, in order 
to be elected, and for being elected, a inne to serve 
in this Parliament for the said Borough of New Windsor, 
in violation and defiance of the Standing Order and 
Orders of the House, and of the Laws and Statutes of 
this Kingdom for preventing bribery and corruption at 
election of Members of Parliament; and that the said 
Sir John Edmond de Beauvoir, by himself, his agents, 
managers, and by other persons on his behalf, both be- 
fore, and at and during the said Election, did, by gifts 
and rewards, and by threats, promises, agreements and 
securities for gifts and rewards, corrupt and procure, 
and attempt and endeavour to corrupt and procure, 
divers persons, being electors of the said Borough, to 
give their votes at the said Election for the said Sir 
John Edmond de Beauvoir, in order that he, the said 
Sir John Edmond de Beauvoir, might be elected and re- 
turned a Member to serve in this present Parliament; 
that divers persons, being or claiming to be electors for 
the said Borough, were, by the threats and force, and 
by the artifices and devices of the said Sir John Ed- 
mond de Beauvoir and his agents, carried away and kept © 
in duresse by the said Sir John Edmond de Beauvoir 
and his agents, and in consequence of such threats, force, 
artifices and devices, and by reason of the said duresse, 
were induced to tender their votes, and did actually vote 
at the said Election for the said Sir John Edmond de 
Beauvoir; and that by the aforesaid means, and divers 
other illegal and corrupt practices, and by undue influ- 
ence and interference, the said Sir John Edmond de 
Beauvoir obtained a colourable majority over the said 
Sir John Elley of eight votes on the poll taken at the 
said Election, and was illegally returned as duly elected 
a Burgess to serve in this. present Parliament for the 
said Borough of New Windsor, to the great prejudice of 
the Petitioners, who allege that the said Sir John Elley 
was duly elected by a majority of legal votes given or 
tendered for the said Sir John Elley, and who ought to 
have been duly returned a Burgess to serve in this pre- 
sent Parliament for the said Borough of New Windsor ; 
the Petitioners therefore humbly pray, That the House 
will take the premises into consideration, that they will 
adjudge and declare that the said Sir John Elley was - 
duly elected a Burgess to serve in Parliament for the 
said Borough of New Windsor, and direct the Return to 
be amended accordingly, or that the House will declare 
that the Election and Return of the said Sir John Ed- 
mond de Beauvoir is void and bad, and that the Petitioners, 
and the said Sir John Elley, may be declared entitled 
to such other relief in the premises as to the House may 
seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Tuesday, the 24th day of this instant 
March, at the same time that the Petition of Sir John 
Elley is ordered to be taken into consideration. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Account of 
Account, showing the Amount of Monies in the Exche- oo the 
quer, or remaining to be received on 23d February “A i 
1835, to complete the Aids granted by Parliament forthe no, 19, 
Service of the years 1833 and 1834. 

Sir Thomas Fremantle accordingly presented the said Presented: 
Account. 

Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Copies Papers. 
of the Treasury Minutes, directing the appointment of "erecting 


gee A . ‘ Post-Office 
Commissioners to inquire into the mode of conducting pty : 
the Business of the Post Office. No. 20. 


Sir Thomas Fremantle accordingly presented the said presented. 
Paper. 


Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


ae Mr. Herries 








Estimates, &amp;c. 
presented : 
Army 
Effective 
Services. 
No. 17. 


58 


Mr. Herries presented, pursuant to an Address to His 
Majesty, Estimate of the Charge of His Majesty’s Land 
Forces for Service at Home and Abroad (excepting the 
Regiments employed in the Territorial Possessions of 
the East India Company), from the 1st April 1835 to 
the 31st March 1836, being 366 days; inclosing, 

Paper (A.)—Detail of the Charge of the Land Forces 
at Home and Abroad (except India), as estimated for 
the twelve months from ist April 1835 to the 31st 
March 1836; distinguishing the Number of Officers 
and Non-commissioned Officers of each Rank, and 
the Numbers of Rank and File; and also showing 
the daily and annual Pay and Allowances of each 
Rank, and the Charges for Agency and Clothing. 

Paper (B.)—State of the Expenses on account of Re- 
cruiting, as included in the Estimate of the Charge 
of the Land Forces, from the 1st April 1835 to the 
31st March 1836. 

Paper (C.)—Referred to in the preceding State- 
ment (B.) 

Paper (D.)—Referred to in the preceding State- 
ment (B.) 

Paper (E.)—Referred to in the Estimate of the Charge 
of the Land Forces, for the year ending the 31st 
March 1836. 

Paper (F.)—State of the Services provided for under 
the head of Contingencies, in the Estimate of the 
Land Forces, from the 1st April 1835 to the 31st 
March 1836. 

Abstract, showing the distribution of the Forces on the 
1st February 1835, and on the 1st January 1834. 

Mr. Herries also presented, by His Majesty’s com- 
mand,—Estimate of the Charge of General Staff Officers 
and Officers of the Hospitals, serving with His Majesty’s 
Forces at Home and Abroad, and of His Majesty’s Gar- 
risons of the Cinque Ports and Tower of London; from 
the 1st April 1835 to the 31st March 1836; inclosing, 

Paper (A.)—Particulars of the Pay and probable con- 
tingent Expenses of General Staff Officers, and 
Officers of the Hospitals, in Great Britain and Ire- 
land, from the 1st April 1835 to the 31st March 1836. 

Paper (B.)—Particulars of the Pay of General Staff 

ficers, and Officers of the Hospitals, for Service 
on Foreign Stations, excepting Jndia; and of the 
Pay of Clerks, &amp;c. of the said Officers, from the 
1st April 1835 to the 31st March 1836, both days 
inclusive. 

Paper (C.)—Particulars of the Charge of His Majesty’s 
ae sin of the Cinque Ports, and Tower of London, 
from the 1st April 1835, to the 31st March 1836. 

Estimate of the Charge of the Allowances to the prin- 
cipal Officers of the Public Departments thereunder 
mentioned, their Deputies, Clerks, and Contingent Ex- 
ee for 366 days, from the 1st April 1835 to the 31st 

arch 1836. 

Estimate of the Charge of the Royal Military Col- 
lege, from the 1st April 1835 to the 31st March 1836; 
inclosing, 

State of Particulars of the Expense of the Royal Mili- 
tary College, from the 1st April 1835, to the 31st 
March 1836. 

Estimate of the Charge of the Royal Military Asylum, 
and of the Hibernian Military School, from the 1st April 
1835 to the 31st March 1836. 

Estimate of the Charge of Volunteer Corps, from the 
ist April 1835, to the 31st March 1836, being 366 days. 

Estimate of the Charge of Four Regiments of oll 
goons, and of Twenty Battalions of Infantry, for Service 
in the Territorial Possessions of the East India Company 
(including the Troops and Companies attached to the 
said Regiments, but stationed at home for the purpose of 
Recruiting), and of the Depéts at Maidstone and Chat- 
ham, from the ist April 1835 to the 31st March 1836 
inclusive ; and also of one Regiment of Infantry, from 
the 1st October 1835 to the 31st March 1836 inclusive ; 
inclosing, 

Paper (A.)—Detail of the Charge of the Land Forces 
in India, as estimated for the twelve months from 
ist April 1835 to the 31st March 1836 ; distinguish- 
ing the Number of Officers and Non-commissioned 
Officers of each Rank, and the Numbers of Rank 
and File; and also showing the daily and annual 
Pay and Allowances of each Rank, and the Charges 
for Clothing and Agency. 


6°? Marti. 


A. 1835. 


Paper (B.)—Statement referred to in the Estimate 
of the Charge of the Regiments of Cavalry and {n- 
fantry, for aot in the Territorial Possessions of 
the East India Company. 

Abstract of the detail of the Charge of the Land Forces 
at Home and Abroad (including Jndia) as estimated for 
the twelve months, from 1st April 1835 to the 31st 
March 1836. 

Abstracts of the Estimates of Effective Army Services, for 
366 days, from the 1st April 1835 to the 31st March 1836. 


Estimate of the Charge of Allowances as Rewards Army Non. 


for distinguished Services, not exceeding three-fifths of Effective 
the Emoluments of Garrison Appointments which have Services. 
become vacant; and also of Allowances to Officers of 

His Majesty’s Garrisons at Home and Abroad, holding 

their Appointments as Rewards for Military Service, 

but to which no efficient Military Duty attaches, and 

which Appointments will be abolished on Vacancies oc- 
curring, when Rewards for distinguished Military Ser- 

vice will be granted in lieu thereof, from 1st April 1835 

to 31st March 1836, being 366 days. 

Estimate of the Charge of the Pay of General Officers 
in His Majesty’s Forces, not being Colonels of Regiments, 
from 1st April 1835 to 31st March 1836, being 366 days. 

Estimate of the Charge of Full Pay for Reduced and 
Retired Officers of His Majesty’s Forces, from 1st April 
1835 to 31st March 1836. 

Estimate of the Charge for Half Pay and Military 
Allowances to Reduced and Retired Officers of His 
ne Forces, from 1st April 1835 to 31st March 
1836, being 366 days. 

Estimate of the Charge of Half Pay and Reduced Al- 
lowances to Officers of Disbanded Foreign Corps, of Pen- 
sions to Wounded Foreign Officers, and of Allowances 
to the Widows and Children of deceased Foreign Officers, 
from 1st April 1835 to 31st March 1836, being 366 days. 

Estimate of the Charge of Pensions to be paid to 
Widows of Officers of the Land Forces, from 1st April 
1835 to 31st March 1836, being 366 days. 

Estimate of the Charge of Allowances on the Com- 
passionate List, of Allowances as of His Majesty’s Royal 
Bounty, and of Pensions, Gratuities and Allowances to 
Officers for Wounds, from 1st April 1835 to 31st March 
1836, being 366 Days. 

Estimate of the Charge of Chelsea and Kilmainham 
Hospitals, of the In-Pensioners of those Establishments, 
and of the Out-Pensioners of Chelsea Hospital, from the 
1st April 1835 to the 31st March 1836, being 366 days. 

Estimate of the Charge of Allowances, Compensations 
and Emoluments, in the nature of Superannuation or 
Retired Allowances, to Persons formerly belonging to the 
several Public Departments there-undermentioned, in the 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, from 1st 
April 1835 to 31st March 1836, being 366 days. 

Abstract of the Estimates of Non-effective ius Ser- 
vices, from the 1st April 1835 to the 31st March 1836. 

Comparative Abstract of the Estimates of Army Ser- Comparative 
vices, for the year ending 31st March 1835, and for the Abstract. 
year ending 31st March 1836; showing the difference 
between the probable Charges and between the Amount 
provided by Parliament for each Service, after deducting 
Appropriations in aid. 

Ordered, That the said Estimates do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to Addressre 
His Majesty, That He will be graciously pleased to give {rg 
directions, that there be laid before this House, Copies Grievances 
of, and Extracts from, all Correspondence which has 
taken place since 1823, between His Majesty’s Secre- 
tary of State for Foreign Affairs, and His Majesty’s 
Consul at Hamburgh, relative to Grievances complained 
of by British Subjects resident in that City. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Sir John Campbell presented a Bill to enable Persons Copybolés 
having only partial Estates to enfranchise and obtain on ge 
enfranchisement of Lands held by Copy of Court Roll : No. 21. 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered to ' 
be read a second time upon Wednesday, the 18th day of 
this instant March. | 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 

Ordered, 





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itive 


{am- 


Ids 


21, 


Accounts, 
ordered ; 


Soap. 


Weights and 
Measures. 


Order for 
Return 
relative to 
Rathcormac, 
discharged ; 


another 
ordered. 


Accouuts, 
ordered : 


Wool. 


Commissions 
of the Peace 


Clerg Ire- 
(Cleey) [ie 


Paper respect- 
ing Court of 

hancery, pre- 
sented, 


Papers from 

East India Com- 

Pahy, presented . 
No. 23. 


5 Wixi, IV. 


6°—9° 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of all Soap made in each Town of Great Britain, 
distinguishing Hard from Soft, from 5th January 1834 
to 5th January 1835. bah” 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of Soap exported, specifying the Port from whence 
shipped, and the Amount of Drawback paid thereon, 
from 5th January 1834 to 5th January 1835. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of all Allowances and Drawbacks made to the 
Manufacturers of Woollens, Linens and Silks, from 5th 
January 1834 to 5th January 1835. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of all the Soap exported to Jreland, Hard and 
Soft, the Port from whence shipped, and the Amount of 
the Drawback paid thereon, from 1st January 1834 to 1st 
January 1835. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count, from 1st January 1834 to 1st January 1835, of the 
Names of all Persons convicted of defrauding the Re- 
venue, arising from the Duties on Soap; the Dates of 
the Convictions; the Amounts of the several Penalties ; 
the Amount paid to the seizing Officer; and also, the 
Names, Dates, Amount of Penalties, &amp;c. of all the Cases 
which have been compromised. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac-- 


count of the Number of Certificates given; the Quantity 
of Weights and Measures stamped; the Sums received ; 
and the Number of false Weights and Measures rejected 
by each of the Inspectors for the County of Middlesex, 
up to the 1st March 1835. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
Monday last, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of a Letter signed Fitzroy Somerset, dated Horse 
Guards, 22d February, and addressed to Sir Hussey Vi- 
vian, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of a Letter signed Fitzroy Somerset, dated Horse Guards, 
8th January 1835, and addressed to Sir Hussey Vivian. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Quantity of Sheep and Lambs’ Wool im- 
ported into the United Kingdom in the year 1834, spe- 
cifying the Countries from which it came, the Quantity 
that paid a Duty of One-halfpenny per Pound; of the 
Quantity of Foreign Wool re-exported during the same 
period, and the Countries to which it was sent, and the 
Quantity remaining warehoused under Bond on 5th Ja- 
nuary last. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Quantities of British Sheep and Lambs’ 
Wool and Woollen Yarn, exported from the United King- 
dom in the year 1834, specifying the Countries to which 
they were sent. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of British Woollen Manufactures exported from 
the United Kingdom in the year 1834. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of all the Clergymen now in the Commission of the 
Peace in Ireland; distinguishing those belonging to the 
Established Church, the Catholic Church, and the va- 
rious Congregations of Dissenters. 


And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 








Lune, 9° die Martii ; 


Anno 5° Willielmi [IV Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. 


M R. Higgins, from the Lord Chancellor’s Office, 

was called in; and at the bar presented, pursuant 
to the directions of an Act of Parliament,—Copy, Order 
for payment of a Pension of £.304 to Mr. Thomas Giles, 
late fifth Clerk in the Accountant General’s Office :— 
And then he withdrew. 


Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the 
ast India Company, was called in; and at the bar 


a. to the directions of an Act of Par- 


Marti. 


59 


liament,—Proceedings of the General Court of Pro-- 


prietors, and the Court of Directors of the East India 
Company, approved and confirmed by the Board of Com- 
missioners for the Affairs of India; specifying the parti- 
culars of all Compensations, Superannuations and Allow- 
ances granted to reduced Officers and Servants of the 
Company ; also, to Commanders, Officers and others 
lately belonging to the Maritime Service of the Kast 
India Company, whose interests are affected by the dis- 
continuance of the Company’s Trade; together with the 
Resolutions of the Court of Directors granting any Pen- 
sion, Salary or Gratuity during the preceding year :— 
And then ‘P withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Sir George Clerk presented a Bill for more effectually 
making, repairing and maintaining the Turnpike Roads 
in the County of Edinburgh: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Emerson Tennent presented a Bill for making, 
maintaining and repairing a Turnpike Road from the 
Town of Belfast to the Town of Crumlin, by the Moun- 
tain, in the County of Antrim: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of several Heritors, Proprietors of lands 
and other property, and Inhabitants of the county of 
Fife, was presented, and read; praying, That leave may 
be given to bring in a Bill for erecting new Buildings 
for holding the Courts of the Sheriff, and the Courts 
and meetings of the Justices and Commissioners of 
Supply of the said county. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Captain 
Wemyss and the East Scotland List: And that they 
do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Stroud ;— Gloucester ;— 
Dursley ;— W otton-under-Edge ;— Cheltenham ;— Ciren- 
cester ;— Falmouth ;—Bankers, Merchants, Traders and 
Inhabitants of Zondon;—Inhabitants of Hereford ;— 
Tiverton ;— Monmouth ;— Cardiff ;— Reading ; — Taun- 
ton;—Land-owners, Inhabitants of Maidenhead ;—Henr 
Bush, President of the Board of Directors of the Bristol 
Chamber of Commerce ;—Directors of the Bristol Dock 
panag | ;—Corporation of Bristol; —Inhabitants of Bris- 
tol; — Bridgwater; — Truro; — Uxbridge; — Wantage ; 
—Owners and Occupiers of houses and lands in Bath; 
—Inhabitants of Waterford ;—Clonmel ;—Clogheen ;-— 
Youghal ;— Tipperary ;—Corporation of Maidenhead ;— 
and, Inhabitants of Calne,—were presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the Great Western Railway Bill; and 
praying, That the same may pass into a law. 
nd the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

A Petition of the London and Southampton Railway 
Company, was also presented, and read; taking notice 
of the said Bill; and praying, That they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


The Great Western Railway Bill was read a second 
time. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, That 
the Bill be committed ; 

The House divided. 

The Noes were directed to go forth. 
Sir John Hobhouse, 160 
Mr. Labouchere : ‘ 


Tellers for the Noes, The Marquis of siti. None. 


Tellers for the Yeas, 


Mr. Hoy: 

So it was resolved in the Monit. 

The Bill was accordingly committed to Lord Gran- 
ville Somerset and the Gloucester List: And that they do 
meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and 
have Power to send for persons, papers and records. 

Ordered, That all the Members serving for the several 
Counties, and for the Boroughs therein, through which 
Counties the said Railway is intended to pass, be mem- 
bers of the said Committee. 

Ordered, That the Committee have Power to send for 
persons, papers and records. 

Q2 Ordered, 


Edinburgh- 
shire Roads 
Bill, pre- 
sented. 


Belfast 
Roads Bill, 
presented. 


Fife Court 
Houses, &amp;c. 
Petition. 


Petitions 

in favour of 
Great Westeru 
Rai!way Bill; 


Petition 
against ; 


Bill, com- 
mitted. 








Basing and 
Bath Railway 
Petition. 


Leeds Gas 
Bill, pre- 
sented. 


Cart Naviga- 
tion Petition. 


Paisley 
Waterworks 
Petition. 


Newry and 
Charlemont 
Roads Peti- 
tiun, 


Islington 
Market Bill, 
presented. 


I.lanelly Gas 
Petition. 


Cardiff Im- 
provement 
Petition. 


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Ordered, That the Minutes of Evidence taken before 
the Committee on the Great Western Railway Bill, in the 
last Session of Parliament, be referred to the Committee. 


A Petition of several Persons, whose names are there- 
unto subscribed, was presented, and read; praying, That 
leave may be given to bring in a Bill for making and 
maintaining a Railway commencing at or out of the 
north side of the London and Southampton Railway, at 
or near the Road leading from Basing to Chineham, in 
the parish of Basing otherwise Old Basing, in the county 
of Southampton, and terminating at or near the eastern 
side of a street called the Holloway, on the south side 
of Bath old Bridge, in the parish of Lyncombe and Wid- 
combe, and borough of Bath, in the county of Somerset. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. Shaw 
Lefevre and the Hants List: And that they do meet To- 
morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have Power to 
send for persons, papers and records. 


Mr. Baines presented a Bill for better lighting with 
Gas the Town and Neighbourhood of Leeds, in the Bo- 
rough of Leeds, in the West Riding of the County of 
York: And the same was read the first time; and or- 
dered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of the Magistrates and Town Council of 
the town of Paisley, in the county of Renfrew, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying, That leave may be given to 
bring in a Bill for amending and rendering more effec- 
tual an Act passed in the 27th year of the reign of 
his Majesty King George the Third, “ for enabling the 
Magistrates and Town Council of Paisley to improve 
the Navigation of the River Cart, and to make a navi- 
gable Cut or Canal across the Turnpike Road leading 
from Glasgow to Greenock,” and for improving, extending 
and enlarging the quays and harbour of the said town. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Graham Speirs and the West Scotland List: And that 
they do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; 
and have Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Inhabitants of the town of Paisley, 
suburbs thereof, and places adjacent, in the county of 
Renfrew, was presented, and read; praying, That leave 
may be given to bring in a Bill for supplying the Inha- 
bitants of the said town, vicinity thereof, and places 
adjacent, with pure and wholesome Water. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Graham Speirs and the West Scotland List: And that 
they do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; 
and have Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Owners of estates and Inhabit- 
ants of the county of Armagh, was presented, and read; 
praying, That leave may be given to bring in a Bill for 
making a Turnpike of, and widening, diverting, alter- 
ing, amending, improving and maintaining the Mail 
Coach Road leading from that part of Newry situate in 
the county of Armagh to the Bridge over the Blackwater 
River at Charlemont, in the said county. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Colonel 
Verner and the Ulster List: And that they do meet To- 
morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power to 
send for persons, papers and records. 


Mr. Handley presented a Bill for establishing a Market 
for the Sale of dattle in the Parish of Saint Mary Isling- 
ton, in the County of Middlesex : And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of several Inhabitants of the town of Zila- 
nelly, and the neighbourhood thereof, in the parish of 
Llanelly, in the county of Carmarthen, was presented, 
and read; praying, That leave may be given to bring in 
a Bill for lighting with inflammable Air or Gas the se- 
veral Roads, Streets, Ways, Lanes, Highways, Docks, 
Bridges, and other public Passages and Places within 
the said town and neighbourhood thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Sir James 
Williams and the Wales List: And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Commissioners for executing 
the Act for better paving, cleansing and lighting the 


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A. 1835. 


Streets, Lanes and Public Passages in the Town of Car- 
diff, and Liberties thereof, in the County of Glamorgan, 
and for removing and preventing Nuisances and Annoy- 
ances therein, was presented, and read; praying, That 
leave may be given to bring in a Bill for repealing the 
said Act; and for granting further, better and more 
effectual powers and provisions in lieu thereof, and for 
altering or increasing the Tolls, Rates or Duties granted 
by the said Act. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Dr. 
Nicholl and the Wales List: And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of Innkeepers and Licensed Victuallers of 
Uxbridge, was presented, and read; praying for the Re- 
peal of the Duties on Spirit Licenses. 

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


Sir Edward Knatchbull reported from the Committee 
on the Petition of several Owners or Occupiers of pro- 
perty within the parish of Ramsgate, and the adjoining 
parishes of Saint Lawrence, Saint Peter-the-Apostle and 
Minster, in the Isle of Thanet, in the county of Kent ; 
That the Standing Orders relative to Bills for supplying 
any City, Town or Place with Water, had been complied 
with; and that they had examined the matter of the 
Petition ; and the Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 


Petition for 
repeal of Duties 


on Spirit 


Licenses. 


Ramsgate 


Water 


Petition, 
reported. 


better supplying with Water the Parish of Ramsgate © 


and the Neighbourhood thereof, in the County of Kent: 
And that Sir Edward Knatchbull and Sir William Geary 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of the Right honourable John Lord Rolle, 
was presented, and read; praying, That leave may be 
given to bring in a Bill for making Compensation to 
persons having commonable rights on the Commons of 
Castle Hill and Great Torrington, for all their rights 
and interests upon so much thereof as has been taken 
for the purposes of the Canal called the Rolle Canal, 
commencing at Healand Moor, in the parish of Saint 
Giles-in-the-Wood, and passing through the parishes of 
Great Torrington and Monkleigh to Beacon Down Marsh, 
in the parish of Zancras, all in the county of Devon. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. So- 
licitor General and the Devon List: And that they do 
meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Inhabitants of the parish of Caldon Roads 
Petition. 


Caldon, in the county of Stafford, and of divers other 
parishes and places near or adjoining thereto, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying, That leave may be given to 
bring in a Bill for making a Road from Ashbourne, in 
the County of Derby, to Leek, in the County of Stafford, 
and other Roads connected therewith. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. Ed- 
ward Buller and the ~~ List: And that they do 
meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Bailiffs and Burgesses of the 
town of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying, That leave may be given to 
bring in a Bill for raising and maintaining an effective 
Day Police Force for the said Town, and for releasing 
the Parishioners from liabilities to certain accustomed 
annual payments to the Rectors and Curates thereof, 
and for rendering the Petitioners liable to such pay- 
ments out of the corporate funds. | 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Lord 
Viscount Sandon and the Lancaster List: And that they 
do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Bailiffs and Burgesses of Liverpool 
g Buildings 


the town of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, wai 
presented, and read; praying, That leave may be given 
to bring in a Bill for —- amending and extending 
the powers and provisions of an Act passed in the sixth 

ear of the reign of his late Majesty King George the 
Fourth, for the regulation of Buildings in the Town of 
Liverpool, and for granting further and additional powers 


for the improvement and further regulation of ~ said 
. own, 


Great 


Torrington 
Canal Peti- 


tion. 


Liverpool 
Police Peti- 


tion. 


Petition. 


ty» 


Pe 


res 


res 
W 
M 


of | 


Amesbury 
Road Bill, 
presented. 


Norwich and 
Swaffham 
Road Peti- 
tion. 


5 Witt. lV. 


Town, and the preservation of property therein from 
fires and otherwise. , 
Ordered, That thie said Petition be referred to Lord 


Viscount Sandon and the Lancaster List: And that they” 


do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and 
have Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


Mr. Benett presented a Bill for more effectually re- 
pairing the Road from Mullen’s Pond, in the County of 
Southampton, through rye to the Eighteen Mile- 
stone from the City of New Sarum, near Willoughby 
Hedge, in the County of Wilts, and several other Roads 
leading out of the said Road: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of several Trustees for executing the Acts 
for amending and widening the Road from Saint Bene- 
dict’s Gate, in the County of the City of Norwich, to 
Swaffham, in the County of Norfolk, and from Half- 


' penny Bridge, in Honingham, to the bounds of Yarham, 


Petitions 
respecting 
Agricultural 
Distress. 


Petition 
respecting 
Newspapers. 


Address 
respecting 
Weights and 
Measures. 


Petition 
of the Rev. 
TP. Gumey. 


and also a Lane called Hangman’s-lane, near the Gates 
of the-said City, was presented, and read; praying, 
That leave may be given to bring in a Bill for renewing 
the term, and altering and enlarging the powers of the 
said Acts. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill ac- 
cordingly: And that Mr. Wodehouse and Lord Walpole 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land in the 
county of Monmouth ;—and, Agriculturists and others 
engaged in trade, dependent thereon, in the neighbour- 
hood of Oswestry and Ellesmere,—were presented, and 
read ; complaining of the depressed state of the Agri- 
cultural interest; and praying for a repeal of the Duty 
on Malt, an alteration in the laws for the repair of Turn- 
pike Roads; preventive measures against the clandestine 
importation of Corn, a reasonable commutation of Tithes, 
and effective provisions for the relief of the distressed 
poor of Lreland 

And thesaid Petitions were ordered tolie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Mary Meyler, of the city of Bath, widow, 
was presented, and read; setting forth, That the Peti- 
tioner is the printer, publisher and proprietor of the 
Bath Herald; that an action has been commenced against 
her, at the suit of a common informer, under the Act 
38 Geo. 3, c. 78, to recover penalties to the enormous 
amount of 10,500/.; that the action is for an infringe- 
ment of some of the provisions of the above-mentioned 
Statute, in not having an affidavit of the Petitioner’s 
place of publication and residence as the printer and 
publisher of the Bath Herald, filed at the Stamp Office, 
and also for not having her name and place of abode as 
the printer and publisher, and the place where such 
Paper was published, on some part thereof; stating fur- 
ther particulars of her case; and praying, That the House 
will speedily adopt such measures as will relieve the 
Petitioner from the vexatious and harassing proceedings 
now pending against her. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table, 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give di- 
rections, that there be laid before this House, Copies of 
all Instructions given by Magistrates at Quarter Sessions 
for the several Counties of England and Wales, to In- 
spectors of Weights and Measures appointed under the 
provisions of the Act of last Session. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are:of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


A Petition of Thomas Peter Gurney, of the parish of 
Kenwyn, within the limits of the borough of Truro, clerk, 
upwards of thirty-eight years curate and officiating 
minister of St. Allen, in the county of Cornwall, was 
presented, and read; complaining of not having been 
preferred by his diocesan to that living, whereby he has 
been thrown entirely out of employment, with the loss 
of his income, and involved in other distresses; and 
praying the House to take his case into their most serious 
consideration, and by law to cause such a change and 
improvement in ecclesiastical matters, and such a reform 


- vor as may benefit the country, by securing 


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such a provision, in the nature of half-pay to officers in 
the Army and Navy, to the unbeneficed, superannuated 
and unemployed inferior Clergy of good character, as 
may be judged suitable to their rank and station in life, 
out of the large incomes of sinecurists in the several 
cathedrals of the United Kingdom. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Boharm;—and, Knock- 
ando,~-were presented, and read; praying the House to 
adopt measures for the support and extension of the 
Church of Scotland, by the erection of additional parishes 
and churches, for affording still greater benefits to the 
rapidly increasing population of the northern division 
of the United Kingdom. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Total Number of Detections which have 
taken place of Unmalted Grain, or of any deleterious or 
improper Articles used in the making of Beer; or of 
Seizures of such Articles which have been made from 


Brewers since 5th January 1833 to 5th January 1835; 


specifying the Total Number in each year, as well as the 
nature and quantity of the Article in each case, and the 
Amount of Penalties or otherwise awarded in each case. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn, showing the Receipts and Expenditure of the Office 
for the Registration of Deeds in Dublin, for one year, in 
continuation of the Return presented to the House in the 
year 1834; distinguishing the ordinary from the ex- 
traordinary Expenses of the Office; stating the Total 
Number of Registries and Searches made during the 
year, and the average cost of each; and also, specifying 
the Total Amount of surplus Receipts which have lees 
paid into the Treasury by the Registrar of the Office 
of Deeds since the year 1828, and the appropriation 
thereof. 


A Petition of Thomas Cotter, of Essex-street, Strand, 
late pensioner of Greenwich Hospital, was presented, and 
read; complaining of not having received a grant of 
land nor a free passage to Canada, although he commuted 
his pension under that impression; and praying the 
House to take the circumstances of his case into their 
consideration, and cause him to be placed upon the 
Pension List as he stood prior to the commutation above 
referred to. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon the 
25th day of February last, That there be laid before this 
House, a Return, from the Churchwardens and Vestry 
of the Parish of Saint James, Westminster, of the Total 
Number of rated Householders within the said Parish, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 


A Petition of the there-undersigned Members elected 
to serve in the Assembly of Lower Canada, and of the 
Members forming the Minority of the Legislative Council, 
who partake the opinions of the People, was presented, 
and read; setting forth, That during the last Session of 
the Imperial Parliament, the Commons of the Province of 
Lower Canada, in the name of the People, whom they re- 
present, approached the House, by Petition, dated from 
Quebec, on the first day of March one thousand eight hun- 
dred and thirty-four, setting forth the grievances which 
the People of the said Province suffered, arising out of 
the vicious principles upon which their Political Institu- 
tions are based, aggravated by a series of arbitrary Ad- 
ministrations to which the Province has been subjected ; 
that the inquiry which was instituted before a Select Com- 
mittee, appointed by the House upon Canadaaffairs, on the 
fifteenth of April one thousand eight hundred and thirty- 
four, induced the People of Lower Canada to hope, that 
not only would the prayer of their Petition be listened to, 
but that the grievances therein set forth, which the Pe- 
titioners have reason to believe were fully supported, 
would be immediately redressed ; that this hope, whichi 
the Petitioners cannot deem unreasonable, was still fur- 
ther strengthened by the retirement of His Majesty’s late 

R Secretary 


Petitions 


in support of 
Church of 
Scotland. 


Return re- 
specting Grain 
(Unmalted), 
ordered. 


Return respect- 
ing Registration 
of Deeds Office 
(Dublin), 
ordered, 


Petition of 
Thomas 
Cotter. 


Order for 
presenting 

a Return from 
Saint James 
(Westminster), 
discharged. 


Petition from 
Lower Canada, 
complaining of 
Grievances. 








62 9° Marti. 


Secretary of State for the Colonies, the Right honour- 
able E. G. Stanley, and the subsequent appointment of 
the Right honourable 7. Spring Rice, the more especially 
after the repeated declarations of the Right honourable 
the Secretary of State for the Colonies, that His Ma- 
jesty’s Government was actuated by the strongest desire 
to render justice to the People of that Province, by re- 
moving the various abuses under which they suffer, and 
affording to them security against the recurrence thereof ; 
that the Petitioners, however, regret to state, that not 
only does the said Petition of the Commons of Lower 
Canada to the House seem to have been totally neg- 
lected, but that new abuses have been inflicted upon the 
People of that Province, which, if not speedily removed, 
will tend to increase to an alarming degree the dis- 
contents which have so long prevailed, and will ulti- 
mately alienate the affections of the People even from 
the Government of England itself; that among the addi- 
tional grievances of which the People of that Province 
have to complain, the Petitioners would invite the at- 
tention of the House to the fact, that his Excellency 
Mathew Lord Aylmer is still continued in the Govern- 
ment of that Province, after having been formally ac- 
cused, in the aforesaid Petition, of “ illegal, unjust and 
unconstitutional conduct,” and after having borne himself 
towards the Representatives of the People of Lower 
Canada, in a manner insulting to a body intrusted with 
legislative functions, and destructive of the respect which 
should be due to His Majesty’s Representative ; that the 
acts of the Governor-in-Chief, of which the People of 
that Province still have to complain, were, for the most 
part, enumerated in the aforesaid Petition to the House; 
that, since that time, the vindictive and bitter feelings, 
together with the arbitrary and unbecoming conduct 
which his Excellency has displayed towards the People 
of that Province, have created an universal feeling of 
discontent towards his Excellency’s administration ; that 
among the just subjects of complaint against the present 
Administration of that Province, the system which is 
exhibited in the distribution of offices necessarily holds 
a conspicuous place; that the chief recommendation to 
office continues to be a display of marked and bitter 
animosity towards the majority of the People of that 
Province ; that it is seldom men of French Canadian 
origin find their way into office under any circumstances, 
but when they are appointed, it is not until they have 
alienated themselves from the sympathies of the People, 
and allied themselves with the ie a minority opposed 
to the wishes and interests of the country ; and that even 
the sacred character of justice has again been recently pol- 
luted in its source, by the appointing to the high office 
of Judge of the King’s Bench, for the district of Mon- 
treal, a man who was a violent and decided partisan of 
the Administration of the Earl of Dalhousie, and the 
declared enemy of the laws which he is sworn to ad- 
minister ; and also by the appointment of a great number 
of Commissioners, for the trial of small causes in different 
parts of the country, intentionally selected, on the eve of 
a General Election from among the notorious partisans 
of the present Administration; that another cause of 
complaint which has arisen since the aforesaid Petition 
of the Commons of Lower Canada, to the House, is the 
culpable indifference betrayed by the Governor-in-Chief 
on the subject of the frightful ravages committed by the 
Asiatic cholera during the last summer ; that a few days 
after the existence of the dreadful scourge in the city of 
Montreal was ascertained, the Corporation of the said 
city, in accordance with its strict line of duty, passed a 
series of Resolutions authorizing an application to the 
Governor-in-Chief for an extension of the quarantine 
regulations to the Port of Montreal, and for an aid 
for the purpose of forwarding the destitute Emigrants 
to their destination ; that the answer of the Governor 
was more than a bare refusal—it was marked by cold- 
ness and insult; that the Petitioners are firmly of 
opinion, that the virulence which the disease subse- 
quently assumed in the said city of Montreal, would 
have been considerably mitigated had the Head of the 
Administration complied with the prayer of the Corpo- 
ration; and that the People of the country generally, 
and more especially the surviving relatives of the one 
thousand three hundred victims who died in Montreal, 
and of the thousands in the Province who have fallen 
victims to the disease, look upon the conduct of his 


A. 1835. 


Excellency as one of the principal causes of their suffer- 
ing and bereavement; that since the aforesaid Petition 
of the Commons of Zower Canada, the House, in whose 
deliberations, be it remembered, the People of that Pro- 
vince, have no voice, have sanctioned the sale of lands 
belonging to that Province, to several individuals using 
the title of the “ British North American Land Com- 
pany,” and thereby have taxed that Colony contrary to 
the most important and indisputable of the birth-rights 
of British Subjects, which were more particularly ac- 
knowledged and confirmed to Colonies with local Legis- 
latures by the faith and honour of the British Parliament, 
pledged by the Declaratory Act of 1778, the violation of 
which principle recognized in said Act led to the right- 
ful and successful resistance of the former British 
Colonies, and dismemberment of the British Empire ; 
that the Petitioners viewing with alarm such an encroach- 
ment upon their political privileges, would fain believe 
that it has been made without duly considering their 
Constitutional Rights and the provisions of the said De- 
claratory Act; that the Petitioners, nevertheless, solemnly 
protest against this violation of the most sacred rights 
of the People of Lower Canada, and pray for the im- 
mediate repeal of the Act passed in favour of the said 
Land Company; that the Petitioners have reason to 
believe that the said tax is now being paid into the 
Colonial Chest of that Province, for the disposal of the 
Executive, without the sanction and in defiance of the 
expressed will of the Commons of Lower Canada; that 
the Petitioners anticipate with fear, as a consequence 
thereof, a frightful increase of corruption in that Pro- 
vince; that in addition to the fears generated by this 
unconstitutional taxation, and the equally unconstitu- 
tional application of the said tax, the Petitioners foresee, 
as arising out of the peculiar powers conferred on the 
Company in question, the destruction of the political 
independence of the people, who may unfortunatel 
become subject to its control, and who will be rendered 
basely subservient to the said Company; that the con- 
tinued dilapidations of the Revenues of the Province, in 
direct violation of the Constitution, are another source 
of alarm to His Majesty’s Canadian subjects; that after 
the abandonment of the late Colonial Secretary’s project 
to seize upon the said Revenues by suspending an Act 
which did no more than confirm to the Commons of 
Lower Canada a right previously recognized, without 
conferring any new privileges, His Majesty’s Canadian 
Subjects did not expect to be so soon called upon to resist 
similar unconstitutional encroachments and dilapida- 
tions; yet very recently the indisputable privileges of 
the Assembly have been again violated by the payment 
of the Public Servants without the sanction or cognizance 
of the only body authorized to give such sanction; that 
the People of the old Colonies, now the United States 
of North America, however much they were aggrieved 
by attempts at unconstitutional taxation, had much less 
to complain of, on the score of executive usurpations, 
than the People of that Province the Assembly having 
repeatedly declared its fixed determination not to sanc- 
tion that which it must ever consider a tyrannical viola- 
tion of its rights, and which the People of that Province 
regard as a virtual dissolution of the Constitution, and for 
the consequences of which the Petitioners cannot answer ; 
that, under these circumstances, the Petitioners claim for 
His Majesty’s Canadian subjects the protection of the 
House against these and similar acts of pillage; that the 
House may and ought at once to ascertain, in order to 
bring to just punishment, those who authorized so criminal 
an assumption of power; that, inasmuch as no Session of 
the Provincial Parliament has intervened since the date of 
the aforesaid Petition of the Commons of that Province 
to the House, the Petitioners abstain from alluding at 
any length to the insuperable differences and the ever 
widening breach between the House of Assembly and 
the Legislative Council of that Province—differences 
springing out of the very constitution of the latter body : 
nevertheless, the Petitioners cannot avoid reminding 
the House that the aforesaid Petition contained a prayer 
that the Legislative Council, as at present constituted, 
be abolished, and that the People of that Province be 
empowered to elect a second branch of the Legislature 
in future, as the only means of producing that harmony, 
without which internal peace and good government 
cannot exist; that as an evidence that the roe at 
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5 Witt. IV. 


large fully participate in the opinions of the nse PKS of 
the House of Assembly, the Petitioners take leave to 
refer the House to the result of the recent Elections in the 
said Province of Lower Canada, which avowedly turned 
upon the approval or the disapproval of the elective prin- 
ciple, and which result is almost unanimously in favour 
of the said principle ; wherefore, the Petitioners, express- 
ing the sentiments of the majority of the inhabitants of 
Lower Canada, pray the SR to comply with the 
prayer of the aforesaid Petition of the Commons of Lower 
Canada, dated on the first of March last, and also with 
that of the present Petition, by removing the abuses and 
grievances set forth therein, so that full justice be ren- 


~ dered to the House of Assembly and to the People whom 


Committee 
of Ways and 
Means ; 
Accounts, 
referred : 
East India 
Half Pay. 


Monies in 
Exchequer. 


it represents. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Ways and Means ; 

Ordered, That the Account of the several Sums which 
will become payable between 5th April 1835 and 5th 
April 1836, by the United Company of Merchants 
trading to the Last Indies, towards the Expense of Half 
Pay, Pensions and Allowances to His Majesty’s Forces 
serving in India, in pursuance of Act 4 Geo. 4, c. 71, 
which was presented upon Tuesday last, be referred to 
the Committee. 

Ordered, That the Account showing the Amount of 
Monies in the Exchequer, or remaining to be received on 
23d February 1835, to — the Aids granted by 
Parliament for the Service of the years 1833 and 1834, 
which was presented upon Friday last, be referred to the 
Committee. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Committee 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That, towards making good the Supply granted to His 
Majesty, the sum of Fifteen millions be raised by Ex- 
chequer Bills, for the Service of the year 1835. 

2. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That, towards making good the Supply granted to His 
Majesty, there be issued and applied any sum or sums 
which may have been or which may be paid into the 
Exchequer before the 5th day of April 1836, in respect 
of Exchequer Bills issued, pursuant to the Acts of the 
57th year of his late Majesty King George the Third, and 
of the 3d year of his late Majesty King George the Fourth, 
and of the 1st and 2d years of His present Majesty, 
authorizing the issue of Exchequer Bills for carrying on 
Public Works and Fisheries in the United Kingdom. 

3. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That, towards making good the Supply granted to His 
Majesty, the sum of Two millions, a part of the sum now 
remaining in the Exchequer, or remaining to be received 
on the 23d day of February 1835, to complete the Aids 
granted by Parliament, for the Service of the years 1833 
and 1834, be applied to the Service of the year 1835. 

4. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That, towards making good the Supply granted to His 
Majesty, there be issued and applied the sum of Sixty 
thousand pounds, to be paid into the Exchequer by the 
united Company of Merchants trading to the East Indies, 
towards the Expense of Retiring Pay, Pensions and Al- 
lowances to His Majesty’s Forces serving in Jndia, in 
pursuance of an Act of the 4th year of his late Majesty. 

5. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That, towards making good the Supply granted to His 
Majesty, there be issued and applied the Balance now in 
the Exchequer, or which may be paid into the same by 
the Governor and Company of the Bank of England on 
or before the 5th day of April 1836, pursuant to an Act 
of the fifty-sixth year of his Majesty King George the 
Third, intituled, “An Act to authorize the advancing for 
the Public Service a proportion of the Balance that shall 
remain from time to time in the Bank of England for 
the payment of Dividends on account of the Public 
Debt, for Lottery Prizes or Benefits not claimed, and 
principals of Stocks and Annuities remaining unclaimed,” 
provided that if at any time the said Balance shall be 
reduced to a less sum than One hundred thousand pounds, 
then so much of the money advanced by the said Go- 


Me — Company shall be repaid to them, as shall 


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be equal to the sum by which the said Balance shall be 
less than the sum of One hundred thousand pounds. 
Resolutions to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal re- 
ported from the Committee, That they had come to 
several Resolutions, which they had directed him to 
report to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 

Mr. Bernal also acquainted the House, That he was. 
directed by the Committee to move, That they may have 
leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday next, 
again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee of 
Supply ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday next, 
again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The ingrossed Bill to explain an Act of the first year 
of His present Majesty, for the more effectual admini- 
stration of Justice in Aingland and Wales, so far as re- 
lates to the Execution of Criminals in the County of 
Chester, was, according to Order, read the third time ; 
and an Amendment was made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Attorney General do carry the Bill 


to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Feuars, Merchants,. Shopkeepers and 
other Inhabitants of Bridgetown, an extensive district of 
the Suburbs of Glasgow,—and Manufacturers and Hand- 
loom Weavers of Perth, and others deeply interested in 
their prosperity,—were presented, and read ; complaining 
of the Distress of the Hand-loom Weavers, and praying 
the House immediately to pass a law for establishing a 
National Board of Trade, to equalize and regulate the 
prices of hand-loom weaving, and to fix from time to 
time the lowest prices which shall be paid for the differ- 
ent branches of that species of labour. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


The House was moved, That the Report, which, upon 
the 4th day of August, in the last Session of Parliament, 
was made from the Select Committee appointed to ex- 
amine the Petitions presented to this House from the 
Hand-loom Weavers, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed to. 


examine the Petitions presented to this House (during the 
last and present Sessions)from the Hand-loom Weavers, 
and to report their observations thereupon to the House : 
—And a Committee was appointed of Mr. John Maxwell, 
Mr. Brotherton, Sir James Graham, Mr. John Fielden, 
Lord Ashley, Mr. Bolling, Lord Viscount Morpeth, Mr. 
Fleetwood, Mr. James Oswald, Mr. Gillon, Mr. O’ Dwyer, 
Sir Eardley Wilmot, Mr. Thomas Attwood, Mr. William 
Williams, Mr. Wakley, Mr. Plumptre, Mr. Henry Stanley, 
Mr. Hallyburton, Mr. Emerson Tennent, Mr. Mullins, 
Mr. Henry Lytton Bulwer, Lord Francis Egerton, Mr. 
Graham Speirs, Mr. Cayley, Mr. Ainsworth, Mr. Fitz- 
simon, Sir John Beckett, Lord John Scott, Mr. Harland, 
Mr. Oliphant, Mr. Hardy, Captain Wemyss, Mr. Aglionby, 
Captain Gordon, Sir Henry Parnell, Mr. Robinson, Lord 
Stanley, Mr. G. F. Young, Mr. Blamire, Mr. Baines, 
Mr. Wallace, Mr. Mark Philips, Lord Dudley Stuart, 
Mr. Turner, Mr. Maule, Mr. Buckingham, Mr. Fergus, 
Mr. Forbes, Mr. Matthias Attwood, Lord James Stuart, 
Mr. Brocklehurst, Earl of Euston, Mr. Bannerman, Lord 
Viscount Stormont, Mr. Edward Southwell Ruthven, Mr. 


Walker, Mr. Bootle Wilbraham, General Palmer, Mr.- 


Poulett Thomson, Mr. Baring, Dr. Bowring, Mr. O’ Con- 
nell, and Mr. Thornely : And they are to meet To-morrow, 
in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power to send for 
persons, papers and records; and that Five be the 
Quorum. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend the Law relating to Securities given for consi- 
derations arising out of gaming, usurious and certain 
other illegal transactions: And that Mr. Rolfe and Mr. 
Wrightson do prepare, — it in. S 

2 e 


Supply, 
deferred. 


Chester 
Criminals 
Execution 
Bill, passed. 


Petitions 
respecting 
Hand-loom 
Weavers. 


Committee 

on Hand-loom 
Weavers, 
appointed, 


Illegal 
Securities 
Bill, ordered. 








Newspapers 
Regulation 
Bill, ordered. 


Motion respect- 
ing Cape of 
Good Hope, 
withdrawn. 


Address 
respecting 
Colonies. 


Address 
respecting 
Cape of Good 
Hope. 


Accounts of 
Public Income 
and Expendi- 
ture, ordered ; 


No. 24. 


presented, 


Newspapers 
Regulation 
Bill, pre- 
sented. 

No 22. 


64 


The House was moved, That the Act 38 Geo. 3, c. 78, 
for preventing the Mischiefs arising from the Printing 
and Publishing Newspapers, and Papers of a like nature, 
by Persons not known; and for regulating the Printing 
and Publication of such Papers in other respects, might 
be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend the said Act, and to discontinue certain Actions 
commenced under the provisions of the same: And 
that Mr. Solicitor General and Mr. Attorney General 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, 
that He will be graciously pleased to give directions, that 
there be laid before this Reon, a Copy of any Despatches 
that may have been received from the Governor of the 
Cape of Good Hope, relative to the late sanguinary 
irruption of the Caffres into the eastern part of that 
Colony :—And the said Motion was, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, Copies 
or Extracts of any Communication made by the Colonial 
Office to the Governors of Colonies, in consequence of 
an Address of this House to His Majesty, dated 2d 
July 1834. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, Copies 
or Extracts of any Proclamations, Ordinances, or other 
Legislative Acts, promulgated in the Colony of the Cape 
of Good Hope relating to the Aboriginal Tribes within 
the said Colony, or in the adjacent Territories, with 
Copies of any Orders made by His Majesty, or any of 
His Royal Predecessors, respecting any such Proclama- 
tions, - at or Laws ; with Copies of the Answers 
returned to any such Despatches which may bear on the 
treatment of the Natives. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the net Public Income of the United Kingdom 
of Great Britain and Ireland, in the year ended 5th 
January 1835, after abating the Expenditure thereout 
defrayed by the several Revenue Departments, and of 
the actual Issues or Payments within the same period, 
exclusive of the Sums applied to the Redemption of 
Funded or paying off Unfunded Debt, and of the Ad- 
vances and Repayments for Local Works, &amp;c. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Balances of Public Money remaining in 
the Exchequer on 5th January 1834; the Amount of 
Money raised by Additions to the Funded or Unfunded 
Debt, in the year ended 5th January 1835; the Money 
applied towards the Redemption of the Funded, or pay- 
ing off Unfunded Debt; the Total Amount of Advances 
and Repayments on account of Local Works, &amp;c. with 
the difference accruing thereon, and the Balances in the 
Exchequer on 5th January 1835. 

Sir Thomas Fremantle accordingly presented the said 
Accounts. 

Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Solicitor General presented a Bill to amend an 
Act of the thirty-eighth we of King George the Third, 
for preventing the Mischiefs arising from the Printing 


and Publishing Newspapers, and Papers of a like nature, 

by Persons not known, and for regulating the Printing 

and Publication of such Papers in other respects, and to 

discontinue certain Actions commenced under the pro- 

visions of the said Act: And the same was read the first 

time; and ordered to be read a second time To-morrow. 
Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 





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A. 1835. 


The Lord Advocate presented a Bill for making cer- 
tain Alterations and Reductions in the Establishment of 
Clerks and. Officers attached to the Court of Session in 
Scotland, and to diminish the Expense of Judicial Pro- 
cedure in that Court: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time upon Wed- 
nesday, the 18th day of this instant March. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Court of Session 
(Scotland) Bill, 
presented. 


No. 25. 


Ele 
Pe 


Ire 


Imprisonment 
for Debt 
(Scotland) Bill, 
presented, 


No. 26. 


The Lord Advocate presented a Bill for abolishing in 
Scotland Imprisonment for Civil Debts of small amount, 
and for rendering more available the Process of Cessio 
Bonorum, and restraining the Arrestment of Wages: 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time upon Wednesday, the 18th day of 
this instant March. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Returns, 
ordered : 

Milford Haven, 

&amp;c., Packets, 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Number of Hours occupied in each Voyage 
from Milford to Dunmore East, from 1st January 1834 
to 1st January 1835; stating the Number of Nautical 
Miles in said Passage. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a similar 
Return from Liverpool to Kingstown. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Fares charged for Carriages, Passengers and 
Horses at both these Stations. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of how many Packets, and their Power, employed at 
both these Stations ; and where the Packets on the Dun- 
more Station remain when not on actual duty; and what 
Provision is made for Transmission of the Mails at this 
latter Station when the Packets do not arrive in the 
regular course. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Number of Advertisements which appeared in 
each of the Newspapers published in London during the 
years 1831, 1832, 1833 and 1834; and the Amount of 
Advertisement Duty paid by each during the periods 
above mentioned. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count (in continuation of the Parliamentary Return, 
No. 5, ordered to be printed on 27th February last), dis- 
tinguishing the Tonnage belonging to the United King- 
dom and its Dependencies, which entered Inwards and 
cleared Outwards, to and from the British Colonjes and | 
Possessions, in each of the years ended 5th January 1834 
and 1835, from that portion of the Tonnage included in the f 
same Return, which entered Inwards and cleared Out- 
wards during the same period, to and from Foreign Coun- 
tries; and further distinguishing such Foreign Countries. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Number of Ships mortgaged, wholly or in 
part, in the several Ports of London, Liverpool, New- 
castle, Sunderland and Hull, specifying the Number at. 
each Port, from 5th January 1833 to 5th January 1834. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a like 
Return from 5th January 1834 to 5th January 1835. 


Bo: 
Fle 
Pet 


Ele 


Newspaper 
Advertisements, 


Tonnage of 
Vessels. 


Ships mort- 
gaged. 


Address 
respecting 
Gaol Chap- 


lains. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give direc- 
tions, that there be laid before this. House, a Return of 
the Salary paid to the Chaplain of every Prison in 
England and Wales, for the year ending Michaelmas t 
1834; the usual Hours of doing duty in the Prison each 
day; the Average Number of Prisoners daily; and : 
whether he has any and what ecclesiastical duty other 
than attendance on the Prison, and the Emolument de- } 
rivable therefrom. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Order for pre- 
senting Returns 
respecting 
Newspaper 
Stamps, 
discharged. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
Thursday, the 26th day of February last, that there be 
laid before this House, a Return of the Number of Stamps 
issued by the Stamp Office for all the Zondon News- 
papers, from 1st July 1833 to 31st December 1833; 
specifying each Newspaper by name, and the Number 
of Stamps issued in that period to the Printer and Pub- 
lisher of such Newspaper :—a similar Return from 1st 
July 1834 to 30th June 1834:—and a similar Return from 

1st 


——— ~- 


Election 
Petition 
received from 
Ireland. 


Youghal 
Borough 
Election. 
Petition of 
Electors. 


5 Wii. IV. 


1st July 1834 to 31st December 1834, might be read; 
and the same being read ; 


Ordered, That the said Orders be discharged. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, that he had re- 
ceived from the Deputy Clerk of the Crown and Hana- 
per in Ireland, a Petition of John Musgrave Wigmore, 
and others, Electors, complaining of an undue Election 
and Return for the Borough of Youghal; also, a Peti- 
tion of Richard Ruxton Fitzherbert and others, Electors 
of the County of Meath, complaining of an undue Elec- 
tion for the said County; also, a Petition of Richard 
Longfield, Esquire, complaining of an undue Election and 
Return for the County of Cork; and also, a Petition of 
Hughes Russell and others, Electors, complaining of an 
undue Election and Return for the City of Limerick. 


And the said Petitions were laid upon the Table. 


And several other Petitions, complaining of undue 
Elections and Returns, being offered to be presented, 
the same were delivered in at the Table. 


And the Names of the Places to which the said Peti- 
tions related (being all of them of the last class), were 


put into the glass at the Table, and drawn by the Clerk, 
in the following order: 


A Petition of John Musgrave Wigmore, gentleman ; 
Denis Maguire, gentleman; Felix M*Neil, slater; Daniel 
Harris, brazier; John Hall, baker, all of the town of 
Youghal, in the county of Cork, in that part of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland called Ireland, 
was read; setting forth, That Petitioners are, and at the 
last Election of a Burgess for the Borough of Youghal, 
in the County of Cork, held in the Town of Youghal, in 
said County, were electors of the said Borough, and 
were legally entitled to vote at the said Election ; that 
at the said Election John O’Connell and Thomas Berry 
Cusack Smith, Esquires, were Candidates to represent 
the said Borough in Parliament; that a poll being de- 
manded at the said Election, the same was granted and 
proceeded on, and Mathew Hayman, Esquire, Mayor 
of the said Town of Youghal, acted as and was the Re- 
turning Officer at said Election, and at the close of the 
poll at said Election, on Friday, the sixteenth day of 
January last, declared the said John O’Connell to be 
duly elected a Burgess to represent said Borough in Par- 
liament, although he should have declared said Thomas 
Berry Cusack Smith, as such Burgess, said Thomas Berry 
Cusack Smith having had at said Election a majority of 
legal votes ; that, by the Act of the second and third 
years of King Wilham the Fourth, chapter sixty-eight, 
it was provided that no person should be admitted to 
vote at any Election of a Member to serve in any future 
Parliament, unless such person should have been qua- 
lified as therein mentioned, and duly registered under 
said Act, and it was further provided, that no registry 
made after the passing of said Act, should be valid, unless 
made conformable to the provisions of said Act; that, 
by the said Act, it was also provided, that after the com- 
mencement of said Act, a special Session for the purpose 
of registering votes should be holden in each county by 
and before the Assistant Barrister for such county, on 
such day or days, and at such places, as the Lord Lieu- 
tenant of Ireland should appoint; that it was further 
provided arfd enacted by said Act, that the Lord Lieu- 
tenant should, and he was thereby authorized by Warrant 
under his hand, to appoint for the duty of presiding at 
the special session, to be first held for registering votes 
under the said Act, in any county or borough, any Bar- 
rister or Barristers of not less than six years’ standing 
at the Irish Bar, to be Assistant to or Deputies of the 
Assistant Barrister, or Chairman of such County, and all 
the powers, duties, rights and privileges given or im- 
posed by the said Act upon any Assistant Barrister or 
Chairman, were, by virtue of such Warrant, given to 
and imposed upon such Assistant or Deputy ; that the 
said Act prescribed the mode in which the registry of 
voters should be conducted, and enacted, that upon any 
person being declared entitled to be registered as a voter, 
such person should obtain a certificate on parchment, 
declaring such right ; that a Special Session was under 
and by virtue of the said Act appointed by the Lord 
Lieutenant to be holden in and for said orough of 

Youghal, to commence at Youghal, on the eighteenth 
day of October, in the year one thousand eight hundred 


-~ a ee and that Joseph Stock, Esquire, Bar- 


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65 


rister-at-Law, was, by Warrant under the hand of the 
Lord Lieutenant, appointed for the duty of presiding at 
the Special Session so first appointed to be holden in 
and for said Borough; that the said Joseph Stock under- 
took the said duty, and proceeded with the registration 
of the voters accordingly; that by many illegal and 
erroneous decisions of the said Joseph Stock, a great 
number of persons were admitted to be registered as 
householders at said sessions, who were not entitled to 
be registered as voters for the said Borough of Youghal, 
and said persons at said Sessions unduly. obtained cer- 
tificates of said registry, which certificates, so long as 
they continue, will entitle them to vote, and also to re- 
register on the production thereof, without further proof 
on oath; and that a great number of persons whose 
registry was invalid, in not being conformable to law, 
and by reason of said last-mentioned persons not being 
duly qualified, did in like manner unduly procure cer- 
tificates objectionable as aforesaid; that the said Joseph 
Stock, as such Deputy Assistant Barrister, did not at 
said Sessions sufficiently inquire into the value of the 
houses, warehouses, counting-houses, shops or other pre- 
mises, out of which the persons claiming to register 
sought to vote; that a large number of persons were 
admitted to be registered by him who did not respectively 
hold and occupy within said Borough of Youghal, as 
tenants or owners thereof, any houses, warehouses, count- 
ing-houses or shops, which either separately, or jointly 
with any land within said Borough occupied therewith 
by them respectively, as tenants under the same landlord, 
or occupied by them respectively as owners, were of the 
clear yearly value of ten pounds respectively; that, by 
reason of the erroneous decisions of the said Joseph Stock, 
a great number of persons who ought not to have been, 
and who were not entitled to be admitted to be registered, 
were unduly put, and illegally appear upon the registry, 
of the said Borough; that several of the persons regis- 
tered as householders, and in that capacity entitled to 
vote at Elections of Members of Parliament for said 
Borough, did after such registry, and before said last 
Election for said Borough, quit or change the houses or 
tenements, out of which they had so respectively regis- 
tered, and in respect of which registry alone they claimed 
said right of voting, and thereby lost said right of voting, 
the respective qualifications out of which they had regis- 
tered not subsisting at the time of holding the aforesaid 
Election, and the houses of several of said persons in 
respect of which they were registered, became after their 
registry, and before said last Election, of insufficient 
value to entitle said persons to vote at said Election ; 
that, of the persons who voted as householders at said 
Election for said John O’ Connell, several at the time of 
their so voting, owed more than one-half year’s municipal 
cesses, rates and taxes, in respect of the premises men- 
tioned in their certificates of registry ; that objections 
having been made to the votes of several of said persons, 
the said Returning Officer and his assessor declared 
themselves bound by the production of the certificates 
on parchment, and affidavits, which they decided to be 
conclusive evidence of the right of voting, and directed 
the said persons to be, and accordingly they were ad- 
mitted to vote, and were entered on the poll for the said 
John O’ Connell; that a great number # cewbieay being 
persons professing the Roman Catholic religion, who had 
not taken and subscribed the oath by law required to be 
taken by them previous to their voting, and who had 
not produced certificates thereof, or whose names, with 
their titles and additions, were not entered upon the 
rolls for that purpose appointed, were permitted by said 
Returning Officer to vote, and did vote at said Election 
for the said John O’ Connell, though they were not legally 
entitled to vote at said Election; that the said John 
O’ Connell, not being the eldest son or heir apparent of 
any Peer of Parliament, or of any person serving as a 
Knight of the Shire, or qualified to serve as a Knight of 
the Shire, and not having an estate of freehold or copy- 
hold for his own life, or for some greater estate either in 
law or equity, to and for his own use and benefit, of or 
in lands, tenements or hereditaments, of the annual 
value of three hundred pounds above reprizes, and not 
being duly qualified by estate or property according to 
law, is not capable to sit or vote as a Member of the 
House of Commons, and that his said Election and Re- 
turn are void, and any qualification by reason of estate 
or property relied on by said John O’ Connell, is totally 

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66 


inadequate and insufficient, and colourable only; that 
the said John O’ Connell, by himself, his agents, friends 
and managers, partisans, and others on his behalf, were 
during the said Election guilty of most flagrant and 
notorious acts of intimidation, thereby unlawfully pro- 
curing by threats divers other persons being qualified to 
vote at the said Election, through fear of being persecuted, 
and themselves and their families injured and ill-used, 
to forbear to give their votes for the said Thomas Berry 
Cusack Smith, and to vote for said John O’ Connell, 
in violation of the rights of election, the privileges 
of Parliament, and freedom of election; that the said 
John O’ Connell, by himself, his agents, managers and 
friends, and others on their behalf, before and at and 
during the Election, were guilty of open and notorious 
acts of bribery and corruption of the electors of the said 
Borough, in order to influence the said electors to give 
their votes to the said John O’ Connell, and to refuse and 
forbear to give their votes for the said Thomas Berry 
Cusack Smith, and also of attempting and endeavouring 
to bribe and corrupt the electors of the said Borough to 
give their votes to the said John O’ Connell, and to refuse 
and forbear to give their votes for the said Thomas Berry 
Cusack Smith, in order that the said John O’ Connell 
might be returned to serve in Parliament for the said 
Borough; and that the said John O’ Connell, after the dis- 
solution of the last Parliament, and at and during the 
said Election, by himself, and his agents and managers, 
and friends and others on his behalf, and at his cost and 
charges, did give, present and allow to divers persons 
having and claiming to have voices in the said Election, 
money, presents, gifts, and rewards, and did make pro- 
mises, agreements, obligations and engagements to give, 
and did allow rewards, gifts and money to and for divers 
persons having voices in the said Election, and to and for 
the use, advantage, benefit and emolument, profit and 
preferment of such persons, in order to be elected, and 
for being elected to serve in Parliament for the said 
Borough of Youghal in violation and defiance of the 
Standing Order and Orders of the House, and of the 
Laws and Statutes of this Realm, for preventing briber 

at elections of Members of Parliament, and that the said 
John O’ Connell, by himself, his agents, managers and by 
other persons on their behalf, as well before as at and dur- 
ing the said Election, did, by gifts and rewards, and by 
threats and promises, agreements and securities for gifts 
and rewards, corrupt, procure and attempt, and endeavour 
to corrupt and procure, divers persons being and claiming 
to be the electors of the said Borough of Youghal, to refuse 
and forbear to give their votes for the said Thomas Berry 
Cusack Smith, and to vote for said John O’ Connell, in 
order that the said John O’ Connell might be elected and 
returned to serve for this present Parliament as Member 
for the said Borough, by all which means, and by other 
alleged practices, the said John O’ Connell obtained a 
colourable majority over the said Thomas Berry Cusack 
Smith, on the poll taken at the said Election, and was 
illegally returned as a Burgess to represent the said Bo- 
rough of Youghal in this Parliament, to the prejudice 
and injury of the said Thomas Berry Cusack Smith, who 
was duly elected by a majority of legal votes given for 
him, and who ought to have been returned as the Burgess 
to serve in this Parliament for the said Borough of 
Youghal ; that, since the above-mentioned Special Ses- 
sions were first holden, several persons were registered as 
voters entitled to vote at elections of Members of Parlia- 
ment for said Borough, by John Martley, Esquire, As- 
sistant Barrister for the East Riding of said county of 
Cork at Sessions of the Peace, from time to time held by 
him, in and for the east riding of said county of Cork; 
and Petitioners therefore pray, That, inasmuch as no 
scrutiny, or investigating of the persons illegally ad- 
mitted to be registered, was permitted to take place at 
the said Election, and inasmuch as the examination of 
matters and things affecting the freedom of election, the 
correction of abuses, and the removal of fraudulent votes, 
are most important, the House will take the several 
matters and things above stated into their consideration, 
and remove from the registry of the said Borough of 
Youghal the names of such persons as shall appear to 
them to have been improperly registered, or whose qua- 
lifications have ceased, and who were allowed to vote as 
aforesaid, and that for the reasons aforesaid the Elec- 
tion of said John O’ Connell may be declared null and 
void, and that the said John O’ Connell may be declared 


9 Marti. 


A. 1835. 


not duly elected or returned as a Burgess to serve in the 
present Parliament for the said Borough of Youghal, and 
that the. said Thomas Berry Cusack Smith may be de- 
clared duly elected to serve as a Burgess in Parliament 
for the said Borough of Youghal, and that his name 
may be substituted in the said Return for the name of 
said John O’ Connell, and that the House may make such 
order, and give such further relief in the premises, for 
securing the freedom of Election in the said Borough, as 
the House shall think fit. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into con- 
sideration upon Tuesday, the 5th day of May next, at 
three of the clock in the afternoon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of Thomas Johnston Barton, of Coote Hall, 
in the county of Roscommon, Esquire, was also read ; set- 
ting forth, That at the last Election of Knights of the Shire 
to serve in this present Parliament for the said County of 
Roscommon, the Petitioner, together with Fitzstephen 
French, Denis O’ Connor, commonly called the O’ Connor 
Don, and Arthur Browne, Esquires, were Candidates to 
represent the said County in Parliament; that a poll 
being demanded, the same was granted and proceeded 
on, and the Honourable Robert King, High Sheriff of 
the said County, acted thereat as Returning Officer, and 
at the close of the poll on Saturday, the seventeenth day 
of January last, unduly declared the said Fitzstephen 
French, and the said Denis O’ Connor, commonly called 
the O’ Connor Don, to be duly elected; that a Special 
Sessions was, under and by virtue of the Act of Parlia- 
ment of the second and third years of the reign of His 
present Majesty, for amending the Representation of the 
People of Lreland, appointed by the Lord Lieutenant to 
be holden in and for the said County of Roscommon, to 
commence at Athlone on Wednesday, the tenth day of 
October, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, 
and that Maurice King, Esquire, was appointed for the 
duty of presiding at the Special Sessions so first ap- 
pointed to be holden, and all the powers, duties, rights 
and privileges of the Assistant Barrister of the said 
County of Roscommon, were by virtue of such appoint- 
ment given to and imposed upon the said Maurice King; 
that the said Maurice King undertook the said duty, and 
proceeded with the registration of voters accordingly; 
that the Special Session was continued by several ad- 
journments from the said tenth day of October until the 
sixth day of November one thousand eight hundred and 
thirty-two, when David Thompson, Esquire, a barrister, 
was, under colour of a warrant professing to be under 
the hand of the Lord Lieutenant of [reland, appointed 
for the duty of presiding as Deputy to the Assistant Bar- 
rister of the said County of Roscommon, at the said Special 
Session for the registration of voters for the said County, 
the rights, powers and authority of the said Maurice 
King being in no manner revoked, recalled or annulled, 
and the said Maurice King still continuing in exercise of 
all the rights, powers and authorities so given to him by the 
appointment first hereinbefore mentioned ; that upon the 
said sixth day of November, and during the two following 
days, the said Maurice King sat daily in the Court-house 
of Boyle, in the said county of Roscommon, and the said 
David Thompson, during the same period, sat daily in a 
private room attached to the said last-mentioned Court- 
house, from whence they proceeded to the town of Ath- 
lone, in the said county of Roscommon; and the said 
Maurice King, upon the tenth day of November, sat 
daily in the Court-house of Athlone, until the fourteenth 
of November inclusive; and the said David 7. hompson, 
during the same period, sat in a private room attached 
to the said last-mentioned Court-house, from whence 
they proceeded to the said town of Roscommon; and 
the said Maurice King sat daily in one of the Courts in 
the Court-house of Roscommon, upon the fifteenth unto 
the twentieth day of November inclusive ; and the said 
David Thompson sat daily during the same period in the 
other Court, in the said Court-house of Roscommon, and 
each separately determined upon the validity of the 
claims of persons coming forward to register during 
such periods, and in said respective places each adjudged 
and declared claimants to be entitled to be registered, 


and each signed certificates declaratory of the right 4 
: such 


Roscommon 
County 
Election. 
Petition of 
Mr. Barton. 


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5 Wit. IV. 


such persons to vote; that the said David Thompson, 


_during the period and in the manner above stated, 


registered one hundred and seventy-six persons, and 
granted them certificates to entitle them to vote, and also 
eranted a great number of new certificates upon the pro- 
duction of the former affidavits of registry ; that objec- 
tions were made to the several persons so illegally regis- 
tered as they came forward to claim a right to be re- 
gistered before the said Maurice King and the said David 
Thompson, by agents and others duly authorized, not- 
withstanding which, said persons were respectively regis- 
tered, and certificates granted accordingly, and who voted 
on the said Election for the said Denis O’ Connor, com- 
monly called the O’ Connor Don, and Fitzstephen French; 
that many persons voted for Denis O’ Connor and Fitz- 
stephen French, whose names were put to the paper writing 


purporting to be their affidavits as marksmen, notwith- 


standing that it does not appear that same were truly read 
to themas such marksmen; that, under many of the illegal 
and erroneous decisions of the said Maurice King and 
David Thompson, many persons voted at the said Election 
for the said Denis O” Conner, commonly called O’ Connor 
Don and Fitzstephen French, who were not qualified 
or entitled to vote, and many persons who were disqua- 
lified persons, and not entitled to vote, and many who 
had ceased to be qualified after they were registered 
and before they voted at the said Election, and many 
persons who were not entitled by estate or by value to 
be registered as voters for the said County of Hoscommon, 
and who were unduly admitted to be registered, and 
unduly obtained certificates to entitle them to vote and 
also to re-register on the production thereof, without 
further proof on oath, were allowed to vote, and did 
vote, at the said Election for the said Denis O’ Connor 
and Fitzstephen French; and many whose registry was 
invalid in not being conformable to law, did in like 
manner unduly procure certificates, and did thereunder 
vote at said Election for the said Denis O’ Connor and 
Fitzstephen French; that a large number of persons 
also voted at said Election for the said O’ Connor Don 
and Fitzstephen French, whose claims ought to have 
been rejected, were admitted to be registered, and voted 
as freeholders by virtue of alleged freeholds under leases 
of lands for a life or lives, made by a lessor who had not 
at the time of making the same a freehold estate therein ; 
that many persons were registered and obtained certifi- 
cates, and who voted at said Election for the said Denis 
O’ Connor and Fitzstephen French, as holders of land 
under alleged leases, which appeared upon the view of 
them to be leases for twenty years, but which leases 
were fraudulently ante-dated, and, in fact, only conveyed 
aterm of eighteen years and a few months from the 
alleged time of granting same, and which said alleged 
leases were not at the time of such registry executed by 
the lessor therein named, or by any person duly autho- 
rized by him; that a large number of persons were 
admitted to be registered, and obtained certificates, and 
voted at said Election for the said Denis O’ Connor and 
Fitzstephen French, who held the land out of which they 
claimed to vote by leases made by landlords whose inte- 
rests had terminated; that a large number of persons voted 
at said Election for the said Denis O’ Connor and Fitz- 
stephen French, who had no legal or lawful title to the 
lands or premises in respect of which they had been re- 
gistered and voted as electors for said County; that a large 
number of persons were admitted to be registered, and 
obtained certificates, and voted at said Election for the said 
O’ Connor Don and Fitzstephen French, who had become 
insolvent and others who had become bankrupt, whose 
interest in the land or premises out of which they claimed 
to register were legally vested in their respective as- 
signees ; that the said Maurice Kingand David Thompson 
took an erroneous view, and acted on false premises, in 
their mode of ascertaining the value of the lands and 
tenements out of which the parties claiming to register 
sought to be registered; that a large number of persons 
were admitted to be registered by them, and who voted 
at said Election for the said Denis O’ Connor and Fitz- 
stephen French, who had not in the lands and premises 
from which they sought to register, and did register and 
vote at said Election, a beneficial interest of the clear 
yearly value of ten pounds over and above all rent and 
charges as required by law; that in many of such. in- 
stances the sum paid by the claimant for county cess 
-was allowed in the calculation of the value of the pre- 


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mises, although the claimant had before got credit for 
the same in the profit of the land; that there are a great 
many votes on the poll for the said O’ Connor Don. of 
persons who at the time of voting had not a sufficient 
value or beneficial interest in the land and premises in re- 
spect of which they had registered, to entitle them to vote 
at said Election ; that many persons professing the Roman 
Catholic religion were by the said Maurice King and 
David Thompson admitted to be registered and obtained 
certificates, and voted at the said Election for the said 
Denis OConnor and Fitzstephen French, who had not 
previous to obtaining such certificates, or to their voting 
at the said Election, taken and subscribed the oath pre- 
scribed by law to be taken by persons professing the 
Roman Catholic religion in order to enable them to vote 
at Elections for Members of Parliament; that prior to 
the Special Sessions for the registry of voters, a vast 
number of notices for registry were served upon the Clerk 
of the Peace for the said County of Roscommon without 
the knowledge and contrary to the desire of the persons 
whose names were made use of, whose property or interest 
in the lands was altogether insufficient to entitle them to 
be registered ; that during the continuance of the said 
Special Sessions, great and unnatural excitement pre- 
vailed, and great and undue influence, as well by pro- 
mises as by threats and intimidations, was made by 
several influential persons, and by the clergy of the 
Roman Catholic persuasion, by means whereof a large 
number of persons, in whose names notices had been 
served, were induced and compelled to come forward, 
and claimed to be registered, and to put a false and 
exaggerated value upon the lands, many of whom fre- 
quently declared they could not register, but that they 
dare not refuse to come forward and swear as they were 
desired, and were by such means, and by such threats 
and intimidations, and undue influence, compelled to 
vote at the said Election for the said Denis O’ Connor and 
Fitzstephen French ; that by reason of the many erroneous 
and illegal decisions of the said Maurice King and David 
Thompson respectively, and of such undue influence and 
intimidation, a very great number of persons who ought 
not to have been, and who were not entitled to be ad- 
mitted to be registered, were unduly put upon the re- 
gistry of the said. County of Roscommon, and illegally 
appear thereon as qualified voters, and unduly become 
possessed of certificates on parchment, ‘declaring them 
to be registered voters of the said County, and entitled 
to vote at elections of Members of Parliament to repre- 
sent the said County, and did thereon illegally vote at 
the said Election for the said Denis O’ Connor and Fitz- 
stephen French; that during the continuance of the poll 
at the said Election, very many of the persons who had 
been illegally and unduly, and erroneously registered 
by the said Maurice King and David Thompson, as afore- 
said, tendered their votes for the said Denis O’ Connor, 
commonly called the O’Connor Don and Fitzstephen 
French, and produced to the Returning Officer or his 
deputy, the certificate on parchment which had been 
illegally and unduly given to them; that objections 
having been made to the votes of the said persons, ‘the 
Returning Officer and his Assessor declared themselves 
bound by the production of the certificates on parchment, 
which her decided to be conclusive evidence of the 
right of voting, and directed the votes of the said persons 
to be, and they were admitted to vote, and to be entered 
on the. poll for the said Denis O’ Connor, commonly 
called the O’ Connor Don and Fitzstephen French; that 
a large number of persons professing the Roman Ca- 
tholic or Popish religion, who had not taken and sub- 
scribed the oath by law required to be taken by them 
previous to their voting, or whose names with their titles 
and additions were not entered upon the rolls for that 
purpose appointed, tendered their votes for the: said 
Denis O’ Connor, commonly called the O’ Connor Don, 
and Fitzstephen French, and produced the certificate of 
registration on parchment, which had been unduly given 
to them; notwithstanding objections were made to such 
persons being permitted to poll, the Returning Officer 
and his Assessors declared themselves to be bound by 
the certificates of registration produced by such persons, 
which they decided to be conclusive evidence of the right 
of voting, and directed the votes of all said persons to be 
admitted, and to be entered on the poll for the said 
Denis O’ Connor, commonly called O’ Connor Don ‘and 
Fitzstephen French; that the said Denis . O’ Connor, 

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68 


commonly called the O’ Connor Don, by himself, his 
agents, friends and managers, committees, partisans and 
others, and particularly the Roman Catholic clergy of said 
County, on their behalf, were guilty of the most flagrant 
and notorious acts of intimidation, thereby unlawfully pro- 
curing by threats divers other persons, being qualified to 
vote at the said Election, through fear of being persecuted, 
and themselves and their families and property injured 
and ill-used, to forbear togive their votes for the Petitioner, 
and by like means compelled others- to vote for them, 
the said Denis O’ Connor, commonly called the O’ Connor 
Don, in violation of the rights of the electors, the privi- 
leges of Parliament, and freedom of elections; that the 
said Denis O’ Connor, commonly called O’ Connor Don, 
by himself, his agents, managers and friends, and others 
on his behalf and with his knowledge, assent and privity, 
before, and at and during the Election, was guilty of open 
and notorious acts of bribery and corruption of the elec- 
tors of the said County, in order to influence the said 
electors to give their votes to them, the said Denis 
O’ Connor, commonly called the O’ Connor Don, and to re- 
fuse and forbear to give their votes for the Petitioner; 
and also of attempting and endeavouring to bribe and 
corrupt the electors of the said County to give their 
votes to the said Denis O’ Connor, commonly called the 
O’ Connor Don, and to refuse and forbear to give their 
votes for the Petitioner, in order that he, the said Denis 
O’ Connor, commonly called the O’ Connor Don, might be 
returned to serve in Parliament for the said County ; 
and that the said Denis O’Connor, commonly called 
O’ Connor Don, after the dissolution of the last Parliament, 
and at and after the issuing of the Writ for the election 
of the present Parliament, and at and during the said 
Election, by himself and his agents, and managers 
and friends, and others on his behalf, and at his cost 
and charge, did present and allow to divers persons hav- 
ing and claiming to have voices in the said Election, 
money, presents, gifts and rewards, and make promises, 
agreements, obligations and engagements, to give and 
allow rewards, gifts and money, to and for divers persons 
having voices in the said Election, and to and for the use, 
advantage, benefit and emolument, profit and _ prefer- 
ment of such persons, in order to be elected, and for 
being elected to serve in this Parliament for the said 
County of Roscommon, in violation and defiance of the 
Standing Order and Orders of the House, and of the 
Laws and Statutes of this Realm for preventing Bribery 
at elections of Members of Parliament; and that the 
said Denis O'Connor, commonly called the O’ Connor 
Don, by himself, his agents, managers, and by other 
= on the behalf of the said O' Connor Don, as well 
efore and at and during the said Election, did by gifts 
and rewards, and by threats and promises, agreements 
and securities for gifts and rewards, corrupt, procure and 
attempt, and endeavour to corrupt and procure, divers 
persons being and claiming to be the electors of the said 
County of Roscommon, to refuse and forbear to give their 
votes to the Petitioner, in order that he the said O’ Con- 
nor Don might be elected and returned to serve for this 
present Parliament as one of the members for the said 
County; by all which means, and by other illegal prac- 
tices, the said O’ Connor Don obtained a colourable ma- 
jority over the Petitioner on the poll taken at the said 
lection, and was illegally returned a Knight of the Shire 
to represent the County of Roscommon in this Parlia- 
ment, to the prejudice and injury of the Petitioner, who 
was duly elected by a majority of legal votes given for 
him, and who ong to have been returned one of the 
Knights of the Shire to serve in this Parliament for the 
County of Roscommon; the Petitioner therefore most 
humbly prays that the House will take the premises afore- 
said and the above allegations into consideration, and de- 
clare the said Denis O’Connor, commonly called the 
O’ Connor Don, not duly elected or returned; and that 
the Petitioner may be declared duly elected to serve in 
Parliament for the said County of Roscommon, and his 
Name substituted in the place and stead of the said De- 
nis O’ Connor, commonly called the O’ Connor Don, or de- 
clare the Election and Return of the said Denis O’ Con- 
nor, commonly called the O’ Connor Don, to be null and 
void; and that the House may make such order, and 
give such further relief in the premises for securing the 
reedom of Election in the said County, as the House shall 
think fit. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 


9° Marti. 


A. 1835. 


deration upon Tuesday, the 5th day of May next, at a 
quarter of an hour after three of the clock in the After- 
noon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of William Arthur Gerald Fitzgerald and 
Anthony Sheehan, junior, all of Ennis, in the county of 
Clare, Esquires, dlectors of the Town or Borough of 
Ennis, in Ireland, who had a right to vote, and did 
vote, at the last election of Members to serve in this 
present Parliament, for the said Town or free Borough 
of Ennis, was also read; setting forth, That, at the late 
election of Members to serve in this present Parlia- 
ment for the Town or free Borough of Ennis, the Candi- 
dates put in nomination were Michael Finucane, Esquire, 
and Hewit Bridgeman, Esquire, and that the Petitioners 
are electors of the said Town or free Borough of Ennis, 
and were entitled to vote and did vote, as such, at the 
said Election; that at the said Election the poll com- 
menced on Monday, the twelfth day of January last, and 
finally closed on the following Wednesday, the four- 
teenth of the same month; that the said Hewit Bridge- 
man was declared by the High Provost of said Town, 
who was the Returning Officer at said Election, to have 
obtained the majority of votes at such Election, and was 
accordingly returned by him as duly elected to serve as 
a Member for the said Town or free Borough of Ennis, 
in this present Parliament; that the said majority in fa- 
vour of the. said Hewit Bridgeman was but a colourable 
majority, and was procured by undue, illegal and un- 
constitutional means ; that during the said Election man 
persons were admitted to poll, and did poll in behalf of 
the said Hewit Bridgeman, who were not entitled to vote 
thereat, and who had either been unduly and improper! 
registered as electors for the said Town or free Rencih 
of Ennis, or who since the time of their registry had 
ceased to be qualified, or had become disqualified from 
voting at the said Election ; that great numbers of persons 
who were registered and claimed to vote as tenants or oc- 
cupiers of houses, warehouses, counting-houses or shops, 
were admitted to poll, and did poll at the said Election 
in favour of the said Hewit Bridgeman, who, at the time 
of the said Election, were in arrear for more than one 
half year’s grand jury or municipal cesses, rates or taxes, 
then due and payable in respect of the premises in right 
of the occupation of which such persons were registered 
and claimed to vote, and who were thereby disabled and 
incapacitated from voting at the said Election; that 
many other persons were admitted to poll, and did poll 
at the said Election in favour of the said Hewitt Bridge- 
man, who at the time of their registry as such tenants and 
occupiers as aforesaid, were in arrear for more than one- 
half year’s amount of such cesses, rates and taxes afore- 
said, then being due and payable, and were thereby in- 
capacitated and disabled to be so registered, or to vote at 
the said Election ; that many other persons claiming to 
vote as such tenants or occupiers as aforesaid, were ad- 
mitted to poll, and did poll at the said Election in favour 
of the said Hewit Bridgeman, who had been unduly and 
improperly registered, not having, at the time of such 
registry, held or occupied, for the space of six calendar 
months next previous to the time of such registry, any 
house, warehouse, counting-house or shop, within the 
said Town or free Borough, which, either separately or 
jointly with any land within the said Town or free Bo- 
rough, occupied therewith by them under the same land- 
lord, or occupied therewith by them as owners, was bond 
fide of the clear yearly value of not less than ten pounds; 
that many other persons, who were registered and 
claimed to vote as such tenants or occupiers as aforesaid, 
were admitted to poll, and did poll at the said Election 
in favour of the said Hewit Bridgeman, who since the 
time of their registry had ceased to hold or occupy the 
pe or some part thereof, in respect of which they 

ad been so registered, and in right of which they 
claimed to vote, and who had thereby become disabled 
and disqualified from voting at the said Election; that 
many persons were admitted to poll, and did poll at the 
said Election for the said Hewit Bridgeman, who were 
not registered as voters for the said Town or free Bo- 
rough, and who possessed no colourable claim to vote 
thereat, but who fraudulently personated certain other 
parties 


Ennis 
Borough 
Election, 
Petition of 
Electors, 





a 


Meath 
County 
Election, 
Petition of 
Electors, 


5 Witt. IV. 


parties who were or had been registered as electors of 
the said Town or free Borough, and possessed or had pos- 
sessed a claim to vote thereat, which last-mentioned par- 
ties were, at the time of the said Election, either dead or 
absent therefrom; that many persons professing the 
Roman Catholic religion, and who were in point of fact 
Roman Catholics, were admitted to poll, and did poll at 
the said Election for the said Hewit Bridgeman, without 
having previously taken and subscribed the oath re- 
quired by law, or produced any certificate of their hav- 
ing done so, and who were thereby disabled and disqua- 
lified from voting thereat; that many electors were 
induced and compelled to vote and did vote at the said 
Election in favour of the said Hewit Bridgeman, in 
consequence of the violence, threats and intimidations, 
countenanced and practised by the said Hewit Bridge- 
man, and the Roman Catholic priests and others, their 
friends, agents, supporters and partisans; that by the 
same turbulent and unlawful means, many other elec- 


tors were terrified and prevented from voting in favour - 


of the other Candidate, the said Michael Finucane ; that 
great and riotous crowds were assembled during the 
said Election, in and about the various polling places 
in the said Town or free Borough of Ennis, and the ave- 
nues and passages leading thereto, and in divers other 
places throughout the said Town or free Borough, and 
that by the violent and outrageous demeanor of such 
crowds, and oftentimes by actual force employed by 
them, many electors who would otherwise have voted 
for the said Michael Finucane, were withheld and pre- 
vented from so doing, and many others were terrified and 
compelled to vote for the said Hewit Bridgeman ; that the 
said Hewit Bridgeman, by himself, his agents, friends 
and managers, and by persons employed on his behalf, 
before, at and during the said Election, was guilty of 
extensive bribery and corruption, and employed undue 
influence and other improper means, and gave, and 
caused to be given, divers sums of money and other 
gifts and rewards, and made and caused to be made 
divers agreements, engagements and promises to several 
persons having or claiming to have a right to vote, in 
order to procure them to vote at the said Election in 
favour of the said Hewit Bridgeman, and to forbear to 
vote for the said Michael Finucane, and in order to pro- 
cure the said Hewit Bridgeman to be returned to serve in 
this present Parliament for the said Town or free Bo- 
rough ; that by the several fraudulent and illegal means 
aforesaid, and by divers other turbulent, corrupt and 
improper practices, the said Hewit Bridgeman obtained 
the aforesaid colourable majority of votes over the said 
Michael Finucane, and procured himself to be returned 
to serve for the said Town or free Borough, whereas the 
said Michael Finucane had a large majority of legal 
votes at the said Election, and ought to have been re- 
turned to serve for the same, to the manifest wrong and 
injury of the said Michael Finucane, to the great griev- 
ance of the Petitioners and the other electors of the said 
Town or free Borough, and in contempt and disturb- 


ance of the freedom and purity of Election; the Peti- 


tioners therefore humbly pray the House to take the 
premises into consideration, and to declare the said 
Election and Return of the said Hewit Bridgeman, 
Esquire, wholly null and void, and that the said Mi- 
chael Finucane was duly elected, and ought to have 
been returned to serve in Parliament for the said Town 
or free Borough of Ennis, or that the House will afford 
the Petitioners such further and other relief in the pre- 
mises as to the House shall seem fit. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Thursday, the 7th day of May next, at 
three of the clock in the Afternoon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of the there-undersigned Electors of the 
county of ‘Meath, in Ireland, to wit, Richard Ruzton 
Fitzherbert, of Blackcastle, in the county of Meath, 
Esquire, and Robert Bourke, Esquire, of Hayes, in the 
same county, on behalf of themselves and other electors 
of the county of Meath, who claimed to vote, and were 
entitled to vote, and did vote at the last election of 


“eon serve in Parliament for the said County of 


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69 


Meath, was also read ; setting forth, That a dissolution of 
Parliament having taken place, and the usual Writ of 
Election having been in due form issued and directed to 
the Sheriff of the County of Meath, commanding him to 
proceed to the election of two Knights of the Shire for 
the said County to serve in this present Parliament, and 
the same having been delivered to Sir William Somer- 
ville, the High Sheriff of the said County, ‘he, in obe- 
dience thereto, on the 19th day of January 1835, pro- 
ceeded to the Election of two Knights of the Shire to 
represent the said County in Parliament; that the Ho- 
nourable Randal Plunket, Gustavus Lambert, Esquire, 
Morgan O’ Connell, Esquire,and Henry Grattan, Esquire, 
were, on the said 19th day of January 1835, proposed as 
Candidates at the said Election, to represent the said 
County in Parliament; that a poll being in the usual 
manner demanded, the Sheriff appointed Deputies, and 
allotted booths or polling-places, and made all necessary 
and fitting arrangements for the said electors for the 
said County, pursuant to the Statutes in such case made 
and provided ; that the said Sheriff proceeded, on the 
20th day of January 1835, to take the poll of the said 
County, and continued so to do until Friday, the 23d 
day of January 1835, when he declared the majority of 
votes to be in favour of Morgan O’ Connell and Henry 
Grattan, Esquires, who were thereupon declared and re- 
turned bythe said Sheriff as duly elected ; that Petitioners 
were at and during the said last Election of Members to 
serve in this Parliament for the said County of Meath, 
and still are electors of the said County, and had and 
claimed to have a right and privilege to vote for a Mem- 
ber to serve in Parliament for the said County at the 
said Election, and did vote for the said Honourable 
Randal Plunket and Gustavus Lambert, Esquire; that 
the number of votes which appeared on the poll at the 
close thereof, was for Morgan O’ Connell, Esquire, 838 ; 
for Henry Grattan, Esquire, 826; for the Honourable 
Randal Plunket 346; and for Gustavus Lambert, Esquire; 
337 ; that the said majorities in favour of the said Morgan 
O’ Connell and Henry Grattan were but colourable ma- 
jorities, and were procured not only by violence, terror, 
threats and intimidation, but by the grossest perjury, 
and by other undue, illegal, corrupt and unconstitutional 
means; that several persons, as well claiming to be free- 
holders as leaseholders, and who voted as such, were 
allowed to vote, and did vote, for the said Morgan 
O’ Connell and Henry Grattan, and for each of them, 
who were not entitled to vote at the said Election, though 
they appeared to be regularly registered, many of such 
persons having in fact and in truth obtained the decision 
of the Assistant Barrister, or the Deputy Assistant Bar- 
rister, conferring upon them the right to register, and 
having obtained and procured the certificate of their be- 
ing registered from the said Assistant Barrister, or Deputy 
Assistant Barrister, as required by law, by the grossest 
fraud, misrepresentation and perjury, when in fact and 
in truth the freeholds and leaseholds, in respect whereof 
they were so admitted to register, were not of sufficient 
— value to entitle them to be registered, or to qua- 
ify them to vote at the said election for Members to 
serve in Parliament for the said County, and others of 
the said persons unduly and illegally procured them- 
selves to be registered, or were registered, by the said As- 
sistant Barrister, or Deputy Assistant Barrister, although 
they had not been for six months previous to the time of 
their respective registries in possession of the premises 
out of which they claimed to register under or by virtue 
of any sufficient title or estate giving a qualification or 
conferring a franchise or right of voting in the election 
of a Member to serve in this present Parliament for the 
said County, their respective titles or estates having 
been granted and conveyed to them immediately pre- 
vious to the date of said registries, for the purpose and 
with the intent of manufacturing votes, against the spirit 
and letter of the Acts of Parliament in such case made and 
provided, and against law; and others were allowed to 
vote, and did vote, at the said Election for the said 
Morgan O’ Connell and Henry Grattan as freeholders 
and leaseholders, who at the time of such Election were 
not freeholders or leaseholders, and who had not any 
votes, or.any legal or equitable right to vote; and others 
were allowed to vote, and did vote, for the said Morgan 
O’ Connell and Henry Grattan at said Election, who 
were not in possession of the freeholds or leaseholds out 


of 








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of which they had registered, but had parted with and 
sold same, or portions of same, to such an extent as to 
reduce the remaining portion below the value required 
- by law to entitle them to register or to vote ; others were 
allowed to vote, and did vote, for the said Morgan 
O’ Connell and Henry Grattan, whose leases and whose 
interest in the lands, by virtue of which they had regis- 
tered, had expired, and who had no right or title what- 
ever to vote; that previous to and during the continu- 
ance of said Election, large bodies of armed persons 
illegally assembled and traversed the said County at 
night as well as by day, visiting the houses of the elec- 
tors of the said County, and threatening destruction to 
them, their families and properties, if they did not vote 
for the said Morgan O’ Connell and Henry Grattan, and 
that thereby many Electors who wished to vote for the 
said Honourable Randal Plunket and Gustavus Lambert 
were not only deterred from doing so, but actually, 
through fear and intimidation, compelled to vote against 
them; and that several of the electors of the said County 
who, notwithstanding such threats and menaces, did 
vote for the said Honourable Randal Plunket and Gus- 
tavus Lambert, were, after they had so voted, and during 
the continuance of the said Election, beat and abused for 
having voted for them, and others who were on their 
way to the place for taking the poll, and who had pur- 
posed to vote for the Honourable Randal Plunket, were 
forcibly taken from their carriages and obliged to re- 
turn home, and were afterwards compelled to vote for 
said Morgan O’ Connell and Henry Grattan; that per- 
sons were allowed to vote for the said Morgan O’ Connell 
and Henry Grattan, and did vote for them, who had 
no right or title to vote at all at the said Election, 
and many persons who were expressly disqualified by 
law from voting thereat, did vote for said Henry 
Grattan and Morgan O’ Connell; that the said majority 
in favour of the said Morgan O'Connell and Henry 
Grattan was but a colourable majority, and was obtained 
not only by the means aforesaid, but by the means of 
great bribery and corruption, and that many of those 
who voted for said Henry Grattan and Morgan O° Con- 
nell, were induced so to do by bribery, and by the giving 
of bribes to them by said Henry Grattan and Morgan 
O’ Connell, or their agents; and that said Morgan O’ Con- 
nell and Henry Grattan, by their respective agents, 
friends and managers, and by persons employed on their 
behalf, before the test of the said summons to Parlia- 
ment, and also afterwards, and before, and after, and at 
and during the said Election, did both directly and in- 
directly give, present and make and allow to various 
ersons having or claiming to have votes at the said 
lection, money, meat, drink, entertainment, and pro- 
mises, agreements, obligations and engagements to give 
and allow money, meat, drink, presents, rewards and 
entertainments to and for such persons, in order to be 
elected, and for being elected a Member to serve in this 
present Parliament for the said County; that the said 
agents, friends and managers of the said Morgan O’ Con- 
nell and Henry Grattan, after the test of the summons 
to Parliament, and at and during the time of said Elec- 
tion, were guilty of treating, and various corrupt and 
illegal acts, in order to procure the Return of the said 
Morgan O’ Connell and Henry Grattan, and the said 
Return was thereby procured ; and that the said Mor- 
gan O'Connell ond Henry Grattan, by their respec- 
tive agents, friends and managers, and by persons on 
their behalf, after the test of said Writ, and at and 
during the time of the said Election, gave, and caused 
to be given, to several electors of said County, and to 
persons claiming a right to vote at said Election, meat, 
drink, entertainment and money, to induce or procure 
them to vote at said Election for the said Morgan 
O'Connell and Henry Grattan, and for each of them 
(and which did accordingly induce such persons to vote), 
and entered into divers engagements and agreements 
with persons having or claiming to have a right to vote, 
to provide such meat, drink and entertainment for them, 
in order to procure them to vote at said Election for the 
said Morgan O'Connell and Henry Grattan, and in 
order to procure the said Morgan O’ Connell and Henry 
Grattan to be returned to serve in this present Parlia- 
ment as Representatives for the said County of Meath ; 
that the said Morgan O’Connell and Henry Grattan 
were and are, and each of them was and is, wholly dis- 


A. 1835. 


abled, and incapable and ineligible to serve in the 
present Parliament, in consequence of said corrupt and 
illegal practices, and the Return of the said Morgan 
O’ Connell and Henry Grattan was wholly obtained by 
the means and in the manner aforesaid, and was and is 
wholly null and void ; which said several unlawful and 
corrupt practices and acts of the said Morgan O’ Connell 
and Henry Grattan, and each of them, and their re- 
spective agents and managers, are contrary to the free- 
dom of election, in violation of the Orders of the House 
of Commons, and the Law and Statutes of this Realm 
for preventing bribery, treating and corruption in the 
election of Members to serve in Parliament, and has 
rendered the election of the said Morgan O’ Connell and 
Henry Grattan null and void; that many persons were 
permitted to vote, and did vote, for the said Morgan 
O’ Connell and Henry Grattan at the said Election, who 
had personated other electors for the purpose of polling 
at said Election; that several agents of the said Morgan 
O’ Connell and Henry Grattan, or persons employed as 
agents by them at such Election, and several persons 
who had not been registered for six months previous to 
the test of the Writ for holding such Election, were 
allowed to vote, and did vote for the said Morgan O’ Con- 
nell and Henry Grattan, and for each of them; that a 
large number of persons professing the Roman Catholic 
religion, who had not taken and subscribed the oath as 
by law required to be taken by them previous to their 
voting, offered to vote, and did vote, for the said Mor- 
gan O’ Connell and Henry Grattan, many of said oaths 
of qualification having been administered some days 
previous to said Election, by persons not duly qualified 
to administer same ; that the said Morgan O’ Connell and 
Henry Grattan, not being the eldest sons or heirs ap- 
parent of any Peers of Parliament, or of any persons 
serving as Knights of the Shire, or qualified to serve as 
such, and not having an estate of freehold or copyhold 
for their own lives, or for some greater estate of or in 
lands, tenements or hereditaments, of the annual value 
of six hundred pounds above reprises, are not capable 
to sit or vote as Members of the House of Commons, 
and that their said Election and Return are void; that 
by the above, and by other undue means, and by the 
many illegal and erroneous decisions made by the As- 
sistant Barrister and the Deputy Assistant Barrister of 
the said County, on the occasion of the registering said 
electors in and for said County, and by the admitting to 
vote and to be put on the poll of the said Morgan 
O’ Connell and Henry Grattan, many persons who were 
not qualified or entitled to vote at the said Election, the 
said Morgan O’ Connell and Henry Grattan obtained a 
colourable majority, and were returned to serve in Par- 
liament for the said County, in open violation of the law 
and freedom of election, and to the great prejudice of 
the Petitioners, who voted for the said Honourable 
Randal Plunket and Gustavus Lambert, Esquire, and of 
the other legal electors of the said County, as the Peti- 
tioners submit it will appear upon a fair scrutiny of the 
poll, and an investigation of the qualification of the per- 
sons who voted ; that the said Honourable Randal Plunket 
and Gustavus Lambert had a large majority of the good 
and legal voters, and ought therefore to have been re- 
turned as Representatives for the said County and if 
illegal and insufficient votes had not been received at 
the said Election for said Morgan O’ Connell and Henry 
Grattan, they would not, nor would either of them have 
had such pe er majority; that, for all the causes 
aforesaid, the Petitioners humbly pray, That the House 
may be pleased to take the premises into consideration, 
and to declare that the said Election and Return of the 
said Morgan O’ Connell and Henry Grattan, and each of 
them, is wholly null and void, and that the same may be 
set aside as illegal, and that the said Morgan O’ Connell 
and Henry Grattan may be declared to be not duly 
elected, and that the said Honourable Randal Plunket 
and Gustavus Lambert, Esquire, may be declared to be 
duly elected, and that they ought to have been returned 
to serve in Parliament for said County and that the 
Return may be amended accordingly, and the Names of 
the said Honourable Randal Plunket and Gustavus Lam- 
bert, Esquire, inserted therein in the room and stead of 
the said Morgan O’ Connell and Henry Grattan, Esquires, 
or that such Return may be declared null and void, and 
that the House will be pleased to make such a 

order, 





&gt; Halifa 
Borou 
Electi 
Petitic 
Elects 


© Halifax 
Borough 
Election. 
Petition of 
Electors. 


5 Witt. IV. 


order, and to grant such other relief to the Petitioners 
as the merits of the case may require, and as to the 
House in their wisdom shall seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into con- 
sideration upon Thursday, the 7th day of May next, at 
a quarter of an hour after three of the clock in the 
Afternoon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of Joseph Nicholson, printer, Rawdon 
Briggs the younger, banker, and George Buckston 
Browne, gentleman, all of the Borough of Halifax, in 
the county of Yori, electors of the said Borough, was also 
read; setting forth, That at and during the last general 
Election for two Burgesses to serve in this present Par- 
liament for the said Borough, the Petitioners were and 
now are electors of the said Borough, and had and claim 
to have had a right to vote, and did vote, at the said 
election for Members to serve in Parliament for the said 
Borough; that the said Election was held in the month 
of January now last past, and Charles Wood, Esquire, 
of Hickleton, in the said county of York, the Honour- 
able James Stuart Wortley, of the Temple, London, and 
Edward Protheroe the younger, Esquire, of the city of 
Westminster, were Candidates to represent the said 
Borough; that a poll was taken at the said Election, on 
the sixth and seventh days of January now last past, and 
that at the conclusion of that Election, George Stansfeld, 
Esquire, the Returning Officer of the said Borough, re- 
turned the said Charles Wood and James Stuart Wortley 
as duly elected to serve as Members for the said Borough 
in this present Parliament; that many persons who were 
not qualified under the Act passed in the second year 
of His present Majesty’s reign, intituled, “ An Act to 
amend the Representation of the People in England 
and Wales,” as electors in respect of property, or oc- 
cupation, or residence within the said Borough, or 
as having been duly rated to the poor, or having 
duly paid their poor-rates, to be inserted in the Re- 
gister to be made, and which was made, as prescribed 
under and by the said Act, of electors to vote at any 
election for the choice of Members for the said Borough, 
which should take place between the first day of 
November now last past inclusive, and the first day of 
November now next, or to vote in any such election, 
did nevertheless procure their names to be inserted in 
the Lists to be delivered to be revised by the Barristers 
appointed under the provisions of the said Act, to revise 
such Lists and Register for the said Borough ; and many 
other persons who were not qualified in respect of pro- 
perty, occupation or residence, or otherwise, or who 

ad not been duly rated to the poor, or paid their poor- 
rates, under the provisions of the said Act, were impro- 
perly inserted in the said Lists by the overseers, who 
were authorized and required by the said Act to make 
out such Lists, as persons who were entitled to vote as 
electors of the said Borough under the provisions of 
the said Act; and many of such persons so not qualified 
as aforesaid, to be included in such Lists as so entitled 
to vote, were nevertheless by the Barristers appointed 
as aforesaid retained in the said Lists and Register, in 
consequence of no objections, or no sufficient objections, 
having been made to such insertion of such unqualified 
Noes before the said Barristers in such Lists and 
gister; and many other of such persons so not 
qualified as last aforesaid, were in like manner re- 
tained, although duly objected to, in consequence of the 
erroneous decisions of the said Barristers; that many 
persons who were registered in respect of property, 
occupation and residence for the said Borough, by the 
said Barristers, had become disqualified as electors for 
the said Borough at the said last Election, some of them 
before, and others of them between the last day of July 
last, and before the revising, making, and signing of 
the said Register, and others between the time when the 
said Register was so revised, made, and signed as afore- 
said, and the time of the holding of the said last 
Election, by having parted with, sold or otherwise 
ceased to be possessed of, or to occupy the roperty in 
respect of which they were registered as Soke for 


“ gl na or by having at and between the 





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several times aforesaid parted with, sold or otherwise 
ceased to be possessed of so large a part thereof, that 
the residue became and was insufficient to confer a 
qualification to vote under the said Act of Parliament, or 
by having at and between the said several times ceased to 
reside within the said Borough, or the limit prescribed 
by the said Act, and thereby ceased to possess the title 
or qualification in respect of which they had been 
registered, or by having received at and doce the 
several times aforesaid, alms and parochial relief; and 
others were disqualified by receiving bribes, or promises 
of bribes, or other illegal rewards, for giving their votes 
at the said last Election, as well before as after the said 
revising, making, and signing of the said Register, but 
all such persons aforesaid were nevertheless allowed to 
vote at the said last Election, and did vote thereat, for 
the said James Stuart Wortley, notwithstanding their 
said respective disqualifications and incapacities, and 
want of qualification, right and title to vote at that 
Election as above described; that many others who 
were incapable of voting at the said Election, by reason 
of their having, during such Election, or within six 
calendar months previous thereto, or fourteen days 
after the said Election was completed, been employed as 
agents, or in certain other capacities, for the purpose of 
the said Election, and having before, during or since 
such Election, accepted from certain persons with re- 
ference to such employments, certain fees, promises, 
rewards, or promises of money or other emoluments ; 
and others who were incapacitated from voting at the 
said Election by reason of their being officers, or sub- 
ordinate officers of Excise, or of being concerned or 
employed in charging, collecting, levying or managing 
the duties or revenue of Excise, or some branch or part 
thereof, or as post-masters, or being employed by or under 
post-masters or post-masters general, according to the 
Statute in that case made and provided, and also one 
other person convicted of felony were severally and re- 
spectively allowed to vote at the said last Election, and 
did vote thereat for the said James Stuart Wortley, not- 
withstanding their said several and respective incapa- 
cities and disqualifications above described; and certain 
others were allowed to vote, and did vote at the said 
Election for the said James Stuart Wortley, although 
they voted and were admitted to vote at certain booths 
which were not allotted for the parish, district or part 
wherein the property was situate, in respect of which 
they claimed to vote, or wherein their place of abode, 
as described in the said Register, was situate; and 
certain other persons were allowed to vote, and did vote 
at the said Election, for the said James Stuart Wortley, 
although the names of some of such persons were not 
inserted in the said Lists or Register, and the names of 
others of the said persons were omitted from, or were 
not inserted, or were illegally and insufficiently inserted 
in the said Register ; and certain others were allowed to 
vote, and did vote, as last aforesaid, although their 
Christian or first name or names were wholly omitted 
from, or illegally and insufficiently described in the 
said Register ; that, in consequence of the erroneous de- 
cisions of the said Barristers, certain persons who were 
duly qualified in respect of property, occupation, resi- 
dence and otherwise, according to the said first-men- 
tioned Act of Parliament, and who were duly inserted 
in the Lists to be delivered to be revised by the said 
Barristers as aforesaid, were struck out of the said Lists, 
and wholly omitted from the said Register; and, al- 
though divers of the said persons tendered their votes at 
the said Election, for the said Edward Protheroe, their 
votes were rejected by the said Returning Officer, and 
the votes of others.of such persons were not recorded in 
favour of the said Edward Protheroe, as they otherwise 
would have been, in consequence of the said  last- 
mentioned omission by the said Barristers; and that 
certain other persons who were duly registered, and 
entitled to vote at the said Election, and who were 
ready to make answer and oath to all such questions as 
the Rctasting Officer was legally authorized to put at 
the poll, and did so answer and make oath on that 
occasion, and tendered their votes for the said Edward 
Protheroe, but the votes of such persons were, never- 
theless, illegally rejected by the said Returning Officer 
at the said Election; and that certain other persons 


who were duly and sufficiently registered, and were 
T 2 entitled 








Horshain 
Borough 
Election. 
Petition of 

Mr. Bruadwood. 


72 


entitled to vote at the said Election, and who would 
have voted, and intended to vote for the said Edward 
Protheroe, were prevented from voting, and tendering 
their votes at the said Election, in consequence of the 
refusal of the said Returning Officer to receive their 
votes, or to permit them to give and tender the same, 
and of the illegal and improper mode in which the poll 
was conducted and taken by the said Returning Officer, 
his deputies, and agents, and the several clerks and 
others employed to take the poll at that Election; and 
by reason of the premises, the said James Stuart Wortley 
obtained an apparent and colourable majority of votes 
at the said Election, over the said Edward Protheroe, 
and was illegally returned to serve in this present Par- 
liament for the said Borough of Halifax, whereas the 
majority of legal electors and voters at that Election 
was in favour of the said Edward Protheroe, and the 
said Edward Protheroe ought to have been returned a 
Member to serve in this present Parliament for the 
said Borough, instead of the said James Stuart Wort- 
ley; the Petitioners therefore humbly pray, That the 
House will take the premises into their consideration, 
and declare the said Election and Return of the said 
James Stuart Wortley null and void, and that the said 
James Stuart Wortley was not duly elected a Member 
to serve in this Parliament for the said Borough of 
Halifax, and ought not to have been returned, but that 
the said Edward Protheroe was duly elected a Member 
to serve in this Parliament for the said Borough, and 
ought to have been returned, and that the Return may 
be amended accordingly, and that the said Register of 
Voters for the said Borough may be cancelled, or that 
the House will grant such further and other relief in 
the premises as to the House shall seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into conside- 
ration upon Tuesday, the 12th day of May next, at three 
of the clock in the Afternoon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the 
hearing of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of Thomas Broadwood, of Holmbush, in 
the parish of Beeding, in the county of Sussex, Esquire, 
was also read; setting forth, That at the last election of 
a Burgess to serve in Parliament for the Borough of 
Horsham, in the said County of Sussex, Robert Henry 
Hurst, Esquire, and the Petitioner, were Candidates ; 
that one hundred and twenty-seven persons voted for 
the said Robert Henry Hurst, and one hundred and 
twenty-four persons voted for the Petitioner; that the 
majority of legal votes was in favour of the Petitioner, 
but the apparent majority being in favour of the said 
Robert Henry Hurst, the latter has been returned the 
Burgess to serve in Parliament for the said Borough 
of Horsham; that a number of persons were allowed 
to vote for the said Robert Henry Hurst whose votes 
ought not to have been received, because, before and 
at the period of the said Election, they had ceased to 
occupy the premises in respect of which they had been 
registered, and were not possessed of a legal qualifi- 
cation at the period of the said Election; that a num- 
ber of other persons were allowed to vote for the said 
Robert Henry Hurst, whose votes ought not to have 
been received, because, at and before the period of the 
said Election, they were not only not in possession of 
the premises in respect of which they were registered, 
but moreover such premises, even if they had continued 
in possession thereof, were not of the annual value re- 
quired by law to entitle them to vote; that certain other 
persons were allowed to vote for the said Robert Henry 
Hurst, whose votes ought not to have been received, 
because the premises in respect of which they voted were, 
after objection taken and inquiry made, held to be in- 
sufficient, and their claims to be registered in respect 
thereof, were rejected at a previous registry, but the 
same claims were admitted at a subsequent registry by 
reason of no objection having been then taken; that 
certain other persons were allowed to vote for the said 
Robert Henry Hurst, whose votes ought not to have 
been received, because at the period of their registry 
they had not paid the rates which by law they were re- 
quired to have paid to entitle them to be registered ; 
and other persons were allowed to vote for the said 


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A. 1835. 


Robert Henry Hurst, who had not paid the rates which 
according to law they ought to have paid to entitle them 
to vote at the said Election ; that certain other persons 
were allowed to vote for the said Robert Henry Hurst, 
whose votes ought not to have been received, because they 
had not been in possession of the premises in respect of 
which they claimed a right to vote, for twelve calendar 
months next previous to the last day of July in the year 
in which they were registered previous to the said Elec- 
tion, and moreover they had not been rated in respect 
thereof for the relief of the poor in the manner required 
by law to entitle them to vote; that a number of other 
persons were allowed to vote for the said Robert Henry 
Hurst, whose votes ought not to have been received, 
because the premises in respect of which they were re- 
gistered and allowed to vote, were not of the annual 
value required by law; that certain other persons were 
allowed to vote for the said Robert Henry Hurst who 
were not, at the period of the said Election, possessed 
of any legal qualification which entitled them to vote ; 
that certain other persons were allowed to vote for thé 
said Robert Henry Hurst, who were incapacitated from 
voting by reason of their being then employed in col- 
lecting, receiving or managing the revenue of the Post- 
office; that the votes of certain other persons were 
received for the said Robert Henry Hurst, who at the 
period of giving the same laboured under mental inca- 
pacity, and were incapable of understanding for whom 
they voted; that the votes of certain other persons were 
received for the said Robert Henry Hurst, who were 


employed by him, and acted as his agents or check 


clerks in the said Election; that the votes of several 
persons were tendered for the Petitioner who ought to 
have been allowed to vote, but were improperly prevented 
from so doing; that the votes of certain other persons 
were received for the said Robert Henry Hurst, who 
had rendered themselves disqualified to vote by reason 
of a certain corrupt agreement or engagement entered 
into by them to procure the Return of the said Robert 
Henry Hurst to serve in Parliament for the said Borough; 
that the Return of the said Robert Henry Hurst was 
brought about by means of such corrupt agreement or 
engagement, and also by means of presents of money, 
or promises made to certain persons by the said Robert 
Henry Hurst, or by a certain person or persons acting 
for him, and in his behalf, of a sum or sums of money, 
gift or gifts, reward or rewards, to vote for the said 
Robert Henry Hurst, or to procure or endeavour to pro- 
cure the Return of the said Robert Henry Hurst as a 
Burgess to serve in Parliament for the said Borough, 
whereby the votes of such persons are not only bad, but 
the said Robert Henry Hurst is thereby rendered dis- 
qualified from serving in Parliament for the said Borough; 
the Petitioner therefore humbly prays of the House to 
take the premises into consideration, and to order the 
said Return to be amended, by striking therefrom the 
Name of the said Robert Henry Hurst, and inserting 
therein the Name of the Petitioner, or that the Petitioner 
may have such relief in the premises as to the House in 
their wisdom shall seem proper. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Tuesday, the 12th day of May next, at a 
quarter of an hour after three of the clock in the After- 
noon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of Eugene O’ Sullivan, in the borough of 
Bandon Bridge, draper, and of the other Persons whose 
names are thereunto subscribed, electors of the Borough 
of Bandon Bridge, in the county of Cork, on behalf of 
themselves and others, claiming a right to vote for a 
Burgess to serve in Parliament for the said Borough of 
Bandon Bridge, was also read ; setting forth, That all the 
Petitioners were at and during the last Election for a 
Burgess to serve in this present Parliament for the Bo- 
rough of Bandon Bridge, in the county of Cork, electors 
of the said Borough; that at the said Election Joseph 
Devonshire Jackson, Esquire, barrister, and James Red- 
mond Barry, were the only Candidates to represent the 
said Borough in Parliament; that a poll being demanded, 
the same was granted and proceeded on, until the ae 

teenth 





Bandon Bridge 
Borough 
Election. 
Petition of 
Electors. 





5 Witt. lV. 


teenth day of January last, when Francis Bernard Swiney, 
who acted thereat as Returning Officer, declared the 
majority of votes to be in favour of the said Joseph De- 
vonshire Jackson, and the said Joseph Devonshire Jackson 
was thereupon declared duly elected; that the said Jo- 
seph Devonshire Jackson, by himself, his agents, friends 
and managers, and by persons employed on his behalf, 
before and at and during the time of the said Election, 
was guilty of open and extensive bribery and corrupt 
practices, in order to procure persons having or claiming 
to have a right to vote at the said Election, to vote for 
the said Joseph Devonshire Jackson, and to forbear to 
vote for the said James Redmond Barry, and in order to 
procure the Return of the said Joseph Devonshire Jackson 
to serve in this present Parliament for the said Borough, 
and that said bribery and corrupt practices of the said 
Joeseph Devonshire Jackson, and of his friends, agents 
and managers, were notorious in the said Borough, and 
well known to the electors thereof; that the said Joseph 
Devonshire Jackson was for many years previous to said 
Election appointed to the office of Assistant Barrister for 
the county of Londonderry, and that at and subsequent 
to the time the said Joseph Devonshire Jackson was so 
returned as duly elected, he held the aforesaid appoint- 
ment of Assistant Barrister for said county, and re- 
ceived the salary by law annexed to that office, and 
— of the salary so received by him accrued after he 

ad been so declared duly elected to serve said Borough 
in this present Parliament; that in the year one thousand 
eight hundred and fifteen, the said Joseph Devonshire 
Jackson and one George Dickson, carried on the trade 
and business of linen-drapers, in copartnership, in the 
city of Dublin, and in the month of August in said year 
a commission of bankruptcy, under the Great Seal of 
Ireland, was awarded and issued against the said Joseph 
Devonshire Jackson and George Dickson, and that on the 
twenty-sixth day of August in that year, the said Joseph 
Devonshire ya na and George Dickson were duly de- 
clared bankrupts under said commission ; that one Wil- 
liam Locke and Alexander Maguire, then of the city of 
Dublin, were appointed assignees of the estate and effects 
of the said Joseph Devonshire Jackson and George Dickson; 
that on the twenty-sixth day of October in said year, and 
upon divers other days the said Joseph Devonshire Jack- 


’ gon surrendered himself under said commission, and 


submitted himself to be examined touching his trade, 
dealing, estate and effects; that William Locke, Alexander 
Maguire and Nicholas Mahon, and others, proved debts 
under said commission; that said William Locke, Alezx- 
ander Maguire and Nicholas Mahon have not as yet been 
paid or satisfied the debts so proved by them; that the 
debts proved and claimed under said commission amount 
to a considerable sum, exceeding forty thousand pounds, 
and same were not paid or satisfied at the time the said 
Joseph Devonshire Jackson was so returned as duly elected, 
and same have not as yet been paid or satisfied; that 
the said Joseph Devonshire Jackson was incapable of 
being elected to serve in Parliament, until his creditors 
under the said commission were paid or satisfied the 
full amount of the several debts claimed or proved under 
the said commission, pursuant to the provisions of a 
certain Act of Parliament passed in the nineteenth and 
twentieth years of his deceased Majesty King George the 
Third, intituled, “ An Act to explain an Act to prevent 
frauds committed by Bankrupts;” that the said Joseph 
Devonshire Jackson since he was so declared duly elected, 
has been appointed to the office of one of His Majesty’sSer- 
jeants-at-Law; that, by reason of the premises, the return 
of the said Joseph Devonshire Jackson to serve the said 
Borough in Parliament is illegal, and in violation of the 
Laws and Siatutes of the Realm, for preventing bribery 
and corruption at elections, and that the Election and 
Return of the said Joseph Devonshire Jackson ought to be 
declared wholly null and void, and that the said James 
Redmond Barry ought to have been returned at such 
Election to serve in Parliament for the said Borough of 
Bandon Bridge; the Petitioners therefore humbly pray 
the House to take the premises into consideration, and 
to declare the said Election and Return of the said Joseph 
Devonshire Jackson wholly null and void, and that the 
said James Redmond Barry may be declared duly elected, 
and may be substituted in the place of the said Joseph 
Devonshire Jackson,-to take his place as a Burgess to 


—. be a Borough of Bandon Bridge in Parliament, 





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and that the House may grant such relief to the Peti- 
tioners as the merits of this may require. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Thursday, the 14th day of May next, at 
three of the clock in the Afternoon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. § 


A Petition of James Hudson, Thomas Nunneley, John 
Coltman, and Thomas Flower, was also read; setting forth, 
That the Petitioners at the time of the last Election of 
Members to serve in this present Parliament for the 
Borough of Leicester, were and now are legal electors of 
the said Borough, and claimed to have, and had a right 
to vote, and did vote at the last election of Members to 
serve in this present Parliament for the said Borough ; 
that at the said Election Edward Goulburn, Esquire, 
serjeant-at-law, Thomas Giladstone, Esquire, William 
Evans, Esquire, and Wynn Ellis, Esquire, were Candi- 
dates to serve as Members in this Parliament for the said 
Borough ; that at the close of the poll at the said Election 
the Returning Officer of the said Borough declared the 
said Edward Groulburn and Thomas Gladstone duly 
elected to serve as Members in this Parliament for the 
said Borough of Leicester ; that the said Edward Goul- 
burn and Thomas Gladstone, by themselves and their 
agents, managers, and others on their behalf, before and 
at and during the said Election, and before and at and 
during the poll taken during the said Election, were 
guilty of various acts of bribery and corruption, and of 
corrupt and illegal practices, in order to procure the 
electors of the said Borough to give their votes to them 
the said Edward Goulburn and Thomas Gladstone, or to 
either of them ; that they the said Edward Goulburn and 
the said Thomas Gladstone, did by themselves and their 
agents and managers, and others on their behalf, give 
and cause to be given, and did promise and agree to 
give, and did know and consent to the giving, and pro- 
mising and agreeing to give money, gifts, and rewards 
to divers persons upon certain engagements, contracts 
and agreements, that such person or persons to whom, 
and to whose use, and in whose behalf such gifts, pro- 
mises, and agreements and engagements were made, 
should by themselves, or by others for them, or at their 
solicitation, request or command, procure and endeavour 
to procure the return of them the said Edward Goulburn 
and the said Thomas Gladstone for the said Borough of 
Leicester at such Election ; and that they the said Edward 
Goulburn and the said Thomas Gladstone, by themselves 
and by their agents, managers and others employed and 
sanctioned by them, and engaged and cobeigiak in ma- 
naging the Election on their behalf, by gifts and rewards, 
and by promises and ape did in fact corrupt and 
procure many persons having a right to vote, and claim- 
ing to have aright to vote at such Election, to give their 
votes to the said Edward Goulburn and the said Thomas 

Gladstone, in order that they might be returned at the 
said Election as Members to serve in this Parliament for 
the said Borough of Leicester; and that they the said 
Edward Goulburn and the said Thomas Gladstone did, 
after issuing of the Writ which,caused and commanded 
the said last Election for the Borough of Leicester, and 
before and at and during the said Election, by them- 
selves, their solicitors, agents, managers, committees, 
friends, and others on their behalf, engaged, concerned, 
and employed by them in managing and conductin 
their said Linsticn, and at their costs and charges, an 
at the costs and charges of others, give, present, and allow 
to divers persons having, and claiming to have, votes for 
the said Borough at the said Election, money, meat, 
entertainment and provision, and made presents, gifts, 
rewards, and entertainments, and promises, agreements, 
and obligations and engagements to give and allow 
money, meat, drink, provision, rewards and entertain- 
ments to and for divers persons having votes, and claim- 
ing to have votes at the said Election, and to and for the 
use, advantage, benefit and emolument, profit and pre- 
ferment of such persons, in order to the said Edward 
Goulburn and Thomas G'ladstone being elected, and for 
being elected Members to serve in this present Parlia- 
ment for the said Borough of Leicester; that the Return 
at such Election of the said Edward Goulburn and 
U Thomas 





TA 9° Marti. 


Thomas Gladstone was procured by bribery, corruption, 
illegal and unconstitutional interference, and by a system 
of corrupt and illegal practices; that by reason of the 
said several unconstitutional, illegal and corrupt prac- 
tices, they the said Edward Goulburn and Thomas Gilad- 
stone were returned as Members to serve in this present 
Parliament for the said Borough of Leicester, in violation 
of the freedom of Election, and of the just rights of the 
Petitioners, who by reason thereof humbly submit that 
the said Return of the said Edward Goulburn and Thomas 
Gladstone was and is wholly null and void, and that they 
the said Edward Goulburn and Thomas Gladstone were 
and are disabled and incapacitated to serve in this pre- 
sent Parliament for the said Borough; the Petitioners 
therefore most humbly pray the House to take the said 
premises into consideration, and to declare the Election 
and Return of the said Edward Goulburn and Thomas 
Gladstone null and void, and that they are not, and ought 
not to be deemed the Members to serve in this present 
Parliament for the said Borough of Leicester, and that 
the Names of the said Edward Goulburn and Thomas 
Gladstone may be erased from the said Return, and that 
the Petitioners may be heard, by themselves or their 
counsel, upon the matters of this their Petition, against 
the said , serey and that the House will make such 
further order, and grant to the Petitioners such relief in 
the premises for securing the freedom of Election in the 
said Borough of Leicester, as to the House shall seem 
meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Thursday, the 14th day of May next, ata 
quarter of an hour after three of the clock in the After- 
noon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hearing 
of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of the there-undersigned Electors of the 
city of Gloucester, was also read ; setting forth, That the 
Petitioners are all electors duly entitled to vote for the 
City of Gloucester ; that at the last Election for the said 
City, John Phillpotts, Esquire, Henry Thomas Hope, Es- 
quire, Maurice Frederick Fitzharding Berkeley, Esquire, 
and William Cother, Esquire, were Candidates, and the 
said Maurice Frederick Fitzharding wis 5 “he Henry 
Thomas Hope were returned ; that the said Maurice F’re- 
derich Fitzharding Berkeley, by himself and his agents, 
was guilty of the grossest acts of bribery and treating, in 
order to obtain votes, and to prevent others from giving 
votes to other Candidates, or some of them; that his 
Return as one of the Representatives in Parliament for 
the said City of Gloucester, having been in part obtained 
by such corrupt means, was illegal, and that he ought not 
be allowed to sit as one of the Representatives for the said 
City of Gloucester; the Petitioners therefore humbly 
pray, That the House will cause the matters aforesaid to 

e duly investigated, and that the Return of the said 
Maurice Frederich Fitzharding Berkeley may be set aside, 
and that he be not suffered to sit in the House as one of 
the Representatives of the City of Gloucester. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Tuesday, the 19th day of May next, at 
three of the clock in the Afternoon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary byt:e several Parties, on the hearing 
of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of Richard nena of Longueville, in the 
county of Cork, Esquire, was also read; setting forth, That 
at the late Election for Members to serve in Parliament, 
for the County of Cork, in Ireland, Feargus O’ Connor, 
Esquire, Garrett Standish Barry, Esquire, the Honour- 
able Francis Bernard, commonly called Lord Viscount 
Bernard, and the Petitioner, were Candidates to repre- 
sent the said County in this present Parliament; that 
three other Candidates were proposed aud seconded at 
the said Election, who severally declined proceeding to 
a poll; that a poll having been demanded, the same 
was granted and proceeded upon by the Honourable 
Wilkam Hare, commonly called Lord Viscount Ennis- 
more, who acted at said Election as Returning Officer, 

“he being the High Sheriff of said County of Cork ; that 





A. 1835. 


the said Feargus O’Connor, Esquire, had not at the 
time of said poll, nor at the time of the Election and 
Return hereinafter stated, an estate freehold or copy- 
hold for his own life, or for any greater estate either in 
law or equity, to and for his own use and benefit, of or 
in lands, tenements or hereditaments, over and above 
what would satisfy and clear all incumbrances that 
might affect the same, of the annual value of six hundred 
pounds above reprises, such as would qualify him to be 
elected and returned as a Member of Parliament for 
said County; that the said poll having been proceeded 
upon, due notice was publicly given to each elector who 
tendered his vote for the said Feargus O’ Connor, before 
he so tendered the same ; that the said Feargus O’ Connor 
was not duly qualified in point of property to be elected 
a Representative for the County of Cor , and that any 
vote given for the said Feargus O’Connor at the said 
Election would be thrown away and lost; that, not- 
withstanding the said notice so given, several electors 
who were served with said notices, tendered and 
persisted in tendering their votes for said Feargus 
O’ Connor; and the Petitioner submits that under the 
circumstances aforesaid, all such votes so tendered for 
the said Feargus O’Connor were wholly thrown away 
and lost, and that the said votes ought not to have been 
received by the Returning Officer for said County; 
that the said Lord Viscount Ennismore, acting as Re- 
turning Officer for said County, did, notwithstanding, 
receive and record the votes of the said several persons 
who so tendered their votes for the said Feargus 
O’ Connor after having received the said notice, although 
the said Lord Ennismore was duly required to reject 
the same; that the said Lord Viscount Ennismore, so 
acting as Returning Officer, before the Return was 
made, received due notice that the said Feargus 
O’ Connor was not duly qualified in property to repre- 
sent said County, and that notice of the same had been 
duly served upon each elector before he tendered his 
vote for said Feargus O’ Connor, and the said Returning 
Officer was then called upon to return such of the 
Candidates as should appear to be third on the poll, in 
place of said Feargus 0 Connor ; that the polling closed 
on the fifth polling day of the said Election, at the hour 
of five o’clock in the afternoon of said day, and that the 
Petitioner had then a large majority of legal and valid 
votes over the said Feargus O’Connor; and the Peti- 
tioner showeth that he was at the said Election declared 
the third on the poll, as having the greatest number of 
votes received and recorded by the said Returning 
Officer, and the Petitioner submits that, under the cir- 
cumstances aforesaid, the said Returning Officer ought 
to have declared him duly elected, but that the said 
Returning Officer refused so to declare the Petitioner, 
but declared said Feargus O’Connor, Esquire, and 
said Garrett Standish Barry, Esquire, duly elected to 
serve in Parliament for said County; the Petitioner 
humbly states that the said Feargus O’ Connor did not at 
the time of said Election, and does not now possess a 
bond fide estate for his own life, or for any greater es- 
tate either in law or equity, to and for his own use 
and benefit, of or in lands, tenements or hereditaments, 
over and above what would satisfy and clear all in- 
cumbrances that might affect the same, of the value of 
six hundred pounds above reprises, and that he was 
not, and is not now, duly qualified in property to 
represent said County of Cork in Parliament; that 
between the hours of nine o’clock in the forenoon and 
five o'clock in the afternoon of the third polling-day of 
the Election, and while several electors were waiting 
to tender their votes, Mr. James O’Brien, one of the 
deputies of the Returning Officer, voluntarily quitted 
his booth, and also at a subsequent period of the same 
day he again quitted his booth (although the inspector 
for the Petitioner remonstrated against his so doing), 
and remained out of it for about an hour, during which 
time several electors were in attendance, and anxious to 
tender their votes for the Petitioner; that, upon the last 
polling day of the Election, the same deputy did not 
open his booth until five minutes before ten o’clock, 
and that between the hours of nine and ten o'clock, 
electors appeared to tender their votes for the Peti- 
tioner, but no deputy being there to receive same, such 
electors quitted the booth, and did not vote at said 
Election; the Petitioner therefore humbly prays, om 

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the House will be pleased to take the premises into 
their consideration, and to declare the Election of the 
said Feargus O’ Connor wholly null and void, and that 
the said Feargus O’ Connor may be declared not qua- 
lified and ineligible to serve in this present Parliament 
as Member for the said vraag of Cork, and that the 
Petitioner may be declared to have been duly elected, 
and that he ought to have been returned as one of the 
Members to serve in this present Parliament for the 
said County, and that the Return of the said Feargus 
O’ Connor may be set aside, and that the Name of the 
said Feargus O’ Connor may be erased from the Return, 
and the Name of the Petitioner substituted therein in 
the name of the said Feargus O’Connor, and that the 
Petitioner may have such further and other relief in the 
premises as to the House may seem proper. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Tuesday, the 19th day of May next, at 
a quarter of an hour after three of the clock in the After- 
noon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers, and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the 
hearing of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of Robert Bevan, of the town of Monmouth, 
in the county of Monmouth, doctor of physic, Richard 
Amphlett, of the same town, Esquire, and Edward 
Lucas, of the same town, Esquire, electors of the bo- 
rough of Monmouth, in the county of Monmouth, who 
had a right of voting at the last Election for the said 
Borough, and who claim to have had a right of voting 
at such last Election, and who did in fact vote thereat, 
was also read; setting forth, That at the said last Elec- 
tion for the Borough of Monmouth, Joseph Bailey, 
junior, Esquire, of Glanusk Park, in the county of 
Brecon, and Benjamin Hall, Esquire, of Lanover, in the 
said county of Monmouth, were Candidates to represent 
the said Borough in Parliament ; that the said Benjamin 
Hall was returned as duly elected to serve as a Member 
for the said Borough in Parliament; that at such Elec- 
tion many persons who were entitled to vote thereat, 
and who tendered their votes at such Election for the 
said Joseph Bailey, junior, were rejected and refused to 
be admitted to vote for the said Joseph Bailey, junior, 
whereby such votes do not appear and were not placed 
on the poll at such Election; that many other persons 
were admitted to vote, and did in fact vote for the said 
Benjamin Hall, who were not entitled, and had no 
right to vote at such Election, whereby the said Ben- 
jamin Hall obtained a colourable majority over the 
said Joseph Bailey; that the votes of several other 
persons were accepted and received at the _ who 
voted for the said Benjamin Hall, although such persons 
were not entitled to vote at such Election, but had 
falsely and deceitfully assumed the names and cha- 
racters of certain other persons whose names were 
inserted in the Register of Votes for the said Borough 
in force at such Election, and by means of such false 
and deceitful personation voted as and for such other 
persons in favour of the said Benjamin Hall; that many 
other persons were admitted to vote, and did in fact 
vote for the said Benjamin Hall, who had no right to 
vote for the said Borough, and whose names were not 
on the Register of Voters of the said Borough in force 
at such last Election, but such persons voted at such 
Election for the said Benjamin Hail, as and for and in 
the names of other persons, whose names were inserted 
in such Register; that many other persons were ad- 
mitted to vote for, and did in fact vote for the said Ben- 
jamin Hall, whose names did not appear upon, and were 
not in fact on the said Register, nor were such persons 
registered at all, nor had such persons any right or title 
to be registered as voters for the said Borough of 
Monmouth; that the votes of several other persons 
were accepted for the said Benjamin Hall, who were 
bribed to give their votes at such Election; that many 
pesca ras registered as persons entitled to vote in 
the Election of a Member for the said Borough, in 
respect of property occupied within the said Borough, 
Hs an Act passed in the second year of the reign of 

ng William the Fourth, intituled, “ An Act to amend 
the Representation of the People in England and 


Wales,” were allowed to vote, and did vote for the 
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75 


said Benjamin Hall, although at the time they so voted 
they had become disqualified and personally incapa- 
citated by having parted with, sold, left, departed from 
or abandoned, or otherwise ceased to be possessed of, or 
to occupy, the property in the said Borough, in respect 
of which their names were originally inserted in the 
Register of Voters for the said Borough, in force at such 
Election; that many other persons registered as elec- 
tors of the said Borough ay burgesses or freemen of 
Monmouth, or burgesses or freemen of Newport and 
Usk rag. ab: Newport and Usk being places shar- 
ing in the election with Monmouth aforesaid, were al- 
lowed to vote for, and did in fact vote for the said 
Benjamin Hall, although they had at the time they so 
voted become disqualified and personally incapacitated, 
by having ceased to reside as freemen or burgesses 
within the said Borough, or within Newport or Usk 
aforesaid, or within such other and further limits as are 
required by the Act of Parliament above mentioned, and 
by the Schedule (E.) 2, to that Act annexed; that many 
other persons, some of whom were registered as electors 
of the said Borough, in respect of property occupied 
within the said Borough, as aforesaid, and others of 
whom were registered as electors of the Borough as 
burgesses or freemen as aforesaid, were admitted to vote, - 
and did in fact vote for the said Benjamin Hall, who 
had not at the said Election, and at the time they so 
voted, the same qualification for which their names were 
originally inserted in the Register of Voters for the said 
Borough in force at the said Election; that several other 
persons were admitted to vote, and did in fact vote for 
the said Benjamin Hall, although such persons, at the 
time they so voted, had left, changed or abandoned, or 
sold or otherwise parted with the occupations and resi- 
dences for which they had been registered, and were 
therefore not entitled to vote, and others had ceased to 
reside within the said Borough, or the limits required 
by the Statute in that case made and provided; that 
many other persons who were so registered as electors 
of the said Borough of Monmouth, and were allowed to 
vote, and did in fact vote for the said Benjamin Hall, 
had at various times, and particularly between the thirty- 
first day of July next preceding the said last Election 
and the day on which they so voted, received parochial 
relief or other alms, whereby they were disqualified from 
voting at such Election; that other persons registered 
as aforesaid, and who were admitted to vote for, and did 
in fact vote for the said Benjamin Hall, were disquali- 
fied and personally incapacitated, some by the receipt 
of alms or parochial relief, and others by having been 
employed as attornies and agents, and in other capaci- 
ties for the purpose of the said Election, contrary to the 
Statute in such case made and provided; that the names 
of several other persons whose votes were taken and re- 
ceived at the poll taken at such Election for the said 
Benjamin Hall, were inserted as well in the said Re- 
gister as in the several Lists from which the said Register 
was formed, and who had not any such occupation, resi- 
dence or qualification as described in the said Register 
or Lists; that the names of several other persons whose 
votes were taken at such Election for the said Benjamin 
Hall, were inserted as aforesaid, who had not any qua- 
lification whatever, or any right to be so inserted ; that 
the names of several other persons were inserted as afore- 
said, who were incapacitated from voting by the receipt 
of alms or parochial relief; that the names of other per- 
sons were inserted as aforesaid, who did not reside in the 
said Borough or within the limits prescribed by the Sta- 
tute in such case made and provided; all which said 
several persons were admitted to vote, and did in fact 
vote for the said Benjamin Hall; that the names of 
several persons who were admitted to vote, and did in 
fact vote for the said Benjamin Hall, were improperly 
and erroneously retained in the said Register, and the 
names of several other persons who tendered their votes 
for the said Joseph mie junior, were improperly omitted 
therefrom ; that one John Owen, being at the said last 
Election Mayor of the Town of Newport aforesaid, and 
the Deputy for such Town of Newport, appointed by the 
Returning Officer of the said Borough of Monmouth, 
illegally and improperly ordered and directed the Poll 
Clerk who was then taking the poll at Newport afore- 
said, to erase the name of one Edmund Lewellyn, who 
had previously voted for " said Joseph Bailey, sy 
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Petition of 
Mr. Bailey. 


76 


from the List of the said Joseph Bailey’s voters, and to 
add the name of the said Edmund Lewellyn to the List 
of votes given to the said Benjamin Hall, which illegal 
and improper order and direction was executed by the 
said Poll Clerk, whereby one voter was 4 Oz and 
illegally taken from the number of voters who polled 
for the said Joseph Bailey, and one voter mpaney and 
illegally added to the number of voters who polled for 
the said Benjamin Hail; that several votes given to the 
said Joseph Bailey, and which were entered on the Poll 
Book as votes given to him, the said Joseph Bailey, were 
afterwards transferred to the said Benjamin Hall, as 
votes given to him the said Benjamin Hall, although the 
said votes had not been given to or tendered for him 
the said Benjamin Hall; that the said Benjamin Hall, 
by himself, his agents and managers, and by persons 
employed on his behalf, did before and after the issuing 
the Writ which commanded and directed the said last 
Election, and before, at and during the said Election, 
give, present and allow to divers persons, having and 
claiming to have votes at such Election, money, meat, 
entertainment and provisions, and made promises, agree- 
ments and engagements to present and allow money, 
meat and entertainment, to and for the use of such per- 
sons having and claiming to have votes at such Election, 
in order to his being elected, and for being elected a 
Member to serve in Parliament for the said Borough of 
Monmouth; that the said Benjamin Hall, by himself, 
his agents and managers, was guilty of various acts of 
bribery and corruption, and of various illegal and cor- 
rupt practices, before, at and during the poll taken at 
such Election, in order to procure the electors of the 
said Borough, or some of them, to give their votes to 
him the said Benjamin Hall, by means of all which said 
several premises, the said Benjamin Hall obtained a 
colourable majority of votes over the said Joseph Bailey, 
junior; the Petitioners therefore humbly pray the House 
to take the premises into consideration, and to declare 
the Election and Return of the said Benjamin Hall 
wholly null and void, and to declare that the said Jo- 
seph Bailey, junior, was duly elected, and ought to have 
been returned to serve in Parliament for the said Bo- 
rough, and that the House will afford to the Petitioners 
such further and other relief in the premises as to the 
House shall seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into con- 
sideration upon Thursday, the 21st day of May next, 
at three of the clock in the Afternoon. 

A Petition of Joseph Bailey, junior, Esquire, of Glanusk 
Park, in the county of Brecon, was also read; setting 
forth, That at the last election of a Burgess to serve in 
Parliament for the Borough of Monmouth, in the County 
of Monmouth, Benjamin Hall, Esquire, of Lanover, in the 
County of Monmouth, and the Petitioner, were Candi- 
dates, and that the said Benjamin Hall was returned as 
Member to serve in Parliament for the said Borough; 
that at the said Election many persons were admitted to 
vote for the said Benjamin Hall who had no right to 
vote at the said Election, by which the said Benjamin 
Hall obtained a cclourable majority over the said Pe- 
titioner ; that the Register of Teton in force at the said 
last Election for the said Borough of Monmouth, was im- 
perfect, informal, illegal and incorrect; that many per- 
sons whose names appeared upon the said Register, were 
not entitled on the last day of July next preceding such 
Election, to have their names inserted in the List of 
Voters for the said Borough of Monmouth, nor to have 
their names inserted in or retained on the said Register; 
that the said names ought to have been omitted and 
expunged out of and from such Register, and that such 
persons whose names were so improperly inserted and 
retained in such Register, were allowed to vote, and did 
in fact vote for the said Benjamin Hall at such Election; 
that other persons who were entitled on the last day of 
July aforesaid, to have their names inserted in the Lists 
of Voters for the said Borough, were omitted out of such 
Lists, and the names of many other persons who were 
entitled as above mentioned, whose names were inserted 
in such Lists, were omitted and expunged out of and 
from such Register; that such persons whose names 
were thus omitted out of such Lists, and omitted and 
eayenere out of such Register, had nevertheless a good 
right to vote at the said last Election, and tendered their 
votes and offered to vote for the Petitioner, but were 


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A. 1835. 


refused to be allowed so to vote, and were altogether 
rejected from the poll; that many other persons who 
were admitted to vote, and did in fact vote for the said. 
Benjamin Hall, had not any such qualifications as were 
described in such Register as being the qualifications for 
which their names were severally and respectively in- 
serted in such Register; that such persons were and 

each of them was severally and respectively lawfull 
questioned, by the Returning Officer and his lawful de- 
puties, whether they and each of them had the same 
qualifications for which their names were severally and 
respectively inserted in the said Register of Voters, at the 
same time stating to each of such persons the particulars 
of such qualification, as the same was described in such 
Register, whereupon such persons falsely and fraudu- 
lently answered to such questions, that they had the same 
qualification, although in fact they never at any time 
had or had been in the possession or occupation of the 
particular qualification in respect of which their names 
had been severally inserted in such Register; that such 
persons were, by means of such false and fraudulent 
answers, allowed to vote for the said Benjamin Hall, 
although at the time it was declared and made to appear 
and be known to the said Returning Officer and his 
lawful deputies, that the qualifications in respect of 
which such persons severally claimed and professed to 
vote were other and different qualifications from those 
for which their names had been severally inserted in such 
Register ; that many other persons whose names appeared 
on the said Register of voters of the Borough of Mon- 
mouth as persons having a right to vote for the said Bo- 
rough of Monmouth, and who were admitted to vote, and 
did in fact vote for the said Benjamin Hall at the said 
last Election, had not at such Election, and at the time 
when they so voted, the same qualification for which 
their names were inserted in the said Register; that many 
other persons, being freemen and burgesses of Mon- 
mouth, and burgesses and freemen of Newport and of 
Usk, being places sharing in the Election for the said 
Borough of Monmouth, whose names appeared on the 
said Register, and’ who were admitted to vote, and did 
in fact vote for the said Benjamin Hall, had become dis- 
qualified from voting at such Election, and were in fact 
disqualified at the time they so voted, by reason that 
some of such persons, being freemen and burgesses of 
Monmouth, had at the time they so voted ceased to reside 
within such Borough of Monmouth, or within seven sta- 
tute miles from the place where the poll for such Borough 
has been heretofore taken, and by reason that others of 
such persons being burgesses and freemen of Newport 
and Usk respectively, had at the time they so voted 
ceased to reside within such places respectively, or within 
the limits and distance prescribed and directed in such 
cases respectively, by an Act of Parliament made and 
passed in the second year of our Lord the King, intituled, 
*“* An Act toamend the Representation of the People in 
England and Wales,” and by the Schedule (E.) 2, to that 
Act annexed; that many kes persons whose names ap- 
peared on the said Register of Voters, and who were 
admitted to vote, and who in fact did vote for the said 
Benjamin Hall at the said last Election, had become dis- 
qualified and personally incapacitated from voting at 
such Election, and were in fact disqualified and person- 
ally incapacitated at the time when they so voted, by 
having received parochial relief, or other alms, which, by 
the law of Parliament, disqualified them from voting; 
that many other persons whose names appeared on the 
said Register, and who were admitted to vote, and who in 
fact did vote for the said Benjamin Hall at the said Elec- 
tion, had become disqualified and personally incapa- 
citated from voting at such Election, and were so 
disqualified and personally incapacitated when they 
so voted, by their having, within six Calendar months 
previous to such Election, or at such Election, or within 
fourteen days after such Election was completed, been 
employed as agents, attornies, flagmen or in some 
other capacity for the purpose of such Election, and 
had before, or have since such Election, accepted and 
taken from the said Benjamin Hall, or some other per- 
son, in consideration of, and with reference to their 
several employments, certain sums of money, fees, 
pone or promises or securities for sums of money, or 
ees or places; that many other persons whose names 

appeared on the said Register, and who were admitted Ne 
vote, 








5 Wit. lV. 


vote, and who in fact did vote for the said Benjamin Hall 
at such Election, had become disqualified from voting at 
such Election, and were so disqualified when they so 
voted, by having received bribes or promises of ase 
or bribes, or other rewards for giving their votes at suc 

Election, or had become otherwise disqualified and per- 
sonally incapacitated to vote at such Election at the times 
when they were severally admitted to vote for the said 
Benjamin Hall; that many other persons who were al- 
lowed to vote, and did in fact vote for the said Benjamin 
Hall at such Election, were wholly disqualified and in- 
capacitated from voting thereat by having before such 
Election, and before they so voted, parted with, sold, 
left, changed or departed from, or abandoned the house, 
premises, or other property in respect of which their 
names had been inserted and retained in the Register of 
Voters, and that such last-mentioned persons, on the said 
Returning Officer and his deputies, duly appointed, put- 
ting to them, in due manner and form, the questions 
authorized and directed by law to be put to voters, did, 
at the time when they tendered their votes, and when 
such questions were put to them, a and fraudulently 
answer that they had the same qualification for which 
their names were originally inserted in the said Register 
of Voters, which said last-mentioned persons were ad- 
mitted and allowed to be entered on the poll-books as 
good votes for the said Benjamin Hall, although at the 
time it was made to appear to the said Returning Officer 
and his said Deputies, that such last-mentioned persons 
had not then the same qualifications for which their 
names were originally inserted in the said Register; that 
many other persons were admitted to vote for, and did in 
fact vote for, the said Benjamin Hall at the said Elec- 
tion, although such persons were not entitled to vote at 
the said Election, but had falsely and deceitfully as- 
sumed the names and characters of other persons whose 
names were inserted in such Register, and by means of 
such false and deceitful personation voted as and for 
such other persons in favour of the said Benjamin Hall; 
that several other persons were allowed to vote, and did 
in fact vote at such Election for the said Benjamin Hall, 
although such persons voted at the said Election as and 
for, and in the name and names of other persons whose 
names were inserted in the said Register, and although 
they were not the persons whose names were so inserted, 
but other and different persons, who had no right to vote 
at such Election ; that several other persons were allowed 
to vote, and did in fact vote for the said Benjamin Hall 
at such Election, although the names of such persons 
were not inserted in the Register, nor were such persons 
registered as voters for the said Borough; that several 
other persons were allowed to vote, and did in fact vote, 
for the said Benjamin Hall, at the said last Election, 
some of which persons had become disqualified since 
the thirty-first day of July next preceding the said last 
Election, by having between that day and the day on 
which they and each of them voted, left, sold, changed 
and abandoned the several occupations, properties 
and qualifications for which their names were inserted 
in such Register, and were therefore not entitled to 
vote at such Election ; some other of which persons had 
become disqualified since the said thirty-first day of July, 
by having, between that day and the day on which they 
and each of them voted, ceased to reside, as required by 
the Statute in such case made and provided, in order 
to retain and enjoy the right of voting for the said 
Borough of Monmouth, as freemen and burgesses of 
Monmouth, or as freemen and burgesses of Newport and 
Usk respectively; some other of which persons had been 
disqualified by stan, since the said thirty-first day of 
July between that day and the day on which they and 
each of them so voted, had and accepted parochial relief 
and alms; some other of which persons claiming a right 
to vote for the said Borough of Monmouth, in respect of 
the town of Newport, had become disqualified, by Sadie 
received alms or parochial relief between the said thirty- 
first ~ of July and the said Election ; that one John 
Owen, being at such election Mayor of the town of 
Newport, was appointed by the Returning Officer of 
the said Borough of Monmouth to be the Deputy for 
the said town of Newport, to receive the votes of persons 
having a right to vote in the election of a Member for 
the said Borough of Monmouth, in respect of such town 


of ae Ton that the said John Owen, on the first day 


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TT 


of taking the said poll at Newport, at such last Election, 
received and accepted the vote of a man named Edmund 
"Lewellyn, who duly and legally tendered and gave his 
vote for the Petitioner, and who claimed to have a right, 
and who had a right to vote at such last election of a 
Member for the Borough of Monmouth, in respect of a 
qualification which he, the said Edmund Lewellyn had 
at Newport aforesaid, and for which he the said Edmund 
Lewellyn was duly registered at Newport aforesaid ; and 
the said vote being so duly tendered and given, and so 
received and accepted, was duly entered in the poll- 
book as a vote forthe Petitioner, by the poll-clerk, whose 
duty it was to enter and record the same; nevertheless, 
on the next day, that is to say, on the second day of taking 
the poll at Newport, at such last Election, he, the said John 
Owen, illegally and improperly ordered and directed the 
said poll-clerk to erase and expunge the vote of the said 
Edmund Lewellyn, so tendered, given, received, entered 
and recorded, as aforesaid, as a vote given, entered and 
recorded for the Petitioner, and illegally and improperly 
ordered and directed the said poll-clerk to enter and re- 
cord the said vote as a vote tendered and given to the said 
Benjamin Hall, whereupon the said poll-clerk, in obedi- 
ence to such illegal and improper orders and directions, 
erased and expunged the said vote from the List of Voters 
given for the Petitioner, and added the said vote to the 
list of votes given to the said Benjamin Hall, whereby 
the Petitioner lost two votes; that the votes of several 
persons who voted for the Petitioner, and whose votes 
were received, and actually recorded and entered in the 
poll-book as votes given to the Petitioner were erased 
therefrom, and the votes of such persons afterwards re- 
corded and entered on the poll-book as votes given to 
the said Benjamin Hall, although such votes had not 
been given to or tendered for the said Benjamin Hall; 
by all which said several premises the said Benjamin 
Hall obtained a colourable majority of votes over the said: 
Petitioner, whereas the majority of legal votes was in fa- 
vour of the said Petitioner; the Petitioner therefore 
prays the House to take the said premises into their con- 
sideration, and to declare the Election and Return of 
the said Benjamin Hall null and void, and that the Pe- 
titioner was duly elected, and ought to have been re- 
turned to serve in Parliament for the said Borough, or that 
the House will afford to the Petitioner such further and 
other relief in the premises as to the House shall seem fit. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into conside- 
ration at the same time that the last preceding Petition is 
ordered to be taken into consideration. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties on the hear- 
ing of the matters of the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Hughes Russell, of number three, Gilent- 
worth-street, in the parish of Saint Michael, and liber- 
ties of the city of Limerick, Esquire; Thomas Goggin 
Glover, of number eleven, Futland-street, in the parish 
and liberties aforesaid, gentleman; William Glover, of 
number eleven, Autland-street aforesaid, gentleman ; 
John Wallace, of Lower Mallow-street, in the parish and 
liberties aforesaid, Esquire ; and James Mark, of Taylor- 
street, in the parish of Saint Michael and liberties of 
the said city, gentleman, electors of the — of the 
city of Limerick, on behalf of themselves and others, 
claiming and having a right to vote at the election of 
Members to serve in Parliament for the said County of 
the City, held on the eighth day of January one thousand 
eight hundred and thirty-five, was also read; setting 
forth, That all the Petitioners are and were at and 
during the last election of Members to serve in this 
Parliament for the said County of the City of Lime- 
rick, electors of the said County of the City, and had and 
claim to have had a right to vote for Members to serve in 
Parliament at the said last Election for the said County 
of the City ; that, in consequence of the dissolution of the 
late Parliament, a Writ of Summons was issued and di- 
rected to the Sheriffs of the said County of the City of 
Limerick, commanding them to proceed to the election 
of two Citizens thereof, to represent the said County of 
the City in Parliament; that the said Writ was received 
by the said Sheriffs, George Lloyd and Francis Philip 
Russell, Esquires, on the third day of January last, one 
thousand eight hundred ~~ thirty-five ; and on the same 


day 


Limerick 
CityElection. 
Petition of 
Electors. 








7 9° Marti. 


day the said Sheriffs caused Proclamation to be made at 
the Court-house or Tholsel, in the said city, and affixed 


A. 1835. 


electors in the said Grand Jury-room), and that advan- 
tage would be taken of it,” or words to that effect; and 


a notice of the time and place of holding the said Elec- *some of the agents or friends of the said William Roche 


tion, and thereby appointed Thursday, the eighth day of 
January last for the holding of the said Election at the 
said Tholsel; that at the time the said Sheriffs received 
the said Writ, and caused the said Proclamation to be 
made, and the said notice to be affixed, the said Writ was 
invalid and defective, not having been dated or tested, as 
required by law; that on Sunday, the fourth day of Ja- 
nuary last, after the said notice had been so affixed, the 
said Sheriffs sent back the said defective Writ to the 
Crown and Hanaper Office in Dublin, to be amended, 
and on Tuesday, the sixth day of January, they again re- 
ceived the said Writ, with the word “second” inserted 
therein, before the words “day of January,” as the test 
thereof; that the said Sheriffs did not thereupon make 
any new Proclamation, or affix any new or further 
notice of the time and place of the holding the said Elec- 
tion, or alter the day so originally and, as the Petitioners 
submit, illegally fixed for the same ; but on Thursday the 
said eighth day of January, they proceeded to hold the 
said Election, pursuant to the said notice of the said third 
of January; that the said Election commenced between 
the hours of ten and eleven o’clock in the forenoon of 
Thursday, the said eighth day of January last, in the 
Court-house of the said county of the city, called the 
Tholsel, when William Roche and David Roche, Esquires, 
were severally proposed as Candidates, and Henry Wat- 
son, of Shannon View, in the said county of the city, 
Esquire, an Alderman of the said city, was also duly pro- 
sed as a Candidate, and the said William Roche, David 
Roche and Henry Watson, were a put in nomi- 
nation as candidates by the said Sheriffs, who having 
declared the majority, on the show of hands, to be for 
the said William Roche and David Roche, a poll was de- 
manded, in the usual manner, on behalf of the said 
Henry Watson, which was granted by the said Sheriffs, 
who, after they had taken and subscribed the oath re- 
quired by law, previous to the poll being taken, retired 
to the Grand Jury-room in the said Tholsel, in order to 
select deputies, and make other arrangements necessary 
for taking the poll; that some hours having elapsed, 
and the said Sheriffs not having returned to the said 
Court, nor appointed deputies to take the poll, a num- 
ber of duly qualified electors of the said County of the 
City, among whom were the Petitioners, went to the 
said Grand Jury-room, and stated to the said Sheriffs, 
“ that they were come to vote for the said Henry Wat- 
son, and as deputies had not been appointed, required 
the said Sheriffs to receive their votes for the said Henry 
Watson,” and at the same time several of the said electors 
per the certificates of their registry to the said 
heriffs, who took some of them from the said electors, 
but the said Sheriffs refused to take the votes so ten- 
dered, or to enter them on the poll, and stated that they 
would proceed to the open Court, and there swear in 
their deputies and other officers, for the purpose of tak- 
ing the poll, and then proceed to take the same; that 
the Petitioners and the said other electors who had come 
to vote for the said Henry Watson, relying on this state- 
ment of the said Sheriffs, remained in the said Grand 
Jury-room, waiting the time when the said Sheriffs would 
be ready to proceed with the poll; that about the time 
when the said Sheriffs returned to the said Court, the 
said Henry Watson, who then appeared there for the 
first time, addressed the electors and the other persons 
assembled, and stated, “that he was advised not to con- 
test the Representation of the said City, as the Writ un- 
der which the Election was holden was informal,” and 
thereupon the agents and friends of the said William 
Roche and David Roche, required the said Sheriffs to de- 
clare the said William Roche and David Roche dul 
elected ; whereupon the said Sheriffs, in compliance with 
the said request, and without giving any notice to the 
Petitioners and the other electors who were waiting in 
the said Grand Jury-room, and without making any Pro- 
clamations, or calling upon the electors to come forward 
and vote, declared the said William Roche and David 
Roche duly elected ; that, immediately after such decla- 
ration was made by the said Sheriffs, the said David 
Roche came forward to the hustings, and said, “ that 
some votes had been taken up stairs (meaning the votes 
that had been tendered by the Petitioners and the other 


and David Roche said, “ they ought to poll a sufficient 
number of votes to give them (the said Roche's) ma- 
jority,” and thereupon five persons claiming to be elec- 
tors, but who were not duly qualified electors, were polled 
by the said Sheriffs, and their votes, which were given 
for the said William Roche and David Roche, were en- 
tered upon the poll-book by the acting Deputy Clerk of 
the Peace of the said County of the City, by the direc- 
tion of the said Sheriffs, who had not sworn in their de- 
puties or other officers, and who did not give any notice 
to the Petitioners and the said other electors, the friends 
of the said Henry Watson, that the poll was about to be 
commenced; that, upon discovering that the poll had 
commenced, the Petitioners and the said other electors, 
the friends and supporters of the said Henry Watson, en- 
deavoured to reach the hustings in the Court where the 
poll was going on, and some of the said electors, sup- 
porters and friends of the said Henry Watson, called 
out to the said Sheriffs, “ that there were electors with 
them coming to tender their votes for the said Henry 
Watson, that they could not get in, and that the said 
Sheriffs should clear a passage for them,” when one 
of the said Sheriffs replied, “ that Mr. Watson had de- 
clined the contest, and that the Election was at an end, 
and the Messieurs Roche were elected,” or to that 
effect; that the said Sheriffs were again called on and 
required to take the votes of the said electors which 
were there to be tendered for the said Henry Watson, 
and were informed, “ that Alderman Watson’s friends 
had put him in nomination, that other electors were 
coming in to vote for him, and would return him if the 
could, and that they the electors might put another Can- 
didate in nomination,” or to that effect ; the said Sheriffs, 
however, ultimately refused to receive the said votes, and 
addressed the electors and others assembled, saying, 
** the Election is over, the two Roches are returned, you 
may all go home ;” whereupon the Petitioners and the 
other supporters of the said Henry Watson, finding that 
the said Sheriffs were determined not to receive any votes 
for the said Henry Watson, and being assailed with threats 
and abuse by the partisans of the said William Roche 
and David Roche, retired from the said hustings, pro- 
testing against the said irregular proceedings, whereby 
they were prevented from exercising their franchises and 
privileges as electors ; that the said Sheriffs, by the in- 
denture of Return to the said Writ made by them, state, 
that the parties to the said indenture, together with the 
major part of the electors of the said County of the City, 
by unanimous assent and consent, freely and indifferently 
elected the said William Roche and David Roche to be 
citizens to the said Parliament for the said County of 
the City, and altogether suppressed the facts of the said 
Henry Watson having been put in nomination by the 
said electors, a poll having been granted and proceeded 
with, and votes recorded for the said Candidates respec- 
tively ; the Petitioners further show, that the said five 
persons who were admitted to poll by the said Sheriffs 
for the said William Roche and David Roche were and 
are persons professing the Roman Catholic religion, and 
were and are in fact Roman Catholics, and that they did 
not, nor did any or either of them respectively take and 
subscribe the oath by law required, so as to entitle them to 
vote at the said Election at any time before they so voted ; 
nor did they, nor any, nor either of them, produce certi- 
ficates of their having taken and subscribed the said 
oaths with the required additions, nor produce certificates 
of their being registered electors of the said County of 
the City; that the said five persons who so voted for the 
said William Roche and David Roche were altogether 
disqualified from voting, and the Petitioners and the 
other electors who so tendered their votes for the said 
Henry Watson being duly qualified, are, as the Peti- 
tioners submit, entitled to have their names entered on 
the poll for the said Henry Watson, whereby the said 
Henry Watson would have not only a majority, but the 
only legal votes which were received or tendered at the 
said Election; the Petitioners therefore submit that, 
under all the circumstances, the said William Roche and 
Dawid Roche were unduly elected and returned, and 
that the said Return so made by the said Sheriffs was 
illegal and void ; the Petitioners therefore humbly ee. 
at 





Ret 


Tesp 
Asse 
(Sco 
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Hav 
Imp 
Peti 


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An 


Return 
respecting 
Assessed Taxes 
(Scotland), 
presented, 


Haverfordwest 
Improvement 
Petition, 


Leven 
Drainage 
Petition, 


Edinburgh 
Annuity Tax 
gulation 

tition, 


5 Wii. IV. 


That the House will take into their consideration the 
several matters and things hereinbefore stated, and that 
the said William Roche and David Roche may be declared 
not to have been duly elected and returned, and that the 
votes so entered for them on the said poll may be struck 
off same, and that the votes of the Petitioners and of the 
other electors tendered for the said Henry Watson, may 
be entered on the poll of the said Election, and that the 
said Henry Watson having had the only legal votes ten- 
dered thereat, may be declared duly elected, and substi- 
tuted in the Return for the said County of the City of 
Limerick, and that a new Writ may be directed to be 
issued for the election of a second Citizen to represent 
the said County of the City in Parliament, or that the 
said Election and Return may be declared wholly null 
and void, and that the House may make such order, and 
give such further relief in the premises, as the merits of 
the case may require, and as the House shall think fit. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Thursday, the 21st day of May next, ata 
quarter of an hour after three of the clock in the After- 
noon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





Martis, 10° die Marti; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


M® Tierney, from the Tax Office, was called in, 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to the direc- 
tions of an Act of Parliament,—Return of Copies of 
Cases, stated and signed by the Commissioners acting 
in the execution of the Assessed Tax Acts, determined 
by the Judges in Scotland, since the date of a like Re- 
turn made in the last Session of Parliament :— And then 
he withdrew. 


Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of several Owners of property and Inha- 
bitants of the town and county of Haverfordwest, was 
presented, and read; praying, That leave may be given 
to bring in a Bill for paving, lighting (by gas or other- 
wise), watching, cleansing, regulating, repairing, widen- 
ing, and otherwise improving the Roads, Streets, Lanes, 
Ways, and other Public Passages and Places within the 
said town of Haverfordwest, and the liberties thereof, 
and the townships and villages of Prendergast and Cart- 
lett adjoining, in the several parishes of Prendergast and 
Ugmaston, in the county of Pembroke. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Scourfield and the Wales List:—And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers’ and records. 


A Petition of several Trustees under the Acts for re- 
covering, draining and preserving certain Lands, and 
for better supplying with Water the Mills, Manufac- 
tories and other Works, situated on the River Leven, 
in the Counties of Kinross and Fife, was presented, and 
read; praying, That leave may be given to bring ina 
Bill to authorize the raising such Sum as may be re- 
quired for the entire completion of the Works authorized 
by the said Acts. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Fergus and the East Scotland List:—And that they do 
meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and 
Council of the city of Edinburgh, was presented, and 
read; praying, That leave may be given to bring in a 
Bill for reducing and regulating the amount of the sti- 
pends payable to the Ministers of the said city. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Sir 
John Campbell and the East Scotland List:—And that 
they do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; 


se | ba to send for persons, papers and records. 


9"—10° Marti. 





19 


A Petition of several Persons, whose names are there- Deptford Pier 


undersigned, was presented, and read; praying, That 
leave may be given to bring in a Bill for making and 
maintaining a Pier or Jetty, with proper Wharfs, Ware- 
houses, and other conveniences, on the south side of 
the River Thames, in the parish of Saint Nicholas, 
Deptford, in the county of Kent. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Barnard and the Kent List :—And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records. 


Mr. Ruthven reported from the Committee on the 
Petition of the Dublin Oil Gas-light Company; That 
the Standing Orders relative to Bills for lighting any 
City or Town with Gas, had been complied with; and 
that they had examined the matter of the Petition; and 
the Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
empower the Dublin Oil Gas-Light Company to pro- 
duce Gas from Coal, Peat, Turf, and other materials, and 
to amend the Act relating to the said Company : And 
that Mr. Ruthven and Mr. O’ Connell do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Birmingham Canal Navigations, was presented, and read; 
praying, That leave may be given to bring in a Bill for 
making certain navigable Cuts or Canals to communi- 
cate with the said Navigations, to alter, amend and en- 
large the powers of the several Acts relating to the 
said Navigations, and to alter, vary and regulate the 
existing Tolls, Rates and Duties granted to the Peti- 
tioners by the said Acts. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Sir 
Eardley Wilmot and the Warwick List:—And that 
they do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; 
and have Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


Sir William Geary presented a Bill for better sup- 
prying with Water the Parish of Famsgate, and the 

eighbourhood thereof, in the County of Kent: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


A Petition of several Trustees for executing the Act 
for repairing the Road from Sevenoaks Common to 
Woodsgate, Tonbridge Wells and Kippings Cross, and 
from Tonbridge Wells to Woodsgate, in the County of 
Kent, was presented, and read; praying, That leave 
may be given to bring in a Bill to continue the Term 
and Powers of the said Act, and to increase or alter the 
Tolls. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Sir 
William Geary and the Kent List:—And that they do 
meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Inhabitants and Occupiers of 
the parish of Barking, in the county of Essex, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying, That leave may be given to 
bring in a Bill for better assessing and collecting the 
Poor and other Rates within the said Parish. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Hall Dare and the Essex List :—And that they do 
meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Trustees for executing the Acts 
for repairing and widening the Roads from pane over 
Botley Causeway to Fifield, in the County of Berks, and 
Witney, in the County of Oxford, and for more effectu- 
ally repairing and amending the Road from and out of 
the Witney Road, at the Village of Botley, into the said 
Road, at or near Swinford Bridge, was presented, and 
read; praying, That leave may be given to bring in a 
Bill to continue the Term and Powers of the said Acts. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill ac- 
cordingly: And that Lord Norreys and Mr. Harcourt, 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of several Owners and Proprietors of 
Estates in the county of Lancaster, and also of Mer- 


Petition. 


Dublin Gas 
Petition, 
reported, 


Birmingham 
Canal 
Navigations 
Petition. 


Ramsgate 
Water Bill, 
presented. 


Sevenoaks 
and Woods- 
gate Road 
Petition. 


Barking 
Parochial 
Assessment 
Petition. 


Botley and 
Fifield Road 
Petition. 


Preston and 
Wyre Railway 
and Harbour 


chants and others resident in the several parishes of Petition. 


X 2 


Preston, 








Harnham and 
Dorchester 
Road Peti- 
tion, 


Surrey and 
Sussex, and 
Surrey New 
Roads Consoli- 
dation Petition, 


London and 
Croydon Rail- 
way Petitiun, 
reported. 


Oxford 
Paving 
Petition. 


Winchester 
Market 
Petition. 


80 


Preston, Kirkham and Poulton, all in the same county, 
was presented, and read; praying, That leave may be 
c to bring in a Bill for making and maintaining a 

ilway or Railways, commencing at or near a certain 
Street, called Fishergate Street, in the borough of Pres- 
ton, and terminating at or near a certain creek or inlet 
in the harbour of Wyre, in the said parish of Poulton, 
called Cold Dubbs. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Hesketh Fleetwood and the Lancaster List:—And that 
they do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; 
and have Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Trustees for executing the Act 
for more effectually repairing the Roads from the top of 
Harnham Hill, near New Sarum, through Blandford 
and Dorchester, to Askerwell Hill, and from Harnham 
Hill aforesaid to a house called Master Baker’s Farm- 
house, in the Counties of Wilts and Dorset, was presented, 
and read; praying, That leave may be given to bring 
in a Bill for continuing and amending the said Act, and 
for making a diversion or new line of Road. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill ac- 
cordingly: And that Mr. Sturt and Lord Ashley do 


prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of several Trustees for executing an Act 
for more effectually amending the Road leading from 
the Stone’s-end, in Blackman-street, in the Borough of 
Southwark, in the County of Surrey, to Highgate, in the 
County of Sussex, and several other Roads therein men- 
tioned, and for other purposes relating thereto; and also 
another Act for more effectually amending certain Roads 
in the several Parishes of Lambeth, Newington, Saint 
George Southwark, Bermondsey and Christchurch, in the 
County of Surrey, and for watching, lighting and other- 
wise improving the said Roads, was presented, and read; 
praying, That leave may be given to bring in a Bill for 
repealing the said Acts, and consolidating the trusts, 
powers and provisions thereof in one Act, and for other 


urposes. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill ac- 
cordingly: And that Mr. Alsager and Mr. Charles Bar- 


clay do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Alsager reported from the Committee on the Pe- 
tition of several Merchants, Traders and others, and also 
Owners and Occupiers of property on the line and in 
the neighbourhood of the Railway thereinafter mentioned ; 
That the Standing Orders relative to Railway Bills, had 
been complied with; and that they had examined the 
matter of the Petition; and the Report was brought up, 
and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from Croydon to join the London and 
Greenwich Railway, near London: And that Mr. Alsager 
and Mr. Beauclerk do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of several Commissioners for executing the 
Acts for amending certain Mile-ways leading to Oxford, 
and making improvements in the University and City 
of Oxford, the suburbs thereof, and adjoining Parish of 
Saint Clement, and for other purposes, was presented, 
and read; praying, That leave may be given to bring 
in a Bill to continue and enlarge the term and powers 
of the said Acts. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Estcourt and the Oaford List: And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Inhabitants of the city of Win- 
chester and neighbourhood, was presented, and read ; 
praying, That leave may be given to bring in a Bill to 
establish a Market, Market-house and place, with suitable 
and necessary storehouses, buildings and yards, for the 
sale and deposit of corn, grain, wool, and other agri- 
cultural produce, in bulk or otherwise, and also cattle 
and swine, within the said city. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Shaw Lefevre and the Hants List: And that they do 
meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


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A. 1835. 


A Petition of the Edinburgh Water Company, was 
presented, and read; praying, That leave may be given 
to bring in a Bill to amend, enlarge and alter the powers 
and provisions of the several Acts for more effectually 
supplying the City of Edinburgh and places adjacent 
with Water, for enabling the said Company to borrow 
an additional sum of money, and for increasing, altering 
and regulating the rates to be taken by them. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Chalmers and the East Scotland List: And that they do 
meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of the Leeds and Selby Railway Company, 
was presented, and read; praying, That leave may be 
given to bring in a Bill to alter, amend and enlarge the 
powers and provisions of the several Acts for making the 
said Railway, and for enabling the said Company to 
raise an additional sum of money for the completion of 
the said Railway, and the Works connected therewith, 
and for the construction of several additional works. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Lord 
Viscount Morpeth and the York List: And that they 
do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and 
have Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of the Subscribers thereunto, was presented, 
and read; praying, That leave may be given to bring 
in a Bill for making and maintaining a communication 
by means of a Railway or Railways betwixt the town of 
Paisley and the River Clyde, at Renfrew Ferry. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Sir 
Michael Shaw Stewart and the West Scotland List: And 
that they do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Cham- 
ber; and have Power to send for persons, papers and 
records. 


A Petition of the Proprietors of the Glasgow Water- 
works Company, and of the Cranston Hill Waterworks 
Company, was presented, and read; praying, That leave 
may be given to bring in a Bill to enable the proprietors 
of the Glasgow Waterworks to purchase the property and 
works belonging to the proprietors of the Cranston Hill 
Waterworks. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Sir 
Michael Shaw Stewart and the West Scotland List: And 
that they do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Cham- 
ber; and have Power to send for persons, papers and 
records. 


Mr. Hume presented a Bill to amend and extend the 
Powers vested in the Grand Junction Waterworks Com- 
pany, and for other purposes relating thereto: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
a second time. 


The Ledbury Improvement Bill was read a second 
time; and committed to Mr. Biddulph and the mes nie 
List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber. 


A Petition of several Trustees for executing the Act 
for amending and widening the Road commencing at or 
near the Side-gate on the Hinckley and Lutterworth 
Turnpike Road, in the Parish of Burbage, in the County 
of Leicester, to the Leicester Turnpike Road, in or near 
to the Village of Narborough, in the said County, was 
presented, and read; praying, That leave may be given 
to bring in a Bill to continue the term and powers of the 
said Act, and to increase or alter the Tolls. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill ac- 
cordingly: And that Mr. Halford and Mr. Turner do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of several Inhabitants of the town and 
parish of Downham Market, in the county of Norfolk, 
was presented, and read; praying, That leave may be 
given to bring in a Bill for better paving, lighting, 
cleansing, watching and otherwise improving the said 
Town and Parish. : 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Sir 
Jacob Astley and the Norfolk List: And that they do 
meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have 


Power to send for persons, papers and records. Ke. 
A Petition 


Edinburgh 
Water G 
Petition, sq 
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Leeds and ~ 
Selby Rail- Gre 
way Petition, Ra 
Pe 
for 
Du 
Ma 
Paisley 
Railway 
Petitiun, 
Glasgow 
Waterworks 
Petition. 
Grand Junction 
Waterworks 
Bill, presented. 
Ledbury Im- 
provement 
Bill, com- 
mitted. 
Hinckley and 
Narborough 
Road Peti- 
tion. 
Downham 
Market Im- 
provement 
Petition. 
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Grosvenor- 
square Im- 
provement : 
Petition. 


Petition 

in favour of 
Great Western 
Railway Bill. 


Petitions 

for repeal of 
Duty on 
Malt. 


5 Witt. IV. 


A Petition of several Trustees for executing the Act 
to enable the Inhabitants of Grosvenor-square, in the 
county of Middlesex, to pave, cleanse, light, water and 
embellish the said Square, and for other purposes therein 
mentioned, was presented, and read; praying, That leave 
may be given to bring in a Bill for altering and amend- 
ing the said Act. : 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Sir 
John Johnstone and the Middlesex List: And that they 
do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and 
have Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Penzance, was presented, 
and read; taking notice of the Great Western Railway 
Bill; and praying, That the same may pass‘into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land near 
Lewes ;— Beckley and Northiam ;—Brede and Udimore; 
—WSalehurst, ie and Whatlington;—Ewhurst 
and Bodiam ;—Guldeford, Iden, Playden and Peas- 
marsh ;— Ashburnham, Penhurst, Brightling and Dalling- 
ton ;—Bexhill, Crowhurst and other places ;—Steyning ; 
— Inhabitants of Rye ;—Battle ;— Owners and Occupiers 
of land and other Inhabitants of Mayfield ;—Inhabitants 
of Wadhurst ;—Manshead; — Beverstone, Kingscote, Bag- 
path and Nymphsfield ;—Owners and Occupiers of land 
and others of the town of Huntingdon ;—Stilton;—Bar- 
ton-upon- Humber ;— Farmers, Graziers, Tradesmen and 
others of Billinghay, North Kyme and South Kyme ;— 
North Rauceby, South Rauceby, and other places ;— 
Ruskington, Digby and other places ;—Helpringham and 
other places ;—Hechington, Asgarby and other places ; 
-—Swineshead, Wigtoft and other places ; — Gentry, 
Clergy, Land-owners and others, of Broughton, Brandon 
and other places ;—Inhabitants of the hundred of Hoo ; 
——Owners and Occupiers of land in the hundred of 
Tendring, Essex ;—Inhabitants of Tadcaster ;— Owners 
and Occupiers of land in Dunstable, Toddington and 
Houghton Regis ;—Ramsey ;—Inhabitants of Romford ; 
—the Worcestershire Agricultural Association ;—Owners 
and Occupiers of land in Checkley ;—the Holt Agricul- 
tural Association ;—John Russell, of Coulsdon;—Persons 
in the employ of John Iremonger Ekless, of Bursledon 
Bridge ;— Owners and Occupiers of land and others in 
Hitchin ;—Agriculturists and others of Winterton ;— 
Owners and Occupiers of land in the eastern division of 
Suffolk ;—Inhabitants of Ashton Keynes ;—Bredgar ;— 
Manchester ;— Oldham ;—Owners and Occupiers of land 
and others in the county of Salop ;— Eastern division of 
the county of Kent;—Inhabitants of East and West 
Peckham ; — Mildenhall ;— Carlton-cum- Willingham ;— 
Owners and Occupiers of lands and others of Saint Ives, 
Huntingdon;—Somersham;—Inhabitants of Riverhead; 
—Rolvenden; — Barming; —Wrotham, Ightham and 
Stansted ;—Tradesmen, Mechanics and others of Seven 
Oaks ;—Inhabitants of Otford ;— Sundridge ;— Cheven- 
ing ;— Shoreham ;— Thurnham ;— Maidstone ; — Owners 
and Occupiers of land in Cranbrook ;— Bromley ;— Ten- 
terden;— Marden ;— Maresfield;— Saint Neot’s;—Brad- 
well;— Brill;— Buckingham;— East Grinstead;—Bletch- 
wy ;—Fenny Stratford ;—_Beachampton ;— Calverton ;— 

anslope ; — Haversham; — Great Horwood; — Little 
Horwood ;—Nash;— Newton Longville;— Shenley Brook 
ind ;— Shenley Church End ;—Stony Stratford West; 
—Stony Stratford East;—Water Eaton ;—Luton;— 
Wo hton-on-the- Green ;— Sympson ;—-Little Brickhill; — 
Little Woolston ;—Hundred of Stoke: — Turville, and other 
places ;— Fawley Hambleden, and other places ;--Hundred 
of Burnham ;— Weedon, and other places ;— Halton, Wes- 
ton Turville, and other places ;— Cuddington, Upper Win- 
chendon, and other places;— Great and Little Missenden 
and Lee;—Eddlesborough;—Ivinghoe, and other places ; 
—Burwash and Etchingham -— Tring ;—Prince’s Ris- 
borough, and other places ;— Aylesbury, and other places; 
Haddenham, and other places ;— Wendover, and other 
places ;—Mistley ;—and, Gentry, Clergy and others of 
Chepstow,—were presented, and read; praying for the 
repeal of the Duty on Malt. 

And thesaid Petitions were ordered tolieupon the Table. 


_ A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Saint Peter, 
in the borough of Wallingford, was presented, and read: 
slid «ie the House will adopt such measures for 


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the entire abolition of Church Rates as they think 


proper. 
Ofsted, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That Mr. William Gladstone be discharged Member 
from any further attendance on the Printed Papers Com- fom tenter 
mittee. attendance on 

Ordered, That Mr. Thomas Gladstone and Colonel gig 
Leith Hay be added to the Committee. on 


added. 

A Petition of the Royal Burghs of Scotland, in General Petition 
Convention assembled, was presented, and read ; pray- respecting 
ing the House to appropriate two and a half per cent., or over se 
such other sum as they may think fit, of the money “© 
collected by the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses, 
to form a fund for defraying the expense of repairing the 
Harbours of such of the small burghs and other fishing 
stations in the north of Scotland as may happen to be 
damaged by storms. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Persons now and lately imprisoned for Petition for 
debt in the Four Courts Marshalsea, Dublin, was pre- an oe 
sented, and read; praying, That the House will, at the for Debt. 
earliest possible period consistent with the due conside- 
ration of a subject of such importance, totally abolish 
Arrest and Imprisonment for Debt, substituting in its 
stead an equitable code of laws in which the interests of 
both debtors and creditors shall be fully protected, 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John and Edgar Blaker, of Lewes, soli- Petition for 
citors and attornies, was presented, and read; praying ‘Atonie” 
for the repeal of the Duty on Attornies’ Certificates. Certificates. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Kintail, was presented, Petition 
and read; praying the House to preserve unimpaired in support of 
the Religious Establishment of Scotland, to grant such a “ 
aid towards building and endowing additional Churches : 
for the benefit of those who are perishing for lack of 
knowledge as to the House shall seem best. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Three Petitions of John Moseley, Chairman of a Meet- Petitions 
ing of Owners and Occupiers of land and others in- ry — . 
terested in the welfare of Agriculture in the Eastern Di- 5® irs. 
vision of the county of Sufol ;—a Petition of Owners 
and Occupiers of land and other Inhabitants of Malms- 
bury ;— Owners and Occupiers of land, and other Indivi- 
duals deeply interested in the prosperity of agriculture 
in Banbury ;—Glamford Briggs;—and, Owners and Oc- 
cupiers of land and Tradesmen of Beckingham, Sutton 
Fenton, Bassingham, Carlton Stableford and Norton 
Disney,—were presented, andread ; complaining of the 
depressed state of the Agricultural Interest; and pray- 
ing the House to take their situation into consideration, 
and adopt such prompt and efficient measures for their 
relief as to the aie may seem proper. 

And thesaid Petitions were ordered tolie upon the Table. 


_ A Petition of Operative Weaversand other Inhabitantsof Petition of 
Paisley, was presented, and read; complaining of distress; — 
and praying for the establishment of Boards of Trade in . 
every manufacturing district to fix from time to time the 
lowest prices to be paid for Hand-loom Weaving, such 
prices to be binding on all parties for the time being. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Hand-loom Weavers. 


A Petition of Innkeepers and Licensed Victuallers of Petitien for 
Ipswich, was presented, and read; praying for a reduc- Duty on Spirit 
S . . y Sp 

tion of the Duty on Spirit Licenses. Licenses. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That Mr. Serjeant Talfourd have leave to go Leave of 
the circuit. Absence. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- Accounts, 
count of the Quantities of Coal, Culm and Cinders °¢***' , 
shipped at the different Ports of the United Kingdom in ery er 
the year 1834; distinguishing the Quantity shipped at 
each of the said Ports as compared with the year 1833. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Quantities — Declared Value of wane 

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Culm and Cinders ex d from the United Kingdom 

in the year 1834; distinguishing the Countries to which 

the same were sent, and comparing the same with the 
ear 1833; also distinguishing the Ports of the United 
ingdom from which the same were shipped. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Quantities of Small Coal and of Round (or 
Large) exported in the year 1834; grea meee, ov 
quantity of each sort, and the Rate and Amount of Duty 
received on each sort in the said year. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Quantity of Coals brought Coastwise, and 
by Inland Navigation, into the Port of London, during 
the year 1834; comparing the same with the Quantities 
brought during the year 1833. 

Lead, and Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Quantity of Lead and Lead Ore imported 
into the United Kingdom ; distinguishing the Countries 
from which imported, and the Amount o ee received 
thereon :—also, an Account of all Lead and Lead Ore, 
distinguishing Pig and rolled Lead, Shot, Litharge and 
Lead Paints, exported from the United Kingdom, in the 
year ending 5th January 1835, and comparing the same 
with the year ending 5th January 1834, stating the 
Countries to which the same have been exported. 
Second Report = Mr. James Oswald reported from the Select Committee 
eames. on Public Petitions; That they had examined the Peti- 
tions. tions which were presented to the House from the 2d to 
the 6th day of this instant March ; and had directed him 
to make “Reser thereof to the House; and the Report 
was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 

be printed. 


Petition A Petition of William Vidler Langridge, of Lewes, in 


Oo oh the county of Sussex, Clerk of the Peace for the said 


vee. county, was presented, and read; praying for a legis- 

lative enactment in which provision may be made for re- 

munerating persons for A et Parliamentary Returns. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 

Petition A Petition of Occupiers of land in Wrotham, Ightham 
for abolition ‘ 


of Tithes and Stansted, was presented, and read; praying the 
" House to abolish the existing laws authorizing the collec- 
tion of Tithes, and in lieu thereof to substitute such an 
equitable provision for the Clergy as to them may seem 
meet. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


es A Petition of Inhabitants of Taesburgh, Sazxlingham 
Poor Laws and Nethergate with Thorpe, was presented, and read ; 
nie. praying the House to repeal the Poor Laws Amendment 
Act, to take such measures as shall effectually dissolve 
the connexion between Church and State, to abolish 
Tithes, to a law for the removal of all Clergymen 
from the Magistracy, and dismissal of the Bishops from 
the House o pe to grant Universal Suffrage and 
Vote by Ballot, to repeal the Septennial Act, to repeal 
the Duties on Malt and Hops, and, lastly, to repeal those 
odious laws which have been the source of so much 
crime, bloodshed and misery, the Game Laws. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Several Petitions complaining of undue Elections and 
Returns being offered ia We presented, the same were de- 
livered in at the Table. 

And Five of the said Petitions appearing to relate to 
the Elections and Returns of Places, concerning which 
the House had received Petitions on former days, the 
same were first read; viz. 

&gt; A Petition of the there-undersigned electors of the 

Eerovgh. —_ borough of Halifax, on behalf of themselves and others 

Petition of Claiming to have had a right to vote at the late Election 

Electors, | for the said Borough, was read; setting forth, That at 
the last general Election for two Burgesses to serve in 
this resent Parliament for the Borough of Halifax, in 
the West Riding of Yorkshire, Charles Wood, Beatie 


the Honourable James Stuart Wortley, and Edward 
Protheroe, junior, Esquire, were Candidates, and that 
the said Petitioners claim to have had a right to vote at 
the said late Election ; and that on Monday, the fifth day 
of January last past, being the day of Election, a meeting 
of the non-electors was called by advertisement and by 





A, 1835. 


placards, to meet in the said Borough of Halifax, and 
to accompany the said Charles Wood and Edward Pro- 
theroe to the hustings; and that in consequence thereof, 
on the morning of the said last-mentioned day, a great 
number of persons came in from the towns and villages 
at a distance from the said Borough of Halifax, and they 
and many others, not having a right to vote in the said 
Election, did assemble in the streets of the said Borough 
of Halifax, and with a great mob, and with bands of 
music, and with colours and banners, did accompany 
the said Charles Wood and Edward Protheroe to the 
hustings, and did then and there violently and tumul- 
tuously obstruct the proceedings of the said Election ; 
and that on Wednesday, the seventh day of January, 
being the sécond day of the poll at the said Election, 
about two o'clock in the day, and while there were yet 
a great many voters unpolled, there was a great mob in 
the streets of the said Borough of Halifax, and a tumul- 
tuous, violent and illegal riot was excited, made and 
created by the partisans of the said Charles Wood and 
Edward Protheroe, to intimidate and prevent the elec- 
tors from supporting or voting for the said James Stuart 
Wortley ; and that the said Charles Wood and Edward 
Protheroe were wrongfully and illegally cognizant of 
and consenting to the said riot, and the rioters were 
supplied by the friends, partisans and agents of the said 
Cherles ood and Edward Protheroe with staves, blud- 
geons and other weapons, and being so supplied, the 
said rioters, some of whom bore the colours of the said 
Charles Wood and Edward Protheroe, did violently, 
tumultuously, riotously and illegally attack the houses, 
remises and property of many of the electors of the said 
hese in the interest of the said James Stuart Wort- 
ley, who had either voted or promised to vote for the 
said James Stuart Wortley; and the said rioters then 
and there riotously and illegally broke into many of the 
said houses, and destroyed the windows and window- 
frames, furniture, fixtures and other valuable property in 
the said houses and premises so attacked, and then and 
there did great and extensive damage, whereby many 
electors were intimidated and deterred from voting for 
the said James Stuart Wortley, who would otherwise 
have voted for him; and great alarm and terror was 
created amongst the electors and other inhabitants of 
the said Borough, insomuch that it became necessary to 
send for a military force to quell the said riot, and a 
strong military force was sent for, and came accordingly ; 
and in consequence of the said riot and destruction of 
property, many electors of the said Borough of Halfaz, 
in the interest of the said James Stuart Wortley, have 
been obliged to bring actions and take proceedings for 
damages to a large amount against the Wapentake, in 
which the said Borough of Halifax is situated, in pur- 
suance of an Act passed in the eighth year of the reign 
of his late Majesty King George the Fourth, in all which 
actions and proceedings judgment has either beenallowed 
to go by default, or the damages have been allowed on 
summary application, and that a large, violent and tu- 
multuous mob in the. interest of the said Charles Wood 
and Edward Protheroe, did surround and take posses- 
sion of the polling-booths on the said second day of the 
poll, at the said Election, and did then and there ille- 
gally, and in open violation of the freedom of Election, 
beat and ill-treat many electors who gave their votes to the 
said James Stuart Wortley; and the electors in the inte- 
rest of the said James Stuart Wortley, could not get up 
to the poll without exposing themselves to personal in- 
jury and violence ; and the said last-mentioned mob did 
y threats and by force, and otherwise, illegally and in 
open violation of the freedom of Election, intimidate, 
deter, obstruct and prevent many other electors from 
entering the said poll-booths, and from giving their votes 
to the said James Stuart Wortley; and that the said 
Charles Wood did, by himself and others, his agents and 
asian illegally excite, encourage and assist the said 
ast-mentioned mob to commit all the said last-mentioned 
illegal acts of violence and intimidation; and that, to- 
wards the close of the poll, the said Charles Wood, by 
himself, the chairman of his committee, and others his 
agents, did in a riotous and tumultuous manner pull 
and drag several electors who had not yet voted out of 
their houses, against their will, and did pull anddrag them 
against their will to the 
and there, by threats, intimidation and force, and in 
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Dublin 
University 
Election. 
Petition of 
Electors. 


‘together with the said James Stuart Wortley, in open 





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open violation of the freedom of Election, compel or en- 
deavour to compel them to give their votes for the said 
Charles Wood and Edward Protheroe, or one of them, 
and did intimidate and deter them from giving their 
votes to the said James Stuart Wortley; and that the 
said Charles Wood did, by himself and his agents, by 
threats and intimidation, and by giving and promisin 

money, entertainment and other rewards, procure severa 

electors who had. promised their votes to the said James 
Stuart Wortley, to leave the town, and to abstain from 
voting for the said James Stuart Wortley; and that the 
said rles Wood did, by himself, his agents, and others 
on his behalf, give and promise to give divers sums of 
money, offices and places to several voters ‘and other 
persons, in order to procure the return of him the said 
Charles Wood, and in order that the said voters and 
other persons last-mentioned should endeavour to pro- 
cure the return of the said Charles Wood; and that by 
the means aforesaid, and by divers other corrupt, un- 
constitutional and illegal practices, and by the intimi- 
dation and violence aforevaid, the said Charles Wood 
obtained a colourable majority of votes, and procured 
himself to be illegally returned a Burgess to serve in this 
present Parliament for the said Borough of Halifaz, 


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dressed the Returning Officer and the electors upon the 
merits of the respective Candidates; that the said Pro- 
vost then rose and asked, was there any proposition of 
a third Candidate, and that, afterwards, Jone M‘Caul, 
Esquire, who had been a scholar of the said college, 
rose and addressed the said Returning Officer and the 
electors in favour of the said Thomas Le roy, and was 
heard without interruption ; that the said Provost then 
rose and asked, had any other elector any other Candi- 
date to propose ; that thereupon Joseph Pollock, Esquire, 
who had been a scholar of the said College, and then 
was an elector duly qualified to vote at the said Election, 
rose and proposed Edward Berwick, Esquire, as a Can- 
didate; that the said Edward Berwick was not present 
at the said Election, and had not been communicated 
with respecting his becoming or being proposed as a 
Candidate ; that the said Joseph Pollock received, whilst 
speaking, many interruptions, particularly from a dense 
assemblage of persons congregated in the lower part of 
the said hall, and from persons occasionally coming in 
and out of the hall, many of whom bore flags, and many 
of whom had sticks, and wore ribbons or other emblems; 
that the said Joseph Pollock, who spoke amidst frequent 
interruptions, had not concluded his address before about 
a quarter to two o'clock, and having been much ex- 
hausted by the exertion of speaking and the heat of the 
hall, resumed his seat for a short period, and then pro- 
ceeded from the hustings to a place at a short distance 
from the college, where several electors were then mak- 
ing arrangements for the election of the said Edward 
Berwick; that Mores Wilson Gray, Esquire, then a 
scholar and an elector of the said college, qualified to 
vote at the said Election, shortly after Joseph Pollock had 
concluded his address, rose to second the nomination of 
the said Edward Berwick, and was proceeding to address 
the electors, when the said Provost interrupted him, and 
demanded if he rose to second the nomination of Mr. 
Berwick, to which Mr. Gray replied that he did, and 
thereupon the said Provost said he required securities 
from him for Mr. Berwick’'s election expenses, before he 
would allow him to second the nomination of Mr. 
Berwick, or to that effect ; that the said Mr. Lloyd, who 
so acted as Assessor, also addressed Mr. Gray, saying, 
that the law required security to be given for the Candi- 
date, thirty pounds at first, and then fifty were named, but 
finally seventy-five pounds were named by the Assessor 
as the amount required for the expenses; that the said 
Assessor proceeded to draw up a paper, and offered it to 
Mr. Gray, to be signed, as accountable for the election 
expenses ; that at this time Mr. Pollock, as before stated, 
had left the hall, and Mr. Gray then requested James 
O’ Hea, Esquire, who had been a scholar, and was then 
an elector qualified to vote at such Election for the said 
University, to sign the paper along with him, to which 
he immediately acceded, and tendered himself as joint 
security with Mr. Gray, and James Hynes, Esquire, 
also a scholar, or elector qualified to vote at said Elec- 
tion, likewise tendered himself as another security for 
said purpose, but that the said Provost and his Assessor, 
who were prompted so to act at the instance of persons 
in the interest of said Messrs. Lefroy and Shaw, by 
whom they were surrounded, withdrew the said paper ; 
that Mr. Gray then stated, that he conceived that secu- 
rities could not be required until a subsequent stage of 
the proceedings; that said Mr. Gray at same time men- 
tioned to the Provost the names of John Richards, 
Esquire, one of His Majesty’s Counsel learned in the 
Law, and David Richard Pigot, Esquire, Barrister-at- 
Law, both of them electors of the University, and house- 
holders residing in the City of Dublin, who, Mr. Gray 
stated, would be shortly present, and were ready to enter 
into the required securities ; that Mr. Gray then claimed 
a reasonable time to be allowed to communicate with 
those gentlemen, and also offered the security of any 
reasonable number of electors or scholars residing within 
the house, which was refused ; that said Mr. Gray then 
claimed his right, and attempted to speak, as an elector, 
upon the merits of the two Candidates who had been 
first named; in this he was interrupted by the Provost 
and Assessor, who declared that they would proceed to 
declare Messrs. Shaw and Lefroy duly elected ; that 
said Mr. Gray then claimed a right to originate the pro- 
posal or nomination of another Candidate, which also 


said Provost, would. not allow him to do; that, pending 
Y2 those 


violation and defiance of the laws and freedom of Elec- 
tion, and particularly of the several Statutes in such 
case made and provided; and therefore praying the 
House to take the premises into their consideration, and 
that the said Election and Return of the said Charles 
Wood may be declared to be null and void, and that the 
Petitioners may obtain such relief in the premises as to 
the House may seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Tuesday, the 12th day of May next, at 
the same time that the Petition of Joseph Nicholson and 
others is ordered to be taken into consideration. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of John O’ Donoghue, Eugene Finn, Wil- 
liam Savage, and of the several Persons whose names 
are thereunto subscribed, electors of the University of 
Dublin, on behalf of themselves and others having and 
claiming to have a right to vote at the last Election for 
Members to serve in Parliament for the said University, 
was also read ; setting forth, That at the last Election 
for Burgesses to serve in this ors Parliament for the 
Borough of the papier of Dublin, which was held 
upon Thursday, the eighth day of January one thousand 
eight hundred and thirty-five, the Reverend Bartho- 
lomew Lloyd, Doctor of Divinity, Provost of the Col- 
lege of the Holy and Undwwided Trinity, near Dublin, 
presided in person as Returning Officer, Bartholomew 
Chfford Lloyd, Esquire, Barrister-at-Law, sitting with 
him as his Assessor; that said Election was held in 

.the theatre or hall of the said college, at the extreme 
end ; that the said Provost caused a line of barricades 
to. be erected across the same, excluding entrance to 
the place of Election from the lower part of the hall, 
in which was the great door and only public entrance 
into the said theatre, and that the said Provost had 
— the entrance for the electors to the said 
place of election, should be through a certain door 
and passage leading from the first interior court of the 
said college, to a garden adjoining the said Provost’s 
house, and thence, by means of a ladder, through a 
window in the said extreme part of the hall, to the 
said place of election ; that the said Provost having com- 
menced the holding of said Election at the hour of half- 
past ten o'clock upon the same day, the Reverend 
Francis Hodgkinson, Doctor of Divinity, and a Senior 
‘Fellow of the said college, proposed Thomas Lefroy, 
Esquire, as a Candidate, whose nomination was seconded 
by the Reverend Thomas Prior, also a Senior Fellow of 
the said college, and that afterwards the Reverend 
Charles William Wall, a Senior Fellow of said college, 
proposed Frederick Shaw, Esquire, as a Candidate, whose 
‘Romination was seconded by Richard Benson Warren, 

uire, who had been a scholar in the said college, 
and that some of the said several proposers and secon- 
ye on a said Thomas Lefroy a rederickh Shaw, ad- 








84, 10° Marti. 


those proceedings, messengers had been dispatched to 
the place where the said electors were, who were ma- 
king arrangements for the election of said Mr. Berwick, 
informing the gentlemen there assembled of the de- 
mand made for security; that several of those gentle- 
men, all of whom were electors qualified to vote at said 
Election, including Messrs. Richards and Pigot (who 
had resolved and arranged to become securities if re- 

uired), immediately proceeded towards the place of 

lection ; that some of them, having arrived at the door 
appointed as the entrance for the electors, found it 
A kame and were refused admittance by the servants of 
the Provost and porters of the college, who stated that 
they had orders from the Provost not to admit any per- 
son but Fellows of the said college; that one of said 
gentlemen and electors, whilst so detained, sent to the 
Assessor by one of the porters who refused him admit- 
tance, a note in writing, stating the obstruction offered 
to his entry to the hustings, but without effect; that, 
after much delay and difficulty, some of those gentle- 
men obtained an entrance through the Provost’s house 
into said garden, and others attempted to make a “at 
through the barricades, and, although opposed in each 
by servants and porters of the said Provost and college, 
stationed at the window and ladder before described, 
and at the barricades, those gentlemen ultimately ob- 
tained admission ; that during their approach, intimation 
was given to Mr. Gray that they were coming, and that 
said Mr. Gray apprised the Provost of the fact of their 
approach, and stated that they were on their way to give 
said security, and requested a short time to allow of their 
arrival; that this was not acceded to by the said Pro- 
vost, and that the said Provost, who was solicited by 
urgent demands of the supporters of Messrs. Lefroy 
and Shaw so to act, did, without again inquiring if there 
was any other Candidate to be proposed, and without 
having called for any show of hands, or put it to the 
view whether said Candidates first proposed should be 
elected, or otherwise asked or sought to ascertain the 
sense of the electors then present, proceeded to declare, 
and did thereupon, without putting any question, as to 
any of the Candidates, to the view, and without any 
polling, declare Messrs. Shaw and Lefroy duly elected ; 
that against this said Mr. Gray protested, and hes handed 
in a protest in writing; that during said proceedings 
Messrs. Richards and Pigot, and the said other gentle- 
men, electors qualified as aforesaid, succeeded in making 
their way to the hustings ; several offered themselves to 
the Provost as security for the expenses of the Election 
on the part of Mr. Berwick, and each of whom, succes- 
sively as he arrived, tendered and gave his vote for said 
Edward Berwick, and demanded a poll; that the per- 
sons who so tendered and gave their votes for said Ed- 
ward Berwick, and so demanded a poll, were the said 
John Richards, Esquire, the said David Richard Pigot, 
Esquire, Jeremiah John Murphy, Esquire, Mathew Ri- 
chard Sausse, Esquire, William Elliott Hudson, Esquire, 
and others ; that upon said William Elliott Hudson, who 
was the last person by several minutes, tendering his 
vote for the said Edward Berwick, it was objected by 
some of the partisans of the said Messrs. Shaw and 
Lefroy, that the said Edward Berwick had not been 
seconded, and that. security had not been given for his 
expenses, whereupon the said William Elliott Hudson 
stated that he seconded the nomination of said Edward 
Berwick, and tendered himself to the said Provost as 
security for said expenses; that this was done before 
the hour of twenty-five minutes past two o’clock of said 
day, and that, save as aforesaid, no vote was tendered or 
given at said Election; that notwithstanding, the Pro- 
vost did declare the said Messrs. Lefroy and Shaw duly 
elected, and made - his Return accordingly ; that the 
amount of security demanded by the said Foonins and 
his Assessor was oppressive and exorbitant, and that his 
demand for the same was not warranted by law; that 
the Petitioners submit that there is no law sanctioning 
the demand of such expenses at the Election of the Uni- 
versity of Dublin, and the Petitioners show that, in fact, 
at no previous Election before the Reform Act, or since, 
have any such expenses been claimed against or paid by 
any Candidate for the Representation of said College 
and University, and that, in making the demand, the 
Provost acted at the solicitation of Messrs. Shaw and 
Lefroy, or one of them, or of their friends, against law, 





A. 1835. 


the usage of the college, and cont to the course which 
he would have pursued if left to his own sense of what 
he owed to the dignity of the University; that said Re- 
turn was illegal, among other reasons, because no view 
was had, nor did any polling take place, whereby the 
sense of the electors was had in favour of the Candidates 
so returned as elected as Members for said University ; 
because an elector qualified to vote at said Election was 
prevented thereat from putting in nomination a Candi- 
date for being elected for said College or University; be- 
cause, although the said Edward Berwick was, in fact, 
roposed or nominated by said Joseph Pollock, said 
Wives Wilson Gray was prevented from seconding said 
proposal or nomination, and from eoo-wm | before the 
assembled electors the merits of the other Candidates ; 
because the said Mores Wilson G'ray was also prevented 
from himself proposing and nominating another Can- 
didate; because, although the said Edward Berwick was 
in fact, proposed and nominated by said Joseph Pollock, 
an elector qualified to vote at said Election, yet said 
Edward Berwick was not put in nomination by said 
Provost, and the question whether he should be returned 
as one of the Members to serve for said College or 
University in Parliament, or any question upon his 
nomination, was not put to the view or otherwise to the 
electors of said College or University ; because security 
for the expenses of the Election was demanded before 
any demand was made of a poll, and before the time 
for polling or for demanding a poll had arrived ; be- 
cause the demand of said security, and the omission at 
the time to give it, was made the ground or pretext for 
refusal by the Returning Officer at said Election to put 
a third Candidate in nomination, or to suffer an elector 
of the said College or University to second the proposi- 
tion or nomination of a third Candidate, or to address 
the electors upon the merits of the two Candidates at 
first proposed; because the amount of security demanded 
by the said Provost was excessive and unreasonable ; 
because sufficient and proper security was tendered to 
and refused by said Provost; because, even if security 
were properly required, it was a violation of the rights 
of the electors and scholars of said College or Univer- 
sity to refuse, as the said Provost did, to receive as secu- 
rities, when offered, any reasonable number of the 
scholars of said college; because, in fact and in law, 
no expense whatever, nor any security for the same, 
were under the circumstances properly or lawfully de- 
mandable by said Provost; because the said Provost 
made no demand of such security of or from the said 
Joseph Pollock, by whom the said Edward Berwick had 
been proposed, nor in any manner apprised him of his 
intention to require such security, nor was. a reasonable 
time for that purpose suffered to elapse after the demand 
of said security, and before the said Provost proceeded 
to declare the said Return ; because sufficient time was 
not given after the demand of said security to furnish 
the same ; because such arrangements were made for the 
conduct of said Election as materially to obstruct and 
delay the access of the electors to the place where said 
Provost sat during said Election, and where votes should 
have been tendered, or the opinions of the electors re- 
specting the Candidates expressed, and where security, 
if at all, should have been tendered ; because, in fact, 
the obstruction so mgrrng, ones delay in gaining access 
to the place where said Provost sat, and where such 
security, if at all, should have been tendered, persons of 
amply sufficient solvency who were ready, and had ar- 
ranged to give such security, and that said security was 
offered before the actual return of said Messrs. Shaw 
and Lefroy, or, if not, that same arose from the 4 
of said persons gaining such access, occasioned by suc 
obstructions; that, for all the causes aforesaid, the Peti- 
tioners humbly pray, That the House may be pleased 
to take the premises into consideration, and to declare 
that the eo Election and Return of the said Thomas 
Lefroy and Frederick Shaw, Esquires, is wholly null 
and void, and that the same may be set aside as illege!, 
and that the said Thomas Lefroy and Frederick S. 
may be declared to be not duly elected, and that the 
said Edward Berwick was duly elected, and may be and 
ought to have been returned to serve in Parliament for 
said University, and that the Return may be amended 
accordingly, and the Name of Edward Berwick inserted 
therein, or that a new Writ may issue for the election of 
Members 


Rose 
Cou 
Elec’ 
Petit 
Elec 


Roscommon 
County 
Election. 
Petition of 
Electors. 


5 Witt. IV. 


Members to serve in Parliament for said University, and 
that the House may be pleased to make such further 
Order, and to grant such other relief to the Petitioners 
as the merits of the case may require, and as to the 
House in its wisdom shall seem meet. : 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into con- 
sideration upon Thursday, the 30th day of April next, 
at the same time that their former Petition is ordered to 
be taken into consideration. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records, as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of Hugh Barton, Robert K. Duke, John 
Irwin, Henry Fry and Caleb Robertson, electors of the 
County of Hoscommon, in Ireland, who had a right to 
vote, and claimed a right to vote, and did vote at the 
last Election of Knights of the Shire to serve in Parlia- 
ment for the said County, was also read; setting forth, 
That Petitioners are, and at the last Election of the 
Knights of the Shire for the County of Roscommon, held 
in the town of Roscommon, were freeholders of the said 
County, and were entitled to vote at the said Election ; 
that at the said last Election for said County of Roscom- 
mon, Thomas Johnston Barton, Fitzstephen French, Dennis 
O’ Conor, commonly called the O’ Conor Don, and Arthur 
Browne, Esquires, were Candidates to represent the said 
County in Parliament; that a poll being demanded, the 
same was granted and proceeded on, and the Honourable 
Robert King, High Sheriff of the said County, acted 
thereat as Returning Officer, and at the close of the poll 
on Saturday, the seventeenth day of January last, unduly 
declared the said Fitzstephen French and the said Dennis 
O’ Conor, commonly called the O’ Conor Don, to be duly 
elected ; that a Special Sessions was, under and by virtue 
of the Act of Parliament yf the second and third years 
of the reign of His present Majesty, for amending the 
Representation of the People of Inland, appointed by 
the Lord Lieutenant to be holden in and for the said 
County of Roscommon, to commence at Athlone, on Wed- 
nesday the tenth day of October, one thousand eight 
hundred and thirty-two, and that Maurice King, Esquire, 
was appointed for the duty of presiding at the special 
Sessionsso first appointed to be holden, and all the powers, 
duties, rights and privileges of the Assistant Barrister 
of the said County of Roscommon, were, by virtue of such 
appointment, given to and imposed upon the said Maurice 
King ; that the said Maurice King undertook the said 
duty, and proceeded with the registration of voters ac- 
cordingly; that the — Session was continued by 
several adjournments, from the said tenth day of October 
until the sixth day of November, one thousand eight 
hundred and thirty-two, when David Thompson, Esquire, 
a barrister, was, under colour of a warrant, professing to 
be under the hand of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 
appointed for the duty of presiding as Deputy to the 
Assistant Barrister of the said County of Roscommon, at 
the said Special Session, for the registration of voters for 
the said County, the rights, powers and authority of the 
said Maurice King being in no manner revoked, recalled 
or annulled, and the said Maurice King still continuing 
in exercise of all the rights, powers and authorities so 
given to him by the appointment first hereinbefore men- 
tioned ; that, upon the said sixth day of November, and 
during the two following days, the said Maurice King 
sat daily in the Court House of Boyle, in the said County 
of Roscommon, and the said David Thompson, during the 
same period sat daily in a private room attached to the 
said last-mentioned Court House, from whence they pro- 
ceeded to the town of Athlone, in the said County of Ros- 
common, and the said Maurice King upon the tenth day 
of November, sat daily in the Court House of Athlone 
until the fourteenth of November inclusive, and the said 

David Thompson during the same period sat in a private 
room attached to the said last-mentioned Court House, 
from whence they proceeded to the said Town of Roscom- 
mon, and the said Maurice King sat daily in one of the 
courts in the Court House of Roscommon upon the fifteenth 
until the twentieth day of November inclusive, and the 
said David Thompson sat daily during the same period 
in the other court in the said Court House of Roscommon, 
and each separately determined upon the validity of the 


claims of persons coming forward to register during such 
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periods, and in said respective places either adjudged 
and declared claimants to be entitled to be registered, and 
each signed certificates declaratory of the right of such 
person to vote; that the said David Thompson, during 
the period and in the manner above stated, registered one 
hundred and seventy-six persons, and granted them cer- 
tificates, which so long as they continue, will entitle 
them to vote, and also granted a great number of new 
certificates upon the production of the former affidavits 
of registry; that objections were made to the several 
persons so illegally registered, as they came forward to 
claim a right to be registered before the said Maurice 
King and the said David Thompson, objections were made 
by agents duly authorized, notwithstanding which said per- 
sons were respectively registered and certificates granted 
accordingly, and who voted on the said Election for the 
said Dennis O'Conor, commonly called the O’Conor Don, 
and Fitzstephen French ; that several persons did vote for 
the said last-mentioned persons whose names were put 
to the paper writing purporting to be their affidavits as 
marksmen, notwithstanding that it does not appear that 
same were truly read to them as such marksmen; that 
by many illegal and erroneous decisions of the said 
Maurice King and David Thompson, a great number 
of persons voted at said Election for the said Dennis 
O’Conor, commonly called O’Conor Don, and Fitzstephen 
French, who were not qualified, of persons who were dis- 
qualified, of persons who had ceased to be qualified, of 
persons who were not entitled by estate, and of persons 
who were not entitled by value, to be registered as voters 
for the said County of Roscommon, and who were unduly 
admitted to be registered and to vote at said Election, 
and unduly obtained certificates, which so long as they 
continue will entitle them to vote, and also to re-register 
on the production thereof, without further proof on oath, 
and that a large number of persons whose registry was 
invalid in not being conformable to law, did in like manner 
unduly procure certificates objectionable as aforesaid, 
and did thereunder vote at said Election ; that a large 
number of persons also voted at said Election for the 
said O’Conor Don and Fitzstephen French, whose claims 
ought to have been rejected, but who were admitted to 
be registered as freeholders by virtue of alleged freeholds, 
under leases of lands for a life or lives, made by a lessor, 
who had not at the time of making the same a freehold 
estate therein; that many persons were registered, and 
obtained certificates, and who voted at said Election, 
holding land under alleged leases, which appeared upon 
the view of them to be leases for twenty years, but which 
leases were fraudulently ante-dated, and in fact only con- 
veyed a term of eighteen years and a few months from 
the alleged time of granting same, and which said alleged 
leases were not at the time of such registry executed by 
the lessor therein named, or by any person duly authorized 
by him ; that a large number of persons were admitted 
to be registered, and obtained certificates, objectionable 
as aforesaid, and who voted at said Election, who held 
the land out of which they claimed to vote by leases 
made by landlords whose interests had otherwise ter- 
minated ; that a large number of persons voted at said 
Election who had no legal or lawful title to the lands or 
premises in respect of which they had been registered 
and voted as electors for said County, to enable them to 
be registered as electors, or to vote at said Election; that 
a large number of persons were admitted to be registered, 
and obtained certificates, and voted at said Election for 
the said O’Conor Don and I'itzstephen French, who had 
become insolvent, and others who had become bankrupt, 
whose interest in the lands or premises out of which they 
claimed to register were legally vested in their respective 
assignees; that the said Maurice King and David h homp- 
son took an erroneous view, and acted on false pre- 
mises, in their mode of ascertaining the value of the 
premises out of which the parties claiming to register 
sought to be registered; that a large number of persons 
were admitted to be registered by them, and who voted at 
said Election, who had not in the lands and premises from 
which they sought to register, and did register, and voted 
at said Election, a beneficial interest of the clear yearly 
value of ten pounds over and above all rent and charges, 
as required by law; that in many instances the sum paid 
by the claimant for county cess, was allowed in the calcu- 
lation of the value of the premises, although the claimant 
had before got credit for the _ in the profit of the “" 
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86 10° Martit. 


that there are a great many votes on the poll for the said 
O’Conor Don, of persons who at the time of voting had 
not a sufficient value or beneficial interest in the land and 
premises in respect of which they had registered, to entitle 
them to vote at said Election ; that many persons profes- 
sing the Roman Catholic religion were by the said Mau- 
rice King and David Thompson admitted to be registered, 
and obtained certificates held to be conclusive of the 
right of voting, although they had not, previous to obtain- 
ing such certificate, taken and subscribed the oath pre- 
scribed by law to be taken by persons professing the 
Roman Catholic religion, in order to enable them to vote 
at elections for Members of Parliament ; that prior to the 
said Special Sessions for the registry of voters, a vast 
number of notices for registry were served upon the Clerk 
of the Peace for the said County of Roscommon, without 
the knowledge and contrary to the desire of the persons 
whose names were made use of, whose property or interest 
in the lands was altogether insufficient to entitle them to 
be registered ; that during the continuance of the said 
Special Sessions great and unnatural excitement pre- 
vailed, and great and undue influence, as well by pro- 
mises, as by threats and intimidations, was made by 
several influential persons, and by the Clergy of the 
Roman Catholic persuasion, by means whereof a large 
number of persons, in whose names notices had been 
served, were induced and compelled to come forward and 
claim to be registered, and to put a false and exaggerated 
value upon the lands, many of whom frequently declared 
‘they could not register, but that they dare not refuse 
to come forward and swear as they were desired ; that by 
reason of the many erroneous and illegal decisions of the 
said Maurice King and David Thompson respectively, 
and of the undue influence and intimidation, a very great 
number of persons who ought not to have been and who 
were not entitled to be admitted to be registered, were 
unduly put upon the Registry of the said County of Ros- 
common, and illegally appear thereon as qualified voters, 
and unduly become possessed of certificates on parch- 
ment, declaring them to be registered voters of the said 
County, and entitled to vote at Elections of Members of 
Parliament to represent the said County ; that during the 
continuance of the poll at the said Election, very many of 
the persons who had been illegally, unduly and erroneously 
registered by the said Maurice King and David Thompson 
as aforesaid, tendered their votes for the said Dennis 
O’Conor, commonly called the O’Conor Don, and Fitz- 
stephen French, and produced to the Returning Officer, or 
his Deputy, the certificate on parchment which had been 
illegally and unduly given to them ; that objections having 
been made to the votes of the said persons, the Returning 
Officer and his Assessor declared themselves bound by the 
production of the certificates on parchment, which they de- 
cided to be conclusive evidence of the right of voting, and 
directed the votes of the said persons to be and they were 
admitted to vote and to be entered on the poll for the said 
Dennis O’Conor, commonly called the O’Conor Don and 
Fitzstephen French; that a large number of persons pro- 
fessing the Roman Catholic or Popish religion, who had not 
taken and subscribed the oath by law required to be taken 
by them previous to their voting, or whose names, with their 
titles and additions, were not entered upon the rolls for that 
purpose appointed, tendered their votes for the said Dennis 
O'Conor, commonly called the O’Conor Donand Fitzstephen 
French, and produced the certificate of registration on 
parchment, which had been unduly given to them; not- 
withstanding objections were made to such persons being 
permitted to poll, the Returning Officer and his Assessors 
declared themselves to be bound by the certificates of re- 
gistration produced by such persons, which they decided 
to be conclusive evidence of the right of voting, and di- 
rected the votes of all said persons to be admitted and to 
be entered on the poll for the said Dennis O’Conor, com- 
monly called O’Conor Don and Fitzstephen French; that 
the said Dennis O’Conor, commonly called the O’Conor 
Don, and Fitzstephen French, by themselves, their agents, 
friends and ma: rs, committees, partisans and others, 
and particularly the Roman Catholic clergy of said County, 
on their behalf, were guilty of the most flagrant and noto- 
rious acts of intimidation, thereby unlawfully procuring 
by threats, divers other persons, being qualified to vote 
at the said Election, through fear of being persecuted, 
and themselves and their families and property injured 
and ill-used, to forbear to give their votes for the said 


A. 1835. 


Thomas Johnston Barton, and by like means compelled 
others to vote for them, the said Dennis O’Conor, com- 
monly called the O'Conor Don and Fitzstephen French, 
in violation of the rights of Election, the privileges of Par- 
liament and freedom of Elections; that the said Dennis 
O’Conor, commonly called O’Conor Don, by himself, his 
agents, managers and friends, and others on his behalf, 
and with his knowledge, assent and privity, before and 
at and during the Election, was guilty of open and noto- 
rious acts of bribery and corruption of the electors of the 
said County, in order to influence the said electors to give 
their votes to them the said Dennis O’Conor, commonly 
called the O’Conor Don and Fitzstephen French, and to 
refuse and forbear to give their votes for the said Thomas 
Johnston Barton, and also of attempting and endeavouring 
to bribe and corrupt the electors of the said County, to 
give their votes to the said Denis O’Conor, commonly 
called the O’Conor Don and Fitzstephen French, and to 
refuse and forbear to give their votes for the said Thomas 
Johnston Barton, in order that they, the said Dennis 
O’Conor, commonly called the O’Conor Don and Fitz- 
stephen French, might be returned to serve in Parliament 
for the said County ; and that the said Dennis O’Conor, 
commonly called O’Conor Don, after the dissolution of 
the last Parliament, and at and after the issuing of the 
Writ for the election of the present Parliament, and at 
and during the said Election, by himself, and his agents 
and managers and friends, and others on his behalf, and 
at his cost and charge, did present and allow to divers 
persons, having and claiming to have voices in the said 
Election, money, presents, gifts and rewards, and make 
promises, agreements, obligations and engagements, to 
give and allow rewards, gifts and money to and for divers 
persons, having voices in the said Election, and to and 
for the use, advantage, benefit and emolument, profit and 
preferment of such persons, in order to be elected, and 
for being elected to serve in this Parliament for the said 
County of Roscommon, in violation and defiance of the 
Standing Order and*Orders of the House, and of the Laws 
and Statutes of this Realm for preventing bribery at Elec- 
tions of Members of Parliament ; and that the said Dennis 
O’Conor, commonly called the O’Conor Don, by himself, 
his agents, managers, and by other persons on the behalf of 
the said O’Conor Don and Fitzstephen French, or one of 
them, as well before and at and during the said Election, 
did, by gifts and rewards, and by threats and promises, 
agreements and securities for gifts and rewards, corrupt, 
procure, and attempt and endeavour to corrupt and pro- 
cure, divers persons being and claiming to be the electors 
of the said County of Roscommon, to refuse and forbear 
to give their votes to the said Thomas Johnston Barton, 
in order that they the said O’Conor Don and Fitzstephen 
French might be elected and returned to serve for this 
present Parliament as Members for the said County, by 
all which means, and by other illegal practices, the said 
O’Conor Don obtained a colourable majority over the 
said Thomas Johnston Barton, on the poll taken at the 
said Election, and was illegally returned Knight of the 
Shire to represent the County of Roscommon in this Par- 
liament to the prejudice and injury of the said Thomas 
Johnston Barton, who was duly elected by a majority of 
legal votes given for him, and who ought to have been 
returned one of the Knights of the Shire to serve in this 
Parliament for the County of Roscommon ; therefore the 
Petitioners most humbly pray, That the House will take 
the premises aforesaid, and the above allegations into con- 
sideration, and declare the said Dennis O’Conor, com- 
monly called the O’Conor Don, not duly elected or re- 
turned, and that the said Thomas Johnston Barton may be 
declared duly elected to serve in Parliament for the said 
County of Roscommon, and his Name substituted in the 
place and stead of the said Dennis O’Conor, commonly 
called the O’Conor Don, or declare the Election and 
return of the said Dennis O’Conor, commonly called the 
O’Conor Don, to be null and void, and that the House 
may make such order, and give such further relief in the 
premises for securing the freedom of Election in the said 
County as the House shall think fit. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi+ 
deration upon Tuesday, the 5th day of May next, at the 
same time that the Petition of Thomas Johnston Barton, 
Esquire, is ordered to be taken into consideration. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall be 

thought 





Petitic 


Mr. Li 


Cork County 
Election. 
Petition of 

Mr. Longfield. 


5 Witt. IV. 


thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hearing 
of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of Richard Long field, of Longueville, in the 
county of Cork, Esquire, was also read; setting forth, 
That at the late Election for Members to serve in Par- 
liament for the County of Cork, in Ireland, Feargus 
O’Connor, Esquire, Garrett Standish Barry, Esquire, 
the Honourable Francis Bernard, commonly called Lord 
Viscount Bernard, and the Petitioner, were Candidates 
to represent the said County in this present Parliament ; 
that three other Candidates were proposed and seconded 
at the said Election, who severally declined proceeding 
to a poll; that a poll having been demanded, the same 
was granted and proceeded upon by the Honourable 
William Hare, commonly called Lord Viscount Ennis- 
more, who acted at said Election as Returning Officer, he 
being the High Sheriff of said County of Cork; that the 
said Feargus O’Connor, Esquire, had not at the time of 
said poll, nor at the time of the Election and Return 
hereinafter stated, an estate freehold or copyhold for his 
own life, or for any greater estate either in law or equity, 
to and for his own use and benefit, of or in lands, tene- 
ments or hereditaments, over and above what would 
satisfy and clear all incumbrances that might affect the 
same, of the annual value of six hundred pounds above 
reprizes, such as would qualify him to be elected and 
returned as a Member of Parliament for said County ; 
that the said poll having been proceeded upon, due 
notice was publicly given to each elector who tendered 
his vote for the said Feargus O’Connor before he ten- 
dered the same, that the said Feargus O’Connor was 
not duly qualified in point of property to be elected a 
Representative for the County of Cork, and that any 
vote given for the said Feargus O’Connor at the said 
Election would be thrown away and lost ; that, notwith- 
standing the said notice so given, several electors who 
were served with said notices, tendered and persisted in 
tendering their votes for said Feargus O'Connor, and 
the Petitioner submits that, under the circumstances 
aforesaid, all such votes so tendered for the said Feargus 
O'Connor were wholly thrown away and lost, and that 
the said votes ought not to have been received by the 
Returning Officer for said County; that the said Lord 
Viscount Ennismore, acting as Returning Officer for 
said County, did, notwithstanding, receive and record 
the votes of the said several persons who so tendered 
their votes for the said Feargus O’Connor after having 
received the said notice, although the said Lord Ennis- 
more was duly required to reject the same; that the said 
Lord Viscount Ennismore, so acting as Returning Officer, 
before the Return was made, received due notice that 
the said Feargus O’Connor was not duly qualified in 
property to represent said County, and that notice of the 
same had been duly served upon each elector before he 
tendered his vote for said Feargus O’Connor, and the said 
Returning Officer was then called upon to return such of 
the Candidates as should appear to be third on the poll, 
in place of said Feargus O’Connor; that the polling 
closed on the fifth polling day of the said Election, at 
the hour of five o’clock in the afternoon of said day, and 
that the Petitioner had then a large majority of legal and 
valid votes over the said Feargus O'Connor; and the 
Petitioner showeth that he was at the said Election 
declared the third on the poll, as having the greatest 
number of votes received and recorded by the said 
Returning Officer, and the Petitioner submits that, 
under the circumstances aforesaid, the said Returning 
Officer ought to have declared him duly elected, but that 
the said Returning Officer refused so to declare the Pe- 
titioner, but declared said Feargus O’Connor, Esquire, 
and said Garrett Standish Barry, Esquire, duly elected 
to serve in Parliament for said County; the Petitioner 
humbly states, that the said Feargus O’Connor did not at 
the time of the said Election, and does not now possess a 
bond fide estate for his own life, or for any greater estate 
either in law or equity, to and for his own use and 
benefit, of or in lands, tenements, or hereditaments, over 
and above what would satisfy and clear all incumbrances 
that might affect the same, of the value of six hundred 
pounds above reprizes, and that he was not, and is not 
now, duly qualified in property to represent said County 
of Cork in Parliament ; that between the hours of nine 
o'clock in the forenoon and five o’clock of the afternoon 


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of the third polling day of the Election, and while 
several electors were waiting to tender their votes, Mr. 
James O’Brien, one of the deputies of the Returning 
Officer, voluntarily quitted his booth, and also at a sub- 
sequent period of the same day he again quitted his: 
booth (although the Inspector for the Petitioner remon- 
strated against his so doing), and remained out of it for 
about an hour, during which time several electors were 
in attendance, and anxious to tender their votes for the 
Petitioner ; that, upon the last polling day of the Elec- 
tion, the same deputy did not open his booth until five 
minutes before ten o'clock, and that between the hours 
of nine and ten o'clock, electors appeared to tender their 
votes for the Petitioner, but no deputy being there to 
receive same, such electors quitted the booth, and did 
not vote at said Election ; the Petitioner therefore humbly 
prays, That the House will be pleased to take the pre- 
mises into their consideration, and to declare the Election 
of the said Feargus O’Connor wholly null and void, and that 
the said Feargus O'Connor may be declared not qualified 
and ineligible to serve in this present Parliament as 
Member for the said County of Cork, and that the 
Petitioner may be declared to have been duly elected, 
and that he ought to have been returned as one of the 
Members to serve in this present Parliament for the said 
County, and that the Return of the said Feargus 
O’Connor may be set aside, and that the name of the 
said Feargus O’Connor may be erased from the Return, 
and the Name of the Petitioner substituted therein in the 
name of the said Feargus O’Connor, and that the Peti- 
tioner may have such further and other relief in the pre- 
mises as to the House may seem proper. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Tuesday, the 19th day of May next, at 
the same time that his former Petition is ordered to be 
taken into consideration. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the 
hearing of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of William Arthur, Gerald FitzGerald, and 





Ennis 


Anthony Sheehan, junior, all of Ennis, in the county of Borough 


Clare, Esquires, electors of the Town or Borough of 
Ennis, in Lreland, who had a right to vote, and did vote, 
at the last election of Members to serve in this present 
Parliament for the said Town or free Borough of Ennis, 
was also read ; setting forth, That, at the late election 
of Members to serve in this present Parliament for the 
Town or free Borough of Ennis, the Candidates put in 
nomination were Michael Finucane, Esquire, and Hewit 
Bridgeman, Esquire, and that the Petitioners are elec- 
tors of the said Town or free Borough of Ennis, and were 
entitled to vote and did vote, as such, at the said Election ; 
that at the said Election the poll commenced on Monday 
the twelfth of January last, and finally closed on the fol. 
lowing Wednesday, the fourteenth of the same month ; 
that the said Hewit Bridgeman was declared by the High 
Provost of said town, who was the Returning Officer at 
said election, to have obtained the majority of votes at 
such Election, and was accordingly returned by him as 
duly elected to serve as a Member for the said town or 
free Borough of Ennis in this present Parliament; that 
the said majority in favour of the said Hewit Bridgeman 
was but a colourable majority, and was procured by undue, 
illegal, and unconstitutional means; that during the said 
Election many persons were admitted to poll, and did poll 
in behalf of the said Hewit Bridgeman, who were not en- 
titled to vote thereat, and who had either been unduly 
and improperly registered as electors for the said town or 
free Borough of oe; or who since the time of their re- 
gistry had ceased to be qualified, or had become disqua- 
lified from voting at the said Election; that great num. 
bers of persons who were registered and claimed to vote 
as tenants or occupiers of houses, warehouses, counting- 
houses, or shops, were admitted to poll, and did poll at 
the said Election in favour of the said Hewit Bridgeman, 
who at the time of the said Election were in arrear for 
more than one half year’s grand jury or municipal cesses, 
rates, or taxes then due and payable in respect of the pre- 
mises in right of the occupation of which such persons 
were registered and claimed to vote, and who were there- 
by disabled and incapacitated from voting at. the said 
lection ; that many other persons were admitted to poll 
Z 2 an 


Election. 
Petition of 


Electors. 








88: 


and did poll at the said Election in favour of the said Hewit 
Bridgeman, who at the time of their registry as such tenants 
and occupiers as aforesaid, were in arrear for more than 
one half year’s amount of such cesses, rates and taxes afore- 
said, then being due and payable, and were thereby inca- 
pacitated and disabled to be so registered, or to vote at the 
said Election; that many other persons claiming to vote as 
such tenants or occupiers as aforesaid, were admitted to 
poll, and did poll at the said Election in favour of the said 
Hewit Bridgeman, who had been unduly and improperly 
registered, not having, at the time of such registry, held 
or occupied, for the space of six calendar months next 
= to the time of such registry, any house, ware- 

ouse, counting-house or shop, within the said Town or 
’ free Borough, which, either separately or jointly with 
any land within the said Town or free Borough, occupied 
therewith by them under the same landlord, or occupied 
therewith by them as owners, was bond fide of the clear 
yearly value of not less than ten pounds ; that many other 
persons, who were registered and claimed to vote as such 
tenants or occupiers as aforesaid, were admitted to poll, 
and did poll at the said Election in favour of the said Hewit 
Bridgeman, who since the time of their registry had ceased 
to hold or occupy the premises, or some part thereof, in re- 
spect of which they had been so registered, and in right of 
which they claimed to vote, and who had thereby become 
disabled and disqualified from voting at the said Election; 
that many persons were admitted to poll and did poll at the 
said Election for the said Hewit Bridgeman, who were 
not registered as voters for the said Town or free Borough, 
and who possessed no colourable claim to vote thereat, 
but who fraudulently personated certain other parties who 
were or had been registered as electors of the said Town 
or free Borough, and possessed or had possessed a claim 
to vote thereat, which last-mentioned parties were, at the 
time of the said Election, either dead or absent therefrom ; 
that many persons professing the Roman Catholic religion, 
and who were in point of fact Roman Catholics, were 
admitted to poll, and did poll at the said Election for 
the said Hewit Bridgeman, without having previously 
taken and subscribed the oath required by law, or pro- 
duced any certificate of their having done so, and who 
were thereby disabled and disqualified from voting thereat; 
that many electors were induced and compelled to vote, 
and did vote at the said Election, in favour of the said 
Hewit Bridgeman, in consequence of the violence, threats 
and intimidations, countenanced and practised by the said 
Hewit Bridgeman, and the Roman Catholic priests, and 
others, their friends, agents, supporters and partisans ; 
that by the same turbulent and unlawful means, many 
other electors were terrified and prevented from voting 
in favour of the other Candidate, the said Michael Finu- 
cane ; that great and riotous crowds were assembled during 
the said Election in and about the various polling places 
in the said Town or free Borough of Ennis, and the 
avenues and passages leading thereto, and in divers other 
places throughout the said Town or free Borough, and 
that by the violent and outrageous demeanor of such 
crowds, and oftentimes by actual force employed by them, 
many electors who would otherwise have voted for the 
said Michael Finucane, were withheld and prevented from 
so doing, and many others were terrified and compelled 
to vote for the said Hewit Bridgeman ; that the said Hewit 
Bridgeman, by himself, his agents, friends and managers, 
and by persons employed on his behalf, before, at and 
during the said Election, was guilty of extensive bribery 
and corruption, and employed undue influence and other 
improper means, and gave and caused to be given divers 
sums of money and other gifts and rewards, and made 
and caused to be made divers agreements, engagements 
and promises to several persons having or claiming to 
have a right to vote, in order to procure them to vote at 
the said Election in favour of the said Hewit Bridgeman, 
and to forbear to vote for the said A/ichael Finucane, and 
in order to procure the said Hewit Bridgeman to be re- 
turned to serve in this present Parliament for the said 
Town or free Borough; that by the several fraudulent 
and illegal means aforesaid, and by divers other turbu- 
lent, corrupt and improper practices, the said Hewit 
Bridgeman obtained the aforesaid colourable majority of 
votes over the said Michael Finucane, and procured him- 
self to be returned to serve for the said Town or free 
Borough, whereas the said Michael Finucane had a large 
majority of legal yotes at the said Election, and ought to 


10° Marti. 





A. 1835. 


have been returned to serve for the same, to the manifest 
wrong and injury of the said Michael Finucane, to the 
great grievance of the Petitioners and the other electors 
of the said Town or free Borough, and in contempt and 
disturbance of the freedom and purity of election ; the 
Petitioners therefore humbly pray the House to take the 
premises into consideration, and to declare the said Elec- 
tion and Return of the said Hewit Bridgeman, Esquire, 
wholly null and void, and that the said Michael Finucane 
was duly elected, and ought to have been returned to 
serve in Parliament for the said Town or free Borough of 
Ennis, or that the House will afford the Petitioners such 
further and other relief in the premises as to the House 
shall seem fit. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Thursday, the 7th day of May next, at the 
same time that their former Petition is ordered to be taken 
into consideration. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


Then the Names of the Places to which the residue 
of the said Petitions related (being all of them of the 
last Class), were put into the glass at the Table, and 
drawn, by the Clerk, in the following order: 


A Petition of John Norman Macleod, of Macleod, in 
the county of Inverness, was read; setting forth, That 
at the last Election for choosing a Member to serve in 
this present Parliament for the County of Jnverness, the 
Petitioner and the Right honourable Charles Grant were 
the only Candidates ; that when, in pursuance of an Act 

assed in the second and third year of the reign of His 
ajesty King William the Fourth, intituled, “‘ An Act to 
amend the Representation of the People in Scotland,” 
the claims of the electors were taken into consideration 
by the Sheriff of the said County, the said Sheriff illegally 
and erroneously rejected and refused to admit to regis- 
tration various persons who were duly qualified and en- 
titled to be registered as voters, and to vote in the elec- 
tion of a Member to serve in Parliament for the said 
County of Inverness, and who claimed to be registered 
as voters for the said County, and who were in the interest 
of, and would have voted for the Petitioner, and admitted 
and registered the claims of various persons in the interest 
of the said Charles Grant, whose claims were bad, ob- 
jectionable and null, and who were not qualified and 
entitled to be registered as such voters, or to vote at such 
Election ; that the Sheriffs who formed the Court of Ap- 
peal under thie said recited Act, did in like manner act 
illegally and erroneously, in rejecting and refusing to 
admit to registration various persons who were duly 
qualified and entitled to be registered as voters, and to 
vote in the election of a Member to serve in Parliament 
for the said County of Jnverness, and who claimed to be 
registered as voters for the said County, and who were in 
the interest of, and would have voted for the Petitioner, 


and in admitting and registering the claims of various. 


persons in the interest of the said Charles Grant, whose 
claims were bad, objectionable and null, and who were 
not qualified and entitled to be registered as such voters, 
or to vote at such Election, whereby the persons who 
were so illegally and erroneously rejected, were prevented 
from voting for the Petitioner at the said Election, and 
the persons whose claims were so illegally and erroneously 
admitted, were allowed to vote thereat ; that several other 
persons in the interest of the said Charles Grant, who 
were disqualified to vote, by holding disqualifying offices 
or employments, or were not legally qualified, or entitled 
to be registered or to vote, were admitted to vote, and did 
unlawfully vote at the said Election, for the said Charles 
Grant ; that several persons who had claimed, and had 
been admitted to registration as voters for the said County, 
subsequently to such their claiming admission and regis- 
tration, had been, and at the time of the said Election, 
were divested of the necessary qualifications on which 
they had so claimed, been admitted and registered, and 
such persons ought not to have remained upon the Register 
of Voters, and ought not to have voted or been permitted 
to vote atthe said Election, but such persons, notwithstand- 
ing, did unlawfully vote for the said Charles Grant at 


the said Election ; that divers persons who were upon - 
0 


Inverness-shire 
Election. 
Petition of 
Mr. Macleod, 





Bolton 

Borough 
tion, 

Petition of 





5 Witt. IV. 


Roll of Freeholders of the said County of Inverness, at 
the time of passing the said recited Act of the second 
and third year of the reign of His present Majesty, had 
been unduly and unlawfully put upon the said Roll, 
or had since been divested of the superiorities or quali- 
fications, or other titles, in virtue of which they had 
been enrolled upon such Roll, or had ceased to pos- 
sess and enjoy such superiorities or qualifications, or 
other titles, at the time of the said Election, and such 
persons had become disqualified to vote in the election 
of a Member. of Parliament, and ought to have been 
expunged from the said Roll of Freeholders for the said 
County, yet such persons nevertheless illegally voted for 
the said Charles Grant, and their votes were counted in 
the said Election; that at the said Election, divers per- 
sons who had been put upon the Lists and Register of 
Voters for the said County, according to the character 
and description in such Lists and Register contained, 
were unduly and illegally allowed to vote, and their 
votes were entered upon the poll at the said Election, 
under and by a different character and description of 
qualification from that under which they had been re- 
gistered, and the votes of the said persons were unduly 
and illegally entered and counted upon the poll for the 

said Charles Grant; that the said Charles Grant, by 

himself, his agents, friends, managers and others acting 

and employed by and for him and on his behalf, did, 

after the teste of the Writ for the said Election, before 

and at and during the said Election, give presents to, and 

allow to various persons entitled, or claiming to be enti- 

tled to vote at the said Election, money, meat, drink and 

entertainment, and made and entered into promises, obli- 

gations and agreements to give and allow, in manner as 

aforesaid, presents, money, meat, drink and entertain- 

ment to divers persons entitled, or claiming to be entitled, 

to vote at the said Election, in order to procure and bring 

about the Election of the said Charles Grant; and the 

said Charles Grant, by himself, his agents, friends, ma- 

nagers: and others, acting and employed by and for him 

and on his behalf, before and at and during the said Elec- 

tion, were guilty of bribery and other unconstitutional, 

illegal and corrupt practices and means, and used various 

threats, and gave promises, and employed undue influ- 

ence, in order to corrupt or procure various persons having 

or claiming to have a right to vote at the said Election, 

to vote for him the said Charles Grant at the said Elec- 

tion, and to forbear to vote for the Petitioner; and divers 

persons who would have voted for the Petitioner at the 

said Election, were, by force and violence, and by perso- 

nal restraint and intimidation, used by the agents, friends, 

managers and others, acting and employed by and for the 

said Charles Grant, and on his behalf, withheld and pre- 

vented from voting at the said Election, in favour of the 

Petitioner, in order to procure the said Charles Grant to 

be returned to serve in this present Parliament for the 

said County of Znverness ; that by such illegal and erro- 

neous proceedings, and unconstitutional ways and means, 

and other irregular and illegal means and proceedings, 

the said Charles Grant, although legally disqualified 
and incapacitated, and though he had the smallest number 
of legal votes, was and procured himself to be returned to 
serve in Parliament for the said County of Jnverness, to 
the hurt and prejudice of the Petitioner, who had the 
majority of legal votes, and who, therefore, ought to have 
been returned; the Petitioner therefore humbly prays, 
That the House will be pleased to take the premises into 
consideration, and to find that the Petitioner was duly 
elected, and ought to have been returned the Member to 
serve in Parliament for the said County of Jnverness, or 
that the said Election of the said Charles Grant was null 
and void, and to grant to the Petitioner such relief in the 
premises as to the House shall seem just. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into conside- 
ration upon Tuesday, the 26th day of May next, at three 
of the clock in the Afternoon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of Robert Torrens, of Croydon, in the county 
of Surrey, Esquire, was also read ; setting forth, That at 
the last General Election of two Members to serve in 


Mr. Torrens, Parliament for the Borough of Bolton-le- Moors, in Lanca- 





VOL. 90. 


10° Marti. 


89 


shire, William Bolling, Esquire, Peter Ainsworth, Esquire, 
and the Petitioner, were Candidates ; that after the place 
in Parliament to be supplied by such Election became 
vacant, and as well before as after the teste or issuing out 
of the Writ for the said Election, and at and during the 
said Election, the said Peter Ainsworth did, by himself 
and by his agents, friends and partisans, by divers ways 
and means, at his, or their, or one of their charge and 
behalf, directly and indirectly, give, present and allow 
to persons having votes at such Election, money, meat, 
drink, lodging, entertainment, provision and reward, and 
did make presents, gifts, rewards and promises, agree- 
ments, and obligations and engagements to give money, 
meat, drink, provisicn, presents, rewards and entertain- 
ment, to and for persons having votes as aforesaid, and 
to and for the use, advantage, benefit, employment, profit 
and preferment of such persons, in order that he the said 
Peter Ainsworth might be elected, and for being elected 
to serve in Parliament for the said Borough ; that before, 
and at and during the said Election, the said Peter Ains- 
worth was, by himself and by his agents, guilty of divers 
acts of bribery and corruption, in order to corrupt and 
procure, and did by himself and by his agents, friends, 
managers and other persons employed in his behalf, by 
gifts, presents, money, rewards and promises, and agree- 
ments and securities for money, gifts and rewards, and 
by threats, intimidations, promises, undue influence, and 
other corrupt, illegal or improper practices, acts and 
means, corrupt and procure divers persons having or 
claiming to have votes at such election, to give their 
votes in favour of the said Peter Ainsworth, and to for- 
bear to give them to the Petitioner; that the said Peter 
Ainsworth, by the said corrupt and illegal practices, was 
and is wholly disabled and incapacitated and ineligible 
to serve in this present Parliament for the said Borough 
of Bolton-le-Moors, and the Return of the said Peter 
Ainsworth was and is wholly null and void; the Peti- 
tioner therefore humbly prays the House to take the pre- 
mises into consideration, that the said Election and Re- 
turn of the said Peter Ainsworth may be set aside and 
declared void, and that the Petitioner may have such 
further and other relief as to the House shall seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into conside- 
ration upon Tuesday, the 26th day of May next, at a 
quarter of an hour after three of the clock in the After- 
noon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Maurice Fitzgerald, 
the Knight of Kerry, of Ballinrudery, in the County of 
Kerry, was also read; setting forth, That at the last 
Election for two Knights of the Shire to serve in this 
present Parliament for the said County of Kerry, Fre- 
derick William Mullins, Morgan John O?Connell, and 
Thomas Carrique Ponsonby, Esquires, and the Petitioner, 
the Right honourable Maurice Fitzgerald, were Candi- 
dates, and that, on the twentieth day of January last, 
James Franklin Bland, Esquire, the High Sheriff of the 
said County, in pursuance of a Writ to him for that pur- 
pose directed, proceeded to hold the said Election ; that 
on a poll being demanded, the same was accordingly taken, 
which continued until the twenty-fourth day of the ‘said 
month of January ; that on the said first-mentioned day, it 
was agreed that each Candidate should poll one vote ; 
that on the following day the general polling went on 
and was continued until about the hour of five o’clock, 
when at the close thereof the said Sheriff announced a ma~- 
jority of votes amounting to five in favour of the Petitioner ; 
that upon the final close of the poll, the said Sheriff 
declared the following majority of votes in favour of the 
said Morgan John O’ Connell and Frederick William Mullins 
over the Petitioner Maurice Fitzgerald, viz. a majority of 
four hundred and thirty-four for the said Morgan Sim 
O'Connell, and a majority of two hundred and twelve for 
the said Frederick William Mullins, and thereupon the 
said High Sheriff returned the said Morgan John O'Connell 
and Frederick William Mullins, as Knights of the Shire 
to serve in Parliament for the said County of Kerry; that 
at the said Election, the said Frederick William Mullins 
was not a person duly qualified as by law is required, to 


be elected or to sit or serve in Parliament as a Knight of 
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Kerry County 
Election. 


Petition of 
Mr. Fitzgerald. 








90 10° Marti. 


the Shire for the said County, inasmuch as he had not at 
the time of the said Election, nor at the time of his Re- 
turn, a property in lands, tenements or hereditaments of 
the nature and of the value required by law, over and 
above all reprizes payable out of the same, to qualify him 
to serve as such Knight in this present Parliament, and 
he is not otherwise qualified as aforesaid, and that there- 
fore the Election and Return of the said Frederick Wil- 
liam Mullins is void ; that several persons were allowed 
to poll as voters in favour of the said Morgan John 
O'Connell and Frederick William Mullins, or one of them, 
who were not entitled to vote at the said Election, they 
not having been duly registered according to the Acts 
and Statutes now in force for the registering of lease- 
holders in Jreland, and not being possessed of any qua- 
lification by which they were or could be entitled to 
be registered as voters, or to vote at the said Election, 
and many persons who were registered as voters, and 
who did vote for the said Morgan John O'Connell and 
Frederick William Mullins, or one of them, had been 
divested of such their qualification and right to vote 
at the time of the said Election; that several persons 
as well claiming to be freeholders as leaseholders, were 
allowed to poll for the said Morgan John O'Connell 
and Frederick Wiiliem Mullins, or one of them, who were 
not entitled to vote at the said Election, although they 
appeared to be regularly registered, many of such last- 
mentioned persons having in fact and in truth obtained the 
decision of the Barrister appointed in that behalf in their 
favour for registering, or the said Barrister had been in- 
duced to admit them to register by means of fraud, mis- 
representations and perjury, when in fact and in truth the 
freeholds and leaseholds in respect whereof they were so 
admitted to register, were not of sufficient yearly value 
to entitle them to be registered, or to qualify them to vote 
at the said election for Members to serve in this present 
Parliament for the said County, neither were such per- 
sons entitled to vote at the said Election in respect of the 
said supposed qualification ; and others of the said persons 
unduly and illegally procured themselves to be registered, 
and were registered by the Barrister appointed in that 
behalf, although they had not been a sufficient time pre- 
vious to the time of their respective registries in possession 
of the premises out of which they claimed to register, 
under or by virtue of any sufficient or other title or estate 
giving a qualification, or conferring a franchise or right of 
voting in the election of Members to serve in this present 
Parliament for the said County ; that previous to the said 
Election the most undue and unconstitutional means were 
resorted to, to deter the voters from coming forward at 
said Election to vote for the Petitioner, in furtherance of 
which Daniel O'Connell, Esquire, a Member of the House, 
who is known to possess extraordinary and unbounded 
influence over many of the Roman Catholic electors of 
said County, did publicly in the open streets in Tralee, 
from a platform, threaten that deaths-heads and cross- 
bones (symbols of assassination in that county) should be 
painted on the doors of such Roman Catholic electors as 
should prove so base as to vote for the Petitioner, 
meaning thereby to threaten that any Roman Catholic 
freeholder who would dare to vote for the Petitioner, 
should be murdered ; that in Zre/and, multitudes are ready 
to carry into execution the mandates or threats of the said 
Daniel O’Connell, however desperate or sanguinary, and 
that the general interpretation put upon the said threats 
by the freeholders of the county of Kerry, was, that if 
any Roman Catholic of the lower order should dare to 
vote for the Petitioner, he and his family would be in 
imminent danger of being murdered ; that the great body 
of Roman Catholic voters were so intimidated from votin 

for the Petitioner; and the said Daniel O’Connell did 
also prepare, peruse and sanction divers inflammatory 
placards, which were posted all through the said town 
of Tralee, not only threatening, but actually directing a 
system of exclusive dealing to be adopted towards all 
such electors as should so vote for the Petitioner ; and 
the said Daniel O'Connell, previously, in speeches and 
publications printed in newspapers widely circulated 
throughout the said County, had employed similar in- 
flammatory language and threats against the Petitioner, 
who was then a Candidate, to prejudice him in his elec- 
tion for the said County of Kerry; and the said Daniel 
O’ Connell, who is a near relation of the said Morgan John 
‘O'Connell, acted throughout the said Election as an agent 

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A. ] 835. 
and friend of the said Morgan John O'Connell and Frederick 
William Mullins ; that in numerous instances Roman Ca- 
tholic Priests in all parts of the county were the zealous 
agents, supporters and partisans of the said Morgan John 
O'Connell and Frederick William Mullins, and for many 
days previous to the Election, exerted themselves in the 
most illegal and unconstitutional manner to prevent the 
voters from voting for the said Maurice Fitzgerald, and 
great numbers of such Priests, together with their Bishop, 
came into the town of 7ralee, from the different parishes, 
to the Election, several of whom took their places in the 
polling booths, performing (in the presence of the said 
Morgan John O'Connell and Frederick William Mullins) 
all the duties of agents, bringing up the voters and hand- 
ing to the Sheriffs’ deputies their certificates of Registry, 
which they obtained from such voters as security for the 
purpose of controlling their votes, whilst others of them 
remained about the streets and lodging-houses, inducing 
electors who had previously promised to vote for the Pe- 
titioner, not only by persuasions, but also by threats, to 
come in and vote for the said Morgan John O'Connell and 
Frederick William Mullins, or one of them, or to withhold 
their votes which had been promised in favour of the Pe- 
titioner ; that independent of those undue means, the said 
Priests (few, if any, of whom were voters) did also use 
threats and menaces to deter and intimidate the voters in 
the Petitioner’s interest, and publicly declared, not only 
during the continuance of said Election, but also declared 
from their altars, when their congregations were assembled: 
for Divine service, on several Sundays previous to the said 
Election, that they would withhold the rites of their 
Church, including absolution, from any elector who should 
presume to vote for the Petitioner, and would allow his 
children to die unbaptized, adding, that no one should 
deal with such person, and that he should be publicly 
marked, and that no elector who had made a promise to 
vote for the Petitioner was bound thereby, inasmuch as 
doing so would be voting against his religion ; that notices 
and warnings of the most threatening and inflammatory 
nature, were publicly posted upon the doors of chapels 
throughout the county, and allowed by the Priests to re- 
main there, containing the most horrid imprecations upon 
and against all persons who should attempt to vote for the 
Petitioner; that after the commencement of the poll at the 
said Election, several of the said Roman Catholic Priests 
headed processions of the freeholders into the said town 
of Tralee, where said Election was proceeding, and so 
headed them with flags, green banners and music, which, 
coupled with their illegal conduct in general, greatly pre- 
judiced the Petitioner, and induced many of the humbler 
voters, over’ whom the said Priests possess unbounded 
influence, to accompany them to the poll, and several of 
whom, upon being asked by the Deputy the usual question, 
“* For whom do you vote?” answered, ‘ For O'Connell 
and Mullins, and my parish Priest ;” and in other in- 
stances ‘‘ For O'Connell and Mullins, and God and my 
Religion,” and in some cases “ For my Country and my 
Religion,” without giving any Candidates’ names, until 
interrogated a second time, when they replied “ For 
O'Connell and Mullins ;” that during said Election, houses 
in the said town of Tralee wherein were voters in the Pe- 
titioner’s interest, were entered at night by the said 
Frederick William Mullins himself, attended by Priests 
and others, their agents, friends, relations and supporters, 
all ormany of which voters were by undue, unconstitutional, 
and unworthy means and influence, taken away and in- 
duced to vote against the Petitioner; that the several other 
friends and agents of the said Morgan John O'Connell 
and Frederick William Mullins, also by threats and in- 
timidation towards voters, greatly prejudiced the Peti- 
tioner, and that John O'Connell, Esquire, the father of 
the said Morgan John O'Connell, and the avowed and 
eanvassing partisan of the said Frederick William Mullins, 
who possesses considerable influence over the humbler 
voters, particularly in the barony Maganihy, in which he 
resides, with the evident view and intention of exercising 
that influence, sought for and obtained the office of inter- 
preter in the booth in which said barony was polling, in 
which he not only acted in that capacity, but also con- 
ducted himself as an active agent and partisan against 
the Petitioner in bringing up voters, and confining them 
till they had voted for the said Morgan John O'Connell 
and Frederick William Mullins, or one of them; the Pe- 
titioner further shows, that several voters in the — 
the 


_— 


5 Witt. IV. 


the Petitioner, when on their way to the election to vote for 
him, were beaten, ill-treated and otherwise abused, and 
were compelled to return home, and otherwise delayed, 
until a majority was had against the Petitioner ; that in 
consequence of the Petitioner having obtained the said 
majority on the second day’s poll, the said Morgan John 
O’Connell and Frederick William Mullins and their agents, 
friends and partisans redoubled their exertions to procure 
a majority over the Petitioner, and put in practice, with 
additional zeal and success, the various illegal means of 
influence, threats and intimidation previously continued 
and employed ; that by the above and other undue means, 
and by the many illegal and erroneous decisions made by 
the said Barrister on the occasion of the registering of the 
said electors in and for the said County, and by the 
admitting to vote and to be put on the poll, many persons 
who were not qualified or entitled to vote at the said Elec- 
tion, the said Frederick William Mullins and Morgan 
John O'Connell obtained a colourable majority, and were 
returned to serve in Parliament for the said County in 
open violation of the law and freedom of Election, and 
to the great prejudice of the Petitioner and of the legal 
electors of the said County, as the Petitioner submits will 
appear upon a fair scrutiny of the poll and an investiga- 
tion of the qualification of the persons who voted ; that 
the Petitioner had a large majority of the good and 
legal votes, and ought therefore to have been returned as 
representative for the said County ; that even though the 
said Frederick William Mullins had been elected by a 
majority of the legal voters of the said County, yet that 
his Election and Return are void, inasmuch as he had 
not a sufficient qualification to entitle him to be elected 
or returned to serve in the Commons’ House of Parliament, 
or to sit therein, for the Petitioner shows that the said 
Frederick William Mullins had not, nor was seised of, or 
entitled, either in law or equity, to any freehold or copy- 
hold estate, in any lands, tenements or hereditaments, 
situate, lying or being in Great Britain or Ireland, of 
the annual value of six hundred pounds above reprizes, 
over and above what will satisfy and clear all incum- 
brances that may affect the same, nor was nor is the said 
Frederick William Mullins the eldest son or heir apparent 
of any Peer or Lord of Parliament, or of any person 
qualified to be a Knight of the Shire, nor was nor is he 
duly qualified to sit in Parliament as Knight of a Shire ; 
the Petitioner therefore humbly prays the House to take 
the premises into consideration, and to declare the said 
Election and Return of the said Frederick William Mullins 
and Morgan John O'Connell null and void, and that the 
Petitioner was duly elected and ought to have been re- 
turned to serve in Parliament for the said County of Kerry, 
or that the House will afford the Petitioner such further 
and other relief in the premises as to the House shall 
seem fit. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Thursday, the 28th day of May next, at 
three of the clock in the Afternoon. 


A Petition of the several Persons whose names are 
thereunto subscribed, Voters and Electors of the County 
of Kerry, on behalf of themselves and others, claiming 
a right to vote for Members to serve in Parliament for 
the said County, was also read ; setting forth, That the 
Petitioners were at and during the last electiun of Mem- 
bers to serve in this present Parliament for the said 
County of Kerry, voters and electors of the said County, 
and had a right to vote for Members to serve in Parlia- 
ment at the said last Election for the said County ; that 
at the said last Election Frederick William Mullins, Mor- 
gan John O'Connell and Thomas Carrique Ponsonby, 
Esquires, and the Right honourable Maurice Fitzgerald, 
the Knight of Kerry, were Candidates, and that on the 
twentieth day of January last, James Franklin Bland, 
Esquire, the High Sheriff of the said County, in pursuance 
of a Writ to him for that purpose directed, proceeded to 
hold the said Election ; that on a poll being demanded, 
the same was accordingly taken, which continued until 
the twenty-fourth day of the said month of January ; that 
on the said first-mentioned day it was agreed that each 
Candidate should poll one vote; that on the following 
day the general polling went on, and was continued until 
about the hour of five o’clock, when at the close thereof 
the said Sheriff announced a majority of votes amounting 


to maa of the said Maurice Fitzgerald over the 


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9] 

said Frederick William Mullins ; that, wpon the final close 
of the poll, the said Sheriff declared the following majority 
of votes in favour of the said Morgan John O'Connell and 
Frederick William Mullins over the said Maurice Fitz- 
gerald, viz. a majority of four hundred and thirty-four for 
the said Morgan John O'Connell, and a majority of two 
hundred and twelve for the said Frederick William Mullins, 
and thereupon the said High Sheriff returned the said 
Morgan John O'Connell and Frederick William Mullins 
as Knights of the Shire to serve in Parliament for the 
said County of Kerry; that, at the said Election, the 
said Frederick William Mullins was not a proper person 
duly qualified as by law is required to be elected, or to 
sit or serve in Parliament as a Knight of the Shire for 
the said County, inasmuch as he had not at the time of 
the said Election, nor at the time of his Return, a property 
in lands, tenements or hereditaments, of the nature and 
of the value required by law, over and above all reprizes 
payable out of the same, to qualify him to serve as such 
Knight in this present Parliament, and he is not otherwise 
qualified as aforesaid, and that therefore the Election and 
Return of the said Frederick William Mullins is void; that 
several persons were allowed to poll as voters in favour 
of the said Morgan John O’Connell and Frederick William 
Mullins, or one of them, who were not entitled to vote 
at the said Election, they not having been duly registered 

according to the Acts and Statutes now in force for the 
registering of leaseholders in Jreland, and not being pos- 
sessed of any qualification by which they were or could 
be entitled to be registered as voters, or to vote at the 
said Election, and many persons who were registered as 
voters, and who did vote for the said Morgan John 
O'Connell and Frederick William Mullins, or one of them, 
had been divested of such their qualifications and right 
to vote at the time of the said Election; that several 
persons, as well claiming to be freeholders as leaseholders, 
were allowed to poll for the said Morgan John O'Connell 
and Frederick William Mullins, or one of them, who were 
not entitled to vote at the said Election, although they 
appeared to be regularly registered, many.of such last- 
mentioned persons having in fact and in truth obtained 
the decision of the Barrister appointed in that behalf in 
their favour for registry, or the said Barrister had been 

induced to admit them to register by means of fraud, 
misrepresentation and perjury, when in fact and in truth 
the freeholds and leaseholds, in respect whereof they 
were so admitted to register, were not of sufficient yearly 
value to entitle them to be registered, or to qualify them 

to vote at the said Election for Members to serve in this 
present Parliament for the said County, neither were 
such persons entitled to vote at the said Election in 
respect of the said supposed qualification ; and others of 
the said persons unduly and illegally procured themselves 
to be registered, and were registered by the Barrister 
appointed in that behalf, although they had not been a 
sufficient time previous to the time of their respective re- 
gistries, in possession of the premises out of which they 
claimed to register under or by virtue of any sufficient or 
other title or estate, giving a qualification, or conferring 
a franchise or right of voting in the Election of Members 
to serve in this present Parliament for the said County ; 
that, previous to the said Election, the most undue and 
unconstitutional means were resorted to to deter the voters 
from coming forward at said Election to vote for the said 
Maurice Fitzgerald, in furtherance of which Daniel O'Con- 
nell, Esquire, a Member of the House, who is known to 
possess extraordinary and unbounded influence over many 
of the Roman Catholic electors of the said County, did 
publicly in the open streets in Tralee, from a platform, 
threaten that deaths-heads and cross-bones (symbols of 
assassination in that county) should be painted on the 
doors of such Roman Catholic electors as should prove 
so base as to vote for the said Maurice Fitzgerald; and 
the said Daniel O'Connell did also prepare, peruse and 
sanction divers inflammatory placards, which were posted 
all through the said town of 7ralee, not only threatening 
but actually directing a system of exclusive dealing to 
be adopted towards all such electors as should so vote 
for the said Maurice Fitzgerald; and the said Daniel 
O’ Connell previously, in speeches and publications printed 
in newspapers, widely circulated throughout the said 
county, had employed similar inflammatory language and 
threats against the said Maurice Fitzgerald, who was 
then a Candidate, to prejudice him in his Election for 
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99 10° Martiz. 


the said County of Kerry; and the said Daniel O'Connell, 
who is a near relation of the said Morgan John O’Connell, 
acted throughout the said Election as an agent and friend 
of the said Morgan John O'Connell and Frederick William 
Mullins ; that, in numerous instances, Roman Catholic 
Priests in all parts of the county were the zealous agents, 
supporters and partisans of the said Morgan John O’Con- 
nell and Frederick William Mullins, and for many days 
previous to the Election exerted themselves in the most 
illegal and unconstitutional manner, to prevent the voters 
from voting for the said Maurice Fitzgerald, and great 
numbers of such Priests, together with their Bishop, came 
into the town of 7ralee, from the different parishes, to the 
Election, several of whom tock their places in the polling 
booths, performing (in the presence of the said Morgan 
John O'Connell and Frederick William Mullins) all the 
duties of agents, bringing up the voters, and handing to 
the Sheriff’s Deputies their certificates of registry, which 
they obtained from them as security for the purpose of 
controlling their votes, whilst others of them remained 
about the streets and lodging-houses, inducing electors, 
who had previously promised to vote for the said Maurice 
Fitzgerald, not only by persuasions, but also by threats, 
to come in and vote for the said Morgan John O'Connell 
and Frederick William Mullins, or one of them, or to 
withhold their votes which had been promised in favour 
of the said Maurice Fitzgerald; that, independent of those 
undue means, the said priests (few, if any, of whom were 
voters) did also use threats and menaces to deter and inti- 
midate the voters in the said Maurice Fitzgerald’s inte- 
rest, and publicly declared, not only during the continu- 
ance of said Election, but also declared from their altars, 
when their congregations were assembled for Divine ser- 
vice on several Sundays previous to said Election, that 
they would withhold the rites of their church, including 
absolution, from any elector who should presume to vote 
for the said Maurice Fitzgerald, and would allow his 
children to die unbaptized, adding, that no one should 
deal with such person, and that he should be publicly 
marked, and that no elector who had made a promise to 
vote for the said Maurice Mitzgerald was bound thereby, 
inasmuch as doing so would be voting against his reli- 
gion; that notices and warnings of the most threatening 
and inflammatory nature were publicly posted upon the 
doors of the chapels throughout the county, and allowed 
by the Priests to remain there, containing the most horrid 
imprecations upon and against all persons who should 
attempt to vote for the said Maurice Fitzgerald; that 
after the commencement of the poll at the said Election, 
several of the said Roman Catholic Priests headed pro- 
cessions of the freeholders into the said town of Tralee, 
where said Election was proceeding, and so headed them 
with flags, green banners and music, which, coupled with 
their illegal conduct in general, greatly prejudiced the 
said Maurice Fitzgerald, and induced many of the hum- 
bler voters, over whom the said Priests possess unbounded 
influence, to accompany them to the poll, and several of 
whom, upon being asked by the Deputy the usual ques- 
tion, “ For whom do you vote,” answered, “ For O’Con- 
nell and Mullins, and my parish priest,” and in other in- 
stances, “ For O'Connell and Mullins, and God and my 
religion,” and in some cases, “ For my country and my 
religion,” without giving any Candidates names, until in- 
terrogated a second time, when they replied, “ For O’Con- 
nell and Mullins ;” that during the said Election, houses 
in said town of TJralee, wherein were voters in the said 
Maurice Fitzgerald’s in‘erest, were entered at night by 
the said Frederick William Mullins himself, attended by 
Priests, and others their agents, friends, relations and sup- 
porters, all or many of which voters were by undue, 
unconstitutional, and unworthy means and influence taken 
away, and induced to vote against the said Maurice Fits- 
gerald; that the several other friends and agents of the 
said Morgan John O'Connell and Frederick William Mul- 
lins, also by threats and intimidation towards voters, 

reatly prejudiced the said Maurice Fitzgerald, and that 
Sohn O'Connell, Esquire, the father of the said Morgan 
John O'Connell, and the avowed and canvassing partisan 
of the said Frederick William Mullins, who possesses con- 
siderable influence over the humbler voters, particularly 
in the Barony of AMfagonihy, in which he resides, with 
the evident view and intention of exercising that influence, 
sought for arid obtained the office of interpreter in the 
booth in which the voters of the said Barony were polling, 








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in which he had _ not only acted in that capacity, but also 
conducted himself as an active agent and partisan against 
the said Maurice Fitzgerald, in bringing up voters, con- 
fining them till they had voted for the said Morgan John 
O’ Connell and Frederick William Mullins, or one of them; 
the Petitioners further show, that several voters in the 
interest of the said Maurice Fitzgerald, when on their 
way to the Election to vote for him, were beaten, ill- 
treated and otherwise abused, and were compelled to re- 
turn home, and otherwise delayed, until a majority was. 
had against the said Maurice Mitzgerald; that, in conse- 
quence of the said Maurice Fitzgerald having obtained 
the said majority on the second day's poll, the said 
Morgan John O'Connell and Frederick William Mullins, 
and their agents, friends and partisans, redoubled their 
exertions to procure a majority over the said Maurice 
Fitzgerald, and put in practice with additional zeal and 
success the various illegal means of influence, threats and 
intimidation previously used and employed ; that, by the 
above and other undue means, and by the many illegal 
and erroneous decisions made by the said Barrister, on the 
occasion of the registering of the said electors in and for 
the said County, and by the admitting to vote, and to be 
put onthe poll, many persons who were not qualified or 
entitled to vote at the said Election, the said Frederick 
William Mullins and Morgan John O’Connell obtained a 
colourable majority, and were returned to serve in Parlia- 
ment for the said County, in open violation of the law 
and freedom of election, and to the great prejudice of the 
Petitioners, and of the legal electors of the said County, 
as the Petitioners submit will appear upon a fair scrutiny 
of the poll, and an investigation of the qualification of 
the persons who voted ; that the said AZaurice Fitzgerald 
had a large majority of the good and legal votes, and 
ought therefore to have been returned as Representative for 
the said County; that, even though the said Frederick 
William Mullins had been elected by a majority of the 
legal voters of the said County, yet that his Election and. 
Return are void, inasmuch as he had not a sufficient 
qualification to entitle him to be elected or returned to 
serve in the Commons’ House of Parliament, or to sit 
therein, for the Petitioners show that the said Irederick 
William Mullins had not, nor was seised of or entitled, 
either in law or equity, to any freehold or copyhold 
estate, in any lands, tenements or hereditaments, situate, 
lying or being in Great Britain or Ireland, of the annual 
value of six hundred pounds above reprizes, over and 
above what will satisfy and clear all incumbrances that 
may affect the same, nor was, nor is the said Frederick 
William Mullins the eldest son or heir apparent of any 
Peer or Lord of Parliament, or of any person qualified to 
be a Knight of the Shire, nor is he duly qualified to sit in 
Parliament as Knight of a Shire; that, by the above and 
other undue means, the said Frederick William Mullins 
and Morgan John O'Connell obtained a colourable majo- 
rity, and were returned to serve in Parliament for the said 
County, in violation of the law and freedom of election, 
and to the prejudice of the Petitioners and of the said 
Maurice Fitzgerald, who had upon the said Election, as 
will appear upon a fair scrutiny of the poll, a great majo- 
rity of good and legal votes, and ought therefore to have 
been returned as one of the Members for the said County; 
the Petitioners therefore humbly pray the House to take 
the premises into consideration, and to declare the said 
Election and Return of the said Frederick William Mul- 
lins and Morgan John O'Connell null and void, and that the 
said Maurice Fitzgerald was duly elected, and. ought to 
have been returned to serve in Parliament for the said 
County of Kerry, or that the House will afford the Peti- 
tioners such further and other relief in the premises as to 
the House shall seem fit. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration at the same time that the last preceding Petition 
is ordered to be taken into consideration. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hearing 
of the matters of the said Petitions. 


A Petition of James Farie, Esquire, of Farme, Lanark- Rutherglen 


shire, William Charles Cuninghame, Esquire, residing 
in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, John Weir, cooper, in Ru- 
therglen, Andrew Forrest, miller, Bridgemill, Lanark- 
shire, and Archibald Park, farmer, Long Calderwood, 
Lanarkshire, 





mre 3ed 





ty Election 
(Eastern Divi- 
sion.) 
Petition of Sir 
H.D. St. Paul, 


5 Witt. IV. 
Lanarkshire, all partes entitled to vote at the election 
of a Member of Parliament for Rutherglen district of 
Burghs, was also read; setting forth, That by the Sta- 
tute 2nd and 3d Wiliam 4th, chapter 65, section 30th, 
it is inter alia provided, that when the election of a 
Member of Parliament is for a district of Burghs, and a 
poll has been demanded, the Sheriff who proclaimed the 
Writ shall fix one particular day on which the polls are to 
take place in all the Burghs of the district, and shall forth- 
with send notice of the day so fixed, to each of the Sheriffs 
of the Shires in which the respective Burghs are situated, 
which latter Sheriffs shall appoint the necessary Poll She- 
riffs and Poll Clerks, &amp;c. and the polling shall begin at 
each such polling place at nine of the clock of the day so 
appointed ; by section 32d of the same Statute, it is further 
provided that no poll shall be kept open for more than 
two consecutive days, and that “ only between the hours of 
nine o'clock, a. M. and four o’clock, P. m. for the first day, 
and of eight o’clock, a. m. and four o'clock p.m. for the 
second day;” the Burghs of Kilmarnock (in Ayrshire), 
Port Glasgow and Renfrew (in Renfrewshire), Dumbar- 
ton (in Dumbartonshire), and Rutherglen (in Lanarkshire), 
send jointly a Member to Parliament; Kilmarnock is 
the returning Burgh, and consequently the place where 
the Writ is proclaimed ; it is therefore the duty of the 
Sheriff of Ayrshire to fix the polling days, and to inti- 
mate to the Sheriffs of the other shires in terms of 
the Statute ; at the late Election these Burghs were con- 
tested by Dr. Bowring, Robert Downie, Esquire, of 
Appin, and John Dunlop,.Esquire, of Dunlop, Ayrshire ; 
on Monday the 12th January last, the Writ was pro- 
claimed at Kilmarnock, the three Candidates put regu- 
larly in nomination, a poll demanded, and Wednesday 
and Thursday, the fourteenth and fifteenth of January, then 
current, fixed for proceeding with the polling in each of 
the said Burghs, in terms of the Statute, but there was 
no poll opened at Rutherglen, or Poll Sheriff or Poll 
Clerk there to take the votes of the many electors who 
were present to vote for the said John Dunlop, as well as 
other electors to vote for the other Candidates, at all events 
not till after three o’clock of the said fourteenth day of 
January last, and in consequence of the delay in opening 
the poll, several electors were deprived of an opportunity 
of giving their votes, among others, the Petitioners John 
Weir, Andrew Forrest and Archibald Park, and the Pe- 
titioners believe that many declined giving their vote in 
consequence of the belief that any Election following 
thereon, was null and void ; that the said Doctor Bowring 
has been returned as Member to serve in the House for 
the said Burghs, but most illegally and unconstitutionally, 
as it appears from the above statement, the Election 
having been altogether irregular, and many of the elec- 
tors have been deprived of an opportunity of giving 
their votes; and therefore praying the House to take the 
premises into consideration, to find that in consequence 
of the-said irregular and unconstitutional procedure in not 
opening the poll at Rutherglen on the said fourteenth 
day of January last, at all events, until three o'clock of 
that day, that several of the electors for said Burgh have 
been deprived of the said elective franchise or vote, and 
the Petitioners of the due effect of theirs; that therefore 
the said Election is void and null, and the said Doctor 
Bowring illegally and unconstitutionally returned Mem- 
ber for said Burghs, and to issue a Writ for a new 
Election for a Member to serve in the House for said 
Burghs to take place, or to give the Petitioners such 
relief as to the House shall seem proper. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Thursday, the 28th day of May next, at a 
quarter of an hour after three of the clock in the After- 
noon. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of Sir Horace David Cholwell St. Paul, 
Baronet, freeholder of the Eastern Division of the County 
of Worcester, who claims to have had and who had aright 
to vote and who voted at the last election of Knights to 
serve in this present Parliament for the said division of the 
said County, was also read ; setting forth, That the last 


Election of Knights to serve in Parliament for the said 
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93 


Division of the said County, was fixed by the-Sheriff of the 
said County for the twelfth day of January in the present 
year, and Edward Holland, Esquire, Thomas Henry Cookes, — 
Esquire, and Horace Saint Paul, Esquire, were the only 
Candidates ; that a poll was demanded and granted, and 
commenced on the fifteenth day of the said month, and was 
continued, by adjournment, on the following day ; that on 
the nineteenth day of the said month, the said Sheriff de- 
clared the state of the poll at the conclusion thereof to be, 
for the said Edward Holland, 2,254 votes; for the said 
Thomas Henry Cookes, 2,192 votes; for the said Horace 
Saint Paul, 2,145 votes ; and declared the majority for the 
said Thomas Henry Cookes to be 47 votes; that the said 


Sheriff thereupon proclaimed the said Edward Holland and 


the said Thomas Henry Cookes as. Knights chosen to re- 
present the said Division of the said County in this pre- 
sent Parliament, and they were thereupon returned by 
the said Sheriff as duly elected ; that on or before the last - 
day of October, in the year one thousand eight hundred 


“and thirty-four, a register of the electors to vote in the 


choice of Knights to serve in Parliament for the said 
Division of the said County, at any Election which might 
take place after the said last day of October, in the year 
one thousand eight hundred-and thirty-four, and before 
the first day of November, in the year one thousand eight 
hundred and thirty-five, was formed by the Clerk of the 
Peace of the said County from the Lists of Voters in the 
election of Knights to serve in Parliament for the said 
Division transmitted to him by the Barristers appointed 
to revise the said Lists ; that in consequence of the deci- 
sions of the said Barristers, who revised the said Lists of 
Voters from which such Register was formed the names of 
divers persons were improperly inserted in such Register, 
andthe names of divers persons were improperly retained 
in such Register, and the names of divers persons were 
improperly omitted from such Register; that the said 
persons whose names were so improperly inserted and re- 
tained as aforesaid in the said Register, were allowed and 
admitted to vote at the said Election, and voted for the 
said Thomas Henry Cookes, and that the said persons 
whose names were so improperly omitted, as aforesaid, 
from the said Register, were not allowed and admitted to 
vote at the said Election for the said Horace Saint Paul, 
though they duly tendered their votes thereat in favour 
of him; that divers other persons, not entitled to vote in 
the election of Knights to serve in Parliament for the said 
Division of the said County, or to have their names in- 
serted in the said Lists, had nevertheless their names 
inserted in the said Lists, and were not legally objected to, 
and their names were in consequence retained in the 
said Register, and that the said persons were allowed and 
admitted to vote at the said Election, and voted for the 
said Thomas Henry Cookes; that the names of divers 
other persons legally entitled to vote in the election of 
Knights to serve in Parliament for the said Division of 
the said County, whose names were duly inserted in the 
said Lists of Voters, and were not objected to, were im- 
properly omitted from the said Register, by reason that the 
said Lists in which the said names were inserted as afore- 
said, were not duly transmitted to the said Clerk of the 
Peace amongst the Lists out of which the said Register was 
formed, and that the said persons whose names were so im- 
properly omitted as aforesaid, from the said Register, were 
not allowed and admitted to vote for the said Horace Saint 
Paul at the said Election, though they duly tendered their 
votes thereat for him; that divers other persons whose 
names appear in the said Register, were not by law entitled 
to vote at the said Election, by reason that their respective 
places of abode, or the nature of their respective qualifi- 
cations, or the local or other description of their respec- 
tive properties, by law required to be described, is or are 
incorrectly or insufficiently described in the said Register, © 
and that the said last-mentioned persons were allowed and 
admitted to vote at the said Election, and voted for the 
said Thomas Henry Cookes ; that divers persons not by 
law entitled to vote at the said Election, by reason that 
they had not at the time of voting the same qualifications 
respectively for which their names were originally inserted 
in the said Register, were nevertheless allowed and ad- 
mitted to vote at the said Election, and voted for the said 
Thomas Henry Cookes ; that divers persons, who were by 
law incapable of voting at the said Election, by reason of 
their having, during such Election, or within six calendar 
months of such’ Election, . fourteen days after such Elec-’ 

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94 


tion, been employed as agents, attornies, flagmen, poll 
clerks, or in some other capacity for the purposes of such 
Election, and by reason of their having either before, 
during or since such Election accepted and taken from the 
said Thomas Henry Cookes, or from some other person, in 
consideration of, and with reference to such their several 
employments, certain sums of money, retaining fees, 
offices, places or employments, emoluments or rewards, 
or some promise or security for money, retaining fees, 
offices, places or employments, emoluments or rewards, 
for voting at such Election, were nevertheless allowed 
and admitted to vote at the said Election, and did vote 
for the said Thomas Henry Cookes; that divers other 
persons, who were not entitled to vote at the said Elec- 
tion by reason that their names were not in the said 
Register, were nevertheless allowed and admitted to vote 
at the said Election, and voted for the said Thomas 
Henry Cookes ; that divers other persons were allowed 
and admitted to vote at the said Election, and voted for 
the said Thomas Henry Cookes, who were disabled, or 
disqualified from, or incapable of voting at the said Elec- 
tion, by reason of their being at the time of the said 
Election, or within twelve months previous to such Elec- 
tion, concerned or employed in the charging, collecting, 
levying or managing duties of Excise or Customs, or in 
collecting, managing or receiving the duties on houses 
or windows, or as post-masters or their deputies, or per- 
sons employed by or under them, in receiving, collecting 
or managing the revenue of the Post-office, or any part 
thereof; that all such persons who were so admitted to 
vote at such Election as aforesaid, and divers other per- 
sons who voted at the said Election for the said Thomas 
Henry Cookes, were by law disabled, or unqualified from 
voting, or incapable or unqualified, or incompetent to 
vote at the said Election; that divers persons who were 
duly entitled to vote at such Election, and who duly 
claim to vote thereat for the said Horace Saint Paul, 
were illegally and improperly excluded from so voting 
by the said Sheriff or his deputies; that by reason of 
the premises, the said majority of votes in favour of 
Thomas Henry Cookes was an apparent and colorable 
majority only; that after the seats in Parliament to 
be supplied by such Election became vacant, and as 
well before as after the teste or issuing out of the Writ 
for the said Election, the said Thomas Henry Cookes 
did, by himself and his agents, friends and partisans, and 
by persons employed -by, and acting for him, and on his 
behalf, by divers ways and means, at his charge and 
behalf, directly and indirectly give, present and allow to 
persons having votes at such Election, money, meat, drink, 
lodging, entertainment, provision and reward; and did 
make presents, gifts, rewards and promises, agreements 
and obligations, and engagements to give money, meat, 
drink, provisions, presents, rewards and entertainments to 
and for persons having votes as aforesaid, and to and for 
the use, advantage, benefit, employment, profit and pre- 
ferment of such persons, in order that he the said Thomas 
Henry Cookes might be elected, and for being elected, to 
serve in Parliament for the said Division of the said 
County ; that the said Thomas Henry Cookes, by himself, 
his agents, friends, committee-men and managers, and by 
a7 employed by, and acting for him, and on his 
ehalf, before, at and during the Election, was guilty 
of open and extensive bribery and corrupt practices, in 
order to corrupt and procure, and did corrupt and pro- 
cure divers persons having, or claiming to have, a right 
to vote at such Election, to give their votes in favour 
of the said Thomas Herxry Cookes, and to forbear to give 
them in favour of the said Horace Saint Paul; that the 
said Thomas Henry Cookes, by the said corrupt and 
illegal practices, was and is wholly disabled and inca- 
| wesetog and ineligible to serve in this present Par- 
iament for the said Division of the said County ; that 
great and riotous multitudes of people were assembled 
during the said Election, and during the polling at the 
said Election, in and about the town of Stourbridge, one 
of the places for taking the poll at the said Election, and 
in and about the several booths for taking the poll in the 
said town, and that by the violent, outrageous and illegal 
conduct of such crowds, which were composed of the par- 
tisans of the said Edward Holland and the said Thomas 
Henry Cookes, and of others, divers electors who would 
otherwise have voted for the said Horace Saint Paul, 
were brutally injured and assaulted, and rendered incap- 


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_ A. 1835. 


able of voting, and divers other electors who would 
otherwise have voted forthe said Horace Saint Paul, were 
intimidated and deterred from doing so, and divers other 
electors who would otherwise have voted for the said 
Horace Saint Paul, were terrified and compelled to vote 
for the said Thomas Henry Cookes; that the proceedin 
at the said Election at the said place for taking the poll, 
were several times interrupted and obstructed by the riots 
and open violence of the said multitudes of people, by 
reason whereof it became and was the duty of the deputy 
of the said Sheriff, at the said place for taking the poll, to 
adjourn the poll until the following day, but that he did 
not, nor would so adjourn the poll, although frequently re- 
uested so to do; that by reason of the premises, and by 
the several illegal ways, decisions, proceedings and prac- 
tices aforesaid, the said Thomas Henry Cookes obtained 
an apparent and colorable majority, and was returned to 
serve in this present Parliament for the said Division of 
the said County, in open violation of the law and freedom 
of Election, and to the great prejudice of the said Horace 
Saint Paul, and of the Petitioner and the other electors 
of the said Diyision of the said County, the said Horace 
Saint Paul having upon the said Election, as the Peti- 
tioner submits it will appear upon an inspection and 
scrutiny of the Register, and upon a scrutiny of the poll 
and of the votes tendered, a great majority of the good 
and legal votes, and ought therefore to have been returned 
as a Knight to serve in this present Parliament for the 
said Division of the said County; whereupon the Peti- 
tioner submits, that the said Thomas Henry Cookes is in- 
capacitated to serve in this present Parliament for the 
said division of the said County, and that his said Election 
and Return were illegal and void ; the Petitioner therefore 
humbly prays, That the said Thomas Henry Cookes may 
be declared not duly elected, and that the said Horace 
Saint Paul may be declared duly elected, and may be 
substituted in the place of the said Thomas Henry Cookes 
to take his seat as one of the Knights to serve in this pre- 
sent Parliament for the said Division of the said County, 
or otherwise to declare the Election and Return of the 
said Thomas Henry Cookes to be wholly void, or otherwise 
declare the said Election to be wholly void, and that the 


House will grant such further relief to the Petitioner as 


the merits of his case may require. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into con- 


sideration upon Tuesday, the 2d day of June next, at three 
of the clock in the Afternoon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall be 
thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hearing 
of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of William Denny, of Tralee, in the county 
of Kerry, Esquire, whose name is thereunto subscribed, 
was also read ; setting forth, That at the last election of a 
Member to serve in this Parliament for the Borough of 
Tralee aforesaid, Maurice O'Connell, Esquire, and the Pe- 
titioner were Candidates to represent said Borough ; that 
a poll being demanded at the said Election, the same was 
granted and proceeded in, and Caleb Chute, Esquire, Pro- 
vost of said Borough, acted thereat as the Returning 
Officer, and continued to poll the electors of the said Bo- 
rough from the ninth day of January,when the said Elec- 
tion commenced, until the the tenth day of the same 
month, when the said Caleb Chute declared the majority 
to be in favour of the said Maurice O'Connell, and the 
said Maurice O'Connell was thereupon returned by the 
said Provost as duly elected ; that the said majority in 
favour of the said Maurice O'Connell was but a colour- 
able majority, and was procured by undue, illegal and 
unconstitutional means; that several persons were ad- 
mitted by the said Provost to poll, and did poll, for the 
said Maurice O’ Connell, and were counted on the poll in 
his favour, who were not entitled to vote at the said Elec- 
tion, for the following reasons ; first, divers of such per- 
sons, although registered as voters for the said Borough 
of Tralee, under the 2d and 3d William 4, c. 88, commonly 
called, “ An Act to amend the Representation of the 
People of Jredand,” ought not to have been so registered, 
for that the houses, warehouses, counting-houses and 
shops, which either separately, or jointly with any land 
within the said Borough, were occupied by them respec- 
tively, or either of them, were not bond fide of the clear 
yearly value of ten pounds at the time they. were so 

registered, 


Tralee 
Borough 
Election. 
Petition of 
Mr, Denny. 





Carnarvon 
Borough 
Election. 
Petition of 
Electors. 


5 Witt. IV. 


registered ; second, that divers others of such persons 


before the time of the said Election, had parted with or 
made over to some other person or 
to occupy the whole or some part of the houses, warehouses, 
counting-houses and shops, which either separately or 
jointly with any land within the said Borough they respec- 


tively occupied, and in respect whereof they had been re- | 


gistered as aforesaid, and that their qualifications as such 
registered voters did not continue from the time they were 
so registered till they so voted; and third, that:divers 
others of such persons had, by such parting with, making 
over or ceasing to occupy, reduced the value of the remain- 
ing part of the premises in respect of which they were re- 
gistered as aforesaid, and which remaining part only they 
continued to occupy or hold at the time of the said Election, 
greatly below the annual value of ten pounds, and that their 
qualification as voters did not, according to the said Act, 
continue at the time of their so voting at the said Election 
for the said Maurice O'Connell; that before and at the 
said Election, the said Maurice O’Connell, by himself, his 
friends and agents, intimidated and caused to be intimi- 
dated, by means of violence and terror, and denunciations 
of priests and others, many persons in the interest of the 
Petitioner at the said Election, and threatened and inti- 
midated, and denounced as enemies to the religion of their 
Country, all electors who should vote for the Petitioner, 
and to oblige-them to vote for the said Maurice O'Connell, 
the sitting Member ; that by the above and other undue 
means, the said Maurice O'Connell obtained a colourable 
majority, and was returned to serve in Parliament for the 
said Borough, in violation. of the law and freedom of 
Election, and to the prejudice of the Petitioner, who had 
upon the said Election, as will appear upon a fair scrutiny 
of the poll, a great majority of good and legal votes, and 
ought therefore to have been returned as a Member for 
said Borough; whereupon the Petitioner submits that the 
said Maurice O'Connell is incapacitated to serve in Parlia- 
ment for the said Borough upon the said Return, and that 
his Election and the said Return were illegal and void ; 
the Petitioner therefore humbly prays the House to take 
the premises into consideration, and to declare the said 
Election and Return of the said Maurice,O’Connell null 
and void, and that the Petitioner was duly elected and 
ought to have been returned to serve in Parliament for 
the said Borough of Tralee, or that the House will afford 
the Petitioner such further and other relief in the premises 
as to the House shall seem fit. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into con- 
sideration upon Tuesday, the 2d day of June next, at a 
quarter of an hour after three of the clock in the After- 
noon. - 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hearing 


' of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of the several Persons whose names are 
thereunto subscribed, on behalf of themselves and others, 
being lawful electors of the borough of Carnarvon, in the 
county of Carnarvon, was also read; setting forth, That 
the Petitioners and several other persons have or claim 
to have a right to vote at the last Election for the said 
Borough of Carnarvon, of a Member to serve in Parlia- 
ment for the said Borough of Carnarvon, and Pwllheli, 
Nevin, Conway, Bangor and Criccieth, the places sharing 
therewith in the election of a Member, which was held 
on Friday the ninth and Saturday the tenth day of the 
month of January one thousand eight hundred and thirty- 
five, and that at such Election Owen Jones Ellis Nanney, 
Esquire, and Love Parry Jones Parry, Esquire, were Can- 


didates to represent the said Boroughs in Parliament, and 


that the Petitioners whose names are there-undersigned, 
voted for the said Owen Jones Ellis Nanney; that the 
bailiffs of the Borough of Carnarvon, Mr. William Lloyd 
Roberts, attorney-at-law, and Mr. Peter Ellis, a shop- 
keeper in the town, were and are the Returning Officers 
of the said Borough of Carnarvon and contributory bo- 
roughs; that the aggregate number of registered voters 
was one thousand two hundred and seventeen, of which 
number there was registered for the said Borough of Car- 
narvon six hundred and sixty voters; and that, on the 
part of the said Owen Jones Ellis Nanney, a representa- 
tion was made to the said bailiffs, on the day of the no- 


mination of the Candidates, that it would be impossible 
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10° Marti. 


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95 
to poll the number of voters in Carnarton within the 
prescribed time, unless there was more than one place 
at which to receive the votes, and the said bailiffs were 
requested to erect or procure some more booths, or to 
provide other facilities for taking the said poll, but the 
said bailiffs refused or declined to construct or procure 
any additional places or facilities for taking the same ; 
that-at the close of the first day’s poll, a further represen- 
tation on behalf of the said Owen Jones Ellis Nanney was 
made to the said- bailiffs, to the effect that as only one 
hundred and sixteen voters, or thereabouts, had been 
polled in the course of the day, it was quite impossible 
that the voters remaining unpolled, and desirous of exer- 
cising their suffrages, could; under like circumstances, be 
polled within the hours prescribed by the Act of. Parlia- 
ment on the next day, and that the result of the day’s 
polling had most strongly demonstrated the necessity 
there was for greater facilities being provided, but that 
the said bailiffs and Returning Officers replied, that they 
had already decided that question; whereupon the said 
bailiffs were further urged to give the said application on 
behalf of the said Candidate Owen Jones Ellis Nanney 
for more booths or other facilities for taking the poH, a 
dispassionate consideration before the poll should com- 
mence on the following morning, yet on the morning of 
the second day, when the poll was about to re-commence, 
the said bailitfs, after much unnecessary procrastination, 
and after wilfully delaying the poll, refused to open addi- 
tional places for taking the said poll, and throughout the 
Election no additional place was opened, notwithstanding 
that there were in Carnarvon four or more large spare 
rooms, any or all of which might have been had for the 
purpose of polling the said voters; which refusal and 
neglect of the said bailiffs, the Returning Officers, after 
their attention had been called to the necessity there was 
for their providing another booth, or other place for faci- 
litating the taking of the poll, was directly contrary to 
their duty as Returning Officers, against the provision 
of the Act of Parliament in that case made, and to the 
great detriment of the said Candidate and of the Peti- 
tioners ; that on the said first day of the Election, after 
ten votes had been polled,.the agent of the sitting Member 
required that the electors’ oath should be administered to 
the next voter tendered on behalf of the said Owen Jones 
Ellis Nanney and two electors sitting with the said agent, 
and who at the close of the Election voted for the sitting 
Member, also required that the bribery oath should be 
administered to the said voter, and thereupon the said 
bailiffs, the Returning Officers, announced that they 
would read the questions, meaning the three questions 
under the Reform Act, and the said oaths, to each.voter 
who should present himself to vote for the said Owen 
Jones Ellis Nanney, first in English and then in Welsh, 
and accordingly for some time the polling went on with 
the questions and oaths so administered to every voter for 
the said Owen Jones Ellis Nannéy only ; and that after- 
wards, upon a vote (such vote being about the twentieth 
vote in numerical order) being tendered for the sitting 
Member, the agent for the sitting Member desired that 
the said questions and oaths of the Reform Act should also 
be put to the voters for the sitting Member, and the said 
bailiffs, in disregard of a remonstrance made on behalf of 
the said Owen Jones Ellis Nanney against such course of 
proceeding, and notwithstanding that the agent for the 
said Owen Jones Ellis Nanney expressed himself to be 
satisfied that the vote was a good vote, and desired that 
the man should be polled at once, the said bailiffs, the 
Returning Officers, insisted on putting, and did in manner 
aforesaid put the said questions and oaths; and likewise 
the said bailiffs, to a further remonstrance, which was 
made on the part of the said Owen Jones Ellis Nanney, 
against the said system of voting, to the effect that the 
said questions ought not to be put at all, but in cases 
where there was a rational doubt in the mind of the oppos- 
ing Candidate or his agent of the identity of the voter, or of 
a want of qualification, or that there was some ground for 
supposing that a bribe had been given or accepted, and 
that the same should not be put merely to occupy time, or 
for the attainment of any sinister end whatever, the said 
bailiffs, the Returning Officers, replied in the words or to 
the effect. following : ‘‘ The Law allows it, and the Court 
awards it;”.and accordingly the same most vexatious 
system of taking the poll was continued in respect of 
every voter, until within . ar short space of time, that 

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96 

is to say, within about two minutes of the close of the 
poll on the first day, when two voters only were admitted 
without their being subjected thereto; that at the poll on 
the second day, the agent for the sitting Member, and his 
partisans, pursued the same system of vexatious opposi- 
tion as they had practised the preceding day, and the said 
bailiffs, the Returning Officers, continued to take the poll 
in the like partial, corrupt and illegal manner as before, 
and they did also countenance, support and encourage 
the agent and partisans of the sitting Member in such 
their aforesaid conduct throughout the said Election, and 
that shortly before the final close of the poll, when a 
large number of unpolled voters had retired fromthe 
hustings, in order to put their names into a list, for the 


- ‘purpose of tendering their suffrages for the said Owen 


Returns relative 
tu the Post 
Office, ordered. 


Jones Ellis Nanney in a body, the agent and partisans 
of the sitting Member suddenly waived the questions 
and oaths, and thereby, in the course of about twenty 
minutes, an addition of thirty-three votes was made to 
the poll, and during that interval the said questions and 
oaths were put to two voters only, and those two voters 
were in the interest of the said Owen Jones Ellis Nanney; 
and that upon the return of the said large body of un- 
polled voters in the interest of the said Owen Jones Ellis 
Nanney to the hustings with the said List containing their 
names, including one hundred and thirteen votes or there- 
abouts, and the said voters all being then and there pre- 
sent in their own persons, and ready and willing to vote 
for the said Owen Jones Ellis Nanney, the agent for the 
said Owen Jones Ellis Nanney, on behalf the said un- 
polled voters, offered the said list of their names to the 
said Returning Officers, and required that the said votes 
should be received and entered upon the poll for the said 
Owen Jones Ellis Nanney, but the said Returning Officers 
refused or declined to receive the said votes, and finally 
closed the poll without entering the same thereon, and 
that the said Returning Officers closed the said poll be- 
fore the town clock of Carnarvon aforesaid had struck 
four, and that at the time when the said poll was closed, 
there were about forty other voters in Carnarvon afore- 
said, who were ready at a moment’s notice to have voted 
for the said Owen Jones Ellis Nanney; and that upon 
the gross poll the number of votes was declared by the 
said Returning Officers to be, for the sitting Member 
three hundred and seventy-eight, and for the said Owen 
Jones Ellis Nanney three hundred and fifty, thereby 

iving to the sitting Member over the said Owen Jones 

lis Nanney an apparent majority of twenty-eight votes ; 
that, under the circumstances of the said Election, it was 
impossible for the voters desirous of polling for the said 
Owen Jones Ellis Nanney to poll within the time limited 
by the Reform Act, and that, but for the vexatious delay 
occasioned by the sitting Member, his agents or partisans, 
and the want of a sufficient number of polling-places, 
which was caused by the Returning Officers, together 
with the partiality, wilful delay and misconduct in many 
other respects, of the said Returning Officers, in flagrant 
violation of their duty, the said Owen Jones Ellis Nanney 
would have had a great majority of legal votes at the said 
late Election, and ought to have been returned as the 
Representative of the said Borough of Carnarvon and 
contributory Boroughs to serve in Parliament; the Pe- 
titioners therefore humbly pray, That the House will 
vacate the said Election, that a new Election may be 
had, and that the Petitioners may have such other relief 
in the premises as to the House may seem meet. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into conside- 
ration upon Thursday, the 4th day of June next, at three 
of the clock in the Afternoon. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Number of Letters sent from London and 
Hull through the Post Office at Hamburgh, during the 
year ending 5th January 1835; distinguishing single, 
double, &amp;c. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Number of Letters received at London and 
Hull from Hamburgh, during the same period; distin- 
guishing single, double, &amp;c. 





10°—11° Marti. 


A. 1835. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this’ House, a Re- 


turn of the Amount of Postage charged in London and 


Hull respectively on the above Letters, so fav as the same 
can be made out. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Sum or Sums (if any) contributed by the Go- 
vernment of Hamburgh towards the- Expenses of the 
Post Office communication between Great Britain and 
Hamburgh. 


A Motion was made, and the Question peng, 9m That 
it is expedient that the present Duties on Malt shall 
altogether cease and determine ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Wednesday morning ; 


Mercurii, 11° die Martii, 1835. 


The House divided. 
The Noes went forth. 


Tellers for the Yeas,{ sm ooee a Chandos, \ 192. 
Sir George Clerk, \ 
Tellers for the Noes,{ Mr. Ross: 350. 


So it passed in the Negative. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give di- 
rections, that there be laid before this House, a Copy of 
all the Acts of the Houses of Assembly in the Colonies, for 
carrying into effect the Act for the abolition of Slavery. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give di- 
rections, that there be laid before this House, Copies of all 
Orders in Council issued for the same purpose. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give di- 
rections, that there be laid before this House, Copies or 
Extracts from Despatches received from the Colonies re- 
lative to the operation of the Abolition Act. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give di- 
rections, that there be laid before this House, Copies of 
all Public Letters and Proclamations issued by the Earl 
of Mulgrave and the Marquis of Sligo. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give di- 
rections, that there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Number of Special Magistrates in the several 
Colonies ; specifying the time of their Appointment, and 
by whom appointed. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give di- 
rections, that there be laid before this House, Copies or 
Extracts of Reports of the Special Magistrates touching 
the execution of their duties in Jamaica, from 1st August 
1834. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give di- 
rections, that there be laid before this House, Corre- 
spondence of the Governor with the Special Magistrates 
thereon. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give di- 
rections, that there be laid before this House, a Sane of 
the Act for building and repairing of Gaols, Houses of 
Correction, Hospitals and Asylums. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give di- 
rections, that there be laid before this House, an Account 
of Tread-Mills and Houses of Correction erected in each 
Parish in Jamaica since the Abolition Act, and the Dates 
of their erection respectively. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give di- 
rections, that there be laid before this House, Copies of 
or Extracts from the Despatches sent by the Marquis of 
Sligo touching the Reports received by him from the 
Special Magistrates in the execution of their duty. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give di-. 
rections, that there be laid before this House, Copies of 
all Communications sent from the Colonial Office to, and 
received from, the Governors of the Colonies. in ~ ta 

ies, 








Motion 
respecting 


Duties on 
Malt. 


Addresses 
respecting the 
Abolition of 


Slavery, 


Addresses 

for Corre- 
spondence re- 
specting Slave 
Trade, 


5 Wii. [V. 


Indies, as to the state of Education of the Negro and 
Coloured Population therein, or a summary of the same. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give di- 
rections, that there be laid before this House, a Statement 
of the corporal Punishment inflicted on the apprenticed 
Negroes in the Island of Trinidad, from 1st August 1834 
to the latest period the same can be made up. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give di- 
reetions, that there be laid before this House, Copies 
of all the Population Returns received from the Slave 
Colonies since the last were printed, up to the present 
time. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give di- 
rections, that there be laid before this House, a Return 
of Local Magistrates who have been appointed Special 
Magistrates, the time of their Appointment, and by whom 
appointed, and whether stated to be Planters, Attornies, 
or in any way connected with Colonial Property. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give di- 
rections, that there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Evidence taken before the Committee of the House 
of Assembly, Jamaica, on the working of the Abolition 
Act, and the Proceedings consequent thereon. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give di- 
rections, that there be laid before this House, Answers to 
the Queries subsequently circulated by the Marquis of 
Sligo on the same subject. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give di- 
rections, that there be laid before this House, a Copy of a 
Despatch forwarded to the Governors of the West India 
Colonies respecting fugitive Slaves. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, That He will be graciously pleased to give di- 
rections, that there be laid before this House, a Copy of 
the Trial of Damon and others in British Guiana, with 
the Protest entered by one of the Court against the 
Sentence pronounced, and any Despatches from the Se- 
cretary of State on that subject. 

Ordered, That the said Addresses be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give di- 
rections, that there be laid before this House, Copies or 
Extracts of all Correspondence which may have taken 
place between His Majesty’s Government and Foreign 
Powers, relative to the Slave Trade, since lst January 
1834, and not already laid before the House. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give di- 
rections, that there be laid before this House, Copies or 
Extracts of all Correspondence between His Majesty’s 
Government and the British Commissioners of the mixed 
Commission Courts at Sierra Leone, the Havannah, Rio 
de Janeiro and Surinam, relative to the Slave Trade, since 
Ist January 1834, and not already laid before the House. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give di- 
rections, that there be laid before this House, Copies or 
Extracts of all Correspondence which may have taken 
place between the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty 
and the Naval Officers stationed on the Coast of Africa, 
at the Cape of Good Hope, or elsewhere, relative to the 
Slave Trade, since Ist January 1833, and not already 
laid before the House. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give di- 
rections, that there be laid before this House, Copies or 
Extracts of all Correspondence touching the Slave Trade, 
received from the Governors of Sierra Leone and other 
British Possessions on the Coast of Africa, and from the 
Governors of the Mauritius and the Cape of Good Hope, 
since Ist January 1834, and not already laid before the 
House. 

Ordered, That the said: Addresses be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
“ar honourable Privy Council. 





10°°—11° Marti. 


97 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for the Registration 
more effectual Registration of Persons entitled to vote in of Voters 
the Election of Members to serve in Parliament in Eng- ®i!!, ordered. 
land and Wales: And that Lord John Russell and Sir 
John Campbell do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy Paper 
of a Letter from the Commissioners of Revenue Inquiry respecting 
to the Treasury, in reply to the observations of the Post- &lt;t age 
master-General on their 23d Report: said Letter is dated : 
21st May 1834, and is signed Wallace, William John Lush- 
ington, Henry Berens, J. P. Dickinson. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee of Ways and Report Ways 
Means, the Resolutions which they had directed him to 2"4 Means; 
report to the House; and the same were read, and agreed 
to by the House; and are as followeth : 

1. Resolved, That, towards making good the Supply Exchequer 
granted to His Majesty, the sum of Fifteen Millions be Bills. 
raised by Exchequer Bills, for the Service of the year 1835. 

2. Resolved, That, towards making good the Supply Exchequer 
granted to His Majesty, there be issued and applied any ke ublic 
sum or sums which may have been, or which may be, “°**? 
paid into the Exchequer before the 5th day of April 1836, 
in respect of Exchequer Bills issued pursuant to the Acts 
of the 57th year of his late Majesty King George the 
Third, and of the third year of his late Majesty King 
George the Fourth, and of the first and second years of 
His present Majesty, authorizing the issue of Exchequer 
Bills for carrying on Public Works and Fisheries in the 
United Kingdom. 

3- Resolved, That, towards making good the Supply Transfer of 
granted to His Majesty, the sum of Two Millions, a part Aids. 
of the sum now remaining in the Exchequer, or remaining 
to be received on the 23d day of February 1835, to com- 
plete the Aids granted by Parliament, for the Service of 
the years 1833 and 1834, be applied to the Service of the 
year 1835. | 

4. Resolved, That, towards making good the Supply East India 
granted to His Majesty, there be issued and applied the Half Pay. 
sum of Sixty thousand pounds, to be paid into the Ex- 
chequer by the united Company of Merchants trading to 
the East Indies, towards the expense of Retiring Pay, 
Pensions and Allowances to His Majesty’s Forces serving 
in India, in pursuance of an Act of the fourth year of his 
late Majesty. 

5- Resolved, That, towards making good the Supply Exchequer 
granted to His Majesty, there be issued and applied the Balances. 
Balance now in the Exchequer, or which may be paid 
into the same by the Governor and Company of the Bank 
of England, on or before the 5th day of April 1836, pur- 
suant to an Act of the 56th year of his Majesty King 
George the Third, intituled, “ An Act to authorize the 
advancing for the Public Service a proportion of the 
Balance that shall remain from time to time in the Bank 
of England for the payment of Dividends, on account of 
the Public Debt, for Lottery Prizes or Benefits not claimed, 
and Principals of Stocks and Annuities remaining un- 
claimed,” provided that if at any time the said Balance 
shall be reduced to a less sum than One hundred thousand 
pounds, then so much of the money advanced by the 
said Governor and Company shall be repaid to them, as 
shall be equal to the sum by which the said Balance shall 
be less than the sum of One hundred thousand pounds. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the first of 
the said Resolutions: And that Mr. Bernal, Mr. Chan- 
cellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Yates Peel, the Earl of Lin- 
coln, Lord Viscount Stormont, Mr. Ross, Mr. Attorney 
General, Mr. Solicitor General, Sir George Clerk, and 
Sir Thomas Fremantle, do prepare, and bring it in. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the subsequent 
Resolutions: And that the same Gentlemen do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


The Newspapers Regulation Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Committee 
of the whole House, for this day. 


N ewspapers 
Regulation Bill, 
committed, 


Mr. Rolfe presented a Bill to amend the Law relating to Illegal 
Securities given for considerations arising out of Gaming, a 
usurious and certain other illegal Transactions: And the ok 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a No. 27 
second time upon Wednesday next. we 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 

Ce Mr. 








98 


Answer to Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the 

Addresses. House, That their several Addresses of the 4th, 6th and 
9th days of this instant March (that His Majesty would be 
graciously pleased to give directions, that the Papers 
therein mentioned might be laid before this House) had 
been presented to His Majesty ; and that His Majesty had 
commanded him to acquaint this House, That He will give 
directions accordingly. 


Papers, 


= &lt;i Sir Thomas Fremantle presented, pursuant to Orders, 


—Copy of a Letter, dated January 8, 1835, from Major 
General Lord Fitzroy Somerset to Lieutenant-General the 
Right honourable Sir R. H. Vivian, Baronet. 

A Return of the Number of Prosecutions under the 
Malt Laws, in each of the three Kingdoms, in each of the 
last Four years. 

A Return of the Total Number of Maltsters in England, 
Scotland and Ireland respectively. 

Return to an Order, dated the 26th day of February 
last, for a Return of the Total Number of, and Expenses 
of the Officers employed in the collection of the Malt 
Duty, and of the Total Amount of saving which could be 
effected in the event of the repeal of that Duty. 

Sir Thomas Fremantle also presented, pursuant to several 
Addresses to His Majesty,—Copies of the Memorials 
submitted by the Sheriffs of the County of the City of 
Chester, and the Sheriff of the County of Chester, to the 
Secretary of State for the Home Department, with re- 
ference to the execution of Criminals. 

Copies of the Addresses to His Majesty of the Members 
of Trinity College Orange Lodge, and of the Royal Luther 
Lodge, No. 1483, and of the Addresses of the Orangemen 
of the County of the City of Dublin, passed at a Meeting 
held at Merchant’s Hall on the 5th December last, and 
of any Answer or Answers to the said Addresses; and 
also Copies of any Answer or Answers to the Addresses 
to His Majesty from Orange Lodges of the County of 
Down. 

Sir Thomas Fremantle also presented, pursuant to the 
directions of several Acts of Parliament,—Copies of all 
Reports, and of Schedules (B.), transmitted to the Se- 
cretary of State respecting Prisons. 

Return of the Number of Persons committed during 
the year 1834 to the several Gaols in Scotland. 

Ordered, That the said Returns and Papers do lie upon 
the Table; and that the Copy of a Letter from Major 
General Fitzroy Somerset; the Returns respecting Malt 
Duty; and, Addresses from Orange Lodges in Ireland, 
be printed. 


Rathcormac. 
No. 28. 


Malt Duty. 
No. 29. 


Execution of 
Criminals 


( Chester.) 


Orange 
Lodges. 


No. 30. 


Prisons. 


Committals 
(Scotland.) 


And then the House, having continued to sit till after 
one of the clock on Wednesday morning, adjourned 
till this day. 








Mercurii, 11° die Martii ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


M R. Auld, Secretary to the Superintending Committee 
of the General Penitentiary at Milbank, was 


Report re- 
specting Peni- 
tentiary House 


(Bilbeak), called in, and at the bar presented, pursuant to the direc- 
” ae oe tions of an Act of Parliament,—Report of the Superin- 


tending Committee of the General Penitentiary at Mil- 
bank, for the reception of Convicts ; specifying the State 
of the Building, the Conduct of the Officers, the Treat- 
ment and Condition of the Prisoners, the Amount of 
their Earnings, and the Expenses of the Establishment, 
during the year 1834 :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Lists of Commis- 


+ ama sem Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, that, in pursuance 


Controverted Of the Act 42 Geo. 3, c. 106, for regulating the Trial of 
: owe Controverted Elections, or Returns of Members to serve 


in the United Parliament for Jreland, he had received 
from John Hart, Esquire, Deputy Clerk of the Crown and 
Hanaper in Jreland, Lists of Barristers-at-Law, of above 
six years standing, who have consented, under their hands 
and seals, to act as Commissioners, or as Chairman to the 
Commissioners, for the purposes of the said Act. 

Ordered, That the said Lists be deposited in the Office 
of the Clerk of this House. 


10°—1 1° Marti. 





A. 1835. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to Cambridge 


the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ for the a 
rit, 


electing of a Burgess to serve in this present Parliament 
for the University of Cambridge, in the room of the Right 
honourable Sir Charles Manners Sutton, now Viscount 
Canterbury, called up to the House of Peers. 


A Petition of several Owners of Estates and Inhabi- 
tants in or near the Parishes of Cuckfield and Hurstper- 
point, in the County of Susser, was presented, and read ; 
praying, That leave may be given to bring in a Bill for 
making and maintaining a Turnpike Road, to commence 
and lead from the Crouch Hill and Hurstperpoint Turn- 
pike Road, at or near the Parish Church of ore 
in the County of Susser, to the Brighton and Cuckfield, 
and Cuckfield and West Grinstead Turnpike Road, at or 
near Ansty Cross, in the Parish of Cuckfield, in the said 
County. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Sir 
Charles Burrell and the Sussex List :—And that they do 
meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


Sir Robert Inglis reported from the Committee on the 
Petition of the University Life Assurance Society ; That 
they had examined the matter thereof; and the Report 
was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable the University Life Assurance Society, and their 
Successors, to purchase Annuities upon or for Lives, and 
also to lend Money or Stock upon mortgage for the pur- 
pose of Investment: And that Sir Robert Inglis, Mr. 
Attorney General, and Mr. Pryme, do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


A Petition of several Owners or Occupiers of lands 
in, or Inhabitants of, the Valley of Strathmore, in the 
County of Forfar, was presented, and read; praying, 
That leave may be given to bring in a Bill for making 
and maintaining a Railway from the Dundee and New- 
tyle Railway, to and upon the Market Muir of Glammis, 
in the County of Forfar, passing successively upon the 
lands of Belmont, the lands of Meigle, the lands of Drum- 
kilbo, the lands of Kassie, the lands of Dunkenny, and the 
lands of Glammis. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Hallyburton and the East Scotland List: And that they 
do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Owners or Occupiers of. lands in, 
or Inhabitants of, the Valley of Strathmore, in the Coun- 
ties of Forfar and Perth, was presented, and read ; pray- 
ing, That leave may be given to bring in a Bill for 
making and maintaining a Railway from the Dundee and 
Newtyle Railway, to and into the Town of Coupar Angus, 
passing successively through, or into, or upon the lands 
of Belmont, the lands of Meigle, the lands of Kinloch, the 
lands of Ardler, the several lands of Denhead, the lands 
of Meadows, and the croft lands of Coupar. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Hallyburton and the East Scotland List: And that they 
do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker's Chamber ; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


Mr. Graham Speirs reported from the Committee on 
the Petition of several Inhabitants of the town of Pais- 
ley, suburbs thereof, and places adjacent, in the county of 
Renfrew ; That the Standing Orders relative to Bills for 
supplying any City, Town or Place with Water, had been 
complied with ; and that they had examined the matter 
of the Petition; and the Report was brought up, and 
read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
supplying the town of Paisley, in the county of Ren- 
frew, with Water: And that Mr. Speirs, Sir Michael 
Shaw Stewart, and Mr, Wallace, do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


Mr. Graham Speirs reported from the Committee any OF 
on the Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town mattis, 


reported. 


Council of the town of Paisley, in the county of Renfrew; 
That the Standing Orders relative to Bills for the Main- 
1 tenance 


Cuckfield and 


Hurst perpoint 
Road Petitun, 


University Life 
Assurance So- 
ciety Petition, 


reported, 


Newtyle and 
Glammis 
Railway 
Petition. 


Newtyle and 
CouparAngus 


Railway 
Petition. 


Paisley 


Waterwor 


Petition, 
reported. 


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fol 
Pe 


In 
P 


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ew ew 





id 


nd 
sus 


East Ilsley 
and Pang- 
bourn Road 
Petition. 


Wells (Nor 
folk) Harbour 
Petition. 


Petitions 

in favour of 
Smithfield 
Market Bill. 


Over 
lnclosure 
Petition. 


FxeterWater 
Compan y 
Petition, 


Medway 


Navigation 
Ctition, 


5 Witt. IV. 


tenance and Employment of the Poor, had been complied 
with; and that they had examined the matter of the Peti- 
tion ; and the Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
altering and amending the mode of Assessment for the 
Maintenance of the Poor of the Town of Paisley, in the 
County of Renfrew: And that Mr. Speirs, Sir Michael 
Shaw Stewart, and Mr. Wallace, do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


A Petition of several Proprietors or Occupiers of es- 
tates within the parishes and places therein mentioned, 
was presented, and read; praying, That leave.may be 
given to bring in a Bill for making turnpike, and widen- 
ing, altering, improving and maintaining in repatr, the 
Road from East Ilsley through Compton, Hampstead 
Norris, Frilsham, Yattendon, ge pi Bradfeld, 
Basildon and Pangbourn, to the High Road from London 
to Bath, at or in the village of Pangbourn, all in the 
county of Berks. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Pusey and the Berks List: And that they do meet To- 
morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power to 
send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Commissioners and Trustees for 
executing the Powers of the Acts for repairing and better 
preserving the Quay of the Port of Wells, in the County 
of Norfolk, was presented, and read ; praying, That leave 
may be given to bring in a Bill for amending and en- 
larging the powers and authorities given by the said Acts, 
and for raising further Rates and Duties for the purposes 
thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Sir 
William Browne Folkes and the Norfolk List: And that 
they do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and 
have Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of the Master, Wardens, and Court of As- 
sistants of the worshipful Company of Butchers, of the 
City of London ;—and, Two Petitions of Butchers and 
others residing in the Borough of Mary-le-bone, were 
presented, and read; taking notice of the Smithfield 
— Bill, and praying that the same may pass into a 
aw. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of several Proprietors of estates within the 
parish of Over, in the county of Cambridge, was pre- 
sented, and read ; praying, That leave may be given to 
bring in a Bill for inclosing and exonerating from Tithes 
certain open and common Fields, Meadows, Pastures, 
commonable Lands and waste Grounds within the said 
Parish. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Townley and the Cambridge List: And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of the Corporation of the Exeter Water 
Company, was presented, and read ; praying, That leave 
may be given to bring in a Bill to amend and enlarge the 
powers and provisions of an Act of the third year of the 
reign of His present Majesty, for more effectually supply- 
ing with Water the City and County of the City of Ereter 
and Places adjacent. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Divett and the Devon List: And that they do meet To- 
morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power to 
send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Proprietors of or interested in 
lands in or near to the River Medway, was presented, and 
read ; praying, That leave may be given to bring in a Bill 
for altering, repealing, enlarging or amending the Acts 
for making the River of Medway navigable, in the Coun- 
ties of Kent and Sussex. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Law Hodges and the Kent List: And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have Power 


to send for persons, papers and records. 
10. 


Ll’ Marti. 


99 


A Petition of several Inhabitants of the town and bo- 
rough of Merthyr Tidvil, in the county of Glamorgan, 
was presented, and read; praying, That leave may be 
given to bring in a Bill for erecting a Market-place within 
the said town, with good and sufficient stalls, standings 
and other accommodations. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Guest and the Wales List: And that they do meet To- 
morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power to 
send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Commissioners under the Acts for 
paving, cleansing and lighting the Squares, Streets and 
anes within the City and Liberties of Westminster, the 
Parishes of Saint Giles-in-the- Fields, Saint George-the- 
Martyr, Saint George, Bloomsbury, that part of Saint An- 
drew’s, Holborn, which lies in the County of Middleser, 
the several Liberties of the Rolls and Savoy, and that 
part of the Duchy of Lancaster which lies in the County 
of Middlesex, and also of that part of the Road adjoining 
to the abutments of Westminster Bridge, on the Surrey 
side thereof, was presented, and read; praying, That 
leave may be given to bring in a Bill to alter and amend 
the said Acts, and for levying Rates or Assessments upon 
the Inhabitants, Owners or Occupiers of rateable property 
within each of the said parishes, precinct and liberty, and 
other parishes adjoining thereto. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Sir 
Francis Burdett and the Middlesex List: And that they 
do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker's Chamber ; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of the Governor and Company of the Chelsea 
Waterworks, was presented, and read; praying, That 
leave may be given to bring in a Bill for enabling the 
said Company to take Water for the supply of the Inha- 
bitants of the City and Liberties of Westminster, and parts 
adjacent, from the River Thames at Richmond, in the 
Parish of Richmond, in the County of Surrey, and at or 
near Barnes Terrace, in the Parish of Barnes, in the 
same County, or one of such places. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Sir 
Francis Burdett and the Middlesex List: And that they 
do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Trustees for executing the Acts for 
repairing, widening, altering and improving the Road 
from Heage, in the County of Derby, through Belper to 
Duffield, in the said County, was presented, and read ; 
praying, That leave may be given to bring in a Bill for 
repealing the said Acts, and for granting further, better 
and more effectual powers instead thereof, and for making 
and maintaining a diversion or new line of Road from a 
field at the north entrance into the Town of Duffield, to 
the Post-office in the said Town. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill accord- 
ingly: And that Sir George Crewe and Sir Roger Greisley 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Alsager presented a Bill for making a Railway 
from Croydon, to join the London and Greenwich Railway, 
near London: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Sir John Saint Aubyn, of Clowance, in the 
county of Cornwall, Baronet, was presented, and read ; 
praying, That leave may be given to bring in a Bill for 
enlarging and regulating the Market now held in the 
Town of Devonport, in the County of Devon; and also 
for establishing a Market within the said Town for Corn, 
Hay and other articles, and to regulate the amount of 
the Tolls to be paid within the said Market, and for other 
purposes relating thereto. 

rdered, That the said Petition be referred to Sir 
George Grey and the Devon List: And that they do 
meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of severai Persons whose names are there- 
unto subscribed, was presented, and read ; praying, That 
leave may be given to bring in a Bill for better supply- 
ing the Inhabitants of the Town of Ashton-under-Lyne, 
and the neighbourhood thereof, in the Parish of Ashton- 

Cc2 + under- 


Merthyr 
Tidvil 
Market 
Petition. 


Westminster 
Improvement 
Petition, 


Chelsea 
Waterworks 
Petition. 


Heage and 
DuffieldRoad 
Petition. 


London and 
Croydon 
Railway Bill 
presented. 


Devonport 
Market 
Petition. 


Ashton-under- 
Lyne Water- 
works Petition. 








Carmarthen 
Roads Bill, 
committed. 


Kast India 
Dock Peti- 
tion. 


Newry and 
Charlemont 
Road Petition, 
reported, 


Dundee 
Waterworks 
Petition. 


Dundee Water 
Company Peti- 
tion. 


Holyhead 
and Shrews- 
bury Road 
Petition. 


Bedford Im- 
provement 
Petition. 


100 


under-Lyne, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, with 
Water. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Hindley and the Lancaster List: And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records. 


The Carmarthen Roads Bill was read a second time ; 
and committed to Mr. Rice Trevor and the Wales List : 
And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s 


Chamber. 


A Petition of the Directors of the East India Dock 
Company, was presented, and read ; praying, That leave 
may be given to bring in a Bill for amending and enlarg- 
ing the powers of an Act passed in the ninth year of the 
reign of King George the Fourth, intituled, “‘ An Act to 
consolidate and amend several Acts for the further im- 
provement of the Port of London, by making Docks and 
other Works at Blackwall for the accommodation of the 

“ast India Shipping.” 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Clay and the Middlesex List: And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records. 


Colonel Verner reported from the Committee on the 
Petition of several Owners of estates and Inhabitants of 
the county of Armagh; That the Standing Orders rela- 
tive to Turnpike Bills, had been complied with ; and that 
they had examined the matter of the Petition; and the 
Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
more effectually repairing and improving the Road from 
Newry to Charlemont, through the County of Armagh: 
And that Colonel Verner, Lord Viscount Acheson, and 
Mr. Dobbin, do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of the Magistrates and Town Council of the 
royal burgh of Dundee, was presented, and read ; praying, 
That leave may be given to bring ina Bill for better sup- 
plying the Inhabitants of the said Burgh and Suburbs 
thereof with Water. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Sir 
Henry Parnell and the East Scotland List: And that they 
do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker's Chamber ; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Owners and Occupiers of houses, 
manufactories and other property, and other Inhabitants 
of the town of Dundee, in the county of Forfar, was pre- 
sented, and read ; praying, That leave may be given to 
bring in a Bill for supplying the Inhabitants of the said 
Town and places adjacent with pure and wholesome 
Water. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Sir 
Henry Parnell and the East Scotland List : And that they 
do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Commissioners for executing the 
Acts for vesting in Commissioners the line of Road from 
Shrewsbury, in the County of Salop, to Bangor Ferry, in 
the County of Carnarvo.2; and also the Acts for repairing 
the Roads between London and Holyhead, by Chester, and 
between London and Bangor, by Shrewsbury, and for 
building a Bridge over the Menai Straits, and for making 
a new Road from Bangor Ferry to Holyhead, in the 
County of Anglesea, was presented, and read ; praying, 
That leave may be given to bring in a Bill for repealing 
the said Acts, and for granting further and more effectual 
powers in lieu thereof. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill accord- 


ingly: And that Sir Henry Parnell and Mr. Mostyn do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of several Commissioners for executing the 
Acts for the improvement of the Town of Bedford, in the 
County of Bedford, and for re-building the Bridge over 
the River Ouze, in the said Town, was presented, and 
read ; praying, That leave may be given to bring in a 
Bill for amending and enlarging the powers and provi- 


11° Marti. 


A. 1835. 


sions of the said Acts, and for increasing or altering the 
Tolls. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Polhill and the Bedford List: And that they do meet To- 
morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have Power to 
send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Trustees for executing the Act for Farnborough 
more effectually repairing the Road leading from Farnbo- and River. 
rough, in the County of Kent, to Riverhill, in the Parish a 
of Sevenoaks, in the said County, was presented, and °°" 
read ; praying, That leave may be given to bring in a 
Bill for continuing the term and powers of the said Act, 
and for making and maintaining several diversions or 
new lines of Road. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill accord- 
ingly: And that Sir William Geary and Mr. Law Hodges 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir Eardley Wilmot reported from the Committee on Birmingham 
the Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Bir- Gans! Nave 
. ° : . tons on 
mingham Canal Navigations; That the Standing Orders reported. 
relative to Navigation Bills, had been complied with ; and 
that they had examined the matter of the Petition; and 
the Report was brought up, and read. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to con- 
solidate and extend the Powers and Provisions of the 
several Acts relating to the Birmingham Canal Naviga- 
tions: And that Sir Kardley Wilmot and Mr. Dugdale do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of several Trustees for executing the Act Ayr Harbour 
for improving and maintaining the Harbour of Ayr, and Improvement 
for regulating Vessels resorting thereto, was presented, Pett 
and read; praying, That leave may be given to bring in 
a Bill to amend, alter and enlarge the powers and provi- 
sions of the said Act; and also for enlarging and im- 
proving the Quays and Piers, for making Docks, Breasts, 

Jetties and Piers, and Roads thereto, and for other pur- 
oses. 

. Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Lord 

James Stuart, and the West Scotland List: And that they 

do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have 

Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Owners of property and Inhabit- Torquay 
ants within the parish of Zormoham, in the county of Improvement 
Devon, was presented, and read; praying, That leave Peto 
may be given to bring in a Bill for lighting, watching, 
paving, cleansing, and otherwise regulating and improv- 
ing the said Parish, and the Towns, Highways, Streets, 
and public Places within the same. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Sir John 
Yarde Buller and the Devon List: And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Commissioners acting under three Dovor 
several Acts of Parliament for improving the Town of Improvement 
Dovor, was presented, and read; praying, That leave Pet™ 
may be given to bring in a Bill for improving the said 
Town of Dovor, by removing obstructions and widening 
the thoroughfares, and for enabling the said Commis- 
sioners to purchase and take certain Lands and Tenements 
for the purposes thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Plumptre and the Kent List: And that they do meet To- 
morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have Power to 
send for persons, papers and records, 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the barony of Coigach, in Petitions 
the parish of Lochbroom ;—Southern district (called the i mapper of 
Laigh), of the parish of Lochbroom ;—and, Berriedale,— er 
were presented, and read; praying the House, not only 
to resist all attempts for the destruction of the Church of 
Scotland, but also to adopt such measures as may appear 
best calculated for extending and perpetuating its benefits. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land, and others Petitions P 
of Northchurch, was presented, and read ; praying for the for Tepe 
Duty on 
repeal of the Duty on Malt. Malt. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 
Resolved, 


i soe cel 


5 Witt. IV. 11° Marti. 101 


Address Resolved; That an humble Address be presented to His 
respecting Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to i direc- 
Bailable tions, that there be laid before this House, a Return of 
wa the Number of Bailable Writs issued out of the Courts 
of King’s Bench, Common Pleas - and Exchequer, from 
Ist January 1830 to 31st December 1834. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
» Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Address Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
paeoed Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give direc- 
xecuto 


for Debt. tions, that there be laid before this House, a Return of 
the Number of Persons in the several Gaols of England 
confined for Debt, in-each of the years from Ist January 
1830 to 31st December 1834 ; distinguishing the Num- 
ber charged in execution, with the Amount of the Debt 
and the Costs for which each Party was charged in 
execution. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Petition wc _ A Petition of Commanders and Officers of the Honour- 
r 


ofthe EastIndia able East India Company’s service, was presented, and 

— for _ read ; setting forth, That the Petitioners are commanders 
ompensation, 4 eine 

and officers of the East India Company’s maritime ser- 

vice, who entered that service as a perpetual one, and 

have devoted their time, talents and property in it, and 

are now compelled to approach the theese to supplicate 

redress for a grievous injury done to them, by the mode 

in which it is proposed to carry into effect the 7th. clause 

“ of the 3d and 4th William the 4th, cap. 85, of the India 

nt Act; that the Petitioners on the passing of the said Act 

felt a lively gratitude to the House for having directed 

provision to be made for all persons then or heretofore 

employed by or under the said Company, whose interests 

might be affected by the discontinuance of the said Com- 

pany’s trade, as they considered it improbable that the 

Honourable East India Company would evade, or partially 

carry it into effect; and the Petitioners were respectfully 

passive, until a measure of compensation was proposed 

by the India Company, and about to be adopted, which 

actually excluded, and consigned to destitution, all 

officers who were not. afloat subsequently to the 28th 

August 1828, whether their being unemployed arose 

from ill health, want of patronage, or causes beyond their 

” control; the Petitioners are, however, ‘advised, and are 

| willing to believe, that the injury done to them arises 

from inadvertence or misconception ; and that the House 

can, in the humane exercise of its prerogative, direct that 

the said measure may be sent back to the East India 

Company for revision, so far as regards its injurious 

operation in excluding the Petitioners; inasmuch as the 

proposed scheme of compensation to be given to two 

classes of officers, first, by way of Pension to all officers 

of ten years’ service; and secondly, gives gratuities to 

officers who have served a less time, and this plan was 

sanctioned as required by the Act, excepting that the 

Commissioners for the Affairs of India deducted one-fifth 

ut from the scale of pensions, and further directed that no 

officer should be entitled to a gratuity who had not been 

employed during the last five years; upon which the 

Court of Directors decided, that the line of exclusion of 

five years applied equally to Pensions and Gratuities, thus 

excluding the meritorious officers who have been from 

various periods up to fifty years in the service ; a decision 

which involves the anomaly of giving reward or compen- 

sation to the juniors of two voyages who happened to be 

afloat on a given day, and withholds it from old and-faith- 

ful servants, shutting out alike merit and distress; the 

Petitioners believe, that the House passed the liberal 

measure above alluded to on the following grounds, viz. 

a that the Maritime Service had, at least, as high claims 

: as the Civil and Military, it being coeval with the exist- 

ence of the Company itself; that they were at all times 

subject to command, control and punishment, whether 

afloat or ashore, and have performed their arduous duties 

zealously and faithfully ; that they have been, from various 

periods up to fifty years, in the service which they entered 

as a provision for life, the Trading Charter being perpe- 

tual, and they could not be removed but for misconduct ; 

that they have contributed latgely to the prosperity of 

of the Company, and were instrumental in acquiring and 


VOL. 90. 


securing their vast territory by fighting their battles, and 
preserving their treasure by their skill, courage and indus- 
try; and on one occasion alone preserved 800,000/. from 
fire at Canton; that they directly contributed no less than 
80,000/. annually during the last Charter only, besides 
saving an enormous sum by the Company’s not insuring | 
their ships ; that the nature of the service, the effect of 
patronage, the diminution of ships from and after 1813, 
and the increase of the Company’s own ships, threw many 
out of employ who have never ceased to seek it; and 
although the education, habits and regulations were highly 
adapted fora large commercial body, yet are actually 
prejudicial to the officer, and absolutely debar him of 
ordinary employments; that by the hand of power, and 
for the public good, as well as the advantage of the Com- 
pany, their prospects in life are destroyed ; and that the 
principle of compensation, for loss of employment, was laid 
down and acted upon on the partial opening of the trade 
in 1813, when the number of ships was reduced, and the 
Commanders received a compensation equal to 300/. per 
annum ; that the Petitioners, on the above recited grounds, 
which has secured to the whole service the distinguished 
notice and approbation of His Majesty, are peculiarly 
entitled to consideration ; their length of service (chiefly 
during a period when almost every European Power was 
hostile to the British flag), must have secured to the 
Company the largest portion of the benefits enumerated ; 
and if fighting the battles of the Country, founding and 
upholding the character and honour of the India Com- 
pany, have been considered good: reasons for granting 

ensions to officers recently employed, it cannot: justly 
be withheld from the Petitioners, who are the persons now 
living and unrewarded, who served in the Company’s 
ships, purposely appointed and commissioned for the pro- 
tection of their trade in the Jndian Seas, and who were, 
many of them personally engaged in the important actions 
of La Medée Linois, the Cape of Good Hope, Piedmontese, 
Marengo, the Forts of Muckie, Isle of France, Java, La 
Bellone, &amp;c.; that the misfortune of the Petitioners not 
being actually afloat on a given day, is ground for in- 
creased commiseration and remuneration, rather than 
punishment and exclusion from. compensation, as it arose 


.from no default of the officers, but was the effect of a 


system not under their control; they have never aban- 
doned the service, and they were daily and fairly expect- 
ing employment, and they are now utterly deprived of it 
by the India Company ceasing to trade; they have 
equally lost the opportunity of employment and trading ; 
and they have not, by any act of their own, but solely for 
the public good, been deprived of those advantages, and 
are therefore at least as fit objects for compensation as 
the junior officers; their merits are not less, and their 
wants more urgent ; besides which they look in vain for 
any principle of right and justice upon which compensa- 
tion for the loss of their employment should be withheld 
from them, and be given to more fortunate individuals, 
some of whom had been absent from the service several 
years, but had the good fortune to be afloat subsequent 
to August 1828; that the Petitioners did‘ respectfully 
submit their protest to the East India Company, previ- 
ously to the measure of exclusion becoming final, and 
stated very fully, but respectfully, that its operation was 
cruel and unjust in principle, and that it adopted in- 
ferences which were positively erroneous, in proceeding 
on the assumption that an officer, who had not been em- 
ployed during five years, had abandoned the service, 
while it is a well-known fact, that nine-tenths of the Peti- 
tioners have been precluded employment by an unneces- 
sary increase of officers beyond the demand for the sake 
of patronage, and by the diminution of the number of 
ships on the partial opening of the trade to India in 
1818 ; notwithstanding which, the Court of Directors 
did, in breach of their own regulation, permit new officers 
to be sworn into stations which had been honourably and 
zealously filled, whereby the superseded officer has not 
only been grievously injured, but the number requiring 
compensation considerably augmented, and the meritorious 
prevented their just reward; that the Petitioners have 
urgently, but vainly, sought redress from’ the East India 
Company, who now allege, that the measure having 
assed the required forms, no remedy exists but in the 
Hewes: the Petitioners are therefore driven by necessity, 
and not by choice, to make this appeal ftom the decision 
of their legitimate protectors (in whose service they have 
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102 


the greater. part of their lives and many of them 
irreparably impaired their health and exhausted their re- 
sources) to the House, for the fulfilment of the provision 
made by the Jndia Act, which was emphatically declared 
to be “ now framed to cover the claims of the Maritime 
Service ;” and that to entitle the claimant to considera- 
tion, it was only necessary to prove that he had been em- 
_ ployed by the Company, and that his interests are affected 
. the discontinuance thereof ; the Petitioners are fully 
prepared with the necessary proofs, and to add to it the 
further fact, that they are for the most part past the 
meridian of life, and without the means of subsistence, 
that their number is very small, and that the sum required 
to satisfy the justice of the case will not exceed one-fifth 
of the amount awarded to their junior brethren; and 
praying, That the House will afford the Petitioners pro- 
tection, and direct such means of redress as in their wis- 
dom may seem just; and if in the humane exercise of 
‘their prerogative, it should be deemed inexpedient to 
extend the scale proposed, that at least the amount may 
be distributed equally to the whole service. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to the Clerk of 
the Crown to make out a new Writ for the electing of 
a Knight of the Shire to serve in this present Parlia- 
ment for the Northern Division of the County of Not- 
tingham, in the room of Lord Viscount Lumley, now 
Earl of Scarborough. 

And objection being taken that it did not appear that 
the Earl of Scarborough had been called up to the House 
of Peers :—The said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the net Public Income of the United Kingdom in 
the year ended 5th January 1835, after abating the Ex- 

enditure thereout defrayed by the several Revenue 
aise doe and of the actual Issues or Payments within 
the same period, exclusive of the Sums applied to the 
redemption of Funded or paying off Unfunded Debt, and 
of the Advances and Repayments for local Works, &amp;c. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an.Ac- 
count of the Balances of Public Money remaining in the 
Exchequer on 5th January 1834 ; the Amount of Money 
raised by the additions to the Funded and Unfunded 
Debt ; the Total Amount of Advances and Repayments 
on account of local Works, &amp;c. with the difference ac- 
cruing thereon ; and the Balances in the Exchequer on 
5th January 1835, 


The House, according to Order, resumed the adjourned 
Debate upon the Question proposed upon the 26th day 
of February last, “‘ That no new Business be entered 
“ upon after the hour of eleven o'clock at night;” 

And the Question being again proposed ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, by leaving out the word “ eleven,” and inserting the 
word “ twelve” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the word “ eleven” 
stand part of the Question ; it passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being put, That the word “ twelve” 
be inserted instead thereof; it was resolved in the 
Affirmative. 


“ o'clock at night ;” 
Mr. O'Connell : \ os. 


Then the main Question, so amended, being put, “That 

The House divided. 

The Yeas went forth. 

Tellers for the Noes, Sir Thomas Fremantle, 130. 
Mr. Ross . 


“ no new Business be entered upon after the hour of twelve 
Tellers for the Yeas,{ Me Ewart, 
So it passed in the Negative. 


The Execution of Wills Bill was, according to Or- 
der, read a second time; and committed to Sir John 
Campbell, Mr. Attorney General, Mr. Solicitor General, 
Mr, Aglionby, Mr. Blamire, Mr. Brodie, Mr, Brotherton, 
Mr. Charles Buller, Mr. Bonham Carter, Mr. Carruthers, 
Mr. Clay, Mr. Cripps, Mr. Divett, Mr. Ewart, Mr. Cutlar 
Fergusson, Mr, Finn, Mr. Fleetwood, Mr. Freshfield, Sir 
James Graham, Sir George Grey, Mr. Grote, Mr. Hawes, 


11° Martii. 





A. 1835. 


Mr. Hogg, Dr. Lushington, Mr. Lynch, Lord Viscount 
Morpeth, Mr. Murray, Dr. Nicholl, Mr. O'Connell, Mr. 
O’ Dwyer, Mr. Serjeant O’Loghlen, Mr. William Henry 
Ord, Mr. Pemberton, Mr. Poulter, Mr. Serjeant Perrin, 
Mr. Pryme, Sir Matthew White Ridley, Mr. Richards, 
Mr. Roebuck, Mr. Rolfe, Mr. Frederick Shaw, Mr. Sheil, 
Mr. John Abel Smith, Mr.Serjeant Talfourd,. Mr. Tancred, 
Mr. Tooke, Mr. Warburton, Mr. Serjeant Jackson, and 
Mr. Hardy: And theyare to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber, and that Five be the Quorum. 


The Executors and Administrators Bill was, accord- 
ing to Order, read a second time; and committed to Sir 
John Campbell, Mr. Attorney General, Mr. Solicitor Ge- 
neral, Mr. Aglionby, Mr. Blamire, Mr. Brodie, Mr. Bro- 
therton, Mr. Charles Buller, Mr. Bonham Carter, Mr. 
Carruthers, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cripps, Mr. Divett, Mr. Ewart, 
Mr. Cutlar Fergusson, Mr. Finn, Mr. Fleetwood, Mr. Fresh- 

Jield, Sir James Graham, Sir George Grey, Mr. Grote, 
Mr. Hawes, Mr. Hogg, Dr. Lushington, Mr. Lynch, 
Lord Viscount Morpeth, Mr. Murray, Dr. Nicholl, Mr. 
O'Connell, Mr. O’ Dwyer, Mr.Serjeant O’ Loghlen, Mr. Wil- 
liam Henry Ord, Mr. Pemberton, Mr. Poulter, Mr.Serjeant 
Perrin, Mr. Pryme, Sir Matthew White Ridley, Mr. Ri- 
chards, Mr. Roebuck, Mr. Rolfe, Mr. Frederick Shaw, 
Mr, Sheil, Mr. John Abel Smith, Mr. Serjeant Tadfourd, 
Mr. Tancred, Mr. Tooke, Mr. Warburton, Mr. Serjeant 
Jackson, and Mr. Hardy: And they are to meet this 
Afternoon, in the Speaker’s Chamber, and. that Five be 
the Quorum. 


Executors and 
Administrators 
Bill, committed 
to a Select 
Committee, 


Way's and 
Means, de- 
ferred. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee of 
Ways and Means ; ° 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee of 
Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Supply, 
deferred. 


Committee 


on Newspapers 
Regulation Bill, 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Newspapers Regulation Bill ; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee, 
That they had gone through the Bill, and made several 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to pro- 
mote the better Observance of the Lord’s Day: And that 
Mr. Poulter and Lord Robert Grosvenor do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Lord’s Day 
Observance 
Bill, ordered. 


The House was moved, That the Report which, upon 
the 8th day of August, in the last Session of Parliament, 
was made from the Select Committee appointed to inquire 
into the Expenses charged by Returning Officers at the 
Election of Members for Counties and Boroughs in Eng- 
land and Wales, Scotland and Ireland, at the last General 
Election, and also to inquire into all other Expenses 
attendant on the Registration of Votes, and at the Election, 
with the view of fixing an uniform rate of charge, might 
be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to regu- 
late and lessen the Expenses of Elections of Members to 
serve in Parliament for England: And that Mr. Hume, 
Lord John Russell, and Mr. Aglionby, do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


Election 
Expenses 
Bill, ordered. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to re- Election 
gulate and lessen the Expenses of Elections of Members (retana Bill, 
to serve in Parliament for Jreland: And that Mr. Hume, ordered. 
Lord John Russell, and Mr. Aglionby, do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to re- Bankrupts 
ulate the Sequestration of the Estates of Bankrupts in epee 
otland: And that the Lord Advocate and Mr. Attorney ~'’ 


General do prepare, and bring it in. 


Committee 
on Bribery 
at Elections, 
appointed. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed to 
consider the most effectual means of preventing Bribery, 
Corruption and Intimidation, in the Election of Members 
to servein Parliament :—And.a Committee was appointed 

0 


a 


i, eye 


Transfer of 
Aids Bill, 
presented. 


Exchequer Bills 
(£. 15,000,000.) 
Bill, presented. 


Ordnance 
Estimates, 
presented. 


No. 82. 


Election 
Petitions— 
Recognizances 
not entered 
into : 


Dublin City. 


Stafford 
Borough, 


Canterb; 
City, od 


5 Witt. IV. 


of Sir George Grey, Lord John Russell, Mr. Chancellor 
of the Exchequer, Mr. Williams Wynn, Mr. Goulburn, 
Mr. Hardy, Mr. Poulter, Sir James Graham, Mr. William 
Henry Ord, Mr. Solicitor General, Sir John Campbell, Lord 
Viscount Clements, Mr. Grote; the Lord Advocate, Mr. Ser- 
jeant Perrin,-Mr. Gisborne, Lord Daimeny, Sir George 
Clerk, Mr. Serjeant Jackson, Mr. Stewart Mackenzie, Lord 
Viscount Morpeth, Mr. Anthony Lefroy, Mr. Sheil, Mr. 
Charles Buller, Mr. Forster,. Mr. Estcourt, Mr. Bonham 
Carter, Sir Thomas Fremantle, Mr. Tooke, Sir John Beckett, 
Mr. Murray, Lord James Stuart, Mr. Lefevre, Mr. War- 
burton, Mr. James Stuart Wortley, Mr. More O’ Ferrall, 
and Mr. Parker: And they are to méet To-morrow, in 
the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have Power to send for per- 
sons, papers and records; and that Five be the Quorum. 


And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Thursday morning ; . 


Jovis, 12° die Martti, 1835: 


Sir Thomas Fremantle presented a Bill to apply certain 
Sums to the Service of the year One thousand eight hun- 
dred and thirty-five: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time this day. 


Sir Thomas Fremantle presented a Bill for raising a 
Sum of Money by Exchequer Bills, for the Service of the 
year One thousand eight hundred and thirty-five: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time this day. 


Sir Zhomas Fremantle presented, pursuant to an Ad- 
dress to His Majesty,—Estimates of the Office of Ordnance, 
including Commissariat Supplies for the year 1835-6 ; 
with Comparative Abstract of the Estimates 1835-6 with 
1834-5. 

Ordered, That the said Estimates do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till near 
one of the clock on Thursday morning, adjourned 
till this day. 


&amp; 








Jovis, 12° die Marti ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


M* Speaker acquainted the House, that Robert King, 
John Mallet. and others, who petitioned this House 
upon Wednesday, the 25th day of February last, com- 
plaining of an undue Election and Return for the City of 
Dublin, had not entered into a Recognizance in respect 
of such Petition, according to the directions of the Act 
9 Geo. 4, c. 22, “‘ to consolidate and amend the Laws 
relating to the Trial of Controverted Elections, or Returns 
“ of Members to serve in Parliament.” 

Ordered, That the Order made upon the 25th day of 
February last, for taking the said Petition into considera- 
tion upon Thursday, the 19th day of this instant March, 
be discharged. 


Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, that Rees 
Howel- Gronow, Esquire, who petitioned this House upon 
Wednesday, the 25th day of February last, complaining 
of an ol Election and Return for the Borough of 
Stafford, had not’entered into a Recognizance in respect 
of such Petition, according to the directions of the said 
Act. 

Ordered, That the Order. made upon the 25th day of 
February last, for taking the said Petition into considera- 
tion upon Thursday, the 19th day of this instant March, 
be discharged. 


Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, that the Right 
honourable Stephen Rumbold Lushington, who petitioned 
this House upon Wednesday, the 25th day of February 
last, complaining: of an undue Election and Return for 
the City of Canterbury, had not entered into a Recogni- 
zance in respect of such Petition, according to the di- 
rections of the said Act. 

Ordered, That the Order made upon the 25th day of 


_ February last, for taking the said Petition into conside- 


ration upon Tuesday, the 24th day of this instant March, 
be discharged. 


VOL. 90. 


11°—12° Marti. ! 


103 
_ A Petition of Butchers a in Westminster ;— 
Farmers, Graziers and others residing in Gloucester ;— 
Oxford ;— Tewkesbury ;—Butchers and others residing in 
Greenwich (two Petitions) ;— Southwark ;— Finsbury ;— 


Petitions 

in favour of 
Smithfield 
Market Bill. 


Farmers, Graziers and others interested in the sale of . 


Beasts, Sheep, Lambs, &amp;c. offered for sale in Smithfield ;— 
Inhabitants of Smithfield;—and, Farmers, Graziers and 
others residing in Mtddleser,—were presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the Smithfield Market Bill ; and praying, 
That the same may pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Rector, Churchwardens and Inhabi- 
tants of the parish of Honiton, in the county of Devon; 
was presented, and read; praying, That leave may be 
given to bring in a Bill for erecting a new Church within 
the said parish. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Colonel 
Baillie and the Devon List: And that they do meet To- 
morrow,. in the Speaker's Chamber; and have Power to 
send for persons, papers and records, 


A Petition of the London and Greenwich Railway Com- 
pany, was presented, and read ; praying, That leave may 
be given to bring in a Bill for varying, extending and 
enlarging the site or line of the said Railway, and the 
Approaches thereto, and the works and conveniences con- 
nected therewith, and for altering, amending and enlarg- 
ing the powers of the Act for making the said Railway. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Dottin and the Surrey List : And that they do meet To- 
morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power to 
send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Trustees for executing the Acts 
for repairing the Roads from Bowes, in the County of York, 
through Barnard Castle and Bishop Auckland, to join the 
Great North Road near Sunderland Bridge, in the County 
of Durham, was presented, and read ; praying, That leave 
may be given to bring in a Bill to continue the term and 
powers of the said Acts. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill ac- 
cordingly : And that Mr. Bowes and Mr. Cayley do pre- 


pare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Commonalty and Citizens of 
Londonderry, and of several Inhabitants of the city of 
Londonderry, was presented, and read; praying, That 
leave may be given to bring in a Bill for taking down and 
re-building the Bridge over the River Lough Foyle, in 
the said city, and for making proper Avenues and Ap- 
proaches thereto, and for altering, varying and reducing 
the Tolls payable on passing over the present Bridge, and 
also for making certain improvements within the said 
city. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Sir 
Robert Bateson and the Ulster List: And that they do 
meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of Subscribers to an intended Company to 
be called The North American Colonial Association, was 
presented, and read; praying, That leave may be given 
to bring in a Bill for forming a Company for the purpose 
of superintending the emigration of poor persons from 
Ireland in well provided and sea-worthy vessels, and for 
purchasing, holding, improving, clearing, settling, culti- 
vating, leasing, selling and otherwise disposing of Forest 
or Waste Lands, and other Lands in His Majesty’s Colo- 
nies in North America, with a view to provide such poor 
Emigrants on their arrival there with proper locations, 
employment and support. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Barron and the Leinster List : And that they do meet To- 
morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power to 
send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of Robert William Brandling, of Low Gos- 
forth, in the county of Northumberland, Esquire, was 
presented, and read; praying, That leave may be given 
to bring in a Bill for making a Railway between the 

Dd.2 towns 


Honiton 
Church 
Petition. 


London and 
Greenwich 
Railway 
Petition. 


Bowes Roads 
Petition. 


Londonderry 
Bridge Peti- 
tion. 


North 
American 
Association 
Petition. 


Gateshead and 
Monkweur- 
mouth Railway 
Vetition. 








10-4 


towns of Gateshead, South Shields and Monkwearmouth, 
in the county of Durham. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Sir 
Charles Dalbiac and the Durham List: And that they do 
meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


Truro Light- - A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Capital Bur- 
ing Petition. gesses of the borough of 7ruro, in the county of Cornwall, 
and of several Commissioners for executing an Act for 
paving, cleansing, lighting and widening the Streets, Laries 
and Passages, for removing and preventing Encroach- 
ments, Nuisances and Annoyances, and for regulating the 
Porters and Drivers of Carts within the Borough of 7ruro 
and part of the adjoining Parishes, in the County of Corn- 
wall, and of Inhabitants of the said Borough of Zruro, 
was presented, and read; praying, That leave may be 
given to bring in a Bill for altering and amending the said 
Act, and for better paving, cleansing, lighting and other- 
wise improving the said Borough, and parts adjacent. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Tooke and the Cornwall List: And that they do meet To- 
morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have Power to 
send for persons, papers and records. 


Petitions A Petition of Farmers, Graziers and Agriculturists of 
— the county of Lincoln ;—county of Norfolk ;—Graziers of 
ee ee Bill Steaford;-~and Inhabitant Householders of Shoreditch and 

Hackney,—were presented, and read ; taking notice of 


the Smithfield Market Bill; and praying, That the same 
may not pass into a law. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Petitions for 
abolition of 
Smithfield 
Market. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of London ;—Mem- 
bers and Inhabitants of the Inns of Court and Chancery ; 
—Inhabitants of Saint Dunstan’s in the West and the 
Strand ;—Inhabitant Householders of Clerkenwell (two 
Petitions) ;-——Saint Luke, Middleser ;—Inhabitants of 
Saint Andrew, Holborn ;— Bow, Bromiley,and other places ; 
Whitechapel ;-—-Mile. End ;—Smithfield and Streets ad- 
joining ;—Liberty of the Rolls ;—and, High Holborn,— 
were presented, and read ; praying, That the Market of 
Smithfield may be altogether abolished, and removed to 
some convenient spot in the outskirts of London. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Trinity (North 
Leith} Plurbour 
and Dock Pe- 

tition, 


A Petition of several Owners and Proprietors of lands, 
Merchants, Traders and others interested in making and 
constructing the Harbour, Dock or Docks, Piers and other 
works hereinafter mentioned, was presented, and read ; 
praying, That leave may be given to bring in a Bill for 
constructing and maintaining a Harbour, Dock or Docks, 
Piers and other Works connected therewith at 7rinity 
Bay, in the Parish of North Leith, and county of Edin- 
burgh. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Colonel 
Leith Hay and the East Scotland List: And that they do 
meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records, 


Leith 
Harbour 
and Docks 
Petition. 


A Petition of several Merchants, Ship-owners and Rate- 
payers of the town and port of Leith, was presented, and 
read ; praying, That leave may be given to bring in a 
Bill for altering and amending the several Acts relating to 
the Harbour and Docks of Leth, and for executing certain 
improvements on the said Harbour and Decks and Works 
connected therewith. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Murray and the East Scotland List: And that they do 
meet To-morrow, in the Speaker's Chamber; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


Grand 
Junction 
Railway Bill 
committed. — 


The Grand Junction Railway Bill was read a second 

time ; and committed to Mr. Wilson Patten and the Lan- 

’ caster List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


A Petition of “several Persons whose names are there- 
unto subscribed, was presented, and read ; praying, That 
leave may be given to bring in a Bill for making a new 


* Gourock 
Harbour 
Petition. 





12° Martii. 


Harbour at the town of Gourock, in the parish of Innerkip 






A. 1835. 


and county of Renfrew. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Sir 
Michael Shaw Stewart and the West Scotland List: And 
that they do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker's Chamber; 
and have Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of the Magistrates and Common Council of Glasgow 
the city of Glasgow, was presented, and read ; praying, Poor Rates 
That leave may be given to bring in a Bill to revise, Petition, 
explain, amend, confirm and extend the plan or mode of 
assessment hitherto in operation for the maintenance of 
the Poor within the ancient and extended royalty of the 
said city. : 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr: 

James Oswald and the West Scotland List: And that they 
do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker's Chamber ; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Trustees for executing the Act Garscube 
for maintaining and repairing the Road leading from — bee ae 
the City of Glasgow, through Cowcaddens, to the north jj.) 
end of the Bridge over that part of the River Kelvin 
called the Milnford of Garscube, and for making, repair- 
ing and maintaining the Road leading from Blackquarry 
Toll-bar by Possil, to the Bridge across the River Ad/an- 
der, at Langbank, in the Counties of Zanark and Stirling, 
and of Proprietors and Inhabitants of Lands in the Neigh. 
bourhood of the City of Glasgow, in the County of Lanark, 
was presented, and read ; praying, That leave may be 
given to bring in a Bill for making, amending, widening, 
repairing and maintaining as Turnpike a Road to branch 
off from the Turnpike Road leading from Glasgow to the 
Milnford of Garscube, near to the village or township of 
Springbank, in the barony parish of Glasgow, to join the 

arscube Turnpike Road at the village or township of 
Cowcaddens, with several branches therefrom. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
James Oswald and the West Scotland List: And that they 
do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


Petition 

in favour of 
Islington 
Market Bill. 


A Petition of Graziers, Salesmen, Butchers and others, 
signed hy them in Smithfield market, was presented, and 
read ; taking notice of the Js/ington Market Bill; and 
praying, That the same may pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway Canterbury 
Company, was presented, and read ; praying, That leave pacer eg 
= be given to bring in a Bill for altering, amending tion. 
and enlarging the powers and provisions of the several 
Acts relating to the said Railway, and to enable the said 
Company to raise a further sum of Money. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Lord 
Albert Conyngham and the Kent List: And that they do 
meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers-and records. 


e 


Newcastle- 


A Petition of the Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle New 4 
Railway Company, was presented, and read; praying, Carlisle Railway 
That leave may be given to bring in a Bill for making **“™ 
and maintaining a Branch Railway from and out of the 
said Railway, and for altering, amending and enlarging 
the powers and provisions of the Acts relating to the 
said Railway. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 

Philip Howard and the Northumberland List: And that 
they do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and 
haye Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Trustees for carrying into exe- ae 
cution an Act for more effectually repairing otal from _ , 
Flint to the Lower King’s Ferry, and for making and 
maintaining two new Branches of Roads from the Lower 
King’s Ferry aforesaid, to or near to the Town of Mold, all 
in the County of Fiint ; and also another Act for making a 
Turnpike Road to communicate with the Lower King’s 
Ferry over.the River Dee, from the Township of Great 
Saughall, in the County of Chester, and from the Village 
of Northop, in the County of Flint, and of Owners and 
Occupiers of estates in the neighbourhood of the said 
Roads and Ferry, was presented, and read; praying, 
That leave may be given to bring ina Bill for continuing, 

2 extending 





ill. 


able 
sti- 


and 
ilway 


ry, 
elie 


Ashburton 
Road Peti-e 
ton. 


5 Witt. lV. 


extending and enlarging the term and powers of the 
said Acts, and for increasing and altering the Tolls, for 
[emer a said Roads under the care and management 
of one body of Trustees, and for making and maintaining 
a new line of Road. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Sir 
Stephen Glynne and-the Wales List: And that they do 
meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Trustees for executing the Act 
for more effectually repairing and improving several Roads 


- leading to, and from or near the Towns of Ashburton and 


- Totnes, in the County of Devon, was presented, and read ; 


Totnes Roads 
and Bridges 
Petition. 


praying, That leave may be given to bring in a Bill for 
repealing the said Act, and for granting further and more 
extensive powers in lieu thereof, and also for making and 
maintaining several new lines of Road. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill accord- 
ingly: And that Sir John Yarde Buller and Lord John 
Russell do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of several Trustees for executing the Act 
for more effectually repairing and improving the Road 
leading from the end of the Exeter Turnpike Road to 


' Biddaford, and also several other Roads leading from 


Exeter 
Bridge and 
Ferry Peti- 
tion, 


Waste Lands 
(Ireland) 
Company 
Petition. 


Cornwall 
Assize Hall 
Petition, 


Bodmin Road 
Petition, 


Bridgetown Pomeroy and Totnes, and for making and 
repairing several other Roads communicating therewith, 
all in the County of Devon, and for repairing or improv- 
ing, or for taking down and rebuilding Zotnes Bridge, in 
the same County, was presented, and read; praying, That 
leave may be given to bring in a Bill for more effectually 
repairing the Road from the Exeter Turnpike Road to 
Biddaford, and certain Roads leading from Bridgetown, 
Pomeroy and Totnes, and other Roads communicating 
therewith, and for repairing Zotnes Bridge, and erecting 
Bridges over the Stover Canal, the Rivers Teign and Le- 
mon, and the Mill Leat, all in the County of Devon. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill accord- 
ingly: And that Sir John Yarde Buller and Lord John 
Russell do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Bailiffs and Commonalty of 
the city of Eveter, was presented, and read; praying, 
That leave may be given to bring in a Bill for building a 
Bridge across the River Eve, at and from a place called 
the Shilhay, a little above the Exeter Quay, and continu- 
ing the same over the Mill Streams adjoining thereto, to 
a street called Rock’s-lane, and to establish a Ferry be- 
tween the E.reter Quay and the Lime Kilns, or to substi- 
tute a Foot Bridge below the Ereter” Lime Kilns, in lieu 
of the present Boat Ferry at the E.reter Quay. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Sir 
John Yarde Buller and the Devon List: And that they 
do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker's Chamber ; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Persons, whose names are there- 
unto subscribed, was presented, and read; praying, That 
leave may be given to bring in a Bill for incorporating a 
Company for the purchase or hiring, and cultivation of 
the Bog and other waste Lands of Zreland. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. Lynch 
and the Leinster List : And that they do meet To-morrow, 
in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have Power to send for 
persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Justices of the Peace acting in 
and for the county of Cornwall, and other Inhabitants of 
the said county, was presented, and read ; praying, That 
leave may be given to bring in a Bill for erecting and 
maintaining a new Assize Hall at Bodmin, in the said 
county. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. Pen- 
darves and the Cornwall List: And that they do meet To- 
morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power to 
send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Trustees for executing the Acts 
or more effectually making and repairing certain Roads 
leading to and from Bodmin, and other Roads therein 
mentioned, in the County of Cornwall, was presented, and 
read ; praying, That leave may be given to bring in a Bill 


for continuing, amending and enlarging the term and 
VOL. 90. 


12° Martii. 


105 


powers of the said Acts, and also for making and main-, 
taining a new line or branch of Road. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill accord- 
ingly: And that Mr. Pendarves, Mr. Charles Vivian, and 
Sir Charles Lemon, do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of the Bude Harbour and Canal Company, 
was presented, and read; praying, That leave may be 
given to bring in a Bill to amend an Act of the 59th 
year of the reign of his late Majesty King George the 
third “ for improving the Harbour of Bude, in the County 
of Cornwall, and for making and maintaining a navigable 
Canal from the said Harbour of Bude to or near the Vil- 
lage of Thornbury, in the County of Devon, and divers 
Branches therefrom, a!l in the said Counties of Cornwall 
and Devon.” | 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. Pen- 
darves and the Cornwall List: And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Commissioners for executing the 
Act of the 7th year of the reign of King George the 
third, “for draining and preserving Stretham Common, 
in the Jsle of Ely and County of Cambridge, and for em- 
powering the Commissioners for putting in execution an 
Act for the effectual Drainage and Preservation of Water- 
beach Level, in the County of Cambridge, and to establish 
an Agreement made between the Lord of the Manor of 
Waterbeach-cum- Denny, and the Commoners within the 
said Manor, to raise a sum of Money to pay the Debts 
owing upon the credit of the said Act,” or Proprietors of 
Estates in the parish of Stretham, in the Isle of Ely and 
County of Cambridge, or in the Hamlet of Thetford, in the 
said Isle and County, was presented, and read; praying, 
That leave may be given to bring in a Bill for dividing, 
allotting, and draining and exonerating from Tithes certain 
Commons, commonable Lands, common Fields, Mea- 
dows, Pastures and waste Grounds within the said Parish 
of Stretham, and also certain Commons or commonable 
Lands within the said Hamlet of Thetford. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Yorke and the Cambridge List: And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records, 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the New 
Pembrey Harbour, was presented, and read ; praying, 
That leave may be given to bring in a Bill to alter and 
amend an Act made in the sixth year of the reign of his 
late Majesty King George the Fourth, for making and 
constructing a Harbour and other Works in the Parish of 
Pembrey, in the County of Carmarthen, and for making 
a Canal and Railway from the said Harbour to the Kid- 
welly and Llannelly Canal, in the said County, and for 
enabling the said Company to raise a further sum of 
Money. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. Rice 
Trevor and the Wales List: And that they do meet To- 


morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power to. 


send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Owners and Proprietors of estates 
and Inhabitants of the island and parish of Portland and 
parish of Wyke Regis, in the county of Dorset, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying, That leave may be given to 
bring in a Bill for building, making and maintaining a 
Bridge over the Portland Ferry or Inlet, from the said 
parish of Wyke Regis to the opposite shore, in the said 
parish of Portland, with proper and convenient avenues 
and approaches thereto. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Lord 
Ashley and the Dorset List: And that they do meet To- 
morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power to 
send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Persons, inhabitants of the city 
of Edinburgh, and residing or holding places of business 
within the royalty or burgh thereof, was presented, and 
read ; praying, That leave may be given to bring ina 
Bill for abolishing the Tax called the Annuity-impost on 
Wines, and Merk per ton or pack, on Goods imported into 
Edinburgh, Leith or Newhaven, and for substituting, it 
lieu thereof, a general — on all the Pent. 

e 0 


Bude 
Harbour 
and Canal 
Petition. 


Stretham 
Drainage .and 
Inclosure Peti-. 
tion. 


New Pembrey 
Harbour, &amp;c: - 
Petition. 


Portland 
Bridge Peti- 
tion. 


Edinburgh 
Annuity Tax 
Regulation 
(No. 2.) Peti- 
tion. 








Grand Junction, 
&amp;c. Railways 
Incorporation 
Petition. 


Argus Life 
Assurance 
Company 
Petition. 


Ford and 
Lowick Road 
Petition. 


East Smith 
field Road 
Petition. 


Leeds and 
Selby Rail- 
way Petition, 
reported, 


London and 
Birmingham 
Railway 
Petition. 


Sandbach 
Roads Peti- 
tion. 


106 


of the said city of Edinburgh, including the members of 
the College of Justice, and all others claiming exemption 
from the said Annuity and other taxes, such assessment 
to be applied to the support of the Clergy of the said 
city, and for other purposes relating thereto. an) 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Sir John 
Campbell and the East Scotland List: And that they do 
meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of the Grand Junction, and of the Warring- 
ton and Newton Railway Companies, was presented, and 
read ; praying, That leave may be given to bring ina 
Bill to alter and amend the several Acts relating to the 
said Railways, and to make them one continuous line of 
Railway, under one common control and management. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Wilson Patten and the Lancaster List: And that they do 
meet To-morrow, in the Speaker's Chamber; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Subscribers to a Company or 
Partnership, called or known by the name of The Argus 
Life Assurance Company, was presented, and read ; pray- 
ing, That leave may be given to bring in a Bill to enable 
the said Company to sue and be sued in the name of the 
Secretary, or of any one of the Directors for the time 
being of the said Company. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Humphery and the Middlesex List: And that they do 
meet To-morrow, in the Speaker's Chamber; and have 
Power to send for Persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Trustees for executing the Acts 
for repairing the Road from Cornhill Burn to Milfield 
March Burn, and by Ford Bridge to Lowick, and other 
Roads in the Counties of Northumberland and Durham, 
was presented, and read; praying, That leave may be 
given to bring in a Bill for continuing the term and 
powers of the said Acts, and for making certain diversions 
in the lines of several of the said Koads. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill accord- 
ingly: And that Lord Viscount Howick and Lord Ossulston 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Crawford Davison, Aaron Chapman, Ed- 
ward Burmester, Timothy Abraham Curtis, George Lyall, 
Isaac Solly and Charles Marryat, Esquires, late Trustees 
for executing the Acts for widening and improving the 
Street or Road leading from Zower Hill to the Street 
called Upper East Smithfield, in the County of Middlesex, 
was presented, and read; praying, That leave may be 
given to bring in a Bill to revive, continue, amend and 
enlarge the term, powers and provisions of the said Acts. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Pattison and the Middlesex List: And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker's Chamber ; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records. 


Lord Viscount Morpeth reported from the Committee 
on the Petition of the Leeds and Selby Railway Company; 
That the Standing Orders relative to Railway Bills, had 
been complied with; and that they had examined the 
matter of the Petition; and the Report was brought up, 
and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to enable 
the Leeds and Selby Railway Company to improve the 
line of the said Railway, and for amending and enlarging 
the Powers and Provisions of an Act relating to such 
Railway: And that Lord Viscount Morpeth and Sir George 
Strickland do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of the London and Birmingham Railway 
Company, was presented, and read ; praying, That leave 
may be given to bring in a Bill for making certain De- 
viations from the line of the said Railway. 

Ordered, That thé said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Dugdale and the Warwick List: And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker's Chamber ; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Persons whose names are there- 
unto subscribed, was presented, and read ; praying, That 
leave may be given to bring in a Bill for amending, 


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A. 1835. 


widening, improving, keeping in repair and making turn- 
pike the Road leading from Wheelock Wharf, in the parish: 
and township of Sandbach, in the county of Chester, to 
the town of Congleton, in the parish of Astbury, in the said 
county of Chester, and also the Road leading from the 
Brick-house, in Sandbach aforesaid, to the Guide-post at or 
near to Brereton Green, in the said county of Chester. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. Wil- 
braham and the Chester List: And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker's Chamber; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records. 


Mr. Barnard reported from the Committee on the Pe- 
tition of several Persons, whose names are there-under- 
signed; That the Standing Orders relative to Bills for 
making Piers, and for the improvement of any City or 
Town, had been complied with; and that they had ex- 
amined the matter of the Petition; and the Report was 
brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making and maintaining a Pier and other Works at Dept- 
ford, in the County of Kent: And that Mr. Barnard and 
Mr. Angerstein do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
That the Smithfield Market Bill be now read a second 
time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be made 
to the Question ; viz. To leave out the word “ now,” and 
at the end of the Question to add the words “ upon this 
** day six months.” 

And the Question being put, That the word “ now” 
stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided. 

The Yeas went forth. 


Tellers for the Yeas, \ 27. 
. Mr. Handley, 
Tellers for the Noes, Mr. William Williams: 


\ 142. 
So it passed in the Negative. 
And the Question being put, That the words “ upon 
“‘ this day six months” be added at the end of the Ques- 
tion; it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon this 
day six months. | 


Mr. Alderman Wood, 
Mr. Humphery : 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, that he had re- 
ceived from the Deputy Clerk of the Crown and Hanaper 
in Jreland, Petitions complaining of undue Elections and 
Returns for the following places; viz. the County of 
Cork ;—the County of Monaghan ;—the County of Ros- 
common ;—the County of Wevford ;—the City of Dublin; 
—the City of Cork ;—the Borough of Belfast (two Peti- 
tions);—the Borough of Bandon Bridge ;—and, the 
Borough of Newry. | 

And the said Petitions were laid upon the Table. 

And six of the said Petitions appearing to relate to the 
Elections and Returns of places concerning which the 
House had received Petitions on former days; the same 
were first read ; viz. 

A Petition of the there-undersigned Robert King, of 
number one hundred and three, Saint Stephen’s Green, 
apothecary, John Mallet, of numbers eight and nine, 
Ryder’s Row, plumber and iron-founder, Thomas Walker, 
of number seventy-three, Grafton-street, linen draper, 
Addison Hone, of the King’s Hospital, Ormantown, mer- 
chant, Thomas Long, of number nineteen, Mary-street, 
coachmaker, and Charles Read, of number sixteen, York- 
street, merchant, all in the county of the city of Dudiin, 
electors of the City and County of the City of Dudiin, 
who had a right to vote and did vote at the last Election 
for the same, was read; setting forth, That at the late 
election of Members to serve in this present Parliament 
for the City and County of the City of Dublin, the Can- 
didates put in nomination were Daniel O’Connell, Esquire, 
Edward Southwell Ruthven, Esquire, John Beatty West, 
Esquire, and George Alexander Hamilton, Esquire, and 
that the Petitioners are electors of the said City and 
County of the same, and were entitled to vote, and did 
vote as such at the said Election; that at the said Elec- 
tion the poll commenced on Tuesday the thirteenth of 
January last, and finally closed on the following Saturday 
the seventeenth of the same month; that the said Daniel 

O'Connell 


Deptford Pier 
Petition, 
reported, 


Smithfield 
Market Bill, 
put off, 


Election 
Petitions 
received from 
Ireland, 


Dublin City 
Election. 
Petition of 
Electors. 


iT 


‘rom 


City 


5 Witt. IV. 


O'Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven, Esquires, were 
declared by the Sheriffs to have obtained the majority of 
votes at such Election, and were accordingly returned by 
them as duly elected to serve as Members for the said 
City and County of the same in this present Parliament ; 
thatthesaid majority in favour of the said Daniel O'Connell, 
and Edward Southwell Ruthven was but a colourable ma- 
jority, and was procured by undue, illegal and uncon- 
stitutional means; that during the said Election many 
persons were admitted to poll, and did poll in behalf of 
the said Daniel O'Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven, 
who were not entitled to vote thereat, and who had either 
been unduly and improperly registered as electors for the 
said City and County of the same, or who since the time 
of their registry had ceased to be qualified or had become 
disqualified from voting at the said Election; that great 
numbers of persons who were registered and claimed to 
voteas tenants or occupiers of houses, warehouses, counting- 
houses, or shops, were admitted to poll, and did poll at 
the said Election in favour of the said Daniel O'Connell 
and Edward Southwell Ruthven, who at the time of the 
said Election were in arrear for more than one half year’s 
grand jury or municipal cesses, rates or taxes, then due 
and payable in respect of the premises in right of the 
occupation of which such persons were registered and 

claimed to vote, and who were thereby disabled and mr 

citated from voting at the said Election ; that many other 
persons were admitted to poll, and did poll at the said 

Election in favour of the said Daniel O'Connell and Ed- 

ward Southwell Ruthven, who at the time of their registry 

as such tenants and occupiers as aforesaid were in arrear 
for more than one half year’s amount of such cesses, rates 

and taxes aforesaid, then being due and payable, and 
were thereby incapacitated and disabled to be so regis- 
tered, or to vote at the said Election; that many other 
persons claiming to vote as such tenants or occupiers as 
aforesaid were admitted to poll, and did poll at the said 

Election in favour of the said Daniel O’Connell and Edward 
Southwell Ruthven, who had been unduly and improperly 
registered, not having at the time of such registry held 
or occupied for the space of six calendar months next 
“wml to the time of such registry any house, ware- 

ouse, counting-house or shop within the said City, 
which, either separately or jointly with any land within 
the said City occupied therewith by them, under the same 
landlord, or occupied therewith by them as owners, was 

bond fide of the clear yearly value of not less than ten 
pounds ; that many other persons who were registered 
and claimed to vote as such tenants or occupiers as afore- 
said, were admitted to poll and did poll at the said Elec- 
tion in favour of the said Daniel O’Connell and Edward 

Southwell Ruthven, who since the time of their registry 

had ceased to hold or occupy the premises, or some part 
thereof, in respect of which they had been so registered, 
and in right of which they claimed to vote, and who had 
thereby become disabled and disqualified from voting at 

the said Election ; that many persons were admitted to 

poll, and did poll at the said Election for the said Daniel 
O'Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven, who were not 
registered as voters for the said City and County of the 

same, and who possessed no colourable claim to vote 

thereat, but who fraudulently personated certain other 
persons who were or had been registered as Electors of 
the said City and County of the same, and possessed or 
had possessed a claim to vote thereat, which last-mentioned 
parties were at the time of the said Election either dead or 
absent therefrom ; that many persons professing the Roman 
Catholic religion, and who were in point of fact Roman 
Catholics, were admitted to poll, and did poll at the said 
Election for the said Daniel O'Connell and Edward South- 
well Ruthven, without having previously taken and sub- 
scribed the oath required by law, or produced any cer- 
tificate of their having done so, and who were thereby 
disabled and disqualified from voting thereat; that the 
said Edward Southwell Ruthven, not being the eldest son 
or heir apparent of any Peer or Lord of Parliament, or of 
any person qualified to serve as Knight of a Shire, and 
not having an estate, freehold or copyhold, for his own 
life, or for some greater estate, either in law or equity, to 
and for his own use and benefit, of or in lands, tenements 
or hereditaments, over and above what will satisfy and 
clear all incumbrances affecting the same, of the annual 
value of three hundred pounds sbove cay is not 


capable to sit or vote as a Member of the House of Com- 
VOL. 90. 


12° Marti. 107 


mons, and that, the said Edward Southwell Ruthven not 
having been at the time of his said Election and Return 
seised of or entitled to such an estate as aforesaid, such 
Election and Return was void; that many electors were 
induced and compelled to vote, and did vote at the said 
Election in favour of the said Daniel O'Connell and Ed- 
ward Southwell Ruthven, in consequence of the violence, 
threats and intimidations countenanced and practised by 
the said Daniel O'Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven, 
and the Roman Catholic priests and others, their friends, 
agents, supporters, and partisans; that by the same tur- 
bulent and unlawful means many other electors were 
terrified and prevented from voting in favour of the 
other Candidates, the said John Beatty West and George 
Alexander Hamiiton ; that great and riotous crowds were 
assembled during the said Election in and about the 
various polling places in the said City of Dublin, and the 
avenues and passages leading thereto, and in divers other 
places throughout the said City, and that the violent and 
outrageous demeanour of such crowds, and oftentimes by 
actual force employed by them, many electors who would 
otherwise have voted for the said John Beatty West and 
George Alevander Hamilton, were withheld and prevented 
from so doing, and many others were terrified and com- 
pelled to vote for the said Daniel O'Connell and Edward 
Southwell Ruthven; that the said Daniel O'Connell and 
Edward Southwell Ruthven, by themselves, their agents, 
friends and managers, and by persons employed on their 
behalf, before, at and during the said Election, were 
guilty of extensive bribery and corruption, and employed 
undue influence, and other improper means, and gave and 
caused to be given divers sums of money, and other gifts 
and rewards, and made and caused to be made divers 
agreements, engagements, and promises to several persons 
having or claiming to have a right to vote, in order to 
procure them to vote at the said Election in favour of the 
said DanielO’Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven, and 
to forbear to vote for the said John Beatty West and 
George Alexander Hamilton, and in order to procure the 
said Daniel O'Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven to 
be returned to serve in this present Parliament for the said 
City and County of the same; that, by the several frau- 
dulent and illegal means aforesaid, and by divers other 
turbulent, corrupt and improper practices, the said Daniel 
O'Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven obtained the 
aforesaid colourable majority of votes over the said John 
Beatty West. and George Alevander Hamilton, and pro- 
cured themselves to be returned to serve for the said City 
and County of the same, whereas the said John Beatty 
West and George Alevander Hamilton had a large majority 
of legal votes at the said Election, and ought to have been 
returned to serve for the same, to the manifest wrong and 
injury of the said John Beatty West and George Alexander 
Hamilton, to the great grievance of the Petitioners and 
the other electors of the said City and County of the 
same, and in contempt and disturbance of the freedom and 
purity of election ; the Petitioners therefore humbly pray 
the House to take the premises into consideration, and to 
declare the said Election and Return of the said Daniel 
O'Connell and Edward Southwell Ruthven, Esquires, or 
either of them, wholly null and void, and that the said 
John Beatty West and George Alevander Hamilton, or one 
of them, were duly elected, and ought to have been re- 
turned to serve in Parliament for the said City of Dudlin 
and County of the same, or that the House will afford the 
Petitioners such further and other relief in the premises 
as to the House shall seem fit. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Thursday, the 19th day of this instant 
March, at the same time that their former Petitions are 
ordered to be taken into consideration. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of Eugene O'Sullivan, in the borough of 
Bandon Bridge, draper, and of the other Persons whose 
names are thereunto subscribed, electors of the borough 
of Bandon Bridge, in the county of Cork, on behalf of 
themselves and others, claiming a right to vote for a Bur- 
gess to serve in Parliament for the said Borough of Ban- 
don Bridge, was also read, setting forth ; That all the Peti- 
tioners were, at and during ya last election for a Burgess 

Le 2 to 


Bandon 
Bridge 
Borough 
Election. 
Petition of 
Electors, 








108 


to serve in this present Parliament for the Borough of 
Bandon Bridge, in the county of Cork, electors of the said 
Borough; that at the said Election, Joseph Devonshire 
Jackson, Esquire, barrister, and James Redmond Barry, 
were the only Candidates to represent the said Borough 
in Parliament; that a poll being demanded, the same 
was granted and proceeded on, until the fourteenth day 
of January last, when Francis Bernard Swiney, who 
acted thereat as Returning Officer, declared the ma- 
jority of votes to be in favour of the said Joseph Devon- 
shire Jackson, and the said Joseph Devonshire Jackson 
was thereupon declared duly elected ; that the said Joseph 
Devonshire Jackson, by himself, his agents, friends and 
managers, and by persons employed on his behalf, before 
and at and during the time of the said Election, was guilty 
of open and extensive bribery and corrupt practices, in 
order to procure persons having or claiming to have a 
right to vote at the said Election, to vote for the said Joseph 
Devonshire Jackson, and to forbear to vote for the said 
James Redmond Barry, and in order to procure the Re- 
turn of the said Joseph Devonshire Jackson to serve in 
this present Parliament for the said Borough, and that 
said bribery and corrupt practices of the said Joseph 
Devonshire Jackson, and of his friends, agents and mana- 
gers, were notorious in the said Borough, and well known 
to the electors thereof; that the said Joseph Devonshire 
Jackson was, for many years previous to said Election, 
appointed to the office of Assistant Barrister for the county 
of Londonderry, and that at and subsequent to the time 
the said Joseph Devonshire Jackson was so returned as 
duly elected, he held the aforesaid appointment of Assist- 
ant Barrister for said county, and received the salary by 
law annexed to that office, and portion of the salary 
so received by him accrued after he had been so declared 
duly elected to serve said Borough in this present Parlia- 
ment; that in the year one thousand eight hundred and 
fifteen, the said Joseph Devonshire Jackson and one George 
Dickson, carried on the trade and business of linen dra- 
pers, in copartnership, in the city of Dublin, and in the 
month of August in said year, a Commission of Bank- 
ruptcy under the Great Seal of Jreland was awarded and 
issued against the said Joseph Devonshire Jackson and 
George Dickson, and that on the twenty-sixth day of 
August in that year, the said Joseph Devonshire Jackson 
and George Dickson were duly declared bankrupts under 
said Commission; that one /Villiam Locke, and Alexander 
Maguire, then of the city of Dublin, were appointed 
assignees of the estate and effects of the said Joseph 
Devonshire Jackson and George Dickson; that on the 
twenty-sixth day of October in said year, and upon divers 
other days, the said Joseph Devonshire Jackson surren- 
dered himself under said Commission, and submitted him- 
self to be examined touching his trade, dealing, estate 
and effects ; that William Locke, Alexander Maguire and 
Nicholas Mahon, and others, proved debts under said 
Commission; that said William Locke, Alevander Maguire 
and Nicholas Mahon, have not, as yet, been paid or satis- 
fied the debts so proved by them; that the debts proved 
and claimed under said Commission amount to a con- 
siderable sum, exceeding forty thousand pounds, and same 
were not paid or satisfied at the time the said Joseph 
Devonshire Jackson was so returned as duly elected, and 
same have not as yet been paid or satisfied ; that the said 
Joseph Devonshire Jackson was incapable of being elected 
to serve in Parliament, until his creditors under the said 
commission were paid or satisfied the full amount of the 
several debts claimed or proved under the said Commis- 
sion, pursuant to the provisions of a certain Act of Par- 
liament, passed in the nineteenth and twentieth years of 
his deceased Majesty King George the Third, intituled, 
“An Act to explain an Act to prevent Frauds committed 
by Bankrupts ;” that the said Joseph Devonshire Jackson, 
since he was so declared duly elected, has been appointed 
to the office of one of His Majesty's Serjeants-at-Law ; 
that, by reason of the premises, the Return of the said 
Joseph Devonshire Jackson to serve the said Borough in 
Parliament, is illegal, and in violation of the Laws and 
Statutes of the Realm for preventing bribery and corrup- 
tion at elections, and that the Election and ans of the 
said Joseph Devonshire Jackson qught to be declared 
wholly null and void, and that the said James Redmond 
Barry ought to have been returned at such Election, to 
serve in Parliament for the said Borough of Bandon 
Bridge ; the Petitioners therefore humbly pray the House 





12° Marti. 





A. 1835. 


to take the premises into consideration, and to declare 
the said Election and Return of the said Joseph Devon- 
shire Jackson wholly null and void, and that the said 
James Redmond Barry way be declared duly elected, and 
may be substituted in the place of the said Joseph Devon- 
shire Jackson, to take his place as a Burgess to serve the 
said Borough of Bandon Bridge in Parliament, and that 
the House may grant such relief to the Petitioners as the 
merits of this case may require. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into con- 
sideration upon Thursday, the 14th day of May next, at 
the same time that their former Petition is ordered to be 
taken into consideration. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of the there-undersigned Electors of the 
County of Roscommon, was also read ; setting forth, That 
the Petitioners now are, and at the last Election to serve in 
this present Parliament, were electors of the said County 
of Roscommon, and then claimed, and now claim to have 
a right to vote, and did vote for Members to serve in the 
present Parliament for the said County of Roscommon, at 
the said last Election ; that it was held on the thirteenth, 
fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth days of 
January one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five; that 
Denis O'Connor, Esquire, commonly called the O’Connor 
Don, Patrick Fitzstephen French, Esquire, Thomas John- 
ston Barton, Esquire, and Arthur Browne, Esquire, were 
Candidates at the said Election; that the Honourable 
Robert King, the then High Sheriff for the said County 
of Roscommon, was the Returning Officer ; that persons 
who had no right to vote did vote for the said Thomas 
Johnston Barton ; that the Returning Officer did receive 
for the said Zhomas Johnston Barton the votes of per- 
sons who, at the time of their voting for the said Elec- 
tion had not the qualifications for which they were re- 
spectively registered, and also of persons who had lost 
or abandoned their qualification, or right to vote in the 
choice of Members to serve in Parliament for the said 
County, by parting with the possession thereof, or by the 
expiration of their freehold interest, the life or lives in 
the lease or leases under which they registered, having 
expired, as also of persons who were employed as agents 
for some or one of the Candidates at the said Election, 
and who in consideration of or in reference to such em- 
ployment, accepted money, or some promise or security for 
money ; and also that the said Zhomas Johnston Barton, 
by himself, his agents, managers, friends and others on 
his behalf before, at and during the said Election, was 
guilty of notorious acts of bribery and corruption, and 
treating, to influence the electors of the said County of 
Roscommon to vote for him, the said Thomas Johnston 
Barton, and to refuse and forbear to give their votes to 
the O’Connor Don or Mr. French ; and also that the said 
Thomas Johnston Barton, by himself, his agents, friends, 
managers, partisans and others on his behalf, were guilty 
of flagrant and notorious acts of intimidation, thereby un- 
lawfully procuring, by threats and the fear of persecu- 
tion, persons qualified to vote at the said Election to for- 
bear Re voting for the said O'Connor Don or Mr. French, 
and to vote for the said Thomas Johnston Barton ; that 
he did, by himself and persons on his behalf, by gifts and 
rewards, by threats, promises and agreements, corrupt 
and intimidate divers persons, electors of the said County 
of Roscommon, contrary to the Laws and Statutes for pre- 
serving and upholding the purity of election ; the Peti- 
tioners therefore humbly pray, That the House will take 
the premises into consideration, will allow the Petitioners 
to prove their allegations, and will declare the said Thomas 
Johnston Barton disqualified to sit in the present Parlia- 
ment, 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into considera- 
tion upon Tuesday, the 5th day of May next, at the same 
time that the Petition of Thomas Johnston Barton, Esquire, 
is ordered to be taken into consideration. 

Ordered, That Mr, Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as. shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matterof the said Petition. 


A Petition 





Roscommon 
County 
Election. 
Petition of 
Electors, 





5 Witt. IV. 


A Petition of Thomas Cuthbert Kearney, of Garrett's 
Town, in the County of Cork, Esquire, and. Alevander 
O’ Driscoll, of the Hill, in the south liberties of the City 
of Cork, Esquire, was also read ; setting forth, That at the 
late election four Members to serve in Parliament for the 
County of Cork, in Ireland, Feargus O'Connor, Esquire, 
Garrett Standish Barry, Esquire, the Honourable Francis 
Bernard, commonly called Lord Viscount Bernard, and 
Richard Long field, Esquire, were Candidates to repre- 
sent the said County in this present Parliament ; that .a 
poll having been demanded, the same was granted, and 
proceeded upon by the Honourable William Hare, com- 
monly called Lord Viscount Ennismore, who acted at 
said Election as Returning Officer, he being then High 
Sheriff of said County of Cork; that the said Garrett 
Standish Barry had not at the time of said poll, nor at 
the time of the Election and Return hereinafter stated, an 
estate of freehold or copyhold for his own life, or for any 
greater estate, either in law or in equity, to and for his 
own use and benefit, of or in lands, tenements or heredi- 
taments, over and above what would satisfy and clear all 
incumbrances that might affect the same, of the annual 
value of six hundred pounds above reprizes, such as would 
qualify him to be elected and returned as a Member of 
Parliament for said County ; that the said Lord Viscount 
Ennismore, acting as Returning Officer for said County, 
did, notwithstanding the disqualification aforesaid of the 
said Garrett Standish Barry, receive and record the votes 
of the several persons who tendered their votes for the 
said Garrett Standish Barry, although the said Lord En- 
nismore was duly required to reject the same; that the 
said Lord Viscount Ennismore so acting as Returning 
Officer, before the Return was made, received due notice 
that the said Garrett Standish Barry was not duly 
qualified in property to represent said County, and the 
said Returning Officer was then called upon to return 
such of the Candidates as should appear to be fourth 
on the poll, in place of the said Garrett Standish Barry; 
that. the polling closed on the fifth polling-day of the 
said Election, at the hour of five clock in the afternoon 
of said day, and that the said Lord Viscount Bernard 
had then a large majority of legal and valid votes over 
the said Garrett Standish Barry; and the Petitioners 
show that the said Lord Viscount Bernard was at the said 
Election declared the fourth on the poll, as having the 
greatest number of votes received and recorded by the 
said Returning Officer; and the Petitioners submit that, 
under the circumstances aforesaid, the said Returning 
Officer ought to have declared the said Lord Viscount 
Bernard duly elected, but that the said Returning Officer 
refused so to declare him, but declared said Garrett Stan- 
dish Barry, though disqualified as aforesaid, duly elected 
to serve in Parliament for said County ; for the Petitioners 
further state, that the said Garrett Standish Barry did 
not at the time of the said Election, and does not now, 
possess a bond fide estate for his own life, or for any greater 
estate either in Jaw or equity, to and for his own use and 
benefit, of or in lands, tenements or hereditaments, over 
and above what would satisfy and clear all incumbrances 
that might affect the same, of the value of six hundred 
pounds, above reprizes, and that he was not and is not 
now duly qualified in property to represent said County 
of Cork in Parliament; that between the hours of nine 
o'clock in the forenoon and five o'clock of the afternoon 
of the third polling day of the Election, and while several 
electors were waiting to tender their votes, Mr. James 
O’ Brien, a practising attorney, and then one of the depu- 
ties of the said Returning Officer, on several occasions 
voluntarily quitted his booth, and also, at subsequent pe- 
riods of the same day, he again quitted his booth, and 
absented himself therefrom for long periods at each time, 
although the inspector for the said Lord Viscount Ber- 
nard remonstrated against his so doing, during which 
times, in his absence, several electors were in attendance, 
and anxious to tender their votes for the said Lord Vis- 
count Bernard and Richard Longfield, which conduct of 
the said deputy, the Petitioners submit, was illegal, and 
contrary to the spirit and principle of the Act of the 
second and third of William the Fourth, chapter eighty- 
eight ; that upon the last polling-day of the Election, 
the same deputy did not open his booth until five minutes 
before ten o'clock, and that between the hours of nine 


and ten o’clock, several electors appeared to tender their 
VOL. 90, 


12° Martii. 


109 


votes for the said Lord Viscount Bernard and Richard 
Longfield, but no deputy being there to receive same, 
such electors quitted the booth, and did not vote at said 
Election ; that at other periods of the polling-days of said 
Election, the said Jumes O’Brien as such deputy, did, 
contrary to the form of the said Statute in that case made and 
provided, knowingly and intentionally receive the votes 
of persons who tendered the same for the said Feargus 
O’Connor and Garrett Standish Barry, after the hour of 
five o'clock in the afternoon of said days, although cau- 
tioned against so doing by the inspectors of the said 
Lord Viscount Bernard and Richard Long field; the Pe- 
titioners therefore humbly pray, That the House will 
be pleased to take the premises into their consideration, 
and to declare the Election of the said Garrett Stan- 
dish Barry wholly null and void, and that the said Gar- 
rett Standish Barry may be declared not qualified and 
ineligible to serve in this present Parliament as Member 
for the said County of Cork, and that the said Lord Vis- 
count Bernard may. be declared to have been duly elected, 
and that he ought to have been returned as one of the 
Members to serve in this present Parliament for the said 
County, and that the Return of the said Garrett Standish 
Barry may be set aside, and that the Name of the said 
Garrett Standish Barry may be erased from the Return, 
and the Name of Lord Viscount Bernard substituted 
therein for the name of the said Garrett Standish Barry, 
and that such further and other relief may be granted in 
the 7, ett as to the House may seem proper. 

rdered, That the said Petition be taken into conside- 
ration upon Tuesday, the 19th day of May next, at the 
same time that the Petition of Richard Long field, Esquire, 
is ordered to be taken into consideration. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of Joseph Hayes and William Fagan, of the 
city of Cork, Esquires, was also read ; setting forth, That 
Petitioners are electors of the County of the City of Cork, 
and claim to have had a right to vote and did vote at the 
last election for Members to serve in Parliament for the 
said County of the said City ; that the said Election com- 
menced at Cork on Monday, the twelfth day of January 
one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, when Da- 
niel Callaghan, Herbert Baldwin, and Joseph Leycester, 
Esquires, and James Charles Chatterton, Esquire, Lieu- 
tenant-colonel in His .Majesty’s service, were proposed 
and seconded, as Candidates for the representation of the 
said City; thata poll having been demanded, the polling 
commenced on the following day, and was continued for 
the full period of five days allowed by law, when on Sa- 
turday, the seventeenth of said month of January, the 
number of votes appearing to be for the said Joseph Ley- 
cester one thousand six hundred and fifty-eight, for the 
said James Charles Chatterton one thousand six hundred 
and forty-three, for the said Daniel Callaghan one thou- 
sand six hundred and three, and for the said Herbert 
Baldwin one thousand five hundred and eighty, the said 


- Joseph Leycester and James Charles Chatterton were de- 


clared duly elected ; that throughout the Election the 
Returning Officers acted illegally and improperly ; that 
over two hundred and fifty persons voted for the said 
Chatterton and Leycester, who were disqualified from 
voting, inasmuch as they were wrongfully registered as 
electors, in right of their having been freemen of the said 
City of Cork; but who not residing in said City, or within 
seven miles of the usual place of polling therein, did not 
take the oath as to residence prescribed by the Reform 
Act as a condition for such registration, and who did not 
reside within the limits aforesaid, or had any place of 
residence therein, within six months previous to the said 
Election, and who, had they been properly registered 
electors, were not qualified to vote at said Election, by 
reason of such non-residence; the Petitioners humbly 
state, that by reason of various delays and interruptions 
during the said Election, improperly permitted by the 
said Returning Officers and their deputies, and the agents 
and inspectors of the said Leycester and Chatterton, there 
were many hundred electors who were anxious to poll, 
and were present in the several booths for that purpose, 
but who were unable to poll within the time prescribed 


Ff by 








Wexford 

&amp; ounty 
Election, 
Petition of 
Mr. Redmond 


and Mr. Cliffe, 


and others, 


110 


by law, and whose votes would, if received, have given 
a decided majority to the said Callaghan and Baldwin, 
who, Petitioners are convinced, had a majority of legal 
votes at the said Election; the Petitioners therefore most 
humbly pray, That the House will take their case, and 
the several matters herein contained, into their most 
serious consideration, and appoint a Select Committee to 
try the merits and validity of the said Election according 
to law, and that it will declare that the said Daniel 
Callaghan and Herbert Baldwin ought to have been and 
ought to be returned Members for the said City of Cork, 
and substitute their Names in the place of the said Joseph 
Leycester and James Charles Chatterton in the said Re- 
turn, or declare the said Election void, and that the 
House will make such other order, and give such further 
relief in the premises, for securing the freedom of Elec- 
tion in said City, as to the House shall seem meet.: 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into conside- 
ration upon Thursday, the 2d day of April next, at the 
same time that the Petition of Daniel Callaghan and Her- 
bert Baldwin, Esquires, is ordered to be taken into con- 
sideration. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 


- be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 


ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of Patrick Walter Redmond, of Rockville, 
and Anthony Cliffe, of Belview, both in the county of 
Wexford, Esquires, and the several Persons whose names 
are thereunto subscribed, electors of the said county of 
Wexford, on behalf of themselves and others claiming a 
right to vote for Members to serve in Parliament for the 
said County, was also read ; setting forth, That all the Pe- 
titioners were, at and during the last general Election of 
Members to serve in this Parliament for the said County 
of Wexford, electors of, and had, and claim to have a 
right to vote for Members to serve in Parliament at the 
said Election for the said County ; that the Writ having 
been issued and directed to the Sheriff of the said County 
of Wexford, commanding him to proceed to the election 
of Knights of the Shire for the said County, to serve in 
the present Parliament, and the same having been de- 
livered to William Madden Glascott, Esquire, the High 
Sheriff of the said county, he, in obedience thereof, did, 
on the 21st day of January 1835, proceed to the election 
of Knights of the Shire to represent the said County in 
the present Parliament ; that at the said Election the Peti- 
tioners, the said Patrick Walter Redmond and Anthony 
Cliffe, as also John Maher and James Power, Esquires, 
were Candidates to represent the said County; that the 
said Patrick Waiter Redmond and Anthony Cliffe, as also 
the said John Maher and James Power, were severally pro- 
posed and seconded, and offered themselves on the said 
2Ist day of January last, as fit and proper persons to 
represent the said County of /Vezford in the present Par- 
liament ; that, after a show of hands by the electors, a poll 
being in the usual manner demanded, the Sheriff appointed 
deputies, and allotted booths or polling places for the 
electors of said County, pursuant to the Statutes in such 
case made and provided; that the said Sheriff pro- 
ceeded on the 22d day of January last to poll the said 
County, and continued to do so until Tuesday, the 27th 
day of January following, when he declared the majority 
of votes to be in favour of the said John Maher and James 
Power, who were thereupon declared and returned by the 
said Sheriff as duly elected ; that the numbers of votes 
which appeared on the poll at the close thereof, were for 
the said John Maher 1,358, for the said James Power 
18,349, for the Petitioner the said Anthony Cliffe 759, 
and for the Petitioner the said Patrick Walter Redmond 
735, making a majority over the said Anthony Cliffe of 599, 
and a majority over said Patrick Walter Redmond of 623; 
that the said majorities in favour of the said John Maher 
and James Power were but colourable majorities, and 
were procured not only by violence, terror, threats and in- 
timidation, but by the grossest perjury, bribery and treat- 
ing, and by the payment of large sums of money by and 
on behalf of the sitting Members, or one of them, to 
electors of the said County, and to other persons capable 
of influencing electors, and of procuring or endeavouring 
to procure votes for the purpose of securing their Return, 
and by other undue, illegal, corrupt and unconstitutional 





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A. 1835. 


means ; that several persons were permitted and received 
by the said Sheriff to poll as freeholders and leaseholders 
in favour of the said John Maher and James Power, who 
were not entitled to vote at the said Election, they not 
having been me registered according to the Acts and 
Statutes now. in force, for the registering of leaseholders 
or freeholders in Zreland, inasmuch as they had not at 
the time of their alleged registries, or at all, taken or 
subscribed such oaths or affidavits as are by said Acts or 
Statutes directed and prescribed to be taken and sub- 
scribed by persons claiming to register as leaseholders or 
freeholders, nor were any such affidavits ever lodged or 
deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for the said County, 
or his deputy, or filed amongst the records of the said 
County, the affidavits which were in fact lodged or filed 
being insufficient, and not conformable to the laws now 
in force in respect thereof; that several other persons, as 
well claiming to be freeholders as leaseholders, were by 
the said Sheriff admitted to poll for the said John Maher 
and James Power, who were not entitled to vote at the 
said Election, though they appeared to be regularly re- 
eae many of such last-mentioned persons having in 
act and truth prevailed on and induced the Deputy 
Assistant Barrister and the Assistant Barrister to admit 
them to register, by means of the grossest fraud, misre- 
presentation and perjury, and several of them so registered 
not having in fact and truth, at the time of their said 
registry, or at all, any legal or valid title whatsoever to 
the lands and premises out of which they were so regis- 
tered ; and in fact and truth the freeholds and leaseholds 
of several other of said persons, in respect whereof they 
were so admitted to register, were not of sufficient yearly 
value to entitle them to do so, or to confer the qualifi- 
cation requisite to entitle persons to vote at an Election 
for Representatives for the said County ; and others of 
said persons having been unduly and illegally registered 
by the said Deputy’s Assistant Barristers and Assistant 
Barrister, although they had not been for six months 
previous to the time of their respective registries in pos- 
session of the premises out of which they claim to register, 
under or by virtue of any sufficient or other title or estate 
conferring a franchise or right of voting, their respective 
titles and estates having been granted and conveyed to 
them immediately previous to the date of their said re- 
gistries, for the purpose and with the view and intent of 
manufacturing votes at Elections; and several other of 
the persons so registered, although professing to derive 
their respective leases from persons competent to grant, 
and having at the time of granting same a sufficient estate 
or title vested in them, to enable them to make or grant 
such leases, whereas in fact and truth the persons so 
granting such leases were not possessed at the time of 
granting same, or at all, of a sufficient estate or title to 
enable them to make or grant such leases; that several 
other persons were permitted and received by the said 
Sheriff to poll as freeholders and leaseholders, in favour 
of the said John Maher and James Power, who were not 
entitled to vote at said Election, inasmuch as previous 
thereto, and subsequent to their registry, in fact and truth 
the interests in right of which they had so registered, had 
either been surrendered, or had terminated, and others of 
them had in fact and truth parted with, and became 
dispossessed of the property out of which their qua- 
lifications were obtained, and out of which they had 
been so registered, and which the Petitioners could have 
proved at said Election if allowed any opportunity so 
to do, and still could prove the same, and also that 
the said John Maher and James Power well knew, pre- 
vious to and at the time of said Election, that said 
persons had no right to vote at said Election; that 
said John Maher and James Power by themselves, their 
agents and managers, and by persons employed by them 
and on their behalf, did after the teste of the Writ 
for said Election, and during the said Election, and before 
their election to serve in this present Parliament for said 
County of Wexford, give, present and allow to various 
persons having or claiming to have votes in said Election, 
money, meat, drink and entertainments, and did make 
and enter into promises, agreements, obligations and en- 
gagements, to give and allowmoney, meat, drink, presents, 
rewards and entertainments to and for such persons, in 
order to procure their votes, and to be elected, and for » 
being elected, Members to serve in this present Parlia- 
ment 





5 Wu. LV. 


ment for the said County of Werford; that, for a consi- 
derable time previous to said Election, the priests and 
Roman Catholic clergy of the said County, interfered with 
and influenced the electors of the Catholic persuasion, in 
a most illegal, violent and unconstitutional manner ; that 
previous to and in contemplation of the said Election, the 
said priests and Catholic clergy not only used their utmost 
exertions to excite rancorous hostility against the said 
Patrick Walter Redmond and Anthony Cliffe, but availed 
themselves of the superstition of many of the most igno- 
rant Catholic electors, to induce them to believe that they 
would be highly criminal, and incur the risk of damna- 
tion, if they voted for the said Patrick Walter Redmond 
and Anthony Cliffe, or any other person but their nomi- 
nees ; that the said priests and Roman Catholic clergy 
did not only exert all their spiritual influence against the 
said Patrick Walter Redmond and Anthony Cliffe, but in 
many instances threatened several electors, who refused 
to vote against the said Patrick Walter Redmond and 
Anthony Cliffe, with the condemnation not only of the 
Roman Catholic church, but with the vengeance of cer- 
tain illegal confederacies, which then existed in said 
County; that, in consequence of the fear and terror, and 
general intimidation produced by such illegal and uncon- 
stitutional threats, many electors voted contrary to their 
own wishesand inclinations against the said Patrick Walter 


Redmond and Anthony Cliffe; that the said priests and™ 


Roman Catholic clergy did shortly previous to the said 
Election, enter into a general plan or confederacy to attend 
thereat, and remain in the different booths during the 
time of taking the poll, with the view and intent of thereby 
intimidating the Roman Catholic electors of said County 
from voting according to their own wishes and inclina- 
tions; that in pursuance of such plan and determination, 
several Roman Catholic priests not only acted as agents 
for the said John Maher and James Power during said 
Election, -but also attended in each polling-booth during 
the entire time of polling each day, and having taken up 
conspicuous positions in said booths, when every person 
coming to poll must necessarily see them, they did in the 
most violent manner endeavour to intimidate and deter 
the Roman Catholic electors who came forward to vote 
for the said Patrick Walter Redmond and Anthony Cliffe, 
from doing so, and thereby did deter some from voting at 
all, and terrified others not to vote for the said: Patrick 
Walter Redmond and Anthony Cliffe; that many Roman 
Catholic electors were thus, under the excitation and fear 
produced by addresses from the Roman Catholic clergy, 
pressed forward to the hustings, and induced to vote con- 
trary to their wishes and inclination for the said John 
Maher and James Power; that the priests and other 
Roman Catholic clergy of the said County did, in addi- 
tion to the-acts aforesaid, resort to other violent, illegal 
and unconstitutional methods of terrifying and intimidat- 
ing the electors of the said County in the exercise of the 
elective franchises, against the said Patrick Walter Red- 
mond and Anthony Cliffe, and in order to secure the Re- 
turn of the said John Maher and James Power as Mem- 
bers to serve in the. present Parliament for the said 
County ; that previous to and during the continuance of 
the said Election large bodies of armed persons, excited 
and instigated by the priests and Roman Catholic clergy, 
and by the said John Maher and James Power, their 
agents, friends and managers, illegally assembled and 
traversed the said County at night, visiting the houses of 
the electors of the saidCounty, and threatening certain de- 
struction to them and their families and properties, if they 
voted for said Patrick Walter Redmond and Anthony Cliffe, 
or did not vote for the said John Maher and James Power, 
and that thereby many electors who wished to vote for 
the said Patrick Walter Redmond and Anthony Cliffe, 
were not only deterred from doing so, and prevented from 
a free exercise of their franchise, but actually through 
fear and intimidation were compelled to vote against the 
said Patrick Walter Redmond and Anthony Cliffe; and 
that such large bodies so armed and instigated as afore- 
said, did actually by force and violence, and at night, 
carry off from their homes and families several others of 
the registered electors of said County, who would have 
voted for said Patrick Walter Redmond and Anthony Cliffe, 
and kept them in confinement and in duresse until after 
the termination of said Election, and thereby prevented 
their voting at all at such Election; that several other 


qualified electors coming from distant parts of the said 
VOL. 90. 


12° Marti. 


l{i 


County, with intent to give their suffrage to said Patrick 
Walter Redmond and Anthony Cliffe at said Election, 
were obstructed on their way by the said riotous mobs, so 
fomented and procured as aforesaid, and were made pri- 
soners of by said mobs and numerous persons employed 
for that purpose as aforesaid, and were dragged off the con- 
veyances on which they were, and were prevented either 
from voting atall, or compelled by those means, and through 
the influence and threats of the priests and Roman Ca- 
tholic clergymen (illegally and unconstitutionally exer- 
cised over them), to vote contrary to their wishes for the 
said John Maher and James Power, and were by these 
means illegally deprived of the opportunity of giving their 
votes for the said Patrick Walter Redmond and Anthony 
Cliffe, as they otherwise would have done; that the said 
John Maher and James Power accepted and availed them- 
selves of the aforesaid acts and conduct of the said Roman 
Catholic clergy, and accepted and made use of their ser- 
vices and exertions, and employed them as agents during 
the said Election, although they were fully cognizant of 
the said illegal and unconstitutional acts committed by 
the said Roman Catholic clergy, and of the measures re- 
sorted to by them to control and defeat the freedom of 
Election ; that by the above and other undue means, and 
by the many illegal and erroneous decisions made by the 
Deputy Assistant Barristers and Assistant Barrister of the 
said County, on the occasion of their registering the said 
electors in and for the said County, the said John Maher 
and James Power obtained a colourable majority, and 
were returned to serve in Parliament for the said County, 
in open violation of the law and freedom of Election, and 
to the great prejudices of the said Patrick Walter Red- 
mond and Anthony Cliffe, who had upon the said Election, 
as it is submitted it will appear upon a fair scrutiny of 
the poll, and an investigation of the qualification of the 
persons who voted, a great majority of the good and legal 
voters, and ought therefore to have been returned as Re- 
presentatives for the said County; that, even though the 
said James Power had been duly elected by a majority 
of the legal voters of the said County, yet that his Elec- 
tion and Return was and is void, inasmuch as he had not 
a sufficient qualification to enable him to be elected or 
returned to serve in the Commons’ House of Parliament, 
or to sit therein, for the Petitioners show that the said 
James Power neither had nor was seised of or entitled, 
either in law or in equity, to any freehold or copyhold 
estate, in any lands, tenements or hereditaments situate, 
lying or being in Great Britain or Ireland, of the annual 
value of six hundred pounds above reprizes, over and 
above what will satisfy and clear all incumbrances that 
may affect the same, nor was nor is the said James Power 
the eldest son or heir apparent of any Peer or Lord of 
Parliament, or of any person qualified to be a Knight of 
a Shire, nor is he the said James Power qualified to 
sit in Parliament as Knight of a Shire; that the Writ 
issued to the Returning Officer, the proceedings there- 
under, and the Returns thereon, were irregular and void ; 
that, for all the causes aforesaid, the Petitioners humbly 
pray, That said John Maher and James Power may be de- 
clared not duly elected, and that the said Patrick Walier 
Redmond and Anthony Cliffe may be declared duly to be 
elected, and may be substituted in the place of the said 
John Maher and James Power, to take their seats as 
Knights to represent the said County in Parliament, or 
that the said Return may be declared null and void, and 
that the House may grant such further relief to the 
Petitioners as the merits of their case may require. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Thursday, the 9th day of April next, at 
the same time that their former Petition is ordered to be 
taken into consideration. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


Then the names of the places to which the residue of 
the said Petitions related (being all of them of the last 


class) were put into the glass at the Table ; and drawn by - 


the Clerk, in the following order ; 

A Petition of James Waring, of Newry, in the county 
of Down, in that part of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland called Ireland, Esquire, and of the 
several Persons whose names are thereunto subscribed, 

Ff2 electors 


Newry 
Borough 
Election. 
Petition of 
Electors. 








112 


electors of the Borough of Newry, in the Counties of 
Down and Armagh, in Ireland aforesaid, on behalf of 
themselves and others claiming to have had a right to 
vote at the last election fora Member to serve in this pre- 
sent Parliament for the said Borough, was read ; setting 
forth, That, in obedience to a writ or see from the 
Honourable Arthur Wills Hill, commonly called Earl of 
Hillsborough, Sheriff of the county of Down, in Ireland, 
to Isaac Glenny, Esquire, the Returning Officer of the 
said borough of Newry directed, the said Returning 
Officer did, on Friday, the sixteenth day of January one 
thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, at Newry, in said 
borough of Newry, proceed to the election of a Member 
to serve in this present Parliament for the said Borough ; 
that the Petitioners were at the time of the said Election, 
and still are, electors of and for the said Borough, and 
claimed to have a right to vote at the said Election for a 
Member of Parliament to represent the said Borough in 
Parliament; that at said Election, Sir Thomas Staples, of 
Lissen, in the county of Tyrone, Baronet, and Denis Caul- 
field Brady, of said borough of Newry, gentleman, were 
the only Candidates ; that a poll having been demanded 
at the said Election, the same was commenced, according 
to law, on the said day, and continued from day to day 
(Sunday excepted) until] the said twenty-first day of Ja- 
nuary, when said Election terminated ; that, upon the 
final close of the said poll at the said Election, the said 
Returning Officer declared the majority of votes in the 
said poll, to be in favour of the said Denis Caulfield Brady, 
to the number of twenty-eight, and said Denis Caulfield 
Brady was thereupon returned by the said Returning 
Officer as duly elected a Representative for said Borough 
to serve in this present Parliament; that several persons 
were, on the occasion of the said Election, and in the said 
poll, admitted by said Returning Officer to vote for the 
said Denis Caulfield Brady, and counted on the poll as 
voters in his favour, who were not legally entitled to vote 
at said Election, they having been illegally admitted to 
register as five-pound householders in right of their respec- 
tive holdings in said Borough being of the yearly value 
of five pounds sterling of the late currency, without hav- 
ing been duly registered as such householders before or 
at the time of the passing of the Act made in the Session 
of the 2d and 3d years of His present Majesty’s reign, 
intituled, ‘‘ An Act to amend the Representation of the 
People of Ireland,” and not being at the time of the 
a of the said Act entitled to vote as such five-pound 

ouseholder at the election of a Member to serve in Par- 
liament for the said Borough; that at said Election several 
householders claiming to vote as such, and by whom 
more than one-half year’s grand jury or municipal cesses, 
rates, or taxes, were at the time of their giving their said 
votes respectively due and payable in respect of the pre- 
mises in their respective certificates or affidavits of re- 
gistry mentioned, and by virtue of which they claimed 
the right to vote at the said Election, and several persons 
who since their respective registries, and before the time 
of their voting at said Election, had ceased to be qualified 
as such registered voters, by having parted with or been 
dispossessed of the whole or some portion of the premises, 
in right of which they had respectively registered as such 
voters, and from other causes, and in other ways, at the 
time of the said Election had no legal title to vote from 
and out of the said premises from which they had so 
registered as aforesaid, and several others who at the time 
of the said Election were disqualified to vote at the same, 
as also many other persons who, from various legal dis- 
abilities, were incompetent to vote for any Candidate at 
the said Election, were permitted by said Returning Officer 
to vote, and the said votes were by him received in the 
said poll, and counted as votes for the said Denis Caulfield 
Brady, although the same, as the Petitjoners submit, 
were illegal votes, and should be removed from the said 
poll ; that the said Denis Caulfield Brady, by himself, his 
agents, friends and managers, and by persons acting for 
him, or employed in his behalf, did, after the test of the 
Writ or Summons to the present Parliament, and of the 
said Writ for holding the said Election, and at and during 
the time of said Election, give, present and allow to vari- 
ous persons having or claiming to have votes in the said 
Election, and who afterwards voted at the same for the 
said Denis Caulfield Brady, money, meat, drink, enter- 
tainments and provisions, gifts and rewards, and did make 
promises, agreements and engagements to give and allow 


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A. 1835. 


money, meat, drink, provisions, presents, entertainments, 
places and rewards, to and for such persons, and to and 
for their use, advantage, benefit, employment, profit and 
preferment, in order to influence the votes of the said per- 
sons, and to be elected, and for being elected, at the said 
Election, as a Member to serve in this present Parliament 
for said Borough of Newry; that the said Denis Caulfield 
Brady, both before and after the test of the said Writ 
for holding the said Election, and at and during the time 
of said Election, by himself, his friends, agents and ma- 
nagers, and by persons acting for or employed on his 
behalf, was guilty of open and extensive bribery and cor- 
rupt practices, in order to procure persons having, or 
claiming to have, a right to vote at the said Election, to 
vote for him, the said Denis Caulfield Brady, at the said 
Election, and to forbear to vote, and abstain from voting 
thereat for the said Sir Thomas Staples, and in order to 
procure him, the said Denis Caulfield Brady to be returned 
at the close of the said Election, as Member for the said 
Borough of Newry, to serve in this present Parliament ; 
that before and at and during the time of said Election, 
several persons who had a right of voting at said Elec- 
tion, and who would otherwise have voted for the said 
Sir Thomas Staples, were by the said Denis Caulfield Brady, 
his agents and friends, and persons employed or acting on 
his behalf, by unlawful means and undue influence, and 
intimidation, removed and sent away to distant parts from 
said Borough of Newry, and kept away from said Bo- 
rough, and prevented from returning thereto until after 
the poll at the said Election had finally closed, and were 
thereby prevented from giving their votes at said Election 
for the said Sir Thomas Staples; that, at and during the 
time of said Election, several persons who had a right of 
voting at said Election, and who would otherwise have 
voted for the said Sir Thomas Staples, were, by the said 
Denis Caulfield Brady, his friends and agents, and per- 
sons employed or acting on his behalf, forcibly seized 
upon, detained and placed under duress, and in confine- 
ment in said Borough, and were only liberated and re- 
leased therefrom upon the terms and under promise of 
their voting at said Election for the said Denis Caulfield 
Brady ; that, by the corrupt practices and illegal pro- 
ceedings aforesaid, as also by the threats, intimidations 
and menace of Roman Catholic clergymen and others, 
threatening the spiritual as well as temporal welfare of 
several persons entitled to vote at the said Election, and 
by other undue means used and practised towards several 
of the said voters at and during said Election, by the 
said Denis Caulfield Brady, his friends and agents, and 
persons acting on his behalf, the said Denis Caulfield 
Brady obtained an apparent and colourable majority of 
votes over the said Sir Thomas Staples, and was returned 
to serve in Parliament for the said Borough, in open vio- 
lation of the law and freedom of Election, and to the 
great prejudice of the said Sir Thomas Staples and of the 
Petitioners, as the Petitioners submit, the said Sir Thomas 
Staples had a majority of legal votes at said Election for 
said Borough, and ought to have been returned to serve 
for the same, and that the said Denis Caulfield Brady is 
and should be declared as disabled and incapacitated to 
serve in Parliament upon the said Election for the said 
Borough, and that the Return of the said Denis Caul- 
field Brady was and is, under the circumstances aforesaid, 
illegal and void ; the Petitioners therefore humbly pray 
the House to take the premises into consideration, and to 
declare the said Election and Return of the said’ Denis 
Caulfield Brady wholly illegal and void, and that the said 
Sir Zhomas Staples was duly elected, and ought to have 
been returned to serve in Parliament for the said Borough 
of Newry; or that the House will afford the Petitioners such 
further or other relief in the premises as to the House shall 
seem just and expedient under the circumstances stated. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into considera- 
tion upon Thursday, the 4th day of June next, at a quarter 
of an hour after three of the clock in the Afternoon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of William Elliot Hudson, of N° 41, York- 
street, in the city of Dublin, Esquire, Barrister-at-Law, 
a Candidate at the last Election for Members to serve in 


Parliament for the County of Monaghan, was also read ; 
setting 


Monaghan 
County 
Election. 
Petition of 
Mr. Hudson 


of 


json 


5 Witt. IV. 


setting forth, That at the last General Election for two 
Knights of the Shire to serve in this present Parliament 
for the said County of Monaghan, Edward Lucas, Esquire, 
the Honourable Henry Robert Westenra, David Leslie, 
Esquire, and the Petitioner, were Candidates; that on 
Thursday, the 15th day of January 1835, being the day 
appointed by the Sheriff of the said County, William 
Anketell, Esquire, for holding the said Election, a large 
number of persons, the greater part of whom were not 
electors, congregated together in arms at the town of 
Monaghan, being the Shire town of the said County, 
where the said Election was appointed to be holden ; that 
the said armed persons acted together, and under certain 
leaders, and by means of signs and tokens known to each 
other, and by preconcerted arrangements ; that said per- 
sons openly carried and displayed their arms, consisting 
of muskets, pistols, swords, daggers, and other deadly 
weapons ; that said persons raised a very great riot and 
tumult, and assaulted several of the electors and persons 
known, or supposed by them, to be persons professing the 
Roman Catholic religion, and in the interest of the said 
David Leslie or the Petitioner, and did also attack the 
habitations of such persons in the said town of Monaghan, 
and by threats, intimidation: and violence, inspired, as it 
was their intent and object to do, terror and alarm at 
their proceedings ; that a great portion of the said armed 
bands and mob were members of certain illegal associa- 
tions called ‘“ Orange Lodges,” known to be men of des- 
perate characters, and whose hands had on many occasions 
been imbrued in the blood of their fellow subjects of the 
Catholic religion; that a great portion of the said armed 
bands and mob were persons not belonging to the said 
town of Monaghan, and were brought thither by the in- 
strumentality, and at the instigation, and for the purposes 
of the said Henry Robert Westenra, and by him, his 
friends and agents ; that the said armed bands and mobs 
altogether set at defiance those who were willing to assist 
in restoring order, and were secretly, and sometimes even 
openly, aided and abetted by magistrates and others of 
the said County in the interest of the said Henry Robert 
Westenra, who were seen to encourage rather than sup- 
press their proceedings ; that by means of these illegal 
and unconstitutional proceedings, a general alarm was 


raised among the electors of the said County, that the 


lives of those who should vote for the said David Leslie, 
or the Petitioner, would not be safe, and that adequate 
protection would not beafforded to them or to their friends ; 
that the show of hands onthe said day having been declared, 
by the said Sheriff, in favour of the said David Leslie 
and the Petitioner, a poll was demanded and appointed 
by the said Sheriff, to commence on the day following ; 
that said armed bands and mob having increased in num- 
bers, continued and renewed their threats, intimidation, 
violence, and acts of outrage against the electors and 
others in the interest of the said David Leslie and the 
Petitioner, and surrounded, occupied and blocked up the 
entrances to the Court House, and the booths and polling 
places where the said Election was appointed to be pro- 
ceeded in, and on the said first day of polling, both at the 
said place of Election and throughout the streets of the 
town, by parading in arms, by terror and intimidation, by 
riots and assaults, by firing shots at those supposed to be 
in the interest of the Petitioner, and by murderous attacks 
upon several individuals, obstructed the Election, and 
prevented the voters from coming to the poll; that even 
at the steps of the said Court House parties of the said 
armed body assaulted and stabbed with deadly weapons, 
electors coming thither to vote, and those who accom- 
ss them for their protection ; that the said Sheriff and 

agistrates were fully apprised of said illegal and out- 
rageous proceedings, but treated with indifference and 
neglect all applications to suppress them; that in con- 
sequence of said proceedings, not only were several 
electors, who would otherwise have voted for the Peti- 
tioner deterred from voting by reason of the alarm and 
terror raised, but were induced to vote for the said Robert 
Henry Westenra and Edward Lucas, orone of them, fearing 
that should they vote otherwise their lives and properties 
would not be safe, by which means a colourable majority 
for the said Robert Henry Westenra and Edward Lucas 
was obtained at the close of that day’s polling ; that on 
the day following, the said armed bands and mob were 
further increased and organized, and magazines of fire- 
arms and other weapons were collected and secreted in 


VOL. 90. 


12° Martii. 113 


several places in the said town, for the purpose of em- 
ploying a still greater number of persons in acts of 
violence and outrage similar to those which had been 
committed onthe two preceding days ;. that in consequence 
of these acts and preparations, and of the insults and out- 
rages committed upon the electors, and of the neglect of 
the Sheriff and Magistrates to suppress them, or to take 
any measures for restoring order, or adjourn the poll, or 
provide the means of holding a free election, many of the 
electors who would otherwise have voted for the Petitioner, 
having, under an apprehension that their lives were no 
longer safe, been compelled to quit Monaghan without 
voting, the Petitioner required of the said Sheriff not to 
declare any Candidates duly elected at said Election, but 
to make a return of the special facts, and that the Election 
was prevented by outrage and tumult; that the said 
Sheriff notwithstanding did proceed with said Election, 
and during that and the two following days received votes 
in favour of the said Henry Robert Westenra and Edward 
Lucas increasing their colourable majority on the poll, 
but that those electors who would otherwise have voted 
for the Petitioner, having, either under the terror and 
compulsion aforesaid, been forced to leave the town and 
to abstain from voting, or else by the threats and intimi- 
dation of the said Henry Robert Westenra, his friends and 
agents, been forced to vote for him and the said Edward 
Lucas, or one of them, few or no votes were received for 
the Petitioner after the said first day of polling, although 
the said Sheriff did not close the poll until the 20th day 
of January 1835, and although the number of voters, 
who would otherwise have voted for the Petitioner, would 
have given him an actual majority upon the poll; that 
upon the first day of polling, several of the persons em- 
ployed by the said Sheriff as his Deputies to take the 
poll at the said booths or places of polling, acted in a par- 
tial, dilatory and oppressive manner, obstructing and 
delaying by frivolous and vexatious formalities, repeti- 
tions and interruptions, the voters coming to poll for the 
Petitioner, and that so slow and dilatory was the process 
of voting in said booths and polling places, that it would 
not have been possible for a considerable portion of the 
electors, who but for the illegal proceedings aforesaid 
would have voted for the Petitioner, to have polled at the 
said booths or polling places within the time remaining 
by law for keeping the poll open; that Robert Smith, 
Esquire, the Clerk of the Peace for the said County, 
illegally struck off the books and registry of said County 
the names of ninety-five registered electors for the said 
County, alleging that he did so under some letter or 
warrant of the Right honourable Sir Charles Manners 
Sutton, late Speaker of the House of Commons, and under 
the advice and opinion of certain counsel, but refused 
altogether to show to the Petitioner any of the said docu- 
ments, and the said Sheriff and his Deputies altogether 
refused to receive the votes of said electors, and the Peti- 
tioner submits that there is no law in force allowing the 


_ Speaker of the House to order the names to be struck off 


the books and registry of any county or placein Jre/and, and 
that said Robert Smith acted without legal warrant in so 
striking off the names of said electors, and that the said 
Sheriff acted illegally in rejecting their votes; and the Pe- 
titioner charges, that said Robert Smith was the agent of the 
said Robert Henry Westenra, and acted for him the said 
Henry Robert Westenra, well knowing that said electors 
would vote for the Petitioner, as several of them tendered 
themselves to do; and the Petitioner shows, that said 
several proceedings were resorted to, with the further 
view and purpose of obstructing and intimidating the 
electors at said Election; that the said Robert Henry 
Westenra and Robert Smith allege, that the votes of the 
said electors were struck off by a Committee of the late 
House of Commons, but the Petitioner shows, that a great 
proportion of the cases of said electors were not tried or 
examined into, but were agreed to be struck off by the 
consent and fraud of the said Robert Henry Westenra, his 
friends and agents, for the purpose of disfranchising them, 
while most if not all of them were good and valid votes, 
and fully qualified ; and the Petitioner further submits, 
that no consent of a Candidate or Member to strike votes 
off the poll, could warrant the striking the names of the 
electors from the books and registry of the County; that 
the said Henry Robert Westenra, his agents, friends and 
managers, after the teste of the Writ of Summons to Par- 
liament, and at and during the time of the said Election, 

g were 








Belfast 
Borough 
Election. 
Petition of 
Electors. 


114 


were guilty of treating, and various other corrupt and 
illegal acts, in order to procure the return of the said 
Henry Robert Westenra, and did before and during said 
Election supply meat, drink entertainment, and money, 
to several electors of said County, and to persons 
claiming a right to vote at the said Election, to vote or 
procure their vote at said Election, for the said Robert 
Henry Westenra, and also to them and to other persons, 
to induce, instigate and excite them to join in said riotous 
and illegal proceedings, and did by such other illegal 
means procure them to join in said riotous and illegal 
proceedings, in violation of the rights of the electors, and 
against the laws and constitution; that the said Henry 
Robert Westenra, his agents, friends and managers, after 
the teste of the said Writ of Summons, and at and during 
the said Election, were personally guilty of intimidation 
and violence towards several of the electors, requiring 
them to vote at their dictation, and threatening the most 
cruel and summary persecution of the voters who should 
dare: to vote in any other manner, and have since, in pur- 
suance of those threats, persecuted and cruelly used such 
voters and electors as declined or neglected to obey such 
their illegal and unconstitutional dictation, evidencing by 
such subsequent acts, as the Petitioner submits, the illegal 
character of their previous menaces ; that, upon all the 
grounds aforesaid, the Petitioner humbly submits, that no 
legal Election has been had or held in and for the said 
County, and that the said Return is illegal, and ought to 
be declared null and void, because it is declared by the 
laws and usages of this Realm, “ thatno man by force of 
arms, nor by malice nor menacing, shall disturb any to 
make free election ;” because the said Election was not 
free, but was held amid riot, tumult and disorder, and the 
electors thereat intimidated, by force of arms, by malice, 
and by menacing ; because the votes obtained for the said 
Henry Robert Westenra and Edward Lucas, formed only 
a colourable majority, and were procured by violence, 
terror, threats and intimidation, and by the undue, corrupt 
and unconstitutional practices of the said Henry Robert 
Westenra, his agents, friends and managers; because by 
reason of the said armed force, and such violence, terror, 
threats and intimidation, and other means aforesaid, the 
electors who would have voted for the Petitioner were ob- 
structed, prevented and deterred from the exercise of 
their franchise; that for all the causes aforesaid, the 
Petitioner humbly prays, That the House may be pleased 
to take the premises into consideration, and to declare 
that the said Election and Return of the said Henry 
Robert Westenra and Edward Lucas is wholly void and 
null, and that the same may be set aside as illegal, and 
that the said Henry Robert Westenra and Edward Lucas 
may be declared not duly elected, and that no legal 
election was had or held, and that the House may be 
pleased to make such further order, and to grant such 
other relief to the Petitioner, as the merits of the case may 
require, and as to the Housein their wisdom shall seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Tuesday, the 9th day of June next, at three 
of the clock in the Afternoon. 

Ordered, That Mr.Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall be 
thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hearing 
of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of Owen M°Aleer, in the borough of Belfast, 
in the county of Antrim, butcher, and of the other Persons 
whose names are thereunto subscribed, electors of the 
Borough of Belfast, in the county of Antrim, on behalf 
of themselves and others claiming a right to vote for Bur- 
gesses to serve in-Parliament for said Borough of Be/fast, 
was also read ; setting forth, That all of the Petitioners were 
at and during the last Election for Burgesses to serve in 
Parliament for the said Borough, electors of the said Bo- 
rough; that at the last Election for the said Borough, 
James Emmerson Tennent, Esquire, Lord Arthur Chichester 
and John M°Cance, Esquire, were Candidates to represent 
said Borough in Parliament ; that John Agnew, Esquire, 
is the Sovereign and Returning Officer for the said Bo- 
rough ; that the polling commenced upon Tuesday the 
thirteenth day of January last, and was adjourned for five 
days successively; that the said James Emmerson Tennent, 
by himself and his respective agents and managers, and 
by persons employed by him and them, and in his behalf, 
before, and during the time of the said Election, was 


12° Marti. 





A. 1835. 


guilty of open and extensive corrupt practices, in order 
to procure persons having a right to vote at the said 
election to vote for the said James Emmerson Tennent, in 
order to procure the said James Emmerson Tennent to be 
returned to Parliament, and that the said corrupt practices 
of the said James Emmerson Tennent, and of his agents, 
friends and managers, were open and notorious in the 
said Borough; that the said James Emmerson Tennent, 
by himself and his agents or managers, and by persons 
employed on his behalf, did, after the teste of said Writ 
for the said Election, and at and during.the Election and 
before the Election of the said James Emmerson Tennent, 
as one of the Burgesses to serve in this present Parlia- 
ment for said Borough, give, present and allow to various 
persons having or claiming to have a right to vote at said 

lection, bread, meat, drink, entertainments, presents and 
rewards, to and for such persons, in order to be elected 
and for being elected as a Member to serve in this present 
Parliament for said Borough of Belfast; that, by reason 
of the said corrupt and illegal practices, the said James 
Emmerson Tennent, was and is wholly disqualified and 
incapacitated and ineligible to serve in Parliament for 
the said Borough, and the return of the said James Em- 
merson Tennent was and is wholly null and void; that 
the Petitioners most humbly pray the House to take the 
premises into consideration, and declare. the Election of 
the said James Emmerson Tennent wholly null and void, 
and that the House will order a new Writ to issue for 
the return of a Burgess to serve in Parliament for said 
Borough in the room and stead of said James Emmerson 
Tennent, or that the House will be pleased to grant such 
other relief in the premises as to the House shall seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Tuesday, the 9th day of June next, at a 
quarter of an hour after three of the clock in the After- 
noon. 

A Petition of the there-undersigned Holders and Occu- 
piers, as tenants and owners of houses, warehouses, count- 
ing-houses and shops within the borough of Be/fast, in 
Ireland, electors, who had a right to vote at the last 
Election of Members to serve in this present Parliament 
for the said Borough of Belfast, and who herein and 
hereby claim to have had such right, was also read ; 
setting forth, That previously to passing of an Act of 
Parliament passed in the Session of the second and third 
years of the reign of His present Majesty, intituled, “ An 
Act to amend the Representation of the People of Jreland,” 
the right of returning one Member to sit in Parliament 
for the said Borough of Belfast, was exercised by the 
Sovereign and free Burgesses of the said Borough ; that, 
by virtue of the said Act, the said Borough of Belfast 
became entitled to return one Member to serve in each 
future Parliament, in addition to the Member which it 
was then by law entitled to return; that, by virtue of 
the same Act, all such holders and occupiers of such pre- 
mises of such description, and of such value, and with 
such interest, and subject to such provisions as in the said 
Act specified, within the said Borough, the boundaries 
and limits whereof were settled and described by an Act 
of Parliament passed in the said Session of the second 
and third years of the reign of His present Majesty, 
intituled, ‘“* An Act to settle and describe the Limits 
of Cities, Towns, and Boroughs in Jre/and, in so far as re- 
spects the Election of Members to serve in Parliament,” 
became entitled, if duly registered, to vote in the Elec- 
tion of Members to serve in Parliament for the said 
Borough of Belfast ; that, a dissolution of Parliament 
having taken place in the month of December last, His 
Majesty, by His writ of Election under the Great Seal of 
that part of the United Kingdom called Jreland, issued 
out of His High Court of Chancery in Jreland, bearing 
date the second day of January last, directed to the Sheriff 
of the county of Antrim, commanded the said Sheriff that 
he should cause to be elected two Burgesses to represent 
the said Borough of Belfast in the Parliament to be holden 
at Westminster on Thursday, the nineteenth day of Fe- 
bruary one thousand eight hundred and_ thirty-five ; 
that the said Sheriff, by his mandate or precept, bear- 
ing date the fifth day of January last, required the So- 
vereign of the said Borough at Belfast, who is the 
Returning Officer for the same Borough, to proceed ac- 
cording to the exigency of the said Writ to the Election 
of two Members to serve in Parliament for the same Bo- 
rough, and the said Sovereign did accordingly proceed 


Petition of 
Electors. 





5 Witt. lV. 


to such Election on Monday, the twelfth day of January 
last ; and on the usual proclamation being made for Can- 
didates, the Honourable Arthur Chichester, commonly 
called Lord Arthur Chichester, James Emerson Tennent 
of the Lodge, John M*Cance of Sufotk, both in the said 
county of Antrim, Esquires, and John French, Esquire, 
were severally put in nomination as Candidates for the 
representation in Parliament of the said Borough of Bei- 
fast ; that a poll was duly demanded, and the said Re- 
turning Officer, before the polling commenced, did, under 
his hand, appoint two Justices of the Peace, namely 
, Esquire, and , Es- 
quire, to administer the oath required by law to be taken 
by the electors professing the Roman Catholic religion, 
and the said Justices were sworn duly to administer the 
said oath; that the poll commenced on Tuesday, the 
thirteenth of January, and was finaliy closed on Saturday 
the seventeenth of January; that the said Returning Officer 
and his deputies in taking the said poll did, in various 
instances, commit great irregularities, and did not take 
the same in manner required by law, and particularly did 
not a the electors of the Roman Catholic persua- 
sion, who tendered their votes for the said John M-Cance, 
to take the oath required by law to be taken by electors 
professing the Roman Catholic religion previous to voting ; 
but on the contrary, received the votes of all such elec- 
tors, notwithstanding they had not taken such oath; that 
the said Returning Officer upon the close of the said 
poll, declared that the said James Emerson Tennent and 
John M°Cance were duly elected, and that the Candi- 
dates were, the said James Emerson Tennent, who had 
seven hundred and seventy-three votes, the said John 
McCance, who had seven hundred and nineteen votes, the 
said Lord Arthur Chichester, who had seven hundred 
and thirteen votes, and the said John French, who had 
three votes ; that the said John M:Cance by himself, his 
agents, friends, committees, canvassers, and managers 
respectively, and by others on his behalf, before, and at and 
during the time of the said Election, was guilty of open 
bribery and corrupt practices, and attempts to bribe and 
corrupt the voters, in order to influence and procure per- 
sons having or claiming to have a right to vote at the 
said Election, to vote for the said John M°Cance at the 
said Election, and to refuse and forbear to give their 
votes for the said Lord Arthur Chichester and James 
Emerson Tennent, or one of them, and that the said bri- 
bery and corrupt practices of the said John M*Cance, and 
of hisagents, friends, committees, canvassers and managers, 
and other persons on his behalf, were open and notorious 
in the said Borough, and well known to the electors 
there ; and that the said John M°Cance, by himself and 
his agents, friends, committees, canvassers and managers, 
and other persons on his behalf, before and at, and during 
the time of the said Election, were guilty of various cor- 
rupt acts, and employed undue influence, and other illegal 
and improper means, and gave and offered, and caused 
to be given and offered, divers sums of money, and gave 
and offered, and entered into, and caused to be given and 
offered, and entered into, divers gifts, rewards, agreements, 
promises and engagements to persons having or claiming 
to have a right to vote, in order to procure them to vote 
at the said Election for the said Borough, for the said 
John M*Cance, and also to forbear to vote for the said 
Lord Arthur Chichester, and James Emerson Tennent, or 
one of them, and in order to procure the said John 
M:Cance to be returned in this present Parliament for 
the said Borough ; by means of which said bribery and 
corrupt practices and acts, and undue influence, and il- 
legal and improper means, and the said money, gifts, 
rewards, agreements, promises, engagements and offers of 
the same, the said John M:Cance did obtain and procure 
many persons to vote for him at the said Election, and 
many persons were induced to forbear to give their votes 
for the said Lord Arthur Chichester and James Emerson 
Tennent, or one of them ; that the votes of many persons 
who were not registered, and of many persons he had 
been improperly registered, having no qualification to 


entitle them to be registered, and of many persons whose 
qualifications were improperly described in the certifi- 
cates and affidavits of their registry, and of many persons 
whose qualifications as registered voters did not continue 
from the time of their registry as electors, up to and exist 
at the time of their voting at the said Election, and of 
“. _— who had become disqualified to vote at the 


90. 


12° Marti. 


115 


said Election, and of many persons who refused to take 
the oath by the said first-mentioned Act required to be 
taken by voters at polling before the Returning Officer, 
if required, on behalf of any Candidate, although required 
on behalf of the said Lord Arthur Chichester, to take such 
oath, and of many persons who falsely personated electors 
duly registered, and of many persons who were the paid 
agents of the said John M*Cance, and of many persons 
who were insolvent debtors and bankrupts, and of many 
persons by whom more than one half-year’s grand jury 
and municipal cesses, rates and taxes were then due and 
payable in respect of the premises for which they re- 
gistered, and of many persons who were in other respects 
not duly qualified to vote, and of many persons who, 
before and at, and during the time of the said Election, 
received bribes and sums of money, gifts, rewards, agree- 
ments, promises and engagements as aforesaid, from the 
said John McCance and his agents, friends, committees, 
canvassers and managers respectively, and from persons 
on his behalf, as aforesaid, were unduly and illegally re- 
ceived and allowed upon the poll at the said Election, by 
the said Returning Officer or his deputies; that the said 
Lord Arthur Chichester had a majority of legal votes at 
the said Election, over and above the legal votes then 
and there tendered and given for the said John M‘Cance, 
and the said Lord Arthur Chichester, ought to have been 
returned as duly elected at the said Election, to be a 
Member for the said Borough; yet by reason of the said 
Returning Officer having at the said Election received 
and allowed on the poll such illegal votes as aforesaid, in 
favour of the said John M*Cance, a colourable but untrue 
majority of votes appears on the said poll for the said 
John MCance, and the said Returning Officer at the said 
Election illegally returned the said John M’°Cance as 
duly elected, whereas if the votes of the said persons who 
were not entitled to vote, and of the said persons who had 
been so obtained and procured to vote for the said John 
M°Cance, by the said bribery and undue practices and 
influence, had not been received by the said Returning 
Officer, or his deputies, in favour of the said John 
M°Cance, and if the several legal votes so tendered in 
favour of the said Lord Arthur Chichester, had not been 
rejected, the said‘Lord Arthur Chichester would have had 
a majority of legal votes, and therefore ought to have 
been elected and returned by the said Returning Officer, 
as one of the Members to sit in this present Parliament 
for the said Borough; that the said John M-Cance did, 
after the test of the Writ, and after the vacancy had hap- 
pened, to supply which the Election was held, by himself, 
his friends, committees, canvassers and agents, or by some 
person or persons employed on his behalf, directly and 
indirectly give, present, and allow to persons having votes 
in such Election, money, meat, drink, entertainment and 
provision, presents, gifts and entertainments, and did 
make promises, agreements, obligations and engagements, 
to give and allow money, meat, drink and provisions, pre- 
sents, entertainments and rewards, to and for such persons 
having votes in such Election, and to and for the use, 
advantage, benefit, employment, profit and preferment of 
such persons, in order to be elected to serve in Parlia- 
ment for the said Borough of Belfast; and that the said 
John M°Cance, by the bribery and corrupt and illegal 
practices aforesaid, was and is wholly disabled and inca- 
pacitated and ineligible to serve in this present Parliament 
for the said Borough, and the return of the said John 
M°Cance was and is wholly null and void; the Peti- 
tioners who voted for the said Lord Arthur Chichester, 
therefore humbly pray, That the House will take the pre- 
mises into consideration, and declare the Election of the 
said John M*Cance wholly null and void, and that the 
said Lord Arthur Chichester was duly elected, and ought 
to have been returned to serve in Parliament for the said 
Borough of Belfast, and to substitute the name of the 
said Lord Arthur Chichester in the Return for the said 
Borough, in the place of the said John M°Cance, or that 
the House will afford the Petitioners such further and 
other relief in the premises as to the House shall seem fit. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration at the same time that the last preceding Petition 
is ordered to be taken into consideration. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matters of the said Petitions. 

Gg 2 Mr. 








Carlow County 
Election— 
Debate on 
Letter of 

Mr. Wallace to 
Mr. Speaker, 
adjourned, 


Petition 

for abolition 
ot Tithes 
(Ireland.) 


Petition for 
amendment of 
Factories’ Re- 
gulation Act. 


Petitions 

im support of 
Church of 
Scotland, 


Petition for 
repeal of Duty 
un Attornies’ 
Certificates, 


Papers respect- 
ing Stisling 


Hospital, 
ordered. 


116 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, that he had re- 
ceived a Letter, signed Thomas Wallace, stating that he 
attended at the Hanaper Office in Dublin, on Tuesday 
last, with a Petition of certain Freeholders of the County 
of Carlow, complaining of the last Election for the said 
County, and that the Officer had declined to take charge 
of such Petition without a copy ; that he afterwards went 
to the office with the Petition and a Copy, but then he 
found the office closed. 

The House was moved, That the Sessional Orders re- 
specting the lodging Petitions with the Clerk of the Crown 
in Ireland, might be read; and the same was read, as 
followeth : 

Ordered, That all persons who will question any Re- 
turns of Members to serve in Parliament for Jreland, 
do question the same by presenting a Petition to this 
House within fourteen days next, and so within fourteen 
days next after any new Return shall have been brought 
into the office of the Clerk of the Crown of Great Britain, 
or by lodging a Petition in the office of the Clerk of the 
Crown in Ireland, within fourteen days next, and so 
within fourteen days next after any new Return shall have 
been brought into the said office of the Clerk of the Crown 
in Great Britain. 

Ordered, That when any such Petition shall have been 
lodged in the said office of the Clerk of the Crown in 
Ireland, within the time before limited, the said Clerk 
shall forthwith make a Copy thereof, to be preserved in 
the said office, and immediately thereupon shall transmit 
such original Petition (in the method used in conveying 
Returns of Writs) to the Speaker of the House of Com- 
mons, to be by him laid before the House; and that in 
case no such Petition shall have been lodged in the said 
office within the time before limited, the said Clerk of 
the Crown shall forthwith transmit a certificate in the 
like manner to the Speaker of the House of Commons, 
signed by himself, or his Deputy, specifying the time 
when such Return was made, and that no such Pctition 
had been lodged in his office previous to the date of such 
certificate. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
That the Letter from Thomas Wallace, Esquire, to Mr. 
Speaker be delivered in, and read :—And a Debate arising 
thereupon ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till To-morrow. 


A Petition of Tithe-payers and others of Drumbo, was 
— and read ; praying for the total abolition of 

ithes in [reland. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Bury, in the county of 
Lancaster, was presented, and read; reciting the Act 
3 &amp; 4 Will. 4, to regulate the labour of Children and 
young Persons in the Mills and Factories of the United 
Kingdom ; and praying the House to pass a Bill, limiting 
the duration of labour in such Mills and Manufactories 
to ten and a half hours for five days in the week, and to 
nine hours on Saturdays. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Moderator of the presbytery of Forfar; 
—the Moderator of the Provincial Synod of Angus and 
Mearns ;—Inhabitants of Glensheil ;— Dores ;— Smail- 
holm ;— and, Makerstown,—were presented, and read ; 
praying the House firmly to resist every attempt to shake 
the stability or impair the efficiency of the Church of 
Scotland, and to adopt such measures as may seem best 
calculated for promoting its usefulness by building and 
endowing such additional Churches in connexion with 
the establishment, as the increasing numbers and neces- 
sities of the population demand. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Society of Solicitors in the Supreme 
Courts of Scotland, incorporated by Royal Charter, was 
presented, and read ; praying for the repeal of the Duty 
on Attornies’ Certificates. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of the Deed of Settlement of John Cowan, by which the 
Charitable Institution of Cowan’s Hospital, in the Town 
of Stirling, was established. 





12° Marti. 


A. 1835. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of any Agreement between the Patrons of the said Hospital 
and the Guildry of Stirling, by which the provisions of 
the said Settlement may have been in any way affected. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a State- 
ment of the Income and Receipt of the said Hospital for 
each of the last Six years respectively; specifying Arrears 
as they annually became due, and in so far as the said 
Income may have been derived from land, setting forth not 
only the Amount of the Rents, but the Names of Tenants 
and of Sub-Tenants, and of their respective cautioners. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a State- 
ment, showing the Expenditure of the said Hospital during 
each of the said years; specifying the Names of all In- 
dividuals who may have derived benefit therefrom during 
the said period, when they first became objects of the said 
Charity ; the Amount of their respective Allowances, their 
usual Places of Residence, and the nature of their respec- 
tive connection with the Guildry of Stirling. 


The House being informed that the Sheriffs of the city 
of London attended at the door, they were called in; and 
at the bar presented,—A Petition of the Lord Mayor, 
Aldermen and Commons of the city of London, in common 
council assembled :—And then they withdrew. 

And the said Petition was read ; praying, That leave 
may be given to bring in a Bill for consolidating, amend- 
ing and enlarging the powers of the several Acts for the 
recovery of Small Debts, and for the relieving of poor 
Debtors in London, and for extending the same to debts 
not exceeding the sum of ten pounds. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Alderman Wood and the Middlesev List: And that they 
do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker's Chamber; and 
have Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of James Charles Chatterton and Joseph 
Leycester, Esquires, the sitting Members for the County 
of the City of Cork, was presented, and read ; setting 
forth, That a Petition was presented to the House on the 
twenty-seventh day of February last, against the Election 
of the Petitioners, and that the said Petition was ordered 
to be taken into consideration on the second day of April 
next; that the Assizes for the County and City of Cork 
are fixed to commence on the twenty-first day of March 
next, and, from their usual duration, as well as from the 
nature and quantity of the business to be disposed of 
thereat, it is not expected that they can conclude until 
on or about the fifth or sixth day of April next; that the 
Petitioners are advised and believe that it will be ne- 
cessary for the Sheriffs of the City of Cork, the Clerk of 
the Peace, the Town Clerk, the City Treasurer, the Col- 
lectors of the municipal rates, and several other public 
officers, and others connected with the municipal govern- 
ment of the said city, to give their attendance, and be 
examined as witnesses before the Select Committee to be 
appointed for the consideration of the said Petition, pur- 
suant to Act of Parliament, and that the absence of the 
persons executing the duties of the several offices above 
mentioned, or any of them, at any time during the holding 
of the Assizes for the said city, or immediately after the 
close of such Assizes, would be attended with serious in- 
convenience, delay of the public business, and detrimental 
to the interests of the citizens of Cork; that, from the 
nature of the allegations contained in the said Petition, 
and the number of witnesses to be examined before the 
said Committee, the Petitioners are advised that, if the 
consideration of the said Petition were entered upon on 
the second day of April next, it is not likely that the 
examination of all the witnesses could conclude before 
the day on which the House usually adjourns for the 
Easter recess; and that, if the said Committee should 
adjourn during the said Easter Recess, great additional 
expense would be incurred by the parties before the said 
Committee, and especially by the Petitioners, for the 
support and maintenance of witnesses; the Petitioners 
therefore humbly pray, That, in consideration of the 
premises, the House will order the consideration of the 
said Petition to be postponed until such day after the 
Easter Recess, as the House in its wisdom may think fit 
to fix. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration To-morrow; and be printed. Th, 

e 


Landon 
Small Debts 
Petition, 


Petition for 
postponing 
Consideration 
of Cork City 
Election Peti- 
tion, 


ecoey 


Ele 
Ex 
Bill 


Wit 
Ind 
Bill 


25 


sk 


Cin 


Londou 
Sherifis’ : 
Courts Peti- 
tion. 


Registration 

of Births, &amp;c. 
(Scotland) Bill, 
ordered. 


vecting Tith 
ting Tithe 

Jarisdiction, 

withdrawn. 


Election 
Expenses 
Bill, ordered. 


Witnesses 
Indemnity 
Bill, ordered. 


Motion 1e- 
specting Keady 
Investigation, 
withdrawn ° 


Treland— 
Papers, 
ordered : 
Tithes 
(Keady.) 





5 Wit. IV. 


The House being informed that the Sheriffs of the city 
of London attended at the door, they were called in ; and 
at the bar presented,—A Petition of the Lord Mayor, 
Aldermen and Commons of the city of London, in Com- 
mon Council assembled :—And then they withdrew. 

And the said Petition was read ; praying, That leave 
may be given to bring in a Bill for consolidating the 
Courts of Record belonging to the said City, called the 
Sheriffs’ Courts, into one Court, and for placing the same 
under the same Judge and Officers, for enlarging and 
extending the right of practising in the said Courts, and 
for other purposes relating thereto. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Alderman Wood and the Middlesex List: And that they 
do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker's Chamber; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
establish an uniform system of Registration of Births, 
Marriages and Deaths in Scotland: And that Mr. Robert 
Steuart and Mr. Murray do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to take away the 
Jurisdiction of the Ecclesiastical Courts in matters relat- 
ing to Tithe :—And the said Motion was, with leave of 
the House, withdrawn. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
regulate the Payment of Expenses in cases where an 
Election is declared void, on the ground of Bribery, 
Treating, Intimidation, or Violence: And that Mr. Gis- 
borne and Mr. William Henry Ord do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to in- 
demnify Witnesses giving Evidence before Parliament in 
cases of Bribery: And that Mr. William Henry Ord and 
Mr. Gisborne do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That there be laid before this House, a Copy of the Pro- 
ceedings had at an Investigation held at Armagh, of the 
Transactions which took place at Keady, in the County of 
Armagh, between the Magistrates, the Police, and the 
Orangemen, on the 5th November last, with all the Do- 
cuments connected therewith: —And the said Motion 
was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy of 
the Proceedings of an Investigation held at Armagh, of 
the Transactions which took place in the neighbourhood 
of Keady, between the Police and Country People, on 
collecting an arrear of Tithe due to the Reverend James 
Blacker, wherein one man was killed, and several wounded; 
with a Copy of the Inquest, and all other Documents con- 
nected with that transaction. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy of 
the Proceedings had at an Investigation held at Armagh, 
on the Transactions which took place in that Town and 
Neighbourhood on the 15th January last and the follow- 
ing week, during which period several Houses in Town 
were wrecked, and fourteen Catholic Houses burned in 
the neighbourhood by a body of Orangemen ; together 
with the several Papers connected therewith. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give direc- 
tions, that there be laid before this House, a Copy of 
a Despatch to the Governor of British Guyana from the 
Colonial Office, dated the 29th November last, announc- 
ing the Dissolution of Lord Melbourne’s Cabinet. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of all Appointments made during the last Ten years, 
by or under the control of the Lord Warden of the Cinque 
Ports ; specifying the particular Duties attached to each, 
and the respective Salaries, Fees and other Emoluments 


thereto attached, and from what Funds such Emoluments 
are derived. i 


VOL. 90. 


12° Marti. 


117 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Returns 
of the Sums annually expended for Repairs or other 
— Charges for the last Ten years on Walmer 

astle. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Copies 
of any Correspondence between the Lieutenants of Coun- 
ties, the Deputy Lieutenants, and Magistrates of the several 
Counties of [reland, and the Irish Government, previously 
to and during the late Elections, on the subject of such 
Elections, with reference to the distribution and employ- 
ment of the Milttary Force, and to apprehended obstruc- 
tions of the freedom of Election ;—also, Return of the in- 
stances in which the Military were so employed. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
consolidate the Jurisdiction of the several Ecclesiastical 
Courts in England into one Court, and to enlarge the 
powers and authorities of such Court, and to alter 
and amend the Law in certain matters Ecclesiastical : 
And that Mr. Attorney General, Mr. Solicitor General, 
Dr. Lushington, and Dr. Nicholl, do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for the 
better maintenance of the Discipline of the Clergy of the 
Church of England: And that Mr. Attorney General, 
Mr. Solicitor General, Dr. Zushington, and Dr. Nicholl, 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Amount of the Money in the hands of the 
Treasurer of each County and County of a City in Jre- 
land, in each of the years 1833 and 1834, after the pay- 
ments at each Spring and Summer Assizes and Octobers 
Session in those years, and after Spring Assizes 1835: 
—of the Presentments of which each Balance on hand 
is composed, distinguishing those unapplied and dis- 
allowed ; also, the Number and Amount of Advances 
made on Presentments, and the rate of Interest charged 
thereon. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn, showing the Appointments of Deputy Postmasters, 
and Postmistresses (if any), in Great Britain and Ireland, 
during the last Five years, ending with the Ist of January 
1835, with their Names, and those of the Towns they 
have been appointed to; also their yearly Salaries, and 
any other sources of Emolument, so as to show the yearly 
Income of each; also the Dates of their Appointment ; 
distinguishing those who have been promoted from the 
General Post Offices of London, Dublin or Edinburgh ; 
also the Names of the Postmasters General who have ap- 
pointed the said Deputy Postmasters. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give direc- 
tions, that there be laid before this House, Returns re- 
specting National Education (Zre/and), in pursuance of an 
Order of the 13th May 1834; and, in addition, a List of 
all such Books as are distributed or used under the direc- 
tion of the Board, with the full Titles thereof; and a List 
of the Schools in which the whole or any of such Books 
are used as Class Books ;—also, Returns of the Number 
of Roman Catholic Children, of Children of the Church 
of England and Ireland, and of Protestant Children of 
other denominations, in each of the Schools under the 
superintendence of the Board; and that the Commis- 
sioners state the Amount and Particulars of any Grants 
made by them to Schools connected with or under the 
superintendence of any Nunnery, Monastery or other Re- 
ligious Institutions or Houses ;—and also, of any Grants 
to Schools kept in Roman Catholic Chapels, or Buildings 
forming part thereof, or contiguous thereto, or within the 
i of said Chapels, with the Places where such 

chools are situated. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
Tuesday, the 10th day of this instant March, for present- 
ing to His Majesty an humble Address, that He will be 
graciously pleased to give directions that there " - 

efore 





Walmer 
Castle. 


Papers respect- 
ing Elections 
(Ireland), 
ordered, 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts Bill, 
ordered. 


Church of 
England 
Clergy Bill, 
ordered. 


Accounts, 
ordered ; 
County 
Treasurers 
(Ireland.) 


Post Office. 


Address 
respectin 
National Educa- 
tion (Treland. ) 


Order for 
presenting 
Addresses, 
discharged. 





Addresses 


respecting 
Abolition 


of Slavery, 





118 


before this House, a Copy of all the Acts of the Houses of 
Assembly in the Colonies, for carrying into effect the Act 
for the Abolition of Slavery :—Copies of all Orders in 
Council issued for the same purpose :—Copies or Ex- 
tracts from Despatches inst from the Colonies relative 
to the operation of the Abolition Act :—Copies of all Public 
Letters, and Proclamations, issued by the Barl of Mulgrave 
and the Marquis of Sligo : Return of the Number of Spe- 
cial Magistrates in the several Colonies; specfying the 
time of their appointment, and by whom appointed :— 
Copies or Extracts of Reports of the Special Magistrates, 
touching the execution of their duties in Jamaica, from 
1st August 1834 :---Correspondence of the Governor with 
the Special Magistrates thereon :—Copy of the Act for 
building and repairing of Gaols, Houses of Correction, Hos- 
pitals, and Asylums:—Account of Tread- Mills and Houses 
of Correction erected in each Parish in Jamaica since the 
Abolition Act, and the Dates of their erection respectively : 
—Copies of or Extracts from the Despatches sent by the 
Marquis of Stigo, touching the Reports received by him 
from the Special Magistrates in the execution of their 
duty :—Copies of all Communications sent from the Co- 
lonial Office to and Teceived from the Governors of the 
Colonies in the West Indies, as to the state of Education 
of the Negro and Coloured Population therein, or a sum- 
mary of the same :—Statement of the Corporal Punish- 
ment inflicted on the apprenticed Negroes in the Island 
of Trinidad, from 1st August 1834 to the latest period 
the same can be made up :—Copies of all the Population 
Returns received from the Slave Colonies since the last 
were printed, up to the present time :—Return of Local 
Magistrates who have been appointed Special Magis- 
trates, the time of their appointment, and by whom ap- 
pointed, and whether stated to be Planters, Attornies, or 
in any way connected with Colonial Property :—Return 
of the Evidence taken before the Committee of the House 
of Assembly, Jamaica, on the working of the Abolition 
Act, and the Proceedings consequent thereon :—Answers 
to the Queries subsequently circulated by the Marquis of 
Sligo on the same subject :—Copy of Despatch forwarded 
to the Governors of the West India Colonies respecting 
fugitive Slaves :—Copy of the Trial of Damon and others 
in British Guiana, with the Protest entered by one of the 
Court against the Sentence pronounced, and any Des- 
patches from the Secretary of State on that subject, might 
be read ; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give direc- 
tions, that there be laid before this uae. a Copy of all 
the Acts of the Houses of Assembly in the Colonies, for 
carrying into effect the Act for the Abolition of Slavery. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give direc- 
tions, that there be laid before this House, Copies of all 
Orders in Council issued for the same purpose. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give direc- 
tions, that there be laid before this House, Copies of all 
Public Letters and Proclamations, issued by the Earl of 
Mulgrave and the Marquis of Sligo. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that Ee will be graciously pleased to give direc- 
tions, that there be laid before this House, a Return of the 
Number of Special Magistrates in the several Colonies ; 
ne he | the time of their appointment, and by whom 
appointed. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give direc- 
tions, that there be laid before this House, a Copy of 
the Act for building and repairing of Gaols, Houses of 
Correction, Hospitals and Asylums. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give direc- 
tions, that there be laid before this House, an Account 
of Tread-Mills and Houses of Correction erected in each 
Parish in Jamaica since the Abolition Act, and the Dates 
of their erection respectively. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give direc- 
tions, that there be laid before this. House, Copies of all 
Communications sent from the Colonial Office to and re- 
ceived from the Governors of the Colonies in the West 


12° Martii. 


A. 1835. 


Indies, as to the state of Education of the Negro and 
Coloured Population therein, or a Summary of the same. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give direc- 
tions, that there be laid before this House, a Statement of 
the Corporal Punishment inflicted on the apprenticed Ne- 
groes in the Island of Trinidad, from 1st August 1834 to 
the latest period the same can be made up. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give direc- 
tions, that there be laid before this House, Copies of all 
the Population Returns received from the Slave Colonies 
since the last were printed, up to the present time. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give direc- 
tions, that there be laid before this House, a Return of 
Local Magistrates who have been appointed Special Ma- 
gistrates, the time of their appointment, and by whom 
appointed, and whether stated to be Planters, Attornies, 
or in any way connected with Colonial Property. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give direc- 
tions, that there be laid before this House, a Copy of a 
Despatch forwarded to the Governors of the West India 
Colonies respecting fugitive Slaves. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give direc- 
tions, that there be laid before this House, a Copy of the 
Trial of Damon and others in British Guiana, with the 
Protest entered by one of the Court against the Sentence 
pronounced, and any Despatches from the Secretary of 
State on that subject. 

Ordered, That the said Addresses be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty's most honourable Privy Council. 


Sir Thomas Fremantle, by Order, reported from the 
Committee on the Newspapers Regulation Bill, the 
Amendments which they had made to the Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to by the House. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The Transfer of Aids Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee of 
the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Exchequer Bills (£. 15,000,000) Bill was, accord- 
ing to Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


Mr. William Henry Ord presented a Bill to indemnify 
Witnesses who may give Evidence before Parliament in 
cases of Bribery: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Monday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the net Expense or Charge incurred for the main- 
tenance of the College at Hayleybury in 1833 and 1834, 
after deducting the Sums paid by the Students, and stat- 
ing the Number of Students educated at the College in 
each half year. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the present Amount of Capital of the Poplar 
Fund of the East India Company, and of the Number 
of Pensioners, in classes, receiving Allowances from it, 
and the rate of such Allowance ;—also, Copy of the Rules 
and Regulations, as to the Claimants on that Fund. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Esti- 
mate of the additional Annual Expense or Charge on the 
Revenue of India actually incurred, and to be incurred, 
by the enactments of the Act of His present Majesty, for 
the new Government at Agra, the ioe Commissioners, 
and other Establishments and Offices created under that 
Bill. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Total Produce of the Duties of Customs, in 
the years ended 5th January 1833, and 5th January 1834, 
and 5th January 1835, respectively ; showing the varia- 
tions in the Amount thereof which were calculated to be 
made in each of the last Three years by alteration in the 
rates of Duty, and comparing the actual Produce with 
such estimated variations. 

Ordered, 


Newspapers 
Regulation 
Bill, reported. 


Transfer of 
Aids Bill, 
committed, 


Exchequer Bills 
(£. 15,600,000) 


Biil, committeds 


Witnesses 
Indemnity 
Bill, pre- 
sented. 


No. 39. 


Accounts, 
ordered: 


Hayleybury 
College. 


Poplar Funds 


Agra 
Presidency: 


Customs. 


Exe 


Sta 


Ta: 


Re 





Excise. 





Stamps. 


Jaxes. 


Returns to 
be printed. 
No. 33. 


No. 34. 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Member added 
wo a Committee, 


Newport 
(Monmo:th) 
Docks Peti- 
tion. 


ills 
ede 


Great Torring- 
ton Canal Peti- 
on, reported. 


ide 


Slamannan 
ail way 
Petition, 





5 Wixu. IV. ]2°—13° 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the total Produce of the Revenues of Excise, in 
the years ended 5th January 1833, and 5th January 
1834, and 5th January 1835, respectively ; showing the 
variations in the Amount thereof which were calculated 
to be made in each of the last Three years by alteration 
in the rates of Duty, and comparing the actual Produce 
with such estimated variations. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the total Produce of the Revenue of Stamps, in the 
years ended 5th January 1833, and 5th January 1834, 
and 5th January 1835, respectively; showing the varia- 
tions in the Amount thereof which were calculated to be 
made in each of the last Three years by alteration in the 
rates of Duty, and comparing the actual Produce with 
such estimated variations. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the total Produce of the Revenue of Taxes, in the years 
ended 5th January 1833, and 5th January 1834, and 5th 
January 1835, respectively ; showing the variations in the 
Amount thereof which were calculated to be made in each 
of the last Three years by alteration in the rates of Duty, 
and comparing the actual Produce with such estimated 
variations. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Prisons, which 
were presented upon Tuesday last, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Returns relative to Committals 
(Scotland), which were presented upon Tuesday last, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That Mr. Evelyn Denison have leave of ab- 


sence for a fortnight, on urgent business. 


Ordered, That Mr. Stewart Mackenzie be added to the 


Select Committee on Printed Papers, 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
after twelve of the clock on Friday morning, ad- 
journed till this day. 





Veneris, 13° die Martiz ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


A PETITION of several Inhabitants of the Borough 
of Newport, in the county of Monmouth, was pre- 
sented and read; praying, That leave may be given to 
bring in a Bill for establishing regulations for the govern- 
ment of the Port and Harbour of Newport, in the county 
of Monmouth, and of all persons, and ships or vessels and 
boats resorting to or using the same, to regulate, main- 
tain, deepen, cleanse, scour, amend and improve the 
Navigation of the Rivers, Waters and Harbour within the 
limits of the said Port, and for other purposes connected 
therewith. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Lord 
Granville Somerset and the Monmouth List: And that 
they do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and 
have Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


Mr. Solicitor General reported from the Committee on 
the Petition of the Right honourable John Lord Rolle ; 
That the Standing Orders relative to Navigation Bills, 
had been complied with ; and that they had examined the 
matter of the Petition; and the Report was brought up, 
and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
authorize the Sale to, and Purchase by, John Lord Rolle, 
of the rights of Persons having or claiming to have rights 
of Common on such parts of Great Torrington and Castle 
Hill Commons, in the County of Devon, as now form 
part of the Cut or Canal called the Rolle Canal: And 
that Mr. Solicitor General and Sir John Yarde Buller do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of several Merchants, Solicitors and others, 
Inhabitants of the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, was 
presented, and read; praying, That leave may be given 
to — in a Bill for making and maintaining a Railway 
or Railways from the lands of Stanrig, or Wester Ar- 
buckle, at a point at or near the March between those 


VOL. 90. 


Marti. 119 


lands, in the parish of New Monkland and the county of 
Lanark, through the parish of Slamannan and the 
county of Stirling, to the Union Canal, at or on or near 
to the lands of Causewayend, in the parish of Muiravon- 
side and said county of Stirling. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Forbes and the West Scotland List: And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Trustees for executing the Acts, Worcester 
for better repairing the several Roads leading into and _— _ 
from the City of Worcester, was presented, and read; 
praying, That leave may be given to bring in a Bill for 
continuing the term and altering and enlarging the 
powers of the said Acts, for increasing the Tolls, and for 
making certain improvements and alterations in the said 
Roads. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Colonel 
Lygon and the Worcester List: And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Trustees for executing the Act Warwick and 
for more effectually repairing the Roads from Coventry ae 
to Warwick, and trom Coventry to Martyn’s Gutter, in gion, 
the county of the city of Coventry, and in the county of 
Warwick, was presented, and read; praying, That leave 
may be given to bring in a Bill for continuing the term 
and powers of the said Act, for increasing or altering the 
Tolls, and for making certain alterations and improve- 
ments in the said line of Road. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Sir John 
Mordaunt and the Warwick List: And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker's Chamber; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of the Belfast and Cavehill Railway Com- Belfast and 
pany, was presented, and read ; praying, That leave may — 
be given to bring in a Bill to alter, amend, explain and pain. 
enlarge the powers and provisions of the Act for making 
and maintaining the said Railway. 

. Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
M‘Cance and the Ulster List: And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have power 
to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Owners of estates in the parish Lakenheath 
of Lakenheath, in the county of Suffolk, was presented, et il 
and read; praying, That leave may be given to bringin ° 
a Bill for dividing, allotting and inclosing certain com- 
monable lands within the said parish. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill accord- 
ingly : And that Mr. Wilson and Colonel Rushbrooke do 


prepare, and bring it in. 


The Belfast and Crumlin Road Bill was read a second Belfast and 
time; and committed to Mr. Emerson Tennent and the 00:3) 
Ulster List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the conmitted. 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


A Petition of several Trustees of the present Market Stoke-upon- 
Place, and Owners or Occupiers of houses in the town a 
of Stoke-upon-Trent, in the county of Stafford, was pre-e © 
sented, and read ; praying, That leave may be given to 
bring in a Bill for establishing regulations for the better 
government and management of the Market within the 
said Town, for regulating the payment of Tolls thereat, 
and for improving the present Market Hall and Market 
Place for the sale of all marketable commodities and 
articles. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 

Edensor Heathcote and the Stafford List: And that they 
do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Inhabitants of the town and liber- Aberystwith 
ties of Aberystwith, in the county of Cardigan, was pre- po ggg 
sented, and read; praying, That leave may be given to -““"™ 
bring in a Bill for paving, lighting with Gas, or other- 
wise, watching and otherwise improving the Streets, 

Lanes and other public Passages and Places within the 
said town, and for von supplying the inhabitants thereof 
with Water. . 


Hh 2 Ordered, 





























































Petition for 
amendment of 
Stockton and 
Darlingicn 
Railway Act. 


Stanhope 
Inclosure 
Petition, 


Darlington 
and Cockerton 
Bridge Roads 
Vetition, 


Acton 
(Ranmore) 
Inclosure 
Petition, 


Saint Pancras 
Paving Peti- 
tion. 


Bogs (Ireland) 
Improvement 
Company Peti- 
tion. 


Dublin Gas 
Bill, pre- 
sented. 





120 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Colonel 
Powell and the Wales List: And that they do meet To- 
morrow, in the Speaker's Chamber; and have Power to 
send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of Christopher Tennant, of Hartlepool, in the 
county of Durham, was presented, and read; praying, 
That a Bill may be passed for altering, varying, amend- 
ing, abridging and explaining the several Acts by which 
the Stockton and Darlington Railway Company exercise 
their powers, that the several Rates, Tolls and Duties 
which they are empowered to charge and do charge, may 
be lessened and regulated, and that all restrictions of the 
— having or using Locomotive Engines on the said 

ailway be taken off. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Cuthbert Rippon, of Stanhope Castle, in 
the county of Durham, Esquire, proprietor or owner of 
estates within the parish of Stanhope, was presented, and 
read; praying, That leave may be given to bring in a 
Bill for dividing, inclosing and allotting certain Com- 
mons, Moors, commonable Lands and waste Grounds 
within the said parish. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill accord- 
ingly : And that Mr. Bowes and Mr. Pease do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


A Petition of several Trustees for executing the Acts 
for repairing the High Road leading from Cockerton 
Bridge, near Darlington, in the county of Durham, to 
Staindrop, in the said county, was presented, and read: 
praying, That leave may be given to bring in a Bill for 
continuing the term and powers of the said Acts, and for 
altering or increasing the Tolls. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill accord- 
ingly: And that Mr. Bowes and Mr, Pease do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


A Petition of several Proprietors of and other Persons in- 
terested in estates in the parishes of Acton and Baddiley, and 
in the neighbourhood thereof, in the county of Chester, was 
presented, and read; praying, That leave may be given 
to bring in a Bill for dividing, allotting, inclosing and 
exonerating from Tithes certain open Commons, common 
Fields, commonable Lands and waste Grounds, called 
Ranmore, otherwise Ravensmoor, in the said parish of 
Acton. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill accord- 
ingly: And that Mr. Bowes, Mr. George Wilbraham, and 
Mr. Egerton, do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of several Vestrymen and other Inhabitant 
Householders of the parish of Saint Pancras, in the county 
of Middlesex, was presented, and read; praying, That 
leave may be given to bring in a Bill for consolidating, 
amending and enlarging the powers and provisions of the 
several Acts for paving, repairing, lighting, watering, 
cleansing and otherwise regulating and improving the 
several Streets, Squares, Circuses, Gardens, Ways, Pas- 
sages, Courts, and Places within the said parish, and for 
placing the same under the care, management and con- 
trol of the vestry of the said parish. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Sir 
Samuel Whalley and the Middlesex List: And that they 
do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Merchants, Bankers and Traders, 
was presented, and read; praying, That leave may be 
given to bring in a Bill for incorporating the Petitioners, 
and granting them certain Powers for draining and culti- 
vating the several Bogs and Waste Lands in Jreland. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Mullins and the Munster List: And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records. 


Mr. Ruthven presented a Bill to empower the Dublin 
Oil Gas Light Company to produce Gas from Coal, Peat, 
Turf, and other Materials ; and to amend the Act relating 
to the said Company: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


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A. 1835. 


The Edinburghshire Roads Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed to Sir George Clerk and the East 
Scotland List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


Sir George Clerk, by Order, presented a Bill for con- 
solidating the Shares in the Wilts and Berks Canal Navi- 
gation, and for extending the Powers of the Act of Incor- 
poration of the Company of Proprietors of the said Canal : 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Common 
Council of the town of Newcastle-upon- Tyne, in the county 
of the same town, was presented, and read ; praying, That 
leave may be given to bring in a Bill for extending, vary- 
ing and otherwise amending the powers and provisions of 
an Act passed in the 26th year of the reign of King George 
the Third, “ for widening, enlarging and cleansing the 
Streets, Lanes and other public Places, and foropening new 
Streets, Markets and Passages within the Town of New- 
castle-upon-Tyne, and the Liberties thereof, and for re- 
moving and preventing Annoyances therein, and for regu- 
lating the Public Markets and common Stage Waggons, 
Drays and Carts carrying Goods for hire,” and for making 
several new Streets within the said Town and the Liberties 
thereof, and for providing a commodious Market-house 
within the said Town for the sale of Wheat and other 

rain. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
William Ord and the Northumberland List: And that 
they do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and 
have Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


Sir William Geary presented a Bill for repairing the 
Road from Farnborough to Riverhill, in the Parish of 
Sevenoaks, in the County of Kent, and for making several 
Diversions in the said Road: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of several Trustees for executing the Act for 
making and maintaining a Turnpike Road from the Turn- 
pike Road called Weilington Bridge Road, near the Town 
of Leeds, in the West Riding of the County of York, to the 
Turnpike Road leading from Wakefield to Bradford, in 
the said Riding, near a certain Place called Tong-lane 
End, in the Lordship or Liberty of Tong, in the Parish of 
Birstal, in the Riding aforesaid, with several Branch 
Roads therefrom ; and also of several Inhabitants of Arm- 
ley, Farnley and Bramley, in the parish of Leeds, in the 
west riding of the county of York, and of Pudsey, in 
the parish of Calverley, in the said riding, was presented, 
and read; praying, That leave may be given to bring in 
a Bill for continuing the term, and altering, amending 
and enlarging the powers and provisions of the said Act, 
for increasing the Tolls, and for making and maintaining 
a Branch or new Road from and out of the said Road. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill accord- 
ingly: And that Sir John Beckett and Lord Viscount 
Morpeth do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of several Owners and Occupiers of houses 
and other property within the town of Zonbridge Wells 


Edinburgh. 
Shire Re 
ill, com- 

mitted, 


Wilts and 
Berks Canal 
Bill, pre 
sented, 


Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne 
Improvement 
Petition, 


Farnborough 
and Riverhill 
Road Bill, 
presented. 


Tong Lane 
End and 
Pudsey Road 
Petition, 


Tonbridge 
Wells 


? Improvement 


was presented, and read; praying, That leave may be pgition. 


given to bring in a Bill for paving, lighting, watching, 
cleansing and otherwise improving the said town, for 
establishing a Market there, and for supplying the Inha- 
bitants thereof with Water. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. Law 
Hodges and the Kent List: And that they do meet To- 
morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power to 
send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Merchants, Traders and others, 


Greenwich 
and Gravesel 


and also of Owners and Occupiers of property in the line Railway Pet 
and in the neighbourhood of the Railway hereinafter “°" 


mentioned, was presented, and read ; praying, That leave 
may be given to bring in a Bill for making and maintain- 
ing a Railway commencing by a junction with the London 
and Greenwich Railway, at or near the town of Green- 
wich, and terminating at or near a piece of ground south 
of the new Chapel, in the parish of Milton-next-Graves- 


end, in the county of Kent. Ordered, 


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Ni 
Pi 


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Inc 
Pe 


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5 Wit. IV. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. Law 
Hodges and the Kent List: And that ‘they do meet To- 
morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power to 
send for persons, papers and records. 


Petitions 

jn favour of 
Northfleet 
Pier Bill ; 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Northfleet ;—and, Water- 
men residing in Gravesend and Milton,—were presented, 
and read ; taking notice of the Northfleet Pier Bill ; and 
praying, That the same may pass into a law. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Jurats and Common Coun- 
cillors of the villages and parishes of Gravesend and 
Milton, was also presented, and read; taking notice of 
the said Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass 
into a law. : 

And thesaid Petitions were ordered tolie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, - 
That the Bill for erecting a Pier or Jetty in the Parish of 
Northfleet, in the County of Kent, be now read a second 
time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be made 
to the Question; viz. To leave out the word “ now,” 
and at the end of the Question to add the words “ upon 
** this day six months.” 

And the Question being put, That the word “ now’ 
stand part of the Question; it was resolved in the 
Affirmative. 

Then the main Question being put ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second time :— 
The Bill was accordingly read a second time; and com- 
mitted to Mr. Law Hodges and the Kent List: And they 
are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


A Petition of the Most noble John Duke: of Bedford, 
Knight of the Most noble Order of the Garter ;—and 
also, a Petition of several Owners of estates, lands and 
grounds within the parishes hereinafter mentioned,— were 
presented, and read; praying, That leave may be given 
to bring in a Bill for’ dividing, allotting and inclosing 
certain waste or uninclosed lands, called Heathfield Com- 
mon, otherwise Brent Heathfield, including also parts 
thereof, commonly called Week Common, Kilworthy Cian. 
mon and Brenton Common, within the parishes of Tavis- 
tock, Camerton, Milton Abbot and Brenton, in the county 
of Devon. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill accord-_ 
ingly : And that Lord Viscount Ebrington and Lord John 
Russell do prepare, and bring it in. 


, Petition 
against. 


Northfleet 
Pier Bill, 
committed. 


&gt; 


Tavistock 
Inclosure 
Petitions. 


Birmingham 
Canal Navi- 
gutions Bill, 
presented. 


Sir Eardley Wilmot presented a Bill to.consolidate and 
extend the Powers and Provisions of the several Acts 
relating to the Birmingham Canal Navigations: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read. a 
second time. 


A Petition of several Justices of the Peace resident in 
and acting for the eastern division of the county of Suffolk, 
was presented, and read; praying,, That leave may be 
given to bring in a Bill for erecting a County Hall and 
Courts of Justice, and also for providing accommodation 
for His Majesty's Judges of Assize at Ipswich in and for 
the county of Suffolk. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Lord 
Henniker and the Suffolk List: And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records. 


East Suffolk 
Courts of 
Justice Peti- 
tion, 


Stonham 
Navigation 
Petition, 


A Petition of several Inhabitants of the parishes of 
Stonham and Eye, in the county’ of Suffolk, and of Diss, 
in the county of Norfolk, and other adjoining parishes, 
was presented, and read; praying, That leave may be 
given to bring ‘na Bill for making and maintaining a 
navigable Cut or Canal from and out of the River Gippen, 
otherwise Gippin, to commence in or near to a place or 
Meadow called Great Williams’s Meadow, situate in the 
parish of Creeting Suint Peter, otherwise West Creeting, 
in the county of Suffolk, and to terminate at or near a 
certain Bridge, called Stonham Bridge, situate in the 
parishes of Karl Stonham and Little Stonham, in the same 
county. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Sir Charles 
Broke Vere and the Suffolk List: And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker's Chamber; and hve Power 


to send for-persons, rs and records. 
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12] 

A Petition of several Trustees for executing the Acts Hereford 
for more effectually repairing the Roads leading into Roads Peti- 
the city of Hereford, and several Roads communicating "°™ 
therewith, was presented, ‘and read; praying, That leave 
may be given to bring in a Bill for continuing the term 
and powers of the said Acts, for increasing the Tolls, and 
for making several diversions from the said Roads. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill accord- 


ingly: And that Sir Robert Price, Mr. Hoskins and Mr. 
Foley do prepare, and bring it in: ; 


A Petition of several Trustees for executing the Act 
for making a Turnpike Road from Saint John’s Chapel, 
in the parish of Saint Mary-le-bone, to the north end of 
Ballara’s-lane, abutting upon the North Road, in the 
Parish of Finchley, with a Branch therefrom, in the County 
of Middlesex, was presented, and read; praying, That 
leave may be given to bring in a Bill for extending the 
powers given to the Petitioners by the said Act to a certain 
Road called the Avenue Road, in the said parish of Saint 
Mary-le-bone. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill accord- 
ingly: And that Sir Samuel Whalley and Mr. Hume do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Mary le-bone 
and Finchley 
Road Petition. 


Petitions 

in favour of 
Great Western 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Cork ;—the 
town of Carmarthen, and several Gentlemen of the county, 
at the Assizes assembled ;—and, Devonport, Stonehouse 
and the neighbourhood,— were presented, and read ; tak- 
ing notice of the Great Western Railway Bill; and pray- 
ing, That the same may pass into a law. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lieupon the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Man- 
chester, Boltonand Bury Canal Navigation and Railway, 
was presented, and read; praying, That leave may be 
given to bring in a Bill for altering, extending and en- 
larging the powers and provisions of the several Acts 
relating to the said Canal Navigation and Railway, and 
for making and maintaining several branch Railways from 
the main line of Railway authorized by the said Acts. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Wilson Patten and the Lancaster List: And that they do 
meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


Manchester, 
Bolton andBur 
Canal and Raii- 
way. Petition, 


Members added 


to a Committee. 


Ordered, That the Members serving for the Counties 
through which the Grand Junction Railway is intended 
to be carried, together with all the Members serving for 
the Boroughs within such Counties, be added to the 
Committee on the Grarid Junction Railway Bill. 


Mr. Wilson Patten reported from the Committee on the 
Petition of the Grand Junction, and of the Warrington 
and Newton, Railway Companies ; That the present appli- 
cation does not come within the Standing Orders relative 
to Bills for making Railways, inasmuch as no lands or 
hereditaments are proposed to be purchased, or any 
alteration made in the rates, tolls or duties, authorized to 
be collected by the present Acts ; and that they had ex- 
amined the matter of the Petition ; and the Report was 
brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
incorporating the Warrington and Newton Railway with 
the Grand Junction Railway, and for extending to the 
said first-mentioned Railway the provisions of the several 
Acts of Parliament relating to the said last-mentioned 
Railway, and for other purposes relating thereto: And 
that Mr. Wilson Patten and Lord Viscount Sandon do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Grand Junction, 
&amp;c. Railways 
Incorporation 
Petition, re- 
ported. 


Dovor 
Improvement 
Petition, 
reported. 


Mr. Plumptre reported from the Committee on the Pe- 
tition of several Commissioners acting under three several 
Acts of Parliament for improving the Town of Dovor ; 
That the Standing Orders relative to Bills for improving 
any City or Town, had been complied with; and that 
they had examined the matter of the Petition; and the 
Report was brought up, and read. ' 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to alter 
and amend three several Acts for paving, cleansing and 
improving the Town of Dovor, and for making further 
improvements in the said Town: And that Mr. P/umptre 
and Mr. Marjoribanks do Prepare, and bring it in. 

i 


The 





Leeds Gas 
Bill, cofns 
mitted. 


Port Dundas 
and Dalgreen 
Bridge Roads 
Petition. 


Crinan Canal 
Petition. 


Ballochney 
Railway 
Extension 
Petition. 


Newport 
(Monmouth) 
Harbour 
Petitiun. 


Neath 
Market 
Petition. 


Market 
Petition. 


122 


The Leeds Gas Bill was read a second time ; and com- 
mitted to Mr. Baines and the York List: And they are 
to meet this: Afternoon, in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


A Petition of several Trustees on the Turnpike Road 
leading from the city of Glasgow to Port. Dundas, and 
Port Dundas to the Garscube Road, in the county of 
Lanark, was presented, and read ; praying, That leave 
may be given to bring in a Bill for continuing the term 
a owers of the Acts for making and maintaining the 
said Road, and for making several new pieces of Road 
to communicate therewith. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr.Graham 

irs and the West Scotland List: And that they do meet 
o-morrow, in the Speaker's Chamber ; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records, 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Crinan 
Canal, was presented, and read; praying, That leave 
may be given to bring in a Bill for altering, amending 
and enlarging the powers and provisions of the several 
Acts relating to the said Canal, for increasing the tolls, 
rates and duties imposed by the said Acts, and for enabling 
the said Company to raise further sums of money for 
repairing and completing the said Canal and other ne- 
cessary works. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. Gra- 
ham Speirs and the West Scotland List: And that they do 
meet To-morrow, in the Speaker's Chamber; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of the Ballochney Railway Company, was 
presented, and read ; praying, That leave may be given 
to bring ina Bill for altering, amending and enlarging 
the powers of an Act passed in the seventh year of the 
reign of his late Majesty King George the Fourth, for 
making a Railway from Ardbuckle and Ballochney, in the 
parish of New Monkland, in the county of Lanark, to 
or near the termination of the Monkland and Kirkintilloch 
Railway at Kipps or Kippbyres, also in the said parish of 
New Monkland and county of Lanark, for enabling the 
Petitioners to make and maintain a Railway or Railways 
and other necessary works and conveniences attached 
thereto, in continuation of the said Ballochney Railway, 
and for extending the capital of the said Company. 

Ordered, That thesaid Petition be referred to Mr.Graham 
ypers and the West Scotland List: And that they do meet 

o-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Owners or Lessees of messuages, 
lands, tenements or hereditaments in or near the town 
and port of Newport, in the county of Monmouth, or 
persons otherwise interested in the trade thereof, was 
presented, and read; praying, That leave may be given 
to bring in a Bill for making and maintaining a wet 
Dock and other works within the said Port, also a Railway 
or Tramroad from the said Dock towards and unto a 
certain Bridge, called the Newport Tunnell, in the said 
town of Newport, and also a Stone Road from the said 
Dock towards and into a certain street, called Léanarth- 
street, in the said town of Newport. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Hall and the Monmouth List: And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker's Chamber; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of the Portreeve, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the borough of Neath, in the county of Glamorgan, 
was presented, and read; praying, That leave may be 
given to bring in a Bill for removing the present Market 
for the sale of meat, vegetables and other articles, and 
erecting a new Market-place within the said borough, for 
regulating the same, for the good government of persons 
resorting thereto, for levying Tolls upon the various 
articles exposed for sale therein, and for other purposes 
connected therewith. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. Halli 
and the Wales List: And that they do meet To-morrow, 
in the Speaker's Chamber; and have Power to send for 
persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of the Bailiff, Aldermen-and Burgesses, and 
of several Inhabitarits-of the borough of Brecon, was pre- 


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- A. 1835. 


sented, and read; praying, That leave may be given to 
bring ina Bill for building, erecting and establishing a 


Market-place and Market for the sale of provisions, agri-- 


cultural produce, and other articles and commodities within 
the said Borough. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. Hall 
and the Wales List: And that they do meet To-morrow, 
in the Speaker's Chamber; and have Power to send for 
persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Trustees for executing the Act 
for making, repairing and improving several Roads in 
the Counties of Radnor, Hereford and Merioneth, was 
presented, and read; praying, That leave may be given 
to bring ina Bill for making and maintaining a Road 
from Velindre village, in the parish of Beguildy, in the 
said county of Radnor, to join the Road leading from 
Dolfor to Newtown, at or near Dolfor-green, in the town- 
ship of Weeg Dolfor, in the parish of Kerry, in the county 
of Montgomery. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill accord- 
ingly: And that Mr. Hall and Mr. Richard Price do 


prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of the Southend Pier Company, was pre- 
sented, and read ; praying, That leave may be given to 
bring in a Bill to alter, explain and amend the powers 
and provisions of the Act for making and maintaining 
the said Pier. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Bramston and the Essex List: And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of the L/anelly Railway and Dock Company, 
was presented, and read; praying, That leave may be 
given to bring in a Bill for altering, amending and en- 
larging the powers and provisions of the several Acts 
relating to the said Railway and Dock, for increasing or 
altering the Tolls, and for making and maintaining several 
branch Railways to be connected with the said Railway. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Rice Trevor and the Wades List: And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Inhabitants of the town and county 
of the town of Nottingham, was presented, and read ; 
praying, That leave may be given to bring in a Bill for 
establishing one or more general Cemetery or Cemeteries, 
with suitable ways and approaches thereto, adjacent to 
the said town, for the interment of the dead. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Sir 
Ronald Ferguson and the Nottingham List: And that they 
do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Trustees for executing the Acts 
for repairing several Roads in the Counties of Devon and 
Cornwall, leading to the Borough of Launceston, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying, That leave may be given to 
bring in a Bill for continuing the term and altering, 
amending and enlarging the powers of the said Acts, for 
increasing or altering the Tolls, and for making and 
maintaining several new lines of Road. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Sir 
William Molesworth and the Cornwall List: And that they 
do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of the Reading Waterworks Company, was 
presented, and read; praying, That leave may be given 
to bring in a Bill to alter, explain, amend and enlarge 
the powers of an Act passed in the seventh year of the 
reign of his late Majesty King George the Fourth, for 
better and- more effectually supplying with Water the 
Inhabitants of the several Parishes of Saint Mary, Saint 
Fagg and Saint Giles, Reading, in the County of 

erks. ; 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Shaw Lefevre and the Berks List: And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker’s. Chamber; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records. Sob ea 

* A Petition 


Radnor, 
Hereford, and 
Merioneth 
Roads Petition, 


Southend 
Pier Petition, 


Llanelly 
Railway and 
Dock Peti- 
tion, 


Nottingham 
Cemetery 
Petition. 


Launceston 
Roads Peti- 
tion. 


Reading 
Waterworks 
Petition. 


Kin; 
Incl 
Peti 


Live 
Cem 
Petit 


Ove 
Inelc 
Petit 
repo! 


Edin 


Petit 
tepor 


Wat 
etit 





Kingsclere 
Inclosure 
Petition. 


Liverpool 
Cemetery 
Petition. 


Over 

Inclosure 
Petition, 
reported. 


Edinbarghshire 

Statute Labour 
etition, 

Teported, 


~ Edinburgh 
Water 8 
ttition, 


5 Witt. IV. 


A Petition of several Owners of, or persons interested 
in, certain Jands in the parish of Kingsclere, in the county 
of Southampton, was presented, and read; praying, That 
leave may be given to bring in a Bill for dividing, allotting 
and inclosing certain common Fields, common Meadows, 
cme Downs, Commons and waste Lands in the said 

arish. 
_ Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill accord- 
ingly: And that Mr. Shaw Lefevre and Mr. Scott do pre- 


pare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of several Trustees and Shareholders in a 
certain Undertaking, in the town-of Liverpool, in the 
county of Lancaster, for establishing a public Cemetery 
there, was presented, and read; praying, That leave may 
be given to bring in a Bill for amending an Act passed 
in the seventh year of the reign of his late Majesty King 
George the Fourth, for providing an additional Cemetery 
in the Parish of Liverpool, in the County Palatine of Lan- 
caster, and for enabling the Petitioners to raise a further 
sum of money. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Lord 
Viscount Sandon and the Lancaster List: And that they 
do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker's Chamber ; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


Mr. Townley reported from the Committee on the Pe- 
tition of several Proprietors of estates within the parish 
of Over, in the county of Cambridge ; That the Standing 


Orders relative to Inclosure Bills, have not been complied 


with, inasmuch as the notice of the proposed application 
was published twice only, consecutively, in some one and 
the same newspaper of the county in which the lands to 
be inclosed are situate; but it appeared to the Com- 
mittee, that the notice was inserted in the Cambridge 
Chronicle on the 17th and 24th of October last, and in 
the Huntingdon Gazette on the 18th and 25th of October 
last, both of which papers are published within the 
county of Cambridge; that such notice was also affixed 
for four successive Sundays, in’ the months of October 
and’ November, to the door of the parish church of Over, 
within which ‘parish the said lands lie ; that such notice 
was also affixed to the door of the Town-hall at Cambridge, 
where the Quarter Sessions are held, at the last General 
Michaelmas Quarter Sessions of the Peace, where it re- 
mained for four successive weeks; and it also appeared 
that an application for an Act to inclose the said lands 
was intended to have been made to Parliament in the 
last Session, and that the notices were duly published in 
two of the Newspapers of the county, and by affixion to 
the church-doors; but at a general meeting of the Pro- 
prietors of the.said lands, held in the month of November 
1833, it was resolved that the application should be 
postponed to the present Session; that several meetings 
of the said Proprietors have been since held, and have 
been numerously attended ; and that each of the said 
proprietors of the said Jand has had notice that the present 
application to Parliament was in contemplation ; and that 
they had examined the matter of the Petition; and the 
Report was brought up, and read. - 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


The Lord Advocate reported from the Committee on 
the Petition of several Trustees for Statute Labour in the 
county of Edinburgh, and Proprietors and Inhabitants of 
lands in the said county ; That the said Petition does 
not come within the Standing Orders relative to Turnpike 
Bills; and that the Standing Orders relative to Bills for 
improving any City, Town or Place, had been complied 
with ; and that they had examined the matter of the Pe- 
tition ; and the Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill for 
further regulating the Statute Labour, sad 
Highways and Bridges in the County of Edinburgh: And 
that the Lord Advocate and Sir George Clerk do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Mr. Chalmers reported , from the Committee on the 
Petition of the Edinburgh Water Company; That the 


. Standing Orders relative to Bills for supplying any City 


or Town with Water, had been complied with; and that 
they had examined the matter.of the Petition ; and the 


Report was brought up, and read. 
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195 

Ordered, That leave be given to. bring in a Bill for 
amending, enlarging and. altering the powers of, and 
rendering more effectual, an Act of the 59th. year of the 
reign of his Majesty King George the Third, chapter 116, 
intituled, “ An Act for more effectually supplying the 
City of Edinburgh, and places adjacent, with Water;” and 
another Act of the 7th year of the reign of his late Ma- 


jesty King George the Fourth, chapter 108, intituled, “ An _ 


Act for more effectually supplying the City of Eidnburgh, 
and places adjacent, with Water, and for supplying the 
Town and Port of Leith, and places adjacent, and His 
Majesty’s Dock-yards at Leith, with Water:” And that 
Mr. Chalmers and Sir John Campbell do prepare, and 
bring it in. : 

A Petition of the Governor and Company of the New 
River brought from: Shadwell and Amwell to London, was 
presented, and read ; praying, That leave may be given 
to bring in a Bill for the better maintenance and pre- 
servation of the said New River and the banks thereof, 
and the works and property of the Petitioners, and for 
improving and regulating the supply of pure Water to 
the Metropolis, and the suburbs thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Vernon Smith and the Middlesex List: And that they do 
meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Owners and Occupiers of estates 
within, and Merchants, Manufacturers and other Inha- 
bitants of the west riding of the county of York, was 
presented, and read; praying, That-leave may be given 
to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from the township 
of Brightside Bierlow, in the parish of Sheffield, to a certain 
Bridge, called the Cut Bridge or Canal Bridge, in MJas- 
brough, in the township of Kimberworth, in the parish of 
Rotherham, all in the west riding of the county of York. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Lord 
Viscount Morpeth and the York List: And that they do 
meet To-morrow, in the Speaker's Chamber; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Proprietors of estates within the 
township and manor of Udleskelfe, in the parish of Kirby 
Wharfe, in the county of York, was presented, and read; 
praying, That leave may be given to bring in a Bill for 
inclosing, dividing and allotting certain open field Lands, 
Commons and waste Grounds within the said township 
and manor. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill accord- 
ingly : And that Lord Viscount Morpeth and Sir George 
Strickland do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Michael Joseph John Donlan, of Duke- 
street, Saint James's, in the county ef Afiddleser, gentle- 
man, Edward Hall Campbell, of Neweastle-upon-Tyne and 
of Whitley, in the county of Northumberland, gentleman, 
James Macdonald, of Upper Brook-street, in the county 
of Middlesex, and of Kinnairdy, Banffshire, North Britain, 
gentleman, and George Brown, of Ratcliff Cross, in the 
county of Middlesex, shtp-owner and merchant, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying, That leave may be given to 
bring ina Bill for incorporating the Petitioners and others 
for the purpose of establishing a manufactory for supplying 
the public Dock-yards and the Public at large in the 
United Kingdom with Sail-cloth, Pawling and otherarticles 
manufactured from the material called the New’ Zealand 
Flax, by a process invented by the said Michael Joseph 
John Donlan. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
John Maxwell and the West Scotland List: And that they 
do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of Registered Free Watermen of Gravesend 
and Milton, in the county of Kent ;—and, the there- 
undersigned Persons who have advanced monies for the 
building of the Gravesend Pier, under the authority of 
two certain Acts passed respectively in the ninth year 
of the reign of his late Majesty King George the Fourth, 
and the fourth year of the reign of His present Moyea 
were presented, and read ; taking notice of the Northfleet 
Pier bin and praying, That they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts thereof. 


1i2 And 


New River 
Company 
Petition. 


Sheffield and 
Rotherham 
Railway 
Petition. 


Ulleskelfe 
Inclosure 
Petition. 


Donlan Preser- 
vative Flax and 
Hemp Company 
Petition, 


Petitions 
against 
Northfleet 
Pier Bill. 








Nantwich 
and Congleton 
Road Petition, 


Leeds and 
Selby Rail- 
way Bill, 
presented. 


Fivehead 
Road Peti- 
tion. 


Drogheda 
Harbour 
Petition, 


Rockingham 
Read Peti- 
tion. 


Bognor 
Improvement 
Petition. 


Teignmouth 
and Dawlish 
Road Peti- 
tion. 


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And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if they 
think fit; and orthids, pom in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petitions. 


A Petition of several Owners and Occupiers of estates 
and other Inhabitants respectively residing in or near to 
the several towns of Nantwich, Middlewich and Congleton, 
and other parishes, townships or places therein mentioned, 
in the county palatine of Chester, was presented, and 
read ; praying, That leave may be given to bring in a Bill 
for repairing and improving certain Roads within the 
said parishes, townships or places. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
George Wilbraham and the Chester List: And that they 
do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


Lord Viscount Morpeth presented a Bill to enable the 
Leeds and Selby Railway Company to improve the Line of 
the said Railway, and for amending and enlarging the 
Powers and Provisions of an Act relating to such Railway: 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


A Petition of several Land-owners on the line of the 
proposed Turnpike Road hereinafter mentioned, and Inha- 
bitants in the neighbourhood thereof, was presented, and 
read ; praying, That leave may be given to bring ina 
Bill for making and maintaining a Road commencing at 
or near the junction of a certain lane called Cathanger- 
lane, with the Taunton Turnpike Road, within the parish 
of Fivehead, in the county of Somerset, through the village 
and parish of North Curry to North Petherton, in the 
county aforesaid, with several branches therefrom. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
William Miles and ‘the Somerset List: And that they do 
meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber: and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Commissioners for the improve- 
ment of the Port and Harbour of Drogheda, in Ireland, 
was presented, and read ; praying, That leave may be 
— to bring in a Bill for altering, amending and en- 
arging the powers and provisions of the several Acts for 
the improvement of the Port and Harbour of Drogheda, 
and the better regulation of the Polite of the said town. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
O'Dwyer and the Leinster List: And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Trustees for executing the Acts 
for repairing the Road from Little Bowden, in the county 
of Northampton, to Rockingham, in the said county, was 
presented, and read ; praying, That leave may be given 
to bring in a Bill for continuing and enlarging the term 
and powers of the said Acts. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill accord- 
ingly: And that Lord Brudenell and Lord Viscount Milton 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Arthur Saunders, 
Earl of Arran, in Jreland, and of several Owners of 
houses and lands, and Inhabitants respectively within 
the town or tithing of Bognor, in the county of Sussez, 
was presented, and read; praying, That leave may be 
given to bring in a Bill for continuing, amending and 
enlarging the powers and provisions of the Acts for esta- 
blishing a Market for the sale of Butchers’ Meat and 
other Articles, and for repairing and maintaing certain 
Roads in the Town or Tithing of Bognor, in the County 
of Sussex ; for making a Road along the Sea-coast, and for 
otherwise improving the said Town or Tithing. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Lord 
George Lennox and the Susser List: And that they do 
meet lo-morrow, in the Speaker's Chamber ; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Trustees for executing the Acts 
for more effectually maintaining the Road from Teign- 
mouth to Dawlish, and for making Roads from Dawlish 
to the Eveter Turnpike Roads, together with a Road 
from South Town to-Chudileigh, and certain Branches 


13° Marti. 


A. 1835. 
communicating with the same, all in the County of De- 
von, and to make and maintain other Roads communicat- 
ing with the said Roads, was presented, and read ; praying, 
That leave may be given to bring in a Bill for altering, 
amending and enlarging the term and powers of the said 
Acts, and for making and maintaining a new Branch Road. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill accord- 
ingly: And that Lord John Russell and Sir John Yarde 


Buller do prepare, and bring it in. © 


The Amesbury Road Bill was read a second time ; and 
committed to Mr. Benett and the Wilts List: And they 
are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


A Petition of several Inhabitants and Rate-payers to 
the relief of the Poor of the parish of Merthyr Tidvil, in 
the county of Glamorgan, was presented, and read; pray- 
ing, That leave may be given to bring in a Bill for better 
levying and collecting the Rates for the relief of the Poor 
within the said Parish. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Alderman Thompson and the Wales List: And that they 
do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and 
have Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Persons whose names are there- 
unto subscribed, was presented, and read ; praying, That 
leave may be given to bring in a Bill for enabling the 
Petitioners and others to pursue an inquiry for the pur- 
pose of ascertaining, by extended scientific and practical 
investigations, whether regular and inexhaustible supplies 
for the Metropolis and its vicinity, both with reference to 
its actual state and to its continually increasing popula- 
tion, can be obtained of pure soft Water, from springs 
wholly out of the reach of every contaminating influence. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Alderman Thompson and the Middleser List: And that 
they do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker's Chamber; and 
have Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


Sir Robert Inglis presented a Bill ta enable the Uni- 
versity Life Assurance Society, and their Successors, to 

urchase Annuities upon or for Lives, and also to lend 
Maney or Stock upon Mortgage, for the purpose of In- 
vestment: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, that Robert Henry 
Southwell, Esquire, who petitioned this House upon Thurs- 
day, the 26th day of February last, complaining of an 
undue Election and Return for the County of Cavan, had 
not entered into a recognizance in respect of such Petition, 
according to the directions of the Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 22, 
“ to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to the 
Trial of Controverted Elections, or Returns of Members 
to serve in Parliament.” 

Ordered, That the Order made upon the 26th day 
of February last, for taking the said Petition into con- 
sideration upon Thursday, the 26th day of this instant 
March, be discharged. 


Mr. Hume reported from the Committee on, the Pe- 
tition of the Governor and Company of the Chelsea Wa- 
terworks ; That the Standing Orders relative'to Bills for 
supplying any City or Town with Water, had been com- 
plied with; and that they had examined the matter of 
the Petition; and the Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
amending two Acts for better enabling the Governor and 
Company of Chelsea Waterworks to supply the City and 
Liberties of Westminster, and Parts adjacent, with Water, 
and for enlarging the powers thereof respectively: And 
that Mr. Hume, Sir Francis Burdett, and Colonel Evans, 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Zweedsmuir ;—Skirling ;— 
Lochwinnock ;— Ullapool ;—and, Minister, Kirk Session 
and Members of the North Parish Church of Greenock,— 
were presented, and read ; praying the House to resist 
every attempt to shake the stability or impair the efficiency 
of the Church of Scotland, and to adopt such measures as 
may seem best calculated for promoting its usefulness, 


Amesbury 
Road Bill, 
committed, 


Merthyr 
Tidvil Poor 
Petition. 


Metropolis 
Water 
Petition, 


University 
Life Assurance 
Society Bill, 
presented, 


Cavan County 
Election— 
Recognizance 
not enterediito. 


Chelsea 
Waterworks 
Petition, 
reported. 


Petitions 

in support 0 
Church of 
Scotland. 


by building and endowing such additional Churches in - 
connexion with the Establishment, as the increasing num- — 


bers and necessities of the population demand. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. ‘ag 
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Petition in A Petition of Protestants of the ancient and loyal town said Richard Smith, William Edward Vale, and Charles 
support of of Bandon, was presented, and read; praying the House Price, were informed thereof until it was too late to send 
Church Esta- aes = ? » pray: 
lishment, to take into their compassionate consideration the deplor- to the Clerk of the House the names, together with the 
(Ireland-) 


able state into which the Clergy and the Religion of the additions and places of residence of two persons propesed 
Protestants of Ireland have been reduced, and that they as sureties with which the Petitioner was provided in the 
will devise such measures as may seem best for the main- sum of 5001. each, pursuant to the Actin that case made 
tenance, in its integrity, of the Protestant Church, and and provided, viz., Francis Finch, of Great Barr, in the 
the relief of its suffering Clergy; and furthermore, that county of Stafford, coal-owner, and John Winslow, of the 
the Petitioners, considering the legislative Union now city and county of Lichfield, grocer; that the Petitioner, 
existing between Great Britain and Ireland as the best as well as the said Richard Smith, William Edward Vale, 
safeguard of our national prosperity, do jimplore the and Charles Price, were not informed of the day on which 
House to preserve it inviolate, and to guard against the it was the intention of the said honourable Member to 
insidious attempts and open efforts that are now making present the said Petition, he being confined to his bed 
for its repeal, as the Petitioners feel perfectly convinced when he received the said Petition, and were therefore 
that such efforts have for their object the dismemberment unable to deliver the names, together with the additions 
of the Empire and the overthrow of their sacred religion. and usual places of residence of the said sureties to the 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. Clerk of the House, within the time prescribed by the said 
Act ; the Petitioner therefore humbly prays the House on 
Paria ro Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- behalf of himself and the said Richard Smith, William 
Composition turn of the Amount of Composition for Tithes in such Edward Vale and Charles Price, that the Clerk of the 
— Parishes and Places as remained to be compounded for House may be directed to receive the names, together 
— on the date of the last Return made to the House of with the additions and usual places of residence of the 
Commons (16th May 1834), in the respective Dioceses said proposed sureties, and to enter them in the manner 
of Armagh, Meath, Down, Connor, Kilmore, Ardagh, prescribed by the said Act. __ ; 
Dublin, Ferns, Ossory, Cashel, Emly, Limerick, Ardfert, Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 
Oa Lismore, Cork, Cloyne, Killaloe, Tuam, Elphin A Petition of Inhabitants of Leicester, was presented, Petition 
and Achonry. and read; praying the House to keep a vigilant and se ig 
Address Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His watchful eye upon the measures of His Majesty's Minis- 
respecting =»-_\gas hat He will b ss saalher linn dy alndi Ul ters; and, in order to secure those reforms, and that 
Clergy viajesty, that He will be gracious'y preased’ to give Cirec- amelioration of our laws and institutions which is so 
Residence. tions, that there be laid before this House, a Copy of the ‘al ao ; F tl 
*  Jast Annual Return made to His Majesty in Council, of pope : Micisies den Prev Pee fe, &lt;1 to age to 
the state of Residence of the Clergy of the Established |) dons sear ve ee ee ee cen 
presansg ea egg Diocese in Jveland, pursuant “Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 
Ordered, That the said Address he presented to His A Message from the Lords by Mr. Farrer and Mr. The Lords 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His Adam: have agreed 


Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. Mr. Speaker, ; to 
The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act Chester 


' ell A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land and others, to explain an Act of the first year of His present Majesty, — 
Pour Law ratepayers in the parish of Stoke Poges, in the county of forthe more effectual Administration of Justice in England yi" 
Amendment ~~ Bucks, was presented, and read; praying the House so and Wales, so far as relates to the Execution of Criminals 
to amend the Poor Law Amendment Act that that parish in the county of Chester, without any Amendment :— 
may be exempted from any compulsory Union with other And then the Messengers withdrew. 
parishes. Ordered, Th : 
: aes . eas . rdered, That.the Order of the day, for resuming the Carlow Counts 
| Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. djourn d Debate upon the Question, That the Lette ; tee | 
to. , ; rom /homasWallace, Ksquire, to Mir. Speaker, be delivered Mr. Speaker 
Obse “ My. Pouiityqrtsesiae 9 DAE ti ventke meee GN 1, Ak ad Bee aa ; and asco being arr 1 Dehate there 
vance an Act of the twenty-ninth year of King Charles the ee vatbalces: ¥ a See 
Bill, pre- ; And the Question being again proposed, That the Letter 
Seine second for the better Observance of the Lord’s Day: ' . . 
adh dh dthe Gest Gish’ dnd ebbeaed es from Thomas Wallace, Esquire, to Mr. Speaker, be deli- 
No. 87. etna meng erin W a a ‘eas At “ae etl © vered in, and read; it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
read a second time upon Wednesday, the 25th day of this ~~ ‘The said letter was accordingly delivered in, and read, 
instant March. on Eilinuaeils : 
; Ordered, That the Bil be'printed. “ My Dear Sir, Dublin, Tuesday, 76, Stephen Green. 
en of A Petition of Hand-loom Harness Weavers in Glasgow, “ This, which I take the liberty of troubling you with, 
ang -loom 


was presented, and read; complaining of distress, and ®¢companies a Petition from Electors at Carlow County 
Weavers, p dirvealorods “m inst the Return of Messrs. Bruen and Kavanagh. | 
praying for the establishment of Boards of Trade in every g@!nst the Keturn of Messrs. Druen and Kavanagh. it 


manufacturing district, to fix from time to time the lowest WS forwarded to me to be lodged in the Hanaper Office, 
cs prices to be paid for hand-loom weaving. which I endeavoured to do this day, but was prevented 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the by being informed by the officer, that he could not enter- 
Select Committee on Hand-loom Weavers. tain it, without being accompanied by a copy. This rule 
Members added 


Members a Ordered, That Sir Michael Shaw Stewart and Mr. | believe the Petitioners were quite ignorant of, as I was 
“—&lt; Entwisle be added to the Select Committee on Hand-loom Certainly. The Petition is so long, that it was impossible 


Weavers. to have a copy made within office hours. I made attempt 
to do so; but on my return the office was closed. The 
“sede A Petition of Licensed Victuallers of Brighton, was pre- hour for closing is half-past three. 


Puy on Spirit sented, and read ; praying the House to revise the laws “I am, therefore, driven to the necessity of forwarding 
se which regulate the Petitioners’ trade, and especially to 1 directly to the House, through you; and anxiously 
relieve them from the additional duty on Spirit Licenses. hope it may in some way find admission, notwithstanding 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table _ this mistake of our ignorance. 


- ” T have the honour to remain, dear Sir, 

of eel A Petition of Charles Simpson, of the city and county “ Your obedient servant, b 

f Petitionfor + Of Lichfield, gentleman, was presented, and read; setting  ‘“ The a at so? Speaker. “ Thomas Wallace. 
futher time for forth, That the Petitioner did, on the 28th day of Febru- Oo SE : ‘ j 
mo inthe ary last, transmit to John Jervis, Esquire, a Member of Ordered, That the matter contained in the said Letter 
ureties, 


the House, the Petition of Richard Smith, William Ed- be taken into consideration upon Monday, the 23d day of 
ward Vale, and Charles Price, electors of the city of Lich- this instant March. 


field, complaining of the election of Sir Edward Dolman Ordered, That the Deputy Clerk of the Crown and 7 So 


, e of the Crown 
Scott, Baronet, to serve in Parliament for the said city, to aay is na do wer - House upon Monday, = fs 
be presented, by the said honourable Member to the the S58 Cay oF Che mnetent Papeen, 


House on the 10th day of March instant, and that the Ordered, That the Order of the day, for taking into Cork City * 


said Petition was presented by bim on the 6th day of consideration the Petition of James Charles Chatterton Condderatian 
—a and that neither the Petitioner nor the and Joseph Leycester, Esquires, the sitting Members for 4¢terred. 
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the 








Newspapers 
Regulation 
Bill, passed. 


Committee 
of Supply ; 
Navy Estimates 
relerred, 


126 


the County of the City of Cork, for deferring the time for 
the consideration of the Petition complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the said City, which was pre- 
sented yesterday, be now read; and the same being 
read :—The House proceeded to take the said Petition 
into consideration. 

The House was moved, That the Orders made upon 
Friday, the 27th day of February last, for taking into 
consideration upon Thursday, the 2d day of April next, 
the Petition of Daniel Callaghan, Esquire, and Herbert 
Baldwin, Esquire ; and also the Petition of Joseph Hayes 
and William Fagan, Esquires, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the City of Cork, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Orders be discharged. 

Ordered, That the said Petitions be taken into consi- 
deration upon Thursday, the 9th day of April next, at half 
an hour after three of the clock in the Afternoon. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the third read- 
ing of the ingrossed Bill to amend an Act of the thirty- 
eighth year of King George the Third, for preventing the 
mischiefs arising from the Printing and Publishing News- 
papers, and Papers of a like nature, by persons not known, 
and for regulating the Printing and Publication of such 
Papers in other respects, and to discontinue certain 
Actions commenced under the provisions of the said Act, 
be now read; and the same being read:—The Bill was 
_ the third time ; and an Amendment was made to the 
sill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Solicitor General do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the Committee 
of Supply, be now read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the Navy Estimates for the year 1835- 
36 be referred to the Committee. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, by leaving out from the word “‘ That” to the end of 
the Question, in order to add the words, “ an humble 
** Address be presented to His Majesty, that He will 
“he graciously pleased to give directions that there 
be laid before this House, a Copy of the Appointment, 
if any, of an Ambassador to Saint Petersburgh, together 
with a Return of the Salary and Emoluments attached 
thereto,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question :—The 
said proposed Amendment was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 

Then the main Question being put; 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair: 
—The House accordingly resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee. 


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(In the Committee.) 


Motion made, and Question proposed, That it is the 
opinion of this Committee, That Twenty-six thousand and 
five hundred Men be employed for the Sea Service, for 
thirteen lunar months, to the 3lst day of March 1836, 
including Nine thousand Royal Marines and Two thou- 
sand Boys. 

Whereupon a Motion was made, and Question proposed, 
That it is the opinion of this Committee, That Twenty 
thousand Men be employed for the Sea Service, for thirteen 
lunar months, to the 31st day of March 1836 :—Motion, 
by leave, withdrawn. 

Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That Twenty-six thousand and five hundred Men be em- 
ployed for the Sea Service, for thirteen lunar months, to 
the 31st day of March 1836, including Nine thousand 
Royal Marines and Two thousand Boys. 

To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 





And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 14° die Martii, 1835: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal re- 
ported from the Committee, That they had come to a 


13°—14° Marti. 


A. 1835. 


Resolution, which they had directed him to report to the 
House. 

Ordered,.That the Report bereceived upon Monday next. 

Mr. Bernal also acquainted the House, That he was 
directed by the Committee to move, That they may have 
leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of the 
House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Transfer of Aids Bill; and, after 
some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; 
and Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee, That they 
had gone through the Bill, and made several Amendments 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Exchequer Bills (£. 15,000,000.) 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported from the 
Committee, That they had gone through the Bill, and 
made several Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday next. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of any Correspondence between the Reverend 
J. Murphy, of the Chapel of Adam and Eve, in the City 
of Dublin, and the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s 
Treasury, on the subject of an application to remit the 
Duty of Customs payable on Timber used in the building 
of a Roman Catholic Chapel. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to the 
Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ for the 
electing of a Burgess to serve in this present Parliament 
for the Borough of Cardiff, in the room of John Nicholl, 
Esquire, who, since his Election for the said Borough, 
hath accepted the office of one of the Commissioners for 
executing the office of Lord High Treasurer of Great 
Britain, and Treasurer of the Exchequer of Zreland. 


Mr. Bonham Carter presented a Bill for the more 
effectual Registration of Persons entitled to vote in the 
Election of Members to serve in Parliament in England 
and Wales: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Wednesday next. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Lord Viscount Sandon reported from the Committee on 
the Petition of the Mayor, Bailiffs and Burgesses of the 
town of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster ; That the 
Standing Orders relative to Bills for the improvement of 
any City or Town, had been complied with; and that 
they had examined the matter of the Petition; and the 
Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for the 
establishment of a Day Police Force in the Town of Liver- 
pool, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, and to provide 
for the payment of the annual Sums due to the Parochial 
Clergy of the Parish of Liverpool: And that Lord Viscount 
Sandon and Mr. Ewart do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of all Tin imported into the United Kingdom in the 
year ending 5th January 1835; distinguishing from what 
Countries imported. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of all Tin exported from the United Kingdom in 
the year ending 5th January 1835; distinguishing to 
what Countries exported. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of all Copper imported into the United Kingdom 
in the year ending 5th January 1835 ; distinguishing 
each sort of Copper, from what Country, and into what 


Ports imported. 
Ordered, 


Adjournment, 


Ways and 
Means, de- 
ferred. 


Committee 
on Transfer 
of Aids Bill, 


Comnittee on 
Exchequer Bills 
(£.15,000,v00,) 
Bill. 


Paper 
respecting 
Adam and Eve 
Chapel ( Dub- 
lin), ordered, 


Cardiff Writ. 


Registration 
of Voters Bill, 
presented. 


No. 36. 


Liverpool - 
Police Peti- 
tion, reported. 


Accounts, 
ordered : 


Tin. 


Copper. 


— 


oe eee eet 


Members added 
to Committees. 


Power to 
Committees. 


Address 
respecting 
Education 
(Rngland and 
Wales.) 


Caldon Roads 
(No. 2.) 
Petition. 


Willington 
ridge and 
Roads Peti- 

tion, 


London and 
yhead 
8 Stone- 
*ay Petition, 


5 Witt. IV. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Quantities of Copper exported from the 
United Kingdom in the year ending 5th January 1836 ; 
distinguishing each sort, from what Port sent, and to 
what Country exported. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Quantities of Copper exported from the Port 
of London in the year ending 5th January 1835 ; distin- 
guishing each sort, and to what Country exported. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Quantities of Copper exported from the Port 
of Liverpool, in the year ending 5th January 1835 ; dis- 
tinguishing each sort, and to what Country exported. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of all Copper Ore that has been imported into the 
United Kingdom, without payment of Duty, for the pur- 
pose of exportation, in the year ending 5th January 1835. 


Ordered, That Sir Robert Inglis, Mr. Fitzroy Kelly, 
Mr. Lefroy, Mr. Grove Price, Mr. Pusey, Mr. Twiss, 
and Mr. Granville Vernon, be added to the Select Com- 
mittee on the Execution of Wills Bill. 

Ordered, That Sir Robert Inglis, Mr. Fitzroy Kelly, 
Mr. Lefroy, Mr. Grove Price, Mr. Pusey, Mr. Twiss, 
and Mr. Granville Vernon, be added to the Select Com- 
mittee on the Executors and Administrators’ Bill. 

Ordered, That the said Committees have leave to sit, 
notwithstanding the adjournment of the House. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give direc- 
tions, that there be laid before this House, a Return of 
the Number of Schools in each Town, Parish, Chapelry, 
er Extra-parochial Place; which Return, after stating 
the Amount of the Population of the said Town or Place, 
according to the last Census, shall specify, 1. whether the 
said Schools are Infant, Daily or Sunday Schools; 2. whe- 
ther they are confined, either nominally or virtually, to 
the use of Children of the Established Church, or of 
any other religious denomination; 3. whether they are 
endowed or unendowed ; 4. by what Funds they are sup- 
ported, if unendowed, whether by Payments from the 
Scholars or otherwise ; 5. the Numbers and Sexes of the 
Scholars in each School; 6. the Age at which the Children 
generally enter, and at which they generally quit School ; 
7. the Salaries and other Emoluments allowed to the Mas- 
ters or Mistresses in each School; and shall also distin- 
guish, 8. those Schools which have been established or 
revived since 1818; and, 9. those schools to which a 
Lending Library is attached. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


A Petition of several Inhabitants of the parish of 
Caldon, in the county of Stafford, and of divers other 
parishes and places near or adjoining thereto, was pre- 
sented, and read ; praying, That leave may be given to 
bring in a Bill for making, and effectually amending and 
keeping in repair, certain Roads in the Parishes and Town- 
ships of Caldon, Waterfall, Calton, Alveton otherwise Alton, 
and Upper Cotton, in the said County of Stafford. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Edward Buller and the Stafford List: And that they do 
meet To-morrow, in the Speaker's Chamber ; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Owners of estates, or Inhabitants 
residing within the counties of Derby and Stafford, was 
presented, and read; praying, That leave may be given 
to bring ina Bill for building a Bridge over the River 
Trent, at a place called Willington Ferry, in the parish 
of Willington, in the county of Derby, and for making 
proper Roads, Communications, and other necessary 
Works, to and from the same. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. Ea- 
ward Buller and the Derby List: And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of several Persons interested in the Road 
from London to Holyhead, was presented, and read; pray- 
ing, That leave may be given to bring in a Bill to enable 
the Petitioners to improve and use about ten feet in 
width of the Road made under the provisions of the se- 
veral Acts formaking, maintaining and improving the Road 


VOL. 90. 


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1Q7 


from London to Holyhead, or of the Waste by the sides 
thereof, from the Archway Tavern, in the Parish of Saint 
Mary, Islington, in the County of Middlesex, to the Town 
of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, for construct- 
ing a hard and solid Road or Stoneway for the passage 
of Locomotive Steam Carriages, upon the payment of 
adequate Tolls thereon. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Sir Henry 
Parnell and the Middlesex List: And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records. 


Ordered, That Mr. Pryme have leave of absence for a 
fortnight, to attend the Quarter Sessions ;—and, Sir George 
Crewe, three weeks, on account of illness in his family. 


Mr. James Oswald reported from the Select Committee 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the Peti- 
tions presented upon the 9th and 10th days of this 
instant March, and had directed him to make a Report 
thereof to the House ; and the Report was brought up, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
half an hour after one of the clock on Saturday 
morning, adjourned till Monday next. 








Lune, 16° die Marti; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


_PRAYERs. 


R. T’hurtle, from the Admiralty, was called in; 

and at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders, 
—Return to an Order, dated 2d March 1835, for 
a Return of any Order given for the embarkation of 
the Plymouth Division of Royal Marines during the 
period of the late Election:—-A Return of all such Per- 
sons belonging to the Division as have Votes for the 
Borough of Devonport and Stonehouse :—A Return of 
any Persons belonging to the Division as may have been 
on shore during that period; specifying their Rank, and 
by what Authority (if any) they were not embarked 
with the rest of the Division. 

Return to an Order, dated 2d March 1835, for a Return 
of any Orders given shortly before the late Election for 
the Borough of Devonport and Stonehouse, to prevent 
the Officers of the Dock (not having Votes) from taking 
any part in the late Election, or interfering with any of 
the Persons belonging to the Dock-yard, who have 
Votes, respecting their conduct as Voters:—And then 
he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Golden, from the Metropolitan Police Office, was 
called in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to the 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—An Account of all 
Monies demanded, received and expended for the pur- 
poses of the Metropolitan Police, made up to the 31st 
day of December 1834:—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the East 
India Company, was called in; and at the bar presented, 
ursuant to the directions of an Act of Parliament,— 
o. 9. List, specifying the particulars of the Compensa- 
tion proposed to be granted to certain Persons lately 
belonging to the Maritime Service of the East India 
Company, under an arrangement sanctioned by the Board 
of Commissioners for the Affairs of Jndia:—And then 
he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said List do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Income and Expenditure of the British 
Museum for the year 1834; of the estimated Charges 
and Expenses for the year 1835, and of the Sums neces- 
sary to discharge the same; and, an Account of the 
Number of Persons admitted to view the same, from 
Christmas 1833 to Christmas 1834. 

Kk 2 Mr. 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Third Report 
from Commitice 
on Public Peti- 
tions, 


Accounts, 
presented : 
Marines 
(Plymouth 
Division.) 


No. 38. 


Dock Yard 
Officers 
(Devonport and 
Stonehouse.) 


No. 38. 


Account 
respecting 
Metropolitan 
Police, pre- 
sented, 


No. 39, 


Papers from 
East India 
Company, 
presented. 
Ne. 43. 


Account 
respecting 
British Museum, 
ordered ; 


No, 44. 








presented. 


Reading 
Waterworks 
Petition, 
reported, 


Dundee 
Waterworks 
Petition, 
reported. 


Dundee Water 
Company Peti- 
tion, reported, 


Chelsea 
Waterworks 
Bill, pre- 
sented. 


Paisley 

Railway 
Petition, 
reported. 


Trinity (North 
Leith) Harbour 
and Docks Peti- 
tion, reported. 


Petition 

in favour of 
Great Western 
Railway Bill, 


128 


Mr. Cowtan, from the Trustees of the British Museum, 
was called in; and at the bar presented the said Account 
and Estimate :—And then ‘he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Account and Estimate do lie 
upon the Table; and be printed. 


Mr. Shaw Lefevre reported from the Committee on 
the Petition of the Reading Waterworks Company ; That 
the Standing Orders relative to Bills for supplying any 
City, Town or Place with Water, had been complied 
with; and that they had examined the matter of the 
Petition; and the Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable the Reading Waterworks Company to extend their 
Works, and for explaining and enlarging the Powers of 
the Act relating to such Company: And that Mr. Shaw 
Lefevre and Mr. Robert Palmer do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Sir Henry Parnell reported from the Committee on 
the Petition of the Magistrates and Town Council of the 
royal burgh of Dundee; That the Standing Orders re- 
lative to Bills for supplying any City or Town with 
Water, had been complied with; and that they had 
examined the matter of the Petition; and the * Shean 
was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
supplying the Royal Burgh of Dundee, and Suburbs 
thereof, with Water: And that Sir Henry Parnell and 
Mr. Hallyburton do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir Henry Parnell reported from the Committee on 
the Petition of several Owners and Occupiers of houses, 
manufactories and other property, and other Inhabitants 
of the town of Dundee, in the county of Forfar; That 
the Standing Orders relative to Bills for supplying any 
City or Town with Water, had been complied with; and 
that they had examined the matter of the Petition; and 
the Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
establishing a Joint Stock Company for the better sup- 
plying the Town of Dundee, and Suburbs thereof, with 
Water: And that Sir Henry Parnell and Mr. Hally- 


burton do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir Henry Parnell, by Order, presented a Bill for 
amending two Acts for better enabling the Governor 
and Company of Chelsea Waterworks to supply the City 
and Liberties of Westminster, and Parts adjacent, with 
Water, and for enlarging the Powers thereof respec- 
tively: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Sir Michael Shaw Stewart reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Petition of the Subscribers thereunto; 
That the Standing Orders relative to Railway Bills, had 
been complied with; and that they had examined the 
matter of the Petition; and the Report was brought up, 
and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making and maintaining a Railway between the Town 
of Paisley and the south side of the River Clyde, at 
Renfrew Ferry, and for constructing a Wharf, Quay or 
Landing Place there, all in the County of Renfrew: And 
that Sir Michael Shaw Stewart and Lord James Stuart 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Colonel Leith Hay reported from the Committee on 
the Petition of several ‘)wners and Proprietors of lands, 
Merchants, Traders and others interested in making and 
constructing the Harbour, Dock or Docks, Piers and other 
works thereinafter mentioned; That the Standing Orders 
relative to Bills for making Harbours, and to Bills for 
making Docks, had been complied with; and that they 
had examined the matter of the Petition ; and the Report 
was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
constructing and maintaining a Harbour, Dock or Docks, 
Piers and other Works, at Trinity, in the Parish of North 
Leith, and County of Edinburgh: And that Colonel 
Leith Hay, Sir Henry Parnell, and Mr. Fox Maule, do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Waterford, was 
presented, and read ; taking notice of the Great Western 


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A. 1835. 


Railway Bill; and praying, That the same may pass 
into a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Dugdale reported from the Committee on the Pe- 
tition of the London and Birmingham Railway Company; 
That the Standing Orders relative to Bills for making 
Railways, had been complied with; and that they had 
examined the matter of the Petition ; and the Report was 
brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable the London and Birmingham Railway Company 
to extend and alter the Line of such Railway, and to 
alter and amend the Act for making the same: And 
that Mr. Dugdale and Sir Eardley Wilmot do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


A Petition of Graziers, Farmers and Dealers of Oundle; 
—Leicester, Syston and Loughborough ;— High Wycomb 
and Buckingham ; — Somerset ; —Grantham ; —Chelms- 
ford ;— Colchester ;— Devizes ;— Louth and Horncastle ; 
—Stony Stratford, Olney, Newport Pagnell, and parts 
adjacent ;—West Lexham and Swaffham ;— Stratford- 
on-Avon and Alcester ;—several parishes in the county 
of Suffolk ;—Aylesbury;— several parishes in the county 
of Gloucester ;—in the county of Hertford ;—Coventry ; 
— Hadleigh and Sudbury ; — Norwich ; — Evesham ; — 
several parishes in the county of Oxford ;—Graziers and 
Cattle Dealers of Crowland;—Inhabitants of Islington 
(two Petitions) ;—and, Inhabitant Householders of Smith- 
field,—were presented, and read; taking notice of the 
Islington Market Bill; and praying, That the same may 
pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Saint George, Middlesex, 
in the Zower Hamlets, was presented, and read ; pray- 
ing, That the Market of Smithfield may be altogether 
abolished, and removed to some convenient spot in the 
outskirts of London. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Barnard presented a Bill for making and main- 
taining a Pier and other Works at Deptford, in the 
County of Kent: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Wodehouse reported from the Committee on the 
Petition of several Commissioners for executing the Acts 
for cleansing, depthening, repairing, maintaining and 
improving the Haven and Piers of Great Yarmouth, and 
for depthening and making more navigable the several 
Rivers emptying themselves into the said Haven, and 
for preserving Ships wintering therein from accidents 
by Fire; That the Standing Orders relative to Bills for 
making and improving Piers, Ports or Harbours, had 
been complied with; and that they had examined the 
matter of the Petition ; and the Report was brought up, 
and read, 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
improving the Haven of Great Yarmouth, in the County 
of Norfolk, and the several Rivers connected therewith; 
and for repairing, or taking down and rebuilding a 
certain Bridge over the said Haven at Great Yarmouth 
aforesaid, and a certain Bridge, called Saint Olave’s 
Bridge, over the River Waveney, in the Counties o. 
Norfolk and Suffolk; and for suspending, for a limited 
00 certain Duties payable to the Corporation of Great 

armouth, and imposing other Duties in lieu thereof: 
And that Mr. Wodehouse and Lord Walpole do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Lord Viscount Sandon reported from the Committee 
on the Petition of the Mayor, Bailiffs and Burgesses of 
the Town of Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster; That 
the Standing Orders relative to Bills for improving any 
City or Town, had been complied with ; and that they 
had examined the matter of the Petition; and the Re- 

rt was brought up, and read. ’ 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
altering, amending and extending the powers and pro- 
visions of an Act of the sixth year of his late Majesty 
King George the Fourth, for the regulation of Buildings 

in 


London and 
Birmingham 
Railway Peti- 
tion, reported, 


Petitions 
in favour of 
Islington 
Market Bill, 


Petition for 
removal of 
Smithfield 
Market. 


Deptford 
Pier Bill, 
presented. 


Great Yar- 
mouth Haven 
Petition, 
reported. 


Liverpool 
Buildings 
Petition, 
reported. 


"Ss ee oS 


, —— 








5 Wit. IV. 


in the Town of Liverpool, and for other purposes therein 


‘mentioned ; and for granting further and additional 


Islington 
Market Bill, 


Carlow County 
Election— 
Recognizance 
not entered 
into. 


Petitions 

in support of 
Church of 
Scotland. 


Petition 
respecting 
Pilots 
(Bristol.) 


Petition 
from Mont- 


powers for the Improvement and further regulation of 
the said Town, and the preservation of Property therein 
from Fires and otherwise: And that Lord Viscount 
Sandon and Mr. Ewart do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Iskngton Market Bill was read a second time; 
and committed to Mr. Handley and the Middlesex List : 
And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, that James Maher, 
and others, who petitioned this House upon Friday, the 
27th day of February last, complaining of an undue Elec- 
tion and Return for the County of Carlow, had not entered 
into a Recognizance in respect of such Petition, according 
to the directions of the Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 22, “ to conso- 
lidate and amend the Laws relating to the Trial of Con- 
troverted Elections, or Returns of Members to serve in 
Parliament.” 

Ordered, That the Order made upon the 27th day of 
February last, for taking the said Petition into consi- 
deration upon Tuesday, the 31st day of this instant March, 
be discharged. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the united parish of Kil- 
ninver and Kilmelford ;—and, Ardnamurchan,—were 
presented, and read ; praying the House not only to re- 
sist all attempts for the destruction of the Church of Scot- 
land, but also to adopt such measures as may appear best 
calculated for establishing and perpetuating its benefits. 

And the said Petitions were ordered tolieuponthe Table. 


A Petition of Branch Pilots of the port of Bristol, was 
presented, and read ; setting forth, That the Petitioners 
are, in the execution of their duty, constantly cruizing 
in the British Channel, for the purpose of piloting ships 
and vessels to their destinations ; and it frequently occurs 
that they are obliged, through stress of weather, for the 
protection of their lives and pilot vessels, to put into the 
various ports of the Channel, where they are compelled 
to pay harbour dues; and the Petitioners, feeling this 
a great hardship, earnestly pray, That the House will 
take their case into consideration, and relieve them from 
these charges. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of several Inhabitants of the city of Mon- 
treal and its vicinity, was presented, and read; setting 
forth, That the Petitioners, deeply sensible that the sub- 
sisting connexion between the United Kingdom and that 
Province is at once advantageous to the interests of the 
Mother Country and essential to the welfare of the Co- 
lony, and that ‘he Constitution conferred on the Canadas 
by his late Majesty George the Third and the British 
Parliament, has eminently promoted the prosperity of 
that Province, beg to assure the House, that they will 
use their most strenuous endeavours to cherish and 
strengthen that connexion, and to maintain inviolate in 
all its essential principles that Constitution ; that the 
Petitioners deem it matter of just congratulation, that 
notwithstanding the disorganizing efforts of a few dis- 
contented men, the mild sway of Britain, and the be- 
nign influence of British Institutions, have uniformly 
secured to that Province an almost unexampled degree 
of social happiness and public tranquillity ; that the Pe- 
titioners, however, have now reason to regard with regret 
and alarm the tendency of the Resolutions on the state 
of the Province, passed in the House of Assembly in the 
month of February last, and of the Addresses to the 
Imperial Parliament founded on them, as embodying a 
deliberate and systematic avowal of the disloyal spirit 
and revolutionary principles which, under the auspices 
of a party, have been long employed to bring into con- 
tempt the constituted authorities of the Province, to para- 
lyse the Government by withholding the Supplies, to 
— the intervention of His Majesty’s Government in 
the person of the Colonial Secretary, to usurp the prero- 


gative of the Crown by nominating executive functiona- 
ries, to establish a pure democracy on the ruins of the 
resent Constitution by the introduction of an elective 
ouncil, and virtually to effect the dismemberment of 
= gy that the Petitioners feel it to be the duty 
TOL. 90. 


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129 


as well as the interest of all the loyal inhabitants of the 
Province, to disavow so daring a misrepresentation of 
their opinions and wishes, and to resist by all lawful 
means so unconstitutional a violation of their rights and 
privileges; that the Petitioners, deeply deploring the 
inevitable necessity of external legislation in the inter- 
nal affairs of the Province, a necessity which springs 
from the systematic hostility of a dominant party to the 
Provincial Executive, and to the progress of rational im- 
provement, humbly rely on the wisdom and justice of 
the House, to concur in such modifications only of the 
Provincial Constitution as may be deemed indispensably 
requisite, to afford permanent relief to the financial em- 
barrassments of the Executive, to maintain the subsisting 
connexion between the Mother Country and the Colony, 
and to preserve in their proper places, and within their 
due limits, the mutual rights and privileges of all classes 
of His Majesty’s subjects within that Province. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That Mr. Fitzroy Kelly have leave of absence 
for three weeks, to attend the assizes ;— Mr. Serjeant 
Goulburn, to go the circuit ;—Mr. Cartwright, a month, 
on account of ill health ;—and, Mr. Hodson Kearsley, a 
month, on account of ill health. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Roupell and Mr. 
Brougham : 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for 
naturalizing Salis Schwabe; to which the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House:—And then the Messen- 
gers withdrew. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the Committee 
of Supply, be now read ; and the same being read ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, by leaving out from the word “ That” to the end 
of the Guestions in order to add the words “ the Navy 
“&lt; Estimates be referred to a Select Committee,” instead 
thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words proposed 
to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided. 
The Noes went forth. 


Sir George Clerh, 71 
Tellers for the Yeas, Sit yy Pitt, eA fl 46. 


Mr. Hume, 
Tellers for the Noes, iM Thomas Dliscssiee:} 66. 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Then the main Question being put ; 
Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair: 
—The House accordingly resolved itself into the Com- 


mittee. (In the Committee.) 


2. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Nine hundred and thirty-three 
thousand and fifty-four pounds, be granted to His Ma- 
jesty, for Wages to Seamen and Marines, and to the 
Ordinary and Yard Craft, which will come in course of 
payment in the year ending the 31st day of March 1836. 

3. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Three hundred and thirty- 
nine thousand eight hundred and twenty-five pounds, 
be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Charge of Vic- 
tuals for Seamen and Marines in His Majesty’s Fleet, 
and for the Ordinary and Yard Craft, to the 31st day 
of March 1836. 

4. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That asum, not exceeding One hundred and eight thou- 
sand eight hundred and forty-four pounds, be granted to 
His Majesty, to defray the Salaries of the Officers and 
the Contingent Expenses of the Admiralty Office, to the 
31st day of March 1836. 

5. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Twenty-two thousand one 
hundred and eighty-three pounds, be granted to His 
Majesty, to defray the Salaries of the Officers, and the 
Contingent Expenses of the Navy Pay Office, to the 31st 
day of March 1836. 

6. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Twenty-four thousand five 
hundred and ninety pounds, be granted to His Majesty, 

Ll to 


Leave of 
Absence. 


The Lords 


have passed 


Schwabe’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Committee 
of Supply. 














130 


to defray the Salaries of the Officers, and the Contin- 
gent Expenses of the several Scientific Departments of 
the Navy, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 





And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 17° die Marti, 1835: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal re- 
ported from the Committee, That they had made a fur- 
ther progress in the matters to them referred; and that 
he was directed by the Committee to move, That they 
may have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this el will, To-morrow, again re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Ways and Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the Committee 
Means, de- of Ways and Means, be now read; and the same being 
ferred. read; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 

itself into the said Committee. 
a 

Witnesses The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Indemnity reading of the Witnesses Indemnity Bill; 


Bill,deferred. — Qrdered, That the Bill be read a second time this day. 


‘Transfer of 
Aid Bill, 
reported. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Transfer of Aids Bill, the Amendments which they had 
made to the Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to by the House. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed; and read the third time this day. 


Exchequer Bills 
(£.15§,000,000.) 
Bill, reported, 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Ex- 
chequer Bills (£.15,000,000) Bill, the Amendments 
which they had made to the Bill; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to by the House. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
. grossed; and read the third time this day. 


Address 
respecting 
Political or 
Trades’ Unions, 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give di- 
rections, that there be laid before this House, Copies of 
any Addresses which have been presented, or forwarded 
for presentation, to His Majesty, on the part of Political 
or Trades’ Unions, from 14th November 1834 to the 
present period; together with such Answers as have been 
made thereto :—Also, Copy of the Address of the Council 
of the Birmingham Political Union to His Majesty, in 
the month of May 1832, and the Answer thereto. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majestys’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Bankrupts’ Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 

Estates Bill, investing in Government Securities a portion of the Cash 

ordered. lying unemployed in the Bank of England, belonging 
to Bankrupts’ states, and applying the Interest thereon 
in discharge of the Expenses of the Court of Bankruptcy, 
and for the relief of the Suitors in the said Court: And 
that the Master of the Rolls and Mr. Rolfe do prepare, 
and bring it in. 

Return from Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 

ren stedag turn, from the Treasurer of the County of Middlesex, of 

ordered, the Amount of uncollected Rates on each day, from 14th 
October 1833 to 3d January 1835, denoting by an asterisk 
the days on which the collection of the Rates was sus- 
pended by any order of Quarter Sessions. 

Accounts Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 

respecting count of the Total Number of Proof Gallons of British 

— _ Brandy, and of Spirits of Wine, permitted out from the 


Rectifiers’ Stocks in England, for the year ending 5th 
January 1835. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Total Number of Proof Gallons of British 
Spirits permitted out from the Distillers’ Stocks in Eng- 
land, for the year ending 5th January 1835, and the 
Stock of Spirits in their hands on that day. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Total Number of Gallons of Proof Spirits 
distilled in the United Kingdom; distinguishing the 

2 


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A. 1835. 


Number of Gallons, and the Amount of Duty paid in each 


R 

Kingdom, from 5th January 1834 to 5th January 1835. re 
Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- i 
count of the Total Number of Proof Gallons of Malt or 


Whiskey imported into England from Scotland, for two 
years, ending 5th January 1834 and 5th January 1835. 


Answer to © 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the House, 
Addresses, 


That their several Addresses of the 10th, 11th, 12th, 
13th and 16th days of this instant March (that His Ma- 
jesty would be graciously pleased to give directions that 
the Papers therein mentioned might be laid before this 
House) had been presented to His Majesty; and that 
His Majesty had commanded him to acquaint this House, 
That He will give directions accordingly. 


Mr. Secretary Goulburn presented, pursuant to several 
Addresses to His Majesty,—Copies or Extracts of any 
Communication made by the Colonial Office to the Go- 
vernors of Colonies in consequence of an Address of this 
House to His Majesty, dated 2d July 1834. 

Copy of a Despatch to the Governor of British Guiana 
from the Colonial Office, dated the 29th November last, 
announcing the dissolution of Lord Melbourne’s Cabinet. 

Mr. Secretary Goulburn also presented, pursuant to 
the directions of an Act of Parliament,—Copy of Order 
in Council, dated 19th March 1834, declaring that 
adequate and satisfactory provision has been made by 
law in the Island of Jamaica, for giving effect to the 
Statute 3 &amp; 4 Will. 4, for the Abolition of Slavery. 

Copy of Order in Council, dated 5th June 1834, for 
giving effect to an Ordinance passed in the Colony of 
British Guiana, and for declaring that adequate and 
satisfactory provision hath been made in the said Colony 
for carrying into effect the Statute 3 &amp; 4 Will. 4, ¢. 73, 
for the abolition of Slavery. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table; 
and that the Papers respecting Slavery Abolition be 
printed. 


Papers, 
presented: 


Colonies, 


British 


Guiana. 


Slavery 
Abolition. 
No. 42, 


Accounts, &amp;c. 
presented : 


Public Debt. 
No. 45. 


Sir Thomas Fremantle presented, pursuant to Orders, 
—An Account of all additions which have been made 
to the annual Charge of the Public Debt, by the Interest 
of any Loan that hath been made, or Annuities created, 
subsequent to the passing of an Act 27 Geo. 3, c. 13, as 
required by the 72d section of the said Act, and also 
showing how the Charge incurred in respect of the same 
has been provided for in the year ended 5th January1835. 

Copy of a Letter and Statement from the Commis- 
sioners of Revenue Inquiry to the Treasury, dated 21st 
May 1834, in reply to the Observations of the Post- 
master General on their Report. 

A Return of the Number of Letters sent from Zondon 
and Hull through the Post Office at Hamburgh, during 
the year ended 5th January 1835, distinguishing Single, 
Double, &amp;c.; of the Number of Letters received at Lon- 
don and Hull from Hamburgh, during the same period ; 
distinguishing Single, Double, &amp;c.; of the Amount of 
Postage charged in London and Hull respectively on 
the above Letters, so far as the same can be made out; 
and of the Sum or Sums (if any) contributed by the 
Government of Hamburgh towards the Expenses of the 
Post Office Communication between G'reat Britain and 
Hamburgh. 

Copy of any Correspondence between the Reverend 
J. Murphy, of the Chapel of Adam and Eve, in the City 
of Dublin, and the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s 
Treasury, on the subject of an application to remit the 
Duty of Customs payable on Timber used in the building 
of a Roman Catholic Chapel. 

Ordered, That the said Account and Papers do lie 
upon the Table; and that the Account respecting the 
Public Debt; and, Papers respecting the Post Office, 
be printed. 


Post Office. 
No. 40. 


Post Office. 
No. 40. 


Adam and 
Eve Chapel 
(Dublin.) 


Bankrupts’ 

Estates Bill, 

presented. 
No. 41. 


The Master of the Rolls presented a Bill for investing 
in Government Securities a portion of the Cash lying 
unemployed in the Bank of England, belonging to 
Bankrupts’ Estates, and applying the Interest thereon 
in discharge of the Expenses of the Court of Bankruptcy, 
and for the Relief of the Suitors in the said Court: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
a second time upon Friday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 







Ordered, 








Returns 





5 Witt. IV. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 


ens Lande turn of the Names of those Persons who, under the Acts 


( Ireland), 
ordered. 


Schwabe’s 
Nat. Bill, 
read, 


Cork County 
Election— 
Petition 

for leave to 
amend the 
Name of a 
Surety. 














3 &amp; 4 Will. 4, c. 37, and 4 &amp; 5 Will. 4, ce. 90, have 
served Notices on the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for 
Ireland of their intention to purchase the Fee of the 
Bishops’ Lands held by them; specifying in each case 
the following particulars :—1. The Name and Residence 
of the Persons proposing to purchase :—-2. The Date of 
the Notice:—3. The Diocese or Archdiocese in which 
the Lands proposed for purchase are situated: —4. The 
nature of the Tenant’s Tenure, whether 21 years, 41 
years, or Lives:—5. Amount of Rent and Fees reserved 
on subsisting Lease :—6. Fine, exclusive of Fees paid or 
pe at the gale day immediately preceding the Notice 
or purchase, and whether suite early or at longer 
intervals: — 7. Full Annual Value of the Lands, estimated 
according to the custom of the Diocese, &amp;c.:—8. Value 
of the Fee in such Lands, subject to the Rent to be re- 
served by the Act, as estimated by the Commissioners: 
—9. The rate of Purchase at which the same is estimated, 
and on what principle or Table estimated :—10. Value of 
the Tenant’s Interest in the Lands under his Lease, as esti- 
mated by the Commissioners:—11. The rate of Purchase 
at which the same is estimated, and on what principle 
or Table estimated :—12. Purchase-money demanded of 
the Tenant :—13. Average yearly Fine and Fees thereon, 
for nine years preceding the Notice, or during the period 
prescribed by the Act:—14. Yearly Interest on Amount 
of Purchase-money, at Five per cent. Interest: —15. Ag- 
gregate of average yearly Fine and Fees, and said yearly 
Interest on Purchase-money :—16. Increase per Cent. of 
said aggregate of Fine and Fees, and Interest over Fine 
and Fees, paid or payable immediately previous to pur- 
chase :—17. Whether the Purchase has been completed, 
or not, or if the time for making the deposit of the 
Purchase-money has been allowed by the Tenant to 
expire; or when the Purchase has been certified, but no 
deposit of the Purchase-money made; or when the 
Amount of Purchase-money has not yet been certified. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for natu- 
ralizing Salis Schwabe, was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Messrs. Fladgate, Young and Jackson, of 
No. 12, Essex-street, Strand, solicitors, was presented, 
and read; setting forth, That the Petitioners are the 
agents of Thomas Cuthbert Kearney, of Garrett’s Town, 
in the county of Cork, Esquire, and Alexander O’ Driscoll, 
of the Hill, in the south liberties of the city of Cork, 
Esquire, in the matter of the Petition presented by them 
against the Return of Garrett Standish Barry, Esquire, 
as one of the Members to serve in Parliament for the 
County of Cork; that the said Petition was presented to 
the House by Mr. Speaker on Thursday, the twelfth day 
of March instant, having been received by Mr. Speaker 
from the Crown Office in Dublin, where the same had 
been lodged within the time limited by the Orders of 
the House; that the Petitioners having received from 
Messieurs Footts and Fitzsimons, the solicitors in Cork, 
the names of Abraham Morris, Esquire, of Dunkettle, in 
the county of Cork, and of William Mannix, Esquire, of 
Richmond, in the same County, as sureties, to enter into 
the usual recognizances, on the prosecution of the said 
Petition, pursuant to the 9th George 4th, c. 22, the Peti- 
tioners ro erate the said names as sureties to the Clerk of 
the Recognizances of the House, on Friday, the thirteenth 
day of March instant, described as follows, videlicet, 
Abraham Morris, of Dunkettle, in the parish of Glanmire, 
in the county of Cork, Esquire, William Manniz, of Rich- 
mond, in the parish of Glanmire aforesaid, Esquire; that 
an appointment for examination of the sufficiency of the 
said sureties by the two persons appointed for that pur- 
pose by Mr. Speaker, under the provisions of the said 
Act, has not yet been made, and the fourteen days 
allowed by the said Act for completing the Recognizances 
will not expire until the twenty-sixth March instant ; 
that the Petitioners received by the post this morning 
a letter from the said Messieurs Footts and Fitzswmons, 
dated 12th March instant (and which by the regular 
course of the post having arrived in London yesterday, 
being Sunday, was delivered this mya , Stating that 
“ it was only on that day (videlicet, twelfth March) they 
had discovered that the name William Mannix was wrong, 


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131 


his name being Henry;” that the said Henry Mannix 
is a gentleman well known to the said Garrett Standish 
Barry, one of the said sitting Members for the said 
County, and that no misapprehension as to the real per- 
son intended, can have arisen from describing the said 
Henry Mannix “as William Mannix, of Richmond, in 
the parish of Glanmire, in the county of Cork, Esquire,” 
as no other person answers that description save the said 
Henry Mannix; that the Petitioners immediately gave 
notice to the said Garrett Standish Barry, the said 
sitting Member for the County of Cork, of the said error 
in the Christian name of the said surety, and the Peti- 
tioners accompanied such notice with a copy of the Peti- 
tion; the Petitioners therefore humbly pray, That the 
House will take the premises into their consideration, 
and be pleased to permit the description of the said 
Sureties to be amended, by substituting in the notice 
délivered to the Clerk of the Recognizances, the Christian 
name “ Henry,” as the Christian name of the said Henry 
Mannix, instead of “ William.” 

Ordered, That the Petition be taken into considera- 
tion this day. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


Return 

respecting 
Royal Yachts, 
ordered. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Total Expense of maintaining the Royal and 
Admiralty Yachts, during the last four years; distin- 
guishing the Amount paid in Wages and Emoluments 
to the Commanders, Officers and Crews of each Yacht 
separately ; and also the Amount expended during the 
same period in Repairs, Equipments and Disbursements 
on account of each :—also, of the Date at which each 
of the Royal Yachts was last employed in actual Service 
at sea. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till a 
quarter of an hour before one of the clock on 
Tuesday morning, adjourned till this day. 








Martis, 17° die Marti ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


w bem hour appointed for taking into consideration 
the Petition of the there-undersigned Freemen and 

Electors of theCity of Rochester, complaining of an undue 

Election and Return for the said City, being come ; 

The House proceeded to the appointment of a Select 
Committee, to try and determine the merits of the said 
Petition. 

The Serjeant at Arms was sent, with the Mace, to the 
places adjacent, to require the attendance of the Members 
upon the business of the House: And being returned ; 

The Heuse was counted by Mr. Speaker; and three 
hundred and ninety-one Members being present; 

And the Petition of John Hodgetts Staford Foley, ot 


Borough 
Elections— 
Petitions 
considered. 


Prestwood House, in the County of Stafford, Esquire, 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for the 
Borough of Droitwich, being also ordered to be taken 
into consideration on this day ; 

The several Petitioners, and other Parties, in both 
the said cases, their counsel and agents, were called in. 


And the door being locked ; 

The Order of the day, for taking into consideration 
the said Petition, complaining of an undue Election and 
Return for Rochester, was read. 

And the Names of the Members were drawn, and read 
in the usual manner. 

And the whole number of thirty-three names was com- 
pleted: And Lists of the said Names were delivered to 
the Clerk appointed to attend the Committee on the Ro- 
chester Election; and then the door was opened, and 
the Parties, their counsel and agents, withdrew. 


Rochester 
Election— 
Petition 
considered. 


And the door being again locked ; 

The Order of the day, for taking into consideration 
the said Petition, comiieiitiag of an undue Election and 
Return for Droitwich, was read. 

And the Names of the Members were drawn, and read 
in the usual manner. 

And the whole number of thi 
pleted: And Lists of the oT, 

2 


Droitwich 
Election— 
Petition 
considered, 


-three Names was com- 
ames were delivered to 
the 


Rochester City 
and Droitwich 





Papers from 
East India 
Company, 
presented. 
No. 43, 


Waterford 

City Election— 
Recognizance 
not entered into, 


Launceston 
Roads Peti- 
tion, reported. 


Saint Pancras 
Paving 
Petition, 
reported, 


Cart Navi- 
tion Petition, 
reported. 


N ws choows 

Cou ngus 
Reiley Peti- 
tion, reported. 


132 
the Clerk appointed to attend the Committee on the 


Droitwich Election ; and then the door was opened, and 
the Parties, their counsel and agents, withdrew. 


Note:—That in the course of drawing the Names 
for the appointment of the said Committees, the 
Names of several Members were drawn, who were 
excused, as being sixty years of age or upwards , 
and other Names were set aside, the Members 
being petitioned against. 


Mr. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the East 
India Company, was called in; and at the bar presented, 
ursuant to the directions of an Act of Parliament,— 
No. 10, List, specifying the Particulars of the Compen- 
sation proposed to be granted to Reduced Officers and 
Servants of the East India Company, under an arrange- 
ment sanctioned by the Board of Commissioners for the 
Affairs of India, and laid before the Honourable the 
House of Commons on the 20th March 1834:— And 
then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said List do lie upon the Table ; and 
be printed. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, that John Franklin 
and Benjamin Collins, who petitioned this House upon 
Monday, the 2d day of March instant, complaining of 
an undue Election and Return for the City of Waterford, 
had not entered into a recognizance in respect of such 
Petition, according to the directions of the Act 9 Geo. 4, 
c. 22, to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to the 
Trial of Controverted Elections, or Returns of Members 
to serve in Parliament. 

Ordered, That the Order made upon the 2d day of 
this instant March, for taking the said Petition into con- 
sideration upon Tuesday, the 7th day of April next, be 
discharged. 


Sir William Molesworth reported from the Committee 
on the Petition of several Trustees for executing the Acts 
for repairing several Roads in the Counties of Devon and 
Cornwall, leading to the Borough of Launceston; That 
the Standing Orders relative to Turnpike Bills, had been 
complied with; and that they had examined the matter 
of the Petition; and the Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
more effectually repairing the Launceston Turnpike 
Roads, and making certain additional Roads: And that 
Sir William Molesworth and Sir Henry Hardinge do 


prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir Samuel Whalley reported from the Committee on 
the Petition of several Vestrymen, and other Inhabitant 
Householders of the parish of Saint Pancras, in the county 
of Middlesex; That the Standing Orders relative to Bills 
for improving any City, Town or Place, hadbeen com- 
plied with; and that they had examined the matter of 
the Petition ; and the Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
repealing several Acts for paving, lighting, watering and 
cleansing certain parts of the Parish of Saint Pancras, in 
the County of Middlesex, and for granting other powers 
in lieu thereof: And that Sir Samuel Whalley, Mr. 
Hume, and Mr. Henry Lytton Bulwer, do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Graham Speirs reported from the Committee on 
the Petition of the Magistrates and Town Council of 
the town of Paisley, in the county of “ty That the 
Standing Orders relative to Navigation Bills, had been 
complied with; and that they had examined the matter 
of the Petition; and the Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend an Act for improving the Navigation of the River 
Cart, in the County of Renfrew: And that Mr. Speirs, 
Sir Michael Shaw Stewart, and Mr. Wallace, do pre- 


pare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Hallyburton reported from the Committee on the 
Petition of several Owners or Occupiers of lands in, or 
Inhabitants of, the Valley of Strathmore, in the Counties 
of sore and Perth ; That the Standing Orders relative 
to Bills for making Railways, had been complied with ; 
and that they had examined the matter of the Petition; 
and the Report was brought up, and read. 


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A. 1835. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making and maintaining a Railway from Newtyle to 
Coupar Angus, in the County of Forfar: And that Mr. 
Hallyburton and Mr. Fox Maule do prepare, and bring 
it in. 

Mr. Hallyburton reported from the Committee on the 
Petition of several Owners or Occupiers of lands in, or 
Inhabitants of, the Valley of Strathmore, in the county 
of Forfar; That the Standing Orders relative to Bills 
for making Railways, had been complied with ; and that 
they had examined the matter of the Petition; and the 
Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making and maintaining a Railway from Newtyle to the 
Muir of Eassie, and from thence to the Muir of Glammis, 
in the County of Farfar: And that Mr. Hallyburton 
and Mr. Fox Maule do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. George Wilbraham reported from the Committee 
on the Petition of several Trustees for carrying into exe- 
cution an Act for more effectually repairing the Road 
from Flint to the Lower King’s Ferry, and for making and 
maintaining two new Branches of Roads from the Lower 
King’s Ferry aforesaid, to or near to the Town of Mold, all 
in the County of Flint; and also another Act for making a 
Turnpike Road to communicate with the Lower King’s 
Ferry over the River Dee, from the Township of Great 
Saughall, in the County of Chester, and from the Village 
of Northop, in the County of Flint; and of Owners and 
Occupiers of estates in the neighbourhood of the said 
Roads and Ferry; That the Standing Orders relative to 
Turnpike Bills, and also to Bills for making Ferries, 
had been complied with; and that they had examined 
the matter of the Petition; and the Report was brought 
up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
improving and keeping in repair certain Roads in the 
Counties of Flint and Chester, and for better maintain- 
ing the Ferry over the River Dee, called the Lower 
King’s Ferry, in the said County of Flint: And that Mr. 
George Wilbraham, Sir Stephen Gilynne, and Mr. Lloyd 
Mostyn, do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Forbes reported from the Committee on the Pe- 
tition of several Merchants, Solicitors and others, Inha- 
bitants of the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow; That 
the Standing Orders relative to Bills for making Rail- 
ways, had been complied with; and that they had ex- 
amined the matter of the Petition; and the Report was 
brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make 
and maintain a Railway from Stanrig and Arbuckle, in 
the County of Lanark, to the Union Canal at Cause- 
wayend, in the County of Stirhng: And that Mr. Forbes 
and Mr. John Maxwell do prepare, and bring it in. 


Two Petitions of Inhabitants of Knockholt and its 
vicinity, were presented, and read; taking notice of the 
Farnborough and River-Hill Road Bill; and praying, 
That the same may not pass into a law as it now stands. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lieupon the Table. 


Lord Viscount Sandon presented a Bill for the esta- 
blishment of a Day Police Force in the Town of Liverpool, 
in the County Palatine of Lancaster, and to provide for 
the payment of the annual Sums due to the Parochial 
Clergy of the Parish of Liverpool: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of the Provost, Fellows and Scholars of the 
College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen 
Elizabeth, near Dublin, was presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Dublin Gas Bill; and praying, That the 
same may not pass into a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


The counsel and agents in the case of the Rochester 
Election being returned to the bar, the Clerk appointed 
to attend the said Committee, delivered in to the House 
a reduced List; and the same was called over, and is as 
follows : 

Thomas Greene, Esquire, James Loch, Esquire, William 
Henry Scourfield, Esquire, Henry Marsland, Esquire, 
Wadham Locke, Esquire, William Bolling, ys 
Charles Shaw Lefevre, Esquire, Nicholas Wile aa 

‘olborne, 


Newtyle and 
Glammis Rail. 


way Petition, 
reported, 


Dee Ferry 
Roads, &amp;e, 
Petition, 
reported. 


Slamannan 
Railway 
Petition, 
reported. 


Petitions 
against Farn- 
borough and 
Riverhiil Road 
Bill. 


Liverpool 
Police Bill, 
presented. 


Petition 
against 
Dublin Gas 
Bill. 


Rochester 
Election— 
Committee 
appointed. 








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5 Witt. IV. 


Colborne, Esquire, George Wilbraham, Esquire, Paul 
Beilby Thompson, Esquire, John M‘Taggart, Esquire. 

And the said eleven Members, being the Select Com- 
mittee for trying the merits of the Petition, complain- 
ing of an undue Election and Return for the City of 
Rochester, were sworn by the Clerk, at the table, in the 
usual manner; and thereupon the counsel and agents 
withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Committee do meet forthwith 
in one of the Committee Chambers appointed for hear- 
ing the Trials of Controverted Elections. 


Sir John Wrottesley reported from the Select Committee 
on Standing Orders relative to Private Bills; That they 
had made a progress in the matters referred to them, 
and had come to a Resolution, which they directed him 
to report to the House; and the same was read, and is 
as followeth : 

Resolved, That is the opinion of this Committee, That, 
in the case of the Over (Cambridge) Inclosure Petition, 
the Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of George Wood, of the city of Bath, printer, 
was presented, and read; complaining of an action hav- 
ing been commenced against him and General Cunning- 
ham, the printers, publishers and proprietors of the Bath 
and Cheltenham Gazette, at the suit of a common in- 
former, under the Act 38 Geo. 3, c. '78, to recover penal- 
ties to the enormous amount of:10,500/.; and praying, 
That the House will adopt such measures as will relieve 
them from the vexatious and harassing proceedings now 
pending against them. . 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Stephen Clement Webb, of the —_ of 
Saint Philip and Saint Jacob, in the city of Bristol, 
conveyancer, and a member of the Honourable Society 
of Gray’s Inn, was presented, and read; complaining 
of certain alleged abuses in His Majesty’s Custom House 
at Bristol; and praying the House to take the subject 
into its most serious consideration, and to revise and 
amend the rules and regulations relative to the Com- 
missioners, Officers and Servants of His Majesty’s Cus- 
tom Houses in the United Kingdom. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Report from 
Committee 
on Standing 
Orders; 


Over 
Inclosure 
Petition. 


Petition of 
G. Wood. 


Petition 
respecting 
Custom House 
(Bristol.) 


Petition 

in favour of 
Islington 
Market Bill. 


A Petition of Graziers, Farmers and Dealers in the 
county of Leicester, was presented, and read; taking no- 
tice of the Islington Market Bill; and praying, That the 
same may pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
the third day of this instant March, That a Select Com- 
mittee be appointed to inquire into the present state of 
the Education of the People in England and Wales, and 
into the application and effects of the Grant made in the 
last Session of Parliament for the erection of School 
Houses, and to consider the expediency of further Grants 
in aid of Education, and to report their observations 
thereupon to the House, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Roebuck, Lord 
John Aiyssctl Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir 
James Graham, Mr. Strutt, Mr. Plumptre, Mr. Poulett 
Thomson, Sir Harry Verney, Mr. Grote, Lord Viscount 
Sandon, the Earl of Kerry, Mr. Gladstone, Dr. Bowring, 
Sir Oswald Mosley, Mr. Warburton, Mr. Estcourt, Mr. 
Parker, Mr. Secretary Goulburn, Mr. Hawkins, Lord 
Ashley, Mr. Divett, Mr. Finch, Mr. Vernon Smith, Mr. 

usey, Mr. Hawes, Sir Edward Knatchbull, Sir Wil- 
liam Molesworth, the Earl of Lincoln, Mr. Spring Rice, 
Mr. Barlow Hoy, Mr. Clay, Sir John Mordaunt, Lord Vis- 
count Morpeth, Mr. Robert Williams, and Mr. Baines: 
And they are to meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Cham- 
ber; re have. Power to send for persons, papers and 
records; and that Five be the Quorum. 

Ordered, That the Report which, upon the 7th day of 
August in the last Session of Parliament, was made from 
the Select Committee on Education, be referred to the 
Committee. 


Committee 
on Education 
nominated ; 


Report 
referred, 


Petitions 
Pespecting 
Education, 


A Petition of the there-undersigned late Scholars of 
Christ's Hospital, was presented, and read ; setting forth, 
™, spcoen the sources of education open to the people 


17° Marti. 


133 


of this country, the influence of none is more widely dif- 
fused than that of Christ’s Hospital, more commonly 
known as the Blue-Coat School; that Christ’s Hospital 
always provides for the education of above one thousand 
children, all of whom are presented by the Governors of 
the Hospital, and certified by the ministers and church- 
wardens of parishes as children “who have no ade- 
quate means of education ;” that the Petitioners humbly 
submit, that much useful information on the subject of 
education, now under process of inquiry by the House, 
would result from an investigation into the system of 
education pursued at that foundation; and the Peti- 
tioners therefore pray the House to institute such an in- 
vestigation into the state of the education afforded by 
Christ’s Hospital. 

A Petition of John Stoat, of Chapman-street, Liver- 
pool-road, Islington, schoolmaster, was also presented, 
and read; recommending the establishment of Model 
Schools, upon a method of improvement upon the Ma- 
dras ee of education, introduced by him in the pa- 
rochial schools belonging to the parish of Saint Mary, 
Ishngton ; and praying the House to take the subject 
into early consideration. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Select Committee on Education. 


Lord Viscount Morpeth reported from the Committee 
on the Petition of several Owners and Occupiers of 
estates within, and Merchants, Manufacturers and other 
Inhabitants of the west riding of the county of York; 
That the Standing Orders relative to Bills for makin 
Railways, had been complied with; and that they ha 
examined the matter of the Petition; and the Report 
was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from Sheffield to Rotherham, both in 
the West Riding of the County of York: And that Lord 
Viscount Morpeth, and Sir George Strickland, do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers and Spirit Dealers 
of Tavistock;—and, Licensed Victuallers resident in the 
city of York,—were presented, and read; praying for 
the repeal of the additional Duty on Spirit Licenses. 

And thesaid Petitions were ordered tolieuponthe Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Dizon, of Abilene, in the county 
of Dublin, Esquire, one of the Candidates at the last 
Election for the borough of Kinsale, in the county of 
Cork, was presented, and read; setting forth, That, on 
the fourth day of March instant, the Petitioner caused to 
be presented to the House a Petition, complaining of the 
undue Election and Return of Lieutenant-Colonel Henry 
Thomas for the said Borough of Kinsale, and which Pe- 
tition was ordered to be taken into consideration on the 
seventh day of April next; that the Petitioner, previ- 
ously to forwarding the said Petition, accompanied by 
his solicitor, William Bailey Wallace, of Dublin, gen- 
tleman, applied at the Hanaper Office, Dubin, to ascer- 
tain the course to be adopted touching the said Petition, 
when he was informed b the Clerk thereof that, after 
presenting said Petition, the necessary steps for entering 
into securities for its due prosecution need not be taken 
until a later day than that when the period for present- 
ing Petitions against the Return of Members of Parlia- 
ment had expired; that the Petitioner was informed by the 
said Clerk that the said Petition could not be despatched 
from the Hanaper Office, in Dublin aforesaid, unless a 
copy or duplicate thereof were also lodged at the said 
offine : that the Petitioner therefore forwarded the said 
Petition to a Member of the House, who presented the 
same forthwith, and immediately wrote to the Peti- 
tioner at Dublin aforesaid, that the names of two sure- 
ties should be delivered in to the Clerk of the House of 
Commons within two days after presenting such Petition; 
that the Petitioner, by return of post, forwarded the 
names of rent ihe Burton Smith and James Dwyer, 
both of Dublin, Esquires, as such sureties, which arrived 
in London on Monday, the ninth day of March instant, 
and the Petitioner forthwith proceeded to London, where 
he arrived early on the Wednesday morning following, 
being the earliest day that could be without travelling 
on the Sunday; and on the same day he also ascertained 
that the names of two sureties ought to have been deli- 

Mm vered 


Sheffield and 
Rotherham 
Railway Peti- 
tion, reported. 


Petitions for 
repeal of Duty 
on Spirit 
Licenses. 


Kinsaie 
Borough 
Election—~ 
Petition for 
further time for 
giving in Names 
of Sureties, 





Droitwich 

Election— 
Committee 
appointed, 


Petitiun for 
alteration of 
Factories’ Re- 
gulation Act, 


Address 
respecting 
London 
University. 


Return respect- 
ing Sheriffs’ 
Accounts, 
ordered. 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Gloucester 

City Election— 
Petition for 
further time for 
giving in the 
Names of Sure- 
ties, withdrawn, 


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vered within two days after the presentment of the said 
Petition; that Recognizances could not then be received, 
and that the Petitioner could only obtain. rderess by 
resenting a Petition to the House; that the Petitioner 

2 used every diligence to prosecute the said Petition 
so presented as aforesaid, and is ready to verify the 
above statement, if required, and to enter into an 
sureties that may be required by the House; the Peti- 
tioner therefore humbly prays the House, That he may 
be at liberty to give in the names of his sureties, prepa- 
ratory to perfecting his recognizances, as required by 
the Act of Parliament in that behalf, or that the Peti- 
tioner may be at liberty to present a fresh Petition 
against the said Return, or that the House will grant such 
relief to the Petitioner as to the House may seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken. into consi- 
deration To-morrow. \ 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


The counsel and agents, in the case of the Droitwich 
Election, being returned to the bar, the Clerk appointed 
to attend the said Committee, delivered in to the House 
a reduced List; and the same was called over; and is 
as follows : 

David Lewis, Esquire, Robert Williams, Esquire, 
James Bradshaw, Esquire, Sir Oswald Mosley, Baronet, 
John Neeld, Esquire, Lord Viscount Sandon, Kedgwin 
Hoskins, Esquire, the Honourable Hugh Arbuthnott, 
Lord John Scott, Thomas Marsland, Esquire, Richard 
Weyland, Esquire. 

And the said eleven Members, being the Select 
Committee for trying the merits of the Petition, com- 
plaining of an undue Election and Return for the Bo- 
rough of Droitwich, were sworn, by the Clerk, at the 
table, in the usual manner; and thereupon the counsel 
and agents withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Committee do meet forthwith 
in one of the Committee Chambers appointed for hear- 
ing the Trials of Controverted Elections. 


A Petition of Masters and Workmen of mills em- 
ployed in the manufacture of woollen cloth in Alver- 
thorpe-cum- Thornes, was presented, and read; reciting 
an Act of the fourth year of the reign of His present 
Majesty, “to regulate the Labour of Children and Young 
Persons in the Mills and Factories of the United King- 
dom ;” and praying the House to make such alterations 
therein as will enable the Masters of woollen-cloth mills 
to employ, as piecers in their mills, children of the age 
of eight years or upwards, for the space of eleven hours 
per day, in the same manner as they were accustomed 
to do before the passing of the said 1 oe 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of the Charter of Incorporation, as applied for in 1831 
by the University of London ; with a statement of the dif- 
ferent Stages and Offices through which it then passed 
towards completion. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of Sheriffs’ Accounts audited by the Commissioners 
for ar Public Accounts, pursuant to an Act passed 
in the third and fourth years of the reign of His present 
Majesty, c. 99, “ for facilitating the appointment of 
Sheriffs, and for the more effectual Audit and passing 
of their Accounts.” 


Ordered, That Mr. John Blackburne have leave to go 
a ee Mr. Strutt three weeks, to attend the 
ssizes. 


A Petition of the there-undersigned Electors of the city 
of Gloucester, was presented, and read, setting forth, That 
the Petitioners presented their Petition to the House 
against the Return of Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge 
Berkeley, Esquire, for the representation of the city of 
Gloucester, on the 9th day of March instant; that, having 
acted without any professional advice, they were altogether 
ignorant that it was necessary at the same time to give in 


17° Mariii. 


A. 1835. 


the names of sureties to enter into recognizance for them, 
but they acted under the belief, that they had fourteen 
days allowed to enter into the recognizance; that they are 
now ready with the names of four respectable persons, who 
have signed and entered into the requisite recognizance 
for them, but they are informed that they are now too 
late to give in the names; the Petitioners therefore 
humbly pray, That under these circumstances the House 
will allow them now to deliver in the names of their 
sureties, and that they will accept their recognizances, 
in order that their Petition may be duly and regularly 
proceeded with before a Committee of the House. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be withdrawn. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Roupell and Mr. The Lords 
Brougham: _ have passed 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act to British — 
indemnify the Governor General and other Persons in (india) Bil 
respect of certain acts done in the Administration of the ; 
Government of the British Territories in the East Indies, 
subsequent to the twenty-second day of April, one thou- 
sand eight hundred and thirty-four, and to make those 
acts valid ; to which the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


The British Territories (Indiz) Bill was read the first British Ter- 


° ° ° itories 
time ; and ordered to be read asecond time upon Friday (India,) 


next. Bill read. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. No. 46, 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to esa et 
the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ for the Division) Writ, 
electing of a Knight of the Shire to serve in this present 
Parliament for the northern division of the county of 
Nottingham, in the room of the Right honourable Lord 
Viscount Lumley, now Earl of Scarborough, called up to 


the House of Peers. 


Ordered, That this House be called over upon Monday, House to be 
the 30th day of this instant March. enaniees 
Ordered, That such Members as shall not then attend, 
be sent for in the custody of the Serjeant at Arms at- 
tending this House. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day, for taking into Cork County 
consideration the Petition of Messrs. Fladgate, Young Petition for 
and Jackson, which was presented yesterday, for leave to arene 
amend the description of the sureties delivered in to the of the Sureties, 
Clerk of the Recognizances, on the Petition of Thomas °™*"* 
Cuthbert Kearney and Alexander O’ Driscoll, Esquires, 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for the 
County of Cork, be now read ; and the same being read : 

—The House proceeded to take the said Petition into 
consideration ; and the same was again read. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the third Escheaer Sis 


. . . ee (£. 15,000,000. 
reading of the ingrossed Bill for raising a sum of Money Bill, passed. 


by Exchequer Bills, for the Service of the year one thou- 
sand eight hundred and thirty-five, be now read; and 
the same being read:—The Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title 
be, An Act for raising the Sum of Fifteen Millions. by 
Exchequer Bills, for the Service of the year one thousand 
eight hundred and cag Oia 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill do the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the third read- a 
ing of the ingrossed Bill to apply certain Sums to the in a 
Service of the year one thousand eight hundred and 
thirty-five, be now read; and the same being read :— 

The Bill was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Bestel do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for Dissenters’ 
the relief of Persons dissenting from the Church of Eng- ee ~ 
land in relation to the celebration of Marriages: And ~"’ 
that Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Secretary 
Goulburn, Mr. Attorney General, and Mr. Solicitor Ge- 
neral, do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, 





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publicCarringes Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
: = the better regulation of Cabriolets and other Hackney 
Carriages, or of Omnibuses and other Stage Carriages 


135 


Mr. William Gladstone presented,—Return to an Ad- Reto relative 
dress to His Majesty, dated the 1st day of July 1834, for Gua Heke,” 


Copies or Extracts of the Evidence and Information col- presented. 


for short Distances, used in and near the Metropolis, and 
of the Drivers and Attendants thereof: And that Mr. 
Alderman Wood and Mr. Thomas Gladstone do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
the Encouragement of the voluntary Enlistment of Sea- 
men, and to make Regulations for more effectually man- 
ning His Majesty’s Navy: And that Sir James Graham, 
Mr. Labouchere, and Sir Philip Durham, do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
arnend and consolidate the Laws relating to the Merchant 
Seamen of the United Kingdom, and for forming and 
maintaining a Register of all the Men engaged in that 
Service: And that Sir James Graham, Mr. Labouchere, 
and Sir Philip Durham, do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Public Income and Expenditure for the 
years ending 5th January 1833, 1834 and 1835; showing 
the actual Expense incurred in the collection or manage- 
ment of the Revenue, the yearly charge of Debt (the 
terminable Annuities being valued by Estimate) ; the Ex- 
penses of the Civil Government; the Allowances to the 
Royal Family, and to his Royal Highness Prince Leopold; 
the Establishment of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland ; 
the Expenditure of the Two Houses of Parliament, and 
the Civil Departments ; the other Pensions on the Con- 
solidated Fund or the gross Revenue and the Civil List; 
also, the Payments, Charges or Sums voted for the ad- 
ministration of Justice, Diplomatic Expenses, and the 
Sums voted for Army, Navy and Ordnance Services ; 
also, Public Works, Bounties, Post Office, the Quarantine 
and Warehousing Establishments, and all other Expenses 
not coming under any of the foregoing heads. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give di- 
rections, that there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Parishes in Scotland in which Fish Tithe is paid ; 
the Amount of such Fish Tithe, or of the Rent or Com- 
position received in lieu of it by the Clergyman, for the 
years 1831, 1832 and 1833; as also, of the Stipend or 
other Income of the Clergymen of such Parishes where 
Fish Tithe is paid, and of the value of their Manses and 
Glebes during the same period. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


lected by the Commissioners of Eastern Inquiry, from 
1823 to 1827 inclusive, relative to the condition and 
treatment of the Native Inhabitants of Southern Africa, 
within the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope, or beyond 
the Frontier of that Colony :—Also, Copies or Extracts 
of Orders, Proclamations or Regulations of Government 
respecting those Inhabitants, and of the Reports commu- 
nicated to the Commissioners or Commanders of Expe- 
ditions against the Tribes beyond the Frontier :—Also, 
Copies or Extracts of any Reports or Communications 
addressed to the Secretary of State by the Commissioners, 
or either of them, relative to the Native Tribes, and the 
means of securing their rights, and improving their con- 
dition :—Also, Copies or eatewot of Despatches or Com- 
munications addressed to the Secretary of State by the 
Governors of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope, or 
other Public Officers of that Colony since the a 1826, 
on the foregoing subjects :—Also, Copies or Extracts of 
the Regulations, Orders or Proclamations that may have 
been published in relation to them within the same 
period :—Also, Copies of any Orders or Instructions sent 
to the Colony in relation to the foregoing subjects, since 
the year 1826. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. James Oswald reported from the Select Committee 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the Peti- 
tions presented upon the 11th, 12th, and 13th days of this 
instant March ; and had directed him to make a report 
thereof to the House ; and the Report was brought up, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Mercuri, 18° die Marti ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV“ Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


NM R. Du Bois, from the Metropolitan Commissioners 

in Lunacy, was called in; and at the bar pre- 
sented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of Parlia- 
ment,—An Account of Monies received for Licenses by 
the Clerk of the Metropolitan Commissioners in Lunacy, 
and of all Monies received and paid out of the Con- 
solidated Fund to the said Clerk, from the 1st August 
1833 to the 1st August 1834; specifying the several heads 
of Expenditure :—And then he withdrew. 


Conte on Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed to Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the Table. 
(lund), © iNQuire into the Amount of Advances made by the Com- mv : . sil 
wpinted, missioners of Public Works in Jreland, the regulations Mr. Williams, from the Register Office for Middlesex, Perrine 


ing Registrar of 


under which they were made, the purposes to which they 
have been applied, and the amount of Repayments; to 
consider also the various Reports made by Committees 
and Commissioners on the subject of reclaiming Waste 
Lands in Jreland, and to what extent the suggestions 
which they contain have been complied with :—And a 
Committee was ay oy of Mr. Lynch, Mr. Chancellor 
of the Exchequer, Sir Henry Hardinge, Mr. Spring Rice, 
Sir Henry Parnell, Sir Thomas Fremantle, Mr. O’ Con- 
nell, Sir Richard Musgrave, Mr. Wyse, Mr. Morgan 
John O’ Connell, Colonel Conolly, Colonel Perceval, Mr. 
Feargus O’ Connor, Mr. William Smith O’ Brien, Mr. James 
Loch, Mr. Poulett Scrope, The O’ Conor Don, Mr. Anthony 
Lefroy, Mr. James Grattan, Mr. Robert Clive, Lord 
Viscount Clements, Sir Charles Coote, Mr. Lowther Chap- 
man, Colonel Bruen,Mr. Thomas Gladstone, the Earl of 
Kerry, Sir Robert Bateson, Mr. Bodkin, Mr. Blake, Mr. 
Christopher Fitzsimon, Lord Viscount Castlereagh, Mr. 
William Roche, and Mr. Sheil: And they are to meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records; and that Five 
be the Quorum. 


The Witnesses Indemnity Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee of 


the whole House, for Wednesday, the 25th day of this 
instant March. 


VOL. 90. 


was called in; and at the bar presented,—A Return to 
an Order dated the 2d day of this instant March, for 
a Copy of the appointment of the Registrar or Deputy 
Registrar of Deeds for the county of Middlesex ; also, 
the Amount of Fees received by him during the last 
Five Years, and the hours of his attendance at the 
Registry Office :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of several Inhabitants of Belfast, in the 
County of Antrim, and of its vicinity, was presented, 
and read; taking notice of the Belfast and Crumlin 
Road Bill; and praying, That provision may be made 
therein for empowering the Trustees to maintain as Turn- 
pike a certain Road from the north end of Peter’s Hili, 
in the town of «PR to its junction with the intended 
Turnpike Road, all in the said Pat ta Antrim. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Emerson Tennent and the Ulster List: And that they 
do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and 
have Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


Mr. Dobbin presented a Bill for more effectually re- 
pairing and improving the Road from Newry to Charle- 
mont, through the County of Armagh: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 

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136 


Sir William Folkes reported from the Committee 
on the Petition of several Commissioners and Trustees 
for executing the Powers of the Acts for repairing and 
better of Nor the Quay of the Port of Wells, in the 


Wells (Norfolk) 
Harbour Peti- 
tion, reported, 


County of Norfolk; That the Standing Orders relative 
to Bills for making Piers, Ports or Harbours, had been 
complied with; and that they had examined the mat- 
ter ofthe Petition; and the Report was brought up, and 
read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend and enlarge the Powers of the several Acts for 
repairing, improving and better preserving of the Har- 
bour and Quay of Wells, in the County of Norfolk: 
And that Sir William Folkes and Sir Jacob Astley do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Sheffield Gas 
Petition, 
reported, 


Mr. Parker reported from the Committee on the Peti- 
tion of several Merchants, Manufacturers and other 
Inhabitants within the borough of Sheffield, in the west 
riding of the county of York; That the Standing Orders 
relative to Bills for lighting any City, Town or Place 
with Gas, had beer complied with; and that they had 
examined the matter of the Petition; and the - se 
was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
better lighting with Gas the Borough of Sheffield, in 
the West Riding of the County of York: And that 
Mr. Parker and Mr. Buckingham do prepare, and bring 
it in. 

Cart Navi- 


gation Bill, 
presented. 


Mr. Graham Speirs presented a Bill to amend an 
Act for improving the Navigation of the River Cart, in 
the County of Renfrew: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read.a second time. 


Petition 
against 
Dublin Gas 
Bill. 


A Petition of Officers of Health of the parish of Saint 
Mark, in the city of Dublin, duly appointed by Vestry, 
was presented, and read; taking notice of the Dubin 
Gas bin; and praying, That the same may not pass into 
a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Petitions 

in support of 
Church of 
Scotland. 


A Petition of Presbyterian Inhabitants of Kilmalie ;—. 
Inhabitants of Saint Andrew’s and Saint Leonard’s ;— 
Rattray ;—Bruan ;—Comrie ;—Latheron ;— Morton ;— 
Lybster ; — Dunheath ; — Graitney ;— Ferry-port-on- 
Craig ;—Applegarth ;— Loggie Easter ;— Edderton ;— 
Kirkpatrick Fleming ; — Ruthwell ; — Moffat ;— Lang- 
holm ;—Kirkbean ;— Minister and Elders of the Pres- 
bytery 6f Saint Andrew’s ;—and, Moderator and Clerk 
of the Original Secession Burgher Presbytery of Perth 
and Dunfermline,— were presented, and read; praying 
the House to resist every attempt to shake the stability 
or impair the efficiency of the Church of Scotland, and 
to adopt such measures as may seem best calculated for 
promoting its usefulness, by building and endowing such 
additional Churches in connexion with the Establish- 
ment as the increasing numbers and necessities of the 
population demand. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petition against 
Imprisonment 


for Debt Bill. 


A Petition of Commissioners of the Court of Requests 
for the town and borough of Southwark, and the eastern 
half of the hundred of Brixton, in the county of Surrey, 
was presented, and read; taking notice of the Imprison- 
ment for Debt Bill; and praying, That the same may 
not pass into a law, so as to interfere with the power at 
present vested in the Commissioners of the said Court, 
of issuing executions against the body or goods of 
debtors at their discretion. 

A Petition of John Gilbert Meymott, the senior Chief 
Clerk of the Court of Requests for the town and borough 
of Southwark, and the eastern half of the hundred of 
Brixton, in the county of Surrey, was also presented, and 
read ; taking notice of the said Bill; and praying, That 
the same may not pass into a law, so as to deprive the 
Commissioners of the said Court of the power of award- 
ing and enforcing execution against the body or goods 
of debtors at their discretion; or, in case the House 
should think it right to pass the said Bill, then that they 
will make provision for a just and adequate compensa- 
tion and indemnity to the Petitioner for the loss he will 
sustain, and the responsibility he will still continue under, 


Petition of 

J G. Meymott, 
for Compensa- 
tion, 


18° Marti. 





A. 1835. 


either by a charge upon the fees to be received under 
the new Court. proposed to be established by the said 
Bill, or in such other way as to the House shall seem 
right and just. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Hand-loom Weavers of Belfast, was Petition of 
resented, and read; complaining of distress ; and pray- Hand-loom 
ing for the establishment of Boards of Trade in every V%"*™. 
manufacturing district, to fix, from time to time, the 
lowest prices to be paid for Hand-loom Weaving. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Hand-loom Weavers. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- aoe 
turn of the Amount of Window Duty paid in the twelve Window Daty, 
Towns which contribute severally the largest Amount, —_-rdered. 


A Petition of Inhabitant Householders of the county Petition 
of the town of Drogheda, was presented, and read ; com- — 
plaining of their goods having been seized and sold by (Ireland.) 
public auction, for non-payment of. Minister’s money, 
alleged to be due to the Reverend J. Magee, Vicar of 
Saint Peter’s, Drogheda; and praying for relief. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 
A Petition of John Walsh, Richard Buggy, and Lau- Petition 


rence Nolan, of Borris, in the county of Carlow, was Tespecting 
presented, and read ; complaining of certain proceedings (Boris) 
before the Magistrates in the Court House of Borris, on 
the 6th of February last, when three persons in the emplo 
of Thomas Kavanagh, Esquire, named Patrick Roach, 
John Gillen and Patrick Holden, were convicted of three 
separate assaults; and praying for inquiry. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Freemen and Householders of the city 
of Canterbury, was presented, and read; setting forth, 
That the most unjust and unwarrantable exercise of 

ower was used at the late Election of Representatives 
in Parliament for that City by the aristocracy of the 
neighbourhood, and more particularly by the Chapter 
and Clergy of the ay ane Church, by which many 
voters were prevented from exercising their suffrages 
unshackled ; and praying, That in any measure of Church 
Reform which may be brought before the House, an en- 
actment re be introduced to prevent the Clergy from 
neglecting their spiritual occupations for the purpose of 
entering into the busy arena of politics, as an interference 
totally foreign to the duties of a Christian Pastor; and 
also praying, that, for the protection of trade and liberty 
of conscience against the power of the aristocracy and 
of the clergy, and also to prevent the lavishing of money 
in decorations and treating, the House will allow the in- 
tended Motion of the Member for the city of London, 
“ That in future all Votes for Members of Parliament 
shall be taken by Ballot,” to pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Bribery at Elections. 


Petition 
respecting 
Canterbury 
City Election, 


Petition 

in favour of 
Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill. 


A Petition of William Kemp, of the King’s Bench 
Prison, was presented, and read ; taking notice of the Im- 
prisonment for Debt Bill; and praying, That the same 
may pass into a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Operative Spinners, Rovers and other 
Persons employed in the spinning mill or manufactory 
of Messrs. Swainson, Birleys &amp; Co., in Fishwick;— 
Overlookers, Operatives and Parents of children em- 
ployed in flax mills in Leeds;—Master Flax Spin- 
ners of Leeds ;—Operatives of Farsley, in the parish of 
Calverley-cum-Farsley ;-Overlookers, Parents, Opera- 
tives and others connected with labour in worsted mills 
in Leeds ;—Operatives of Guiseley ; Operative Spinners 
and Rovers in the employ of Messrs. Horrocks, Mi uler, 
&amp; Company, at Preston ;—Mill-owners and Occupiers 
of Mills in the west riding of the county of York ;— 
Parents of children working in and living near to the 
cotton and worsted mills in Keighley ;—Operatives of 
Marsden, Lingards, Slaithwaite, Linthwaite, Golcar, 
Longwood and Scammonden ;—Mill-owners of Marsden, 
Lingards, Slaithwaite, Linthwaite, Golcar, Longwood and 

Scammonden ;— 


Petition 

for repeal or 
amendment of 
Factories’ Re- 
gulation Act. 



















uty, 


on, 


ent 
ill. 


or 
t of 





Petition 

for relief of 
Agricultural 
Distress. 


Member 
discharged 
from further 
attendance on 
a Committee ; 


Member added. 


Petition 

for repeal of 
Duty on Spirit 
Licenses. 


Execution of 

Wills Bill, 

reported. 
No. 52. 


Fxecutors and 
Administrators 
Bill, reported. 


No. 53. 


Petition for 
amendment of 
Weights and 
Measures Act. 


Petition 
respecting 
Canterbury 
City Election. 


5 Wixi. IV. 18° Marti. 137 


Scammonden ;—and, Overlookers, Operatives and Parents 
of children employed in woollen mills in Batley and 
Batley Carr,—were presented, and read; reciting the 
Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, to regulate the Labour of Children 
and Young Persons in the Mills and Factories of the 
United Kingdom; and praying the House to repeal or 
amend the same. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Occupiers of land in the parish of 
Whittington and adjoining hamlets, was presented, and 
read ; complaining of the depressed state of the Agricul- 
ba interest ; and praying for the repeal of the Duty on 

alt. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That Mr. Grote be discharged from any 
further attendance on the Colonial Military Expenditure 
Committee. 


Ordered, That Mr. Guest be added to the Committee. 


A Petition of Licensed Innkeepers and Licensed Victu- 
allers of Norwich ;—Licensed Victuallers of Sheffield ;— 
Licensed Victuallers and Innkeepers of Halifax ;—Li- 
censed Victuallers of Newbury and Speenhamland ;— 
and, Totnes and Bridgetown,—were presented, and read ; 
praying for the repeal of the additional Duty on Spirit 
a imposed by an Act of the last Session of See. 
lament. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Sir John Campbell reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on the Execution of Wills Bill; That they had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same 
to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
several Amendments thereunto; and the Report was 
brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Wednesday, the 1st day of April next. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


Sir John Campbell reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on the Executors and Administrators Bill; That 
they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and 
made several Amendments thereunto; and the Report 
was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Wednesday, the 1st day of April next. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


A Petition of Coal Merchants and Retail Dealers at 
Boston, was presented, and read; reciting an Act of the 
last Session of Parliament, to amend and render more 
effectual two Acts ea in the 5th and 6th years of the 
reign of his late Majesty King George the Fourth, re- 
lating to Weights and Measures; and praying the House 
to make such amendments therein as will enable Ma- 
gistrates to punish persons convicted of selling Coals by 
heaped measure, instead of by weight. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Nutt, was presented, and read ; 
setting forth, That the Petitioner is, and has been for 
many years, the Town Clerk of the city of Canterbury, 
and upon the last election of Members to serve in Par- 
liament for that City, he was appointed by the Sheriff 
thereof one of his deputies to take the poll at one of the 
booths, and that the Petitioner acted as such accordingly; 
that the Petitioner has seen a Petition presented to the 
House by the Right honourable Stephen Rumbold Lush- 
ington, one of the Candidates at the said Election, com- 
plaining of undue proceedings thereat, and especiall 
alleging illegal and partial conduct on the part of the 
Petitioner in his office as one of the deputies of the said 
Sheriff at the said Election; that the Petitioner utterly 
denies having in anywise acted during the said Election, 
or at any time before or since the said Election, with 
any partiality or illegality whatsoever, and humbly pro- 
tests that, to the best of his judgment and knowledge, he 
acted in his said office indifferently and fairly towards 
the Voters and the Candidates at the said Election, without 
any ogg or prejudice; that the Petitioner therefore 


humbly prays he may be peut to defend himeelf, 
by counsel or otherwise, before the House, when the 
Petition of the said Right honourable Stephen Rumbold 
Lushington shall be taken into consideration, and grant 
to the Petitioner such other relief in the premises as to 
the House shall seem fitting. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the President, Vice-President and Com- Petition 
mittee of the Liverpool Guardian Society for the pro- respecting 
tection of Trade, consisting of Merchants, Bankers and — 

. + $S1ZeS. 

Traders of Liverpool, was presented, and read; setting 
forth, That Lancaster, the town in which the Assizes for 
the county of Lancaster are at present held, is distant 
from Liverpool fifty-four miles; that the number of 
causes arising for trial at the Assizes in the hundred of 
West Derby, in which the town of Liverpool is situated, 
far exceeds that arising in any other hundred in the 
county; that the expenses attending the trial of a cause at 
Lancaster, at so great a distance from Liverpool, are very 
heavy, and are caused principally by the attendance of 
attornies and witnesses, the expense of each witness for 
his attendance being generally from 10/. to 15/. and 
oftentimes more; and praying, That the House will 
adopt such measures as to them shall seem meet for 
causing an adjournment of the Assizes to be held at 
Liverpool for the trial of civil causes. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


The Grand Junction Waterworks Bill was read a se- Grand Junction 
cond time; and committed to Mr. Hume and the Mid- ge . 
dlesex List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the sities tae 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


Mr. Rice Trevor reported from the Committee on the New Pembrey, 
Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the New Pem- aces. 
brey Harbour; That the Standing Orders relative to Bills 
for making Harbours, and to Bills for making Railways, 
had been complied with; and that they had examined 
the matter of the Petition; and the Report was brought 
up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable the New Pembrey Harbour Company to raise a 
further Sum of Money, and to enlarge the Powers of 
the Pembrey Harbour Act: And that Mr. Rice Trevor 
and Sir James Williams do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Ramsgate Water Bill was read a second time; and Ramsgate 
committed to Sir Edward Knatchbull and the Kent List: Water. oe 
And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s °™™"“** 
Chamber. : 


Lord Henniker reported from the Committee on the East Suffolk _ 
Petition of several Justices of the Peace resident in and Ponmsovustics 
acting for the eastern division of the county of Suffolk ; reported. 
That the Standing Orders relative to Bills for erecting 
Town Halls, had not been complied with; but it ap- 
peared to the Committee, that the Petitioners, together 
with the Grand and Petty Jurors assembled at the 
Trinity Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at Beccles, 
Woodbridge and Ipswich, in the eastern division of the 
county of Suffolk, presented a Petition to His Majesty’s 
most honourable Privy Council, praying, that an addi- 
tional Assize might be held at Ipswich for the said county, 
or that the Assizes might be held alternately at Ipswich 
and at Bury Saint Edmunds, for the convenience of the 
said eastern division; and it further appeared to the 
Committee, that a minute was made on the 22d day of 
January last by His Majesty’s Privy Council, purporting 
that an order would be granted that the Suffolk Assizes 
would in future be held alternately at Jpswich and Bury 
whenever it should be certified to the satisfaction of the 
Secretary of State for the Home Department that the 
courts and the gaol are in a fit state for holding Assizes 
there, and that a house is ready with sufficient accom- 
modation for the lodging of the Judges; and that it is 
of importance that no delay should take place in com- 
plying with the terms on which His Majesty’s Privy | 
Council have been pleased to signify their consent to so 
beneficial an arrangement; and that they had examined 
the matter of the Petition; and the Report was brought 
up, and read. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 

Noa Ordered, 





Accounts 
respecting 


Snuff, ordered. 


Petition 

respecting 
East India 
Company. 


Paper respect- 
ing Post Office 
Packets (Ire- 

land ), ordered. 


Petition 
respecting 
First Fruits 
and ‘Tenths. 


Merchant Sea- 
men Registra- 
tion Bill, pre- 
sented. 


No. 47. 


Enlistment 
of Seamen 
Bill, pre- 
sented. 


No. 48. 


Papers to be 
printed. 
No. 49. 
No. 50. 


Paper respect- 
ing Parish of 
Stoke Poges, 
ordered, 


138 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Number of Pounds Weight of Leaf Tobacco, 
Manufactured Tobacco, Cigars and Snuff, paid Duty 
npon quarterly for the _ 1834, ending 5th January 
1835; also, the rate of Duty and Total Amount of the 
same, distinguishing England, Scotland and ireland; 
also, of the Number of Pounds Weight of each, and 
Amount of Duty collected at the respective Ports of 
Importation within the same period, and the Total of 
cath attetes and year. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Number of Pounds Weight of Unmanu- 
factured Tobacco, Manufactured Tobacco, Cigars and 
Snuff, imported into England, Scotland and Ireland, 
from the United States of America, and all other Parts, 
in the year 1834, ~ 5th January 1835; distin- 
guishing the Quantities of each denomination imported 
into the respective Ports of the United Kingdom, and 
from whence it came, describing the Quantity of Un- 
manufactured Tobacco, Manufactured called Negrohead, 
Manufactured Cigars and Snuff, and Total Amount of 
the same. 


A Petition of Ships’ Stewards late in the service of 
the honourable East India Company, was presented, and 
read ; setting forth, That the Petitioners constitute a class 
of individuals who have been employed in the subordinate 
capacity of ship stewards in the late maritime service of 
the East India Company, and who by the termination 
of that service have lost all prospect of future employ- 
ment, and been reduced to a state of destitution; and 
praying, That the House will take into their kind con- 
sideration the peculiar hardship of the Petitioners’ case, 
and enable them to receive compensation for their loss 
of employment, according to the principle which has 
governed the compensation granted to the captains, 
officers, boatswains, carpenters and gunners of the honour- 
able Company’s Service. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of a Memorial presented to the Treasury relating to the 
removal of the Post Office Packets from Howth Harbour 
to Kingstown Harbour. 


A Petition of Jeremiah Lennox Livingstone, lieutenant 
and adjutant on half-pay of His Majesty’s late Glengarry 
Light Infantry, was presented, and read; praying the 
House to institute an inquiry into the cause of the non- 
payment of First Fruits and Tenths by the Beneficed 
Clergy of England, Wales, Berwick-upon-Tweed and 
Ireland ; and further praying, that a Commission may 
be issued, to ascertain the rights of lay Patrons, divested 
of presentation to churches, granted to their ancestors 
by the Crown, in consequence of their being Papists or 
Popish Recusants, but whose heirs have now conformed 
to the Church of England. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Sir James Graham presented a Bill to amend and con- 
solidate the Laws relating to the Merchant Seamen of the 
United Kingdom, and for forming and maintaining a 
Register of all the Men engaged in that Service: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time upon Wednesday, the 1st day of April next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Sir James Graham presented a Bill for the encourage- 
ment of the voluntary Enlistment of Seamen, and to 
make oes for more effectually manning His 
Majesty’s Navy: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second upon Wednesday, the 
1st day of April next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Ordered, That the Papers relative to Colonies, which 
were presented upon Monday last, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Papers relative to the Cape of Good 
Hope, which were presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of the Correspondence between the Poor Law Commis- 
sioners and the Vestry of the Parish of Stoke Poges. 


18° Marti. 


‘the 





A. 1835. 


Mr. Baring presented, pursuant to Order,—An Ac- 
count of the Quantity of Coals brought Coastwise, and 
by Inland Navigation, into the Port of London during 

ear 1834; ee wr the same with the Quanti- 
ties brought during the year 1833. 

Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the Table; 

and be printed. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
Wednesday, the 4th day of this instant March, for 
taking into consideration, To-morrow, the Petition of 
Robert King, and others, electors, complaining of an 
undue Election and Return for the City of Dublin, 
might be read; and the same was read; 

The House was also moved, That the Order made 
upon Friday, the 6th day of this instant March, for 
taking into consideration, To-morrow, the Petition of 
Robert King, and others, Electors, complaining of an 
undue Election and Return for the said City, might be 
read; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Order made 
upon Thursday last, for taking into consideration, To- 
morrow, the Petition of Robert King, and others, Elec- 
tors, complaining of an undue Election and Return for 
the said City, might be read; and the same being read; 

A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the said Orders be discharged ; 

And the House being informed, that Sir Robert Sidney, 
the agent of the sitting Members, attended at the door, 
who could give the House information in respect of a 
Notice having been given to the sitting Members by 
the agent of the Petitioners, of their intention to aban- 
don the Petitions, upon which they are now about to 
proceed ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That Sir Robert Sidney be called in:—And the said 
Motion was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Then the main Question being put ; 

Ordered, That the said Orders be discharged. 

Ordered, That the said Petitions be taken into consi- 
deration upon Thursday, the 26th day of this instant 
March, at a quarter of an hour after three of the clock in 
the Afternoon. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day, for taking into 
consideration the Petition of Z’homas Dixon, Esquire, 
one of the Candidates for the Borough of Kinsale, pray- 
ing for further time for giving in the names of his Sure- 
ties, which was presented yesterday, might be read; 
and the same being read ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That the said Petition be taken into further considera- 
tion upon Thursday, the 26th day of this instant March; 
it passed in the Negative. 

Ordered, That the Petition do lie upon the Table. 


The Imprisonment for Debt Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to Sir John 
Campbell, Mr. Attorney General, Mr. Solicitor General, 
Mr. Aglionby, Mr. Blamire, Mr. Brodie, Mr. Brother- 
ton, Mr. Charles Buller, Mr. Bonham Carter, Mr. Car- 
ruthers, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cripps, Mr. Divett, Mr. Ewart, 
Mr. Cutlar Fergusson, Mr. Finn, Mr. Fleetwood, Mr. 
Freshfield, Sir James Graham, Sir George Grey, Mr. 
Grote, Mr. Hawes, Mr. Hogg, Dr. Lushington, Mr. Lynch, 
Lord Viscount Morpeth, Mr. Murray, Mr. O’ Connell, 
Mr. O’ Dwyer, Mr. O’ Loghlen, Mr. William Henry Ord, 
Mr. Pemberton, Mr. Poulter, Mr. Serjeant Perrin, Mr. 
Pryme, Sir Matthew White Ridley, Mr. Richards, Mr. 
Roebuck, Mr. Rolfe, Mr. Frederick Shaw, Mr. Sheil, 
Mr. John Abel Smith, Mr. Serjeant Talfourd, Mr. Tan- 
cred, Mr. Tooke, Mr. Warburton, Mr. Serjeant Jackson, 
Mr. Hardy, Lord Francis Egerton, Lord James Stuart, 
Mr. Lefroy, Colonel Perceval, Mr. Humphery, Mr. Ber- 
nal, Mr. Jones Parry, Mr. Alderman Copeland, Mr. 
Mark Philips, Mr. Fox Maule, Lord Dalmeny, Mr. 
Baring, Mr. Richards, and Mr. Rundle: And hin are 
to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s Chamber. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum of the Committee. 


The Copyholds Bill was, according to Order, read a 
second time; and committed to Sir John Campbell, Mr. 
Attorney General, Mr. Solicitor General, Mr. Aghonty: 


r. 


Account 
respecting 
Coals, 
presented. 


No. 51. 


Dublin City 
Election— 
Consideration 
deferred. 


Kinsale Borough 
Election— 
Petition for 
further time for 
giving in the 
Names of Sure- 
ties, considered. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill, 
committed to &amp; 
Select Com- 
mittee, 


Copyholds Bill, 
cominitted to a 
Select Com- 
mittee. 


#@ @&amp;2 a0 


Court of Session 
(Scotland) Esta- 
blishment Bill, 
committed to a 
Select Com- 
mittee, 


Imprisonment 
for Debt 
(Scotland) Bill, 
committed to a 
Select Com- 
mittee, 


Illegal 
Securities 
Bill, come 
mitted. 


Registration 
of Voters 
Bill, deferred. 


Supply, 
deferred. 


Ways and 
Means, de- 
ferred. 


Political 
Franchise 
Bill, ordered. 


Committee 

on Weights 
ind Measures, 
*ppointed, 


5 Witt. IV. 


Mr. Blamire, Mr. Brodie, Mr. Brotherton, Mr. Charles 
Buller, Mr. Bonham Carter, Mr. Carruthers, Mr. Clay, 
Mr. Cripps, Mr. Divett, Mr. Ewart, Mr. Cutlar Fergus- 
son, Mr. Finn, Mr. Fleetwood, Mr. Freshfield, Sir James 
Graham, Sir George Grey, Mr. Grote, Mr. Hawes, Mr. 
Hogg, Dr. Lushington, Mr. Lynch, Lord Viscount Mor- 
peth, Mr. Murray, Mr. O’ Connell, Mr. O’ Dwyer, Mr. 
O’Loghlen, Mr. William Henry Ord, Mr. Pemberton, 
Mr. Poulter, Mr. Serjeant Perrin, Mr. Pryme, Sir Mat- 
thew White Ridley, Mr. Richards, Mr. Roebuck, Mr. 
Rolfe, Mr. Frederick Shaw, Mr. Sheil, Mr. John Abel 
Smith, Mr. Serjeant Talfourd, Mr. Tancred, Mr. Tooke, 
Mr. Warburton, Mr. Serjeant Jackson, Mr. Hardy, Lord 
Francis Egerton, Lord James Stuart, Mr. Lefroy, Colonel 
Perceval, Mr. Humphery, Mr. Bernal, Mr.Jones Parry, 
Mr. Alderman Copeland, Mr. Mark Philips, Mr. Fox 
Maule, Lord Dalmeny, Mr. Baring, Mr. Richards, and 
Mr. Rundle: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in 
the Speaker’s Chamber. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum of the Committee. 


The Court of Session Establishment (Scotland) Bill 
was, according to Order, read a second time; and 
committed to the Lord Advocate, Mr. James Oswald, 
Mr. Dunlop, Mr. John Maxwell, Sir John Hay, Mr. 
Pringle, Mr. Murray, Mr. Stewart Mackenzie, Mr. Cum- 
ming Bruce, Mr.Wallace, Mr. Balfour, Sir Michael Shaw 
Stewart, Mr. James Hope, Mr. Forbes, and Sir John 
Campbell: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum of the Committee. 


The Imprisonment for Debt (Scotland) Bill, was, ac- 
cording to Order, read a second time; and committed 
to the Lord Advocate, Mr. James Oswald, Mr. Dun- 
lop, Mr. John Mazxwell, Sir John Hay, Mr. Pringle, 
Mr. Murray, Mr. Stewart Mackenzie, Mr. Cumming 
Bruce, Mr. Wallace, Mr. Balfour, Sir Michael Shaw 
Stewart, Mr. James Hope, Mr. Forbes, and Sir John 
Campbell: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum of the Committee. 


The Illegal Securities Bill, was, according to Order, 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee 
the whole House, for Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Registration of Voters Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Ways and Means ; 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, re- - 


solve itself into the said Committee. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 

rotect the free exercise of the Political Franchise: And 

that Mr. Poulter and Mr. Fox Maule do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed to 
examine into the provisions of the Act of last Session, 
for establishing uniformity of Weights and Measures, 
and to consider of such amendments in that Act as may 
be calculated to carry its oe more fully and satis- 
factorily into effect: —And a Committee was appointed of 
Lord Viscount Ebrington, Mr. Secretary Goulburn, Mr. 
Baring, Sir George Clerk, Mr. Scholefield, the Lord Ad- 
vocate, Mr. Gisborne, Mr. Wallace, Admiral Adam, Sir 
Edward Knatchbull, Mr. Jephson, Sir Eardley Wilmot, 
Mr. Patrick Stewart, Mr. William Miles, Mr. Thornely, 
Mr. Ainsworth, Mr. Davenport, Mr. John Edward 
Stanley, Sir John Wrottesley, Mr. Charles Walker, 
Sir Robert Ferguson, Sir Oswald Mosley, Mr. Ormsby 
Gore, Sir Samuel Whalley, Mr. Oliphant, and Mr. Wilks: 
And they are to meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Cham- 
ber; and have Power to send for persons, papers and 
records; and that Five be the Quorum. 

VOL. 90. 


1S°—19° Marti. 


139 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for Highways 
the amendment and consolidation of the Laws relating. Bill, ordered. 
to Highways in England and Wales: And that Mr. Shaw 
Lefevre and Sir Oswald Mosley do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, Motion 
That leave be given to bring in a Bill for more effectu- "esrectiné 
. . ° Canine 
ally preventing the increase of Canine Madness, and for sadness, 
giving relief to Persons and Property injured by Dogs: withdrawn. 
—And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Law of Libel 
amend the Law of Libel: And that Mr. O’ Connell and Bill, ordered. 
Mr. Charles Buller do prepare, and bring it in. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
half an hour after twelve of the clock on Thurs- 
day morning, adjourned till this day. 





Jovis, 19° die Marti; 
Anno 5° Williellmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


M&amp; Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the Account 
East India Company, was called in; and at the Haylebury Col- 
bar presented, pursuant to Order,—An Account of the leg®: presented. 
net Expense or Charge incurred for the maintenance of No. 55. 
the College at Haylebury in 1833 and 1834, after de- 
ducting the Sums paid by the Students; and stating the 
Number of Students educated at the College in each half 
year :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, that Thomas Dixon, Kinsale 
Esquire, who petitioned this House upon Wednesday, the oe ll 
4th day of this instant March, complaining of an undue Recognizes | 
Election and Return for the Borough of Kinsale, had not : 
entered into a recognizance in respect of such Petition, 
according to the directions of the Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 22, 

“ to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to the Trial 
of Controverted Elections, or Returns of Members to serve 
in Parliament.” — 

Ordered, That the Order made upon the 4th day of 
this instant March, for taking the said Petition into con- 
sideration upon Tuesday, the 7th day of April next, be 
discharged. 


Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, that Sir John King’s Lynn 
Scott Lillie, who petitioned this House upon Wednesday, ipvidte- 
the 4th day of this instant March, complaining of an Recognizanee | 
undue Election and Return for the Borough of King’s 
Lynn, had not entered into a recognizance in respect of 
such Petition, according to the directions of the said 
Act. 

Ordered, That the Order made upon the 4th day of 
this instant March, for taking the said Petition into con- 
sideration upon Thursday, the 9th day of April next, be 
discharged. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Great Tor- je'tonnsinst 
rington, in the county of Devon, was presented, and for Great Tor- 
read; taking notice of the application for leave to bring jif"" “"™ 
in the Great Torrington Canal Bill; and praying, That 
the said Bill may not be passed into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Colonel Leith a presented a Bill for constructing Trinity Har- 


and maintaining a Harbour, Dock or Docks, Piers and ues ony 
* . ° h ith ve ) ! ? 
other Works at Trinity, in the Parish of North Leith, presented. 


and County of Edinburgh: And the same was read the — 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Westminster 
Improvement 
Petition, 
reported. 


Colonel Leith Hay reported from the Committee on 
the Petition of several Comntnisiicinden under the Acts 
for paving, cleansing and lighting the Squares, Streets 
and Lanes within the City and Liberties of Westminster, 
the Parishes of Saint Giles-in-the-Fields, Saint George- 
the-Martyr, Saint George, Bloomsbury, that part of 

' Nn2 Saint 








Petition for 
Provision in 
Belfast and 
Crumlin Road 
Bill, reported. 


Warwick and 
Coventry Road 
Petition, 
reported, 


Petition against 
Grand Junction 
Waterworks 


Bill. 


140 


Saint Andrew’s, Holborn, which lies in the County of 
Middlesex, the several Liberties of the Holls and Savoy, 
and that part of the Duchy of Lancaster which lies in 
the County of Middlesex, and also of that part of the 
Road adjoining to the abutments of Westminster Bridge, 
on the pit side thereof; That the Standing Orders 
relative to Bills for improving any City, Town or Place, 
had been complied with; and that they had examined 
the matter of the Petition; and the Report was brought 
up, and read. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
aving, cleansing, lighting and regulating the several 
Parishes of Saint Margaret, Saint John-the-Evangelist 
and Saint James within the Liberty of Westminster, in 
the County of Middlesex, and the Precinct of the Savoy, 
and also part of the Liberty of Saffron Hill, Hatton 
Garden and Ely Rents, within the same County, and for 
other purposes therein mentioned: And that Colonel 
Leith Hay, Sir Francis Burdett and Colonel Evans do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. M‘Cance reported from the Committee on the 
Petition of several Inhabitants of Belfast, in the county 
of Antrim, and its vicinity; That the Standing Orders 
relative to Turnpike Bills, had not been complied with ; 
but it appeared to the Committee that the Trustees did 
not advert to the importance of including a Highway, of 
about one mile and a quarter in length, in the present 
Bill, till after the Notices had been given ; and that they 
had examined the matter of the Petition; and the Re- 
port was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir John Mordaunt reported from the Committee on 
the Petition of several Trustees for executing the Act for 
more effectually repairing the Roads from Coventry to 
Warwick, and trom Coventry to Martyn’s Gutter, in the 
county of the city of Coventry, and in the county of 
Warwick; That the Standing Orders relative to Turn- 
pike Bills, had not been complied with ; but it appeared 
to the Committee, that considerable portions of the 
foundations of a certain Bridge in the parish of Kenil- 
worth, called the Town Pool Bridge, were washed away 
by a flood on the 29th day of July last, and doubts were 
entertained whether the Petitioners or the county were 
bound to keep the said Bridge in repair; that at the 
general quarter sessions of the peace held for the said 
county of Warwick, in January last, a true Bill was 
found against the inhabitants of the county for a nuisance 
in not repairing the said Bridge; whereupon a Com- 
mittee of Magistrates was appointed to meet a Com- 
mittee of the said Trustees to arrange the immediate 
repair or rebuilding of the said Bridge without question 
of the ultimate liability of the Trustees or County to 
repair the same; that the said Committees met at Coven- 
try on the 13th day of February last, when, after the 
examination of witnesses, the Committee of Magistrates 
stated, that they should recommend the county to plead 
guilty to the indictment at the next sessions, and rebuild 
the said Bridge; that the approach to the said Bridge 
by the present line of Road is narrow, circuitous and 
inconvenient, there being three turns nearly at right 
angles within the space of half a mile, and serious ac- 
cidents, frequently occur there in consequence, one of 
which, in the month of October last, was accompanied 
by the loss of human life, and that the public safety re- 
quires the immediate commencement of a new line to 
be made at the same time that the said intended new 
Bridge is in progress; and that they had examined the 
matter of the Petition ; and the Report was brought up, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing wrth 


A Petition of the Right Reverend Father in God 
Charles James, by Divine permission Lord Bishop of 
London, Arthur Stanhope of Tilney-street, May Fair, 
in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, Thomas Thistle- 
thwayte, of Southwick Park, in the county of Southamp- 
ton, Esquire, and Thomas Somers Cocks, of Charing 
Cross, in the liberty of Westminster, in the said county of 
Middlesex, Esquire, was presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Grand Junction Waterworks Bill; and 


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A. 1835. 


praying, That they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Quantities of Copper Sheets and Bolts re- 
spectively rolled in His Majesty’s Dock Yards of Wool- 
wich and Portsmouth, in the years 1833 and 1834; 
stating the Quantity of old and new Copper used; the 
Quantity and Value of Coals used; the amount, in de- 
tail, of the Salaries paid, and other Allowances granted to 
the Officers employed in superintending the Mills and 
Works; the amount paid for Labour, Repairs and addi- 
tional Machinery and Erections, and all other Expenses 
incurred in rolling Copper; together with the amount 
paid for the superannuation of Persons who have been 
employed in the superintendence or manufacture of 


Copper in the said Yards. 


A Petition of the Grand Jury of the county of Water- 
ford, at Spring Assizes 1835, was presented, and read ; 
complaining of excessive inequalities in the scale by 
which the Grand Jury Rates in Ireland are levied; and 
praying the House to pass a law for the purpose of equa- 
lizing Grand Jury taxation within each county. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Electors and Inhabitant Householders 
of Chatham, was presented, and read ; setting forth, That 
for a long series of years the resident tradesmen of 
Chatham have, without distinction, been permitted to 
transact business with the officers and men of the Chatham 
division of His Majesty’s Royal Marines, and have uni- 
formly been admitted into the Barracks for that purpose, 
until the 19th day of January last; that the election 
of a Member of Parliament for the Borough of Chatham 
took place on the 7th and 8th days of January last, 
the Candidates being G'eorge Stevens Byng, Esquire, and 
Admiral Sir John Beresford, on which occasion a large 
proportion of the tradesmen, including all the slopsellers 
and pawnbrokers, with two or three exceptions, voted 
for Mr. Byng; that very shortly after the termination 
of the Election, viz. on the 19th day of January, the Peti- 
tioners were astonished to find an order affixed to the 
gates of the Marine Barracks, signed “ H. James, 1st 
Lieutenant and Adjutant,” stating, “ that no pawn- 
broker or slopseller would be admitted into the Barrack, 
unless by special permission granted by the Commandant 
for that purpose ;” that the Petitioners would not have 
presumed to complain of the said order of exclusion 
(although no charge or imputation had been made 
against the class of tradesmen to whom it refers), had it 
been acted upon with fairness and impartiality, but inas- 
much as the two or three slopsellers and pawnbrokers 
who voted for Admiral Sir John Beresford at the late 
Election have been admitted within the Barracks as 
heretofore, whilst those who supported Captain Byng have 
either been directly refused by Colonel 7remenheere, the 
Commandant, or cannot obtain his permission for that 
purpose, the Petitioners cannot but regard the order 
alluded to as a vexatious and arbitrary exercise of power, 
originating from party and political feelings, and in- 
tended to intimidate the electors of the Borough, and to 
prevent the honest and conscientious exercise by them 
of the elective franchise, in which opinion they are 
strongly confirmed by a conversation which occurred 
prior to the Election between Colonel 7’remenheere and 
one of the electors, in which the former made the follow- 
ing remarkable observation, “ that if Chatham does not 
return Admiral Beresford, I hope the Government will 
take such measures as may have the effect of shutting 
up half the shops in the town;” that the Petitioners 
feel confident that the House will not permit persons 
holding official situations or military commands to in- 
terfere unduly or vexatiously with the elective franchise ; 
they have, therefore, humbly ventured to state their 

rievance on the occasion se to, hoping that the 
liane will cause inquiry to be made into the circum- 
stances, and afford them such relief as the urgency of 
the case requires. 


A Motion 


Account 
respecting 
Copper, 
ordered. 


Petition re- 
specting Grand 
Jury Taxation 
Ireland.) 


a 


Petitionrespect- 
ing Chatham 
Borough Elec- 
tion. 





ct- 


Petition 
respecting 
Assessed 
Taxes 


Petitions 

for repeal of , 
Duty on Spirit 
Licenses. 


Petitions 
respecting 
Hand-loom 
Weavers. 


Returns re- 
specting 
Factories, 
ordered. 


Petitions 

in support of 
Church of 
Scotland. 


Return respect- 
ing Pursers in 
the Navy, 
ordered, 


Members added 
to Committees, 


Petition 

for repeal of 
Window 

Tax, 


Account re- 
ng 

in and and 

ordered.” 


5 Witt. lV. 


. A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That the said Petition be referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Bribery at Elections:—And the said Motion 
was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of George Broadrick, Esquire, one of His 
Majesty’s Commissioners for the affairs of Taxes, and 
also one of His Majesty’s Justices of the Peace for the 
west riding of the county of York, was presented, and 
read ; praying the House to recommend to His Majesty’s 
Government forthwith to institute a reform in the present 
mode of determining Tax Appeals. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers of the borough and 
soke of Doncaster ;—Licensed Victuallers and Spirit 
Dealers of Kingston-upon-Hull;—and, Persons licensed 
to retail Ale, Spirituous Liquors and Wine, resident in 
Guildford,—were presented, and read; praying for the 
repeal of the additional Duty on Spirit Licenses imposed 
by an Act of the last Session of Parliament. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary 
of the Hand-loom Weavers of Scotland ;—Hand-loom 
Weavers of Rutherglen ;—Calten and Milend ;—Cath- 
cart ;—Kilbarchan ;—Operative Weavers and Inhabi- 
tants of Lowinnoch;— and, Electors and Inhabitants 
of Pollockshaws,—were presented, and read; praying 
for the establishment of Boards of Trade in every ma- 
nufacturing district, to fix from time to time the lowest 
prices to be paid for Hand-loom Weaving. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Select Committee on Hand-loom Weavers. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Number of Persons employed in the Cotton 
Factories of the United Kingdom ; showing the respec- 
tive Number of Males and Females; and, also, the Num- 
ber of Persons between nine and ten, ten and eleven, 
eleven and twelve, twelve and thirteen, thirteen and 
fourteen, fourteen and fifteen, fifteen and sixteen, sixteen 
and seventeen, seventeen and eighteen, eighteen and 
nineteen, nineteen and twenty, twenty and twenty-one 
years of age. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, similar 
Returns for the Woollen, Worsted, Flax and Silk Fac- 
tories respectively. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Inverkeithing ;—Bellie ; 
—New Spynie ;—Speymouth ;—and, Alves,—were pre- 
sented, and read ;—praying the House to resist every 
attempt to shake the stability or impair the efficiency of 
the Church of Scotland, and to adopt such measures as 
may seem best calculated for promoting its usefulness, by 
building and endowing such additional Churches in 
connexion with the Establishment as the increasing 
numbers and necessities of the population demand. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Clerks of the Navy promoted to the rank of 
Purser in the years 1834 and 1835; specifying the period 
of their servitude, either as Captains’ Clerks or &amp; 
taries’ Clerks, and the Date of their Promotion. 


Ordered, That Mr. Tooke be added to the Select 
Committee on Weights and Measures. 

Ordered, That Mr. Dugdale be added to the Select 
Committee on Hand-loom Weavers. 


A Petition of Householders of the parish of Saint 
Mary-le-bone, was presented, and read ; praying for the 
repeal of the Tax on Windows. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 


_ count of all Sums of Money granted in pursuance of an 


Act of last Session, in aid’of the erection of Schools in 
VOL. 90. ~ - _ 


19° Marti. 


ecre- 


14] 


England and Scotland, and.of Model Schools in- England; 
stating the Places in which the Schools are situated, the 
description of School, and the respective Amounts con- 
tributed. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of the Zondon 
and Southampton Railway Company, which was pre- 
sented upon the 9th day of this instant March, praying, 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against the Great Western Railway Bill, might 
be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and that the Petitioners be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of lands and pre- 
mises on and near to the line of the proposed Great 
Western Railway, and of several other Persons whose 
names are thereunto subscribed ;—and, Proprietors of 
Shares in the Kennet and Avon Canal Navigation, and 
also of the Company of Proprietors of the Bath and 
Bristol Canal, and Bristol Waterworks,—were presented, 
and read; taking notice of the Great Western Railway 
Bill; and praying, That they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
thereof. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Mr. Secretary Goulburn presented, by His Majesty’s 
command,—A Copy of the First Report from His Ma- 


jesty’s Commissioners appointed to consider the state of 


the Established Church. 


Ordered, That the said Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Roupell and Mr. 
Brougham: 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills following, 
without any Amendment; wiz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to apply certain Sums to 
the Service of the year one thousand eight hundred 
and thirty-five : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for raising the Sum of Fif- 


teen Millions by Exchequer Bills, for the Service of the 


year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend an Act of the 
thirty-eighth year of King George the Third, for pre- 
venting the Mischiefs arising from the printing and 
publishing Newspapers, and Papers of a like nature, by 
Persons not known, and for regulating the Printing 
and Publication of such Papers in other respects, and to 
discontinue certain Actions commenced under the Pro- 
visions of the said Act:—And then the Messengers 
withdrew. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 


Petition 
referred toa 
Committee. 


Petitions 
against Great 
Western Rail- 
way Bili. 


First Report 
on Established 
Church, 
presented, 


No. 54. 


The Lords 
have agreed 
to 


Transfer of 
Aids Bill. 


Exchequer Bilis 
£.15,000,000.) a: 
ill. 


Newspapers 
Regulation 
Bill. 


Motion 


That in the opinion of this House, it is expedient that respecting 


a Provision should without delay be made, by assessment 
upon Property in Ireland, for the relief of the aged, in- 
firm and helpless Poor in that Kingdom ; 

And the previous Question being proposed, That that 
Question be now put :—The said previous Question and 
Motion were severally, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 


The House was moved, That the Act of the Parlia- 
ment of Ireland 19 Geo. 2, c. 13, for annulling all Mar- 
riages to be celebrated by any Popish Priest between 
Protestant and Protestant, or between Protestant and 
Papist, and to amend and make more effectual an Act 
passed in this Kingdom in the sixth year of the reign 
of her late Majesty Queen Anne, intituled, “ An Act for 
the more effectual preventing the taking away and 
marrying Children against the wills of their Parents 
or Guardians,” might be read; and the same being 
read ; . 


= Ordered, 


Oo 


Poor 


(Ireland.) 


Roman Catholic 
Marriages 
(Ireland) Bill, 
ordered. 











142 19° Martu. A, 1835. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
répeal so much of the said Act as annuls and makes void 
all Marriages celebrated by any Popish Priest between 
Catholic and Protestant: And that Mr. Lynch and 
Mr. O’Loghlen do prepare, and bring it in. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, Copies of 
the Addresses of the Orange Brotherhood Club, and of 
the Orange Stradbally Lodge, and of the Answers 
thereto. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Estimate of the Expense to be incurred by the East India 
Company and by the British Government for the Dip- 
lomatic Mission to Persia, stating the Names of those 
Persons appointed, the Office, and the Allowance of 
every kind to be received by each :—also, Estimate of 
the Contingent Expenses of the Mission. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Number of Quarters of Malt used in Distillation, 
in each Kingdom, in each year, from 10th October 1832 
to 10th October 1834. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the total Quarters of Malt made, and total Duty charged 
thereon, and the rates of Duty in each Kingdom, in the 
year ending 10th October 1834; distinguishing the Quan- 
tity made in Scotland and Ireland from Bere and Bigg. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Advertisement Duty assessed monthly on 
each Paper in Ireland, from 5t eg 1834 to 5th 
January 1835; of the Sums paid monthly by each Paper, 
and of the total Sum of Arrears due on each Paper for 
Advertisement Duty upon 5th January 1835. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Return, 
stating the Name of each Distributor of Stamps in Jre- 
land, the Balance of Cash acknowledged in their several 
weekly Accounts, from 5th July last to the present time ; 
with the Balance acknowledged in their quarterly Ac- 
counts for July, October and January last, and the 
Balances found in their hands on any Inspections made 
since July:—And further, the Amount of each Dis- 
tributor’s Receipts in the year ending 5th January 1835 ; 
also, an Account of the Salaries and Emoluments of 
each Stamp Distributor in Jreland for the same year. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Establishment of the Excise of the United 
Kingdom on 5th January 1831; showing, under separate 
heads, the Number of Persons employed, in Classes, the 
Salaries and Emoluments of each Class, and of the 
whole, and stating the same in detail, so as to exhibit 
the particulars of the whole expenditure of £. 1,212,161, 
as atianwed in the Finance Accounts of that year; toge- 
ther with an Account of all the Reductions and Altera- 
tions in the Department, by which the Charge for the 
year 1833 was reduced to the Sum of £. 1,078,902, as 
charged in the Financial Accounts of that year. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Salary, Fees and Emoluments of the Master of 
the Faculties in Doctors’ Commons; distinguishing the 
Amount of each Class received by him, from 1st January 
1824 to 1st January 1834, both inclusive; distinguishing 
the Amount received in each year; also, the Duties, if 
any, performed by the said Master. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Name of his Principal Registrar, the Date and 
Nature of his Appointment, the Amount of the Salary, 
Fees and Emoluments received by him, from 1st January 
1824 to ist January 1834, both inclusive; stating the 
Total, and distinguishing the Amount received under such 
Heads, in such years; also, a Statement of the Duties, 
if any, performed by the said Principal Registrar. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Names of his Deputy Registrar or Deputy Regis- 
trars, and the Dates and Nature of his or their Appoint- 
ments, and their respective Salary, Fees and Emoluments, 
from ist January 1824 to 1st January 1834, both in- 
clusive ; distinguishing, as above, the Amount received 
in each year. 





Ordered, That thete be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Salary, Fees aid Emolutents received by the 
Vicar General in Doctors’ Commons, from ist January 
1824 to 1st January 1834, both inclusive; distinguishing 
the Amount received in each year; also, a Statement of 
the Duties performed, if any, by said Vicar General. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Name of his Principal Registrar, the Date and 
Nature of his Appointment, and of the Salary, Fees and 
Emoluments received by him, from 1st January 1824 
to Ist January 1834; distinguishing the Amount received 
in each year; also, a Statement of the Duties, if any, 
performed by his said Principal Registrar. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Name of his Deputy Registrar, and the Date and 
Nature of his Appointment, and his Salary, Fees and 
Emoluments from the aforesaid Funds; distinguishing 
the Amount received in each year. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Gross and Net Amount of all Taxes repealed, 
expired or reduced in each of the years 1833 and 1834; Taxes. 
and also of all Taxes imposed in the same period; showing 
the several Articles on which alterations of Duty were 
made; together with an Estimate of the Amount of the 
reduction or increase of Duty upon each Article. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve Tithes 
itself into a Committee to take into consideration so much (Ireland), to 
of His Majesty’s most gracious Speech to both Houses of P&amp;°onsidered. 
Parliament, at the opening of the Session, as relates to 
the adjustment of Tithes in Jreland. 


Ordered, That Mr. Mullins be added to the Select Members added 
Committee on Public Works (Ireland.) eine 
Ordered, That Mr. Thomas Duncombe be added to the 
Select Committee on Printed Papers. 


The House was moved, That the Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 21, Colonial 
to regulate the carriage of Passengers in Merchant Passengers 
Vessels from the United Kingdom to the Continent and Bill ordered. 
Islands of North America, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
repeal the said Act, and to make further provision for 
regulating the same: And that Mr. Baring, Mr. William 
Gladstone, and Lord Viscount Lowther do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- Retums, 
turn of the Hire or Fees received in the Three years ““**: 
preceding this Date by the Duke of Richmond Post Office — 
Tender, stationed at Liverpool, for tugging Merchant 
Vessels on the River Mersey, said Return to show, in 
detail, the Dates and the number of times the said Tender 
has been employed each year in tugging, with the Names 
and Tonnage of the Merchantmen, and the distance they 
were tugged; also, the Sum charged for each trip; also, 
the Horse-power and Tonnage of the Duke of Richmond 
Tender, with the Name of her Master or Commander, 
his Salary and Emoluments, or other Annual Income; 
also, the Number of Men employed in the said Tender, 
and their particular avocations ; with the Annual Charge 
and whole outlay by and for the said Tender; also, her 
prime cost, and the nature and Amount of the Repairs 
which have been made on her in the said Three years. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a similar 
Return for every other Post Office Tender. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- Post Office 
turn of the whole Number of Vessels employed at present Packets. 
in the Packet Service, their Names, Tonnage and Em- 
ployment; distinguishing Sailing from Steam Packets, 
iad thest under the orders of the Admiralty from those 
under the control of the Postmaster General; also, the 
Names of the Masters or Commanders of these Packets, 
their Salaries, Allowances and Emoluments, so as to show 
their actual Annual Income; distinguishing those Com- 
manders in each Department who are Officers in the 
Navy, and showing whether employed in Sailing or 
Steam Packets; also, the Date at which the Officers of 
the Navy entered that Service. ' 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- Liverpool 
turn, showing the Number of Days in each of the last wed 
Three years, that the Jrish Mails have been put on board *°™ 
of landed by — Tender at Liverpool, in cone 

0 


rex et =, 





Colonial 
Passengers 
Bill, pre- 
sented. 


No. 56. 


East India Cor- 
respondence, 
ordered ; 


East India Cor- 
respondence, 
ordered ; 


No, 57. 


presented. 


Paper to be 
printed. 


No, 58. 


Leave of 
Absence, 


Accounts 
from Audit 
i re: 


5 Wi EE IV. 


of its not being possible, on account of the state of the 
Tide, for His Majesty's Packet to land or receive the 
Mails off the Pier Head. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Number of Ship Letters collected by His 
Majesty's Steam Tender from Vessels arriving at and 
off the Port of Liverpool, and delivered at the Post Office 
there, in each of the last three years; and the Amount 
of the Ship Letter Postage upon the same, so far as it 
can be made out. 


Mr. William Gladstone presented a Bill to repeal an Act 
of the ninth year of his late Majesty, for regulating the 
carriage of Passengers in Merchant Vessels from the 
United Kingdom to the British Possessions on the Con- 
tinent and Islands of North America, and to make fur- 
ther provision for regulating the same: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Thursday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Cop 
of a Letter from the Governor General of India in Council 
to the Court of Directors of the East India Company, 
dated 4th August 1834. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of a Letter from the Vice-President in Council to the 
Governor General of India in Council, dated 4th Sep- 
tember 1834. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of a Letter from Peter Auber, Esquire, Secretary to the 
Court of Directors, to Winthrop M. Praed, Esquire, Se- 
cretary to the Commissioners for the Affairs of India, 
dated 12th March 1835. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of a Letter from the Honourable Sidney Herbert, Secretary 
to the Commissioners for the Affairs of India, to Peter 
Auber, Esquire, dated 16th March 1835. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of a Letter from the Governor General of India to Sir 
Charles Theophilus Metcalfe, Baronet, Vice-President in 
Council of Fort William, in Bengal, dated 7th April 1834. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of the 10th and following paragraphs of a Letter from 
ditto to ditto, dated 24th April 1834. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of the 10th paragraph of a Letter from Sir Charles 
Metcalfe to the Conteier General of India, dated 8th 
May 1834. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of a Letter from the Governor General of India to Sir 
Charles Metcalfe, dated 8th May 1834. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of a Letter from Sir Charles Metcalfe to the Governor 
General of India, dated 22d May 1834. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of the 6th and 7th paragraphs of a Letter from Sir Charles 
Metcalfe and William Blunt, Esquire, to the Governor 
General of India, dated 31st May 1834. 

Mr. Praed accordingly presented the said Papers. 

Ordered, That the said Pipes do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That the Copy of the Correspondence relative 
to Adam and Eve Chapel (Dublin), which was presented 
upon Monday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That Mr. Edward Cooper have leave of ab- 
sence for a fortnight, on urgent business. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





Veneris, 20° die Marti ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. 


M*® Soady, from the Audit Office, was called in; and 
YA at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of 
several Acts of Parliament,—List of Officers and De- 
partments whose’ Accounts are audited by the Commis- 
ae auditing the Public Accounts. 


19°90" Martii. 


_ An Account of the Arréars and Balances due ‘to and 
from all Public Accountants on the 5th of January 1835, 
which have been stated or declared, completed to the 
5th of January 1835. 

List of the Accounts depending in the Office of the 
Commissioners for auditing the Public Accounts, ap- 
pointed under the authority of 46 Geo. 3, c. 141, and 
1 and 2 Geo. 4, c. 121, which have not been audited, 
stated or declared, completed to the 28th February 1835: 
—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Lists and Account do lie upon 
the Table; and be printed. 


Mr. Allen, Deputy Clerk of the Peace for the a 
of Middlesex, was called in; and at the bar presented, 
pursuant to Order,—An Account of the Number of Cer- 
tificates given, the pera | of Weights and Measures 
stamped, the Sums received, and the Number of false 
Weights and Measures rejected, by each of the Inspectors 
for the County of Middlesex, up to the 1st March 1835: 
—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Account be referred to the 
Select Committee on Weights and Measures. 


Sir James Williams reported from the Committee on 
the Petition of several fnhabitants of the town of Zla- 
nelly, and the neighbourhood thereof, in the parish of 
Llanelly, in the county of Carmarthen; That the Stand- 
ing Orders relative to Bills for lighting any City or 
Town with Gas, had been complied with; and that they 
had examined the matter of the Petition ; and the Report 
was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
lighting with Gas the Town and Neighbourhood of Zia- 
nelly, in the County of Carmarthen: And that Sir James 
Wilhams and Mr. Rice Trevor do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Mr. Hall Dare reported from the Committee on the 
Petition of several Inhabitants and Occupiers of the 
arish of Barking, in the county of Essex; That the 
tanding Orders relative to Poor-Rate Bills, had been 
complied with; and that they had examined the mat- 
ter of the Petition; and the Report was brought up, 
and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
better assessing and collecting the Poor and other Rates 
in the Parish of Barking, in the County of Essex: And 
that Mr. Hall Dare and Mr. Bramston do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Hall Dare reported from the Committee on the 
Petition of the Southend Pier Company; That the Stand- 
ing Orders relative to Bills for making Piers, Ports or 
Harbours, had been complied with; and that they had 
examined the matter of the Petition; and the Report 
was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
explain and amend the powers of an Act of his late 
Majesty King George the Fourth, for making a Pier at 
Southend, in the County of Essex: And that Mr. Hall 
Dare and Mr. Bramston do prepare, and bring it in. 


The University Life Assurance Society Bill was 
read a second time; and committed to Sir Robert 
Inglis and the Middlesex List: And they are to meet 
this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


Schwabe’s Naturalization Bill was read a second time; 
and committed to Mr. Hindley and the Middlesex List: 


And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber. 


The Deptford Pier Bill was read a second time: 
and committed to Mr. Barnard and the Kent List; 
And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber. 


Mr. Plumptre presented a Bill to alter and amend 
three several Acts for paving, cleansing and improving 
the Town of Dovor, and for making further Improve- 
ménts in the said Town: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 

Oo2 Mr. 


143 


Account 
respecting 
Weights and 
Measures, 
presented. 


Llanelly Gas 
Petition, 
reported. 


Barking Paro- 
chial Assess- 

ment Petition, 
reported. 


Southend 


Pier Petition, 


reported. 


University 


Life Assurance 


Society Bill, 
committed, 


Schwabe’s 
Nat. Bill, 
committed. 


Deptford 
Pier Bill, 
committed. 


Dovor 


Improvement 


Bill, pre- 


sented. 








Glasgow 
Waterworks 
Petition, 
reported. 


Sheffield Gas 
Bill, pre- 
sented. 


Petition 
against 
Islington 
Market Bill. 


Petition 
against 
Northfleet 
Pier Bill. 


Stonham 
Navigation 
Petition, 
reported. 


Great 
Yarmouth 
Haven Bill, 
presented. 


Preston and 
Wyre Rail- 
way Petition, 
reported, 


14.4 


Mr. Dennistoun reported from the Committee on. the 
Petition of the Proprietors of the Glasgow Waterworks 
Company, and of the Cranston Hill Waterworks Com- 
pany; That the Standing Orders relative to Bills for 
supplying any City or Town with Water, had been com- 
plied with; and that they had examined the matter of 
the Petition; and the Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
the better supplying of the City and Suburbs of Glasgow 
with Water: And that Mr. Dennistoun and Mr. James 
Oswald do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Parker presented a Bill for better lighting with 
Gas the Borough of Sheffield, in the West Riding of the 
County of York: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of James Blacket, tailor and butchers’ clo- 
thier, was presented, and read; taking notice of the 
Islington Market Bill; and praying, That he may be 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against certain 
parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Jurats and Common Coun- 
cillors of Gravesend and Milton, was presented and read; 
taking notice of the Northfleet Pier Bill; and praying, 
That they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by their 
counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if they think fit ; 
and counsel heard in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petition. 


Sir Charles Broke Vere reported from the Committee 
on the Petition of several Inhabitants of the parishes of 
Stonham and Eye, in the county of Suffolk, and of Diss, 
in the county of Norfolk, and other adjoining parishes ; 
That the Standing Orders relative to Navigation Bills, 
had been complied with; and that they had examined 
the matter of the Petition; and the Report was brought 
up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making and maintaining a Navigable Communication 
from the River Gippen, in the Parish of Creeting Saint 
Peter otherwise West Creeting, in the County of Suffolk, 
to Stonham Bridge, in the Parish of Little Stonham, in 
the same County: And that Sir Charles Broke Vere and 
Sir John Tyrell do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir Jacob Astley presented a Bill for improving the 
Haven of Great Yarmouth, in the County of Norfolk, 
and the several Rivers connected therewith; and for re- 
pairing or taking down and rebuilding a certain Bridge 
over the said Haven at Great Yarmouth aforesaid, and a 
certain Bridge, called Saint Olave’s Bridge, over the 
River Waveney, in the Counties of Norfolk and Suffolk; 
and for suspending, for a limited period, certain Duties 
payable to the Corporation of Great Yarmouth, and im- 
posing other Duties in lieu thereof: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Committee 
on the Petition of several Owners and Proprietors of 
Estates in the county of Lancaster, and also of Mer- 
chants and others resident in the several parishes of 
Preston, Kirkham and Poulton, all in the same county ; 
That the Standing Orders relative to Bills for making 
gt and to Bills for making or improving Piers 
or Harbours, had been complied with; and that they 
had examined the matter of the Petition; and the Re- 
port was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from Preston to Wyre, and for im- 
proving the Harbour of Wyre, in the County Palatine of 
Lancaster: And that Sir John Yarde Buller and Mr. 
Hesketh Fleetwood do prepare, and bring it in. 


20° Mari. . - 


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A, 1835. 


A Petition of Tradesmen of Brighton, was presented, 
and read; taking notice of the Imprisonment for Debt 
Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass into 
a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Operatives of Woollen Mills and Facto- 
ries of Horsforth, was presented, and read ; reciting the 
Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 103, to regulate the Labour of 
Children and Young Persons in the Mills and Factories 
of the United Kingdom ; and praying the House to alter 
and amend the same. 3 

Ordered, That the said Petition do-lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Coylton;—New Cumnock ; 
—Auchinleck;—Farmers, Feuars and Heads of Families 
in Saint Quivoxr;—the Reverend William Fraser, the 
Reverend James Stewart, and others, of Abertarff;— 
Inhabitants of Kilmodan;—Kingoldrum;—Nigg ;—Cri- 
mond ;—Kinloch Spelvie;—Ministers, Elders, Teachers, 
and Heads of Families, in Dundonald; — Minister, 
Elders and Inhabitants of Roslin;—Arrochar;—Inha- 
bitants of Ardchattan ;— and, Kilmore and Kilbride,— 
were presented, and read; praying the House to resist 
every attempt to shake the stability or impair the effici- 
ency of the Church of Scotland, and to adopt such mea- 
sures as may seem best calculated for promoting its 
usefulness, by building and endowing such additional 
Churches in connexion with the Establishment, as the 
increasing numbers and necessities of the population 
demand. 

And the said Petitions were ordered tolieupon the Table. 


A Petition of Operative Weavers, and other Inhabit- 
ants, of West Kilbride; —Largs;— Ardrossan;— Salt- 
coats;—and, Hand-loom Weavers, and others, of Kil- 
birnie,— were presented, and read; praying for the 
establishment of Boards of Trade in every manufactur- 
ing district, to fix from time to time the lowest prices to 
be paid for hand-loom weaving. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Select Committee on Hand-loom Weavers. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of all and every sum or sums of Money received by 
the Court Leet and Court of Burgesses for the City and’ 
Liberty of Westminster, from the year 1800 to 1834, 
both inclusive, as Fines for the non-service of the Offices 
of Constable and Annoyance Juryman; specifying for 
which Office such sum or sums were received, the Date 
when received, the Name and Residence of the Parties 
upon whom such Fines have been imposed, together 
with the particulars of the appropriation of the same, 
and the Date when so appropriated. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of all and every sum or sums of Money received 
by the said Court as Amercements during the same pe- 
riod ; specifying the particulars of the appropriation of 
the Moiety thereof taken by the Court of Burgesses (in 
pursuance of the 18th section of Act 29 Geo. 2), to be 
applied by them in defraying the necessary Charges and 
Expenses attending the execution of the Acts 29 and 31 
Geo. 2. 








A Petition of the Reverend Maurice James, Rector of 
Pembridge, Herefordshire, was presented, and read; 
praying the House to adopt measures without delay for 
placing the Church Establishment in Ireland upon a 
totally different footing, such as shall be in harmony 
with Christian feelings and Christian objects. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Shaw Lefevre presented a Bill to consolidate and 


: etition against 
mprisonmen; 
for Debt Bil, 


Petition for 
amendment of 
Factories’ Re. 
gulation Act, 


Petitions 

In support.of 
Church of 
Scotland. 


Petitions of 
Hand-loom 
Weavers, 


Returns 
respecting 
Westminster 
Court Leet, 
ordered. 


Petition respect- 
ing Church 
Estalishment, 
Treland, 


Highways 


amend the Laws relating to Highways in that part of Bill, pre- 


Great Britain called England: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 

A Petition of Innkeepers and Dealers in Spirit 7 Te- 
tail at Barnstaple ;—Licensed Victuallers and Spirit 
Dealers of Basingstoke ;—Odiham;—and, Hartley Row 
and Hartford Bridge,—were presented, and read ; grey. ° 

cot of the additional..Duty on 


-. Lieenses 


pirit. 


sented. 
No. 69. 


Petitions 

for repeal of | 
Duty on Spirit 
Licenses. 


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ac¢ &gt; 


ea *sos 


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Petition 
respecting 
Agricultural 
Distress. 


Petition 

for repeal of 
Duty on 
Malt. 


Fifth Report 
from Committee 
on Public Peti- 
tions. 


Petition for 
relief of 
Protestant 
Dissenters. 


Accounts 
respecting 
Hops, 
ordered. 


Order for 
Returns 
Fespecting 
Midshipmen 
(Royal Navy), 
discharged, 


Return relative 
to Mates 


(Royal Navy), 
iodeved. 7) 


Political 
Franchise 
Bill, pre- 
Sented. 


No 70. 


Return 
respecting 
Yeomanry, 
ordered, 


5 Wii. IV. 


Licenses imposed by an Act of the last Session of Par- 
liament. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Crowland, was presented, 
and read; complaining of the depressed state of the 
Agricultural Interest ; and praying the House to grant an 
inquiry into the causes thereof, the Petitioners nothing 
doubting that, on a full investigation, the necessity of 
granting large and immediate relief will by all parties 
at once be admitted. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land in the 
Parts of Kesteven, in the county of Lincoln, was pre 
sented, and read; praying for the repeal of the Duty on 
Malt. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. James Oswald reported from the Select Committee 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the Peti- 
tions which were presented upon the 16th, 17th and 
18th days of this instant March; and had directed him 
to make a Report thereof to the House; and the Report 
was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


A Petition of the Church and Congregation of Pro- 
testant Dissenters of the Baptist denomination meeting 
at Badcox-lane, Frome, and of other Persons in the im- 
mediate vicinity of that place, was presented, and read ; 
praying, That the House will take immediate measures 
for removing all those grievances under which the Pro- 
testant Dissenters labour, and for placing all religious 
bodies upon an equal and impartial footing. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Total Number of Acres of Land in Great 
Britain under the cultivation of Hops in the year 1834; 
distinguishing the Number of Acres in each Parish. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Duty on Hops of the growth of the year 
1834; distinguishing the Districts, and the old from the 
new Duty. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Quantity of Hops exported from Great 
Britain to Foreign Countries, from 5th January 1834 to 
5th January 1835; distinguishing the Countries to which 
the same have been exported, and also the Quantities to 
each Country; also, British from Foreign Growths, and 
the Dates of the years in which the British Hops were 

own. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Quantity of Hops imported into Great 
Britain from Foreign Countries, for the same period ; 
distinguishing the Countries from whence the same have 
been imported, and Quantities respectively. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
the 2d day of this instant March, that there be laid 
before this House, a Return of all Persons serving in 
His Majesty’s Service as Midshipmen, the Date of their 
several Appointments, and the Number of Years’ Service 
of each, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of all Mates serving on board His Majesty’s Ships 
who have exceeded Five years after having passed their 
Examinations. 


Mr. Poulter presented a Bill to prevent Threats and 
Intimidation in the Election of Members to serve in 
Parliament: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Wednesday, the 
1st day of April next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Number of Troops, or Corps or Regiments, 
of effective Yeomanry in Great Britain and Ireland, 
according to the last Muster Roll; stating the Date of 
that Muster, and distinguishing the Number of Officers 
“~ ha in each Corps or Regiment, and the Expense 

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20° Marti. 





145 


of each Corps, in 1834, showing the manner in which 
the Sums voted for Great Britain and Ireland in that 
year were expended. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this say a Return, 
a the periods, during the last Three years, in which 
there has been a Diplomatic Agent of the rank of Ambas- 
sador from the Court of Great Britain to the Court of 
Saint Petersburgh. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Cost in each year, for the last Five years, of 
printing and circulating the Police Gazette, and the Hue 
and Cry, for each Publication respectively, the Numbers 
printed and circulated, and to whom sent; stating 
whether any other and what Expense is incurred in re- 
spect of the same. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Number and Denomination of Classes into which 
Prisoners are divided in the several County Gaols and 
Houses of Correction within the Counties of Middlesex 
and Surrey, and the City of London. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this * ong a Return 
of the Number of Prisoners in each Class; distinguishing, 
as far as possible, their Age, Offence, the length of their 
respective Sentences, and whether they have been before 
convicted of any, and what Offence. 

Ordered, That the said Addresses be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Names of the Commissioners, who are now 
acting under the the 52d Geo. 3, c. 111, intituled, “ An 
Act for paving the Footpaths, and for lighting and watch- 
ing the Kent-street Roads ;’ the Number of Meetings 
which have taken place; the Number of Commissioners 
attending each of the same, from 1st February 1833 to 
21st February 1835; the Amount of Assessments, and 
the net Amount of Rates received each year from 21st 
February 1824 to 21st February 1835; the Amount paid 
for watching, lighting and paving each respectively, 
from 21st February 1824 to 21st February 1835; the 
Name of the Treasurer, and stating whether any Security 
is given; the Names of the Auditors now acting; the 
Salary and Emoluments of the Clerk, and stating whether 
any Security is given. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to con- 
sider the manner in which the Journals, Bills and Papers 
are prepared and printed for the use of both Houses of Par- 
liament, their Numbers, Expense, Distribution and Quan- 
tity in Store ; the Number of Acts of Parliament printed 
for both Houses of Parliament, and for the Public Ser- 
vice, their Expense and Distribution ; also, those for the 
use of the Public, and the Prices at which sold ; and the 
Establishments requisite for conducting the same ; and to 
consider whether any and what alteration can be made 
in the existing system, with benefit to the Public; and who 
were empowered to report their opinion thereupon to the 
House, together with the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
before them, have Power to report their opinion there- 
upon from time to time. 


Mr. Hume reported from the said Select Committee, 
That they had made a progress in the matters to them 
referred; and had come to several Resolutions, which 
they had directed him to report to the House, together 
with the Minutes of the Evidence taken before them ; and 
the Report was brought up, and read; and the Resolu- 
tions of the Committee are as followeth : 

1. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That it is expedient that the whole Number of Copies of 
the Statutes for Promulgation be printed of one uniform 
size. 


P p 4. Resolved, 





Address 
respecting 
Ambuassador at 
St. Petersburgh, 


Return 


respecting 
Police Gazette, 
ordered. 


Addresses 


respecting 
Prisoners, 


Return respect- 
ing Kent-street 
Roads, ordered. 


Power to 
Committee 
on Printed 
Papers ; 


No. 61. 


reported. 








Returns 
respecting 
Navy, 
ordered, 


Return to be 
printed. 


No. 67. 


Power to 
Committee 
on Divisions 
of the House; 


No. 66. 
reported. 


Royal Assent 
to Bills. 


146 


2. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That it is expedient that the Statutes for Promulgation 
be of the Royal Octavo size, continuously printed. 

3. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That the Statutes should be distributed to the Members 
of both Houses of Parliament by the Vote Offices, in the 
same manner as the Parliamentary Papers are now dis- 
tributed. 

4. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That it is expedient that the Statutes should be promul- 
gated as soon after the completion of each sheet as 
possible. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


Ordered, That there’be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Number of Officers employed and in commis- 
sion on 31st December 1834; distinguishing in Classes 
their several Ranks, and the Number of each Rank ; dis- 
tinguishing Naval from Marine Officers, of Pursers, Sur- 
geons, Assistant Surgeons, and Chaplains, &amp;c.; with the 
Pay of each Rank, and the aggregate for each Class, and 
for the whole, in the year 1834. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Number of Officers in the Navy, from the 
Rank of Admiral to that of Lieutenant, of Masters, of 
Surgeons, of Assistant Surgeons, of Chaplains, and of 
Pursers, in His Majesty’s Navy, on 1st January 1835 ; 
distinguishing the Number on Service, and the Num- 
ber on Half-pay in each Rank; stating the Number of 
each Rank who have died or been dismissed in the year 
1834. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Names of all Appointments made since 23d 
November 1834, of Naval Officers, Officers of the Dock 
Yards and Royal Marines, and all Persons holding. War- 
rants or Commissions in His Majesty’s Naval Service, 
and the Date of their Appointments, who were not in the 
Service prior to that period. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Registrar of 
Deeds (Middlesex), which was presented upon Wednesday 
last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to 
take into consideration the best mode of publishing cor- 
rect and authentic Lists of the Divisions, have Power to 
report their observations thereupon to the House; together 
with the Minutes of the Evidence taken before them. 

Mr. Ward reported from the said Select Committee, 
That they had examined the matters to them referred, 
and had directed him to make a Report thereof to the 
House; together with the Minutes of Evidence taken 
before them; and the Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; and 
be printed. 


A Message, by Sir Augustus Clifford, Gentleman 

Usher of the Black Rod: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords, authorized by virtue of His Majesty’s Com- 
mission, for declaring His Royal Assent to several Acts 
agreed upon by both Houses, do desire the immediate 
attendance of this Honourable House in the House of 
Peers, to hear the Commission read. 

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went up to 
the House of fous :—And being returned ; 

Mr. Speaker reportec, That the House, at the desire 
of the Lords, authorized by virtue of His Majesty’s Com- 
mission, had been at the House of Peers, where a Com- 
mission under the Great Seal was read, giving, declaring 
and notifying the Royal Assent to the several Public 
Bills therein mentioned ; and that the Lords thereby 
authorized, had declared the Royal Assent to the said 
Bills: Which Bills are as followeth: 

An Act for raising the Sum of Fifteen Millions by Ex- 
chequer Bills, for the Service of the year one thousand 
eight hundred and thirty-five : 

An Act to apply certain Sums to the Service of the 
year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five : 

An Act to amend an Act of the thirty-eighth year of 
King George the Third, for preventing the Mischiefs 
arising from the printing and publishing Newspapers, 
and Papers of a like nature, by Pemvcaid not known, and 


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for regulating the Printing and Publication of such 
Papers in other respects; and to discontinue certain 
Actions commenced under the provisions of the said 
Act: mn 

An Act to explain an Act of the first year of His pre- 
sent Majesty for the more effectual Administration of 
Justice in England and Wales, so far as relates to the 
Execution of Criminals in the County of Chester. 


A Petition of Thomas Baker, of 29, Spring Gardens, 
Westminster, the Agent to the Petitioners against the 
Election and Return for the City of Dublin, was pre- 
sented, and read; setting forth, That on Wednesday, the 
eleventh day of March instant, the Petitioner, accom- 
panied by Mr. Anthony Mahon, went to the office of Sir 
Robert Sydney on some private business quite distinct 
and separate from the matter of the Petitions presented 
against the late Election and Return for Dublin; that 
at Sydney’s office the Petitioner saw Mr. O’ Connell and 
Mr. Ruthven, the sitting Members, Sir Robert Sydney 
and a clerk of said Sydney; that the Petitioner, with 
said Sydney, went out of the office to another room to 
confer on said other business, and were afterwards joined 
by Mr. Mahon; that the Petitioner, with said Mahon 
and Sydney, returned to the office for the purpose of 
leaving the house through the door at which he entered, 
when Mr. O’ Connell called to said Sydney to give the 
Petitioner the notice that had been prepared in the matter 
of said Petition, which said Sydney’s clerk handed. to 
the Petitioner, and which notice was, that the sitting 
Members would, in order to save expense and avoid 
delay, exchange lists of objected voters, pursuant to the 
Act, after the ballot for the Committee on the nineteenth 
instant, instead of the following day, usual in such cases; 
that the Petitioner stated he would, if possible, comply 
with Mr. O’ Connell’s wish, but Mr. O’ Connell remarked, 
that, if the Petitioners thought they would annoy him 
by not doing so, they would not agree, however, that 
though he might lose his seat, he would take care he 
should not lose his temper; that there was a good deal 
of laughing and conversation upon general subjects, and 
said Sydney, in the course of it, asked the Petitioner if 
he meant to treat them to all the Petitions which had 
been presented, and the Petitioner’s reply was in a similar 
strain, he did not know, and with the said Mr. Mahon 
proceeded to leave the house, but immediately reflecting 
that knowing the parties he had to deal with, it might 
be by them asserted that the Petitioner stated he in- 
tended to proceed on all the Petitions, the Petitioner at 
the door said to said Sydney, “I think it fair to tell you 
that if | complete the recognizance on the third Petition 
(the Petition of the sixth March), I will let go the other, 
but all depends on your not turning me round on a point 
of form ;” and to prevent any mistake or misrepresenta- 
tion, the Petitioner two or three times repeated the same 
words, or to that purport, and Sydney replied, “ to be 
sure, I understand fully you mean to make yourself 
secure ;” that at this time the Petitioner had a notice 
posted in the Lobby of the House of Commons, as directed 
by the Act, that the Examiners would meet to inquire 
into the sufficiency of the sureties proposed for the Pe- 
tition presented on the sixth March, for Monday the 
sixteenth instant, at four o'clock; that the Petitioner, 
being well aware of the ingenuity of Mr. O’ Connell, 
thought it right, on Saturday the burteentlh March, to 
post up a notice for the examination of the sureties on 
the Petition presented the fourth March, and accordingly 
the Petitioner on the said day obtained the appointment 
of the Examiners, Master Cross and Mr. Rickman, for 
Wednesday the eighteenth instant, at four o’clock, for 
that purpose; and the Petitioner a expressly to 
Mr. William Rose, the Assistant Clerk to the said Ex- 
aminers, and had said notice by him posted in the Lobby; 
that on Monday the sixteenth March the Petitioner 
attended before said Examiners with necessary affidavits 
of sufficiency to the sureties proposed to enter into re- 
cognizance on the said Petition of the sixth March, when 
the sureties were opposed by Mr. O’Connell in person, 
and also by Mr. Ruthven and Sir Robert Sydney, for 
insufficiency as to one of them; that Mr. O’ Connell pro- 
duced affidavits to establish his objection of the insuffi- 
ciency of Mr. Zong, which came quite a surprise upon 
the Petitioner, who knew the said William Long to be a 


wealthy and respectable citizen in Dublin; and ray 
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Mr. Baker, 





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Mr. O’ Connell, although from the date of said affidavits, 
appeared to have had same several days in his possession, 
studiously concealed from the Petitioner, that he intended 
to question the sufficiency of such sureties to the moment 
the Examiners attended ; that the Examiners felt coerced 
by these affidavits to call from the Petitioner for further 
evidence of the sufficiency of said William Long, which 
the Petitioner, from the circumstances stated, could not 
at the moment furnish, and the Examiners offered and 
agreed to make a special Report to the House, in order 
to give the Petitioner to the twenty-fifth to obtain such 
affidavits or evidence, which would necessarily cause 
the ballot, that had been fixed for the nineteenth, to be 
postponed ; that the Petitioner upon said occasion stated 
to Sacer Cross and to Mr. Rose, the Clerk of the Ex- 
aminers, that he would not then require the Report so 
as to have the ballot postponed, but would proceed on 
the appointment on the Petition of the fourth March, 
which was fixed for Wednesday the eighteenth instant ; 
that said Sir Robert Sydney was present at said con- 
versation, for the Petitioner distinctly recollects he re- 
quired the Report to be made, and signed and presented 
forthwith, and thus have the ballot postponed ; and saith, 
that on the following day the Petitioner, apprehensive 
that Mr. O’ Connell would succeed in having the Report 
presented, and his object gained in having the ballot 
Eonipenes. got Mr. Shaw, an honourable Member of the 
ouse, to take the Speaker’s opinion whether the Ex- 
aminers were bound to send in the Report, and had his 
opinion thereon communicated to the other Examiner, 
Mr. Rickman; that, pursuant to appointment, the Ex- 
aminers met on Wednesday the 18th instant, to examine 
into the sufficiency of the surety on the Petition pre- 
sented the fourth March, when the Petitioner was enabled 
to show that the said William Long was good and solvent 
security for several thousand pounds; and the Examiners, 
after every opposition and objection that could be made 
by Mr. O’ Connell, reported in favour of the surety, and 
the Petitioner completed the Recognizance on said Pe- 
tition of the fourth March; that the Petitioner never 
heard it stated or insinuated by said Mr. O’ Connell or 
Mr. Ruthven, Sir Robert Sydney, or any other person, 
that the Petitioner had agreed to abandon said Petition 
of fourth March, until the Examiners met on said Wed- 
nesday the eighteenth instant, when said Mr. O’ Connell, 
finding that the Petitioner had witnesses to prove said 
William Long’s solvency, and to complete said recog- 
nizance, and thus foil his attempt to postpone the ballot 
on the nineteenth March, to the serious injury and 
expense of the Petitioners, asserted that the Petitioner 
had agreed to abandon said Petition ; the Petitioner most 
positively swears, without any mental reservation or 
equivocation, that he never agreed se to do, nor did he 
ever lead the said Mr. O’ Connell, Mr. Ruthven, Sir Ro- 
bert Sydney, or any other human being, to suppose that 
he had abandoned said Petition; that said Petitions of 
the fourth and sixth March, are in substance the same; 
and the Petitioner has, in conversation with said Sydney 
and others, who have asked him the reason for so many 
Petitions, expressly stated, that when he had completed 
his security on the said Petition of the sixth March, 
which for this purpose he fixed first, determined not to 
— on the Petition of the fourth March, and the 
etitioner never upon any occasion, at any time, or to 
any person, expressed a different intention; that said 
Mr. O’ Connell states, that the Petitioner at said meeting 
on Wednesday the eleventh March, atSir Robert Sydney’s, 
abandoned said Petition of the fourth March; that the 
Petitioner obtained the Examiners’ appointment to pro- 
ceed on said Petition on Saturday the fourteenth March, 
and on said day had said notice affixed in a conspicuous 
"2a of the Lobby of the House of Commons, where it 
as remained; that, as evidence that said Mr. O’ Connell 
was well aware of the Petitioner’s intention to proceed 
on said Petition, he, Mr. O’ Connell, on Monday the 16th 
instant, applied to Mr. Rose, the Clerk of the Examiners, 
and attempted to get from him a certificate that said 
notice was not fixed up till that day (Monday), and thus 
defeat the Petitioner, by showing he had not given suffi- 
cient notice; that the said notice was affixed and re- 


mained affixed in the Lobby on Saturday, Sunday, 


Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, to the full knowledge 
of Mr. O’ Connell, Mr. Ruthven, Sir Robert Sydney, and 


their friends and supporters, yet no notice was given to 
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the Petitioner, no application written or personal was 
made to him, charging him with being guilty of any 
breach of faith in proceeding with the Petition, as is 
asserted he had on the previous Wednesday abandoned, 
although the Petitioner met and conversed occasionally 
during said time with said Mr. OConnell, Mr. Ruthven 
and Sir Robert Sydney, and had been actually at said 
Sydney’s office with said Mr. Ruthven on Monday evening 
last; but said Mr. O’Connell endeavoured, before the 
Examiners, when he saw the Petitioner ready to complete 
his recognizances, by this device, to turn the Petitioners 
round, and gain time; that on the Saturday, when the 
Petitioner caused said notice to be affixed in the Lobby, 
he had no motive or object whatever, even if so disposed, 
under any circumstances, to commit an act of fraud or 
deceit in relation to said Petitions, because at that time 
the Examiners had not decided on the sureties for the 
Petition of the sixth March, and did not so decide till 
the Monday following ; that the Petitioner refers to the 
evidence of Mr. Mahon and of Mr. William Rose, in con- 
firmation of such parts of this Petition to which they can 
depose, and the Petitioner confidently refers to the facts 
and dates, as being a more conclusive and satisfactory 
account of the truth of the statement than the assertions 
or oaths of all the persons to whom Mr. O’ Connell can 
refer ; the Petitioner submits the foregoing statement to 
the House, verified on oath, in justification of himself, 
and the duty he owes to the House, and humbly prays 
the House to institute an inquiry into the case. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


The House was moved, That the entry in the Journal 
of the House, of the 25th day of March 1830, with re- 
lation to the proceedings of the House, in respect of a 
Petition for changing the name of a surety, in the case 
of the Rye Election Petitions, might be read; and the 
same being read ; 

And a Member in his place having stated, that in the 
case of the Leicester Election Petition, one of the pro- 
posed Sureties was prevented by a — circum- 
stance, over which he had no control, from completing 
such recognizance, and that it would therefore be ne- 
cessary that another Surety should be substituted in his 
stead:—And one of the sitting Members in his place 
having stated, that he did not object to such change; 
and another Member having also consented thereto on 
the part of the other sitting Member ; 

Ordered, That the time for entering into the said recog- 
nizance be enlarged till Monday, the 30th day of this instant 
March, with leave to substitute another proposed Surety. 


The House was moved, That so much of His Majesty’s 
most gracious Speech to both Houses of Parliament at the 
opening of the Session, as relates to the adjustment of 
Tithes in Ireland, might be read; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 3 and 4 
Will. 4, c. 100, for the relief of the Owners of Tithes in 
Ireland, and for the amendment of an Act passed in the 
last Session of Parliament, 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 esta- 
blishing of Compositions for. Tithes in Jre/and, and to 
make such Compositions permanent,” might be read; 
and the same being read ; 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into a Committee, to consider the subject of Tithes 
in Ireland. ' 

The House accordingly resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee. 

(In the Committee.) 


Motion made, and Question proposed, That it is the 
opinion of this Committee, That Composition for Tithes 
in Ireland should be abolished, in consideration of an 
annual Rent-charge, to issue out of the Lands heretofore 
subject to the payment of such Composition, and to be 
payable to the owner of the first Estate of Inheritance, 
or other Estate in the nature of a perpetual interest ; that 
such Rent-charge shall be in the proportion of Seventy- 
five pounds for every One hundred pounds of Composition ; 
that such Rent-charge shall be redeemable; and that the 
redemption money shall be invested in land, or other- 

Pp2 wise 





Leicester 
Borozogh 
Election— 
Time enlarged 
for entering into 
the Recogui- + 
zance, 


Committee 
on Tithes 
(Ireland.) 





Bankrupts’ 
Estates Bill, 
deferred. 


British 
Territories 
(india) Bill, 
conimitter. 


Adjournment. 


Illegal 
Securities 
Bill, deferred. 


Registration 
of Voters 
Bill, deferred, 


Supply 
deferred. 


Ways and 
Means, de- 
ferred. 


Return 
respectin 
King’s Foch, 
ordered, 


Fnnis Borough 
Election— 
Petition for 
further time for 


— into er 


148 


wise, for the benefit of the persons entitled to such 
Composition. 

Amendment proposed, To leave out all the words 
after “ That it is the opinion of this Committee,” in order 
to add “ That it is expedient to alter and amend the 
‘“ Laws respecting Tithes in Ireland.” 

Question put, That the words proposed to be left out 
stand part of the Question ; 

The Committee divided. 

Teller for the Yeas, Sir George Clerk - 213. 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. Vernon Smith - 198. 


Question, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That Composition for Tithes in Jreland should be 
abolished, in consideration of an annual Rent-charge, to 
issue out of the Lands heretofore subject to the payment 
of such Composition, and to be payable to the owner of 
the first Estate of Inheritance, or other Estate in the 
nature of a perpetual interest; that such Rent-charge 
shall be in the proportion of Seventy-five pounds for 
every One hundred pounds of Composition ; that such 
Rent-charge shall be redeemable; and that the re- 
demption money shall be invested in land, or otherwise, 
for the benefit of the persons entitled to such Composition 
——-put, and agreed to. 

Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal re- 
orted from the Committee, That they had come to a 
solution, which they had directed him to report to 
the House. 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 


next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Bankrupts’ Estates Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


The British Territories (India) Bill was, according 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of the 
House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Illegal Securities Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 


- ing of the Registration of Voters Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of Licenses eee or Certificates that a License 
had been applied for, during the last Ten years, to King’s 
Serjeants and King’s Counsel in England and in Ireland, 
to enable them to plead against the Crown; with the 
whole Amount of Fees paid for the same, and the Amount 
demanded for every such License. 


A Petition of Thomas Baker, of No. 29, S ing Gardens, 
Westminster, Agent to the Petitioners William Arthur 
and others, Electors, complaining of an undue Election 
and Return for the Borough of Ennis, was presented, 
and read; setting forth, That a Petition of said electors, 
complaining of said Election and Return, was presented 
to the House on Monday the ninth day of March instant, 
and appointed to be taken into consideration on the 


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A. 1835. 


seventh day of May next; that on Tuesday the tenth of 
March instant another Petition of said electors was pre- 
sented to the House, and appointed to be taken into 
consideration on the same day as their said first Petition ; 
that on Wednesday the eleventh of March, the Petitioner 
gave in the names of Sureties proposed to enter into 
recognizance on said Petition of the tenth of March, as 
follows: Beresford Eyton, of No. 7, Northumberland- 
street, Strand, London, navy agent, and of Saint Michael’s 
Grove, Brompton, and Thomas George Maclaran, of No. 6, 
Cursitor-street, Chancery-lane, London, law stationer; that 
the Petitioner, on the twelfth March instant, obtained 
an appointment of the Examiners to inquire into the 
sufficiency of such Sureties on Friday the twentieth 
instant, on which day said Sureties attended and proved 
their sufficiency, but the Agent for the sitting Member 
objected, and produced the affidavit of Robert Robson 
Lankester, clerk to said Agent for said sitting Member, 
which stated that said Zankester did, on the nineteenth 
instant, make an inquiry at No. 6, Cursitor-street, Chan- 
cery-lane, if a person of the name of Thomas George 
Maclaran resided there, when a person of the name of 
Townley said that he Townley was the owner of the said 
house, and that no person of the name of Thomas George 
Maclaran resided in, or held or occupied any Bee of 
the said house, and the Examiners, upon said affidavit, 
declined to report, and left the Petitioner to make appli- 
cation to the use; that the said Thomas George iw: 
laran resides at No. 5 in said Cursitor-street, and has 
carried on his business of law stationer there for man 
years, and has his name and business painted on on 
side of the doorway in a conspicuous manner; that said 
house immediately adjoins the house No. 6, where said 
Townley resides; that since said meeting of the Examiners 
the Petitioner has been informed by said Zownley that 
said ZLankester asked him if the said Thomas George 
Maclaran had the lease of said house No. 6, and that the 
said Zownley informed him that said Thomas George 
Maclaran resided next door, No. 5, in said street; that 
the Petitioner has also since discovered that several days 
before the said nineteenth March, an agent or friend of 
the sitting Member called upon the said Z’homas George 
Maclaran, at his said house, No. 5, in said Cursitor- 
street, and inquired of the said Thomas George Maclaran 
if he knew that his name was given in as surety for the 
Ennis Petition, and the said Zhomas George Moderen 
asked said person who he came from, and said person 
replied, from the sitting Member, when the said 7’homas 
George Maclaran said that he knew and authorized his 
name to be so given in as surety for said Petition; the 
Petitioner expressly states, that it was in ignorance and 
in error that he described said Z’homas George Maclaran 
of No. 6, instead of No. 5, Cursitor-street, and that Pe- 
titioner had no improper motive or object whatever in 
doing so, but remained up to the time of the production 
of said affidavit of Robert Robson Lankester, in the belief 
and conviction that he had described said surety accu- 
rately ; that there was no allegation whatever made 
against the sufficiency of such Sureties, either against 
the said Thomas George Maclaran or Beresford Eyton ; 
that there is no other person of the name of Thomas 
George Maclaran residing in said street, nor is there any 
other person of the name of Maclaran in said business 
of law stationer, and from the facts stated it appears that 
the sitting Member made himself acquainted several 
days before said nineteenth of March, and immediately 
after said Sureties were named, that the said Z’homas 
George Maclaran resided at No. 5, Cursitor-street, and 
was the person referred to in said notice; the Petitioner 
therefore humbly prays, That he may be at liberty to 
correct said error, and to give in said names anew as 
Sureties for said Petition, and that the time for entering 
into recognizance may be accordingly extended. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Monday next. 

Ordered, That the Petition do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of all Cargoes of Timber shipped from the North 
of Europe, thence carried to Ports in British America, 
and imported into the United Kingdom; statin 
Names of the Vessels and Amount of Tonnage, the Ports 
in Europe, the Ports in America, the Ports in the United 

Kingdom, 


the . 


Return 
respecting 
‘Timber, 
ordered ; 


No. 60. 


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Kingdom, and the Quantities and Description of Timber, 
from 15th February 1834 to 7th February 1835. 

The Earl of Lincoln accordingly presented the said 
Return. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


presented. 


Papers respect- 
ing Parish of 
Stoke P oges, 
ordered ; 

No. 64. 


Ordered, That there be laid before thisHouse, a Copy of 
a Statement made by the Nobility, Clergy, Gentry, Farm- 
ers, and other rateable Inhabitants of the Parish of Stoke 
Poges, to the Commissioners of Poor Laws, relative to 
the union of the Parishes in the Hundreds of Burnham 
and Stoke, under the Poor Law Act. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of a Letter to His Majesty's Secretary of State for the 
Home Department from the Commissioners of Poor Laws 
relative to the Parish of Stoke Poges; together with a 
Copy of the Directions issued by the Poor Law Commis- 
sioners; and also, a Copy of the Declaration by which 
the Hton Union has been formed. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Tabu- 
lar Statement relating to the Parishes in the Eton Union. 

Sir Thomas Fremantle accordingly presented the said 
Papers. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


presented. 


Address 
respecting 
Vaccine Esta- 
blishment. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Copy of 
the last Report from the National Vaccine Establishment 
to the Secretary of State for the Home Department. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Answer to 
Addresses. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the 
House, That their several Addresses of the 16th and 17th 
days of this instant March (that His Majesty would be 
graciously pleased to give directions that the Papers 
therein mentioned might be laid before this House) had 
been presented to His Majesty ; and that His Majesty had 
commanded him to acquaint this House, That He will 
give directions accordingly. 


Papers, 
presented : 
Edueation 
Inquiry. 
No. 62. 


Sir Thomas Fremantle presented, pursuant to several 
Addresses to His Majesty,—Abstract of the Answers and 
Returns made pursuant to several Addresses to His Ma- 
jesty, dated the 13th day of this instant March, for a 
Return of the Number of Schools in each Town, Parish, 
Chapelry, or Extra-parochial Place ; which Return, after 
stating the Amount of the Population of the said Town or 
Place according to the last Census, shall specify,— 
1. Whether the said Schools are Infant, Daily or Sunday 
Schools ;—2. Whether they are confined, either nominally 
or virtually, to the use of Children of the Established 
Church, or of any other religious denomination ;—3. 
.Whether they are endowed or unendowed ;—4. By what 
Funds they are supported ; if unendowed, whether by pay- 
ments from the Scholars or otherwise ;—5. The Numbers 
and Sexes of the Scholars in each School ;—6. The Age 
at which the Children generally enter, and at which 
they generally quit School ;—7. The Salaries and other 
Emoluments allowed to the Master or Mistress in each 
School; and shall also distinguish ;—8. Those Schools 
which have been established or revived since 1818; 
—and, 9. Those Schools to which a lending Library is 
attached.— England: Vol. I.: Bedford—Lancaster. 


wn , Copies of any Addresses which have been presented 
Union, OF forwarded for presentation to His Majesty on the part 
No.¢3, Of Political or Trades Unions, from 14th November 1834 
‘to the present period; together with such Answers as 
have been made thereto ; also Copy of the Address of the 
Council of the Birmingham Political Union to His Ma- 
jesty in the month of May 1832, and the Answer thereto. 
odd Sir Thomas Fremantle also presented, pursuant to the 
“Convic’ directions of several Acts of Parliament,—Two Reports 
No.5, 0f John Henry Capper, Esquire, Superintendent of Ships 
"and Vessels employed for the confinement of Offenders 

4 under sentence of Transportation. 
a Return of the Number of Causes instituted and decided 
No.gg, in the Court of Session in Scotland, between the 1st day 


VOL. 90. 


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of shies 1834 and the 1st day of January 1835, show- 
ing the Number of Causes ready for Judgment, but not 
disposed of at the last of these dates. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 








Lune, 23° die Marti ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


SG James Williams presented a Bill for lighting with Lianelly 
Gas the Town and Neighbourhood of Llanelly, in mete 


the County of Carmarthen: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Great Marlow, was pre- Petitions 
sented, and read ; taking notice of the Great Western Gen Western 
Railway Bill; and praying, That they may be heard, Railway Bill 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against the same. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Henley, was also pre- 
sented, and read ; taking notice of the said Bill; and 
praying, That they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


The London and Croydon Railway Bill was read a London 
second time; and committed to Mir. Alonset and the and Croydon 
Surrey List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in a 
the Speaker’s Chamber. ; 


The Birmingham Canal Navigation Bill was read a Birmingham 
second time ; and committed to Sir Eardley Wilmot and Canal Navi- 
the Warwick List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, at 
in the Speaker’s Chamber. : 


Mr. Dottin reported from the Committee on the Pe London and 
tition of the Zondon and G'reenwich Railway Company; Reilwey Pett 
That the Standing Orders relative to Railway Bills, had tion, reported. 
been complied with; and that they had examined the 
matter of the Petition; and the Report was brought up, 
and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
vary, extend and enlarge the Line of the London and 
Greenwich Railway, and to grant further powers relat- 
ing thereto: And that Mr. Dottin and Mr. Humphery do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


The Farnborough and Riverhill Road Bill was read 
a second time; and committed to Sir William Geary 
and the Kent List: And they are to meet this After- 
noon, in the Speaker’s Chamber. | 


Farnborough 
and Riverhill 
Road Bill, 

committed. — 


The House was moved, That the Petitions of Inha- 
bitants of Knockholt, which were presented upon Tues- 
day last, praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against the Farnborough and 
Riverhill Road Bill, might be read; and the same being 
read; 

Ordered, That the said Petitions be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions 
referred toa 
Committee. 


A Petition of James Vandervord, of Southend, in the 
parish of Prittlewell, in the county of Essex, merchant 
and hoyman, was presented, and read; setting forth, 
That a Petition has been presented to the House, for 
leave to bring in a Bill to amend and explain an Act of 
10 Geo. 4, c. 49, for making and maintaining a Pier 
at or near Southend, in the Parish of Prittlewell, in the 
County of Essex, and for making convenient Approaches 
to and from the same ; that the Standing Orders of the 
House, in relation to Piers and Roads, have not been 


Qq complied 


Southend 
Pier— 
Petition re- 
specting Staud- 
ing Orders, 








150 


complied with, inasmuch as the Promoters of the said 
Bill have not deposited in the Pnivate Bill Office the 
documents required by the Standing Orders of the 
House ; the Petitioner therefore humbly prays, That he 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel, agent and wit- 
nesses, in support of his Petition; and that the House 
will enforce its Standing Orders, and not allow the said 
Bill to be proceeded with, or that the House will grant 
to the Petitioner such relief in the premises as to the 
House shall seem fit and proper. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 


Table. 
Petitions A Petition of Charles Jarman, of West Smithfield, in 
oe the city of Zondon, draper and tailor ;—Farmers, Gra- 


Market Bill. ziers, and others, of roydon ; —and, Seven Oaks,— 
worms Prcoented, and read; taking notice of the Jsling- 
ton Market Bill; and praying, That the same may not 
pass into a law as it now stands. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill. 
A Petition of William Maides, of Petersburgh Place, 
Bayswater ;—and, Graziers, Cattle Salesmen and But- 
chers using and frequenting Smithfield Market,—were 
also presented, and read ; taking notice of the said Bill; 
and praying, That they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts thereof. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit; and counsel heard in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petitions. 
Sottnter Colonel Evans presented a Bill for paving, cleansing, 
Bah, proeeused. lighting and regulating the several Parishes of Saint 
Margaret, Saint John-the-Evangelist, and Saint James, 
within the Liberty of Westminster, in the County of 
Middlesex, and the Precinct of the Savoy, and also part 
of the Liberty of Saffron Hill, Hatton Garden, and Ely 
Rents, within the same County, and for other purposes 
therein mentioned: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 
Bogs (Ireland) Mr. Mullins reported from the Committee on the Pe- 
Gusue Pet- tition of several Merchants, Bankers and Traders; That 
tion, reported. they had examined the matter thereof; and the Report 
was brought up, and read. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
incorporate a Company for the drainage and improve- 
ment of Waste Lands in Ireland: And that Mr. Mullins 


and Mr. Martin do prepare, and bring it in. 


Rockingham — Lord Brudenell presented a Bill for repairing the 

Road Bill, Road from Little Beaten, in the County of Northamp- 

Presented. = ton, to Rockingham, in the same County: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
a second time. 

Ledbury Mr. Biddulph reported from the Committee on the 

Bill reported. Ledbury Improvement Bill; That they had examined 


the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made several 
Amendments thereunto; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to by the House. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Sheffield and 
Rotherham 
Railway Bill 
presented. 


Lord Viscount Morpeth presented a Bill for making a 

Railway from Sheffield to Rotherham, both in the West 

’ Riding of the County of York: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


a — The Leeds and Selby Railway Bill was read a second 

way. Bill, time; and committed to Lord Viscount Morpeth and the 

committed. York List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 

en ol Agr Mr. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the 

Presidency, fast India Company, was called in; and at the bar 

a presented, pursuant to Order,—An Estimate of the 


additional Charge on the Revenues of India, actually 
incurred and to be incurred under the Enactments of 
3 and 4 Will. 4, ¢. 85, for the new Government. of 
Agra, the Law Commissioners, and other Establish- 


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A. 1835. 


ments and Offices thereby created: And then he 
withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Estimate do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Bowes presented a Bill for more effectually re- 
pairing the Darlington and West Auckland, and the 
Cockerton Bridge and Staindrop Roads, in the vey 
of Durham, and for consolidating the Trusts thereof : 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, that Richard Smith, 
and others who petitioned this House upon Friday, the 
6th day of this instant March, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the City of Lichfield, had not 
entered into a recognizance in respect of such Petition, 
according to the directions of the Act 9 Geo. 4, c.22, “to 
consolidate and amend the Laws relating to the Trial of 
controverted Elections, or Returns of Members to serve 
in Parliament.” 

Ordered, That the Order made upon the 6th day 
of this instant March, for taking the said Petition into 
consideration upon Thursday, the 30th day of April next, 
be discharged. 


Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, that John 
O’ Donoghue, and others, who petitioned this House 
upon gy the 6th day of this instant March, com- 
ns of an undue Election and Return for the 

niversity of Dublin, had not entered into a recognizance 
in respect of such Petition, according to the directions 
of the said Act. 

Ordered, That the Order made upon the 6th day 
of this instant March, for taking the said Petition into 
consideration upon Thursday, the 30th day of April next, 
be discharged. 


Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, that Patrick 
Walter Redmond, of Rockvieille, and others, who peti- 
tioned this House upon Friday, the 6th day of this instant 
March, complaining of an undue Election and Return for 
the County of Wexford, had not entered into a recog- 
nizance in respect of such Petition, according to the 
directions of the said Act. 

Ordered, That the Order made upon the 6th day 
of this instant March, for taking the said Petition into 
consideration upon Thursday, the 9th day of April next, 
be discharged. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers of Malton ;—Lin- 
coln ;—Gravesend and Milton ;—Oxford ;—Pontefract ; 
— Braunton ;—Appledore ;—Ilfracombe ;— Great Tor- 
rington ;—Chumleigh ;—and, Bideford,—were presented, 
and read; praying for the repeal of the additional Duty 
on Spirit Licenses imposed by an Act of the last Session 
of Parliament. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Ruthven;— Symington ;— 
Earlstoun ;— Whitsome ;— Gordon ; — Maryhill, Glas- 
gow ;—Banchory Ternan ;—Gigha ;— Deskford ;— Or- 
diquhill ;—and, Heads of Families in Banc ory Ternan, 
—were presented, and read; praying the House to resist 
every attempt to shake the stability of the Church of 
Scotland, and to adopt such measures as may seem best 
calculated for promoting its usefulness, by building and 
endowing such additional Churches in connexion with 
the Establishment as the increasing numbers and neces- 
sities of the population demand. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Persons engaged in the manufacture or 
sale of Weights and Measures in the city of Dublin, was 
presented, and read; reciting an Act of the last Session 
of Parliament to amend and render more effectual two 
Acts of the fifth and sixth years of the reign of his late 
Majesty King George the Fourth, relating to Weights 
and Measures; and setting forth, That the Petitioners 
beg to call the attention of the House to a practice which 
has for a considerable period prevailed in the Sealing 
Office of the city of Dublin, namely, that of repairing 
beams and scales, and adjusting Weights and — 

2 whic 


Darlington 

end Cockertog 
Bridge Roads 
Bill, presented, 


Recognizances 
not entered 
into— 


Lichfield 
City. 


Dublin 
University, 


Wexford 
County. 


Petitions 

for repeal of 
Duty on 
Spirit Licenses 


Petitions 

in support of 
Church of 
Scotland. 


Petitions 
respecting 
Weights and 
Measures Act. 





| —_- 





5 Witt. IV. 


which have ‘been seized for inaccuracy, and disposing-of 
them to the public at prices below those which the re- 
gular dealer is compelled to charge; and jpraying the 
House to make effectual provision against the contmu- 
ance of this pernicious and unlawful ptactice, by the 
infliction of such penalties as they may deem sufficient; 
and further praying the House to repeal so.much of the 
said Act .as requires that none but sealed weights or 
measures shall ‘be sold or exposed to sale. 

A Petition of Spirit Dealers and Innkeepers carrying 
on business in Greenock, was also presented, and read ; 
reciting the-said Act; and praying the House so far to 
amend the.same as to legalize models of Measures of the 
forty-second and eighty-fourth parts of the imperial 
gallon. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Select Committee on Weights and Measures. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
Friday last, for referring an Account relative to Inspec- 
tors of Weights and Measures in the county of Mid- 
dlesex to the Select Committee on Weights and Measures, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 

Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to British Guiana, 
which was presented upon Monday last, be printed. 


A Petition of Hand-loom Weavers of the Northern 


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151 
in Parliament, -a measure which, m-the opinion of the 
Petitioners, Would, ‘if carried into a law, be compl 
un-Linglish, and‘subversive of the tights arid liberties of 
the electors, whiose votes, to be lionest, ought to ‘be given 
‘openly and in the face of one another. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie wpon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Imha- 
bitants of Bradford (York) ;—Mill-operatives in the 
employ of Mr. Peter Bould, of Halifaz;—and, in the 
employ of Messrs. Watts, Wrigleyand Sons, of Halifax, 
—were presented, and read; reciting the Act 3 and 4 
Will. 4, c. 108, to regulate the Labour of Children and 
Young Persons in the Mills and Factories ‘of the United 
Kingdom ; and praying the House to repeal or amend 
the same. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Shepton Mallet ;—and, 
Solicitors residing in Shepton Mallet,—were presented, 
and read ; setting forth, That the Petitioners view with 
alarm the proposition now made for transferring to the 
Courts at Doctors Commons’ the sole power of granting 
Probates and Administrations, and for requiring that all 
the original wills shall for the future be deposited there ; 
and praying, That the Courts having power of granting 
Probates and Administrations, with registries of the 
original wills attached to them, may remain, as here- 
tofore, in the country, but with such consolidation of the 


Petitions 

for repeal or 
amendment of 
Factories’ Re- 
gulation Act. 


Petitions 

respecting 
Ecclesiastical 
Conurts. 


Courts as may appear to the House necessary. 


respecting district of G‘lasgow ;—Hand-loom Weavers and other And thesaid Petitions were ordered tolie upon the Table. ® 
— Inhabitants of Lesmahagow ;—and, Merchants, Grocers, 


Smiths, Tailors, Shoe-makers and others, Inhabitants of 
Strathaven, Chapeltonand Westquarter,—were presented, 
and read; praying for the establishment of Boards of 
Trade in every: manufacturing district, to fix from time 
to time the lowest prices to be paid for hand-loom 
weaving. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Select Committee on Hand-loom Weavers. 


A Petition of Freemen and Electors of the city of 
Canterbury, was presented, and read; setting forth, That 
the Petitioners have learnt, with extreme regret, that a 
Petition hasbeen presented to the House from certain per- 
sons resident in and in the vicinity of Canterbury, grossly 
impugning the conduct of the aristocracy of the neigh- 
bourhood, and more particularly the Chapter and Clergy 
of Canterbury, at the late Election of Representatives in 
Parliament for the said City; that the Petitioners most 
positively deny any such undue interference as that 
falsely poe in the said Petition did take place at 
the said Election on the part of the aristocracy of the 
neighbourhood of Canterbury, neither did the Chapter 
and Clergy of the Metropolitan Church exercise any 
such or any other improper influence at the said Elec- 
tion; on the contrary, if three of the Prebends who did 
not vote had given their voices, the city would have been 
saved from the infliction of having as their Represen- 
tative a gentleman who had not a majority of those who 
were entitled to vote, an act of gross injustice which 
can be corrected only by the expensive and lingering 
process of an appeal to the House; the Petitioners 
therefore humbly beg leave to call the attention of the 
House to the expediency of establishing some more 
speedy and convenient mode of striking off from the 
poll Site votes given at all Elections, either by fraud 
or mistake, and for preventing the exclusion of good and 
lawful votes; merely because their names have been 
mis-spelt by the public officers; had this been done, the 
harmony and peace of the city would not have been dis- 
turbed i. that discord and resentment which is in- 
separable from the successful perpetration of such prac- 
tices ; that undue and illegal conduct did take place at 
the said Election by and on the part of the partisans of 
the Petitioners’ opponents, and many votes were by them 
obtained under fraudulent circumstances, by personating 
other freemen and electors ; that, looking at the names 
affixed to the said Petition, the Petitioners are induced 
to infer, and do believe, that the main object of the 
Petitioners was, to bring forward, under the mask of an 
attack upon authority, their opinions and wishes re- 


specting the Ballot in the election of Members to setve 
VOL. 90. 


A Petition of Members of the Grand Orange Lodge 
of Ireland, was presented, and read; praying the House 
to make the fullest and most searching inquiry into the 
origin, nature, history and principles of the Association 
of Irish Protestants known by the name of the “ Loyal 
Orange Institution of Zreland.” 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Reverend Gerald Thomas Byrne, 
a friar of the order of Saint Augustine, was presented, 
and read; complaining of the seizure of his goods for 
payment of ministers’ money, due to the Reverend 
J. Magee, Rector of the parish in which the Petitioner’s 
convent is situated, in the town of Drogheda ; and pray- 
ing relief; and further praying, That the Resolution of 
the Committee of the whole House, on the 20th instant, 
on the subject of Tithes it [reland, may be rescinded. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Citizens and Inhabitants of the city of 
Dublin ;—Sir Thomas Esmonde, Baronet, and others, 
registered electors of the city of Dublin ;—and, Pa- 
rishioners of the parish of Saint James, in the cit 
Dublin,—were presented, and read ; setting forth, That 
Petitions have been presented to the House complaining 
of the Return of Daniel O’ Connell and Edward South- 
well Ruthven, Esquires, who were returned at the last 
Election as Members to serve in the House for the City 
of Dublin, and seeking the substitution of Messrs. West 
and Hamilton, the defeated Candidates; that the Peti- 
tioners do hot complain of the undoubted right of theit 
fellow-citizens to question the Retutn of their Sitting 
Members ; they entertain no fears for the result of that 
Petition, upon full and fair inquiry; but they have 
learned with the utmost astonishment, that the Petitions, 
tg to seek merely the temoval of the Sitting 

embers, and the substitution of their nents, are 
in effect directed to impeach the genetal lileetion Re- 
gistry held in that city under the Jrish Reform Act, in 
the months of October and November 1832; the Peti- 
tioners have also learned, that those Petitions impeach 
the votes of the electors who polled in favour of thé 
Sitting Members, on the allegation that they had not 
paid a variety of cesses, fates and taxds, and the Peti- 
tioners describe as the cesses, rates and taxes payable, 
first, the grand jury cess; secondly, pipe-water rate or 
rent; thirdly, paving, lighting and cleansing rate ; 
fourthly, police and watch tax; and, fifthly, the wide- 
street tax, and the Petitioners are informed that it is the 
determination of the persoris prosecuting those Petitions 
to procure, if possible, the whole inquiry upon all those 

Qq 2 matters 


Petition 
respecting 
Orange 
Lodges. 


Petition 
respecting 
Tithes 
(lreland.) 


Dublin City 
Election— 
Petitions for 
issuing a 


of Commission. 








Registration 

of Births, &amp;c, 
(Scotland) Bill, 
presented, 


No. 79. 


Addresses 
respecting 


Sheriffs’ Clerks 


and Steward 
Clerks (Scot- 
land.) 


Petition 
from British 


Museum, for 


aid. 


Report respect- 
ing Isle of Man, 
&amp;c. Corn Trade, 


ordered ; 
No, 74. 


152 


matters to be conducted before a Select Committee of 
the House sitting in London; that the Petitioners ap- 
peal to the House whether there could be an injustice 
more grievous to individuals, or more injurious and irri- 
tating to the Jrish Nation than that an inquiry directed 
to disfranchise the constituency of the Jrish metropolis 
should be carried on at the distance of 500 miles from the 
homes of the citizens who own and the witnesses who 
could sustain the valuable public rights which are to be 
thus perilled ; and praying, That a Commission may 
be issued to examine witnesses in Dublin, where the 
electors reside, where the witnesses to sustain their votes 
reside, where the offices and books of the different public 
establishments having the care and superintendence of 
local taxes are kept, and where the persons and characters 
of the electors, the nature of their property and hold- 
ings, their solvency and station in life, and the character 
and capacity of the witnesses on both sides are fully 
known and can be fairly and accurately canvassed. 

And thesaid Petitions were ordered tolie upon the Table. 


Mr. Robert Steuart presented a Bill to establish in 
Scotland an uniform and efficient system of Registration 
of Births, Marriages and Deaths: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Friday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Return, 
specifying the Name and Date of Appointment of every 

heriff Clerk and Steward Clerk in Scotland, with an 
Account of the Total Amount of Fees, or other Emolu- 
ments derived by him from the said Office, in each of 
the last Five years respectively. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before me * a Return 
of the Number of Deputies nominated by each Sheriff 
Clerk and Steward Clerk, and the Amount paid annually 
to such Deputies; together with a Statement whether 
9 duties are performed chiefly by the Principal or his 

eputy. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Return 
from every Sheriff Clerk or Steward Clerk in Scotland, 
stating whether he holds any Office or Offices other than 
that of Sheriff or Steward Clerk, and the Amount of 
Salary or Income derived from such Office in each of 
the last Five years. 

Ordered, That the said Addresses be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


A Petition of the Trustees of the British Museum 
being offered to be presented ; 

Mr. Baring, by his Majesty’s command, acquainted 
the House, that His Majesty, having been informed of 
the contents of the said Petition, recommends it to the 
consideration of the House. 

Then the said Petition was read ; setting forth, That 
the only funds belonging to the Petitioners for the sup- 
port of the British Museum consist of 30,0007. Three per 
Cent. Reduced Bank Annuities, the dividend whereof 
amounts to 900/. per annum, and also a bequest of the 
late Earl of Bridgewater, consisting of 12,992/. 15s. 7d. 
in the Three per Cent. Consolidated Annuities, and of a 
small estate in land valued at about 251. per annum; 
that the establishment is necessarily attended with an 
expense far beyond the above-mentioned sum, and the 
Trust cannot with benefit to the Public be carried on 
without the aid of Parliament; the Petitioners therefore 
humbly pray the House to grant them such further sup- 
port towards enabling them to carry on the execution of 
the trust reposed in them by Parliament for the general 
benefit of learning and useful knowledge, as to the House 
shall seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of a Report of the Commissioners of His Majesty’s Cus- 
toms respecting the Corn Trade in the Isle of Man; 


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A. 1835. 


including also the Islands of Guernsey and Jersey, dated 
29th July 1834. 
Mr. Baring accordingly presented the said Report. 
Ordered, That the said Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Lord Ashley presented, — to Orders,—a Re- 
turn of the total Expense of maintaining the Royal and 
Admiralty Yachts during the last Four years; distin- 
guishing the amount paid in Wages and Emoluments to 
the Commanders, Officers and Crews of each Yacht sepa- 
rately:—A Return of the amount expended during the 
same period in Repairs, Equipments and Disbursements 
on account of each:—A Return of the Date at which 
each of the Royal Yachts was last employed in actual 
Service at Sea. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, Copies 
or Extracts of any Correspondence between the Secre- 
tary of State and the Governors of the British Colonies 
respecting Emigration, not already presented to this 
House. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Number of Persons who have emigrated from 
Great Britain and Ireland to the British Colonies and 
to the United States of America, during the years 1833 
and 1834; distinguishing the Ports from which they 
have sailed, and the Countries to which Emigration took 

lace. 

. ftesolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Number of Agricultural Labourers who, with their 
Families, have emigrated to New SouthWales and Van 
Diemen’s Land; specifying the Number of Persons in 
each Family, and the amount of assistance granted. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Number of young unmarried Females who have 
been assisted by Government to emigrate to New South 
Wales and Van Diemen’s Land; specifying the Colony 
to which such Emigration took place, and the amount of 
assistance granted. 

Ordered, That the said Addresses be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell and 
Mr. Martin : 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for 
naturalizing John Cortazzi; to which the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for 
naturalizing Paul Ferdinand Willert; to which the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House :—And then 
the Messengers withdrew. 


The Order of the day being read, for the attendance 
of the Deputy Clerk of the Crown and Hanaper in 
Treland ; 

And the House being informed, that the Deputy Clerk 
of the Crown and Hanaper attended at the door; he 
was called in; and, being examined, said, that the state- 
ment of facts in Mr. Wallace’s letter was substantiall 
correct; that it had been the practice of the office to 
require that a copy of each Petition should be lodged 
at the same time with the Petition, and that his attention 
had not been called to the Sessional Order of the House, 
not having been more than six months in the office :— 
And then he was directed to withdraw. 

And the House being satisfied in respect of the Pe- 
tition having been offered to be lodged in the Office of 
the Clerk of the Crown within the time limited by 
the House, the said Petition was delivered in at the 
Table. 

A Petition 





presented, 


Return 


respecting 


Royal Yachts, 


presented, 


No. 75. 


Addresses 
respecting 
Emigration. 


The Lords 
have passed 


Cortazzi's 
Nat. Bill. 


Willert’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Carlow County 
Election— 
Petition to he 
delivered in. 


Ca 


Ek 
Pet 





Carlow 
County 
Election. 
Petition of 
Freeholders. 


5 Wi. IV. 


A Petition of Robert Lawler, Myles Nolan, Thomas 
Hanlon, Patt Barry, Freeholders, registered of the 
county of Carlow, entitled to vote, and who claimed a 
right to vote at the late Election of Knights of Shire for 
said County, holden on the 13th day of January 1835, 
was read; setting forth, That at the Election holden at 
Carlow, in and for the said County, for Knights of the 
Shire to represent same in Parliament, commencing on 
the 13th day of January 1835, Henry Bruen and Thomas 
Kavanagh, Esquires, and also Michael Cahill and Mau- 
rice O’ Connell, Esquires, were Candidates, and put in 
nomination by the Sheriff; that the polling commenced 
on the said last-mentioned day, and was continued to 
the hour of five o’clock on Saturday, the 17th of January, 
when the poll was finally closed by the said Sheriff, and 
the numbers who polled declared to be, for Bruen 588, 
for Kavanagh 587, for Cahill 553, for O’ Connell 554, and 
said Bruen and Kavanagh were thereupon declared duly 
elected ; that the apparent majority in favour of said 
Bruen and Kavanagh over said Cahill and O’ Connell 
was not areal majority of the electors of said County 
who claimed and were qualified, and who were ready 
and desirous to vote at said Election, but was merely a 
colourable majority ; and that the said Return of said 
Bruen and Kavanagh was an undue Return obtained by 
undue, unconstitutional and illegal means, resorted to 
and procured by the said Bruen and Kavanagh, and their 
agents, namely, by intimidation, immediately previous 
to and during the Election, by forcible abduction of 
voters, and by corrupt practices upon same, and by un- 
fair, illegal and fraudulent schemes and stratagems prac- 
tised by the said Bruen and Kavanagh, and their agents, 
during the whole course of said Election, a electors 
(to a much greater number than said colourable majo- 
rity in favour of said Bruen and Kavanagh) who would 
have voted for said Cahill and O’ Connell, were prevented 
from giving their votes for said Cahill and O’ Connell 
during the time allowed by law for said Election; and 
Petitioners show, that, in addition to the fraudulent and 
illegal practices of the said Bruen and Kavanagh, and 
their agents, said Return was obtained by reason of the 
said Sheriff and his Deputies having neglected to open 
the respective booths for polling at the hours prescribed 
by law for that purpose, and by permitting the said 

ruen and Kavanagh, and their agents, to practise 
several illegal and unwarrantable modes of interruption 
and delay of the polling during the said Election, by 
which the time allotted by law for the continuance of 
the Election became insufficient for the whole number 
of the electors who were ready and willing to poll for 
said Cahill and O’Connell to give their votes at said 
Election, though all due diligence for that purpose was 
used by the said Cahill and O’ Connell and said electors, 
and in fact 56 of said electors were thus prevented from 
polling, though they were during the Election, and at 
the final close of the poll, at the polling-booth, and ready 
to poll for said Cahill and O’ Connell, and were tendered 
to the Sheriff; Petitioners further show, that for some 
days previous to the Election, the Sheriff, at the in- 
stance, as Petitioners believe, of said Bruen and Ka- 
vanagh, or agents employed by them, procured a large 
military force to be introduced into the County, consist- 
ing, as Petitioners have been informed and believe, of 
not less than 800 men, in addition to a large constabu- 
lary force permanently maintained in the County, which 
mi 4 force was in no manner necessary for the pur- 
pose of preserving the public peace, there not being at 
the time any actual riot, or appearance of it, in the 
County, nor any reasonable ground to apprehend such, 
the preceding Election having passed without any riot 
having occurred that rendered such a force necessary ; 
Petitioners are therefore convinced that such a force 
must have been procured and used with a view to show 
the power and influence of said Bruen and Kavanagh, 
and to prevent a free canvass My the Candidates, and to 
intimidate the electors from a free avowal and exercise 
of their right to vote according to their choice at the 
said Election ; and, in further proof thereof, Petitioners 
show that a great portion of said force was billeted upon 
electors who were known to the Sheriff, to said Bruen 
and Kavanagh, and to the persons who issued said 
billets, to be opposed to the interests of said Bruen and 
Kavanagh in said a proaching Election, and had actu- 


ally voted against them at the last said preceding Elec- 
OL. 90. —° 


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153 


tion; and that among the persons on whom said sol- 
diery were billeted, were several Roman Catholic cler- 
gymen, who were also known to be adverse to the 
interests of said Bruen and Kavanagh, and had before 
voted against them; other modes ‘of intimidation were 
also resorted to by the agents and friends of said Bruen 
and Kavanagh, among which were denunciations made 
by the land agents of said Bruen and Kavanagh to their 
tenants, that, if they refused to vote for said Bruen and 
Kavanagh, they should be treated with all the severity 
in their power, and if possible deprived of their holdings; 
even when certain voters came to the booth to vote, and 
did vote for said Cahill and O’Connell, the agent of 
Bruen and Kavanagh, with a view of deterring others 
from so voting, used threats of punishment against said 
voters ; Petitioners further show, that the system of inti- 
midation wascarried so far in restraint of electors friendly 
to the popular Candidates, even from canvassing for 
votes other electors of the County, that on Saturday, 
the 10th of January, as the Reverend Mr. Phelan, with 
other respectable gentlemen and freeholders of the 
County, went to solicit the support of some voters in 
the town of Bagnalstown for Colonel Evans: and Mr. 
Wallace, and as the reverend gentleman was entering 
the house of a freeholder named Thomas Conolly, Philip 
Bagnel (who is a magistrate of the County) rushed vio- 
lently into the house of said voter, assaulted the Reve- 
rend Mr. Phelan, by striking forcibly and intentionally 
against his person, addressed to him the most insulting 
and —s language, without having received any 
the slightest provocation from the reverend gentleman 
so to act; that, in the meantime, Henry Newton, brother 
to said Bagnel, and who is also a magistrate of the County, 
having police in attendance, the military being stationed 
within a few yards of said voter’s house, commenced 
reading the Riot Act, and immediately after charged a 
a pistol; that he said Henry Newton, with three of his 
brothers (two of whom are Magistrates of the County), 
rode violently on horseback through the people who 
were present, some from curiosity, others on their busi- 
ness, caused their horses to rush against some, to kick 
others, and to inflict bodily injury on many; that the 
above-stated transaction took lace without there having 
been on the part of the mre any riot or violation of 
law, or any apprehension of, or disposition, or inclina- 
tion to riot or disturbance; Petitioners further show 
that, for several days previous to the Election, the said 
Bruen and Kavanagh, or their agents, procured parties 
of the military who had been so introduced into the 
County, to come:by night, and at various times of the 
day also, to the houses of electors, and take them for- 
cibly away to places previously prepared for their re- 
ception by said Bruen and Kavanagh, or their agents, 
and there to detain them against their will, or until, by 
entertainment, bribes or promisés, they afterwards were 
brought to the Court-house of Carlow, escorted by mili- 
tary guards, and procured by said Bruen and Kavanagh, 
or their agents, to vote, and where they did vote for said 
Bruen and Kavanagh, having been induced or intimi- 
dated in manner aforesaid so to do, and without having 
been suffered, from the time of their abduction and con- 
finement, to communicate with their families or friends ; 
and such, in fact, was the publicity and the degree of in- 
timidation and violence used by the said Bruen and Kava- 
nagh, and their agents, by this abuse of the military, and 
of the power of billeting, and by the abduction of voters, 
that, previous to the commencement of the Election, 
pre , on the morning of the 13th of January, the two 
gentlemen aforesaid, and who had to that time been 
Candidates, perceiving the effects which intimidation 
had seadeneld on the minds of electors, retired from the 
contest, and the electors were obliged suddenly, and 
without any time for consideration, to nominate two 
others, namely, Messieurs Cahill and O’Connell, who 
remained Candidates to the final close of the poll; that, 
in further proof of the unfair means by which said Bruen 
and Kavanagh were enabled to obtain said colour- 
able majority and undue Return, Petitioners show that 
the Sheriff, at the instance, and by the advice and 
suggestion of the said Bruen and Kavanagh, or their 


agents, or one of them, and without having consulted or 
required the consent of either of the gentlemen who had 
so been public Candidates for the County up to the first 
day of the Election, did so arrange the six en ~ 

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154 23° Martir. 


the County, and so erected, and appropriated the booths 
in which the voters were to poll, as to be most advan- 
tageous te the said Bruen and Kavanagh, and most in- 
convenient and embarrassing to their opponents, and 
most likely to prevent, and did aN prevent, a large 
number of the Electors of the County from being polled 
within the five days limited by the law ; and as evidence 
thereof, said Sheriff appropriated a certain room in 
the court-house, as the booth in which the Electors of 
two Baronies, namely, Rathvilly and Forth, were to poll 
(which Baronies contained 560 registered voters, being 
nearly half of the whole number in the County, which, 
by the clerk of the Peace’s List, appeared to be 1,367), 
it being well known that at the last Election the time 
allowed for the Election proved insufficient for polling 
the electors of those two Baronies in one booth, notwith- 
standing the number of electors therein at that time 
were considerably less than at present; and this inju- 
rious arrangement the Sheriff so made without any 
necessity whatsoever, as he might, by uniting in one 
booth the Barony of Rathvilly with the Barony of Car- 
low, have lessened the number to be polled in that booth 
to 519 from 560, leaving the four other Baronies to be 
so polled, as that one booth would have only 447 and 
the other 401 electors, and thus the whole have been 
capable of being polled within the time limited by 
the Act; the Sheriff also appropriated or permitted 
said Bruen and Kavanagh to possess exclusively two 
rooms in said court-house as their tally-rooms for said 
booth, which rooms were made immediately to communi- 
cate with said booth by an opening being broken through 
a wall in the court-house, by the sanction of the Sheriff 
for that purpose, while the opposing Candidates were 
obliged to get tally-rooms as they might, in any distant 
part of the town ; in another instance the Sheriff appro- 
priated to Bruen and Kavanagh a room opposite the 
court-house as the booth for Saint Mullin’s Barony and 
Idrone West, into which booth Bruen and Kavanagh 
had also a direct and exclusive communication from 
their tally-room, and had also, by the construction of 
the booth, easy and direct communication to the depu- 
ties’ seat, where the land agents of Bruen and Kava- 
nagh remained during the polling, and from time to 
time, in various ways, by threats to the tenants who 
came to vote for Cahill and O’ Connell endeavoured to 
intimidate them, those voters being obliged to be brought 
from a distant tally-room through the streets to the poll, 
and were, while polling, placed in the custody of two 
policemen, but immediately in contact with the agents 
and friends of Bruen and Kavanagh; that during the 
whole of the Election the streets were patrolled by large 
bodies of military and police, though neither before nor 
during the Election was there any appearance of nor 
tendency to riot; the hall and entrance to the court- 
house was also occupied by large bodies of armed police, 
and, as a proof of the degree to which either the Sheriff 
or said Bruen and Kavanagh, at whose instance, or that 
of their agents, this armed force was there disposed of, 
interfered with the freedom of Election, Petitioners 

show, that the police, under orders given them, refused 
' to admit the free passage of electors for Cahill and 
O’ Connell to the court-house until they produced to 
the police their title to vote, namely, their certificates 
of ape fe in some instances when this interruption 
was complained of, the Sub-sheriff alleged that he did 
not give such orders, but merely that the military and 
police should let in only well-dressed persons, or those 
who appeared to them to be decent; the demand for the 
certificates, however, was continued, nor was it found 
practicable for the friends of the Candidates Cahill and 
O’ Connell, so many were the difficulties thrown in their 
way, to prevent the interruption; during the Election 
also the Sheriff permitted executions, or arrests for 
tithe debts to be executed on electors going to vote ; 
and in several instances electors going up to vote for 
Cahill and O’ Connell were dragged by force by the 
friends of or persons employed by Bruen and Kava- 
nagh, from the tallymen who conducted them, and 
thereby much time was lost, and great difficulty created 
in endeavouring to procure their liberation, all which 
was increased in no inconsiderable degree by the Sheriff 
having so arranged the time for holding the County 
Election with the time at which he delivered the precept 
for the Election of the Borough of Carlow to the Sove- 





A. 1835. 


reign, that the two Elections necessarily came on at the 
same time, and were held in the same court-house ; 
grievous, however, as were those wrongs, Petitioners 
deeply complain of other unfair, unconstitutional and 
illegal practices to which Bruen and Kavanagh and 
their agents resorted in the Rathvilly and Forth booth, 
in order to deprive the electors for Cahill and O’ Connell, 
if possible, of polling all their electors in that booth 
(within the time limited by law), where the chief 
strength of their electors lay, by which practices mainly 
the undue Return of Bruen and Kavanagh was ob- 
tained, and to the particulars of those practices Petition- 
ers humbly pray the attention of the House, viz. from 
the commencement of the polling in the booth of Rath- 
villy and Forth, the agents for Bruen and Kavanagh 
began to protract and delay the polling in that booth ; 
one of the stratagems to which they resorted for the pur- 
pose was, to put the Bribery and Freeholder’s qualifica- 
tion Oath to each elector (the only two oaths which, by 
law, could be administered to them) for Cahill and 
O’ Connell ; in the progress of the Election on the second 
day, somewhat ashamed perhaps of this palpable abuse 
of swearing, they proposed to waive the oaths if the 
agents for Cahill and O’ Connell would let five minutes’ 
time be given between each tally in lieu of them; this 
for a short time was submitted to by the agents of Cahill 
and O’Connell, wishing, if possible, to prevent so shame- 
ful a profanation of oaths merely as an instrument of 
delay, and hoping that on such a concession no further 
contrivances for delay would be resorted to; it was found, 
however, after a short time that the agents of Bruen 
and Kavanagh were still determined to waste time by 
practising new artifices, and particularly that of taking 
written objections to each vote of Cahill and O'Connell, 
and claiming the right of sending up same to the Asses- 
sor’s booth for his decision, as if the Elections were pro- 
ceeding under the Act of the 60 Geo. 3, and 1st and 2d 
Geo. the 4th, instead of the Reform Act, and the 
Assessor having thought proper to decide that they had 
aright to take written objections, and have them filed 
by the Deputy, and that he could not prevent them, 
though he would overrule all objections but such as he 
thought he could entertain and decide under the Reform 
Act; anotice was therefore served on the Sheriff by the 
agents for Cahill and O’ Connell, | age to the opening 
of the booths on the third day of the Election, stating, 
that from the delays practised by the agents of Bruen 
and Kavanagh, they said Cahill and O’ Connell were ap- 
prehensive the whole of the electors in the Rathvill 

and Forth booth would not be able to poll within the 
remaining three days of the Election, requesting him on 
behalf of the Candidates Cahill and O’ Connell, and the 
electors then unpolled, that he would take such steps as 
would accelerate the polling, and gave notice, that on 
the opening of the booth that morning, they would 
tender the votes of the electors for Cahill and O’ Connell, 
and claim to have them taken as they came to the poll, 
without any delay or time to be taken between tallies or 
otherwise ; the Assessor, though he still continued on 
the opening of the booth to permit the taking of written 
objections, and presenting them to the Deputy (which 
Petitioners are advised was not nor is warranted by 
law), he yet directed the poll in that booth to be so 
taken as required by said notice, but the agents of 
Bruen and Kavanagh having been prevented from gain- 
ing time, in lieu of administering the oaths, resorted 
again to administering the oaths to every voter for Cahill 
and O’Connell, adopted another mode of delay, which 
they had only partially practised before ; namely, they 
suppressed all the certificates of all voters produced by 
them, and on the voter not producing the certificate, 
they then called, as of right, bor the affidavit of registry 
of the voter, though he was produced as their voter, 
came up on the joint tally of Bruen and Kavanagh, 
and declared his vote for them; the search for this 
affidavit always took a considerable time, from the slow- 
ness of the Depuie Clerk of the Peace appointed im 
that booth, who thus increased the delay ; when the affi- 
davit was at length found, the agent for Bruen first, and 
then the agent for Kavanagh, claimed the right of se- 
parately examining the affidavit, as if they were agents 
respectively for opposing Candidates, and when the affi- 
davit was thus doubly perused, the fraud of delay in many 
instances was still father practised, by putting = 


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the oaths to their own voter; on the voters for Cahill 
and O’Connell coming up to poll, a further delay was 
uniformly practised ; if he had not a certificate, and that 
the affidavit was produced, it was perused by both the 
agents of Bruen and Kavanagh, and an objection then 
taken to the vote and the affidavit; the written objec- 
tion was then filed by the Deputy, or sent up to the 
Assessor’s room; the Assessor most frequently over- 
ruled the objection when sent up to him, and though 
he in several instances desired that the same objection 
should not be again taken and sent up, it nevertheless 
was taken, and sent up repeatedly, and thus to every 
vote tendered, some objection was taken in a ~~ by 
which much time was fraudulently wasted, as Peti- 
tioners are advised, and the law violated, to the pre- 
judice of the electors and the Candidates Cahill and 
O’ Connell ; in some instances a still further wrong was 
inflicted on them, as Petitioners are advised, by rules 
which the Assessor sometimes made on objections so 
sent up to him on the affidavits, namely, that when in 
the casual absence of the certificate, the affidavit of 
registry of voter for Cahill and O’ Connell was so sent up, 
the Assessor claimed and exercised the right of looking 
into the affidavit, and deciding on the merits of the 
affidavit and on the vote, though the attestation of the 
certificate was annexed to the affidavit, according to law, 
and which, Petitioners are advised, ought to have been 
conclusive of the right to vote ; some votes were by the 
Assessor decided to be bad, upon such alleged imperfec- 
tion of the affidavit, and the benefit thereof lost to the 
Candidates Cahill and O’ Connell ; yet another fraud was 
constantly practised by the agents of Bruen and Kava- 
nagh, namely, when the certificate was produced by the 
voter of Cahill and O’ Connell, the agents of Bruen and 
Kavanagh respectively, separately and successively 
claimed the right of inspecting it after the Deputy had 
examined it ; and in doing this slowly, and after an un- 
necessary time taken for the purpose, a still further 
time was wasted ; the Petitioners complain, that such 
being the fraudulent and unjustifiable practices of the 
agents of Bruen and Kavanagh, in protracting the poll, 
the whole time so wasted, added to the time lost by the 
Sheriff and his deputies not having the polling booths 
open at nine in the morning, as by law they ought to 
have done, would amount to much more than the time 
requisite for polling the 56 electors who remained un- 
polled, and offered, and were ready, and tendered to 
poll for Cahill and O’ Connell at the time when the As- 
sessor closed the poll on the fifth day of the Election ; 
Petitioners therefore humbly submit that, for the reasons 
stated herein, the majority which appeared in favour of 
Bruen and Kavanagh, and on which the Returning 
Officer declared them duly elected, was but a colourable 
majority, obtained by the fraudulent contrivance of said 
Bruen and Kavanagh, and their agents, and the Return 
made thereon is an undue Return; and Petitioners there- 
fore pray, That the said Return and Election should be 
declated. void, and the parties sent to a new Election, 
or that the said Cahill and O’ Connell be declared duly 
elected, the said fifty-six names so tendered as aforesaid 
being previously added to the poll for said Cahill and 
O’ Connell. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into con- 
sideration upon Thursday, the 30th day of April next, 
at Three of the clock in the Afternoon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day, for taking into 
consideration the Petition of Thomas Baker, for further 
time for entering into the Recognizance in the case of 
the Ennis Borough Election, might be read; and the 
same being read ; 

And the House being informed, that Mr. Baker at- 
tended at the door, he was called in; and at the bar 
examined upon oath in relation thereto:—And then he 
was directed to withdraw. 

And the House being informed, that Mr. Thomas 
George Maclaran, the proposed surety, attended at the 
door, he was called in; and at the bar examined upon 
oath in relation thereto:—And then he was directed to 
withdraw. 

VOL. 90. 


23°—24° Martii. 


155 


Ordered, That the time for entering into the Recog- 
nizance in the case of the Petition complaining of an 
undue Election and Return for the Borough of Ennis, 
be enlarged till Thursday, the 2d day-of April next: 
And that leave be given to correct the mistake in respect 
of the place of residence of the proposed surety. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a State- 
ment, showing the Total Amount of the Expense of each 
of His Majesty’s Yachts, for Wages and Victuals per 
annum ; the Amount of Expense that would still remain, 
if they were put out of Commission, and placed in Ordi- 
nary :—also, the Amount of Annual Saving by the dis- 
continuance of their use as Royal Yachts. 


Complaint being made to the House of a Letter, 
printed in the Morning Post Newspaper, from the Chan- 
cellor of the Exchequer to Mr. Hume, in consequence of 
an expression made use of, in the Debate on Friday 
evening, in breach of the Privileges of this House :— 
The said Newspaper was delivered in at the Table. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That the said Letter be read; it passed in the Negative. 


Sir George Clerk, by Order, reported from the Com- 
mittee —— to consider the subject of Tithes in 
Ireland, the Resolution which they had directed to be 
reported to the House; and the same was read; and 
agreed to by the House; and is as followeth: 

Resolved, That Composition for Tithes in Ireland 
should be abolished in consideration of an Annual Rent 
Charge, to issue out of the Lands heretofore subject to 
the payment of such Composition, and to be payable to 


Statement 


respecting 
Royal Yachts, 
ordered. 


Complaint of 
a Breach of 
Privilege. 


Report on 
Tithes 
(Ireland.) 


the Owner of the first Estate of Inheritance or other _ 


Estate in the nature of a perpetual Interest; that such 
Rent Charge shall be in the proportion of Seventy-five 
Pounds for every One hundred Pounds of Composition ; 
that such Rent Charge shall be redeemable, and that the 
Redemption Money shall be invested in Land, or other- 
wise, for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such 
Composition. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the said Reso- 
lution: And that Sir George Clerk, Sir Henry Hardinge, 
and Mr.Secretary Goulburn, do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the Committee 
of Supply, be now read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the several Estimates of Effective and 
Non-effective Army Services, from 1st April 1835 to 1st 
March 1836, be referred to the Committee. 


Ordered, That the Account of the Income and Expen- 
diture of the British Museum for the year 1834; of the 
estimated Charges and Expenses for the year 1835, and 
of the Sums necessary to discharge the same; and, an 
Account of the Number of Persons admitted to view the 
same, from Christmas 1833 to Christmas 1834, which 
was presented upon Monday last, be referred to the 
Committee. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to the 
end of the Question, in order to add the words, “ a Select 
“ Committee be appointed to inquire into the nature, 
“ character, extent and tendency of Orange Lodges, 
“ Associations or Societies in Ireland, and to report 
“ their opinion thereupon to the House,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words proposed 
to be left out stand part of the Question ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 24° die Martu, 1835: 
It passed in the Negative. 
And the Question being put, That the words “a Select 
“ Committee be appointed to inquire into the nature, 
“ character, extent and tendency of Orange Lodges, 
“ Associations or Societies in Ireland, and to report their 
“ opinion thereupon to the House,” be added at the end 
of the Question ; it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 
Ordered, That a Select Committee be —— to 
inquire into the nature, sola extent an nein 
r2 0 


Committee 
of Supply ; 


Army 
Estimates, 
referred. 


Account and 
Estimate 
respecting 
British Museum, 
referred. 


ecm on on 
ran es 
(Ireland) . : 
appointed. 








Supply, 
deferred. 


Ways and 
Means, de- 
ferred. 


Bankrupts’ 


K‘states Bill, 


deferred. 


British 
Territories 
(India) Bill, 
deferred. 


Committee 
on Illegal 
Securities 
Bill. 


Papers 
respecting 
Militia, 


ordered. 


Entailed Estates 
(Scotland) Bill, 


ordered, 


Third Report 


on Public Works 


(Ireland), 
ordered ; 


No, 76. 
presented. 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Members added 
to Committees. 


Papers, &amp;c. 
presented : 

Eleventh 

Report on 


Excise Inquiry. 


Port of Hull. 


No. 77. 


Milford and 
Dunmore, &amp;c. 
Packets. 


No. 78. . 





156 


of Orange Lodges, Associations or Societies in Ireland, 
and to report their opinion thereupon to the House :— 
And a Committee was appointed of Mr. Finn, Mr. O’ Con- 
nell, Mr. Sheil, Mr. Wyse, Mr. Jackson, Lord Viscount 
Ebrington, Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. Pease, Mr. Bethel, 
Mr. Edward Buller, Mr. Cutlar Fergusson, Colonel Wood, 
Mr. Edward John Stanley, Mr. Fox Maule, Lord Viscount 
Castlereagh, Mr. Bannerman, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Spring 
Rice, Mr. Maxwell, Mr. Ward, Mr. Nicholl, Mr. O’ Logh- 
len, Mr. Alexander Pringle, Sir James Graham, Sir John 
Yarde Buller, Colonel Conolly, and Colonel Perceval: 
And they are to meet To-morrow, in the Speaker's 
Chamber; and have Power to send for persons, papers 
and records; and that Five be the Quorum. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the Committee of Supply. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the Committee 
of Ways and Means, be now read; and the same being 
read ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Bankrupts’ re Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the British Territories (India) Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Illegal Securities Bill; and, after 
some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; 
and Mr. Spring Rice reported from the Committee, That 
they had gone through the Bill; and made several 
Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Copies 
of the Reports of the Officers appointed on the recom- 
mendation of the Committee on the Militia Estimates 


of the last Session of Parliament, on the state of the Staff 
of the Disembodied Militia of the United Kingdom. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
the relief of Proprietors of, and Tenants upon, Entailed 
Estates in Scotland: And that Mr. George Ferguson and 
Mr. Cumming Bruce do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of the Third Annual Report of the Commissioners of 
Public Works in Ireland. 

Sir Thomas Fremantle accordingly presented the said 
Report. 

Ordered, That the said Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That Mr. Hugh Owen have leave of absence 
for three weeks, on urgent business ;—Mr. Jervis, a fort- 
night, to attend the assizes ;—Mr. Stuart Wortley, a fort- 
night, to attend the assizes ;—and, Mr. Edwards, three 
weeks, on urgent business. 


Ordered, That Mr. Wilks and Mr. Stuart Wortley be 
added to the Select Committee on Education. 

Ordered, That Sir George Clerk and Mr. Ewart be 
added to the Select Committee on Printed Papers. 


Sir Zhomas Fremantle presented, by His Majesty’s 
command,—The Eleventh Report of the Commissioners 
of Inquiry into the Excise Establishment, and into the 
Management and Collection of the Excise Revenue 
throughout the United Kingdom :—Excise Accounts. 

Sir Thomas Fremantle also presented, pursuant to 
Order,—An Account of the Number of Vessels, and 
Amount of their Tonnage, entered Inwards at the Port 
of Hull, from all parts of the World, during the last year, 
ending 5th January 1835; specifying the Ports from 
which the Vessels cleared, and distinguishing the different 
Nations to which they belonged. 

A Return of the Number of Hours occupied in each 
Voyage from Milford to Dunmore East, by His Majesty’s 


23°—24° Marti. 





A. 1835. 


Post-Office Packets, from 1st January 1834, with the 
Names and Power of each, and the Fares charged for 
Carriages, Passengers, &amp;c.:—A Return of how many 
Packets, and their Power, employed on the Milford 
Station; and where the Packets on the Dunmore Station 
remain when not on actual duty; and what provision 
is made for the transmission of the Mails at this latter 
Station when the Packets do not arrive in their regular 
course; also, of the Fares charged for Passengers, 
Horses, &amp;c. 

Liverpool Station:—A Return of the Number of Hours 
occupied in each Voyage from Liverpool to Kingstown, 
by His Majesty’s Post-Office Packets on this Station, 
from the 1st January 1834 to the 1st January 1835, with 
the Names and Power of each, and the Fares charged 
for Carriages, Passengers, Horses, &amp;c. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table; 
and, except the Report of the Commissioners of Excise 
Inquiry, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
after one of the clock on Tuesday morning, ad- 
journed till this day. 





Martis, 24° die Marti; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV“ Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. 


bie hour appointed for taking into consideration 
the Petition of John Elley, of Burghfield Lodge, 
in the county of Berks, and of Saint James’s-place, in 
the county of Middlesex, Knight Commander of the 
Bath, and a Major General; and also the Petition of 
Richard Sharman, of New Windsor, in the county of 
Berks, draper, and Thomas Bacheldor, of the same 
place, gentleman, who are electors and persons having 
a right to vote, and who did vote at the last Election for 
the Borough of New Windsor, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the said Borough, being come ; 

The House proceeded to the appointment of a Select 
Committee to try and determine the merits of the said 
Petitions. 

The Serjeant-at-Arms was sent, with the Mace, to the 
places adjacent, to require the attendance of the Mem- 
bers on the business of the House: And being returned ; 

The House was counted by Mr. Speaker; and three 
hundred and twenty-two Members being present ; 

And the Petition of the Right honourable Stephen 
Rumbold Lushington, complaining of an undue Election 
and Return for the City of Canterbury, being also 
ordered to be taken into consideration upon this day ; 

The several Petitioners, and other Parties, in both the 
said cases, their counsel and agents, were called in ; 


And the door being locked ; 

The Order of the day, for taking into consideration 
the said Petitions, complaining of an undue Election 
and Return for the Borough of New Windsor, was read. 

And the Names of the Members were drawn, and read, 
in the usual manner. 

And the whole number of thirty-three Names was 
completed: And Lists of the said Names were delivered 
to the Clerk appointed to attend the Committee on the 
New Windsor Election ; and then the door was opened, 
and the Parties, their counsel and agents, withdrew. 


And the door being again locked ; 

The Order of the day, for taking into consideration 
the said Petition, complaining of an undue Election 
and Return for the City of Canterbury, was read. 

And the Names of the Members were drawn, and read, 
in the usual manner. 

And the whole number of thirty-three Names was com 
pleted: And Lists of the said Names were delivered to 
the Clerk appointed to attend the Committee on the 
Canterbury ection ; and then the door was opened, 
and the Parties, their counsel and agents, withdrew. 

Note :—That in the course of drawing the Names 
for the appointment of the said Committees, the 
Names of several Members were drawn, who were 
excused, as being sixty years of age or upwards, 
or as serving on a Select Committee, and other 
Names were set aside, the Members being peti- 
tioned against. 

The 


New Windsor 
Borough and 
Canterbury 
City Elections 
—Petitions 
considered, 


New Windsor 
Electiou— 
Petitions 
considered. 


Canterbury 
Election 
Petition 

considered. 








Petitions 
against 
Islington 
Market Bill. 


Papers, 


presented : 

London 

University. 
No. 80. 


Orange 
Societies. 
No. 84. 


Clergy 
Residence 
(Ireland.) 


No. 81, 


King’s 
Counsel, 


| Rast India Cor- 
| spondence, 
| presented, 


5 Witt. LV. 


The House being informed, that the Sheriffs of the 
city of London attended at the door, they were called 
in ; and at the bar presented,—A Petition of the Lord 
Mayor, Aldermen and Commons of the city of London, 
in common council assembled :—And then they with- 
drew. 

And the said Petition was read ; taking notice of the 
Islington Market Bill ; and praying, That they may be 
heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if they think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the 
said Petition. 


A Petition of the Master Wardens and Court of 
Assistants of the Worshipful Company of Butchers of 
the city of Zondon, was also presented, and read; taking 
notice of the said Bill; and praying, That they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. * 


Mr. Secretary Goulburn presented, pursuant to several 
Addresses to His Majesty,—Copy of Charter of Incor- 
poration as applied for in 1831 by the University of 
London; with a Statement of the different stages and 
offices through which it then passed towards completion. 

Return to an Address to His Majesty, dated the 19th 
day of this instant March, for Copies of the Addresses 
of the Orange Brotherhood Club, and of the Orange 
Stradbally Lodge, and of the Answers thereto. 

Abstract of the Diocesan Returns for the year 1833, 
showing the Number of Resident Incumbents, and the 
Number and Classes of Non-Resident Incumbents; also 
the Number of Benefices in each Diocese in Ireland. 

Abstract of the Number of Curates serving Benefices 
on which the Incumbents are non-resident in each 
Diocese in Ireland, according to the Returns made for 
the year 1833 by the Archbishops and Bishops to His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council ; distinguish- 
ing the Number resident in the Parsonage House, and 
the Number resident in the Parish ; likewise the Number 
of those who are licensed, and the Amount of Stipends 
arranged in classes of under £.10, £.10 and under £.20, 
£.20 and under £.30, &amp;c. :—also, the Number of Bene- 
fices held by Non-resident Incumbents, which are of the 
gross Annual Value of £.300 and upwards, and under 
£.300. 

Return to an Order, dated the 20th day of this instant 
March, for a Return of Licenses granted, or Certificates 
that a License had been applied for, during the last Ten 
years to King’s Serjeants and King’s Counsel in Eng- 
land and in Ireland, to enable them to plead against the 
Crown, with the whole Amount of Fees paid for the 
same, and the Amount demanded for every such License, 
so far as the same relates to the Office of His Majesty’s 
Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table ; 
and, except the Return respecting King’s Counsel, be 
printed. 


Mr. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the East 
India Company, was called in; and at the bar presented, 
pursuant to Orders,—Copy of a Letter from the Governor 
General of Jndia in Council to the Court of Directors 
of the East India Company, dated 4th August 1834 :— 
Copy of a Letter from the Vice-President in Council to 
the Governor General of Jndia in Council, dated 4th 
September 1834 :—Copy of a Letter from Peter Auber, 
Esquire, Secretary to the Court of Directors, to Win- 
throp M. Praed, Esquire, Secretary to the Commis- 
sioners for the Affairs of India, dated 12th March 1835: 
—Copy of a Letter from the Honourable Sidney Herbert, 
Secretary to the Commissioners for the Affairs of India, 
to Peter Auber, Esquire, dated 16th March 1835. 

Copy of a Letter from the Governor General of India 
to Sir Charles Theophilus Metcalfe, Baronet, Vice-Pre- 

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Pate: 


157 


sident in Council of Fort William, in Bengal, dated 
7th April 1834 :—Also, Copy of the 10th and following 
Paragraphs of a Letter from ditto to ditto, dated 24th 
April 1834 :—Also, Copy of the 10th Paragraph of a 
Letter from Sir Charles Metcalfe to the Governor 
General of India, dated 8th May 1834 :—Also, Copy of 
a Letter from the Governor General of Jndia to Sir 
Charles Metcalfe, dated 8th May 1834 :—Also, Copy 
of a Letter from Sir Charles Metcalfe to the Governor 
General of India, dated 22 May 1834 :—And also, Copy 
of the 6th and 7th Paragraphs of a Letter from Sir Charles 
Metcalfe and William Blunt, Esquire, to the Governor 
General of India, dated 31st May 1834 :—And then he 
withdrew. 


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


Mr. Adams, from the Commissioners of the Shrews- 
bury and Holyhead Road, was called in ; and at the bar 
presented, pursuant to the directions of several Acts of 
Parliament,—General Statement of the Income and 
Expenditure of the Shrewsbury and Holyhead Road, 
between ist February 1834 and 1st February 1835, 
and Report of Mr. John Provis thereon :—And then he 
withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Coode, Assistant Secretary to the Poor Law Com- 
missioners, was called in; and at the bar presented,— 
Return to an Order, dated the 18th day of this instant 
March, for a Copy of the Correspondence between the 
Poor Law Commissioners and the Vestry of the Parish 
of Stoke Poges :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, that William 
Arthur and others, who petitioned this House upon Mon- 
day, the 9th day of this instant March, complaining of 
an undue Election and Return for the Borough of Ennis, 
had not entered into a recognizance in respect of such 
Petition, according to the directions of the Act 9 Geo. 4, 
c. 22, “ to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to 
the Trial of Controverted Elections, or Returns of Mem- 
bers to serve in Parliament.” 

Ordered, That the Order made upon the 9th day of 
this instant March, for taking the said Petition into con- 
sideration upon Thursday, the 7th day of May next, be 
discharged. 

Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, that Richard 
Ruxton Fitzherbert and Robert Bourke, who petitioned 
this House upon Monday, the 9th day of this instant 
March, complaining of an undue Election and Return for 
the County of Meath, had not entered into a recogni- 
zance in respect of such Petition, according to the direc- 
tions of the said Act. 

Ordered, That the Order made upon the 9th day of 
this instant March, for taking the said Petition into con- 
sideration upon Thursday, the 7th day of May next, be 
discharged. 

Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, that Eugene 
O’ Sullivan and others, who petitioned this House upon 
Monday, the 9th day of this instant March, complaining 
of an undue Election and Return for the Borough of 
Bandon Bridge, had not entered into a recognizance in 
respect of such Petition, according to the directions of 
the said Act. 

Ordered, That the Order made upon the 9th day of 
this instant March, for taking the said Petition into con- 
sideration upon Thursday, the 14th day of May next, be 
discharged. 

Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, that James 
Bullock and others, who petitioned this House upon 
Monday, the 9th day of this instant March, complaining 
of an undue Election and Return for the City of Glou- 
cester, had not entered into a recognizance in respect 
of such Petition, according to the directions of the said 
Act. 

Ordered, That the Order made upon the 9th day of 
this instant March, for taking the said Petition into con- 
sideration upon Tuesday, the 19th day of May next, be 
discharged. 

Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, that Richard 
Longfield, Esquire, who a this House upon 

+s Monday, 


Report on 
Shrewsbury 
and Holyhead 
Road, pre- 
sented. 


Paper respect- 
ing Parish of 
Stoke Poges, 
presented, 


Recognizances 
not entered 
into— 


Ennis 
Borough. 


Meath 
County. 


Bandon 
Bridge 
Borough. 


Gloucester 
City. 


Cork County. 








Glasgow 
Waterworks 
Bill, pre- 
sented. 


Petitions 
against 


Great Western 


Railway Bill. 


Medway 
Navigation 
Petition, 
reported. 


Tonbridge 


Wells Improve- 


ment Petition, 
reported, 


New Pembrey 


Harbour Bill, 
presented, 


Power toa 


Committee. - 


Newry and 
Charlemont 
Road Bill, com- 
mitted. 


158 
Monday, the 9th day of this instant March, complaining 
of an undue Election and Return for the County of 
Cork, had not entered into a recognizance in respect 
of such Petition, according to the directions of the said 
Act. 

Ordered, That the Order made upon the 9th day of 
this instant March, for taking the said Petition into con- 
sideration upon Tuesday, the 19th day of May next, be 
discharged. 


Mr. James Oswald presented a Bill for the better sup- 
plying the City and Suburbs of Glasgow with Water: 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time. 


A Petition of Anna Maria Batten, wife of William 
Batten, of Edgeware Road, in the parish of Saint Mary- 
le-bone, in the county of Middlesex, was presented, and 
read; taking notice of the Great Western Railway Bill; 
and praying, That the same may not pass into a law 
without fair compensation being made to her for the 
injury her property will sustain thereby. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 

A Petition of James Richard Wood and George Wood, 
Esquires, owners and occupiers of land on and near to 
the line of the proposed Great Western Railway, was 
also presented, and read; taking notice of the said Bill; 
and praying, That they may be heard, by their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if they think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the 
said Petition. 


Mr. Law Hodges reported from the Committee on 
the Petition of several Proprietors of or interested in 
lands in or near to the River Medway ; That the Stand- 
ing Orders relative to Navigation Bills, had been com- 
plied with; and that they had examined the matter of 
the Petition; and the Report was brought up, and 
read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
more effectually improving the Navigation of the River 
Medway, in the County of Kent, and to alter, repeal 
and enlarge the powers of an Act of the thirteenth year 
of the reign of his late Majesty King George the Second, 
intituled, “ An Act to revive, explain and amend an Act 
made in the sixteenth and seventeenth Years of the 
Reign of his late Majesty King Charles the Second, 
intituled, ‘ An Act for making the River of Medway 
navigable in the Counties of Kent and Sussex :” And 
that Mr. Law Hodges and Mr. Twisden Hodges do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Law Hodges reported from the Committee on the 
Petition of several Owners and Occupiers of houses 
and other property within the town of Tonbridge Wells ; 
That the Standing Orders relative to Bills for improving 
any City or Town, had been complied with ; and that 
they had examined the matter of the Petition; and the 
Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
paving, lighting, watching, cleansing, regulating and 
otherwise improving the Town of Z'unbridge Wells, in 
the Counties of Kent ard Sussex ; and for better supply- 
ing the same with Water ; and for establishing a Market 
within the said Town: And that Mr. Law Hodges and 
Sir William Geary do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Law Hodges presented a Bill to enable the New 
Pembrey Harbour Company to raise a further Sum of 
Money, and to enlarge the Powers of the Pembrey Har- 
bour Act: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the NV orthfleet Pier 
Bill, have Power to send for persons, papers and 
records. 


The Newry and Charlemont Road Bill was read a 
second time; and committed to Mr. Dobbin and the 





24° Marti. 


A, 1835. 


Ulster List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


The Dublin Gas Bill was read a second time ; and com- 
mitted to Mr. Ruthven and the Leister List: And they 
are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


A Petition of Trustees named and appointed in and 
by an Act of Parliament made and passed in the first 
year of the reign of His present Majesty, intituled, 
“¢ An Act for making a Turnpike Road from the North 
side of the Quarry House, in the Township of Perry 
Barr, in the County of Stafford, to the Brook which 
divides the Parishes of Aston-juxta-Birmingham and 
Birmingham, in the County of Warwick,” was presented, 
and read ; taking notice of the Grand Junction Railway 
Bill; and praying, That they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, b 
their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if they think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the 
said Petition. 


Mr. Tooke reported from the Committee on the Peti- 
tion of the Mayor, Aldermen andCapital Burgesses of the 
borough of Truro, in the county of Cornwall, and of several 
Commissioners for executing an Act for paving, cleansing, 
lighting and widening the Streets, Lanes and Passages, 
for removing and preventing Encroachments, Nuisances 
and Annoyances, and for regulating the Porters and 
Drivers of Carts within the Borough of Truro and part 
of the adjoining Parishes, in the County of Cornwall, 
and of Inhabitants of the said Borough of Truro; That 
the Standing Orders relative to Bills for improving any 
City, Town or Place, had been complied with ; and that 
they had examined the matter of the Petition; and the 
Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
more effectually paving, lighting, watching, cleansing 
and otherwise improving the Borough of 7’ruro, in the 
County of Cornwall, and for forming a new Street within 
the same Borough: And that Mr. 7ooke and Mr. Ennis 
Vivian do prepare, and bring it in. 


The counsel and agents in the case of the New Windsor 
Election being returned to the bar, the clerk appointed 
to attend the said Committee delivered in to the House 
a reduced List; and the same was called over; and is 
as follows : 

John Ennis Vivian, Esquire, Sir Edward Dolman 
Scott, Baronet, Rowland Alston, Esquire, Henry Wilson, 
Esquire, Philip Pusey, Esquire, Walter Long, Esquire, 
Edward Bolton King, Esquire, the Honourable Robert 
Henry Clive, the Right honourable Sir James Robert 
George Graham, Baronet, William Blamire, Esquire, 
Sir Harry Verney, Baronet. 

And the said eleven Members, being the Select Com- 
mittee for trying the merits of the Petitions complaining 
of an undue Election and Return for the Borough of 
New Windsor, were sworn by the Clerk, at the Table, in 
the usual manner; and thereupon the counsel and agents 
withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Committee do meet forthwith 
in one of the Committce Chambers appointed for hearing 
the Trials of Controverted Elections. 


Sir Stephen Glynne presented a Bill for improving 





Dublin Gas 
Bill, com- 
mitted, 


Petition agains. 
Grand J te. 
Railway Bill, 


Truro Im- 
provement 
Petition, 
reported. 


New Windsor 
Election— 
Committee 
appointed. 


Dee Ferry 


and keeping in repair certain Roads in the Counties of Roads Bill, 


Flint and Chester, and for better maintaining the Ferry 
over the River Dee, called the Lower King’s Ferry, in 
the said County of Flint: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time 


Mr. Alsager reported from the Committee on the Peti- 
tion of Thomas Price, Esquire, Thomas Duggan, Esquire, 
John Guyon, Esquire, William Barnard, Gentleman, 
Thomas Hopwood, chemist, and several Owners of the 
waterworksat Richmond, in the County of Surrey; That the 
Standing Orders relative to Bills for supplying any City 
or Town with Water, had not been complied with, inas- 
much as no Notices were inserted in the Newspapers until 
the 16th, 22d and 30th of December last in one Newelaek, 
nor 


presented. 


Richmond 
(Surrey) 
Waterworks 
Petition, 


reported. 


=&lt; 


a 


Ledbury Im- 
provement 


Bill, passed. 


Grand J anction, 

&amp;e, Railways 
ration 

Bil, presented. 


5 Witt. IV. 


nor until the 16th, 23d and 30th of December last in 
another, and inasmuch as no Plan, Section or Book of 
Reference was deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for 
the County of Surrey until the 2d day of March last ; but 
it appeared to the Cohanatitean, that the old works were 
built upon leasehold property, the lease of which expired 
at Lady-day 1834, and the roprietors being unable to 
procure a renewal thereof, entered into negociations for 
the purchase of the land and old works, and in the 
month of May last finally concluded the treaty; the 
land being then copyhold, held of the manor of Rich- 
mond, in the county of Surrey, the surrender of the 
vendor and the admission of the Proprietors upon the 
Court Rolls of the manor, was during the month of 
August last perfected; and it being then deemed ad- 
visable to enfranchise the said property, the usual ap- 
an was made to His Majesty’s Ccieauiteiidners of 

oods, Forests and Land Revenues (it being a royal 
manor) for that purpose ; and it was not until the month 
of November last (though all due diligence had been 
used) that the deed of enfranchisement, with the signa- 
tures of the said Commissioners thereto, could be pro- 
cured; and at a Court held of the said manor on the 
10th of the following December the said enfranchise- 
ment deed was enrolled; the title to the land and works 
then being complete, the Proprietors held a meeting, 
when it appeared that the old works were in a defective 
and decayed state, and that great private and public 
inconvenience and injury was arising therefrom, and 
that the supply of water for domestic and other purposes, 
and a ready supply in cases of fire, was very insufficient; 
that great damage arose to the streets and highways 
from the bursting of the water through the old wooden 
pipes, and the necessity of breaking up the roads to re- 
pair them, which, upon an average for the last three 
months, had been done three times a week; and it was 
therefore resolved that application should be made to 
Parliament for a Bill to incorporate them as aCompany ; 
that previously to and immediately upon this resolution, 
the surveys, valuations, estimates of expense and mea- 
surements, and other requisite steps for undertaking the 
formation of new works, were taken ; and on the 2d of 
March last, the Proprietors received from their civil en- 
gineer, Mr. Simpson, an estimate, and the plan and sec- 
tion of the old works, and of the proposed new engine 
and works ; that the present dilapidated condition of the 
old works renders it quite impossible for the Proprietors 
to comply with the demands of the inhabitants for more 
efficient and abundant supplies of water, and that the 
Proprietors cannot from the present works afford ade- 
quate supplies of water in cases of fire; that the steam- 
engine is of a very old and inefficient construction, and 
the material parts of it so worn and decayed that there 
is every reason to apprehend its total failure in a few 
months ; that the main and branch pipes are composed 
of wood, and are also very old and decayed, and that 
many of them are continually bursting, and requiring 
reparation, which impede the supplies of water many 
days consecutively, and from such burstings of the pipes, 
and the consequent breaking up of the roads to repair 
them, continual obstructions are caused in the highways, 
to the great inconvenience and danger of the public 
generally; and it further appeared to the Committee, 
that the works are every week becoming more dilapi- 
dated, and that if the engine and pipes are not repaired 
or replaced with a new engine and iron pipes in the 
course of a few months, the inhabitants may sustain 
serious losses and inconvenience, and the town be de- 
prived of supplies of water in cases of fire; and that 
they had examined the matter of the Petition; and the 
Report was brought up, and read. 


Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Cuiders. 


The ingrossed Bill for the improvement of the High 
Street, in the Borough of Ledbury, in the County of 
Hereford, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Biddulph do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill for incorporating 


the Warrington and Newton Railway with the Grand 
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159 


Junction Railway, and for extending to the said first- 
mentioned Railway the Provisions of the several Acts of 
Parliament relating to the said last-mentioned Railway, 
and for other purposes relating thereto: And the same 


was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Mr. Robert Clive, by Order, reported from the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders relative to Private Bills ; 
That they had made a further progress in the matters 
referred to them; and had come to several Resolutions, 
which they had directed to be reported to the House ; 
and the same were read, and are as followeth: 

1. Resolved, That it ig the opinion of this Committee, 
That, in the case of the East Suffolk Courts of Justice 
Petition, the Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed 
with. 

2. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That, in the case of the Petition for additional provision 
in the Belfast and Crumiin Road Bill, the Standing 
Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 

3- Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That, in the case of the Warwick and Coventry Road 
Petition, the Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed 
with. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Cortazzi’s Naturalization Bill was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Bishop's 
Stortford was presented, and read; praying, That that 
parish may not be united with any of the adjoining 
parishes, but may be managed and regulated, under 
the provisions of the Poor Law Amendment Act, by a 
Board of Guardians of their own Parishioners. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


The counsel and agents, in the case of the Canterbury 
Election, being returned to the bar, the Clerk appointed 
to attend the said Committee, delivered in to the House 
a reduced List; and the same was called over, and is 
as follows: 

Henry Jefferies Winnington, Esquire, Henry Bingham 
Baring, Esquire, Sir Charles Henry Coote, Baronet, 
Henry Hanmer, Esquire, the Honourable James Hope, 
Thomas Duffield, Esquire, Glynne Earle Welby, Esquire, 
William Stratford Dugdale, Esquire, William Charles 
Harland, Esquire, John Henry Lowther, Esquire, Sir 
Charles Broke Vere. 

And the said eleven Members, being the Select Com- 
mittee for trying the merits of the Petition complaining 
of an undue Election and Return for the City of Can- 
terbury, were sworn by the Clerk, at the Table, in the 
usual manner; and thereupon the counsel and agents 
withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Committee do meet forthwith 
in one of the Committee Chambers appointed for hear- 
ing the Trials of Controverted Elections. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn, stating the manner in which the One million voted 
for the Irish Clergy has been appropriated ; specifying 
the Name and Residence of each Borrower, the Sum 
advanced, the Amount of Tithe alleged at the time to 
be in arrear, and whether for more than one year; the 
estimated yearly Value of the Borrower’s Preferment, 
whether the same is held with any other, and whether 
the duty of one or both Preferments is discharged in 
person; with the Name and Title of the Impropriator. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn, by each of the official Assignees appointed under 
the Act, intituled, “ An Act to establish a Court in 
Bankruptcy,” to the following effect :—The Number of 
Fiats placed under his superintendence in each year to 
the present time, with the result of each Bankruptcy in 
the following particulars :—1. the Amount of Debts 
proved ;—2. the Amount of Assets realized ;—3. the Di- 
vidends paid, and whether the same be final ;—4. the 
greatest Amount of Money in hand at one time, and for 
what period, with the Amount unappropriated at the 
time of the Return and by whom held ;— 5, Costs 
$s2 allowed 


Report from 
Committee 
on Standing 
Orders ; 


East Suffolk 
Courts of Justice 
Petition. 


Belfast and 
Crumlin Road 
Bill-Petition for 
Provision. 


Warwick and 
Coventry Road 
Petition. 


Cortazzi’s 
Nat. Bill, 
read. 


Petition 
respecting 
Parish of 
Bishop’s Stort- 
ford. 


Canterbury 
Election— 
Committee 
appointed. 


Returns, 
ordered : 


Clergy 
(lreland.) 


Bankruptcy. 








Petition re- 
specting Dublin 
City Election 
Racognizance. 


Statement 
respecting 
Royal Yachts, 
presented. 


No, 75. 


Petition for 
abolition of 
Tithes. 


Committee 

on ‘lithe Com- 
mutation (Eng- 
land and Wales.) 


Poor Relief 
(Ireland) Bill, 
ordered. 


Cormittee 

on Petition 
respecting Chat- 
ham Election 
(presented 

19 March), 
appointed. 


160 


allowed to the Solicitor ;—6. the Allowance made to the 
official Assignee, distinguishing per Centage from other 
Charges ;—7. the Account of annual Expenses incurred 
by each official Assignee for his establishment of Clerks 
and Offices, stating by whom the same is borne ;— 
8. a Return of the Number of Commissions investigated, 
and which were issued before the establishment of the 
Court in Bankruptcy; stating the Amount of Assets 
found to be unadministered in each case, and of Divi- 
dends which have since been final; and the time of the 
last Dividend, when the Estate was under the direction 
of Assignees ;—9. the Money received by each official 
Assignee, on account of such investigation. 


A Petition of several Electors of the city of Dublin, 
was presented, and read; alleging the insufficiency of 
the sureties in the case of the Petitions complaining of 
an undue Election and Return for the city of Dublin; and 
praying, That the House may be pleased to order that 
any proceeding for the approval of the said sureties be 
discharged, and that such order may be made as the 
House may deem meet, for securing a substantial inves- 
tigation of their solvency at the time appointed. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Lord Ashley presented, pursuant to Order,—A State- 
ment, showing the Total Amount of the Expense of each 
of His Majesty’s Yachts for Wages and Victuals per 
Annum, the Amount of Expense that would still remain 
if they were put out of Commission, and placed in ordi- 
nary; also the Amount of annual Saving by the discon- 
tinuance of their use as Royal Yachts. 

Ordered, That the said Statement do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


A Petition of Market Gardeners, Nurserymen, Farm- 
ers and others, was presented and read; praying the 
House to remove from the Statute Book every vestige of 
the system of Tithes, both in name and in substance. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That so much of His Majesty’s 
most gracious Speech to both Houses of Parliament at 
the opening of the Session as relates to the Commuta- 
tion of Tithe in England and Wales, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into a Committee, to take into consideration the 
subject of the Commutation of Tithe in England and 
Wales. 

The House accordingly resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee. 

(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That it is expedient to give facilities for the Commu- 
tation of Tithe in the several Parishes of England and 
Wales, and for a payment in Money in substitution 
thereof, to be applotted on the Titheable Lands in each 
Parish, such payment to be subject to variation at stated 
periods, according to the prices of Corn ; or for the allot- 
ment of Land in lieu of Tithe, in Parishes wherein the 
Parties concerned may consent to such allotment. 

Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Bernal re- 
~~ from the Committee, That they had come toa 

esolution, which they had directed him to report to 
the House. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
authorize the Relief of the Poor in Jredand in certain 
eases: And that Sir Richard Musgrave, Mr. James 
Grattan, and Mr. William Smith O’Brien, do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
That a Select Committee be appointed to take into con- 
sideration the Petition of Electors and Inhabitant House- 
holders of the Borough of Chatham, which was pre- 
sented upon Thursday last, complaining of the conduct 
of Colonel Tremenheere; 


24° —95° Marti. 


A. 1835. 


An Amendment was proposed to be made tothe Ques- | 


tion, by adding at the end thereof the words “ in so far 
“ as relates to the alleged abuse of his official authority 
“ as Colonel Commandant of the Marines.” 

And the Question being put, That those words be there 
added ; 

The House divided. 

The Noes went forth. 


Sir George Clerk, 

Tellers for the Yeas, Sit Thomas Fremantle : \ rome 
; Sir George Grey, 

Tellers for the Noes, 1 Mr. at al 161. 


So it passed in the Negative. 

Then the main Question being put ; 

Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed to take 
into consideration the Petition of the Electors of Chat- 
ham,which was presented upon Thursday last, complaining 
of the conduct of Colonel Tremenheere:—And a Commit- 
tee was appointed of Mr. Law Hodges, Sir Edward 
Knatchbull, Sir Thomas Troubridge, Mr. Rice Trevor, 
Mr. William Ord, Colonel Leith Hay, Lord Ashley, Sir 
George Strickland, Sir Wiliam Geary, Mr. Marjoribanks, 
Sir Robert Inglis, Mr. Robert Clive, Lord Viscount Cle- 
ments, Mr. Stewart Mackenzie, Lord Viscount Ebrington, 
Lord Stanley, Sir George Grey, Captain Berkeley, and 
Mr. Charles Wood : And they are to meet To-morrow, in 
the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power to send for 
persons, papers and records; and that Five be the 
Quorum. 


Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into a Committee, to consider of the state of the 
Duties on Wood. 

The House accordingly resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee. 

(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That the Duty now payable upon Wood imported from 
Europe, be charged upon all Wood the produce of 
Europe, although imported from the British Possessions 
in America. 

Resolution to be reported. 





And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Wednesday morning ; 


Mercuri, 25° die Martii, 1835: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported from the Committee, That they had come toa 
Resolution, which they had directed him to report to the 
House. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed to 
inquire into Sinecure Offices in the Colonies, and into the 
Returns ordered by the House on the 24th of February 
1834, of all Compensations for Sinecure Offices and 
Civil Offices abolished, and to report their observations 
thereupon to the House :—And a Committee was ap- 
pointed of Mr. Francis Baring, Mr. Chancellor of the 
Exchequer, Mr. Grote, Mr. Herries, Mr. Pendarves, Sir 
Thomas Fremantle, Mr. Ewart, Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Schole- 
Jield, Sir Edward Knatchbull, Mr. Ord, Mr. Bethell, Mr. 
David Roche, the Earl of Lincoln, Mr. Bannerman, Sir 
James Graham, Mr. Ruthven, Mr. Bramston, Mr. Hume, 
Sir Oswald Mosley, Mr. George Evans, Mr. Robert Pal- 
mer, Mr. Lennard, Mr. Greene, Mr. Robert Steuart, Mr. 
Alexander Pringle, Mr. Vernon Smith, Mr. Fector, and 
Mr. George Cavendish : And they are to meet To-morrow, 
in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have Power to send for 
persons, papers and records; and that Five be the 
Quorum. 


Mr. James Oswald reported from the Select Committee 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the Pe- 
titions presented upon the 19th and 20th days of this 
instant March; and had directed him to make a Report 
thereof to the House; and the Report was brought up, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 

The 


Committee 
on Wood 
Duties. 


Committee on 
Sinecure Offices 
(Colonies), 
appoiuted. 


Sixth Report 
from Committee 
on Public Peti- 
tions. 











ices 


ittee 
eti- 








Illegal : 
Securities 
Bill reported. 


Re-com- 
mitted 5 


considered. 


Paper's, &amp;e. 
ordered : 
Dungannon 

Meeting. 


Church 
Temporalities 


(Ireland) Act. 


5 Witt. IV. 


Mr. Spring Rice reported from the Committee on the 
Illegal Securities Bill, the Amendments which they 
had made to the Bill. 

And the House being informed that other Amend- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill :—The Bill 
was re-committed to a Committee of the whole House. 


Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into a Committee, to consider further of the Bill: 
—The House accordingly resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Spring Rice reported from 
the Committee, That they had gone through the Bill, 
and made other Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of any Report made to, or Correspondence between the 
Chief or Under Secretary for Ireland and any Inspector 
or other Officer of Police, or any Magistrate, relative to 
a Meeting of the Inhabitants of the County of Z'¥yrone, 
held in Dungannon, on the 19th December last, or the 
Proceedings at that Meeting. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the present Amount of Income received by the 
Ecclesiastical Commissioners under the Church — 
poralities Act; specifying the sources from which they 
are derived, and distinguishing those which are per- 
manent from those which may be temporary. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the future Income which may be expected to 
be received by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, derived 
from suppressed Sees, Tax on Incomes, Sinecures sup- 
pressed, and other sources of a permanent description. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the average Annual Charge for the Repairs of 
Churches and other Expenses, formerly defrayed by 
the Vestry Cess, &amp;c.; together with the formes of the 
Board under other heads, stating what may be expected 
to be the permanent average Expenditure of the Soskes 
siastical Board of all descriptions. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Sums which have already been received, 
and which may, within any specified period, be expected 
to be received, and the Totel Sum likely to be at the 
disposal of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, by the 
purchase of the Bishops’ Lands, under the Church Tem- 
poralities Act. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of any Monies issued by way of Loan from the 
Treasury, to supply the deficiency under the foregoing 
Account. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Cal- 
culation, to be made from the data afforded in the three 
first of the foregoing Accounts, showing at what period 
the permanent Income or annual Funds of the Eccle- 
siastical Commissioners are likely to be equal to the 
permanent expenditure of the Commissioners; also, the 
period when the Fund will reach its maximum, and the 
Amount; also, the Debt on the Fund likely to be cre- 
ated by the accumulation of the yearly deficit, until 
the Income may be equal to the Macgeentionied! and the 
Number of Years required to pay it off; with Notes 
explanatory of the same. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Sum which may be expected to be realized 
by the Purchase in perpetuity of the Bishops’ Leases, 
according to the Act of 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 37, styled 
The Church Temporalities Act. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Cal- 
culation, explanatory of the difference of the Sum re- 
quired of the Landlord to redeem £.100 Composition 
under the Tithe Bill of May 1834, and the Sum which 
will be required by the proposed Bill of March 1835. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Cal- 
culation of the Expense which would have devolved 
on the Public in carrying into effect the provisions of 
the Tithe Bill of August 1834, by which the difference, 
amounting to £.17.10s., between the Rent-charge of 
£.60 for every £.100 of Tithe Composition, and the 
Income of £.'77. 10s. guaranteed to the Tithe-owners 


during their Lives, was to have been paid out of the 
Consolidated Fund. 


VOL. 90. 


24°—Q5° Marti. 


161 


Ordered, That an Account of the Re-payment of the 
Instalments under the Million Act, and the appropriation 
of the Perpetuity Purchase Fund, in diminution of the 
Charge on the Consolidated Fund, be included in the 
calculation, with references to the Bills and Acts, and 
with Notes explanatory of the same. 


A Petition of Walter Tremenheere, Knight of the Royal 
Hanoverian Guelphic Order, and Colonel Commandant 
of His Majesty’s Chatham Division of Royal Marines, 
was presented, and read; setting forth, That the Peti- 
tioner has seen and perused a Petition purporting to be 
the Petition of certain Electors and Inhabitant House- 
holders of Chatham, complaining of the interference of 
the Petitioner at the last Election for that Borough ; that 
some of the allegations in such Petition are wholly un- 
founded, and others partially untrue; that it is not true 
that for a long series of years the resident tradesmen of 
Chatham have been permitted to transact business with 
the officers and men of the Royal Marines, and uniformly 
admitted into the Barracks for that purpose; on the 
contrary, the Petitioner affirms that the privilege claimed 
by the Petitioners has been enjoyed under restrictions, 
and that such restrictions have been from time imme- 
morial put in force at the discretion of the Commanding 
Officer for the time being of the Marine Barracks ; that 
within the recollection of many individuals the privi- 
lege of admission to the Barracks was held by one slop- 
seller or pawnbroker, to the exclusion of all other slop- 
sellers or pawnbrokers of Chatham; that a standing 
order of the division made by one of the Petitioner’s 
SS though never strictly put in force by the 

etitioner, has been for many years suspended in the 
Guard Room of the Barracks; and that such order is 
expressed in the following terms: “ The Non-Commis- 
sioned Officer on duty at the Barrack Gate is to be par- 
ticular in not allowing beggars, travelling Jews, or 
_ selling articles of any description to enter the 
arracks, except permission has been granted for that 
urpose;” that no description of men in His Majesty’s 
ervice are more exposed to a apa and imposi- 
tion than Marines; that at particular periods it is highly 
expedient for the interest of His Majesty’s Service, that 
the resort to the Barracks of the class of tradesmen 
described in the Petition should be restricted, more 
especially on disembarkation of men from His Ma- 
jesty’s ships; that the Petitioner did issue an order to 
the effect stated in the Petition presented to the House ; 
that the order in question was issued by the Petitioner 
with a prospective view to the prevention of irregularity 
and fraud, there being at that time men in the Barracks 
lately disembarked and others daily expected from foreign 
stations; that during the existence of the said order 
upwards of 190 men were discharged from His Ma- 
jesty’s ships and placed under the Petitioner’s command ; 
that the order complained of was issued by the Peti- 
tioner in the conscientious discharge of his duty as 
Commanding Officer, for the protection of the men 
under his command, and for the good of His Majesty’s 
Service; that this order was intended by the Petitioner 
to be of temporary duration only; that during the exist- 
ence of the order of suspension, the Petitioner did 
permit three slopsellers or pawnbrokers to carry on 
their trade in the Barracks, three being considered by 
the Petitioner, m the then circumstances of the Barracks, 
sufficient; that they were selected by the Petitioner 
after a careful inquiry into their characters, and that 
two of the slopsellers or pawnbrokers were not voters 
for the borough of Chatham, and one of such slopsellers, 
as the Petitioner believes, and is prepared if necessary 
to prove to the House, though not possessed of the elec- 
tive franchise, was an active supporter of Captain Byng ; 
that the order of restriction was cancelled by the Pe- 
titioner on the 14th of February last ; that, shortly after 
the indiscriminate admission of slopsellers and pawn- 
brokers had again been permitted, a gross and flagrant 
abuse of such permission occurred, a slopseller having 
been detected on a Sunday morning in an attempt to 
force a private to accept an advance of money on the 
security of his sea credit, and was for such offence 
turned out of the Barracks by the field officer of thé 
day; that the Petitioner protests against the deduction 
of deliberate opinions or the inference of unconstitu- 
tional intentions from a loose,’ unguarded and even 
Tt+ jocular 


Chatham 
Election— 
Petition of 
Colonel 
Tremenheere, 
explanatory of 
his conduct at 
the late Elec- 
tion. 








162 


jocular expression dropped in conversation; but the 
conversation alluded to in the Petition presented to the 
House between the Petitioner and one of the electors of 
Chatham is misrepresented; that the purport of the 
Petitioner’s remark was merely that the borough of 
Chatham, by severing its connexion with the Govern- 
ment, might prejudice its interests, and deprive itself of 
the peculiar benefits which have often resulted to ports 
circumstanced as Chatham from the protection and 
atronage of the State; the Petitioner submits to the 
ouse whether such a light and casual expression of 
private opinion can be construed into undue influence 
or intimidation; that as a further proof of the non-exist- 
ence of any wish on the Petitioner’s part to influence 
unduly the said Election, the Petitioner begs to state, 
that a larger portion of the divisional band was per- 
mitted by the Petitioner to engage themselves for the 
interest of Captain Byng than for that of his opponent 
Sir John Beresford; that the Petitioner has served His 
Majesty and his Country with zeal and fidelity for a 
period of upwards of 56 years, and trusts that the cir- 
cumstances alleged by him will be considered a sufficient 
justification of his conduct, and that his character will 
not suffer in the estimation of the House. 
Ordered, That the said Petition. be referred to the 
Select Committee on Chatham Election. 


Membersadded Ordered, That Mr. Richard Walker, Mr. Estcourt, 
toa Committees Mir, Wigney, and Mr. Wakley, be added to the Select 
Committee on Weights and Measures. 


Minutes Ordered, That the Minutes of Evidence which, upon 

referred. the 7th day of July, in the last Session of Parliament, 
were reported from the Committee on the Weights and 
Measures Bill, be referred to the Committee. 

Members Ordered, That Mr. Shaw and Colonel Perceval be 

ischarge 


fantener discharged from any further attendance upon the Select 
attendance on Committee on Orange Lodges. 


a Committee. 





Answer to Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the 
Addresses. House, That their several Addresses of the 20th and 
23d days of this instant March (that His Majesty would 
be graciously pleased to give directions that the Papers 
therein mentioned might be laid before this House) had 
been presented to His Majesty ; and that His Majesty 
had commanded him to acquaint this House, That He 
will give directions accordingly. 
Return, &amp;e, Mr. Secretary Goulburn presented, pursuant to several 
* sam Addresses to His Majesty, a Return of the Number 
eae and Denomination of Classes into which Prisoners are 
0. 86. divided in the several County Gaols and Houses of 
Correction within the Counties of Middlesex and Surrey 
and the City of London ; and of the Number of Prisoners 
in each Class; distinguishing, as far as possible, their 
Age, Offence, the length of their respective Sentences, 
and whether they have been before convicted of any and 
what Offence. 
Vaccine A Copy of the last Report from the National Vaccine 
— Establishment to the Secretary of State for the Home 
fl * 43, Department, dated 2d March 1835. 
— Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 

And then the House, having continued to sit till 
near one of the clock on Wednesday morning, 
adjourned till this day. 

Mercuriti, 25° die Marti; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV“ Regis, 1835. 
PRAyYERs, 
Doslewich | ORD Viscount Sandon, from the Select Committee 
ection, 
determined, 


appointed to try and determine the merits of the 
Petition of John Hodyetts Hodgetts Foley, Esquire, com- 
plaining of an undue Election and Return for the Bo- 
rough of Droitwich, in the County of Worcester, informed 
the House, that the Committee have determined, 
That John Barneby, Esquire, is duly elected a Bur- 
ess to serve in this present Parliament for the said 
rough of Droitwich : 


24°—25° Marti. 


A. 1835. 


That the Petition of John Hodgetts Hodgetts Foley, 
Esquire, did not appear to the said Committee to be 
frivolous or vexatious : 

That the opposition to the said Petition did not appear 
to the said Committee to be frivolous or vexatious: 

That the said Committee have also to inform the 
House, that they have altered the Poll taken at the said 
Election, by striking off Thomas Cottrell, William Bul- 
lock, Thomas Lawrence, and Thomas Anthony Viscount 
Southwell, as not having any right to vote. 

And the said Determinations were ordered to be en- 
tered in the Journals of this House. 


Mr. Jrving, Inspector-General of Imports and Ex- 
ports, was called in; and at the bar presented, pursuant 
to the directions of an Act of Parliament,-—Accounts 
of the Trade and Navigation of the United Kingdom, 
for Three years, ending 5th January 1835 :—And then 
he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Crafer, from the Treasury, was called in; and at 
the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of several 
Acts of Parliament,—An Account of the Ordinary Re- 


_ venues and Extraordinary Resources constituting the 


Public Income of the United Kingdom of Great Britain 
and Ireland, for the year ending 5th January 1835. 

An Account of the Ordinary Revenues and Extraor- 
dinary Resources constituting the Public Income of 
Great Britain, for the year ending 5th January 1835. 

An Account of the Ordinary Revenues and Extraor- 
dinary Resources constituting the Public Income of 
Ireland, for the year ending 5th January 1835. 

An Account of the Total Income of the Revenue of 
Great Britain and Ireland in the year ended 5th January 
1835, after deducting the Re-payments, Allowances, 
Discounts, Drawbacks, and Bounties of the nature of 
Drawbacks ; together with an Account of the Public 
Expenditure of the United Kingdom, exclusive of the 
Sums applied to the reduction of the National Debt 
within the same period. 

An Account of the Net Public Income of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in the year ended 
5th January 1835, after abating the Expenditure there- 
out defrayed by the several Revenue Departments; and 
of the actual Issues or Payments within the same period, 
exclusive of the Sums applied to the redemption of the 
Funded or paying off the Unfunded Debt; and of the 
Advances and Re-payments for Local Works, &amp;c. ;— 
also, an Account of the Balances of Public Money re- 
maining in the Exchequer on the 5th January 1834; 
the Amount of Money raised by the additions to the 
Funded or Unfunded Debt in the year ended 5th Ja- 
nuary 1835; the Money applied towards the Redemp- 
tion of the Funded or paying off Unfunded Debt; 
the Total Amount of Advances and Re-payments on 
account of Local Works, &amp;c., with the Difference accru- 
ing thereon, and the Balances in the Exchequer on 5th 
January 1835. 


An Account of the Income of the Consolidated Fund 
arising in the United Kingdom, in the year ended 5th 
January 1835; and also of the actual Payments, on 
account of the Consolidated Fund, within the same 
period. 

An Account of the Money applicable to the payment 
of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom, in 
the year ended 5th January 1835, and of the several 
Charges which have become due thereon in the same 
year ; including the Amount of Exchequer Bills charged 
upon the said Fund, at the commencement and at the 
termination of the year; with Appendices. 


An Account of the actual Receipt and Expenditure 
of the Sums placed in the hands of the Commissioners 
for the Reduction of the National Debt, in the year 
ending 5th January 1835. 


An Account of the Total Amount of the Unredeemed 
Funded Debt, and of the Charge thereof, at the 5th 
January 1834; of the Debt, and Charge thereof, created 
in the year ended 5th January 1835; of the Debt, and 
Charge thereof, reduced in the course of that year; and 
of the Total Amount of the Unredeemed Debt, and 


Charge thereof, as it stood on the 5th January ee 
n 


Accounts of 
Trade and 
Navigation, 
presented, 


No. 69, 


Accounts, 
presented : 


Public Income 
and Expendi- 
ture. 


No. 59, 


Consolidated 
Fund. 


No. 59. 


National 
Debt. 


No. 59. 


Funded Debt. 
No. 59. 











Unfunded 


No. 59. 


Disposition 
of Grants. 
No. 59. 


Arrears and 
Balances. 


5 Witt. IV. 25° Marti. 163 


An Account of the state of the Public Funded Debt | An Account of all Allowances or Compensations Superannua- 
of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Charge thereupon, granted, as Retired Allowances or Superannuations, in tious. 
at the 5th January 1835. all Public Offices or Departments, which remained pay- No. 88. 
An Account of the Unfunded Debt of Great Britain able on the 1st January 1834; the Annual Amount which 
and Ireland, and of the Demands outstanding, on the Was granted in the course of the year 1834; the Annual 
5th January 1835, distinguished under the following Amount which ceased in the course of the year 1834; 
heads ; viz. Exchequer Bills; Sums remaining unpaid, and the Total Amount remaining payable on the 31st of 
charged upon the Aids granted by Parliament; Ad- December 1834. 
vances out of the Consolidated Fund in Jreland, towards An Account of every Increase and Diminution which Increase and 
the Supplies, and Exchequer Bills to be issued on the has taken place within the year 1834, in the Number of Soper 
Consolidated Fund; and distinguishing also such part Persons employed, or in the Salaries, Emoluments, ° = om ; 
of the Unfunded Debt and Demands as have been pro- Allowances and Expenses in all Public Offices or De- ~" 
vided for by Parliament; together with an Account of partments. : 


the Ways and Means remaining in the Exchequer, or An Account, made up to the 31st December 1834, of Russian 
to be received, on the 5th January 1835, to defray the Sums which have been paid and applied within the Puteh 
such part of the Unfunded Debt, and Demands out- year 1834, by virtue of an Act 55 Geo. 3, c. 115, inti- Wo, 98. 
standing, as have been provided for; with Appendices. tyled, “ An Act for carrying into effect a Convention 
An Account, showing how the Monies given for the between His Majesty and the King of the Netherlands and 
Service of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and the Emperor of All the Russias,” for paying and satisfy- 
Ireland, for the year 1834, have been disposed of, distin- ing the Interest on the part of the Loan therein agreed 
guished under their several heads, to the 5th day of to be borne by His Majesty on all or any of the Securi- 
January 1835. ties therein mentioned, and towards paying and satisfy- 
Customs; Out-Ports, England, Scotland, Ireland :— ™8 the Principal thereof (in case the Principal of any 
Accounts of the Total Amount of Current Balances in 0f the said Securities shall have been paid); and also 
the hands of the respective Collectors, and Arrears of for paying the Expenses of carrying the said Act into 
Balances of late Collectors, on the 5th January 1835.  °xecution, and the Sinking Fund for the extinction of 
An Account of the Total Amount of the Arrears and the same. 
Current Balances due, on the 5th January 1835, from |= The Twenty-first Report of the Commissioners for the Report on 
the Officers of Excise in England, from 5th January Repair of Roads and Bridges in the Highlands of Scot- noxguel 
1774, as far as the same can be made up. land :—And then he withdrew. cradg 
An Account of the Total Amount of the Arrears and = Ordered, That the said Accounts and Papers do lie yy 9. 
Current Balances due, on the 5th January 1835, from upon the Table; and that an Abstract of the Accounts 
the Officers of Excise in Scotland, from 5th January relative to the Increase and Diminution of Salaries, and 
1774, as far as the same can be made up. the other Papers, except the Accounts relating to Ar- 
Excise, Zreland:—An Account of the Arrears and Tears and Balances, be printed. 
Current Balances due, on 5th January 1835, from the a 
Officers of Excise in Zreland, from 5th Dicsaoer 1774. Mr. Payn, Secretary to the Commissioners of the Account of 
An Account of the Total Amount of Arrears due, on ames Navigation, was called in; and at the bar pre- rte 
5th January 1835, from Distributors of Stamps in Great sented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of Parlia- ana 
Britain, who have died or gone out of office since 5th ment,—An Account, in abstract, of the several Sums of 
January 1800, so far as the same can be made up. Money received and disbursed by the Commissioners of 
An Account of the Net Balances in the hands of the the Zhames Navigation in the year 1834:—And then he 
Distributors of Stamps in Great Britain, on the 10th withdrew. : ; 
October 1834 and 5th January 1835 respectively. Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the Table. 
Stamps, Jreland:—An Account of Arrears and Ba- mS, ; 
lances due from former and present Distributors, &amp;c. of Mr Chalmers presented a Bill for amending, enlarg- Edinburgh 
the Stamp Department in Jreland, on the 5th January ™§ and altering the Powers of, and rendering more wists . 
1835. effectual, an Act of the fifty-ninth year of the Reign of Pee” 
An Account of the Total Amount of the Arrears and his Majesty King George the Third, chapter one hun- 
Current Balances due, on the 5th January 1835, from the dred and sixteen, intituled, “ An Act for more effectu- 
Receiving Officers of the Land and Assessed Taxes in ally supplying the City of Edinburgh and Places adjacent 
Great Britain, from 5th January 1790, so far as the With Water;” and another Act of the seventh year of 
same can be made up. the Reign of his late Majesty King George the Fourth, 
Taxes, Ireland:—An Account of deceased and dis- Chapter one hundred and eight, intituled, “ An Act for 
missed Tax Collectors’ Balances on 5th January 1835. More effectually Te ing the City of Edinburgh and 
Taxes, Ireland:—An Account of a Balance due, by a Places adjacent with Water, and for supply Ing the Town 
deceased Revenue Collector, on account of Taxes, on nd Port of Leith, and Places adjacent, and His Majesty’s 
the 5th January 1835. Dock Yards at Leith, with Water:” And the same was 
An Account of Arrears due, from late Postmasters in read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
England, on 5th January 1835; and, an Account of time. 
rary ti “sata pte tog pe - Peeps ecat —. Captain Wemyss reported from the Committee on the fife Court 


cacimeahis Willie. det: Honus, tote Pastaiediann te: Meanie Petition of several Heritors, Proprietors of lands and Houses, &amp;c. 
on sth January 188 og &gt; other property, and Inhabitants of the county of Fife ; Petition, 


Ae Anemones of Dilteniie 00k ‘Dvttiin bia Gol. De: That the Standing Orders relative to Bills relating to es 
puty Postmasters and Agents in Great Britain and the County — ad been ere with ; and that they 
Colonies; also, of Balances in the hands of the Re- had ee ' a 1 the Petition; and the Report 
ceiver-General, in the years 1833 and 1834. ba aha Te ;* “&lt;9 paar es ae 

An Account of Arrears due by deceased, dismissed / ride , chi see B, ihe C: a aditi = sd 
and resigned Deputy Postmasters and Letter-carriers in P*°Y” dns agen alkane Con en weg Ye d Ro m7 
Treland, on the 5th January 1835. commodation, or a new Court House, Record Rooms, 

An Account of Balances and Arrears due, from De- and ot 5 Offices, ~ .-“ County of Mife: And that 
puty Postmasters and others in the General Post Office, — emyss and Mr. Fergus do prepare, and bring 
Ireland, in the years 1833 and 1834. saan 


Auditors of the Land Revenue :—An Account of the —_ J Petition of Inhabitants of the Royal Burgh of Auch- Petition in fa- 
Total Amount of the Balances due, on the 5th January termuchty, was presented, and read ; taking notice of the sor of Pinily 


1835, from the several Persons employed in receiving Trinity (Leith) Harbour and Dock Bill; and praying, se seo 
or collecting the Land Revenue of the Crown in Eng- That the same ma pass into a law. Dock Bill. 


land and Wales, from the 5th day of January 1774. Ordered, That t id Petition do li the Tabl 

A List of the Accounts delivered into the Office of the ae eee ee ee ee 
Comptrollers of the Accounts of the Army, from 5th § Mr. James Oswald reported from the Committee on Glasgow 
January 1793, whereon any Balances — to be now the Petition of the Magistrates and Common Council of Poor Rates 


owing to or from the Public on the 5th January 1835. _ of the city of Glasgow; That the Standing Orders relative ers 
0 


VOL. 90. Tt2 








Garscube and 
Glasgow Road 
Petition, 
reported. 


Petition 
against 
Islington 
Market Bill. 


Waste Lands 
Company 


(Ireland) Bill, 


presented, 


Petition 
agvinst 

Great Western 
Railway Bill. 


Petition 

in favour of 
Islington 
Market Bill. 


Worcester 
Roads Peti- 


tion, reported. 


164 


to Bills for the maintenance and employment of the 


had 


Poor, had been complied with; and that a 5 
port 


examined the matter of the Petition; and the 
was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
explaining and amending the mode of Assessment for 
the maintenance of the Poor within the City of Glasgow: 
And that Mr. James Oswald and Mr. Dunlop do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Mr. James Oswald reported from the Committee on 
the Petition of several Trustees for executing the Act 
for maintaining and repairing the Road leading from 
the City of Glasgow, through Cowcaddens, to the north 
end of the Bridge over that part of the River Kelvin 
called the Milnford of Garscube, and for making, repair- 
ing and maintaining the Road leading from Blackquarry 
Toll-bar, by Possil, to the Bridge across the River Allan- 
der, at Langbank, in the Counties of Lanark and Stirling, 
and of Proprietors and Inhabitants of Lands in the Neigh- 


- bourhood of the City of Glasgow, in the County of Lanark; 


That the Standing Orders relative to Turnpike Bills, had 
been complied with; and that they had examined the 
matter of the Petition; and the Report was brought up, 
and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
altering the Line of Road from the Milnford of Gars- 
cube to the City of Glasgow, and improving the Roads 
leading therefrom into the said City: And that Mr. 
James Oswald and Mr. Dennistoun do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


A Petition of Farmers, Graziers, and others, residing 
in Ross, in the County of Hereford, was presented, and 
read; taking notice of the Islington Market Bill; and 
praying, That the same may not pass into a law as it 
now stands. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 


Mr. Martin presented a Bill to incorporate a Com- 
pany for the drainage and improvement of Waste Lands 
in Ireland: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of the Provost and College Royal of Eton, 
in the county of Bucks, commonly called The King’s 
College of the Blessed Mary of Eton, near unto Windsor, 
in the County of Bucks, was presented, and read ; 
taking notice.of the Great Western Railway Bill; and 
praying, That they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against the same. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Treasurer and Committee of the 
Society for the prevention-of Cruelty to Animals, was 
presented, and read ; taking notice of the Islington 
Market Bill; and praying, That the same may pass 
into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Colonel Zygon reported from the Committee on the 
Petition of several Trustees for executing the Acts for 
better repairing the several Roads leading into and from 
the City of Worcester; That the Standing Orders rela- 
tive to Deeaiin Bills had not been complied with, in 
so far as regards a portion of the Roads included in the 
said Petition ; but it appeared to the Committee, that, 
subsequently to the Notices in the Newspapers having 
been given, and the Plans and Books of Schoenes of 
the intended new Lines deposited with the Clerk of the 
Peace, the Trustees were strongly solicited by several 
land-owners in the parish of Clifton-upon-Teme, in the 
county of Worcester, to include in the intended Act 
— to make a deviation from the existing Turnpike 

oad, in order to avoid the steep ascent of Ham Hill, 
and that application was also made to the Trustees by 
several persons residing along the Line and travelling 
upon the present Highway from Malvern, through Cowle 
Park, to the Turnpike Road from Worcester to Cradley, 


in the county of Worcester, and the Highway from 


Redgway Cross, in the parish of Cradley, to Acton-green, 
in the parish of Acton Beauchamp, in the county of 
Worcester, requesting them to take the said Highways 





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A. 1835.. 


under their management, and to maintain the same as 
Turnpike, the greater part of the Roads in the vicinity. 
of the city of Worcester, and with which these Highways 
communicate, being proposed to be included in one 
Bill; and that they had examined the matter of the 
Petition; and the Resect was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Clays 


The Chelsea Waterworks Bill was read a second time ; 
and committed to Colonel Evans and the Middlesex 
List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


Mr. Murray reported from the Committee on the 
Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Council 
of the city of Edinburgh; That the Standing Orders 
relative to Bills for the improvement of any City or 
Town, had been complied with; and that they had 
examined the matter of the Petition; and the Report 
was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
regulating the Annuity leviable for payment of the 
Stipends to the Ministers of the City of Edinburgh, and 
for repealing the Exemptions of the Members of the 
College of Justice, and other Persons, from the payment 
of the said Annuity, and other Local Taxes within the 
said City: And that Mr. Murray and Sir John Camp- 
bell do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of James Wilson Vandervord, of Southend, 
in the parish of Prittlewell, in the county of Essex, 
merchant and hoyman, was presented, and read ; setting 
forth, That a Petition has been presented to the House 
for leave to bring in a Bill to amend an Act of the 
tenth George the Fourth, c. 49, for making and main- 
taining a Pier at or near Southend, in the parish of 
Prittlewell, in the county of Essex, and for making 
convenient approaches to and from the same; that the 
Standing Orders of the House in relation to Piers and 
Roads, have not been complied with in regard to the 
said Petition and Bill; that inasmuch as the said Peti- 
tion has reference to the making of Roads, a Map ought 
to have been deposited with the Clerk of the Peace on 
or before the 30th day of November last, together with 
a Book of Reference and a List of the Names of the 
Owners or Occupiers, whereas no such Map, List or Book 
of Reference has been so deposited ; that by the Stand- 
ing Orders of the House a like Plan or Map, and also 
an estimate of the proposed Expense, and also a Sub- 
scription List ought to have been deposited in the Private 
Bill Office, and a receipt for the same indorsed on the 
Petition, which the Petitioner shows has not been done, 
nor has an estimate of the probable time of completing 
the work, and the probable expense of it been deposited 
there, nor have the requisite notices been given; and 
praying, That he may be heard, by himself, his counsel, 
agent and witnesses in support of his Petition, and 
that the House will enforce its Standing Orders, and 
not allow the said Bill to be proceeded in; or that the 
House will grant unto the Petitioner such further relief 
in the premises as the House shall deem fit and proper. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Sturt reported from the Committee on the Peti- 
tion of several Owners and Proprietors of estates and 
Inhabitants of the island and parish of Portland and 
parish of Wyke Regis, in the county of Dorset ; That the 
Standing Orders relative to Bills for building Bridges, 
had been complied with ; and that they had examined 
the matter of the Petition; and the Report was brought 
up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making and maintaining a Bridge over the River called 
The Portland Ferry, in the County of Dorset, with 
pp Approaches thereto: And that Mr. Sturt and 
ord Ashley do prepare, and bring it in, 


Chelsea 
Waterworks 
Bill, com- 
mitted. 


Edinburgh 
Annuity Tax 
Regulation 
(No. 1.) 
Petition, 
reported, 


Southend Pier 
i 
Petition re- 
specting Siand- 
ing Orders, 


Portland 
Bridge 

Petition, 
reported. 


A Petition of Solicitors of Saint Asaph ;—Inhabitants ewer 
of Saint Asaph ;— Dursley ;— Grantham ;—Carlton-le- Frricsianies! 


Moreland and Norton Disney ;— Besthor; 
Swinderby and Eagle ;—Bassingham and Thurlby ;— 
North Scarle and Doddington ;— Navenby ;—Harmaton 
and Waddington; — Fillingham and Ingham ;— Scothorne ; 
— Kettlethorpe 


ne ;— Girton ;— Cow 





ier 


Petitions for 
repeal of Duty 
on Spirit Li- 
censes. 


Petitions 

in support of 
Church of 
Scotland. 


Petitions 
against 

Lord’s Day Ob- 
servance Bill, 


Petitions 

for better 
Observance of 
the Lerd’s Day. 


Petition of 
T. Chia, 


5 Witt. IV. 


—Kettlethorpe and Stow ;— Newton-upon- Trent and 
Torksey ;—Marton and Saxelby ;— Cherry Willingham ; 
— Broxholm ;— North and South Clifton ; — Barlings, 
Fiskerton and Reepham ;—Auborn and Stapleford ;— 
Washingborough and Heighington ;—Appley, Bardney, 
and other places ;— Glentworth ; — Metheringham ;— 
Dunston and Nocton ;—Burton by Lincoln and South 
Carlton ; — Spridlington and Hackthorn ; —Aisthorpe, 
Scampton and other places ;— Harpswell and Hemswell ; 
— Normanby by Spital, Owmby and Saxby ;— North 
Carlton;—Faldingworth, Buslingthorpe and Friesthorpe; 
—Glentham and Bishop’s Norton ;— Willoughton and 
Blyborough ;—Nettleham ;—Wragby and Stainfield ;— 
Shellingthorpe and Thorpe on the Hill; —Welton ;—city, 
bail and close of Lincoln ;— Boston ; —Southmolton ;— 
Chulmleigh ;— Ilfracombe;—Solicitors residing at Boston; 
—in the city, bail and close of Lincoln ;— Dursley ;— 
Cheltenham ;—Grantham ;—and, Gloucester,—were pre- 
sented, and read; setting forth, That the Petitioners 
view with alarm the proposition now made for trans- 
ferring to the Courts at Doctors’ Commons the sole power 
of granting Probates and Administrations, and for re- 
quiring that all the original Wills shall for the future be 
deposited there; and praying, That the Courts having 
power of granting Probates and Administrations with 
registries for the original Wills attached to them, may 
remain, as heretofore, in the country, but with such con- 
solidation of the Courts as may appear to the House 
necessary. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Publicans of Knaresborough ;—Licensed 
Inkeepers and Victuallers of Wakefield ;—Licensed Vic- 
tuallers of Romford;—and, Cheltenham,—were presented, 
and read; praying for the repeal of the additional Duty 
on Spirit Licenses, imposed by an Act of the last Ses- 
sion of Parliament. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Lochwinnoch ;— and, 
Houston and Killellan,—were presented, and read ; pray- 
ing the House to resist every attempt to shake the 
stability or impair the efficiency of the Church of Scot- 
land, and to adopt such measures as may seem best 
calculated for promoting its usefulness, by building and 
endowing such additional Churches in connexion with 
the Establishment as the increasing numbers and neces- 
sities of the population demand. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Market Gardeners and Fruit Growers 
of Deptford ;—Brentford;—Gardeners, kc. of Isleworth; 
—Market Gardeners of Fulham -—Inhabitants of the 
parish of Saint Paul, Covent Garden ;—and, Retailers of 
Fruits, Vegetables, Roots, Herbs, &amp;c. in Covent Garden 
Market,—were presented, and read; taking notice of 
the Lord’s Day Observance Bill ; and praying, That the 
same may not pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Ministers, Churchwardens and Con- 
gregation of Trinity Church, Upper Chelsea ;—and, In- 
habitants of Bury Saint Edmund’s,—were presented, and 
read; praying the House to take the subject of the 
due observance of the Lord’s Day into their serious con- 
sideration, and to adopt such measures for the amend- 
ment of the existing laws on the subject as to them shall 
seem meet. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Cliff, of Northowram, in the 

rish of Halifax, was presented, and read ; praying the 
fouse to pass a Bill for an equitable adjustment between 
man and man in the financial department, and so to 
regulate the Taxes that both rich and poor may bear an 
equal a of the national expenses. 


O » That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 
VOR, 90. 


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165 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Frampton was presented, 
and read; setting forth, That there is much land and 
property left by the ancestors of the Petitioners, for the 
maintenance of the honest and industrious Poor, of which 
a great part has become so intermingled and exchanged 
into the hands of the select and mercenary few, that it 
is of no benefit to those industrious labourers for whom 
it was left, in consequence of which the parish rates are 
excessively high, when, in fact, it isbelieved if the Poor 
had their rights, there would be no necessity for a parish 
rate at all; and praying the House to direct an inquiry 
into the subject. , 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chamber of Commerce of Limerick, 
was presented, and read; setting forth, That the Peti- 
tioners beg to represent the great injury which they 
in common with the Corn Trade of Jre/and in general 
sustain, in consequence of the system established in 
the London markets, of selling all species of Grain, and 
discharging all such cargoes by measure instead of 
weight, which latter mode is now adopted in all the 
great Ports of England and Scotland; and praying, 
That the House will be pleased to institute such inquiry 
into the subject as may lead to some alteration in a 
system so injurious to the Corn Trade of Jreland in 
general. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Gravesend, was presented, 
and read; complaining of certain proceedings of the 
Board of Ordnance, relative to an agreement for the 
sale to the Petitioners of the Block-house Fort at Graves- 
end; and praying the House to take the premises into 
consideration, and afford such relief as to them shall 
seem meet. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply, be now read; and the same being 
read :—The House resolved itself into the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


7- Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Eight hundred and nineteen 
thousand one hundred and three pounds, be granted to 
His Majesty, to defray the charge of Half-Pay to Officers 
of the Navy and Royal Marines, which shall come in 
course of payment during the year ending on the 31st 
day of March 1836. 

8. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Five hundred and twenty- 
two thousand six hundred and ninety-five pounds, be 
granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge of Military 
Pensions and Allowances, which shall come in course of 
payment during the year ending on the 31st day of 
March 1836. 

9. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Two hundred and nineteen 
thousand six hundred and twenty-five pounds, be granted 
to His Majesty, to defray the clea of Civil Pensions 
and Allowances, which shall come in course of pay- 


ment during the year ending on the 31st day of March 
1836. 


Resolutions to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported from the Committee, That they had come to 
several Resolutions, which they had directed him to 
report to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 

Mr. Bernal also acquainted the House, That he was 
directed by the Committee to move, That they may 
have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Lord’s Day Observance Bill ; 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
pro , That the Bill be now read a second time ; 
1¢ Amendments following were p to be 
made to the Question ; 3 o leave out the word 
lu “ now,” 


Petition 

respecting 
Frampton 
Charity Estates. 





Petition 
respecting 
Corn Trade 
(lreland.) 


Petition 
respecting 
Block-house 
Fort, Graves- 
end, 


Committee 
of Supply. 


Lord’s Day 
Observance 
Bill, com- 
mitted, 





162 


jocular expression dropped in conversation; but the 
conversation alluded to in the Petition presented to the 
House between the Petitioner and one of the electors of 
Chatham is misrepresented; that the purport of the 
Petitioner’s remark was merely that the borough of 
Chatham, by severing its connexion with the Govern- 
ment, might prejudice its interests, and deprive itself of 
the peculiar benefits which have often resulted to ports 
circumstanced as Chatham from the protection and 
atronage of the State; the Petitioner submits to the 
ouse whether such a light and casual expression of 
private opinion can be construed into undue influence 
or intimidation ; that as a further proof of the non-exist- 
ence of any wish on the Petitioner’s part to influence 
unduly the said Election, the Petitioner begs to state, 
that a larger portion of the divisional band was per- 
mitted by the Petitioner to engage themselves for the 
interest of Captain Byng than for that of his opponent 
Sir John Beresford; that the Petitioner has served His 
Majesty and his Country with zeal and fidelity for a 
period of upwards of 56 years, and trusts that the cir- 
cumstances alleged by him will be considered a sufficient 
justification of his conduct, and that his character will 
not suffer in the estimation of the House. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Chatham Election. 


Membersadded Ordered, That Mr. Richard Walker, Mr. Estcourt, 
toa Committees Mr, Wigney, and Mr. Wakley, be added to the Select 
Committee on Weights and Measures. 


Minutes Ordered, That the Minutes of Evidence which, upon 

referred. the 7th day of July, in the last Session of Parliament, 
were reported from the Committee on the Weights and 
Measures Bill, be referred to the Committee. 

Menor Ordered, That Mr. Shaw and Colonel Perceval be 

ischarge 


discharged from any further attendance upon the Select 
Committee on Orange Lodges. 


from further 
attendance on 
a Committee, 


Answer to 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the 
Addresses. 


House, That their several Addresses of the 20th and 
23d days of this instant March (that His Majesty would 
be graciously pleased to give directions that the Papers 
therein mentioned might be laid before this House) had 
been presented to His Majesty; and that His Majesty 
had commanded him to acquaint this House, That He 
will give directions accordingly. 


Return, &amp;c, 
presented s 


Prisoners. 
No. 86. 


Mr. Secretary Goulburn presented, pursuant to several 
Addresses to His Majesty, a Return of the Number 
and Denomination of Classes into which Prisoners are 
divided in the several County Gaols and Houses of 
Correction within the Counties of Middlesex and Surrey 
and the City of London ; and of the Number of Prisoners 
in each Class; distinguishing, as far as possible, their 
Age, Offence, the length of their respective Sentences, 
and whether they have been before convicted of any and 
what Offence. 


A Copy of the last Report from the National Vaccine 
Establishment to the Secretary of State for the Home 
Department, dated 2d March 1835. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Vaccine 
Establish- 
ment. 


No. 83. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
near one of the clock on Wednesday morning, 
adjourned till this day. 





Mercurit, 25° die Marti ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV® Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERs. 


| Bist Viscount Sandon, from the Select Committee 
appointed to try and determine the merits of the 
ion of John Hodgetts Hodgetts Foley, Esquire, com- 
plaining of an undue Election and Return for the Bo- 
rough of Droitwich, in the County of Worcester, informed 
the House, that the Committee have determined, 

That John Barneby, Esquire, is duly elected a Bur- 
gess to serve in this present Parliament for the said 
Borough of Droitwich : 


Droitwich 
Election, 
determined, Petit 


Q4°—95° Marti. 





A. 1835. 


That the Petition of John Hodgetts Hodgetts Foley, 
Esquire, did not appear to the said Committee to be 
frivolous or vexatious: 

That the opposition to the said Petition did not appear 
to the said Committee to be frivolous or vexatious: 

That the said Committee have also to inform the 
House, that they have altered the Poll taken at the said 
Election, by striking off Thomas Cottrell, William Bul- 
lock, Thomas Lawrence, and Thomas Anthony Viscount 
Southwell, as not having any right to vote. 

And the said Determinations were ordered to be en- 
tered in the Journals of this House. 


Mr. Irving, Inspector-General of Imports and Ex- 
ports, was called in; and at the bar presented, pursuant 
to the directions of an Act of Parliament,-—Accounts 
of the Trade and Navigation of the United Kingdom, 
for Three years, ending 5th January 1835 :—And then 
he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Crafer, from the Treasury, was called in; and at 
the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of several 
Acts of Parliament,—An Account of the Ordinary Re- 


_ venues and Extraordinary Resources constituting the 


Public Income of the United Kingdom of Great Britain 
and Ireland, for the year ending 5th January 1835. 

An Account of the Ordinary Revenues and Extraor- 
dinary Resources constituting the Public Income of 
Great Britain, for the year ending 5th January 1835. 

An Account of the Ordinary Revenues and Extraor- 
dinary Resources constituting the Public Income of 
Ireland, for the year ending 5th January 1835. 

An Account of the Total Income of the Revenue of 
Great Britain and Ireland in the year ended 5th January 
1835, after deducting the Re-payments, Allowances, 
Discounts, Drawbacks, and Bounties of the nature of 
Drawbacks ; together with an Account of the Public 
Expenditure of the United Kingdom, exclusive of the 
Sums applied to the reduction of the National Debt 
within the same period. 

An Account of the Net Public Income of the United 
Kingdom of G'reat Britain and Ireland, in the year ended 
5th January 1835, after abating the Expenditure there- 
out defrayed by the several Revenue Departments; and 
of the actual Issues or Payments within the same period, 
exclusive of the Sums applied to the redemption of the 
Funded or paying off the Unfunded Debt; and of the 
Advances and Re-payments for Local Works, &amp;c. ;— 
also, an Account of the Balances of Public Money re- 
maining in the Exchequer on the 5th January 1834; 
the Amount of Money raised by the additions to the 
Funded or Unfunded Debt in the year ended 5th Ja- 
nuary 1835; the Money applied towards the Redemp- 
tion of the Funded or paying off Unfunded Debt; 
the Total Amount of Advances and Re-payments on 
account of Local Works, &amp;c., with the Difference accru- 
ing thereon, and the Balances in the Exchequer on 5th 
January 1835. 


An Account of the Income of the Consolidated Fund 
arising in the United Kingdom, in the year ended 5th 
January 1835; and also of the actual Payments, on 
account of the Consolidated Fund, within the same 
period. 

An Account of the Money applicable to the payment 
of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom, in 
the year ended 5th January 1835, and of the several 
Charges which have become due thereon in the same 
year ; including the Amount of Exchequer Bills charged 
upon the said Fund, at the commencement and at the 
termination of the year; with Appendices. 


An Account of the actual Receipt and Expenditure 
of the Sums placed in the hands of the Commissioners 
for the Reduction of the National Debt, in the year 
ending 5th January 1835. 


An Account of the Total Amount of the Unredeemed 
Funded Debt, and of the Charge thereof, at the 5th 
January 1834; of the Debt, and Charge thereof, created 
in the year ended 5th January 1835; of the Debt, and 
Charge thereof, reduced in the course of that year; and 
of the Total Amount of the Unredeemed Debt, and 
Charge thereof, as it stood on the 5th January re 

n 


Accounts of 
Trade and 
Navigation, 
presented. 


No. 69, 


Accounts, 
presented : 


Public Income 
and Expendi- 
ture, 


No. 59, 


Consolidated 
Fund. 


No. 59. 


National 
Debt. 


No. 59. 


Funded Debt. 
No. 59. 


Unfu 
Deb 


Dis 
of ( 


Arr 
Bal 


Unfunded 
Debt. 
No. 59. 


Disposition 
of Grants. 
No. 59. 


Arrears and 
Balances. 


5 Witt. IV. 


An Account of the state of the Public Funded Debt 


of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Charge thereupon, 
at the 5th January 1835. 


An Account of the Unfunded Debt of Great Britain 
and Ireland, and of the Demands outstanding, on the 
5th January 1835, distinguished under the following 
heads ; viz. Exchequer Bills; Sums remaining unpaid, 
charged upon the Aids granted by Parliament; Ad- 
vances out of the Consolidated Fund in Jreland, towards 
the Supplies, and Exchequer Bills to be issued on the 
Consolidated Fund; and distinguishing also such part 
of the Unfunded Debt and Demands as have been pro- 
vided for by Parliament; together with an Account of 
the Ways and Means remaining in the Exchequer, or 
to be received, on the 5th January 1835, to defray 
such part of the Unfunded Debt, and Demands out- 
standing, as have been provided for; with Appendices. 


An Account, showing how the Monies given for the 
Service of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Ireland, for the year 1834, have been disposed of, distin- 


guished under their several heads, to the 5th day of 
January 1835. 


Customs; Out-Ports, England, Scotland, Ireland :— 
Accounts of the Total Amount of Current Balances in 
the hands of the respective Collectors, and Arrears of 
Balances of late Collectors, on the 5th January 1835. 

An Account of the Total Amount of the Arrears and 
Current Balances due, on the 5th January 1835, from 
the Officers of Excise in England, from 5th January 
1774, as far as the same can be made up. 

An Account of the Total Amount of the Arrears and 
Current Balances due, on the 5th January 1835, from 
the Officers of Excise in Scotland, from 5th January 
1774, as far as the same can be made up. 

Excise, Zreland:—An Account of the Arrears and 
Current Balances due, on 5th January 1835, from the 
Officers of Excise in Ireland, from 5th hates 1774. 

An Account of the Total Amount of Arrears due, on 
5th January 1835, from Distributors of Stamps in Great 
Britain, who have died or gone out of office since 5th 
January 1800, so far as the same can be made up. 

An Account of the Net Balances in the hands of the 
Distributors of Stamps in Great Britain, on the 10th 
October 1834 and 5th January 1835 respectively. 

Stamps, Jreland:—An Account of Arrears and Ba- 
lances due from former and present Distributors, &amp;c. of 
the Stamp Department in Jreland, on the 5th January 
1835. 

An Account of the Total Amount of the Arrears and 
Current Balances due, on the 5th January 1835, from the 
Receiving Officers of the Land and Assessed Taxes in 
Great Britain, from 5th January 1790, so far as the 
same can be made up. 

Taxes, Ireland:—An Account of deceased and dis- 
missed Tax Collectors’ Balances on 5th January 1835. 

Taxes, Ireland:—An Account of a Balance due, by a 
deceased Revenue Collector, on account of Taxes, on 
the 5th January 1835. 

An Account of Arrears due, from late Postmasters in 
England, on 5th January 1835; and, an Account of 
Irrecoverable Debts due, from late Postmasters in Scot- 
land, on 5th January 1835:—Also, An Account of Re- 
coverable Debts due, from late Postmasters in Scotland, 
on 5th January 1835. 

An Account of Balances and Arrears due from De- 
puty Postmasters and Agents in Great Britain and the 
Colonies ; also, of Balances in the hands of the Re- 
ceiver-General, in the years 1833 and 1834. 

An Account of Arrears due by deceased, dismissed 
and resigned Deputy Postmasters and Letter-carriers in 
Ireland, on the 5th January 1835. 

An Account of Balances and Arrears due, from De- 
puty Postmasters and others in the General Post Office, 
Ireland, in the years 1833 and 1834. 

Auditors of the Land Revenue :—An Account of the 
Total Amount of the Balances due, on the 5th January 
1835, from the several Persons employed in receiving 
or collecting the Land Revenue of the Crown in Eng- 
land and Wales, from the 5th day of January 1774. 

A List ofthe Accounts delivered into the Office of the 
Comptrollers of the Accounts of the Army, from 5th 
January 1793, whereon any Balances appear to be now 


owing to or from the Public on the 5th January 1835. 
VOL. 90. 


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163 


An Account of all Allowances or Compensations Superannua- 
granted, as Retired Allowances or Superannuations, in tious. 
all Public Offices or Departments, which remained pay- _No. 88. 
able on the 1st January 1834; the Annual Amount which 
was granted in the course of the year 1834; the Annual 
Amount which ceased in the course of the year 1834; 


and the Total Amount remaining payable on the 31st of 
December 1834. 


An Account of every Increase and Diminution which Increase and 
has taken place within the year 1834, in the Number of pee 
Persons employed, or in the Salaries, Emoluments, ; 


Allowances and Expenses in all Public Offices or De- ae 
partments. 


An Account, made up to the 31st December 1834, of Russian 
the Sums which have been paid and applied within the Puteh La 
year 1834, by virtue of an Act 55 Geo. 3, c.115, inti- N® 
tuled, “An Act for carrying into effect a Convention 
between His Majesty and the King of the Netherlands and 
the Emperor of All the Russias,” for paying and satisfy- 
ing the Interest on the part of the Loan therein agreed 
to be borne by His Majesty on all or any of the Securi- 
ties therein mentioned, and towards paying and satisfy- 
ing the Principal thereof (in case the Principal of any 
of the said Securities shall have been paid); and also 
for paying the Expenses of carrying the said Act into 


execution, and the Sinking Fund for the extinction of 
the same. 


The Twenty-first Report of the Commissioners for the Report on 
Repair of Roads and Bridges in the Highlands of Scot- Highland 4 
land :—And then he withdrew. ; enn 

Ordered, That the said Accounts and Papers do lie No aa: 
upon the Table; and that an Abstract of the Accounts 
relative to the Increase and Diminution of Salaries, and 
the other Papers, except the Accounts relating to Ar- 
rears and Balances, be printed. 


Mr. Payn, Secretary to the Commissioners of the Account of 

Thames Navigation, was called in; and at the bar pre- Thames 
; ° - Navigation, 
sented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of Parlia- 
-_ presented, 

ment,—An Account, in abstract, of the several Sums of 
Money received and disbursed by the Commissioners of 
the Thames Navigation in the year 1834:—And then he 
withdrew. 


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


Mr Chalmers presented a Bill for amending, enlarg- Edinburgh 
ing and altering the Powers of, and rendering more Water Bill, 
effectual, an Act of the fifty-ninth year of the Reign of Presente4- 
his Majesty King George the Third, chapter one hun- 
dred and sixteen, intituled, “ An Act for more effectu- 
ally supplying the City of Edinburgh and Places adjacent 
with Water;” and another Act of the seventh year of 
the Reign of his late Majesty King George the Fourth, 
chapter one hundred and eight, intituled, “ An Act for 
more effectually supplying the City of Edinburgh and 
Places adjacent wit Water, and for supplying the Town 
and Port of Leith, and Places adjacent, and His Majesty’s 
Dock Yards at Leith, with Water:” And the same was 


read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Captain Wemyss reported from the Committee on the fife Court 
Petition of several Heritors, Proprietors of lands and Houses, &amp;c. 
other property, and Inhabitants of the county of Fife ; Petition, 
That the Standing Orders relative to Bills relating to — 
County Rates, had been complied with; and that the 
had examined the matter of the Petition; and the Report 
was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
providing, within the Burgh of Cupar, additional ac- 
commodation, or a new Court House, Record Rooms, 
and other Offices, for the County of Fife: And that 


Captain Wemyss and Mr. Fergus do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the Royal Burgh of Auch- Petition in fa- 
termuchty, was presented, and read ; taking notice of the (Quan Leth} 
Trinity (Leith) Harbour and Dock Bill; and praying, 


Harbour and 
That the same may pass into a law. Dock BM. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. James Oswald reported from the Committee on Glasgow 
the Petition of the Magistrates and Common Council of Poor Rates 


of the city of Glasgow; That the Standing Orders relative ee 
Tt2 ) 








Garscube and 
Glasgow Road 
Petition, 
reported. 


Petition 
against 
Islington 
Market Bill. 


Waste Lands 
Company 
(Ireland) Bill, 
presented. 


Petition 
aginst 
Great Western 


Railway Bill, 


Petition 

in favour of 
Islington 
Market Bill. 


Worcester 
Roads Peti- 
tion, reported, 


164 


to Bills for the maintenance and employment of the 
Poor, had been complied with; and that ~ had 
examined the matter of the Petition; and the Report 
was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
explaining and amending the mode of Assessment for 
the maintenance of the Poor within the City of Glasgow: 
And that Mr. James Oswald and Mr. Dunlop do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


Mr. James Oswald reported from the Committee on 
the Petition of several Trustees for executing the Act 
for maintaining and repairing the Road leading from 
the City of Glasgow, through Cowcaddens, to the north 
end of the Bridge over that part of the River Kelvin 
called the Milnford of Garscube, and for making, repair- 
ing and maintaining the Road leading from Blackquarry 
Toll-bar, by Possil, to the Bridge across the River Allan- 
der, at Langbank, in the Counties of Lanark and Stirling, 
and of Proprietors and Inhabitants of Lands in the Neigh- 
bourhood of the City of Glasgow, in the County of Lanark; 
That the Standing Orders relative to Turnpike Bills, had 
been complied with; and that they had examined the 
matter of the Petition; and the Report was brought up, 
and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
altering the Line of Road from the Milnford of Gars- 
cube to the City of Glasgow, and improving the Roads 
leading therefrom into the said City: And that Mr. 
James Oswald and Mr. Dennistoun do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


A Petition of Farmers, Graziers, and others, residing 
in Ross, in the County of ~_—" was presented, and 
read; taking notice of the Islington Market Bill; and 
praying, That the same may not pass into a law as it 
now stands. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 


Mr. Martin presented a Bill to incorporate a Com- 
pany for the drainage and improvement of Waste Lands 
in Treland : And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of the Provost and College Royal of Eton, 
in the county of Bucks, commonly called The King’s 
College of the Blessed Mary of Eton, near unto Windsor, 
in the County of Bucks, was presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the Great Western Railway Bill; and 
praying, That they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against the same. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Treasurer and Committee of the 
Society for the prevention.of Cruelty to Animals, was 
presented, and read; taking notice of the Islington 
Market Bill; and praying, That the same may pass 
into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Colonel Zygon reported from the Committee on the 
Petition of several Trustees for executing the Acts for 
better repairing the several Roads leading into and from 
the City of Worcester; That the Standing Orders rela- 
tive to Turnpike Bilis had not been complied with, in 
so far as regards a portion of the Roads included in the 
said Petition ; but ‘it appeared to the Committee, that, 
subsequently to the Notices in the Newspapers having 
been given, and the Plans and Books of eference of 
the intended new Lines deposited with the Clerk of the 
Peace, the Trustees were strongly solicited by several 
land-owners in the parish of Clfton-upon-Teme, in the 
county of Worcester, to include in the intended Act 
ey to make a deviation from the existing Turnpike 

oad, in order to avoid the steep ascent of Ham Hill, 
and that application was also made to the Trustees by 
several persons residing along the Line and travelling 
upon the present Highway from Malvern, through Cowley 
Park, to the Turnpike Road from Worcester to Cradley, 
in the county of Worcester, and the Highway from 
Redgway Cross, in the parish of Cradley, to Acton-green, 
in the parish of Acton Beauchamp, in the county of 


- Worcester, requesting them to take the said Highways 


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A. 1835. 


under their management, and to maintain the same as 
Turnpike, the greater part of the Roads in the vicinity. 
of the city of Worcester, and with which these Highways 
communicate, being proposed to be included in one 
Bill; and that they had examined the matter of the 
Petition; and the Recctt was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


The Chelsea Waterworks Bill was read a second time ; 
and committed to Colonel Evans and the Middlesex 
List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


Mr. Murray reported from the Committee on the 
Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Council 
of the city of Edinburgh; That the Standing Orders 
relative to Bills for the improvement of any City or 
Town, had been complied with; and that a had 
examined the matter of the Petition; and the Report 
was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
regulating the Annuity leviable for payment of the 
Stipends to the Ministers of the City of Edinburgh, and 
for repealing the Exemptions of the Members of the 
College of Justice, and other Persons, from the payment 
of the said Annuity, and other Local Taxes within the 
said City: And that Mr. Murray and Sir John Camp- 
bell do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of James Wilson Vandervord, of Southend, 
in the parish of Prittlewell, in the county of Essez, 
merchant and hoyman, was presented, and read ; setting 
forth, That a Petition has been presented to the House 
for leave to bring in a Bill to amend an Act of the 
tenth G'eorge the Fourth, c. 49, for making and main- 
taining a Pier at or near Southend, in the parish of 
Prittlewell, in the county of Essex, and for making 
convenient approaches to and from the same; that the 
Standing Orders of the House in relation to Piers and 
Roads, have not been complied with in regard to the 
said Petition and Bill; that inasmuch as the said Peti- 
tion has reference to the making of Roads, a Map ought 
to have been deposited with the Clerk of the Peace on 
or before the 30th day of November last, together with 
a Book of Reference and a List of the Names of the 
Owners or Occupiers, whereas no such Map, List or Book 
of Reference has been so deposited ; that by the Stand- 
ing Orders of the House a like Plan or Map, and also 
an estimate of the proposed Expense, and also a Sub- 
scription List ought to have been deposited in the Private 
Bill Office, and a receipt for the same indorsed on the 
Petition, which the Petitioner shows has not been done, 
nor has an estimate of the probable time of completing 
the work, and the probable expense of it been deposited 
there, nor have the requisite notices been given; and 
praying, That he may be heard, by himself, his counsel, 
agent and witnesses in support of his Petition, and 
that the House will enforce its Standing Orders, and 
not allow the said Bill to be proceeded in; or that the 
House will grant unto the Petitioner such further relief 
in the premises as the House shall deem fit and proper. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Sturt reported from the Committee on the Peti- 
tion of several Owners and Proprietors of estates and 
Inhabitants of the island and parish of Portland and 
parish of Wyke Regis, in the county of Dorset ; That the 
Standing Orders relative to Bills for building Bridges, 
had been complied with ; and that they had examined 
the matter of the Petition; and the Report was brought 
up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making and maintaining a Bridge over the River called 
The Portland Ferry, in the County of Dorset, with 

roper Approaches thereto: And that Mr. Sturt and 
Toed Ashley do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Solicitors of Saint Asaph ;—Inhabitants 
of Saint Asaph ;—Dursley ;— Grantham ;—Carlton-le- 


Chelsea 
Waterworks 
Bill, com- 
mitted. 


Edinburgh 
Annuity Tax 
Regulation 
(No. 1.) 
Petition, 
reported, 


Southend Pier 
ill 
Petition re- 


specting Siand- 


ing Orders. 


Portland 
Bridge 

Petition, 
reported. 


Petitions 


respecting 


Ecclesiastical 


Moreland and Norton Disney ;— Besthorpe ;— Girton ;— ©" 


Swinderby and Eagle ;—Bassingham and Thurlby ;— 
North Scarle and Doddington ;—Navenby ;—Harmston 
and Waddington ;— Fillingham and Ingham;—Scothorne; 

— Kettlethorpe 





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cel 


ne = 


oS se ae 








Petitions for 
repeal of Duty 
on Spirit Li- 
censes, 


Petitions 

in support of 
Church of 
Scotland. 


Petitions 
against 

Lord's Day Ob- 
servance Bill, 


Petitions 

for better 
Observance of 
the Lerd’s Day. 


Petition of 
T. Cliff, 


5 Witt. IV. 


—Kettlethorpe and Stow ;— Newton-upon- Trent and 
Torksey ;—Marton and Saxelby ;—Cherry Willingham ; 
—Broxholm ;— North and South Clifton ;— Barlings, 
Fiskerton and Reepham ;—Auborn and —— 
Washingborough and Heighington ;—Appley, Bardney, 
and other places ;— Glentworth ; — Metheringham ;— 
Dunston and Nocton ;—Burton by Lincoln and South 
Carlton ; — Spridlington and Hackthorn ; —Aisthorpe, 
Scampton and other places ;— Harpswell and Hemswell ; 
— Normanby by Spital, Owmby and Saxby ;— North 
Carlton;—Faldingworth, Buslingthorpe and Friesthorpe; 
—Glentham and Bishop’s Norton ;— Willoughton and 
Blyborough ;—Nettleham ;—Wragby and Stainfield ;— 
Shellingthorpe and Thorpe on the Hill; —Welton ;—city, 
bail and close of Lincoln ;— Boston ; —Southmolton ;— 
Chulmleigh ;— Ilfracombe;—Solicitors residing at Boston; 
—in the city, bail and close of Lincoln ;— Dursley ;— 
Cheltenham ;—Grantham ;—and, Gloucester,—were pre- 
sented, and read; setting forth, That the Petitioners 
view with alarm the proposition now made for trans- 
ferring to the Courts at Doctors’ Commons the sole power 
of granting Probates and Administrations, and for re- 
quiring that all the original Wills shall for the future be 
deposited there; and praying, That the Courts having 
power of granting Probates and Administrations with 
registries for the original Wills attached to them, may 
remain, as heretofore, in the country, but with such con- 
solidation of the Courts as may appear to the House 
necessary. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Publicans of Knaresborough ;—Licensed 
Inkeepers and Victuallers of Wakefield ;—Licensed Vic- 
tuallers of Romford;—and, Cheltenham,—were presented, 
and read; praying for the repeal of the additional Duty 
on Spirit Licenses, imposed by an Act of the last Ses- 
sion of Parliament. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Lochwinnoch ;— and, 
Houston and Killellan,—were presented, and read ; pray- 
ing the House to resist every attempt to shake the 
stability or impair the efficiency of the Church of Scot- 
land, and to adopt such measures as may seem best 
calculated for promoting its usefulness, by building and 
endowing such additional Churches in connexion with 
the Establishment as the increasing numbers and neces- 
sities of the population demand. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Market Gardeners and Fruit Growers 
of Deptford ;—Brentford;—Gardeners, &amp;c. of Isleworth; 
—Market Gardeners of Fulham -:—Inhabitants of the 
parish of Saint Paul, Covent Garden ;—and, Retailers of 
Fruits, Vegetables, Roots, Herbs, &amp;c. in Covent Garden 
Market,—were presented, and read; taking notice of 
the Lord’s Day Observance Bill ; and praying, That the 
same may not pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Ministers, Churchwardens and Con- 
gregation of Trinity Church, Upper Chelsea ;—and, In- 
habitants of Bury Saint Edmund’s,—were presented, and 
read; praying the House to take the subject of the 
due observance of the Lord’s Day into their serious con- 
sideration, and to adopt such measures for the amend- 
ment of the existing laws on the subject as to them shall 
seem meet. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Cliff, of Northowram, in the 
ee of Halifax, was presented, and read ; praying the 

ouse to pass a Bill for an equitable adjustment between 
man and man in the financial department, and so to 
regulate the Taxes that both rich and poor may bear an 
equal proportion of the national expenses. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 
VOE. 90. 


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165 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Frampton was presented, 
and read; setting forth, That there is much land and 
property left by the ancestors of the Petitioners, for the 
maintenance of the honest and industrious Poor, of which 
a great part has become so intermingled and exchanged 
into the hands of the select and mercenary few, that it 
is of no benefit to those industrious labourers for whom 
it was left, in consequence of which the parish rates are 
excessively high, when, in fact, it isbelieved if the Poor 
had their rights, there would be no necessity for a parish 
rate at all; and praying the House to direct an inquiry 
into the subject. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chamber of Commerce of Limerick, 
was presented, and read; setting forth, That the Peti- 
tioners beg to represent the great injury which they 
in common with the Corn Trade of Ireland in general 
sustain, in consequence of the system established in 
the London markets, of selling all species of Grain, and 
discharging all such cargoes by measure instead of 
weight, which latter mode is now adopted in all the 
great Ports of England and Scotland; and praying, 
That the House will be pleased to institute such inquiry 
into the subject as may lead to some alteration in a 
system so injurious to the Corn Trade of Ireland in 
general. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Gravesend, was presented, 
and read; complaining of certain proceedings of the 
Board of Ordnance, relative to an agreement for the 
sale to the Petitioners of the Block-house Fort at Graves- 
end; and praying the House to take the premises into 
consideration, and afford such relief as to them shall 
seem meet. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply, be now read; and the same being 
read :—The House resolved itself into the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


7. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Eight hundred and nineteen 
thousand one hundred and three pounds, be granted to 
His Majesty, to defray the charge of Half-Pay to Officers 
of the Navy and Royal Marines, which shall come in 
course of payment during the year ending on the 31st 
day of March 1836. 

8. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Five hundred and twenty- 
two thousand six hundred and ninety-five pounds, be 
granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge of Military 
Pensions and Allowances, which shall come in course of 
payment during the year ending on the 31st day of 
March 1836. 

9. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Two hundred and nineteen 
thousand six hundred and twenty-five pounds, be granted 
to His Majesty, to defray the a of Civil Pensions 
and Allowances, which shall come in course of pay- 
ment during the year ending on the 31st day of March 
1836. 

Resolutions to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported from the Committee, That they had come to 
several Resolutions, which they had directed him to 
report to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 

Mr. Bernal also acquainted the House, That he was 
directed by the Committee to move, That they may 
have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Lord’s Day Observance Bill ; ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question; viz. To leave out the word 
“ now, 


Uu 


Petition 
respecting 
Frampton 


Charity Estates. 


Petition 
respecting 
Corn Trade 
(Ireland.) 


Petition 
respecting 
Block-house 
Fort, Graves- 
end, 


Committee 


of Supply. 


Lord’s Day 
Observance 
Bill, com- 
mitted. 








Committee 


on Witnesses’ 


Indemnity 
Bill. 


Highways 
Bill, come 
mitted. 


Petition 
against 
Reyistration 
of Voters Bill. 


Registration 
of Voters 
Bill, com- 
mitted. 


Ways and 
Means, de- 
ferred. 


Committee 
on British 
Territories 


(India) Bill. 


Report of 


Tithe Commu- 


166 


“ now,” and at the end of the Question to add the words 
“ upon this day six months.” 

And the Question being put, That the word “ now” 
stand part of the Question ; “ 

The House divided. 

The Noes went forth. 


Tellers for the Yeas, 
Tellers for the Noes,{ —¥ os Ord, j 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Then the main Question being put ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second time :— 
The Bill was accordingly read a second time ; and com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for Wednes- 
day next. 


Mr. Poulter, 19 
Sir V’homas Fremantle: “nis 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Witnesses’ Indemnity Bill; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Murray reported from the Com- 
mittee, That they had gone through the Bill, and made 
several Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Highways Bill was, according to Order, read a 
second time; and committed to a Committee of the 
whole House, for Wednesday, the 8th day of April next. 


A Petition of Benjamin Tilly, of Salisbury-square, in 
the city of London, was presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Registration of Voters Bill; and praying, 
That the same may not pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


The Registration of Voters Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time ; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Wednesday, the 6th day 
of May next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the British Territories (India) Bill; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr.Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported from the Com- 
mittee, That they had gone through the Bill, and had 
directed him to report the same to the House, without 
any Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time To- 


morrow. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee, to whom it 


tation (England Was Teferred to take into consideration the subject of 


and Wales.) 


Report of 
Wood 
Duties. 


the Commutation of Tithe in England and Wales, the 
Resolution which they had directed him to report to the 
House ; and the same was read, and agreed to by the 
House ; and is as followeth: 

Resolved, That it is expedient to give facilities for the 
Commutation of Tithe in the several Parishes of Eng- 
land and Wales, and for a payment in money in substi- 
tution thereof, to be applotted on the titheable lands in 
each Parish, such payment to be subject to variation at 
stated periods according to the Prices of Corn, or for the 
allotment of land in tieu of Tithe in Parishes wherein 
the Parties concerned may consent to such allotment. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the said Re- 
solution: And that Mr. Bernal, Mr. Chancellor of the 
Exchequer, Mr. Secretary Goulburn, Mr. Attorney 
General, and Mr. Solicitor General, do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee, to whom it 
was referred to consider of the state of the Duties on 
Wood, the Resolution which they had directed him to 
report to the House ; and the same was read, and agreed 
to by the House; and is as followeth: 

Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That the Duty now payable upon Wood imported from 
Europe be charged upon all Wood the produce of 
Europe, although imported from the British Possessions 
in America. 


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A. 1835. 


Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the said Re- 
solution: And that Mr. Bernal, Mr. Baring, and Lord 
Viscount Lowther, do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Rolfe reported from the Committee on the Illegal 
Securities Bill, the Amendments which they had made 
to the Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed 
to by the House. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The House was moved, That the Act 21 Geo. 3, c. 67, 
to prevent the Mischiefs that arise from driving Cattle 
within the Cities of London and Westminster and Liber- 
ties thereof, and Bills of Mortality, might be read ; and 
the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 26 Geo. 3, 
c. 71, for regulating Houses and other Places kept for 
the purpose of slaughtering Horses, might be read ; and 
the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 3 Geo. 4, 
ce. 71, to prevent the cruel and improper Treatment of 
Cattle, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to con- 
solidate and amend the said Acts: And that Mr. Pease 
and Sir George Strickland do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report which, upon 
the 8th day of August, in the last Session of Parliament, 
was made from the Select Committee on Lighthouses, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for placing 
all the Lighthouses of the United Kingdom under one 
and the same management; 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Thursday morning ; 


Jovis, 26° die Martii, 1835: 


It was resolved in the Affirmative: And that Mr. Hume 
and Mr. Murray do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, that John O’Do- 
noghue and others, who petitioned this House upon 
Tuesday, the 10th day of this instant March, complain- 
ing of an undue Election and Return for the University 
of Dublin, had not entered into a recognizance in re- 
spect of such Petition, according to the directions of the 
Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 22, “to consolidate and amend the Laws 
relating tothe Trial of controverted Elections, or Returns 
of Members to serve in Parliament.” 

Ordered, That the Order made upon the 10th day 
of this instant March, for taking the said Petition into 
consideration upon Thursday, the 30th day of April next, 
be discharged. 

Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, that James 
Farie and others, who petitioned this House upon Tues- 
day, the 10th day of this instant March, complaining of 
an undue Election and Return for the Rutherglen, &amp;c. 
District of Burghs, had not entered into a recognizance 
in respect of such Petition, according to the directions 
of the said Act. 

Ordered, That the Order made upon the 10th day 
of this instant March, for taking the said Petition into 
consideration upon Thursday, the 28th day of May next, 
be discharged. 

Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, that John Bate- 
man and others, who petitioned this House upon Tues- 
day, the 10th day of this instant March, complaining of 
an undue Election and Return for the County of Kerry, 
had not entered into a recognizance in respect of such 
Petition, according to the directions of the said Act. 

Ordered, That the Order made upon the 10th day 
of this instant March, for taking the said Petition into 
consideration upon Thursday, the 28th day of May next, 
be discharged. 


Ordered, That Mr. Jephson have leave of absence for 
three weeks, on account of a death in his family ;—and, 
Mr. Serjeant Goulburn, to go the circuit. 


Ordered, That Mr. Finch and Mr. Grove Price be added 
to the Select Committee on Orange Lodges. 
A Petition 


Illegal 
Securities 
Bill, reported, 


Cruelty to 
Animals 
Bill, ordered, 


Lighthouses 
Bill, ordered. 


Recognizances 
not eutered 
into— 


Dublin 
University. 


Rutherglen, 
&amp;c, Burghs. 


Kerry 
County. 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Members added 
toa Committee. 


Leicester 
Borough 
Election— 
Petition for ; 
leave to rectify 
g mistake in the 
name of a pro- 
posed Surety. 


Cork County 
Election— 
Petitions for 
leave to rectily 
a mistake in the 
name of a pro- 
posed Surety, 





5 Witt. lV. 


A Petition of Joseph Parkes, of Westminster, agent for 
the Petitioners against the Return of Edward Goulburn, 
Esquire, and Thomas Giladstone, Esquire, Sitting Mem- 
bers for the Borough of Leicester, was presented, and 
read; setting forth, That on the Order of the House of 
the twentieth day of March instant time was given to 
the Petitioners James Hudson, Thomas Nunneley, John 
Coltman, and Thomas Flower, to enter into the Recog- 
nizance till Monday, the thirtieth day of this instant 
March, with leave to substitute another proposed surety ; 
that the Petitioner was instructed by the said parties 
petitioning against the said Return to substitute the 
name of Thomas Stokes, of the parish of Saint Mary, in 
the Borough of Leicester, hosier, in lieu of Matthew 
Babington ; that the Petitioner on the twenty-first instant 
had in his possession an affidavit from the said Thomas 
Stokes, stating his willingness to become such surety, 
and his sufficiency in the requisite sum of two hundred 
and fifty pounds; that on the said twenty-first instant 
the Petitioner, by mistake, made out, wrote and deli- 
vered to the Clerk of the House of Commons, the name 
of Samuel instead of Thomas Stokes of the parish of Saint 
Mary, in the Borough of Leicester, hosier, as such sub- 
stituted surety as aforesaid; that on Monday last the 
Petitioner sent by post to Leicester to Samuel Stone, 
solicitor of that Borough, the necessary affidavit and 
form of recognizance for the said substituted surety ; 
that by return of post, and by letter from the said 
Samuel Stone to the Petitioner, received this morning, 
the attention of the Petitioner was first called to the 
erroneous description of the said surety by the name of 
Samuel, instead of Thomas Stokes; that the usual notice 
in the Lobby of the House of Commons had not been 
given, nor any appointment obtained from the exami- 
ners to prove the sufficiency of such substituted surety, 
the Petitioners having till the thirtieth instant to perfect 
the same, and being in respect of the notice still in 
time; that the Petitioner has given notice to the agent 
of the Sitting Members of such error in the name of 
the said Thomas Stokes, by the Petitioner lodging it as 
Samuel Stokes, and also that the Petitioner would this day 
apply to the House to rectify the same; the Petitioner 
therefore humbly prays, That, in pursuance of the Order 
of the House, extending the time of such substitution to 
the thirtieth instant, the Petitioner may be allowed to 
give in to the Clerk of the House of Commons the correct 
name of the said Thomas Stokes as such surety. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of John Jackson, of N° 12, Essex-street, 
in the Strand, in the county of Middlesex, solicitor, was 
presented, and read; setting forth, That the Petitioner 
is agent for Thomas Cuthbert Kearney, Esquire, and 
Alexander O’ Driscoll, Esquire, in the matter of the 
Petition presented by them against the Return of Garrett 
Standish Barry, Esquire, as one of the Members to serve 
in Parliament for the County of Cork; that the said 
Petition was presented to the House on Thursday, the 
12th of March instant, and is appointed to be taken into 
consideration on the 19th day of May next; that the 
Petitioner having received from Messieurs Foott and 
Fitzsimons of the city of Cork, solicitors, the names of 
Abraham Morris, Esquire, of Dunkettle, in the county 
of Cork, and of Wilkam Mannix, Esquire, of Richmond, 
in the same county, as sureties, to enter into the usual 
recognizances, on the prosecution of the said Petition, 
the Petitioner delivered the said names as sureties to 
the Clerk of the Recognizances of the House, on Friday, 
the 13th of March instant, described as follows, (videlicet) 
“* Abraham Morris, of Dunkettle, in the parish of Glan- 
mire, in the county of Cork, Esquire, William Manniz, 
of Richmond, in the parish of Glanmire, aforesaid, 
Esquire ;” that in transmitting the names of the said 
sureties to the Petitioner, the said Messieurs Foott and 
Fitzsimons by mistake described the said second surety 
as “ William Mannix,” of Richmond aforesaid, his chris- 
tian name being “ Henry ;” that having received notice 
of the said error, by a letter from the said Messieurs 
Foott and Fitzsimons, on the 16th of March instant, the 
Petitioner on the same day gave notice to the said Gar- 
rett Standish Barry, that the real name of the suret 
proposed was Henry Mannix, of Richmond, aforensid, 


and not William, and calling the attention of the said 
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167 


Garrett Standish Barry to such circumstance, that he 
might not be misled by the error in any inquiries he 
might make as to the sufficiency of such surety; that 
the misnomer of the said Henry Mannix was through 
inadvertence merely, and that the real surety intended 
was the said Henry Mannix of Richmond aforesaid, is 
evidenced by the following affidavit received from the 
said Messieurs Foott and Fitzsimons, by and now in 
the possession of the Petitioner, (videlicet) “In the 
House of Commons: In the matter of the Petition of 
Thomas Cuthbert Kearney, of Garrettstown, in the county 
of Cork, Esquire, and Alexander O’ Driscoll, of the Hill, 
in the South Liberties of the city of Cork, Esquire, com- 
plaining of an undue Election and Return for the County 
of Cork, in Ireland; Henry Fitzsimons, of the South 
Mall, in the city of Cork, one of the attornies of 
His Majesty’s Court of Exchequer in Jreland, maketh 
oath, and saith, that this deponent and his co-partner 
hichard Foott, of the South Mall, in the said city of 
Cork, solicitor, were respectively employed by the said 
Petitioners in this matter, who are respectively magis- 
trates and gentlemen of large fortune and high respec- 
tability in the county of Cork, for the purpose of having 
presented to this honourable House, and effectually pro- 
secuted said Petition against the Election and Return 
of Garrett Standish Barry, Esquire, one of the Sitting 
Members for the County of Cork at the last Election for 
said County of Cork; saith, this deponent and his said 
co-partner accordingly employed Messrs. Henry Young 
and John Jackson, of the city of London, solicitors, for 
the purpose of more effectually prosecuting the said 
Petition before a Committee of this honourable House ; 
saith, that this deponent and his said co-partner are now, 
and for several years have been, respectively well ac- 
quainted with Abraham Morris, of Dunkettle, in the 
county of Cork, Esquire, and nig Mannix, of Rich- 
mond, in said county, Esquire, who are respectively 
gentlemen of large fortune and great respectability, the 
former being a Deputy Lieutenant for the said county 
of Cork; saith, that the said Abraham Morris and Henry 
Mannix, having consented to become sureties for the 
prosecution of the said Petition, this deponent and his 
said co-partner transmitted, as they conceived, to the 
said Henry Young and John Jackson the names of the 
said Abraham Morris and Henry Mannix as such sure- 
ties, to be delivered in to the Clerk of this honourable 
House, pursuant to the Act of Parliament in such case 
made and provided; but deponent saith, that he hath 
this day for the first time discovered, by a letter from 
the said Henry Young and John Jackson, that the name 
‘ William Mannix, instead of ‘ Henry Mannix,’ was 
transmitted by mistake to this honourable House as the 
name of one of said sureties ; saith, that there is no such 
person as William Mannix, of Richmond, in the county 
of Cork, Esquire, and that said name ‘ William Mannix’ 
was written in the letter of instructions of this deponent 
and his said co-partner to said Henry Young and John 
Jackson by mistake, and without any intention or de- 
sign whatsoever to substitute the name ‘ William’ for 
that of ‘ Henry;’ saith, that this deponent on discovering 
said error, immediately caused the usual recognizance 
and affidavit of perfection to be executed in this depo- 
nent’s presence by the said Petitioners and the said 
Abraham Morris and Henry Mannix, which this depo- 
nent humbly hopes will be received by this honourable 
House as sufficient, or should this honourable House not 
deem said recognizance sufficient, then that the time for 
said Petitioners and Sureties entering into security by 
recognizance may be enlarged to a reasonable time, and 
that the name ‘ William Mannix’ may be changed, and 
the name of the said ‘ Henry Mannix’ substituted in its 
place and stead; saith, that deponent submits that no 
injury can arise to the said Garrett Standish Barry by 
enlarging the period for entering into said security, 
inasmuch as the day for taking said Petition into con- 
sideration by this honourable House has been fixed for 
the nineteenth day of May next. Henry Fitzsimons.— 
Sworn at the Commercial Buildings, in the city of Cork, 
the seventeenth day of March 1835, before me, Richard 
Henry Hedges Becher, one of His Majesty’s Justices of 
the Peace for the county of Cork ;” that this day having 
been appointed for the examination of the sufficiency of 
the sureties, the Petitioner attended the examiners, and 
produced before them a usual affidavit made by aye 
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168 


of the said sureties Abraham Morris and Henry Man- 
nix, that they were each worth the sum of five hundred 

ounds after payment of all his just debts, such affidavit 
etik duly and regularly taken and sworn before one 
of His Majesty’s Justices of the Peace for the county of 
Cork, and no objection was taken to the sufficiency of 
the said sureties, but it was objected, on the part of the 
said Garrett Standish Barry, that the said Henry Man- 
nix was described as “ William” Mannix in the notice 
of the said sureties left with the Clerk of the Recogni- 
zances, and as “ Henry’ Mannix in the recognizance 
and affidavit of property, and the said Examiners there- 
upon refused to make their report, leaving the Petitioner 
to apply for relief to the House ; that the usual recogni- 
zance hath been duly taken and acknowledged by one 
of the said Petitioners, and the said two sureties Abraham 
Morris and Henry Mannix, and duly transmitted to Mr. 
Speaker ; that the misnomer of the said surety has arisen 
entirely from inadvertence, and as notice of the said 
error was immediately given to the Sitting Member, no 
obstacle can have arisen to any inquiry as to the sufhi- 
ciency of such surety, and no objection to the sufficiency 
of either of the said sureties has been made, and the 
time for taking the said Petition into consideration is 
not until the nineteenth day of May next, and the four- 
teen days allowed for the completion of the said recog- 
nizance will expire to-morrow (the 26th of March 
instant); the Petitioner therefore humbly prays, That 
the House will be pleased to direct that the time for 
entering into the said recognizance may be enlarged to 
such day as the House may think fit, and that the House 
will give leave to correct the mistake in the notice of 
the said sureties as to the christian name of the said 
Henry Mannix, by altering the same from William to 
Henry. 

A Petition of James Cummins, of N° 72, Cornhill, in 
the city of London, merchant, was also presented, and 
read ; setting forth, That the Petitioner is a registered 
freeholder of the county of Cork, and well acquainted 
with that part of the said county which lies near the 
city of Cork; that the Petitioner knows Henry Mannix, 
of Richmond, in the parish of Glanmire, in the county 
of Cork, Esquire ; that Richmond aforesaid is the name 
of the leasehold estate or demesne of the said [enry 
Mannix, and is distant about four miles from the city of 
Cork, and consists of about from one hundred to one 
hundred and fifty acres of land; that the said Henry 
Manniv has a brother named William Mannix, who re- 
sides at Narbroth, in South Wales, and not at Richmond 
aforesaid ; that the said Henry Manniv has two other 
distant relations named /Villiam Mannix, the one being 
resident at the demesne or estate of Woodlands, near 
Richmond aforesaid, and the other being resident in the 
city of Cork, but neither of whom are resident at Rich- 
mond aforesaid; that either of the said three persons 
named William Mannix before referred to, is, as the Pe- 
titioner verily believes, well qualified in point of property 
to become a surety in a recognizance on an Election 
Petition for the sum of five hundred pounds; that, for 
the reasons hereinbefore stated, the Petitioner has no 
doubt that, in describing the said Henry Mannix as 
** William Mannix, of Richmond, in the parish of Glanmire, 
in the county of Cork, Esquire,” in the notice of the 
names of the sureties to enter into the recognizance 
on the Petition against the Return of Garrett Standish 
Barrey, Esquire, as Member for the county of Cork, no 
other person than the said Henry Mannizr was really 
intended, and the Petitioner verily believes that any 
person inquiring as to the responsibility of the said Henry 
Mannix, could not have been misled from his being 
described as “ William Manniv, of Richmond, in the 
parish of G/anmire, in the county of Cork, Esquire,” as 
no other person answers that description except the said 
Henry Manniv ; the Petitioner therefore humbly prays, 
That the House will take the premises into their consi- 
deration, and make such order as to the amendment of 
the sing of the said Henry Mannix as such surety 
as to the House shall seem meet. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table ; and to be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 


one of the clock on Thursday morning, adjourned 
till this day. 


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A. 1835. 


Jovis, 26° die Marti ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. 


Soe hour appointed for taking into consideration 
the Petition of Robert Gill Ranson, Richard Craw- 
ley, and Henry Haken, all of Ipswich, in the County of 
Suffolk, on behalf of themselves and others, claiming a 
right to vote for Members to serve in Parliament for the 
said Borough, complaining of an undue Election and 
Return for the said Borough, being come ; 

The House proceeded to the appointment of a Select 
Committee, to try and determine the merits of the said 
Petition. 

The Serjeant at Arms was sent, with the Mace, to the 
places adjacent, to require the attendance of the Mem- 
bers on the business of the House: And being returned ; 


Mr. Dugdale, from the Select Committee appointed to 
try and determine the merits of the Petition of the Right 
honourable Stephen Rumbold Lushington, complaining of 
an undue Election and Return for the City of Canterbury, 
informed the House, That the Committee have determined, 

That Frederick Villiers, Esquire, is not duly returned a 
Citizen to serve in this present Parliament for the City 
of Canterbury ; and 

That the Right honourable Stephen Rumbold Lush- 
ington ought to have been returned a Citizen to serve in 
this present Parliament for the City of Canterbury : 

That the Petition of the Right honourable Stephen 
Rumbold Lushington does not appear to the Committee 
to be frivolous or vexatious: 

That the opposition to the said Petition does not appear 
to be frivolous or vexatious. 

And the said Determinations were ordered to be en- 
tered in the Journals of this House. 

Ordered, That the Clerk of the Crown do attend this 
House To-morrow, with the last Return for the City of 
Canterbury, and amend the same, by rasing out the 
Name of Frederick Villiers, Esquire, and inserting the 
Name of the Right honourable Stephen Rumbold Lush- 
ington instead thereof. 


Then the House was counted by Mr. Speaker; and three 
hundred and twenty-three Members being present ; 

And the Petition of Robert King, of number one 
hundred and three, Saint Stephen’s Green, apothecary, 
John Mallet, of numbers eight and nine, Ryder’s-row, 
plumber and iron-founder, Thomas Walker, of number 
seventy-three, Grafton-street, linen-draper, Addison 
Hone, of the King’s Hospital, Ormantown, merchant, 
and, Thomas Long, of number nineteen, Mary-street, 
coachmaker, all in the county of the city of Dublin, 
electors of the County and County of the City of Dublin, 
on behalf of themselves and others claiming a right to 
vote, and who voted, and were entitled to vote at the 
election of Members to serve in Parliament for the said 
City and County of the City, held on Monday, the 
twelfth day of January, one thousand eight-hundred and 
thirty-five, complaining of an undue Election and Re- 
turn for the said City, being also ordered to be taken 
into consideration on this day; 

The several Petitioners, and other Parties, in both 
the said cases, their counsel and agents, were called in. 


And the door being locked ; 

The Order of the day, for taking into consideration 
the said Petition, complaining of an undue Election and 
Return for [pswich, was read. 

And the Names of the Members were drawn, and read, 
in the usual manner. 

And the whole number of thirty-three names was 
completed: And Lists of the said Names were delivered 
to the Clerk appointed to attend the Committee on the 
Ipswich Election ; and then the door was opened, and 
the Parties, their counsel and agents, withdrew. 


And the door being again locked ; 





Ipswich 
Borough and 
Dublin City 
Elections— 
Petitions 
considered, 


Canterbury 
City Election, 
determined ; 


Clerk of the 
Crown toattend, 
and amend 
Return, 


Ipswich 
Election— 
Petition 
considered. 


The Order of the day, for taking into consideration Dublin City 
the said Petitions, complaining of an undue Election patton 


and Return for Dublin, was read. 
And the Names of the Members were drawn, and read, 
in the usual manner. 
And the Names of thirty-three Members were drawn, 
and set down in the List; and, upon the said List being 
read 


ions 


considered. 








Argus Life 
Assurance Com- 
pany Petition, 
reported. 


Ipswich 

Election— 
Commitiee 
appointed, 


Petition against 
Cra h and 

my 
— 


5 Witt. LV. 


read over, an objection was taken to the name of Edward 
Holland, Esquire, remaining upon it, upon the ground 
that the said Member was petitioned against. 

And the Petition of Sir jain David Cholwell Saint 
Paul, Baronet, complaining of an undue Election and 
Return for the Eastern’ Division of the County of 
Worcester, having been read, the House were of opinion, 
that the said Petition did not apply to Mr. Hollands’ 
Election or Return. 

And Lists of the said Names were delivered to the 
Clerk appointed to attend the Committee on the Dublin 
Election ; and then the door was opened, and the Parties, 
their counsel and agents, withdrew. 

Note:—That in the course of drawing the Names 
for the appointment of the said Committees, 
the Names of several Members were drawn, who 
were excused, as being sixty years of age or 
upwards, or as serving on Select Committees ; 
and other Names were set aside, the Members 
being petitioned against. 

Memorandum :—In consequence of the Recogni- 
zances not having been perfected in respect of the 
Petition of Robert King, of number one hundred 
and three, Saint Stephen’s Green, apothecary, John 
Mallet, of numbers eight and nine, Ryder’s Row, 
plumber and ironfounder, Thomas Walker, of num- 
ber seventy-three, Grafton-street, linen-draper, 
Addison Hone, of the King’s Hospital, Ormantown, 
merchant, Zhomas Long, of number nineteen, 
Mary-street, coachmaker, and Charles Read, of 
number sixteen, York-street, merchant, all in the 
county of the city of Dublin, electors of the city 
and county of the city of Dublin, who had a right 
to vote, and did vote at the last Election for the 
same, which was presented on the 6th day of this 
instant March ; and, also of the Petition of Robert 
King, of number one hundred and three, Saint 
Stephen’s Green, apothecary, John Mallet, of 
numbers eight and nine, Ryder’s Row, plumber 
and iron-founder, Thomas Walker, of number 
seventy-three, Grafton-street, linen-draper, Ad- 
dison Hone, of the King’s Hospital, Oxmantown, 
merchant, Thomas Long, of number nineteen, 
Mary-street, coachmaker, and Charles Read, of 
number sixteen, York-street, merchant, all in the 
county of the city of Dublin, electors of the City 
and County of the city of Dublin, who had a 
right to vote and did vote at the last Election for 
the same, which was presented on the 12th day 
of this instant March ; the House did not take the 
said Petitions into consideration. 


Mr. Alderman Wood reported from the Committee 
on the Petition of several Subscribers to a Company or 
Partnership, called or known by the name of The Argus 
Life Assurance Company; That they had examined the 
matter of the Petition; and the Report was brought up, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The counsel and agents, in the case of the Ipswich Elec- 
tion, being returned to the bar, the Clerk appointed to at- 
tend the said Committee, delivered in to the House a re- 
duced List; and the same wascalled over, and isas follows: 

Walter Frederick Campbell, Esquire, William Seymour 
Blackstone, Esquire, Henry Burton, Esquire, John Fort, 
Esquire, Wiliam Hughes Hughes, Esquire, John Gully, 
Esquire, John Ryle, Esquire, Montagu Lowther Chapman, 
Esquire, Patrick Marwell Stewart, Esquire, Christopher 
Fitzsimon, Esquire, John Pemberton Plumptre, Esquire. 

And the said eleven Members, being the Select Com- 
mittee for trying the merits of the Petition complaining of 
an undue election and Return for the Borough of Ipswich, 
were sworn, by the Clerk, atthe table, in the usual manner; 
and thereupon the counsel and agents withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Committee do meet forthwith 
in one of the Committee Chambers appointed for hear- 
ing the Trials of Controverted Elections. 


A Petition of several Owners and Proprietors of land 
in and near the town of Belfast, in the county of Antrim, 
was presented, and read ; taking notice of the Belfast 
and Crumlin Road Bill; and praying, That they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts thereof. Y 

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169 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of lands through 
which the proposed lines of the Grand Junction Railway 
are intended to pass ;—the Company of Proprietors of 
the Birmingham Water Works ;—and, the right honour- 
able the Earl of Bradford,—were presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the Grand Junction Railway Bill; and 
praying, That they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts thereof. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referrd to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Mr. Hallyburton presented a Bill for making and 
maintaining a Railway from Newtyle to Coupar Angus, 
in the County of Forfar: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Thomas Browne, of Rood-lane, in the 
city of London, gentleman, was presented, and read ; 
setting forth, That the Petitioner has petitioned the 
House by a Petition, dated on the 12th day of March 
instant, for leave to bring in a Bill for making and main- 
taining a Railway between the city of London, Blackwall 
and the East and West India Docks; that such Petition 
was not presented within the time prescribed by the 
House ; but the non-presentment of the same arose not 
from any wilful neglect of the Petitioner, but from an 
accident over which he had no control; and praying, 
That the said Petition may be presented as if the same 
had been presented in due time. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Hawes and the Middlesex List: And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records. 


Mr. Rice Trevor reported from the Committee on the 
Carmarthen Roads Bill; That the Standing Orders re- 
lative to Turnpike Bills, had been complied with; and 
that they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
found the same to be true; and had gone through the 
Bill, and made several Amendments thereunto, and the 
Amendments were read ; and agreed to by the House. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Ordered, That Frederick Villiers, Esquire, and the 
electors of the city of Canterbury, be at liberty to petition 
this House, to question the Election of the Right honour- 
able Stephen Rumbold Lushington within fourteen days 
next, if they think fit. 


The counsel and agents in the case of the Dublin 
Election, being returned to the bar, the Clerk appointed 
to attend the said Committee, delivered in to the House 
a reduced List; and the same was called over; and is 
as follows: 

John Rundle, Esquire, Lord James Stuart, George 
Frederick Young, Esquire, Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin, 
John’ Henry Vivian, Esquire, the Honourable Thomas 
Vesey, John Maxwell, Esquire, John Neeld, Esquire, 
Edward Holland, Esquire, Thomas Balfour, Esquire, 
Lord Albert Denison Conyngham. 

And the said eleven Members, being the Select Com- 
mittee for trying the merits of the Petition complaining 
of an undue Election and Return for the City, of Dublin, 
were sworn, by the Clerk, at the table, in the usual man- 
ner; and thereupon the counsel and agents withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Committee do meet forthwith 
in one of the Committee Chambers appointed for hearing 
the Trials of Controverted Elections. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of Joseph 
Parkes, agent to the Petitioners, complaining of au 
undue Election and Return for the Borough of Leicester, 
for leave to rectify a mistake in the name of a proposed 
Surety, which was presented yesterday, might be read ; 


d the same being read ; 
and the g an And 


Petitions 
against 

Grand Janction 
Railway Bill. 


Newtyle and 
Coupar Angus 
Railway Bill, 
presented, 


Petition for 
leave for Lon- 
don and Black- 
wall Railway. 


Carmarthen 
Roads Bill, 
reported. 


Canterbury City 
Election—. 
Time to question 
Electicn of 
Mr. Lushington. 


Dublin 

Election— 
Committee 
appointed, 


Leicester 
Borough 
Election— 
Petition of 
Mr. Parkes, 
considered, 








Cork County 
Election— 
Petition of 
Mr. Jackson, 
considered, 


Motion 
respecting 
London 
University ; 


170 


And the House being informed that Mr. Parkes 
attended at the door ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That Mr. Parkes be called to the bar ; 

The House divided. 

The Yeas went forth. 


Tellers for the Yeas, ae a Steuart, \ 147. 
Sir Thomas Fremantle, 
Tellers for the Noes, 1 Me: Seas; \ 101. 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Mr. Parkes was accordingly called in; and, being 
examined upon oath, stated, that it was intended to 
substitute Thomas Stokes as a surety, in the room of Mi- 
chael Babington; and that the name of Samuel had been 
given in by mistake as the name of the said Thomas 
Stokes :—And then he was directed to withdraw. 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
ut, That the Petitioners, in the case of the Leicester 
lection Petition, have permission to correct the clerical 
error into which their agent has fallen, as to the christian 
name of the proposed new surety ; 
The House divided. 
The Noes went forth. 
Tellers for the Yeas, { a ee t: \ 129. 
| Mr. Ross: ius. 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of John 
Jackson, agent to the Petitioners, complaining of an 
undue Election and Return for the County of Cork, for 
leave to rectify a mistake in the name of a proposed 
Surety, which was presented yesterday, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

And the House being informed that Mr. Jackson at- 
tended at the door, he was called in; and at the bar 
examined upon oath as to the contents of his Petition :—- 
And then he was directed to withdraw. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the Petitioners in the case of the County of 
Cork Election Petition, who petitioned this House upon 
Thursday, the 12th day of this instant March, complain- 
ing of an undue Election and Return for the said County, 
have permission to correct the clerical error into which 
their agent has fallen, as to the christian name of the pro- 
posed Rivety: and that the time be enlarged for perfecting 
the Recognizance till Tuesday, the 7th day of April next; 

The House divided. 

The Noes went forth. 


Tellers for the Y eas, ' Sir George Clerk, 1 130. 


Vdiiens ter the Nace { Sir Thomas Fremantle, 


Sir Thomas Fremantle: | 
: Mr. Feargus O’Connor, | 
Tellers for the Noes, 1 My Clavie: ‘Baller - f 103. 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, 
beseeching Him to grant His Royal Charter of Incor- 
poration to the Mtg mee of pee em as approved in the 
year 1831, by the then Law Officers of the Crown, and 
containing no other restriction than against conferring 
Degrees in Divinity and Medicine ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, by leaving out from the word “ Majesty,” to the end 
of the Question, in order to add the words “ that He will 
“be graciously pleased to give directions, that there be 
* laid before this sane Copies ofthe Memorials presented 
“ to, and proceedings had before the Privy Council, in the 
“‘ matter of the London University,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words proposed 
to be left out stand part of the Question ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Friday morning ; 
Veneris, 27° die Marti, 1835: 
The House divided. 
The Noes went forth. 


Mr. Tooke, 
Tellers for the Yeas, \ Mr. Edward John 246. 
Stanley: 
Sir George Clerk, 
Tellersfor the Noes, { See ise. 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


26°—27° Marti. 





A. 1835. 


Then the main Question being put ; 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to Address 
His Majesty, beseeching Him to grant His Royal Charter. thereupon, 


of Incorporation to the University of London, as approved 
in the year 1831, by the then Law Officers of the Crown, 
and containing no other restriction than against con- 
ferring Degrees in Divinity and Medicine. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for Assizes 
the appointment of convenient Places for the holding of (Ireland)Bill, 


Assizes and Quarter Sessions in Jreland: And that Mr. 
Serjeant O’Loghlen and Sir Richard Musgrave do pre- 


pare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee of Supply, 
the Resolutions which they had directed him to report 
to the House ; and the same were read, and agreed to 
by the House ; and are as followeth : 

1. Resolved, That Twenty-six thousand five hundred 
Men be employed for the Sea Service for.thirteen Lunar 
Months, to the 31st day of March 1836, including Nine 
thousand Royal Marines and Two thousand Boys. 

2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Nine hundred 
and thirty-three thousand and fifty-four pounds, be 
granted to His Majesty, for Wages to Seamen and 
Marines, and to the Ordinary and Yard Craft, which 
will come in course of payment in the year ending the 
31st day of March 1836. ° 

3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three hundred 
and thirty-nine thousand eight hundred and twenty-five 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Charge 
of Victuals for Seamen and Marines in His Majesty’s 
Fleet, and for the Ordinary and Yard Craft, to the 31st 
day of March 1836. 

4. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hundred 
and eight thousand eight hundred and forty-four pounds, 
be granted to His Majesty, to defray the italinion of the 
Officers, and the Contingent Expenses of the Admiralty 
Office, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty-two 
thousand one hundred and eighty-three pounds, be 
granted to His Majesty, to defray the Salaries of the 
Officers, and the Contingent Expenses of the Navy Pay 
Office, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty-four 
thousand five hundred and ninety pounds, be granted to 
His Majesty, to defray the Salaries of the Officers, and 
the Contingent Expenses of the several Scientific Depart- 
ments of the Navy, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eight hundred 
and nineteen thousand one hundred and three pounds, 
be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Charge of Half- 
Pay to Officers of the Nae and Royal Marines, which 
shall come in course of payment during the year ending 
on the 31st day of March 1836. 

8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five hundred 
and twenty-two thousand six hundred and ninety-five 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Charge 
of Military Pensions and Allowances, which shall come 
in course Ff peroen during the year ending on the 
31st day of March 1836. 

9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two hundred 
and nineteen thousand six hundred and twenty-five 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the ry a 
of Civil Pensions and Allowances, which shall come in 
course of payment during the year ending on the 31st 
day of March 1836. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
the regulation of His Majesty’s Royal Marine Forces 
while on Shore: And that Lord Ashley and Sir John 
Beresford do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the third 
reading of the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to 
indemnify the Governor-General and other Persons, in 
respect of certain Acts done in the administration of the 
Government of the British Territories in the East Indies, 
subsequent to the Twenty-second day of April, One thou- 
sand eight hundred and thirty-four, and to make those 

Acts 


ordered. 


Report 
Supply ; 


Seamen. 


Wages for d’. 


Victuals - d°, 


Admiralty 
Office. 


Navy Pay 
Office. 


Scientific 
Deparments 
of the Navy. 


Half Pay. 


Military 
Pensions and 
Allowances, 


Civil Pensions 
and Allowances. 


Marine 
Mutiny Bill, 
ordered. 


British — 
‘Territories 
(India) Bill, 
passed. 


In 


v 
Ir 
B 
re 
P 
a 
G 
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Witnesses’ 
Indemnity 
Bill, reported. 


Colonial 
Passengers 
Bill, deferred. 


Illegal 
Securities 
Bill, deferred. 


Westminster 
Improvement 
Bill, to be 
read 2°, 


Petitions 
against 

Grand Junction 
Railway Bill. 


5 Witt. IV. 


Acts valid, be now read; and the same being read :— 
The Bill was-read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Praed do carry the Bill to the 
Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the same, without any Amendment. 


Mr. William Ord, by Order, reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Witnesses’ Indemnity Bill, the Amend- 
ments which they had made to the Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to by the House. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Colonial Passengers Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this day. 


The other Order of the day being read ; 
Ordered, That the Illegal Securities Bill be read the 
third time this day. 


’ And then the House, having continued to sit till 
half an hour after one of the clock on Friday 
morning, adjourned till this day. 








Venerts, 27° die Marti ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. 


RDERED, That the Westminster Improvement 
Bill be read a second time upon Monday next. 


A Petition of Trustees for repairing the Turnpike 
Road from Birmingham to Watford Gap, in the parish 
of Sutton Coldfield, in the county of Warwick, and other 
Roads communicating therewith;—Owners and Occu- 
piers of lands in the parishes of Aston-nigh-Birmingham 
and Handsworth, through which the proposed lines of 
the Grand Junction Railway are intended to pass ;— 
and, the Company of Proprietors of the Birmingham 
Canal Navigations,—were presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Grand Junction. Railway Bill; and pray- 
ing, That they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts thereof. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 


-of the Bill, against the said Petitions, 


Petition 
against 
Islington 
Market Bill. 


Stretham 

Inclosure and 
Jrainage Peti- 
tion, reported. 


A Petition of Inhabitant Householders of West Smith- 
field, was presented, and read; taking notice of the 
Islington Market Bill; and praying, That they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Eaton reported from the Committee on the Peti- 
tion of several Commissioners for executing the Act of 
the 7th year of the reign of King George the third, 
“for draining and preserving Stretham Common, in the 
Isle of Ely and County of Cambridge, and for empower- 
ing the Commissioners for putting in execution an Act 
for the effectual Drainage and Preservation of Water- 
beach Level, in the County of Cambridge, and to esta- 
blish an Agreement made between the Lord of the Manor 
of Waterbeach-cum- Denny, and the Commoners within 
the said Manor, to raise a sum of Money to pay the 
Debts owing upon the credit of the said Act,” or Pro- 
prietors of Estates in the parish of Stretham, in the Isle 
of Ely and County of Cambridge, or in the Hamlet of 
* Thetford, in the said Isle and County ; That the Stand- 
ing Orders relative to Drainage and Inclosure Bills, 
have not been complied with, inasmuch as no Notice 
was given on the church-door of the parish of Stret- 
ham, on the 23d and 30th of November last, owing to 


a large mob of people having, on both those Sundays, 
VOL, 90. 


96°-—27° Martii. 


171 


collected together in the church-yard, and about fif- 
teen or sixteen of them having taken possession of and 
posted themselves against the church-door, and pre- 
vented the witness, by force and threats, from affixing 
the Notice on the door on those two Sundays ; but No- 
tice was affixed on the Sessions House door, at the last 
Epiphany Sessions, held at Wisbeach, for the Isle of 
Ely; and that they had examined the matter of the 
Petition ; and the Re ort was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


A Petition of William Adair, of Flixton, in the County Stonham 


of Suffolk, and of Pall Mall, in the County of Middlesex, 
Esquire, was presented, and read; setting forth, That 
a Petition has been presented to the House, praying, 
That leave might be given to bring in a Bill for making 
and maintaining a Branch Navigable Cut or Canal from 
a certain part of the navigable River Gippen, in the parish 
of Creeting All Saints,.in the county of Suffolk, to the 
parish of Little Stonham, in the said county; and the Pe- 
titioner has been informed, that the Committee to whom 
the Petition was referred, have reported that the Standing 
Orders have been complied with by the Petitioners; that 
the Petitioner, who is the owner of a large portion of the 
land through which the said Cut or Canal is proposed 
to be made, and which land will be materially injured 
thereby, finds that the Plan and Section of the Canal 
deposited by the Petitioners in the Private Bill Office, do 
not give any section of the land through which the said 
Cut or Canal is intended to be formed, nor are the 
levels specified in such Plan and Section by feet and 
inches, in consequence of which the Petitioner is wholly 
unable, by an inspection of the said Plan and Section, to 
ascertain the level of the said intended Cut or Canal 
with reference to the ground level of his land; and the 
Petitioner also finds that the Plan and Section do not 
agree with each other, the said Cut or Canal appearing 
by the said Plan to be three miles in length, and by the 
said Section to be nearly a quarter ofa mile short of 
that distance ; and-the Petitioner also finds that no cross 
Section of the said Cut or Canal is deposited in the 
Private Bill Office, nor any information which will 
enable the Petitioner to ascertain the intended width of 
the said Cut or Canal, or the quantity of his land in- 
tended to be taken for the same, in all which respects 
the Petitioner humbly submits that the Standing Orders 
of the House have not been complied with; and pray- 
ing, That it may be referred to a Committee of the 
House to inquire and report whether the Standing 
Orders have been complied with in the particulars stated 
by the Petitioner. 

Ordered, That the Committee on the Petition of seve- 
ral Inhabitants of the parish of Stonham and Eye, in 
the county of Suffolk, and of Diss, in the county of 
Norfolk, and other adjoining parishes, be revived. 

Ordered, That thé said Petition respecting Standing 
Orders be referred to the’ said Committee. 


Sir Matthew Ridley reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Standing Orders relative to Private Bills; That 
they had made a further progress in the matters ‘referred 
to them, and had come to several Resolutions, which 
they had directed him to report to the House ; and the 
same were read; and are as followeth : 

1. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That, in the case of the Richmond (Surrey) Waterworks 
Petition, the Parties be permitted to proceed with their 
Bill. 

2. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That in the case of the Worcester Roads Petition, the 
Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with in re- 
spect to any portion of the Roads and Highways, in 
which such Standing Orders have not been complied 
with. 

The first Resolution of the Committee, being read a 
second time, was agreed to by the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Sinclair reported from the Committee on the 
Petition of Michael Joseph John Donlan, of Duke-street, 
Saint James’s, in the county of Middlesex, Gentleman, 
Edward Hall Campbell, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and of 
Whitley, in the county of Northumberland, Gentleman, 

X x2 James 


Navigation— 
Petition re- 
spectitig Stand- 
ing Orders, 


Report from 
Committee 
on Standing 
Orders ; 


Richmond 
(Surrey) 
Waterworks 
Petition. 


Worcester 
Roads 
Petition. 


Donlan Flax 
and Hemp 
Company Peti- 
tion, reported. 








Hinckley and 
Narborough 
Road Bill, 
presented. 


Carmarthen 
Roads Bill, 
passed. 


Rockingham 
Road Bill, 
comunitted. 


Petitions in fa- 
vour of Trinity 
(North Leith) 
Harbour and 
Dock Bill. 


~ 
172 
James Macdonald, of Upper Brook-street, in the count 
of Middlesex, and of Kinnairdy, Banffshire, North Bri- 
tain, Gentleman, and George Brown, of Ratcliff Cross, in 
the county of Middlesex, ship-owner and merchant ; 
That they had examined the matter of the Petition; 
and the Recent was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
incorporate a Company for manufacturing Sailcloth 
and other Articles from Colonial and other Hemp, Flax 
and fibrous substances, by a peculiar process, and to 
prevent, for a limited time, the publication of such pro- 
cess: And that Mr. Sinclair and Mr. Gully do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Mr. Sinclair presented a Bill for more effectually re- 
pairing and improving the Road from the Side Gate on 
the Hinckley and Lutterworth Turnpike Road, in the 
Parish of Burbage, in the County of Leicester, to the 
Leicester Turnpike Road, in or near to the Village of 
Narborough, in the said County: And the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


An ingrossed Bill for more effectually repairing the 
Road from Carmarthen to Newcastle Emlyn, and several 
other Roads, and for making and maintaining new Lines 
ef Road, all in the County of Carmarthen, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Rice Trevor do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Rockingham Road Bill was read a second time, 
and committed to Lord Brudenell and the Northampton 
List :—And they are to meet this afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


A Petition of Merchants, Traders, Electors and In- 
habitants of the City of Edinburgh, interested in the 
erection of an intended Harbour, Docks and Piers, and 
other works, at 7rinity ;—and, Inhabitants of the Royal 


' Burgh of Fortrose,—were presented, and read ; taking 


Petitions 
aguinst 

Gieat Western 
Railway Bill. 


Petiticn 
against 

Grand Junction 
Waterworks 
Bill, 


Order of leave 
for Totnes 
Roads and 
Bridges Bill, 
discharged. 


notice of the Trinity (North Leith) Harbour and Dock 
Bill; and praying, That the same may pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Newbury and Speenham- 
land, was presented, and read; taking notice of the 
Great Western Railway Bill; and praying, That the 
same may not pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land and pre- 
mises on and near to the line of the proposed Great 
Western Railway, and of the several other Persons whose 
names are thereunto subscribed;—and, Inhabitants of 
Trowbridge,—were also presented, and read ; taking notice 
of the said Bill; and praying, That they may be heard, 
by their counsel or agents, against certain parts thereof. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petitions, if the 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the West 
Middlesex Waterworks, was presented, and read ; taking 
notice of the Grand Junction Waterworks Bill; and 
praying, That they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of several 
Trustees for executing the Act for more effectuall 
repairing and a ' the Road leading from the 
end of the Exeter Turnpike Road to Biddaford, and also 
several other Roads leading from Bridgetown Pomeroy 
and Totnes, and for making and repairing several other 
Roads communicating therewith, all in the County of 
Devon, and for repairing or improving, or for taking 


27° Martii. 





A. 1835. 


down and rebuilding Totnes Bridge, in the same county, 
which was presented upon the 12th day of this instant 
March, might be read ; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Order made 
upon the same day, that leave be given to bring in a 
Bill accordingly, might be read; and the same being 
read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Sir 
John Yarde Buller and the Devon List: And that they 
do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and 
have Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


Mr. Wilson Patten reported from the Committee on 
the Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Man- 
chester, Bolton and Bury Canal Navigation and Railway ; 
That with regard to that part of the Petition which con- 
cerns the line between Manchester, Bolton and Bury, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with; but that 
with respect to the remaining part of the proposed Line, 
the Standing Order, that all Petitions for Private Bills 
be signed by the Parties who are suitors for such Bill, 
had not been complied with, inasmuch as it appears that 
the application to Parliament for that part of the Bill was 
authorized by the majority of the Proprietors present 
“* on behalf of certain of the Proprietors and others,” 
and not on behalf of the Company under whose corpo- 
rate seal the application is made; and that they had 
examined the matter of the Petition; and the apest 
was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. _ 


The Clerk of the Crown attending, according to 
Order, amended the Return for the City of Canterbury. 


Sir Andrew Agnew presented a Bill for regulating the 
Annuity leviable for payment: of the Stipends to the 
Ministers of the City of Edinburgh; and for repealing 
the Exemptions of the Memhers of the College of Justice, 
and other Persons, from the payment of the said Annuity, 
and other Local Taxes, within the said City: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
a second time. 


Willert’s Naturalization Bill was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, that James Waring 
and others, electors, who petitioned this House upon 
Thursday, the 12th day of this instant March, complaining 
of an undue Election and Return for the Borough of 
Newry, had not entered into a recognizance in respect 
of such Petition, according to the directions of the Act 
9 Geo. 4, c. 22, “to consolidate and amend the Laws 
relating to the Trial of Controverted Elections, or Re- 
turns of Members-to serve in Parliament.” 

Ordered, That the Order made upon the 12th day of 
this instant March, for taking the said Petition into 
consideration upon Thursday, the 4th day of June next, 
be discharged. 

Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, that William 
Elliot Hudson, Esquire, who petitioned this House 
upon Thursday, the 12th day of this instant March, com- 
plaining of an undue Election and Return for the 
County of Monaghan, had not entered into a recog- 
nizance in respect of such Petition, according to the 
directions of the said Act. 

Ordered, That the Order made upon the 12th day of 
this instant March, for taking the said Petition into 
consideration upon Tuesday, the 9th day of June next, 
be discharged. 

Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, that Owen 
M° Aleer and Patrick Harraty, electors, who petitioned 
this House upon Thursday, the 12th day of this instant 
March, complaining of an undue Election and Return 
for the Borough of Belfast, had not entered into a 
recognizance in respect of such Petition, according to 
the directions of the said Act. 

Ordered, That the Order made upon the 12th day of 
this instant March, for taking the said Petition into 
consideration upon Tuesday, the 9th day of June next, 
be discharged. 


Mr. 


Petition re- 
ferred toa 
Committee. 


Manchester, 
Bolton and 
Bury Canal and 
Railway Peti- 
tion, reported, 


Canterbury 
City—Return 
amended, 


Edinburgh 
Annuity Tax 
Regulation Bill 
(No. 1.), 
presented, 


Willert’s 
Nat. Bill, 
read. 


Recognizances 
not entered 
into— 
Newry 
Borough. 


Monaghan 
County. 


Belfast 
Borough. 


Bandon 
Bridge 
Borough. 


Corl 


We 
Cot 


Mme Ss’ vo 





Roscommon 
County. 


Cork City. 


Wexford 
County. 


Petitions 

for repeal of 
Duty on Spirit 
Licenses, 


Bankrupts’ 
Estates 
(Scotland) Bill, 
presented. 


No. 94, 


Petitions 

in support of 
Church of 
Scotland. 


5 Witt. IV. 


Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, that Eugene 
O’ Sullivan and others, electors, who petitioned this 
House upon Thursday, the 12th day of this instant March, 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for the 
Borough of Bandon Bridge, had not entered into a 
recognizance in respect of such Petition, according to 
the directions of the said Act. 

Ordered, That the Order made upon the 12th day of 
this instant March, for taking the said Petition into 
consideration upon Thursday, the 14th day of May 
next, be discharged. 

Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, that Edward 
O’ Conor and others, electors, who petitioned this House 
upon Thursday, the 12th day of this instant March, com- 
plaining of an undue Election and Return for the County 
of Roscommon, had not entered into a recognizance in 
respect of such Petition, according to the directions of 
the said Act. 

Ordered, That the Order made upon the 12th day of 
this instant March, for taking the said Petition into 
consideration upon Tuesday, the 5th day of May next, 
be discharged. 

Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, that Joseph 
Hayes and William Fagan, who petitioned this House 
upon Thursday, the 12th day of this instant March, com- 
plaining of an undue Election and Return for the City 
of Cork, had not entered into a recognizance in respect of 
such Petition, according to the directions of the said Act. 

Ordered, That the Order made upon the 12th day of 
this instant March, for taking the said Petition into con- 
sideration upon Thursday, the 2d day of April next, be 
discharged. 

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, that Patrick 
Walter Redmond and Anthony Cliffe, who petitioned 
this House upon Thursday, the 12th day of this instant 
March, complaining of an undue Election and Return 
for the County of Wexford, had not entered into a re- 
cognizance in respect of such Petition, according to the 
directions of the said Act. 

Ordered, That the Order made upon the 12th day of 
this instant March, for taking the said Petition into con- 
sideration upon Thursday, the 9th day of April next, be 
discharged. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers of Liskeard ;— 
Lostwithiel;— Devizes ;—Battle;— Hythe, Folkestone and 
Sandgate ;— Harwich ;—and, Trowbridge,—were pre- 
sented, and read; praying for the repeal of the additional 
Duty on Spirit Licenses, imposed by an Act of the last 
Session of Parliament. 

And the said Petitions were ordered tolie upon the Table. 


Mr. Cumming Bruce presented a Bill for regulating 
the Sequestration of the Estates of Bankrupts in that 
part of Great Britain called Scotland : And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Wednesday, the 8th day of April next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


A Petition of the Provost and Magistrates of the Royal 
Burgh of Inverness ;—Congregation of the Gaelic Church, 
Edinburgh ;— Inhabitants of Methlick ;—Aberdour ;— 
Strichen ;-— New Deer ;— Cruden;— Pitsligo ;— New Pits- 
ligo ;— Dyce ;—Auchterless ;— Saint Fergus ;— Chapel of 
Garioch ;— Manner ;—Stobo ;— Stevenston ;—Culross ;— 
Peebles (two Petitions) ;— South Uist ; — Inverarity;— 
Cummertrees ;—Laigh ;— Port Patrick ;—Johnstone ;— 
Canonbie ;—Dornock ; — Eskdalemuir ; —Blackridge ;— 
Abercorn ;—Leadhills ;—Acharaile ;—Oban ;—Wigtown ; 
—the Very Reverend the Synod of Orkney ;—Inha- 
bitants of Stenness ;—Cross and Burness ;— Langton ;— 
Greenlaw ;— Ayton ;— Lauder ;—A bbey Saint Bathan’s ;— 
Bunkle and Preston ;—Deerness ,—Kirkwall and Saint 
Ola;—Evie and Rendall;— North Ronaldshay ;— Hoy and 
Gromsay ;—Firth; —Papa Westray;— Westray ; — Kip- 
pen;— Slamanan;—Airth ;—Bothkinnar ;—Gargunnock ; 
—and, Buchlyvie,—were presented, and read; praying 
the House to resist every attempt to shake the stability or 
impair the efficiency of the Church of Scotland, and to 
adopt such measures as may seem best calculated for 
promoting its usefulness by building and endowing such 
additional Churches in connexion with the Establishment 
as the increasing numbers and necessities of the popula- 
tion demand. 


And thesaid Petitions were ordered to lie upon the Table. 
VOL. 90. 


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173 


Mr. Ridley Colborne from the Select Committee ap- 
pointed to try and determine the merits of the Petition 
of Freemen and Electors of the city of Rochester, com- 
plaining of an undue Election and Return for the said 


Rochester 
City 
Election, 
determined. 


City, informed the House, That the Committee had de- 


termined ; ; 

That Thomas Twisden Hodges, Esquire, is duly elected 
a Citizen to serve in this present Parliament for the 
said City of Rochester : 

That the said Petition did not appear to the said Com- 
mittee to be frivolous or vexatious : 

That the opposition to the said Petition did not appear 
to the said Committee to be frivolous or vexatious : 

That the said Committee have also to inform the 
House, That they have altered the poll taken at such 
Election, by striking off Thomas Martin, Samuel Wyles, 
Jasper Wenman, George Wilkinson, John Clark, William 
Beany, Stephen Cruttenden, William Wood, William Terry, 
William Montague Barton, Henry William Balcomb, 
George Watson, John Clifford, Thomas Prebble, Thomas 
Brunning, Joseph Bone, Richard Penfold, Thomas William 
Walker, William Bryant and Richard Gates, as not having 
any right to vote. 

And the said Determinations were ordered to be en- 
tered in the Journals of this House. 


A Petition of Hand-loom Weavers of Falkirk, Landis- 
town and vicinity ;—Jrvine ;—and, Hand-loom Weavers 
and other Inhabitants of T’radeston, near Glasgow,—were 
presented, and read; praying for the establishment of 
Boards of Trade in every manufacturing district, to fix 
from time to time the lowest prices to be paid for Hand- 
loom Weaving. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Select Committee on Hand-loom Weavers. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Wedmore ;—Priddy ;— 
Midhurst ;— Westbury ; — Devizes ; — Hitchin ; — Pet- 
worth ;—Solicitors of Petworth ;—Midhurst ;—Wells ;— 
Inhabitants of Wells ;— Andover ;—and Bishop's Waltham 
and Fareham,—were presented, and read ; setting forth, 
That the Petitioners view with alarm the proposition now 
made for transferring to the Courts at Doctors’ Commons 
the sole power of granting Probates and Administrations, 
and for requiring that all the original Wills shall for the 
future be deposited there ; and praying, That the Courts 
having power of granting Probates and Administrations, 
with Registries for the original Wills attached to them, 
may remain, as heretofore, in the country, but with such 
consolidation of the Courts as may appear to the House 


. necessary. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town 
Council of the Royal Burgh of Linlithgow, was presented, 
and read ; praying for the repeal of the Tax on Windows. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Bathgate, was presented, 
and read; praying the House to refuse all Supplies of 
money that may be requested for the payment of un- 
merited Pensions, Naval and Military Sinecures, and 
the maintenance of offices to which there is no adequate 
duty attached. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the burgh of Bathgate ; 
—and Blackburn,—were presented, and read; praying 
the House to enact that electors in every part of the 
United Kingdom, in giving their votes for Members of 
Parliament, shall in future do so by Ballot, and that the 
duration of Parliaments may be limited to three years. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Number of Persons against whom Proceedings 
have been taken by the Solicitor of Stamps and Taxes 
for non-payment of their Assessed Taxes, in the years 
1830, 1831, 1832, 1833 and 1834; the Number of 
Warrants of Distress issued; the aggregate Amount of 
Costs received, and the purposes to which they have 


been applied. Yy Olaied: 


Petitions of 
Hund-loom 
Weavers. 


Petitions 
respecting 
Ecclesiastical 
Courts, 


Petition 
for repeal of 
Window Tax. 


Petition 

for abolition 
of Sinecure 
Offices. 


Petitions 

in favour of 
Vote by 
Ballot, &amp;e. 


Returns, 
ordered: 

Stamps 

and Taxes 

Prosecutions. 








Leave of 
Absence. 


Address 
respecting 
Glasgow 
Debtors. 


Returns, 
ordered ; 


Charities 
Inquiry. 


174 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Number of Dwelling Houses in each County of 
England and Wales, assessed for the following Number 
of Windows, namely, Ten to Fifteen exclusive, Fifteen 
to Twenty exclusive, Twenty to Thirty exclusive, Thirty 
to Forty exclusive, Forty to Fifty exclusive, and, Fifty 
and upwards, for the year ended 5th April 1834. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Number of Letters addressed by the Solicitor of 
Stamps and Taxes, to Persons in arrear for their Assessed 
Taxes, in the years 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833 and 1834; 
the aggregate Amount of the Costs received in each 
year for such Letters, and the purposes to which such 
Costs have been applied. 


Ordered, That Mr. Parker have leave to go the circuit; 
—Mr. Ingham, to go the circuit ;—and, Mr. Jackson, to 
go the circuit. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Number of Persons incarcerated in the Gaol 
of Glasgow for Debts, during each of the last Five years 
respectively ; showing how many of such Persons were 
committed for Debts not exceeding the following Sums 
respectively: Ten Shillings, Twenty Shillings, Forty 
Shillings, Five Pounds, Eight Pounds Six Shillings and 
Eight-pence, Twenty Pounds, Fifty Pounds, One hundred 
Pounds, and, all above One hundred Pounds :—Also, 
showing the description of diligence under which such 
Persons were respectively imprisoned. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Number of Informations filed in the Courts of 
Equity by the Attorney General, at the instance of the 
Commissioners appointed to inquire concerning Chari- 
ties in England and Wales, from the day of the last 
Return in February 1833 to the present time ; specify- 
ing the Names of the Defendants, the object of each 
Proceeding, the result of each Cause terminated, the 
Costs incurred, and by whom and to whom paid, and the 
present state of each Suit in progress. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a like 
Return of the Number of Petitions preferred by the 
Attorney General at the instance of the Commissioners. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a State- 
ment as to cases in which Inquiry has restored dormant 
Rights, or rectified abuses found to exist (in continuation 
of the last Return.) 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Return, 
showing what further Proceedings have been taken in 
the several Causes set forth in icnad Returns as un- 
settled or pending ; specifying the results of each Pro- 
ceeding determined, the Amount of Costs incurred in 
each Suit subsequent to the last Return, and by whom 
and to whom paid, and the present stage of each Cause 
in progress, 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a State- 
ment of the Total Amount of the Monies which has been 
paid by the Treasury on account of the Inquiry into 
Charities, from the appointment of the Commissioners 
in 1818 to the present time ; giving the account between 
the Solicitor to the Commission and the Treasury, during 
the same period. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Return, 
by the Solicitor of the Treasury and his Agents, of the 

osts received in each Proceeding, whether by Informa- 
tion or Petition, since the year 1818 to the present time, 
whether the same has been instituted at the intance of 
the Commissioners, or by Relators with the sanction of 
the Attorney General: the Return to state the Name or 
Title of each Proceeding, with the Amount of Costs re- 
spectively ; distinguishing the Amount before and after 
taxation, and whether such Costs have been paid out of 
any Charity Fund. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a State- 
ment of the Counties finished and not finished, and to 
what extent unfinished, and the Counties not yet com- 
menced; such Return to state the Number of Charities 


9 


Q7° Marti. 


A. 1835. 


investigated in each County, with such other Particulars 
as are set forth in the Return made to the House in May 
1828. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Analytical Digest of the Reports made to Parliament by 
the Commision upon the Public Charities, since the 
last Digest in August 1831; such Digest to embrace the 
Counties and Cities which were then omitted, the inquiry 
into them not being at that time complete. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- Naval Re. 
count, in detail, of the items numbered 14, 15, and 16, ceipt and 
in a Return ordered to be printed the 3d of March 1835, Expendituie, 
intituled, ‘“‘ Naval Receipt and Expenditure ;” such Ac- 
count to distinguish the Number of Officers from the 
Privates, in Classes, and the Pay or Pension paid to each 
Class; and further, stating whether any Officer is in the 
receipt of any other Public Payment or Allowance, and 
upon what account. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Return Gout of 
of the Amount of certain Annuities which have been Annuities” 
ascertained and certified in pursuance of an Act, inti- 
tuled, “ An Act to establish a Court in Bankruptcy ;” 
specifying the Names of the Parties receiving such 
Annuities, the Office for which Compensation was given, 
and whether in receipt of any other official Payment, 
and the nature thereof. 


A Petition of Matthew Maunder, chairman of a meet- eer against 
Pe ‘ fs ord’s Day 
ing of Market-gardeners and Fruit-growers, met in the Observance Bit, 
Borough Market, on the 23d March 1835, was pre- 
sented, and read ; taking notice of the Lord’s Day Ob- 
servance Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass 
into a law as it now stands. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Proprietors and Occupiers of land resi- Petition 
dent in Howden, Pocklington, Selby, Melburn, Dunning. (°°CU"e 
ton and Cottingwith, was presented, and read; com- a 
plaining of the distressed state of the Agricultural in- 
terest; and praying the House to take their case into 
serious and deliberate consideration, and grant such 


relief as they may judge proper. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Sir Richard Musgrave presented a Bill to authorize Poor Relief 
the Relief of the Poor in Jreland in certain cases; (Ireland)Bill, 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered to — 
be read a second time upon Wednesday, the 13th day of et 
May next. 

rdered, That the Bill be printed. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the united parishes of Petition 
Askeaton and Iveruss, was presented, and read; com- pg ag 
plaining of a series of vexatious and violent actions im- of Askeatun. 
posed upon them by the lay impropriator of the Tithes 
of the Union of Askeaton; stating the particulars of 
their case; and praying the House to take the same into 
consideration. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Roman Catholics of Knockany, was pre- Petition 
sented, and read ; praying for the abolition of Tithes in ped eaes, 
Ireland. ; (relan d.) 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- Accoun's 
count of the amount of Duties of Customs collected in Castoms and 
each Revenue District in Zreland, in each year, since a 
1828. ordered. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a simi- 


lar Account of Duties of Excise. 


Ordered, That Sir Charles Lemon, Dr. Nicholl, Members adie’ 
Mr. Robert Palmer, Mr. Cumming Bruce, Mr. Jephson, “°*™” 
Mr. Cornelius O’Brien, and Mr. French, be added to 
the Select Committee on Public Works (Jreland.) 


A Petition of Robert Brindley, of Plymouth, naval vieananr 
architect, and Lloyd’s surveyor of British and Foreign A ipeeasurement 
shipping for the port of Plymouth, was presented, and of Tems* 
read ; complaining of the present mode of admeasuring 


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Petition 
respecting 
Dorchester 
Unionists. 


Committee 


of Supply ; 


5 Witt. IV. 


all Vessels for tonnage by the length and breadth, with- 
out taking into consideration the areas or capacities of 
each floating body ; and praying the House to take the 
subject into serious consideration, and enact wholesome 
and salutary laws, the foundation of which will be the 
cultivation of science in the construction of the British 
mercantile Navy, and the production of effective, sub- 
stantial and strong Ships, whereby Britain shall be en- 
abled to compete with Foreign Nations, her trade be 
more widely and beneficially extended, her Sea Insur- 
ance Companies, the great sponsors of Commerce and 
re-imbursers of all maritime losses, better indemnified, 
and the boon of extended salvation held over the lives of 
her gallant seamen and defenders. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitant Operatives of Great and 
Little Bolton, members of the Trades’ Union, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying the House to address His 
Majesty to mitigate the sentence passed upon the six 
agricultural Labourers at the Spring Dorchester Assizes 
of 1834. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
osed, That the Order of the day, for the Committee of 
upply, be now read; and the same being read ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words, 
“ the Army and Ordnance Estimates be referred to a 
* Select Committee, to consider of the expediency and 
‘ practicability of consolidating some of the Military 
“ and Civil Departments of the Army and Ordnance, 
“‘ with a view to diminish the Expense of those esta- 
“ blishments, and to provide a more efficient control 
“ over Military Expense,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question :—The 
said proposed Amendment was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 

Then the main Question being put ; 

Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the Committee 
of Supply, be now read ; and the same being read ; 

The House resolved itself into the Committee. 


al 


wn 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Motion made, and Question proposed, That it is the 
opinion of this Committee, That a number of Land 
orces, not exceeding 81,271 Men, being part of an 
establishment of 88,955 Men (exclusive of the Men 
belonging to the Regiments employed in the Territorial 
Possessions of the East India Company), Commissioned 
and Non-commissioned Officers included, be maintained 
for the Service of the United Kingdom of Great Britain 
and Ireland for the year, from the 1st day of April 1835 
to the 31st day of March 1836, both days inclusive; 
Whereupon a Motion was made, and Question put, 
That it is the opinion of this Committee, That a number 
of Land Forces, not exceeding 75,271 Men (exclusive of 
the Men belonging to the Regiments employed in the 
Territorial Possessions of the East India Company), 
Commissioned and Non-commissioned Officers inehuded’ 
be maintained for the Service of the United Kingdom 
of Great Britain and Ireland, for the year, from the 1st 
day of April 1835 to the 31st day of March 1836, both 
days inclusive ; 
he Committee divided. 
Teller for the Yeas, Major Beauclerk - 101. 
Teller for the Noes, Sir George Clerk - 255. 
Question, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a number of Land Forces, not exceeding 81,271 
Men, being part of an establishment of 88,955 Men 
(exclusive of the Men belonging to the Regiments em- 
ployed in the Territorial Possessions of the East India 
Compan ), Commissioned and Non-commissioned Offi- 
cers included, be maintained for the Service of the 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for the 
ear, from the 1st day of April 1835 to the 31st day of 
arch 1836, both days inclusive put, and agreed to. 
2. Motion made, and Question proposed, That it is the 
opinion of this Committee, That a sum, not exceeding 


VOL. 90. 





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175 


Two millions nine hundred and seventy-eight thousand 
five hundred and twenty-eight pounds six shillings and 
seven-pence, be granted to His Majesty, for defraying 
the charge of His Majesty’s Land Forces for Service 
in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 
and on Stations Abroad (excepting the Regiments em- 
ployed in the Territorial Possessions of the East India 
Company), for the the year, from the 1st day of April 
1835 to the 31st day of March1836, both days inclusive; 
Whereupon a Motion was made, and Question put, 

That it is the opinion of this Committee, That a sum, 
not exceeding T'wo millions nine hundred and seventy- 
one thousand six hundred and twenty-six pounds, be 
granted to His Majesty, for defraying the charge of 
His Majesty’s Land Forces for Service in the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and on Stations 
Abroad (excepting the Regiments employed in the Ter- 
ritorial Possessions of the Hast India Company), for 
the year, from the 1st day of April 1835 to the 31st 
day of March 1836, both days inclusive; 

he Committee divided. 

Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Charles Buller - 57. 

Teller for the Noes, Mr. Craven Berkeley - 229. 


Question, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Two millions nine hundred 
and seventy-eight thousand five hundred and twenty- 
eight pounds six shillings and seven-pence, be granted 
to His Majesty, for defraying the charge of His Majesty’s 
Land Forces, for Service in the United Kingdom of 
Great Britain and Ireland, and on Stations Abroad (ex- 
cepting the Regiments employed in the Territorial Pos- 
sessions of the East India Company), for the year, from 
the 1st day of April 1835 to the 31st day of March 1836, 
both days inclusive put, and agreed to. 

Motion made, and Question proposed, That it is the 
opinion of this Committee, That a sum, not exceeding 
One hundred and eighteen thousand one hundred and 
eleven pounds four shillings and sixpence, be granted to 
His Majesty, for defraying the charge of General Staff 
Officers, and Officers of the Hospitals serving with His 
Majesty’s Forces in the United Kingdom of Great Britain 
and Jreland, and on Foreign Stations (excepting India), 
and of His Majesty’s Garrisons of the Eioeus Pars and the 
Tower of London, for the year, from the 1st day of April 
1835 to the 31st day of March 1836, both days inclusive ; 

Whereupon a Motion was made, and Question, That 
the said proposed Resolution be postponed put, and 
agreed to. 


3- Motion made, and Question proposed, That it is the 
opinion of this Committee, That a sum, not exceeding 
Seventy-eight thousand four hundred and thirty-four 
pounds and ten-pence, be granted to His Majesty, for 
defraying the charge of the Allowances to. the principal 
Officers of the several Public Departments in Great 
Britain and Ireland, their Deputies, Clerks and Con- 
tingent Expenses, for the year, from the 1st day of April 
1835 to the 31st day of March 1836, both days inclusive ; 

Whereupon a Motion was made, and Question put, 
That it is the opinion of this Committee,That a sum, not 
exceeding Sixty-six thousand four hundred and forty- 
five pounds and ten-pence, be granted to His Majesty, 
for defraying the charge of the Allowances to the Prin- 
cipal Officers of the several Public Departments in Great 
Britain and Ireland, their Deputies, Clerks and Contin- 
gent Expenses, for the year, from the 1st day of April 
1835 to the 31st day of March 1836,both days inclusive ; 

The Committee divided. 

Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Thomas Duncombe 43. 
Teller for the Noes, Sir George Clerk - - 196. 


Question, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Seventy-eight thousand four 
hundred and thirty-four pounds and ten-pence, be 
granted to His Majesty, for defraying the charge of the 
Allowances to the principal Officers of the several 
Public Departments in G'reat Britain and Ireland, their 
Deputies, Clerks and Contingent Expenses, for the 

ear, from the 1st day of April 1835 to the 31st day of 
March 1836, both days inclusive put, and agreed to. 











4. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Nine thousand four hundred 
and forty pounds, be granted to His Majetsy, for defray- 
ing the charge of the Royal Military Asylum, and of 
the Hibernian Military School, for the year, from the 1st 

Yy2 day 





176 


day of April 1835 to the 31st day of March 1836, both 
days inclusive. : 

5. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding One million two hundred 
and seventy-five thousand six hundred and seventy-five 

ounds six shillings and one penny, be granted to His 
Majesty, for defraying the charge of Chelsea and Kil- 
mainham Hospitals, of the In-Pensioners of those Esta- 
blishments, and of the Out-Pensioners of Chelsea Hos- 
pital, for the year, from the 1st day of April 1835 to 
the 31st day of March 1836, both days inclusive. 


Resolutions to be reported. 





And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 28° die Marti, 1835: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal re- 
ported from the Committee, That they had come to 
several Resolutions, which they had directed him to re- 
port to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 
next. 

Mr. Bernal also acquainted the House, That he was 
directed by the Committee to move, That they may 
have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Ways and Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the Com- 
—o dee mittee of Ways and Means, be now read ; and the same 


being read ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Registration | The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
+ tore gaa ing of the Registration of Births, &amp;c. (Scotland) Bill ; 


Bill,deferred. _ Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
- Tuesday next. 
Bankrupts’ The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
a ing of the Bankrupts’ Estates Bill ; 
ee Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday next. 


Witnesses’ 
Indemnity 
Bill, passed. 


The ingrossed Bill to indemnify Witnesses who may 
give Evidence before Parliament in cases of Bribery, 
was, according to Order, read the third time; and an 
Amendment was made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. William Ord do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Cc: rtonial 
Passengers’ 


Bill, deferred, 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Colonial Passengers’ Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third read- 
ing of the Illegal Securities Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
Wednesday next. 


Illegal 
Securities 
Bill, deferred. 


Committee 
on British 
Museum, 
appointed, 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed to 
inquire into the Condition, Management and Affairs of 
the British Museum :-—And a Committee was appointed 
of Mr. Hawes, Mr. Clay, Mr. Chancellor of the Exche- 
quer, Mr. Baring, Mr. Ewart, Lord Francis Egerton, 
Mr. Ridley Colborne, Mr. Parker, Mr. Estcourt, Lord 
John Russell, Mr. Bonham Carter, Lord Viscount San- 
don, Doctor Bowring, Lord Dalmeny, Mr. Spring Rice, 
Mr. Robert Clive, the Earl of Kerry, Sir Rodert Inglis, 
Mr. Scrope, Mr. Thornely, Mr.Compton, Mr. Fazakerley, 
Mr. Warburton, Lord Claude Hamilton, Lord Stanley, 
Mr. Pease, Mr. Emerson Tennent, Lord Viscount Morpeth, 
Mr. Bingham Baring, Mr. Elphinstone, Mr. Evelyn De- 
nison, Mr. Ross, and Sir Philip Egerton: And they are 
to meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and 
have Power to send for persons, papers and records; 
and that Five be the Quorum. 

Adjournment, Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of the 
House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


27° —28° Marti. 





A. 1835. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, Motion 
That there be laid before this House, a Return of all tespecting 
Communications addressed to the Central Board of Poor *°" Laws. 
Law Commissioners from the Manufacturing Districts of 
the United Kingdom, representing that there are fre- 
quent demands for the Labour of whole Families in those 
Districts in addition to those already to be found there ; 
together with a Return of all Communications to the 
same Board from the Southern Counties of England, 
representing that the demand for the Labour of such 
Families is at present comparatively inadequate ;—also, 

Return of all Answers or Coomnadiainion directed to be 

made by the Central Board of Poor Law Commissioners 

to such Correspondence or Communications respectively; 
The House divided. 
The Yeas went forth. 
Tellers for the Yeas, 1 = a. j 3. 

Sir George Clerk, 
Tellers for the Noes,{ Sir Stiennee. Hammell a 121. 


So it passed in the Negative. 


The House was moved, That the Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 92, Savings Banks 
to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to Savings a _ 
Banks, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
extend to Scotland the Provisions of the same; and to 
consolidate and amend the Laws relating to Savings 
Banks in Scotland: And that Mr. Murray and Mr. Stew- 


art Mackenzie do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Lynch presented a Bill to repeal so much of an RomanCatholic 
Act of the nineteenth year of King George the Second, (relent Bil, 
as makes void all Marriages celebrated by any Popish presented. 
Priest between Protestant and Papist: And the same No. 82. 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon besa | next. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Mr. James Oswald reported from the Select Com- Seventh Report 
mittee on Public Petitions; That they had examined the * por pac 
Petitions which were presented upon the 23d and 24th tions. 
days of this instant March; and had directed him to 
make a Report thereof to the House; and the Report 
was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


Ordered, That Dr. Nicholl and Mr. Edward John Members added 
Stanley be added to the Select Committee on Sinecure °*°™™* 


Offices. 


Mr. William Gladstone presented,—Return to an Ad- Papers 
dress to His Majesty, dated the 23d day of this instant Psa ai 
March, for Copies or Extracts of any Correspondence a 87. 
between the Secretary of State and the Governors of 
the British Colonies respecting Emigration, not already 
aicsomece to this House :—Return of the Number of 

ersons who have emigrated from Great Britain and 

Ireland to the British Colonies and to the United States 
of America, during the years 1833 and 1834; distin- 
guishing the Ports from which they have sailed, and the 
Countries to which Emigration took place :—Return of 
the Number of Agricultural Labourers who, with their 
Families, have emigrated to New South Wales and Van 
Diemen’s Land ; specifying the Number of Persons in 
each Family, and the Amount of Assistance granted :— 
Return of the Number of young unmarried Females who 
have been assisted by Government to emigrate to New 
South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land; specifying the 
Colony to which such Emigration took place, and the 
Amount of Assistance granted. 

Return to an Address to His Majesty, dated the 8th Canada Land 
day of August, in the last Session of Parliament, for a Re- = Bate 
turn, in detail, of the Receipts and Expenditure of the ee ys 
Land and Timber Funds in Upper and r Canada, in ~" ~~ 
each of the years 1830, 1831 and 1832. 

Further Return to an Address to His Majesty, dated Crown we 
the 17th day of April, in the last Session of Parliament, (Canada, *¢- 
for Returns of all Sales of Lands in Upper and Lower No.9 
Canada, from the 31st December 1823 to the 1st January 
1834; distinguishing between Crown Lands, Crown Re- 
serves and Clergy Reserves; and specifying, in the 


order of date on which such Sales were effected, oa 
the 


Bo 


Saez 





Address 
respecting : 
Passengers 
Regulations 

(A merican Act.) 


Cruelty to 
Animals Bill, 
presented. 


No, 93. 


Dublin City 
Election 
Report of Illness 
of Lord Albert 
Conyngham. 


Curtazzi’s 
Nat. Bill, 
committed. 


Belfast and 
ruiulin 


Road Bill, 
Teported. 


5 Witt. IV. Q7° 


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the Quantity of Land in each Lot; 2d. where situated ; 
3d. Conditions of Sale (such as Credit given, &amp;c.); 4th. 
the Price per Acre; 5th. Monies received in payment ; 
6th. the application of said Monies :—of all Grants or 
Appropriations of Crown Lands in Upper and Lower 
Canada without Purchase, between 31st December 1823 
and ist January 1834; showing the quantity of Land 
granted or appropriated to each Holder, where situate, 
and under what conditions :—similar Returns for each 
= the Colonies of New South Wales and Van Diemen’s 

nd, 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, Copy of 
an Act passed on the 2d March 1819, by the Senate 
and House of Representatives of the United States of 
America, for regulating Passengers, Ships and Vessels. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Mr. Pease presented a Bill to consolidate and amend 
the several Laws relating to the cruel and improper 
treatment of Animals, and the Mischiefs arising from 
the driving of Cattle, and to make other Provisions in 
regard thereto: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Thursday 
next. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
near one of the clock on Saturday morning, 
adjourned till Monday next. 








Lune, 30° die Marti: ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 
R. John Maszwell, from the Select Committee 
appointed to try and determine the merits of the 
Petition of Robert King, John Mallet, and others, Elect- 
ors of the City and County of the City of Dublin, com- 
plaining of an undue Election and Return for the said 
City of Dublin, acquainted the House, 
hat the Committee met this morning, pursuant to 
their adjournment of Saturday last, when they received 
a letter from Lord Albert Denison Conyngham (one of 
the Members of the said Committee), stating, that 
he was prevented by illness from attending the said 
Committee; and that the said Committee then adjourned 
till to-morrow morning, at eleven of the clock. 

And the House being informed, that Mr. Tupper 
attended at the door, who could give the House informa- 
tion respecting the state of Lord Albert Conyngham’s 
health, he was called in; and at the bar examined upon 
oath in relation thereto :—And then he was directed to 
withdraw. 

Ordered, That Lord Albert Denison Conyngham be 
excused for his not attending this day, and have leave 
to absent himself from any further attendance on the 
Committee. 


Cortazzi’s Naturalization Bill was read a second time; 
and committed to Mr. Alderman Wood and the Middle- 
sex List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


Mr. Emerson Tennent reported from the Committee 
on the Belfast and Crumlin Road Bill; and to whom 
the Petition of several Owners and Proprietors of land 
im and near the town of Belfast, in the county of Antrim, 
was referred ; That no person appeared on behalf of the 
said Petition; and that they had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; and had 
gone through the Bill, and made several Amendments 
thereunto ; and the Amendments were read, and agreed 
to by the House. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


VOL. 90. 


177 


Mr. Law Hodges reported from the’ Committee on Greenwich aud 


the Petition of several Merchants, Traders and others, 


Gravesend Rail- 
way Petition, 


and also of Owners and Occupiers of property in the line reported. 


and in the neighbourhood of the Railway thereinafter 
mentioned ; That the Standing Orders relative to Bills 
for making Railways, had been complied with ; and that 
they had examined the matter of the Petition ; and the 
Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from Greenwich to Gravesend, to be 
called ‘ The London and G'ravesend Railway :’ And that 
Mr. Law Hodges and Sir William Geary, do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


The Zlanelly Gas Bill was read a second time; and 
committed to Sir James Williams and the Wales List : 
And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber. 


The Grand Junction, &amp;c. Railways Incorporation Bill 
was read a second time; and committed to Mr. Wilson 
Patten and the Lancaster List: And they are to meet 
this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land, gardens 
and houses in Aston-juata-Birmingham, was presented, 
and read ; taking notice of the Grand Junction Railway 
Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass into a 
law as it now stands. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 

A Petition of William Riland Bedford, an owner of 
land in the parish of Aston, was also presented, and 
read ; taking notice of the said Bill; att praying, That 
he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by him- 
self, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill against the 
said Petition. 


Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill for making a 
Railway from Preston to Wyre, and for improving the 
Harbour of Wyre, in the County Palatine of Lancaster: 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time. 


Sir John Beckett presented a Bill for repairing and 
maintaining the Road from the Wellington Bridge Road, 
in the Parish of Leeds, to Tong-lane End, in the Parish 
of Birstal, and several Branches therefrom, and for 
making and maintaining a new Road or Branch from the 
aforesaid Road at Swallow Hill, in the Township of 
Wortley, to Pudsey, all in the West Riding of the County 
of York: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Graham Speirs reported from the Committee on 
the Petition of several Trustees on the Turnpike Road 
leading from the city of Glasgow to Port Dundas, and Port 
Dundas to the Garscube Road, in the county of Lanark ; 
That the Standing Orders relative to Turnpike Bills, 
had been complied with; and that they had examined 
the matter of the Petition; and the Report was brought 
up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
continue and extend the powers of two Acts for com- 
pleting and maintaining the Port Dundas Road ; and 
to make and maintain certain other Roads in the Coun- 
ties of Zanark and Stirling: And that Mr. Speirs and 
Sir Michael Shaw Stewart do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Cart (Renfrew) Navigation Bill was read a se- 
cond time; and committed to Mr. Graham Speirs and 
the West Scotland List: And they are to meet this 
Afternoon, in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


A Petition of Farmers, Graziers and others residing 
in Dartford ;—and, Gravesend ;—were presented, and 
read; taking notice of the Islington Market Bill; and 
praying, That the same may not pass into a law as it 
now stands. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill. 

Zz The 


Llanelly 
Gas Bill, 
coninitted. 


Grand Junction, 
&amp;c. Railways 
Incorporation 
Bill, committed. 


Petitions 
against Grand 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Preston and 
Wyre Ruilway 
and Harbour 
Bill, presented. 


Tong Lane End 
and Pudsey 
Road Bill, 
presented. 


Port Dundas, 
&amp;c. Roads 
Petition, 
reported. 


Cart (Renfrew) 
Navigation Bill, 
committed. 


Petitions 
against 
Islington 
Market Bill. 








Worcester 
Roads Bill, 
ordered. 


Nantwich and 
Congleton 
Road Petition, 
reported, 


Westininster 
Improvement 
Bill, com- 
mitted. 


Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne and 
Carlisle Rail- 
way Petition, 
reported, 


Petitions 
against 

Great Western 
RailWay Bill. 


Petition against 
Ramsgate 
Water Bill. 


Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne 
Improvement 
Petition, 
reported. 


178 


The House was moved, That the Report which, upon 
Friday last, was made from the Select Committee on 
Standing Orders, relative to Private Bills, might be 
read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
improving and more effectually repairing the several 
Roads leading into and from the City of Worcester: And 
that Colonel Zygon and Mr. Winnington do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Sir Philip Egerton reported from the Committee on 
the Petition of several Owners and Occupiers of estates 
and other Inhabitants respectively residing in or near to 
the several towns of Nantwich, Middlewich and Congleton, 
and other parishes, townships or places therein men- 
tioned, in the county palatine of Chester; That the Stand- 
ing Orders relative to Turnpike Bills, had been complied 
with; and that they had examined the matter of the 
Petition ; and the Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making Turnpike certain Highways between the Towns 
of Nantwich and Congleton, in the County Palatine of 
Chester: And that Sir Philip Egerton and Mr. George 
Wilbraham do prepare, and bring it in. | 


Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the second 
reading of the Westminster Improvement Bill, be now 
read ; and the same being read :—The Bill was read a 
second time ; and committed to Colonel Evans and the 
Middlesex List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in 
the Speaker’s Chamber. 


- Mr. Philip Howard reported from the Committee on 
the Petition of the Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle 
Railway Company, That the Standing Orders relative 
to Bills for making Railways had been complied with ; 
and that they had examined the matter of the Petition ; 
and the Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
authorize the Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle Rail- 
way Company to make an additional Branch Railwa 
or Tramroad, and for other purposes connected with 
their Undertaking: And that Mr. Philip Howard, Sir 
Matthew Ridley, and Mr. William Ord, do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


_ A Petition of Inhabitants of Colnbrook, was presented, 
and read ; taking notice of the Great Western Railway 
Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass into 
a law as it now stands. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of John Lake, of Lincoln’s-Inn Fields, 
solicitor, and agent for Sir Francis Sykes, of Basildon 
Park, in the county of Berks, Baronet (who is not in 
England), and acting upon his authority ;—and, Owners 
and Occupiers of land and premises on and near to the 
line of the proposed Great Western Railway, and of 
several other Persons whose names are thereunto sub- 
scribed,—were also presented, and read ; taking notice 
of the said Bill; and praying, That they may be heard, 
by their counsel or agents, against certain parts thereof. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petitions, if they 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Thomas Rammell, of Ramsgate, was pre- 
sented, and read; taking notice of the Ramsgate Water 
Bill; and praying, That he may be heard, by himself, 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, b 
himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 


think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


Sir Matthew Ridley reported from the Committee’ 


on the Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Common 
Council of the town of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in the 
county of the same town; That the Standing Orders 
relative to Bills for improving any City, Town or Place, 
had been complied with; and that they had examined 


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A. 1835. 


the matter of the Petition; and the Report was brought 
up, and read. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enlarge, extend and otherwise vary and amend an Act 
assed in the twenty-sixth year of the reign of his late 
Majesty King George the Third, intituled, “ An Act for 
widening, enlarging and cleansing the Streets, Lanes 
and other Public Places, and for opening new Streets, 
Markets and Passages within the Town of Newcastle- 
upon- Tyne, and the Liberties thereof, and for removing 
and preventing Annoyances therein, and for regulating 
the Public Markets and Common Stage Waggons, Drays 
and Carts carrying Goods for Hire: And that Sir Mat- 
thew Ridley and Mr. William Ord do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Wells (Somerset), was pre- 
sented, and read; taking notice of the Great Western Rail- 
way Bill; and praying, That the same may pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Lord George Lennox reported from the Committee on 
the Petition of the Right honourable Arthur Saunders, 
Earl of Arran, in Ireland, and of several Owners of 
houses and lands, and Inhabitants respectively within 
the town or tithing of Bognor, in the county of Sussex ; 
That the Standing Orders relative to Bills for improving 
any City, Town or Place, had been complied with; and 
that they had examined the matter of the Petition ; and 
the Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
paving, lighting, watching and otherwise improving the 
Town of Bognor, in the County of Sussex, and for amend- 
ing and enlarging two several Acts of Parliament passed 
in the third and sixth years of the reign of his late 
Majesty King George the Fourth, relating to the said 
Town: And that Lord George Lennox and the Earl of 
Surrey do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir William Folkes reported from the Committee on 
the Petition of several Inhabitants of the town and parish 
of Downham Market, in the county of Norfolk; That 
the Standing Orders relative to Bills for improving of 
any City or Town, had been complied with; and that 
they had examined the matter of the Petition; and the 
Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
paving, lighting and watching the Town and Parish of 
Downham Market, in the County of Norfolk: And that 
Sir William Folkes and Sir Jacob Astley do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


A Petition of Elizabeth Creswick, of Brightside Bierlow, 
in the parish of Sheffield, in the west riding of the 
county of York, widow, was presented, and read; setting 
forth, That a Bill is depending in the House for making 
a Railway from Sheffield to Rotherham, both in the west 
riding of the county of York; that the Petitioner is 
owner of certain freehold land, houses and gardens situate 
in the township of Brightside Bierlow, in the parish of 
Sheffield, in the west riding of the county of York; that 
about the month of September last the promoters of the 
said Bill, or their agents, were employed on the property 
of the Petitioner, taking the section, as they then stated 
to her, of the proposed line of the intended Ses and 
did then point out and measure such line to pass at the 
back of the said freehold house and gardens of the Pe- 
tioner, to which, inasmuch as it would but slightly injure 
the Petitioner, she had then no particular objection ; 
that the promoters of the said Bill, or their agents, 
afterwards applied to the Petitioner for her consent to 
the making of such Railway over her said lands, without 
showing her any plan of such Railway, but concealing 
from her that the fine was in fact intended to be carried 
in front of her said house, instead of being carried, as 
she had previously been given to understand, at the 
back thereof, as before-mentioned ; and the Petitioner, 
being so misled, gave her consent to the measure ; that 
the Petitioner has recently discovered that the said Bill 
authorizes the making of the said Railway in front of 
her dwelling-house situate as aforesaid, and very near 
thereto, whereby the comfort and convenience of the 
Petitioner will be injuriously affected, and her property 
will be seriously injured, a she therefore most — 

issents 


Petition 

in favour of 
Great Western 
Railway Bill, 


Bognor Im- 
provement 
etition, 
reported. 


Downham 
arket 
Improvement 
Petition, 
reported. 


Petition against 
Sheffield and 
Rotherham 
Railway Bill. 


orm oO 


~~ ee 


st 


Ba 


Norwich and 
Swaffham 
Road Bill, 
presented. 


Great Yarmouth 
(Norfolk) 

Haven Bill, 
committed. 


Public Carriages 
(Metropolis) 
Bill, presented. 


No. 97. 


Accounts 
respecting 
Spirits, 
ordered. 


Petition 
respecting 
Weights and 
Measures, 





5 Witt. IV. 


dissents to the passing of the said Bill; that the promoters 
of the said Bill, or their agent, must have been fully 
aware, that had they declared the truth to the Petitioner 
when they applied to her as before mentioned, she would 
not have been consenting, but, on the contrary, positively 
dissenting ; and therefore, by returning her as a consent 
in the List of Owners and Occupiers lodged in the Private 
Bill Office, they have mis-stated the case with respect 
to the Petitioner, and have virtually not complied with 
the Standing Orders of the House; and praying, That 
she may be heard, by herself, her counsel, agent and 
witnesses ; and that the said Bill may not be allowed to 
proceed, or that she may have such relief in the premises 
as to the House shall seem meet. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Wodehouse presented a Bill for more effectually 
repairing the Road from Saint Benedict’s Gate, in the 
County of the City of Norwich, to Swaffham, in the 
County of Norfolk, and from Halfpenny Bridge, in 
Honingham, to the Bounds of Yarham, and also a Lane, 
called Hangman’s-lane, near the Gates of the said City: 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read asecond time. 


The Great Yarmouth (Norfolk) Haven Bill was read 
a second time; and committed to Mr. Wodehouse and 
the oe oe: List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, 
in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


Mr. Alderman Wood presented a Bill for the better 
regulation of Cabriolets and other Hackney Carriages, 
and of Omnibuses, and other Stage Carriages for short 
distances used in and near the Metropolis, and of the 
Drivers and Attendants thereof: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Number of Proof Gallons of Spirits in the 
Stocks of all the Distillers in England on 5th January 
1834. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Number of Proof Gallons of Spirits in the 
Stock of eyery Distiller in Zreland upon 5th January 
1835. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Number of Proof Gallons of Spirits distilled 
by every Distiller in Ireland, from 5th January 1834 to 
5th January 1835. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Number of Proof Gallons of Spirits permitted 
out from the Stock of every Distiller in Lreland betwixt 
5th January 1834 and 5th January 1835. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Number of Proof Gallons of Spirits in the 
Stock of every Distiller in Zreland upon 5th January 
1835. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Number of Proof Gallons of Spirits in the 
Stock of every Distiller in Scotland upon 5th January 
1834. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Number of Proof Gallons of Spirits distilled 
by every Distiller in Scotland from 5th January 1834 to 
5th January 1835. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Number of Gallons of Proof Spirits permitted 
out from the Stock of every Distiller in Scotland betwixt 
5th January 1834 and 5th January 1835. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Number of Proof Gallons of Spirits in the 


Stock of every Distiller in Scotland upon 5th January 
1835. 


A Petition of Shopkeepers of West Derby and Tozx- 
teth Park, was presented, and read ; setting forth, That 
the Petitioners esteem it a great hardship, that by the 
late Act regarding Weights and Measures they are under 
the necessity of submitting to muchserious inconvenience 
and unnecessary expense in conveying their Weights 
and Measures to a considerable distance from their places 


VOL. 90. 


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179 


of abode, in order to have them adjusted and stamped ; 
and praying, That the examiners of Weights and Mea- 
sures in different divisions may be: authorized to adjust 
and stamp shopkeepers’ Weights and Measures in town- 
ships where the examiners respectively reside, by which 
accommodation a great portion of time would be saved, 
and much expense and inconvenience remedied. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Weights and Measures. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land and In- 
habitants of Llanwrda;—and, Llansadurn,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; complaining of the distressed state of 
the Agricultural interest; and praying for the repeal 
of the Duty on Malt; and further praying the House 
to enact a law for the commutation of Tithes, and to 
abolish all Sinecures and useless Places and Pensions, 
and give the Country such other relief as their wisdom 
may suggest. 


nd the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of West Liberton ;— Stron- 
tian ;— Stow ; —Glencorse ;— Kilmuir Easter ;— Strom- 
ness ;— Abernethy ;— Blairgowrie;—Barony of Gartmore; 
— Methven ; —Torosy ;— Kinlochluichart ;— Loch Car- 
ron ;—and, Contin,—-were presented, and read ; praying 
the House to resist every attempt to shake the stability or 
impair the efficiency of the Church of Scotland, and to 
adopt such measures as may seem best calculated for 
promoting its usefulness, by building and endowing such 
additional Churches in connexion with the Establish- 
ment as the increasing numbers and necessities of the 
population demand. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the Royal Burgh of Wig- 
town ;—Coupar Angus ;—and, Alyth,—were also pre- 
sented, and read; praying the te not to listen to 
the prayer of any petitions whose object is either the 
building of additional Churches in Scotland with public 
money, or the giving of new endowments to Churches 
out of funds which are maintained by taxes levied in- 
discriminately upon Churchmen and Dissenters. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Hand-loom Weavers of Kilmarnock ; 
—and, Hand-loom Weavers, other Mechanics, Mer- 
chants and Inhabitants in general of Torryburn,—were 
amr tg and read; praying for the establishment of 

oards of Trade in every manufacturing district, to 
fix from time to time the, Swbies prices to be paid for 
Hand-loom Weaving. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Select Committee on Hand-loom Weavers. 


A Petition of Licensed Innholders and Victuallers of 
Northampton ;— Beverley ;— Gosport and Alverstoke ;— 
Poole;— Farnham ;— Chiswick and other places ;- - Twick- 
enham, and other places ;— Brentford ;— Hounslow, and 
other places ;— Saint Leonard, Shoreditch ;— Great Yar- 
mouth ;—Worcester ;—Maidenhead ;—and, the hundred 
of North Erpingham (Norfolk),—were presented, and 
read; praying for the repeal of the additional Duty on 
Spirit fictianes imposed = an Act of the last Session of 
Parliament. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Market 
Gardeners and Fruit Growers met in Spitalfields Market, 
was presented, and read; taking notice of the Lord’s 
Day Observance Bill; and praying, That the same may 
not pass into a law as it now stands. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Sail-makers, Caulkers, Armourers, 
Coopers, and Carpenters’ Chief Mates, was presented, 
and read ; setting forth, That the Petitioners constitute 
a class of individuals who have been employed in the 
subordinate capacity of mechanics in the late maritime 
mercantile service of the East India Company, and who, 
by the termination of that service, have lost all prospect 
of future employment, and been reduced to a state of 


Zz2 entire 


Petitions 
respecting 
Agricultural 
Distress, &amp;c. 


Petitions 
respecting 
Church of 
Scotland. 


Petitions of 
Hand-loom 
Weavers. 


Petitions for 
repeal of Duty 
on Spirit 
Liceuses. 


Petition against 
Lord’s Day Ob- 
servance Bill, 


Petition of 
Persvuns late in 
the Service of 
the East India 
Company, for 
Compensation, 








Petitions 

in support of 
Church 
Establishment 
(Ireland.) 


Petitions 


respecting 
Ecclesiastical 
Courts, 


Petition 
relative to 
Treating at 
Elections, 


Report from 
Committee 
on Expiring 
Laws. 

No, 105, 


180 


entire destitution; and praying, That the House will 
take into their kind consideration the peculiar hardship 
of the Petitioners’ case, and enable them to receive com- 
pensation for their loss of employment according to the 
principle which has * ioenag the compensation granted 
to the captains, officers, boatswains, carpenters and 
gunners of the Honourable Company’s Service. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Bath ;—and, Magistrates, 
Gentry, Merchants, Traders and other Inhabitants of 
Norwich,— were presented, and read; praying the House 
to reject all propositions which shall recognize the prin- 
ciple, that the Zrish Church property is applicable to 
other purposes than the support and extension of the 
Protestant religion as by law established. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Solicitors of Brecon and other places ;— 
Magistrates, Gentry and others of Harleston ;—Swaff- 
ham ;—Norwich (five Petitions) ;—Solicitors of Swaff- 
ham ;—A ylesbury ;— Fakenham ;— Holt ;— Norwich ;— 
Inhabitants of Fakenham ;—Prince’s Risborough ;—A yles- 
bury ;—Proctors of the diocese of Norwich ;—Inhabi- 
tants of Aylsham ;— Solicitors of North Walsham ;— 
Gentry and others of the hundreds of Guiltcross and 
Shropham (Norfolk) ;— Inhabitants of Berwick-upon- 

‘weed ;—Solicitors of Diss ;—A ylsham ;—Inhabitants of 
Wymondham ;— Evesham ;—Pershore ;—.Dudley ;—and, 

orcester,—were presented, and read; setting forth, 
That the Petitioners view with alarm the proposition 
now made for transferring to the Courts at Doctors 
Commons the sole power of granting Probates and Ad- 
ministrations, and for requiring that all the original 
Wills shall for the future be deposited there; and pray- 
ing, That the Courts having power of granting Probates 
and Administrations, with Registries for the original 


_ Wills attached to them, may remain, as heretofore, in the 


country, but with such consolidation of the Courts as 
ma on to the House Tr 


nd the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the new borough of Bod- 
min, was presented, and read; setting forth, That the 
Petitioners observed with much concern the scenes of 
drunkenness and profligacy which disgraced the late 
Election of Members of Parliament for that borough, on 
which occasion some electors were polled in a state of 
intoxication, and money, as the Petitioners have heard 
and believe, was expended in bands, ribbons and enter- 
tainments, to the amount of several thousand pounds ; 
and praying, That the House will adopt such measures 
for the more effectual suppression of treating and drun- 
kenness at elections of Members of Parliament as to 
them shall seem meet and expedient. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table, 


Sir George Clerk reported from the Select Committee 
appointed to inquire what temporary Laws, of a public 
and general nature, made by the i aaiabia of Eng- 
land, or Great Britain, or Ireland, or of the United 
Kingdom, are now in force, and what Laws of the like 
nature, passed by the English, British, Irish, or United 
Parliaments, have expired between the first day of the 
last Session of Parliament and the first day of the pre- 
sent Session; and also, what Laws of the like nature 
are about to expire in the course or at the end of the 
present Session, or on or before the 1st day of August 
1836, or in the course or at the end of any Session 
which ney commence during that period, or in conse- 
quence of any contingent public event; and to report 
the same, with their observations thereupon, to the 
House; and who were instructed to report their opinion 
from time to time to the House which of the said Laws 
are fit to be revived, continued, or made perpetual; That 
they had examined the matters sn ton to them, and 
had. directed him to make a Report thereof to the House ; 
and the Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed, 


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A. 1835. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates, Councillors, 
and Commissioners of Police, of the burgh of Anderston, 
was presented, and read ; taking notice of the Imprison- 
ment for Debt (Scotland) Bill; and praying, That the 
same may not pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Scariff and Moynoe, was 
presented, and read; praying for the abolition of Tithes 
in Ireland. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Electors, and Inhabitants generally, of 
Fruchie, was presented, and read; setting forth, That 
the Petitioners highly disapprove of continuing a Yeo- 
manry in Fifeshire at the present time, as being inju- 
rious to the peace and order of the said county, besides 
a waste of the public money; and praying the House to 
grant no Supplies to the present Ministry for a Yeo- 
manry force, but particularly the sum granted for Fife- 
shire, and to apply the money to the reduction of taxa- 
tion and the general interests of the Country. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the Royal Burgh of Ding- 
wall, was presented, and read; taking notice of the 
Trinity (North Leith) Harbour and Dock Bill; and 
praying, That the same may pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Grain of all sorts, Meal and Flour, stated 
in Quarters, imported into Great Britain, from Foreign 
parts, in the year ending 5th January 1835; distin- 
guishing each sort, as well as the Country from whence 
imported, together with the Average Price of each sort 
of Grain in the above-mentioned year. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Quantities of Foreign and Colonial Grain 
and Flour, distinguishing each sort, entered weekly for 
Home Consumption, with the rate of Duty, and the 
amount of Duty, paid thereon, in the year 1834; show- 
ing also the Total Quantity entered, and the Total Amount 
of Duty received in that year. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Quantity of Foreign and Colonial Grain, 
Meal and Flour, stated in Quarters, distinguishing each 
sort, remaining in Warehouse in the United Kingdom 
on 1st January 1835. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Grain, Meal and Flour, stated in Quarters, 
distinguishing each sort, imported from Ireland, in the 
year ending 10th October 1834. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, Copies 
or Extracts from all the sk ig | Books in Scotland, 
including Orkney and Shetland, of all the Cases which 
have been brought before such Presbyteries, respecting 
Parochial Schoolmasters, under Act 43 Geo. 3, c. 54, 
s. 21; Copies of the Libels served on such Schoolmas- 
ters, and Copies of Sentences or Deliverances passed 
on such Schoolmasters; likewise stating whether such 
Sentences have been carried into effect in the manner 
pointed out by the said Act. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


A Petition of Electors of the borough of Stockport, 
was presented, and read; praying the House to make 
such salutary improvements in the present Law of Elec- 
tions as may enable all Electors to vote according to 
their real sentiments without ruin to their circum- 
stances or violation of their consciences; that still more 
penal and effectual laws may be passed, to prevent Bri- 
bery and Treating at Elections; and that, in small con- 
stituencies, elections shall only be allowed to continue 
one day; alterations which, the Petitioners feel con- 
vinced, would be attended with most beneficial effects. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Bribery at Elections. 

A Petition 


Petition against 
Imprisonment 
for Debt 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Petition 

for abolition 
of Tithes 
(Ireland.) 


Petition 
respecting Yeo- 
manry Cavalry 
(Scotland.) 


Petition in fa- 
vour of Trinity 
(North Leith) 
Harbour and 
Dock Bill. 


Accounts 
respecting 
Grain, Meal and 
Flour, ordered, 


Address 
respecting 
Parochial 
Schoolmasters 
(Scotland.) 


Petition 

respecting 
Bribery at 
Elections. 


Pet 
in f 
Vol 


~~ = 





Petition 

in favour of 
Vote by 
Ballot. 


Petition 
respecting. ’ 
Assize of 
Bread. 


Petition 

for better 
Observance of 
the Lord’s Day. 


Petition 
referred to a 
Committee. 


Answer to 
Addresses, 


Copy of 
Passengers 
Regulations, 
(American Act) 
presented, 


No. 98. 


Petition for dis- 
charging Order 
furconsideration 

Leicester 
Election Peti- 
tion, 


5 Witt. LV. 


A Petition of Electors of the borough of Denbigh, re- 
siding in Wrexham, was presented, and read; praying 
the House to-pass such laws as will enable Electors to 
vote by Ballot, or in such other private manner as will 
enable them to exercise their franchise according to 
their conscience, without at the same time putting their 
means of existence into jeopardy. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Bribery at Elections. 


A Petition of John Joseph Stockdale, citizen and_sta- 
tioner of Zondon, and author and printer and publisher 
of Westminster, was presented, “a read; setting forth, 
That the repeal of the Statute Assize on Bread, has had 
the most sinister effect of giving to certain bakers (on 
an average of the whole period since it took place) full 
fifty, and for a considerable time a hundred per cent. 
profit on that staff of life; that this has arisen from an 
assize having been actually continued by the Bakers’ 
Company, in justification of their high-price brethren, 
while the public has further suffered by the diminution 
of the loaf which has still been bought as a quartern, 
though lessened in weight six ounces; that the restora- 
tion of an equitable assize on this article of the first 
necessity will limit rapacity to a legal maximum, while 
the speculative seller, who may be satisfied with less 
= and more consumption, will carry on his trade as 

efore ; and praying the early attention of the House to 
these important faets. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Contin, was presented, 
and read; praying the House to adopt such measures 
as shall ensure a due observance of the Holy Sabbath, 
as essential to the enjoyment of the Divine favour, and 
to that righteousness of character which truly exalteth 
a Nation. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of the Mem- 
bers of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland, for an in- 
uiry into the origin, nature, history and principles of 
8 a Lodges, which was presented upon Monday last, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Orange Lodges. 


Mr. Secretary Goulburn reported to the House, That 
their several Addresses of the 26th and 27th days of 
this instant March (that His Majesty would be gra- 
ciously pleased to give directions that the Papers therein 
mentioned might be laid before this House), had been 
presented to His Majesty; and that His Majesty had 
commanded him to acquaint this House, That He will 
give directions accordingly. 


Mr. William Gladstone presented, pursuant to an 
Address to His Majesty, Copy of an Act passed on the 
2d March 1819, by the Senate and House of Repre- 
sentatives of the United States of America, for regulating 
Passengers, Ships and Vessels. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table, 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Charles Jennings, of No. 4, Elm-court, 
Temple, London, Gentleman, Agent for the Sitting 
Members of the Borough of Leicester, Edward Goul- 
burn and Thomas Giladstone, Esquires, was presented, 
and read; setting forth, That, on the Order of the 20th 
day of March instant, time was given to the Petitioners, 
James Hudson, Thomas Nunneley, John Coltman, and 
Thomas Flower, to enter into the recognizance till Mon- 
day the 30th day of this instant March, with leave to 
substitute another proposed surety; that on Saturda 
the 2ist instant, the said Petitioners, through their 
agent, delivered in the name of Samuel Stokes, of the 
parish of Saint Mary, in the borough of Leicester, hosier, 


"as such substituted surety as aforesaid ; that the Peti- 


tioner, under the circumstances of his engagement on 
Monday the 22d of March instant, did not know of the 
delivery in of the name of such substituted surety till 
Tuesday the 23d March; that the said Petitioners, 
through their agent, gave notice to the Petitioner on 


baa se the 25th instant, that the name Thomas 


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181 


Stokes ought to have been lodged in the place of the 
name Samuel Stokes; that at half-past three o’clock in 
the afternoon of Thursday the 26th instant, the Peti- 
tioner received from the agent of the Petitioners a letter 
stating that he had that day given notice to Mr. Rose 
of the correction of the misnomer of Samuel for Thomas 
Stokes, and that the latter christian and surnatne were 
the proper names of the surety proposed in lieu of 
Matthew Babington, pursuant to the Order of the 20th 
instant ; that on the Order of the 26th instant, the said 
Petitioners have permission to correct the christian name 
of the proposed new surety ; that such Order was not 
made until some time after the hour of eight o’clock on 
the said 26th instant, after post time ; that by the next 
following post, Friday the 27th instant, the Petitioner 
wrote to Leicester to ascertain the sufficiency of Z'homas 
Stokes, named in the last-mentioned order and notices ; 
that the Petitioner, by a parcel from Leicester, yesterday, 
Sunday afternoon, and by the general post of this morn- 
ing, the 30th day of March instant, received two letters 
from his correspondent to the same effect, and the latter 
of which (that received by this morning’s post) is as 
follows :—“ I was yesterday (Saturday) favoured with 
your letter of the 27th instant, requesting me, directly 
on the receipt of your letter, to make inquiries into the 
sufficiency of ‘ Thomas Stokes, of the parish of Saint 
Mary, in the borough of Leicester, hosier,’ who is pro- 
posed to be substituted in the place of Mr. Matthew 
Babington, as a surety on behalf of the Petitioners against 
the Return of the Sitting Members. Before I answer 
your inquiries, I beg to inquire whether Mr. Z’homas 
Stokes, of the Welford Road, in the parish of Saint Mary, 
hosier, be the party intended, because, if I answer your 
inquiry under that impression, and some other 7’homas 
Stokes, of the parish of Saint Mary (a parish which con- 
tains many thousands of inhabitants and many hundreds 
of streets), should be meant, I shall have led you into 
error, and probably have given an incorrect report upon 
the subject. The residence ought to be more particu- 
larly stated, and the street mentioned, in a case where 
the party named resides in a town containing upwards 
of 40,000 inhabitants, as Leicester does. Waiting your 
further instructions, I am, Sir, your most obedient ser- 
vant, Tho. Burbidge;” that, till the time of pronounc- 
ing the last-mentioned Order, the Petitioner considered 
that the Act of Parliament of the ninth George the 
Fourth, cap. 22, had not been complied with on the part 
of the Petitioners, and therefore, after the notice of the 
25th, and the letter of the 26th, did not, either on the 
25th or 26th instant, write to Leicester to make such in- 
quiry ; that, under the circumstances aforesaid, the Peti- 
tioner had, on Friday, only two clear days, one of which 
was Sunday, for making the necessary inquiries ; that 
the Petitioner has this day attended before John Rickman, 
Esquire, and Francis Cross, Esquire, the two persons 
appointed by the Speaker of the House to report to him 
on the sufficiency of the sureties tendered on the part of 
the said Petitioners, at the time and place fixed by them 
for examining into such sufficiency, and explained to 
them that the name Z’homas Stokes was only entered in 
the book directed by the said Act of Parliament to be 
kept in the Office of the Clerk of the House of Com- 
mons, on Wednesday the 25th instant, and that between 
the said Wednesday the 25th instant and this day, Mon- 
day the 30th instant, four clear days only, and not seven 
clear days, as required by the seventh section of the said 
Act of Parliament, intervene, and therefore that the said 
John Rickman and Francis Cross had no authority under 
the said Act to report the sufficiency of the sureties ; and 
the Petitioner thereupon cn that the said John 
Rickman and Francis Cross should decline to report at 
all to the said Speaker on the sufficiency of the sureties 
tendered ; that the said John Rickman and Francis Cross 
declared they should report to the Speaker specially ; 
that the Petitioner, as agent to the Sitting Members, 
afterwards, on this 30th day of March, waited on the 
said Speaker, and delivered to him a letter, wherein, 
after stating the representations made by the Petitioner 
to the said Johw Rickman and Francis Cross, the Peti- 
tioner respectfully further represented, that the said 
Speaker was without authority or power to take the re- 
cognizances of the sureties tendered, and humbly in- 
sisted that if received, they would be received contrary 
to the express provision in that behalf of the said Act-of 

3A Parliament ; 








Return respect- 
ing Ambassador 
at St. Peters- 
burgh, pre- 
sented. 


No. 99, 


Estimate re- 
specting Mission 
to Persia, 
presented. 


No. 100. 


Sheffield and 
Rotherham 
Railway Bill— 
Petition re- 
specting Stand- 
ing Orders, 


182 


Parliament; that the Petitioner hevaly submits to the 
House, that such recognizances, if they shall be received, 
wil} be received contrary to law, and that no recogni- 
zance has been entered into pursuant to the directions 
of the said Act; and therefore humbly prays the House, 
That as the said Act has not been complied with, the 
Order made for considering the Petition of the said 
Petitioners, James Hudson, Thomas Nunneley, John Colt- 
man and Thomas Flower, on the 14th day of May next, 
shall be discharged, or that the Petitioner may have such 
other relief in the premises as to the House shall seem 
meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into con- 
sideration To-morrow. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


Lord Viscount Mahon presented,—Return to an Ad- 
dress to His Majesty, dated the 20th day of this instant 
March, for a Return, stating the periods, during the last 
Three years, in which there has been a Diplomatic Agent 
of the rank of Ambassador from the Court of Great Bri- 
tain to the Court of Saint Petersburgh. 

Lord Viscount Mahon also presented,—Return to an 
Order, dated the 19th day of this instant March, for an 
Estimate of the Expense to be incurred by the East 
India Company, and by the British Government, for the 
Diplomatic Mission to Persia; stating the Names of 
those Persons appointed, the Office, and the Allowance 
of every kind to be received by each; also, Estimate of 
the Contingent Expenses of the Mission. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Navi- 
ag of the River Dun, was presented, and read; setting 
orth, That a Bill is depending in the House for making 
a Railway from Sheffield to Rotherham, both in the west 
riding of the county of York; that the Petitioners most 
strongly object to the passing of such Bill; that upon re- 
ference to the Petition presented to the House for the said 
Bill, and upon perusal of a printed copy of the said Bill, 
the Petitioners apprehend that the tots,“ toate for the said 
Bill have not truly stated the case in their Petition for the 
said Bill, as required by the Standing Order (No. 2.), inas- 
much as that, although they well knew that in conse- 
uence of the change of property in a large proportion of 
the land necessary to be taken for making the Railway on 
the line described in the Map or Plan deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace, and also that in consequence of works 
in progress on such land, it would be utterly impossible 
for them to make such Railway thereon, and that in truth 
a different line must be adopted, their Petition does not 
state that case, and the Bill has been brought in and 
read a first time prepared in such a manner as to give 
full power and authority for making a Railway over 
different lands from those over which the line is so laid 
down in the said Map or Plan for a length of nearly one- 
twentieth part of the whole line ; that the line described 
in the Map or Plan of the intended Railway, which has 
been deposited with the Clerk of the Peace, is therein 
directed to pass over land to the extent of a quarter of a 
mile or thereabouts (the whole length of the Railway 
being about five miles and a quarter) now belonging 
to the Petitioners, and which the Petitioners are now 
excavating in the progress of their works for improving 
their navigation, and therefore such Railway cannot be 
made on the line described on the said Map or Plan, 
but must of necessity be artly made in a different line ; 
that the Petitioners tharefore apprehend, that the Stand- 
ing Orders of the House have not been complied with, 
inasmuch as the said Map or Plan does not (so far as 
relates to the above-mentioned lands) correctly delineate 
the proper line of Railway which, under the circumstances 
aforesaid, would be made if the said Bill were to pass into 
a law, nor the section nor the levels thereof in feet and 
inches, as required by the Standing Orders; that the 
printed copy of the said Bill contains a proviso which 
might enable the said promoters to take land belonging to 
rsons not aan to before presenting the Petition, and 

at although, the applicants for the said Bill, or their 
agents, were informed before depositing the Lists of 
Owners and Occupiers in the Private Bill Office, that the 
Petitioners had become the possessors of the particular 
land above mentioned, yet they have not in such Lists de- 


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A. 1835. 


scribed the Petitioners, but another party, as being the 
owners and occupiers ; and the Petitioners conceive, that 
in these respects also the Standing Orders have not been 
duly complied with; and praying, That they may be 
heard thereon, by themselves, their counsel, agents and 
witnesses ; and that the said Bill may not be allowed to 
proceed, or that they may have such relief in the premises 
as to the House shall seem meet. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Secretary Goulburn presented, by His Majesty’s 
command,—First Reportof the Commissionersappointed 
to inquire into the Municipal Corporations in England 
and Wales. 


Report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire 
into the existing state of the Municipal Corporations in 
Ireland. 


Mr. Secretary Goulburn also presented, pursuant to 
Orders,—Copy of the Proceedingshad at an Investigation 
held in Armagh on the transactions which took place in 
that Town and Neighbourhood on the 15th January last, 
and the following week, during which period several 
Houses in town were wrecked, and fourteen Catholic 
Houses burned in the Neighbourhood by a body of 
Orangemen ; together with the several Papers connected 
therewith. 

A Return of all the Clergymen now in the Commis- 
sion of the Peace in Ireland; distinguishing those be- 
longing to the Established Church, the Catholic Church, 
and the various Congregations of Dissenters. 


A Return, showing the an and Expenditure of Registration 


the Office for the Registration of Deeds in Dublin, for 
one year, in continuation of the Return presented to 
the "sid in the year 1834 ; distinguishing the Ordinary 
from the Extraordinary Expenses of the Office, stating the 
Total Number of Registries and Searches made during 
the year, and the average Cost of each ; and also, specify- 
ing the Amount of surplus Receipts which have been paid 
into the Treasury by the Registrar of the Office of Deeds 
since the year 1828, and the Appropriation thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table ; 
and, except the Report relative to Municipal Corpora- 
tions (Jreland), be printed. 


The Order of the day, for the Call of the House, being House called 


over. 


read ; 

Ordered, That the House be now called over. 

Ordered, That the Serjeant-at-Arms attending this 
House do go, with the Mace, to the places adjacent, and 
summon the Members there to attend the service of the 
House :—And he went accordingly; and being re- 
turned ; 

The House was called over, and several of the Mem 
bers appeared; and the Names of such Members as 
made default to appear, were taken down. 

And the names of the Defaulters being called over, 
several of them appeared; and those who did not appear, 
were ordered to attend, as followeth : 

Ordered, That John Angerstein, Esquire, Sir Richard 
Bulkeley Williams Bulkeley, Sir Francis Burdett, Baro- 
nets, Henry Burton, Esquire, Lord Viscount Cole, Thomas 
Henry Cookes, Robert Westley Hall Dare, Esquires, the 
Honourable Charles Grey, John Heathcoat, John Hum- 
phery, David Ker, Esquires, Sir Charles Knightley, 
Baronet, David Lewis, George Benvenuto Mathew, 
Esquires, the Honourable Augustus Henry Moreton, 
Sir Gerard Noel Noel, Baronet, Robert Pigot, Esquire, 
the Honourable William Francis Spencer Ponsonby, 
Edward Ayshford Sanford, John Abel Smith, Alexander 
Speirs, Christopher Rice- Mansel Talbot, Esquires, Sir 
George William Tapps, Baronet, Henry T , Es- 

uire, Lord Walpole, Thomas Peers Wilkams, Esquire, 
gi Thomas Edward Winnington, Baronet, and the Mar- 
quis of Worcester, do attend the service of this House 
To-morrow. 


Sir Robert Peel presented a Bill concerning the 
Marriages of Persons not being Members of the United 
Church of England and Ireland, and objecting to be 
married according to the rite thereof: And the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Monday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 

A Message 





Papers, 
presented : 


First Report on 
unicipal Cor. 
porations (Eng. 


land and Wales 


No. 116, 


Report on 
unicipal 
Corporations 

(Ireland). 


Armagh 
Investiga- 
tion. 


No. 101. 


Commissivns of 


the Peace 


Clergy) 
[Ireland 


Nv. 102. 


of Deeds 
Office 
(Dublin.) 


No. 103. 


Dissenters 
Marriages 
Bill, pre- 
sented. 


No. 96. 


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f~ 
g- 
s). 


The Lords 
have passed 


Property’ 
in Infants — 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Contempts 
in Equity — 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Debate on 
Question re- 
specting Church 
Establishment 
(Ireland) 
adjourned, 


Report 
Supply ; 


Land Forces, 


Officers in 
Public De- 
partments. 


Royal Mili- 
tary Asylum. 


Chelsea and 
Kilmainham 
Hospitals. 


Mutiny Bil 
ordered,” 


5 Wit. LV. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Trower and 
Mr. Roupell : 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act to 
extend to Zreland certain provisions of an Act made and 

assed in the first year of His present Majesty’s Reign, 
intituled, ‘‘ An Act for consolidating and amending the 
Laws relating to Property belonging to Infants, Femmes 
Covert, Lunatics and ie of unsound Mind ;” to 
which the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 
And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for 
altering and amending the Law regarding Commitments 
by Courts of Equity for Contempts, and the taking Bills 
pro Confesso in Ireland; to which the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House :—And then the Messengers 
withdrew. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That this House do resolve itself into a Com- 
mittee, in order to consider the present state of the 
Church Establishment in Jreland, with a view of apply- 
ing any surplus of its Revenues, not required for the 
spiritual care of its members, to the general education 
of all classes of the People, without distinction of re- 
ligious persuasion :—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 31° die Marti, 1835: 
Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till this day. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee of Supply, 
the Resolutions which they had directed him to report 
to the House; and the same were read, and agreed to 
by the House ; and are as followeth : 

1. Resolved, That a number of Land Forces, not ex- 
ceeding 81,271 Men, being part of an Establishment of 
88,955 Men (exclusive of the men belonging to the Re- 
giments employed in the Territorial Possessions of the 
East India Company), Commissioned and Non-commis- 
sioned Officers included, be maintained for the Service 
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 
for the year, from the 1st day of April 1835 to the 31st 
day of March 1836, both days inclusive. 


2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two millions 
nine hundred and seventy-eight thousand five hundred 
and twenty-eight pounds six shillings and seven-pence, 
be granted to His Majesty, for defraying the charge of 
His Majesty’s Land Forces, for Service in the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and on Stations 
Abroad (excepting the Regiments employed in the Ter- 
ritorial Possessions of the Kast India Company), for the 
year, from thé 1st day of April 1835 to the 31st day of 
March 1836, both days inclusive. 

3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seventy- 
eight thousand four hundred and thirty-four pounds 
and ten-pence, be granted to His Majesty, for defraying 
the charge of the Allowances to the principal Officers of 
the several Public Departments in Great Britain and 
Ireland, their Deputies, Clerks and Contingent Ex- 
penses, for the year, from the 1st day of April 1835 to 
the 31st day of March 1836, both days inclusive. 

4. Resolved, That asum, not exceeding Nine thousand 
four hundred and forty pounds, be granted to His Ma- 
jesty, for defraying the charge of the Royal Military 
Asylum, and of the Hibernian Military School, for the 
year, from the Ist day of April 1835 to the 31st day of 

arch 1836, both days inclusive. 

5- Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One million 
two hundred and seventy-five thousand six hundred and 
seventy-five Sgn six shillings and one penny, be 
granted to His Majesty, for defraying the charge of 
Chelsea and Kilmainham Hospitals, of the In-Pensioners 
of those Establishments, and of the Out-Pensioners of 
Chelsea Hospital, for the year, from the 1st day of April 
1835 to the 31st day of March1836, both days inclusive. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
opening Mutiny and Desertion; and for the better 

ayment of the Army and their Quarters: And that 
Mr. Herries, Sir Edward Knatchbull, and Mr. Attorney 
— be prepare, and bring it in. 


30°—31° Marti. 


183 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Supply; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Ways and Means; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Colonial Passengers Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time, and committed to a Committee of 
the whole House, for Friday next. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, &lt; 
turn of the various Turnpike Trusts in Scotland; stating 
the Number of Miles in each Trust, the Debt due by 
such Trust, distinguishing floating and vested (or bonded) 
Debt, and Interest payable thereon :—The Average In- 
come for the last Three years, Average Expenditure for 
the last Three years ; distinguishing ordinary Expenses, 
and Extraordinary Sums expended in Improvements, 
such as building Sidon, cutting Hills, and filling Hol- 
lows :—The Returns to be made up to the usual annual 
period of closing and docqueting the Accounts of each 
Trust, at or next previous to Whitsunday Term 1835: 
—aAlso, date of Act under which the Trusts act. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That Mr. Leader be added to the Select 
Committee on Hand-Loom Weavers. 


Ordered, That the Committee, appointed to assist 
Mr.Speaker in the direction of the Library, have Power 
to report their observations and opinion thereupon from 
time to time to the House; together with the Minutes 
of the Evidence taken before them. 

Sir Robert Inglis reported from the said Committee, 
That they had considered the matters to them referred ; 
and had directed him to make a Report thereof to the 
House, together with the Minutes of the Evidence taken 


Supply, 
deferred. 


Ways ana 
Means, de- 
ferred. 


Colonial 
Passengers Bill 
committed. 


Address 
respecting 
Turnpike Trusts 
(Scotland.) 


Member added 
toa Committee. 


Power to 
Committee 
ou Library of 
the House ; 


No, 104, 
reported. 


before them; and the Report was brought up, and 


read. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; and 
be printed. 


Ordered, That Sir Matthew Ridley be added to the 
Select Committee on Printed Papers. 

Ordered, That Mr. William Miles be added to the 
Select Committee on the Imprisonment for Debt Bill. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 


one of the clock on Tuesday morning, adjourned 


till this day. 





Martis, 31° die Marti ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


Sie hour appointed for taking into consideration 
the Petition of the several Persons whose names are 
thereunto subscribed, electors of the city of Worcester, 
and county of the same city, on behalf of themselves and 
others, claiming a right to vote for Members to serve in 
Parliament for the City and County aforesaid, complain- 
ing of an undue Election and Return for the said City, 
being come ; 

The House proceeded to the appointment of a Select 
Committee to try and determine the merits of the said 
Petition. ; 

The Serjeant-at-Arms was sent, with the Mace, to the 
places adjacent, to require the attendance of the Members 
on the business of the House :—And being returned ; 

The House was counted by Mr. Speaker; and two 
hundred and seventy-eight Members being present, the 
counsel and agents were called in. 

And the door being locked ; 

The Order of the day for taking the said Petition into 
consideration, was read. F ‘A 

n 





3A2 


Members added 
to Committees. 


Worcester City 
Election-— 
Petition 
considered. 








184 


And the Names of the Members were drawn, and read, 


‘in the usual manner. 


House of 
Commons’ 
Certificate, 
presented, 


Account 
respecting 
Liverpool Port, 
presented. 


Fxeter Bridge 
and Ferry Peti- 
tion, reported, 


Paisley 
Railway Will, 
presented. 


New Quay 
Harbour 
Petition, 
reported. 


New Quay and 
Aberayron 
Read Petition, 
reported. 


And the whole number of thirty-three Names was 
completed : And Lists of the said Names were delivered 
to the Clerk appointed to attend the said Committee; and 
then the door wag opened, and the Parties, their counsel 
and agents, withdrew. 

ote :—That in the course of drawing the Names 
for the appointment of the said Committee, the 
Name of a Member was drawn, who was excused, 
as having served on a Select Committee, and one 
Name was set aside, the Member being petitioned 
against. 


- “Mr. Romilly, from the Commissioners for establishing 


Regulations in the Offices of the House of Commons, 
was called in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to the 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—Certificate of the 
Commissioners appointed by an Act passed in the 52d 

ear of the reign of his late Majesty King George the 

hird, intituled, “ An Act to repeal an Act passed in 
the thirty-ninth and fortieth year of the Reign of His 
present Majesty, for establishing Regulations in the 
Offices of the House of Commons, and for establishing 
other and further Regulations in the said Offices :”—And 
then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Wainewright, from the Trustees of the Liverpool 
Docks, was called in; and at the bar presented, pursuant 
to the directions of an Act of Parliament,—An Account 
of the Receipt and Disbursement of Dock and Light 
Duties at the Port of Liverpool, from the 25th June 1833 
to the 24th June 1834 :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Divett reported from the Committee on the Peti- 
tion of the Mayor, Bailiffs and Commonalty of the city 
of Exeter; That the Standing Orders relative to Bills 
for building Bridges, and to Bills for making Ferries, 


had been complied with; and that they had examined 


the matter of the Petition ; and the Report was brought 
up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
building a Bridge over the River Eze, from the Shilhay, 
at the City of Exeter, and for making Approaches thereto; 
for removing the present Ferry across the said River, 
and for establishing another Ferry and a Foot Bridge in 
lieu thereof: And that Mr. Dwett and the Solicitor 
General do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Divett, by Order, presented a Bill for making and 
maintaining a Railway between the Town of Paisley 
and the south side of the River Clyde, at Renfrew Ferry ; 
and for constructing a Wharf, Quay or Landing-place 
there, all in the County of Renfrew: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Colonel Powell reported from the Committee on the 
Petition of several Merchants, Ship-owners and other 
Inhabitants of New Quay, in the county of Cardigan, 
and also Proprietors of estates in the neighbourhood 
thereof; ‘That the Standing Orders relative to Bills for 
making Piers, Ports or Harbours, had been complied 
with ; and that they had examined the matter of the 
Petition ; and the Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
constructing and maintaining a Harbour at New Quay, 
in the County of Cardigan: And that Colonel Powell 
and Mr. Rice Trevor do prepare, and bring it in. 


Colonel Powell reported from the Committee on the 
Petition. of-several Owners, Proprietors of estates or In- 
habitants within the several parishes thereinafter men- 
tioned, and parts adjacent; That the Standing Orders 
relative to Turnpike Bills, had been complied with; and 
that they had examined the matter of the Petition; and 
the Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making and maintaining a Road from New Quay, in 
the County of Cardigan, to-Aberayron, in the same 
County: And that Colonel Powell and Mr. Rice Trevor 
do prepare, and bring it jp. 


31° Marti. 





A. 1835. 


An ingrossed Bill for making, maintaining and re- 
pairing a Turnpike Road from the Town of Belfast, to 
the Town of Crumlin (by the Mountain), in the County 
of Antrim, was read the third time; and an ingrossed 
Clause was added to the Bill, by way of rider. : 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title 
be, An Act for making, maintaining and repairing a 
Turnpike Road from the Town of Belfast to the Town 
of Crumlin, in the County of Antrim. 

Ordered, That Mr. Emerson Tennent do carry the Bill 


to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Rotherham, was presented, 
and read ; taking notice of the Sheffield and Rotherham 
Railway Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass 
into a law. 

A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers and other 
Inhabitants of Sheffield and Rotherham, was also pre- 
sented, and read; taking notice of the said Bill; and 
praying, That the same may pass into a law. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


The Sheffield and Rotherham Railway Bill was read 
asecond time; and committed to Lord Viscount Morpeth 
and the York List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, 
in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Barnes, was presented, 
and read; taking notice of the Chelsea Waterworks Bill; 
and praying, That they may be heard, by their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, b 
their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if they think 
fit; and counsel heard in favour of the Bill, against the 
said Petition. 


A Petition of Butchers of Zondon and Westminster, and 
parts adjacent, using and frequenting Smithfield Market; 
—and, Farmers, Graziers and others of Whetstone,—were 
presented, and read; taking notice of the Islington 
Market Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass 
into a law. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

A Petition of Farmers, Graziers and others of Wor- 
cester, and parts adjacent ;— Kingston, and parts adja- 
cent; — Chichester ;—and, Graziers, Cattle Salesmen and 
Butchers using and frequenting Smithfield Market,— 
were also presented, and read ; taking notice of the said 
Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass into 
a law as it now stands. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill. 

A Petition of Farmers, Graziers and others residing 
in Oafordshire ;— Banbury ;—and, Woolwich,—were also 
presented, and read ; taking notice of the said Bill; and 
praying, That they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts thereof. 

_ And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves,-their counsel or agents, upon their Pe- 
titions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Mr. Richard Oswald reported from the Committee on 
the Petition of several Trustees for executing the Act 
for improving and maintaining the Harbour of Ayr, 
and for regulating Vessels resorting thereto; That the 
Standing Orders relative to Bills for making Harbours, 
had been complied with; and that they had examined 
the matter of the Petition ; and the Report was brought 
up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be — to bring in a Bill for 
the further Improvement of the Harbour of Ayr: And 
that Mr. Richard Oswald and Lord James Stuart do pre- 


pare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Scourfield reported from the Committee on the 
petition of several Owners of property and Inhabitants 
of the town and county of Haverfordwest; That the 
Standing Orders relative to Bills for improving any 
City, Town or Place, had been complied with ; and = 

they 


* 


Belfast and- 
Crumlin 
Road Bill, 
passed, 


Petition agai 
Sheffield = 
Rotherhan 
Railway Bill, 


Petitions 
in favour, 


Sheffield and 
Rotherham 
Railway Bill, 
committed, 


Petition 
against Chelea 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Petitions 
against 
Islingten 
Market Bill. 


Ayr Harbour 
Petition, 
reported. 


Haverfordwest 
Im provement 
Petition, 
reported. 


= — bet TZ) ~o fe —_— 


it et eet bow 


-_ 
= 


iit- omnia om 





et 


, 





Hereford 
Roads Bill, 


Report from 
Committee 
on Standing 
Orders ; 


Stretham 
Drainage and 
Inclosure Peti- 
tion. 


Manchester, 
Bolton and 
Bury Canal and 
Railway Peti- 


tivn, 


Nantwich 

and Congleton 
Road Bill, 
presented, 


Manchester, 
Bolton and 
Bury Canal and 
Railway Bill, 
ordered, 


Petition against 
Great Western 
Railway Bill, 


Worcester City 
Election— 
Comnittee 
appointed, 


— 
Hamburg 


Shipping Dues, 


5 Wii. lV. 


they had examined the matter of the Petition; and the 
Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
paving, lighting, and otherwise improving the Town of 
Haverfordwest, and the Townships of Prendergast and 
Cartlett adjoining, in the several Parishes of Prender- 
gast and Uzmaston, in the County of Pembroke: And 
that Mr. Scourfield and Mr. Rice Trevor do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Sir Robert Price presented a Bill for improving cer- 
tain Roads within the County of Hereford, communi- 
cating with the City of Hereford : And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Sir Robert Pricereported from theSelect Committee on 
Standing Orders relative to Private Bills; That they had 
made a further progress in the matters referred to them; 
and had come to several Resolutions, which they had 
directed him to report to the House ; and the same were 
read, and agreed to by the House ; and are as followeth: 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Stretham (Cam- 
bridge) Drainage and Inclosure Petition, the Parties be 
permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Manchester, Bolton 
and Bury Canal and Railway Petition, the Parties be 
permitted to proceed with their Bill, so far only as con- 
cerns the lines of Railway between Manchester, Bolton 
and Bury; and the Amendment of the former Acts. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. George Wilbraham presented a Bill for making 
Turnpike certain Highways between the Towns of Nant- 
wich and Congleton, in the County Palatine of Chester : 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


The House was moved, That the Report which was 
this day made from the Select Committee on Standing 
Orders relative to Private Bills, might be read; and 
the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend the Acts relating to the Manchester, Bolton and 
Bury Canal Navigation and Railway, and to make a 
Branch Railway, with collateral Branches, to Bolton: 
And that Mr. Wilson Patten and Lord Viscount Sandon 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Robert Tubbs, of George-street, Port- 
man-square, in the parish of Saint Mary-le-bone, in the 
county of AdZiddlesex, Esquire, was presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the Great Western Railway Bill; and 
praying, That he may be heard, by himself, his counsel 
or agent, against certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


The counsel and agents before mentioned being re- 
turned to the bar, the clerk appointed to attend the said 
Committee, delivered in to the House a reduced List; 
and the same was called over, and is as follows: 

William Dowdeswell, Esquire, Lord Charles Fitzroy, 
the Honourable Arthur Duncombe, Richard Alsager, 
Esquire, Robert Rushbrooke, Esquire, Thomas Sheppard, 
Esquire, Sir John Walter Pollen, Baronet, Philip H enry 
Howard, Esquire, the Honourable Francis William Grant, 
James Emerson Tennent, Esquire, John Evelyn Denison, 
Esquire. 

And the said eleven Members, being the Select Com- 
mittee for trying the merits of the Petition complaining 
of an undue Election and Return for the City of Worces- 
ter, were sworn, by the Clerk, at the Table, in the usual 
manner; and thereupon the counsel and agents withdrew. 
_ Ordered, That the said Committee do meet forthwith 
in one of the Committee Chambers appointed for hearing 
the Trials of Controverted Elections. 


A Petition of Ship-owners, Merchants and others of 
the Port of Kingston-upon-Hully was presented, and 


a - é a mies of the partial and oppressive nature 


81° Marti. 


185 


of the Dues or Tolls charged on all British Vessels bound 
to Hamburgh, at Stade, in the River Elbe,and on passing 
the Heligoland Light; and praying the House to take 
the matter into their serious consideration, and adopt 
such remedies as may tend to remove the grievance com- 
plained of, or otherwise to grant such relief as they may 
deem just and necessary. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of a Congregation of Unita- 
rian Christians, meeting in Bowl-alley Lane chapel, 
Hull, was presented, and read ; praying, That all disa- 
bilities which may be known to attach to them by the 
laws of their country, and all disabilities attaching to 
any class of their countrymen on account of conscien- 
tious differences of religious belief, may be speedily and 
entirely removed. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers residing in the city 
and soke of Peterborough, was presented, and read; 
praying for the repeal of the additional Duty on Spirit 
Licenses imposed by an Act of the last Session of Par- 
liament. : 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Landholders and Inhabitants of the 
United Parishes of Donegore and Kilbride ;—Landhold- 
ers of the parishes of Knockbreda, Saintfield, Comber, 
Drumbo, Dunsford, Ballee, Saul, Bright, Saint Andrew’s, 
Ardkeen, Bangor, Loughinisland, Killainey, Maghera- 
droll, Ballyculter, and Killinchey, in the county of 
Down, and, Carnmoney, Kilbride and Ballyclare, in the 
county of Antrim,—were presented, and read ; praying 
for the abolition of Tithes in Jreland. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the attendance 
of the several Members who were.ordered to attend the 
House this day, be now read; and the same being 
read ; 

The names of the said Members were severally called 
over; and such of them as appeared, were excused for 
their non-attendance yesterday; and several were ex- 
cused on account of their own illness, or of illness in their 
families, or the death of near relations, or as being abroad. 

And the names of Sir Richard Bulkeley Williams 
Bulkeley, Sir Francis Burdett, Baronets, Lord Viscount 
Cole, Robert Westley Hall Dare, David Ker, Christopher 
Rice Mansel Talbot, Esquires, and Sir George William 
Tapps, Baronet, being called; and no excuse being 
offered for them ; 

Ordered, That Sir Richard Bulkeley Williams Bulkeley, 
Sir Francis Burdett, Baronets, Lord Viscount Cole, 
Robert Westley Hall Dare, David Ker, Christopher Rice 
Mansel Talbot, Esquires, and Sir George William Tapps, 
Baronet, do attend this House To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day, for taking into 
consideration the Petition of Charles Jennings, agent for 
the Sitting Members, that the Order made upon Mon- 
day, the 9th day of this instant March, for taking into 
consideration upon Thursday, the 14th day of May next, 
the Petition of James Hudson and others, electors, com- 
plaining of an undue Election and Return for the 
Borough of Leicester, be discharged, be now read ; and 
the same being read :—The House proceeded to take the 
said Petition into consideration. 

The House was moved, That the Report of the Exa- 
miners of the Sureties, might be read; and the same 
was read, as follows : . 


“ Lune, 30° die Marta, 1835. 

“ Borough of Leicester.—In pursuance of the annexed 
Order of the Right honourable the Speaker of the House 
of Commons, 

Janes fan, We the Examiners thereby appointed, do 


and others. J certify that, in obedience thereto, we have this 


day, pursuant to notice, proceeded to examine into the 
sufficiency of the Sureties to be named in the Recogni- 
zance referred to in the said Order, as far as respects the 
directions of an Act made in the ninth year of the reign 
Pourth, intituled, 

6“ An 


of his late Majesty King ower the 
3 


Petition 

for relief of 
Protestant 
Dissenters. 


Petition for 
repeal of Duty 
on Spirit 
Licenses, 


Petitions 
for abolition 
of Tithes 
(Ireland.) 


Defaulters 
Names 
called over. 


Leicester 
Borough 
Election— 
Petition of 
Mr. Jennings, 
considered. 





Debate 
thereupon, 
adjourned. 


Order for 
considering 
Inverness-shire 
Election Peti- 
tion, discharged. 


Debate on 
Question re- 
specting Church 
Establishment 
(Ireland), 
‘resumed, and 
further 
adjourned. 


Address re- 
specting Burghs 
Commission 
(Scotland. ) 


186 


‘ An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating 
to the Trial of Controverted Elections, or Returns of 
Members to serve in Parliament;’ and that, in our 
judgment,— 

“ Thomas Stokes, of the Parish of Saint Mary, in the 
Borough of Leicester, hosier, Isaac Hodgson, of the Parish 
of Thurnby, in the County of Leicester, banker, Thomas 
Paget, of the Parish of Humberstone, in the County of 
Lewester, banker, and John Ellis, of Beaumont Leys or 
Lees, near Leicester, farmer and grazier, are sufficient 
Sureties in that behalf :-— 


“ But that, as seven clear days have not intervened 
between this day and the day on which the corrected 
Name of the said Thomas Stokes was delivered in and 
duly entered, we should not have proceeded to examine 
the sufficiency of the said Thomas Stokes, unless the 
House of Commons had resolved on Thursday last, 
‘ that the Petitioners in the case of the Leicester Elec- 
tion Petition have permission to correct the clerical 
error into which their Agent has fallen as to the Chris- 
tian Name of the proposed new Surety.’ 


“* Given under our hands the dayand year first above 


wrieen, John Rickman. 
“ To the Right honourable The Speaker. #', Cross.” 


A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
That the Order made upon the 9th day of this instant 
March, for taking into consideration, upon Thursday, 
the 14th day of May next, the Petition of James Hudson 
and others, electors, complaining of an undue Election 
and Return for the Borough of Leicester, be discharged : 
—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till To- 


morrow. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of John 
Norman Macleod, Esquire, which was presented upon 
the 10th day of this instant March, complaining of an 
undue Election and Return for the Shire of Jnverness, 
and also the Order for taking the said Petition into.con- 
sideration upon Tuesday, the 26th day of May next, at 
three of the clock in the Afternoon, might be read ; 

And the same were read accordingly. 

And the House being informed, that since the present- 
ing of the said Petition, the said Norman Macleod, 
Esquire, was dead ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the Electors for the County of Znverness be 
at liberty to question the Election and Return for the 
said Shire within fourteen days next; it passed in the 
Negative. 

The House was moved, That the entry in the Journal 
of the House of the 30th November 1796, of the Pro 
ceedings of the House in the case of the Petition com- 
piatning of an undue Election and Return for the 

orough of Bridport, might be read ; and the same being 
read ; 


Ordered, Thet the said Order be discharged. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day, for resuming the 
adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed yesterday, 
“* That this House do resolve itself into a Committee, in 
order to consider the present state of the Church Esta- 
blishment in Jreland, with aview of applying any surplus 
of its Revenues, not required for the spiritual care of 
its members, to the general Education of all classes of 
the People, without distinction of religious persuasion,” 
be now read; and the same being read :—The House 
resumed the said adjourned Debate. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Wednesday morning ; 


Mercurii, 1° die Aprilis, 1835: 


Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned till 
this day. - 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this ites: a Return 
of the Emoluments and Expenses of a Commission bear- 
ing date the 15th July 1833, to inquire into Royal and 
other Burghs in Scotland; distinguishing the different 
Heads of remuneration to Commissioners, Travelling 


31° Marti.—° Aprils. 


A. 1835. 


Expenses, Secretary’s Salary, and other Charges from 
the above date to the latest period. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn, in detail, of the Amount paid to the Contractor or 
Contractors for furnishing Mail Coaches in the United 
Kingdom ; distinguishing the Number in use in Eng- 
land, Ireland and Scotland, in so far as this can be done: 
—Also, in detail, the duration, nature and amount of 
the Contracts, and the Name of the Contractors, and 
whether by open tender or by limited tender, stating 
the limits, if any, and when the said Contract or Con- 
tracts were last entered into and expire, and the rate or 
rates of Contract; the said Returns to be for the last 
Ten years, ending with 1st January 1835. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn, in detail, of the whole Amount of Poundage 
charged by Postmasters in Great Britain and Ireland 
upon Post Office Money Orders, stating the purpose or 
purposes the said Poundage is applied to, and the Amount 
paid in London, Dublin and Edinburgh ; also, the Sum 
Totals paid in England, Ireland and Scotland, in each 
of the last Three years, ending 1st January 1835, and 
distinguishing the same. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Copies 





Returns, 


ordered : 
Mail 


Coaches, 


Post Office, 


Wexford 


of any Correspondence between the Lord Lieutenant of Magistracy. 


the County of Wexford, or any Magistrates thereof, 

Sub-Inspector, or other Officer of Police therein, and 

the Chief or Under Secretary for Jreland relating to 

appointment of a Stipendiary Magistrate for said 
ounty. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Copies 
of Police Reports of the said County of Wesford, from 
the ist of January last to the present date; so far as the 
same relate to the state of the County in respect to its 
general tranquillity, or the contrary. 


The Registration of Births, &amp;c. Scotland Bill, was, ac- 
cording to Order, read a second time ; and committed to 
Mr. Robert Steuart, the Lord Advocate, Mr. Murray, Sir 
John Campbell, Mr. Hope Johnstone, Sir George Clerk, 
Sir Hugh Purves Campbell, Mr. James Oswald, Mr. Chal- 
mers, Sir John Hay, Mr. Bannerman, Sir Michael Shaw 
Stewart, Mr. Pringle, Lord Dalmeney, Mr. Fazakerley, 
Lord Viscount Stormont, Mr. Wilks, Mr. Cumming Bruce, 
Mr. Fox Maule, Mr. Fergus, the Earl of Kerry, Colonel 
Leith Hay, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Alexander Graham Speirs, 
and Dr. Bowring :—And they are to meet this After- 
noon, in the Speaker’s Chamber. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum of the Com- 
mittee. 


Lord Ashley presented a Bill for the Regulation of His 
Majesty’s Royal Marine Forces while on Shore: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time this day. 


Mr. Herries presented a Bill for punishing Mutiny and 
Desertion, and for the better Payment of the Army and 
their Quarters: And the same was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time this day. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
Wednesday, the 18th day of this instant March, for read- 


ing a second time, this day, the Merchant Seamen Re- § 


gistration Bill, might be read; and the same being read; 
Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday, the 8th day of April next. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
Wednesday, the 18th day of this instant March, for 
reading a second time, this day, the Enlistment of Sea- 
fnen Bill, might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday, the 8th day of April next. 


Mr. James Oswald reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Public Petitions; That they had examined 
the Petitions which were presented upon the 25th, oar 

an 


Registration 
of Births, &amp;c. 
(Scotland) Bill, 
commitied to 
a Select Cum- 
mittee. 


Marine 
Mutiny Bill, 
presented. 


Mutiny Bill, 
presented. 


Merchant 
Seamen Re- 
istration 


Bill, deferred. 


Enlistment 
of Seamen 
Bill, deferred. 


Eighth Report 
from Committee 
on Public Pett 
tions. 


ort 
tee 





Cardiff Im- 
provement 
Petition, 
reported . 


Accounts, 
respecting 
Sinecure Offices, 
ordered. 


Account of 
Supply 
Unissued, 
ordered. 


No. 115. 


presented. 


Accounts, 
presented : 


Customs 
Duty. 
No. 106. 


Tonnage 
of Vessels 
(Ireland.) 


No. 107, 


Newspaper 
Advertise- 
ments, 


No. 108, 


Post-Office 
Packets, 
(Ireland ) 


No. 109, 
Window 
Duty, 

No. 110. 
Receivers of 
Taxes, 

No. 111, 


5 Witt. IV. 


and 27th days of this instant March, and had directed 
him to make a Report thereof to the House; and the 
Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; and 
be printed. 


Dr. Nichol reported from the Committee on the Pe- 
tition of several Commissioners for executing the Act for 
better paving, cleansing and lighting the Streets, Lanes 
and Public Passages in the Town of Cardiff, and Liber- 
ties thereof, in the County of Glamorgan, and for remov- 
ing and preventing Nuisances and Annoyances therein; 
That the Standing Orders relative to Bills for paving, 
lighting, cleansing or improving any City or Town, 
had been complied with; and that they had examined 
the matter of the Petition ; and the Report was brought 
up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for re- 
moving the Markets held in the Town of Cardiff, in the 
County of Glamorgan, and for providing other Market 
Places in lieu thereof: And that Dr. Nicholl and Mr. 
Guest do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Copies 
of Minutes or other Proceedings of the Board of Trea- 
sury, for carrying into effect the Recommendations in 
the Report of the Select Committee on Sinecure Offices 
in the last Session. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Amount of the several Grants for Supply 
Services which remained unissued on 5th January 1835; 
of the Savings which may be deducted therefrom; the 
Ways and Means appropriated to those Services ; and 
the Total Balance remaining as Surplus of Grants. 

Sir Thomas Fremanile accordingly presented the said 
Account. 

Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. | 


Sir Thomas Fremantle presented, pursuant to Orders, 
—An Account of the gross Receipt of Customs Duty col- 
lected at each Custom House of the United Kingdom, 
in the year to 5th January 1835; distinguishing the 
Amounts of Re-payments for Drawbacks and Bounties, 
the Amount paid for the Expense of Office (and other 
incidental Charges), and the net Amount remitted from 
each Custom House to the Receivers General in London, 
Edinburgh and Dublin. 

An Account of the gross and net Amount of the Du- 
ties collected at each Custom House, in the year ending 
the 5th January 1835, compared with the Produce of 
each Custom ies in the year ending the 5th January 
1834. 

Return to an Order, dated the 3d day of this instant 
March, for an Account of the Number of Vessels, with 
their Tonnage and Cargoes, entered Inwards and cleared 
Outwards at each and every Port in [reland, in the Five 
years ending 5th January 1835 ; distinguishing the Re- 
gistered Vessels and Tonnage of each Port, the British 
and Foreign Ships, the Steam Boats, Colliers and 
Coasters, trading from and to Great Britain, and from 
and to Jrish Ports; as also the Number of Fishing 
Smacks and Wherries belonging to each Port respec- 
tively. 

k hes of the Number of Advertisements which 
appeared in each of the Newspapers published in Zon- 
don during the years 1831, 1832, 1833 and 1834, and 
the Amount of Advertisement Duty paid by each during 
the period above mentioned. 

Copy of a Memorial presented to the Treasury, re- 
lating to the removal of the Post-Office Packets from 
Howth Harbour to Kingstown Harbour. 

A Return of the Amount of Window Duty paid by 
the Twelve Towns which contribute severally the largest 
amount. 

Sir Thomas Fremantle also presented, pursuant to the 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—An Account of 
the Salaries, Allowances, or other Emoluments, in any 
manner accruing to the several Receiving Officers of 
the Taxes under the Act 3 Geo. 4, c. 88, and the Act 
1 and 2 Will. 4, c. 18, for the year ending 5th January 
1835. 

Ordered, That the said Accounts and Papers do lie 
upon the Table ; and be printed. 

VOL. 90. 


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187 


Mr. Secretary Goulburn presented, pursuant to Orders, Police 
—A Return of the Cost, in each year for the last Five Gazette. 
years, of printing and circulating the Police Gazette Noe.112- 
and the Hue and Cry, for each Publication respectively, 
the Numbers printed and circulated, and to whom sent ; 
stating whether any other and what Expense is incurred 
in respect of the same. 

Copy of the Proceedings of an Investigation held at Keady 
Armagh, of the Transactions which took place, in the — 
Neighbourhood of Keady, between the PoliceandCountry =~ 
People, on collecting an Arrear of Tithe due to the Re- 
verend James Blacker, wherein one man was killed and 
several wounded; with a Copy of the Inquest, and all 
other Documents, connected with that transaction. 

Copy of the Correspondence between the Reverend Rev. Thomas 
Thomas Locke, Rector of Newcastle, in the County of becke- 
Limerick, and the Chief or Under Secretary for Ireland, 
from the month of February 1834 to the present time, 
relative to the collection of Tithes payable to Mr. Locke ; 
and also, of any Correspondence on that subject, during 
the same period, between the Chief or Under Secretary 
for Ireland and the Commander of the Forces, or any 
Magistrate or Officers of Police in the Limerick District. 

Copy of any Report made to, or Correspondence be- Dungannon 
tween the Chief or Under Secretary for Zreland and any Meeting. 
Inspector or other Officer of Police, or any Magistrate, 
relative toa Meeting of the Inhabitants of the County of 
Tyrone, held in Dungannon on the 19th December last, 
or the Proceedings at that Meeting. 

Mr. Secretary Goulburn also presented, pursuant to Stamp Duties 
the directions of several Acts of Parliament,—An Ac- ‘!reland.) 
count of Stamp Duties received on certain Proceedings 
in the Courts of Law in Jreland, in the year ended 5th 
January 1835:—An Account of Stamp Duties received 
on certain Proceedings in the Court of Chancery, and in 
the Equity Side of the Court of Exchequer, in Ireland, 
in the year ended 5th January 1835:—An Account of 
all Sums paid into the Receipt of the Exchequer in 
Ireland, in the year ended 5th January 1835, on account 
of Stamp Duties granted by the Act 4 Geo. 4, c. 78, 
and of all Salaries and Allowances which have been 
paid in said year to the Masters in Chancery and to the 
Chief Remembrancer of the Court of Exchequer in 
Ireland. 

First Report of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, Chueh 
under the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, relating to the Tempo- (trend) 
ralities of the Church in Ireland. No. 113. 

Thirteenth Report of the Inspectors General on the Prisons 
general state of the Prisons of Ireland. (Ireland.) 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table; Ne: 14 
and that the Return respecting the Police Gazette; and, 
the Reports on Church Temporalities (Ireland); and, Pri- 
sons (Ireland), be printed. 


Dr. Nicholl reported from the Committee on the Pe- Cardiff 
tition of the Bailiffs, Aldermen and Burgesses of the seri 
town of Cardiff; That the Standing Orders relative to ri 
Bills for erecting Market Places, had been complied 
with; and that they had examined the matter of the 
Petition ;, and the Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
removing the Markets held in the Town of Cardiff, in 
the County of Glamorgan, and for providing other 
Market Places. in lieu thereof: And that Dr. Nicholl 
and Mr. Guest do prepare, and bring it in. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
near one of the clock on Wednesday morning, 
adjourned till this day. 








Mercurit, 1° die Aprils ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


M&amp; Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the Paper from 
East India Company, was called in; and at the East India 
bar presented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of meet? 
Parliament,—No. 11, List, specifying the Particulars of ys ase 
the Compensation proposed to be granted to certain “~" 
Persons lately belonging to the Maritime Service of the 

East India Coenen, under an arrangement sanctioned 


by the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of — 
an 


3B2 








oe, 


Petition against 
London and 
Croydon Rail- 
way Bill. 


Leven 
Drainage 
Petition, 
reported. 


University 
Life Assurance 
Society Bill, 
reported, 


New Quay 
Harbour Bill, 
presented, 


New Quay 
and Aberayron 
Road Bill, 
presented. 


New Pembrey 
Harbour, &amp;c, 
Bill, committed. 


Petitions 
against Dovor 
Improvement 
Bill. 


188 


and laid before the Honourable the House of Commons 
on the 26th February 1835 :—And then he withdrew. - 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Mew Cross Turnpike 
Roads, in general meeting assembled, was presented, 
and read; taking notice of the London and Croydon 
Railway Bill; and praying, That they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred ‘to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Fergus reported from the Committee on the Peti- 
tion of several Trustees under the Acts for recovering, 
draining and preserving certain Lands, and for better 
supplying with Water the Mills, Manufactories and 
other Works, situated on the River Leven, in the Coun- 
ties of Kinross and Fife; That the application does 
not come within the Standing Orders relative to Drain- 
age Bills, inasmuch as it does not propose to impose 
any assessment or tax upon the Public, but the money 
is to be raised by an assessment upon the Proprietors 
themselves only, according to the respective value of 
their property; and that they had examined the matter 
of the Petition; and the Report was brought up, and 
read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable the Commissioner appointed under two Acts, for 
draining certain Lands, situated on or near the River 
Leven, in the Counties of Kinross and Fife, to raise a 
farther sum of money for the purposes of the said Acts: 
And that Mr. Fergus and Captain Wemyss do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Sir Robert Inglis reported from the Committee on the 
University Life Assurance Society Bill; That they had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same 
to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
several Amendments thereunto; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to by the House. 

Ordered, hat the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


Colonel Powell presented a Bill for constructing and 
maintaining a Harbour at Vew Quay, in the County of 
Cardigan: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Colonel Powell presented a Bill for making and main- 
taining a Road from New Quay, in the County of Car- 
digan, to Aberayron, in the same County: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


The New Pembrey Harbour, &amp;c. Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed to Colonel Powell and the Wales 
List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty of 
the town and port of Dovor ;—Inhabitants of the town 
and port of Dovor ;—and, Mortgagees and Annuitants 
on the Tolls and Duties arising under the Dovor Paving 


_ Acts,—were presented, and read; taking notice of the 


Richmond 
(Surrey) 
Waterworks 
Bill, ordered. 


Dovor Improvement Bill; and praying, That the same 
may not pass into a law. 
nd the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


The House was moved, That the Report which, upon 
Friday last, was made from the Select Committee on 
Standing Orders, relative to Private Bills, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
the better supplying the Parish of Richmond, .in the 
County of Surrey, with Water: And that Mr. Alsager 
and Major Beauclerk do prepare, and bring it in. 


1” Aprilis. 





A. 1835. 


The Hinckley and Narborough Road Bill was read Hinckley ang 
a second time; and committed to Mr. Turner and the Narboveagh 
Leicester List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, pero Bill, 
ss ° ommitted, 
in the Speaker’s Chamber, 


Willert’s Naturalization Bill was read a second time ; Willert’s 
and committed to Mr. Brotherton and the Lancaster N*- Bill, 
List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the meee, 
Speaker’s Chamber, 


Mr. Graham Speirs reported from the Committee on Ballochney 
the Petition of the Ballochney Railway Company ; That sy 
the Standing Orders relative to Railway Bills, had been mpaiad 
complied with; and that they had examined the matter 
of the Petition; and the Report was brought up, and 
read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
effecting an Extension of the Ballochney Railway, in 
the County of Lanark, and for altering, amending and 
enlarging the Powers of an Act of the seventh year of 
His late Majesty, for making the said Railway: And 
that Mr. Graham Speirs and Mr. John Macwell do pre- 


pare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Committee Totnes Roads 
on the Petition of several Trustees for executing the ra 
Act for more effectually repairing and improving the reported. 
Road leading from the end of the H.eter Turnpike 
Road to Biddaford, and also several other Roads leading 
from Bridgetown Pomeroy and Totnes, and for making 
and repairing several other Roads communicating there- 
with, all in the county of Devon, and for repairing or 
improving, or for taking down and rebuilding Totnes 
Bridge, in the same county; That the Standing Orders 
relative to Turnpike Bills, had been complied; with and 
that they had examined the matter of the Petition ; and 
the Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
more effectually repairing the Road from: the Exeter 
Turnpike Road to Biddaford, and certain Roads leading 
from Bridgetown Pomeroy and Totnes, and other Roads 
communicating therewith, and for repairing Totness 
Bridge, and erecting Bridges over the Stover Canal, 
the Rivers Teign and Lemon, and the Mill Leat, all in 
the County of Devon: And that Sir John Yarde Buller 
and Lord John Russell do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Hindley reported from the Committee on the Schwabe's 
Bill from the Lords, intittled, An An for naturalizing Na Bill, 4 
Salis Schwabe; That they had examined the allegations —— " 
of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had 
gone through the Bill; and had directed him to report 
the same to the House, without any Amendment :—And 
the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hindley do carry the Bill to the 
Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the same, without any Amendment. 


A Petition of Owners of lands and tenements, and Petition 
Residents within the town of Dovor, was presented, and. Dovor Improve- 
read; taking notice of the Dovor Improvement Bill; ™ ®" 
and praying, That the same may pass into a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, Dover 
, So Improvement 
That the Dovor Improvement Bill be now read a second ij), com- 
time ; 
The Amendments following were proposed to be made 
to the Question; viz. To leave out the word “ now,” and 


at the end of the Question to add the words “ upon this 
** day six months.” 
And the Question being put, That the word “ now’ 
The House divided. 
The Noes went forth. 
Tellers for the Yeas, { Mr. Plumptre, 
j Sir John Rae Reid, \ 
— for the Noes, | Mr. Fector : 40. 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second time :— 
The Bill was accordingly read a second time; and 
committed 


mitted. 


? 


stand part of the Question ; 
\ 86. 
Mr. Hesketh Fleetwood : 
Then the main Question being put ; 


a tae ot oe 





5 Wii. IV. 


- committed to Mr. Plumptre and the Kent List: And 
they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker's 


ind 


h ' Chamber. 


Sir John Yarde Buller, by Order, presented a Bill to 
Boltor a" and amend the Acts relating to the Manchester, Bolton and 


. Manchester, 


ury Cana 
Railway Bill, Bury Canal Navigation and Railway, and to make a 
pesentec Branch Railway, with collateral Branches, to Bolton: 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered to 
be read a second time. 
Stonbam Sir Charles Broke Vere reported from the Committee 
Ne re. 0D the Petition of William Adair, of Flixton, in the 


specting Stand« county of Suffolk, and of Pall Mall, in the county of 
i Middlesex, Esquire, complaining of non-compliance with 
the Standing Orders in the case of the Stonham Navi- 
gation Bill; That the Standing Orders relative to Na- 
vigation Bills, have not been complied with ; inasmuch 
as the Section, as laid down in the Plan, does not de- 
scribe the variations of the levels of the land intended 
to be taken, although it does show the levels of the Canal 
in its general course; and that they had examined the 
matter of the Petition; and the Report was brought up, 
and read. 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Sedan, 


Answer to 
Address re- 
specting London 
University, 
reported, 


Mr. Corry reported to the House, That their Address 
of Thursday last, beseeching His Majesty to grant His 
Royal Charter of Incorporation to the University of 
London, as approved in the year 1831 by the then Law 
Officers of the Crown, and containing no other restric- 
tion than against conferring Degrees in Divinity and 
Medicine, had been presented to His Majesty; and that 
His Majesty was pleased to receive the same very gra- 
ciously, and to give the following Answer : 


His Majesty acquaints His faithful Commons, that, 
having been desirous of giving to this important subject 
the fullest and most mature consideration, His Majesty 
referred it, in the course of last year, for examination by 
the Privy Council, who entered upon an inqury, the 
final result of which has not yet been communicated to 
His Majesty. 

His Majesty assures His faithful Commons, that He 
will call upon the Privy Council, without delay, for a 
Report of the Proceedings adopted in this matter, in 
order that His Majesty may be enabled to judge what 
may be the best mode of carrying into effect the wishes 
of His faithful Commons, in respect of a grant of a 
Charter to the University of Zondon, and what may be 
the conditions with which such a grant ought to be 
accompanied. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Kerrick ;—Kells ;—and, 
Queensferry,—were presented, and read; praying the 
House to resist every attempt to shake the stability or 
impair the efficiency of the Church of Scotland, and to 
adopt such measures as may seem best calculated for 
promoting its usefulness, by building and endowing such 
additional Churches in connexion with the Establishment 
as the increasing numbers and necessities of the popula- 
jm tion demand. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions in 
support of 
Church of 
Scotland. 


Petitions 

for repeal or 

amendment of 
®ctories’ Re. 

Stlation Act, 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of woollen mills 
at and near Huddersfield ;—Flannel Manufacturers of 
Newtown ;— and, Workmen employed in the Flannel 
Manufactories of Newtown, in the county of Montgomery, 
—were presented, and read; reciting the Act 3 and 4 
Will. 4, c. 103, to regulate the Labour of Children and 
Lan Persons in the Mills and Factories of the United 
Kingdom ; and praying the House to repeal or amend 
the same. 

And thesaid Petitions were ordered tolie upon the Table. 


ent 


Petition 
for repeal of 


A Petition of Inn-keepers, Licensed Victuallers and 
aoe 
‘Ss. 


Retail Dealers in Spirits, residing in the city of Durham; 
—Licensed Victuallers of West Cowes;—Isle of Wight ;— 
and, WY onthing, mere presented, and read ;' praying for 
the repeal of the additional Duty on Spirit Siaahecs 
imposed by an Act of the last Session of Parliament. 


~— oF my Petitions were ordered tolieupon the Table. 





1° Aprilis. 


189 


A Petition of Solicitors of Caistor ;—Inhabitants of Petitions 


Caistor ;— Gloucester ;— Towcester ;—Tetney ;—Alford ; alive ‘ 
—Weelsly and Humberstone ;—Kirton-in-Lindsey ; —So- —e 


licitors of Lymington ;—Kirton-in-Lindsey ;—Bedford- 
shire ;— and, Towcester, were presented, and read ; 
setting forth, That the Petitioners view with alarm the 
proposition now made for transferring to the Courts at 
Doctors’ Commons the sole power of granting Probates 
and Administrations, and for requiring that all the 
original Wills shall for the future be deposited there; and 
praying, That the Courts having power of granting Pro- 
bates and Administrations, with registries for the original 
Wills attached to them, may remain, as heretofore, in the 
country, but with such consolidation of the Courts as may 
appear to the House necessary. 

7 tg the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a State- 
ment of the application of the sum of £.25,100 voted to 
the Non-conforming Ministers, 24th July 1834. 


Statement 
respecting 
Non-contorming 
Ministers, 
ordered. 


Petition of 
Hand-loom 
Weavers. | 


A Petition of Hand-loom Weavers of Cambuslang, was 
presented, and read; complaining of distress; and pray- 
ing for the establishment of Boards of Trade in every 
manufacturing district, to fix from time to time the 
lowest prices to be paid for hand-loom weaving. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Hand-loom Weavers. 


Petitions 
respecting 
Agricultural 
Distress. 


A Petition of Proprietors and Occupiers of land, and 
others, connected with the Agricultural interest in the 
neighbourhood of Ampthill;—and, Owners and Occupiers 
of land at Spilsby,—were presented, and read; complain- 
ing of the distressed state of the Agricultural interest ; 
and praying the House to take the subject into their 
earliest consideration, and devise such measures of relief 
as they may deem proper, _ 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Commissioners acting under and Petition 
by virtue of an Act of Parliament for the better regu- Wire's 4 
lating, paving, improving and managing the Town Measures Act. 
of Brighthelmstone, in the County of Sussex, and the 
Poor thereof, was presented, aw § read ; setting forth, 
That the Petitioners and their predecessors have for 
many years been in the habit of leasing for a year 
certain Duties and Tolls on Coals and other articles 
authorized to be levied by the said Act; but diffi- 
culties have arisen by the operation of the existing 
Act of Parliament for the regulation of Weights and 
Measures, whereby the old and accustomed mode of 
heaped measure, by which the Petitioners have at all 
times collected the said Duties and Tolls, is altered to 
strike measure, thus, in effect, very considerably in- 
creasing the relative quantities if measured by the new 
mode for the payment of the Duties and Tolls; that the 
Petitioners feel strong objections to the said Duties and 
Tolls being so affected; that legal difficulties and disputes 
have arisen as to the proper mode to be adopted by the 
lessees in measuring for the said Duties, and further dis- 
putes are likely to arise, to avoid which, the Petitioners 
find themselves compelled to keep the said Duties and 
Tolls in hand, and not lease them, as heretofore, until 
some alteration be made in the existing law ; and pray- 
ing the House to pass a law which shall either restore 
the old mode of admeasurement, or in some other way 
remove the great difficulties under which the Petitioners 
now labour. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Weights and Measures. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the attend- Defaulters’ 
ance of the several Members who were ordered to attend Names called 
ee this day, be now read; and the same being °’” ; 
read ; 

The names of the said Members were severally called 
over; and such of them as appeared were excused for 
their non-attendance upon Monday last, and yesterday, 
and several were excised on account of their own illness, 
or of illness in their families. : bo ae 

And the names of Sir Richard Bulkeley Williams ~ 


Bulkeley, Baronet, Robert Westley Hall Dare, and David 
3 C Ker, 





The Lords 
have agreed 
to 


Ledbury Im- 


provement 


Bill. 


The Lords 
have passed 


Blenkinsop’s 
Divorce bill. 


Allhusen’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Magnus’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Leicester 
Borough 
Election— 
Order for 
considering 
Petition, 
discharged, 


Debate on 
Question re- 
— Church 
ustablishment 
(Ireland), 
resumed, 
and further 
adjourned, 


Execution of 
Wills Bill, 
deferred. 


Executors’ and 
Administrators’ 
Bill, deferred. 


- y 


ee 


Political 
Franchise 
Bill, deferred. 


190 ]°—Q” 


Ker, Esquires, being called over; and they not appearing, 
and no excuse being offered for them ; 

Ordered, That Sir Richard Bulkeley Williams Bulkeley, 
Baronet, Robert Westley Hall Dare, and David Ker, 
Esquires, do attend this House upon Wednesday next. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Jrower and 
Mr. Roupell : 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
for the Improvement of the High Street, in the Borough 
‘of Ledbury, in the County of Hereford, without any 
Amendment :—And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act to 
dissolve the Marriage of the Reverend William Thomas 
Blenkinsop, a Chaplain in the Service of the East 
India Company on their Madras Establishment, with 
Clara Jane, his now Wife, and to enable him to marry 
again, and for other purpose therein mentioned; to 
which the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 
And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for 
naturalizing Christian Allhusen; to which the Lords de- 
sire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for 
naturalizing Louis Magnus; to which the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House :—And then the Messen- 
gers withdrew. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day, for resuming 


|, the adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed yester- 


day, “ That the Order made upon the 9th day of this 
instant March, for taking into consideration, upon Thurs- 
ay the 14th day of May next, the Petition of James 
udson, and others, electors, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the Borough of Leicester, be 
discharged,” be now read; and the same being read: 
—The House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 
And the Question being put; 
The House divided. 
The- Yeas went forth. 
{Sir Thomas Fremantle 
Tellers for the Yeas, | Mr. Ross : 
f Mr. Warburton, 
Tellers for the Noes, / Mr. Edward John 
Stanley: 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Sore. 


200. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day, for resuming the 
adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed upon 
Monday last, ‘“‘ That this House do resolve itself into a 
Committee, in order to consider the present state of 
the Church Establishment in Jreland, with a view of 
applying any surplus of its Revenues, not required 
for the spiritual care of its members, to the general 
Education of all classes of the People, without dis- 
finction of religious persuasion,” be now read; and the 
same being read:—The House resumed the said ad- 


journed Debate. 


And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Thursday morning ; 


Jovis, 2° die Aprilis, 1835: 


Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned till 
this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on the 
Execution of Wills Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Executors’ and Administrators’ Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be :taken into further con- 
sideration To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Political Franchise Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second ‘time upon 
Wednesday next. 





Aprilis. A. l 835. 
~ The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Lord’s Day Observance Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Bankrupts’ Estates Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a scond time To- 
morrow. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend the Law relating to 
Securities given for Considerations arising out of 
Gaming, usurious and certain other illegal Transactions, 
was, according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Rolfe do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Roman Catholic Marriages (Jreland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply, be now read; and the same being 
read ; : - 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. ute 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Marine Mutiny Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee of 
the whole House, for this day. 


The Mutiny Bill was, according to Order, read a 
second time; and committed to a Committee of the 
whole House, for this day. - oy 


Lord Edward Somerset presented, pursuant to Order, 
—Return of the Sums annually expended for Repairs or 
other incidental Charges for the last Ten years on 
Walmer Castle. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Sir Thomas Fremantle, by Order, presented a Bill to 
authorize the sale to and purchase by Lord John Rolle, 
of the Rights of Persons having or claiming to have 
Rights of Common on such parts of Great Torrington 
and Castle Hill Commons, in the County of Devon, as 
now form part of the Cut or Canal called the Rolle 
Canal: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read asecond time. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
two of the clock on Thursday morning, adjourned 
till this day. 





Jovis, 2° die Aprils ; 

Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. 
se hour appointed for taking into consideration 

the Petition of James M*Cartney and Thomas Ap- 


person, and of the several Persons whose names are there- 


unto subscribed, electors of the County of the Town of 


Drogheda, on behalf of themselves and others claiming 
to have had aright to vote at the Election which took 


lace at the said Town of Drogheda on the twelfth of 
Csmueiey last, for Members to serve in Parliament for 
said place, and who still have and claim to have a right 
to vote for Members to serve in Parliament for said 
Town and County of the Town of Drogheda, complain- 
ing of an undue Election and Return for the said Town, 


being come, 


The House proceeded to the open of a Select 


Committee to try and determine the merits of the said 


Petition. 


The 


Lord's 
Observance 
Bill, deferred, 


Day 


Bankrupts’ 


. Estates Bill, 


deferred, 


Illegal 
Securities 
Bill, passed, 


Roman Catholic 
Marriages (Lre- 
land) Bill, 
deferred, 


Supply, 
deferred, 


Ways and 
leans, de- 
ferred, 


Marine 
Mutiny Bill, 
conmitted. 


Matiny Bill, 


committed, 


Return 
respecting 
Walmer Castle, 


presented, 


No. 118. 


Great 
Torrington 
Canal bill, 
presented. 


Drogheda Town 
Election— 
Petition 
considered. 





tle, 


Town 





University 

Life Assurance 
Society Bill, 
passed. 


Blenkinsop’s 
Divorce Bill, 
read. 


Glasgow 
Poor Rates 
Bill, pre- 
sented. 


Edinburgh 
Water Bill, 
committed. 


Petitions 
against 

reat Western 
Railway Bill. 


Petition against 
Landon and 
Croydon Rail- 
way Bill, 


Petition against 
Water- 
Works Bill, 


5 Witt, IV. 


The Serjeant-at-Arms was sent, with the Mace, to 
the places adjacent, to require the attendance of the 
Members on the business of the House: And being re-. 
turned ; 

The House was counted by Mr. Speaker; and two 
hundred and fifty-eight Members being present; the 
counsel and agents were called in. 

And the door being locked ; 

The Order of the day, for taking the said Petition into 
consideration, was read. 

And the Names of the Members were drawn, and read, 
in the usual manner. 

And the whole number of thirty-three Names was com- 
pleted: And Lists of the said Names were delivered to 
the Clerk appointed to attend the said Committee ; and 
then the door was opened, and the Parties, their counsel 
and agents, withdrew. 

Note :—That in the course of drawing the Names 
for the appointment of the said Committee, the 
Names of several Members were drawn, who were 
excused, as being sixty years of age or upwards, 
or as serving, or having served, on a Select Com- 
mittee; and other Names were set aside, the 
Members being petitioned against. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the University Life 
Assurance Society, and their Successors, to purchase 
Annuities upon or for Lives; and also to lend Money 
or Stock upon Mortgage, for the purpose of Invest- 
ment, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Robert pak do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Blenkinsop’s Divorce Bill was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. James Oswald presented a Bill for explaining and 
amending the mode of Assessment for the Maintenance 
of the Poor within the City of Glasgow: And the same 


was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


The Edinburgh Water Bill was read a second time; 
and committed to Mr. Chalmers and the East Scotland 


List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


A Petition of several Inhabitants of Frome, was pre- 
sented, and read; taking notice of the Great Western 
Railway Bill; and praying, That the same may not 


pass into a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of several Inhabitants of Bradford, in the 
county of Wilts, was also presented, and read; taking 
notice of the said Bill; and praying, That they may be 
heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; ‘and the Petitioners heard, b 
their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if they thin 


fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the 
said Petition. 


A Petition of the Rector, Churchwardens, Overseers, 
and Guardians of the Poor, and other Inhabitants of 
the parish of Saint Paul, Deptford, was presented, and 
read ; taking notice of the London and Croydon Railway 
Bill; and praying, That they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Mortlake, in the county 
of Surrey, was presented, and read ; taking notice of the 
Chelsea Waterworks Bill; aad praying, That the same 
may not pass into a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 
VOL, 90. 


Q Aprilis. 


191 


Mr. Charles Russell reported from the Committee on 
the Petition’of several Proprietors or Occupiers of Estates 
within the parishes and places therein mentioned ; That 
the Standing Orders relative to Turnpike Bills, had been 
complied with; and that they had examined the matter 
of the Petition; and the Report was brought up, and 
read. 7 | 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for im- 
proving and maintaining in repair the Road from East 
Lisley to Pangbourn, in the County of Berks: And that 
Mr. Charles Russell, Mr. Robert Palmer, and Mr. Pusey, 
do prepare, and bring it in. ) 


A Petition of several Farmers and Graziers resident in 
the counties of He ertford.and Bedford, was presented, and 
read ; taking notice of the Islington Markét ‘Bill; and 
praying, That the same may not pass intd a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Sir William Geary reported from the, Committee on 
the Farnborough and Rwerhill Road Bill; and to whom 
two Petitions of Inhabitants of Knockholt, were re- 
ferred; That the Standing Orders relative to Turn- 
pike Bills, had been complied with; and that no person 
appeared on behalf of the said Petitions ;. and that they 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and 
made several Amendments thereunto; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to by the House. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


Colonel Powell reported from the Committee on the 
Petition of several Inhabitants of the town and liberties 
of Aberystwith, in the county of Cardigan; That the 
Standing Orders relative to Bills for improving any 
City or Town, had been complied with; but that the 
Standing Orders for supplying any City or Town with 
water, had not been complied with, inasmuch as no Sub- 
scription List has been entered into, as the money re- 
quired is to be raised by rates upon the property within 
the town; and that the Inhabitants, at a public meeting 
held for the purpose, have unanimously consented 
thereto ; and that at such meeting the Bill was approved 
of, in which is introduced clauses for rating the pro- 
perty, and empowering the Commissioners therein named, 
to raise money in the meantime upon mortgage of the 
Rates; and that they had examined the matter of the 
Petition ; and the Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 


Committee on Standing Orders. 


Allhusen’s Naturalization Bill was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Edward Buller reported from the Committee on 
the Petition of several Owners of estates, or Inhabitants 
residing within the counties of aoe and Stafford ; 
That the Standing Orders relative to Bills for ak 
Bridges, had been complied with; and that they ha 
examined the matter of the Petition; and the Report 
was brought up; and read. ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
building a Bridge over the River 7’vrent at Willington, 
in the County of Derby: And that Mr. Edward Buller 
and Sir Oswald Mosley, do prepare, and bring it in, 


Mr. Edward Buller, by Order, reported from the 
Committee on the Petition of several Persons whose 
names are thereunto subscribed; That the Standing 
Orders relative to Bills for erecting Harbours, had been 
complied with; and that they had examined the matter 
of the Petition; and the Report was brought up, and 
read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
erecting and maintaining a Pier or Harbour at G'ourock, 
in the County of Renfrew: And that Mr. Edward Bul- 
ler, Sir Michael Shaw Stewart, and Mr. Wallace, do pre- 


pare, and bring it in. : 


Magnus's Naturalization Bill was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 
3C 2 


Mr. 


East Tisley 

and Pangbourn 
Roads. Petition, 
reported. 


Petition 
against 
Islington 
Market Bill. 


Farnborough 
and Riverhill 
Road Bill, 
reported. 


Aberystwith 
Improvement 
and Waterworks 
Petition, 
reported. 


Allhusen’s 
Nat. Bill, 
read. 


Willington 
Bridge and 
Roads Petition, 
reported, 


Gourock 
Harbour 
Petition, 
reported. 


Magnus’s 
Nat. Bill, 
read. 





Oxford 
Paving 
Petition, 
reported. 


Ford and 
Lowick Road 
Bill, pre- 
sented. 


Grand 
Junction 
Railway Bill, 
reported, 


Winchester 
Market 
Petition, 
reported. 


Worcester 
Roads Bill, 
presented. 


Petition for 
repeal of Duty 
on Windows. 


192 


Mr. Maclean reported from the Committee on the 
Petition of several Commissioners for executing the Acts 
for amending certain Mile-ways leading to Oxford, and 
making improvements in the University and wx | of 
Oxford, the suburbs thereof, and adjoining parish of 
Saint Clement, and for other purposes ; That the Stand- 
ing Orders relative to Bills for improving any City, 
Town or Place, had been complied with; and that they 
had examined the matter of the Petition ; and the Report 
was brought up, and read. while ’ 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
continuing the term, and amending and enlarging the 

owers of three Acts of his Majesty King George the 

hird, for amending certain prop Ma leading to Oxford, 
and making Improvements in the University and City 
of Oxford, the Suburbs thereof, and adjoining Parish of 
Saint Clement, and for other purposes in the said Acts 
mentioned : And that Mr. Maclean, Mr. Hughes Hughes, 
and Mr. Estcourt, do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Maclean, by Order, presented a Bill for repairing 
and improving the Roads in the Counties of Northum- 
berland and Durham, called the Ford and Lowick Turn- 
pikes, and for making certain new Branches in the said 
Counties: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Wilson Patten reported from the Committee on 
the Grand Junction Railway Bill, and to whom the 
Petitions of Trustees named and appointed in and by 
an Act of Parliament made and passed in the first year 
of the reign of His present Majesty, intituled, “ An 
Act for making a Turnpike Road from the North side 
of the Quarry House in the Township of Perry Bar, in 
the County of Stafford, to the Brook which divides 
the Parishes of Aston-juxta-Birmingham and Birming- 
ham, in the County of Warwick ;” Owners and Occupiers 
of lands through which the proposed lines of the 
Grand Junction Railway are intended to pass; the 
Company of Proprietors of the Birmingham Water- 
works; the Right honourable the Earl of Bradford; 
of Trustees for repairing the Turnpike Road from 
Birmingham to Watford Gap, in the parish of Sutton 
Coldfield, in the county of Warwick, and other Roads 
communicating therewith; Owners and Occupiers of 
lands in the parishes of Aston-nigh-Birmingham and 
Handsworth, through which the proposed lines of the 
Grand Junction Railway are intended to pass; the 
Company of Proprietors of the Birmingham Canal Navi- 
gations; Owners and Occupiers of land, gardens and 
houses in Aston-juxta-Birmingham; and, William Riland 
Bedford, an owner of land in the parish of Aston, 
were referred; That the Standing Orders relative to 
Bills for making Railways, had been complied with ; 
that they had considered the first, second, third, fourth, 
sixth, eighth and ninth-mentioned Petitions; and that 
no person appeared on behalf of the fifth and seventh- 
mentioned Petitions; and that they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made several Amend- 
tients thereunto; and the Report was brought up, and 
read. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Shaw Lefevre reported from the Committee on 
the Petition of several Inhabitants of the city of Win- 
chester and neighbourhood; That the Standing Orders 
relative to Bills for erecting Markets, had been complied 
with; and that they had examined the matter of the 
Petition ; and the Sepert was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
establishing a new Market for Live Stock and Agricul- 
tural produce, and erecting a Market-house or Corn 
Exchange in the City of Winchester: And that Mr. 
Shaw Lefevre and Mr. Winter Scott do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Colonel Zygon presented a Bill for improving and more 
effectually repairing the several Roads leading into and 
from the City of Worcester: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of the Magistrates and Town Council of the 
royal burgh of Queensferry, in council specially convened, 


Q” Aprilis. 





A. 1835. 


was presented, and read; praying for the repeal of the 
Duty on Windows. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants and Proprietors of land im Petition 
the Seigniory of Annfield or Beauharnois, in the district "™ Lower 
of Montreal and province of Lower Canada, was pre- _— 
sented, and read; setting forth, That the Petitioners, 
actuated by the strongest feelings of attachment to the 
Mother Country, and loyalty to their King, ardently 
desire the continuance of the connexion of that Colony 
with the British Empire ; that under the British con- 
stitution the inhabitants of that Province have hitherto 
enjoyed the highest degree of religious, civil and political 
liberty, public mice pee and tranquillity, social hap- 
piness, and an almost entire freedom from taxation; that 
the Petitioners therefore, fully appreciating the numerous 
advantages of their present position, express their entire 
disapprobation of a body of Resolutions on the state of the 
Province, passed by a majority of the House of Assembly 
in the month of February 1834, which Resolutions state 
grievances that do not exist, desire the subversion of the 
British constitution, by the establishment of republican 
institutions, threaten an appeal to foreign aid, unless 
their unreasonable and treasonable demands are complied 
with by the Imperial Government, and have a direct 
tendency to introduce disorder, confusion and bloodshed; 
that the Petitioners feel it to be the duty as well as the 
interest of all the loyal and well-disposed inhabitants of 
that Province to exert their utmost endeavours to arrest 
the progress of such baneful and alarming proceedings, 
to express their thorough determination to retain the 
constitution conferred on the Province by his late Ma- 
jesty George the Third, and the British Parliament, 
and their zealous co-operation for the maintenance of 
the numerous and invaluable privileges they possess 
under it; that the Petitioners consider the indecorous 
language so grr say. held by the majority of the House 
of Assembly to the Governor in Chief altogether un- 
becoming and injurious to the public service; and that, 
by insulting His Majesty’s Representative, insult is 
offered to the Sovereign, and, through Him, to the whole 
British Empire; that the Petitioners consider that they 
have some real grievances to complain of, and the redress 
of which they desire to obtain; among these, they enu- 
merate, the misapplication of the valuable time of the 
House of Assembly, which, instead of being devoted to 
the promotion of the people’s real interest and happiness, 
by useful legislation, is wasted by the majority in idle 
debate and irrelevant proceedings; the insecurity of 
real property, from the want of register offices in the 
Seigniories, whereby ruin and misery are daily brought 
upon individuals; the bad state of the Winter roads, from 
the want of legislative provision to prevent their destruc- 
tion; the opposition that is made, instead of the en- 
couragement that ought to be given to land companies, 
whereby additional capital and additional consumers, 
the two most essential requisites in that country, would 
be introduced ; the want of a permanent county judica- 
ture, whereby the enormous expense of resorting to the 
towns for all law proceedings, amounting in many cases 
to a denial of justice, would be avoided ; that the Peti- 
tioners have the fullest reliance on the wisdom and 
justice of His Majesty and the Imperial Parliament, for 
the redress of these and all other real grievances, and 
humbly hope that the House will be pleased to adopt 
such dicaes only in the provincial constitution as may 
be deemed indispensably necessary, to afford permanent 
relief to all classes of His Majesty’s subjects within the 
province, and wpe Bocwa, 908 and maintain the con- 
nexion between the Mother Country and the Colony. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 

The counsel and agents before mentioned being re- Drogheda 
turned to the bar, the Clerk appointed to attend the fection — 
said Committee, delivered in to the House a reduced Commitee 
List; and the same was called over; ‘and is as follows: “??""” 

Henry Combe Compton, Esquire, Thomas Peers Wil- 
liams, Esquire, James Power, Esquire, William Edward 
Powell, Esquire, Lord Hotham, Sir Roger Greisley, Ba- 
ronet, Thomas Frewen Turner, Esquire, the Honourable 

George 








ver 





Petitions 

for repeal of 
Duty on 

Spirit Licenses. 


Petitions 
respecting 
Madhouses. 


Petitions 
respecting 
Ecclesiastical 
Courts, 


Petitions 

in support of 
Church of 
Scotland. 


Petition 
respecting 
Dorchester 
Unionists, 


5 Wiuu. IV. 


George Rice Rice Trevor, Thomas Bish, Esquire, Edward 
Divett, Esquire, John Fielden, Esquire. 

And the said eleven Members, being the Select Com- 
mittee for trying the merits of the Petition, complaining 
of an undue Election and Return for the Town of Drog- 
heda, were sworn, by the Clerk, at the table, in the usual 
manner; and thereupon the counsel and agents with- 
drew. 

Ordered, That the said Committee do meet forthwith 
in one of the Committee Chambers appointed for hear- 
ing the Trials of Controverted Elections. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers of Brixham ;— 
Sittingbourne and Milton-next-Sittingbourne ;— Canter- 
bury ;—Wingrave ;—Marlborough ;—city of London ;— 
Licensed Retailers of Spirits in Haddington ;— and, 
Inn-keepers and Licensed Victuallers of Upton-on- 
Severn and G'reat Malvern,—were presented, and read; 
praying for the repeal of the additional Duty on Spirit 
Licenses imposed by an Act of the last Session of Par- 
liament. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of John Joseph Stockdale, was presented, and 
read; complaining of ill-treatment of a Miss Stabbach, 
in a private madhouse; and praying the attention of the 
House to the subject. 

A Petition of Joseph Sparrow, of Lothbury, in the city 
of London, was also presented, and read; praying the 
House to appoint a Committee to investigate the present 
state of public and private Madhouses. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Upton-upon-Severn ;— 
Canwich ;—Leadenham ;—city, bail and close of Lincoln; 
—Peterborough;—Bedford ;— Kettering ;—Solicitors of 
Peterborough ;— Winchester ;— Salisbury ;— Inhabitants 
of Winchester ;— Bideford ;— Great Torrington;—Barn- 
staple ;—Solicitors of Barnstaple ;— Bideford ; —- and, 
Great Torrington,—were presented, and read; setting 
forth, That the Petitioners view with alarm the pro- 
position now made for transferring to the Courts at 
Doctors’ Commons the sole power of granting Probates 
and Administrations, and for requiring that all the 
original Wills shall for the future be deposited there ; 
and praying, That the Courts having power of granting 
Probates and Administrations, with Registries for the 
original Wills attached to them, may remain, as hereto- 
fore, in the country, but with such consolidation of the 
Courts as may appear to the House necessary. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Congregation and Inhabitants of the 
South Parish of Aberdeen ;—Inhabitants of Leith ;— 
Saint John’s, Leith ;—Kilconquhar;—Heritorsand others 
of Alness;—Inhabitants of Foss ;— Logie and Pert ;— 
Stenscholl ;—Minister and Elders of Newton ;—Kirk 
Session of A pplecross;—Inhabitants of Coupar Angus ;— 
Stewarton; —- Dundonald ; — Galashiels ;— Yarrow ;— 
LElgin;— Birnie;—Minister, Elders and others of Trinity 
parish, A berdeen;—-Kilconquhar, Carnbee and Cameron; 
— Kinnettles;—and, Duffus,—were presented, and read; 
praying the House to resist every attempt to shake the 
stability or impair the efficiency of the Church of Scot- 
land, and to adopt such measures as may seem best 
calculated for promoting its usefulness by building and 
endowing such additional Churches in connexion with 
the Establishment as the increasing numbers and neces- 
sities of the population demand. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Canterbury, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying the House to take measures 
for obtaining a mitigation of the sentence of transpor- 
tation passed on the six Agricultural Labourers at the 
Dorchester S ring Assizes of 1834. 


“a hat the said Petition do lie upon the 


VOL. 90. 


2° Aprils. 


193 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Hacketstown, was pre- Petition 
sented, and read ; praying for the abolition of Tithes in for abolition 
Ireland. pnw arie 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Correspondence respecting the Papers to be 
Reverend Thomas Locke, which was presented upon printed. 
Tuesday last, be printed. No. 119. 

Ordered, That the Papers respecting Dungannon No. 120. 
Meeting, which were presented upon Tuesday last, be 
printed. | 


A Petition of Protestant Dissenters assembling for Petition 
worship in Kbenezer Baptist Chapel at Kettering, was — 
presented, and read; setting forth, That the liberality Came. 
of sentiment evinced by the House, and the relief re- 
cently afforded to the denomination of Separatists, en- 
courage the Petitioners to pray, That those who do not 
belong to that denomination, or to the Society of Friends, 
but who entertain similar opinions as to the taking of an 
oath, may be allowed to substitute their solemn affirma- 
tion in lieu thereof, subject, in case of falsity, to all the 
penalties annexed to perjury. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, to Messsce to, 
request that their Lordships will be pleased to com- of Report on” 
municate to this House, a Copy of the First Report 0". 
made from the Select Committee appointed by their 
Lordships to inquire into the expediency of substituting 
Declarations in lieu of Oaths, in certain cases; together 
with the Minutes of the Evidence taken before the said 
Committee, and the Appendix and Index thereto; and 


that Mr. Greene do carry the said Message. 


A Petition of Charles Mepham Hannington, of Ply- Petition 
mouth, was presented, and read; submitting a new Tespecting 
° ° ° Registration 
method for the registration of Deeds affecting Land, o¢ pyecus, &amp;c. 
Baptisms, Marriages and Burials; and praying the 
House to take the same into their consideration. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Operative Cotton Spinners, and others, Petition 
of Preston;—and, Working People employed in the Faktori.’ 
Cotton Factories belonging to Messrs. eee and Regulation Act. 
Whitaker at Burley,—were presented, and read; re- 
citing the Act 2 and 3 Will. 4, c. 103, to regulate the 
Labour of Children and Young Persons in the Mills and 
Factories of the United Kingdom; and praying the 
House to repeal or amend the same. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to Address 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give [yPectin 
directions, that there be laid before this House, an Ac- (je reans. 
count of the Number of Deputy Lieutenants in each 
County in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


A Petition of Ship-owners and Merchants of the port Petition 
of Grangemouth ;—and, Merchants and Ship-owners of echpeealay of 
Brixham, Torbay,—were presented, and read ; praying Duties Acts. 
for the repeal of the Reciprocity of Duties Acts. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Retail Beer Sellers of Chorley, was pre- Petition 
sented, and read; praying, That they may be placed on 9 age 
the same footing as Licensed Victuallers, and be allowed 4 ¢¢. 
to open their houses at five o’clock in the morning, and 
not be compelled to close them earlier than eleven 
o'clock at night. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Councillors Petition 
of the Royal Burgh of Haddington, was presented, and Ffspecting 


Prisoners 


read ; praying the House to take measures for relieving (geotland.) 
the Royal Burghs of Scotland from the burthen of ali- 
menting Prisoners after conviction. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 
3 D+ 


Ordered, 








Debate on 
Question re- 
specting Church 
Establishment 
(Ireland), 
resumed ; 


Committee 
thereupon. 


Mutiny Bill, 
deferred. 


Marine 
Mutiny Bill, 
deferred. 


Cruelty to 
Animals Bill, 
deferred. 


Petition 

in favour of 
Islington 
Market Bill, 


Petition 

for leave for 
Ross-shire 
Gaols, 





194 °—3° 


Ordered, That the Order of the day, for resuming the 
adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed upon 
Monday last, “ That this House do resolve itself into a 
Committee, in order to consider the present state of the 
Church Establishment in Ireland, with a view of apply- 
ing any surplus of its Revenues, not required for the 
spiritual care of its members, to the general Education 
of all classes of the People, without distinction of reli- 
gious persuasion,” be now read; and the same being 
read ;—The Question was again proposed ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Friday morning ; 


Veneris, 3° die Aprilis, 1835: 


And the Question being put ; 

The House divided. 

The Yeas went forth. 

, tie _. { Mr. Charles Wood, 1 oa. 

Tellers for the Yeas, 9 r. Edward John Stanley: et 

fSir George Clerk, \ 989 

Sir Thomas Fremantle: wee 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative:—The House 

accordingly resolved itself into the Committee. 


Tellers for the Noes 


(In the Committce.) 


Motion made, and Question proposed, That it is the 
opinion of this Committee, That any Surplus of the 
Revenue of the present Church Establishment in Jre- 
land, not required for the spiritual care of its members, 
be applied to the moral and religious Education of all 
classes of the People, without distinction of religious 
persuasion, providing for the resumption of such sur- 
plus, or of any such part of it as may be required by an 
increase in the number of the members of the Established 


Church. 


To report Progress, and ask lcave to sit again. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported from the Committee, That they had made 
a progress in the matters to them referred; and that he 
was directed by the Committee to move, That they may 
have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, again resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Mutiny Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself 
into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Marine Mutiny Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself 
into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Cruelty to Animals Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday next. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
half an hour after three of the clock on Friday 
morning, adjourned till this day. 








Veneris, 3° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 
PETITION of Members of the West Norfolk 
Agricultural Association, was presented, and read; 
taking notice of the /slington Market Bill; and praying, 
That the same may pass into a law. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Heritors and Commissioners of Supply 
of the Sheriffdom of Ross and Cromarty, was presented, 
and read; praying, That leave may be given to present 
a Petition for leave to bring in a Bill for erecting Gaols 
and Court Houses in the Burghs of Dingwall, Tain, For- 
trose and Cromarty. 


Aprilis. A. 1835. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Stewart Mackenzie and the East Scotland List: And 
that they do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Cham- 
ber; and have Power to send for persons, papers and 
records. 


Mr. Hume reported from the Committee on the Grand 
Junction Waterworks Bill; and to whom the Petitions 
of the Right Reverend Father in God Charles James, 
by Divine permission Lord Bishop of London, Arthur 
Stanhope, of Tilney-street, May Fair, in the county of 
Middlesex, Esquire, Thomas Thistlethwayte, of South- 
wick Park, in the county of Southampton, Esquire, and 
Thomas Somers Cocks, of Charing Cross, in the liberty of 
Westminster, in the said county of Middlesex, Esquire ; 
and, of the Company of Proprietors of the West Mid- 
dlesex Waterworks, were referred ; That the Standing 
Orders relative to Bills for supplying any City or Town 
with Water, had been complied with; and that they had 
considered the said Petitions; and had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made several 
Amendments thereunto; and the Report was brought 
up, and read. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Robert Palmer presented a Bill to enable the 
Reading Waterworks Company to extend their Works, 
and for explaining and enlarging the Powers of the Act 
relating to such Company: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Ordered, That Sir Eardley Wilmot have leave of 
absence for a week, to attend the assizes ;—Mr. Pen- 
darves, three weeks, on urgent business ;—and, Sir 
Charles Knightly, a month, on account of ill health. 


Lord Norreys presented a Bill for repairing and 
widening the Roads from Oxford over Botley Causeway 
to Fifield, in the County of Berks, and Witney, in the 
County of Oxford: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Fergus presented a Bill to enable the Commis- 
sioner appointed under two Acts for draining certain 
Lands situated on or near the River Zeven, in the Coun- 
ties of Kinross and Fife, to raise a further Sum of 
Money for the purposes of the said Acts: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Mr. Polhill reported from the Committee on the Pe- 
tition of several Commissioners for executing the Acts 
for the improvement of the Town of Bedford, in the 
County of Bedford, and for re-building the Bridge over 
the River Ouze, in the said Town; That the Standing 
Orders relative to Bills for the Improvement of any City 
or Town, had been complied with; and that they had 
examined the matter of the Petition; and the Report 
was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
amending and enlarging the Powers and Provisions of 
two Acts for the Improvement of the Town of Bedford, 
and re-building the Bridge over the River Ouze, in the 
said Town: And that Mr. Polhill and Mr. Crawley do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Islington Market 
Bill, have Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


Mr. Edward Buller reported from the Committee on 
the Petition of several Inhabitants of the parish of Caldon, 
in the county of Stafford, and of divers other parishes 
and places near or adjoining thereto; That the Standing 
Orders relative to Turnpike Bills, had been complied 
with ; and that they had examined the matter of the 
Petition ; and the Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making and maintaining a Turnpike Road from a place 
called the Waterhouses, in the Parish of Caldon, to the 
Village of Caldon, and from thence to a place called 
Huddale, and from Caldon to a Road leading from 
Ellaston, towards that part of the Leek and Ashbourne 

5 Ellaston, 





Grand 
Junction 
Waterworks 


Bill, reported, 


Reading 
Waterworks 
Bill, pre- 
sented. 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Botley and 
Fitield Road 
Bill, pre- 
sented. 


Leven 
Drainage 
Bill, pre- 
sented. 


Bedford 
Improvement 
Petition, 
reported. 


Power tu a 
Committee. 


Caldon Roads 
(No. 2.) 

Petition, 

reported. 


— 220 on sce 


Is 


Honiton 
Church 
Petition, . 
reported. 


Petitions 
against 
Islington 
Market Bill. 


Dee Ferry 
Roads Bill, 
committed. 


Cuckfield and 
Horstperpoint 
Road Petition, 
reported, 


East India 
Docks Peti- 
tion, reported. 


Newcastle 
and Carlisle 
Railway Bill, 
presented, 


Leith Harbour 
and Dock Peti. 
lion, reported, 





5 Witt. lV. 


Turnpike Road near Botton House, and from Moor End 
to Hofton’s Cross, all in the County of Stafford: And 
that Mr. Edward Buller and Sir Oswald Mosley do pre- 


pare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Wilks, by Order, reported from the Committee on 
the Petition of the Rector, Churchwardens and Inha- 
bitants of the parish of Honiton, in the a of Devon; 
That the Standing Orders relative to Bills for building 
Churches, had been complied with; and that ~ had 
examined the matter of the Petition; and the Report 
was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
building a new Parish Church in the Town of Honiton, 
in the County of Devon: And that Mr. Wilks, Colonel 
Baillie, and Mr. Arthur Chichester, do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


A Petition of Butchers residing in the city and liberty 
of Westminster, and parts adjacent ;— Tower Hamlets ;— 
and, Farmers and Graziers residing in Woodbridge,— 
were presented, and read; taking notice of the Islington 
Market Bill; and praying, That they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
thereof. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


The Dee Ferry Roads Bill was read a second time; 
and committed to Mr. Mostyn and the Wales List: And 
they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker's 
Chamber. 


Sir Charles Burrell reported from the Committee on 
the Petition of several Owners of estates and Inhabitants 
in or near the parishes of Cuckfield and Hurstperpoint, 
in the county of Susser ; That the Standing Orders rela- 
tive to Turnpike Bills, had been complied with; and that 
they had examined the matter of the Petition; and the 
Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making and maintaining a Turnpike Road from the 
Town of Hurstperpoint to the Brighton and Cuckfield 
Turnpike Road, at or near Ansty Cross, in the Parish of 
Cuckfield, all in the County of Sussex: And that Sir 
Charles Burrell and Lord George Lennox do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Mr. Clay reported from the Committee on the Peti- 
tion of the Directors of the East India Dock Company ; 
That the Standing Orders relative to Bills for making 
Docks, had been complied with; and that they had ex- 
amined the matter of the Petition ; and the Report was 
brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
enlarging the Powers of an Act of the ninth year of 
King George the Fourth, to consolidate and amend 
several Acts for the further Improvement of the Port of 
London, by making Docks and other Works at Black- 
wall, for the accommodation of East India Shipping : 


And that Mr. Clay and Dr. Zushington do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Philip Howard presented a Bill to authorize the 
Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle Railway Company to 
make an additional Branch Railway or Tramroad, and 
for other purposes connected with their Undertaking : 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Mr. Murray reported from the Committee on the 
Petition of several Merchants, Ship-owners and Rate- 
payers of the town and port of Leith; That the Standing 
Orders relative to Bills for making Ports or Harbours, 
had been complied with; and that they had examined 
the matter of the Petition; and the Report was brought 
up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend the Leith Harbour and Dock Acts: And that Mr. 


News and Sir John Campbell do prepare, and bring 
In. 


VOL. 90. 


3° Aprilis. 


195 


Mr. Tennyson reported from the Committee on the Lambeth 
Petition of several Sensis and Occupiers of houses and en 
property in the counties of Surrey and Middlesex ; That ere 
the Standing Orders relative to Bills for building 
Bridges, had been complied with; and that they had ex- 
amined the matter of the Petition; and the Report was 
brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
erecting and maintaining a Bridge across the River 
Thames, from Church-street, in the Parish of Saint Mary, 
Lambeth, in the County of Surrey, to the opposite Bank 
of the said River, near Market-street, in the Parish of 
Saint John-the-Evangelist, within the City and Liberty 
of Westminster, in the County of Middlesex: And that 


Mr. Tennyson and Mr. Hawes do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Sir George Clerk presented a Bill for further regu- Edinburgh- 
lating the Statute Labour, and repairing the Highways ig = 
and Bridges, in the County of Edinburgh: And the presented. ' 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 


second time. 


Ordered, That Mr. John Henry Vivian and Mr. Han- Members added 
bury Tracy be added to the Committee on the Chelsea 
Waterworks’ Bill. 


A Petition of Solicitors of Portsmouth, Portsea and Petitions 

Grosport;— Stogumber ;— Kingston-u on- Hull;— Tewkes- Ta taiestieal 
bury;—Inhabitants of Wookey;— Botesdale;—Tewkes- Courts. 
bury ;—and, Wilham Cracknell, solicitor, of Botesdale,— 
were presented, and read ; setting forth, That the Peti- 
tioners view with alarm the proposition now made for 
tranferring to the Courts at Doctors’ Commons the sole 
wag of granting Probates and Administrations, and 
or requiring that all the original Wills shall for the 
future be deposited there ; and praying, That the Courts 
having power of granting Probates and Administrations, 
with Registries for the original Wills attached to them, 
may remain, as heretofore, in the country, but with such 
consolidation of the Courts as may appear to the House 
necessary. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers of Portsmouth and ee . 
Portsea ;—Yeovil;—and, Licensed Dealers in Spirits by Daty‘on 
Retail at Dulverton,—were presented, and read; pray- Spirit Liceuses. 
ing for the repeal of the additional Duty on Spirit Li- 
censes imposed by an Act of the last Session of Parlia- 
ment. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


The House being informed, that the Sheriffs of the Petition against 
city of London attended at the door, they were called (rye pin, 
in; and at the bar presented,—A Petition of the Lord 
Mayor, Aldermen and Commons of the city of London, 
in ance Council assembled :—And then they with- 
drew. 

And the said Petition was read; taking notice of the 
Imprisonment for Debt Bill; and praying, That the 
same may not pass into a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Ayton ;—Members of the Petitions 

Forfar Debating Society ;—Inhabitants of Cumnock ;— respecting 
; : Church of 

and, Gretna,—were presented, and read ; praying the + sae ery 
House to refuse any grant of Money from the National 
funds, for the erection or endowment of any Church or 
Chapel in connexion with the Church of Scotland, or 
any other Church whatever. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Magistrates, Clergy, Bankers, Mer- Petition 
chants and others, Inhabitants of Bristol, was presented, ee 
and read; praying the House to take the distressing Frteblsh 
case of the Ministers of the Irish Church into considera- 
tion, and to adopt speedy and effectual means for their 
relief, either by enforcing the due payment of the re- 
venues provided for their ye by the wisdom and 
piety of, our ancestors, and which have been of Jate so 


unjustly and unlawfully withheld, or by the substitution 
3D2 of 





to a Committee. 





tixford 
Paving 
Petition, 
reported, 


Ford and 
Lowick Road 
Bill, pre- 
sented. 


Grand 
Junction 
Railway Bill, 
reported, 








192 

Mr. Maclean reported from the Committee on the 
Petition of severe! Commissioners for executing the Acts 
&gt; @amending certain Mile-ways leading to Ox ord, and 
waking improvements in the University an av of 
Oxford the suburbs thereof, and adjoining parish of 
Samt Clement, and for other purposes ; That the Stand- 
ing Orders relative to Bills for improving any City, 
Town or Place, had been complied with, and that they 
had exemined the matter of the Petition ; and the Report 
was brought up, and read. addins 

Ordered, That leave be given to a0 in a Bill for 
continuing the term, and amending and enlarging the 
yowers of three Acts of his Majesty King George the 
Whird, for amending certain my % ° leading to Oxford, 
and making Improvements in the University and City 
of Oxford, the Suburbs thereof, and adjoining Parish of 
Saint Clement, and for other purposes in the said Acts 
mentioned : And that Mr. Maclean, Mr. Hughes Hughes, 
and Mr. Estcourt, do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Maclean, by Order, presented a Bill for repairing 
and improving the Roads in the Counties of Northum- 
berland and Durham, called the Ford and Lowick Turn- 
pikes, and for making certain new Branches in the said 
Counties: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Wilson Patten reported from the Committee on 
the Grand Junction Railway Bill, and to whom the 
Petitions of Trustees named and appointed in and by 
an Act of Parliament made and passed in the first year 
of the reign of His present Majesty, intituled, “ An 
Act for making a Turnpike Road from the North side 
of the Quarry House in the Township of Perry Bar, in 
the County of Stafford, to the Brook which divides 
the Parishes of Aston-juxta-Birmingham and Birming- 
ham, in the County of Warwick ;” Owners and Occupiers 
of lands through which the proposed lines of the 
Grand Junction Railway are intended to pass; the 
Company of Proprietors of the Birmingham Water- 
works; the Right honourable the Earl of Bradford; 
of Trustees for repairing the Turnpike Road from 
Birmingham to Watford Gap, in the parish of Sutton 
Coldfield, in the county of Warwick, and other Roads 
communicating therewith; Owners and Occupiers of 
lands in the parishes of Aston-nigh-Birmingham and 
Handsworth, through which the proposed lines of the 
Grand Junction Railway are intended to pass; the 
Company of Proprietors of the Birmingham Canal Navi- 
gations; Owners and Occupiers of land, gardens and 
houses in Aston-juxta- Birmingham; and, William Riland 
Bedford, an owner of land in the parish of Aston, 
were referred; That the Standing Orders relative to 
Bills for making Railways, had been complied with ; 
that they had considered the first, second, third, fourth, 
sixth, eighth and ninth-mentioned Petitions; and that 
no person appeared on behalf of the fifth and seventh- 
mentioned Petitions; and that they had examined the 


allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 


Winchester 
Market 
Petition, 
reported. 


Worcester 
Roads Bill, 
presented. 


Petition J 
repeal of Duty 
on Windows. 


and had gone through the Bill, and made several Amend- 
thents thereunto; and the Report was brought up, and 
read. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Shaw Lefevre reported from the Committee on 
the Petition of several Inhabitants of the city of Win- 
chester and neighbourhood; That the Standing Orders 
relative to Bills for erecting Markets, had been complied 
with; and that they had examined the matter of the 
Petition; and the Heport was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
establishing a new Market for Live Stock and Agricul- 
tural produce, and erecting a Market-house or Corn 
Exchange in the City of Winchester: And that Mr. 
Shaw Lefevre and Mr. Winter Scott do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Colonel Zygon presented a Bill for improving and more 
effectually repairing the several Roads leading into and 
from the City of Worcester: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of the Magistrates and Town Council of the 
royal burgh of Queensferry, in council specially convened, 


2” Aprilis. 


A.1835.: 


was presented, and read; prayiug fx the repeal of the 
Duty on Windows. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants and Proprietors of land in 
the Seigniory of Annfield or Beauharnois, in the district 
of Montreal and province of Lower Canada, was pre- 
sented, and read; setting forth, That the Petitioners, 
actuated by the strongest feelings of attachment to the 
Mother Country, nen loyalty to their King, ardently 
desire the continuance of the connexion of that Colony 
with the British Empire ; that under the British con- 
stitution the inhabitants of that Province have hitherto 
enjoyed the highest degree of religious, civil and political 
liberty, public protection and tranquillity, social hap- 
piness, and an almost entire freedom from taxation; that 
the Petitioners therefore, fully appreciating the numerous 
advantages of their present position, express their entire 
disapprobation of a body of Resolutions on the state of the 
Province, passed by a majority of the House of Assembly 
in the month of February 1834, which Resolutions state 
grievances that do not exist, desire the subversion of the 
British constitution, by the establishment of republican 
institutions, threaten an appeal to foreign aid, unless 
their unreasonable and treasonable demands are complied 
with by the Imperial Government, and have a direct 
tendency to introduce disorder, confusion and bloodshed ; 
that the Petitioners feel it to be the duty as well as the 
interest of all the loyal and well-disposed inhabitants of 
that Province to exert their utmost endeavours to arrest 
the progress of such baneful and alarming proceedings, 
to express their thorough determination to retain the 
constitution conferred on the Province by his late Ma- 
jesty George the Third, and the British Parliament, 
and their zealous co-operation for the maintenance of 
the numerous and invaluable privileges they possess 
under it; that the Petitioners consider the indecorous 
language so poneneay held by the majority of the House 
of Assembly to the Governor in Chief altogether un- 
becoming and injurious to the public service; and that, 
by insulting His Majesty’s SC cemuanilien insult is 
offered to the Sovereign, and, through Him, to the whole 
British Empire; that the Petitioners consider that they 
have some real grievances to complain of, and the redress 
of which they desire to obtain; among these, they enu- 
merate, the misapplication of the valuable time of the 
House of Assembly, which, instead of being devoted to 
the promotion of the people’s real interest and happiness, 
by useful legislation, is wasted by the majority in idle 
debate and irrelevant proceedings; the insecurity of 
real property, from the want of register offices in the 
Seigniories, whereby ruin and misery are daily brought 
upon individuals; the bad state of the Winter roads, from 
the want of legislative provision to prevent their destruc- 
tion; the opposition that is made, instead of the en- 
couragement that ought to be given to land companies, 
whereby additional capital and additional consumers, 
the two most essential requisites in that country, would 
be introduced ; the want of a permanent county judica- 
ture, whereby the enormous expense of resorting to the 
towns for all law proceedings, amounting in many cases 
to a denial of justice, would be avoided ; that the Peti- 
tioners have the fullest reliance on the wisdom and 
justice of His Majesty and the Imperial Parliament, for 
the redress of these and all other real grievances, and 


Petition 
from Lower 
Canada 


humbly hope that the House will be pleased to adopt - 


such changes only in the provincial constitution as may 
be deemed indispensably necessary, to afford permanent 
relief to all classes of His Majesty’s subjects within the 
province, and therelyy stanegenen and maintain the con- 
nexion between the Mother Country and the Colony. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


The counsel and agents before mentioned being re- 
turned to the bar, the Clerk appointed to attend the 


Drogheda 
Borough 
Election— 


said Committee, delivered in to the House a reduced Committee 


List; and the same was called over; ‘and is as follows: 
Henry Combe Compton, Esquire, Thomas Peers Wil- 
liams, Esquire, James Power, Esquire, William Edward 
Powell, Esquire, Lord Hotham, Sir Roger Greisley, Ba- 
ronet, Thomas Frewen Turner, Esquire, the — 
eorge 


appointed. 



















Petitions 

for repeal of 
Duty on 

Spirit Licenses. 











Petitions 
respecting 
Madhouses. 













Petitions 
respecting 
Ecclesiastical 
Courts, 





Petitions 

in support of 
Church of 
Scoiland. 


Petition 
respecting 
Dorchester 
Unionists. 





5 Wit. IV. 


rear ge Rice Rice Trevo, Thomas Bish, Esquire, Hdward 
Diveit, eyuire, John Piclden, Psquire. 

And the said eleven Members, being the Select Com- 
mittee for trying the merits of the Petition, complaining 
of an undue Election and Return for the Town of Drog- 
heda, were sworn, by the Clerk, at the table, in the usual 
manner; and thereupon the counsel and agents with- 
drew. 

Ordered, That the said Committee do meet forthwith 
in one of the Committee Chambers appointed for hear- 
ing the Trials of Controverted Elections. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers of Brixham ;— 
Sittingbourne and Milton-next- Sittingbourne ;— Canter- 
bury ;—Wingrave ;—Marlborough ;—city of London ;— 
Licensed Retailers of Spirits in Haddington ;— and, 
Inn-keepers and Licensed Victuallers of Upton-on- 
Severn and Great Malvern,—were presented, and read; 
praying for the repeal of the additional Duty on Spirit 
Licenses imposed by an Act of the last Session of Par- 
liament. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of John Joseph Stockdale, was presented, and 
read; complaining of ill-treatment of a Miss Stabbach, 
in a private madhouse; and praying the attention of the 
House to the subject. 

A Petition of Joseph Sparrow, of Lothbury, in the city 
of London, was also presented, and read; praying the 
House to appoint a Committee to investigate the present 
state of public and private Madhouses. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Upton-upon-Severn ;— 
Canwich ;—Leadenham ;—city, bail and close of Lincoln; 
—Peterborough;—Bedford ;— Kettering ;—Solicitors of 
Peterborough ;— Winchester ;—Salisbury ;— Inhabitants 
of Winchester ;—Bideford ;— Great Torrington;—Barn- 
staple ;—Solicitors of Barnstaple ;— Bideford ; —- and, 
Great Torrington,—were presented, and read; setting 
forth, That the Petitioners view with alarm the pro- 
position now made for transferring to the Courts at 
Doctors’ Commons the sole power of granting Probates 
and Administrations, and for requiring that all the 
original Wills shall for the future be deposited there ; 
and praying, That the Courts having power of granting 
Probates and Administrations, with Registries for the 
original Wills attached to them, may remain, as hereto- 
fore, in the country, but with such consolidation of the 
Courts as may appear to the House necessary. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Congregation and Inhabitants of the 
South Parish of Aberdeen ;—Inhabitants of Leith ;— 
Saint John’s, Leith;—Kilconquhar;—Heritorsand others 
of Alness;—Inhabitants of Foss ;— Logie and Pert ;— 
Stenscholl ;—Minister and Elders of Newton ;—Kirk 
Session of Applecross;—lInhabitants of Coupar Angus ;— 
Stewarton; —- Dundonald ; — Galashiels ;— Yarrow ;— 
Elgin;—Birnie;—Minister, Elders and others of Trinity 
parish, A berdeen;—-Kilconquhar, Carnbee and Cameron; 
— Kinnettles;—and, Duffus,—were presented, and read ; 
praying the House to resist every — to shake the 
stability or impair the efficiency of the Church of Scot- 
land, and to adopt such measures as may seem best 
calculated for promoting its usefulness by building and 
endowing such additional Churches in connexion with 
the Establishment as the increasing numbers and neces- 
sities of the population demand. 

. And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Canterbury, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying the House to ef measures 
for obtaining a mitigation of the sentence of transpor- 
tation passed on the six Agricultural Labourers at the 
Dorchester Spring Assizes of 1834. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 

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2° Aprilis. 





193 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Hacketstown, was pre- Petition 


sented, and read ; 
I iy land. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Correspondence respecting the 
Reverend Thomas Locke, which was presented upon 
Tuesday last, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Papers respecting Dungannon 
Meeting, which were presented upon Tuesday last, be 
printed, 


A Petition of Protestant Dissenters assembling for 
worship in Kbenezer Baptist Chapel at Kettering, was 
presented, and read ; setting forth, That the liberality 
of sentiment evinced by the House, and the relief re- 
cently afforded to the denomination of Separatists, en- 
courage the Petitioners to pray, That those who do not 
belong to that denomination, or to the Society of Friends, 
but who entertain similar opinions as to the taking of an 
oath, may be allowed to substitute their solemn affirma- 
tion in lieu thereof, subject, in case of falsity, to all the 
penalties annexed to perjury. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, to 
request that their Lordships will be pleased to com- 
municate to this House, a Copy of the First Report 
made from the Select Committee appointed by their 
Lordships to inquire into the expediency of substituting 
Declarations in lieu of Oaths, in certain cases; together 
with the Minutes of the Evidence taken before the said 
Committee, and the Appendix and Index thereto; and 
that Mr. Greene do carry the said Message. 


A Petition of Charles Mepham Hannington, of Ply- 
mouth, was presented, and read; submitting a new 
method for the registration of Deeds affecting Land, 
Baptisms, Marriages and Burials; and praying the 
House to take the same into their consideration. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Operative Cotton Spinners, and others, 
of Preston;—and, Working People employed in the 
Cotton Factories belonging to Messrs. Greenwood and 
Whitaker at Burley,—were presented, and read; re- 
citing the Act 2 and 3 Will. 4, c. 103, to regulate the 
Labour of Children and Young Persons in the Mills and 
Factories of the United Kingdom; and praying the 
House to repeal or amend the same. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Number of Deputy Lieutenants in each 
County in England, Wales, Sootlond and Ireland. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


A Petition of Ship-owners and Merchants of the port 
of Grangemouth ;—and, Merchants and Ship-owners of 
Brixham, Torbay,—were presented, and read ; praying 
for the repeal of the Reciprocity of Duties Acts. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Retail Beer Sellers of Chorley, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying, That they may be placed on 
the same footing as Licmanet Victuallers, and be allowed 
to open their houses at five o’clock in the morning, and 
not be compelled to close them earlier than eleven 
o'clock at night. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Councillors 
of the Royal Burgh of Haddington, was presented, and 
read ; praying the House to take measures for relieving 
the Royal Burghs of Scotland from the burthen of ali- 
menting Prisoners after conviction. ; 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 
Ordered, 


3D +e 


praying tor the abolition of Tithes im ter avoution 
of Tithes 


aueen 


(lreland.) 


Papers to be 
printed 
Neo. 110, 


No, 120, 


Petition 


respecting 
Oaths. 


Message to 
Lords, for Copy 
of Report on 
Oaths. 


Petition 
respecting 
Registration 
of Deeds, &amp;c.’ 


Petition 
respectin 
Factories 
Regulation Act, 


Address 
respecting 
Deputy 
Lieutenants. 


Petition 

for repeal of 
Reciprocity of 
Duties Acts, 


Petition 
respecting 
Sale of Beer 
Act, 


Petition 
respecting 
Prisoners 
(Scotland.) 








Debate on 
Question re- 
specting Church 
Establishment 
(Ireland), 
resumed ; 


Committee 
thereupon. 


Mutiny Bill, 
deferred. 


Marine 
Mutiny Bill, 
deferred. 


Cruelty to 
Animals Bill, 
deferred. 


Petition 
in favour of 
Islington 
Market Bill, 


Petition 

for leave for 
Ross-shire 
Gaols, 


194 —3° 


Ordered, That the Order of the day, for resuming the 
adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed upon 
Monday last, “* That this House do resolve itself into a 
Committee, in order to consider the present state of the 
Church Establishment in Jreland, with a view of apply- 
ing any surplus of its Revenues, not required for the 
spiritual care of its members, to the general Education 
of all classes of the People, without distinction of reli- 
gious persuasion,” be now read; and the same being 
read ;—The Question was again proposed ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Friday morning ; 


Veneris, 3° die Aprilis, 1835: 


And the Question being put ; 
The House divided. 
The Yeas went forth. 
cae wag J Mr. Charles Wood, 
Tellers for the Yeas,{ Ma Edward John Stanley: 322. 
. : , J Sir George Clerk, 
Tellers for the Noe 51 Sir Thomas Fremantle: \ one: 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative:—The House 
accordingly resolved itself into the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


Motion made, and Question proposed, That it is the 
opinion of this Committee, That any Surplus of the 
Revenue of the present Church Establishment in Ire- 
land, not required for the spiritual care of its members, 
be applied to the moral and religious Education of all 
classes of the People, without distinction of religious 
persuasion, providing for the resumption of such sur- 
plus, or of any such part of it as may be required by an 
increase in the number of the members of the Established 
Church. 

To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported from the Committee, That they had made 
a progress in the matters to them referred; and that he 
was directed by the Committee to move, That they may 
have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, again resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Mutiny Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself 
into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Marine Mutiny Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself 
into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Cruelty to Animals Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday next. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
half an hour after three of the clock on Friday 
morning, adjourned till this day. 








Veneris, 3° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 5° Willielm: IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


PETITION of Members of the West Norfolk 

Agricultural Association, was presented, and read; 

taking notice of the Jslington Market Bill; and praying, 
That the same may pass into a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Heritors and Commissioners of Suppl 
of the Sheriffdom of Ross and Cromarty, was presented, 
and read; praying, That leave may be given to present 
a Petition for leave to bring in a Bill for erecting Gaols 
and Court Houses in the Burghs of Dingwall, Tain, For- 
trose and Cromarty. 





Aprilis. A. 1835. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Stewart Mackenzie and the East Scotland List: And 
that they do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Cham- 
ber; and have Power to send for persons, papers and 
records. 


Mr. Hume reported from the Committee on the Grand 
Junction Waterworks Bill; and to whom the Petitions 
of the Right Reverend Father in God Charles James, 
by Divine permission Lord Bishop of London, Arthur 
ye of Tilney-street, May Fair, in the county of 
Middlesex, Esquire, Thomas Thistlethwayte, of South- 
wick Park, in the county of Southampton, Esquire, and 
Thomas Somers Cocks, of Charing Cross, in the liberty of 
Westminster, in the said county of Middlesex, Esquire ; 
and, of the Company of Proprietors of the West Mid- 
dlesex Waterworks, were referred ; That the Standing 
Orders relative to Bills for supplying any City or Town 
with Water, had been complied with; and that they had 
considered the said Petitions; and had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made several 
Amendments thereunto; and the Report was brought 
up, and read. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Robert Palmer presented a Bill to enable the 
Reading Waterworks Company to extend their Works, 
and for explaining and enlarging the Powers of the Act 
relating to such Company: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Ordered, That Sir Kardley Wilmot have leave of 
absence for a week, to attend the assizes ;—Mr. Pen- 
darves, three weeks, on urgent business ;—and, Sir 
Charles Knightly, a month, on account of ill health. 


Lord Norreys presented a Bill for repairing and 
widening the Roads from Oxford over Botley Causeway 
to Fifield, in the County of Berks, and Witney, in the 
County of Oxford: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Fergus presented a Bill to enable the Commis- 
sioner appointed under two Acts for draining certain 
Lands situated on or near the River Zeven, in the Coun- 
ties of Kinross and Fife, to raise a further Sum of 
Money for the purposes of the said Acts: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Mr. Polhill reported from the Committee on the Pe- 
tition of several Commissioners for executing the Acts 
for the improvement of the Town of Bedford, in the 
County of Bedford, and for re-building the Bridge over 
the River Ouze, in the said Town; That the Standing 
Orders relative to Bills for the Improvement of any Cit 
or Town, had been complied with; and that they had 
examined the matter of the Petition; and the Report 
was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
amending and enlarging the Powers and Provisions of 
two Acts for the Improvement of the Town of Bedford, 
and re-building the Bridge over the River Ouze, in the 
said Town: And that Mr. Polhill and Mr. Crawley do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Islington Market 
Bill, have Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


Mr. Edward Buller reported from the Committee on 
the Petition of several Inhabitants of the parish of Caldon, 
in the county of Stafford, and of divers other parishes 
and places near or adjoining thereto; That the Standing 
Orders relative to Turnpike Bills, had been complied 
with ; and that they had examined the matter of the 
Petition ; and the Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making and maintaining a Turnpike Road from a place 
called the Waterhouses, in the Parish of Caldon, to the 
Village of Caldon, and from thence to a place called 
Huddale, and from Caldon to a Road leading from 
Ellaston, towards that part of the Leek and Ashbourne 

5 Ellaston, 


Grand 
Junction 
Waterworks 
Bill, reported. 


Reading 
Waterworks 
Bill, pre- 
sented. 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Botley and 
Fitield Road 
Bill, pre- 
sented. 


Leven 
Drainage 
Bill, pre- 
sented, 


Bedford 
Improvement 
Petition, 
reported. 


Power toa 
Committee. 


Caldon Roads 
(No. 2.) 

Petition, 

reported. 


Pe 


Isl 
Me 


Ros 
con 


Cac 
Hor 
Roa 


New 
and | 


Rail; 


Leith 
tion, + 


Honiton 
Church 
Petition, : 
reported. 


Petitions 
against 
Islington 
Market Bill. 


Dee Ferry 
Roads Bill, 
committed. 


Cuckfield and 
Horstperpoint 
Road Petition, 
reported, 


East India 
Docks Peti- 
tion reported. 


Newcastle 
and Carlisle 
Railway Bill, 
presented. 


Leith Harbour 
and Dock Peti- 
tion, reported. 





5 Witt. lV. 


Turnpike Road near Botton House, and from Moor End 
to Hofton’s Cross, all in the County of Stafford: And 
that Mr. Edward Buller and Sir Oswald Mosley do pre- 


pare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Wilks, by Order, reported from the Committee on 
the Petition of the Rector, Churchwardens and Inha- 
bitants of the parish of Honiton, in the a of Devon; 
That the Standing Orders relative to Bills for building 
Churches, had been complied with; and that they had 
examined the matter of the Petition; and the Report 
was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
building a new Parish Church in the Town of Honiton, 
in the County of Devon: And that Mr. Wilks, Colonel 
Baillie, and Mr. Arthur Chichester, do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


A Petition of Butchers residing in the city and liberty 
of Westminster, and parts adjacent ;— Tower Hamlets ;— 
and, Farmers and Graziers residing in Woodbridge,— 
were presented, and read; taking notice of the Islington 
Market Bill; and praying, That they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
thereof. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


The Dee Ferry Roads Bill was read a second time; 
and committed to Mr. Mostyn and the Wales List: And 
they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker's 
Chamber. 


_Sir Charles Burrell reported from the Committee on 
the Petition of several Owners of estates and Inhabitants 
in or near the parishes of Cuckfield and Hurstperpoint, 
in the county of Susser ; That the Standing Orders rela- 
tive to Turnpike Bills, had been complied with; and that 
they had examined the matter of the Petition; and the 
Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making and maintaining a Turnpike Road from the 
Town of Hurstperpoint to the Brighton and Cuckfield 
Turnpike Road, at or near Ansty Cross, in the Parish of 
Cuckfield, all in the County of Susser: And that Sir 
Charles Burrell and Lord George Lennox do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Mr. Clay reported from the Committee on the Peti- 
tion of the Directors of the East India Dock Company ; 
That the Standing Orders relative to Bills for making 
Docks, had been complied with; and that they had ex- 
amined the matter of the Petition ; and the Report was 
brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
enlarging the Powers of an Act of the ninth year of 
King George the Fourth, to consolidate and amend 
several Acts for the further Improvement of the Port of 
London, by making Docks and other Works at Black- 
wall, for the accommodation of East India Shipping: 


And that Mr. Clay and Dr. Lushington do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Philip Howard presented a Bill to authorize the 
Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle Railway Company to 
make an additional Branch Railway or Tramroad, and 
for other purposes connected with their Undertaking : 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Mr. Murray reported from the Committee on the 
Petition of several Merchants, Ship-owners and Rate- 
payers of the town and port of Leith ; That the Standing 
Orders relative to Bills for making Ports or Harbours, 
had been complied with; and that they had examined 
the matter of the Petition; and the Report was brought 
up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend the Leith Harbour and Dock Acts: And that Mr. 
Murray and Sir John Campbell do prepare, and bring 
it In. 


VOL. 90. 


3° Aprilis. 





195 


Mr. Tennyson reported from the Committee on the 
Petition of several Sensis and Occupiers of houses and 
property in the counties of Surrey and Middlesex ; That 
the Standing Orders relative to Bills for building 
Bridges, had been complied with; and that they had ex- 
amined the matter of the Petition; and the Report was 
brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
erecting and maintaining a Bridge across the River 
Thames, from Church-street, in the Parish of Saint Mary, 
Lambeth, in the County of Surrey, to the opposite Bank 
of the said River, near Market-street, in the Parish of 
Saint John-the-Evangelist, within the City and Liberty 
of Westminster, in the County of Middlesex: And that 
Mr. Tennyson and Mr. Hawes do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


Sir George Clerk presented a Bill for further regu- 
lating the Statute Labour, and repairing the Highways 
and Bridges, in the County of Edinburgh: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Ordered, That Mr. John Henry Vivian and Mr. Han- 
bury Tracy be added to the Committee on the Chelsea 
Weterwerke Bill. | 


A Petition of Solicitors of Portsmouth, Portsea and 

Gosport ;— Stogumber ;—Kingston-upon-Hull;— Tewkes- 
bury;—Inhabitants of Wooke ;— Botesdale;— Tewkes- 
bury ;—and, Wilham Cracknell, solicitor, of Botesdale,— 
were presented, and read ; setting forth, That the Peti- 
tioners view with alarm the proposition now made for 
tranferring to the Courts at Bagloc Commons the sole 
ag of granting Probates and Administrations, and 
or requiring that all the original Wills shall for the 
future be deposited there ; and praying, That the Courts 
having power of granting Probates and Administrations, 
with Registries for the original Wills attached to them, 
may remain, as heretofore, in the country, but with such 
consolidation of the Courts as may appear to the House 
necessary. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers of Portsmouth and 
Portsea ;—-Yeovil;—and, Licensed Dealers in Spirits by 
Retail at Dulverton,—were presented, and read; pray- 
ing for the repeal of the additional Duty on Spirit Li- 
censes imposed by an Act of the last Session of Parlia- 
ment. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


The House being informed, that the Sheriffs of the 
city of London attended at the door, they were called 
in; and at the bar presented,—A Petition of the Lord 
Mayor, Aldermen and Commons of the city of London, 
in Conenan Council assembled :—And then they with- 
drew. 

And the said Petition was read; taking notice of the 
Imprisonment for Debt Bill; and praying, That the 
same may not pass into a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Ayton ;—Members of the 
Forfar Debating Society ;—Inhabitants of Cumnock ;— 
and, Gretna,—were presented, and read ; praying the 
House to refuse any grant of Money from the National 
funds, for the erection or endowment of any Church or 
Chapel in connexion with the Church of Scotland, or 
any other Church whatever. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Magistrates, Clergy, Bankers, Mer- 
chants and others, Inhabitants of Bristol, was presented, 
and read; praying the House to take the distressing 
case of the Ministers of the Irish Church into considera- 
tion, and to adopt speedy and effectual means for their 
relief, either by enforcing the due payment of the re- 
venues provided for their —— by the wisdom and 
piety of our ancestors, and which have been of late so 


unjustly and unlawfully withheld, or by the substitution 
3D2 of 


Lambeth 
Bridge 

Petition, 
reported. 


Edinburgh- 
shire Statute 
Labour Bill, 
presented. 


Members added 
to a Committee. 


Petitions 
respecting 
Ecclesiastical 
Courts. 


Petitions 

for repeal of 
Duty on 

Spirit Licenses. 


Petition against 
Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill. 


Petitions 
respecting 


. Church of 


Scotland, 


Petition 
respecting 
Established 
Church. 





Petitions 

in support of 
Church of 
Scotland. 


Petitions 
respecting 
Hand-loom 
. Weavers. 


Petition 
respecting 
Imprisonment 
for Debt 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Petition 
respecting 
Borough of 
Buckingham. 


Petition 
respecting 
Cou nty 
Rates. 


Petitions 

for better 
Observance of 
the Lord’s Day. 


196 


of a full and ample compensation in their room; and 
further praying, That the House will not entertain any 
legislative measures calculated to prejudice the rights 
of the Protestant Church, as established in the United 
Kingdom, or to affect its stability, but that by a prompt 
and decisive manifestation of their determination to dis- 
countenance every such attempt, they will quiet the 
apprehensions of all true friends of religion, and put a 
final extinction to the hopes of its enemies. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Farr ;—Ochiltree;—Strai- 
ton;—Melness and Westmoan ;-— Barr;—and, Tongue, 
—were presented, and read; praying the House to re- 
sist every attempt to shake the stability or impair the 
efficiency of the Church of Scotland, and to adopt such 
measures as may seem best calculated for promoting its 
usefulness, by building and endowing such additional 
Churches in connexion with the Establishment as the 
increasing numbers and necessities of the population 
demand. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Magistrates, Councillors, Clergymen, 
Merchants, Hand-loom Weavers and Inhabitants of 
Hamilton ;—Hand-loom Weavers and Inhabitants of 
Newmilns ;— Bathgate ; — Newtown-upon-Ayr ; — Fen- 
wich ;— Kilwinning ;—Operative Weavers and Inhabit- 
ants of Kilmaurs ;— Galston ;—Hand-loom Weavers of 
Mauchline ;— Saint Quivox ;—and, Weavers, Clergy- 
men, Justices of the Peace, and Inhabitants of Stewar- 
ton,—were presented, and read; praying for the esta- 
blishment of Boards of Trade in every manufacturing 
district, to fix from time to time the lowest prices to be 
paid for Hand-loom Weaving. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Select Committee on Hand-loom Weavers. 


A Petition of Merchants and other Traders of Cum- 
nock, was presented, and read; taking notice of the 
Imprisonment for Debt (Scotland) Bill; and praying, 
That the enactments of the said Bill may not apply to 
debts contracted previous to the passing thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Electors of the borough of Buckingham, 
was presented, and read; complaining, That in the 
course of the year 1832, certain hovels of very small 
value were erected in different parts of the land situate 
within the said borough, and that each of these hovels, 
together with so much land that the hovel and land 
could in the whole be valued at ten pounds per annum, 
was devised to a tenant resident within the said borough, 
or within the distance required by the statute, for the 
purpose of creating votes in the election of Members to 
serve in Parliament for the said borough ; and praying 
the House to devise measures for putting a stop to those 
dangerous practices of which the Petitioners have com- 
plained, and for securing to them the free and uncon- 
trolled exercise of the rights and privileges of the Con- 
stitution. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 


Select Committee on Bribery at Elections. 


A Petition of Agriculturists of the town and neigh- 
bourhood of Buckingham, was presented, and read; 
setting forth, That the Petitioners feel severely the 
grievance of local taxation, and more siitboslarly in 
respect to the County Rates, which fall with undue 
weight on the land, whilst the peewee for which such 
charges are made are matters of equal interest to every 
class of His Majesty’s subjects; and praying, That they 
may be relieved from a tax so unfairl Spitthienssese on 
them, and which, from the low price of agricultural pro- 
duce, they are unable to bear. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Elvedon and Burnham;— 
and, Woolpit and Shelland,—were presented, and read ; 
praying the House to take the subject of the due observ- 
ance of the Lord’s Day into their serious consideration, 


and to adopt such measures for the amendment of the 


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A. 1835. 


existing laws upon this subject as to them shall seem 
meet. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to lieuponthe Table. 


A Petition of Officers of the East India Company’s 
Maritime Service, was presented, and read; setting 
forth, That the Petitioners were employed in the Mari- 
time Service of the Hast India Company prior to the 
suspension of its trading character, and under the pro- 
visions of the Act of Parliament passed in the year 1833, 
the Company has agreed to grant compensation to the 
Petitioners for the injury they sustain thereby; recently, 
however, the Petitioners have learnt, that a plan has 
been suggested by some individuals heretofore employed 
in the Maritime Reecine of the East India Company, 
but whom the Company did not consider entitled to 
compensation, that the whole amount proposed to be 
granted by the Company to the Petitioners should con- 
stitute one fund, and that all claimants, whether ad- 
mitted or excluded by the Company, should participate 
rateably therein; that the Petitioners respectfully but 
confidently submit to the House, that such a plan is 
unjust, and ought not to be carried into effect; the Pe- 
titioners abstain from inquiring into the claims of the 
individuals who have suggested this scheme to the House, 
but if Parliament shall think them entitled to compen- 
sation, the Petitioners confidently rely on the justice and 
liberality of the House to provide an adequate fund for 
the purpose, because if the scheme proposed should be 
carried into effect, the Petitioners would suffer an injury 
to the extent of the benefit conferred on the applicants, 
and the result would be, to commit a positive injustice 
to the Petitioners, to the full extent of the relief afforded 
to the parties in question; and praying, That, if the 
House shall think it just to grant compensation to in- 
dividuals whose claims have not been allowed, the Peti- 
tioners, whose claims have been admitted both by the 
late Government and by the East India Company, may 
not thereby be prejudiced. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of the Report of the Commissioners for investigating 
the Danish Claims. 

Sir Thomas Fremantle accordingly presented the said 
Report. 

Ordered, That the said Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 

Sir Thomas Fremantle also presented, pursuant to 
Orders,—An Account of the Number of Bushels of Malt 
consumed by Common Brewers, in each of the Three 
years ending January 1834, distinguishing the Quantities 
separately consumed in England, Scotland and Ireland. 

An Account of the Number of Licenses granted under 
the Sale of Beer Act, during the years 1833 and 1834. 

Returns to an Order, dated the 4th day of March 
last, for an Account of the Amount of the Guarantee 
Fund, raised under the Act 55 Geo. 3, c. 57, showing 
the Sums paid into the Bank of England during each 
rt from the passing of the Act to the 5th of January 

ast, and the Sums laid out in each of the said years in 

the purchase of Three per Cent. Annuities, as required 
by the said Act; distinguishing also the Amount raised 
by ad valorem Duty on Goods, from the Amount raised 
by Duty on Tonnage; and further, distinguishing the 
Proportion of each levied on the Trade to and from the 
United Provinces of Rio de la Plata, in each year, pre- 
vious and subsequent to the Treaty with those * see 4 ta 
dated 2d February 1825. 

Account (in continuation of the Parliamentary Re- 
turn No. 5, ordered to be printed on 27th February 
last), distinguishing the Tonnage belonging to the 
United Kingdom and its Dependencies, which entered 
Inwards and cleared Outwards to and from the British 
Colonies and Possessions, in each of the years ended 
5th January 1834 and 1835, from that portion of the 
Tonnage included in the same Return which entered 
Inwards and cleared Outwards during the same period, 
to and from Foreign Countries; and, further, distinguish- 
ing such Foreign Countries. 

A Return of the Number of Ships mortgaged, pono | 
or in part, in the several Ports of London, Liverpool, 
Newcastle, Sunderland and Hull; specifying the Num- 
ber at each Port, from 5th January 1833 to 5th January 

1834 :-— 


Petition of 
Officers of the 
Maritime Ser. 
vice of the East 
India Company, 


Report on 
Danish Claims, 
ordered ; 


No. 121. 
presented. 


Returns, 
presented : 


Malt. 
No, 122, 


Sale of Beer 
Licenses. 
No. 123. 
South Sea 
Duties. 
No. 124. 


Tonnage of 
Vessels. 


No. 125. 


Ships 
mortgaged. 
No. 126. 





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Exchequer 
Offices. 
No. 127. 


Report respect~ 
ing the absence 
of Sir Roger 
Greisley. 


The Lords 
have passed 


Agra 
Government 
» Bill, 


Committee 
on Church 
Establishment 
(Ireland.) 


5 Witt. IV. 


1834 :—a like Return from 5th January 1834 to 5th 
January 1835. 

Sir Thomas Fremantle also presented, pursuant to the 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—Copy of Treasury 
Minute, dated 26th September 1834, upon the subject 
of the Regulation of the Office of the Receipt of His 
Majesty’s Exchequer, being a Return, setting forth all 
Orders and Regulations, and describing all Books and 
Forms of Accounts and Vouchers, which have been 
ordered and prescribed by the Commissioners of the 
Treasury. 

Ordered, That the said Accounts and Papers do lie 
upon the Table ; and be printed. 


Lord Hotham, from the Select Committee appointed 
to try and determine the merits of the Petition of James 
MeCartne and others, complaining of an undue Elec- 
tion and Return for the Town and County of the Town 
of Drogheda, informed the House, 

That the Committee met this day, pursuant to their 
Adjournment of yesterday, and Sir Roger Greisley, one of 
the Members of the said Committee, not being present, 
the Committee continued to sit for one hour, when the 
Committee adjourned till To-morrow Morning, at eleven 


of the clock. 


The House was moved, That the Act 9 Geo. 4, 
c. 22, s. 44, to consolidate and amend the Laws relating 
to the Trial of Controverted Elections, or Returns of 
Members to serve in Parliament, might be read; and 
the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the entry in the 
Journal of the House of the 15th of March 1832, with 
relation to the Proceedings of the House in the case of 
the Dorset Election Committee, might be read; and 
the same being read : : 

And Sir Roger Greisley, being in his place, stated, 
That, having attended his duty in this House till nearly 
four o'clock this morning, he had been prevented, by 
indisposition, from being present at the Committee ; 
that he was extremely sorry that the Members of the 
Committee should have been put to any inconvenience, 
and the Parties to expense, on his account; and 
having verified the same upon oath, he was excused for 
his not attending this day. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Trower and Sir 

Giffin Wilson : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, “ An Act to 
authorize the Court of Directors of the East India Com- 
pany to suspend the execution of the provisions of the 
Act of the third and fourth William the Fourth, Chap- 
ter Eighty-five, so far as they relate to the creation 
of the Government of Agra ;” to which the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House :—And then the Mes- 
sengers withdrew. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the Committee 
to whom it was referred to consider the present state 
of the Church Establishment in Jreland, with a view of 
applying any surplus of its Revenues, not required for 
the spiritual care of its members, to the general Edu- 
cation of all classes of the People, without distinction of 
religious persuasion, be now read; and the same 
being read :—The House resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee. 


(In the Committee.) 


Question again proposed, That it is the opinion of 
this Committee, That any surplus of the Revenue of the 
resent Church Establishment in Ireland, not required 
for the spiritual care of its members, be applied to the 
moral and religious Education of all classes of the 
People, without distinction of religious persuasion, pro- 
viding for the resumption of such surplus, or of any 
such part of it, as may be required by an increase in the 
number of the members of the Established Church ; 
Motion made, and Question put, That the Chairman 
do report Progress, and ask leave to sit again ; 
The Committee divided. 
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Teller for the Noes, Mr. Edward John Stanley 178 
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Motion made, and Question put, That the Chairman 
do now leave the Chair; it passed in the Negative. 
To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 





And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 4° die Aprilis, 1835: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported from the Committee, That they had made a 
further progress in the matters to them referred; and 
that he was directed by the Committee to move, That 
~ may have leave to sit again. 

esolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of the 
House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read for the Committee 
on the Colonial Passengers Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on the 
Execution of Wills Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Executors and Administrators Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Wednesday next. 


The Bankrupts’ Estates Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time ; and committed to the Master of the 
Rolls, Mr. Rolfe, Mr. Attorney General, Mr. Solicitor 
General, Sir John Campbell, Mr. Alexander Baring, 
Mr. Hume, Mr. Warburton, Mr. Pemberton, Mr. Twiss, 
Mr. Lynch, Mr. Pryme, Sir George Grey, Mr. Robarts, 
Mr. Abel Smith, Mr. Alderman Thompson, Sir Robert 
Inglis, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Pattison, Mr. Freshfield, Mr. 
Bonham Carter, Mr. Patrick Stewart, Sir Matthew 
Ridley, Mr. Strutt, and Mr. Tooke: And they are 
to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


Ordered, That Five be the Quorum of the Com- 
mittee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Roman Catholic Marriages (Jreland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Mutiny Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Marine Mutiny Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. James Oswald reported from the Select Com- 
mitte on Public Petitions ; That they had examined the 
Petitions which were presented upon the 30th and 31st 
days of March last; and had directed him to make a Re- 
port thereof to the House ; and the Report was brought 
up, and read. : 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


Ordered, 


3 E 


Adjournment. 


Colonial 
Passengers 
Bill, deferred. 


Execution ' 
of Wills Bill, 
deferred. 


Executors and 
Administrators 
Bill, deferred. 


Bankrupts’ 
Estates Bill, 
committed to 
un Select Coim- 
mittee. 


Roman Catholic 
Marriages 
(Ireland) Bill, 
deferred, 


Supply, 
deferred, 


Ways and 
Means, de- 
ferred. 


Mutiny Bill, 
deferred. 


Marine 
Mutiny Bill, 
deferred. 


Ninth Report 
from Committee 
on Public Peti- 
tions. 


198 | 3° 





Trelund— Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
a. of any Official Communications which have been re- 
Kerry ceived by the Government, relative to the marching 
Elections. of large bodies of vom carrying green Flags, and 
headed by Roman Catholic Priests, during the late Elec- 
tions, in the County of Kerry. 
Borris Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
Chapel. of a Correspondence between the Roman Catholic 
Priests of the Parish of Borris, in the County of Carlow; 
Robert Doyne, Esquire, a Magistrate of the County of 
Carlow; and the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, on the 
subject of the alleged attendance of the Military at the 
Roman Catholic Chapel of Borris, on Sunday, the 8th 
February, and the following Sunday, at the usual hour 
of Divine Service ; and any other Papers, on this subject, 
which have been communicated to the Government. 
— Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Churebesand Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased. to give di- 


Places of Wor- rections, that there be laid before this House, a Return 
ship (Scotland.) 


of the Population of every Burgh and Parish in Scot- 
land, by the last Census ; the Number of Churches and 
Chapels belonging to the Established Church in Scotland, 
situated within each Town or Parish, distinguishing those 
which are endowed from those which are unendowed, 
and specifying the exact Number of Sittings in each ; 
the Number of Dissenting Places of Worship, or others 
not connected with the Established Church of Scotland, 
distinguishing the particular Sect or Denomination to 
which each belongs, and the exact Number of Sittings 
in each of the foregoing Churches, Chapels or Places of 
Worship ; the Number of Sittings let, unlet and free or 
set apart for the Poor, and the highest and lowest Rents 
of Seats, and the Number of the two last Classes which 
are let or unlet; also, the Names of the Ministers or 
Preachers officiating in each Church or Place of Worship, 
and the Number of separate Services of Public Worship 
on Sabbath or Week Days; and the Number of exa- 
minable Persons. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Petition A Petition of the Hibernian Gas Light Company, was 
et open and read ; taking notice of the Dubhn Gas 
Bill, ill; and praying, That they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts thereof. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if they think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the 
said Petition. 


Address 
respecting 
Municipal 
Corporations. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Co 
of the Protest of Sir Francis Palgrave, one of the Com- 
missioners for inquiring into Municipal Corporations in 
England and Wales, in the matter of the Report pre- 
sented to His Majesty by the said Commissioners. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Liverpool Lord Viscount Sandon presented a Bill for altering, 

oe amending and extending the powers and provisions of 

sentel,—-—«-a. Act of the sixth bar of his late Majesty King George 
the Fourth, for the Regulation of Buildings in the Town 
of Liverpool, and for the other purposes therein men- 
tioned, and for granting further and additional powers 
for the Improvement and further Regulation of the said 
Town, and the preservation of Property therein from 
Fires and otherwise: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 

Return Mr. Secretary Goulburn presented, pursuant to Order 

Iitec of Bread, —A Return of the cea Planes in england where an 

gence) Assize of Bread is set, and of the Number of Convic- 

oO. . 


tions which have taken place under the Statutes relating 
to the Assize of Bread since 1st June 1833, beyond Ten 
Miles from the City of London. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


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A. 1835. 


Mr. Greene reported, That he had carried to the 
Lords the Message of this House of yesterday, request- 
ing that their Lordships would be pleased to commu- 
nicate a Copy of the First Report from the Select Com- 
mittee appointed by their Lordships to inquire into 
the expediency of substituting Declarations in lieu of 
Oaths, in certain cases; together with the Minutes of 
Evidence taken before the Committee, and the Appendix 
and Index thereto; and that their Lordships had been 
pleased to communicate a printed Copy of the same, as 
desired by this House ; and he delivered the same in at 
the Table. 

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


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
near one of the clock on Saturday morning, ad- 
journed till Monday next. 








Lune, 6° die Aprils ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV“ Regis, 183 5. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Peck, from the Commissioners for the Reduc- 
tion of the National Debt, was called in; and at 
the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of several 
Acts of Parliament,—An Account of the gross Amount 
of all Bank Annuities and Long Annuities, and any 
other Annuities for terms of years, transferred, and of 
all Sums of Money, paid to the Commissioners for the 
Reduction of the National Debt ; and the gross Amount 
of Annuities, for Lives and for Terms of Years, which 
have been granted for the same, within the year end- 
ing the 5th January 1835. 

An Account of the gross Amount of all Sums received 
and paid by the Commissioners for the Reduction of the 
National Debt, on account of Banks for Savings (includ- 
ing Friendly Societies), in Great Britain and Ireland, 
from their commencement, at 6th August 1817, to the 
20th November 1834 inclusive :—also, An Account of 
all Expenses incurred by the said Commissioners, for 
Salaries of Clerks or other Incidental Charges, during 
the preceding year. 

Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie upon the Table. 


Sir James Graham, from the Select Committee ap- 
pointed to try and determine the merits of the Petition 
of Sir John Elley, Knight; and also, the Petition of 
Richard Sharman, and Thomas Batcheldor, complaining 
of an undue Election and Return for the Borough of 
New Windsor, in the County of Berks, informed the 
House, That the said Committee had determined, 

That Sir John Edmond de Beauvoir, Knight, is not 
duly elected a Burgess to serve in this present Parlia- 
ment for the said Borough of New Windsor : 

That Sir John Elley, Knight, is duly elected a Bur- 
gess, and ought to have been returned to serve in this 
present Parliament for the said Borough of New 
Windsor: 

That the Petitions of Sir John Elley, Knight; and, of 
Richard Sharman, and Thomas Batcheldor, did not appear 
to the Committee to be frivolous or vexatious: 

That the opposition to the said Petitions did not ap- 
pear to the said Committee to be frivolous or vexatious : 

That the Committee have altered the Poll taken at 
the said Election, by striking off George Branie, 
Emanuel Shirley, John Lawrence, Thomas Bricknell, 
George Bateman, Charles Hodges, William James Voules, 
Wilham Long, John Secker, Richard Gouge Barton, 
William Rowland Bragg, John Burnham, Edward Dy- 
son, William Goodchild, and R. H. Birkhead, as not 
having any right to vote : 

That the ade oer have added on the Poll the 
Names of Henry George, and Robert Batt, as having a 
right to vote. 

And the said Determinations were ordered to be en- 
tered in the Journals of this House. 

Ordered, That the Clerk of the Crown do attend this 
House forthwith, with the last Return for the Borough of 
New Windsor, and amend the same, by rasing out the 
Name of Sir John Edmond de Beauvoir, Knight, and 
inserting the Name of Sir John Elley, Knight, instead 
thereof. “: 

e 


Report 
on Oaths, 
delivered, x 


Accounts 
respecting the 
National Debt, 
presented, 


New 
Windsor 
Election, 
determined ; 


Clerk of the 
Crown to ati 
forthwith, 
amend Return. 





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Return 
amended. 


Gourock 


Harbour Bill, 


presented ° 


Medway 
Navigation 
Bill, pre- 
sented. 


Petitions 
against 
Islington 


Market Bill. 


Petitions 


against London 


and Croydon 
Railway Bill. 


Petitions 


against Chelsea 


Waterworks 
Bill, 


Glasgow 
Poor Rates 
Bill, com- 
mitted, 


Farnborough 
and Riverhill 


Bill, 


5 Witt. IV. 


The Clerk of the Crown attending, according to 


Order, amended the Return for the Borough of Vew 
Windsor. 


Sir Michael Shaw Stewart presented a Bill for erect- 
ing and maintaining a Pier or Harbour at Gourock, in 
the County of Renfrew: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Law Hodges presented a Bill for more effectually 
improving the Navigation of the River Medway, in the 
County of Kent; and to alter, repeal and enlarge the 
Powers of an Act of the thirteenth year of the Reign 
of his late Majesty King George the Second, intituled, 
“ An Act to revive, explain and amend an Act made in 
the sixteenth and seventeenth years of the Reign of his 
lateMajesty King Charles the Second, intituled, ‘ An Act 
for making the River of Medway navigable, in the Coun- 
ties of Kent and Sussex:’” And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Farmers, Graziers, and others, of Ro- 
chester, was presented, and read; taking notice of the 
Islington Market Bill; and praying, That the same may 
ra a into a law as it now stands. 

rdered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 

A Petition of Butchers residing in the borough of 
Mary-le-bone ;—and, Farmers, Graziers, and others, of 
Watford,—were also presented, and read; taking notice 
of the said Bill; and praying, That they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts thereof. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Grand Surrey Canal;—William Minier, of Croydon, 
Esquire ;—and, several Trustees acting in the execu- 
tion of an Act passed in the ninth year of the reign of 
his late Majesty King George the Fourth, “ for more 
effectually amending the Road leading from the Stones 
End in Blackman-street, in the Borough of Southwark, 
in the County of Surrey, to Highgate, in the County of 
Susser, and several other Roads therein mentioned, and 
for other purposes relating thereto,” commonly called 
The Surrey and Susser Roads,—were presented, and 
read; taking notice of the London and Croydon Railway 
Bill; and praying, That they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
thereof. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the West 
Middleser Waterworks ;—and, Inhabitants of Barnes,— 
were presented, and read; taking notice of the Chelsea 
Waterworks Bill; and praying, That they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts thereof. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Pe- 
titions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


The Glasgow Poor Rates’ Bill was read a second time; 
and committed to Mr. James Oswald and the West Scot- 
land List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


An ingrossed Bill for repairing the Road from Farn- 
borough to Riverhill, in the Parish of Sevenoaks, in the 
County of Kent, and for making several Diversions in 
the said Road, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir William Geary do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


VOL. 90. 


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199 


Mr. Bramston presented a Bill to explain and amend Southend 


the Powers of an Act of his late Majesty 
the Fourth, for making a Pier at Southend, in the County 


of Esser: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


King George Pier Bill, 


presented, 


Sir Charles Lemon reported from the Committee on Cornwall 
the Petition of several Justices of the Peace acting in Assize Hall, 


and for the county of Cornwall, and other Inhabitants of 
the said county; That the Standing Orders relative to 
County Rate Bills, had not been complied with; 
but it appeared to the Committee, that the Justices 
of the Peace for the County of Cornwall, at Quarter 
Sessions assembled, resolved to build a new Shire Hall, 
for holding the Assizes for the said County ; and that, 
in pursuance of the Statute 7 Geo. 4, c. 63, a Present- 
ment was made, on the 14th day of October last, for 
such purpose; that the said Justices took measures 
accordingly for building a new Hall, conceiving the 
provisions of the said Statute sufficient for such pur- 
pose, and which opinion was confirmed by that of Sir 
John Taylor Coleridge, who was then Serjeant-at-Law, 
and is now one of the Justices of His Majesty’s Court of 
King’s Bench; that, on the 9th day of December last, 
doubts began to be entertained whether the provisions 
of the said Statute were sufficient, whereupon the Peti- 
tioners gave notice of their intention to apply to Par- 
liament, in the West Briton and Cornwall Advertizer of 
the 12th, 19th and 26th days of December last, and 
applied for the opinion of the present Attorney General, 
who, on the 17th of March last, confirmed the said 
doubts, and was of opinion that the said Statute does 
not give power to the Justices to proceed as they had 
before proposed ; that the Owners of the Property re- 
quired for the said new Hall have had notice thereof, 
and have consented to sell or convey the same; and 
that they had examined the matter of the Petition; and 
the Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Pusey presented a Bill for improving and main- 
taining in repair the Road from East Ilsley to Pangbourn, 
in the County of Berks: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Dugdale presented a Bill to enable the London 
and Birmingham Railway Company to extend and alter 
the line of such Railway, and for other purposes relating 
thereto: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Bradford, in the county 
of Wilts ;—and, Trowbridge,—were presented, and read; 
taking notice of the Great Western Railway Bill; and 
praying, That they may be heard, by their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts thereof. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petitions, if the 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petitions. 


The Zong Lane End and Pudsey Road Bill was read 
a second time; and committed to Sir John Beckett and 
the York List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in 
the Speaker’s Chamber. 


Allhusen’s Naturalization Bill was read a second time; 
and committed to Mr. Ord and the Middlesex List: 


And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber. 


Sir William Molesworth presented a Bill for more 
effectually repairing the Launceston Turnpike Roads, and 
making certain additional Roads: And the same was 


read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty of 
the town and port of Dovor ;—and, Commissioners of 


paving, and Owners and Occupiers of property within 
the town of Dovor,—were presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Dovor Improvement Bill; and praying. 

at 


3E2 


Petition, 
reported. 


East [Isley 
and Pangbourn 
Road Bill, 
presented. 


London and 
Birmingham 
Railway Bill, 
presented. 


Petitions 
against 

Great Western 
Railway Bill. 


Tong Lane Fad 
and Pudsey 
Road Bill, 
committed. 


Allhusen’s 
Nat. Bill, 
committed. 


Launceston 
Road Bill, 
presented. 


Petitions 
against Dovor 
Improvement 
Bill. 





Worcester 
Roads Bill, 
committed. 


Gateshead and 
Monkwear- 
mouth Railway 
Petition, 
reported, 


Mary-le-bone 
and Finchley 
Roads Bill, 
presented. 


Devonport 
Market 
Petition, 
reported, 


Nantwich and 
Congleton Road 
Bill, committed. 


New Quay 
Harbour Bill, 
cominitted. 


New Quay 
and Aberayron 
Roads Bill, 


committed, 


Petition against 
Greenwich and 
Gravesend 
Railway Bill. 


Petitions 

respecting 
Church of 
Scotland. - 


200 


That they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts thereof. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petitions, if they 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 


the said Petitions. 


The Worcester Roads Bill was read a second time; 
and committed to Colonel Zygon and the Worcester List: 
And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber. 


Sir Charles Dalbiac reported from the Committee on 
the Petition of Robert William Brandling, of Low Gos- 
forth, in the county of Northumberland, Esquire; That 
the application does not come within the Standing Orders 
relative to Railway Bills, inasmuch as it is not proposed 
to take any compulsory powers for purchasing lands 
or premises, nor any powers to levy Tolls, Rates or 
Duties on the Subject; but that it is, on the contrary, 
intended that the Bill shall contain clauses expressly 
prohibiting the Company from entering upon or taking 
any lands or property, without the previous consent 
in writing of the owners and occupiers thereof; and 
clauses declaring the Company liable for any public 
nuisance or private injury they may commit; and that 
they had examined the matter of the Petition; and the 
Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
enabling John Brandling and Robert Wilham Brandling, 
Esquires, to purchase and take Leases of Lands and 
Hereditaments for the formation of a Railway from Gates- 
head to South Shields and Monkwearmouth, all in the 
County Palatine of Durham, with Branches therefrom : 
And that Sir Charles Dalbiac and Sir Hedworth William- 


son do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir Samuel Whalley presented a Bill to incorporate the 
Avenue Road, in the Parish of Saint Mary-le-bone, with 
the Mary-le-bone and Finchley Turnpike Roads, in the 
County of Middlesex: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Sir Edward Codrington reported from the Committee 
on the Petition of Sir John Saint Aubin, of Clowance, in 
the county of Cornwall, Baronet; That the Standing 
Orders relative to Bills for erecting Town Halls or Market- 
places, had been complied with; and that they had 
examined the matter of the Petition; and the Senet 
was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enlarge and regulate the Market now held in the Town 
of Devonport, in the County of Devon, and to establish 
a Market within the said Town for Corn, Grain and other 
Articles, and to regulate the Amount of Tolls to be paid 
within the said Markets: And that Sir Edward Codring- 
ton and Sir George Grey do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Nantwich and Congleton Road Bill was read a 
second time; and committed to Mr. George Wilbraham 
and the Chester List: And they are to meet this After- 
noon, in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


The New Quay Harbour Bill was read a second time; 
and committed to Colonel Powell and the Wales List: 
And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber. 


The New Quay and Aberayron Roads Bill, was read 
a second time; and committed to Colonel Powell and 
the Wales List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in 
the Speaker’s Chamber. 


A Petition of the Commissioners of Greenwich Hospital, 
was presented, and read ; taking notice of the Greenwich 
and Gravesend Railway Bill; and praying, That they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against the same. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Freuchie ;—and, Heritors 
and other Inhabitants of Auchtermuchty,— were pre- 
sented, and read ;. praying, That the House will not 


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A. 1835. 


sanction any grant which may be proposed for building 
and endowing Churches in Scotland. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Hand-loom Weavers and others, Inha- Petitions of 
bitants of Eaglesham ;— Operative Weavers and other Hand-loom 


Inhabitants of Elderslie;—and, Johnstone,—were pre- © “““*™ * 
sented, and read; praying for the establishment of Boards vi 
of Trade in every manufacturing district, to fix from Ba 
time to time the lowest prices to be paid for Hand-loom 
weaving. 
And the said Petitions were referred to the Select 
Committee on Hand-loom Weavers. 
A Petition of Merchants, Grocers and Retail Dealers Petition agains. 
of Neilston, was presented, and read; taking notice of fr'Devt pat 
the Imprisonment for Debt Bill; and praying, That the 
same may not pass into a law. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 
A Petition of Merchants, Traders and others of Liver- Petitions 
pool, being Members of the Liverpool Guardian Society 9) 8ttting 
for the protection of Trade ;—Commissioners of the Court Fate 
of Requests for the recovery of Small Debts in the Tower 
Hamlets ;—and, Persons at present confined in His Ma- 
jesty’s gaol, the Castle of York, for debt,—were also pre- - 
sented, and read; taking notice of the said Bill; and “ 
praying the House to make therein certain alterations he 
suggested in the Petitions. 
A Petition of Merchants, Traders and Inhabitants of Petition oe 
the city of Dublin, was also presented, and read ; taking Prochiens of 
notice of the said Bill; and praying, That the provisions $¢Bil 
thereof may be extended to Lreland. 
And the said Petitions were referred to the Select 
Committee on the Bill. 
Pe 
A Petition of Farmers and Tenants on the baronies of Petitions for D 
Greenock, Ardgowan, Newark and Gouroch, in the county Weighteans” U 
of Renfrew, was presented, and read; praying the House Measures Act. 
to enact or declare that it shall be lawful for the in- 
spectors of Weights and Measures to stamp, and thus to 
authorize the use of, other measures besides the imperial 
gallon, quart, pint, gill and half-gill, such other mea- 
sures, however, being always integral parts or multiples 
of the imperial gallon; in particular, the Petitioners Pe 
pray, That there may be sets of measures containing i 


respectively a gill and a half, three gills, five gills, six Py 
gills and seven gills. 
A Petition of Frederic Jones, of Barton Hill, in the 

county of Gloucester, was also presented, and read; re- 
citing an Act of the last Session of Parliament to amend _ 
and render more effectual two Acts of the fifth and sixth 
— of the reign of his late Majesty King George the 

ourth, relating to Weights and Measures; and praying 
the House to alter and amend the same. 


And the said Petitions were referred to the Select . 
Committee on Weights and Measures. Fi 
gi 


Petition for 
regulation of 
Public Carriages 
(Metropolis.) 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the cities of Zondon and 
Westminster, and the vicinities thereof, was presented, 
and read ; praying the House to adopt measures for the 
prevention of the gross annoyances and abuses at present 
connected with the Public Consiauen of the Metropolis, 
especially those termed Omnibuses and Cabriolets. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Petition 
respecting 
Established 
Church. 


A Petition of Vestrymen of the parish of Saint Mary- 
le-bone, was presented, and read; praying the House to 
make the most diligent inquiry into the various errors, 
corruptions and abuses which time has engendered, ig- 
norance fostered, or unbecoming worldly mindedness 
preserved in the present state of the Established Church, 
and, by the removal of the same, to increase the stability 
of the Church, the usefulness of the Clergy, and the satis- 


faction of the people. _ , 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Mem? 


Petitions 
for relief 
Protestaue 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Liverpool, being Church- 
men and orthodox Dissenters ;-—~and, Protestant Dis- 


-e—— e | 


senters of the Independent order, and others, of Frome pissenters. 
Selwood,—were presented, and read; praying, That the 
House will take immediate measures for removing all 


those grievances under which the Protestant Dissenters 
labour, 





Petitions 

jn favour of 
Vote by 
Ballot. 


Petition 

for repeal of 
Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


Petition 
respecting 
Dorchester 
Unionists. 


Petition 
respecting 
Historical 
Painting. 


Petitions 
tespectin 
Factories’ Re- 
gulation Act. 


Petitions 


for repeal 
of Duty on 


Spirit Licenses, 


Petition 

Tespecti 
lmpriaon sent 
for Debt 
(Scotland) Bill. 





5 Wit. lV. 


labour, and for placing all religious bodies upon an equal 
and impartial footing. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Saint Mary 
Redcliff, in the city of Bristol, was presented, and 
read; praying the House to pass an Act for the esta- 
blishment of Voting by Ballot. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Electors and others of the city of Bristol, 
was also presented, and read; setting forth, That the Peti- 
tioners are of a city where powerful personal influence, 
aided by pecuniary inducements, operate against the 
general good, and to the perversion of the electoral 
power possessed by a venal and corrupt portion of its in- 
habitants, free burgesses thereof; and praying, as a 
means of securing the free and independent exercise of 
the elective franchise, that the House will extend to the 
Petitioners the protection of the Ballot. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Bribery at Elections. 


A Petition of Mechanics, Artisans and other Inhabi- 
tants of Kettering, was presented, and read ; reciting an 
Act of the last Session of Parliament, for the amend- 
ment and better administration of the laws relating to 
the Poor in England and Wales; and praying the House 
to repeal the same, and further praying the House to 
make a reduction of taxation in the same degree as labour 
is reduced, and as the value of money has been raised. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Mechanics, Labourers, Artisans and 
others, in public Meeting assembled at the Assembly 
Rooms, Milton-street, Dorset-square, in the parish of 
Saint Mary-le-bone, was presented, and read; praying 
the House to address His Majesty to mitigate the sentence 
passed on the six agricultural Labourers at the Dorchester 
Spring Assizes of 1834. . 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Benjamin Robert Haydon, historical 
painter, of Burwood Place, Connaught Terrace, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying the House to adopt measures 
for the encouragement of the art of Historical Painting, 
by assigning spaces in the new Houses of Parliament for 
the commemoration of national triumphs, similar to 
those assigned in the old House of Lords for designs in 
tapestry. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Select 
Committee on Re-building Houses of Parliament. 


A Petition of Operatives and Parents of Children em- 
ployed in Woollen Mills and Factories in the west riding 
of the county of York, and the township of Rawdon ;— 
and, Mill Operatives working in thirty-seven Mills or 
Factories,—were presented, and read; reciting the Act 
2 and 3 Will. 4, c. 103, to regulate the Labour of Chil- 
dren and Young Persons in the Mills and Factories of 
the United Kingdom ; and praying the House to repeal or 
amend the same. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Innkeepers and Victuallers of Saddle- 
worth ;—Licensed Victuallers and Innkeepers of Rich- 
mond, in the county of York ;—Licensed Victuallers of 
Uttoxeter ;—and, Scarborough,—were presented, and 
read ; praying for the repeal of the additional Duty on 
Spirit Licenses imposed by an Act of the last Session of 
Parliament. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Workmen of Glasgow, was presented, 
and read ; taking notice of the Imprisonment for Debt 
(Scotland) Bill; and setting forth, That the Petitioners 
respectfully express their emia conviction that the 
provisions of the said Bill are not sufficient to abolish 
the oppressive evils attending the cruel practice of arrest- 
ments; that, in order effectually to abolish the evils of 
the existing practice of arresting workmen’s wages, the 


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201 
Petitioners are of opinion, that a recurrence to the spirit 
and practice of the ancient law of Scotland is necessary, 
and that wages shall hereafter, as heretofore, be consi- 
dered as simply alimentary, and not arrestable ; and 
praying the House to take into serious and immediate 
deliberation the suggestions of the Petitioners, and to 
pass an Act abolishing at once and for ever the law 
of arresting workmen’s wages and imprisonment for 
debt. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land in Wart- 
hill ;—Barton-le- Willows;—Stockton ;—Holtby ;—Har- 
ton; — Flaxton ;— Crambe;—Sand Hutton ;— Claxton 
and Bossall;—Upper Helmsley and Gate Helmsley ;— 
Pickering Lyth East and listing ;—York, and 
other places ;—Richmond (York), and other places;— 
and, Malton,—were presented, and read; complaining 
of the distressed state of the Agricultural interest ; and 
praying the House to take the subject into ‘their earl 
consideration, and adopt measures for the relief of the 
Petitioners. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of John Cummins, of Coolnakiska, in the 
parish of 7'ullowcreen, in the county of Carlow, was pre- 


sented, and read; praying the House totally to ‘abolish 
Tithes in [reland. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Number of Writs issued between 1st J anuary 


Petitions 
respecting 
Agricultural 
Distress, 


Petition 

for abolition 
of Tithes 
(Ireland.) 


Returns re- 
specting Writs 
and Executions, 


1834 and 1st January 1835, out of the several Courts of ordered. 


Common Law, distinguishing Bailable from Serviceable 
Process. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a like 
Return of the Number of Executions issued, distinguish- 
ing those against the Body from those against the Goods; 
with an Account of the Sums of Money recovered under 
each, and as regards the Executions against the Goods, 
setting forth the Number of those under which the 
Officers have withdrawn, on account of claims on such 
Goods, or for other and what reasons. 


Mr. Baring presented a Bill to provide for the better 
collection of the Duties on Wood, the produce of Places 
in Europe: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Tuesday, the 14th 
day of this instant April. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


The Agra Government Bill was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Friday 
next. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, to 
request that their. Lordships will give leave to Lord 
Brougham and Vaua: to come to the Select Committee 
appointed by this House, to inquire into the present state 
of the Education of the People in England and Wales, 
and into the application and effects of the Grant made 
in the last Session of Parliament, for the erection of 
School-houses, and to consider the expediency of further 
Grants in aid of Education: And that Mr. Roebuck do 
carry the said Message. 


Sir John Wrottesley reported from the Select Com- 


mittee on Standing Orders relative to Private Bills; That 
they had made a further progress in the matters referred 
to them; and had come to several Resolutions, which 
they had directed him to report to the House; and the 
same were read; and are as followeth: 

1. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That, in respect to the Petition complaining of non- 
compliance with the Standing Orders, in the case of the 
Stonham Navigation Petition, the Standing Orders ought 
not to be dispensed with. 

2. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That, in the case of the Aberystwith Improvement and 
Waterworks Petition, the Parties be permitted to proceed 
with their Bill. 

The 


3 F 


Wood 
Duties Bill, 
presented. 


No. 132. 


Agra 
Government 
Bill, read. 


No. 133. 


Message for the 
attendance of 
Lord Brougham 
and Vaux. 


Report from 
Committee 
on Standing 
Orders ; 


Stonham 
Navigation— 
Petition re- 
specting Stand- 
ing Orders. 


Aberystwith 


Improvement 
and Waterworks 
Petition. 





Members’ 
Places— 


Standing Order 
made, 


The Lords 
have agreed 
to 


Belfast and 
Crumlin 


Road Bill. 


Copy of 
Passengers’ 
Regulations 
(American Act), 
presented. 


Return re- 

specting Mates 
. (Royal Navy), 

presented, 


No. 130. 


Hereford 
Roads Bill, 
committed. 


Worcester City 
Election 
Committee— 
Lord Charles 
Fitzroy excused 
from further 
attendance, 


Comittee 

on Church 
Establishment 
(Ireland). 


202 oT 


The last Resolution, being read a second time, was 
agreed to by the House. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That no Member’s name be affixed to any 
Seat in the House before the hour of Prayers; and that 
the Speaker do give directions to the door-keepers ac- 
cordingly. 

Ordered, That the said Order be a Standing Order 
of this House. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Wing field and Mr. 
Farrer: 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
for making, maintaining and repairing a Turnpike Road 
from the Town of Belfast to the Town of Crumlin, in the 
County of Antrim, without any Amendment :—And then 
the Messengers withdrew. 


Lord Viscount Mahon presented, pursuant to an Ad- 
dress to His Majesty,—Copy, Act of Congress of the 
United States of America, for regulating Passengers, 
Ships and Vessels. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table. 


Lord Ashley presented, pursuant to Order,—A Return. 
of all Mates serving on board His Majesty’s Ships, who 
have exceeded Five years after having passed their ex- 
amination. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


The Hereford Roads Bill was read a second time; 
and committed to Sir Robert Price and the Hereford 


List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker's 
Chamber. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
That Lord Charles Fitzroy be excused from further at- 
tendance on the Worcester City Election Committee, in 
consequence of the dangerous illness of a near relative ; 

And the House being informed, that Mr. Tupper, a 
medical gentleman, attended at the door, he was called 
in; and, at the bar, being examined upon oath, deposed, 
that the Countess of Burlington is in a dangerous state, 
and that she was in serious danger when he saw her last 
Saturday :—And then he was directed to withdraw. 

Ordered, That Lord Charles Fitzroy be excused from 
further attendance on the said Committee, in consequence 
of the dangerous illness of a near relative. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the Committee, 
to whom it was referred to consider the present state of 
the Church Establishment in Ireland, with a view of 
applying any surplus of its Revenues, not required for 
the spiritual care of its members, to the general Educa- 
tion of all classes of the People, without distinction of 
religious persuasion, be now read; and the same being 
read :—The House resolved itself into the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


Question put, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That any surplus Revenue of the present Church Esta- 
blishment in Ireland, nov required for the spiritual care 
of its members, be applied to the moral and religious 
Education of all classes of the People, without dis- 
tinction of religious persuasion, providing for the resump- 
tion of such surplus, or of any such part of it, as may be 
required by an increase in the number of the members 
of the Established Church ; 

The Committee divided. 

Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Charles Wood - - 262 
Teller for the Noes, Sir George Clerk - - 237 
Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal re- 
“tire rom the Committee, That they had come toa 

solution, which they had directed him to report to 
the House. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 





Aprilis. A. 1835. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the Committee 
of Supply, be now read; and the same being read :— 
The House resolved itself into the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Three hundred and fifty thou- 
sand six hundred and twelve — be granted to His 
Majesty, to pay the Wages of Artificers, Labourers and 
others, employed in His Majesty’s Naval Establishments 
at Home, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

2. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Three hundred and sixty-one 
thousand seven hundred and thirteen pounds, be granted 
to His Majesty, for the purchase of Naval Stores for the 
building and repair of Ships, and the purchase of Ships 
and Vessels, purchase of Steam Machinery, and for other 

urposes connected therewith; also, for the repair of 
Todi, Wharfs and Buildings, to the 31st day of March 
1836. 

3. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Nineteen thousand five hun- 
dred and eighteen pounds, be granted to His Majesty, 
to defray the charge of Medicines and Medical Stores, 
to the 31st day of March 1836. 

4. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Twenty-six thousand five 
hundred and forty-eight pounds, be granted to His Ma- 
jesty, to defray the charge of divers Naval Miscellaneous 
Services, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

5- Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding One hundred and sixty-nine 
thousand four hundred and fifty pounds, be granted to 
His Majesty, to defray the charge of Transports on 
monthly pay, for one year, to the 31st day of March 
1836, and to defray the other charges for the conveyance 
and victualling of Troops, and for the Freight of Stores 
on account of the Army and Ordnance Departments, 
which shall come in course of payment during the year 
ending on the 31st day of March 1836. 

6. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Ninety-eight thousand five 
hundred and fifty pounds, be granted to His Majesty, 
to defray the expense of conveying Convicts to New 
South Wales, which shall come in course of payment 
during the year ending on the 31st day of March 1836. 

Resolutions to be reported. 





And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 7° die Aprilis, 1835: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal re- 
ported from the Committee, That they had come to 
several Resolutions, which they had directed him to 
report to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 

Mr. Bernal also acquainted the House, That he was 
directed by the Committee to move, That they may have 
leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, again re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the Committee 
on the Mutiny Bill, be now read; and the same being 
read :—The House resolved itself into the Committee ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported from the Commit- 
tee, That they had gone through the Bill; and made 
several Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the Committee 
on the Marine Mutiny Bill, be now read; and the same 
being read :—The House resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee ; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported from the 
Committee, That they had gone through the Bill; and 
made several Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Public Carriages (Metropolis) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


The 


Committee 
of Supply, 


Committee 
on Mutiny 
Bill. 


Committee 
on Marine 
Mutiny Bill. 


Public 
Carriages | 
(Metropolis) 


Bill, deterred. 


Disse 
Mart 
Bill, 


Cola 
Pas: 
Bill, 


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5 Witt. IV. 


Dissenters’ The Order of the ~ being read, for the second read- 

Marriages ing of the Dissenters’ Marriages Bill ; 

Bill,deferred. ~Cydered, That the Bill be read a second time this 
day. 

Colonial == The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 

Passengers 


on the Colonial Passengers’ Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Bill, deferred. 


Ways and The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
Means, of Ways and Means; 
deferred. Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 
Property in The Infants’ Property (Ireland) Bill, was read the 
a, Bill first time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
“ Friday next. 
No. 134. Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 
Contempts The Contempts in Equity (Ireland) Bill, was read the 
in rah a first time » and ordered to be read a second time upon 
og ye" Friday next. 
No. 129. Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 
Papers, &amp;c. Mr. Secretary Goulburn presented, pursuant to seve- 
presented: ral Addresses to His Majesty,—Copy of the Protest of 
as Sir Francis Palgrave, one of the Commissioners for In- 
. " quiring into Municipal Corporations in England and 
Wales, in the matter of the Report presented to His 
Majesty by the said Commissioners. 
Public A Return of the several Informations and Convictions ; 
Carriages as also Penalties levied in each case on Drivers and Pro- 


(Metropolis-) prietors of Hackney Coaches or Chariots, Cabriolets, 
Omnibuses, or other other public daily Stages duly 
licensed within the Cities of Zondon and Westminster, 
and the Borough of Southwark, during the last Two years. 
A Return of all Inspectors of Weights and Measures 
appointed under the Act of last Session; and of any 
other Inspectors of Weights and Measures now holding 
that office under the provisions of any former Acts. 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table. 


Weights and 
Measures. 


Returns, 


ieeneted : Mr. Herries presented, pursuant to the directions of 


several Acts of Parliament,—A Return of Military 
Officers on Half Pay, who have been allowed to receive 
their Half Pay since 1st January 1833, under the pro- 
visions of the Acts of the 2d and 3d Will. 4, c. 126, s. 23 
and 24, and of the 3d and 4th of Will. 4, c. 96, s. 22 
and 23. 

Mr. Herries also presented, pursuant to Order,—A 
Return of the Naval and Military Duties performed by 
the Right honourable Lord Carrington, as Captain of 
Deal Castle, stating whether resident or non-resident, 
and the Amount of Salary and Emoluments received by 
him, and from what Funds paid; together with the 
Amount of the Monies expended by him from the date 
of his Appointment to the present period, in adding to 
and improving the said Castle, and the Premises belong- 
ing thereto :—also, A Return of the Naval and Military 
Duties of the Captain and Lieutenant of Sandown 
Castle. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the Table; 
and that the Return respecting Deal and Sandown 
Castles, be printed. 


Army 
Half Pay. 


Deal and 
Sandown 
Castles. 


No. 131, 


Address 
respecting 
enitentiary 


(Milbank.) 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Return, 
in detail, of the manner in which £.18,431. 9s. 11d. 
was expended in the year 1834, for the Penitentiary at 
Milbank; stating the Names of all Officers receiving 
£.100 Salary and Emoluments and upwards, and the 
Offices they hold; also, the Number of Servants or 
Individuals employed in the said Prison, and the Amount 
paid therefrom. | 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 

— Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 

count of all Sums of Money borrowed by the Commis- 

sioners authorized to build a. Bridge at Richmond, in 

Surrey, under 23 Geo. 3, c. 83 (1773), for the erection 
VOL. 90. 


Richmond 
ge. 


60—T" Aprilis. 


203 


of the said Bridge ; stating the rates of Interest at which 

such Sums were borrowed, and the Dates and Amounts 

of such portions of the said Loans as were repaid, and 

Amount of Debt now due by the said Commission ; 

— also the Amount of any Sum of Money in their 
ands. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- Army. Navy, 
turn, showing the Amount paid for Medicines and Sur- Meaieal sup. 
gical Supplies for the use of the Army, of the Ordnance, plies. 
of the Navy, and of the Colonies, in each of the years 
1832, 1833 and 1834; stating whether supplied by 
contract, open or limited, by agency, or ordered from 
particular individuals ; also stating the mode of exami- 
nation of the several Stores before dispatch to, and after 
receipt at, the several Hospitals or Warehouses. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- Naval 
turn of the Number of Patients admitted and remain- Hospitals. 
ing, in the course of each of the Six past years, into 
the Royal Naval Hospitals at Portsmouth and Plymouth, 
and the Charge for the same, including Servants ; but not 
the Pay of salaried Officers :—also, similar Return from 
the Naval Hospitals at Port Royal, Jamaicaand at Malta. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- Navy Ship- 
turn of the manner in which the Sum of £.499,190, wom 
voted last year in the Navy Estimates for the purchase 
of Timber, and all other Materials for the building of 
Ships, &amp;c. was expended; distinguishing under the seve- 
ral heads the several Items or Articles of Expenditure. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- Tobacco and 

turn of all Seizures of Tobacco, Tobacco-stalks, Returns 5.4. 
of Tobacco, Snuff and Snuff-work, made by the Officers 
of Excise since the 5th January 1832, as being adul- 
terated ; showing in each case the Date of Seizure, the 
result of the analysis when analysed, and how disposed 
of; when delay has taken place in proceeding, the cause 
for such delay; stating the Number of cases in which 
the Seizures have been followed up by Prosecution, and 
the Number in which the Seizures have been relin- 
quished :—also, the Number of Prosecutions for adul- 
terating Tobacco, Tobacco-stalks, Returns of Tobacco, 
Snuff and Snuff-work, for the same period; showing, in 
each case, the Names of the Parties prosecuted, the 
Dates, the Amount of the Penalties sued for, the result 
by Verdict or Compromise; if by Compromise the 
Amount of Compromise, and the Amount paid in each 
case to the seizing Officer. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
Tuesday last, for reading a second time, To-morrow, the 
Merchant Seamen Registration Bill, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday, the 15th day of this instant April. 


Merchant 
Seamen 
Registration 
Bill, deferred, 


Enlistment 
of Seamen 
Bill, deferred. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
Tuesday last, for reading a second time, To-morrow, the 
Enlistment of Seamen Bill, might be read; and the 
same being read ; ’ 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday, the 15th day of this instant April. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
half an hour after twelve of the clock on Tuesday 
morning, adjourned till this day. 








Martis, 7° die Aprils ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 
M* Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the 
East India Company, was called in; and at the 
bar presented, pursuant to Order,—An Account of the 
present Amount of Capital of the Poplar Fund of the 
East India Company, and of the Number of Pensioners, 
in Classes, receiving Allowances from it, and the rate 
of such Allowances; also, Copy of the Rules and Regu- 
lations as to the Claimants on that Fund :—And then he 
withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. , - 
tr. 


Account 
respecting 
Poplar Fund, 
presented. 


No. 138. 


3 F2 








Account 
respecting 
Pilotage, 
presented. 


Petitions 


. 


ae 
erworks 


Bill. 


Petition against 
Glasgow Poor’s 
Rate Bill. 


Drogheda 
Election, 
determined, 


Drogheda 
Writ. 


Dundee 
Waterworks 
Bill, pre- 
sented, 


Petition against 
Chelsea Water- 
works Bill, 


Hitchin and 
Bedford 
Road Bill, 
presented. 


Cuckfield and 


Hurstperpoint 
Road Bill, 


Petition re- 
specting Great 


Yarmouth 
Haven Bill. 


204 


Mr. Egan, from the Office of the Lord Warden of the 
Cinque Ports, was called in; and at the bar presented, 
pursuant to the directions of several Acts of Parliament, 
—An Account of the Receipts and Appropriations of the 
Surplus Rates of Pilotage :—And then he withdrew. 

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


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Com- 
mon Council of the City of Glasgow ;—and, Trustees for 
improving the Navigation of the River Clyde, and en- 
larging the Harbour of Glasgow,—were presented, and 
read ; taking notice of the Glasgow Waterworks Bill; 
and praying, That they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts thereof. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Corporation of the Merchants’ House 
of Glasgow, was presented, and read; taking notice of 
the Glasgow Poor’s Rate Bill; and praying, That the 
same may not pass into a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Lord Hotham, from the Select Committee appointed 
to try and determine the merits of the Petition of James 
M ~ eral and others, Electors of the Town and County 
of the Town of Drogheda, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the said Town, informed the 
House, That the Committee had determined, 

That Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer, Esquire, is not duly 
elected a Burgess to serve in this present Parliament 
for the Town and County of the Town of Drogheda: 

That the last Election for a Burgess to serve in this 
shag Parliament for the said Town and County of the 

own of Drogheda, is a void Election : 

That the Petition of the said James M¢Cartney, and 
others, did not appear to be frivolous or vexatious : 

That the opposition to the said Petition did not ap- 
pear to be frivolous or vexatious. 

And the said Determinations were ordered to be en- 
tered in the Journals of this House. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown in Jreland, to make out a new 
Writ for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this pre- 
sent Parliament for the Town and County of the Town 
of Drogheda, in the room of Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer, 
Esquire, whose Election has been determined to be void. 


Sir Henry Parnell presented a Bill for supplying the 
Royal Burgh of Dundee, and Suburbs thereof, with 
Water: And the same was read the first time; and or- 
dered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Proprietors of Shares in the Chelsea 
Waterwork’s Company, was presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Chelsea Waterworks Bill; and praying, 
That they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts thereof. 


» Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 


Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Lord Charles Russell presented a Bill for more effec- 
tually repairing and improving the Road from the Town 
of Hitchin, through Shefford, to the Turnpike Road from 
Saint Alban’s to Bedford, and also the Road from the 
turning out of the said Road to Henlow and Gerford 
Bridge, and other Roads therein mentioned, in the 
Counties of Hertford and Bedford: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Sir Charles Burrell presented a Bill for making and 
maintaining a Turnpike Road from the Town of Hurst- 
perpoimt to the Brighton and Cuckfield Turnpike Road 
at or near Ansty Cross, in the Parish of Cuckfield, all in 
the County of Susser: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Proprietors and Occupiers of meadow 
and marsh land situate in the hundreds of Mutford, and 
Lothingland, and Wangford, in the county of Suffolk, 


7° Aprilis. 





A. 1835. 


and Lodden, and Clavering, in the county of Norfolk, was 
presented, and read ; taking notice of the Great Yar- 
mouth Haven Bill; and praying, That a Clause may be 
inserted therein, for enabling the Norwich and Lowes- 
toft Navigation Company to open the Gates of the Mut- 


ford Lock, and to allow the Flood Waters to pass through 


to the Sea. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 


Mr. Ralph Howard reported from the Committee on the 
Petition of Subscribers to an intended Company to be 
called The North American Colonial Association; That 
they had examined the matter of the Petition; and the 
Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
granting certain Powers and Privileges to the North 
American Colonial Association, and for incorporating the 
said Association: And that Mr. Ralph Howard, Colonel 
Bruen and Mr. Barron do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Graziers, Farmers, and Dealers in cattle, 
in the market town of Lincoln ;—Spilsby ;—and, Saint 
Alban’s,—were presented, and read; taking notice of 
the Islington Market Bill; and praying, That the same 
may pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


The Leven Drainage Bill was read a second time; and 
committed to Mr. Fergus and the East Scotland List: 
And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber. 


Mr. Dottin presented a Bill to vary, extend and en- 
large the Line of the London and Greenwich Railway, 
and to grant further Powers relating thereto: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Magnus’s Naturalization Bill, was read a second time ; 
and committed to Mr. Richard Walker and the Lancas- 
ter List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


Mr. Law Hodges presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
way from Greenwich to Gravesend, to be called The 
London and Gravesend Railway: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Sir Robert Ferguson reported from the Committee on 
the Petition of the Mayor, Commonalty and Citizens of 
Londonderry, and of several Inhabitants of the city of 
Londonderry; That the Standing Orders relative to Bills 
for building Bridges, to Bills for making Harbours, and 
to Bills for improving any City or Town, had been com- 
plied with; and that they had examined the matter of 
the Petition ; and the Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend several Acts relating to the Bridge, and to the 
City and Port of Londonderry: And that Sir Robert 
Ferguson and Mr. Theobald Jones do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


A Petition of Thomas Vincent, of Leamington Wharf, 
near Melksham, was presented, and read; taking notice 
of the Wilts and Berks Canal Bill; and praying, That 


‘the same may not pass into a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Shaw Lefevre presented a Bill for inclosing Lands 
in the Parish of Kingsclere, in the County of Southamp- 
ton: And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Mr. Shaw Lefevre reported from the Committee on 
the Petition of several Persons, whose names are there- 
unto subscribed; That the Standing Orders relative to 
Bills for making Railways, had been complied with ; and 
that they had examined the matter of the Petition; and 
the Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from Basing, in the County of South- 
ampton, to Bath, in the County of Somerset: And that 
Mr. Shaw Lefevre and Mr. Winter Scott do prepare, and 
bring it in. ; 

ir 


North 
American 
Association 
Petition, 
reported. 


Petitions 
in favour of 
Islington 
Market Bill, 


Leven 
Drainage 
Bill, com- 
mitted, 


London and 
Greenwich 
Railway Bill, 
presented. 


Magnus’s 
Nat. Bill, 
committed. 


Greenwich and 
Gravesend 
Railway Bill, 
presented, 


Londonderry 
Bridge 
Petition, 
reported. 


Petition 
against Wilts 
and Berks 
Canal Bill. 


Kingsclere 
Inclosure 
Bill, pre- 
sented. 


Basing and 
Bath Railway 
Petition, 
reported. 


Tou 
Roa 


Bri 


pres 


Ma 


Bu 
Rai 
Pet 
spe 
ing 





Totnes 
Rtoads and 
Bridges Bill, 
present ‘ 


Manchester, 
Bolton an 

Bury Canal and 
Railway Bill— 
Petition re- 
specting Stand- 
ing Orders. 


5 Witt. LV. 


Sir John Yarde Buller presented a Bill for more effec- 
tually repairing the Road from the Eveter Turnpike 
Road to Biddaford, and certain Roads leading from 
Bridgetown Pomeroy and Totnes, and other Roads com- 
municating therewith; and for repairing Totnes Bridge, 
and erecting Bridges over the Stover Canal, the Rivers 
Teign and Lemon, and the Mill Leat, all in the County 
of Devon: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of certain Proprietors of Shares in the 
Company, called “ The Manchester, Bolton and Bury 
Canal Navigation and Railway Company,” was pre- 
sented, and read; setting forth, That the Petitioners, 
together with several other Proprietors of Shares in the 
said Company, have subscribed for the purpose of mak- 
ing and maintaining a Branch Railway from and out of 
the Railway of the said Company, to the north end of 
Liverpool ; that at the last general annual Meeting of 
the said Proprietors, held pursuant to the Acts of Par- 
liament, whereby the said Company is incorporated, the 
Company resolved to apply to Parliament in the present 
Session (amongst other things) for an amendment of 
the Line of Railway between Manchester and Bolton, 
and for power to make a Branch extension therefrom 
to the north end of Liverpool; that, in pursuance of such 
Resolution, the said Company did petition the House 
for leave to bring in a Bill to effect the object resolved 
upon by the said Company at their said General Annual 
Meeting; that such Petition was referred to a Commit- 
tee, which Committee reported, “ That with regard to 
that part of the Petition which concerns the Line be- 
tween Manchester, Bolton and Bury, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with, but that with respect 
to the remaining part of the proposed Line, the second 
Standing Order had not been complied with, inasmuch 
as it appeared that the application to Parliament for 
that part of the Bill was authorized by the majority of 
the Proprietors present to be made on behalf of certain 
of the Proprietors and others, and not on behalf of the 
Company under whose corporate seal the application is 
made ;” that the Standing Orders’ Committee of the 
House determined the Petitioners could not proceed with 
that part of the projected measure before referred to; 
that the Petitioners beg leave respectfully to represent 
that the course of proceeding adopted by them is in 
accordance with what, as the Petitioners are informed, 
has been for years the general, if not the invariable, 
practice, in all cases where a Company already incor- 
porated by Act of Parlia.nent desires to alter or to ex- 
tend the works authorized to be made by any such Act ; 
that the Petitioners are anxious to obviate any objection 
which might be made, that the Company were not com- 
petent to raise a sum of Money adequate to the expense 
of making the proposed new branch Line to Liverpool 
(and of which objection various rumours had reached 
them), determined to deposit in the Private Bill Office, 
in addition to the customary undertaking under the seal 
of the Company, a List of the Proprietors of Shares in 
the said Company, who had already declared themselves 
willing to advance Money for the purpose of making the 
said proposed Branch ; that 199,800/. was pledged to be 
advanced for the purpose, even before the Petition was 
presented, and the Orders of the House relating to Sub- 
scriptions was thus, as it appears to the Petitioners, full 
complied with, even if the Company were not entitled, 
according to the usage of Parliament, to undertake the 
expense of making the proposed new work; and the 
Petitioners submit, that no limit has hitherto been fixed 
ny the House to any such undertaking by an existing 

ompany ; that the Petitioners, and the great majority 
of Proprietors of Shares in the said Company, are most 
anxious to obtain from Parliament the necessary powers 
to enable them to form a Railway from the Manchester, 
Bolton and Bury Canal and Railway to the north end 
of Liverpool, and cannot but hope that, in the ensuing, 
even if not in the present, Session of Parliament, they 
may be enabled to accomplish a work equally called for 
as connected with the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal 
and Railway, and the wants of the public occasioned by 
the great and increasing trade of that part of the country; 
the Petitioners therefore humbly trust, that the House will 
be pleased to take the premises into their consideration, 
and grant them such relief as they may think necessary. 


VOL. 90. 


T° Aprilis. 


205 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Farmers, Graziers and others residing 
in Gloucestershire ;— Winslow ;—and, Buckinghamshire,— 
were presented, and read ; taking notice of the Islington 
Market Bill ; and praying, That they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
thereof. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petitions, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petitions. 


Mr. Hindley reported from the Committee on the Pe- 
tition for the Ashton-uner-Lyne Waterworks ; That the 
Standing Orders relative to Bills for supplying any City 
or Town with Water, had been complied with; and that 
they had examined the matter of the Petition; and the 
Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
better supplying with Water the Town of Ashton-under- 
Lyne, and the Neighbourhood thereof, within the Parish 
of Ashton-under-Lyne, in the County Palatine of Zan- 
caster: And that Mr. Hindley and Mr. Potter do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report which was 
yesterday made from the Select Committee on Standing 
Orders, relative to Private Bills, might be read; and 
the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
improving and regulating the Town of Aberystwith, in 
the County of Cardigan, and for supplying the Inhabi- 
tants thereof with Water: And that wie, Powell and 
Mr. fice Trevor do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Daniel Watney, of Wandsworth, in the 
county of Surrey, miller, was presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the London and Croydon Railway Bill ; 
and praying, That he may be heard, by himself, his 
counsel or agent, against certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Sheffield Waterworks ;—the Sheffield Gas-Light Com- 
pany ;—and, Inhabitants of Sheffield, and not Proprie- 
tors in the Sheffield Gas-Light Company,—were pre- 
sented, and read; taking notice of the Sheffield Gas 
Bill; and praying, That they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against the same. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Trustees of the several Roads in the 
counties of Devon and Cornwall, leading to the borough 
of Launceston, was presented, and read; taking notice 
of the Zaunceston Roads Bill; and praying, That pro- 
vision may be made therein for enabling the Trustees of 
the said Roads to divert, shorten and improve a further 
part thereof, and, for that purpose, to make Turnpike, 
make and maintain a new Line of Road commencing at 
or near Hexworthy Barn, in the parish of Lezant, in the 
county of Cornwall, and passing through the parish of 
Lawhitton to the present Road’ at or near The Bennett 
Arms, in the said parish of Lawhitton, in the said 
county of Cornwall; and also a new Line of Road com- 
mencing at or near The Bennett Arms aforesaid, and 
terminating on the new Line of Road comprised in the 
said Bill leading from Zaunceston to Callington. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Rundle and the Cornwall List: And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records. 


The Ford and Lowick Road Bill was read a second 
time; and committed to Sir Rufane Donkin and the 
Northumberland List: And they are to meet this After- 


noon, in the Speaker’s ergs 
3 


The 


Petitions 
against 
Islington 
Market Bill, 


Ashton-under- 
Lyne Water- 
works Petition, 
reported, 


Aberystwith 
Improvement 
and Waterworks 
Bill, ordered 


Petition against 
London and 
Croydon Rail- 
way Bill. 


Petitions 
against 
Sheffield Gas 
Bill. 


Petition for 
Provision in 
Launceston 
Roads Bill. 


Ford and 
Lowick Road 
Bill, com~ 
mitted. 





Argus Life 
Assurance 
Company 
Bill, ordered. 


Edinburgh- 
shire Statute 
Labour Bill, 
committed. 


Petition 
against Leven 
Drainage 
Bill. 


Neath 
Market Peti- 
tion,reported. 


Petitions 

for repeal of 
Duty on 

Spirit Licenses. 


Petition 

in favour of 
Imprisonment 
fur Debt Bill, 


Petition 

respecting 
Education 
(Scotland.) 


Petitions 
respecting 
Hand-loom 
Weavers. 


206 


The House was moved, That the Report which, upon 
the 26th day of March last, was made from the Commit- 
tee on the Petition of several Subscribers to a Compan 
or Partnership, called or known by the name of “ The 
Argus Life Assurance Company,” might be read; and 
the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to enable 
the Proprietors or Shareholders in the Argus Life Assur- 
ance Company to sue and be sued in the Name of any 
one of the Directors for the time being of the said 
Company: And that Mr. Humphery and Mr. Alderman 
Wood do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Edinburghshire Statute Labour Bill was read a 
second time; and committed to Sir George Clerk and 
the East Scotland List: And they are to meet this After- 
noon, in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


A Petition of the Moderator and Clerk of the Pres- 
bytery of Kirkcaldy, was presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Leven Drainage Bill; and praying, That 
the same may not pass into a law as it now stands. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 


Mr. John Henry Vivian reported from the Committee 
on the Petition for the Neath Market ; That the Standing 
Orders relative to Bills for erecting Market-places, had 
been complied with; and that they had examined the 
matter of the Petition ; and the Report was brought up, 
and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
removing the Markets held in the Town and Borough 
of Neath, in the County of Glamorgan, and for providing 
a new Market-place in the said Town in lieu thereof: 
And that Mr. John Henry Vivian and Mr. Dillwyn do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Members of the Society of Spirit Dealers 
and Retailers in Kirkintilloch ;—Licensed Victuallers of 
Fordingbridge ;— Ringwood ;—Thirsk ;— Cambridge ;— 
Leicester ;— Saint Alban ;— Southampton ;— Hundred 
and Half Hundred of Clackclose, Norfolk ;—Warring- 
ton ;—Huntingdon and Godmanchester ;— Licensed Vic- 
tuallers and Spirit Dealers in Derby ;—and, Sunderland, 
Bishopwearmouth, and other places,—were presented, 
and read ; praying for the repeal of the additional Duty 
on Spirit Licenses imposed by an Act of the last Session 
of Parliament. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Prisoners for Debt confined in the King’s 
Bench Prison, in the county of Surrey, was presented, 
and read; taking notice of the Imprisonment for Debt 
Bill ; and praying, That the same may pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Boindie, in the county of 
Banff, was presented, and read; praying the House to 
extend the parochial system of Education in Scotland 
to those places in which remoteness of situation, or an 
increased population, seems to require it; and particu- 
larly that such an annual allowance may be provided 
out of the National funds to the two unendowed Schools 
of that parish, as, conjoined with an efficient provision 
for securing the admission of the children of the poor 
gratuitously, or at a reduced fee, may place the benefits 
of Education fully withia the reach of all classes. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Hand-loom Weavers of Airdrie, along 
with the Provost, Magistrates and Ministers, with other 
Inhabitants favourable to their claims ;—Hand-loom 
Weavers in Renfrew ;—Linen Weavers residing in _Dun- 
dee ;—Hand-loom Weavers and Inhabitants of Dailzell ; 
—and, the Provost, Magistrates, Councillors, and Com- 
missioners of Police of the Burgh of Calton, and village 
of Mile-end,—were presented, and read; praying for 
the establishment of Boards of Trade in every manufac- 
turing district, to fix from time to time the lowest prices 
to be Loge for Hand-loom Weaving. 

And the said Petitions were referred to the Select 
Committee on Hand-loom Weavers. 


T° Aprilis. 





A. 1835. 


A Petition of Henry Lloyd, of Park Road, in the 
parish of Clapham, was presented, and read; praying, 
That, instead of diverting any part of the property of 
the Church of Ireland to new and questionable objects, 
the House will adopt such measures as to them may seem 
meet for increasing the efficiency of the said church by 
a more equal distribution of its revenues amongst the 
Protestant Clergy, by enforcing upon its ministers the 
duty of residence on their cures, by strengthening, if 
possible, the discipline which exacts from them a life 
and preaching suitable to the doctrines they profess, and 
by providing fit places of public worship for the people 
wherever they may be wanting. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Persons employed in Cotton Mills and 
Factories, and others in Stalybrige ;—and, of Clergy of 
Bradford, in the county of York,—were presented, and 
read ; reciting the Act 2 and 3 Will. 4, ec. 103, to regu- 
late the Labour of Children and Young Persons in the 
Mills and Factories of the United Kingdom ; and _ pray- 
ing the House to repeal or amend the same. 


Petition re- 
specting Chureh 
Establishment 
(Ireland.) 


Petitions 
respecting 
Factories’ Re- 
gulation Act, 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the ~ 


Table. 


Mr. James Oswald reported from the Select Commit- 
tee on Public Petitions; That they had examined the 
Petitions which were presented upon the 1st, 2d and 
3d days of this instant April, and had directed him 
to nals a Report thereof to the House; and the Report 
was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; and 
be printed. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Kirkmaiden ;—Wam- 
phray ;—Mouswald ;—Durisdeer ;— Keir ;— Leswalt ;— 
Fodderly ;—Kiltearn ;—Alvah ;—Rathven and Bellie ; 
— Keith ;—Banff, Boindie, Marnoch, and other places ; 
Mortlach;—Boindie;—Inveraven;—Saint John’s, Dundee 
(two Petitions) ;—Chapelshade ;—Lochee ;— Luss ;—Lo- 
giealmond ;—and, District of Persie,—were presented, 
and read; praying the House to resist every attempt to 
shake the stability or impair the efficiency of the Church 
of Scotland ; and to adopt such measures as may seem 
best calculated for promoting its usefulness, by building 
and endowing such additional Churches in connexion 
with the Establishment as the increasing numbers and 
necessities of the population demand. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Stage-Coach Proprietors in G'lasgow ; 
—-and, Proprietors of Stage and other Carriages and 
Post Horses, and of Innkeepers in and around Glasgow, 
—were presented, and read ; praying the House to place 
all modes of conveyance for passengers on a similar 
footing in regard to Duty, either by taking it off Stage 
Coaches, or imposing a similar Duty on other modes of 
conveyance. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Directors of the Glasgow East India 
Association, was presented, and read ; praying, That the 


Duties on East and West India Produce may henceforth 
be equalized. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Directors of the Chamber of Com- 
merce and Manufactures established by royal charter in 
the city of Glasgow ;—and, the Provost, Magistrates and 
Council of the burgh of Greenock,—were presented, and 
read; praying for the repeal of the Stamp Duty on 
Receipts. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Com- 
mon Council of the city of Glasgow, was presented, and 
read; praying the Soviee to refuse amy measure for 


the repeal of that part of the Act of the Parliament of 
Scotland, 7 Anne, c. 9, which requires the consent of 
three-fourths of the heritors of parishes necessary to the 

erection 


Tenth Report 
from Committee 
on Public Peti- 
tions, 


Petitions 

in support of 
Church of 
Scotland. 


Petitions 
respecting 
Stage Coach 
Duty. 


Petition for 
equalizing the 
Duties on East 
and West India 
Produce. 


Petitions 

for repeal of 
Stamp Duty 
on Receipts. 


Petition 
respecting 
Churches 
(Scotland.) 


Petitic 
agains 


Petit 
respé 
Impt 
for L 


Pet 
res 
Ke 
Co 


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Petitions 
a ainst 
Imprisonment 


Debt 
(scotland) Bill 


Petitions 
respecting 
Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill. 


Petitions 
respecting 
Ecclesiastical 
Courts. 


Petition 

for abolitien 
of ‘Tithes 

in kind, 


Petition in fa- 
vour of Trinity 
(North Leith) 
Harbour and 
Dock Bill, 


Petitions 

for better 
Observance of 
the Lord’s Day. 


Petition 

for repeal of 
Reciprocity of 
Duties Acts, 


Petitions 
respecting 
Church of 
Scotland, 


‘public money for t 


5 Wi... IV. 


erection of new Churches, the transplanting of old 
Churches, or the division of parishes. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Kirhin- 
tilloch ;—Merchants, Shopkeepers, Workmen, and other 
Inhabitants of Bridgetown, an extensive district of the 
suburbs of Glasgow ;—Merchants, Retail Dealers and 
Proprietors, Inhabitants of Calton and Mile End, in the 
county of Lanark ;—Merchants, Manufacturers, Whole- 
sale and Retail Dealers, Inhabitants of Glasgow ;—and, 
William Forbes, Dean of the Guildry of Stirling,—were 
presented, and read; taking notice of the Imprison- 
ment for Debt (Scotland) Bill; and praying, That the 
same may not pass into a law as it now stands. 

And the said Petitions were referred to the Select 
Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Shopkeepersand other Retail Tradesmen of 
Sheffield;—Merchants, Tradesmen, and other Inhabitants 
of Kingston-upon-Hull;— Bankers, Merchants, Trades- 
men, and others, Inhabitants of Kingston-upon-Hull ;— 
and, Henry Ingledew, of Newcastle-upon- Tyne, gentle- 
man,—were presented, and read; taking notice of the Im- 
prisonment for Debt Bill; and praying the House to make 
therein certain alterations suggested in the Petitions. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Solicitors residing in Sunderland ;—In- 
habitants of Sunderland ;—Solicitors of Havant and Ems- 
worth ;— Romsey ;— New Sleaford ;—\nhabitants of New 
Sleaford ;—Louth, Lincoln ;—Solicitors of Louth ;—In- 
habitants of Alcester ;—and, Stratfurd-upon-Avon,—were 
presented, and read; setting forth, That the Petitioners 
view with alarm the proposition now made for transferring 
to the Courts at Doctors’ Commons the sole power of 
granting Probates and Administrations, and for requiring 
that all the original Wills shall for the future be depo- 
sited there; and praying, That the Courts having power 
of granting Probatesand Administrations, with Registries 
for the original Wills attached to them, may remain, as 
heretofore, in the country, but with such consolidation of 
the Courts as may appear to the House necessary. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of John Burgess, of Marsh Chapel, in the 
county of Lincoln, farmer, was presented, and read ; 
praying the House to pass such laws as shall abolish the 
rendering of Tithes in kind. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town 
Council of the royal burgh of Stirling, was presented, 
and read; taking notice of the Trinity (North Leith) 
Harbour and Dock Bill; and praying, That the same 
may pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Cavendish ;—and, Risby, 
—were presented, and read; praying the House to take 
the subject of the due observance of the Lord’s Day into 
their serious consideration, and to adopt such measures 
for the amendment of the existing laws on this subject 
as to them shall seem meet. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Ship-owners of the; port of Portsmouth, 
and of the Tradesmen immediately connected with the 
building, repairing, fitting and supplying of shipping in 
the said port, was presented, and read ; praying for the 
repeal of the Reciprocity of Duties Acts. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Abernethy ;—Galashiels ; 
—Perth;— Coldstream ;-— Strathavon and Avondale ;— 
Office-bearers and Members of the Glasgow Political 
Union ;—and, Minister, Elders and Members of the 
United Associate Congregation of Dalreoch,—were pre- 
sented, and read; praying the House not to grant any 

he erection or endowment of addi- 
tional Churches in Scotland. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


VOL. 90. 


7° Aprils. 


207 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to Address 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give Carnot Session 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Return (Scotland.) 
of the Total Number of Clerks belonging to the Court of 
Session, including those connected with Jury Trial; 
showing the Number of those who are Principal Clerks, 
and of those who are Depute Clerks, Assistant Clerks, 
and Clerks of any other description; and specifying the 
Salary and Emoluments of every such Clerk :—also, the 
Days of the year the said Clerks are on duty, and the 
nature and extent of the duties they perform :—also, 
the Number of Clerks denominated Judges’ Clerks, the 
Number of Days in the year they officiate, the nature 
and extent of their duties, by whom they are appointed, 
and the precise Salary or other sources of Emoluments 
(if any) of the said Judges’ Clerks. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land in the Petition 
county of Fife, was presented, and read; complaining Tespect"s — 
of the destruction of their crops by game ; and pray- (Seotaia) 
ing the House to take the «state of the existing Game 
Laws into their consideration, and make such enactment 
as will secure to agricultural produce the same protection 
as is given to every other species of property, and thus 
afford relief from the evils complained of. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Magistrates, Clergy, Inhabitants and Petition 
Traders of the northern part of the county of Clare, in- fr ® Pier 
terested in the improvements of the Fisheries in Galway — 
Bay and a commercial intercourse between the ports of — 
Galway and Ballynaughan, in the county of Clare, was 
presented, and read; praying the assistance of the House 
to enable the Petitioners to build a Pier and construct 
= Asylum Harbour at Ballynaughan for Galway Fishing 

oats. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Jonathan Drewry, of Newcastle-upon- Petitions for 
Tyne, a member of the Society of Friends, was pre- oak. 
sented, and read; praying for a reduction of the Duty licies of Life 


on Policies of Life Assurance. Assurance. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William A’ Beckett, Chairman of ameeting Petitions 
of the Committee of the several Parishes within the city 
and liberty of Westminster ;—Householders of the ward 
of Vintry, in the city of London ;—and, Vestry of the 
parish of Saint James, within the liberty of Westminster, 
—were presented, and read; praying for the repeal of 
the Duty on Windows. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


for repeal of 
Duty on 
Windows. 


A Petition of Inhabitants, Labourers, and others, of Petition 
Stoke Poges, was presented, and read; setting forth, phecuns 
That the Petitioners, being informed that a Petition of stoke ee. ; 
certain Rate-payers of the aforesaid parish has been pre- 
sented to the Sinias. setting forth the objections they 
entertain to the union of the said parish of Stoke Poges 
with the adjacent parishes under the new Poor Law Act, 
and praying the interference of the House that the said 
union may not take place, as far as regards the afore- 
said parish, beg to express their entire concurrence with 
the prayer of such Petition; and most humbly solicit that 
no such union of the aforesaid parish may take place. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


The Edinburgh Annuity Regulation Bill was read a Edinburgh 
second time; and committed to Sir John Campbell and Romi on pin 
the East Scotland List: And they are to meet this (No. 1.), 
Afternoon, in the Speaker’s Chamber. committed. 

Ordered, That the Report relative to County Rates, Report to be 
which, upon the 3d day of July, in the last Session of printed. 
Parliament, was communicated by the Lords to this No. 206. 
House, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Municipal Cor- Papers, &amp;c. 
porations, which was presented yesterday, be printed. to be — 
3G2 Ordered; No. 135. 





No. 139. 
No. 136. 


No, 137. 


The Lords 
have agreed 
to 


Carmarthen 
Road Bill. 


Lords request 
Copy of Report 
on Secondary 
Punishments ; 


The House 
will send an 
Answer. 


Treland— 
Papers, &amp;c. 

ordered: 
Portadown 
Investiga- 
tion. 


Wheat, Oats 
and Barley. 


Tithe Com- 
positions. 


The Lords 

give leave to 
Lord Brougham 
aud Vaux 

to attend a 
Committee, 


Petition 

for repeal of 
Tippling Act 
(Scotland.) 


Petition for . 
repeal of Stamp 
Duties on Re- 
ceipts and Bills 
of ing. 


208 7'—8° 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Public Carriages 
(Metropolis), which was presented yesterday, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Weights and 
Measures, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 

Ordered, That the an relative to Army Half Pay, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and Sir 

Giffin Wilson: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act for 
more effectually repairing the Road from Carmarthen to 
Newcastle Emlyn,and several other Roads, and formaking 
and maintaining new Lines of Road, all in the County of 
Carmarthen, without any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have commanded us to acquaint this House, 
That the Lords do request that this House will be pleased 
to communicate to their Lordships, a Copy of the Re- 
th made from the Select Committee appointed by this 

ouse, in Session 1831, on Secondary Punishments; to- 
lean with the Minutes of Evidence, Appendix and 

ndex thereto :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 

Resolved, That this House will send an Answer to the 
last part of the said Message,by Messengers of their own. 

And the Messengers were again called in; and Mr. 
Speaker acquainted them therewith :—And then they 
again withdrew. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of the Report of the Investigation held at Portadown on 
the 10th of April 1834, and subsequent days, into the 
Conduct of Chief Constable of Police Brennan, and 
the result:—also, Copy of any Letter or Report from 
Chief Constable Brennan to Sub-Inspector of Police 
Henry, at Armagh, upon the subject of the Disturbance 
which took place in the Town of Portadown upon the 
Easter Monday preceding. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Average Price of Wheat, Oats and Barley 
for the last Seven years, to Ist April 1835, as advertised 
in the Dublin Gazette. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Total Amount of tle different Compositions 
for Tithe in Jreland; distinguishing the Lay a the 
Ecclesiastical. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Number of Compositions for Tithe entered 
into, in each period of Three years in [reland, since the 
first Composition Act in 1823 to the present period. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Amount of Tithe Composition for which the 
Landlords of Ireland have made themselves responsible 
by accepting Fifteen per cent. reduction, and the Dio- 
ceses in which the Lands are situated. 


MraRoebuck reported to the House, That, pursuant to 
the Order of the House of yesterday, he had been to the 
House of Lords, to request that their Lordships would 
give leave to Lord Brougham and Vauz to attend the Select 
Committee on Education, in order to his being examined 
as a Witness before them; and that their Lordships gave 
for answer, That they do give leave to Lord Brougham 


and Vaux to come to the said Select Committee, if he 
think fit. 


A Petition of Members of the Society of Spirit-dealers 
and Retailers in Kirkintilloch, was presented, and read ; 
setting forth, That the Petitioners are greatly aggrieved 
by the operation of an Act of Parliament, commonly 
called the Tippling Act, which provides that no action at 
law can be raised for payment of liquors sold in quanti- 
ties of less value than one pound sterling, whether such 
liquors be consumed on the premises or elsewhere; and 
praying the House to take their Petition into considera- 
tion, and grant them the same redress at law against their 
debtors which is enjoyed by all other classes of the com- 
munity. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chamber of Commerce and Manu- 
factures of G'reenock, was presented, and read ; praying 
for the repeal of the Stamp Duties on Receipts and Bills 
of Lading. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 





Apiilis. A. 1835. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee, to whom it 
was referred to consider the present state of the Church 
Establishment in Ireland, with a view of applying any 
surplus of its Revenues, not required for the spiritual 
care of its members, to the general Education of all 
classes of the People, without distinction of religious 
persuasion; the Resolution which they had directed him 
to report to the House; and the same was read, and 
agreed to by the House; and is as followeth : 

Resolved, That any surplus Revenue of the present 
Church Establishment in Lreland, not required for the 
spiritual care of its members, be applied to the moral 
and religious Education of all classes of the People, 
without distinction of religious persuasion, providing 
for the resumption of such surplus, or of any such part 
of it, as may be required by an increase in the number 
of the members of the Established Church. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That it is the opinion of this House, That no measure 
upon the subject of Tithes in Zreland can lead to a satis- 
factory and final adjustment, which does not embody 
the principle contained in the foregoing Resolution ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Wednesday morning ; 
Mercuri, 8° die Aprilis, 1835: 
The House divided. 
The Yeas went forth. 
Mr. Charles Wood, 
Tellers for the Yeas, Mr. Edward John 
Stanley : 
Sir George Clerk, 
Sir Thomas Fremantle : 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


i) 
ag 
ad 


ae 


Tellers for the Noes, 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee of Supply, 
the Resolutions which they had directed him to report 
to the House ; and the same were read, and agreed to 
by the House ; and are as followeth : 

1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three hundred 
and fifty thousand six hundred and twelve pounds, be 
ertins to His Majesty, to pay the Wages of Artificers, 
Labourers and others, employed in His Majesty’s Naval 
Establishments at Home, to the 31st day of March 
1836. 

2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three hundred 
and sixty-one thousand seven hundred and _ thirteen 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, for the purchase of 
Naval Stores for the building and repair of Ships and 
the purchase of Ships and Vessels, purchase of Steam 
Machinery, and for other purposes connected therewith, 
also for the Repair of Docks, Wharfs and Buildings, to 
the 31st day of March 1836. 

3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Nineteen thou- 
sand five hundred and eighteen pounds, be granted to 
His Majesty, to defray the charge of Medicines and 
Medical Stores, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

4. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty-six 
thousand five hundred and forty-eight pounds, be granted 
to His Majesty, to defray the charge of divers Naval 
Miscellaneous Services, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

5» Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hundred 
and sixty-nine thousand four hundred and fifty pounds, 
be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge of 
Transports, on monthly pay, for one year, to the 31st 
day of March 1836; and to defray the other charges 
for the Conveyance and Victualling of Troops, and for 
the Freight of Stores, on account of the Army and 
Ordnance Departments, which shall come in course of 
payment during the year ending on the 31st day of 
March 1836. 

6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ninety-eight 
thousand five hundred and fifty pounds, be granted to 
His Majesty, to defray the expense of conveying Convicts 
to New South Wales, which shall come in course of 
payment during the year ending on the 31st day of 
March 1836. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Mutiny 
Bill, the Amendments which they had made to the Bill; 
and the Amendments were read; and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; and read the third time this day. 


Mr. 


Report on 
shurch 

Establishment 

(Ireland.) 


Motion re- 
specting Church 
Establishment 
(Treland.) 


Report 
Supply : 


Wages of 
Artificers and 
Labourers. 


Stores. 


Medicines, 
&amp;e. 


Naval Mis- 
cellaneous 
Services. 


‘Transports. 


Convicts. 


Mutiny Bill, 
reported. 


Mar 
Mut 


Dis 
Ma 
Bill 


= st = &gt; 








ch 


Marine 
Mutiny Bill, 
repores' 


Dissenters’ 
Marriages 
Bill,deferred. 


Statement re- 
specting Court 
2 Bankruptcy 
Annuities, 
presented. 


Ashton-under- 
Lyne Water- 
works Bill, 
presented. 


Petitions 
against 


- Islington 


Market Bill. 


Barking 
Poor Bill, 
presented, 


Petitions 

in favour of 
Sheffield Gas 
Bill, 


Sheffield 
Gas Bill, 
coinmitted, 


Petition for 
leave for Rosse 
shire Gals, 
reported ; 


Leave given ; 


Petition 
Presented, 


5 Witt. IV. C8 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Marine 
Mutiny Bill, the Amendments which they had made 
to the Bill; and the Amendments were read; and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; and read the third time this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Dissenters’ Marriages Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this day. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
half an hour after one of the clock on Wednesday 
morning, adjourned till this day. 








Mercuri, 8° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Fisher, from the Court of Bankruptcy, was 
called in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to 
Order,—A Statement of certain Annuities which have 
been ascertained and certified in pursuance of an Act, 
intituled, “ An Act to establish a Court in Bankruptcy,” 
the Names of the Parties receiving such Annuities, the 
Office for which Compensation was given, whether in 
receipt of any other official Payment, and the nature 
thereof :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Statement do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Hindley presented a Bill for better supplying 
with Water the Town of Ashton-under-Lyne, and the 
Neighbourhood thereof, within the Parish of Ashton- 
under-Lyne, in the County Palatine of Lancaster: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
a second time. 


A Petition of Farmers, Graziers and others residing 
in the county of Northampton ;—-Anna Maria Johnson, 
of West Smithfield, innkeeper ;—and, John Stafford, of 
West Smithfield, tailor and butchers’ clothes manufac- 
turer,—were presented, and read ; taking notice of the 
Islington Market Bill; and praying, That they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts thereof. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Pe- 
titions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Mr. Hall Dare presented a Bill for better assessing 
and collecting the Poor and other Rates in the Parish 
of Barking, in the County of Essex: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Workmen employed in the manufacture 
of Silver Plated Goods at Sheffield;—Workmen em- 
ployed in the Britannia metal manufactories at Sheffield; 
—and, Clergy, Gentlemen, Merchants, Manufacturers, 
Shopkeepers and other Inhabitants of Sy eee 
presented, and read ; taking notice of the Sheffield Gas 
Bill; and praying, That the same may pass intoa law. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


The Sheffield Gas Bill was read a second time; and 
committed to Mr. Parker and the York List: And they 
are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


Mr. Stewart Mackenzie reported from the Committee 
on the Petition for leave to present a Petition for the 
Ross-shire Gaols ; That they had examined the matter 
thereof; and the Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to present a Petition, as 
desired. 

A Petition of the said several Persons was accord- 
ingly presented, and read; praying, That leave may be 
given to bring in a Bill to enable the Sheriffdom of Ross 
and Cromarty to provide a proper Gaol and Court-house 


Accommodations, and for other purposes relative thereto. 
VOL. 90. ie 


A prilis. 209 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Stewart Mackenzie and the East Scotland List: And 
that they do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; 
and have Power to send for persons, papers and re- 
cords. 


, 


Mr. Scourfield presented a Bill for paving, lighting 
and otherwise improving the Town of Haverfordwest, 
and the Townships of Prendergast and Cartlett adjoin- 
ing, in the several Parishes of Prendergast and Uzmaston, 
in the County of Pembroke: And the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Edward Buller presented a Bill for making and 
maintaining a Turnpike Road from a Place called the 
Waterhouses, in the Parish of Caldon, to the Village of 
Caldon, and from thence to a Place called Huddale, and 
from Caldon to a Road leading from Ellaston towards 
that part of the Zeek and AshbourneTurnpike Road near 
Bottorn House, and from Moor End to Hofton’s Cross, 
all in the County of Stafford: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Divett presented a Bill for building a Bridge over 
the River Eze, from the Shilhay, at the City of Exeter, 
and for making Approaches thereto, and for removing 
the present Ferry across the said River, and establishing 
another Ferry, and a Foot-bridge in lieu thereof: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
a second time. 


Sir Michael Shaw Stewart presented a Bill for the 
further Improvement of the Harbour of Ayr: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Mr. Tennyson presented a Bill for erecting and main- 
taining a Bridge across the River Z’hames, from Church- 
street, in the Parish of Saint Mary, Lambeth, in the 
County of Surrey, to the opposite Bank of the said River, 
near Market-street, in the Parish of Saint John-the-Evan- 
gelist, within the City and Liberty of Westminster, in the 
County of Middlesex: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. John Henry Vivian presented a Bill for removing 
the Markets held in the Town and Borough of Neath, 
in the County of Glamorgan, and for providing a new 
Market-place in the said Town in lieu thereof: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time, 


Mr. John HenryVivian, by Order, presented a Bill for 
building a new Parish Church in the Town of Honiton, 
in the County of Devon: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr Henry Lowther presented a Bill for inclosing 
Lands within the several Townships of Biglands and 


Gamelsby, in the Parish of Aikton, in the County of 


Cumberland: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Lord Brudenell reported from the Committee on the 
Rockingham Road Bill; That the Standing Orders rela- 
tive to Turnpike Bills, had been complied with; and 
that they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
found the same to be true; and had gone through the 
Bill, and made several Amendments thereunto; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Blenkinsop’s Divorce Bill was read a second time; 
and committed to a Committee of the whole House, for 
Thursday, the 16th day of this instant April. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Committee, 
That they do hear counsel, and examine witnesses for the 
said Bill; and also that they do hear counsel, and exa- 
mine witnesses against the Bill, if the Parties concerned 


think fit to be heard by counsel, or produce witnesses. 
Ordered, 


Haverfordwest 
Improvement 
Bill, presented. 


Caldon 
Road Bill, 
presented. 


Exeter 
Bridge and 
Ferry Bill, 
presented. 


Ayr Harbour 
Bill, pre- 
sented, 


Lambeth 
Bridge Bill, 
presented. 


Neath 
Market Bill, 
presented. 


Honiton 
Chureb Bill, 
presented 


Biglands 
Inclosure Bill, 
presented. 


Rockingham 
Road Bill, 
reported, 


Blenkinsop’s 
Divorce Bill, 
committed ; 


Instruction. 








Message to 
Lords, for 
Depositions. 


Basing and 
Bath Railway 
Bilt; pre- 
sented. 


Petition 
against 
Northfleet 
Pier Bill. 


Stretham 
Inclosure 
Bill, ordered. 


Petitions 
respecting 
Church of 
Scotland, 


Canterbury 
City Flection— 
Petition 
complaining of 
the interference 
of the Clergy, 
and for Vote 


by Ballot. 


Canterbury 
City Election— 
Petition 
complaining of 
the determina- 
tivn of the 
Select Com- 
mittee. 


210 


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, to 
request that their Lordships will communicate’ to this 
House, any Depositions transmitted from India, relating 
to. the said Bill; and that Colonel Seale do carry the said 
Message. 


Mr. Shaw Lefevre presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
way from Basing, in the County of Southampton, to 
Bath, in the County of Somerset: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Gravesend and Milton, 
was presented, and read; taking notice of the Northfleet 
Pier Bill; and praying, That they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, b 
their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if they think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the 
said Petition. 


The House was moved, That the Report which, upon 
the 31st day of March last, was made from the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders, relative to Private Bills, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
inclosing and allotting Lands in the Parish of Strctham, 
in the Isle of Ely and County of Cambridge, and for the 
commutation of Tithes: And that Mr. Yorke and Mr. 
Townley do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Magistrates, Town Council and Inha- 
bitants at large of the royal burgh of Annan ;— and, 
Feuars and Inhabitants of Halfway of Irvine, Churchmen 
and Dissenters,—were presented, and read; praying the 
House not to grant any public money for the erection 
or endowment of additional Churches in Scotland. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Freemen, Householders and Inhabitants 
of Canterbury, was presented, and read; setting forth, 
That the Petitioners beg to express their regret that the 
allegations contained in the Petition, against the inter- 
ference of the clergy at elections, lately presented to the 
House by Frederic Villiers, Esquire, should not have been 
credited by a certain portion of the House; and, being 
fully confirmed in the truth of their allegations, pray 
the House to appoint a Select Committee of inquiry, in 
order that they may have the opportunity of proving the 
said allegations, and particularly with regard to the 
canvassing by the Reverend John Peel, with many others 
of a like nature, and se clearing themselves from 
the imputations which they feel have been unjustly cast 
upon them ; and also praying, That the House will pass 
a law for the establishment of Vote by Ballot at Elec- 
tions, by which means all such undue influence may be 
defeated. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Bribery at Elections. 


A Petition of several Freemen and Electors of the city 
of Canterbury, was presented, and read; setting forth, 
That the Petitioners, in the exercise of their constitu- 
tional right, elected Frederic Vilhers, Esquire, as their 
Representative at the late general Election, in despite 
of the unprecedented extent, of bribery and intimidation 
exerted and employed against them by the clergy and 
others connected with that city; that, to assist in defend- 
ing the return of Mr. Vilhers against a Petition preferred 
by Mr. Lushington, the Petitioners subscribed largely, 
and were put to very heavy expense in the collection of 
the necessary evidence, the employment of counsel and 
attornies, and the transmission of witnesses to London, 
to attend the Committee appointed by the House; that 
the Petitioners have always understood that it is the 
uniform practice of Parliament to investigate the whole 
case, and not to limit the inquiry to one particular point, 
at the suggestion of the petitioning party; that the Pe- 
titioners were fully prepared to rebut the numerous 
allegations set forth in Mr. Lushington’s Petition, and 
to establish, by good evidence, that Mr. Villiers had a 


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A. 1835. 


clear and indisputable majority of legal votes, and were 
for this purpose compelled to have witnesses in attend- 
ance to meet any part of the case with which Mr. Lush- 
ington’s counsel might think proper to commence, but 
that they were illegally (as the Petitioners think) pre- 
vented from establishing their case, by the Committee 
taking upon itself to decide Spee to the Act of Par- 
liament), not on the Election and Return, but on the 
Return only; that the remedy given, by allowing Mr. 
Villiers to petition, is insufficient, because the expense 
already fruitlessly incurred must materially cramp his 
means of renewing the Petition, and because by such 
a proceeding Mr. Lushington, who has not the majority 
of legal votes, will retain the character and exercise 
the functions of a Representative of Canterbury till nearly 
the end of the Session, inasmuch as the Petition cannot 
be tried and determined until after the lapse of a consi- 
derable period of time; that the Petitioners have always 
relied on the justice of the House, but that, under the 
circumstances of the case, the Petitioners, without mean- 
ing any disrespect to the House, are of opinion that 
justice has not been dealt them; they therefore pray 
some immediate and effective relief in this case, and 
more especially that so mischievous a decision may not 
be drawn into a precedent, alike destructive of the rights 
of the Petitioners and of those of the elective body in 
general; and the Petitioners further pray, That such 
reform as may seem proper to the House may be adopted 
with regard to the method of deciding controverted 
Elections in Committee, as, under the present uncertain 
and expensive system, the decisions are unhappily con- 
sidered by the public, rather as a proof of the political 
bias of the judges, or of the pecuniary means of the Pe- 
tioner and defendant, than of the real merits of the case ; 
and the tribunal itself has so little reputation for know- 
ledge or capacity in the administration of a complicated 
and difficult system of law, and so little fixity in its pro- 
cedure or its decisions, that its interpretation of the law 
is rarely either satisfactory to the parties immediately 
interested, or serviceable, as settling for the future any 
matter which may happen to give occasion to doubt or 
dispute. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Treasurer and Committee of the 
Society for the prevention of Cruelty to Animals, was 
presented, and read; praying the House to adopt such 
measures as they shall deem most efficient for affording 
protection to, and promoting the better and more humane 
treatment of dumb animals in general, and in particular 
for providing suitable and spacious markets and places 
to which they may be driven for sale or slaughter, and 
where they may be provided with the necessary food 
and water. 

‘ aes That the said Petition do lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Killchrenan and Dalavich; 
— Ormiston ;— Whitburn ;—Carnach in Strathconon ;— 
and, Heads of Families in Uigg, and the districts adjacent 
to it, in the parishes of Snizort and Kilmuir,—were pre- 
sented, and read; praying the House to resist every 
attempt to shake the stability or impair the efficiency of 
the Church of Scotland, and to adopt such measures as 
may seem best calculated for promoting its usefulness, 
by building and endowing such additional Churches, in 
connexion with the establishment, as the increasing num- 
bers and necessities of the population demand. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, to re- 
quest that their Lordships will be pleased to communicate 
to this House, a Copy of the Report of the Lords of Session 
on Future Entail Bill, and the Bill for the relief of 
Heirs of Entail in Scotland: And that Mr. Stewart 
Mackenzie do carry the said Message. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration that 
part of the Message of the Lords of yesterday, which 
requests that this House will be pleased to communicate 
to their Lordships, a Copy of the Report made from the 
Select Committee appointed by this House in Session 

1831, 


Petitio 
for rep 
Duty © 
Spirit : 
Petitic 
ayains 
Disser 
Marri 
Petit 
Han 
Wea 
Petiti 
Jpri 
for D 
(Scot 
Petit 
disco 
of Gr 
Regi 
Petition 
respecting 
Cruelty to 
Animals. 
Peti 
Tesp 
Dri 
Pet 
lug 
for 
Petitions 
in support of 
Church of 
Scotland. 
Pe 
reg 
Ee 
Ce 
Message to 
Lords, for Copy 
of Report on 
Entails (Scot- 
land) Bills. 
Report on c 
Secondary E 
Punishments P 
sent to the in 
Lords. of 





Petitions 

for repeal of 
Duty on 

Spirit Licenses. 


Petitions 
against 
Dissenters’ 
Marriages Bill. 


Petition of 
Hand-loom 
Weavers. 


Petition against 
Jmprisonment 
fur Debt 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Petition for 
discontinuance 
of Grant of 
Regium Douum. 


Petitions 
respecting 
Drunkenness. 


Petitions against 
Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill, 


Petition 
respecting 
Ecclesiastical 
Courts. 


Chatham 
Election — 
Petition deny- 
ing allegations 
: Petition 
(Presented 
19th March.) 





5 Wixi. lV. 


1831, on Secondary Punishments; together with the 
Minutes of Evidence, Appendix and Index thereto. 

Ordered, That a printed Copy of the said Report be 
communicated to the Lords, as is desired by their Lord- 
ships in their said Message; and that Mr. Bernal do 
deliver the same. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers and Spirit Dealers 
of Penzance ;—A bergavenny ;— Licensed Victuallers of 
Hastings ;— Keswick ;—.Brampton ;— and, Cockermouth, 
—were presented, and read; praying for the repeal of 
the additional Duty on Spirit Licenses imposed by an 
Act of the last Session of Parliament. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Roman Catholics of the two Catholic 
Congregations of Saint Mary’s and Saint John’s, in 
Wigan ;—and, the Chairman of the Committee of United 
Dissenters, appointed at a Public Meeting of Inhabitants 
of Manchester,—were presented, and read; taking notice 
of the Dissenters’ Marriages Bill; and praying, That the 
same may not pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Hand-loom Weavers of mi was pre- 
sented, and read; praying for the establishment of 
Boards of Trade in every Manufacturing District, to fix 
from time to time the lowest prices to be paid for Hand- 
loom Weaving. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Hand-loom Weavers. 


A Petition of Magistrates and Town Council, Bur- 
gesses and Merchants of the royal burgh of Irvine, was 
presented, and read; taking notice of the Imprison- 
ment for Debt (Scotland) Bill; and praying, That the 
same may not pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Committee of United 
Dissenters, appointed at a public Meeting of Inhabitants 
of Manchester, was presented, and read ; praying, That 
there may be no augmentation made to the allowances 
of the Presbyterian Ministers in Jreland, and also that 
the usual Grant of Regium Donum, both in England 
and Ireland, may henceforth be discontinued. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Amlwch ;—and, Hart- 
burn,—were presented, and read; praying the House to 
enact such laws as may be deemed best calculated for 
the suppression of Drunkenness. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of James Nicholls, of Cook’s-court, Lincoln’s 
Inn, Attorney-at-Law and Solicitor in Chancery ;—and, 
the President and Vice-President of the Chamber of 
Commerce and Manufactures at JJanchester, — were 
presented, and read; taking notice of the Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass 
into a law. 

And the said Petitions were referred to the Select 
Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Wellington, in the county 
of Somerset, was presented, and read; setting forth, That 
the Petitioners view with alarm the proposition now 
made, for transferring to the Courts at Doctors’ Com- 
mons the sole power of granting Probates and Adminis- 
trations, and for requiring that all the original Wills 
shall, for the future, be deposited there; and praying, 
That the Courts having power of epg Probates and 
Administrations, with Registries for the original Wills 
attached to them, may remain, as heretofore, in the 
country, but with such consolidation of the Courts as 
may appear to the House necessary. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Electors and Inhabitant Householders 
of Chatham, was presented, and read; setting forth, 
That the Petitioners have read in the public news- 
papers an account of a Petition presented to the House 
om ee the 19th day of March last, relative 

TOL. 90. 


8° Aprilis. 


Q11 


to an Order issued by Colonel 7'remenheere, beg leave to 


express their surprise at the statements in such Petition ;’ 


they beg to assure the House that the allegation that 
certain Persons there described had enjoyed an imme- 
morial or prescriptive right of access to the Barracks, for 
the purpose of ny with the officers and men, is un- 
true, for that many of the Petitioners know the contrary- 
to be the fact, and that only a few years since but one 
person was allowed such privilege, and that not of right, 
but by special leave of the Commandant; that it is true 
many persons have lately taken such liberty, and have not 
been prohibited; and the Petitioners are credibly in- 
formed, and doubt not, that such practice has been pro- 
ductive of serious evils amongst the men, and has most 
certainly operated greatly to the prejudice of the fair and 
less assuming tradesmen of the town; that the Peti- 
tioners assure the House that the order of the Com- 
mandant was not only a protection to the soldiers, but 
operated favourably upon the trade of the town, and 
entitled Colonel Tremenheere to the thanks of the inha- 
bitants at large; and praying, That the House will dis- 
miss the prayer of the Petition to which the Petitioners 
refer. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Chatham Election. 


A Petition of Journeymen Fishmongers and Poulterers 
of London ;—Inhabitants of the Parish of Saint Mary, 
Youghal ;—Parishoners of Kilnagross ;—Inhabitants of 
Dunboe ;—and, Kilmeen,—were presented, and read; 
praying the House to enact such legislative measures as 
shall be efficient for the prohibiting of all occupations 
inconsistent with the sanctity of the Sabbath, for the 
abolition of all Sunday traffic, and for securing to every 
class of His Majesty’s Subjects protection in the en- 
joyment of the sacred rest and inviolable privileges of 


the Lord’s Day. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the third 
reading of the ingrossed Bill for punishing Mutiny and 


Desertion, and for the better Payment of the Army and- 


their Quarters, be now read; and the same being read :— 
The Bill was read the third time; and an Amendment 
was made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 


Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the third 
reading of the ingrossed Bill for the regulation of His 


Majesty’s Royal Marine Forces while on Shore, be now 


read; and the same being read:—The Bill was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Sir Thomas Fremantle presented, by His Majesty’s 
command,—-A Statement of the Estimates for Miscella- 
neous Services for four quarters of 1835-6, compared 
with the Estimates for the like Services for four quar- 
ters of 1833-4 and 1834-5. 


An Estimate of the probable Amount that will be 
required for the Repairs, &amp;c. of Public Buildings ; for 
Furniture, &amp;c. for various Public Departments; for cer- 
tain charges of Watching, Lighting, &amp;c.; and also for 
the Maintenance and Repairs of Royal Palaces and 
Works in the Royal Gardens, heretofore charged upon 
the Civil List; for one year, from 1st April 1835 to 
31st March 1836. 

An Estimate of the Amount required for Works and 
Repairs to Kingstown Harbour, from 1st April 1885 to 
31st March 1836. 

An Estimate of the Amount required for Works and 
Repairs to Port Patrick Harbour, from ist April 1835 
to 31st March 1836. 

An Estimate of the Sum which will be required, 
during the year from 1st April 1835 to 31st.March 
1836, by the Commissioners for the Improvement of the 
Holyhead and Liverpool Roads, Helyhewi and Howth 
Harbors &amp;e. - 

3 2 


An 


Petitions 

for better 
Observance of 
the Lord’s Day. 


Mutiny Bill, 
passed. 


Marine 
Mutiny Bill, 
passed. 


Estimates, 
presented : 
Miscellaneous 
Services, 

i. 

No. 140. 
Comparative 
Statement. 
Public 
Buildings. 


Kingstown 
Harbour. 


Port Patriek 
Harbour. 


Holyhead and 
Liverpcol 
Roads, &amp;c. 
and Harbours. 





New Buildi 
(British Mus 
seum.) 


National 
Gullery. 


Whitehall 
Chapel. 


Houses of 
Lords and 
Commons. 


Hobbs’ Point. 


Il. 
No. 14). 


Comparative 
_. Statement. 


Officers of 
Lords and 
Commons, 


Expenses of 
Lords and 
Commons. 


Fee Funds, 


Lord Privy 
Seal. 


Contingencies 
and Messengers’ 
Bills, 


212 


An Estimate of the Sum that may probably be re- 
uired to defray the charge of the New Buildings at 
the British Museum between 1st April 1835 and 31st 
March 1836. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required, between 
1st April 1835 and 31st March 1836, for the New Build- 
ings at the National Gallery, &amp;c. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to be 
granted in the year 1835, to defray the charge of 
finishing the interior of Whitehall Chapel. 

An Estimate of the Amount that will be required, in 
the year ending 31st March 1836, to defray the neces- 
sary Se of providing temporary accommodation 


for the Houses of Lords and Commons, in consequence 
of the late Fire. 


An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be re- 
quired, between ist April 1835 and 31st March 1836, 


for additional Works at the New Post Office Station at 
Hobbs’ Point. 


A Statement of the Estimates for Miscellaneous Ser- 
vices for four quarters of 1835-6, compared with the 
Estimates for the like Services for four quarters of 1833 -4 
and 1834-5. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be wanted, in the 
year 1835, to defray the charges of Salaries of the 
Officers of the House of Lords, and of the House of Com- 
mons, and of Pensions for Retired Officers of the Two 
Houses, which are paid at the Treasury; also of the 
Amount which will be required in aid of the Fee Funds 
of the Two Houses. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be required, 
in the year 1835, to defray the Expenses of the Houses 
of Lords and Commons. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be wanted, in the 
year from 1st April 1835 to 31st March 1836, to make 
good the deficiency of the Fee Fund in the department 
of His Majesty’s Plaaty. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be wanted, in the 
year from 1st April 1835 to 31st March 1836, to make 
good the deficiency of the Fee Fund in the Office of His 
Majesty’s Secretary of State for the Home Department. 

An Estimate of the Sum which maybe wanted to make 
good the deficiency of the Fee Fund in the department 
of His Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for Foreign 
Affairs, for the year ending 5th April 1836. 

An Estimate of the Sum which may be wanted to 
make good the deficiency of the Fee Fund in the depart- 
ment of His Majesty’s Secretary of State for the Colo- 
nies, for the year ending 31st March 1836. 


An Estimate of the Sum that may be wanted, in the 
year from 1st April 1835 to 31st March 1836, to make 
good the deficiency of the Fee Fund in the department 
of His Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council and 
Committee of Privy Council for Trade. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required, from 
1st April 1835 to 31st March 1836, to defray the Salary 
of the Lord Privy Seal. 


An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be re- 
quired, in the year from 1st April 1835 to 31st March 
1836, to defray the Expenses for Contingencies and 
Messengers in the department of His Majesty’s Trea- 
sury. 

64 Estimate of the Sum that may be wanted, in the 
year from 1st April 1835 to 31st March 1836, to defray 
the Contingent Expenses and Messengers’ Bills of the 
Office of His Majesty’s Secretary of State for the Home 
Department. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be wanted, in the 
year from 1st April 1835 to 31st March 1836, to defray 
the Contingent Expenses and Expenses of Messengers 
in the department of His Majesty’s Secretary of State 
for Foreign Affairs. 

An Estimate of the Sum which may be wanted to 
defray the Contingent Expenses and Messengers’ Bills 
in the department of His Majesty’s Secretary of State 
for the Colonies, for the year ended 31st March 1836. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be wanted, from 
ist April 1835 to 31st March 1836, to defray the Con- 
tingent Expenses and Messengers’ Bills in the depart- 
ment of His Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council 
and Committee of Privy Council for Trade. 


8° Aprilis. 





A. 1835. 


An Estimate of the Sum that will be required, in the Comproiter o 
year from 1st April 1835 to 31st March 1836, to pay prnauerand 
the Salaries and Contingent Expenses in the depart- Civil Services, 
ments of the Comptroller General of the Exchequer, 
and the Paymaster of Civil Services. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be required, Exchequer 
in the year ending 31st March 1836, to defray the Ex- Messengers. 
= of Messengers attending the First Lord of the 

reasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer, the four 
Patent Messengers of the Court of Exchequer, and 
various ancient Allowances to Officers of that Court. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required, in the Oxford and 
the year from 1st April 1835 to 31st March 1836, to Cambridge 
defray the charge of the Salaries and Allowances granted sete. 
to certain Professors in the Universities of Oxford and 
Cambridge. 

An Estimate of the Sum which may be required to Insolvent 
defray the charge of the Salaries of the Commissioners Debtors’ 
of the Insolvent Debtors’ Court, of their Clerks, and the *°" 
Contingent Expenses of the Court and Office, for one 
year, from 1st April 1835 to 31st March 1836, and also 
of the Expenses attendant upon the Circuits. , 

An Estimate of the Expense of defraying the charges Aliens. 
of the Registration of Aliens according to the provisions 
of the Act 7 Geo. 4, c. 54, for the year 1835, ending 
5th April 1836. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be required Penitentiary 
for one year, from 1st April 1835 to 31st March 1836, to ‘Milbank.) 
defray the charge of the Penitentiary at Milbank. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to de- State Paper 
fray the charge, for one year, from 1st April 1835 to Office, &amp;c. 
31st March 1836, of the Salaries and other Sstnese of 
the State Paper Office, the Office for the Custody of 
Records in the Tower, and the Office for the Custody 
of Records in the Chapter House, Westminster. 

An Estimate of the Dien required to be granted, in the Murcia 
year 1835, to defray the Expenses of the Commissioners Commissioners. 
appointed to inquire into the existing state of Municipal 
Corporations in Great Britain and Ireland. 

An Estimate of the Sums required to defray the Ex- Criminal 
penses of the Commission issued “ for digesting the seve- nee tee 
ral Statutes relating to Criminal and other Laws.” ats 

An Estimate of the Sum required for defraying the County 
Expenses of the Commission issued pursuant to the re- lates Com- 
commendation of the Select Committee on County Rates, ceases 
** for inquiring into the County Rates, and the authority 
for the receipt of Fees by Magistrates and Sheriffs, for 
one year.” 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted, in the Poor Laws 
year 1835, to defray the charge of Salaries and Ex- Commis- 
penses of the Commissioners appointed to carry into “°"™ 
execution the Act 4 and 5 Will. 4, c. 76, for the amend- 
ment and better administration of the Laws relating to 
the Poor in England and Wales. 

An Estimate of the Sum which may be wanted, for Slave Trate 
one year, from 1st April 1835 to 31st March 1836, to pay OP" 
Salaries and Incidental Expenses for the Commissions 
appointed on the part of His Majesty, under the Treaties 
with Foreign Powers for preventing the illegal Traffic 
in Slaves, and in pursuance of the several Acts of the 
Legislature for carrying the said Treaties into effect. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to be Consuls. 
granted, for the year ending 31st March 1836, to defray 
the charge of the Salaries of His Majesty’s Consuls 
General, Consuls and Vice-Consuls, and of the Super- 
intendents of Trade at Canton; also of the Contingent 
Expenses connected with the Public Duties of such 
Consuls General, Consuls, Vice-Consuls, and Superin- 
tendents of Trade at Canton. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required, in the Factories. 
year ending 31st March 1836, to defray the charge of 
the Salaries of the Inspectors and Superintendents of 
Factories, appointed under the authority of the Act 
3 and 4 Will. 4, intituled, “ An Act to regulate the 
Labour of Children and Young Persons in the Mills and 
Factories of the United Kingdom.” 


III. 
A Statement of the Estimates for Miscellaneous Ser- 


No. 142. 


vices for four quarters of 1835-6, compared with the Covparative 
Estimates for the like Services for four quarters of Sem" 
1833-4 and 1834-5. 
An Estimate of the Sum that may be wanted to defray Superannua- 
the charge of the Allowances or Compensations — eset 
ersons 
formerly 


as Superannuation or Retired Allowances to 








of 
nd 


5 Witt. IV. 


- formerly employed in the Publie Offices or Departments, 


Toulonese 
and Corsican 
Emigrants, &amp;c. 


Vaccine 
Fotablishment. 


Refuge for 
the Destitute. 


Criminal 
Lunatics. 


Protestant 
Dissenting 
Ministers. 


IV. 
No. 143. 


Comparative 
Statement, 


Secret 
Services. 


Stationery. 


Mint. 


Prosecutions 
relating to 
Coin. 


Law 
Charges. 


Convicts. 


Captured 
Negroes. 


Convicts + agg 
South Wales 
and Van Die- 
men's Land.) 


Record 
Commission, 


pensatios 
to Sir A.B. 
ing. 


‘or in the Public Service, according to the provisions of 


the Acts 50 Geo. 3, c. 117, 3 Geo. 4, c. 113, and 
4 and 5 Will. 4, c. 24, &amp;e. 


An Estimate of the Sum that may be wanted, in the 
ear from 1st April 1835 to 31st March 1836, to enable 
is Majesty to grant Relief to Toulonese and Corsi- 

can Emigrants, Dutch Naval Officers, Saint Domingo 
Sufferers, American Loyalists, and others who have 
heretofore received Allowances from His Majesty, and 
who, for Services performed, or Losses sustained in the 
British Service, have special claims on His Majesty’s 
justice and liberality. : 

An Estimate of the Sum required to defray the Ex- 

pense of the National Vaccine Establishment for the 
year 1835. 


An Estimate of the Sum required for the support of 
the Institution called The Refuge for the Destitute, for 
the year 1835. 


An Estimate of the Sum that may be wanted, from 
Ist April 1835 to 31st March 1836, to defray the charge 
of confining and maintaining Criminal Lunatics. 

An Estimate of the Amount that may be wanted, in 
the year from 1st April 1835 to 31st March 1836, for 
paying the usual Allowances to the Protestant Dissent- 
ing Ministers in England, Poor French Refugee Clergy, 
Poor French Refugee Laity, and sundry other small 
charitable and other Allowances to the Hone of Saint 
Martin’ s-in-the- Fields, and others. 


A Statement of the Estimates for Miscellaneous Ser- 
vices, for four quarters of 1835-6, compared with the Es- 
timates for the like Services for four quarters of 1833-4 
and 1834-5. 


An Estimate of the Sum that may be required, in the 
year from 1st _ 1835 to 31st March 1836, to defray 
the charge of His Majesty’s Foreign and other Secret 
Services. 

An Estimate of the Expense of printing the Acts of 
Parliament delivered at the Public Charge to Courts 
of Law, Sheriffs, Magistrates, and others, for printing Par- 
liamentary Papers, under the Orders of the Two Houses 
of Parliament; for providing Stationery, Printing and 
Binding for the several Departments of Government in 
England and the Colonies, and in Jreland and Scotland, 
from the 1st of April 1835 to the 31st of March 1836, 
and for providing Paper for the Printing purposes of 
the Two Houses of Parliament for the Session 1836, 
including the Expense of the Establishment of the Sta- 
tionery Office. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required, in the 
year from 1st April 1835 to 31st March 1836, to defray 
the expenses of the Mint in the Coinage of Gold. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required to defray 
the Expenses incurred in the prosecution of Offences 
against the Laws relating to Coin, in the year from 1st 
April 1835 to 31st March 1836. 


An Estimate of the Sum that may probably be re- 
quired to defray the Expenses of Law Charges in the 
year from 1st April 1835 to 31st March 1836. 


An Estimate of the Sum that may be required, in the 
year from 1st April 1835 to 31st March 1836, to defray 
the Charge of confining, maintaining and employing 
Convicts at Home and at Bermuda, and in providing 
Clothing for the Convicts who may probably be trans- 
ported to New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required, in the 
year ending 31st March 1836, to defray ‘Ripe for 
the support of captured Negroes and liberated Africans, 
under the Acts for the abolition of the Slave Trade. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required, in the 
year ending 31st March 1836, to eng A Charge of 
maintaining Convicts at New South Wales and Van 
Diemen’s Land. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required to defray 
the Expenses incurred under the direction and manage- 
ment of the Commissioners of Records, in the year ending 


. $3lst March 1836. 


An Estimate of the Sum required to pay the annual 
Compensation awarded to Sir Abraham Bradley King, 


late King’s Stationer in Ireland, for Losses sustained by 
a reason of the revocation of his Patent. 
. 90. 


8° Aprilis. 


213 


_ An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be required, Turnpike 

in the year 1835, to pay the Fees due and payable to Road Bill 

Officers of the Parliament on all Bills for continuing or *** 

amending any Acts for making or maintaining, keepin 

in repair or improving Turnpike Roads which shall pass 

the Two Houses of Parliament, and receive the Royal’ 

Assent. 

_ An Estimate of the Sum necessary to enable His Ma- School 

jesty to issue Money for the erection of School-houses, 1°": 

in aid of private Subscriptions for that purpose, for the 

Education of the Children of the poorer Classes in Eng- 

land, in the year ending 31st March 1836. | 
An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to pay Revising 

the Allowances and Expenses of the Barristers em- Barristers. 


ployed in revising Lists of Voters, &amp;c. under the Act 
2 Will. 4, c. 45. 


An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to enable Geographical 


the Geographical Society to prosecute two Expeditions 5° !*'y- 
of Discovery, one into the interior of South Africa, from 
Delagoa Bay, on its East Coast, the other into the 
interior of America, behind British Guiana. 

Statement of the Estimates for Miscellaneous Services . V- 
for four quarters of 1835-6, compared with the Estimates _ No. 144. 


= bi: like Services for four quarters of 1833-4 and a 


Estimate of the charge of defraying the Civil Esta- Bahama 
blishment of the Bahama Islands, and the incidental !slands. 
Charges attending the same, from the 1st day of April 
1835 to the 31st day of March 1836. 


Estimate of the charge of defraying the Civil Esta- Bermudas. 
blishment of the Bermudas, in America, from the 1st 
day of April 1835 to the 31st day of March 1836. 


Estimate of the charge of defraying the Civil Esta- Prince 
blishment of Prince Edward’s Island, in America, from ¥4ward’s 
the 1st day of April 1835 to the 31st day of March — 
1836. 

Estimate of the Sum which will be required to meet Western 
the charges of the Civil Establishments on the Western Coast of 
Coast of Africa, from the 1st day of April 1835 to the 4!" 
31st day of March 1836. 


Estimate of the charge of defraying the Expenses of Clergy (North 
the Ecclesiastical Establishment of the British North Am) 
American Provinees, &amp;c. 

Estimate of the charge of defraying the Expenses of Western 
the Settlement in Western Austraha, from the 1st April Australia. 
1835 to the 31st March 1836. | 


Estimate of the charge of defraying the Expense of Indian Depart- 
the Establishment of the Indian Department in Upper ™™ ©"? 
and Lower Canada, &amp;c. 


An Estimate of the Sum that will be required between Canal Com- 
the Ist April 1835 and 31st March 1836, on account of munications 
the Canal Communications in Canada. aia ud 

An Estimate of the Amount that will be required, Gavernors, &amp;c. 
from 1st April 1835 to 31st March 1836, to defray the teaser 
charges of the Salaries of Governors, Lieutenant-Go- 
vernors and others in His Majesty’s West India Colonies. 

An Estimate of the Sum which will be required to Heligolanc. 
defray the Expense of the Civil Government of Heli- 
goland, from the period from the 1st of April 1835 to 
the 31st of March 1836. 


An Estimate of the Sum which will be required, from Magistrates 
the 1st of April 1835 to the 31st of March 1836, to on 
defray the charge of Salaries and Allowances to the . 
Special Justices appointed in pursuance and by virtue of 
an Act of Parliament made and passed in the third and 
fourth year of His present Majesty, intituled, “ An Act 
for the Abolition of Slavery throughout the British 
Colonies, for promoting the Industry of the Manumitted 
Slaves, and for compensating the Persons hitherto en- 
titled to the Services of such Slaves.” 

An Estimate of the Expenses for defraying the Sala- Emigration. 
ries of eight Agents for Emigration at the therein men- 
tioned Ports, from the 31st of March 1835 to the 31st of 
March 1836. 


An Estimate of the Sum required in aid of the Ex- Newfoundland. 
pense of the Civil Establishment of MW ewfoundland, from 
the 1st day of April 1835 to the 31st day of March 1836. 


An Estimate of the Amount required in aid of the Nova Scotia.’ 
Expenses of the Civil Government of the Colony of | 
Nova Scotia. ° 
A Statement 


3 I 





Miscellaneous 
Estimates 
(Ireland) 
No. 145. 
Comparative 
Estimate. 
Education. 


Foundling 
Hospital 
(Dublin.) 


House of 
Industry. 


Hibernian 
Marine 
Society. 


Female Orphan 
House, 


Westmorland 
Lock Hospital. 


aro te 
ospital, 
Dr. Steeven’s 
Hospital, 


Fever 
Hospital. 


Hospital for 
Incurables. 


Roman Catholic 
College. 


Royal Dublin 
Society, 


Royal Irish 
Academy. 


Royal 
Hibernian 
Academy, 


Charitable 
Donations. 


Belfast 
Acadenical 
Institution. 


Board of 
Works, 


Q14 


A Statement of the Irish Miscellaneous Estimates for 
the year ending 31st March 1836, compared with the 
Grants for the like Services for the years 1833-4 and 
1834-5. 

An Estimate of the Sum necessary to enable the Lord 
Lieutenant to issue Money for the advancement of Edu- 
cation, from 1st April 1835 to 31st March 1836. 

An Estimate of the Expense of the Foundling Hos- 
pital in Dublin, for one year, commencing with the 1st 
April 1835, and ending 31st March 1836. 

Estimate of the Expense of supporting the House of 
Industry in Dublin, the Lunatic Department, and the 
four General Hospitals attached, for one year, from the 
1st day of April 1835 to the 31st day of March 1836 
inclusive. 

An Estimate of the probable charge of the Hibernian 
Marine Society in Dublin, for one year, commencing 
1st April 1835 and ending the 31st March 1836. 

An Estimate of the Expense of the Female Orphan 
House, Circular Road, Dublin, for one year, from 1st 
April 1835 to 31st March 1836, for 160 Children. 

An Estimate of the probable Expense of supporting 
the Westmorland Lock Hospital, for the year commencing 
1st April 1835 and ending 31st March 1836. 

An Estimate for the Lying-in-Hospital, Dubin, for 
the year commencing 1st April 1835. 

An Estimate of the sualialibe Expense of Dr. Steeven’s 
Hospital, Dublin, for one year, from 1st April 1835 to 
31st March 1836. 

Estimate of the probable Expense of the Fever Hos- 
pital and House of Recovery, Cork-street, Dublin, for one 
year, commencing 1st April 1835, and ending 31st 

arch 1836. 

An Estimate of the Expenses of the Hospital for In- 
curables, for one year, from 1st April 1835 to the 31st 
March 1836, for Righty-four Patients. 

An Estimate of the Charge of the Roman Catholic 
College, for the Financial year ending 31st March 1836. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be necessary for 
defraying the Salaries and Expenses of the Royal Dublin 
Society, for the year commencing 1st of April 1835, 
and ending 31st March 1836. 

Estimate of the probable Expenditure, Income, and 
the Sum required for the support of the Royal Jrish 
Academy, for one year, from the 1st April 1835 to the 
31st March 1836. 

An Estimate of the probable Expenditure, Income and 
Sum required for the support of the Royal Hibernian 
Academy, for one year, from 1st April 1835 to 31st 
March 1836. 

An Estimate of the Sum necessary for defraying the 
Salary and Expenses of the Commissioners of Charitable 
Donations and Bequests in Jreland, from 1st April 1835: 
to 31st March 1836. 

Estimate of the Expenditure of the Royal Belfast 
Academical Institution, for the year commencing 1st 
April 1835. 

An Estimate of the probable Expense of repairing and 
maintaining the several Public Buildings in the depart- 


_ ment of the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland, 


Salaries in Chief 
and Under 
Secretaries’ 
Offices, &amp;c. 


Salaries to Lord 
Lieutenant's 
Household, 


Vice-Treasurer 
the Exchequer. 


comprehending the Apartments of His Excellency the 
Lord Lieutenant and his Household, the Civil Offices, 
Council and Treasury Chambers, the whole of the 
Courts of Law, and keeping in repair the Drains, 
Grounds, Boundary Walls, Fences, &amp;c. in the Demesnes 
in the Phenix Park, including the Vice-Regal Lodge, 
and other official Residences, for the year 1835. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to pay 
the Salaries and Expenses of the Offices of the Chief 
Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, in Dublin 
and London, and His Majesty’s Privy Council Office in 
Ireland; also, the Amount of His Majesty’s Printer’s 
Bill for printing for the Public Offices in Jreland, for 
one year, ending 31st March 1836 inclusive. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to defray the charge 
of Salaries for the Officers iol Attendants of the House- 
hold of the Lord Lieutenant of Jreland, and certain 
other Officers and Services formerly charged on the 
Civil List in Jreland, from 1st April 1835 to 31st March 
1836. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to 
defray the oe of the Establishments of the Vice- 
Treasurer and Teller of the Exchequer, for the year 


ending 31st March 1836. 


8° Aprilis. 





A, 1835. 


An Estimate of the Expense of — Proclama- Proclama- 
tions in the Dublin Gazette, and Proclamations for cir-:tions and 
culation, and for printing the Statutes, for the year Statutes. 
commencing 1st ous 1835. : 

Estimate of the 


ant Dissenting Ministers in Jreland, for one year, end- 
ing 31st March 1836. ; f 
An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to Criminal 


defray the charge of Criminal Prosecutions, and other Prosecutions, 


Law Charges, in Ireland, for one year, from 1st April 
1835 to 31st March 1836. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required in aid Police 
of the Funds for the maintenance of the Police Depart- ee 
ments of Dublin, for the year ending 31st March 1836. 2 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to de- Public 
fray the Expense of Public Works in Ireland, for the Works. 
year, from the 1st April 1835 to the 31st March 1836. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required, in the Townland 
year from 1st April 1835 to 31st March 1836, to defray S¥*vey- 
the Expense of the Townland Survey of Jreland. 

An chicas of the Sum expended under the head of Civil Con- 
Civil Contingencies in the year 1834 :—and, an Estimate oo 
of the Amount that will probably be required to defray ‘‘® 14% 
the Expense under the head of Civil Contingencies, for 
one year ending 31st March 1836. 

An Estimate of the Amount that will probably be re- Miscellancons 
quired to defray Law Expenses, Grants to Scotch Uni- (gcotiand.) 
versities, and other Charges in Scotland formerly de- No. 146, 
frayed from the Hereditary Revenues, and not provided 
for in His Majesty’s Civil List, nor on the Consolidated 
Fund, from the 1st April 1835 to the 31st March 
1836. 

Estimate of Sums required for the Pay of the Com- Commissariat. 
missariat Department at Home and Abroad, and for the No. 147. 
supply of Forage, Coals, Candles and Straw, for the 
Troops in Ireland, for the year ending 31st March 
1836. 

Estimate of the Sums required for the Half Pay of 
Commissariat Officers, and for Superannuation and Re- 
tired Allowances; also for the Pensions of Widows of 
Commissariat Officers and Compassionate Allowances 
to their Children, for one year, from 1st April 1835 
to 31st March 1836. 

Ordered, That the said Estimates do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Highways 
on the Highways Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday, the 
29th day of this instant April, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- Bankrupts’ 
ing of the Bankrupts’ Estates (Scotland) Bill; at ay 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon re 
Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- Political 
ing of the Political Franchise Bill ; Franchise 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Lord’s Day 
on the Lord’s Day Observance Bill ; Observance 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- Cruelty to 
ing of the Cruelty to Animals Bill ; Animals 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- Execution = 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on ¢ oe Bill, 
the Execution of Wills Bill ; “fs 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consi- 
deration upon Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- Executors and 


ther consideration the Report from the Committee on San detved. 


the Executors and Administrators Bill ; ‘ 
Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consi- 

deration upon Wednesday next. oe 
~ The 





um that will be necessary to defray Non-contorm. - 
the Expense of Non-conforming, Seceding and Protest- ing Ministers, : 


Bill, deferred. 


Bill, deferred. 


Bill, deferred. 


Bill, deferred. 


Bill, deferred. 


o 


Soa 





Roman Catholic 
mer Bill, 


Supply. 
deferred . 


Ways and 
Means, de- 
ferred. 


Dissenters’ 


Marriages 
Bill,deferred. 


The Lords 
have agreed 
to 

University 

Life Assurance 
Society Bill. 


The Lords 
communicate 
Papers respect- 
ing Blenkinsop’s 
Divorce Bill, 


referred. 


Agra 
Government 
Bill, deferred. 


Member added 
toa Committee, 


Petition 

against London 
and Croydon 
Railway Bill. 


Returns, 
ordered: 


Bath Gaol. 


Westminster 
Courts of 
uest, 





5 Witt. IV. 8"—9° 


- The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Roman Catholic Marriages (Ireland) Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


- The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Ways and Means; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Dissenters’ Marriages Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and Sir 
Giffin Wilson : 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
to enable the University Life Assurance Society, and 
their Successors, to purchase Annuities upon or for Lives, 
and also to lend Money or Stock upon Mortgage for the 
purpose of Investment, without any Amendment: And 
also, 

The Lords have commanded us to communicate to 
this House the Depositions transmitted from India, re- 
lating to the Bill, intituled, “ An Act to dissolve the 
Marriage of the Reverend William Thomas Blenkinsop, 
a Chaplain in the Service of the East India Company 
on their Madras Establishment, with Clara Jane, his now 
Wife, and to enable him to marry again, and for other 
purposes therein mentioned,” as desired by this House ; 
and the Lords do request, that the said Depositions may be 
returned to them:—And then the Messengers withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Depositions be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
Monday last, for reading a second time, upon Friday 
next, the Agra Government Bill, might be read; and 
the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


Ordered, That Mr. Poulett Thomson be added to the 
Select Committee on the Imprisonment for Debt Bill. 


A Petition of John Cator, of Beckenham-place, in the 
county of Kent, Esquire, and Edward Richards Adams, 
of Elmer Lodge, Beckenham, in the same county, Esquire, 
was presented, and read; taking notice of the London 
and Croydon Railway Bill; and.praying, That they may 
be heard, by respec: rom their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard,’ by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Persons committed to the Bath City Gaol, 
from March 1833 to March 1835, by order of the Local 
Court of Requests ; stating the Amount of the Debt sued 
for, and the Costs incurred in each case; the maximum 
and minimum Number of Days for which each Person 
might have been imprisoned, and the Number of Days 
each Person was sentenced to be imprisoned. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Persons committed in the years 1832, 1833 
and 1834, to the Bath City Gaol, for want of Bail, or 
for Offences committed under Local Police Acts; stating 
the Amount of Bail demanded, and the specific Offence 
charged in each case; the Age of each Person, the Num- 
ber of Days during which each Person was imprisoned, 
and the Prison Diet ordinarily allowed. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 


turn, from the Clerks of the Courts of Request in the 


VOL. 90. 


Aprilis. Q15&gt; 


City and Liberty of Westminster, of the Total Amount of 
all Sums of Money paid into their respective Courts as 
Fees, by virtue of an Act of Parliament of 24 Geo. 2, 
from 31st December 1830 to 31st December 1834, both 
inclusive ; setting forth the Amount in each year re- 
spectively, and also stating the nature of the security 
the Suitors have for Monies paid into the said Courts by 
their Debtors, if any. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn, from the High Bailiff of Westminster, of the Amount 
of Fees received from the Courts of Request in the City 
and Liberty of Westminster, in pursuance of an Act of 
Parliament of 24 Geo. 2, from 31st December 1830 to 
31st December 1831, both inclusive ; setting forth the 
Amount in each year respectively. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





Jovis, 9° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835, 
PRAYERS. 


oe hour appointed for taking into consideration 
the Petition of Daniel Callaghan, of the city of 
Cork, Esquire, and Herbert Baldwin, also of the said 
city of Cork, Esquire, doctor of medicine, who were 
Candidates at the late Election for Members to serve in 
Parliament for the County of the said City of Cork, 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for the 
said City, being come; 

The House proceeded to the appointment of a Select 
Committee, to try and determine the merits of the said 
Petition. 

The Serjeant at Arms was sent, with the Mace, to 
the places adjacent, to require the attendance of the 
Members on the business of the House: And being re- 
turned ; 

The House was counted by Mr. Speaker; and two 
hundred and ten Members being present; the counsel 
and agents were called in. 


And the door being locked ; 

The Order of the day, for taking the said Petition into 
consideration, was read. 

And the Names of the Members were drawn, and read, 
in the usual manner. 

And the whole number of thirty-three Names was com- 
pleted: And Lists of the said Names were delivered to 
the Clerk appointed to attend the said Committee; and 
then the door was opened, and the Parties, their counsel 
and agents, withdrew. 


SS 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of the 
House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


Ordered, That all Committees have leave to sit, not- 
withstanding the adjournment of the House. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Abstract of the Commissaries Accounts of the Receipts 
into and Payments from the several Military Chests ; 
with summary Statements of the Expenditure Abroad 
on account of the Extraordinaries of the Army during 
the year from 1st April 1833 to 31st March 1834. 

Sir Thomas Fremantle accordingly presented the said 
Abstracts. 

Ordered, That the said Abstracts do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 

Sir Thomas Fremantle also presented, pursuant to 
Orders,—A Return of the Number of Dwelling-houses 
in each County of England and Wales assessed for the 
following Number of Windows ; name’ Ten to Fifteen 
exclusive, Fifteen to Twenty exclusive, Twenty to Thirty 
exclusive, Thirty to Forty exclusive, Forty to Fifty ex- 
clusive, Fifty and upwards, for the year ended 5th April 
1834. 

A Return of the Number of Persons against whom 
Proceedings have been taken by the Solicitor of Stamps 
and Taxes, for non-payment of their Assessed Taxes, in 
the years 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833 and 1834; the Num- 
ber of Warrants of Distress issued; the aggregate Amount 
of Costs received, and the purposes to which they have 


been applied ; and also, the Number of Letters addressed 
by the Solicitor of Stamps and Taxes to Persons in 
812 


arrear 


Cork City 
Election— 
Petition 
considered. 


Adjourninent, 


Committees 
to sit. 


Abstract of 
Commissaries 
Accounts, 
ordered ; 


No. 149, 


presented. 


Returns, 
presented : 


Tax Prosecu- 
tions. 


No, 150. 





Post Office 
"Tenders. 


No. 151. 


Liverpool 
Steam 
‘lenders. 


No, 151. 


Hops. 
No. 152. 


Sinecure 
Offices. 


No. 163. 


Non-conforming 
Ministers. 


No. 154 
King’s 
Counsel. 

No. 155. 


Factories 
Regulations. 


No. 156, 


Court of Session 
(Scotland.) 


No, 157. 


216 
attear for their Assessed Taxes in the years 1830, 1831, 
1832, 1833 and 1834; the aggregate Amount of Costs 
received in each year for such Letters, and the purposes 
to which such Costs have been applied. 

~ A Return of the Hire or Fees received in the Three 
years preceding this Date by the Duke of Richmond Post 
Office Tender:—A similar Return for every other Post 
Office Tender. 

~ A Return of the Number of Ship Letters collected by 
His Majesty’s Steam Tender from Vessels arriving at 
and off the Port of Liverpool, and delivered at the Post 
Office there, in each of the last Three years; and the 
Amount of the Ship-Letter Postage upon the same, so 
far as it can be made out. 


An Account of the Duty on a of the growth of the: 


year 1834; distinguishing the Districts, and the Old 
from the New Duty. 

An Account of the Quantity of Hops imported into 
Great Britain from Foreign Countries in the year 1834; 
distinguishing the Countries from whence the same have 
been imported, and Quantities respectively. 

Return to an Order, dated the 31st day of March last, 
for Copies of Minutes or other Proceedings of the Board 
of Treasury, for carrying into effect the Recommendations 
in the Report of the Select Committee of the House of 
Commons on Sinecure Offices. 

A Statement of the application of the Sum of £.25,100 
voted to the Non-conforming Ministers 24th July 1834. 


A Return of Licenses granted, or Certificates that 
a License had been applied for during the last Ten years 
to King’s Serjeants and King’s Counsel in Jreland, to 
enable them to plead against the Crown; with the whole 
Amount of Fees paid for the same, and the Amount 
demanded for every such License. 

Sir Thomas Fremantle also presented, pursuant to 
several Addresses to His Majesty,—A Return of the 
Number of Surgeons appointed by Mr. Rickards and Mr. 
Horner, two of the Inspectors under the Factories Re- 
gulation Act; specifying the Number of Certificates 
granted up to the 1st day of February last, by each of 
the said Surgeons, to Children and young Persons em- 

loyed in the Mills and Factories, subject to the Regu- 
fations of the said Inspectors. 

Return to an Address to His Majesty, dated the 7th 
day of this instant April, for a Return of the Total Num- 
ber of Clerks belonging to the Court of Session, including 
those connected with Jury Trial; showing the Number 
of those who are Principal Clerks, and of those who are 
Depute Clerks, Assistant Clerks, and Clerks of any other 
description; and specifying the Salary and Emoluments 
of every such Clerk :—also, the Days of the Year the 
said Clerks are on duty, and the nature and extent of 


- the duties they perform :—also, the Number of Clerks 


Return to be 
printed, 


Noi 155, 


Canterbury 
and Whitstable 
Kuilway Peti- 
tion, reported, 


Exeter Water 
Company 
Petition, 
reported. 


denominated Judges’ Clerks, the Number of Days in the 
year they officiate, the nature and extent of their Duties, 
by whom they are appointed, and the precise Salary or 
other sources of Emoluments (if any) of the said Judges’ 
Clerks. 

Ordered, That the said Accounts and Papers do lie 
upon the Table; and be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return respecting King’s Counsel, 
which was presented on the 24th day of March last, be 


: printed. 


Mr. Rumbold Lushington reported from the Committee 
on the Petition of the Eoutivbary and Whitstable Railway 
Company; That the Standing Orders relative to Bills 
for making Railways, had been complied with; and that 
they had examined the matter of the Petition; and the 
Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
enlarging and amending the Powers and Provisions of 
the Acts passed for making and maintaining a Railway 
or Tramroad from the Sea Shore, at or near Whitstable, 
in the County of Kent, to or near to the City of Canter- 
bury, and the Works connected therewith, and to autho- 
rize the Company of Proprietors to raise a further Sum 
of Money: And that Mr. Rumbold Lushington and Lord 
Albert Conyngham do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Divett reported from the Committee on the Petition 
of the Corporation of the Exeter Water Company ; That 
the Standing Orders relative to Bills for supplying any 


9 Aprils. 





4.1885; 


City or Town with Water, had been complied with; and 
that they had examined the matter of the Petition; and 
the Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend an Act of the third year of His present Majesty, 
for more effectually supplying with Water the City and 
County of the Cit zeter, and Places adjacent 
thereto: And that Mr. Divett and Mr. Solicitor General 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Graziers, Farmers and Dealers in cattle Petition 
from the market town of Long Sutton, was presented, in favour of 
and read; taking notice of the Islington Market Bill ; i sey 
and praying, That the same may pass into a law. oe 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for a the Road from Little Rockinghan. 
Bowden, in the County of 
in the same County, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. , 
Ordered, That Mr. Gilbert Heathcote do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


passed, 


Mr. Georye Wilbraham reported from the Committee Sandbach 
on the Petition for the Sandbach Roads ; That the Stand- Reads Peti- 


ing Orders relative to Turnpike Bills, had been complied tion, reported. 


with; and that they had examined the matter of the 
Petition ; and the Report was brought up, and read. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making and maintaining a Road from Sandbach to 
Congleton, in the County Palatine of Chester, and a 
Branch Road communicating therewith: And that Mr. 
Wilbraham and Sir Philip Egerton do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


Mr. Brotherton, by Order, reported from the Com- Grosvenor. 
mittee on the Petition for the Improvement of Grosvenor- ‘ryan 
square; That the Standing Orders relative to Bills for reported, 
improving any City or Town, had been complied with ; 
and that they had examined the matter of the Petition ; 
and the Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable the Inhabitants of Grosvenor-square, in the County 
of Middlesex, more effectually to pave, cleanse, light, 
water and embellish the said Square: And that Mr. jt 
therton,Mr. Byng, and Mr. Alderman Wood, do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


Mr. Brotherton, by Order, presented a Bill for removing Cardiff 
the Markets held in the Town of Cardiff, in the County of Market Bill, 
Glamorgan, and for providing other Market-places in "n+ 
lieu thereof: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Brotherton, by Order, presented a Bill for enabling Gateshead and — 


John Brandling and Robert William Brandling, Esquires, pa 


outh Railway 


to purchase and take Leases of Lands and Hereditaments Bill, presented. 


for the formation of a Railway from Gateshead to South 
Shields and Monkwearmouth, all in the County Palatine 
of Durham, with Branches therefrom : And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Brotherton, by Order, reported from the Com- Cortazzi’s 
mittee on the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for N«t- Bil, 3 
naturalizing John Cortazzi; That they had examined the a” wi 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; 
and had gone through the Bill, and had directed him 
to report the same to the House, without any Amend- 
ment :—And the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the same, without any Amendment. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Committee Torquay 
on the Petition for the Improvement of Torguay, in the Improvement 
county of Devon; That the Standing Orders relative to aaa 
Bills for paving, lighting, cleansing or improving any 
City or Town, had been complied with; and that they. ° 
Naf examined the matter of the Petition ; and the Report 
was brought vp: and read. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for: 
lighting, watching and improving the Town of Zorguay, 
in the Parish of Zormoham, in the County of Devon: 


And that Sir John Yarde Buller and Mr. Chichester do. 
Sir 


prepare, and bring it in. 


orthampton, to Rockingham, %ad Bill, - 


Ash 
Roa 


Lla 
Gas 
repc 


Imp 
and 
Bill 


Tun 
Wel 
men 
pres 





Ashburton 
presented. 


Llanelly 
Gas Bill, 
reported. 


Aberystwyth 
Improvement 
and Waterworks 
Bill, presented, 


Tunbridge 
Wells Improve- 
ment Bill, 
presented 4 


Petition for 
Provision in 
Launceston 
Roads Bill, 
reported. 


Newport 
(Monmouth) 
Dock Peti- 
tion, reported. 





5 Witt. IV. 


Sir John Yarde Buller presented a Bill for making, 
maintaining and repairing certain Roads near the Towns 
of Ashburton and Totnes, in the County of Devon: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be read 
a second time. 


Sir James Williams reported from the Committee on 
the Zlanelly Gas Bill; That they had examined the alle- 
gations of mA Bill, and found the same to be true; and 
had gone through the Bill, and made several Amend- 
ments thereunto; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


Colonel Powell presented a Bill for improving and 
regulating the Town of Aberystwyth, in the County of 
Cardigan, and for supplying the Inhabitants thereof 
with Water: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Law Hodges presented a Bill for paving, light- 
ing, watching, cleansing, regulating and otherwise im- 
proving the Town of Z'unbridge Wells, in the Counties 
of Kent and Sussex; and for better supplying the same 
with Water ; and for establishing a Market within the 
said Town: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Rundle reported from the Committee on the Pe- 
tition for provision in the Launceston Roads Bill; That 
the Standing Orders relative to Turnpike Bills, had 
not been complied with; but it appeared to the Com- 
mittee that a Bill is now depending in the House for 
more effectually repairing the Launceston Turnpike 
Roads, and making certain additional Roads, whereby 
the Petitioners are empowered more effectually to re- 
pair the said Roads, and to make certain new lines of 
Road; that it would be a great public benefit that 
a further provision should be introduced into the said 
Bill to enable the Trustees of the said Roads to divert, 
shorten and improve a further part thereof, and for 
that purpose to make Turnpike, make and maintain a 
new line of Road commencing at or near Hexworthy 
Barn, in the parish of Lezant, in the county to Corn- 
wall, and passing through the parish of Lawhitton, to the 
present Road at or near The Dennett Arms, in the said 
parish of Zawhitton, in the said county of Cornwall; 
and also a new line of road commencing at or near The 
Bennett Arms aforesaid, and terminating on the new 
line of Road comprised in the said Bill leading from 
Launceston to Callington; that the ascent in the steepest 
part of so much of the said old line of Road which the 
Petitioners are so desirous, as aforesaid, to divert, shorten 
and improve, is in the proportion of one foot in nine ; 
and the said new lines of Road which the Petitioners are 
desirous, as aforesaid, of making and maintaining, will 
not only shorten the distance of the line of Road, which 
will be much better for the transit of carriages, wag- 
gons and other vehicles thereon, inasmuch as the ascent 
of the said proposed new lines of Road in the steepest 
part thereof will be in a proportion only of one foot in 
twenty; and it further appeared to the Committee, that 
all the owners and occupiers of the lands on the said 
new lines of Road are assenting to the making and 
maintaining of the said new lines of Road; and that they 
had examined the matter of the Petition ; and the Report 
was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Lord Granville Somerset reported from the Committee 
on the Petition for a Dock at Newport (Monmouth) ; 
That the Standing Orders relative to Bills for making 
Docks, had been complied with; and that they had 
examined the matter of the Petition; and the fhesent 
was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making and maintaining a Dock and other Works in the 
Port of Newport, in the County of Monmouth, with a 
Railway and Stone-road therefrom: And that Lord Gran- 
ere Somerset and Mr. Addams Williams do prepare, and 

ring it in. 


VOL. 90. 


9° Aprilis. 


Q17 
The Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal and Railway 
Bill was read a second time; and committed to Mr. Wilson 


Patten and the Lancaster List: And they are to meet 
this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


Sir Edward Codrington presented a Bill to enlarge 
and regulate the Market now held in the Town of Devon- 
port, in the County of Devon, and to establish a Market 
within the said Town for Corn, Grain and other articles, 
and to regulate the Amount of Tolls to be paid within 
the said Markets: And the same was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mauchester,&amp;e 
Canal and 
Railway Bill, 


committed. 


Devonport 
Market Bill, 
presented. 


Ordered, That the Petition of certain Proprietors of Petition to 


Shares in the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Navi- 
gation and Railway, which was presented upon Tuesda 
last, complaining of the uncertainty of the Standing 


Orders, be printed. 


be printed. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city and the county of Petition 


the city of Dublin, and its vicinity, was presented, and 
read; taking notice of the Dublin Gas Bill; and praying, 
That the same may not pass into a law as it now stands. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of Merchants, 
Grocers and others, of Neilston, which was presented 
upon Monday last, taking notice of the Imprisonment 
for Debt (Scotland) Bill, and praying that the same 
may not pass into a law, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on the Bill. 


Mr. James Oswald reported from the Select Committee 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the Pe- 
titions which were presented upon the 6th and 7th days 
of this instant April; and had directed him to make a 
Report thereof to the House ; and the Report was brought 
up, and read. | 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


A Petition of Frederic Villiers, of the Inner Temple, 
London, Esquire, was delivered in, and read ; setting 
forth, That, at the last Election of two Citizens to serve 
in this present Parliament for the City of Canterbury, the 
Right honourable Stephen Rumbold Lushington, Albert 
Denison Conyngham, Esquire, commonly «edlled Lord 
Albert Denison Conyngham, the Honourable G'eorge 
Francis Robert Harris, Sir Edward William Campbell 
Rich Owen, Knight, and the Petitioner, were Candidates 
to represent the said City of Canterbury as Members in 
the present Parliament; that a poll was taken at the 
said Election on the eighth and ninth days of January 
now last past, and that at the conclusion of that Election 
the Returning Officer of the said City of Canterbury 
returned the said Albert Denison Conyngham and the 
Petitioner as duly elected to serve as Members for the 
said City in this present Parliament ; that many persons 
who were not freemen, nor entitled to vote as freemen, 
or who being freemen were not qualified in respect of 
residing within the City, or within the limits prescribed 
by the Act passed in the second year of the reign of His 
present Majesty, to amend the Representation of the 
People of England and Wales, and many other persons 
not qualified under the said Act as electors in the said 
City in respect of property, or occupation, or residence 
within the said City, or within the distance prescribed 
in the said Act of Parliament, to be inserted in the Re- 
gister or Registers to be made under the said Act of 
Parliament, of the electors to vote in the choice of Mem- 
bers of Parliament for the said City for this Parliament, 
did nevertheless procure their names to be inserted in 
the Lists to be delivered to be revised by the Barristers 
appointed under the provisions of the said Act to revise 
such Lists and Register or Registers for the said City, and 
many other persons who were not qualified or entitled 
as chieeuid as freemen to be inserted in such Lists were 
improperly inserted therein by the Town Clerk as free- 
men entitled to vote in the election of Members for the 
said City, although such Town Clerk well knew, ot 

3K ought 


against 
Dublin Gas 
Bill, 


Petition 
referred to a 
Committee. 


Eleventh 
Report from 
Committee on 
Public Peti- 
tions. 


Canterbury 
City Election. 
Petition of 
Mr, Villiers. 








218 


ought to have known, that they were not then freemen, 
or were not resident within the said City, or within the 
limits prescribed by the said Act, or were otherwise not 
entitled to be inserted in the Register, or to vote; and 
many other persons who were not qualified in respect of 
property, or occupation or residence, or otherwise under 
the provisions of the said Act, or in respect of any ancient 
right of voting in the said City, were improperly inserted 
in the Lists of the Overseers, or persons who were 
authorized and required by the said Act of Parliament 
to make out such Lists, as persons who were entitled to 
vote as electors of the said City, under the provisions of 
the said Act, or the custom of the said City, and such 
persons:so included in such Lists were by the said Bar- 
risters. who revised the same, retained on such Register 
or Registers, in many cases on the ground, or supposed 
or alleged ground, of no objections being made to the 
insertion of such unqualified persons before such Bar- 
risters, in such Lists, and in many other cases upon the 
ground, or supposed or alleged ground, of objections not 
being made, or upon the ground of alleged or supposed 
irregularities in the form, or mode, or manner of making 
objections to such unqualified persons, and in man 

other cases on account of persons who had made suc 

objections, and by so doing prevented others from ob- 
jecting to such unqualified persons, by withdrawing or 
not supporting their objections ; and many persons who 
were on the roll of freemen of the said City, and many 
persons who claimed to be entitled in respect of property 
as owners or tenants, or in respect of occupation and re- 
sidence, to be voters and electors under the provisions 
of the said Act, but who were respectively ve me to 
legal incapacities, or being by the receipt of alms or 
parochial relief within the period specified in the said 
Act disqualified, and who were not entitled according 
to the provisions of the said Act to be registered or to 
vote in the election of Members to serve in Parliament 
for the said City, did nevertheless procure their names 
to be inserted in the Lists of Voters for the said City as 
freemen or other electors, or were improperly inserted 
in the said Lists, and were retained on the Lists, and 
registered by the Revising Barristers, upon the alleged 
or supposed ground that objections were not made to 
the retaining such persons on the Register, or that ob- 
jections, if made, were not made in writing, or were not 
made in the proper form and manner; and such dis- 
qualified persons were nevertheless left on the Register 
of Electors for the said City, and no scrutiny of votes 
being by the said Act by or before the Returning Officer, 
many of such persons so not entitled or qualified as 
electors or freemen, or in respect of property, occupation 
or residence as aforesaid, and many persons who were 
so legally disqualified as aforesaid, did vote at the said 
Election in favour of the said Stephen Rumbold Lush- 
ington; that many persons who were registered as electors 
or freemen, or in respect of property, occupation or re- 
sidence, by the Revising Barristers, became disqualified 
as electors for the said City at the said Election between 
the period of the Register or Registers being revised and 
signed by the said Barristers, and the time of the holding 
of the said last Election for the said City, by having 
ceased to reside as freemen within the said City, or the 
limits or distance prescribed by the said Act, or by 
having parted with or sold, or otherwise ceased to be 
possessed of, or to occupy, the property in respect of 
which they were registered as electors for the said City, 
or to reside within the said City, or the limits prescribed 
by the said Act, and thereby ceased to possess the title 
or qualification, whether as freemen or other electors, 
in respect of which they had been registered ; and others 
were disqualified by receiving bribes or promises of 
money; or bribes or other rewards, for giving their votes 
at the last Election, or by receiving of alms or parochial 
relief or otherwise, after they had been so registered as 
aforesaid, having been relieved by the excuse or remission 
of their Poor’s Rates ; but all such persons were never- 
theless allowed to vote for the said Stephen Rumbold 
Lushington; and other persons who were not registered, 
and who were neither Riedie or, if freemen, did not 
reside within the said City, or the limits preseribed by 
the said Act, nor electors otherwise qualified or entitled 
to vote as electors of the said City under the provisions 
of the said Act, and who respectively were not entitled 
to vote at the last Election of Members to serve in Par- 

8 


9° Aprilis. 





A, 1835. 


liament for the said City; and that other persons who 
were employed in some capacity for the purposes of the 
Election, and by reason of having received or had money 
or reward, or the promise of money or other considera- 
tion, in reference to such employment, and whose votes 
are consequently void; and that other persons who are 
not duly registered, and whose votes ought not to have 
been received, and other persons who by law were dis- 
qualified from voting, and were and are incapacitated 
to vote at Elections for Members of Parliament; and 
other persons who received money or other bribe to give 
their votes, and whose votes are thereby null and void, 
did nevertheless vote at the said Election for the said 
Stephen Rumbold Lushington ; that other persons who 
voted for the said Stephen Rumbold Lushington polled 
at a booth not allotted to their residence as described in 
the Register in force at the said Election, and ought not 
to have been admitted to poll, and whose votes are con- 
sequently void; that other persons voted twice at the 
said Election for the said Stephen Rumbold Lushington, 
and whose names or votes should be now taken off the 
said poll; and that many persons ought to have had 
their votes entered and recorded in favour of the Peti- 
tioner, but who were only allowed to tender their votes, 
and whose votes were improperly rejected or excluded 
from the said poll; and by reason of the premises the 
said Stephen Rumbold Lushington obtained an apparent 
and colourable ew. of votes at the said Election 
over the Petitioner, whereas, in fact, but for the said 
premises in this Petition above set forth and alleged, 
the Petitioner would have obtained the real majority of 
votes at the said Election, and have been entitled to 
be returned to serve in this present Parliament for the 
said City of Canterbury; that the Petitioner was re- 
turned as duly elected at such Election to serve in this 
present Parliament for the said City of Canterbury ; 
that the said Stephen Rumbold Lushington afterwards 
presented a Petition to the House, stating, amongst other 
things, that in taking the poll at the said Election, the 
Sheriff, and more particularly his Deputies, John Nutt, 
and John James Peirce, acted most illegally, and in vio- 
lation of the freedom of Election, by rejecting and re- 
fusing to receive, upon the most fevchunes and contradic- 
tory grounds and pretences, the votes of many persons 
who were duly registered and entitled to vote atthe said 
Election, and were desirous of voting for the said Stephen 
Rumbold Lushington, and who tendered their votes at 
the said Election for the said Stephen Rumbold Lush- 
ington, and who ought to have been put upon the poll 
at the time of their offering to vote at the different booths 
at the said Election, and who, having been so refused 
and entered on the poll by the said Deputies only as 
tendered votes, ought by the said Sheriff (as such fri- 
volous and contradictory grounds and pretences for re- 
jection were apparent upon the entries of the tenders, 
and were well known to the said Sheriff), to have been 
added to the poll by the said Sheriff, and counted on 
the poll; and that other persons who were entitled to 
vote at the said Election, and who were duly registered 
as electors of the said City, and offered to vote for the 
said Stephen Rumbold Lushington, and tendered their 
votes at the said Election, and demanded to be put upon 
the poll, were illegally, vexatiously and unjustly refused 
as voters for the said Stephen Rumbold Lushington, were 
not entered upon the poll as voters, or as having so 
tendered their votes for the said Stephen Rumbold Lush- 
ington, and all which votes it is therein stated ought 
also to have been added to the numbers on the poll for 
the said Stephen Rumbold Lushington; that the said 
Stephen Rumbold Lushington therein stated, that he 
would show by the Poll and Registry, and other evidence, 
if necessary, that the misconduct of the said Sheriff, 
and gross partialities of the said Deputies, John Nutt 
and John James Peirce, in taking the poll at their re- 
spective booths, was obvious and apparent, from the said 

heriff and his said Deputies having admitted on the 
poll for the Petitioner numerous voters to whom precisely 
similar objections existed, without the smallest ible 
difference as to the voters of the said Stephen Rumbold 
Lushington, who were rejected by them, and that it was 
apparent upon the Register and the Poll-book, as signed 
by the said Sheriff as Returning Officer, and was fully 
known to the said Sheriff when he added up the poll for 


the purpose of making out his Return, that if votes, 
under 








5 Witt. IV. 


under precisely similar circumstances as to distance 
from the place of polling, as to slight variations in the 
spelling of names, as to the omission of one of the 
christian names of the voter, and as to the change of a 
freeman’s residence from one part of the said City to 
another, and as to other ana trifling and frivolous 
objections, had not most partially and illegally been re- 
jected from the poll by the said Deputies, and put in a 
list of tenders only for the said Stephen Rumbold Lush- 
ington, and votes exactly similar admitted by the said 
Deputies on the poll for the Petitioner while they were 
taking the poll, the said Stephen. Rumbold Lushington 
would have had the majority upon the poll for the 
different booths as delivered to the Sheriff for making 
his Return, and that if the said Sheriff had put such 
tendered votes upon the poll, and included them in 
the said Stephen Rumbold Lushington’s favour, on cast- 
ing the numbers on the said poll, as the said Stephen 
Rumbold Lushington, as therein stated, was prepared 
to prove he was bound to have done in the exercise 
of his duty to the House, he having a full knowledge 
of all the above stated circumstances, the said Stephen 
Rumbold Lushington would have had a majority of good 
and legal votes upon the poll over the Petitioner, and 
would have been returned as the Member duly elected 
instead of the Petitioner; that the prayer of such Peti- 
tion was, that the House might declare that the Return 
of the Petitioner was an illegal and false Return, and 
wholly void, and that the said Stephen Rumbold Lush- 
ington ought to. have been declared duly elected and 
returned, and that the. said Return might be amended, 
and that the said Stephen Rumbold Lushington’s name 
might be inserted in the place of the Petitioner’s, to take 
his seat as one of the Members to represent the said City 
in Parliament, or otherwise to declare the said Election, 
so far as regarded the Petitioner, to be wholly void, and 
that the House would grant such further relief to the 
said Stephen Rumbold Lushington as the merits of the 
case might require; that such Petition was presented to 
the House and read on the twenty-seventh day of Feb- 
ruary, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five ; that 
such Petition was thereupon placed by the House, not 
amongst the class of Petitions complaining of Returns 
only, but amongst the Petitions of the fifth or miscella- 
neous class of Petitions complaining of undue Elections 
and Returns, and was balloted for accordingly ; that the 
House thereby in effect declared (as. the Petitioner is 
advised and humbly insists was the truth of the case) 
that such Petition was not a Petition ers yroee | of the 
Return only, but of the Election also; that therefore the 
Petitioner, as he is advised, was entitled, upon the hear- 
ing of the said Petition, to have gone into the whole merits 
of the Election as well as of the Return, and that he was 
entitled so to do as well by the former usages and customs 
of the House in such matters, as by the express pro- 
visions of the late Act of Parliament in such case made 
and provided, but that the Select Committee to whom 
such Petition stood referred, were of opinion that they 
ought merely to try the legality of such Return, and that 
they could not go into the general. merits of the said 
Election ; that such Select Committee accordingly, with- 
out permitting the Petitioner (who was then, at great 
expense, prepared with numerous witnesses to prove the 
merits of the said Election), to impeach the correctness 
of the Register of Electors in force at the time of such 
Election, or otherwise to enter upon the whole merits of 
the said Election, as the Petitioner is advised, and as 
by his counsel at the time he insisted he was entitled to 
do, determined that the Petitioner was not duly returned 
to serve in this present Parliament for the said City of 
Canterbury, and that the said Stephen Rumbold Lush- 
ington ought to have been returned to serve for the said 
City; that such Determination was reported on the 
twenty-sixth day of March last to the House, and the 
said Return was amended accordingly; that upon the 
said twenty-sixth day of March leave was given by the 
House that the Petitioner, or the electors of the said 
- City of Canterbury, should be permitted to question the 
Return of the said Stephen Rumbold Lushington within 
fourteen days, if he or they should think fit; that, if the 
Petitioner had been allowed by the said Select Committee 
to go into the general merits of the said Election, he 
would have been enabled (as he is advised and believes) 
to show, as the fact was, and as the Petitioner now 


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positively alleges to be true, that in consequénce of the 
several causes, matters and things hereinbefore alleged, 
or in consequence of some or all of such several causes, 
matters and things, the said Stephen Rumbold Lushing- 
ton was not duly elected as a Member for the said City, 
to serve for the same in this present Parliament, but has 
been and was improperly returned to serve for the said 
Cityin that Parliament; and the Petitioner further alleges, 
that several undue and illegal practices were resorted to 
at the said Election by the said Stephen Rumbold Lush- 
ington, and his agents, managers and friends, to procure 
votes for the said Stephen Rumbold Lushington, and to 
cause him to be returned by the said Sheriff, and the 
said Sheriff, by himself and his Deputies, made many 
illegal, contradictory and erroneous decisions, and by 
himself or his officers was guilty of great partiality in 
favour of the said Stephen Rumbold Lushington, during 
the said Election; that the said Stephen Rumbold Lush- 
ington, by himself, his agents, friends, supporters and 
managers, and by persons acting and employed on his 
behalf, did, after the teste of the Writ for the said Elec- 
tion, before and at and during the said Election, give 
presents to, and allowed to various persons having or 
claiming to have votes for the said City, money, meat, 


drink, presents, rewards and entertainments, and made 


and entered into promises, obligations and agreements 
to give and allow money, meat, drink, presents, rewards 
and entertainments to and for such persons, and to and 
for the use and advantage, benefit, emolument, profit and 
preferment of such persons, in order that he the said 
Stephen Rumbold Lushington might be elected, and for his 
being elected as a Member to serve in this present Parlia- 
ment for the said City; that the said Stephen Rumbold 
Lushington, by himself, his agents, friends, supporters 
and managers, and by persons acting for and employed 
by him and on his behalf, before and at and during 
the said Election, were guilty of open and extensive 
bribery and corrupt practices, in order to corrupt and 
procure, and did corrupt and procure, persons having 
or claiming to have a right to vote at the said Elec- 
tion, to vote for him the said Stephen Rumbold Lush- 
ington at the said Election, and to forbear to vote for the 
Petitioner, in order to procure the said Stephen Rum- 
bold Lushington to be returned to serve in this present 
Parliament for the said City ; that the said Stephen Rum- 
bold Lushington, by his agents, friends, supporters and 
managers, and by persons employed by and for him, and 
on his behalf, before, and at and during the time of the 
said Election, was guilty of various corrupt acts of bribery 
and illegal practices, and used various threats and pro- 
mises, and employed undue influence, and other illegal 
and improper means, and gave and caused to be given 
divers sums of money, and gave and entered into divers 
gifts, rewards, promises, agreements and engagements, to 
several persons having and claiming to have a right to vote 
in order to procure them to vote at the said Election for 
the said Stephen Rumbold Lushington, and to forbear to 
vote for the Petitioner, and in order to procure the said 
Stephen Rumbold Lushington to be returned to serve in 
the present Parliament for the City aforesaid ; that many 
of the persons who gave their votes at the said Election 
for the said Stephen Rumbold Lushington were induced 
to give them by bribery, corrupt promises and contracts, 
and other corrupt practices, and that the apparent 
majority of votes in favour of the said Stephen Rumbold 
Lushington was obtained by the votes of persons who 
were bribed or induced to give their votes to the said 
Stephen Rumbold Lushington by such corrupt poor. 
contracts and practices; and that the said Stephen Rum- 
bold Lushington has therefore, from some or all the pre- 
mises aforesaid, been falsely and unduly returned a 
Member to serve in this present Parliament for the said - 
City of Canterbury; the Petitioner therefore humbly 
prays, That the House will take the premises into their 
consideration, and declare the said Election and Return 
of the said Stephen Rumbold Lushington to be null and 
void; and the Petitioner further prays that the House 
will declare that the said Stephen Rumboid Lushington 
was not duly elected a Member to serve in this Parlia- 
ment for the said City of Canterbury, and ought not to 
have been returned, but that the Petitioner was duly 
elected a Member to serve in this Parliament for the 
said City, and ought to have been returned, and that 
the said amended Return may be further amended by 

3K 2 directing 





Cork City 

Election— 
Committee 
appointed. 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Paisley 
Poor Bill, 
presented. 


Paisley 
Waterworks 
Bill, pre- 
sented, 


Slamannan 
Railway Bill, 
presented. 


Gourock 
Harbour Bill, 
conimitted. 


Willert’s 
Nat. Bill, 
reported, and 
passed, 


Grosvenor- 
square Improve- 
ment Bill, 
presented. 


220 


directing the Name of the said Stephen Rumbold Lush- 
ington to be erased therefrom, and the Name of the Peti- 
tioner to be inserted therein in the place and stead of 
the Name of the said Stephen Rumbold Lushington, and 
that the Register of Voters for the said City may be cor- 
rected, and the poll at the last Election may be scruti- 
nized and amended accordingly, and that the House will 
grant to the Petitioner such further relief in the pre- 
mises as to the House may seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into conside- 
ration upon Thursday, the 30th day of this instant April, 
at half an hour after three of the clock in the Afternoon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant or 
Warrants for such persons, papers and records, as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties on the 
hearing of the matter of the said Petition. 


The counsel and agents before mentioned, being re- 
turned to the bar, the clerk appointed to attend the said 
Committee, delivered in to the House a reduced List; 
and the same was called over, and is as follows: 

The Right honourable Sir John Byng, Sir Richard 
Nagle, Baronet, Lord Viscount Howick, Joshua Schole- 


field, Esquire, Lord Viscount Milton, George Richard 


Pechell, Esquire, James Power, Esquire, John Bagshaw, 
Esquire, John Maher, Esquire, Richard Jefferson Eaton, 
Esquire, Roderick Macleod, Esquire. 

And the said eleven Members, being the Select Com- 
mittee for trying the merits of the Petition complaining 
of an undue Election and Return for the City of Cork, 


‘were sworn by the Clerk at the table, in the usual man- 


ner ; and thereupon the counsel and agents withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Committee do meet forthwith 
in one of the Committee Chambers appointed for hear 
ing the Trials of Controverted Elections. 


Ordered, That Mr. Crompton have leave of absence 
for a month, on urgent business. 


And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 








Lune, 13° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 
IR Michael Shaw Stewart presented a Bill for alter- 
ing and amending the mode of Assessment for the 
maintenance of the Poor of the Town of Paisley, in the 
County of Renfrew: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Sir Michael Shaw Stewart presented a Bill for sup- 
plying the Town of Paisley in the County of Renfrew, 
with Water: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Sir Michael Shaw Stewart presented a Bill to make 
and maintain a Railway from Stanrig and Arbuckle, in 
the County of Lanark, to the Union Canal at Causeway- 
end, in the County of Stirling: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


The Gourock Harbour Bill was read a second time; 
and committed to Sir Michael Shaw Stewart and the 
West Scotland List: And they are to meet this After- 
noon, in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


Mr. Brotherton reported from the Committee on the 
Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for naturalizing 
Paul Ferdinand Willert ; That they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and 
had gone through the Bill, and had directed him to report 
the same to the House, without any Amendment :—And 
the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed the same, without any Amendment. 


Mr. Brotherton, by Order, presented a Bill to enable 
the Inhabitants of Grosvenor-square, in the County of 
Middlesex, more effectually to pave, cleanse, light, water 
and embellish the said Square: And the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


9°—13° Aprilis. 





A. 1835. 


The Cardiff Market Bill was read a second time; and Cardiff _ 
committed to Mr. Brotherton and the Wales List : And sats tei 
they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s “ 


Chamber. 


Mr. Evelyn Denison, from the Select Committee ap- Worcester 
pointed to try and determine the merits of the Petition of ra i 
George Munn, andothers, electors of the city of Worcester, determined 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for the 7 
said City, informed the House, That the said Committee 
have determined, 

That Joseph Bailey, Esquire, is duly elected a Citizen 
to serve in this present Parliament for the said oda 
~ That the said Petition did not appear to the said Com- 
mittee to be frivolous or vexatious : 

That the opposition to the said Petition did not appear 
to the said Committee to be frivolous or vexatious: 

That the Committee have altered the poll taken at 
the said Election, by striking off the names of George 
Doughty, John Hemming, James Langford, John Law- 
rence, Francis Lewis, senior, Noah Pearce, James Price, 
William Payton, junior, Thomas Jelf, Richard Patrick, 
William Stockall, Thomas Andrews, Thomas Woodward, 
John Skyrme, Thomas Bolton, William Perkins, John Far- 
rington, John Mason, Thomas Walker, James William 
Bubb, John Skinner, Joseph Hardman, William Sturton, 
William Payton, senior, Thomas Allso, John Crockett, 
John Doughty, David George, Thomas Maddox, John 
Baker, Matthew Doughty, John Elt, John Brace, Stephen 
Williams, Thomas Hall, Thomas Cook, William Reynolds, 
Thomas Hallington, John Holder, Henry Stormont, John 
Probert, Thomas Crompton, Louis D’ Egville, John Wool- 
lans, William Proser, John Evans, Thomas Evans, Thomas 
Davis, Henry Allen, Gilbert Crump, William Corner, John 
Isaac, Thomas Trigg, Arthur Lane, Philip Payne, James 
Knight, William Marks, William Steel, Thomas Barratt, 
John Clark, John Adlington, James Lloyd, James Ed- 
ward, Joseph Walker, Richard Maund, Francis Fletcher, 
Edmund Thornton, Joseph Robinson, Samuel Bird, Leo- 
nard Greenbank, Thomas Yate, Thomas Arden, Thomas 
Watkins, Job Coley, William Corbett, James Knibb, James 
Wale, Daniel Ravter, Charles Hartley, William Williams, 
Thomas Paine, John Dovey, junior, George Tunstall, Wil- 
liam Cotterell, Samuel Birbeck, Rowlain Latham, Henry 
Edwin Harrison, Thomas Dutton, George Chamberlain, 
junior, Samuel Jones, Joshua Williams, Thomas White, 
William Sutton, William Berry, George Lightwood. 

And the said Determinations were ordered to be en- 
tered in the Journals of this House. 


A Petition of John Cooper, of Westham, in the county Petition against 
of Essex, was presented, and read; taking notice of the a gg 
application for leave to bring in the New River Company Company Bill. 
Bill; and praying, That such Bill may not pass into a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


The Barking Poor Bill was read a second time ; and Barking 
committed to Mr. Hall Dare and the Essex List: And Per — 
theyare to meet this Afternoon, inthe Speaker’s Chamber. °°" 


The Southend Pier Bill was read a second time; and Southend 
committed to Mr. Hall Dare and the Essex List: And Pier Bill, 
they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s °™™™ 


Chamber. 


Mr. Sharman Crawford, by Order, reported from the Drogheda 
Committee on the Petition for the Improvement of Harbour 
the Port and Harbour of Drogheda; That the Stand- “ me 
ing Orders relative to Navigation Bills, and to Bills 
for making or improving Ports or Harbours, had been 
complied with; and that they had examined the matter 
of the Petition; and the Report was brought up, and 
read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
continue and amend several Acts relating to the Port 
and Harbour of Drogheda, and for further improving 
the same: And that Mr. Sharman Crawford, Mr. Shaw 
and Mr. Emerson Tennent do prepare, and bring it in. 

A Petition of Merchants, Factors and other Inhabi- Petition | 
tants of Dundalk, was presented, and read; taking Manchester Sc. 
notice of the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal and _ sr Bill, 
Railway Bill; and praying, That the same may pass 
intoa law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the — 

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eran 
and Glasgow 
Road Bill, 
presented. 


Canterbury 
and Whitstable 
presented. 


London 

and Croydon 
Railway Bill, 
reported. 


Richmond 
(Surrey ) 
Waterworks 
Bill, presented. 


Surrey and 
Sussex, &amp;c, 
Roads Bill, 
presented. 


Bodmin 
Road Bill, 
presented. 


Llanelly 
Gas Bill, 
passed. 


Order of leave 
for Bedford 
Improvement 
Bill, discharged; 


another Bil] 
ordered, 





5 Witt. 1V. 


Mr, James Oswald presented a Bill for altering the 
line of Road'from the Milnford of Garscube to the City 
of Glasgow, and improving the Roads leading therefrom 
into the said City : And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Lord Albert Conyngham presented a Bill for enlarging 
and amending the Powers and Provisions of the Acts 
passed for making and maintaining a Railway or Tram- 
road from the Sea Shore at or near Whitstable, in the 
County of Kent, to or near to the City of Canterbury, 
and the Works connected therewith, and to authorize 
the Company of Proprietors to raise a further Sum of 
Money: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Alsager reported from the Committee on the 
London and Croydon Railway Bill; and to whom the 
Petitions of Trustees of the New Cross Turnpike Roads, 
in general meeting assembled; of the Rector, Church- 
wardens, Overseers and Guardians of the Poor, and 
other Inhabitants of the parish of Saint Paul, rege mut 
of the Company of Proprietors of the Grand Surrey 
Canal; of William Minier, of Croydon, Esquire; of several 
Trustees acting in the execution of an Act passed in the 
ninth year of the reign of his late Majesty King George 
the Fourth, “ for more effectually amending the Road 
leading from the Stones’ End in Blackman-street, in the 
Borough of Southwark, in the County of Surrey, to 
Highgate, in the County of Sussex, and several other 
Roads therein mentioned, and for other purposes relating 
thereto,” commonly called the Surrey and Sussex Roads ; 
of Daniel Watney, of Wandsworth, in the county of 
Surrey, miller; and, of John Cator, of Beckenham-place, 
in the county of Kent, Esquire, and Edward Richards 
Adams, of Elmer Lodge, Beckenham, in the same county, 
Esquire, were referred; That the Standing Orders rela- 
tive to Railway Bills, had been complied with; and that 
they had considered the first, second, fifth and seventh- 
mentioned Petitions; and that no person appeared on 
behalf of the other mentioned Petitions; and that they 
had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; and that 
they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made several Amendments thereunto; and the Re- 
port was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Alsager presented a Bill for the better supplying 
the Parish of Richmond, in the County of Surrey, with 
Water: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Alsager presented a Bill for consolidating the 
Trusts of the Surrey and Sussex Roads and the Surrey 
New Roads, in the Counties of Surrey and Sussea: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be read 
a second time. 


_ Mr. Charles Vivian presented a Bill for further amend- 
ing an Act of his late Maj esty King George the Fourth, for. 
more effectually repairing certain Roads leading to and 
from Bodmin, and other Roads therein mentioned, in the 
County of Cornwall; and for making and maintining a 
new Road, and certain new pieces of Road communi- 
cating therewith: And the same was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


An ingrossed Bill for lighting with Gas the Town 
and Neighbourhood of Zlanelly, in the County of Car- 
marthen, was read the third time; and several Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir James Williams do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House was moved, That the Order made on the 
3d ny oe this instant April, That leave be given to bring 
in a Bill for amending and enlarging the Powers and 
Provisions of two Acts for the Improvement of the Town 


of Bedford, and re-building the Bridge over the River ’ 


Ouze, in the said Town, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 
_ Ordered, That leave given to bring in a Bill for amend-. 
ing and enlarging the Powers and Provisions of two 


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13° Aprilis. 


221 


Acts for the Improvement of the Town of Bedford, and 
other purposes: And that Mr. Polhill and Mr. Crawley 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of several 
Trustees for executing the Act for repairing the Road from 
Sevenoaks Common to Woodsgate, Tonbridge Wells and 
Kipping’s Cross, and from Tonbridge Wells to Woods- 
gate, in the County of Kent, which was presented upon 
Tuesday, the 10th day of March last, might be read; 
and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Order made the 
same day, for referring the said Petition to a Committee, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
repairing the Roads from Sevenoaks Common to Woods- 
gate, Tunbridge Wells and Kipping’s Cross, and from 
Tunbridge. Wells, to Woodsgate, in the County of Kent: 
And that Mr. Law Hodges and Sir William Geary do 


prepare, and bring it in. 


The East Ilsley and Pangbourn Road Bill was read a 
second time ; and committed to Mr. Pusey and the Berks 
List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


Mr. Hutt presented a Bill for inclosing Lands in the 
Township of Stanhope Quarter, in the Parish of Stan- 
hope, in the County of Durham: And the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Gully presented a Bill to incorporate a Company 
for manufacturing Sailcloth and other Articles from 
Colonial and other Hemp, Flax and Fibrous Substances, 
by a peculiar Process, and to prevent, for a limited time, 
the publication of such Process: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Law Hodges presented a Bill for repairing the 
Roads from Sevenoaks Common to Woodsgate, Tunbridge 
Wells and Kipping’s Cross, and from Tunbridge Wells 
to Woodsgate, in the County of Kent: And the same 


was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


A Petition of Butchers and others of Westminster, was 
presen and read; taking notice of the Islington 

arket Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass 
into a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Wilson presented a Bill for inclosing Lands within 
the Parish of Lakenheath, in the County of Suffolk : 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time. 


The Ayr Harbour Bill was read a second time; and 
committed to Lord James Stuart and the West Scot- 
land List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


Mr. Stewart Mackenzie reported from the Committee 
on the Petition for the oss-shire Gaols; That the 
Standing Orders relative to Bills for building Gaols, had 
not been complied with; but it appeared to the Com- 
mittee, that the Meeting of the County at which the Bill 
was resolved upon, was not held until the 28th of No- 
vember last, and that the Meeting at which the Bill was 
approved of was not held until the 27th of last month, 
so that it was impossible to give the Notices thereof re- 
quired by the Standing Orders of the House; and it 
further appeared to the Committee, that it is extremely 
important that there should be no delay which can be 
avoided in erecting proper and necessary Gaols in the 
said Sheriffdom; and that they had examined the matter 
of the Petition; and the Report was brought up, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Lord Viscount Ebrington presented a Bill for inclos- 
ing Lands in the Parishes of Tavistock, Milton Abbott, 
Brenton and Lamerton, in the County of Devon, called 

3 L Heathfield : 


* 


Sevenaoks and 
Woodsgate 
Road Bill, 
ordered. 


East Isley 
and Pangbourn 
Road Bill, 
committed. 


Stanhope In- 
closure Bill, 
presented. 


Donlan Pre- 
servative Flax 
and Hemp 
Company Bill, 
presented. 


Sevenoaks and 
Woodsyate 
Road Bill, 
presented. 


Petition 
against 
Islington 
Market Bill. 


Lakenheath 
InclosureBill, 
presented. 


Ayr Harbour 
Bill, com- 
mitted. 


Ross-shire 
Gaols 
Petition, 
reported. 


Tavistock In- 
closure Bill, 
presented. 








Petition against 
Trinity (North 
Leith) Harbour 
aud Dock Bill. 


Trinity — 
Leith) Harbour 
and Dock Bill— 
Petitions re- 
specting Stand- 
ing Orders, 


209 13° Aprilis. 


Heathfield: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Council of 
the town and burgh of Leith, was presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the Trinity (North Leith) Harbour and 
Dock Bill; and praying, That they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against the same. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Lord Provost of the city of Edinburgh, 
for himself, and on behalf of the Community of the 
said city, was presented, and read; setting forth, That 
under and by virtue of sundry royal charters of the 
Kings of Scotland, confirmed in the Parliament of that 


Kingdom, the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Council of. 


the city of Edinburgh are possessed of and entitled to 
the ancient Port and oh om of Newhaven, in the 
vicinity of Edinburgh, with the customs, duties and pri- 
vileges belonging thereto, extending along the Frith of 
Forth, from a place called Saint Nicholas’s Chapel, near 
Leith, on the east, to a place called Wardy or Werdy 
Brow, on the west, with the whole links or shore-ground 
in front of the said Port and Harbour, within the afore- 
said limits; that in the last Session of Parliament a 
Petition of certain individuals was presented to the 
House, praying for leave to bring in a Bill for the in- 
corporation of a Joint Stock Company, and the erection 
of a Harbour, Docks and other works within the limits of 
the said ancient Port and Harbour of Newhaven, and 
upon the shore-ground belonging to the said Lord Pro- 
vost, Magistrates and Council, but no notices having 
been given for such Bill, the same was, for the time, 
abandoned ; that it having appeared that the persons 
who had petitioned for the said Bill, in order to give a 
colour to their project for invading the ancient vested 
rights and privileges in the said Port and Harbour of 
Newhaven, and the shore-ground in front of the same, 
had entered into some treaty or agreement with Alex- 
ander Scot, Esquire,the Proprietor of the lands of Trinity, 
lying in the vicinity of Newhaven; the Lord Provost, 
Magistrates and Council of Edinburgh, in the month of 
May 1834, brought their action, in the Court of Session 
in Scotland, against the said Alexander Scot, to have it 
found and declared by that Court that the Magistrates 
of Edinburgh had the sole right to the said Port and 
Harbour of Newhaven, and to the shore-ground in front of 
the same within the limits aforesaid; that the said 
Alevander Scot’s lands of Trinity were bounded towards 
the sea by the shore-ground belonging to the said Ma- 
gistrates and Council, and that no harbour or erections 
could be made within the limits of their ancient Port 
and Harbour of Newhaven, and such action is still in 
dependence ; that, to the surprise of the Petitioner and 
of the other Magistrates of Edinburgh, in the face of the 
said depending action, a Bill has been introduced into 
the House in the present Session, intituled, “ A Bill for 
constructing and maintaining a Harbour, Dock or Docks, 
Piers and other Works, at 7’rinity, in the Parish of North 
Leith, and County of Edinburgh,” by which it is in- 
tended to take possession of the shore-ground belonging 
to the Magistrates of Edinburgh, and to erect a new and 
rival Harbour, to be called 7’rinity Harbour, within the 
limits of their said ancient Port and Harbour of New- 
haven; that by the Standing Orders of the House in 
regard to Bills for making Ferries and Docks, it is 
ordered and directed that a Map or Plan of the same 
shall be deposited with the Clerk of the Peace on or be- 
fore the 30th of November preceding the Session in 
which the Bill is to be introduced, together with a Book 
of Reference, containing a list of the Names of the 
Owners, or reputed Owners, and Occupiers of the lands 
intended to be taken or used, and it is also ordered that 
application should be made to such Owners, or reputed 

wners, and Occupiers, and that separate Lists should 
be made, distinguishing which of them, upon such ap- 
plication, have assented to, or dissented from, such in- 
tended purpose, or were neuter in respect thereto, and 
copies of such Map-or Plan, Book of Reference, and List 
of Owners and Occupiers, are directed to be lodged in 
the Private Bill Office of the House before presenting 
the Petition ‘for any such Bill; that in the Plan, Book 
of Reference, and List of Owners and Occupiers deposited 
in the Private Bill Office of the House, in relation to 


A. 1835. 


the said Bill, no mention is made or notice taken of the 
Lord Provost, Magistrates and Council of the city of 
Edinburgh, although the intended new Harbour and 
Docks are proposed to be made upon the shore-ground 
belonging to them, and within the limits of their said 
ancient Port and Harbour of Newhaven, and in the said 
documents it has been assumed that the said Alerander 
Scot had the sole right of property therein, though in 
the face of the said depending action there could be no 
pretence for ignorance upon the subject ; that, for the 
protection of property against the schemes of speculative 
persons who might be unknown, the Standing Orders 
of the House have also directed that every Subscription 
List required to be deposited in the Private Bill Office, 
do contain the christian and surnames and places of 
abode, together with a description of the quality or call- 
ing of the Subscribers to the work, and the sums by 
them respectively subscribed ; that in the Subscription 
List which has been deposited in regard to the present 
Bill, it is stated that sums to the amount of 112,250/. 
have been subscribed in all, but there are the names of 
persons set down as subscribers to the amount of con- 
siderably more than one-half of the above sum, whose 
places of abode and qualities or callings are not con- 
tained in the said List; that, in order to resist at every 
stage this attempt to invade the ancient vested corporate 
rights of the city of Edinburgh, the Petitioner has 
deemed it necessary to complain to the House of the 
manifest neglect and evasion of their Standing Orders 
in this case; and praying, That, after taking the pre- 
mises into consideration, the House will be pleased to 
declare that the Standing Orders in respect to a Map or 
Plan, Book of Reference, List of Owners and Occupiers, 
and Subscription List have not been complied with in 
this case, and that they will give the Petitioner such 
relief in the premises as to the House shall seem meet. 
A Petition of the Earl of Rosebery, the Lord Viscount 
Melville, and the Right cateelle Sir Willkam Rae, 
Baronet, Trustees for the Creditors of the city of Edin- 
burgh, was also presented, and read ; setting forth, That 
by and under the authority of an Act of the third and 
fourth year of the reign of His Majesty King William 
the Fourth, intituled, “An Act to appoint Trustees for 
the Creditors of the City of Edinburgh,” the Petitioners 
and others were appointed Trustees for the Creditors of 
the said city, and the whole estate and effects, heritable 
and moveable, real and personal, wheresoever situated 
and of whatever denomination, belonging to the said 
city, which were liable for their debts, and attachable by 
the diligence of their creditors, were vested in the said 
Trustees on behalf of the Creditors of the said city ; that 
by virtue of sundry royal charters of the Kings of 
Scotland, confirmed in the Parliament of that Kingdom, 
the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Council of the city of 
Edinburgh, are possessed of and entitled to the ancient 
Port and Harbour of Newhaven, in the vicinity of Edin- 
burgh, with the customs, duties and privileges belonging 
thereto, extending along the Frith of. Forth, from a place 
called Saint Nicholas’s Chapel, near Leith, on the east, 
to a place called Wardy or Werdy Brow, on the west, 
with the whole links or shore-ground in front of the said 
Port and Harbour within the aforesaid limits, and these, 
with their other estates, are now vested in the Trustees 
acting under the said recited Act, on behalf of the cre- 
ditors of the said city; that in the present Session a Bill 
has been introduced into the House, intituled, “ A Bill 
for constructing and maintaining a Harbour, Dock or 
Docks, Piers and other Works at Trinity, in the Parish 
of North Leith, and County of Edinburgh,” by which 
it is intended to take possession of the shore-ground, 
and to erect a new and rival Harbour, to be called 
Trinity Harbour, within the limits of the said ancient 
Port and Harbour of Newhaven, belonging to the Lord 
Provost, Magistrates and Council of Edinburgh, whereby 
their estates and rights in the said Portand Harbour of 
Newhaven will be much prejudiced and deteriorated ; 
that the Petitioners learn, with some surprise, that in the 
Plan, Book of Reference, and Lists of Owners and Oc- 
cupiers deposited in the Private Bill Office of the House, 
in relation to the said Bill, the promoters thereof have 
chosen to hold out Alerander Scot, Esquire, of Trinity, 
as the owner of the shore-ground upon which the said 
intended Harbour and Docks are to be situated, and 
that in these documents the Lord Provost, Magners 
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euzoO 


Fe ae a 





Motion for 
reviving 
Committee on 
Trinity (North 
Leith) Harbour 
and Dock Bill. 


Cuckfield and 
Hurstperpoint ¢ 
Road Bill, 
committed, 


Newtyle and 
Glammiss 
Railway Bill, 
presented. 


Newtyle and 


Coupar Angus 
Railway Bill, 
committed. 


Deptford 
Pier Bill, 
reported, 


Bedford 

Improvement 
ill, pre- 

sented, 


Drogheda 
Harbour Bill, 
Bill, pre- 
sented, 


New River 
Water Com- 
pany Petition, 
Teported, 


5 Witt. IV. 


and Council of Edinburgh, and the Petitioners, are not 
in any way mentioned or alluded to; that in the month 
of May 1834, an action was instituted in the Court of 
Session, in Scotland, by the Lord Provost, Magistrates 
and Council of the said city of Edinburgh, against the 
said Alerander Scot, to have it found and declared that 
the shore-ground belonging to them was interposed be- 
tween the lands of Trinity and the sea, and that no new 
Harbour could be erected within their ancient Harbour, 
which action is still in dependence, and the promoters of 
the present Bill could not have been in ignorance of the 
rights of the city of Edinburgh, as maintained in such 
action; that the Petitioners are advised that as the pro- 
moters of the said Bill have made no mention of the 
Lord Provost, Magistrates and Council of the “7 of 
Edinburgh, or of the Petitioners, in the said Plan, Book 
of Reference, and Lists of Owners and Occupiers, they 
have not complied with the Standing Orders of the 
House; and praying, That, after taking the premises 
into consideration, the House will be pleased to declare 
that the Standing Orders, in regard to a Ye. or Plan, 
Book of Reference, and List of Owners and Occupiers, 
have not been complied with in this case, and that they 
will give the Petitioners such relief in the premises as 
to the House shall seem meet. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, That 
the Committee on the Petition of several Owners and Pro- 
prietors of Lands, Merchants, Traders, and others, inte- 
rested in making and constructing the Harbour, Dock or 
Docks, Piers and other Works thereinafter mentioned, 
which was presented upon the 12th day of March last, 
praying for leave to bring in the Trinity (North Leith) 
Harbour and Dock Bill, be revived; and that the said 
Petitions respecting Standing Orders, be referred to the 
said Committee ; 

The House divided. 
The Yeas went forth. 


Sir John Campbell, 
Tellers for the Yeas, Sir George Cler ¢ 28. 
Tellers for the Noes, { Me Bu eee \ 72. 


So it passed in the Negative. 
And the said Petitions wereordered to lieupontheTable. 


The Cuckfield and Hurstperpoixt Road Bill was read 
a second time; and committed to Sir Charles Burrell 
and the Susser List: And they are to meet this After- 
noon, in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


Mr. Hallyburton presented a Bill for making and 
maintaining a Railway from Newtyle to the Muir of 
Eassie, and from thence to the Muir of Glammiss, in 
the County of Forfar: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


The Newtyle and Coupar Angus Railway Bill was 
read a second time; and committed to Mr. Hallyburton 
and the East Scotland List: And they are to meet this 
Afternoon, in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


Mr. Barnard reported from the Committee on the 
Deptford Pier Bill; That they had examined the alle- 
gations of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and 
had gone through the Bill, and made several Amend- 
ments thereunto; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Crawley presented a Bill for amending and en- 
larging the Powers and Provisions of two Acts for the 
Improvement of the Town of Bedford, and other pur- 
poses: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Sharman Crawford ab cmping a Bill to continue 
and amend several Acts relating to the Port and Har- 
bour of Drogheda, and for further improving the same: 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Mr. Barnard, by Order, reported from the Committee 
on the Petition of the Governor and Company of the New 


River brought from Chadwell and Amwell to London for 
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a better supply of Water; That the Standing Orders re- 


lative to Bills for supplying any City or Town with 
Water, had been complied with; and that they had 
examined the matter of the Petition; and the Report 
was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable the Governor and Company of the New River, 
brought from Chadwell and Amwell to London, the better 
to supply the Cities of Zondon and Westminster, and the 
Liberties and Suburbs thereof, with good and whole- 
some Water: And that Mr. Barnard, Mr. Vernon Smith, 
and Mr. Abel Smith, do prepare, and bring it in. 

A Petition of Gentry, Clergy, Yeomanry and Inha- Petition 
bitants of Great Torrington, Dolton, Winkleigh, and the tae 
adjoining parishes, was presented, and read; taking no- ton Canal Pill. 
tice of the Great Torrington Canal Bill; and praying, 

That the same may pass into a law. 
Ordered, That §. said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


The Great Torrington Canal Bill was read a second Great 
time ; and committed to Mr. Solicitor General and the 0a mo 
Devon List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in committed. 
the Speaker’s Chamber. 


Saint Pancras 
Paving Bill, 
presented. 


Sir Samuel Whalley presented a Bill for repealing 
several Acts for paving, lighting, watering and cleansing 
certain parts of the Parish of Saint Pancras, in the 
County of Middleser, and for granting other Powers in 
lieu thereof: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


The Mary-le-bone and Finchley Road Bill was read Mary-le-bone 
a second time; and committed to Sir Samuel Whalley and Finchley 
and the Middleser List: And they are to meet this After- 4 oe 
noon, in the Speaker’s Chamber. ps 

The House was moved, That the Order made upon Order of leare 
the 18th day of March last, That leave be given to folk) Huour 
bring in a Bill to amend and enlarge the Powers of the Bill.discharged; 
several Acts for repairing, improving and better preserv- 
ing of the Harbour and Quay of Wells, in the County 
of Ne orfolk, might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for another Bill 
more effectually repairing, improving and preserving #4: 
the Harbour and Quay of Wells, in the County of Nor- 
folk: And that Mr. Tooke and Sir William Folkes do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Tooke presented a Bill for more effectually paving, Trure Im- 
lighting, watching, cleansing, and otherwise improving gnc 
the Borough of 7ruro, in the rs of Cornwall, and Sa 
for forming a new Street within the same Borough: 

And the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time. 


Mr. Tooke presented a Bill to enable the Proprietors Argus Life 
or Shareholders in “The Argus Life Assurance Com- Company Bill, 
pany ” to sue and be sued in the Name of any one of the Presented. 

irectors for the time being of the said Company: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


The Haverfordwest Improvement Bill was read a@ Haverfordwest 
second time; and committed to Colonel Powell and the a peat 
Wales List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, inthe , 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Totnes, in the county 
Devon, was presented, and read; setting forth, That in 
the Bill now pending in the House, respecting the Ash- + 
burton Road, the line of Road proposed, from Ashburton ~” 
by Marley, to Brent Bridge, is half a mile longer than 
the present Road; that the present Road can, by some 
alterations, be made a much shorter and more level 
Road than the peogeeen line, and at less than half the 
expense ; that the Branch line from Marley to Skinner’s 


Ashburton 
of Roads Bill— 
Petition re- 
specting Staud- 
Orders. 


Bridge, proposed in the above Bill, will make the Road 
from Totnes to Plymouth a mile longer than it is at 
present, will materially injure the greater part of the 
town of Totnes, by diverting the main Road to Ply- 
mouth and the west of England, which now passes 
through 


3L2 





East India 
Docks Bill, 
presented. 


Report of 
Grad Junction 
Waterworks 
Biil, considered. 


Leith 
Harbour and 
Dock Bill, 
presented. 


Devonport 
Market Bill, 
committed, 


Newcastle. 
upon-Tyne 
Improvement 
Bill, presented, 


Dundee 
Water Com- 
pany Bill, 
presented. 


Wells 
(Norfolk) 
Harbour Bill, 
presented. 


Holyhead and 
Shrewsbury 
Road Bill, 
presented, 


224 


through nearly the whole of the town, but which, by 
the proposed Denteh line, would pass through only a 
small part of it, to the great injury of the owners of 
rty in the part of the town from which the main 
Road would be so taken away, and to the considerable 
deterioration of their property, not only without any 
commensurate advantage to the public, but even to the 
public disadvantage, by beoginaning the Road and in- 
creasing the Tolls ; that the Petitioners humbly submit, 
that the Notices required by the Standing Orders of the 
House, to be given in a Newspaper of the County, pe 
vious to the application for leave to bring in a Bill, 
have not been given; and praying, That the Bill re- 
specting the Ashburton Road, now pending in the House, 
may not be passed by the House, but that the same may 
be no further proceeded with. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Clay presented a Bill for enlarging the Powers of 
an Act passed in the ninth year of the reign of King 
George the Fourth, to cinestidate and amend several 
Acts for the further Improvement of the Port of London, 
by making Docks and other Works at Blackwall, for 
the accommodation of East India Shipping: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


A Motion being made, That the Report which, upon 
the 3d day of this instant April, was made from the 
Committee on the Grand Junction Waterworks Bill, be 
now taken into further consideration:—And printed 
Copies of the Bill, as amended by the Committee, 
having been delivered at the door, upon Monday last, 
pursuant to the Standing Order:—The House proceeded 
to take the said Report into further consideration ; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


Mr. Murray presented a Bill for amending the Leith 
Harbour and Dock Acts: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


The Devonport Market Bill was read a second time ; 
and committed to Sir George Grey and the Devon List: 
And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber. 


Sir Matthew Ridley presented a Bill to enlarge, ex- 
tend and otherwise vary and amend an Act passed in 
the twenty-sixth year of the reign of his late Majesty 
King George the Third, intituled, “‘ An Act for widen- 
ing, enlarging and cleansing the Streets, Lanes and other 
Public Places, and for opening new Streets, Markets and 
Passages within the Town of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and 
the Liberties thereof, and for removing and prevent- 
ing Annoyances therein, and for regulating the Public 
Markets, and Common Stage Waggons, Drays and Carts 
carrying Goods for hire:” And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Sir Henry Parneil presented a Bill for establishing a 
Joint Stock Company for the better supplying the Town 
of Dundee, and Suburbs thereof, with Wises. And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Mr. Tooke presented a Bill for more effectually repair- 
ing, improving and preserving the Harbour and Quay of 

ells, in the County of Norfolk: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Sir Henry Parnell presented a Bill to amend and 
alter an Act of the fifty-ninth year of his late Majesty 
coy Patage x the Third, for vesting in Commissioners 
the Line of Road from Shrewsbury, in the County of 
Salop, to Bangor Ferry, in the County of Carnarvon, 
and for discharging the Trustees under several Acts of 
the seventeenth, twenty-eighth, vce eo forty-first, 
forty-second, forty-seventh, and fiftieth years of his then 
present Majesty, from the future Repair and Maintenance 
thereof, and for repealing so sesh of the said Acts as 
affects the said Line of Road: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


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A. 1835. 


Colonel Evans, by Order, reported from the Com- Westminster 
mittee on the Westminster Improvement Bill; That the Tmprovement 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found “'"*Perted, 
the same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made several Amendments thereunto; and the 
Amendments were read, and ed to 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


A Petition of John How Johnson, of Titchborne-street, Petition 
in the parish of Saint James, Westminster, in the county *6°"*- 
of Middlesex, hackneyman, was presented, and read; 
taking notice of the said Bill; and praying, That the 
same may not pass into a law as it now stands. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table, 
until the Bill be read the third time. 


Mr. Chalmers reported from the Committee on the Edinburgh 
Petition for regulating the Annuity Tax in Edinburgh ; (he oy eae 
That the Standing Orders relative to Bills for building tion, reponed, 
Churches, and also to Poor Rates Bills, had been com- 
plied with; and that they had examined the matter of 
the Petition; and the Report was brought up, and 
read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
providing, in a more equitable manner, for the support 
of the Ministers of the Established Church within the 
Burgh of Edinburgh, in lieu of the Assessments and Im- 
posts at present levied for that purpose; for regulating 
the Numbers and Boundaries of the Parishes, and of the 
Clergy within the City and Burgh of Edinburgh, and 
Parish of Saint Cuthbert’s, and for other purposes con- 
nected therewith: And that Mr. Chalmers and Sir John 
Campbell do prepare, and bring it in: And that leave 
be given to present the Bill on Thursday next. 


The Honiton Church Bill was read a second time; Honiton 
and committed to Colonel Baillie and the Devon List: Church Bill, 
And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker's °°™"™"** 
Chamber. 


A Petition of the Belfast and Cavehill Railway Com- ante 
pany was presented, and read; setting forth, That the presenting Bel 
etitioners have presented a Petition to the House, for fstanaCaveil 
leave to bring in a Bill to amend an Act passed inthe 
second year of the reign of His present Majesty, inti- 
tuled, “ An Act for making and maintaining a Rail- 
way from the Cavehill to the Harbour of Belfast, in the 
county of Antrim;” That the Petitioners could not ulti- 
mately determine upon the absolute necessity of an Act 
until Thursday last, the ninth day of this instant April, 
when a jury summoned to assess the value of lands to 
be taken under the said Act were discharged without 
agreeing to any verdict, and an Amendment of the 
former Act has thus become indispensable ; and praying, 
That leave may be given to present the said Bill on or 
before Wednesday next. 
Ordered, That the time for presenting the said Bill, Time 
be enlarged till Thursday next. enlarged. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Martin and Mr. The Lords 

Roupell : have agree 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills following, 
without any Amendment; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for punishing Mutiny and Mutiny Bill. 
Desertion, and for the better Payment of the Army and 
their Quarters: - 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for the Regulation of His Marine 
Majesty’s Royal Marine Forces while on Shore: And Mutiny Bill 
also, The Lords 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for have passed 
the more effectual Abolition of Oaths and Affirmations Qaths’ Aboli- 
taken and made in various Departments of the State, tion Bill. 
and to substitute Declarations in lieu thereof, and for 
the more entire suppression of wer ee and extra- 
judicial Oaths and Affidavits; to which the Lords de- 
sire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have commanded us to communicate to prvi =e 
this House,—a Copy of the Report by the Lords of epee os 
Session on the Future Entail Bill, and the Bill for the tuils Scotland); 
Relief of Heirs of Entail in Scotland, as desired by this 
House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 

A Petition 








Petit 
for le 
Itche 





Petition 
for leave for 
Itcheu Bridge. 


Heage and 
Duffield 

Road Bill, 
presented. 


Royal Assent 
te Bills. 


— River 
ompany 

Bill, pre- 

sented. 


Report to be 
printed. 


No. 163, 
Papers, 
Presented : 


cise 
Inquiry, 


_ IL; together with a Digest of the First Ten 





5 Wixu. IV. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Itchen 
Bridge and Roads, was presented, and read ; praying, 
That leave may be given to present a Petition for leave 
to bring in a Bill to remove doubts as to the power of 
the said Company to erect and make Landing Places, 
and lay their Chains at any patt of the River Ltchen 
southward of certain limits prescribed in the second 
section of an Act passed in the last Session of Parlia- 
ment, for the establishment of a Floating Bridge over 
the River Itchen. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Barlow Hoy and the Hants List: And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records. 


Sir George Crewe presented a Bill for more effectu- 
ally repairing the Road from Duffield, through Belper 
to Heage, in the county of Derby, and for making a new 
Line of Road communicating therewith: And thesamewas 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Message, by Sir Augustus Clifford, Gentleman 

Usher of the Black Rod: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords, authorized by virtue of His Majesty’s Com- 
mission, for declaring His Royal Assent to several Acts 
agreed upon by both Houses, do desire the immediate 
attendance of this Honourable House in the House of 
Peers, to hear the Commission read. 

Te Mr. Speaker, with the House, went up to 
the House of Peers:—And being returned ; 

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the desire 
of the Lords, authorized by virtue of His Majesty’s Com- 
mission, had been at the Mo of Peers, where a Com- 
mission under the Great Seal was read, giving, declaring 
and notifying the Royal Assent to the several Public 
Bills, and to one Private Bill, therein mentioned ; and 
that the Lords thereby authorized, had declared the 
Royal Assent to the said Bills: Which Bills are as 
followeth : 

An Act for punishing Mutiny and Desertion, and for 
the better Payment of the Army and their Quarters : 

An Act for the Regulation of His Majesty’s Royal 
Marine Forces while on Shore: 

An Act to indemnify the Governor General, and other 
Persons, in respect of certain acts done in the Adminis- 
tration of the Government of the British Territories in 
the East Indies, subsequent to the Twenty-second day 
of April One thousand eight hundred and Thirty-four, 
and to make those Acts valid: 

An Act for the Improvement of the High-street, in 
the Borough of Ledbury, in the County of Hereford : 

An Act for making, maintaining and repairing a 
Turnpike Road from the Town of Belfast, to the Town 
of Crumlin, in the County of Antrim: 

An Act for more effectually repairing the Road from 
Carmarthen to Newcastle p tera and several other 
Roads, and for making and maintaining new Lines of 
Road, all in the County of Carmarthen : | 

An Act to enable the University Life Assurance So- 
&lt;&lt; and their Successors, to purchase Annuities upon 
or for Lives; and also to lend Money or Stock upon 
Mortgage for the purpose of Investment : 

An Act for Naturalizing Salis Schwabe. 


Mr. Barnard presented a Bill to enable the Governor 
and Company of the New River brought from Chadwell 
and Amwell to London, the better to supply the Cities of 
London and Westminster, and the Liberties and Suburbs 
thereof, with good and wholesome Water: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Entails (Scotland), 
which was communicated this day, by the Lords, be printed. 


Sir Thomas Fremantle presented, by His Majesty’s 
command,—The Seventh Report of the Commissioners 
of Inquiry into the Excise Establishment, and into the 
Management and Collection of the Excise Revenue 
throughout the United Kingdom :—British Spirits, Part 
orts. 
The Twelfth Report of the Commissioners of Inquiry 


into the Excise Establishment and into the Management 
VOL. 90. 


13° Aprilis. 


995 


and Collection of the Excise Revenue throughout the 
United Kingdom :—Auctions. 

Sir Thomas Fremantle also presented, pursuant to 
Order,—An Account of the Quantity of Lead and Lead 
Ore imported into the United Kingdom; distinguishing 
the Countries from which imported, and the Amount of 
Duty received thereon :—also, An Account of all Lead 
and Lead Ore; distinguishing Pig and Rolled Lead, 
Shot, Litharge and Lead Paints, exported from the United 
Kingdom in the year ending 5th January 1835; and 
comparing the same with the year ending 5th January 
1834 ; stating the Countries to which the same have 
been exported. 

Ordered, That the said Reports and Account do lie 
upon the Table; and that the Account respecting Lead 
and Lead Ore be printed. 


Lord Ashley presented, pursuant to Orders,—An Ac- 
count of the Quantities of Copper Sheets and Bolts 
respectively rolled in His Majesty’s Dock-yard at Ports- 
mouth in the years 1833 and 1834; showing the Quantity 
of old and new Copper used ; the Quantity and Value of 
Coals used; the Amount, in detail, of the Salaries paid, 
and other Allowances granted to the Officers employed 
in superintending the Mills and Works; the Amount 

aid for Labour, Repairs and additional Machinery and 
Sostslone and all other Expenses incurred in rolling the 
Copper; together with the Amount paid for the Superan- 
nuation of Persons who have been employed in the super- 
intendence or manufacture of Copper in the said Yard. 

A Return of the Clerks of the Navy promoted to the 
rank of Purser in the years 1834 and 1835; specifying 
the period of their servitude, either as Captains’ Clerks 
or Secretaries’ Clerks, and the Date of their Promotion. 

A Return of the Number of Officers employed and in 
Commission on 31st December 1834 ; distinguishing, in 
Classes, their several Ranks, and the Number of each 
Rank; distinguishing Naval from Marine Officers, of 
Pursers, Surgeons and Chaplains, &amp;c. with the Pay of 
each Rank, and the aggregate for each Class, and for 
the whole, in the year 1834 :—A Return of the Number 
of Officers in the Navy, from the Rank of Admiral to 
that of Lieutenant, of Masters, of Surgeons, of Assistant 
Surgeons, of Chaplains, of Pursers in His Majesty’s Navy, 
on ist January 1835; distinguishing the Number on 
Service, and the Number on Half-Pay in each Rank ; 
stating the Number of each Rank who ex died or been 
dismissed in the year 1834:—A Return of the Names 
of all Appointments made since 23d November 1834, of 
Naval Oficers, Officers of the Dock-yards, and Royal 
Marines, and all Persons holdin Wasson or Com- 
missions in His Majesty’s Naval Service, and the Date 
of their Appointments, who were not in the Service prior 
to that period. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. : 


Mr. Eliot Yorke presented a Bill for inclosing and 
allotting Lands in the Parish of Stretham, in the Isle of 
Ely, and County of Cambridge, and for the commutation 
of Tithes: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Sir George Crewe presented a Bill for building a Bridge 
over the River 7’rent, at Willington, in the County of 
Derby: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Sir George Crewe presented a Bill for paving, lighting 
and watching the Town and Parish of Downham Market, 
in the County of Norfolk: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Sturt presented a Bill for making and main- 
taining a Bridge over the River called “The Port- 
land Ferry,” in the County of Dorset, with proper Ap- 
proaches thereto: And the same was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Sturt presented a Bill for more effectually re- 
pairing and improving the Road from the junction of 
the Odstock Road with the Downton Road, near Harnham 
Hill, through Blandford and Dorchester, to Askerwell 
Hill, in the Counties of Wilts and Dorset: And the same 

3M 


was 


Lead and . 


Lead Ore. 


No. 158. 


Accounts, 


presented ; 


Copper. 


No. 169. 


Pursers in 
the Navy. 


No. 160. 


Navy. 
No. 161, 


Stretham 


Inclosure Bill, 
presented. 


Willington 


Bridge and 
Roads Bill, 
presented. 


Downham 
Market 
Improvement 
Bill, presented. 


Portland 
Bridge Bill, 
presented. 


Harnhamand 
Dorchester 
Roads Bill, 
presented. 








Petition against 
Sheffield and 
Rotherham 
Railway Bill. 


Petition 
against 
Sheffield 
Gas Bill. 


Fife Court 
Houses, &amp;c. 
Bill, pre- 
sented, 


Gateshead 

and Monkwear- 
mouth Railway 
Bill, committed. 


Report of 
Grand Junction 
Railway Bill, 
considered, 


London 
Small Debts 
Petition, 
reported. 


Petition fur 
time for 
presenting 
the Bill; 


Time 
enlarged. 


2296 


was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Sheffield Canal, was presented, and read; taking notice 
of the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway Bill; and pray- 
ing, That they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Sheffield Gas-light Company, was 
magna and read; taking notice of the Sheffield Gas 

ill; and praying, That they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred. to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Robert Ferguson presented a Bill for providing, 
within the Burgh of Cupar, additional accommodation 
for the holding the Courts and Meetings of the Sheriff, 
Justices of the Peace, and Commissioners of Supply of 
the County of Fife, and for the custody of the Records 
of the said County: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


The Gateshead and Monkwearmouth Railway Bill was 
read asecond time; and committed to Sir Charles Dalbiac 
and the York List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, 
in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


A Motion being made, That the Report which, upon 
the 2d day of this instant April, was made from the 
Committee on the Grand Junction Railway Bill, be now 
taken into further consideration :—And printed Copies 
of the Bill, as amended by the Committee, having been 
delivered at the door, upon Monday last, pursuant to 
the Standing Order :—The House proceeded to take the 
Report into further consideration ; and the Amendments 
were read a second time, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


Mr. Alderman Wood reported from the Committee on 
the Petition of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Commons 
of the city of London, in common council assembled ; 
That they had examined the matter of the Petition; and 
the Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
consolidating and amending the Acts of Dadian for 
the recovery of Small Debts in the City of Zondon, and 
Liberties thereof, and authorizing the Goods of Debtors 
to be taken in execution: And that Mr. Alderman Wood 
and Mr. Crawford do prepare, and bring it in. 

A Petition of Edward Tyrrell, Remembrancer of the 
city of London, was presented, and read; setting forth, 
That a Petition was presented to the House on the 12th 
day of March last, for a Bill to extend the Powers of the 
Courts of Requests in the City of Zondon; that the said 
Court has at present power to take the persons of debtors 
in execution, and not the goods; that a Bill is now de- 
areas. in the House, for abolishing Imprisonment for 

ebt, which Bill, if passed into a law, would abolish 
the jurisdiction of the said court; that the time limited 
by the Orders of the House for presenting Private Bills 
expires this day; the Petitioner is therefore desirous that 
further time should be granted for presenting a Bill 
founded upon the said Petition, until the Select Com- 
mittee to which the Bill for Imprisonment for Debt is 
referred, shall have made their Report to the House ; 
and praying, That the time for presenting the London 
Small Debts Bill may be extended till the 4th day of 
May next. 

Ordered, That the time for presenting the said Bill 
be enlarged till Monday, the 4th day of May next. 


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A. 1835. 


Sir John Yarde Buller presented a Bill for lighting, Torquay 
watching and improving the Town of Torquay, in the Bhs 
Parish of Tormoham, in the County of Devon: And the pond ga 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
a second time. 


The Totnes Roads and Bridges Bill was read a second a 
time; and committed to Sir John Yarde Buller and the — and 
i . . ges Bill 
Devon List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in committed,’ 
the Speaker’s Chamber. 


A Petition of Farmers, Graziers and Butchers of Maid- Petition 
stone, was presented, and read; taking notice of the —. 

“ ° ° Slington 
Islington Market Bill; and praying, That they may be yfarket pit, 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Sir John Wrottesley reported from the Select Com- Report from 
mittee on Standing Orders relative to Private Bills ; Committee 
That they had made a further progress in the matters ——— 
referred tothem; and had come to several Resolutions, : 
which they had directed him to report to the House; 
and the same were read; and-are as followeth: 

1. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, Cornwall 
That in the case of the Cornwall Assize Hall Petition, Assiz¢ Hall 
the Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. nee 

2. Ftesolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, Petition for 
That in the case of the Petition for additional Provision 7°." 
in the Launceston Roads Bill, the Standing Orders ought Beads Bill. 
not to be dispensed with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Hughes Hughes presented a Bill for continuing Oxford 
the Term and amending and enlarging the Powers of a 
three Acts of his Majesty King George the Third, for °"" 
amending certain Mileways leading to Oxford, and 
making Improvements in the University and City of 
Oxford, the Suburbs thereof, and adjoining Parish of 
Saint Clement; and for other purposes in the said Acts 
mentioned: And thesame was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Hughes Hughes presented a Bill for dividing, al- Acton [Rim 
lotting and inclosing the Commons or Waste Lands, Bil, presented. 
called Ranmore, otherwise Ravensmore, in the several 
Parishes of Acton and Baddiley, or one of them, in the 
County Palatine of Chester: And the same was read the 


first time ; and ordered to be read a second time, 


Lord George Lennox presented a Bill for paving, light- Bognor 
ing, watching and otherwise improving the Town of Bog- — 
nor,in the County of Sussex,and for amending andenlarg- coated 
ing two Acts of Parliament passed in the third and sixth 
Years of the Reign of his late Majesty King George the 
Fourth, relating to the said Town: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Mr. Theobald Jones presented a Bill to amend several Londonderry 
Acts relating to the Bridge, and to the City and Port. of Bridge - 
Londonderry: And the same was read the first time; Pre” 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of the Adjournment. 
House this day, adjourn till Thursday next. 


Ordered, That all Committees have leave to sit not- Committees 
withstanding the adjournment of the House. to sit. 


Ordered, That all Notices of Proceedings on Private Private Bills. 
Bills given for Tuesday and Wednesday next, do stand 
good for Thursday. 


Mr. Rice Trevor reported from the Committee on the New 
New Pembrey Harbour Bill; That they had examined ine Bill, 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be true; nana 
and had gone through the Bill, and made several Amend- 
ments thereunto; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 

Mr. 





Llanelly 
Railway and 


Dock Peti- 
tion, reported. 


Exeter Water 
Company 
Bill, pre- 
sented, 


Newport 
(Monmouth) 
Dock Bill, 
presented. 


Llanelly 
Railway and 
Dock Bill, 


presented. 


Merthyr Tidvil 
Market Peti- 
tion, reported. 


Ballochney 
Railway Biil, 
presented, 


Port Dundas, 
&amp;c, Roads Bill, 
presented, 


Reading 
Waterworks 
Bill, com- 
mitted. 


Petitions 
against 

Dee Ferr 
Roads Bill. 


I 


5 Witt. LV. 


Mr. Rice Trevor reported from the Committee on 
the Petition for the Llanelly Railway and Dock; That 
the Standing Orders relative to Railway Bills, had been 
complied with; and that they had examined the matter 
of - Petition; and the Report was brought up, and 
read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
authorize the Llanelly Railway and Dock Company to 
make certain Branch or additional Railways or Tram- 
roads, and for other purposes connected therewith: And 


that Mr. Rice Trevor and Sir James Williams do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Mr. Dwett presented a Bill to amend an Act of the 
third year of His present Majesty, for more effectually 
supplying with Water the City and County of the City 
of Exeter, and Places adjacent thereto: And the same 


was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Lord Granville Somerset presented a Bill for making 
and maintaining a Dock, and other Works in the Port of 
Newport, in the County of Monmouth, with a Railway 
and stone Road therefrom: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Rice Trevor presented a Bill to authorize the 
Llanelly Railway and Dock Company to make certain 
Branch or additional Railways or Tramroads, and for 
other purposes connected therewith: And the same was 


read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Mr. John Henry Vivian reported from the Committee 
on the Petition for the Merthyr Tidvil Market ; That the 
Standing Orders relative to Bills for erecting Markets, 
had been complied with; and that they had examined 
the matter of the Petition; and the Report was brought 
up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
providing a Market-place, and regulating the Markets 
in the Town and Borough’ of Merthyr Tidvil, in the 
County of Glamorgan: And that Mr.Vivianand Mr. Guest 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. John Maxwell presented a Bill for effecting an 
extension of the Ballochney Railway, in the County of 
Lanark; and for altering, amending and enlarging the 
Powers of an Act of the seventh year of his late Majesty 
for making the said Railway: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. John Maxwell presented a Bill to continue and 
extend the Powers of two Acts for completing and main- 
taining the Port Dundas Road, and to make and main- 
tain certain other Roads in the Counties of Zanark and 
Stirling: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


The Reading Waterworks Bill was read a second time; 


and committed to Mr. Charles Russell and the Berks 


List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Citizens and other Inhabitants 
of the city of Chester ;—Commissioners appointed by 
several Acts passed for improving and preserving the 
Navigation of the River Dee;— and, the Company 
of Proprietors of the undertaking for recovering and 
preserving the Navigation of the River Dee, owners 
and proprietors of land adjoining to the said River, 
and on, over and near to which part of the Roads 
and line of Road mentioned and referred to in the 
Bill thereinafter more particularly mentioned are 
situated,—were presented, and read; taking notice of 
the Dee Ferry Roads Bill; and praying, That they may 
be heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts accek 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petitions; if they 


think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petitions. 


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Mr. Barlow Hoy presented a Bill for establishing a 
new Market for Live Stock and Agricultural Produce, 
and erecting a Market-house, or Corn Exchange, in the 
City of Winchester: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Alderman Thompson reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Petition for the Merthyr Tidvil Poor; 
That the Standing Orders relative to-Poor-Rate Bills, 
had been complied with ; and that they had examined 
the matter of the Petition; and the Report was brought 
up, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
better assessing the Poor and other Rates on small Tene- 
ments within the Parish of Merthyr Tidvil, in the County 
of Glamorgan: And that Mr. Alderman Thompson Mr. 
John Henry Vivian and Mr. Guest, do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


A Petition of Michael Eaton Wilkinson, of Broad- 
street Buildings, in the city of London, was presented, 
and read ; setting forth, That the Petitioner is one of 
the solicitors of the Metropolis Pure Soft Spring Water 
Company, and prepared the draft of a Bill to be pre- 
sented to the House this day, and laid the same before 
counsel to be settled ; but, owing to the very great pres- 
sure of business during the present Session, he was not 
able to settle the same until eleven o’clock on Saturday 
evening last, in consequence whereof, although the Peti- 
tioner placed the same in the printer’s hands on that 
night, he has not been enabled to procure an examined 
copy thereof to be presented this evening according to 
the terms of the Resolution of the House ; and praying, 
That the time for bringing in such Bill may be enlarged 
until Thursday next. 

Ordered, That the time for presenting the said Bill be 
enlarged till Thursday next. 


A Petition of the Directors of the Thames Tunnel 
Company, was presented, and read; taking notice of 
the application for leave to bring in the Kast Smithfield 
Road Bill; and praying, That such Bill may not pass 
into a law. : 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Society of Writers to His Majesty’s 
Signet in Scotland, and Members of the College of Jus- 
tice ;—and, the Society of Writers to His Majesty’s 
Signet in Scotland, and of the individual Members 
thereof thereurito subscribing, Members of the College of 
Justice,—were presented, and read ; taking notice of the 
Edinburgh Annuity Tax Regulation (No. 1) Bill; and 
praying, That they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against the same. 

And the said Petitions were ordered tolieupon the Table. 


Lord Viscount Morpeth presented a Bill for inclosing 
Lands in the Manor and Township of Ulleskelf, in the 
Parish of Kirby Wharfe, in the County of York: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
a second time. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Zeeds, was presented, 
and read; taking notice of the Zeeds Gas Bill; and 
praying, That they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Proprietors and Inhabitants of the city 
of Bath ;—and, Owners and Occupiers of land and Pre- 
mises on and near to the line of the proposed Great 
Western Railway, and of several other Persons whose 
names are thereunto subscribed,—were presented, and 
read ; taking notice of the Great Western Railway Bill ; 
and praying, That they may be heard, by their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts thereof. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petitions, if they 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 


Mr. 


‘the said Petitions. 


3Me2 


Winchester 
Market Bill, 
presented. 


Merthyr 
Tidvil Poor 
Petition, 
reported. 


Petition for tim 
for presenting 
Metropolis 
Water Bill; 


Time 
enlarged. 


Petition 
against applica- 
tion for East 
Smithfield Road 
Bill. 


Petitions 
against Edine 
burgh Annulty 
Tax (No. 1.) 
Bill. 


Ulleskelf 
Inclosure 
Bill, pre- 
sented. 


Petition 
against 
Leeds Gas 
Bill. 


Petitions 
against 

Great Western 
Rai!way Bill. 





228 


Sandbach Mr. George Wilbraham presented a Bill for making and 

Road Bill, maintaining a Road from Sandbach to Congleton, in the 

gocsenteds, County Palatine of Chester, and a Branch Road com- 
municating therewith: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 

Oaths The Oaths Abolition Bill was read the first time; and 

Abolition —_ ordered to be read a second time upon Wednesday, the 

sa xe 6th day of May next. 

No. 162. Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 

Paper Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 

Litacheetes of the Observations addressed to the Lords of the Trea- 

ordered, -Sury, by the Corporation of the Trinity House, on the 
Report from the Select Committee of the House of 
Commons on Lighthouses. 

Members 


Ordered, That Mr. Feargus O’ Connor and Colonel 
Perceval be discharged from any further attendance on 
the Public Works (Lreland) Committee. 

Ordered, That Sir William Brabazon and Mr. Domi- 
nick Browne be added to the Committee. 


discharged from 
further attend- 
on a Committee ; 


other Members 
added, 


Essex Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 

ane a the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ for the 

— electing of a Knight of the Shire to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Northern Division of the County of 
Essex, in the room of the Right honourable Alexander 
Baring, now Baron Ashburton, called up to the House of 
Peers. 

Public The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 

Carriages ing of the Public Carriages (Metropolis) Bill ; 

( Metropolis) 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 


Bill, deferred. tai 
wa. Wednesday, the 29th day of this instant April. 


Bankrupts’ The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
oe . ing of the Bankrupts’ Estates (Scotland) Bill; 
pe al 4, .. Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 


hursday next. 


Roman Catholic 


The Order of the day being read for the second read- 


(Ireland) Bill, ing of the Roman Catholic Marriages (Ireland) Bill; 
deferred, Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Thursday next. 
Supply, The Order of the day being read for the Committee 
deferred. of Supply . 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Ways and The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
Means, de- of Ways and Means; 
ferred. Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Dissenters’ The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
Marriages ing of the Dissenters’. Marriages Bill ; 


Bill,deferred. —_ Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 


Wednesday, the 29th day of this instant April. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Agra Government Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday, the 29th day of this instant April. 


Agra 
Government 


Bill, deferred. 


Wood Duties 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
Bill, deferred. 


Monday last, for reading a second time, To-morrow, 
the Wood Duties Bill, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Thursday next. 


Merchant 
Seamen 
Registration 
Bill, deferred. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
Tuesday last, for reading a second time, upon Wed- 
nesday next, the Merchant Seamen Registration Bill, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 


Thursday next. 
Enlistment The House was moved, That the Order made Bae 
Sill defrre q, luesday last, for reading a second time, upon Wed- 


13°—16° Aprilis. 





A. 1835. 


nesday next, the Enlistment of Seamen Bill, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon. 


Thursday next. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
Wednesday last, for reading a second time, upon Wed- 
nesday next, the Political Franchise Bill, might be read; 
and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday, the 29th day of this instant April. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
Wednesday last, for the House to resolve itself into a 
Committee upon Wednesday next, upon the Lord’s Day 
Observance Bill, might be read; and thesame being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 


Political 
Franchise 
Bill, deferred, 


Lord’s Day 
Observance 
Bill, deferred, 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday, the | 


29th day of this instant April, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


The House was moved, That the Order made, upon 
Wednesday last, for reading a second time, upon Wed- 
nesday next, the Cruelty to Animals Bill, might be 
read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Thursday next. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
Wednesday last, for taking into further consideration, 
upon Wednesday next, the Report from the Committee 
on the Execution of Wills Bill, might be read; and the 
same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Thursday next. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
Wednesday last, for taking into further consideration, 
upon Wednesday next, the Report from the Committee 
on the Executors and Administrators Bill, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 


Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 


sideration upon Thursday next. 


Mr. John Henry Vivian presented a Bill for better 
assessing the Poor and other Rates on small Tenements 
within the Parish of Merthyr Tidvil, in the County of 
Glamorgan: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Alderman Thompson presented a Bill for provid- 
ing a Market-place, and regulating the Markets, in the 
Town and Borough of Merthyr Tidvil, in the County of 
Glamorgan: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


The Neath Market Bill was read a second time; and 
committed to Mr. John Henry Vivian and the Wales List : 
And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber. 


And then the House adjourned till Thursday next. 





Jovis, 16° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 
R. John Maxwell, from the Select Committee ap- 
pointed to try and determine the merits of the 
Petition of Robert King, John Mallet, and others, 
Electors of the City and County of the City of Dublin, 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for the 
said City of Dublin, informed the House, 

That one of the Parties before the Committee having 
applied for a Commission under the provisions of an 
Act passed in the 42d year of his Majesty King George 
the Mind, for regulating the Trials of Controverted 
Elections, or Returns of M. 


embers to serve in the United 
Parliament 


Cruelty to 
Animals 
Bill, deferred, 


Execution of 
Wills Bill, 
deferred. 


Executors and 
Administrators 
Bill, deferred. 


Li 
Merthyr 
Tidvil Poor 
Bill, pre- 
sented. 
v 


Merthyr 
Tidvil 
Market Bill, 
presented. 


Neath ? 
Market Bill, 
committed. 


Dublin City 
Election 
Report respect- 
ing the appoint- 
ment of 2 Com- 
mission to take 
Evidence in 
Treland. 








5 Wit. lV. 


Parliament for Zreland; and it having appeared to the 
Committee, from the nature of the case, and the number 
of witnesses to be examined relative to the allegations 
in the said Petition, that the same cannot be effectually 
inquired into before the said Committee without great 
expense and inconvenience to the Parties, the Commit- 
tee have thought it necessary to order, and they have 
accordingly made an Order, for the nomination and 
ee of Commissioners to examine Evidence in 
reland respecting certain facts, allegations, matters and 
things, referred to the said Commissioners, and speci- 
~ assigned and limited in the said Order: 
hat the Parties interested in the said Commission 
have nominated two Barristers, and that the Committee 
have appointed a third Barrister as Chairman, qualified 
according to the provisions of the said Act ; and that the 
said three Barristers so agreed upon, and consenting to 
act by virtue of the said Act, became, and are the Com- 
missioners for the execution of the said Order: 

That the Chairman of the said Committee has issued 
a Warrant, under his hand and seal, directed to each of 
the Commissioners so appointed as aforesaid, command- 
ing them, and each of them, under the penalty of Five 
hundred pounds, to repair to the said city of Dublin, 
on Saturday, the second day of May next; and has 
addressed to the Chairman of the said Commission a 
true copy of the Petition referred to the Committee, and 
of the Statements and Lists of the Parties delivered to 
the Committee, together with a true copy of the Order 
made by the Committee as aforesaid : 

That the Committee have gone through that part of 
the said Petition relative to the proof of the Poll, and 
have referred other parts of the said Petition to the said 
Commissioners ; and they humbly ask permission of the 
House to adjourn, until such time as Mr. Speaker shall, 
by his Warrant, in manner directed by the said Act, 
direct the Committee to re-assemble. 

Ordered, That the Committee have leave to adjourn, 
till such time as Mr. Speaker shall, by his Warrant, 
direct the Committee to re-assemble ; and that the Com- 
mittee do meet this day for that purpose, notwithstand- 
ing the sitting of the House. 


Mr. Maltby, from the Trinity House, was called in ; 
and at the bar presented,—Return to an Order, dated 
the 13th day of this instant April, for Copy of the 
Observations addressed to the Lords of the Treasury by 
the Corporation of 7’rinity House, on the Report of the 
Select oasntines of the House of Commons on Light- 
Houses :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upan the Table; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Robson, the Town Clerk of Westminster, was 
called in; and at the bar presented,—A Return to an 
Order, dated the 20th day of March last, for a Return 
of all and every Sum and Sums of Money received by 
the Court Leet and Court of Burgesses for the City and 
Liberty of Westminster, from the year 1800 to 1834, both 
inclusive, as Fines for the Non-service of the Offices of 
Constable and Annoyance Juryman; specifying for which 
Office such Sum or Sums were received, the Date when 
received, the Name and Residence of the Parties upon 
whom such Fines have been imposed, together with the 
particulars of the appropriation of the same, and the 
date when so angen :—and also for An Account 
of all and every Sum or Sums of Money received by the 
said Court as Amercements during the same period ; 
specifying the particulars of the appropriation of the 
Moiety thereof, taken by the Court of Burgesses in pur- 
suance of the 18th section of the Act 29 Geo. 2, to be 
applied by them in defraying the necessary Charges and 
Bastien attending the execution of the Acts 29th and 
31st Geo. 2:—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Plumptre, from the Select Committee appointed to 
try and determine the merits of the Petition of Robert 
Gill Ranson, Richard Crawley, and Henry Haken, 
all of Ipswich, in the county of Suffolk, on behalf 
of themselves and others, claiming a right to vote for 
Members to serve in Parliament for the said Borough, 

VOL. 90. 


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229 


complaining of an undue Election and Return for the 
said Borough, informed the House, That the Com- 
mittee. met this day, pursuant to their adjournment of 
yesterday, when Patrick Maxwell Stewart, Esquire, the 
Chairman of the said Committee, stated, that he was 
ee by illness from performing the duties of a 

ember of the said Committee; and that the said Com- 


Inittee, in consequence of the indisposition of the said 


Patrick Maxwell Stewart, Esquire, and the pressing 
necessity of another Member of the Committee to absent 
himself upon domestic affairs, and with the consent of 
all the Parties before the Committee, resolved, That the 
House be moved, That leave may be given to the Com- 
mittee to adjourn (all Parties Satin iven their con- 
sent) until Monday, the 18th day of May next: and 
that the Committee then adjourned until after the rising 
of the House this day. 

Ordered, That the Committee have leave to adjourn 
till Monday, the 18th day of May next. 


A Petition of the Deacon Convener, Collector, Dea- 
cons, Visitor, and other ordinary and extraordinary Mem- 
bers of the Trades House of Glasgow ;—and, Magistrates 
and Commissioners of Police of theBarony of Gorbals, — 
were presented and read; taking notice of the Glasgow 
Waterworks Bill; and praying, That the same may not 
pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Deacon Convener, Collector, Deacons, 
Visitor, and other ordinary and extraordinary Mem- 
bers of the Trades House of Glagow, was presented, and. 
read; taking notice of the Glasgow Poor’s Rate Bill; 
and praying, That the same may not pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


The Dundee Waterworks Bill was read a second time ; 
and committed to Sir Henry Parnell and the East Scot- 
land List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


The Paisley Railway Bill was read a second time ; and 
committed to Sir Michael Shaw Stewart and the West 
Scotland List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in 
the Speaker’s Chamber. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend and extend the powers 
vested in the Grand Junction Waterworks Company, 
and for other purposes relating thereto, was read the 
third time ; and Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Clay do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Chalmers presented a Bill for providing in a more 
equitable manner for the support of the Ministers of the 
Established Church within the Burgh of Edinburgh, in 
lieu of the Assessments and Imposts at present levied 
for that purpose, for regulating the Numbers and Boun- 
daries of the Parishes, and of the Clergy within the City 
and Burgh of Edinburgh, and Parish of Saint Cuthbert’s, 
and for other purposes connected therewith: And the 
same was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Leith, Newhaven and Trinit 


neighbourhood, interested in the trade of the Frith of 


Forth;—Inhabitants of Alloa ;—Licensed Pilots on the Dock Bill. 


Frith of Forth, residing in Newhaven and Leith ;—Mer- 
chants, Manufacturers, Ship-owners and Inhabitants of 
the city of Aberdeen;—and, Noblemen, Gentlemen, 
Justices of the Peace, Commissioners of Supply and 
Heritors of the county of Clackmannan ;—were pre- 
sented, and read; taking notice of the T’rinity (North 
Leith) Harbour and Dock Bill; and praying, That’ the 
same may pass into a law. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


~ 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Tinity | 4.) 
pores That the Trinity (North Leith) Harbour and Harbow 


ock Bill, be now read a second time ; 


3N The 





Deptford 
Pier Bill. 


Greenwich and 
Gravesend 
Railway Bill. 


London and 
Greenwich 
Railway Bill. 


Ashton-under- 


Lyne Water- &gt; 


works Bill 


230 

_ The Amendments following were proposed to be made 
to the Question, viz.; To leave out the word “ now,” 
and at the end of the Question to add the words “ upon 
“ Tuesday, the 5th day of May next.” 

And the Question being put, That the word “ now,” 
stand part of the Question; it was resolved in the 
Affirmative. 

_Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second time :— 
The Bill was accordingly read a second time ; and com- 
mitted to Colonel Leith Hay and the East Scotland 
List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 

A Petition of the Incorporation of the 7’rinity House 
of Leith ;—the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Town 
Council of Edinburgh ;—and, the Chairman of the Ship- 
owners’ Society of Leith,—were presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the said Bill; and praying, That the 
same may not pass into a law. ° 

A Petition of the Right honourable Archibald John 
Earl of Rosebery, the Right honourable Robert Lord 


‘ Viscount Melville, the Right honourable Sir William 


Rae, of Esgrove, Baronet, His Majesty’s Advocate for 
Scotland, Sir James Gibson Craig, of Rucarton, Baronet, 
John Bonar, of Ratho, Banker, Richard Mac Kenzie, 
of Dolphinton, Deputy Keeper of His Majesty’s Signet 
in Scotland, William Mac Hutcheon, a me in Edin- 
burgh, and John Learmouth, late Lord Provost of the 
city of Edinburgh, Trustees for the Creditors of the city 
of Edinburgh, nominated by and in terms of the Statute 
3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 22, intituled, “ An Act to appoint 
Trustees for the Creditors of the City of Edinburgh, was 
also presented, and read ; taking notice of the said Bill; 
and praying, That they may be heard, by their counsel, 
against the same. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the, 


Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for making and maintaining a Pier 
and other Works at Deptford, in the County of Kent, 
was read the third time. 

Ordered, That the further Proceeding on the said Bill 
be adjourned till Tuesday, the 5th day of May next. 


A Petition of the Reverend Charles Parr Burney, of 
Greenwich, in the county of Kent, doctor in divinity ;— 
Trustees of the New Cross Turnpike Roads, in the county 
of Kent ;—and, Commissioners of Sewers for the limits 
extending from the head of the River Ravensbourne, to 
Lombard’s Wall, in the county of Kent,—were presented, 
and read ; taking notice of the Greenwich and Gravesend 
Railway Bill; and praying, That they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against the 
same. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Commissioners of Sewers for the limits 
extending from the head of the River Ravensbourne, to 
Lombard’s Wall, in the county of Kent ;—and, Trustees 
of the New Cross Turnpike Roads, in the county of Kent, 
—were presented, and read ; taking notice of the London 
and Greenwich Railway Bill; and praying, That they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against the same. 

A Petition of the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens 
of the city of London, Governors of the possessions, re- 
venues and goods of the Hospitals of Edward, late king 
of England, the Sixth, of Christ, Bridewell, and Saint 
Thomas-the-Apostle (as Governors of Saint. Thomas's 
Hospital aforesaid) ;— and, Churchwardens, Overseers 
and Guardians of the Poor, and other Inhabitants of the 
parish of Saint Paul, Deptford, in the counties of Kent 
and mek a were also presented, and read; taking 
notice of the said Bill; and praying, That they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts thereof. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. nae 


The Ashton-under-Lyne Waterworks Bill was read a | 


second time; and committed to Mr. Hector and the 
Lancaster List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, 
in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


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Colonel Powell reported from the Committee on the 
New Quay Harbour Bill; That they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


Colonel Powell reported from the Committee on the 
New Quay and Aberayron Road Bill; That they had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same 
to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


Mr. Ord reported from the Committee on the Bill 
from the Lords, intituled, An Act fornaturalizing Christian 
Allhusen; That they had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and had directed him to report the same, 
without any Amendment :—And the Bill was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Ord do carry the Bill to the Lords; 
and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed.to the 
same, without any Amendment. 


The Launceston Roads Bill was read a second time ; 
and committed to Sir William Molesworth and the Corn- 
wall List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


Mr. Dobbin reported from the Committee on the Pe- 
tition of the Belfast and Cavehill Railway Company ; 
That the Standing Orders relative to Bills for making 
Railways, had been complied with ; and that they had 
examined the matter of the Petition. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
alter, amend and enlarge the Powers of an Act of the 
second and third years of His present Majesty, for making 
and maintaining a Railway from the Cave Hill to the 
Harbour of Belfast, in the County of Antrim: And that 
Mr. Dobbin and Mr. Sharman Crawford do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Dobbin presented a Bill to alter, amend and 
enlarge the Powers of an Act of the second and third 
years of His present Majesty, for making and maintain- 
ing a Railway from the Cave Hill to the Harbour of 
Belfast, in the County of Antrim: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Mr. Dottin reported from the Committee on the Pe- 
tition of the Company of Proprietors of the Ltchen 
Bridge and Roads for leave to present a Petition; That 
they had examined the matter thereof. 

Ordered, That leave be given to present a Petition, as 
desired. 


A Petition was accordingly presented, and read; 
praying, That leave may be given to bring in a Bill to 
remove doubts as to the powers of the said Company, 
to erect and make landing places, and lay their 
chains at any part of the River Jtchen, southward of 
certain limits prescribed in the second section of an 
Act passed in the last Session of Parliament for the 
establishment of a Floating Bridge over the River 
Itchen. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Dottin and the Hants List: And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records. 


The London and Greenwich Railway Bill was read 
a second time; and committed to Mr. Dottin and the 
Kent: List: And they are to. meet this Afternoon, in 
the Speaker’s Chamber. 

An 


New Qua 
Harbour Bill, 


New Quay 
and Aberayron 
Road Bill, 


Allhusen’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Launceston 
Roads Bill. 


Belfast and 
Cavehill Rail- 
way, 


Belfast and 
Cavehill 
Railway Bill. 


Itchen 
Bridge. 


London and 
Greenwich 
Railway Bill. 


We: 
Bill 


Ex 
Bri 
Fer 


Sell 
Bill 


osz 


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5 Witt. LV. 


An ingrossed Bill for paving, cleansing, lighting and 


Westminster . , 
Improvement regulating the several Parishes of Saint Margaret, Saint 


Bill. John-the- Evangelist, and Saint James, within the Liberty 
of Westminster, in the County of Middlesex, and the 
Precinct of the Savoy, and also part of the Liberty of 
Saffron Hill, Hatton Garden, and Ely Rents, within 
the same County, and for other purposes therein men- 
tioned, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. — 

Ordered, That Colonel Evans do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Chelsea Water- 
works Bill. 


A Petition of the Imperial Gas-light and Coke Com- 
pany, was presented, and read; taking notice of the 
Chelsea Waterworks Bill; and praying, That they may 
be heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if they think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the 
said Petition. 


The Ezeter Bridge and Ferry Bill was read’a second 
time; and committed to Mr. Divett and the Devon 


List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


Exeter 
Bridge and 
Ferry Bill. 


Leeds and 
Selby Railway 
Bill. 


A Petition of Sir Charles Ibbetson, of Denton Park, 
in the parish of Otley, in the county of York, baronet, 
and of George Bates, of Sowerby Bridge, in the parish 
of Halifax, in the county of York, iron-founder, was 
presented, and read; taking notice of the Leeds and 
Selby Railway Bill; and praying, That they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


East Ilsley 
and Pangbourn 
Road Bill, 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of lands in the 
parishes of Pangbourn, Bradfield, Ashampstead, Hamp- 
stead Norris, Compton Aldworth and Basildon, in the 
county of Berks;— and, in Pangbourn, Bradfield, 
Ashampstead, Hampstead Norris, Compton Aldworth, 
Streatley and Basildon, in the county of Berks,—were 
presented, and read; taking notice of the East Isley 
and Pangbourn Road Bill; and praying, That they may 
be heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts thereof. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petitions, if they 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petitions. 


Reading 
Waterworks 
Bill, 


A Petition of Francis Cholmeley, of White Knight's 
Park, in the county of Berks, Esquire, and of James 
Wheble, of Woodley Lodge, in the same county, Esquire; 
—and, Dame Frances Milman, of Pinner, in the county 
of Middlesex, widow,—were presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Reading Waterworks Bill; and praying, 
That the same may not pass into a law as it now stands. 


And the said Petitions were referred to the Committee 
on the Bill. 


A Petition of Proprietors of Shares in the Kennet and 
Avon Canal Navigation ;—Commissioners for executing 
the Reading Paving Act, and of several of the Inhabitants 
of the said town ;—John May and William May, of 
Reading, millers ;—Trustees of the Twyford and Theale 
Turnpike Roads ;—and, the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
gesses of the borough of Reading,—were also presented, 
and read; taking notice of the said Bill; and praying, 
That they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts thereof. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 

‘by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Pe- 
titions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. . 

VOL. 90. 


16° Aprilis. 


231 


The Ashburton Road Bill was read a second time ; Ashburton 
and committed to Mr. Charles Lushington and the Devon Road Bill. 
List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in) the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable theVew Pembrey Harbour Pembrey 
Company to raise a further Sum of Money, and’ to Harbour Bill. 
enlarge the powers of the Pembrey Harbour Act, was 
read the third.time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title 
be, An Act to enlarge the Powers of the New Pembrey 
Harbour Act, to change the Name of the Harbour to 
that of Burry Port, and to enable the Burry Port Com- 
pany to raise a further Sum of Money. 

rdered, That Mr. Rice Trevor do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Darlington and Cockerton Bridge Roads Bill was Darlington and 
read a second time; and committed to Mr. Pease and “es 
the Durham List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, Bill.” 
in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Grand Junction Rail- gq 
way Company to alter the Line of such Railway, and to Junction 
make two Branches therefrom in the. County of Stafford, Railway Bill. 
and for other purposes relating thereto, was read the 
third time, and several Amendments were made to 
the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wilson Patten do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Wilson Patten reported from the Committee on te, Railways m 
the Grand Junction, &amp;c. Railways Incorporation Bill ; {corporation 
That they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and ~ 
found the same to be true; and had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir Edward Knatchbull reported from the Committee ne 
on the Ramsgate Water Bill; and to whom the Petition © “ , 
of Thomas Rammell, of Ramsgate, was referred; That , 
the Standing Orders relative to Bills for supplying any 
City or Town with Water, had been complied with; and 
that no person appeared on behalf of the said Petition ; 
and that they had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to be true; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Edinburghshire 


A Petition of Trustees of the Turnpike Roads of the Bdinbureis 


county of Haddington ;—and, Tenants and Occupiers of 
land within the county of Haddington,—were presented, 
and read; taking noticé of the Edinburghshire Roads 
Bill; and praying, That they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
thereof. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


The London and Birmingham Railway Bill was read London and 
a second time ; and committed to Mr. Dugdale and the eg 
Warwick List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in “*'™*Y ™ 
the Speaker’s Chamber. 


A Petition of Bernard Edward, Duke of Norfolk, metiels nt 
Kenneth Alexander Howard, Baron Howard of Effing- Railway Bill 
ham, and of Owners and rir sag of lands in and ~ 
through or contiguous to which the Railroad from Shef- 
field to Rotherham is proposed to be made and carried, 
was presented, and read; taking notice of the Sheffield 
and Rotherham Railway Bill; and praying, That they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or. agents, 
against certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred: to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think. fit; and counse heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 

3N2 The 





Newrastle 
and Carlisle 
Railway Bill. 


Ashburton 
Road Bilt. 


Blenkinsop’s 
Divorce Bill. 


North American 
Association 
Bill, : 


Metropolis 
Water Bill, 


Hereford 
Roads Bill. 


Honiton 
Church Bill. 


232 


The Newcastle and Carlisle Railway Bill was read a 
second time ; and committed to Mr. Philip Howard and 
the Cumberland List, and the Members for places within 
the county of Northumberland :—And they are to meet 
this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Buckfastleigh, was pre- 


sented, and read ; taking notice of the Ashburton Road 
Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass into a 
law. 

Ordeved, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon Blenkinsop’s Divorce Bill; and, after 
some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; 
and Mr. Rumbold Lushington reported from the Com- 
mittee, That they had heard counsel and examined Wit- 
nesses for the Bill; and that no counsel or party 
appeared before the Committee fo oppose the Bill; and 
that they had gone through the Bill; and had directed 
him to report the same, without any Amendment. 


A Petition of Pierce Mahony, of Trafalgar-square, in 
the city of Westminster, solicitor, was presented, and 
read ; setting forth, That a Petition was presented to 
the House for leave to bring in a Bill for incorporating 
and granting certain powers to the North American 
Colonial Company ; that the said Petition was referred 
to a Committee of the House, who reported thereon, 
and leave was given to bring in a Bill accordingly ; 
that on Monday, the 13th day of this instant April 
(which was the last day allowed by the House for read- 
ing Private Bills a rst time) the Petitioner, as the 
agent soliciting the said Bill, had the said Bill duly pre- 

ared and laid on the bar of the House for the purpose of 
Soliad the same brought in and read a first time, when 
the Petitioner was, for the first time, informed, by a Mem- 
ber of the House, that the first reading of the said Bill 
would be opposed, unless a Clause were inserted in the 
Bill restricting the said agey. from purchasing or 
holding any lands in either of the Provinces of Upper or 
Lower Canada until the local legislatures of those Pro- 
vinces shall have passed an Act or Acts enabling the said 
Company to take and purchase lands in the Provinces 
respectively ; that the Petitioner purposes to alter the 
said Bill by the introduction of a restrictive Clause of 
the nature and purport above stated; and he prays the 
House, that under the particular circumstances aforesaid, 
leave may be given to present the said Bill on or before 
the 4th day of May next. 

Ordered, That the time for presenting the said Bill, 
be enlarged till Monday, the 4th day of May. next. 


Sir Francis Burdett presented a Bill for incorporating 
the Metropolis Pure Soft Spring Water Company, and 
for granting to them certain Privileges: And the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Sir Robert Price reported from the Committee on the 
Hereford Roads Bill ; That the Standing Orders relative 
to Turnpike Bills, had been complied with; and that 
they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. , 

Ordered, That the Pill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Honiton, 
was presented, and read ; taking notice of the Honiton 
Church Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass 
into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Charles Bacon Grey, of Styford, in the 
county of Northumberland, yon one of the owners 
of land through which the Newcastle-upon-Tyne and 
Carlisle Railway passes, was presented, and read ; taking 
notice of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway Bill; and 
praying, That he may be heard, by himself, his counsel 
or agent, against certain parts thereof. 


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A. 1835. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by himself, 
his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he think fit ; 
and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petition. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of the 
House this day, adjourn till Saturday next. 


Mr. William Gladstone presented, by. His Majesty’s 
command,—Papers in explanation of the measures 
adopted by His my ie &amp; Government, for giving effect 
to the Act for the Abolition of Slavery throughout the 
British Colonies, 1833-1835. Part I. Jamaica. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


~ 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of the Duke of Richmond’s Reply to the State- 
ments of the Commissioners of Revenue Inquiry, on the 
Affairs of the Post Office. 

Sir Thomas Fremantle accordingly presented the said 
Paper. 

Drdered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Tabie ; 
and be printed. 


Sir Thomas Fremantle also presented, pursuant to 
Orders,—An Account of all Copper imported into the 
United Kingdom in the year ending 5th January 1835 ; 
distinguishing each sort of Copper, from what Country, 
and into what Ports imported:—An Account of the 
Quantities of Copper exported from the United King- 
dom in the year ending 5th January 1835; distin- 
guishing each sort, from what Port sent, and into 
what Country exported :—An Account of the Quantities 
of Copper exported from the Port of London in the year 
ending 5th January 1835 ; distinguishing each sort, and 
to what Country exported :—An Account of the Quantities 
of Copper exported from the Port of Liverpool in the year 
ending 5th January 1835; distinguishing each sort, and 
to what Country exported :—An Account of all Copper 
Ore that has been imported into the United Kingdom 
without payment of Duty, for the purpose of exporta- 
tion, in the year ending 5th January 1835. 

An Account of all Tin imported into the United 
Kingdom in the year ending 5th January 1835; distin- 
guishing from what Countries imported :—also, An Ac- 
count of all Tin exported from the United Kingdom in 
the year ending 5th January 1835; distinguishing to 
what Countries exported. , 

Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


Adjournment, 


Slavery, 
No. 177. 


Post Office, 
No. 165, 


Copper. 
No. 166. 


Tin. 
No. 166. 


Mr. Herries presented, pursuant to Orders,—Copy of Amy. 


the Adjutant General’s Confidential Circular Letter, 
dated 24th August 1833. 

Return of the Number of Courts Martial which have 
taken place for the space of Eighteen Months previous 
to the issuing of the Adjutant General’s Circular Letter 
of the 24th of August 1833, and subsequent to that issue 
for the same period. 

Return of the Number of Non-commissioned Officers 
and Soldiers confined in His Majesty’s Gaols, and in 
the several Houses of Correction in the different Coun- 
ties for the space of Eighteen Months previous to the 
issuing of the Adjutant General’s Circular Letter of the 
24th August 1833, and subsequent to that issue for the 
same period. 

A Return of the Number of Troops, or Corps or Re- 
giments of effective Yeomanry in Great Britain and 
Ireland, according to the last Muster Roll; stating the 
Date of that Muster, and distinguishing thé Number of 
Officers and Men in each.Corps or Regiment, and the 
Expense of each Corps in 1834 ; showing the manner 
in which the Sums voted for Great Britain and Ireland 
in that year were expended. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the Table; 
and. be printed. 


Mr. Secretary Goulburn presented,—Return to several 
Orders, dated the 24th day of March last, for an Ac- 
count of the present Amount of Income received b 
the Ecclesiastical Commissioners under the Church 
Temporalities Act; specifying the Sources from which 
they are derived, and distinguishing those which: are 

permanent 


No. 167. 


Yeomanry. 
No. 168. 


Church 
Temporalities 
(Ireland) Act. 


No. 169. 





Elections 
(Ireland.) 


No. 170. 


Vagrants. 
Ne. 171. 


Weights and 
Measures. 


No 172. 


Bailable 
Writs. 
No. 173. 


. Glasgow 
‘Debtors. 


No. 174. 





5 Witt. IV. 


permanent from those which may be temporary :— 
An Account of the future Income which may be ex- 
pected to be received by the Ecclesiastical Commis- 
sioners, derived from suppressed Sees, Tax-on Incomes, 
Sinecures suppressed, and other sources of a permanent 
description:—An Account of the average annual Charge 
for the Repairs of Churches and other Expenses, formerly 
defrayed by the Vestry Cess, &amp;c. ; together with the Ex- 
pense of the Board under other heads, stating what may 
be expected to be the permanent average Expenditure 
of the Ecclesiastical Board of all descriptions :—An 
Account of the Sums which have already been received, 
and which may, within any specified period, be expected 
to be received, and the Total Sum likely to be at the 
disposal of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, by the pur- 
chase of the Bishops’ Lands, under the Church Tempo- 
ralities Act:—An Account of any Monies issued by way 
of Loan from the Treasury, to supply the deficiency 
under the foregoing Account nicl Calculation to be 
made from the data afforded in the three first of the fore- 
going Accounts, showing at what period the permanent 
Income or annual Funds of the Ecclesiastical Commis- 
sioners are likely to be equal to the permanent expen- 
diture of the Commissioners ; also, the period when the 
Fund will reach its maximum, and the Amount; also, 
the Debt on the Fund likely to be created by the accu- 
mulation of the yearly deficit, until the Income may be 
equal to the Expenditure, and the Number of Years re- 
quired to pay it off; with Notes explanatory of the 
same :—An Account of the Sum which may be expected 
to be realized by the Purchase in perpetuity of the 
Bishops’ Leases, according to the Act of 3d and 4th 
Will. 4, ¢ 37, styled The Church Temporalities Act :— 
A Calculation explanatory of the difference of the Sum 
required of the Landlord to redeem £.100 Composition 
under the Tithe Bill of May 1834, and the Sum which 
will be required by the proposed Bill of March 1835 :— 
A Caleulation of the Expense which would have de- 
volved on the Public in carrying into effect the Pro- 
visions of the Tithe Bill of August 1834, by which the 
difference, amounting to £.17. 10s., between the Rent- 
charge of £.60 for every £.100 of Tithe Composition, 
and the Income of £.77. 10s. guaranteed to the Tithe- 
owners during their Lives, was to have been paid out of 
the Consolidated Fund:—An Account of the Re-payment 
of the Instalments under the Million Act, and the ap- 
propriation of the Perpetuity Purchase Fund, in dimi- 
nution of the Charge on the Consolidated Fund, to be 
included in the calculation, with references to the Bills 
and Acts, and with Notes explanatory of the same. 

Mr. Secretary Goulburn also presented, pursuant toOr- 
der,—Copies oft Correspondence between the Lieutenants 
of Counties, the Deputy Lieutenants and Magistrates of 
the several Counties of Ireland, and the Irish Govern- 
ment previously to and during the late Elections on the 
subject of such Elections, with reference to the distribu- 
tion and employment of the Military Force, and to ap- 
prehended obstructions of the freedom of Election :— 
also, Return of the Instances in which the Military were 
so employed. 

Mr. Secretary Goulburn also presented, pursuant to 
several Addresses to His Majesty,—A Return of the 
Number of Poor Persons that have been removed to 
Ireland, Scotland and the Isles of Man or Scilly, under 
the provisions of the 3d and 4th Will. 4, c.40, from each 
County in England, during the year 1834, together with 
the Amount of Expenses charged on each County Rate 
in consequence of such removals. 

Copies of all Instructions given by Magistrates at 
Quarter Sessions, for the several Counties of England 
and Wales, to Inspectors of Weights and Measures, ap- 
pointed under the provisions of the Act of last Session. 

A Return of the Number of Bailable Writs issued out of 
the Courts of King’s Bench, Common Pleas and Exche- 
quer, from 1st January 1830 to 31st December 1834. 

A Return of the Number of Persons incarcerated in 
the Gaol of Glasgow for Debts, during the last Five years 
respectively ; showing how many of such Persons were 
committed for Debts, not exceeding the following Sums 
respectively: Ten Shillings, Twenty Shillings, Forty 
Shillings, Five Pounds, Eight Pounds Six Shillings and 
Eight-pence, Twenty Pounds, Fifty Pounds, One hun- 
dred Pounds, all above One hundred Pounds; also 

VOL. 90. ~ 


16° Aprilis. 


233 


showing the description of Diligence under which such 
Persons were respectively imprisoned. 

A Return of the Emoluments and Expenses of a Com- 
mission, bearing date 15th July 1833, to inquire into 
Royal and other Burghs in Scotland; distinguishing 
the different heads of remuneration to Commissioners, 
Travelling Expenses, Secretary’s Salary, and other 
Charges, from the above date to the latest period. 

A Return, in detail, of the manner in which £.18,431 
9s. 11d. was expended in the year 1834 for the Peni- 
tentiary at Milbank; stating the Names of all Officers 
receiving 1007. Salary and Emoluments, and upwards, 
and the Offices they hold ; also, the Number of Servants 
or Individuals employed in the said Prison, and the 
Amount paid therefrom. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Lord Viscount Morpeth reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Standing Orders relative to Private Bills; 
That they had made a further progress in the matters 
referred to them; and had come to a Resolution, which 
they had directed him to report; and the same was 
read ; and is as followeth: 

Resolved, That in the case of the the Ross-shire Gaols 
phones, the Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed 
with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. George Ferguson presented a Bill for the relief 
of Proprietors of, and Tenants upon, Entailed Estates 
in Scotland: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Wednesday, the 
6th day of May next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Merchant Arse Registration Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday, the 6th day of May next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Seamen Enlistment Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday, the 6th day of May next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Bankrupts’ states (Scotland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Saturday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Roman Catholic Marriages (Ireland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Saturday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Wood Duties Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Saturday next. 


The Order*of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Cruelty to Animals Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday, the 13th day of May next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Execution of Wills Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consi- 
deration upon Saturday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 


further consideration the Report from the Committee on 55) 


the Executors and Administrators Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consi- 
deration upon Saturday next. | 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday next, 
resolve itself into a Committee of Supply. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday next, 
resolve itself into a — of Ways and ore” 
° 3 I. 


s 


Burghs 
Commission 
(Scotland.) 


No. 175. 


Penitentiary 
(Milbank.) 


Nv. 176. © 


Standing 
Orders ; 


Ross-shire 
Gaols. 


Entailed Estates 
(Scotland) Bill. 


No. 178. 


Merchant 
Seamen Re- 
gistration 


Bill. 


Seamen 
Enlistment 
Bill, 


Bankrupts’- 
Estates 
(Scotland) 
Bill. 


Roman Catholic 
afriages 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Wood Duties 
Bill, 


Cruelty to 
Animals Bill. 


Execution of 
Wills Bill. 


Executors and 
Administrators 


Supply. 


Ways and 
Means. 





Public Peti- 
tions. 


Cork City 
Election. 


234: 


Mr. James Oswald re from the Select Committee 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the Peti- 
tions which were presented upon the 8th day of thisinstant 
April; and had directed him to make a Report thereof to 
the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till Saturday next. 








Sabbati, 18° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 
S IR John Byng, from the Select Committee appointed 
, 


to try and determine the merits of the Petition of 
Daniel Callaghan, of the city of Cork, Esquire, and 
Herbert Baldwin, also of the said city of Cork, Esquire, 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for the 
City of Cork, informed the House, That the Committee 
have determined, 

That Joseph Leycester, Esquire, and Lieutenant Colonel 
James Charles Chatterton are not duly elected Citizens to 
serve in this present Parliament for the said City of Cork: 

That Damel Callaghan and Herbert Baldwin, Esquires, 
are duly elected Citizens, and ought to have been re- 
turned to serve in this present Parliament for the said 
City of Cork: 

tN hat the Petition of Daniel Callaghan and Herbert 
Baldwin, Esquires, did not appear to the said Committee 
to be frivolous or vexatious : 

That the opposition to the said Petition did not appear 
to the said Committee to be frivolous or vexatious : 

That they have altered the poll taken at the said 
Election, by striking off Henry Green Barry, Robert 
C. Bullin, Richard Barrett, junior, Samuel Wallis Adams, 
George Bruce, Reverend John Aldworth, Richard Oliver 
Aldworth, Robert Briscoe, Reverend Arthur Bernard 
Baldwin, Honourable Arthur Grove Annesley, John Arm- 
sted Braddle, Henry Bastable, Arthur Beamish Bernard, 
Honourable W. Smith Bernard, Bob Stawell Ball, Reve- 
rend Charles K. Bush, Thomas M. Brown, Spottiswood 
Bowles, Samuel Allen, junior, Richard Ashe, Richard 
Barrett, Harmer Bond, Robert Briscoe, junior, Richard 
Ashe, William Allen, Richard Henry Hedges Becher, Re- 
verend Jonathan Bruce, Kilner Brazier, Franklin Bald- 
win, Thomas Joseph Biggs, Edward Ashe, Michael Alleyn 
Becher, Henry Alieyn, Reverend Julius Armstrong, Henry 
Brown, Gough Ashton, John Fleming Beale, John Bowen, 
Arthur Gethin Creagh, junior, Lawrence Corban, Reve- 
rend John R. Cotter, Reverend George Edmond Cotter, 
Reverend Thomas Spread Campion, Reverend John Chester, 
Richard Gifford Campion, Reverend Freeman Wills Crofts, 
Christopher Crofts, Robert Courtney, John Courtney, 
Chambre Cocker, junior, Richard Browne Crooke, Daniel 
Connor, Thomas Lucas Crofts, Reverend John Bagwell 
Creagh, Charles Colthurst, Robert Carden, James Nelson 
Crofts, Reverend Robert Campion, John Coughlan, Thomas 
Cudmore, William Crook, John Thomas Cramer, Arthur 
Gethin Creagh, Benjamin Bousefield Creagh, William 
Conner, George Courtney, Michael Creagh (M° Creagh), 
George Sackville Cotter, Robert Campion, William Daunt, 
Thomas Elliott, Francis Daunt, John Daunt, George 
Newman Dunn, George Achilles Daunt, Arthur Henry 
Daunt, James Roche Deane, Robert Lander Dunn, Wil- 
liam Daunt, Achilles Daunt, Thomas Achilles Daunt, 
James Boyce Foott, Thomas Daunt, Edward Doherty, 
Roger Green Davis, William Bishop Dorman, Edward 
Deleany, William Baldwin Evanson, Robert Hedges Eyre, 
Abraham M. Evanson, Reverend John Ware Edgar, Re- 
verend Richard D. Freeman, Robert Yarde Foley, Captain 
John Finlayson, George Foott, Charles Furlong, Thomas 
Forsayeth, George Foster Delany, William Henry Moore 
Hodder, Reverend James Gollock, Reverend Harry Jones, 
Clement Hume, Reverend William Green, Thomas William 
Garde, Charles B. Garde, William Galwey, Benjamin 
Hutchins, Reverend George Gumbleton, John B. Gumble- 
ton, Reverend Bastable Herbert, Richard Gumbleton, Wil- 
liam Hawkes, James Glover, Thomas Gollock, Reverend 
William Halloran, James Hill, Arundel Hill, Arundel Hill, 
senior, Reverend Francis Jones, Daniel Humphreys, Reve- 


16°—18° Aprilis. 





A. 1835. 


rend Richard Gaggin, James Ellis Green, Thomas Harris, 
Reverend Jonas Travers Jones, William H. Holland, Thomas 
John, junior, Matthias Hendley, Robert Gibbings, John 
Hawkes, Jonathan Jagoe, John Crosbie Hartnett, Thomas 
Hungerford, Emanuel Helen, Samuel Hawkes, Lewis C. 
Gollock, Roger Green, Richard Hill, Reverend James 
Kingston, John Good, Reverend Edward Herbert Kenny, 
Richard Welstead, John ae Henry. Wallis, Amos 
F. Westropp, Columbine Lee Carr Williams, John Lawless, 
John Labarte, William Lysaght, John Williams, Henry 
Longfield, John Borlase Warren, Thomas Ware, junior, 
Richard White, Reverend Robert Kirkchoffer, Massy 
Hutchinston Warren, Joseph Thomas Wheeler, Joseph Wit- 
son, Henry Wigmore, Edward H.Wilson, Reverend Thomas 
Wigmore, Henry J. Lindsey, William Kenah, Hugh Lawton, 
William B. Warren, Reverend John P. Lawless, Richard 
Wheeler, George Bond Lowe, William Lewis, Joseph B. 
Wakeham, Reverend Thomas Walker, junior, Jasper E. 
Lucas, William Harman Lowe, Edward Kellett, William 
H. Kingston, Edward Wrizon, Richard H. Wigmore, 
Littleton Lester, Robert S. Wheeler, John Kiely, John 
D Alton Kellett, Thomas Knowles, Thomas Walton Knowles, 
George Massey, Reverend James Mockler, Reverend Wil- 
liam Mead, Reverend James Mockler, Hughes Martin, 
John Martin, WilliamJames M¢ Cormack, Reverend John 
Charles Morgan, Jonathan Lander Morgan, Lawrence 
Corban M*O’ Boy, Reverend John Henry Madras, Re- 
verend John Madras, William Smith, William Spread, 
Reverend John Smith, James Morris Sealy, Thomas So- 
merville, John Swete, Reverend William Rogers, John 
Tonson Rye, Nicholas George Seymour, Reverend William 
Stopford, Reverend Joseph Stopford, Thomas Rornayne 
Sarsfield, Michael Roberts, Richard Spillane, James Spil- 
lane, Reverend George Smith, Edward Stannard, Thomas 
Roe, Reverend William Sullivan, Richard Spillane, Thomas 
Sarsfield Perry, Charles Purcell, James Purcell, John 
Norcott, Christopher Owens, Alexander O’ Driscoll, Chris- 
topher Owens, junior, Pierce Purcell, Reverend Thomas 
Nash, Reverend C. H. Townsend, Reverend Edward Thomp- 
son, Richard R. Perry, John Travers, Richard Harris 
Purcell, James Norcott, Reverend John Orpen, Reverend 
Thomas Newenham, John Purcell, Dennis O'Callaghan, 
Richard N. Nettles, HenryO’ Callaghan, Alevander Taylor, 
Robert Triphook, Robert Nettles, Robert Phillips, John 
Travers, John Pyne, John Popham, Robert Popham, George 
Newman, William Purcell, William Parker, John Penrose, 
Webb Nash, Bradshaw Popham, Reverend Richard M. 
Perry, John Michael Nash, William Newman, Richard 
Townsend, Henry Pedder, Cornelius Delaney, James Hayes, 
and Daniel Herleky, as not having a right to vote. 

And the said Determinations were ordered to be en- 
tered in the Journals of this House. 

Ordered, That the Clerk of the Crown ‘do attend this 
House forthwith, with the last Return for the City of 
Cork, and amend the same, by rasing out the Names of 
Joseph Leycester, Esquire, and James Charles Chatterton, 
Esquire, and inserting the Names of Daniel Callaghan 
and Herbert Baldwin, Esquires, instead thereof. 

The Clerk of the Crown, attending according to Order, 
amended the Return for the City of Cork. 


A Petition of Commanders and Officers of the East India 
Company’s Maritime Service, was presented, and read ; 
setting forth, That the Petitioners did, on the 11th day of 
March last, present to the House a very humble Petition, 
which set forth, that they would suffer grievous wrong and 
injury if the scheme of compensation submitted by the 
East India Company, under the seventh section of the 
3d and 4th William 4, called the Jndia Act, and now 
laid for approval on the table of the House) received 
the necessary confirmation before the Petitioners have 
been heard; that the scheme above alluded to affects to 
be in conformity with the seventh section of the said Act, 
but debars the Petitioners even the right or opportunity 
of submitting the merits of their respective cases, by 
erecting a barrier of time, the Pefitioners therefore have 
no hope but in the power reserved by the House of with- 
holding its approval of the scheme of compensation ; 
that the Petitioners have, with an anxiety equal to its 
distressing importance and effect, daily watched and 


sought (through an honourable Member of the House), 
for an 4 aera A of further soliciting its humane inter- 
y appointing a Committee of Inquiry, but the 
etitioners 


ference 


Clerk of the 
Crown to amend 
Return. 


Return 
amended. 


East India 
Company’s Ma- 
ritime Service. 


Bis 
clo 


Ton 
Gre 


of | 
tio 


Ca 


Ci 


wae oO 


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Biglands In- 
closure Bill. 


Jondon and 
Greenwich 
Railway Bill, 


Consideration 
of Election Pe- 
tions deferred— 


Carlow. 


Canterbury 
City. 


Devon 
(Southern 
» Division) 
Writ. 


Cambridge 
Borough 
Writ. 


Northumber- 
land (Northern 
Dirision) Writ. 


Nottingham 
Writ, ~ 


5 Wit. IV. 


Petitioners presume that events of higher importance 
have absorbed and prevented the attention of the House, 
and the Petitioners have now greatly to fear that they 
may not have an-opportunity of being heard before the 
scheme submitted to the House shall have been perfected 
by a due course of law; and praying, That if it be in- 
expedient at once to grant an inquiry by Committee. of 
the House, that the House will be pleased to direct that 
sanction be withheld from the scheme of compensation 
submitted by the East India Company until the Peti- 
tioners have been heard and their cases investigated, or 
some remedy devised to release the Petitioners from their 
distressful position. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Owners of messuages, lands and tene- 
ments in the township of Gamblesby and Biglands, in the 
parish of Ackton, in the county of Cumberland, was pre- 
sented, and read; taking notice of the Biglands Inclosure 
Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass into a 
law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the Mayor and Com- 
monalty and Citizens of the city of London, Governors 
of the possessions, revenues and goods of the Hospitals 
of Edward, late king of England, the Sixth, of Christ, 
Bridewell and Saint Thomas-the-Apostle (as Governors 
of Saint Thomas’s Hospital aforesaid), which was pre- 
sented upon Thursday last, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against the 
London and Greenwich Railway Bill, be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and that the Petitioners be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


The Order for taking into consideration upon Thurs- 
day, the 30th day of this instant April, the Petition of 
Robert Lawler, Myles Nolan, and others, freeholders, 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for the 
County of Carlow, was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Thursday, the 14th day of May next, at 
three of the clock in the Afternoon. 


The Order for taking into consideration, upon Thurs- 
day, the 30th day of this instant April, the Petition of 
Frederic Villiers, ° finale complaining of an undue Elec- 
tion and Return for the City of Canterbury, was read, and 
discharged. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Thursday the 14th day of May next, at a 


quarter of an hour after three of the clock in the After- 
noon. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ for the 
electing of a Knight of the Shire to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Southern Division of the County of 
Devon, in the room of the Right honourable John Russell, 
commonly called Lord John Russell, who, since his 
election for the said County, hath accepted the office of 
one of His Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ for the 
electing of a Burgess to serve in this present Parliament 
for the Borough of Cambridge, in the room of the Right 
honourable Thomas Spring Rice, who, since his election 
for the said Borough, hath accepted the offices of Chan- 
cellor and Under Treasurer of His Majesty’s Exchequer. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ for the 
electing of a Knight of the Shire to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Northern Division of the County of 
Northumberland, in the room of Henry Grey, Esquire, 
commonly called Viscount Howick, who, since his elec- 
tion for the said County, hath accepted the office of His 
Majesty’s Secretary at War. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
be, * ae of the Crown, to make out a new Writ for the 
. 90. 


18° Aprilis. 


235 


electing of a Burgess to serve in this present Parliament 
for the Borough of Nottingham, in the room of the Right 
honourable Sir John Cam Hobhousé, Baronet, who, since 
his election for the said Borough, hath accepted the office 


of President of the Board of Control for the Affairs of 
India. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ for the 
electing of a Burgess to serve in this present Parliament 
for the Borough of Manchester, in the room of the Right 
honourable Charles Poulett Thomson, who, since his elec- 
tion for the said Borough, hath accepted the office of 
President of the Committee of Privy Gouncil for Trade 
and Plantations. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ for the 
electing of a Commissioner to serve in this present Par- 
liament for the City of Edinburgh, in the room of Sir 
John Campbell, Knight, who, since his election for the 
said City, hath accepted the office of His Majesty’s 
Attorney General. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ for the 
electing of a Burgess to serve in this present Parliament 
for the Borough of Penryn, in the room of Robert Monsey 
Rolfe, Esquire, who, since his election for the said 
Borough, hath accepted the office of His Majesty’s Soli- 


citor General. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ for the 
electing of a Commissioner to serve in this present Par- 
liament for the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, in the room, 
of the Right honourable Robert Cutlar Fergusson, who, 
since his election for the said Stewartry, hath accepted 
the office of His Majesty’s Judge Advocate General. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ for the 
electing of a Burgess to serve in this present Parliament 
for the Borough of Totness, in the room of the Right 
honourable Edward Adolphus Seymour, commonly 
called Lord Seymour, who, since his election for the said 
Borough, hath accepted the office of one of the Commis- 
sioners for executing the office of Lord High Treasurer 


of Great Britain, and Treasurer of the Exchequer of 
Ireland. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ for the 
electing of a Burgess to serve in this present Parliament 
for the Borough of Newport, in the Isle of Wight, in the 
room of William Henry Ord, Esquire, who, since his 
election for the said Borough, hath accepted the office 
of one of the Commissioners for executing the Office of 
Lord High Treasurer of Great Britain, and Treasurer 
of the Exchequer of Ireland. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ for the 
electing of a Commissioner to serve in this present Par- 
liament for the Stirling District of Burghs, in the room 
of the Honourable Archibald Primrose, commonly called 
Lord Dalmeny, who, since his election for the said Burghs, 
hath accepted the office of one of the Commissioners 
for executing the office of Lord High Admiral of the 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ for the 
electing of a Commissioner to serve in this present Par- 
liament for the Elgin District of Burghs, in the room 
of Andrew Leith Hay, Esquire, who, since his election 
for the said Burghs, hath accepted the office of Clerk 
of the Ordnance. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ for the 
electing of a Commissioner to serve in this present Par- 
liament for the Leith District of Burghs, in the room 
of John Archibald Murray, Esquire, who, since his 
election for the said Burghs, hath accepted the office of 
Lord Advocate of Scotland. " 

3U 2 


Ordered, 


Manchester 
Writ. 


Edinburgh 
City Writ. 


Penryn Writ. 


Kirkeud- 
bright Writ. 


Totness Writ. 


Newport 
(Isle of Wight) 
Writ. 


Stirling 
Burghs Writ. 


Elgin Burghs 
rit. 


Leith Burghs 
rit. 





236 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crewn, to make out a new Writ for the 
electing of a Commissioner. to serve in this present Par- 
liament for the Burgh of Dundee, in the room of the 
Right honourable Sir Henry Parnell, Baronet, who, since 
his election for the said Burgh, hath accepted the offices 
of Treasurer of His Majesty’s Navy and Paymaster of 
the Forces. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown in Jreland, to make out a new 
Writ for the electing of a Citizen to serve in this present 
Parliament for the City of Cashel, in the room of 
Louis Perrin, Esquire, who, since his election for the 
said City, hath accepted the ‘office of His Majesty’s 
Attorney-General for Ireland. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown in Ireland, to make out a new 
Writ for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this pre- 
sent Parliament for the Borough of Dungarvan, in the 
room of Michael O’Loghlen, Esquire, who, since his 
election for the said Borough, hath accepted the office of 
His Majesty’s Solicitor General for Lreland. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ for the 
electing of a Commissioner to serve in this present Par- 
liament for the Shires of Kinross and Clackmannan, in 
the room of Charles Adam, Esquire, who, since his elec- 
tion for the said Shires, hath accepted the office of one 
of the Commissioners for executing the office of Lord 
High Admiral. 


Ordered, That the Papers respecting Slavery, which 
were presented upon Thursday last, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Papers respecting Tithes (Keady), 
which were presented upon the 31st day of March last, 
be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Bankrupts’ Dken (Scotland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Tuesday, the 12th day of May next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Roman Catholic Marriages (Ireland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Thursday, the 14th day of May next. 


. The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Wood Duties Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Tuesday, the 12th day of May next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Execution of Wills Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consi- 
deration upon Tuesday, the 12th day of May next. 


¢ 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Executors and Administrators Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Tuesday, the 12th day of May next. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday, the 
13th we of May next, resolve itself into a Committee 
of Supply. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday, the 


13th day of May next, resolve itself into a Committee of 
Ways and Means. 


And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 


18°—20° Aprilis. 





A. 1835. 


Lune, 20° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


A? ETITION of George, Earl of Macclesfield, and Oxlord Paving 
of several Inhabitants of the county of Ozford,was ”"" 
pemnten, and read; taking notice of the Oxford Paving 

ill; and praying, That the same may not pass into a 
law as it now stands. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 


Table. 


Mr. Tancred reported from the Select Committee on Imprisonment 
the Imprisonment for Debt Bill; That they had exa- '* Debt Bil. 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to _N°- 180. 
be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Wednesday, the 13th day of May next. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


- The Order for reading a second time upon Wednesday, Political 
the 29th day of this instant April, the Political Franchise Franchise 
Bill, was read, and discharged. Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday, the 20th day of May next. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a Com- Lord’s Day 
mittee upon Wednesday, the 29th day of this instant Observance 
April, on the Lord’s Day Observance Bill, was read, and Bill. 
discharged. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday, the 
20th day of May next, resolve itself into the said Com- 
mittee. 


A Petition of Freeholders and Electors of the county Registry 
of Cavan, was presented, and read; praying, That some Clrelead.) 
means may be adopted to effect a general revision of 
the Registry of Electors in Ireland. 

. — That the said Petition do lie upon the 
able. : 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a Com- Highways 
mittee upon Wednesday, the 29th day of this instant Bill. 
April, on the Highways Bill, was read, and discharged. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday, the 
13th day of May next, resolve itself into the said Com- 
mittee. 


The Order for reading a second time upon Wednes- Ouths 
day, the 6th day of May next, the Oaths Abolition Bill, Abelition 
was read ; and discharged. - 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday, the 13th day of May next. 


Ordered, That the Journal of this ‘House, from the Journal to be 
end of the last Session of Parliament to the end of this Printed. 
present Session, with an Index to the Ninetieth Volume, 
be printed. 

Ordered, That One thousand seven hundred and fifty 
Copies of the said Journal and Index be printed by the 
appointment and under the direction of John Henry Ley, 
Esquire, Clerk of this House. 

Ordered, That the said Journal and Index be printed 
by such person as shall be licensed by Mr. Speaker, and 
that no other person do presume to print the same. 


Church of 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Fordyce ;— Tomintoul;— 
Scotland. 


Cullen;— Portsoy ;—and, Kirkmichael,—were presented, 
and read ; praying the House to resist every attempt to 
shake the.stability or impair the efficiency of the Church 
of Scotland, and to adopt such measures as may seem 
best calculated for promoting its usefulness by building 
and endowing such additional Churches in connexion 
with the Establishment as the increasing numbers and 
necessities of the population demand. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


. Ordered, 





_—_, _—- w~—— OF &gt; 





Inverness- 
shire Writ. 


York (West 
Riding) Writ. 


Taunton 
Writ. 


Haddington, 
Burghs Writ. 


Berwick- 
upon-T weed 
Writ. 


Sandwich, 
Deal and 
Walmer 
Writ, 


London and 
Greenwich 
Railway. 


Metropolis 
Water Bill, 


Adjournment. 


5 Wit. IV. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown to make out anew Writ for the 
electing of a Commissioner to serve in this present’ 
Parliament for the Shire of Inverness; in the room of 
the Right honourable Charles Grant, who, since his elec- 
tion for the said Shire, hath accepted the office of one 
of His Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ for the 
electing of a Knight of the Shire to serve in this pre- 
sent Parliament for the West Riding of the.County of 
York, in the room of George William Frederick Howard, 
Esquire, commonly called Viscount Morpeth, who, since 
his election for the said County, hath accepted the office 
of Steward or Bailiff of His Majesty’s three Chiltern 
Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and Bonenham, in the 
county of Buckingham. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ for 
electing of a Burgess to serve in this present Parliament 
for the Borough of Z’aunton, in the room of Henry La- 
bouchere, Esquire, who, since his election for the said 
Borough, hath accepted the offices of Vice-President of 
the Committee of Privy Council for Trade, and Master 
of His Majesty’s Mint. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown, to make out anew Writ for the 
electing of a Commissioner to serve in this present Par- 
liament for the Haddington District of Burghs, in the 
room of Robert Steuart, Esquire, who, since his election 
for the said District of Burghs, hath accepted tbe office 
of one of the Commissioners for executing the office of 
Lord High Treasurer of Great Britain, and Treasurer of 
the Exchequer of Ireland. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ for the 
electing ofa Burgess to serve in this present Parliament 
for the Borough of Berwick-upon- Tweed, in the room of 
Sir Rufane Shawe Donkin, who, since his election for 
the said Borough, hath accepted the office of Surveyor 
General of His Majesty’s Ordnance. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ for the 
electing of a Baron to serve in this present Parliament 
for the Towns and Ports of Sandwich, Dealand Walmer, 
in the room of Sir Edward Thomas Troubridge, Baronet, 
who, since his election for the said Towns and Ports, 
hath accepted the office of one of the Commissioners for 
executing the office of Lord High Admiral. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the Trustees of the New 
Cross Roads, which was: presented upon Thursday last, 
taking notice of the London and Greenwich Railway Bill, 
and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts thereof, be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Notice being taken, that no Report had been made 
from the Committee on the Petition of several Persons 
whose names are thereunto subscribed, praying for leave 
to bring in a Bill for enabling the Petitioners and others 
to pursue an inquiry, for the purpose of ascertaining, by 
extended scientific and practical investigations, whether 
regular and inexhaustible supplies for the Metropolis 
and its vicinity, both with reference to its actual state 
and to its continually increasing population, can be ob- 
tained of pure soft.Water, from springs wholly out of the 
reach of every contaminating influence ; and no Order 
made for leave to bring in the said Bill; 

Ordered, That the Order for the second reading of 
the said Bill be discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of the 


House this day, adjourn till Tuesday, the 12th day of 
May next. | 


OL. 90. 


20° Aprilis. 


~ 
93" 

The Order for taking into consideration upon Thurs- 
day, the 4th day of June next, the Petition of William 
Denman and others, Electors, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the Borough of Carnarvon, 
was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 


deration upon Thursday, the 18th day of June next, at 
three of the clock in the Afternoon. 


The Order for taking into consideration upon Tuesday, 
the 9th day of June next, the Petition of Sir Arthur 
Chichester and others, Electors, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the Borough of Belfast, was 
read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Thursday, the 18th day of June next, at a 
quarter of an hour after three of the clock in the After- 
noon. 


The Order for taking into consideration upon Tues- 
day, the 2d day of June next, the Petition of Sir Horace 
David Cholwell Saint Paul, Baronet, complaining of an 
undue Election and Return for the Eastern Division of 
the County of Worcester, was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into.consi- 
deration upon Tuesday, the 16th day of June next, at 
three of the clock in the Afternoon. 


The Order for taking into consideration upon Tues- 
day, the 2d day of June next, the Petition of William 
Denny, Esquire, complaining of an undue Election and 
Return for the Borough of 7'ralee, was read, and dis- 
charged. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Tuesday, the 16th day of June next, at a 
quarter of an hour after three of the clock in the After- 
noon. 


The Order for taking into consideration upon Tues- 
day, the 26th day of May next, the Petition of Robert 
Torrens, Esquire, complaining of an undue Election and 
Return for the Borough of Bolton, was read, and dis- 
charged. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Thursday, the 11th day of June next, at 
three of the clock in the Afternoon. 


The Order for taking into consideration upon Thurs- 
day, the 28th day of May next, the Petition of the Right 
honourable Maurice Fitzgerald, complaining of an undue 
due Election and Return for the County of Kerry, was 
read, and discharged. . 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Thursday, the 11th day of June next, at 
a quarter of an hour after three of the clock in the 
Afternoon. 


The Orders for taking into consideration upon Thurs- 
day, the 21st day of May next, the Petition of Robert 
Bevan and others, Electors; and also, the Petition of 
Joseph Bailey, Esquire, complaining of an undue Elec- 
tion and Return for the Borough of. Monmouth, were 
read ; and discharged. 

Ordered, That the said Petitions be taken into consi- 
deration upon Tuesday, the 2d day of June next, at three 
of the o’clock in the Afternoon. 


The Order for taking into consideration upon Thursday, 
the 21st day of May next, the Petition of Hughes Russell, 
and others, Electors, complaining of an undue Election 
and Return for the City of Limerick, was read, and 
discharged. . 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Tuesday, the 2d day of June next, at a 
quarter of an hour after three of the clock in the After- 
noon. 


The Order for taking into consideration upon Tuesday, 


the 12th day of May next, the Petition of Thomas 
Broadwood, Esquire, complaining of an undue Election 
and Return for the Borough of Horsham, was read, and 
discharged. ' 


Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into con- 
sideration upon Tuesday, the 26th day of May next, at 
three of the clock in the Afternoon. 

3 P 


The 


Consideration 
of Election 
Petitions 
delerred— 
Carnarvon 
Borough. ° 


Belfast 
Borough. 


Worcester 
County 
(Eastern 
Division.) 


Tralee 
Borough. | 


Bolton 
Borough. 


Kerry 
County. 


Monmouth 
Borough. 


Limerick 


City. 


Horsham 
Borough. 





Cork County. 


Ennis 
Borough. 


Halifax 
Borough. 


Youghal 
Borough. 


Roscommon 
County. 


Metropolis 
Water. 


Registration 
of Voters 
Bill. 


Public 
Carriages 
(Metropolis) 
Bill. 


238 


The Orders for taking into consideration upon Tues- 
day, the 19th day of May next, the Petition of Robert 
field, Esquire; and also, the Petition of Thomas 
Cuthbert Kearney and Alexander O’ Driscoll, Electors, 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for the 
County of Cork, were read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the said Petitions be taken into con- 
sideration upon Tuesday, the 26th day of May next, at 
a quarter of an hour after three of the clock in the After- 
noon. 


The Order for taking into consideration upon Thurs- 
day, the 7th day of May next, the Petition of William 
Arthur, and others, Electors, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the Borough of Ennis, was read, 
and discharged. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into con- 
sideration upon Thursday, the 21st day of May next, at 
three of the clock in the Afternoon. 


The Orders for taking into consideration upon Tues- 
day, the 12th day of May next, the Petition of Joseph 
Nicholson, and others, Electors; and also the Petition of 
Jeremiah Rawson and William Craven, Electors, com- 
plaining of an undue Election and Return for the Bo- 
rough of rt my were read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the said Petitions be taken into consi- 
deration upon Thursday, the 21st day of May next, at 
a quarter of an hour after three of the clock in the 
Afternoon. 


The Order for taking into consideration upon Tuesday, 
the 5th day of May next, the Petition of John Mus- 
grave Wigmore, and others, Electors, complaining of an 
undue Election and Return for the Borough of Youghal, 
was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Tuesday, the 19th day of May next, at 
three of the clock in the Afternoon. 


The Orders for taking into consideration upon Tues- 
day, the 5th day of May next, the Petition of Thomas 
Johnston Barton, Esquire; and also, the Petition of Hugh 
Barton and others, Electors, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the County of Roscommon, were 
read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the said Petitions be taken into consi- 
deration upon Tuesday, the 19th day of May next, at a 
quarter of an hour after three of the clock in the After- 
noon. 


Colonel Evans reported from the Committee on the 
Petition for supplying the Metropolis and its environs 
with Water ; That the application does not come within 
the Standing Orders relative to Bills for supplying any 
City or Town with Water, inasmuch as the Petitioners 
do not seek for any power to take lands, or make any 
Aqueduct, Cut or iende or in any manner to inter- 
fere with any private property; and that they had exa- 
mined the matter of the Petition. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
incorporating the Metropolis Pure Soft Spring Water 
Company, and for granting to them certain Privileges : 
And that Colonel Evans and Sir Francis Burdett do 
prepare, and bring it in: And that leave be given to 
present the Bill on or before Wednesday, the 13th day 
of May next. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a Com- 
mittee upon Wednesday, the 6th day of May next, on 
the Registration of Voters Bill, was read, and dis- 
charged. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday, the 15th 


day of May next, resolve itself into the said Com 
mittee. 


The Order for reading a second time upon Wednesday, 
the 29th day of this instant April, the Public Carriages 
(Metropolis) Bill, was read, and discharged. 

_ Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday, the 13th day of May next. 


20° Aprilis. 





A. 1835. 


The Order for reading a second time upon Wednes- 
day, the 29th day of this instant April, the Dissenters’ 


Dissenters’ 
Marriages 
Bill. 


*Marriages Bill, was read, and discharged. 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday, the 13th day of May next. 


The Order for reading a second time upon Wednesday, 
the 29th day of this instant April, the Agra Government 
Bill, was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday, the 13th day of May next. 


Agra 
Government 
Bill. 


The Order for resuming on Tuesday, the 5th day of Deptford Piet 
May next, the adjourned proceeding on the third read- “* 
ing of the Deptford Pier Bill, was read, and discharged. 


Ordered, That the further proceeding on the said 
Bill be resumed upon Wednesday, the 13th day of May 


next. 


The Order for reading a second time upon Wednes- Entailed P 
day, the 6th day of May next, the Entailed Estates toate r 
(Scotland) Bill, was read, and discharged. Bi. ) 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday, the 13th day of May next. 


The Order for reading a second time upon Wednes- Merchant 
day, the 6th day of May next, the Merchant Seamen —— 
Registration Bill, was read, and discharged. — 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday, the 13th day of May next. 


The Order for reading a second time upon Wednes- Seamen 
day, the 6th day of May next, the Seamen Enlistment Enlistment 
Bill, was read, and prose Boca, Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday, the 13th day of May next. 


| i ae | 


Mr. Baring presented, pursuant to an Address to 
His Majesty,—Copies of, and Extracts from, all Cor- 
respondence which has taken 1 wig since 1823, between 
His Majesty’s Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 
and His Majesty's Consul at Hamburgh, .relative to 
Grievances complained of by British Subjects resident in 
that City. 


Mr. Baring also presented, pursuant to Order,— Bath Gaol. 
A Return of Persons committed to the Bath City Gaol, No. 182. 
from March 1833 to March 1835, by order of the Local 
Court of Requests of the said City. 


A Return of Persons committed in the years 1832, 
1833 and 1834, to the Bath City Gaol for want of Bail, 
and for Offences committed under Local Police Acts. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Hamburgh 
Grievances, 


No. 181. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, Committees. 
That all Committees have leave to sit, notwithstanding 
the adjournment of the House :—And the said Motion 


was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Committees on 


A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, Committes» 


That all Committees on Private Bills have leave to sit 
after the 30th day of this instant April, notwithstanding 
the adjournment of the House :—And the said’ Motion 
was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


A Petition of Prisoners confined within the Walls of laptinne 
the King’s Bench Prison, was presented, and read; ” ~ 
taking notice of the Imprisonment for Debt Bill; and 
praying, That the same may pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


And then the House adjourned till Tuesday, the 
12th day of May next. 








East India 
Company. 
No. 183. 


Public 
Revenue. 


No. 184. 


Cart Navigation 
Bill. 


Sheffield Gas 
Bill. 


Chelsea 
Waterworks 
Bill, 


5 Witt. IV. 


Martis, 12° die Maiz ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


M&amp;® Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the 
East India Company, was called in; and at the 
bar presented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of 
Parliament,—List, No, 12, specifying the Particulars 
of the Compensation proposed to be ted to certain 
Persons lately belonging to the Maritime Service of 
the East India Company, under an arrangement sanc- 
tioned by the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs 
of India, and laid before the Honourable the House of 
Commons on the 26th February 1835 :—And then he 
withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said List do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Bulley, from the Comptroller General’s Office, 
Exchequer, was called in; and at the bar presented, 
pursuant to the directions of an Act of Parliament,—An 
Account, showing the Amount of all Monies received, 
during the half year ended on the 5th April 1835, to the 
Account of His Majesty’s Exchequer, under the several 
and respective heads of Public Revenue; the Amount of 
all Royal Orders and Treasury Warrants received by 
the Comptroller General of the Exchequer; the Issues 
made from the Bank of England on Credits given pur- 
suant thereto; and the Balance of Monies remaining to 
the Account of the Exchequer on the 5th April 1835: 
—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Council 
of the city of Glasgow, and Thomas Muir, Hugh Smith, 
Walter Buckmat, David Bell, and John Whitehead, 
merchants in Glasgow, all Parliamentary Trustees on 
the River Clyde and Harbour of G'lasgow, was presented, 
and read ; taking notice of the Cart Navigation Bill; 
and praying, That they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against the same. 

e Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
able. Saks i 


A Petition of Clergy, Gentlemen, Merchants, Manu- 
facturers, Shopkeepers, and other Inhabitants of the 
borough of Sheffield, was presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Sheffield Gas Bill; and praying, That the 
same may pass into a law. . 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Parishioners and Inhabitants of the 
parish of Mortlake;—Owners and Occupiers of land 
and houses in the parish of Mortlake ;—and, Inhabit- 
ants and Vestrymen of the parishes. of Saint Margaret 
and Saint John-the-Evangelist, in the city and liberty of 
Westminster, and county of Middlesex,—were presented, 
and read; taking notice of the Chelsea teceihe 
Bill; and praying, That they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
thereof. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


_ The Richmond (Surrey) Waterworks Bill was read a 
second time; and committed to Mr. Alsager and the 
Surrey List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in 
the Speaker’s Chamber. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Report which, upon the 13th day of April last, was 
made from the Committee on the London and Croydon 


Railway Bill, printed Copies of the Bill, as amended 
VOL. 90. 


12° Maii. 


939 


by the Committee, having been delivered at the door 
upon Friday last; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to; and Clauses were added, and Amendments 
made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The Canterbury and Whitstable Railway Bill was-read 
a second time; and committed to Lord Albert Conyng- 
ham and the Kent List: And they are to meet this After- 
noon, in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


Canterbury 
and Whitstable 
Railway Bill. 


Preston and 
Wyre Railway 
and Harbour 
Bill. 


The Preston and Wyre Railway and Harbour Bill was 
read a second time; and committed to Mr. Wilson Patten 
and the Lancaster List: And they are to meet this After- 
noon, in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Report which, upon the 16th day of April last, was 
made from the Consnaittee on the Grand Junction, &amp;c. 
Railways Incorporation Bill, printed Copies of the Bill, 
as amended by the Committee, having been delivered at 
the door upon Friday last; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Grand Junction, 
&amp;c. Railways 
Incorporation 
Bill. 


Sheffield Gas 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Shef- oa 


field Waterworks, was presented, and read ; taking no- 
tice of the Sheffield Gas Bill; and praying, That they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Islington 


A Petition of Graziers, Farmers and Dealers in cattle 
Market Bill. 


in Wellingborough, Northampton and Kettering, was 
presented, and read; taking notice of the Islington 
Market Bill; and praying, That the same may pass into 
a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Caldonloads 


A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, (No. 2,) Bill 


That the Caldon Roads (No. 2) Bill be now read a 
second time: And the said Motion was, with leave of 
the House, withdrawn. 


a New Quay 


An ingrossed Bill for constructing and maintaining sae 


Harbour at New Quay, in the County of Cardigan, was 
read the third time; and an ingrossed Clause was added 
to the Bill, by way of rider. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. ) 
Ordered, That Colonel Powell do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


i i i intaini New Qua 
An ingrossed Bill for making and maintaining a oe ot con 


Road from New Quay, in the County of Cardigan, to Road Bill 
Aberayron, in the same County, was read the third 
time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Colonel Powell do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Aberystwith Improvement and Waterworks Bill wae scored 
was read a second time ; and committed toColonel Powell and Waterworks 
and the Wales List: And they are to meet this After- ®" 


noon, in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


The Torquay Improvement Bill was read a second Torquay 
time; and committed to Sir John Yarde Buller and the agerenree 
Devon List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in ~ 
the Speaker’s Chamber. 


3P2 Mr. 





North American 


Colonial Com- 


pany Bill. 


Merthyr 
Tidvil Poor 
Bill. 


Southend 
Pier Bill. 


Heage and 
Duffield Road 
Bill. 


Trinity 
(North Leith) 
Harbour and 
Dock Bill. 


Islington 
Market Bill. 


East India 
Docks Bill. 


Newport 
(Monmouth) 
Docks Bill. 


Stroud Writ. 


Kildare 


County Writ. 


Staffordshire 
(Southern Divi- 
sion) Writ. 


Malton Writ. 


240 


Mr. Barron -presented a Bill for incorporating - and 
granting certain Powers to the North American Colo- 
nial Company: And the same was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


The Merthyr Tidvil Poor Bill was read a second 
time; and committed to Mr. Alderman Thompson and 
the Wales List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in 
the Speaker’s Chamber. 


A Petition of James Wilson Vandervord ;—and, Robert 
Scratton, of Southend, in the county of Essex, Esquire, and 
of John Bayntun Scratton, of Milton otherwise Middle- 
ton Hall, in the parish of Prittlewell, in the said county, 
—were presented, and read ; taking notice of the South- 
end Pier Bill; and praying, That they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 


parts thereof. , 


And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their coungel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


The Heage and Duffield Road Bill was read a second 
time; and committed to Sir George Crewe and the 
Derby List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in 
the Speaker’s Chamber. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Trinity (North 


Leith) Harbour and Dock Bill have Power to send for 


persons, papers and records. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Islington Market 
Bill be revived: And that they have leave to sit and 
proceed on Thursday next. 


The East India Docks Bill was read a second time ; 
and committed to Mr. Clay and the Middlesex List: 
And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker's 
Chamber. 


The Newport (Monmouth) Docks Bill was read a second 
time; and committed to Lord Granville Somerset and 
the Monmouth List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, 
in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


Ordered, .That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ for the 
electing of a Burgess to serve in this present Parliament 
for the Borough of Stroud, in the room of Charles Richard 
Fox, Esquire, who, since his election for the said Borough, 
hath accepted the office of Steward or Bailiff of His 

~ Majesty’s three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough 
and Bonenham, in the county of Buckingham. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown in Jreland, to make out a new 
Writ for the electing of a Knight of the Shire to serve 
in this present Parliament for the County of Kildare, 
in the room of Richard More O’ Ferrall, Esquire, who, 
since his election for the said County, hath accepted 
the office of one of the Commissioners for executing the 
Office of Lard High Treasurer of Great Britain, and 
Treasurer of the Exchequer of Ireland. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ for the 
electing of a Knight of the Shire to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Southern Division of the County of 
Stafford, in the room of the Right honourable Edward 


John Littleton, now Lord Hatherton, called up to the 
House of Peers. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ for the 
electing of a Burgess to serve in this present Parliament 
for the Borough of Malton, in the room of the Right 
honourable Sir Charles Christopher Pepys, who, since 


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A. 1835. 


his election for the said Borough, hath accepted the 
office of First Commissioner of the Great Seal. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ for the 
electing of a Burgess to serve in this present Parliament 
for the Borough of Poole, in the room of the Right 
honourable Sir John Byng, now Lord Strafford, called 
up to the House of Peers. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Convenery of the 
Incorporated Trades of Edinburgh, was presented, and 
read; taking notice of the Edinburgh Water Company 
Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass into 
a law. 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Town 
Council of the city of Edinburgh, for themselves, and 
on behalf of the community of the said city ;—and, In- 
habitants of the city of Edinburgh and town of Leith,— 
were also presented, and read; taking notice of the said 
Bill; and praying, That they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against the same. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the said Bill have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and 
Council of the city of Edinburgh ;—and, Trustees for 
the Creditors of the city of Edinburgh,—were presented, 
and read ; taking notice of the Trinity (North Leith) 
Harbour and Dock Bill; and praying, That they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts thereof. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Pe- 
titions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Mr. Alderman Wood presented a Bill for amending 
and consolidating the Acts of Parliament for the recovery 
of Small Debts in the City of London, and the Liberties 
thereof, and for enabling the Goods of the Debtors to 
be taken in execution: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Poole Writ, 


Edinburgh 
Water 
Company Bill. 


Trinity 
(North Leith) 
Harbour aud 
Dock Bill. 


London 
Small Debts 
Bill. 


A Petition of John Phipps and Christopher Phipps, of Dovor Im- 


River, near Dover, in the county of Kent, mill-owners 
and paper manufacturers, was presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the Dover Improvement Bill; and pray- 
ing, That they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts thereof. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. — 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Report which, upon the 16th day of April last, was 
made from the Committee on the Ramsgate Water Bill, 
printed Copies of the Bill, as amended by the Com- 
mittee, having been delivered at the door, upon Wednes- 
day last; and the Amendments were read, and agreed 
to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


The Portland Bridge Bill was read a second time; 
and committed to Mr. Sturt and the Dorset List: And 
they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker's 
Chamber. 


The Exeter Water Bill was read a second time; 
and committed to Mr. Divett and the Devon List: And 
they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker's 
Chamber. 


The 


provement 
Bill. 


Ramsgate 
Water Bill. 


Portland 
Bridge Bill. 


Exeter Water 
Bill. 


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Honiton Three Petitions of Inhabitants of Honiton, were pre- adopt measures for promoting its usefulness, by building 
Church Bill. sented, and read; taking notice of the Honiton Church and endowing such additional Churches in connexion 
Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass into with the Establishment, as the increasing numbers and 
a law as it now stands. necessities of the population demand. 
And the said Petitions were referred tothe Committee And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
on the Bill. Table. 
Sheffield and A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the A Petition of Inhabitants of Southampton;-—Ministers Church of 
Rother Navigation of the River Dun, was presented, and read; of the Presbytery of Lorn ;—Vicar, Curate, and Inhabi- Ireland. 
id taking notice of the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway tants of Colwich ;—Protestant Landholders and Inhabi- 
Bill ; and praying, That they may be heard, by them- tants of Castle Jordan ;—Inhabitants of Ringwood ;--- 
selves, their counsel oragents, against certain partsthereof. Mayor, Burgesses and Inhabitants of Christchurch ;— 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Inhabitants of Houghton;—Stockbridge;— Breamore and 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by Rockbourn;—Milbrook, and other places ;—Warbling- 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, ton;—Fordingbridge, Breamoreand Rockbourne;—Lynd- 
if they think fit; and counsel heard in favour of the hurst ;—Gosport and Alverstoke ;— Havant ;—Ports- 
Bill, against the said Petition, mouth ;—Portsea ;—and, Portchester,—were presented, 
and read; praying the House to reject every measure 
Church of A Petition of Inhabitants of Bridgetown, Glasgow;— which has for its object the taking away any portion of 
Scotland. | Male Members and Hearers connected with the Relief the Revenues of the Zrish Church, in order to its being 
Congregation of Z'olcross ;—Minister, Elders ‘and others applied to other than Protestant and strictly Ecclesias- 
of the Relief Congregation of Calton ;—Church Pres- tical purposes. 
byterian Congregation of Low G'reen-street, Gilasgow;— And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Ministers, Elders and others, of the Relief Church, Table. 
Dowhill, Glasgow ;— Campbell-street, Glasgow ;—Hut- 
chesontown, G'lasgow ;— Bridgeton, Glasgow ;—Minister, A Petition of Inhabitants of Glasgow, was presented, 
Elders and others, of the United Associate Congregar and read ; praying the House to appoint a Committee to Scotlen¢.) 
tion of Regent-place, Glasgow ;—of the United Se- take the subject of Education in Scotland into their 
cession Congregation of Wellington-street, Glasgow ;— consideration. 
Nicholson-street, Lawrieston, Glasgow ; — Grey Friars, Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Glasgow ; — Eglinton-street, Lawrieston, Glasgow; — Table, 
Christian Unitarians of Union-street, Glasgow ;—Inha- 
bitants of Partick ;—Congregational Union Church in . A Petition of Graduates and Students of the Univer- Universities 
Nile-street, Glasgow; — Congregationalists of West sity of Glasgow, was presented, and read; setting forth, Scotland.) 
George’s-street, ie ;—Chairman of a Meeting of That the attention of the Petitioners has been long direc- 
Inhabitants of Gorbals ;—Citizens of Glasgow ;—Mem- ted to the very able Report of the Royal Commission of 
bers and others connected with the United Secession Inquiry into the State of the Universities of Scotland, 
Church, Fulton’s-lane, Kilmarnock; Members and which, while it exposes palpable imperfections, appears 
Hearersinthe Relief Congregation, Kilmarnock;—Chair- to contain many valuable suggestions for their removal ; 
man of a Meeting of Congregation of Clerk’s-lane, Kil- that it is matter of deep regret to them, that a Report, the 
marnock ;—Chairman of a Meeting of Independents of framing of which engaged, for so long a period, the best 
Kilmarnoch;—Inhabitants of Kilmarnockh;—Rutherglen; energies of so many eminent men should, till this hour, 
—Burgh of Dumbarton ;—Rendall ;—West Mainland of have remained ‘unnoticed on the Table of the House ; 
Orkney ;— Sanday ;— Holm ;—Stromness ;—Kirkwall; and praying the House to bestow on the subject their 
—Rousay and Egleshay ;—Shapenshay ;— Stronsay ;— earliest and most favourable consideration. 
Orphir ;—and, Saint Andrew’s,—were presented, and Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
read ; praying the House not to grant any public Money Table. 
for the erection or endowment of additional Churches in 
Scotland. A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land in the 
And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the district of North Durham, was presented, and read; 
Table. complaining of the depressed state of the Agricultural 
* interest; and praying, That the House will take the 
Ne late 


Administration. 


5 Wit. lV. 


A Petition of Citizens of Glasgow, was presented, and 
read ; praying the House to adopt the most powerful 
and energetic measures to procure the removal from 
His Majesty’s Councils of the late Administration. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


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241 


subject into their serious consideration, and adopt such 
measures as may appear best calculated to afford to the 
Petitioners substantial relief, and most likely to promote 
the best interests of the Country and the well-being of 
all His Majesty’s Subjects. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Hand-loom A Petition of Hand-loom Weavers of Tolcross, Carmyle 
Weavers. and Woodend ;—and, Parkhead and Westmuir,—were A Petition of Licensed Victuallers of Watlington, 
presented, and read; praying for the establishment of Zhame and Vicinities ;—Darlington ;—and, Dovor,— 
Boards of Trade in every manufacturing district, to fix, were presented, and read; praying for the repeal of the 
from time to time, the lowest prices to be paid for Hand- additional Duty on Spirit Licenses imposed by an Act of 
loom Weaving. the last Session of Parliament. 
And the said Petitions were referred to the Select And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Committee on Hand-loom Weavers. Table. 
peas of A Petition of Inhabitants of High Church Parish, Kil- Ordered, That the Short-hand Writer, who attended Short-hand 
olland, 


Writer to attend 
Middlesex 
Grand Jury. 


marnock; — Low Church Parish, Kilmarnock ;— New 
Monkland ;—Portobello ;—Stanley ;—Ministers, Elders 
and others, of the Gaelic Church, Paisley ;—President, 
Vice-President and other Directors of the Paisley So- 
ciety for the Defence of the Church of Scotland ;—In- 
habitants of Dalry ;— Lochguilhead and Kilmorich ; — 
Beith ;—Students in Divinity at the University of Edin- 
burgh ;—Inhabitants of Kilfinichen and Kilircheun ;— 
Tyree and Coll;—Ardnamurchan;—Kilmichael Glassary; 
—Inveraray ;— Kilninian and Kilmore ;— Kilbride ;— 
Tarbert ;— Kilchoman ; — Tobermory ;— Glenorchy and 
tie Inishail;— Morven; —Duror ;— Kilbrandon ;— Portna- 
haven ;—Muckairn ;— Tyree ;— Lismore and Appin ;— 
and, Salen,—were presented, and read; praying the 
House to resist every attempt to shake the stability 


or impair the efficiency of the Church of Scotland, and to 
VOL. 90. 


the Committee appointed to try the merits of the Pe- 
tition respecting the Ipswich Election, have leave to 
attend and give Evidence before the Middlesex Grand 
Jury, on the cases of Dewey and Cunold, on a Prosecu- 
tion for Perjury. 


A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, Manufacturers, and 
Tradesmen of Huddersfield, was presented, and read; 
taking notice of the Imprisonment for Debt Bill; and 
praying, That the same may not pass into a law. 

rdered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Tinprisonwent 
for Debt Bill. 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts. 


A Petition of Solicitors residing at Southampton, was 
presented, and read; praying the House not to forward 
any Bill for the aaary the whole’ Testamentary 

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business to Zondon, until an inquiry shall have been 
instituted for the purpose of ascertaining whether it 
cannot be made effective for all the wants of the country. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 
Oaths. A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Truro, and 
parishes adjacent, was presented, and read; praying the 
ouse to adopt such measures as shall appear best cal- 
culated to restrain the administration of Oaths to those 
cases only in which the object for which they are em- 
Sm pe is of sufficient importance to warrant so direct 
and solemn an appeal to the Deity from the impossibi- 
lity of attaining it in any other means, and to provide 
that in such cases they may be administered in the 
most grave, reverend and impressive manner. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Landed 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Zondon and Westminster, 
Property. 


was presented, and read; praying the House to address 
His Majesty, praying Him to demand from the holders 
of land an Seuandiane fulfilment of the conditions upon 
which they hold possession, those conditions being, that 
the said holders shall collectively defray all the expenses 
of the Army and Navy, and of His Majesty’s ouse- 
hold, together with all other expenses attendant upon 
the carrying on of the Government and the defending 
of the country, or, in default of the fulfilment of the said 
conditions, that the lands shall revert to His Majesty, as 
the executive of the Nation, and that a better a 
tion of them be thereupon made for the benefit of the 
whole people, by which means industry will receive its 
just reward, pauperism will be unknown, and the ne- 
cessity of the recently enacted Poor Law Bill will be 
totally superseded. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act, 


A Petition of Members of the Yarmouth Political 
Union of the Working Classes, and others, of Great 
Yarmouth ;-— Inhabitants of Oldham; — Hounslow ;— 
and, Chepping or High Wycombe,—were presented, and 
read ; reciting the Act of the last Session of Parliament 
for the Amendment and better Administration of the 
Laws relating. to the Poor in England and Wales; and 
praying the House to repeal the same. 
nd the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 
Lord’s Day. _ A Petition of Inhabitants of Wickhambrook;—and, 
Melford,—were presented, and read ; praying the House 
to take the subject of the due observance of the Lord’s 
Day into consideration, and adopt measures for the 
amendment of the existing laws on this subject. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Returns, 
presented : 


Navy 

Medical 

Supplies. 
No, 185. 


Mr. Charles Wood presented, pursuant to Orders,— 
A Return, showing the Amount paid for Medicines and 
Surgical Supplies for the use of the Navy, in each of the 
years 1832, 1833 and 1834; stating whether supplied by 
Contract, open or limited; by Agency, or ordered from 
particular Individua!s; also stating the mode of exa- 
mination of the several Stores before dispatch to, and 
after receipt at the several Hospitals and Warehouses. 

A Return of the Number of Patients admitted, and 
remaining, in the course of each of the Six past years, 
into the Royal Naval Hospitals at Portsmouth and Ply- 
mouth, and the Charge for the same, including Servants, 
but not the Pay of salaried Officers. 

A Return of the Number of Patients admitted, and 
oe the course of each of the Six past years, 
into the Royal Naval Hospitals at Port Royal, Jamaica, 
and at Malta, and the Charge for the same, including 
Servants, but not the Pay of salaried Officers. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Naval 
Hospitals. 


No. 185. 


The Lord A Messa 
hv s Roupelt: ge from the Lords, 


Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
for repairing the Road from Little Bowden, in the Coun 


of Northampton, to Rockingham, in the same County, 
without any Amendment: And also, 7 


by Mr. Trower and Mr. 


Rockingham 
Road Bill. 


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A. 1835. 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for TheLordshave 
naturalizing Mendel Albrecht; to which the Lords de- \ivecuy, 
sire the concurrence of this House: And also, Nat. Bill. 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for miavites 
naturalizing Frederic Louis Miéville ; to which the Lords Nat. Bill, 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for og 
naturalizing David Meyer Loewe; to which the Lords at. Bill. 
desire the concurrence of this House:—And then the 
Messengers withdrew. 


Ordered, That Mr. William Henry Ord be added to hn at 
the Select Committee on Bribery at Elections. ections. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, Shannon 
That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, Nevigation. 
that He will be graciously pleased to give directions to 
the Irish Government to take such steps, without delay, 
as shall appear to them to be advisable, for the purpose 
of carrying into effect the measures recommended in the 
Report of the Select Committee appointed during the 
last Session of Parliament, to inquire into the state of 
Navigation of the River Shannon :—And the said Motion 
was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 

That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, 
that He will be graciously pleased to give directions to 
the Irish Government to take such steps, without delay, 
as may be necessary to lay before this House, measures 
for the improvement of the Navigation of the River 
Shannon :—And the said Motion was, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, 
to thank His Majesty for His gracious condescension, in 
having from time to time been pleased to communicate 
to this House the “Correspondence of His Majesty’s Go- 
vernment with Foreign Powers,” and “ with the British 
Commissioners, relating to the Slave Trade :” 

That this House has considered these documents with 
the attention they claimed, and has learnt from them, 
with feelings of astonishment, grief and indignation, that 
the traffic in Slaves not only still continues to be carried 
on to an enormous extent, but: is attended with circum- 
stances of increased and aggravated cruelty, and that 
too under the flags of some of those Nations who were 
parties to the Declaration made by the Congress of Vienna, 
in the year 1815, wherein they asserted, that “ the traffic 
known under the name of the African Slave Trade, has 
been regarded by just and enlightened men in all ages 
as repugnant to the principles of humanity and of uni- 
versal morality ;’—that, ‘‘ the public voice in all civilized 
Countries has demanded that it should be suppressed 
as soon as possible ;’—that, it was “ their desire to put 
an end to a scourge,” which they therein described as 
having “ long desolated Africa, degraded Europe, and 
afflicted humanity ;” and a final triumph over which 
they acknowledged would be “ one of the greatest monu- 
ments of the age which undertook it, and which shall 
have gloriously carried it into complete effect :” 

That, notwithstanding this Declaration was so solemnly 
agreed to by all the great Powers of Europe in Congress 
assembled, and by them formally promulgated in the 
face of the World, this House has since been called upon 
to witness some of those very Powers afford it the pro- 
tection of their flags, by refusing to adopt effectual 
measures for its suppression, although repeatedly urged 
to do so by His Majesty’s Government, whose repre- 
sentations and arguments have been forcibly reiterated 
by His Majesty’s Representatives, resident at their re- 


Slave Trade. 


‘spective Courts; and that, although His Majesty has 


entered into Treaties and Conventions with these Powers 
for the suppression of this execrable traffic, in conse- 
quence of which certain laws have been enacted, and 
edicts issued, yet these laws and edicts, for want of 
efficient means having been adopted to give them prac- 
tical effect, have remained inoperative; and this House 
has learnt with surprise from the Correspondence laid 
before it by His Majesty, that when this fact has been 
represented by His Majesty’s Government, His Majesty’s 


ty representations and remonstrances have either been neg- 


lected altogether, or met by promises, which subsequent 
events have proved were mere pretexts for delay : 


In 




















5 Witt. IV. 


In this expression of its opinion and feelings, this 
House has particularly in its view the conduct of the 
Courts of Spain and of Portugal, who are bound by 
formal and solemn Treaties with His Majesty totally to 
abolish the Slave Trade, so far as their subjects, and the 
use of their flags are concerned, and who, for this purpose, 
have actually received money by votes of this House 
to the amount of 700,000/. sterling, and the remission 
of a debt to the amount of 600,000/. more, which were 
= on the faith of those very Treaties, which these 

overnments are nevertheless so far from carrying into 
effect, that, on the contrary, they allow their flags to be 
degraded, by covering the largest portion of this in- 
famous traffic in the blood and sinews of their fellow 
men, as is fully proved by the Documents His Majesty 
has communicated to this House : 

That this House therefore humbly and earnestly 
beseeches His Majesty to call upon the Courts of Spain 
and of Portugal to act, without further delay, upon the 
Declaration of Vienna, to which they were parties, and 
immediately to fulfil, in good faith, the Treaties they 
have respectively entered into with His Majesty for the 
entire suppression of this trade : 

That, although this House has seen with deep regret, 
that, down to a late period, the trade in Slaves has been 
carried on to a considerable extent under the flag of 
France, still this House views with feelings of satisfaction 
the success which has attended the measures its Govern- 
ment has lately adopted for its suppression ; and this 
House congratulates His Majesty on the completion of 
a Treaty conceding the mutual right of search, to which 
at one period almost insuperable objections on the part 
of France seemed to exist; but, although this House 
acknowledges with gratitude His Majesty’s exertions in 
effecting so much, still this House humbly represents 
to His Majesty, that much yet remains to be done to 
complete the total annihilation of the trade carried on 
under the protection of the French flag; and this House, 
looking to what has already been effected, is confidently 
led to hope, that the recommendation by His Majesty 
of further measures, having for their sole object the 
total suppression of this trade, alike condemned by both 
Nations, will find ready acceptance by the Government 
of France, particularly as the interests of its subjects 
are now represented to be no longer involved therein :— 
And this Réiin therefore humbly suggests to His Ma- 
jesty, that great advantage to the cause of humanity 
would be gained by inducing France to consent to an 
extension of the limits of the mutual right of search 
already agreed upon, to the whole line of the coast of 
Africa, and to that of the Island of Madagascar; and 
this House indulges the hope, that His Majesty may be 
pleased to avail himself of the opportunity which the 
pending negociation for a Treaty of Commerce with 
France presents, to gain not only the consent of her 
Government to this important alteration, but also to join 
Great Britain, the United States of America and the 
Brazils, in the measure they have already taken, of 
declaring the trade to be piracy: 

That this House has observed, with grief, that an 
immense traffic in Slaves has been, and still is, carried 
on under the flags of other Nations, notwithstanding His 
Majesty’s unceasing exertions in negociating with their 
respective Governments, in the hope of inducing them 
to carry into effect their own solemn engagements for 
its effectual suppression :—And this House feels deeply 
humiliated by a sense of the comparatively small success 
which has resulted from its labours, and from the 
sacrifices it has made in this great cause; and it cannot 
refrain from expressing, in the strongest terms language 
will afford, its grief and undisguised indignation at the 
little attention which has been paid by Foreign Powers 
to the unceasing endeavours of three successive British 
Monarchs to give them effect: —But, notwithstanding all 
these disappointments, when this House reviews the 
whole of this most painful subject, it still sees, in the 
present state of public feeling respecting it, in almost 
every Country in Europe, and in America, reason to 
hope for final success :—And feeling that this Country 
has acquired, by the force of its own example, the right 
to call upon other Nations to respect and promote the 
peace and happiness of the African race, which forms 
so large a portion of the great family of mankind, this 


House once more approaches His Majesty to implore and 
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245 


beseech His Majesty to renew with increased earnestness 
His negociations with all those Governments under 
whose flag this infamous traffic is still carried on, calling 
upon them to co-operate in good faith with His Majesty 
in completing the triumph which they themselves Fd 
declared will be one of the greatest monuments of the 
age which shall have carried it into effect: 

That this House, with a view to the attainment of this 
just and humane object, humbly beseeches His Majesty 
to revise with His Allies all the Treaties which they 
have respectively entered into with His Majesty, having 
for their object the suppression of this traffic, in order 
to reduce the terms and stipulations contained therein, 
which at present vary greatly from each other, into one 
solemn league between all the contracting Powers, and 
to introduce into this general Treaty, first, an extension 
of the limit to the right of search to the whole of the 
Western and Eastern Coasts of Africa, and an agreement. 
that this right of search shall allowed, not only as 
between each particular Country and His Majesty, but 
be extended to a reciprocal right of search between all 
the contracting Parties : 

Secondly, that the right of seizure shall be extended 
to vessels equipped for the purposes of trading in Slaves, 
although not actually having Slaves on board: 

Thirdly, an agreement that all such vessels as may 
be condemned by the mixed Commission Courts, shall 
forthwith be broken up, or otherwise effectually de- 
stroyed : 

And, fourthly, a stipulation that the trade in Slaves 
shall be declared to be piracy :—And the said Motion 
was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Ordered, That the Report which, upon the 3d day of 
April last, was communicated to this House, by the 
Lords, on the subject of Oaths, be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Bankrupts Estates (Scotland) Bill; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Wood Duties Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Execution of Wills Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Wednesday, the 20th day of May next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on the 
Executors and Administrators Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Wednesday, the 20th day of May next. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
the 20th day of April last, for reading a second time, 
To-morrow, the Seamen Enlistment Bill, might be read; 
and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday, the 20th day of this instant May. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into a Committee upon the Colonial Pas- 
sengers Bill. 


Ordered, That Mr. Attorney General and Mr. Soli- 
citor General be added to the Select Committee on the 
Bankrupts’ Estates Bill. 

Ordered, That Sir Edward Thomas Troubridge, Mr. 
William Ord, and Colonel Leith Hay, be added to the 
Select Committee on the Chatham Election. 

Ordered, That Sir John Hobhouse, Lord Viscount 
Howick, and Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, be 
added to the Select Committee on the Houses of Par- 
liament. 


Loewe’s Naturalization Bill, was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


3Q2 Mivville’s 


Report on 
Oaths, to be 
printed. 

No. 186. 


Bankrupts 
Estates 


(Scotland) 


Bill. 


Wood Duties 
Bill. 


Execution of 


Wills Bill. 


Executors and 
Administrators 
Bill. 


Seamen 
Enlistmen 
Bill. 


Colonia! 
Passengers 
Bill. 


Bankrupts’ 
Estates Bill. 


Chatham 
Election. 


Houses of 
Parliament. 


Loewe’s 
Nat. Bill, 
read. 








Mieville’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Albrecht’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Elections at 
Clitherce. 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Penryn 
Borough 
Election. 
Petition of 
Electors. 





24.4 


Mivdville’s Naturalization Bill, was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read asecond time. 


Albrecht’s Naturalization Bill, was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Electors and Inhabitant Householders 
of the borough of Clitheroe, was presented, and read ; 
complaining of certain acts of intimidation, and the in- 
terference of Peers at elections for that Borough; and 
praying the House to adopt measures for the prevention 
thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Bribery at Elections. 


Ordered, That Sir Charles Knightley have leave of 
absence fora month, on account of ill health. 


A Petition of Richard Williams, of the Borough of 
Penryn, and John Symonds, of the town of Falmouth, 
Esquires, and John Stona, of the Borough of Penryn, 
Esquire, electors of the united Borough of Penryn and 
Falmouth, on behalf of themselves and other electors 
of the said united Borough, was delivered in, and read ; 
setting forth, That the Petitioners are electors of the 
united Borough, and at the late Election for the same 
claimed a right to vote and did vote thereat; that by 
the Reform Act the Town of Falmouth was united with 
the Borough of Penryn, and the united Borough were to 
return two Members to Parliament; that Falmouth is a 
packet station for the Government packets; there is a 
resident superintendent, and the Government have 
great influence from the circumstance in elections; the 
captains, masters, surgeons, mates and other persons 
engaged and employed in the packets, being electors, 
can be arbitrarily dismissed by the superintendent or 
Board of Admiralty; the Government therefore have 
absolute power over them, and, through them, great con- 
trol over such of their connexions and friends as are 
electors of the Borough; that Robert Monsey Rolfe, 
Esquire, having been appointed Solicitor General, va- 
cated his seat as Member for the said united Borough, 
and a new Writ was on the eighteenth April moved for 
and issued for an Election for said Borough, and on 
Monday the twentieth April said Robert Monsey vy 
arrived in Falmouth to canvass the Electors; that the 
Right honourable Charles William Bury, commonly 
called Lord Viscount Zullamoore, having been strongly 
solicited by an influential body of electors of said 
united Borough to offer himself a Candidate, and oppose 
the re-election of said Robert Monsey Rolfe, sent an 
agent on the 20th to the Borough, to confer with his 
friends there, but his Lordship, having been informed, 
and upon such information having strong reason to be- 
lieve, that extensive bribery and corruption, and undue 
influence, would be resorted to by and on the part of 
the said Robert Monsey Rolfe, and his friends and 
agents, to secure his Return, determined not to stand as 
a Candidate, and on Wednesday, the 22d April, a letter 
was received at Falmouth by his Lordship’s friends to 
that effect, and on same day his agent left the Bo- 
rough for London; and the said Robert Monsey Rolfe 
and his friends were on the same day apprised of such 
his Lordship’s determination, and neither Lord Tudla- 
moore, or any agent on his behalf, further interfered or 
took any part in the said Election; that, upon his Lord- 
ship’s intention of not coming forward as a Candidate 
becoming known, a meeting of the inhabitants of Pen- 
ryn was convened by public notice, and said meeting 
was held in the Town Hall on the evening of said Wed- 
nesday the 22d April, and which meeting was attended 
by several of the electors for Falmouth, and at which 
meeting it was unanimously determined that Lord 
Tullamoore should, notwithstanding his withdrawal, be 
put in nomination; that a considerable number of the 
electors of the said united Borough belonging both to 
Penryn and Falmouth, immediately proceeded to can- 
vass the united Borough previous to the day of Election, 
and received the promises of upwards of 380 of the 
electors in favour of Lord Tullamoore; that Edward 
Guichard, Esquire, the Portreeve of the said Borough of 
Penryn, and Returning Officer for said united Borough, 
appointed Tuesday and Wednesday the 28th and 29th 
days of April last for said Election, and appointed a 


12° Mai. 





A. 1835. 


polling place at Falmouth, and another at Penryn, for 
taking the votes of the electors for said united Borough; 
that on said 28th April the said Robert Monsey Rolfe 
was proposed by Samuel Trenery, gentleman, and 
seconded by Thomas Rogers, ship-broker, and Lord 
Tullamoore was proposed by the Petitioner Richard 
Williams, and seconded by the Petitioner John Symonds, 
and at the close of the poll on said day the numbers, 
as announced by the Returning Officer, were for Lord 
Tullamoore 281 votes, and Robert Monsey Rolfe 278 
votes, leaving a majority of 3 in favour of the said Lord 
Tullamoore; the Petitioners further state, that the num- 
ber of promises of votes and pledged votes that remained 
unpolled at the close of this day’s polling, left no doubt 
whatever that there would be a large majority on the 
poll for Lord Tullamoore at the final close on the fol- 
lowing day, but it was found in the course of the even- 
ing that the agents and friends of Robert Monsey 
Rolfe were tampering with the unpolled voters, public- 
houses were opened, the humble class of voters were 
kept in a state of intoxication all the night, and in many 
instances large sums of money were offered, and in 
many instances paid to voters, to induce them to vote 
for the said Robert Monsey Rolfe, or to forbear to vote 
for the said Lord Tullamoore, and in many. cases to 
induce voters to go out of the Borough on pretence of 
business or employment, to prevent their voting at said 
Election for the said Lord Tullamoore; that the most 
open and undisguised violence and intimidation was also 
resorted to by and on the part and behalf of Robert 
Monsey Rolfe, and his friends and agents, to terrify and 
compel the voters to vote for the said Robert Monsey 
Rolfe, and, failing in that, to prevent them voting at the 
said Election; that voters, tradesmen, were threatened 
by their employers to be dismissed from their employ 
and service if they did not vote for Robert Monsey Rolfe, 
or if they voted Por Lord Zullamoore; and in like man- 
ner yoters having shops, and carrying on trade and 
business in the Borough, were informed they should lose 
all custom and become marked men if they did not vote 
for said Robert Monsey Rolfe; the Petitioners also fur- 
ther state, that they will be able to prove that by such 
threats, violence and intimidation of the agents, friends 
and supporters of Robert Monsey Rolfe, many electors 
voted for him at said Election against their wish and 
intention, and contrary to their solemn and known and 
avowed declaration and intention to vote for the said 
Lord Tullamoore, and a still greater number refrained 
from voting at all, who would but for such threats and 
intimidation have voted for the said Lord Tullamoore ; 
the Petitioners further state, that the Government influ- 
ence was used at said Election in a most illegal and 
unconstitutional manner; that Captain Andrew King, 
the superintendent of packets, and a Government officer, 
avowing that he acted under the express orders of 
the Board of Admiralty in a letter to him from the 
Board, and signed by the Honourable Captain Eliott, 
compelled many electors in the packet service to vote 
for the said Robert Monsey Rolfe against their known 
and declared intention and wishes of voting for Lord 
Tullamoore, and many other of such electors who would 
not vote for the said Robert Monsey Rolfe to forbear to 
vote at all; that the said Captain King also showed the 
said letter conveying such directions from the Admiralty 
to divers persons, electors, whose names were inserted 
therein, to prove that he the said Captain King was then 
authorized and required to call upon the said electors to 
vote for the said Robert Monsey Rolfe; and the Peti- 
tioners state, that by means of such interference man 

votes were given, and are on the poll for the said Robert 
Monsey Rolfe, of persons who would have otherwise 
voted for the said Lord Yullamoore, and many others 
who would have voted for the said Lord Tullamoore were 
prevented from so voting, and forbore to vote for the 
said Lord Yullamoore, and such persons were by such 
unconstitutional means influenced and intimidated, and 
prevented from voting according to their wishes and in- 
tentions; the Petitioners further state, that it was early 
discovered on the morning of the second day’s poll that 
great and extensive bribery and corruption had been 
practised by and on the part of Robert Monsey Rolfe, 
his agents, friends and supporters, and immediately 
electors in the interest of Lord Tullamoore demanded the 
bribery oath should be put to the voters who sn 

an 





5 Wixi. IV. 


and tendered their votes for the said Robert Monsey 
Rolfe, and as evidence of the great and extensive bri- 
bery practised, that very many electors who appeared to 
vote for said Robert Monsey Rolfe, and being called on 
to take the bribery oath, refused to take same, and 
in some instances stated as a reason, that they could not 
truly take same; the Petitioners further state, that at 
the close of the poll on said 29th April, the numbers 
appeared, as declared by the Returning Officer, to be for 
the said Robert Monsey Rolfe 348 votes, and Lord 
Tullamoore 326 votes, leaving a majority of 22 in 
favour of Robert Monsey Rolfe, who was thereupon 
declared duly elected and returned; that the said 
Election and Return of Robert Monsey Rolfe was ob- 
tained by the undue influence and interference of the 
Government, great intimidation on the part of the friends 
and supporters of the said Robert Monsey Rolfe, and the 
most gross bribery, corruption and treating on the part 
of the said Sitting Member, his agents, friends and sup- 
porters ; the Petitioners show, that immediately at the 
close of the Election all the Government packets in the 
harbour fired a salute in honour of the victory; that the 
sailors in the ships were dressed in ribbands with the 
favours of the Sitting Member, and, to the number of 
300, marched in procession at his chairing; that the 
said majority upon which the said Robert Monsey Rolfe 
was so returned a Member for the said united Borough 
was a colourable majority only, inasmuch as many per- 
sons who were not entitled to vote at the said Election 
were admitted to vote at the said Election for the said 
Robert Monsey Rolfe ; that many persons were admitted 
to vote at the said Election, and are on the poll of the 
said Robert Monsey Rolfe, who had not at the time of 
polling any such qualification in respect of property, or 
occupation, or value, or payment of rates, as is required 
by law to entitle them to vote at the said Election; that 
many persons were allowed to vote, and are on the poll 
for the said Robert Monsey Rolfe, who had not at the 
time of voting the qualification in respect of which they 
were registered; that many persons were allowed to vote 
at the said Election for the said Robert Monsey Rolfe in 
respect of the right reserved in the said Borough of 
Penryn, who were not entitled to vote in respect of such 
reserved right by reason of their not having any property 
in respect of which they could be or were rated to the rate 
for the relief of the poor in Penryn, and others who had 
ceased to be in the possession or occupation of such 
property, and others who were disqualified by reason of 
their having refused to pay, or not having paid, the said 
rate; that divers other persons not entitled to vote in 
the Elections for said united Borough, or to have their 
names inserted in the Lists of Electors for said united 
Borough, had nevertheless their names inserted in the 
said Lists, and were not legally objected to, and their 
names were in consequence retained in the said Register, 
and that said persons were allowed and admitted to vote 
at said Election, and voted for the said Robert Monsey 
Rolfe; that divers other persons whose names appear in 
the said Register for the said united Borough, were not 
by law entitled to vote at the said Election, by reason 
that their respective places of abode, or the nature of 
their respective qualifications, or the local or other de- 
scription of their respective properties by law required 
to be described, is or are incorrectly or insufficiently 
described in the said Register, and that the said persons 
voted at the said Election for the said Robert Monsey 
Rolfe; that divers persons not by law entitled to vote at 
said Election, by reason that they had not at the time of 
voting the same qualifications respectively for which their 
names were originally inserted in the said Register, were 
nevertheless admitted to vote at said Election, and voted” 
for the said Robert Monsey Rolfe; that divers persons 
who. were by law incapable of voting at the said Election 
by reason of their having during such Election, or 
within six calendar months of such Election, or fourteen 
days after such Election, been employed as agents, 
attornies, flag-men, poll-clerks, deputy at said Election, 
special constables thereat, or in some other capacity for 
the purposes of such Election, and by reason of their 
having either before, or during, or since such Election, 
accepted and taken from the said Robert Monsey Rolfe, 
or from some other person in consideration of or with 
reference to such their several employments, certain 
sums of money, retaining-fees, offices, _— or employ- 
ments, or rewards for voting at such Election, were 


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O45 


nevertheless allowed and admitted to vote at the said 
Election, and did vote for the said Robert Monsey Rolfe; 
that divers other persons were allowed to vote at said 
Election, and voted for the said Robert M onsey Roife, who 
were disabled or disqualified from, or incapable of voting 
at the said Election, by reason of their being, at the time 
of the said Election, or within twelve months previous 
to such Election, concerned or employed in the charging, 
collecting, levying or managing the Duties of Excise or 
Customs, or as postmasters or their deputies, or persons 
employed by or under them, in receiving, collecting or 
managing the revenue of the Post Office, or any part 
thereof; that divers other persons voted at the said 
Election for the said Robert Monsey Rotfe, who were 
disqualified from voting at the said Election, being 
clerks or persons employed in the Packet Service ; that 
all such persons who were so admitted to vote at such 
Election as aforesaid, and divers other persons who 
voted at said Election for the said Robert Monsey Rolfe, 
were by law disabled or unqualified from voting, or 
incompetent to vote at the said Election, and that by 
reason of the premises the said majority for the said 
Robert Monsey Rolfe was an apparent and colourable 
majority only ; that many persons were allowed to vote 
at the said Election for the said Robert Monsey Rolfe 
who were disqualified from voting thereat, some being 
aliens, others felons, others who had been convicted of 
bribery, and others by reason of having received, or 
were in receipt of alms or parochial relief; that as well 
before as after the test or issuing out of the Writ for the 
said Election, the said Robert Monsey Rolfe did, by 
himself and his agents, friends and partisans, and by 
persons employed by and acting for him and on his 
behalf, by divers ways and means, at his charge and 
behalf, directly and indirectly give, present and allow to 
persons having votes at such Election, money, meat, 
drink, lodging, entertainment, provision and reward, 
and did make presents, gifts, rewards and promises, 
agreements and obligations and engagements to give 
money, meat, drink, provisions, presents, rewards and 
entertainments to and for persons having votes as afore- 
said, and to and for the use, benefit and advantage, 
employment, profit and preferment of such persons, in 
order that he the said Robert Monsey Rolfe might be 
elected, and for being elected for the said united Borough; 
that the said Robert Monsey Rolfe, by himself, his agents, 
friends, committeemen and managers, and b persons 
employed by and acting for him and on his behalf, before, 
at and during the Election, was guilty of open and ex- 
tensive bribery and corrupt practices, in order to corrupt 
and procure, and did corrupt and procure, divers per- 
sons having or claiming to have a right to vote at such - 
Election, to give their votes in favour of the said Robert 
Monsey Rolfe, and to forbear to give them in favour of 
the said Lord Tullamoore; all which acts and conduct of 
the said Sitting Member are in violation of the freedom 
of Election, the Rules and Orders of the House, and con- 
trary to the express provision and enactment of theseveral 
statutes passed to prevent bribery, corruption and treat- 
ing in the elections of Members to serve in Parliament ; 
the Petitioners therefore humbly pray, That the said 
Election and Return of the said Robert Monsey Rolfe 
may be declared null and void, and that the said Lord 
Tullamoore may be declared to have been duly elected, 
and ought to have been returned at said Election, and 
that the Name of the said Robert Monsey Rolfe may be 
erased from the said Return, and the Name of the said 
Charles William Bury, commonly called Lord T'ullamoore, 
may be substituted as Member to serve in the present 
Parliament for the said united Borough, and that the 
House may be pleased to take the several facts and cir- 
cumstances hereinbefore stated into consideration, and 
grant the Petitioners and the other electors such further 
and other reliefas to the House shall seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into con- 
sideration upon Tuesday, the 23d day of June next, at 
three of the clock in the Afternoon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 


3R 








Fast India 
Company, 


No. 183. 


Great Yarmouth 


( Norfolk) 
Haven Bill, 


Cart Navi- 
gation Bill. 


Ediuburgh 
Water Com- 
pany Bill, 


Deptford 
Pier Bill, 


Petition 
referred toa 
Committee. 


Mercurii, 13° die Maz; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the 
East India Company, was called in; and at the 
bar presented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of 
Parliament,—List, No. 13. specifying the Particulars of 
the Compensation proposed to be granted to certain 
Persons lately belonging to the Maritime Service of 
the East India Company, under an arrangement sanc- 
tioned by the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs 
of India, and laid before the Honourable the House of 
Commons on the 26th February 1835 :—And then he 
withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said List do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, Traders, and other 
Inhabitants of Norwich ;—Ship-owners, Ship-masters, 
Traders, and other Inhabitants of the port and borough of 
Great Yarmouth;—and, George Grout, of the city of 
Norwich, Esquire, and John Rising Staff, of the same city, 
Gentleman,—were presented, and read; taking notice of 
the Great Yarmouth (Norfolk) Haven Bill ; and praying, 
That they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts thereof. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Pe- 
titions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Hugh Tennent, Esquire, merchant in 
Glasgow, a Parliamentary Trustee on the River Clyde 
and Harbour of Glasgow, was presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Cart Navigation Bill; and praying, That 
he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Society of Writers to His Majesty's 
Signet, residing in KHdinburgh;—Writers to His Ma- 
jesty’s Signet, residing in Edinburgh ;—and, James Do- 
naldson, Esquire, one of the Magistrates of the city of 
Edinburgh,—were presented, and read; taking notice 
of the Edinburgh Water Company Bill; and praying, 
That they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts thereof. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or‘agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day, for resuming the 
adjourned Proceeding upon the third reading of the 
ingrossed Bill for making and maintaining a Pier and 
other Works at Deptford, in the County of Kent, be 
now read; and the same being read :—The House re- 
sumed the said adjourned Proceeding; and several in- 
grossed Clauses were added, by way of riders; and 
several Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Barnard do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the Churchwardens and 
other Inhabitants of Saint Paul, Deptford, which was 
presented ane the 16th day of April last, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against the London and Greenwich Railway Bill, be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and that the Peti- 
tioners be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petition, ifthey think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


13° Mai. 


A. 1835. 


The 7Zruro Improvement Bill was read asecond time; Truro Im- 
and committed to Mr. Tooke and the Cornwall List: provement 
And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s nie 
Chamber. 


The Surrey and Sussex and Surrey New Roads Con- Surrey ana 
solidation Bill was read a second time ; and committed Sussex, &amp;, 
to Mr. Charles Barclay and the Surrey List: And they ®™4s Bill 
are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s Chamber. 

A Petition of the Mayor and Commonalty, and Citi- Petition 
zens of the city of London, Masters, Guardians and @gainst. 
Governors of the House and Hospital called Bethlem, 
was presented, and read ; taking notice of the said Bill ; 
and praying, That they may be heard, by their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, b 
their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if they thin 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the 
said Petition. 


A Petition of Surveyors of the Highways of the town- Sheffield Gas 
ship of Sheffield, was presented, and read; taking notice Bill. 
of the Sheffield Gas Bill; and praying, That they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the powers Petition 
of the Act for cleansing, lighting, and otherwise improv- in favour. 
ing the Town of Sheffield, was also presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the Sheffield Gas Bill; and praying, That 
the same may pass into a law. . 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Mary Ann Walker, of Masbro’ House, — and 
in the parish of Rotherham, gentlewoman ; — Thomas Railway Bill 
Butler, of Brightside, in the parish of Sheffield, Esquire; 
—and, Residents in the neighbourhood of the public 
highway or carriage-road in Brightside Bierlow, in the 
parish of Sheffield,—were presented, and read ; taking 
notice of the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway Bill; and 
praying, That they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts thereof. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Proprietors and Workers of Steam En- Petition 
gines in Sheffield, was also presented, and read; taking in favour. 
notice of the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway Bill; and 
praying that the same may pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


The Paisley Waterworks Bill was read a second time; Paisley 
and committed to Mr. Graham Speirs, and the West Waterworks 
Scotland List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in _ 
the Speaker’s Chamber. 


An ingrossed Bill for improving certain Roads within Hereford 
the County of Hereford, communicating with the City of %4s oe. 
Hereford, was read the third time; and several Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Lord Viscount Eastnor do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Coachmasters, Proprietors of vans, wag- Great Western 
i : } * d of h Railway Bill. 
gons, post-chaises and other carriages, and of horses 
travelling for hire, was presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Great Western Railway Bill; and praying, 
That the same may not pass into a law as it now stands. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Coachmasters, Proprietors of vans, wag- 
gons, post-chaises and other carriages, and of horses 
travelling for hire, was also presented, and read; taking 
notice of the said Bill; and praying, That they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
eertain parts thereof. 

Ordered, 








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Sarre istene agin PMAle os | og 


Ramsgate 
Water Bill. 


Liverpool 
Buildings 
Bill. 


Sheffield and 
Rotherham 
Railway Bill. 


* Leeds Gas 


Bill. 


Imprisonment 


for Debt Bill. 


Seamen En- 
listment Bill. 


Lord’s Day 
Observance Bill, 


Dorchester 
Unionists. 


Church of 
Scotland. 





5 Witt. IV. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


An ingrossed Bill for better supplying with Water the 
Parish of Ramsgate, and the Neighbourhood thereof, in 
the County of Kent, was read the third time ; and several 
Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Edward Knatchbull do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Liverpool Buildings Bill was read a second time; 
and committed to Lord Viscount Sandon and the Lan- 
caster List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Sheffield and 
Rotherham Railway Bill have Power to send for persons, 
papers and records. 

Ordered, That the Committee on the Leeds Gas Bill 
have Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of Merchants, Traders and others, of West- 
minster ;— Salford ;—Wholesale Tradefs of London ;— 
Tradesmen and Shopkeepers of Saint Mary Magdalen, 
Bermondsey ;—Coal Merchants frequenting the Coal 
Exchange, London ;—Traders and Inhabitants of Strat- 
ford-upon-Avon ;— Bankers, Merchants, Manufacturers 
and others of Bolton ;—Tradesmen and Inhabitants of 
Hereford ;—Tradesmen and Shopkeepers of Southwark 
and Newington;—Ward of Farringdon Without, London; 
—and, Gentry, Clergy, Merchants, Tradesmen and 
Inhabitants of Beverley,—were presented, and read; 
taking notice of the Imprisonment for Debt Bill; and 
praying, That the same may not pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Mackarel and Herring Fishing Mer- 
chants at Lowestoft ;—and, Great Yarmouth,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; taking notice of the Seamen Enlist- 
ment Bill; and praying, That a Clause may be inserted 
therein exempting fishermen engaged in the mackarel 
and herring fisheries from impressment. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Samuel Field, chairman of a Meeting of 
Market Gardeners and Fruit Growers resident at Lam- 
beth, was presented, and read ; taking notice of the Lord’s 
Day Observance Bill; and praying, That the same may 
not pass into a law as it now stands. 

“ — That the said Petition do lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of sundry Trades and Inhabitants of Liver- 
pool ;—and, James Worris, chairman of a Meeting of 
Inhabitants of the parish of Zambeth,—were presented, 
and read; praying the House to address His Majesty for 
the remission of the sentence of transportation passed 
_ the six agricultural Labourers convicted at the 

orchester Spring Assizes of 1834 of administering an 
unlawful oath. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Lasswade and Cockpen ;— 
United Secession Congregation of Pitrodie;—Dissenters 
and others of Dere ;—Inhabitants of Methven, Tipper- 
muir and Monedie ;—Balbeggie ;—Scone ;— Saint An- 
drew’s ;—.Dunning ;— South Ronaldshay and Burra ;— 
Blairgowrie and Rattray ;—LEassie and Nevay ;—Crieff; 
—Auchtergaven;—Dissenters and Members of the Esta- 
blished Church of Errol;—Members of the United 
Associate Congregation at Craigend;—Inhabitants of 
Dumfries ;—Lochmaben ;—Torthorwald ; — Middlebie ; 
— Forfar ;— Arbroath ;—Gartly Soa ;— Minister, 
Elders, Members and Adherents of the Second United 
Congregation of Arbroath;— Magistrates and Town 


Council of the royal burgh of Forfar ;—Dissenters of 
VOL. 90. 


13° Mai. 


Q47 


Montrose ;--Magistrates and Town Council of Dum- 
Jries ;—and, Householders and others of Kirkinner,— 
were presented, and read; praying the House not to 
grant any public money for the erection or endowment 
of additional Churches in Scotland. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Ardeonaig and Ardtal- 
naig ;—Kenmore;— Killin ;—Duffus ; — Banff’; — Kin- 
tore; — Arbroath and Iverbrothock; — Monwwaird and 
Strowan ;—Mouzie;— Heritors, Minister, Kirk Session 
and Inhabitants of Old Kilpatrick ;—and, Inhabitants of 
Gladsmuir,—were also presented, and read ; praying the 
House to resist every attempt to shake the stability or 
impair the efficiency of the Church of Scotland, and to 
adopt such measures as may seem best calculated for 
promoting its usefulness, by building and endowing such 
additional Churches in connexion with the Establish- 
ment as the increasing numbers and necessities of the 
population demand. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Meare ;—Litton ;— Glas- 
tonbury;— Bleadon ;—Uphill ; — Croscombe; — 1; 
— Lowestoft ;—Solicitors of Lowestoft ;— Basingstoke, 
and Odiham ;— Yeovil; — Glastonbury ;—and, the diocese 
of Hereford,—were presented, and read ; setting forth, 
That the Petitioners view with alarm the proposition 
now made for transferring to the Courts at Doctors’ 
Commons the sole power of granting Probates and Admi- 
nistrations, and for requiring that all the original Wills 
shall for the future be deposited there; and praying, 
That the Courts having power of granting Probates and 
Administrations, with Registries for the original Wills 
attached to them, may remain, as heretofore, in the 
country, but with such consolidation of the Courts as 
may appear to the House necessary. 


nd the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Agriculturists of Crowland, was pre- 
sented, and read; setting forth, That the Petitioners 
have long been labouring under heavy distresses, occa- 
sioned by many circumstances; that amongst other 
causes nearly affecting the interests of the Petitioners, 
and the cultivators of the soil generally, is the with- 
drawing of a protecting Duty from the British grower 
on all Hemp, Cole, Flax and other small Seeds; and 
praying the House to afford the cultivator of the British 
soil a sufficient protecting Duty to permit him to compete 
with the comparatively untaxed Foreigner. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts. 


Hemp and 
Ilax Seed, 


A Petition of John Moseley, chairman of a meeting of Agricultural 


Owners and Occupiers of land, and of others interested 
in the welfare of Agriculture, in the eastern division of 
the county of Suffolk ;—John Moseley, chairman of the 
East Suffolk Society for the Protection of Agriculture ; 
—Owners and Occupiers of land in the vicinity of 
Boston ;—and, Proprietors and Occupiers of land in 
Market Weighton, Driffield, Bridlington, Rise and Spal- 
dington,—were presented, and read; complaining of the 
depressed state of the Agricultural interest ; and pray- 


ing the House to take the subject into consideration, and’ 


adopt measures for the relief of the Petitioners. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Distress. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the united parishes of Church of 


Saint Edmund the King and Martyr, and Saint Nicholas 
Acons, in the city of London ;—Protestant Lay Inhabit- 
ants of Wells ;—Inhabitants of Lymington ;—and, Gilan- 
mire,—were presented, and read; praying the House 
to reject every measure which has for its object the 
taking away any portion of the revenues of the Jrish 
Church, in order to its being applied to other than Pro- 
testant and strictly ecclesiastical purposes. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers and Spirit Dealers 
of Walton;—Wells;—A xbridge and Chedder ;—Licensed 
Victuallers of Reigate ;— Tiverton ;— Wokingham ,—and, 

sRs2.° 


of 


Ireland, 


Spirit 
Licenscs. 








Imprisonment 
for Debt 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Church of 
lreland. 


Drunkenness. 


Lord's Day 
Observance 
Bill. 


Returns, 
presented : 


Attestation 
of Wills. 


Executions 
for Debt. 


No. 199. 


Gaol 
Chap!ains, 
No. 200. 


Portadown 
Investiga- 
tion, 


Militia 
Officers. 
No. 201. 


Kerry 
Election. 


248 


of the county of Berks,—were presented, and read ; 
raying for the 72 oye of the additional Duty on “sh 
icenses imposed by an Act of the last Session of Par- 
liament. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of the Deacon-Convener and Deacons of 
the six Incorporated Trades of the city of Brechin ;— 
and, the Incorporation of Guildry or Merchants in the 
city of Brechin,—were presented, and read; takin 
notice of the Imprisonment for Debt (Scotland) Bill; 
and praying, That the same may not pass into a law as 
it now stands. 

And the said Petitions were referred to the Select 
Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Magistrates and Town Council of the 
royal burgh of Forfar, and of Householders and Inha- 
bitants of that burgh ;—and, Inhabitants of Blairgowrie 
and Rattray,—were presented, and read ; praying the 
House to adopt such measures as are calculated to en- 
force the principle of the Resolution of the House on the 
subject of the Church Establishment in Ireland. 

nd the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Liverpool ;—and, Opera- 
tives and others of Kendal, Stavely, Crook, Ambleside, 
Sawrey and Burneside, — were presented, and read ; 
praying the House to enact such measures as may sup- 
press Drunkenness, and, by removing this most fruitful 
source of wretchedness and crime, increase the comforts 
and prosperity of the community at large. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Richmond, in the county 
of Surrey, was presented, and read; taking notice of 
the Lords’ Day Observance Bill; and praying, That the 
same may pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to several Ad- 
dresses to His Majesty,—A Return for the years 1832 
and 1833, from the several Provincial, Diocesan and 
Archidiaconal Courts of England and Wales, of the 
Number, first, of Unattested Wills; second, of Wills 
attested by one Witness only, proved in each of such 
Courts; distinguishing the Numbers proved respectively 
under each Scale of the Probate Duty. 


A Return of the Number of Persons in the several 
Gaols of England, confined for Debt in each of the years 
from ist January 1830, to 31st December 1834, dis- 
tinguishing the Suites charged in execution, with the 
amount of the Debt, and the Costs for which each Party 
was charged in execution. 


A Return of the Salary paid to the Chaplain of every 
Prison in England and Wales, for the year ending 
Michaelmas 1834 ; the usual Hours of doing duty in the 
Prison each day, the average Number of Prisoners daily, 
and whether he has any, and what, Ecclesiastical dut 
other than attendance on the Prison, and the Emolu- 
ment derived therefrom. 


Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to Orders,— 
Copy of the Report of the Investigation held at Porta- 
down, on the 10th of April 1834, and subsequent days, 
into the conduct of Chief Constable of Police Brennan, 
and the result; also, Copy of any Letter or Report from 
Chief Constable Brennan to Sub-Inspector of Police 
Henry, at Armagh, upon the subject of the Disturbance 
which took place in the Town of Portadown, upon the 
Easter Monday preceding. 


Copies of the Reports of the Officers appointed on the 
recommendation of the Committee on the Militia Esti- 
mates of the last Session of Parliament, on the state of 
the Staff of the Disembodied Militia of the United 
Kingdom, 

Copies of any official Communications which have 
been received by the Government, relative to the march- 
ing of large i Sa of People, carrying green Flags, and 
headed by Roman Catholic Priests, during the late 
Elections in the County of Kerry. 


13° Afau. 





A. 1835. 


Copies of a Correspondence between the Roman Ca- 
tholic Priests of the Parish of Borris, in the county of 
Carlow, Robert Doyne, Esquire, a Magistrate of the 
county of Carlow, and the Lord Lieutenant of Jreland, 
on the subject of the alleged attendance of the Military 
at Roman Catholic Chapels of Borris, on Sunday, the 
8th of February, and the following Sune at the usual 
hour of Divine Service ; and any other Papers on this 
subject which have been communicated to the Govern- 
ment. 

Ordered; That the said Papers do lie upon the Table; 
and that the Papers respecting Executions for Debt, 
Gaol Chaplains, and Militia Officers, be printed. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Redgorton, was presented, 
and read; taking notice of the Registration of Births 
(Scotland) Bill; and praying, That the same may not 
pass into a law as it now stands. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of Land in the 
county of Perth, was presented, and read ; complaining 
of the destruction of their Crops by Game; and praying 
the House to take the state of the Game Laws into 
consideration, and to pass such enactments on the sub- 
ject as shall afford relief to the Agriculturists from the 
evils to which they are presently subjected. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the Parliamentary Borough 
of Great Yarmouth, was presented, and read; praying 
the House to adopt measures for the removal, from his 
Majesty’s Councils, of the late Administration. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of several Individuals engaged in Agricul- 
ture, Commerce or Manufactures, who frequent or feel 
interested in the welfare of the city of Bristol, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying the House to introduce a well- 
regulated system of Poor Laws into Jreland, having 
employment for their basis. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of several Individuals engaged in Agricul- 
ture, Commerce or Manufactures, who frequent or feel 
interested in the welfare of the city of Bristol, was pre- 
sented, and read; complaining of the destruction of 
their agricultural and other live stock, by ferocious 
dogs, or dogs under the deadly influence of hydro- 
phobia; and praying, That the owners of dogs may 
be made generally responsible for the damage they in- 
flict on agricultural property, and subject to penalty for 
negligence when human life is sacrificed, as is the case 
under a coroner’s inquest in other cases. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Quantities of Foreign and Colonial Grain 
and Meal imported, cleared for consumption, and re- 
maining in Warehouses; the Quantities of Grain and 
Meal brought to Great Britain from Ireland, the average 
Prices of British Grain according to the London Gazette; 
the rates of Duty chargeable upon Foreign and Colonial 
Grain and Meal; and the Amount of Duty collected in 
the year ending 5th J ey 1835, comparing the whole 
with the year ending 5th January 1834. 


A Petition of Persons resident in Newbury, or re- 
sorting to that Market, was presented, and read; recit- 
ing an Act of the last Session for the Amendment and 
better Administration of the Laws relating to the Poor 
in England and Wales; and praying the House to re- 
peal the same. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Forty-five poor Labourers of the parish 
of Uplowman, was presented, and read ; complaining of 
distress, arising from a reduction of their Wages; and 
praying relief. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Richard Lewin, perpetual curate of 
Yately, in the county of Southampton, and diocese of 
Winchester, was presented, and read ; complaining of the 

inadequacy 


Borris 


Chapel. 


Registration 
of Births 


(Scotland) Bill, 


Game Laws 
(Seotland.) 


The late 
Administration, 


Poor Laws in 
Ireland. 


Dogs. 


Grain. 


Poor Laws 
Amendment 
Act. 


Labourers 
Wages. 


Rev. R. Lewin. 





Fire Tusurance 
Duty. 


Dissenters’ 
Marriages Bill. 


Monastic 
Establishments 


({reland,) 


Military 
Flogging. 


Fast India. 
No. 187. 


Metropolis 
Water Bill. 


Southend 
Pier Bill, 


Great 
Torrington 
Canal Bill. 


Canter bur y 
Election, 


5 Witt. lV. 


inadequacy of the emoluments of his living, for the satis- 
factory and efficient discharge of the important trust con- 
fided to his hands; and praying the House to grant such 
a measure of church reform as would secure to the 
Petitioner, and others in a similar situation with himself, 
an adequate remuneration for his services. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of all Sums paid into the Stamp Office for 
Duty on Insurance from Fire, for the Quarters ending 
severally the 25th March, 24th June, 29th September, 
and 25th December 1834; distinguishing the Amount 
of the Allowance made to each Office for collecting the 
same in the Country and London respectively, with the 
Dates of such Payments. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Sums insured by each Fire Office on Farm- 
ing Stock exempt from Duty. 


A Petition of Thomas Ridgway, chairman of the Com- 
mittee of Protestant Dissenters of Stoke-upon-Trent, 
was presented, and read ; taking notice of the Dissenters’ 
Marriages Bill; and praying, That the same may not 
pass into a law as it now stands. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Benjamin McCrea, minister of 
the congregation of Non-conforming Protestants assemb- 
ling in Ebenezer Chapel, D’Olier-street, in the city of 
Dublin, was presented, and read; praying the House to 
appoint a Select Committee to inquire into the number, 
nature, operations and tendency of Monastic, Conven- 
tional, and other houses of seclusion in Ireland, their 
comparative finances, numbers of inmates, and the rules 
of their internal government and economy since the 
year 1825; and to obtain particularly all possible in- 
formation respecting the several houses of the Society 
of Jesus, the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 
the Confraternity of Carmelites, and the Monks of 
La Trappe, with their constitutions, tests, declarations 
and resources. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Cadogan Williams, of Clifton, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying for the abolition of corporal 
punishments in the army. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Vernon Smith presented, pursuant to the direc- 
tions of an Act of Parliament,—A Paper, intituled, 
“ Promulgation of Laws and Regulations in India.” 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Sir Francis Burdett presented a Bill for obtaining 
soft and wholesome Water from Springs under the Cities 
of London and Westminster, and under certain parts of 
the Counties of Middlesex, Essex, Kent and Surrey, 
adequate to the Supply of the Metropolis and its Envi- 
rons: And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Pritélewell, in the county 
of Essex, was presented, and read; taking notice of the 
Southend Pier Bill; and praying, That the same may 
not pass into a law. 

Ordered, That. the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Great Torrington, was 
presented, and read; taking notice of the Great Tor- 
rington Canal Bill; and praying, That the same may 
not pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Freemen, Householders and Inhabitants 
of the city of Canterbury, was presented, and read; 
setting forth, That the Petitioners have been informed, 
that a second Petition has been presented to the House, 
grossly impugning the conduct of the Clergy of the 
city of Canterbury at the late Election, and making 
particular allusion to the Reverend John Peel, one of 
the Prebends of the Cathedral Church of Canterbury; 


that the Petitioners take leave, in the most direct man- 
VOL. 90. 


13° Maii. 


249 


ner, to contradict the several allegations contained in 

the said Petition, which are wholly untrue, and used for 

the evident purpose of imposing upon the House. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Hand-loom Weavers of Zlanidloes ;— 
and, Hand-loom Weavers and Inhabitants of Wishaw- 
town,—were presented, and read; praying for the esta- 
blishment of Boards of Trade in every manufacturing 
district, to fix from time to time the lowest prices to be 
paid for Hand-loom Weaving. 

And the said Petitions were referred to the Select 
Committee on Hand-loom Weavers. 


A Petition of Retailers of Beer resident in the west 
riding of the county of York ;—and, Inhabitants of the 
west riding of the county of York,—were presented, and 
read ; praying, That Retailers of Beer may be placed 
on the same footing as Licensed Victuallers. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, to 
request that their Lordships will be pleased to communi- 
cate to this House, a Copy of the First Report made from 
the Select Committee appointed by their Lordships, for 
the purpose of inquiring into, and reporting upon, the 
present state of the several Gaols and Houses of Correc- 
tion in the Counties, Cities and Corporate Towns within 
England and Wales; upon the Rules and Discipline 
therein established, with regard to the treatment of Un- 
convicted as well as Convicted Persons; and also, whether 
the Sentences under which convicted Prisoners are con- 
fined, are or can be therein properly or efficiently carried 
into execution; and further to report whether any and 
what alterations appear to be necessary in the Laws now 
in force for the Government and Regulation, or in the 
construction of such Gaols and Houses of Correction, in 
order to insure an uniformity of Discipline throughout 
the whole, as well as the proper and efficient execution 
of such Sentences; asiker with the Minutes of Evi- 
dence, and Appendix: And that Sir James Graham do 
carry the said Message. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Poor Relief (Ireland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday, the 10th day of June next. 


The Cruelty to Animals Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee of 
the whole House, for Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Supply ; 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Ways and Means; 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on the 
Imprisonment for Debt Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 


consideration upon Friday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Highways Bill. 
(In the Committee.) 
Bill read a first time; to be read a second time 


paragraph by paragraph. 
Preamble postponed. 


Crauses N° 1 to N° 22, with Amendments to several 
of them agreed to. 


Crause N° 23 postponed. 
Crauses N° 24 to N° 27—-—amended, and agreed to. 
Crause N° 28——postponed. 


Curausss N° 29 to N° 66, with Amendments to several 
of them—-—-agreed to. 








358 


CLAUSE 


Hand -loom 
Weavers. 


Sale of Beer. 


Message to 
Lords, for Copy 
of Report on 
Prison Disci- 
pline. 


Poor Relief 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Cruelty to 
Animals Bill. 


Supply. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill. 


Highways 
Bill. 








Oaths Abo- 
lition Bill. 


Public 
Carriages (Me- 
tropolis) Bill, 


Dissenters’ 
Marriages 
Bill. 


Agra 
Government 


Bill. 


Entuailed Estates 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Merchant 
Seamen 
Registration 
Bill. 


Sale of Bread 
Bill. 


East India Ma- 
ritime Officers, 


250 


Cause No 67, (Cattle straying upon Highways to be 
impounded, read. 
everal Amendments made. 
Amendment proposed, P. 28. 1. 24. to leave out 
‘* without a Keeper.” 
Question put, That the words proposed to be left out 
stand part of the Clause; 
The Committee divided. 
Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Shaw Lefevre - 41 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. Aglionby- - - 12 
Cause as amended agreed to. 
Crasues N° 68 to N° 111, with Amendments to seve- 
ral of them agreed to. 


ScHEDULES agreed to. 
To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 

















Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Pryme 
reported from the Committee, That they had made a 
progress in the Bill; and that he was directed by the 
Committee to move, That they may have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday, the 
27th day of this instant May, again resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Oaths Abolition Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 


morrow. 


The Public Carriages (Metropolis) Bill was, accord- 
ing to Order, read a second time and committed to 
Mr. Alderman Wood, Mr. Thomas Gladstone, Mr. John 
Chichester, Lord Francis Egerton, Major Beauclerh, 
Mr. Robert Biddulph, Mr. Otway Cave, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
Alderman Copeland, Mr. Crawford, Colonel Evans, 
Mr. Mackinnon, Sir Thomas Fremantle, Mr. Guest, 
Mr. Heathcote, Mr. Hume, Mr. Humphery, Mr. Mangles, 
Mr. Harvey, Mr. Miles, Mr. Henry Handley, Mr. Mau- 
rice O’ Connell, Colonel Sibthorp, Mr. Tooke, Mr. Fred- 
erick Young, Mr. Edward Stanley, Mr. Fox Maule, 
Sir Samuel Whalley, Mr. Charles jp oh Mr. Hawes, 
Mr. Thomas Duncombe, Mr. Law Hodges, Mr. Bain- 
bridge, Mr. Maxwell Stewart, and Mr. Ord: And they 
are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s Chamber. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum of the Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Dissenters’ Marriages Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday, the 22d day of this instant May. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Agra Government Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday, the 27th day of this instant May. 


The Entailed Estates (Scotland) Bill was, according 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Merchant Seamen Registration Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to re- 
ne the several Acts now in force relating to Bread to 
e sold out of the City of London, and the Liberties 
thereof, and beyond the weekly Bills of Mortality, and 
Ten Miles of the Royal Exchange, and to provide other 
Regulations for the making and sale of Bread, and for 
a the adulteration of Meal, Flour and Bread, 
eyond the Limits aforesaid: And that Captain Pechell 
and Mr. Wigney do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed, to 
whom shall be referred the Petitions of certain Maritime 
Officers of the East India Company’s Service (presented 
11th March and 18th April last); and who are to ex- 
amine into the circumstances by which some Officers 
have been excluded from compensation, under the 
seventh Clause of 3 and 4 Will. 4; and to report their 
opinion thereupon to the House:—And a Committee was 
appointed of Mr. Robinson, Sir John Hobhouse, Sir Robert 


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A. 1835. 


Peel, Mr. Robert Gordon, Mr. Praed, Mr. Cutlar Fer- 
gusson, Captain Alsager, Mr. Stewart Mackenzie, Mr. 
Vernon Smith, Mr. Charles Barclay, Mr. O’ Connell, 
Sir George Strickland, Mr. Clay, Sir William Geary, 
Mr. Serjeant Talfourd, Colonel Evans, Lord Stanley, 
Mr. Arthur Chichester, Mr. Mackinnon, Mr. Parrott, 
Mr. George Frederick Young, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Hume, 
Mr. Carruthers, Mr. Labouchere, Mr. Sidney Herbert, 
Mr. Robert Steuart, Mr. Angerstein, and Mr. Marjori- 
banks: And they are to meet To-morrow, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power to send for per- 
sons, papers and records; and that Five be the Quorum. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed to 
inquire into the present state of the Harbours of Leith 
and Newhaven, and the best situation for constructing a 
Harbour in the vicinity of the City of Edinburgh, and the 
means of effecting the same, due regard being had to 
vested interests and the rights of the Public:—And a 
Committee was appointed of Mr. Labouchere, Sir James 
Graham, Mr. James Oswald, Sir Henry Parnell, Mr. 
Herries, Mr. Hume, the Lord Advocate, Lord John Scott, 
Mr. Grote, Mr. Stewart Muckhenzie, Mr. Fergus, Mr. 
Charles Wood, Mr. Aaron Chapman, Mr. Shaw Lefevre, 
Lord Ashley, Sir John Campbell, Mr. O’ Connell, Ad- 
miral Adam, Mr. Bethell, Sir George Clerk, Colonel 
Leith Hay, Lord Dalmeny, Sir William Rae, Sir Edward 
Codrington, Mr. William Ord, Mr. Evelyn Denison, Mr. 
Hawkins, and Mr. James Loch: And they are to meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records; and that Five 
be the Quorum. 


Captain Pechell presented a Bill to repeal the several 
Acts now in force relating to Bread to be sold out of the 
City of London, and the Liberties thereof, and beyond the 
weekly Bills of Mortality, and Ten Miles of the Royal 
Exchange, and to provide other regulations for the mak- 
ing and sale of Bread, and for preventing the adulteration 
of Meal, Flour and Bread beyond the Limits aforesaid : 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time upon Wednesday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Ordered, That Mr. William Henry Ord be added to 
the Select Committee on Sinecure Offices. 


Ordered, That Sir Thomas Winnington have leave of 
absence for a fortnight, on account of ill health. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 











Jovis, 14° die Mazi ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. 


PSs hour appointed for taking into consideration 
the Petition of Robert Lawler, Myles Nolan, Thomas 
Hanlon, Patt Barry, freeholders registered, of the county 
of Carlow, entitled to vote, and who claimed a right to 
vote, at the late Election of Knights of the Shire for 
said County, holden on the 13th day of January 1835, 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for the 
said County, being come ; 

Mr. Speaker took the Chair. 

The Serjeant at Arms was sent, with the Mace, to 
the places adjacent, to require the attendance of the 
Members on the business of the House: And being re- 
turned ; 

Several Members were sworn. 

Then the House was counted by Mr. Speaker; and 
two hundred and twenty Members being present ; 

And the Petition of Frederic Villiers, of the Inner 
Temple, London, Esquire, complaining of an undue Elec- 
tion and Return for the City of Canterbury, being also 
ordered to be taken into consideration on this day ; 

The several Petitioners, and other Parties, in both the 
said cases, their counsel and agents, were called in. 


And the door being locked ; 

The Order of the day, for taking into consideration 
the Petition, complaining of an undue Election and 
Return for Carlow, was read. oat 

n 


Leith and New. 
haven Harbours, 


Sale of Bread 
Bill. 


No. 188, 


Sinecure 


Offices. 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Carlow County 
and Canterbury 
City Election: — 
Petitions 
considered, 


Carlow 
Election. 


— oO Oe 





Canterbury 
Election. 


Westminster 
Court of 
Request. 


Truro 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Chelsea Water- 
works Company 
Bill. 


Edinburgh 
Annuity Tax 
Bill (No. 1.) 


Trinit 

( North Leith) 

Harbour and 
k Bill. 


5 Witt. IV. 


And the Names of the Members were drawn, and read, 
in the usual manner. 

And the whole number of thirty-three Names was 
completed: And Lists of the said Names were delivered 
to the Clerk appointed to attend the Committee on the 
Carlow Election; and then the door was opened, and 
the Parties, their counsel and agents, withdrew. 


And the door being again locked ; 

The Order of the day, for taking into consideration 
the Petition, complaining of an undue Election and 
Return for Canterbury, was read. 

And the Names of the Members were drawn, and read, 
in the usual manner. 

And the whole number of thirty-three Names was com- 
pleted: And Lists of the said Names were delivered to 
the Clerk appointed to attend the Committee on the 
Canterbury Election; and then the door was opened, and 
the Parties, their counsel and agents, withdrew. 


Mr. Hodgson, from the Westminster Court of Request, 
was called in; and at the bar presented,—Return to an 
Order, dated the 8th day of April last, for Returns, from 
the Clerks of the Court of Request in the City and 
Liberty of Westminster, of the Total Amount of all Sums 
of Money paid into their respective Courts as Fees, by 
virtue of an Act of Parliament of 24 Geo. 2, from 31st 
December 1830 to 31st December 1834, both inclusive; 
setting forth the Amount in each year respectively; and 
also stating the nature of the security the Suitors have 
for Monies paid into the said Courts by their Debtors, 
if any :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Truro, was presented, 
and read; taking notice of the Zruro Improvement Bill; 
and praying, That the same may not pass into a law as 
it now stands. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of William Medley, Edmund Treherne and 
Walter Hawkins, Esquires, the Trustees, and three of 
the Directors of the Equitable Gas-Light Company, was 
presented, and read; taking notice of the Chelsea Water. 
works Company Bill; and praying, That they may be 
heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if the 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Edinburgh, 
residing or occupying places of business within the burgh 
thereof, and subject to the payment of Annuity Tax and 
other local burthens ;—and, Ship-owners at the Port of 
Leith,—were presented, and read ; taking notice of the 
Edinburgh Annuity Tax Bill (No. 1.); and praying, 
That the same may not pass into a law. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

A Petition of Writers to His Majesty’s Signet in Scot- 
land, members of the College of Justice ;—Ship-owners 
of the Port of Leith ;—and, Andrew Millar and Thomas 
Freland, junior, inhabitants of the city of Edinburgh, 
subject to the payment of the tax and other local burthens 
of the said city,—were also presented, and read; taking 
notice of the said Bill; and praying, That they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts thereof. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Pe- 
titions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Provost, Magistrates and Council of the 
royal burgh of Tain ;—and, Inhabitants of the royal 
burgh of Cromarty,—were presented, and read ; taking 
notice of the Trinity (North Leith) Harbour and Dock 
Bill; and praying, That the same may pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


VOL. 90. 


14° Maii. 


951 


Sir Samuel Whalley reported from the Committee 
on the Mary-le-bone and Finchley Road Bill; That the 
Standing Orders relative to Turnpike Bills, had been 
complied with; and that they had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and 
had gone through the Bill, and made several Amend- 
ments thereunto; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Chester ;—and, 
the Company of Proprietors of the Warwick and Birm- 
ingham Canal Navigation,—were presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the Birmingham Canal Navigations Bill; 
and praying, That they may be heard, by their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts thereof. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petitions, if they 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Armagh ;— 
Landholders, Farmers and Manufacturers of Mo — 
Inhabitants of Charlemont ;—and, Landholders, Mer- 
chants, Manufacturers and Farmers, inhabitants of 
Loughall,—were presented, and read; taking notice of 
the Newry and Charlemont Road Bill; and praying, 
That the same may not pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Waulker and Dyer Trade and In- 
corporation of Dundee;—Guildry Incorporation of Dun- 
dee ;—and, Incorporation of Bakers of Dundee,—were 
presented, and read ; taking notice of the Dundee Water- 
works Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass 
into a law. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

A Petition of William Anderson, junior, Deacon of the 
Maltmen Incorporation of Dundee, was also presented, 
and read ; taking notice of the said Bill; and praying, 
That he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of John Lowe, of the Inner Temple, Lon- 
don, Gentleman, agent for and on behalf of the Right 
honourable Thomas John Hamilton Fitzmaurice, Earl of 
Orkney, of Taplow, in the county of Bucks, but now 
residing on the Continent ;—and, Senioaets and others, 
Inhabitants of Bath, Trowbridge and Bradford and the 
neighbouring districts, in the counties of Wilts and Somer- 
set,—were presented, and read; taking notice of the 
Great Western Railway Bill; and praying, That they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts thereof. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


An ingrossed Bill for incorporating the Warrington 
and Newton Railway with the Grand Junction Railway, 
and for extending to the said first-mentioned Railway 
the provisions of the several Acts of Parliament relating 
to the said last-mentioned Railway, and for other pur- 
poses relating thereto, was read the third time; and 
several Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wilson Patten do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Hitchin and Bedford Road Bill was read a second 
time; and committed to Lord Charles Russell and the 
Bedford List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in 
the Speaker’s Chamber. 


382 


A Petition 


Mary-le-bone 
and Finchley 
Road Bill. 


Birmingham 
Canal Naviga- 
tions Bill. 


Newry and 
Charlemont 
Roads Bill. 


Dundee 
Waterworks 
Bill, 


Great Western 
Railway Bill. 


Grand Junction, 
&amp;c. Railways 
Incorporation 
Bill. 


Hitchin 
and Bedford 
Road Bill. 





Church of 
Scotland. 


Carlow 

Election— 
Committee 
appointed, 


Drogheda 
Election. 
Petition of 
Electors. 


Q52 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Anworth (two Petitions) ; 
—Troon district of the parish of Dundonald ;—Minis- 
ters and Elders of the Presbytery of Dalkeith ;—Inha- 
bitants of Mid Calder ;— Liberton ; — Members, Seat- 
holders and Sitters of the seo ae of Gardner's 
Crescent Chapel ; —Inhabitants of Cockpen ;—-Dudding- 
ston ;—Ministers and Elders of the Kirk Session of Saint 
Cuthbert ;—Inhabitants of Mauchline;—Members and 
Friends of the Church of Scotland in East Kilbride ;— 
Inhabitants of Bendochy;—Shieldag ;—-Kishorn ;—New- 
ton ;—Ardoch ;—Urquhart ;— Cross; — Back;—Paisley; 
—Lochrutton ; — Calenish and Bernera ; — Troqueer ; 
— Dingwall ; — Grange ; — Stornoway ; — Rathven ; — 
Buckie ;—Torglen ;—Urray ;—Kirk Michael and Culli- 
cudden ;—and, New Abbey,—were presented, and read ; 
praying the House to resist every attempt to shake the 
stability or impair the efficiency of the Church of Scot- 
dand, and to adopt such measures as may seem best cal- 
culated for promoting its usefulness, by building and 
endowing such additional Churches in connexion with 
the Establishment as the increasing numbers and neces- 
sities of the population demand. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


The counsel and agents in the case of the Carlow 
Election, being returned to the bar, the Clerk appointed 
to attend the said Committee, delivered in to the House 
a reduced List; and the same was called over, and is as 
follows : ° 

Charles Augustus Tulk, Esquire, the Earl of Kerry, 
Sir Richard Bulkeley Williams Bulkeley, Baronet, Harry 
Dent Goring, Esquire, Matthew Sharpe, Esquire, John 
Henry Seale, Esquire, Stewart Marjoribanks, Esquire, 
William Bolling, Esquire, Sir Wiliam Richard Powlett 
Geary, Baronet, Lord Viscount Pollington, George Pou- 
lett Scrope, Esquire. 

And the said eleven Members, being the Select Com- 
mittee for trying the merits of the Petition, complain- 
ing of an undue Election and Return for the County of 
Carlow, were sworn, by the Clerk, at the table, in the 
usual manner; and thereupon the counsel and agents 
withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Committee do meet forthwith 
in one of the Committee Chambers appointed for hear- 
ing the Trials of Controverted Elections. 


A Petition of Samuel Atkinson, Thomas Eccleston, 
James Richardson, and of the several Persons whose 
names are thereunto subscribed, electors of the County 
of the Town of Drogheda, on behalf of themselves and 
others claiming to have had a right to vote at the last 
Election which took place at the said Town of Drogheda, 
on the twenty-first, twenty-second, twenty-third and 
twenty-fourth days of April last past, for a Member to 
serve in Parliament for said County, and who did vote at 
said Election, was delivered in, and read; setting forth, 
That a vacancy having occurred in the representation of 
the County of the Town of Drogheda, in Ireland, in the 
month of April last past, the usual Writ was in due 
form issued and directed to the Sheriffs of the County of 
the Town of Drogheda, commanding them to proceed to 
the Election of a Burgess for the said County of the 
Town to serve in Parliament; that Thomas G'rendon and 
George Harpur, Esquires, the Sheriffs of the said County 
of the Town of Drogheda, in obedience to the said Writ, 
did, on the twenty-first day of April last past, proceed to 
the Election of a Burgess to serve in Parliament for the 
said County of the Town of Drogheda; that said Elec- 
tion was held on the twenty-first, twenty-second, twenty- 
third and twenty-fourth days of said month of April, and 
that the Honourable Randal E. Plunket and Andrew 
Carew O’ Dwyer, Esquires, were the only two Candidates 
at said Election for the representation of said County ; 
that pending the said Election, and on the first day of 
holding the same, the said Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer was 
required, by Samuel Atkinson, Michael Campbell, and Wil- 
liam Warren, three of the electors of said County, and en- 
titled to vote at said Election, on behalf of themselves 
and others, electors of the said County, to take and sub- 
scribe the oath of his qualification to serve as such Bur- 
gess in Parliament, and for that purpose the said Andrew 
Carew O’ Dwyer was furnished with a form of the ne- 
cessary oath of his qualification, written on parchment ; 


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A, 1835, 


that said oath was duly administered to the said Andrew 
Carew O’ Dwyer by the Returning Officer for said 
County of the Town of Drogheda, in manner prescribed 
by the Statute in that case made and provided, and 
which was made and taken by the said Andrew Carew 
O’ Dwyer on said day, in the words following: “ I, 
Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer, Esquire, do swear, that I truly 
and bond fide have such an estate in law or equity, to 
and for my own use and benefit, of or in lands, tene- 
ments or hereditaments (over and above what will satisfy 
and clear all incumbrances that may affect the same), of 
the annual value of three hundred pounds sterling, above 
reprizes, as doth qualify me to be elected and returned 
to serve as a Member for the County of the Town of 
Drogheda, according to the tenor and true meaning of 
the Act of Parliament in that behalf, and that my said 
lands, tenements or hereditaments are lying or being 
within the parish of Saint Peter, in the County of 
Dublin ;” that in and by the said oath the said Andrew 
Carew O’ Dwyer described the lands, tenements or he- 
reditaments out of which his qualification arose, to be 
within the parish of Saint Peter, and County of Dublin; 
that Petitioners have made diligent search and inquiry 
in the parish of Saint Peter, but had been unable to find 
or ascertain that said Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer was seised, 
either at law or in equity, of any lands or estates in the 
said parish of Saint Peter, of the annual value of three 
hundred pounds; that Petitioners had caused the Registry 
of the County of Dublin to be diligently searched, and 
also the Registry of Electors, or of persons entitled to vote 
in the Election of Members to serve in Parliament for 
the said County of Dublin, and had not only been un- 
able to discover that the said Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer 
has, or at the time of the last Election and Return for 
the County of the Town of Drogheda, had any estate, or 
was seised or possessed of any lands or tenements within 
the said parish of Saint Peter, where he had so described 
his qualification to be situate, to his own use and benefit, 
of the clear yearly value of three hundred pounds a year, 
over and above all charges and incumbrances affecting 
the same, but, on the contrary, Petitioners say, that the 
said Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer was not at the time of 
such Election and Return, nor is he at this time, trul 

and bond fide seised of, or entitled to, or possessed of wea | 
an estate, either in law or equity, to and for his own use 
and benefit, as is sufficient to qualify him to serve in 
Parliament as a Member for the said County of the Town 
of Drogheda, or if so, that same is only a colourable qua- 
lification ; that, in consequence of such want of qualifi- 
cation, they, as well publicly as privately, caused the 
several electors of the County of the Town of Drogheda 
to be cautioned against voting for the said Andrew Carew 
O’ Dwyer, and did upon the hustings, at the time of 
such Election, cause a printed notice to such effect to 
be handed to each of the electors in the interest of the 
said Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer previous to voting ; that 
the said Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer was and is, for wait of 
such qualification, wholly disabled, incapacitated, ineli- 
gible and disqualified to appear as such Candidate, or 
to be elected or returned as a Member to serve in Par- 
liament for the said County of the Town of Drogheda; 
that, notwithstanding such caution as hereinbefore men- 
tioned, several electors were induced, through violence, 
intimidation and undue influence, to vote for the said 
Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer (well knowing the said Andrew 
Carew O’ Dwyer was in no way qualified to represent 
the said Town), and which caused a colourable majority 
of votes to appear in favour of the said Andrew Carew 
O’ Dwyer; that in many instances persons were per- 
mitted and allowed to vote at the said Election in favour 
of the said Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer who were not legally 
entitled or at all qualified to vote at said Election, part 
thereof comprising persons who did not produce the cer- 
tificate of franchise conformable to law, nor had they 
sworn and subscribed at the time of registry the neces- 
sary affidavit, as required by law, to entitle them to be 
registered, and therefore not entitled to vote at said 
Election; other portion thereof, comprising persons who 
voted for the said Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer, and at the 


time of such voting, were in arrears more than one-half 
year’s Grand Jury or Municipal Cesses, Rates and Taxes, 
for and in respect of the premises out of which they seve- 
ly due and 
said several 

premises, 


rally voted, and that same were then le 
payable by said several voters out o 








5 Witt. IV. 


premises, and therefore, for such reasons, were persons 
disqualified from voting at said Election ; other portion 
thereof, comprising persons being householders, who 
were not, nor had they been for six calendar months 
previous to the said Election and the time of voting, in 
the a and actual occupation of the premises out 
of which they severally and respectively voted at said 
Election, and therefore for such reason were disqualified 
from voting thereat; other portion thereof, comprising 
persons who were not at the time of registering their 
several and respective franchises out of which they after- 
wards voted, possessed of their several and respective 
franchises of the clear yearly value required by law 
over and above all rent and charges payable out of the 
same, and who for such reasons were disqualified from 
voting at the said Election; other portion thereof, com- 
prising persons who were not possessed at the time of 
voting of the several and respective franchise from and 
out of which they severally and respectively voted, of 
the clear yearly value required by law in respect of such 
their several and respective franchise, over and above 
all rent and charges payable out of the same respec- 
tively, and who were for such reasons disqualified from 
voting at said Election; other portion thereof, compris- 
ing persons whose names were not upon the registry of 
the said County as registered voters, but who illegally 
personated others whose names appeared upon such re- 
gistry, and who were either non-resident or dead, and 
which said persons were thereby disqualified from voting 
at the said Election; other portion thereof, comprising 
persons who, since the time of their several and respec- 
tive registries, and previous to voting at the said Election, 
had lost their right of voting by alienation of the premises 
out of which they voted at said Election, or from having 
within such period of time taken the benefit of an Act 
passed for the relief of Insolvent Debtors in Ireland, 
and who were thereby for such reasons severally and 
respectively disqualified from voting at said Election ; 
that objections having been taken and made to the votes 
of said several persons at. the time of voting, the Return- 
ing Officer and fis Assessor declared themselves bound by 
the production of the certificates on parchment of said 
several persons, which they decided to be conclusive 
evidence of the right of voting, and directed accordingly 
the votes of said several persons to be, and they were 
thereby admitted to vote and to be entered on the poll 
for the said Andrew Carew O'Dwyer; that the number 
of votes polled at the said Election in favour of the 
said Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer was three hundred and 
twenty, and the number of votes polled at the said Elec- 
tion in favour of the said Randal Edward Plunket was 
one hundred and thirty-one; that previous to and dur- 
ing the said Election, acts of undue influence, and of 
gross and flagrant intimidation, by threats, violence and 
inflammatory harangues, and by outrage committed on 
the persons and property of electors in the interest of 
the said Randal Edward Plunket, were had recourse to 
and perpetrated by the agents, friends, managers, com- 
mittees, partisans, clergymen of the Roman Catholic 
religion and others, acting for and in the interest of the 
said Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer, thereby unlawfully pro- 
curing persons being qualified to vote at the said 
Election, and through fear of persecution, and them- 
selves and their families ill used, to forbear giving their 
votes for the said Randal Edward Plunket, and by like 
means compelled others to vote for the said Andrew 
Carew O’ Dwyer, which conduct was wholly unconsti- 
tutional and in violation of the rights and privileges of 
Parliament and of the freedom of Election; and by all 
which means, and by. other illegal practices, the said 
Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer obtained a colourable majority 
over the said Randal Edward Plunket; that on the da 

of the termination of the said Election, and immedi- 
ately after the declaration of the said Sheriffs in favour 


of the said Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer, a protest, in © 


writing, against the Return of the said Andrew Carew 
O’ Dwyer, and signed by certain of the electors of said 
County having a right to vote at said Election, whose 
names appear thereunto affixed, was served upon and 
lodged with the said Sheriffs, but notwithstanding such 
protest, they the said Sheriffs did persist in and proceed 
with the Return of the said Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer, 
and which said protest was to the effect and in the 


words following: “To Thomas Grendon and George 
VOL. 90. © 


14° Main. 


Harpur, Esquires, Sheriffs for. the County of the 
Town of Drogheda—We the undersigned, being elec- 
tors of the County of the Town of Drogheda, having 
a right to vote for the election of a Member to serve 
in Parliament for the said County of the Town of 
Drogheda, do hereby protest as well for ourselves as on 
behalf of others the electors of the said County of the 
Town of Drogheda, against the capacity and capability 
of Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer, Esquire, being elected 
and returned asa Burgess to serve in Parliament for the 
said County of the Town of Drogheda, inasmuch as we are 
advised, that the said Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer is not 
legally and bond fide qualified in respect to property, to 
the amount of or in manner prescribed by the Statute 
in that case made and provided, to entitle him to sit 
and vote as a Member of the Parliament of the United 
Kingdom, and inasmuch as acting under this advice the 
several electors who have polled at this Election for the 
said Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer, were publicly given to 
understand and be informed, as well by notice to that 
effect being publicly posted on the several booths or 
places of polling, on the door of the Court-house, and 
elsewhere within the said County of the Town of 
Drogheda, as also by tendering to each elector who 
voted for the said Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer, at the time 
of polling, a notice, cautioning all electors against vot- 
ing for the said Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer for the reasons 
aforesaid, and in case any elector should, after such 
notice, vote for the said Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer, that 
such vote would be thrown away; and we further pro- 
test on behalf of ourselves, and others the said electors of 
the said County of the said Town of Drogheda, against the 
said Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer being returned as Mem- 
ber to serve in Parliament for the said County of. the 
Town of Drogheda, inasmuch as previously to and dur- 
ing the said Election, by undue influence, acts of 
intimidation, by threats, violence and inflammatory 
harangues, and by outrage committed on the persons 
and properties of electors who had voted for, and also 
upon electors who had promised to vote for the Honour- 
able Randal Edward Plunket, were had recourse to and 
erpetrated by persons forming the committee of, and 
others in the interest of the said Andrew Carew 
"Dwyer, which conduct was wholly unconstitutional, 
and inconsistent with the freedom of Election, and pre- 
vented and intimidated the electors who had promised to 
vote for the Honourable Randal Edward Plunket, coming 
to the poll and voting for the said Honourable Randal Ed- 
ward Plunket, by reason whereof the said Andrew Carew 
O’ Dwyer has obtained on the poll a colourable majority, 
but against which majority we protest for the reasons 
herein stated, and the same being given for a person 
not duly qualified, and wns thrown away; and we 
further protest, as well for ourselves as on behalf of others 
the electors for the said County of the Town of Drog- 
heda, against the said Andrew Carew O'Dwyer being 
returned as a Member to serve in Parliament for the 
said County of the Town of Drogheda, inasmuch as 
certain persons were permitted and allowed to vote for 
the said Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer who were not legally 
entitled or at all qualified to vote at the said Election, 
part thereof comprising persons who did not produce 
the certificate of franchise conformable to law, nor had 
they sworn and subscribed at the time of registry, the 
necessary affidavit as required by law, to entitle them 
to be registered, and therefore not entitled to vote at 
said Election; other portion thereof comprising persons 
who voted for the said Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer, and at the 
time of such voting were in arrear more than one-half 
year’s Grand Jury or Municipal Cesses, Rates and Taxes, 
for and in respect of the premises out of which they 
respectively voted, and for such reasons were legally 
disqualified from voting; other portion thereof com- 
prising persons being householders, who were not, nor 
ad they been for six calendar months previous to the 
Election, in the possession and actual occupation of the 
premises out of which they respectively voted, and there- 
fore for such reasons were disqualified from voting ; 
other portion thereof comprising persons who were not 
possessed at the time of voting, of the respective fran- 
chise from which they severally voted, the clear yearly 
value required by law in respect of their respective 
franchise, above all rent and charges payable out of the 
same respectively, and “ such reasons disqualified 
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254 14° Maii. 


from voting; other portion thereof comprising persons 
whose names were not upon the registry as registered 
voters, but who illegally personated electors who 
appeared on face of the registry, who were either 
non-resident or dead; and other portion thereof com- 
ising persons who had since they had registered their 
ranchise, lost same by alienation of the premises out of 
which they voted, or from having taken the benefit of 
the Act for relief of Insolvent Debtors in Ireland, and 
therefore for such reasons the said persons respectively 
were disqualified from voting; we therefore, for the 
several reasons hereinbefore set forth, protest against 
our making, or causing to be made, a Return on the 
Writ of Election in favour of the said Andrew Carew 
O’ Dwyer, the majority appearing on the poll being, for 
such reasons, a fictitious and colourable majority, and 
eaused by irregularity in having the said colourable 
majority to vote for the said Andrew Carew O' Dwyer ; 
and we therefore call upon and require you, in the exe- 
cution of the said Writ, for the reasons aforesaid, to 
make the Return thereon in favour of the Honourable 
Randal Edward Plunket, who is entitled to the said 
Return by reason of his being duly qualified, as by law 
required, to sit and vote in the Parliament of the 
United Kingdom as Member for the said County of the 
Town of Drogheda, having for the reasons aforesaid a 
majority of legal voters on the poll; and in case you 
shall refuse to return the said Honourable Randal 
Edward Plunket as duly elected, we call upon and re- 
quire at your peril to enter this protest on your poll- 
book, in order that same may be hereafter, and for such 
urposes as occasion may require ;” therefore the 
etitioners most humbly pray, That the House will be 
pleased to take the premises aforesaid and the above 
allegations into consideration, and declare the said 
Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer not duly elected or returned to 
serve in Parliament for the said County of the Town of 
Drogheda, and that the said Honourable Randal Edward. 
Plunket may be declared duly elected to serve in Par- 
liament for the said County, and his Name substituted 
in the place and stead of the said Andrew Carew 
O’ Dwyer, or to declare the said Election and Return of 
the said Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer to be null and void, 
and that the House will be pleased to cause the names 
of such voters as were not legally entitled to vote at the 
said Election to be struck off by order of the House, and 
that the House may make such order, and give such 
further relief in the premises for securing the freedom of 
Election. in the said County, as the House shall think fit. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into con- 
sideration upon Tuesday, the 23d day of June next, at a 

uarter of an hour after three of the clock in the 
fternoon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records, as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the 
hearing of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of John Keene and James Keene, of Bath, 
rinters, proprietors of a newspaper, intituled, The Bath 
ournal, was presented, and read ; praying for the repeal 

of the Stamp Duties on Newspapers. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Parishioners of Shepton Mallett, was 
presented, and read; complaining of the misapplication 
of the funds of certain Charitable Institutions in that 
parish; and praying the House to an Act to em- 
power the parishioners of Shepton Mallett to inspect all 
the aecounts, deeds, books, muniments, registers, papers, 
documents, inquisitions, orders, awards and recordsapper- 
taining unto and belonging to, and having any refer- 
ence to the Public Charities of that parish, with power 
to examine 6n oath every person and persons it shall 
be je nécessary, and also to compel the Trustees, 
and all other persons concerned, to make restitution to 
the poor and parishioners and town of Shepton Mallett, 
whatever property, and sum and sums of money shall, 
upon examination of the accounts, deeds, books, muni- 
ments, registers, papers, documents, inquisitions, orders, 
awards and records, and all and every person and per- 
sons concerned and connected therewith, hereafter to be 
found deficient, and also to empower the parishioners 
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manage the public charities of Shepton Mallett such 
persons (twelve in number) as to them shall appear 
most desirable. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of James Brown, of Sheffield, draper, was 
resented, and read ; taking notice of the Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill; and praying, That the same may not 
pass into a law. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Alexander Oppenheim, late of the Island 
of Jamaica, printer, but now of the city of London, was 
presented, and read; complaining of his imprisonment 
in the Island of Jamaica, on a charge of having, by his 
writings, exasperated the public mind ; stating the + 
ticulars of his case; and praying the House to afford 
him such relief as they may deem meet and proper. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


The counsel and agents in the case of the Canterbury 
Election, being returned to the bar, the Clerk appointed 
to attend the said Committee, delivered in to the House 
a reduced List; and the same was called over; and is 
as follows : 

Francis Baring, Esquire, Sir Edward Kerrison, Ba- 
ronet, George Lionel Dawson Damer, Esquire, John 
Walter, Esquire, Wilhkam Edward Powell, Esquire, Sir 
John Rae Reid, Baronet, Henry Meynell, Esquire, 
Samuel Irton, Esquire, Matthew Bell, Esquire, Lord 
a James Fox Russell, Henry Combe Compton, 

uire. 

nd the said eleven Members, being the Select Com- 
mittee for trying the merits of the Petition complaining 
of an undue Election and Return for the City of Canter- 
bury, were sworn, by the Clerk, at the table, in the 
usual manner; and thereupon the counsel and agents 
withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Committee do meet forthwith 
in one of the Committee Chambers appointed for hear- 
ing the Trials of Controverted Elections. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Number of Brewers, Licensed Victuallers, 
and Persons licensed under the Act to permit the 
general Sale of Beer by Retail in the United King- 
dom ; distinguishing the Number of each within the 
limits of the chief Office of Excise, and in each of the 
several Collections, and the Totals of each Kingdom ; 
and setting forth the Number of Licensed Victuallers 
and of Persons licensed to sell Beer by Retail, who brew 
their own Beer, and showing the Quantity of Malt used 
for the brewing of Beer by such Parties respectively ; 
and particularizing the Quantities used by Brewers, 
Licensed Victuallers, and Persons licensed to sell Beer 
by Retail, in each Collection, from 5th January 1834 to 
5th January 1835; also, an Account of the Total Num- 
ber of Barrels of Beer exported from the United King- 
dom to Foreign Countries, distinguishing the said Coun- 
tries, and the Quantity to each Country, and statin 
also the Quantity exported from each Kingdom, wit 
the Amount of Drawback paid or allowed thereon, for 
the same period. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Total Number of Gallons of Proof Spi- 
rits manufactured or distilled in the United Kingdom, 
and of the Duty charged thereon (showing the Total of 
both these in one Sum for each Kingdom), with the 
rates of Duty from 5th January 1834 to 5th January 
1835; also, an Account of the Portion of the said Spirits 
that paid Duty for Home Consumption for each King- 
dom, with the rates of Duty, and the Total Amount of 
the said Duty; also, an Account of the Number of Gal- 
lons of the said ie ye exported from England to Ire- 
land and Scotland, from Ireland to England and Scot- 
land, and from Scotland to England and Ireland; dis- 
tinguishing the Number of Gallons so exported to each 
Kingdom. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Total Number of Proof Gallons of Rum, 
Brandy, Geneva, and all other Foreign Spirits that paid 
Duty in each Kingdom, from 5th January 1834 to 5th 

January 


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January 1835, rate of Du 
lon, and Amount thereof, Total Number of Gallons of 
each kind, and Total Duty thereon, and Total Number 
of Gallons of all kinds, and Total Duty thereon, for the 
United Kingdom. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account, showing the Total Number of Gallons of Proof 
Spirits of all kinds that paid Duty, and Total Amount 
thereof, in each Kingdom, and Total Number of Gallons, 
and Total Duty thereon, in the whole United Kingdom, 
from 5th January 1834 to 5th January 1835. 


on each per Imperial Gal- 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers of Aylesbury ;— 
and, Liverpool,—were presented, and read; praying for 
the repeal of the additional Duty on Spirit Licenses im- 
posed by an Act of the last Session of parliament. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Hand-loom Weavers and other Inha- 
bitants of Norwich, was presented, and read; praying 
for the establishment of Boards of Trade in every manu- 
facturing district, to fix, from time to time, the lowest 
prices to be paid for Hand-loom Weaving. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Hand-loom Weavers. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Trower and Mr. 
Roupell : 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
for repairing the Road from Farnborough to Riverhill, in 
the Parish of Sevenoaks, in the County of Kent, and for 
making several Diversions in the said Road, without 
any Amendment :—And then the Messengers with- 
drew. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give di- 
rections, that there be laid before this House, a Copy of 
any Communications which may have been made to, 
or received from His Majesty’s Ministers Abroad, re- 
specting Literary Institutions or Libraries in Foreign 

ountries. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of RomseyInfra and Romsey 
Extra, was presented, and read; praying, That the 
House will oppose the adoption of any measures which 
shall be subversive of the rights and property of the 
Established Church, or which shall be directed in the 
slightest degree to the spoliation of the Irish Protestant 
Church. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of Z’homas 
Baker, agent to the Petitioners in the case of the Dublin 
City Election, in defence of his character, which was 
presented upon the 20th day of February last, might be 
read; and the same being read ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That the said Petition be referred to a Select Committee, 
to examine the matter thereof, and report their observa- 
tions thereupon to the House:—And the said Motion 
was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
That there be laid before this House, a Copy of the Re- 
port of the Chief Constable, of the Outrages which were 
perpetrated at the Armagh Races in October last :—-The 
dying declaration of a man named M*Whinney :—The 
eommittals of the Persons charged with the assaults 
upon the MeWhinneys :—The various Bail Bonds, with 
their several dates, and amount of Bail:—The date of 
M‘Whinney’s arrest, and the cause :—Copy (if any) of 
_ the Recognizance entered into by M*Whinney, previous 
to admitting the offenders to bail :—Copies of any De- 
clarations or Depositions taken by Mr. Jones, the Stipen- 
diary Magistrate, of men wounded by musket-shots or 
—s anes that time:—The numbers, names and 


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religious belief of all men wounded by musket shots or 
otherwise, at or about that time :—Copy of the Reports 
from the Stipendiary Magistrate, and of the Reply to the 
Right honourable the Secretary for Ireland, respecting 
the Portreeve of Charlemont :—A List of the Magistrates 
summoned by the Lord Lieutenant of the County Ar- 
magh, at the investigation held in the town of Armagh, 
in February last; it passed in the Negative. 


_ The House was moved, That the Copy of the Proceed- 
ings of an Investigation held in Armagh, on the trans- 
actions which took place on the 15th of January last, 
which was presented on the 30th day of March last, 
might be read ; and the samie being read ; 

Resolved, That this House is of opinion, That the con- 
duct of the Earl of Gosford, as Lord Lieutenant of the 
County of Armagh, in the investigation held at Armagh, 
does not afford the slightest ground for blame; and that 
the imputations made against him are entirely without 
foundation. 


The House was moved, That the Report which, upon 
the 17th day of July 1834, was made from the Select 
Committee appointed to inquire into the case of Mr. 
Goldsworthy Gurney, as set forth in his Petition, and 
to report their opinion thereupon, might be read; and 
the same being read ; 

Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed to in- 
quire into the case of Mr. Goldsworthy Gurney :—And 
a Committee was appointed of Mr. Cayley, Sir William 
Molesworth, Mr. , x ag Mr. Thornhill Baring, Mr. 
Robert Gordon, the Earl of Darlington, Lord Viscount 
Sandon, Mr. Pemberton, Sir Charles Lemon, Mr. Miles, 
Mr. Handley, Mr. Hall Dare, Mr. Benett, Sir Henry 
Hardinge, Mr. Blamire, Mr. Wallace, Sir William Tre- 
lawney, Mr. Charles Buller, Mr. Hallyburton, Mr. Har- 
land, the Earl of Euston, Mr. Rundle, Mr. George Fre- 
derick Young, and Mr. Wakley:—And they are to meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records; and that Five 
be the Quorum. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 


turn of the Names of the several Ex-Lord Chancellors of Chancellors. 


England and Ireland who now receive, or are entitled 
to receive, Pensions as having been Chancellors; stating 
the Date of Appointment or several Sypcetente as 
Chancellor, the time each actually held office, the dates 
of resignation or loss of Office, the dates from which 
respectively each received or are entitled to receive their 
Pensions, the Amount of such yearly Pensions, and from 
what Fund paid ; stating also, the Acts of Parliament 
under which they respectively receive their Pensions. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Roman Catholic Marriages (Ireland) 
Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday next. 


The Order of the daying read, for the second reading 
of the Oaths’ Abolition Bill : 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. : 


The House, accordin 
a Committee upon the Entailed Estates (Scotland) Bill ; 
and after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. William Ord reported from the 
Committee, That they had gone through the Bill, and 
made several Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 


Mr. Ord accordingly reported the Bill; and the Re- reported. 


port was brought up, and read. 
Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Wednesday, the 3d day of June next. 
Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- Merchant 


ing of the Merchant Seamen Registration Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 
3T 2 Mr. 





to Order, resolved itself into Entailed Estates 


Soap. 
No. 190. 


Wooi imported 
and exported, 


No. 191. 


Customs, 
No. 192, 


Excise. 
No. 192. 


Stamps. 
No. 192. 


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Mr. Edward John Stanley presented, pursuant to 
Orders,—An Account of all Soap made in each Town of 
Great Britain, distinguishing Hard from Soft, from 5th 
January 1834 to 5th January 1835. 

An Account of Soap exported, specifying the Port 
from whence shipped, and the Amount of Drawback 
paid thereon, from 5th January 1834 to 5th January 
1835. 

An Account of all Allowances and Drawbacks made 
to the Manufacturers of Woollens, Linens and Silks, from 
5th January 1834 to 5th January 1835. 

An Account of all Soap exported to Ireland, Hard 
and Soft, the Portfrom whence shipped, and the Amount 
of the Drawhack paid thereon, from 1st January 1834 
to 1st January 1835. 

An Account, from 1st January 1834 to 1st January 
1835, of the Names of all Persons convicted of defraud- 
ing the Revenue, arising from the Duties on Soap; the 
Dates of the Convictions; the Amount of the several 
Penalties ; the Amount paid to the seizing Officer; and 
also, the Names, Dates, Amount of Penalties, &amp;c. of all 
the Cases which have been compromised. 

An Account of the Quantity of Sheep and Lambs’ 
Wool imported into the United Kingdom in the year 
1834, specifying the Countries from which it came, the 
Quantity that paid a Duty of One Penny per Pound, the 
Quantity that paid a Duty of One-halfpenny per Pound; 
of the Quantiy of Foreign Wool re-exported during the 
same period, and the Countries to which it was sent, and 
of the Quantity remaining warehoused under Bond on 
5th January last:—An Account of the Quantities of 
British Sheep and Lambs’ Wool and Woollen Yarn, ex- 
ported from the United Kingdom in the year 1834, 
specifying the Countries to which they were sent :—An 

ecount of British Woollen Manufactures exported 
from the United Kingdom in the year 1834. 

An Account of the Total Produce of the Duties of 
Customs, in the years ended 5th January 1833, 5th Ja- 
nuary 1834, and 5th January 1835, respectively ; show- 
ing the variations in the Amount thereof which were 
calculated to be made in each of the last Three years 
by alteration inthe rates of Duty, and comparing the 
actual Produce with such estimated variations. 

An Account of the Total Produce of the Duties of 
Excise in the years ended 5th January 1833, 5th Ja- 
ey 4 1834, and 5th January 1835, respectively ; show- 
ing the variations in the Amount thereof which were 
calculated to be made in each of the last Three years 
by alteration in the rates of Duty, and comparing the 
actual Produce with such estimated variations. 

An Account of the Total Produce of the Revenue of 
Stamps, in the years ended 5th January 1833, 5th Janu- 


. ary 1834, and 5th January 1835, respectively; showing 


Taxes. 
No. 192. 


Sheriffs’ 
Accounts. 


Tobacco and 
Snuff. 


No. 103, 


the variations in the Amount thereof which were calcu- 
lated to be made in each of the last Three years by 
alteration in the rates of Duty, and comparing the 
actual Produce with such estimated variations. 

An Account of the Total Produce of the Revenue of 
Taxes in the years ended 5th January 1833, and 1834 


‘and 1835, or pnts &amp; showing the variations in the 


Amount thereof which were calculated to be made in 
each of the last Three years by alteration in the rates of 
Duty, and comparing the actual Produce with such esti- 
mated variations, 

Return to an Order, dated the 17th day of March last, 
for a Return of Sheriffs’ Accounts audited by the Com- 
missioners for auditing Public Accounts, pursuant to an 
Act passed in the 3d and 4th year of the reign of His 

resent Majesty, c. 99, “ for facilitating the appointment 
of Sheriffs, and for the more effectual audit and passing 
of their Accounts.” 

An Account of the Number of Pounds Weight of Leaf 
Tobacco, Manufactured Tobacco, Cigars and Snuff, paid 
Duty upon quarterly for the year 1834, ending 5th 
January 1835 ; also, the rate of Duty and Total Amount 
of the same, distinguishing England, Scotland and Ire- 
land; also, of the Number of Pounds Weight of each, 
and Amount of Duty collected at the respective Ports 
of importation within the same period, and the Total of 
each quarter and year:—An Account of the Number 
of Pounds Weight of Unmanufactured Tobacco, Manu- 
factured Tobacco, Cigars and Snuff, imported into Eng- 
land, Scotland and Ireland, from the United States of 
America, and all other parts, in the year 1834, ending 


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A. 1835. 


5th January 1835; distinguishing the Quantities of each 
denomination imported into the respective Ports of the 
United Kingdom, and from whence it came, describing 
the Quantity of Unmanufactured Tobacco, Manufactured 
called Negrohead, Manufactured Cigars and Snuff, and 
Total Amount of the same. 

Returns to an Order of the House, dated the 19th day 
of March last, for a Return of the Gross and Net Amount 
of all Taxes repealed, expired or reduced, in each of the 
years 1833 and 1834; and also of all Taxes imposed in 
the same period ; showing the several Articles on which 
alterations of Duty were made; together with an Esti- 
mate of the Amount of the reduction or increase of Duty 
upon each Article. 

An Account of the Total Number of Acres of Land in 
Great Britain under the cultivation of Hops, in the year 
1834; distinguishing the Number of Acres in each 
Parish. 

An Account of the Quantity of Hops exported from 
Great Britain to Foreign Countries, from 5th Januar 
1834 to 5th January 1835; distinguishing the Countries 
to which the same have been exported, and also the 
Quantities to each Country ; also, British from Foreign 
Growths, and the Dates of the years in which the British 
Hops were grown. 

An Account of the Amount of Duties of Customs col- 
lected in each Revenue District in Jreland, in each year 
since 1828. 

An Account of the Amount of Duties of Excise col- 
lected in each Revenue District in Jreland, in each year 
since 1828. 

An Account of the Grain of all sorts, Meal and Flour, 
stated in quarters, imported into Great Britain from 
Foreign Parts; distinguishing each sort, as well as the 
Countries from whence imported, together with the 
average Price of each sort of Grain in Great Britain, in 
the year ending 5th January 1835 :—An Account of the 
Quantities of Foreign and Colonial Grain and Flour, 
distinguishing each sort, entered weekly for Home Con- 
sumption, with the rate of Duty, and the Amount of 
Duty paid thereon in the year 1834; showing the Total 
Quantity entered, and the Total Amount of Duty re- 
ceived in that year:—An Account of the Quantity of 
Foreign and Colonial Grain, Meal and Flour, stated in 
Quarters, distinguishing each sort, remaining in Ware- 
house in the United Kingdom on 5th January 1835 :— 
An Account of the Grain, Meal and Flour, stated in 
Quarters, distinguishing each sort, imported from Ireland, 
in the year ending 10th October 1834. 

Further Returns to an Order, dated the 6th day of 
April last, for a Return, showing the Amount paid for 
Medicines and Surgical Supplies for the use of the Army, 
of the Ordnance, of the Navy, and of the Colonies, in 
each of the years 1832, 1833 and 1834; stating whether 
supplied by Contract, open or limited, by Agency, or 
ordered from particular Individuals; also stating the 
mode of examination of the several Stores before dispatch 
to, and after receipt at, the several Hospitals or Ware- 
houses, so far as relates to the Army and Ordnance. 

Mr. Edward John Stanley also presented, pursuant 
to the directions of several Acts of Parliament,—Copy of 
Treasury Warrant authorizing the adding to the Sche- 
dule of the Superannuation Act 4 and 5 Will. 4, c. 24, 
the Officers and Persons employed in the care, &amp;c. of 
Convicts. 

A Statement of the Expenses incurred under the Acts 
for the Redemption and Sale of the Land Tax, and for 
discharging the incidental Expenses attending the 
execution of those Acts, from the 5th April 1834 (the 
period to which the last Account was made up) to the 
5th April 1835. 

Ordered, That the said Accounts and Papers do lie 
upon the Table; and that the Accounts respecting Soap; 
Wool imported and exported; Customs; Excise; Stamps; 
Taxes; Tobacco and Snuff; Taxes repealed; Hops; 
Grain, Meal and Flour; and, Army &amp;c. Medical Sup- 
plies, be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Number of Vessels, and the Tonnage thereof, 
which have been entered Inwards and Outwards bound, 
at the Custom House of Stockton-upon-Tees, in each 
year since the year 1820; distinguishing the Foreign 


and Colonial from the Coasting or Home Trade. 
Ordered, 


Taxes 
repealed. 


No. 194, 


Hops. 
No. 195. 


Customs and 
Excise Duties 
(Ireland.) 


Grain, Meal 
and Flour. 


No. 196. 


Army, &amp;c. 
Medical Sup- 
plies. 


No. 202. 


Convicts. 


Land Tax. 


Stockton-upon- 
Tees Navigation 
and Commerce. 


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Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Number of Vessels, and Tonnage thereof, 
registered in and belonging to the said Port in the same 

ears. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Amount received as Customs, and the 
Amount received as Z’es Navigation Dues in the said 
years; distinguishing the Amounts of said Tees Naviga- 
tion Dues on Vessels in the Foreign and Colonial Trade, 
from those employed in the Coasting or Home Trade. 


Ordered, That the Papers respecting Kerry Election; 
and, Borris Chapel, which were presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 











Veneris, 15° die Maiti ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 
M®* Wright, from the Session House, Clerkenwell, 


was called in; arid at the bar presented, pursuant 
to Orders,—A Return of the Amount of the Cash Balance 
in the hands of the Treasurer of the County of Middlesex 
on the 14th October 1833, together with an Account of 
the daily Receipt and Expenditure, and the daily Cash 
Balance in his hands, from 14th October 1833 to the 3d 
January 1835. 

A Return, from the Treasurer of the County of Mid- 
dlesex, of the Amount of uncollected Rates on each day, 
from 14th October 1833 to the 3d January 1835, de 
noting by an asterisk the days on which the collection of 
the Rates was suspended by any order of Quarter Ses- 
sions :—And then he withdvew: 

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


Mr. Berthon, from the Trinity House, was called in ; 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of 
an Act of Parliament,—An Account of the Receipt and 
Appropriation of the Pilots’ Fund of the Corporation of 
Trinity House of Deptford Strond, in the year ending 
31st December 1834 :—And then he withdrew. 

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


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himself, his counsel or agent, upon-his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and 
Council of the city of Glasgow, and of Thomas Muir, 
Hugh Smith, Walter Buchanan, David Bell and John 
Whitehead, Esquires, merchants in Glasgow, all Parlia- 
mentary Trustees on the River Clyde and Harbour 
of Glasgow, was presented, and read ; taking notice of 
the Paisley Railway Bill; and praying, That they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts thereof, 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to: the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Newcastle-upon- Tyne and 
Gateshead;—and, Female Inhabitants of Newcastle-upon- 8B 
Tyne and Gateshead,—were presented, and read ; taking 
notice of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway Bill; and 
praying, That, in order to the prevention of immorality. 
and Sabbath profanation, the House would be pleased to 
pass some measure prohibiting Sunday travelling on the 
said Railway. 

And the said Petitions were referred to the Committee 
on the Bill. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
That the Glasgow Waterworks Bill, be now tod 3 a second 
time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be made 
to the Question ; viz. To leave out the word “ now,” and 
at the end of the Question to add the words “ upon this 
“* day six months.” 

And the Question being put, That the word “ now” 
stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided. 

The Yeas went forth. 


Sir Michael Shaw Stewart, 
Tellers for the Yeas} Mr. Stewart Mackenzie : \ mo 
\ A7. 


Tellers for the Noes, 


Mr. Hume: 
East India Mr. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the East So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Company. India Company, was called in; and at the bar presented, Then the main Question being put ; 


No. 207. 


ursuant to the directions of an Act of Parliament,— 

o. 14. List, specifying the Particulars of the Compen- 
sation proposed to be granted to reduced Officers and 
Servants of the East India Company, under an arrange- 
ment sanctioned by the Board of Commissioners for the 
Affairs of India, and laid before The Honourable the 
House of Commons on the 20th March 1834. 

No. 15. List, specifying the Particulars of the Com- 
pensation proposed to be granted to reduced Servants of 
the East India Company in England, under an arrange- 
ment sanctioned by the Board of Commissioners for the 
Affairs of India, and laid before The Honourable the 
House of Commons on the 26th February 1835 :—-And 
then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Lists do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Hall Dare reported from the Committee on the 
Barking Poor Bill; That they had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and 
had gone through the Bill, and made several Amend- 
ments thereunto; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


A Petition of Ebenezer Ra , of Alloa, in the county 
of Clackmannan, one of the Directors of the Trinity 
Chain Pier Company, and Secretary to the Alloa and 
Kincardine Steam Boat Company, was presented, and 
read; taking notice of the Trinity (North Leith) Harbour 
and Dock Bill; and praying, That he may be heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 


Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
VOL. 90. 


Mr. James Oswald, 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second time :— 
The Bill was accordingly read a second time ; and com- 
mitted to Sir Michael Shaw Stewart and the West Scot- 
land List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Glasgow, was 
presented, and read ; taking notice of the said Bill; and 
praying, That they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Incorporation of Traffickers or Mer- 
chant Company of Zeith;—the Nine Incorporated Trades 
of Leith ;—and, Inhabitants of Leith,—were presented, 
and read ; taking notice of the Edinburgh Water Com- 
pany Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass 
into a law as it now stands. 

And the said Petitions were referred to the Committee 
on the Bill. 


The Wells (Norfolk) Harbour Bill was read a second Wells 
time; and committed to Sir William Browne Folkes and (Norfolk) 


the ri Sag List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, 
in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


A Petition of Rate-payers of the parish of Christchurch, Sey ‘v4 


.? Sussex, &amp;c. 
in the county of Surrey, was presented, and read ; taking Roads Bill. 


notice of the Surrey and Sussex Roads Bill ; and praying, 

That the same may not pass into a law as it now stands. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Committee on the Bill. mi 
1e 


3U 





Harnham and 
Dorchester 
Road Bill. 


Birmingham 
Canal Naviga- 
tions Bill, 


Islington 
Market Bill. 


Sheffield and 
Rotherham 


Railway Bill. 


Great Western 
Railway Bill, 


Magnus’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Fife Court 
Houses, &amp;c. 
Bill. 


Nantwich and 
Congleton 
Road Bill. 


Sandbach 
Roads Bill. 


258 


The Harnham and Dorchester Road Bill was read a 
second time; and committed to Mr. Sturt and the Dorset 
List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of New Sarum, 
and Owners and Occupiers of lands and premises in the 
neighbourhood of the said city ;—and, Inhabitants and 
others, also of Proprietors of stage coaches and Carriers 
in the several towns and places on the line of the Harn- 
ham, Blandford and Dorchester Turnpike Road,—were 
presented, and read; taking notice of the said Bill; and 
praying; That the same may pass into a law. 


nd the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the navi- 
gation from the Trent to the Mersey ;—and, Inhabitants 
of Shrewsbury,—were presented, and read; taking notice 
of the Birmingham Canal Navigations Bill; and praying, 
That they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts thereof. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Tipton ;—Westbromwich 
and Wednesbury ;—the Company of Proprietors of the 
Dudley Canal Navigation ;—and, Bankers, Merchants, 
Manufacturers, and other Inhabitants of Dudley,—were 
also presented, and read; taking notice of the said Bill; 
and praying, That the same may pass into a law. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Graziers, Farmers and Dealers in Cattle, 
resident in the neighbourhood of Boston, was presented, 
and read ; taking notice of the Islington Market Bill; 
and praying, That the same may pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Sheffield and 
Rotherham Railway Bill have leave to sit To-morrow, 
notwithstanding the adjournment of the House. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Bath, was presented, and 
read; taking notice of the Great Western Railway Bill; 
and praying, That a Clause may be inserted therein to 
prevent the use of the said Railway on the Lord’s Day. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 


Mr. Richard Walker reported from the Committee on 
the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for naturalizing 
Louis Magnus ; That they had examined the allegations 
of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill; and had directed him to report the 


same to the House, without any Amendment :—And the 


Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Walker do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the same, without any Amendment. 


The Fife Court Houses, &amp;c. Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed to Mr. Fergus and the East Scot- 
land List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


Mr. George Wilbraham reported from the Committee 
on the Nantwich and Congleton Road Bill; That they had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same 
to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
several Amendments thereunto; and the Amendments 
were read; and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


The Sandbach Roads Bill was read a second time ; and 
committed to Mr. George Wilbraham and the Chester List : 


And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber. 


15° Mau. 





A. 1835. 


A Petition of the Churchwardens, Overseers and Go- Jenton ond 
vernors and Directors of the Poor of the parish of Saint Railway Bin, 
John, Horsleydown, within the town and borough of 
Southwark, in the county of Surrey, was presented, and 
read; taking notice of the London and enwich Rail- 
way Bill; and praying, That they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


An ingrossed Bill to incorporate the Avenue Road, in Mary-le-bone 
the Parish of Saint Mary-le-bone, with the Mary-le-bone 24 Finchley 
and Finchley Turnpike Roads, in the County of Middlesez, Rents Bil. 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Samuel Whalley do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Trower and Mr. The Lords 
Roupell: have agreed 
Mr. Speaker, “9 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act New 
to enlarge the Powers of the New Pembrey Harbour Act, Pembrey 


to change the Name of the Harbour to that of Burry Harbour Bill, 


Port, and to enable the Burry Port Company to raise 
a further Sum of Money, without any Amendment :— 
And then the Messengers withdrew. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee of Committee 
Supply ; of Supply ; 
Ordered, That the Account of the Sum expended Accounts, &amp;, 


referred : 


Civil Con- 
tingencies. 


under the head of Civil Contingencies in the year 1834: 
—and, an Estimate of the Amount that will probably 
be required to defray the Expense under the head of 
Civil Contingencies, for one year ending 31st March 
1836, which was presented upon the 8th day of April 
last, be referred to the Committee. 

Ordered, That the several Estimates relating to Mis- Miscellaneous 
cellaneous Services be referred to the Committee. a 

Then the House resolved itself into the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Twenty-two thousand and 
seven hundred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to 
pay the Allowances and Expenses of the Barristers em- 
ployed in revising Lists of Voters, under the Act for 
amending the Representation of the People in England 
and Wales. 

2. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding One hundred and thirty thou- 
sand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the 
charge of Civil Contingencies to the 31st day of March 
1836. 

Motion made, and Question proposed, That it is the 
— of this Committee, That a sum, not exceeding 

ne hundred and nine thousand five hundred and fifty- 
eight pounds and sixteen shillings, be granted to His 
Majesty, for defraying the charge of Volunteer Corps in 
Great Britain, for the year from the 1st day of April 
1835 to the 31st day of March 1836, both days inclusive ; 

Whereupon a Motion was made, and Question put, 
That it is the opinion of this Committee, That a sum, 
not exceeding Thirty thousand pounds, be granted to 
His Majesty, for defraying the charge of Volunteer Corps 
in Great Britain, for the year from the 1st day of April 
1835 to the 31st day of March 1836, both days inclusive ; 

The Committee divided. 

Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Hume- - - - - 18. 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. Edward John Stanley 78. 

3. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding One hundred and nine 
thousand five hundred and ify-cight pounds and sixteen 
shillings, be granted to His Majesty, for defraying the 
charge of Volunteer Corps in Great Britain, for the 

ear from the Ist day of April 1835 to the 31st day of 
arch 1836, both days inclusive. 

Resolutions to be reported. 





Mr. 


Mer 
adde 


Oat 
Bill 


Mer 
Seai 
trati 


=— aoe 





Registration 
of Voters 
Bill. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Imprisoument 
for Debt Bill. 


Members 
added. 


Oaths 
Abolition 
Bill. 


Merchant 
Seamen Regis- 
tration Bill. 


Manure Toll 
Exemption 
Bill. 


Foreign 
Enlistment 
Bill, 


Canada, 


Church 
Rates, 


Bungay 
v. 
Childs. 


Church 
Rates, 





5 Wir. IV. 


Mr. aker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal re- 
ported from the Committee, That they had come to 
several Resolutions, which they had directed him to 
report to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 
next. 

Mr. Bernal also acquainted the House, That he was 
directed by the Committee to move, That they may have 
leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Registration of Voters Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Select Com- 
mittee on the Imprisonment for Debt Bill :—The Bill 
was re-committed to the former Committee. 

Ordered, That Mr. Twiss, Mr. Charles Barclay, Mr. 
Scarlett, Mr. Blackburn, and Mr. Thomas Baring, be 
added to the Committee; and that Five be the Quorum. 


And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Saturday morning; 


Sabbati, 16° die Mati, 1835: 


The Oaths Abolition Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee of 
the whole House, for Monday next. 


The Merchant Seamen Registration Bill was, according 
to Order, read a second time ; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
exempt Carriages carrying Manure from Toll: And that 
Mr. jes and Mr. Hume do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Act 59 Geo. 3, c. 69, 
to prevent the enlisting or engagement of His Majesty’s 
Subjects to serve in Foreign Service, and the fitting out 
or equipping, in His Majesty’s Dominions, Vessels for 
warlike purposes, without His Majesty’s License, might 
be read; and the same being read; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
repeal the said Act, saving and excepting so far as it 
repeals former Statutes: And that Colonel Evans and 
the Lord Advocate do prepare, and bring it in. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be J sme reer to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Copy of 
a Despatch from the Right honourable Thomas Spring 
Rice to Lord Aylmer, authorizing him to pay the Officers 
of the Civil Government of Canada certain Monies not 
appropriated to that purpose by the Legislature of 

anada. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Copy of 
the Warrant to arrest, and Copies of all the Proceedings 
taken by the Diocesan Court at Norwich in the case of 
the Churchwardens of Bungay v. Childs, for the re- 
covery of Church Rates. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Number of Suits for the recovery of Church 
Rates in the English Ecclesiastical Courts, since the 
wae ¢ the Act of 53 of Geo. 3, c. 127, distinguishing 

. 90. 


15°—16@°—18° Mait. 


259 


those under Ten Pounds, the Results, and the Costs in 
each case. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented-to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a State- 
ment of the Fees and Stamps charged on the appoint- 
ments of the Lord Commissioners of the Great Sea, and 
of The Speaker of the House of Lords :—also, the Amount 
of Salary each Commissioner, and The Speaker, will 
receive for such appointment:—also, a Statement of all 
Offices and Appointments, Lay or Ecclesiastical, of 
which each of these Persons has the disposal. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Mr. Byng presented a Bill to exempt Carriages car- 
rying Manure from Toll: And the same was read. the 


first time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Wednesday next. 
Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Names of all Persons who have sent in 
Claims under the authority given by the Lords of the 
Treasury, by their Minutes of 2d May 1826, 8th June 
1830, and 15th March 1833, or any of them, stating the 
several Amounts claimed, and how much has been 
allowed thereon respectively ; and also, what Claims 
were rejected, and which of the Claimants so rejected 
have, under and by virtue of the said Minutes of 8th 
June 1830, and 15th March 1833, presented Appeals to 
the Privy Council; and which of the said Appeals have 
been allowed ; and likewise, the Amount of the Surplus 
Fund, and of the Interest thereon, to the latest date to 
which the same can be made up. 


Great Seal 


Manure Toll 
Exemption 
Bill. 


No. 203. 


French 
Claims. 


Colonel Evans presented a Bill to repeal an Act of Foreign 


the fifty-ninth year of King George the Third, for the 
prevention of ny Enlistment, saving and excepting 
so far as it repeals former Statutes: And the same was 


Enlistment 
Bill. 


No. 205, 


read the first time; and ordered to be read a second &gt; 


time upon Thursday next. 
Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Ordered, That Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer and 
Mr. Cutlar Fergusson be added to the Select Committee 
on Orange Lodges. 

Ordered, That the Lord Advocate be added to the 
Select Committee on Bribery at Elections. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Sheriffs’ Ac- 
counts, which was presented upon Thursday last, be 
printed. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of the 
House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


Sir Robert Inglis reported from the Select Committee 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the Peti- 
tions which were presented from the 18th day of April 
last till the 12th day of this instant May, both inclusive ; 
and had directed him to make a Report thereof to the 
House ; and the Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


And then the House, paving continued to sit till 
one of the clock on Saturday morning, adjourned 
till Monday next. 














Lune, 18° die Maiz ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Robertson, from the Metropolis Roads Office, 
. was called in, and at the bar presented, pursu- 
ant to the directions of an Act of Parliament,—The 


Ninth Report of the Commissioners of the Metropolis 
Turnpike 


3U2 


Orange 
Lodges. 


Bribery at 
Elections. 


Sheriffs’ Ac- 
counts. 


No, 204. 


Adjournment. 


Public Peti- 


tions. 


Metropolis 


No. 208 





260 


Turnpike Roads north of the 7'’hames:—And then he 
withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Barking Poor 


An ingrossed Bill for better assessing and collecting 
Bill. 


the Poor and other Rates in the Parish of Barking, in 
the County of Essex, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hall Dare do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
— , An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from Croydon 
Railway Bill to join the London and Greenwich Railway near London, 

was read the third time ; and an Amendment was made 

to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Alsager do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Birmingham 
Canal Nuviga- 
tions Bill, 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Strat- 
ford-upon-Avon Canal Navigation, under their common 
seal, was presented, and read ; taking notice of the Bir- 
mingham Eanal Navigations Bill; and praying, That they 
may be heard, by their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, b 
their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if they think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the 
said Petition. 

Great Mr. Charles Russell reported from the Committee on 
oe wil the Great Western Railway Bill ; and to whom the Peti- 

ye" tions of the London and Southampton Railway Company ; 
of Owners and Occupiers of Lands and Premises in and 
near to the line of the proposed Railway; of Proprietors 
of Shares in the Kennet and Avon Canal Navigation ; 
and also of the Company of Proprietors of the Bath and 
Bristol Canal, and Bristol Waterworks; of Inhabitants 
of Henley; of Anna Maria Batten; of James R. Wood 
and George Wood, Esquires; of Owners and Occupiers 
of lands and premises on and near the line of proposed 
Railway ; of Inhabitants of Z’rowbridge; of Inhabitants 
of Colnbrook; of John Lake, agent for Sir Francis Sykes ; 
of Owners and Occupiers of lands and premises on and 
near the line of the proposed Railway ; of Robert Tubbs, 
Esquire; of Inhabitants of Bradford ; of Inhabitants of 
Bradford ; of Inhabitants of 7’rowbridge ; of Proprietors 
and Inhabitants of Bath; of Owners and Occupiers of 
lands and premises on and near the proposed line of 
Railway ; of Coachmasters, and others travelling for 
Hire ; of Coachmasters, and others travelling for Hire ; 
of John Lowe, agent for the Earl of Orkney; and, of 
Merchants and Inhabitants of Bath, and other places, 
were referred; That the Standing Orders, relative to 
Bills for making Railways, had been complied with; and 
that they had heard counsel in support of the second, 
third, sixth, seventh, eighth, tenth, eleventh, eighteenth, 
nineteenth, and twentieth mentioned Petitions; and had 
considered the twelfth, thirteenth and seventeenth men- 
tioned Petitions ; and that no person appeared on behalf 
of the other mentioned Petitions; and had also heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; and that they had exa- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same 
to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
several Amendments thereunto; and the Report was 
brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Revruasbe ant The Sevenoaks and Woodsgate Road Bill was read a 
Road Bil, Second time; and committed to Sir William Geary and 


the Kent List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in 
the Speaker’s Chamber. 


Merthyr A Petition of Rate-payers of the parish of Merthyr 
by Poor Tydfil ;—Occupiers of small Tenements in the Borough 


of Merthyr Tydfil ;—and, Inhabitants of Merthyr Tydfil, 
being owners of tenements under the value of ten 
pounds,—were presented, and read ; taking notice of the 
Merthyr Tidvil Poor Bill; and praying, That the same 
rit not pass into a law. 


nd the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


18° Mau. 





A. 1835. 


A Petition of John Manship Norman, of the Inner London and 


Temple, London, Esquire, barrister-at-law, was presented 
and read; taking notice of the London and Greenwich 
Railway Bill; and praying, That he may be heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Albrecht’s Naturalization was read a second time; 
and committed to Mr. Brotherton and the Lancaster 
List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber. 


Loewe’s Naturalization was read a second time; and 
committed to Mr. Brotherton and the Lancaster List: 
And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber. 


A Petition of Farmers and Graziers of Leicestershire, 
Northamptonshire, and other counties of England, was 
perenne and read; taking notice of the Islington 

arket Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass 
into a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Handley reported from the Committee on the 
Islington Market Bill; and to whom the Petitions of 
James Blacket, tailor and butchers’ clothier ; of Graziers, 
Cattle Salesmen and Butchers, using and frequenting 
Smithfield Market; of Charles Jarman, of West Smith- 
field, in the city of London, draper and tailor ; of William 
Maides, of Peterburgh-place, Bayswater; of Farmers, 
Graziers, and others of Seven Oaks; of Croydon; of 
the Master, Wardens and Court of Assistants of the Wor- 
shipful Company of Butchers of the city of London; of 
the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Commons of the city 
of London, in Common Council assembled; of Farmers, 
Graziers and others, residing in Ross, in the county of 
Hereford; of inhabitant Householders of West Smith- 
field; of Farmers, Graziers, and others residing in 
Gravesend; in Dartford; of Farmers, Graziers, and 
others of Worcester, and parts adjacent; Kingston, and 
parts adjacent; of Chichester; of Graziers, Cattle Sales- 
men, and Butchers, using and frequenting Smithfield 
Market; of Farmers, Graziers, and others residing in Ox- 
fordshire; of Banbury; of Woolwich; of Butchers residing 
in the city and Liberty of Westminster, and parts adja- 
cent; of Farmers and Graziers residing in Woodbridge; 
of Butchers residing in the Tower Hamlets; of Far- 
mers, Graziers, and others of Watford; of Rochester; 
of Butchers residing in the borough of Mary-le-bone ; of 
Farmers, Graziers, and others residing in Gloucester- 
shire; of Winslow ; of Buckinghamshire ; of Anna Maria 
Johnston, of West Smithfield, innkeeper; of John Staf- 
ford, of West Smithfield, tailor and butcher’s clothes 
manufacturer; and, of Farmers, Graziers, and others 
residing in the county of Northampton, were referred ; 
That they had heard counsel in support of the eighth men- 
tioned Petition; and had considered the second and 
tenth mentioned Petitions, and that no person appeared 
on behalf of the other mentioned Petitions; and that 
they had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; and 
that they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
found the same to be true; and had gone through the 
Bill, and made several Amendments thereunto ; and the 
Amendments were read ; and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


The Ulleskelf Inclosure Bill was read a second time ; 
and committed to Sir George Strickland, and the York 
List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber, 


A Petition of Magistrates, Clergy, Bankers, Mer- 
chants, and other Inhabitants of Birmingham ;—and, Car- 
riers upon the Birmingham Canal Navigations,—were 
presented, and read; taking notice of the Birmingham 
Canal Navigation Bill; and praying, That the same may 
pass into a law. \ 

And the said Petitions were ordered tolie upon the Table. 

A Petition 


reenwich 


» Railway Bill, 


Albrecht’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Loewe's 


Nat. Bill. 


Islington 
Market Bill. 


Islington 
Market Bill. 


Ulleskelf 
Inclosue 
Bill. 


Birmingham 
Canal Naviga- 
tions Bill. 


Cat 








Wilts and Berks 
Canal Bill. 


JJanelly Rail- 
way and Doc 
Bill— 
Standing 
Orders. 


Spirit 
Licenses. 


Public Cartiages 
(Metropolis) 
Bill, 


Attornies 
Certificates. 


Kirkham Paris! 
(Lancaster, os 


5 Witt. IV. 


A Petition of Owners and Masters of Vessels, Traders, 
Wharfingers, Agents, and others concerned in the Trade 
and Navigation of the Wilts and Berks Canal, was 
presented, and read; taking notice of the Wilts and 
Berks Canal Bill; and praying, That the same may pass 
into a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Howel Gwyn, of Neath, in the county 
of Glamorgan, was presented, and read; taking notice 
of the Zlanelly Railway and Dock Bill; and setting 
forth, That by the said Bill power is taken to make a 
Branch Railway, which will pass through a large portion 
of property belonging to the Petitioner; that although 
the name of the Petitioner appears in the Book of 
Reference deposited in the Private Bill Office of the 
House as the owner of certain properties, still no notice 
whatever has been taken of the Petitioner in the List of 
Owners who have been applied to for their consent, nor 
has the Petitioner even been applied to for his consent 
to the proposed measure ; that in other cases where pro- 
perty belongs to the Petitioner, other persons are stated 
to be the owners thereof, and there are, besides, several 
other mistakes and mis-statements, which will prove 
injurious to the Petitioner’s interests ; and praying, That 
the said Bill may not be allowed to proceed, and that 
inquiry may be made into the non-compliance of the 
Standing Orders of the House, or that the Petitioner 
may have such other relief in the premises as to the 
House may seem meet. 

A Petition of John Dillwyn Llewelyn, of Penllergan, 
in the county of Glamorgan, was also presented, and 
read ; taking notice of the said Bill; and setting forth, 
That by the said Bill it is proposed to take powers to 
make a Branch Railway, which will pass through lands 
belonging to the Petitioner; that in the Book of Refer- 
ence and List of Owners deposited in the Private Bill 
Office of the House, the Petitioner is surprised to find 
that his name does not appear as owner of certain lands 
the property of the Petitioner, and entitled to be taken 
for the purposes of the said Bill; some other person is 
described as the owner thereof, and in other cases the 
christian names of the Petitioner are erroneously stated ; 
that in the List of Owners the Petitioner is stated to be 
neuter, whereas he never authorized any such answer 
to be set down, but, on the contrary, when applied to 
for his consent to the measure, refused to give any 
answer until he had consulted his agent upon the subject; 
and praying, That the promoters of the said Bill may 
not be allowed to proceed after such a flagrant non-com- 
pliance with the Standing Orders of the House ; or that 
he may have such relief in the premises as to the House 
may seem meet. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers of the city and 
rape of Chichester ;—and, of Rochester, Chatham, Strood, 
Frinsbury, and Gillingham,—were presented, and read ; 
praying ior the repeal of the additional Duty on Spirit 
Licenses, imposed by an Act of the last Session of 
Parliament. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Short Stage Coach Proprietors, was pre- 
sented, and read ; taking notice of the Public Carriages 
Metropolis Bill; and praying, That the Short Stages 
may be exempted from the operation thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Solicitors and Attornies of Preston, was 
presented, and read; praying for the repeal of the Duty 
on their annual Certiicetes. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Land-owners within, and Inhabitants of, 
Kirkham, was presented, and read; complaining of the 
non-residence of the Vicar of that parish, and of the want 
of a sufficient number of Chapels for divine worship ; 
and praying, That parishes (especially one so extensive 
and so amply endowed as Kirkham, where the Church is 


VOL. 90. 


18° Mai. 


261 


rich and the duties laborious) may have the .power to 
demand, and the Bishop of. the diocese or some other 
authority may have the power to render it imperative 
upon impropriate rectors and vicars to adopt the bene- 
volent intentions of the statute 1 and 2 Will. 4, c. 45, by 
the endowment of Chapels of Ease where necessary ; 
and further praying, That the residence of all beneficed 
Clergymen may be enforced. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


arish 
of Benholm, was presented, and read ; praying the dine 
not to grant any public money for the erection and en- 
dowment of additional Chinas in Scotland. 
A-Petition of John Gordon, Moderator of the Pres- 
bytery of Kirkcudbright ;—Inhabitants of Kirkcudbright; 
—and, Girthorn,—were also presented, and read ; pray- 
ing the House to resist every attempt to shake the 
stability or impair the efficiency of the Church of Scot- 
land, and to adopt such measures as may seem best cal- 
culated for promoting its usefulness, by building and 
endowing such additional Churches in connexion with 
the Establishment as the increasing numbers and neces- 
sities of the population demand. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Johnshaven, in the 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Rugeley ;—and, Mavesyn 
Ridware,—were presented, and read ; setting forth, That 
the Petitioners have heard, with deep alarm, of the late 
Resolution passed by a small majority of the House with 
regard to the appropriation of the property of the Irish 
Church, calculated, in the opinion of the Petitioners: to 
give increased influence to the restless and pernicious 
spirit of popery, and hence to undermine and finally 
subvert the Protestant Establishment in Ireland, and 
ultimately in England; and praying, That such a bane- 
ful and unconstitutional measure may never be permitted 
to pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Citizens and other Inhabitants of the 
city of Worcester, was presented, and read ; taking notice 
of the Imprisonment for Debt Bill ; and praying, That 
the same may not pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Worcester, 
was presented, and read; setting forth, That the Peti- 
tioners have beheld with deep regret the profanation of 
the Lord’s Day, which is become so prevalent among all 
ranks of society, and inasmuch as it is the Divine com- 
mand, that the Sabbath should be kept holy ; the Peti- 
tioners pray the House to enact such laws on this subject 
as shall tend, under the Divine blessing, to check existing 
evils, and to secure to all classes of His Majesty’s sub- 
jects the full enjoyment of the privileges of this day of 
rest. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Sir Richard Musgrave presented a Bill for the ap- 
pointment of convenient Places for the holding of Assizes 
in Ireland: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Wednesday, 
the 27th day of this instant May. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors of Richmond, 
in the county of York, was presented, and read ; pray- 
ing the House not to pass any Bill for transferring to 
the Courts at Doctors’ Commons the sole power of grant- 
ing Probates and Administrations. 3 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Forbes M* Neill, was presented, and 
read ; setting forth, That the Petitioner served as an 
officer in the Maritime Service of the East India Com- 
pany for a period of nine years, and is in other respects 
similarly situated with several of the officers who signed 
a Petition presented to the House on the 11th day of 
March last from certain Commanders and other Officers 
lately in thé Maritime Service of the Hast India Com- 


pany, but being at that time in the west of Scotland, he 
3X could. 


Church of 
Scotiand. 


Church of 
Treland. 


Imprisonment 


for Debt Bill. 


Lord’s Day. 


Assizes 
Removal 
(Ireland) Bill. 


No. 209. 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts. 


Forbes 
M‘Neill. 





Tithes 
(Ireland.) 


The Lords 
have ugreed 


to 


Westminster 
Improvement 
Bill, with an 
Amendment. 


Stafford Writ. 


Answer to 
Addresses. 


Literar 
Institutions 


Abroad. 
No. 210. 


Cinque Ports. 


Canada. 
No. 211. 


262 


could not affix his signature thereto ; and praying, That 
he may have such and the like relief under the circum- 
stances as may be granted to the persons who signed the 
said Petition. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on East India Officers. 


A Petition of Presbyterian Landholders of Killileagh 
and Killinchy ;—and, Inhabitants of Bangor, in the 
county of Down,—were presented, and read ; praying 
for the abolition of Tithes in Jreland. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Sir Giffin Wilson and 

Mr. Brougham : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
for paving, cleansing, lighting and regulating the several 
Parishes of Saint Margaret, Saint John-the-Evangelist, 
and Saint James, within the Liberty of Westminster, in the 
County of Middlesex, and the Precint of the Savoy, and 


also part of the Liberty of Saffron Hill, Hatton Garden, 
and ely Rents, within the same County, and for other 


purposes therein mentioned, with an Amendment; to 
which Amendment the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to the Clerk of 
the Crown, to make out a new Writ for the electing of 
a Burgess to serve in this present Parliament for the 
Borough of Sager’, in the room of Sir Francis Lyttel- 
ton Holyoake Goodriche, Baronet, who, since his elec- 
tion for the said Borough, hath accepted the office of 
Steward or Bailiff of His Majesty’s three Chiltern 
Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough, and Bonenham, in the 
County of Buckingham ; 

An Tenndinedt was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, by leaving out from the word “ That” to the end 
of the Question, in order to add the words “ the issue 
“ of the Writ for the Borough of Stafford be suspended 
“ until the 22d day of June next,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put That the words proposed 
to be left out stand part of the Question; it passed in 
the Negative 

And the Question being put, That the words, “ the 
*« issue of the Writ for the Borough of Stafford be sus- 
“ pended until the 22d day of June next,” be added at 
the end of the Question; it was resolved in the Affir- 
mative. 

Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 

Ordered, That the issue of the Writ for the Borough 
of Stafford be suspended until the 22d day of June 


“next. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the 
House, That their several Addresses of Thursday and 
Friday last (that His Majesty would be graciously 0 Be 
to give directions that the Papers therein mentioned 
might be laid before this House) had been presented to 
His Majesty; and that His Majesty had commanded 
him to acquaint this House, That He will give directions 
accordingly. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented, pursu- 
ant to an Address to His Majesty,—Copies of Commu- 
nications made to and received from His Majesty’s 
Ministers Abroad respecting Literary Institutions or 
Libraries in Foreign Countries, 1834-1835. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Lord Viscount Howick presented, pursuant to Order, 
—A Return of all Appointments made during the last 
Ten years, by or under the control of the Lord Warden 
of the Cinque Ports; specifying the particular Duties 
attached to each, and the respective dalaries, Fees and 
other Emoluments thereto attached, and from what 
Funds such Emoluments are derived. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the Table. 


Sir George Grey presented,—Return to an Address 
to His Majesty, dated the 15th day of this instant May, 
for Copy of a Despatch from the Right beniualibe 


18° Mau. 





A. 1835. 


Thomas Spring Rice to Lord Aylmer, authorizing him 
to pay the Officers of the Civil Government of Canada 
certain Monies not appropriated to that purpose by the 
— of Canada. 
ir George Grey also prenanteds pursuant to the di- 
rections of an Act of Parliament,—A Return of Persons 
holding Offices in the Colonies, who have been appointed 
thereto subsequent to the passing of an Act of Parlia- 
ment of the fifty-fourth year of his late Majesty King 
George the Third, c. 61, and who are not at present in 
the execution of the Duties of their respective Offices, 
as far as regards the Department of the Secretary of 
State for the Colonies. 
Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply, be now read; and the same being read; 

Ordered, That the Estimate of the Office of Ord- 
nance, including Commissariat Supplies for the year 
1835-6; with Comparative Abstract of the Estimates 
1835-6 with 1834-5, be referred to the Committee. 

Ordered, That the Estimates of Sums required for 
the Pay of the Commissariat Department at Home and 
Abroad, and for the supply of Forage, Coals, Candles 
and Straw, for the Troops in Jreland, for the year ending 
31st March 1836, be referred to the Committee. 

Ordered, That the Estimate of the Sums required for 
the Half Pay of Commissariat Officers, and for Superan- 
nuation and Retired Allowances; also for the Pensions 
of Widows of Commissariat Officers and Compassionate 
Allowances to their Children, for one year, from 1st 
April 1835 to 31st March 1836, be referred to the Com- 
mittee. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Seventeen thousand seven 
hundred and ninety-six pounds, be granted to His Ma- 
jesty, to defray the estimated Expenditure of the British 
Museum, for the year ending at Christmas 1835; and 
that the said sum be issued and paid without any fee or 
other deduction whatsoever. 

2. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding domdieans thousand one 
hundred and ninety-three pounds, be granted to His 
Majesty, for defraying the Salaries to the Master Ge- 
neral, and the Principal Officers and Clerks belonging 
to the Office of Ordnance at the Tower, Pall Mall and 
Dublin, for the year 1835-6. 

3- Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Eight thousand two hundred 
and six pounds, be granted to His Majesty, for defray- 
ing the Salaries to the Departments of the Office of 
Ordnance at Woolwich, for the year 1835-6. 

4. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Fourteen thousand eight 
hundred and eighty-one pounds, be granted to His Ma- 
jesty, for defraying the Salaries at the Home Stations, 
for the year 1835-6. 

5- Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Twenty-seven thousand nine 
hundred and eighty-three pounds, be granted to His 
Majesty, for defraying the Salaries of the Establish- 
ments of the Office of Ordnance at the Out-Stations in 
Ireland, and Foreign Stations, for the year 1835-6. 

6. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Thirty-five thousand four 
hundred and seventy-seven pounds, be granted to His 
Majesty, for defraying the Salaries to the several Barrack 
Masters and Barrack Serjeants in Great Britain, Ireland 
and the Colonies, for the sy 1835-6. 

7. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Four thousand four hundred 
and fifty-nine pounds, be granted to His Majesty, for 
defraying the expense of Master Gunners at the several 
Garrisons and Batteries in Great Britain, Guernsey, 
Jersey and Ireland, for the year 1835-6. 


8. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Seventy-four thousand nine 
hundred and thirty-four pounds, be granted to His Ma- 
jesty, for defraying the expense of the Corps of Royal 

ngineers, the Corps of Royal Sappers and Miners, and 


of 


Offices in th 
Colonies, . 


No. 212, 


Committee 
of Supply ; 


Estimates, 
referred : 


Ordnance. 


Commissariat, 








5 Witt. IV. 


of the Establishment for the Instruction of Royal Sappers 
and Miners, and junior Officers in the Corps of Royal 
Engineers, for Great Britain, Ireland and the Colonies, 
for the year 1835-6. 

g. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Two hundred and Tt 
five thousand four hundred and forty-five pounds, 
granted to His Majesty, for defraying the expense of 
the Royal Regiment of Artillery, for Great Britain, 
Froland. and the Colonies, for the year 1835-6. 

10. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Thirty-five thousand nine 
hundred and sixty-two pounds, be granted to His Ma- 
jesty, for defraying the expense of the Royal Horse 
Artillery, and also for the Riding House Troop, for 
Great Britain and Ireland, for the year 1835-6. 

11. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Six hundred and four pounds, 
be granted to His Majesty, for defraying the expense 
of the Director General of Artillery and Field Train 
Department, for the year 1835-6. 

12. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Ten thousand and forty 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, for defraying the 
expense of the Medical Establishment for the Military 
Department of the Ordnance in Great Britain, Ireland 
and the Colonies, for the year 1835-6. 

13. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Thirty thousand eight hun- 
dred and eighty-eight pounds, be granted to His Ma- 
jesty, for defraying the charge for the Superintendence 
of Ordnance Works and Repairs, in Great Britain, Ire- 
land and the Colonies, for the year 1835-6. 

14. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding One thousand six hundred 
and eighty-four pounds, be granted to His Majesty, for 
defraying the expenses of Ordnance Works and Re- 
pairs, and Storekeepers’ Expenditure, in Great Britain, 
Ireland and the Colonies, for the year 1835-6, after 
deducting Ten thousand pounds, part of Twenty thou- 
sand pounds voted in the Estimate last year, for Stores, 
for Foreign Works and Repairs, and One hundred and 
forty-six thousand one hundred and forty-five pounds 
for Rents, Sale of Lands and Premises, Sale of, Arms, 
Old Stores, &amp;ce. 

15. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Twenty-eight thousand two 
hundred and sixteen pounds, be granted to His Majesty, 
for defraying the charge for the Superintendence of the 
Building and Repair of Barracks in Great Britain, Ire- 
land and the Colonies, for the year 1835-6. 

16. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Sixty-eight thousand two 
hundred and three pounds, be granted to His Majesty, 
for defraying the expense of Building and Repair of 
Barracks in Great Britain, Ireland and the Colonies, 
after deducting Ten thousand pounds, part of Twenty 
thousand pounds, voted in the Estimate last year for 
Stores, for Foreign Works and Repairs, and Fifty-three 
thousand eight hundred and fifty-five pounds for Rents 
of Canteens, &amp;c., Sale of Lands and Premises, &amp;c., for 
the year 1835-6. 

17. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Sixty-four thousand and 
eleven pounds, be granted to His Majesty, for defraying 
the expense of Barrack Masters’ Expenditure, Allow- 
ances to Barrack Masters, and Lodging Money to Officers, 
in Great Britain, Ireland and the Colonies, for the year 
1835-6. 

18. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding One hundred and thirty- 
one thousand nine hundred and thirty-two pounds, a 
granted to His Majesty, for defraying the expense of 
Military, Civil, and Barrack Contingencies, in Great 
Britain, Ireland and the Colonies, for the year 1835-6. 

19. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Sixty-five thousand pounds, 
be granted to His Majesty, for defraying the expense of 
Stores for Ordnance and Military Store Branch Ser- 
vices in Great Britain, Ireland and the Colonies, for 
the year 1835-6. 

20. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Twenty thousand pounds, 


be granted to His Majesty, for defraying the expense 
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18° Mai. 


263 


of Stores for 1836-7, required for Foreign Works and 
Repairs, which are either Works in progress under the 
sanction of Parliament, or Repairs annually occurring, 
and will be deducted from the Estimate for 1836-7. 

21. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding One thousand and six hun- 
dred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, for defraying 
the expense of Services performed by the Office of Ord- 
nance, and not provided for by Parliament, in the year 
1834-5. 

22. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding One hundred and sixty-four 
thousand two hundred and fifty-eight pounds, be granted 
to His Majesty, for defraying the charge of the Ord- 
nance, Military and Civil Superannuations; viz. on 
account of Allowances to Superannuated, Retired and 
Half-Pay Officers, Pensions for good Services, Inven- 
tions and Wounds, and Pensions to Widows and Chil- 
dren of deceased Officers late belonging to the Ordnance 
Military Corps; and also for Allowances, Compensa- 
tions and Emoluments, in the nature of Superannuated 
or Retired Allowances, to Persons late belonging to the 
Ordnance and Barrack Departments, in respect of their 
having held any Public Offices or Employments of a 
Civil nature; and also for the charge of Widows’ Pen- 
sions, for Great Britain and Ireland, for the year 1835-6. 

23. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding One hundred and sixty-one 
thousand and eighty-three pounds, be granted to His 
Majesty, for defraying the expense of the Supply of 
Bread, Meat and Forage, Coals, Candles and Straw, kc., 
for His Majesty’s Troops in Great Britain, and for the 
supply of Coals, Candles, Oil, Oats, &amp;e., to certain 
Stations in the Colonies, for the year 1835-6. 

Resolutions to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal re- 
—— from the Committee, That they had come to several 

esolutions, which they had directed him to report to 
the House. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 

Mr. Bernal also acquainted the House, That he was 
directed by the Committee to move, That they may 
have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday next, 
again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee of Supply ; 

r. Bernal reported from the said Committee, the 
Resolutions which they had directed him to report; and 
the same were read, and agreed to; and are as fol- 
loweth: 

1, Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty-two 
thousand and seven hundred pounds, be granted to His 
Majesty, to pay the allowances and expenses of the Bar- 
risters employed in revising Lists of Voters, under the 
Act for amending the Representation of the People in 
England and Wales. 

2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hundred 
and thirty thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, 
to defray the charge of Civil Contingencies, to the 31st 
day of March 1836. 

3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceding One hundred 
and nine thousand five hundred and fifty-eight pounds 
and sixteen shillings, be granted to His Majesty, for 
defraying the charge of Volunteer Corps in Great Bri- 
tain, for the year from the 1st day of April 1835 to the 
31st day of March 1836, both days inclusive. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Bankrupts Estates’ (Scotland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Wood Duties Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Colonial Passengers’ Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 
3X2 


The 


Report 
Supply ; 


Revising 
Barristers. 


Civil Con- 
tingencies. 


Volunteer 
Corps. 


Bankrupts’ 


Estates 


(Scotland) Bill. 


Wood Duties 


Bill. 


Colonial 
Passengers’ 
Bill. 








Ways and 
Means. 


Oaths’ 
Abolition 
Bill. 


Merchant 
Seamen Regi- 
stration Bill. 


No 213. 


Indemnity 


Bill, 


Merchant Sea- 


men (Foreign 
Ports ) 


Charities. 


Criminal 
Offenders, 


264 
The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Ways and Means; 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Oaths’ Abolition Bill; and, after 
some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee, 
That they had gone through the Bill; and had directed 
him to report the same to the House, without any 
Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time To- 
morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Merchant Seamen Registration 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported from the 
Committee, That they had gone through the Bill, and 
made several Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Bernal accordingly reported the Bill; and the 
Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Wednesday, the 27th day of this instant 


May. 
Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
indemnify such Persons in the United Kingdom as 
have omitted to qualify themselves for Offices and 
Employments, and for extending the Time limited for 
those purposes respectively ; to permit such Persons, in 
Great Britain, to make and file Affidavits of the execu- 
tion of Indentures of Clerks to Attornies and Solicitors, 
to make and file the same; and to allow Persons to make 
and file such Affidavits, although the Persons whom they 
served shall have neglected to take out their annual 
Certificates: And that Mr. Francis Baring and Lord 
Seymour do prepare, and bring it in. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, Copies 
or Extracts of Despatches addressed to the Admiralty, 
or the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, by His 
Majesty’s Consuls abroad, since the year 1830 to the 
present time, containing Complaints of the discharge of 
British Seamen by the Masters of British Merchant 
Vessels in Foreign Ports. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Copy of 
the Twenty-ninth Report on Public Charities. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give di- 
rections, that there be laid before this House, Statements, 
showing the comparative Number of Criminal Offenders 
committed for trial in England and Wales in each of 
the last Seven years, made out by order of His Majesty’s 
Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, 
from the Criminal Registers kept in that Office. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Copy of 
the Tables, upon a new and more enlarged plan, showing 
the Number of Criminal Offenders committed for trial, 
or bailed for appearance at the Assizes and Sessions in 
each County in England and Wales, in the year 1834, 
and the result of the Proceedings, made out by order of 
His Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for the Home 
od artment, from the Criminal Registers kept in that 

ce. 

Ordered, That the said Addresses be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


18°—19° Mai. 





A. 1835. 


Mr. Baring presented a Bill to indemnify such Per- 
sons in the United Kingdom as have omitted to qualify 
themselves for Offices and Employments, and for ex- 
tending the Time limited for those purposes respec- 
tively ; to permit such Persons, in Great Britain, as 
have omitted to make and file Affidavits of the execution 
of Indentures of Clerks to Attornies and Solicitors, to 
make and file the same; and to allow Persons to make 
and file such Affidavits, although the Persons whom they 
served shall have neglected to take out their annual 
Certificates: And the same was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Friday 
next. 


The Tavistock Inclosure Bill was read a second time ; 
and committed to Lord Viscount Ebrington and the 
Devon List: And they are to meet this Afterternoon, 
in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


Mieville’s Naturalization Bill, was read a second time; 
and committed to Mr. Bonham and the Esser List: 
And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Martis, 19° die Maiz ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV“ Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. 


t &amp;'s hour appointed for taking into consideration 
the Petition of John Musyrave Wigmore, Gentleman, 
Denis Maginn, Gentleman, Felix M*Neil, slater, Daniel 
Harris, brazier, John Hall, baker, all of the town of 
Youghal, in the county of Cor, in that part of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland called Ireland, 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for the 
said Borough, being come; 

Mr. Speaker took the Chair. 

The Serjeant at Arms was sent, with the Mace, to the 
places adjacent, to require the attendance of the Mem- 
bers on the business of the House: And being re- 
turned ; 

A Member was sworn. 

Then the House was counted by Mr. Speaker ; and 
two hundred and fifty-nine Members being present ; 

And the Petition of Thomas Johnston Barton, of Coote 
Hall, in the county of Roscommon, Esquire; and also 
the Petition of Hugh Barton, Robert K. Duke, John 
Irwin, Henry Fry and Caleb Robertson, electors of the 
Conny of Roscommon, in Ireland, who had a right to vote, 
and claimed a right to vote, and did vote at the last 
Election of Knights of the Shire to serve in Parliament 
for the said County, complaining of an undue Election 
and Return for the said County, being also ordered to 
be taken into consideration on this day ; 

The several Petitioners and other Parties in both the 
said cases, their counsel and agents, were called in. 


And the door being locked ; 

The Order of the day, for taking into consideration 
the Petition, complaining of an undue Election and Re- 
turn for Youghal, was read. 

And the Names of the Members were drawn, and read, 
in the usual manner. 

And the whole number of thirty-three Names was 
completed :—And Lists of the said Names were delivered 
to the Clerk appointed to attend the Committee on the 
Youghal Election ; and then the door was opened, and 
the Parties, their counsel and agents, withdrew. 


And the door being again locked ; 

The Order of the day, for taking into consideration 
the Petitions, complaining of an undue Election and Re- 
turn for Roscommon, was read. 

And the Names of the Members were drawn, and read, 
in the usual manner. 

And the whole Number of thirty-three Names was 
completed :—And Lists of the said Names were delivered 
to the Clerk appointed to attend the Committee on the 
Roscommon Election ; and then the door was opened, 
and the Parties, their counsel and agents, withdrew. 

A Petition 


Indemnity 
Bill. 


‘Tavistock In. 
closure Bill, 


Miéville’s 
Nat, Bill. 


Youghal 
Borough and 
Roscommon 
County 
Elections, 
Petitions. 


Youghal 
Election 
Petition. 


Roscommon 
Election, 
Petitions. 


Cor 


Bil 


Bi 


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5 Wii. IV. 


A Petition of the Chamber of Commerce of Limerick, 


Corn Market- was presented, and read; praying, That leave may be 


iven to present a Petition for leave to bring in a Bill 
for the establishment of a Market or Markets in the said 
city of Limerick for the sale of Corn. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
William Roche and the Munster List: And that they do 
meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


The Willington Bridge and Roads Bill was read a 
second time; and committed to Sir George Crewe and 
the Derby List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, 
in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


A Petition of Merchants and others of the town and 
vicinity of Drogheda, was presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Preston and Wyre Railway and Harbour 
Bill; and praying, That the same may pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act for paving, cleansing, lighting and regulating 
the several Parishes of Saint Margaret, Saint John-the- 
Evangelist and Saint James, within the Liberty of West- 
minster, in the County of Middlesex, and the Precinct 
of the Savoy, and also part of the Liberty of Saffron 
Hill, Hatton Garden, and Ely Rents, within the same 
County, and for other purposes therein mentioned; and 
the same was read; and is as followeth: 

Pr. 119. 1. penult. After “ Acts” insert “ or in or 
‘“‘ by an Act passed in the second year of the reign of 
“ His present Majesty, intituled, ‘ An Act to extend the 
“« jurisdiction of the Commissioners acting in the exe- 
‘ cution of three Acts for paving and regulating the 
“« Regent’s Park, and several Streets and Places in West- 
‘ minster, to certain other Streets and Places in West- 
“* minster, and for other purposes.’ ” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, was 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That Colonel Evans do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the Amendment made by their Lordships. 


fal 


a 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Newtown, in the county 
of Montgomery ;— Nantwich ;— Wem ;— Ellesmere ;— 
Whitchurch ;—Welchpool ;—and, the Company of Pro- 
prietors of the Worcester and Birmingham Canal Navi- 
gation,—-were presented, and read; taking notice of the 
Birmingham Canal Navigations Bill; and praying, That 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts thereof. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Pe- 
titions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Trustees for putting in execution an Act 
of Parliament passed in the 32d year of the reign of 
his Majesty King George the Third, intituled, “ An Act 
for repairing and improving the Road leading from 
Cornhill Burn, by Pallinsburn and Flodden Lane, to 
Milfield March Burn, and by Fordbridge to Lowickh, and 
also several other Roads therein mentioned, all in the 
Counties of Northumberland and Durham,” and another 
Act made and passed in the 53d year of the reign of 
his said Majesty, for continuing the term and enlarging 
the powers of the said Act, was presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the Ford and Lowick Road Bill; and 
praying, That provision may be made therein for repair- 
ing and maintaining that part of the said Road which 
lies between the turn at Old Learmouth, leading to Wark 
and Pott’s Close, and other part of the said Road between 
the said turn, to Wark and Barclees Toll-gate. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Sir John 
Wrottesley and the Northumberland List: And that they 
do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and 
have Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of Magistrates, Clergy, Bankers, Merchants, 
and other Inhabitants of Walsall;—and, Tamworth and 
Fazeley,—were presented, and read; taking notice of 


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265 


the Birmingham Canal Navigations Bill; and praying, 
That the same may pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Francis Dennis Massy Dawson, of Lin- Vondon and 
coln’s Inn, Esquire, was presented, and read; taking Railway Bil 
notice of the London and Grenwich Railway Bill; and 
praying, That he may be heard, by himself, his counsel 
or agent, against certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of London ;—Leeds ;—and, Newspaper 
Wilham Child, of Union Buildings, Kingsland Road, in Stamps. 
the county of Middlesex, clerk to a barrister,—were pre- 
sented, and read; praying for the repeal of the Stamp 
Duty on Newspapers. 

. ng the sai ‘Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
able. . 


Weights and 
Measures. 


A Petition of Joseph Southan, of Wyndham-street, 
Bryanston-square, was presented, and read; setting forth, 
That the Petitioner is, by profession an adjuster of 
Weights and Measures, and that in the recent discharge 
of his official duties he has discovered the most extensive 
and ruinous errors to exist in nearly all the Weights 
and Measures bearing the stamp of the city of West- 
minster ; that the Petitioner begs to state, with feelings 
of regret, that a practice has for many years prevailed 
at the city of Westminster stamping office, of affixing 
the seals of that city, without using any means whatever 
of ascertaining the correctness of such Weights and 
Measures, and without even the form of ¢&gt;m aring them 
with the standards; that the Petitioner is fully prepared 
to prove the foregoing fact at the bar of the ~ sa and 
praying the House to direct an inquiry into the matter of 
the Petition, with the view of ascertaining the quantity 
of false Weights and Measures which have been issued 
from the said stamping office since the year 1826, and 
with the further view of devising such means as the 
House may deem expedient, to relieve the inhabitants 
of Westminster and other parts from the legal conse- 
quences of having such false weights and measures in 
their possession. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Weights and Measures. 


A Petition of John Stoat, of Chapman-street, Liverpool 
Road, Islington, schoolmaster, was presented, and read ; 
recommending the establishment of model schools, upon 
a method of improvement upon the Madras system of 
Education, introduced by the Petitioner in the parochial 
schools belonging to the parish of Saint Mary, Islington; 
and praying the House to take the subject into con- 
sideration. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Education. 


Education. 


The counsel and agents in the case of the Youghal 
Election being returned to the bar, the Clerk appointed 
to attend the said Committee, delivered in to the House 
a reduced List; and the same was called over, and is as 
follows: 

Fitzstephen French, Esquire, William Wharton Burdon, 
Esquire, Henry Handley, Esquire, Lord Viscount A/ford, 
James Alexander Stewart Mackenzie, Esquire, Lord 
Russell, Sir John Mordaunt, Baronet, James Buller East, 
Esquire, William Turner, Esquire, John Heathcoat, 
Esquire, Thomas Bewes, Esquire. 

nd the said eleven Members, being the Select Com- 
mittee for trying the merits of the Petition complain- 
ing of an undue Election and Return for the Borough 
of Youghal, were sworn, by the Clerk, at the table, in 
the usual manner; and thereupon the counsel and agents 
withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Committee do meet forthwith 
in one of the Committee Chambers appointed for hear- 
ing the Trials of ——- Elections. 

3 


Youghal 

Election— 
Committee 
appointed. 


A Petition 





Leith Pier. 


Imprisonment 
fur Debt 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Court of 
Chancery. 


Bankruptcy 
Court. 


Courts of 
Request. 


Southwark 
Court of Re- 
guest. 


Pensions, 


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A Petition of Inhabitants of Glasgow, was presented, 
and read; praying the House to appoint a Select Com- 
mittee to consider the various plans for providing the 
mae accommodation of a low-water Pier at or near 

eith. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Leith and Newhaven Harbours. 


A Petition of the Magistrates and Council of the burgh 
of Calton of Glasgow, was presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Imprisonment for Debt (Scotland) Bill; 
and praying, That the same may not pass into a law as 
it now stands. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Number of Causes, Exceptions and further 
Directions, Pleas and Demurrers, Re-hearings and Ap- 
peals; also, of Petitions in causes and matters generally, 
which were set down or stood for hearing before the 
Lord Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor and the Master 
of the Rolls respectively, on the last day of Hilary 
Term, 1835. : 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Number of Days and of Hours in each Day 
which the Lord Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, and 
the Master of the Rolls, usually sit in their respective 
Courts in Term and out of Term; stating the Number 
of entire Days on which each Judge was engaged in his 
Court, from 1st January to 31st December 1834. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Number of matters and things in Bank- 
ruptcy, under whatever title or description, which have 
been brought before the Court of Review in each year, 
from its appointment to the latest period; and the 
Number of matters and things now standing to be dis- 

osed of. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Number of Days, and of Hours in each 
Day, on which the Judges of the Court of Review have 
been engaged from 1st January to 31st December 1834; 
with a Statement of the Salary or other Emoluments 
received by each Judge. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Return, 
from the different Courts of Request, within the Bills 
of Mortality; stating the Amount of Suitors’ Cash which 
has been yearly received since the establishment of each 
Court, and the Amount which remains unclaimed; with 
a Statement of the manner in which the same is dealt 
with, so far as it regards the security in which the same 
is invested; the Amount of Dividend or Interest re- 
ceived, and whether either Principal or Interest has 
been in any and in what manner appropriated. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn, showing the Amount of Suitors’ Cash in the South- 
wark Court of Request, or invested in Government 
Securities, since the establishment of the Court, and 
also the Amount ‘unclaimed on the 1st of August last ; 
together with an Account of the Dividends from time to 
time received in respect thereof, and of the appro- 
priation thereof; disting ishing the respective periods 
when the Principal has been invested, and the ianien: 
ment Stocks or Funds in which the same have been 
purchased, and the portion thereof which has been since 
sold; and stating the Salaries or Emoluments from time 
to time annually paid to each of the Clerks of the Court 
for the last Twenty years; and specifying the Amount 
of Expenses paid during the same period, for Prosecu- 
tions instituted under the sanction of the Court, or in 
defending any Actions or other Proceedings at Law 
against the Officers or the Chief Bailiff of the Court, or 
otherwise, and stating out of what Fund the same has 
been from time to time paid. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, an Ac- 


19° Man. 


A. 1835. 


count of all Pensions on His Majesty’s Civil List and 
Consolidated Fund, on the 18th ay 1835; stating the 
Name of each Person to whom the Pension was granted, 
when granted, and the Amount of Pension; distinguish- 
ing Pensions now charged upon the Civil List and upon 
the Consolidated Fund. ; 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


A Petition of Solicitors residing in the town and 
county of Leicester, was presented, and read; praying 
the + ea not to pass any Bill for transferring to the 
Courts at Doctors’ Commons the sole power of granting 
Probates and Administrations. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Magistrates, Clergy and Inhabitants of 
Ripon;—Magistrates acting in and for the borough and 
liberty of Ripon, in Quarter Sessions assembled ;—and, 
Protestant Inhabitants of Clapham,—were presented, 
and read ; praying the House to reject every measure 
which has for its object the taking away any portion of 
the revenues of the Jrish Church, in order to its being 
applied to other than Protestant and strictly Eccle- 
siastical purposes. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants, being charge-bearers, re- 
siding in Crowland, was presented, and read; praying 
the House to pass a law for the purpose of compelling 
all landlords or owners of houses, tenements or other 
property, rented or let under the annual rent of ten 
pounds, to pay all parochial rates to be assessed in respect 
of such property. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Gibbons, of Zutton, farmer and 
grazier, was presented, and read; praying the House to 
adopt some measure for the commutation of Tithes in 
England. 

Dedeved, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


The counsel and agents, in the case of the Roscommon 
Election, being returned to the bar, the Clerk appointed 
to attend the said Committee, delivered in to the House 
a reduced List; and the same was called over; and is 
as follows: 

William Tooke, Esquire, Sir George Crewe, Baronet, 
Sir William Molesworth, Baronet, John James Hope 
Johnstone, Esquire, William Bingham Baring, Esquire, 
Edward George Barnard, Esquire, Leonard Dobbin, 
Esquire, Frederick Paget, Esquire, Joseph Brotherton, 
Esquire, John Temple Leader, Esquire, Richard Walker, 
Esquire. 

And the said eleven Members, being the Select Com- 
mittee for trying the merits of the Petition complaining 
of an undue Election and Return for the County of 
Roscommon, were sworn, by the Clerk, at the table, in 
the usual manner; and thereupon the counsel and agents 
withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Committee do meet forthwith 
in one of the Committee Chambers appointed for hear- 
ing the Trials of Controverted Elections. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of West Kilpatrick ;—Bon- 
hill ;—Peterhead ;— Kirkintilloch ; -— Minister, Elders, 
Members and Hearers of the Relief Church, Kilmarnock; 
—and, Pastor, Elders, Managers, Members and Seat 
Occupiers and Hearers of the Relief Congregation of 
Milngavie,—were presented, and read; praying the 
House not to grant any public money for the erection 
or endowment of additional Churches in Scotland. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Glenbucket, was also pre- 
sented, and read; praying the House to resist every 
attempt to shake the stability or impair the efficiency 
of the Church of Scotland, and to adopt such measures 
as may seem best calculated for promoting its usefulness, 
by building and endowing such additional Churches, 
in connexion with the Establishment, as the increasing 
numbers and necessities of the population demand. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts. 


Church of 
Ireland. 


Rating of 
Tenewents, 


Tithes. 


Roscommon 
Election— 
Committee 
appointed, 


Church of 
Scotland. 





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19° Maii. 


267 


Lord’s Day. A Petition of Inhabitants of Petersham and Ham, was _First, an extension of the right of search to the whole 
é presented, and read; praying, That in any measures of the Western and Eastern Coasts of Africa and of the 
which may be enacted for the promotion of a general Island of Madagascar, and to such distance from these 
observance of the Lord’s Day, provision may be made Coasts.as shall ensure the capture of all Slaves; and an 
for preventing the traffic of Barges on the River Zhames agreement that this right of search shall be reciprocal 

on that day. between all the High Contracting Parties : 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. | Secondly, That the right of seizure shall be extended 
to Vessels equipped for the purposes of trading in Slaves, 

Answer to Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the although not actually having Slaves on board : 

Addresses- House, That their several Addresses of yesterday (that | Thirdly, An agreement that all such Vessels as ma 
His Majesty would be graciously pleased to give direc- be condemned by the Mixed Commission Courts, shall 
tions that the Papers therein mentioned might be laid forthwith be broken up, or otherwise effectually de- 
before this House) had been presented to His Majesty ; Bam rd and, 
and that His Majesty had commanded him to acquaint ourthly, A stipulation that the trade in Slaves shall 
this House, That He will give directions accordingly. _ be declared Piracy. 

ae Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 


Seamen 
(Foreign Ports). 


No.214. to Pes Admiralty, or the Secretary of State for ge 
Affairs, by His Majesty’s Consuls abroad, since the year a : : b ; os 
1830, to the mbit ot containing Complaints of the aa oy snieit% ems a etree Fyeaneal + taal 
discharge of British Seamen by the Masters of British ford;— ade Ra os + Appasee Lake pte ah, Sea 
. . of Cupar-Fife ;—Licensed Victuallers and Spirit Dealers 
Merchant Vessels in Foreign Ports. f Pp Agnes a yin p ae 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table ; i a d Ik hol d ig nd Vict, Hs F. if Tow. 
aa Ne printed. | hesbury; — Clifton Dartmouth Hardness, and. other 
The Lords A Message from the Lords, by Sir Giffin Wilson and places ;—Innkeepers and Licensed Victuallers of Kid- 
have agreed Mr. Brougham: derminster ;—Stourbridge ;—.Dudley;—Licensed Victu- 
” Mr. Speaker, allers residing in Reading ;—Licensed Victuallers and 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills following, menien i pirits " a msi i naeiernart Fy a- 
without any Amendment; viz. chyn » £owyn an erdovey ;— Sou elds ;— 
New Quay A Bill, 2 tituled, An Act for constructing and main- -Bishop’s Stortford ;—Fowey ;—Licensed Victuallers of 
Harbour Bill. taining a Harbour at New Quay, in the County of po sh aids ak A rp ys Ube, gat aes 
Cardigan: and vicinity ;—Bealey, Foot’s Cray, and vicinity ;—and, 
New Quayand A Bil, intituled, An Act for making and maintaining Lewisham,—were presented, and read ; praying for the 
Ae Bal, a Road from New Quay, in the County of Cardigan, to repeal of the additional Duty on Spirit Licenses imposed 
A berayron, in the same County: And also, by an Act of the last Session of Parliament. 
Lords request The Lords have commanded us to acquaint this House, And thesaid Petitions were ordered tolie upon the Table. 
attendance. ‘That the Lords do request, that this House will give leave 
to the Right honourable John Archibald Murray, Lord = The House was moved, That the Act 4 and 5 Will. 4, Spirit 
Advocate of Scotland, and the Right honourable Sir c. 75, to repeal the Duties on Spirits made in Ireland, censes- 
William Rae, Baronet, Members of this House, to attend and to impose other Duties in lieu thereof; and to im- 
their Lordships, in order to their being examined as_ pose additional Duty on Licenses to Retailers of Spirits 
Witnesses we the Select Committee appointed by in the United Kingdom, might be read; and the same 
their Lordships for the purpose of inquiring into and being read ; 
reporting upon the present state of.the several Gaols | A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
in England and Wales, and Scotland:—And then the That this House do resolve itself into a Committee to 
' Messengers withdrew. consider the provisions of the said Act, imposing ad- 
House will Resolved, That this House will send an Answer to the ditional Duties on Spirit Licenses, and on such portion 
ee a last part of the said Message by Messengers of their of the Act 6 Geo. 4, c. 81, which, since the repeal of 
_— own. the House Tax, regulates the rating of Houses for the 
And the Messengers were again called in; and Mr. imposition of the Duty on Licenses:—And the said 
Speaker acquainted them therewith:—And then they Motion was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 
again withdrew. 
: See : Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to superior 
Education | Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to improve the present eabatis of the Gide of Session, Courts 
(Ireland) Bill. establish a Board of National Education, and for the Teinds and Justiciary ; also to regulate and define the (Scotland) 
advancement of Elementary Education in Ireland: And . ry 3 ’ Bill. 
ae Duties of the Judges, and of the Clerks and other 
that Mr. Wyse, the Earl of Kerry, and Mr. William Officers, and to abolish the Fee Fund and other Dues of 
O’ Brien, do prepare, and bring it in. the said Courts: And that Mr. Wallace and Mr. Hume 
Save Trade. Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That an humble 4° prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Wood presented, pursuant to an-Address to His 
Majesty,—Copies or Extracts of ny ay addressed 


Address be presented to His Majesty, to inform His 
Majesty, That this House has learnt with deep regret, 
from the documents which have been laid before it, 
that the traffic in Slaves still continues to be carried on, 
under the protection of the Flags of Foreign Nations, 
particularly under those of Spain and Portugal, to an 
extent almost as great as at any former period of its 
existence, and attended with circumstances of additional 
cruelty and horror : 


Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Courts of 
regulate the Forms, shorten the Delays, and diminish Judicature 


the. Expenses in the Courts of Session, Teinds and —" 


Justiciary, and in Appeals to the House of Lords: And 
that Mr. Wallace and Mr. Hume do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill to gpoigcourts 
explain, regulate and improve the Practice and Juris- (Scotland) 
diction of the Sheriff and Burgh Courts in Scotland: Bill. 

And that Mr. Wallace and Mr. Hume do prepare, and 
ring it in. 


That this House particularly calls the attention of His 
Majesty to the conduct hitherto pursued by the Govern- 
ments of Spain and Portugal, which are bound not only 
by the most solemn Treaties, but by the receipt of large 
sums of money, and the remission of debts due to this 
Country, totally to abolish this nefarious traffic : 

That this House, with a view to put an end to this 
iniquitous and detestable trade, humbly beseeches His 
Majesty to enter into negociations with His Allies, for 
the purpose of revising all the Treaties having for their 
object the suppression of this traffic, in order to reduce 
the terms and stipulations contained therein into one 
solemn league between all the High Contracting Parties, 
and to introduce into such general Treaty,— 


VOL. 90. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Small Debt 
amend the Small Debt Act, and enforce the holding of Courts 
Small Debt Circuit Courts by Sheriffs; also, to extend oo 
its provisions to the amount of Ten Pounds: And that ~ 
Mr. Wallace and Mr. Hume do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report which, upon Divisions of 
the 20th day of March last, was made from the Select the House. 


Committee appointed to take into consideration the 
3Y2 


best 





Civil Bill 
Courts 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Channel Islands 
(Com Trade.) 


Bishops of 
Jamaica and 
Barbadoes. 


Public 
Petitions. 


268 


best mode of publishing correct and authentic Lists of 
the Divisions, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That the plan suggested by the said Select Committee 
be adopted, and a new Lobby built in the vacant space 
behind the Speaker’s Chair:—And the said Motion was, 
with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
extend the Jurisdiction and regulate the Proceedings 
of the Civil Bill Courts in Ireland: And that Mr. Lynch, 
Mr. Morgan John O’ Connell, and Mr. Bridgeman, do 


prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed to 
inquire into the present state of the Trade in Corn 
between the Channel Islands and the United Kingdom, 
and toreport their observations thereupon tothe House:— 
And a Committee was appointed of Mr. Poulett Thomson, 
the Marquis of Chandos, Re Robert Peel, Mr. Labouchere, 
Mr. Cayhe , Lord Charles Russell, Sir Edward neg 8 
ton, Mr. Gilbert Heathcote, Lord Viscount Lowther, Mr. 
Parrott, Mr. William Duncombe, Mr. Handley, the Earl 
of Darlington, Mr. For Maule, Mr. Gisborne, Mr. Evelyn 
Denison, Mr. Divett, Mr. Hutt, Mr. Alston, Mr. Robert 
Clive, Mr. Barlow Hoy, Mr. Charles Villiers, Sir Edward 
Knatchbull, Sir James Graham, Mr. Shaw Lefevre, Mr. 
Bramston, Mr. Ayshford Sanford, and Lord Seymour :— 
And they are to meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber; and have Power to send for persons, papers 
and records; and that Five be the Quorum. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously a to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the several Periods of Residence of the Bishops of 
Jamaica and Barbadoes within their respective Dioceses 
since the Date of their Appointment. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Sir Edward Knatchbull reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Public Petitions; That they had examined 
the Petitions which were presented on the 13th and 14th 
days of this instant May ; and had directed him to make 
a Report thereof to the House; and the Report was 


_ brought up, and read. 


Report 
Supply ; 


British 
Museum. 


Ordnance 
Civil Esta- 
blishments. 


Barrack 
Masters, 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


The Order of the day being read for receiving the 
— from the Committee of Supply; 

r. Bernal reported from the said Committee, the 
Resolutions which they had directed him to report ; and 
the same were read; and agreed to; and are as followeth: 

1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seventeen 
thousand seven hundred and ninety-six pounds, be 
granted to His Majesty, to defray the estimated Ex- 
penditure of the British Museum, for the year ending 
at Christmas 1835; and that the said sum be issued 
and paid without any fee or other deduction whatsoever. 

2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seventy-one 
thousand one hundred and ninety-three pounds, be 
granted to His Majesty, for defraying the Salaries to 
the Master General, and the Principal Officers and 
Clerks belonging to the Office of Ordnance at the Tower, 
Pall Mall and Dublin, fo: the year 1835-6. 

3- Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eight thousand 
two hundred and six pounds, be granted to His Ma- 
jesty, for defraying the Salaries to the Departments of 
the Office of Ordnance at Woolwich, for the year 1835-6. 

4. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fourteen thou- 
sand 7 hundred and eighty-one pounds, be granted 
to His ajesty, for defraying the Salaries at the Home 
Stations, for the year 1835-6. 

5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty-seven 
thousand nine hundred and eighty-three pounds, be 
granted to His Majesty, for defraying the Salaries of 
the Establishments of the Office of Ordnance at the 
Out-Stations in Jreland and Foreign Stations, for the 
year 1835-6. 

6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty-five 
thousand four hundred and seventy-seven pounds, be 


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A. 1835 ‘ 


granted to His Majesty, for defraying the Salaries to 
the several Barrack Masters and Barrack Serjeants in 
Great Britain, Ireland and the Colonies, for the year 
1835-6. 

7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four thousand 
four hundred and fifty-nine pounds, be granted to His 
Majesty, for defraying the expense of Master Gunners 
at the several Garrisons and Batteries in Great Britain, 
Guernsey, Jersey and Ireland, for the year 1835-6. 

8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seventy-four 
thousand nine hundred and thirty-four pounds, be 
granted to His Mojeaty, for defraying the expense of 
the Corps of Royal Engineers, the Corps of Royal 
Sappers and Miners, and of the Establishment for the 
instruction of Royal Sappers and Miners, and junior 
Officers in the Corps of Royal Engineers, for Great 
Britain, Ireland and the Colonies, for the year 1835-6. 


9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two hundred 
and seventy-five thousand four hundred and forty-five 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, for defraying the 
expense of the Royal Regiment of Artillery for Great 
Britain, Ireland and the Colonies, for the year 1835-6. 


10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty-five 
thousand nine hundred and sixty-two pounds, be granted 
to His Majesty, for defraying the expense of the Royal 
Horse Artillery, and also for the Riding House Troop, 
for Great Britain and Ireland, for the year 1835-6. 

11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Six hundred 
and four pounds, be granted to His Majesty, for defray- 
ing the expense of the Director General of Artillery and 
Field Train Department, for the year 1835-6. 

12. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ten thousand 
and forty pounds, be granted to His Majesty, for defray- 
ing the expense of the Medical Establishment for the 
Military Department of the Ordnance in Great Britain, 
Ireland and the Colonies, for the year 1835-6. 

13- Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty thou- 
sand eight hundred and eighty-eight pounds, be granted 
to His Majesty, for defraying the charge for the Superin- 
tendence of Ordnance Works and Repairs in Great 
Britain, Ireland and the Colonies, for the year 1835-6. 


14. Hesolved, That a sum, not exceeding One thousand 
six hundred and eighty-four pounds, be granted to His 
Majesty, for defraying the expenses of Ordnance Works 
and Repairs, and Storekeepers’ Expenditure in Great 
Britain, Ireland and the Colonies, for the year 1835-6, 
after deducting Ten thousand pounds, part of Twenty 
thousand pounds voted in the Estimate last year, for 
Stores for Foreign Works and Repairs, and One hun- 
dred and forty-six thousand one hundred and forty-five 
pounds, for Rents, Sale of Lands and Premises, Sale of 
Arms, Old Stores, &amp;e. 

15. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty-eight 
thousand two hundred and sixteen pounds, be granted 
to His Majesty, for defraying the charge for the Superin- 
tendence of the Building and Repair of Barracks in 
Great Britain, Ireland and the Colonies, for the year 
1835-6. 

16, Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty-eight 
thousand two hundred and three pounds, be granted to 
His Majesty, for defraying the expense of Building and 
Repair of Barracks in Great Britain, Ireland and the 
Colonies, after deducting Ten thousand pounds, part of 
Twenty thousand pounds voted in the Estimate last year 
for Stores, for Foreign Works and Repairs, and Fifty- 
three thousand eight hundred and fifty-five pounds for 
Rents of Canteens, &amp;c. Sale of Lands and Premises, &amp;e. 
for the year 1835-6. 

17. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty-four 
thousand and eleven pounds, be granted to His Ma- 
jesty, for defraying the expense of Barrack Masters’ Ex- 
penditure, Allowances to Barrack Masters, and Lodging- 
money to Officers in Great Britain, Ireland and the 
Colonies, for the year 1835-6. 

18. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hundred 
and eerty-one thousand nine hundred and thirty-two 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, for defraying: the 
expense of Military, Civil and Barrack Contingencies 
in Great Britain, Ireland and the Colonies, for the year 
1835-6. 

19. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty-five 


thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, for defray- St" Branch. 
ing the expense of Stores for Ordnance and Military 
Store 


Master 
Gunners, 


Royal Engi- 
neers, &amp;c, 


‘e 


Royal 
Artillery, 


Royal Horse 
Artillery, 


Field Train 
Department. 


Medical 
Establish- 
ment, 


Ordnance 
Works and 
Repairs. 


Barracks. 


Barrack 
Masters’ 
Expenditure. 


Military, &amp;c. 
Contingencies. 


Military 


Fore 
Wor 
Rep’ 


Ser’ 
proy 


Sup 
tion: 


Com 





Foreign 
Works and 


Repairs. 


Services not 
provided for. 


Superannua- 
tions. 


Commissariat. 


Wood Duties 
Bill. 


Oaths 
Abolition 
Bill. 


Itchen Bridge 
Petition. 


Chatham 
Borough. 


No. 215. 


Leven 
Drainage 
Bill, 





5 Wi. IV. 


Store Branch Services in Great Britain, Ireland and 
the Colonies, for the year 1835-6. 

20. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty thou- 
sand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, for defraying 
the expense of Stores for 1836-7, required for Foreign 
Works and Repairs, which are either Works in Progress, 
under the sanction of Parliament, or Repairs annually 
occurring, and will be deducted from the Estimate for 
1836-7. 

21. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One thousand 
and six hundred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, 
for defraying the expense of Services performed by the 
Office of Ordnance, and not provided for by Parliament, 
in the year 1834-5. 

22. ‘Resolved. That a sum, not exceeding One hundred 
and sixty-four thousand two hundred and fifty-eight 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, for defraying the 
charge of the Ordnance, Military and Civil Super- 
annuations, viz. on account of Allowances to Super- 
annuated, Retired and Half-Pay Officers, Pensions for 
good Services, Inventions and Wounds, and Pensions 
to Widows and Children of deceased Officers, late be- 
longing to the Ordnance Military Corps; and also for 
Allowances, Compensations and Renleanente in the 
nature of Superannuated or Retired Allowances to 
Persons late belonging to the Ordnance and Barrack 
Departments, in respect of their having held any Public 
Offices or Employments of a Civil nature ; and also for 
the charge of Widows’ Pensions, for Great Britain and 
Ireland, for the year 1835-6. 

23. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hundred 
and sixty-one thousand and eighty-three pounds, be 
granted to His Majesty, for defraying the — of the 
Supply of Bread, Meat and Forage, Coals, Candles and 
Straw, &amp;c. for His Majesty’s Troops in Great Britain, 
and for the supply of Coals, Candles, Oil, Oats, &amp;c. to 
certain Stations in the Colonies, for the year 1835-6. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Wood Duties Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third read- 
ing of the Oaths Abolition Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time To- 
morrow. 


Mr. Barlow Hoy, by Order, reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Petition for the Itchen Bridge; That the 
Standing Orders relative to Bills for building Bridges 
and to Turnpike Bills, had not been complied with; but 
it appeared to the Committee, that the Company had no 
intention, nor were aware of any necessity of applying 
to Parliament for this or any other Bill, until the 23d 
day of March last; and that they had examined the 
matter of the Petition. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Srdacs. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to 
take into consideration the Petition of the Electors of 
Chatham, complaining of the conduct of Colonel T’re- 
menheere, have Power to report the Minutes of the Evi- 
dence taken before them to the House. 

Mr. Baring, by Order, reported from the said Select 
Committee; That they had examined the matters to them 
referred; and had directed him to make a Report thereof 
to the House, together with the Minutes of Evidence 
taken before them. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


Mr. Robert Steuart reported from the Committee on 
the Leven Drainage Bill; and to whom the Petition of the 
Moderator and Clerk of the Presbytery of Kirkcaldy, was 
referred; That no person appeared on behalf of the said 
Petition ; and that they had examined the allegations 
of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had 
gone through the Bill, and made several Amendments 
thereunto; and the Amendments were read, and agreed 
to by the House. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


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269 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Amount of Duty charged on Glass; distin- 
guishing the Amount charged on Flint, Plate, Broad, 
Crown, Bottle, and German Sheet Glass, in the year 
1834; together with the Amount of Drawback on each 
description of Glass. 


Ordered, That Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. 
Cutlar Fergusson, Mr. Fox Maule, and Mr. Edward John 
Stanley, be discharged from further attendance on the 
Select Committee on Orange Lodges. 

Ordered, That Mr. Divett, Mr. John Ponsonby, Mr. 
Gisborne, and Mr. Poulter, be added to the Committee. 


Glass Duty. 


Orange 
Lodges. 


Ordered, That Lord Viscount Morpeth, Lord Viscount Public Works 


Acheson, Major Macnamara, Mr. Edward Ruthven, Mr. 
Thomas Martin, Mr. Benjamin Smith, and Mr. Bellew, 


(Ireland.) 


be added to the Select Committee on Public Works | 


(Ireland.) 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





Mercurii, 20° die Mai; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Scott, from the Office of the Chamberlain of the 

city of London, was called in; and at the bar 
presented, pursuant to the directions of several Acts 
of Parliament,—An Account of Monies received and 
paid by the Chamberlain of the City of London, for re- 
building London Bridge, and for improving and making 
suitable Approaches thereto, from the 31st December 
1833 to the 31st December 1834. 

An Account of the Surplus of the Fund created and 
continued by the Acts of the 10th Geo. 4, c. 136, and the 
11th Geo. 4, c. 64, for making and improving the Ap- 
proaches to London Bridge, &amp;c., for the year ending 5th 
January 1835, and of the Appropriation of the same in 
the discharge of Monies raised under the authority of the 
said Acts. 

An Account of Monies received and paid by the 
Chamberlain of the City of Zondon between the 6th 
January 1834 and the 22d January 1835, being the 
Produce and Application of the several Duties and Pay- 
ments made payable by the Act of the 10th Geo. 4, c.136, 
for improving the Approaches to London Bridge; and 
also of the Act 11 Geo. 4, c. 64, for making further pro- 
vision for defraying the Expenses of mm: the Ap- 
proaches to London Bridge, and the removal of Fleet 
Market, in respect of the year ending the 5th January 
1835. 

A Statement of Monies received by the Chamberlain 
of the City of London, on account of the surplus Rents and 
Profits of the Bridge House Estates (after deducting the 
existing Charges and Expenses of Management of the 
said Estates), and of the application of the same, from the 
31st December 1833 to the 14th August 1834. 

An Account of Monies received and paid by the 
Chamberlain of the City of London, for paving, lighting 
and cleansing the said dity and Liberties, for one year, 
ending the 29th day of September 1834. 

An Account of Money received and paid by the Cham- 
berlain of the City of Leslie for improving the Navi- 
gation of the River Thames westward of London Bridge, 
within the Liberties of the City of London, and for further 
improving the said Navigation, for one year, to the 29th 
of September 1834. 

An Account of Monies received and paid by the Cham- 
berlain of the City of Zondon, for making, maintaining, 
enlarging, repairing and cleansing the Vaults, Drains 
and Sewers within the said City of London and Liberties, 
for one year, ending the 29th of September 1834. 

An Account of Monies received and paid by the 
Chamberlain of the City of London, for lighting, watch- 
ing, cleansing and repairing Blackfriars Bridge, for the 
year ending the 14th August 1834. 

An Account of Monies received and paid by the 
Chamberlain of the City of London, for defraying the 
Costs and Charges of maintaining, repairing, altering 
and renewing the Mooring Chains on the River Thames, 
&amp;e.; and also for paying the Salaries and Wages of the 

y - several 


Chamber of 
London. 


London 
Bridge. 


Bridge House 
Estates. 


Paving and 


Lighting. 


Thames 


Navigation. 


Sewers. 


Blackfriars 
Bridge. 


Mooring 
Chains. 





Coal Market. 


Islington 
Market Bill. 


Downham 
Market 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Islington 
Market Bill. 


Ashton-under- 
Lyne Water- 
works Bill. 


Dee Ferry 
Roads Bill. 


Newcastle 
and Carlisle 
Railway Bill. 


Southend 
Pier Bill. 


270 


several Harbour Masters, &amp;c. from the 31st of December 
1833 to the 25th of July 1834. 

An Account of Monies received and paid by the 
Chamberlain of the City of Zondon, in relation to the 
Market established for the sale of Coals, &amp;c. within the 
Cities of London and Westminster, and in certain parts 
of the Counties of Middlesex, Surrey, Kent, &amp;c. for one 
year, ending the 31st day of December 1834:—And 
then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Graziers, Farmers and Dealers in the 
county of Norfolk ;—Farmers, Graziers and Dealers in 
Cattle and Agriculturists resident in the there-under- 
mentioned places in the county of Norfolk ;—Graziers, 
Farmers and Cattle Dealers resident at the there-under- 
mentioned places in the county of Suffolk ;—Land-owners 
and Occupiers of land in the county of Suffolk ;—Gra- 
ziers, Farmers and Dealers in Cattle of the county of 
Essex ;—Graziers, Farmers and Dealers in Cattle resi- 
dent at Daventry ;—Wisbeach;—and, Folkingham,— 
were presented, and read; taking notice of the Islington 
Market Bill; and praying, That the same may pass 
into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


The Downham Market Improvement Bill was read a 
second time; and committed to Sir William Folkes and 
the Norfolk List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, 
in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


An ingrossed Bill for establishing a Market for the 
Sale of Cattle in the Parish of Saint Mary, Islington, 
in the County of Middlesex, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Handley do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Hindley reported from the Committee on the 
Ashton-under-Lyne Waterworks Bill; That the Stand- 
ing Orders relative to Bills for supplying Cities or 
Towns with Water, had been complied with ; and that 
they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made several Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property 
within, and Inhabitants of, the hundred of Wirrall, in 
the county of Chester ;—Merioneth;—the counties of 
Flint, Denbigh, Carnarvon and Anglesea ;—Burgesses 
and Inhabitants of Flint ;—and, Bankers, Merchants and 
other Inhabitants of Liverpool,—were presented, and 
read ; taking notice of the Dee Ferry Roads Bill; and 
praying, That the same may pass into a law. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Mr. Philip Howard reported fromthe Committee on the 
Newcastle and Carlisle Railway Bill; and to whom the 
Petitions of Charles Bacon Grey, of Styford,in the county 
of Northumberland, Esquire, one of the owners of land 
through which the Newcastle-upon-Tyne and the Car- 
lisle Railway passes ; of Inhabitants of Mewcastle-upon- 
Tyneand Gateshead; and, Female Inhabitants of New- 
castle-upon-Tyne and G'cteshead, were referred ; That 
the Standing Orders relative to Railway Bills, had been 
eomplied with; and that they had heard counsel in 
support of the first mentioned Petition, and that no 
person. appeared. on behalf of the second and third 
mentioned Petitions ; and that they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made several Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land, Mer- 
chants, Owners of vessels and Traders, Inhabitants of 
Southend, in the parish of Prittlewell, in the county of 
Essex, and the neighbourhood thereof, and others in- 
terested in and connected with the trade and prosperity 


9 


20° Mair. 





A. 1835. 


thereof, was presented, and read; taking notice of the 
Southend Pier Bill; and praying, That they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Sheffield Gas 
Bill, have Power to send for persons, papers and records, 


A Petition of Francis Finch, of Great Barr, in the 
county of Stafford, Coal Master, was presented, and 
read; taking notice of the Birmingham Canal Naviga- 
tions Bill; and praying, That he may beheard, by him- 
self, his counsel or agent, against certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


The Wilts and Berks Canal Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed to Mr. Pusey and the Berks List : 
And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker's 
Chamber. 

A Petition of Owners of Boats and Barges, and Car- 
riers and Traders, on the Wilts and Berks Canal, and 
the Kennet and Avon Canal, and Persons interested in 
the trade of the said Canals, was presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the said Bill; and praying, That they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Zanark, was presented, 
and read; praying the House to exert the powers vested 
in them for the removal from His Majesty’s Councils 
of the late Administration. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Ministers, Elders, Managers, Mem- 
bers and Sitters of the United Secession Congregation 
of Dunoon;—Inhabitants of Tranent ;—Proprietors and 
Inhabitants of West Calder, and the United Associate 
Congregation thereof ;—Inhabitants of Stow ;— Edin- 
burgh ;—Earlstown (two Petitions) ;—Kilmaurs ;— Dal- 
serf ; — Dunfermline; — Castleton; — Laurencekirk ; — 
Westray and Papa-Westray ;—Minister, Elders, Mem- 
bers and Hearers of the First United Associate Congre- 
gation of Falkirk ;—Dissenters of Biggar ;—Inhabitants 
of Grange;—Old Scots Independent Congregation of 
New Lanark ;—Heritors, Householders and In-dwellers 
of East Kilbride ;—Inhabitants of Liberton;—Dunse ;— 
Dissenters of Cambuslang ;—Minister, Elders, Managers 
and Members of the Relief Church, Lanark ;—Chair- 
man of a Meeting of Heritors of Falkirk ;—Pastor, Elders, 
Managers and Members of the First Relief Congre- 
gation, Hamilton;—Inhabitants of Eday ;— Minister, 
Elders, Members and Hearers of the United Associate 
Congregation, Broughton Place, Edinburgh ;— Kelso ;— 
Inhabitants of Carnuarth;—United Associate Congrega- 
tion, Potterrow, Edinburgh;—United Secession Church 
and Adherents, Lanark;—Inhabitants of Symington ;— 
Jedburgh ;— Haddington ;—Moderator of the United As- 
sociate Presbytery of Coldstream and Berwick ;—Inhabi- 
tants of Denholm;—Preses of a Meeting of the Town 
Council of Fife;—Inhabitants of Sprouston ;— Hawick ;— 
Leith ;—Kelso;—Inhabitants, Dissenters of Jedburgh ;— 
Inhabitants of Bowden ;— Milngavie;—Minister, Elders, 
Members and Sitters of the United Associate Congrega- 
tion of Leanhead ;—Holm of Balfron ;— Nicolson-street, 
Edinburgh ; — Johnstone; — Incorporation of Coopers, 
Leith; — Inhabitants of Denny ;— Kilsyth ;—Airdrie;— 
Lauder ;— Morebattle ;— Melrose; — Mertown ;— Paisley ; 
— Hamilton;—Ministers, Elders, Deacons, Members and 
Ordinary Hearers in the United Secession Congregation, 

Oakshaw-street, 


Sheffield 
Gas Bill. 


Birmingham 
Canal Navigu- 
tions Bill, 


Wilts and 
Berks Canal 
Bill. 


The late Ad- 
ministration. 


Church of 
Scotland. 











Game Laws 
(Scotland.) 


5 Wit. IV. 


Oakshaw-street, Paisley ;—North College-street Chapel, 
Edinburgh;—Members of the Church and Congregation 
of Elder-street Chapel, Edinburgh ;—Inhabitants of Kil- 
barchan;—Members of the Relief Church, Johnstone ;— 
East Relief Church, Paisley ;—Congregational Church 
in Sneddon-street, Paisiey ;—Voluntary Church Associ- 
ation, Paisley; — Congregation of Saint James-street, 
Paisley, in connexion with Secession Church ;—Heritors 
Householders and Inhabitants of Jnverness ;—and, Pro- 
testant Dissenters assembling in Bristo-street, Edinburgh, 
——were presented, and read; praying the House not to 
grant any public Money for the erection or endowment 
of additional Churches in Scotland. 
A Petition of Inhabitants of West Church parish, Perth ; 
—Saint John’s, Montrose ;—Anstruther Easter ;—Minis- 
ter, Elders, Heritors and Householders of Hast Church 
parish, Perth ;—Collessie ;—Inhabitants of Keiss ;—G len- 
lyon ;— Haddington ;—Callander ;— Yester ;—Muiravon- 
side ; —- Denny ; — Newington, Edinburgh ; — Minister, 
Elders and Members of the Congregation of New Grey 
Friars, Edinburgh ;—\nhabitants of Ulva;—South Knap- 
dale ;—Water-of-Leith, Dean, and Bells Mills ;—Minis- 
ters, Elders and Inhabitants of Hamilton ;— New-street, 
Canongate, Edinburgh ;—Subscribers for the erection of 
a new Church in the villages of Water-of-Leith, Bells 
Mills, and Dean ;—Inhabitants of Carnbee ;—Kemback ; 
— Killearnan ; — Kilcalmonell and Kilberry ;—Feuars, 
Householders and Inhabitants of Wick ;—Inhabitants of 
Fowlis Wester ;—Alyth;—Saint Madocs ;— Saint Andrew’s, 
Dundee ;—Lochmaben ;— _Dunino;— Moderator and Mem- 
bers of the Kirk Session of North Leith ;—Minister and 
Elders of the Synod of Fife;—Ministers, Elders and Dea- 
cons of the Kirk Session of South Leith ;—Inhabitants of 
Trinity Gask ;—Trinity College Church, Edinburgh ;— 
Kettle ;—Lairg ;—Heritors, Elders and Inhabitants of 
Abdie;—Minister, Magistrate, Justices of the Peace and In- 
habitants of Kirkintilloch ;—Inhabitants of Viddle Church, 
Perth;—Cumbray;—Irwing stone;—Olrig ;— Pencaitland; 
—Gask ;—Tolmont ;—Strathblane ;—Crieff ;—Creich ;— 
Tranent ;—Provost, Magistrates and Town Council of 
Helensburgh ;—Communicants of Dunbog ;—Members of 
the Congregation of Saint Cuthbert, Edinburgh ;—Inha- 
bitants of the Abbey, and Saint Andrew’s parishes, Dun- 
Sermline ; ~ Kinloss ; — Cawdor ; — Heritors, Minister, 
Elders, and People of Petty;—Kiltarlity ;— Parishioners 
of Moy and Dalarossie ;—South Uist ;—Alvie ;—Arder- 
sier ; — Barra; — Fortingal ;— Strathy ;— Cromdale ;— 
Inverallen and Advie;—North Uist ;—Kilmanivaig ;— 
Minister, Elders, Congregation and Parishioners of 
Cambuslang ;—\nhabitants of Edinkillie ;— Kingussie;— 
Rothiemurchus ;— Abernethy and Kincairn ;— Heritors, 
Magistrates, Minister, Elders, Communicants and In- 
habitants of Forres ;—Inhabitants of Durness ;—Tra- 
quair ;—Male Communicants of Carluke ;—Inhabitants 
of Duthill ;— Broughton, Glenholm and Kilbucho; — 
Dailly ; — Linton ;— Kirkinner ;— Drummelzier ; — Ur- 

uhart ;—Waternish ;—Minister, Elders, Heritors and 

nhabitants of Penningham ;—Currie ;—Inhabitants of 
New Luce ; — Inch ;— Ballantrae ; — Muthill ;— and, 
Auchtergaven,—were also presented, and read; prayin 
the House to resist every attempt to shake the stabilit 
or impair the efficiency of the Church of Scotland, and 
to adopt such measures as may seem best calculated 
for promoting its usefulness, by building and endowing 
such additional Churches in connexion with the Esta- 
blishment as the increasing numbers and necessities of 
the population demand. 

. And thesaid Petitions were ordered tolie upon the Table. 


_ A Petition of Farmers of East Lothian, was presented, 
and read ; setting forth, That the Game Laws presently 
in force are quite inapplicable to the improved state and 
circumstances of the country; that game, in conse- 
quence of being by many landlords fostered and encou- 
raged, is so much increased as to have become a grievous 
burthen and source of annoyance to the tenantry; that 
a continuation of the present laws will be the means of 
preventing that harmony and good feeling which should 
subsist between landlord and tenant; and praying the 
House to repeal the Game Laws presently in force, and 
allow the occupying farmer full liberty to kill the game 
on his possession, or to grant such redress as the oa 
= deem proper. 

rdered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 

VOL. 90. 

* 


+ 


20° Mair. 


271 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Prescot, was presented, 
and read; praying the House to reject every measure 
which has for its object the taking away any portion of 
the revenues of the Zrish Church, in order to its being 
applied to other than Protestant and strictly Ecclesias- 
tical purposes. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of York, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying the House to address His 
Majesty to remit the sentence of transportation passed 
upon the six agricultural Labourers convicted at the 
Dorchester spring assizes of 1834 of administering an 
unlawful oath. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers of Gosberton and 
Quadring ;— Market Deeping ;—Sleaford;— Dartford ;— 
—and, Licensed Victuallers and Spirit Dealers of Ply- 
mouth,—were presented, and read; praying for the 
repeal of the additional Duty on Spirit Licenses imposed 
by an Act of the last Session of Parliament. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Standish O’Grady, Foreman of the Spring 
Grand Jury of the county of Limerick, assembled in 
1835, was presented, and read; setting forth, That the 
improvements in the Navigation of the River Shannon 
and its tributaries, which have been so strenuously re- 
commended by the Commissioners of the Government, 
having been called for by a Memorial to Parliament of 
the principal Liverpool Merchants connected with the 
trade of Zreland, as a matter not of mere local, but im- 
perial interest, and having been recommended by that 
Committee of the House which sat last summer in 
London, the Shannon Navigation Committee, it does not 
appear to the Petitioner to be necessary to enter, on 
this occasion, into any particular details; the Petitioner 
therefore now merely prays, That the House will be 
pleased to order that those improvements, the import- 
ance of which has been so powerfully recommended, 
should be immediately carried into execution. 

‘ Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Leicester, was presented, 
and read ; praying for the repeal of the Stamp Duty on 
Newspapers. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Preston, 
was presented, and read ; complaining of certain acts of 
bribery and intimidation, and of the conduct of the 
mayor, and some of the members of the corporation, at 
the late election for that borough; and praying, That 
the House will enact a law for the better prevention of 
bribery and intimidation at Elections, granting the 
protection of the Ballot, the Petitioners being con- 
vinced that they cannot have freedom of election without 
secret voting; and also praying for such a municipal 
and corporate reform as will relieve present mayors 
and aldermen of their magisterial duties, and that the 
election of all members of corporations be vested in the 
inhabitants. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Bribery at Elections. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the annual Salary of the Secretary to the Paving 
Board of the City of Dublin, the Name of the Person 
by whom the same has been received for the last Six 
years, the Warrant or other authority under which 
that Person has been appointed Secretary, and the 
Number of Days in which he has attended his duty as 
Secretary in each year respectively, for the last Six 

ears ending 5th May 1835, and the Date and Particu- 
ars of the last receipt for his Salary as Secretary. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count, in detail, of the Expenses incurred and paid by 
the Treasury on account i 
appointed during each of the Sessions of 1833 and 1834. 

3Z2 A Petition 


Church of 
Ireland. 


Dorchester 
Unionists. 


Spirit 
Licenses. 


Shannon 
Navigation. 


Newspaper 
Stamps. 


Preston 
Election. 


Dublin Paving 
Board. 


Parliamentary 
Committees, 


Parliamentary Committees © 





Jvint Pr y 
(Scotland, 


Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill. 


Political 
Franchise 


Bill. 


Lord’s Day. 


Lord’s Day 
Observance 
Bill. 


Lord’s Day 
Observance 
Bill. 


No, 222. 


Execution of 
Wills Bill. 


Q72 


_ A Petition of the Provost, Baillies and Council of 
the town of Paisley, was presented, and read; praying 
for an alteration of the law: relative to the rebuild- 
ing and repairing of houses held in joint property in 
Scotland. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, and other Wholesale and 
Retail Dealers, Inhabitants of Thurso, was presented, and 
read; taking notice of the Imprisonment for Debt 
(Scotland) Bill; and praying, That in any alteration 
the House may make in the law of the land, they will 
constantly keep in view the interest of those dealers 
who have given credit under the protection of the pre- 
sent law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


The Political Franchise Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time, and committed to the Select Com- 
mittee on Bribery at Elections. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Ballitore;—Skibbereen;— 
Minister and Inhabitants of Old Shoreham ;— Inhabi- 
tants of Clare (Suffolk) ;—Rattlesden ; — Norton, Saint 
Andrew ;—Rougham ; — Chedburgh ; — Balsover ; — Sut- 
ton-cum-Duckmanton ;—and, Minister, Churchwardens 
and others of Claines,—were presented, and read ;_ pray- 
ing the House to take the subject of the due observance 
of the Lord’s Day into consideration, and to adopt such 
measures for that purpose as to them may seem meet. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Market Gardeners, Nurserymen, Far- 
mers and Landed Association in the vicinity of the 
metropolis, was presented, and read ; taking notice of 
the Lord’s Day Observance Bill; and praying, That a 
Clause may be inserted therein to exempt the Petitioners 
from the effects of the said Bill. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the Borough of Finsbury, 
was also presented, and read ; taking notice of the said 
Bill; and praying, That a clause may be inserted 
therein against the playing of Cards, or other games of 
chance, at private houses on the Lord’s Day. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
upon the Lord’s Day Observance Bill ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to the 
end of the Question, in order to add the words “ the 
“ Bill be committed to a Select Committee,” instead 
thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 

roposed to be left out stand part of the Question :— 
he said proposed Amendment was, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 

Then the main Question being put ; 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair: — 
The House accordingly resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Pryme reported from the 
Committee, That they had gone through the Bill, and 
made several Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Pryme accordingly reported the Bill; and the 
Report was brought up; and read. 

Ordered, That the Resient be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Wednesday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Committee 
on the Execution of Wills Bill:—The Bill was re-com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into a Committee, to consider further of the Bill :-— 
The House accordingly resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee. 


20° Man. 


A. 1835. 
(In the Committee.) ) 
Bill read a first time; to be read a second time, 
paragraph by paragraph. 
Preamble postponed. 
Curavuses, N° 1 to N° 12——agreed to. 


Cause, N°13 (No Person under the age of Seven- 


teen to be capable of making a Will)——read. 
Amendment proposed: P. 6. 1. 10. To leave out 
“‘ Seventeen” and insert “ Twenty-one.” 





Question put, That “Seventeen” stand part of the 


Clause ; 
The Committee divided. 
Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Warburton - - + 38 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. Attorney General - 82 
“ Twenty-one” inserted. 
Amendment proposed: In the same line, after 
“ years” to insert being ‘ unmarried :” Amendment, 
by leave, withdrawn. 
Amendment proposed : In the same line, to leave out 
“as well of real as” -—agreed to. 
Cause, N° 13, as amended, agreed to 
Crausss, N° 14 and N° 15——agreed to. 


Crause, Ne 16 (Every Will shall be in writing, and 
signed by the Testator, in the presence of Two Wit- 
nesses )—-—read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 6. 1.27. At the end of the 
Clause to add, “ Where such Will is wholly in the 
“ hand-writing of the Testator, and purports to dispose 
“ only of personalty, it shall be dated and signed by 
“ the Testator, with his name in his own hand-writing, 
“at the foot or end thereof; or if the same be not 
“* wholly in the hand-writing of the Testator” : Amend- 
ment, by leave, withdrawn. 

Cause, N° 16, agreed to. 

Crausss, N°17 to N° 28, agreed to. 

Crause, N° 29, amended, and agreed to. 

Crauses, N° 30 to N° 43, agreed to. 


Cause (Abbreviation of Witness’s Name not tovitiate 
Wills)-——added. 

Preamble, agreed to. 

Bill, as amended, to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Pryme 
reported from the Committee, That they had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Wednes- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Committee 
on the Executors and Administrators Bill:—The Bill 
was re-committed to a Committee of the whole House. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into a Committee, to consider further of the Bill: 
—The House accordingly resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee ; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Pryme reported from the 
Committee, That they had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Wednes- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Seamen Enlistment Bill— 


A Petition of Merchants, Seamen, Ship-owners, Me- 
chanics and others, of Great Yarmouth, was presented, 
and read; taking notice of the said Bill; and praying, 
That the same may not pass into a law, and that the 
House will speedily take into their consideration some 
measure which shall, in a just and legal way, provide 
a supply of seamen, and prevent the necessity of the 
revolting practice of impressment. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Executors and 
Administrators 
Bill. 


Seamen Eniist- 
ment Bill; 


The Seamen Enlistment Bill was read a second time ; Seamen 
and committed to a Committee of the whole House, — 


for Monday, the 1st day of June next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Cruelty to 


on the Cruelty to Animals Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The 


Animals Bill. 


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saleof Bread The Sale of Bread Bill was,-according to Order, read Ordered, That there be laid ‘before this House, a Court 
Bill. a second time; and committed to a Committee of the Return, in so far as not included in that ordered on the of Session 


whole House, for Tuesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Roman Catholic = aire (Ireland) Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a‘second time upon 
Wednesday next. : 
The Manure Toll Exemption Bill was, according to 
“Order, read.a second time; and committed toa Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Bankrupts’ Estates (Scotland) Bill was, according 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Wednesday, the 3d day 
of June next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee of Ways and Means. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That, towards making good the Supply granted to-His 
Majesty, the sum of Eight millions be granted out of 
the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of 
Great Britain and Ireland. 


Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported from.the Committee, That they.had come to a 
“Resolution, which they had directed him to report to 
the House. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 

Mr. Bernal also acquainted the House, That he was 
directed by the Committee to move, That they may have 
leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the Oaths Abolition Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
‘Wednesday next. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
giving Prisoners ‘full Defence by Counsel: And that 
Mr. Ewart and “Mr. Charles Buller do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


‘Ordered, That leave ‘be given to bring in a Bill to 
abolish Capital Punishments in certain cases: And that 
Mr. Ewart and Mr. Charles Buller do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


The House was ‘moved, That the Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 39, 
for the Preservation of the Salmon Fisheries in Scot- 
‘land, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend the said Act: And that Mr. Patrick Stewart and 
Mr. Loch do prepare, and bring it in. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Thursday morning; 


Jovis, 21° die Mau, 1835: | 


A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That this House do now adjourn :—And the said Motion 
was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
the better Regulation and Management of Inns, Ale- 
chouses and Victualling Houses: And that Mr. Hawes 
and Mr. Henry Lytton Bulwer do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
regulate the Office of and mode of electing County 
Coroners: And that Mr. Cripps and Mr. Warburton do 
prepare, and bring it in. oe ae 
OL. 90. — 


‘Committee on the Imprisonment for Debt Bill. 


7th July 1834, of the Total Number of Clerks ‘and other Sc) 
Persons receiving Fees or Emoluments in the Court of 
Session, Jury and Justiciary Courts, and Commission 
of Teinds, including the Auditor of Court, Accountant, 
Collector and other Officers connected with the Fee 
Fund; also, the application of the -whole of the said 
Fund, whether in paying Salaries, Compensations or 
retired Allowances, with the Authority under ‘whith 
these were granted, and continue tobe ‘paid out of 
said Fund; showing the Number of Principal Clerks, 
Deputy or any other description of Clerks, —'s 
the Salary and Emoluments of every such Clerk or 
Officer, also the days of the year they are on duty, and 
the nature and extent of the duties they perform; also, 
whether all or any of the Judges’ Clerks perform .the 
duty of their office in person, ‘or ‘assisted by Deputy; 
and whether any or all of them follow any other Pro- 
fession, Trade or Calling, and, if any, stating the nature 
and extent thereof, and the Names of the Judges whose 
Clerks they are. 


Ordered, That Mr, ..Pusey be.added to the Select !mprisonment 
for Debt Bill. 
Ordered, ‘That all Petitions which have been ‘pre- 


sented against the said Bill, be referred to the’'Com- 
mittee. 


Ordered, That’ Mr. Anderson Pelham be added to the Chamel Islands 


Select Committe on’ Channel Islands (Corn Trade.) rail 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to several Ad- Charities. 
dresses to His _Majesty,'—Copy of the Twenty-ninth No. 216. 
Report of the Commissioners for inquiring into Public 
Charities. 


Statements, showing the comparative Number of Criminal 
Criminal Offenders committed for Trial in England and Offenders. 


‘Wales in each of the last Seven years, made out by No. 217. 


order of His Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for 
the Home Department, from the Criminal Registers 
kept in that Office. 


A Copy of the Tables, upon a new and more enlarged Criminal 


_plan, showing the Number of Criminal Offenders :com- Otlenders. 


mitted for Trial, or hailed for appearance atthe Assizes No.218. 
and Sessions in each County in Hngland and Wales, in 
the year 1834, ‘and the result of the’Proceedings made 
out by order of His Majesty’s Principal Secretary of 
State for the Home eo from the Criminal 
ce. 


‘Registers kept in that O 


Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to Order,— Bishops’ 

A Return of the Names of those Persons who, under the Lands 
Acts. 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 37, and 4 and 5 Will. 4,:c. 90, (Ireland) 
have served Notices on the Ecclesiastical Commissioners ‘N°?! 
for Ireland of their intention to purchase ‘the Feeof’the 
Bishops’ Lands held by them; specifying in each case 
the fellowing particulars:—1. The'Name and Residence 

of the Persons proposing to purchase :—2. The Date of 

the Notice:—3. The Diocese or Archdiocese ‘in which 

the Lands proposed for purchase are situated :—4. The 
nature of the Tenant’s Tenure, whether 21 years, 41 
years, or Lives:—5. Amount of Rent and Fees'reserved 
‘on subsisting Lease :—6. Fine, exclusive of Fees paid or 
ayable at the gale day immediately preceding the Notice 
or‘purchase, and whether pe able yearly or at longer 
intervals:—7. Full Annual Value of the Lands, estimated 
according to the custom of the Diocese, &amp;c.:—8. Value 
of the Fee in such Lands, subject to the Rent to be re- 
served by the Act, as estimated by ‘the Commissioners : 
—9. The rate‘of Purchase at which the same is estimated, 
and on what principle or Table estitmated:—10. Value 
of the Tenant’s Interest in the Lands under his Leasé, 
as estimated by the Commissioners :—11. The rate of 
Purchase at which the same is estimated, and on. what 
principle. or Table ‘estimated :;——12. .Purchase-money 
demanded of the Tenant :—13,. Average .yearly Fine 
and Fees thereon, for Nine years preceding the Notice, 

or during the period prescribed by the Act:—14. Yearly 
Interest on Amount of Purchase-money, at Five » oh 
Cent. Interest :—15. Aggregate of average yearly Fine 

and Fees, and said yearly Interest on Purchase-money : 
—16. Increase per Cent. of said aggregate of Fine and 

4A Fees, 





Grand Jury 
Presentments 
(Ireland.) 


No. 220. 


Highland 
Churches. 


No, 221. 


Dovor Im- 
provement 
Bill. 


Great 
Yarmouth 
Haven Bill. 


Winchester 
Market Bill. 


Tunbridge, 
Wells Improve- 
ment Bill, 


Inns, Alchouses, 
and Victualling 
Houses Bill. 

- No. 223, 


274 


Fees, and Interest over Fine and Fees, paid or payable 
immediately previous to purchase :—17. Whether the 
Purchase has been completed, or not, or if the time for 
making the deposit of the Purchase-money has been 
allowed by the Tenant to expire ; or when the Purchase 
has been certified, but no deposit of the Purchase-money 
made} or when the Amount of Purchase-money has not 
yet been certified. 

Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to the 
directions of several Acts of Parliament,-—Accounts of 
Presentments made by the Grand Juries of the se- 
veral Counties, Cities and Towns in Jreland in the year 
1834. 

Seventh Report of the Commissioners for building 
Churches in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. 


Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table; 
and that an Abstract of the Accounts of Grand Jury 
Presentments (Ireland), and the other Papers, be 
printed. 


Mr. Marjoribanks reported from the Committee on 
the Dovor Improvement Bill; and to whom the Peti- 
tions of the Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty of the town 
and port of Dovor; Commissioners of paving, and 
Owners and Occupiers of property within the town of 
Dovor; and, of John Phipps and Christopher Phipps, of 
River, near Dovor, in the County of Kent, mill-owners 
and paper manufacturers, were referred; That they had 
heard counsel in support of the said Petitions, and 
in favour of the Bill; and that they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made several 
Amendments thereunto; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Wodehouse reported from the Committee on the 
Great Yarmouth Haven Bill; and to whom the Petitions 
of Proprietors and Occupiers of meadow and marsh land 
situate in the hundreds of Mutford, and Lothingland, 
and Wangford, in the county of Suffolk, and Lodden 
and Clavering, in the county of Norfolk; of Bankers, 
Merchants, Traders, and other Inhabitants of Norwich; 
of Ship-owners, Ship-masters, Traders, and other In- 
habitants of the port and borough of Great Yarmouth; 
and, of George Grout, of the city of Norwich, Esquire, 
and John Rising Staff, of the same city, Gentleman, 
were referred ; That they had heard counsel in support 
of the first-mentioned Petition, and had considered the 
other mentioned Petitions; and had also heard counsel 
in favour of the Bill; and that they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made several 
Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The Winchester Market Bill was read a second 
time; and committed to Mr. Shaw Lefevre and the 
Hants List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in 
the Speaker’s Chamber. 


The Tunbridge Wells Improvement Bill was read a 
second time; and committed to Mr. Law Hodges and 
the Kent List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in 
the Speaker’s Chamber. 


Mr. Hawes presented a Bill for the better regulation 
and management of Inns, Alehouses and Victualling- 
houses: And the same was read the first time; and 


ordered to be read a second time upon Wednesday 
next. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
half an hour after twelve of the clock on Thurs- 
_ day morning, adjourned till this day. 


20°—2.1° Man. 


A. 1835. 


Jovis, 21° die Mai; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


T HE hour appointed for taking into consideration the 

Petition of William Arthur, Gerald FitzGerald, and 
Anthony Sheehan, junior, all of Ennis, in the County of 
Clare, Esquires, Electors of the Town or free Borough 
of Ennis, in Ireland, who had a right to vote, and did 
vote at the last Election of Members to serve in this 
present Parliament for the said Town or free Borough of 
Ennis, complaining of an undue Election and Return for 
the said Borough, being come ; 

Mr. Speaker took the Chair. 

The Serjeant at Arms was sent, with the Mace, to the 
ea adjacent, to require the attendance of the Mem- 
ers on the business of the House: And being returned ; 

Several Members were sworn. 


Sir William Molesworth, from the Select Committee 
appointed to try and determine the merits of the Peti- 
tion of Thomas Johnston Barton; and also the Petition 
of Hugh Barton, Robert R. Duke, John Irwin, Henry Fry, 
and Caleb Robertson, electors of the county of Roscommon, 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for the 
said County, informed the House, That the said Com- 
mittee have determined, 

That the O’Conor Don is duly elected a Knight to 
serve in this present Parliament for the said County 
of Roscommon : 

That the said Petition did not appear to the said 
Committee to be frivolous or vexatious: 

That the opposition to the said Petition did not appear 
to the said Committee to be frivolous or vexatious. 

And the said Determinations were ordered to be en- 
tered in the Journals of this House. 


Then the House was counted by Mr. Speaker; and two 
hundred and twenty-eight Meinbars being present ; 

And the Petition of Joseph Nicholson, printer, Rawdon 
Briggs, the younger, banker, and George Buckston 
Browne, Gentleman, all of the Borough of Halifax, in the 
county of York, electors of the said Borough ; and also 
the Petition of the there-undersigned electors of the 
Borough of Halifax, on behalf of themselves and others 
claiming to have had a right to vote at the late Election 
for the said Borough, complaining of an undue Election 
and Return for the said Borough, being also ordered to 
be taken into consideration on this day; 

The several Petitioners, and other Parties, in both the 
said cases, their counsel and agents, were directed to be 
called in. 

And the door being locked ; 

The Order of the day, for taking into consideration 
the Petition, complaining of an undue Election and Re- 
turn for Ennis, was read. 

And the names of the Members were drawn, and read, 
in the usual manner. 

And the whole number of thirty-three names was 
completed: And Lists of the said names were delivered 
to the Clerk appointed to attend the said Committee ; 
and then the door was opened, and the Parties, their 
counsel and agents, withdrew. 

And no Party, counsel or agent appearing on the part 
of the Petitions complaining of an undue Election and 
Return for Halifax :—The Orders for taking the said 
Petitions into consideration were discharged. 


Mr. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the East 
India Company, was called in ; and at the bar presented, 
ursuant to the directions of an Act of Parliament,— 
No. 16. List, specifying the Particulars of the Compen- 
sation proposed to be granted to certain Persons lately 
belonging to the Maritime Service of the East India 
Company, under an arrangement sanctioned by the 
Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India, and 
laid before The Honourable the House of Commons on 
the 26th February 1835 :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said List do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Moore, from the Office of Faculties, Doctors’ Com- 
mons, was called in; and at the bar presented,—Return 
to 





Ennis and 
Halifax 
Elections, 


Roscommon 
Election. 


Ennis 
Election. 


Halifax 
Election. 


Fast India 
Company. 
No, 226. 


Doctor?’ 


Commons, 
No, 224 








Bankruptcy. 
No, 225. 


Honiton 
Church Bill. 


5 WILL. Iv. 


to several Orders, dated the 19th day of March last, for 
Returns of the Salary, Fees and Emoluments of the 
Master of the Faculties in Doctors’ Commons; distin- 
ee the Amount of each Class received by him, 
rom Ist January 1824 to 1st January 1834, both inclu- 
sive; distinguishing the Amount received in each year ; 
also, the duties, if any, performed by the said Master ; 
of the Name of his Principal Registrar, the Date and 
Nature of his Appointment, the Amount of the Salary, 
Fees and Emoluments received by him, from 1st Ja- 
nuary 1824 to 1st January 1834, both inclusive ; stating 
the Total, and distinguishing the Amount received under 
such heads in such years; also, a Statement of the 
duties, if any, performed by the said Principal Regis- 
trar :—of the Names of his Dennis Registrar or Deputy 
Registrars, and the Dates and Nature of his or their 
Appointments, and their respective Salary, Fees and 
Emoluments, from 1st January 1824 to 1st January 1834, 
both inclusive ; distinguishing, as above, the Amount 
received in each year :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 

Mr. Dyke, from the Vicar General’s Office, Doctors’ 
Commons, was called in; and at the bar presented,— 
Return to several Orders, dated the 19th day of March 
last, for Returns of the Salary, Fees and Emoluments 
received by the Vicar General in Doctors’ Commons, 
from 1st January 1824 to 1st January 1834, both inclu- 
sive ; pms Hae the Amount received in each year ; 


‘also, a Statement of the duties performed, if any, by 


said Vicar General :—of the Name of his Principal Re- 
gistrar, the Date and Nature of his Appointment, and 
of the Salary, Fees and Emoluments received by him, 
from 1st January 1824 to 1st January 1834 ; distinguish- 
ing the Amount received in each year; also, a State- 
ment of the duties, if any, performed by his said Prin- 
cipal Registrar :—of the Name of his Deputy Registrar, 
and the Date and Nature of his Appointment, and his 
Salary, Fees and Emoluments from the aforesaid Funds ; 
distinguishing the Amount received in each year :—And 
then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. . 


Mr. Day, from the Court of Bankruptcy, was called 
in; and at the bar presented,—Returns to an Order, 
dated the 24th day of March last, for a Return, by each of 
the Official Assignees appointed under the Act intituled, 
“ An Act to establish a Court in Bankruptcy ” to the 
following effect: the Number of Fiats placed under 
his superintendence in each year to the present time, 
with the result of each Bankruptcy, in the follow- 
ing particulars :—1. The Amount of Debts proved ;— 
2. The Amount of Assets realized ;—3. The Dividends 
paid, and whether the same be final ;—4. The greatest 
Amount of Money in hand at one time, and for what 
period, with the Amount unappropriated at the time of 
the Return, and by whom held ;—5. Costs allowed to the 
Solicitor ;- -6. The Allowance made to the Official As- 
signee ; distinguishing per Centage from other Charges; 
—7. The Account of annual Expenses incurred by each 
Official Assignee for his Establishment of Clerks and 
Offices ; stating by whom the same is borne ;—8. A Re- 
turn of the Number of Commissions investigated, and 
which were issued before the establishment of the Court 
in Bankruptcy ; stating the Amount of Assets found to 
be unadministered in each case, and of Dividends which 
have since been final, and the time of the last Dividend 
when the Estate was under the direction of Assignees; 
—9. The Money received by each Official Assignee on 
account of such Investigation :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Colonel Baillie reported from the Committee on the 
Honiton Church Bill ; and to whom three Petitions of In- 
habitants of Honiton, were referred ; That no person 
appeared on behalf of the said Petitions; and that they 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and 
made several Amendments thereunto; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


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275 


Mr. Chalmers ee from the Committee on the Ediabu 
0 


Edinburgh Water mpany Bill; and to whom the Peti- 
tions of the Society of Writers to His Majesty’s Signet, 
residing in Edinburgh; Writers to His Majesty’s Signet, 
a in Edinburgh; James Donaldson, Esquire, one 
of the Magistrates of the city of Edinburgh ; the Incorpo- 
ration of Traffickers or Merchant Company of Leith; the 
Nine Incorporated Trades of Leith; and, Inhabitants of 
Leith, were referred ; That they had heard counsel in 
support of the second mentioned Petition,and that no per- 
son ane on behalf of the other Petitions; and that 
they had also heard counsel in favour of the said Bill; and 
that they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
found the same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made several Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Commissioners of Police for the 
city of Glasgow, was presented, and read ; taking notice 
of the Glasgow Waterworks Bill; and praying, That 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Wolverhampton, was pre- 
sented, and read; taking notice of the Birmingham 
Canal Navigations Bill; and praying, That the same may 
pass into a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
That it be an Instruction to the Committee on the 
Trinity (North Leith) Harbour and Dock Bill, that the 
do not enter into the question of compliance with stich 
of the Standing Orders of this House as were required 
to be proved before the Committee to whom the Petition 
for the said Bill was referred :—And a Debate arising 
thereupon— 


The counsel and agents before mentioned being re- 
turned to the bar, the clerk appointed to attend the said 
Committee, delivered in to the House a reduced List; 
and the same was called over; and is as follows: 

Thomas G'reene, Esquire, Lord Ashley, Thomas William 
Bramston, Esquire, John Stewart, Esquire, John Mar- 
tin, Esquire, James Backwell Praed, Esquire, John En- 
twisle, Esquire, the Earl Jermyn, Lord Hotham, Hugh 
Duncan Baillie, Esquire, Wilham Nugent M*Namara, 
Esquire. 

And Mr. Greene not appearing upon his name being 
called, the proceeding with respect to the swearing of 
the Members to serve upon the said Select Committee, 
was postponed. 


The House resumed the Debate on the Question pro- 
posed, That it be an Instruction to the Committee on 
the Trinity (North Leith) Harbour and Dock Bill, that 
they do not enter into the question of compliance with 
ouch of the Standing Orders of this House as were re- 
quired to be proved before the Committee to whom the 
Petition for the said Bill was referred— 


And Mr. Greene being come into the House, in his 
place stated, that he was not present at the Ballot this 
day. 

‘And it appearing to the House that the proceedings, 
in relation to the Ballot for the Ennis Election Com- 
mittee, were informal, in consequence of the name of a 
Member who was not present at the Ballot having been 
entered on the List of the thirty-three Members, which 
was delivered to the Parties to be reduced, for the pur- 

ose of forming a Committee to try the merits of such 
lection ; 

Ordered, That the Petition of William Arthur and 
others, electors, complaining of the Ennis Borough 
Election, be taken into consideration To-morrow, at 
three of the clock in the Afternoon. 

- The House was moved, That the Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 22, 
8. 29, to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to the 
Trial of Controverted Elections, or Returns of Members 

4A2 to 


Water - 


Glasgow 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Birmingham 
Canal Naviga- 
tions Bill, 


Trinity 
(North Leith) 
Harbour and 
Dock Bill; 


Ennis 
Election. 


Trinity (North 
Leith) Harbour 
and Dock Bill, 


Ennis 
Election, 








Ennis 
Borough 
Election. 


East India 
Company. 


London 
Small Debts 
Bill. 


Cart. Navi- 
gation Bill. 


Liverpool 
Police Bill. 


Liverpool 
* Police Bill; 


276 


to serve in Parliament, ‘might ‘be read; and the same 


-being read ; 


The House was aes by Mr. Speaker, without 
‘a Question first put, till To-morrow. 





Veneris, 22° die Maii ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi. IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 

iF Borin hour appointed for taking into consideration 

A the Petition of William Arthur, Gerald FitzGerald, 
and Anthony Sheehan, junior, all of Ennis, in the County 
of Clare, Esquires, Electors of the Town or Free Bo- 
rough of Ennis, in Ireland, who had a right to vote, and 
did vote, at the last Election of Members to serve in 
this present Parliament for the said Town or Free Bo- 
re of Ennis, complaining of an undue ‘Election and 
‘Return for the said Borough, being come ; 
‘Mr. Speaker took the Chair. 
The Serjeant at Arms was sent, with the Mace, to 
the places adjacent, to require the attendance of the 





‘Members on the business of the House: And being re- 


turned ; 

The House was counted by Mr. Speaker ; and two 
hundred and fifty-seven Members being present, the 
Parties, their counsel and agents, were called in. 


And the door being locked ; 

The Order of the day, for taking the said Petition 
into consideration, was read. 

And the names of the Members were drawn, and read, 
in the usual manner. 

And the whole number of thirty-three names was 
completed :— And Lists of the said names were deli- 
vered to the Clerk appointed to attend the said Com- 
mittee; and then the door was opened, and the Parties, 
their counsel and agents, withdrew. 


Mr. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the East 
India Company, was called in; and at the bar pre- 
sented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of Parlia- 
ment,—Resolutions of the Court of Directors of .the 
East India Company, being the Warrants or Instru- 
ments granting any Salary or Gratuity. 

Resolutions of the Court of Directors of the East 
India Company, being the Warrants or Instruments 

nting any Pension :—And then he withdrew. 
pe Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 

able. 


The London Small Debts Bill was read a second time; 
and committed to Mr. Alderman Wood and the MMid- 
dlesex List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


Mr. Graham Speirs reported from the Committee 
on the Cart Navigation Bill; and to whom the Peti- 
tion of Hugh Tennent, Esquire, merchant in Glasgow, a 
Parliamentary Trustee on the River Clyde and Harbour 
of Glasgow, was referred; That the Standing Orders 
relative to Navigation Bills, had been complied with; 
and that they had heard counsel in support of the said 
Petition, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; and that they had examined the allegations of 
the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had 
gone through the Bill, and made several Amendments 


thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Commissioners of the Watch, Scaven- 
gers and Lamps of Liverpool ;—Burgesses and other In- 
abitants of Liverpool ;—and, Parishioners of Liverpool, 
were presented, and read ; taking notice of the Liver- 
pool Police Bill; and praying, That the same may not 
pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


-(A&gt;Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the Liverpool Police Bill, be now read a 
second time ; 


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A..1835. 


The Amendments following were proposed to be made 
to the Question ; viz. 'To: leave out the word “now,” and 
at the end of the Question to add the words “ upon this 
** day six months.” 

And the Question being proposed, That the word 
“ now” stand part of the Question— 


The counsel and agents before mentioned, being 
returned to the bar, the Clerk appointed to attend 
the said Committee, delivered in to the House a re- 
duced List; and the same was called over, and is as 
follows : 

Lewis Weston Dillwyn, Esquire, Sir Robert Heron, 
Baronet, James Silk Buckingham, Esquire, Lord ‘Claude 
Hamilton, Richard Jefferson Eaton, Esquire, John Minet 
Fector, Esquire, Lord Brudenell, Charles Palmer, Esquire, 
Frederick North, Esquire, Alerander Graham Speirs, 
Esquire, Roderick Macleod, Esquire. | 

And the said eleven Members, being the Select Com- 
mittee for trying the merits of the Petition, complaining 
of an undue Election and Return for the Borough of 


Ennis, were sworn, by the Clerk, at the Table, in the 


usual manner ; and thereupon the counsel and agents 
withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Committee do meet forth- 
with in one of the Committee Chambers appointed for 
hearing the Trials of Controverted Elections. : 


And the Question being put, That the:word “-now ” 
stand part of the Question ; 
The House divided. 


The Yeas went forth. ; 
Lord Viscount Sandon, _ 
Tellers for the Yeas,{ yr Wilson Patten - \ 185. 
Tellers for the Noes, { yr &gt; 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Then the main Question being put ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second time :—- 
The Bill was accordingly read a second time ; and com- 
mitted to-Lord Viscount Sandon and the Lancaster List : 
And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber. 


er 
get 


Sir Charles Burrell reported from the Committee on 
the Hurstperpoint and Cuckfield Road Bill; That they 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and-found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and 
made several Amendments thereunto; and the Amend- 
ments were read ; and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, ‘be 
ingrossed. 


A Message from the Lords, by Sir Giffin Wilson and 

Mr. Brougham : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills following, 
without any Amendment; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to incorporate the Avenue 
Road, in the Parish of Saint Mary-le-bone, with the 
Mary-le-bone and Finchley Turnpike Roads, in the 
County of Middlesex : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for improving certain Roads 
within the County of Hereford, communicating with 
the City of Hereford: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for better supplying with 
Water the Parish of Ramsgate and the Neighbourhood 
thereof, in the County of Kent: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act to 
dissolve the Marriage of Charles Conyers, junior, Esquire, 
with Margaret Conyers, his now Wife, and to enable 
him to marry again, and for other purposes therein 
mentioned; to which the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House: And also, ~ 

The Lords do request that this House will give leave to 
James Loch, Esquire, a Member of this House, to attend 
their Lordships, in order to his being examined as a 
Witness before the Select Committee appointed by their 
Lordships for the purpose of inquiring into and report- 
ing upon the present state of the several Gaols and 
Houses of Correction in England, Wales and Scotland: 
—And then the Messengers withdrew. ' 

Resolved, 


Eunis 

Election— 
Committee 
appointed, 


Liverpoul 
Police Bill, 


Hurstperpoint 
and Cuckfield 
Road Bill. 


The Lords 
have agreed 
to 


Mary-le-bone 
and Finchley 
Road Bill. 


Hereford 
Roads Bill. 


Ramsgate 
Water Bill. 


The Lords 
have passed 


Conyers’s 
Divorce Bill. 


The Lords 
request the 
attendance of 
a Member ; 


Stet iil 


wt eed oe 





House will send 


an Answer. 


Limerick 
Corn Market. 


Leven 
Drainage 
Bill. 


Haverfordwest 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Truro Im- 
provement 
Bill. 


Honiton 
Church Bill. 


Dovor 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Edinburghshi 
Roads If m1 ire 


5 Witt. IV. 


Resolved, That this House will send an Answer to the 
last part of the said Message by Messengers of their 
own. J 

And the Messengers were again called in; and Mr. 


Speaker acquainted them therewith:—And then they 
again withdrew. 


Mr. William Roche reported from the Committee 
on the Petition for leave to present a Petition for the 
establishment of a Market or Markets, in the City of 
Limerick; That they had examined the matter thereof; 
and the Report was brought up; and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to present a Petition, 
as desired. 

A Petition was accordingly presented, and read; 
praying, That leave may be given to bring in a Bill for 
the establishment of a Market, or Markets, in the City 
of Limerick, for the sale of Corn. 

‘Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
William Roche and the Munster List: And that they do 
meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Commissioner ap- 
pointed under two Acts for draining certain Lands situ- 
ated on or near the River Zeven, in the Counties of 
Kinross and Fife, to raise a further sum of Money for 
the purposes of the said Acts, was read the third time. 

tesolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Fergus do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Scourfield reported from the Committee on the 
Haverfordwest Improvement Bill; That they had ex- 
amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same 
to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
several Amendments thereunto; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Petition of Trustees acting under and by virtue of 
an Act passed in the ninth year of the reign of his late 
Majesty King George the Fourth, intituled, “ An Act 
for making, repairing and improving certain Roads 
leading to and from 7ruro, in the County of Cornwall,” 
was presented, and read; taking notice of the Truro 
Improvement Bill; and praying, That they may be 
heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if the 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


An ingrossed Bill for building a new Parish Church 
in the Town of Honiton, in the County of Devon, was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Colonel Baillie do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bill to alter 
and amend three several Acts for paving, cleansing and 
improving the Town of Dovor, and for making further 
Improvements in the said Town, be now read the third 
time ; 

Mr. Poulett Thomson, by His Majesty’s command, ac- 
quainted the House, that His Majesty, having been in- 
formed of the purport of the Bill, gives His consent, as 
far as His-Majesty’s interest is concerned, that the House 
~~ do therein as they shall think fit. 

‘hen the Bill was read the third time; and several 
Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Fector do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Farmers, Mill-masters and Coach Pro- 
prietors in the county of Mid Lothian, was presented, 


and read; taking notice of the Edinburghshire Roads 
-VOL. 90. 


22° Man. 


QT7 


Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass into a 
law as it now stands. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 

A Petition of the Company of Merchants of the city Féinburgh 
of Edinburgh, incorporated by royal charter and Act of Bill (No, 1.) 
Parliament, was presented, and read; taking notice of 
the Edinburgh Annuity Tax Bill (No.1.); and praying, 

That the same may pass into a law. | 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 

Table. 


A Petition of the United Incorporations of Wrights Edinburgh 
and Masons, Bowyers, Glaziers, Painters, Slaters and Water Bill. 
Plumbers, known by the name of Mary's Chapel, of 
the city of Edinburgh, was presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Edinburgh Water Bill; and praying, That 
the same may not pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Writers to the Signet, members of the 
College of Justice in Scotland, was presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the Edinburgh Annuity Tax Bill (No. 1.); 
and praying, That they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Edinburgh 
Annuity Tax 


Bill (No. 1.) 


The Holyhead and Shrewsbury Road Bill was read a 
second time; and committed to Sir Henry Parnell and 
the Wales List : And they are to meet this Afternoon, in 
the Speaker’s Chamber. 


Holyhead and.” 
Shrewsbury 
Road Bill. 


Mr. Pease reported from the Committee on the Dar- 
lington and Cockerton Bridge Roads Bill; That the 
Standing Orders relative to Turnpike Bills, had been 
complied with ; and that they had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and 
had gone through the Bill, and made several Amend- 
ments thereunto ; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. | 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


Darlington 
end Cockerton 
Bridye Roads 
Bill. 


Sir John Wrottesley, by Order, reported from the Report from 
Select Committee on Standing Orders relative to Private Committee 
Bills; That they had made a further progress in the Daa 
matters referred to them; and had come to a Resolu- ~~’ 
tion, which they had directed him to report to the 
House ; and the same was read, and agreed to by the 
House; and is as followeth: 

Resolved, That in the case of the Jtchen Bridge Peti- Itchen 
tion, the Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill; Bridge. 
that Notices be forthwith given three times in some one 
and the same Newspaper of the Town and County of 
Southampton, and three times in some one and the same 
Newspaper of the County of Southampton ; and that the 
Committee on the Bill do, in the first place, examine 
how far such Orders shall have been complied with ; 


and do report the same to the House on the Report of 
the Bill. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of ironworks, Birmingham 
collieries, mines, minerals and other property situate in (j" — 
the immediate neighbourhood of the Birmingham Canal 
Navigations, was presented, and read; taking notice of 
the Birmingham Canal Navigations Bill; and praying, 

That the same may pass into a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the | 
Table. . 


Mr. Pease reported from the Committee on the Peti- Ford and 
tion for additional Provision in the Ford and ZLowick Lowick Road 
Road Bill; That the Standing Orders relative to Turn- ®#- 
pike Bills, have not been complied with; but it appeared 
to the Committee, that the necessity for including in 
the application to Parliament a certain Public Highway 
described in the Petition, was not determined upon 

4B until 





Totnes 
Roads and 
Bridges Bill. 


Surrey and 
Sussex, &amp;c. 
Roads Bill. 


Nantwich 
and Congleton 
Roads Bill, 


Norwich and 
Swaffham 
Road Bill. 


Grosvenor 
Square Im- 
provement Bill. 


Oxford 
Paving Bill. 


Dee Ferry 
Roads Bill. 


Sheffield Gas 
Bill, 


Conyers’s 
Divorce Bill, 


Message for 
the attendance 
ot LordGlenelg. 


278 


until after the Bill was presented to the House; and 
that they had examined the matter of the Petition. 
Ordered, That the ay a be referred to the Select 


Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Committee 
on the Totnes Roads and Bridges Bill; That the Stand- 
ing Orders relative to Turnpike Bills, had been com- 
plied with; and that they had examined the allegations 
of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had 
gone through the Bill, and made several Amendments 
thereunto; and the Amendments were read, and agreed 
to; and several Clauses were added to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of Lambeth 
Waterworks ;--Commissioners for executing certain 
Acts for paving, cleansing, lighting and watching the 
borough of Southwark ;—and, Commissioners for exe- 
cuting certain Acts for paving, cleansing, lighting and 
watching the western division of the county of South- 
wark,—were presented, and read; taking notice of the 
Surrey and Sussex Roads Bill; and praying, That they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts thereof. | 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


An ingrossed Bill for making Turnpike certain High- 
ways between the Towns of Nantwich and Congleton, in 
the County Palatine of Chester, was read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill Sopa 

Ordered, That Mr. Bootle Wilbraham do carry the Bill 


to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Norwich and Swaffham Road Bill was read a 
second time; and committed to Mr. Wodehouse and the 
Norfolk List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in 
the Speaker’s Chamber. 


The Grosvenor Square Improvement Bill was read a 
second time; and committed to Sir John Johnstone and 
the Middlesex List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, 
in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


The Oxford Paving Bill was read a second time ; and 
committed to Mr. Maclean and the Oxford List: And 
they are’ to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Dee Ferry Roads 
Bill have leave to sit To-morrow, notwithstanding the 
adjournment of the House. 


A Petition of the Sheffield Gas-Light Company, was 
resented, and read ; taking notice of the Sheffield Gas 
Bill; and praying, That they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if the 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Conyers’s Divorce Bill was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, to 
request that their Lordships will give leave to the Right 
honourable Lord Glenelg to attend, in order to being 
examined as a Witness before the Select Committee 
appointed by this House to consider and report upon 
the Petition of the Maritime Officers of the East India 
Company: And that Mr. Robinson do carry the said 
Message, 


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A. 1835. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That it is the opinion of this House, That when any 
Estimates are submitted to this House, the Votes upon 
such Estimates shall be taken consecutively until 
such Estimates have been voted; it passed in the Ne- 
gative. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration that 


Estimates 
in Supply, 


Lords’ 


part of the Message from the Lords, of Tuesday last, Messages 
wherein their Lordships request, that this House wil] °™!dered. 


give leave to the Right honourable John Archibald 
Murray, Lord Advocate of Scotland, and the Right 
honourable Sir William Rae, Baronet, Members of this 
House, to attend their Lordships, in order to their being 
examined as Witnesses before the Select Committee 
appointed by their Lordships for the purpose of inquiring 
into, and reporting upon, the present state of the several 
Gaols in England and Wales, and Scotland. 

And the Lord Advocate and Sir William Rae, being 
present, respectively stood up in their places, and de- 
clared, that they were willing, with the leave of the 
House, to go to the House of Lords, as is desired by 
their Lordships in their said Message. 

Resolved, That the Lord Advocate and Sir William 
Rae have leave to go to the House of Lords, as is 
desired by their Lordships in their said Message, if 
they think fit. ; 

Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, to 
acquaint them, that this House hath given leave to the 
Lord Advocate and Sir William Rae to go to the House 
of Lords, as is desired by their Lordships in their Mes- 
sage of Tuesday last, if they think fit: And that Mr. 
Bernal do carry the said Message. 

The House also proceeded to take into consideration 
the last part of the Lords’ Message of this day. 

And Mr. Loch, being present, stood up in his place, 
and declared, that he was willing, with the leave of 
the House, to go to the House of Lords, as is desired by 
their Lordships in their said Message. 

Resolved, That James Loch, Esquire, have leave to 
go to the House of Lords, as is desired by their Lord- 
ships in their said Message, if he think fit. 

Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, to 
acquaint them, that this House hath given leave to 
James Loch, Esquire, to go to the House of Lords, as is 
desired by their Lordships in their Message of this 
day, if he think fit: And that Mr. Bernal do carry 
the said Message. 


The Dissenters’ Marriages Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Friday, the 12th day of 
June next. 


Lord Viscount Howick presented, by His Majesty’s 
command,—Supplementary Estimate of the Charge for 
augmenting the Pay of certain Unattached General 
Officers, from their present daily Rates to Four hundred 
Pounds per annum each, from the 1st April 1835 to 
31st March 1836, both days inclusive. 

Ordered, That the said Estimate be referred to the 
Committee of Supply. 


Mr. Charles Wood presented, pursuant to Order,—An 
Account, in detail, of the Items numbered 14, 15 and 16, 
in a Return ordered to be printed on the 3d March 1835, 
intituled, “Naval Receipt and Expenditure,” distin- 
guishing the Number of Officers from the Privates in 
Classes, and the Pay or Pension paid to each Class ; and 
further stating, whether any Officer was in receipt of 
any other public Payment or Allowance, and upon what 
account. 

Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Registration of Voters Bill ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to Lord John 
Russell, Mr. Goulburn, Mr. Attorney General, Mr. 


Solicitor General, Sir Frederick Pollock, Sir Wilham 
Follett, 


Dissenters’ 
Marriages 
Bill. 


General Officers 
Unattached. 


Naval , 
Receipt and 
Expenditure. 


No, 227. 


Registration 
of Voters 
Bill. 


Su 


Rev 


Ge 


Ha 





Supply. 


Staff Officers. 


Rewards for 
Services. 


General 
Officers. 


Reduced 
Officers. 


Half Pay. 


Half Pay, 
Foreign Corps. 


Widows’ 
Pensions. 


Compassionate 
List, 





5 Witt. IV. 


Follett, Mr. Hume, Mt. Charles Buller, Colonel Evans, 
Sir Rufane Donkin, Mr. Blackburne, Mr. Tooke, Mr. 
Robert Clive, Mr. Hawes, Mr. Granville Vernon, Sir 
James Graham, Mr. Pendarves, Mr. Ellice, Mr. Serjeant 
Wilde, Mr. Ward, Mr. Bonham Carter, Mr. Howard 
Elphinstone, and Mr. William Miles: And they are to 
meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and 
that Five be the Quorum. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
the Committee of Supply. 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding One hundred and eighteen 
thousand one hundred and eleven pounds four shillings 
and sixpence, be granted to His Majesty, for defraying 
the charge of General Staff Officers, and Officers of the 
Hospitals, serving with His Majesty’s Forces in the 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and on 
Foreign Stations (excepting India), and of His Majesty’s 
Garrisons of the Cinque Ports, and the Tower of London, 
for the year, from the 1st day of April 1835 to the 31st 
day of March 1836, both days inclusive. 


2. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Fifteen thousand nine hun- 
dred and sixty-six pounds one shilling and ten-pence, 
be granted to His Majesty, for defraying the charge of 
Rewards for distinguished Military Services, and also 
of Allowances to Officers of His Majesty’s Garrisons, 
holding their appointments as rewards for Military 
Service in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Ireland, and on Foreign Stations, for the year, from the 
Ist day of April 1835 to the 31st day of March 1836, 
both days inclusive. 

3- Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding One hundred and six thou- 
sand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, for defraying the 
charge of the Pay of General Officers in His Majesty’s 
Forces, not being Colonels of Regiments, for the year, 
from the 1st day of April 1835 to the 31st day of March 
1836, both days inclusive. 

4. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Seventy-eight thousand 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, tor defraying the 
charge of Full Pay for Reduced and Retired Officers of 
His Majesty’s Forces, for the year, from the 1st day of 
April 1835 to the 31st day of March 1836, both days 
inclusive. 

5. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Five hundred and eighty-five 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to His Ma- 
jesty, for defraying the charge of Half Pay and Military 
Allowances to Reduced and Retired Officers of His 
Majesty’s Land Forces, for the year, from the 1st day of 
April 1835 to the 31st day of March 1836, both days 
inclusive. 


6. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Seventy-eight thousand and 
eighty pounds, be granted to His Majesty, for defraying 
the charge of Half-pay and Reduced Allowances to 
Officers of disbanded Foreign Corps, of Pensions to 
wounded Foreign Officers, and of Allowances to the 
Widows and Children of deceased Foreign Officers, for 
the year, from the 1st day of April 1835 to the 31st day 
of March 1836, both days inclusive. 

7- Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding One hundred and forty-eight 
thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine pounds, be 
granted to His Majesty, for defraying the charge of 
Pensions to be paid to the Widows of Officers of His 
Majesty’s Land Forces, for the year, from the 1st day of 
April 1835 to the 31st day of March 1836, both days 
inclusive. : 

8. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding One hundred and fifty nine 
thousand a be granted to His Majesty, for defray- 
ing the charge of Allowances on the Compassionate 
List, of Allowances as of His Majesty’s Royal Bounty, 
and of Pensions, Gratuities and Allowances to Officers 
for Wounds, for the year, from the 1st day of April 


1835 to the 31st day of March 1836, both days in- 
clusive. 


VOL. 90. 


22° Maii. 


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9- Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Forty-four thousand five 
hundred and eighty-five pounds two shillings and 
eight-pence, be granted to His Majesty, for defraying the 
charge of Allowances, Compensations and Emoluments, 
in the nature of Superannuation or Retired Allowances, 
to Persons formerly belonging to the several Public 
Departments in the United Kingdom of Great Britain 
and Jreland, for the year, from the 1st day of April 1835 
to the 31st day of March 1836, both days inclusive. 

10. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding One hundred and eighteen 
thousand five hundred and forty-seven pounds, be 
granted to His Majesty, to defray the Salaries of the 
Officers, and the contingent Expenses of His Majesty’s 
Naval Establishments at Home, to the 31st day of March 
1836. 

11. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Twenty-two thousand, six 
hundred and sixty-one pounds, be granted to His 
Majesty, to defray the Salaries of the Officers and the 
contingent Expenses of His Majesty’s Naval Establish- 
ments Abroad, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

12. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Twenty-five thousand seven 
hundred and sixty-five pounds, be granted to His 
Majesty, to pay the Wages of Artificers, Labourers and 
others employed in His Majesty’s Naval Establishments 
Abroad, to the 31st.day of March 1836. 

13- Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That a sum, not exceeding Sixty-two thousand, four 
hundred and forty pounds, be granted to His Majesty, 
to defray the charge of New Works and Improvements 
in the Yards, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

14. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Commitee, 
That a sum, not exceeding One hundred and twenty- 
four thousand five hundred and thirty pounds eight 
shillings and two-pence, be granted to His Majesty, to 
defray the expense of the Commissariat Department, to 
the 31st day of March 1836. 

15. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
That asum, not exceeding Fifty-one thousand four hun- 
dred and forty-three pounds sixteen shillings and _five- 
pence, be granted to his Majesty, to defray the expense 
of Half-pay, Pensions and Allowances, in the Commis- 
sariat Department, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

Resolutions to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported from the Committee, That they had come to 
several Resolutions, which they had directed him to 
report to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 
next. 

Mr. Bernal also acquainted the House, That he was 
directed by the Committee to move, That they may 
have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of the 
House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Colonial Passengers’ Bill; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee, 
That they had gone through the Bill, and made several 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Bernal accordingly reported the Bill; and the 
Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Friday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


The Indemnity Bill was, according to Order, read a 
second time; and committed to a Committee of the 
whole House, for Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Ways and Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said aes 
4 2 


Ordered, 


Superannua- 
tions, 


Naval Esta- 
blishments 
at Home. 


Naval Esta- 
blishments 
Abroad. 


Artificers’ 
Wages. 


New Works. 


Cummissariat 


Half Pay, &amp;c. 
for d°. 


Adjournment. 


Colonial 
Passengers’ 
Bill. 


No, 234. 


Indemnity 
Bill. 


Ways and 
Means. 





Foreign 
Enlistment 
Bill. 


Wood Duties 
Bill. 


‘Ways and 
Means 


Public 
Petitions, 


Answer to 
Addresses. 


Cape of 
Good Hope. 


Slavery 
Abolition , 
Proceedings. 


Bishops of 
Jamaica and 


Barbadoes. 
No. 228. 


New South 
Wales. 


Van Diemen's 
Laud. 


280 


Ordered, That the Foreign Enlistment Bill be read 
a second time upon Monday next. 


Ordered, That the Wood Duties Bill be read a second 
time upon Tuesday next. 


Mr. Baring, by Order, reported from the Committee 
of Ways and Means, the Resolution which they had 
directed to be reported; and the same was read, and 
agreed to; and is as followeth: 

Resolved, That, towards making good the Supply 
granted to His Majesty, the sum of Eight millions be 
granted out of the Consolidated Fund of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the said 
Resolution: And that Mr. Baring, Mr. Chancellor of the 
Exchequer, Lord Seymour, Mr. William Henry Ord, 
Mr. Robert Steuart, Mr. Bernal, Mr. Attorney General, 
and Mr. Solicitor General, do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir Edward Knatchbull reported from the Select 
Committee on Public Petitions; That they hadexamined 
the Petitions which were presented upon the 18th and 
19th days of this instant May, and had directed him 
to make a Report thereof to the House, 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the 
House, That their several Addresses of Tuesday last, 
{that His Majesty would be graciously pleased to give 
directions that the Papers therein mentioned might be 
laid before this House) had been presented to His Ma- 
jesty ; and that His Majesty had commanded him to 
acquaint this House, That He will give directions ac- 


cordingly. 


Sir George Grey presented,-—Further Return to an 
Address to His Majesty, dated the 1st day of July, in 
the last Session of Parliament, for Copies or Extracts 
of the Evidence and Information collected by the Com- 
missioners of Eastern Inquiry, from 1823 to 1827 in- 
clusive, relative to the Condition and Treatment of the 
native Inhabitants of Southern Africa, within the 
Colony of the Cape of Good Hope, or beyond the Fron- 
tier of that Colony :—also, Copies or Extracts of Orders, 
Proclamations or Regulations of Government respecting 
those Inhabitants; and of the Reports communicated 
to the Commissioners of Commandos or Expeditions 
against the Tribes beyond the Frontier:—also, Copies or 
Extracts of any Reports or Communications addressed 
to the Secretary of State by the Commissioners, or either 
of them, relative to the Native Tribes, and the means 
of securing their rights and improving their condition: — 
also, Copies or Extracts of Despatches or Communi- 
cations addressed to the Secretary of State by the 
Governors of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope, or 
other Public Officers of that Colony, since the year 
1826, on the foregoing subjects: —also, Copiesor Extracts 
of the Regulations, Orders or Proclamations that may 
have been published in relation to them within the same 
period :—also, Copies of any Orders or Instructions sent 
to the Colony in relation to the foregoing subjects since 
the year 1826. 

Sir George Grey also presented, pursuant to several 
Addresses to His Majesty. -Co y of Despatch forwarded 
to the Governors of the West India Colonies respecting 
Fugitive Slaves. 

A Return of the several Periods of Residence of the 
Bishops of Jamaica and Barbadoes within their respec- 
tive Dioceses, since the date of their appointment. 


Sir George Grey also presented, pursuant to the 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—Copies of the 
Laws and Ordinances passed by the Governor and Coun- 
cil of the Colony of New South Wales, 3 &amp; 4 Will: 4, 
1833. 

Copies of the Laws and Ordinances passed by the 
Governor and Council of the Colony of Van Diemen’s 
Land, 5 Will. 4, 1834. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table; 
and that the Return respecting Bishops of Jamaica and 
Barbadoes, be printed. 


29° Mair. 





A: 1835. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers and Spirit Dealers 
of Guildford,—and, Licensed Victuallers resident in the 
Hundreds of Godley and Elmbridge, in the county of 
Surrey,—were presented, and read; praying for the 
repeal of the additional Duty on Spirit Licenses im- 
posed by an Act of the last Session of Parliament. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Cripps presented a Bill to regulate the Office of 
and mode of electing County Coroners: And the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Wednesday, the 10th day of June next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Lands sold and disposed of by the Dean and Chap- 
ter of Durham, and of the Amount of the Purchase 
Money réceived therefor, under an Act to enable the 
Dean and Chapter of Durham to appropriate part of 
the Property of their Church to the Establishment of a 
University. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Return, 
showing the comparative Number of Criminal Offen- 
ders committed for Trial in Scotland, and the Number 
convicted in each of the last Seven years. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a similar 
Return for Ireland. 

Ordered, That the said Addresses be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


The House was moved, That the Act 4 and 5 Will. 4, 
ce. 52, to amend an Act of the twentieth year of his 
Majesty King George the Second, for the relief and 
support of sick, maimed and disabled Seamen, and the 
Widows and Children of such as shall be killed, slain or 
drowned in the Merchant Service, and for other pur- 
poses, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
alter and amend so much of the said Act as appoints 
the Guild of the Trinity House of Kingston-upon-Hull 
Trustees for the Merchant Seamen’s Fund of that Port: 
And that Mr. Hutt and Mr. George Frederick Young 


do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend certain parts of the Practice of the Court of 
Common Pleas of the County Palatine of Durham and 
Sadberge: And that Mr. Arthur Trevor and Mr. Har- 
land do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Customs and 
Excise Duties (Jreland), which were presented upon the 
14th day of this instant May, be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Total Amount of the Fees, Charges and 
Emoluments of every description levied or leviable by 
the Sheriff Clerk of Stirlingshire, for each of the Five 
years pense Boprcn so 3 1834 :—Tostate the Amount 
of all Fees levied or leviable by him under the Small 
Debt Act during each of the said Five years :—To state 
the Amount of the Fees levied or leviable by him upon 
all Precognitions during each of the said Five years :— 
To state the Amount of all Fees levied or leviable by 
him upon all Proceedings under the Bankrupt Statute 
during each of the said Five years :—To state separately 
all the Fees, Charges and Emeluments levied by him, 
and not comprehended under the three last heads :—To 
specify the Authority under which all and each of the 


said Fees and Charges are levied or leviable :—To state 
the Amount of the Charges and Expenses attending the 
execution of the Duty-of Sheriff Clerk during each ad 

the 


Spirit 
Licenses, 


County 
Coroners’ 
Bill. 


No, 229, 
Durham 
University, 
We 
Cot 
h 
We 
Cou 
— Rec 
Criminal , 
Offenders, 
Sali 
Fis! 
(Se 
3 
Do 
Un 
Hull Merchant 
Seamen’s Fu.d 
Bill, 
Col 
Mil 
Exp 
Imp 
for | 
Durham Court 
of Common 
Pleas Bill. 
Ed 
Customs and 
Excise (Ireland) 
Duties. 
No, 233. 
Stirlingshire 
Sheriff Clerk, 
Bai 
Rey 
N 
Ber 








Westminster 
Court Leet. 


No. 230. 


Westminster 
Court of 
Requests. 


No. 231. 


Salmon 
Fisheries 


(Scotland) Bill. 
No. 232. 


Dorchester 
Unionists. 


Colonial 
Military 
Expenditure. 


Imprisonment 


for Debt Bill. 


Education, 


East India 


Revenue, 
No. 235, 
Bengal. 


5 Witt. IV. 


the said Five years ; distinguishing the same into proper 
Heads or Classes, and generally to state every Charge 
and Expense of every description, forming a deduction 
from the whole of the Fees, Charges and Emoluments 
as above :—To state the Date of his Appointment as 
Sheriff Clerk, and the Sum, if any, paid for that office: 
—To state how many Deputes, Substitutes and Assist- 


ants are employed in the Offices of Sheriff Clerk, and _ 


what Fees and Emoluments are paid to them ; also, the 
Source from which the same are payable, and the 
Amount paid to each; and whether such Deputes, Sub- 
stitutes and Assistants are employed either by the Sheriff 
Clerk or by others in any other way than in the execu- 
tion of the Duties of the Office of Sheriff Clerk :—To state 
the Duties performed, and the attendance given by him 
as Sheriff Clerk ; the average Number of Days or Weeks 
during which he has been resident at the seat of the 
Sheriff Courts during each of the said Five years :—To 
sport any office, calling or employment other than 
the Sheriff Clerk’s Duty exercised by the said Sheriff 
Clerk in the same or any other place, whether within or 
beyond the County. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Westminster 
Court Leet, which was presented upon the 16th day of 
April last, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Westminster 
Court of Requests, which was presented upon the 14th 
day of this instant May, be printed. 


Mr. Patrick Stewart presented a Bill to amend an 
Act of the ninth Year of his late Majesty King George 
the Fourth, for the Preservation of the Salmon Fish- 
eries in Scotland: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Thursday, the 18th day of June next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, Copies 
of the Indictment, and Record of the Conviction, in the 
Prosecution which was instituted against George Love- 
less, and others, at the Dorchester Spring Assizes of 
1834. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That Sir George Grey be added to the Select 
Committee on Colonial Military Expenditure. 


A Petition of Merchants, Tradesmen, Shopkeepers, 
Dealers, and other Inhabitants of Manchester, was pre- 
sented, and read; taking notice of the Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass 
into a law as it now stands. | 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on the Bill. 


Ordered, That Lord John Russell, Mr. Poulett Thom- 
son, Mr.Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Lord Viscount 
Morpeth, be added to the Select Committee on Edu- 
cation. 


And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 








Lune, 25° die Maiti ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


M8; Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the 
East India Company, was called in; and at the 
Bar presented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of 
Parliament,—An Account of the Revenues and Charges 
of the Bengal Presidency, for Three years, according to 
the latest advices; with an Estimate of the same for the 
succeeding year. 

An Account of the Cash Transactions of the Bengal 
Presidency, for Three years, according to the latest ad- 


vices ; with an Estimate of the same for the succeeding 
year. 


VOL. 90. 


29°—95° Maii. 


281 


An Account of the Revenues and Charges of the Madras. 


Madras Presidency, for Three years, according to the 
latest advices ; with an Estimate of the same for the 
succeeding year. | 

An Account of the Cash Transactions of the Madras 
Presidency, for Three years, according to the latest ad- 
vices ; with an Estimate of the same for the succeeding 
year. 

An Account of the Revenues and Charges of the Bom- 
bay Presidency, for Four years, according to the latest 
advices, 

An Account of the Cash Transactions of the Bombay 
Presidency, for Four years, according to the latest ad- 
vices, 

An Account of the Charges of Saint Helena, for the 
last Four years. 

A Statement of the Charges defrayed in England, on 
account of the Indian Territory, in the years comprised 
in the preceding Accounts. 

General Abstract View of the Revenues and Charges 
of India, for the years comprised in the preceding Ac- 
counts, including the Charges disbursed in this Country. 

A combined Account of the Cash Transactions of 


Bombay. 


St. Helena. 


Indian 
Territory. 


India. 


India, for the years comprised in the preceding Ac- | 


counts. 

An Account of the Public Debts bearing Interest, 
outstanding at the several Presidencies in the East In- 
des, on the 30th April 1833; also, of the Rates and 
Annual Amount of Interest payable thereon; together 
=e a List of the said Accounts:—And then he with- 

rew. 

Ordered, That the said Accounts and Papers do lie 
upon the Table; and be printed. 


Mr. Smith, from the Commissioners of Richmond 
Bridge, was called in; and at the bar presented, pur- 
suant to the directions of an Act of Parliament, —Rich- 
sia Bridge Cash Account, 1834:--And then he with- 

rew. 


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


The Garscube and Glasgow Railway Bill was read a 
second time; and committed to Mr. Dunlop and the 
West Scotland List: And they are to meet this After- 
noon, in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town 
Council of the Royal Burgh of Renfrew, as represent- 
ing the Community thereof, was presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the Paisley and Railway Bill; and 
praying, That they may be boo by their counsel. or 
agents, against certain parts thereof... 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if they 
think fit; and council heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Magistrates and Council of the 
Burgh of Haddington, was presented, and read ; taking 
notice of the Edinburghshire Roads Bill; and praying, 
That the same may not pass into a Law as it now stands. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Feoffees and Trustees of the Charity 
Estate of John Addey, deceased, situate in the parish of 
Saint Paul, Deptford, in the county of Kent, was. pre- 
sented, and read; taking notice of the London and 
Greenwich Railway Bill; and praying, That they may 
be heard, by their counsel or agents, against the same. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Trustees of the Bermondsey, Rotherhithe 
and Deptford Roads, in the counties of Surrey and 
Kent ;—and, the Deptford Creek Bridge Company,— 
were presented, and read; taking notice: of the said 
Bill; and praying, That they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
thereof. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Pet1- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

4C Sir 


East Indies. 


Richmond - . 
Bridge. 


Garscube 
and Glasgow 
Railway Bill, 


Paisley Rail- 
way Bill. 


Edinburghshire 
Roads Bill. 


London and 
Greenwich 
Railway Bill. 





Heage and 
Duffield 
Road Bill. 


Birmingham 
Canal Navi- 
gations Bill. 


Medway Na- 
vigation Bill, 


Great Western 
Railway Bill. 


Port Dundas, 
&amp;c. Roads 
Bill. 


Exeter 
Bridge and 
Ferry Bill. 


Leeds and 
Selby Rail- 
way Bill. 


Liverpool 
Buildings 
Bill. 


282 


Sir George Crewe reported from the Committee on 
the Heage and Duffield Road Bill; That the Standing 
Orders relative to Turnpike Bills, had been complied 
with ; and that they had examined the allegations of 
the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto ; 
the Amendments were read ; and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Sir Eardley Wilmot reported from the Committee on 
the Birmingham Canal Navigations Bill; and to whom 
the Petitions, of Inhabitants of the city of Chester ; 
of the Company of Proprietors of the Warwick and Birm- 
ingham Canal Navigation; of Inhabitants of Shrews- 
bury ; of the Company of Proprietors of the navigation 
from the T'’rent to the Mersey ; of the Company of Pro- 
prietors of the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal Navigation, 
under their common seal; of Inhabitants of Ellesmere ; 
of Whitchurch; of Newtown, in the county of Mont- 
gomery ; of Wem; of Welchpool; of Nantwich ; of the 
Company of Proprietors of the Worcester and Birming- 
ham Canal Navigation ; and, of Francis Finch, of Great 
Barr, in the county of str, ar coal master, were re- 
ferred ; That the Standing Orders relative to Navigation 
Bills, had been complied with; and that they had con- 
sidered the first, second, fourth, fifth, twelfth and thir- 
teenth mentioned Petitions; and that no Person appeared 
on behalf of the other Petitions; and that they had ex- 
amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same 
to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
navigation of the River Medway, was presented, and 
read; taking notice of the Medway Navigation Bill; 
and praying, That they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against the same. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Bath, was presented, and 
read ; taking notice of the Great Western Railway Bill; 
and praying, That a clause may be inserted therein to 
prevent all travelling on the said Railway on any part 
of the Lord’s Day. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


The Port Dundas and Dalgreen Bridge Roads Bill 
was read a second time; and committed to Mr. John 
Dundas and the West Scotland List: And they are to 
meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


Mr. Divett reported from the Committee on the Exeter 
Bridge and Ferry Bill; That they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made several 
Amendments thereunto; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir George Strickland, by Order, reported from the 
Committee on the Leeds and Selby Railway Bill; and 
to whom the Petition of Sir Charles Ibbetson, of Denton 
Park, in the parish ot Otley, in the county of York, 
Baronet, and George Bates, of Sowerby Bridge, in the 
parish of Halifax, in the county of York, iron-founder, was 
referred ; That the Standing Orders relative to Bills 
for making Railways, had been complied with ; and that 
they had heard counsel in support of the said Petition, 
and in favour of the Bill; aid thet they had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true ; and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Lord Viscount Sandon reported from the Committee 
on the Liverpool Buildings Bill; That they had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 


25° Mai. 


A. 1835. 


Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the former 
Committee ; and that they have leave to sit To-morrow; 
and to make their Report on Wednesday next. 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Coun- 
cil of the city of Glasgow, was BD eciayt*; and read ; 
taking notice of the Glasgow Waterworks Bill; and 


. praying, That they may be heard, by themselves, their 


counsel or agents, against certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


. Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Committee 
on the Great Torrington Canal Bill; and to whom the 
Petition of Inhabitants of Great Torrington, was referred ; 
That they had heard counsel in support of the said Peti- 
tion, and in favour of the Bill; and that they had ex- 
amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same 
to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie on the Table. 


Mr. Wilson Patten reported from the Committee on 
the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal and Railwa 
Bill; That the Standing Orders relative to Railway Bills, 
had been complied with; and that they had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Committee on 
the Reading Waterworks Bill; and to whom the Peti- 
tions of Francis Cholmeley, of White Knight’s Park, in 
the County of Berks, Esquire, and of James Wheble, of 
Woodley Lodge, in the same county, Esquire ; of Dame 
Frances Milman, of Pinner, in the county of Middlesex, 
widow; of Proprietors of Shares in the Kennet and Avon 
Canal Navigation ; of Commissioners for executing the 
Reading Paving Act, and of several Inhabitants of the 
said town; of John May and William May, of Reading, 
millers ; of Trustees of the Twyford and Theale Turn- 
pike Roads; and, of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the borough of Reading, were referred; That the 
Standing Orders relative to Bills for supplying any City 
or Town with Water, had been complied with ; and that 
no person appeared on behalf of the four first-mentioned 
Petitions ; and that they had heard counsel in support 
of the other Petitions, and in favour of the Bill; and 
that they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
found the same to be true; and had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That it be an Instruction to the Committee on the 
Trinity (North Leith) Harbour and Dock Bill, that 
they do not enter into the question of compliance with 
ous of the Standing Orders of this House, as were re- 
quired to be proved before the Committee, to whom the 


Petition for the said Bill was referred ; it passed in the 
Negative. 


The Bognor Improvement Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed to Lord George Lennox and the 
Sussex List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in 
the Speaker’s Chamber. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of Itchen Bridge, which, upon Friday last, was made 
from the Select Committee on Standing Orders relative 
to Private Bills, might be read; and the same being 
read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
amending an Act passed in the last Session of Parlia- 
ment, for establishing a Floating Bridge over the River 
Ttchen, near the Town of Southampton, with proper 
Approaches thereto, and making Roads to communicate 
therewith: And that Mr. Barlow Hoy and Mr. Bonham 
Carter do prepare, and bring it in. 


The 





Glasgow 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Great 
Torrington 


Canal Bill. 


Manchester 
Canal and 


Y Railway Bill. 


Reading - 
Waterworks, 
Bill. 


Trinity 
(North Leith) 
Harbour and 
Dock Bill. 


Bognor 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Itchen _ 
Bridge Bill. 





= 4 


Argus Life 
wce 
Seaeng Bel 


Birmingham 


Canal Naviga- 


tions Bill. 


Cuckfield and 


Harstperpoint 
Road Bill. 


Totnes Roads 
and Bridges 
Bill. 


Devonport 


Market Bill. 


Church of 
Scotland. 


Reciprocity 
of Duties 
Acts. 


Seamen 


Enlistment 
Bill, 


Hand-loom 
Weavers. 





5 Witt. IV. 


The Argus Life Assurance Company Bill was read a 
second time ; and committed to Mr. Satbhery and the 
Middlesex List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in 
the Speaker’s Chamber. ; 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Oswestry, was presented, 
and read; taking notice of the Birmingham Canal Na- 
vigations Bill; and praying, That the same may not 
pass into a law as it now stands. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Newport, in the county 
of Salop, was also presented, and read ; taking no- 
tice of the said Bill; and praying, That they may be 
mae Pe their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
thereof. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for making and maintaining a 
Turnpike Road from the Town of Hurstperpoint to the 
Brighton and Cuckfield Turnpike Road, at or near Ansty 
Cross, in the Parish of Cuckfield, all in the County of 
Sussex, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Charles Burrell do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Totnes Roads and Bridges Bill be 


read the third time To-morrow. 


Sir George Grey reported from the Committee on 
the Devonport Market Bill; That they had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto ; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Cumnock ;— Strachan ;— 
Members of the Congregation of Saint George’s, Paisley, 
and Inhabitants of the parish and south district of the 
Abbey parish adjoining ;—and, Magistrates and Coun- 
cil, Minister and Elders, and other Inhabitants of 
Newton-upon-A yr,—were presented, and read; prayin 
the House to resist every attempt to shake the stability 
or impair the efficiency of the Church of Scotland, and 
to adopt such measures as may seem best calculated for 
promoting its usefulness, by building and endowing 
such additional Churches in connexion with the Esta- 
blishment as the increasing numbers and necessities of 
the population demand. 

A Petition of Heritors and Inhabitants of Glassford ; 
—Inhabitants of Jrvine;—and, Yetholm,—were also 
presented, and read; praying the House not to grant 
any public money for the erection and endowment of 
additional Churches in Scotland. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Magistrates, Town Councillors, Ship- 
owners and Merchants of the burgh and port of Irvine, 
was presented, and read; praying for the repeal of the 
me iow of Duties Acts. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town 
Council of the royal burgh of Irvine, was presented, and 
read ; taking notice of the Seamen Enlistment Bill; and 
praying, That the same, so far as it goes to sanction the 
orcible Impressment of Seamen for the Service of the 
Navy, may not pass into a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates, and Town 
Council of the royal burgh of Jrvine, was presented, 
and read; praying that the House will continue to in- 
vestigate the condition of the Hand-loom Weavers, and 
afford them relief. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Hand-loom Weavers. 


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Q5° Mar. 


| 283 
A Petition of Merchants, Fish-curers and other 
Dealers, in Inveruray, was presented, and read; taking 


notice of the Imprisonment for Debt (Scotland) Bill; 
and praying, That the same may not pass into a law 


as it now stands. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


- The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
Thursday, the 14th day of this instant May, that there 
be laid before this House, an Account of the Total 
Number of Gallons of Proof Spirits manufactured or 
distilled in the United Kingdom, and of the Duty 
charged thereon (showing the Total of both these in one 
Sum for each Kingdom), with the rates of Duty from 
5th January 1834 to 5th January 1835; also, an Ac- 
count of the portion of the said Spirits that paid Duty 
for home consumption for each Kingdom, with the rates 
of Duty, and the Total Amount of the said Duty ; also, 
an Account of the Number of Gallons of the said Spirits 
exported from England to Ireland and Scotland, from 
Ireland to England and Scotland, and from Scotland to 
England and Ireland ; distinguishing the Number of 
Gallons so exported to each Kingdom ;—an Account of 
the Total Number of Proof Gallons of Rum, Brandy, Ge- 
neva and all other Foreign Spirits that paid Duty in each 
Kingdom, from 5th January 1834 to 5th January 1835, 
rate of Duty on each per Imperial Gallon, and Amount 
thereof, Total Number of Gallons of each kind, and Total 
Duty thereon, and Total Number of Gallons of all kinds, 
and Total Duty thereon, for the United Kingdom ;— 
an Account, showing the Total Number of Gallons of 
Proof Spirits of all kinds that paid Duty, and Total 
Amount thereof in each Kingdom, and Total Number 
of Gallons, and Total Duty thereon, in the whole United 
Kingdom, from 5th January 1834 to 5th January 1835, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Total Number of Gallons of Proof Spirits 
manufactured or distilled in the United Kingdom, show- 
ing the Total of both these in one Sum for each King- 
dom, from 5th January 1834 to 5th January 1835 ; also 
an Account of the Spirits that paid Duty for home con- 
sumption, for each Kingdom, with the rates of Duty, 
and the Total Amount of the said Duty; also, an Ac- 
count of the Number of Gallons of the said Spirits ex- 
ported from England to Ireland and Scotland, from Jre- 
land to England and Scotland, and from Scotland to 
England and Ireland; distinguishing the Number of 
Gallons so exported to each Kingdom. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, Returns, 
from the Licensing Justices of the Counties of Middlesex 
and Surrey, including the City of London and the Town, 
Borough and City of Westminster, in each of their several 
Divisions, where Special and Petty Sessions were held, 
and Victuallers’ Licenses granted or transferred in the 
year ending 5th April 1835, stating the Name of each 
of the several Districts, and where each of the several 
Special or Petty Sessions were held on the last general 
licensing Days, and each Adjournment thereof ; and by 
what Statute or other legal Authority held in such 
Places, the Number of Magistrates ah attended on 
each of these Special Sessions on the licensing Day, and 
each Adjournment thereof; and the Population in each 
of the several Divisions and Parishes, or other Subdivi- 
sions respectively :—also, the Number of Licenses re- 
newed to Houses formerly licensed ; distinguishing such 
of them as had not been licensed in the year immedi- 
ately preceding :—also, the Number of Licenses with- 
drawn from Houses licensed in the preceding year; dis- 
tinguishing such as were not applied for :—also, the 
Number of Applications for Licenses to Houses not before 
licensed, and what Number of these Applications have 
been granted :—also, the Number of Licenses transferred 
in each of the several Divisions and Parishes, or other 
Subdivisions; distinguishing the Number transferred 


more than once, and how often :—also, the Number of 
Appeals from either and which of these Special Ses- 
sions to the General or Quarter Sessions of the Counties, 
City of London, or Town, Borough and City of West- 
minster :—also, the Hnenber of Game Licenses granted 

4U 2 in 


Imprisonment 
for Debt (Scot- 
land) Bill. 


Spirits. 


Licensing 
Justices 
(Middlesex 
and Surrey.) 





Church 
Rates. 


Bungay 
v. 
Childs, 


Tiverton 
Writ. 


Agricultural 
Distress. 


Agricultural 
Distress. 


-censes granted in the by-gone year ; 


284 


in the by-gone year :—also, the Number of Music Li- 


the Total Number 
of Licenses now in operation in each of the several 
Parishes or other Subdivisions of each of the Counties, 
the City of London, and the Town, Borough and City of 
Westminster ; distinguishing Game Licenses, Licenses 
for Music and Dancing ; and the Number of applications 
for Music and Dancing Licenses which have been re- 
fused; stating the Days, Number and Date of the 
Days appointed during the current year in each of the 
several Divisions for transferring Victuallers’ Licenses, 
and also granting Licenses to sell Game. ; 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


A Petition of Protestant Dissenters and Inhabitants 
of King’s Lynn;— Wymondham ;—Debenham;— Wren- 
tham;— Needham Market ;— Diss;—\nhabitants of Wells- 
neat-the-Sea;— Bungay ;— Halesworth;—Protestant Dis- 
senters, and others, of Lowestoft ;—-and, John Childs, of 
Bungay, rinter, a dissenter from the doctrines and 
ritual of the Church of England, as by law established, 
—were presented, and read ; complaining of the impri- 
sonment of the said John Childs in His Majesty’s gaol 
of Ipswich for non-payment of Church Rates, and an 
alleged contempt of the Episcopal Consistorial Court of 
Norwich; and praying the House to take into its im- 
mediate consideration the present state of the law, with 
a view to its amendment in the following particulars ; 
first, that the jurisdiction of Ecclesiastical Courts may 
be confined to the hearing and determining of cases in 
which members of the Church of England are alone 
concerned, and may be absolutely abolished and re- 
moved in all cases whatsoever in which either plaintiffs 
or defendants are dissenters from the Church; second, 
that no legal provisions may remain, enabling one class 
to conduct its public service at the expense of others, 
disgracing that sect with the imputation of religious 
indifference, and branding every other with the stamp 
of civil and religious inferiority. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ for the 
electing of a Burgess to serve in this present Parliament 
for the Borough of Tiverton, in the room of James Ken- 
nedy, Esquire, who, since his election for the said Bo- 
rough, hath accepted the office of Steward or Bailiff of 
His Majesty’s three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Des- 
borough and Bonenham, in the County of Buckingham. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land in the 
county of Salop ;— Nottingham ;— Warwick ;—-Clergy, 
Landholders and Occupiers of Fawley, Hambledon and 
Medmenham;—Nobility, yee Clergy, Land-owners 
and Occupiers of Great Marlow, Little Marlow and 
Hedsor;— Radnage ;— Bledlow and Bledlow Ridge ;— 
Turville and other places ;—Saunderton ;—Agricultu- 
rists of Kington ;—Proprietors, Occupiers of land, and 
others, of Morpeth;—and, Owners and Occupiers of 
land in Glendale Ward, in the county of Northumberland, 
--were presented, and read; complaining of the dis- 
tressed state of the Agricultural interest ; and praying 
the House to devise measures of relief. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, expressing the deep regret that this House 
feels at the continuance of that distressed state of the 
Agricultural interest of the Country, to which the atten- 
tion of Parliament was especially called in His Majesty’s 
most gracious Speech from the Throne, in the present 
as well as preceding Session of Parliament; and humbly 
to represent the anxious desire of this House, that the 
attention of His Majesty’s Government should be di- 
rected, without further delay, to this most important 
subject, with a view to the immediate removal of some 
portion of those burthens to which the Land is subject, 
through the pressure of general and local Taxation ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, by leaving out from the word “ That” to the end 


25°—26° Mai. 


A. 1835. 


of the Question, in order to add the words “ this House 
** will direct its early attention to the recommendations 
** of the Committee which sat in the last Session of 
“ Parliament upon the subject of County Rates, with 
“a view to the utmost practical alleviation of those 
“ burthens to which the Land is subject through the 
pressure of local Taxation,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 26° die Mati, 1835: 


And the Question being put ; 
The House divided. 
The Yeas went forth. 


The Marquis of Chandos, 
Tellers for the Yeas, The Earl of Darlington : 


Mr. Edward John Stanley, 
Tellers for the Noes,} Mr. Robert Steuart: Y lou. 
So it passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being put, That the words “ this 
House will direct its early attention to the recom- 
mendations of the Committee which sat in the last 
Session of Parliament upon the subject of County 
Rates, with a view to the utmost practical alleviation 
“* of those burthens to which the Land is subject through 
the pressure of local Taxation,” be added at the end 
of the Question; it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 

Resolved, That this House will direct its early atten- 
tion to the recommendations of the Committee which sat 
in the last Session of Parliament upon the subject of 
County Rates, with a view to the utmost practical alle- 
viation of those burthens to which the Land is subject 
through the pressure of local Taxation. 


hi 50. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Cruelty to Animals Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Manure Toll Exemption Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee of Supply, 
the Resolutions which they had directed him to report ; 
and the same were read; and are as followeth: 


1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hundred 
and eighteen thousand one hundred and eleven pounds 
four shillings and sixpence, be granted to His Majesty, 
for defraying the charge of General Staff Officers, and 
Officers of the Hospitals, serving with His Majesty’s 
Forces in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Ireland, and on Foreign Stations (excepting India), 
and of His Majesty’s Garrisons of the Cinque Ports, and 
the Tower of London, for the year, from the 1st day of 
April 1835 to the 31st day of March 1836, both days 
inclusive. 


2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifteen thou- 
sand nine hundred and sixty-six pounds one shilling and 
ten-pence, be granted to His Majesty, for es the 
charge of Rewards for distinguished Milita ervices, 
and also of Allowances to Officers of His Majesty’s Gar- 
risons, holding their Appointments as rewards for Mili- 
tary Service in the United Kingdom of Great Britain 
and Ireland, and on Foreign Stations, for the year, 
from the 1st day of April 1835 to the 31st day of March 
1836, both days inclusive. 

3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hundred: 
and six thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, 
for defraying the charge of the Pay of General Officers 
in His Majesty’s Forces not being Colonels of Regi- 
ments, for the year, from the 1st day of April 1835 to 
the 31st day of March 1836, both days inclusive. 

4. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seventy-eight 
thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, for defray- 
ing the charge of Full Pay for Reduced and Retired 
Officers of His Majesty’s Forces, for the year, from the 

1st 





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v 
P 
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Lis 
St 
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Cruelty to 
Animals Bill, 
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b 
al 
Manure Toll 
Exemption 
Bill. \ 
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Report 
Supply ; 


Staff Officers. 


Rewards for 
Services. 


General 
Officers. 


Reduced 
Officers. 








Half Pay. 


Half Pay, 
Foreign Corps. 


Widows’ 
Pensions. 


Compassionate 
List. 


Superannuas 
tions, 


Naval Esta- 
blishments 
at Home. 


Naval Esta- 
blishients 
Abroad. 


Artificers’ 


Wages, 


New Works. 


Commissariat. 


Half Pay, &amp;c. 


for d°, 


Supply. 


Indemnit 
mu 


5 Wiuu. IV. 


1st day of April 1835 to the 31st day of March 1836, 
both days inclusive. 

5- Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five hundred 
and eighty-five thousand and five hundred pounds, be 
—— to His Majesty,.for defraying the charge of 

alf-pay and Military Allowances to Reduced and Re- 
tired Officers of His Majesty's Land Forces, for the year, 
from the 1st day of April 1835 to the 31st day of March 
1836, both days inclusive. 

6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seventy-eight 
thousand and eighty pounds, be granted to His Majesty, 
for defraying the charge of Half-pay and Reduced Allow- 
ances to Officers of disbanded Foreign Corps, of Pen- 
sions to wounded Foreign Officers, and of Allowances to 
the Widows and Children of deceased Foreign Officers, 
for the year, from the 1st day of April 1835 to the 31st 
day of March 1836, both days inclusive. 

7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hundred 
and forty-eight thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, for defraying the 
charge of Pensions to be paid to the Widows of Officers 
of His Majesty’s Land Forces, for the year, from the 1st 
day of April 1835 to the 31st day of March 1836, both 
days inclusive. 

8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hundred 
and fifty-nine thousand pounds, be granted to His Ma- 
jesty, for defraying the charge of Allowances on the 
Compassionate List, of Allowances as of His Majesty’s 
Royal Bounty, and of Pensions, Gratuities and Allow- 
ances to Officers for Wounds, for the year, from the 1st 
day of April 1835 to the 31st day of March 1836, both 
days inclusive. 

y. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Forty-four 
thousand five hundred and eighty-five Y age two shil- 
lings and eight-pence, be granted to His Majesty, for 
defraying the charge of Allowances, Compensations and 
Emoluments, in the nature of Superannuation or Retired 
Allowances to Persons formerly belonging to the several 
Public Departments in the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland, forthe year, from the 1st day of April 
1835 to the 31st day of March 1836, both days inclusive. 

10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hundred 
and eighteen thousand five hundred and forty-seven 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the ilasise 
of the Officers, and the Contingent Expenses of His 
Majesty’s Naval Establishments at Home, to the 31st 
day of March 1836. 

11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty-two 
thousand six hundred and sixty-one pounds, be granted 
to His Majesty, to defray the Salaries of the Officers, and 
the Contingent Expenses of His Majesty’s Naval Esta- 
blishments Abroad, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

12. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty-five 
thousand seven hundred and sixty-five pounds, begranted 
to His Majesty, to pay the Wages of Artificers, Labourers 
and others, employed in His Majesty’s Naval Establish- 
ments Abroad, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

13. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty-two 
thousand four hundred and forty pounds, be granted to His 
Majesty, to defray thecharge of new Works and Improve- 
ments in the Yards, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

14. Resolved, That asum, not exceeding One hundred 
and twenty-four thousand five hundred and thirty 
Sages eight shillings and two-pence, be granted to 

is Majesty, to defray the expense of the Commissariat 
Department, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

15. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifty-one 
thousand four hundred and forty-three pounds sixteen 
shillings and five-pence, be granted to His Majesty, to 
defray the expense of Half-pay, Pensions and Allow- 
ances in the Commissariat Department, to the 31st day 
of March 1836. 

And the said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to by the House. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Supply; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Indemnity Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. : 

VOL. 90. 


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285 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Foreign Enlistment Bill was, according to Order, 
read asecond time; and committed to a Committee of 
the whole House, for Monday next. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed to 
inquire into the present system of Management in the 
Court of Bankruptcy, so far as relates to the office of 
the Accountant General, and to objects which appertain 
to the department of Accounts; also, into the sources 
and amount of Income provided to defray the Expenses 
of the Court of Bankruptcy, and the Compensations 
charged on these Funds, and to report their opinion 
thereupon to the House: — And a d 
eins of Mr. Crawford, Mr. Attorney General, Mr. 

olicitor General, Sir Frederick Pollock, Sir William 
Follett, Mr. Hume, Mr. Warburton, Mr. Pemberton, 
Mr. Twiss, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Pryme, Sir George Grey, 
Mr. Robarts, Mr. Abel Smith, Mr. Alderman Thompson, 
Sir Robert Inglis, Mr. Pattison, Mr. Freshfield, Mr. Bon- 
ham Carter, Mr. Patrick Stewart, Sir Matthew White 
Ridley, Mr. Strutt, and Mr. Tooke: And they are to 
meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records; and 
that Five be the Quorum. 


Mr. Hutt presented a Bill to repeal so much of an 
Act of the fourth and fifth years of His present Majesty, 
as excepts the Guild of the Trinity House of Hull from 
the provisions of the said Act: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


Mr. Baring presented, — Return to several Orders, 
dated the 10th day of March last, for an Account of the 
Quantities of Coal, Culm and Cinders shipped at the 
different Ports of the United Kingdom, in the year 1834, 
distinguishing the Quantity shipped at each of the said 
Ports as compared with the year 18833:—An Account of 
the Quantities and declared Value of Coals, Culm and 
Cinders exported from the United Kingdom in the year 
1834, distinguishing the Countries to which the same 
were sent, and comparing the same with the year 1833 ; 
also distinguishing the Ports of the United Kingdom 
from which the same were shipped:—An Account of the 
Quantities of Small Coal and of Round (or Large) ex- 
ported in the year 1834, distinguishing the Quantity of 
each Sort, and the rate and amount of Duty received 
on each Sort in the said year. 

Return to an Order, dated the 19th day of March last, 
for an Account of all Sums of Money granted in pur- 
suance of an Act of the last Session, in aid of the erec- 
tion of Schools in England and Scotland, and of Model 
Schools in Angland; stating the Places in which the 
Schools are situated, the Description of the School, and 
the respective Amounts contributed. 

Mr. Baring also presented, pursuant to Orders,—An 
Account of the Total Quarters of Malt made, and Total 
Duty charged thereon, with the rates of Duty in each 
Kingdom, in the year ending 10th October 1834; dis- 
tinguishing the Quantity made in Scotland and Ireland 
from Bere or Bigg. 

An Account of the Number of Quarters of Malt used 
in Distillation in each Kingdom, in each year from 10th 
October 1832 to 10th October 1834. 

Returns to an Order, dated the 19th day of March 
last, for a Return of the whole Number of Vessels em- 

loyed at present in the Packet Service, their Names, 
onnage and Employment ; distinguishing Sailing from 
Steam Packets, and those under the orders of the Ad- 
miralty from those under the control of the Postmaster 
General; also, the Names of the Masters or Com- 
manders of these Packets, their Salaries, Allowances 
and Emoluments, so as to show their actual annual In- 
come; distinguishing those Commanders in each de- 
partment who are Officers in the Royal Navy, and show- 
ing whether employed in Sailing or Steam Packets ; 
also the Date at which the Officers of the Navy entered 

that Service. 
4D Returns 


Ways and 
Means. 


Foreign 
Enlistment 
Bill. 


Bankruptcy 
Court. 


ommittee was ap- . 


Hull Merchant 
Seamen’s Fund 
Bill, 


Coals. 
No. 240, 


Schools 
(England and 
Scotland.) 


No. 236. 


Malt. 
No. 237. 


Post Office 
Packets. 








Public 
Charities 
Inquiry. 


Fire 
Insurance 
Duty. 


No. 238. 


Ex-Lord 
Chancellors. 


No. 239. 


Consolidated 
Fund Bill. 


286 


Returns to several Orders, dated the 27th day of 


March last, for a Return of the Number of Informations © 


filed, in the Courts of Equity, by the Attorney General, 
at the instance of the Commissioners appointed to inquire 
concerning Charities in England and Wales, from the 
day of the last Return, in February 1833, to the present 
time; specifying the Names of the Defendants, the 
Object of each Proceeding, the Result of each Cause 
terminated, the Costs incurred, and by whom and to 
whom paid, and the present state of each Suit in pro- 
gress :—a like Return of the Number of Petitions pre- 
ferred by the Attorney General at the instance of the 
Commissioners :—also, a Statement as to cases in which 
Inquiry has restored dormant Rights, or rectified Abuses 
found to exist (in continuation of the last Return ) :— 
also, Return, showing what further Proceedings have 
been taken in the several Causes set forth in former 
Returns as unsettled or pending; specifying the Results 
of each Proceeding determined, the amount of Costs 
incurred in each Suit subsequent tothe last Return, and 
by whom and to whom paid, and the present S of 
each Cause in progress :—also, Statement of the Total 
Amount of the Monies which has been paid by the 
Treasury on account of the Inquiry into Charities, from 
the appointment of the Commissioners in 1818 to the 
present time, giving the Account between the Solicitor 
to the Commission and the Treasury, during the same 
period :—also, Return, by the Solicitor of the Treasury 
and his Agents, of the Costs received in each Proceed- 
ing, whether by Information or Petition, since the year 
1818 to the present time, whether the same has been 
instituted at the instance of the Commissioners, or by 
Relators with the sanction of the Attorney General ; 
the Return to state the Name or Title of each Proceed- 
ing, with the Amount of Costs segetersy distinguish- 
ing the Amount before and after Taxation, and whether 
such Costs have been paid out of any Charity Fund :— 
also, Statement of the Counties finished and not finished, 
and to what extent unfinished, and the Counties not 
yet commenced ; such Return to state the Number of 
Charities investigated in each County, with such other 
particulars as are set forth in the Return made to 
the House in May 1828 :—also, an Analytical Digest 
of the Reports made to Parliament by the Commis- 
sioners upon the Public Charities, since the last Digest 
in August 1831, such Digest to embrace the Counties 
and Cities which were then omitted, the Inquiry into 
them not being at that time complete. 


An Account of all Sums paid into the Stamp Office 
for Duty on Insurance from Fire, for the quarters end- 
ing severally the 25th March, 24th June, 29th Septem- 
ber, and 25th December 1834; distinguishing the 
Amount of the Allowance made to each Office for col- 
lecting the same in the Countryand London respectively, 
with the Dates of such Payments. 

An Account of the Sums insured by each Fire Office 
on Farming Stock, exempt from Duty, for the quarters 
ending severally the 25th March, 24th June, 29th Sep- 
tember and 25th December 1834, distinguishing the 
Amount of each Office in the Country and London 
respectively. 

Returns to an Order, dated the 14th day of this 
instant May, for a Return of the Names of the several 
ex-Lord Chancellors of England and Ireland, who now 
receive, or are entitled toreceive Pensions, as having been 
Chancellors; stating the Date of Appointment or several 
Appointments as Chancellor, the Time each actually 
held Office, the Dates of resignation or loss of Office, the 
Dates from which respectively each received or are 
entitled to receive their Pensions, the Amount of such 
yearly Pensions, and from what Fund paid; stating 
also, the Acts of Parliament under which they respec- 
tively receive their Pensions. 

Ordered, That the said Accounts and Papers do lie 
upon the Table; and, except the Returns respecting 
Post-Office Packets, and Public Charities Inquiry, 
be printed. 


Mr. Baring presented a Bill to apply a Sum out of 
the Consolidated Fund to the Service of the year One 
thousand eight hundred and Thirty-five: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time this day. 


05°26" Maii. 





A. 1835. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
encourage the establishment of Loan Societies: And 
that Mr. William Henry Ord and Mr. Hindley do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That Sir Matthew White Ridley, Dr. 
Nicholl, Sir Oswald Mosley, Mr. Praed, Lord Granville 
Somerset, Mr. Ross, Lord Viscount Lowther, and Mr. 
Grantley Berkeley, be added to the Select Committee on 
the Registration of Voters’ Bill. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Sums received annually by the Minis- 
ter of the Parish of North Leith, whether as Stipend, 
Feu Duty, Rent of Houses, Tithe of Fish, allowance for 
Manse, or any other emoluments or advantages, dur- 
ing the years ending 31st December 1832, 1833 and 
1834. 


A Petition of Bankers, Merchants and Traders of 
Oxford, was presented, and read; taking notice of the 
Imprisonment for Debt Bill; and praying, That the 
same may not pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on the Bill. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
Friday last, for taking into further consideration upon 
Friday next, the Report from the Committee on the 
Colonial Passengers’ Bill, might be read; and the same 
being read; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Monday next. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
half an hour after one of the clock on Tuesday 
morning, adjourned till this day. 











Martis, 26° die Mai; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 

6 es hour appointed for taking into consideration 

the Petition of Thomas Broadwood, of Holmbush, in 
the parish of Beeding, in the county of Sussex, Esquire, 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for the 
Borough of. Horsham, being come ; 

Mr. Speaker took the Chair. 

The Serjeant-at-Arms was sent, with the Mace, to the 
places adjacent, to require the attendance of the Mem- 
bers on the business of the House: And being returned; 

The House was counted by Mr. Speaker; and two 
hundred and eighty-four Members being present; 

And the Petition of Richard Longfield, of Longueville, 
in the county of Cork, Esquire ; and also the Petition of 
Thomas Cuthbert Kearney, of Garretts Town, in the 
county of Cork, Esquire, and Alexander O’ Driscoll, 
of the Hill, in the south liberties of the city of Cork, 
Esquire, complaining of an undue Election and Return 
for the county of Cork, being also ordered to be taken 
into consideration on this day ; 

The several Petitioners, and other Parties, in both the 
said cases, their counsel and agents, were directed to be 
called in. 


And the door being locked; 

The Order of the day, for taking into consideration 
the said Petition, complaining of an undue Election and 
Return for the Borough of Horsham, was read. 

And the Names of the Members were drawn, and 
read, in the usual manner. 

And the whole number of thirty-three Names was 
completed: And Lists of the said Names were delivered 
to the Clerk appointed to attend the Committee on the 
Horsham Election; and then the door was opened, and 
the Parties, their counsel and agents, withdrew. 


And the door being again locked; 

The Order of the day, for taking into consideration 
the said Petitions, complaining of an undue Election 
and Return for the County of Cork, was read. &lt;a 

n 


oo Societies 
i, 


Registration 
of Voters’ 
Bill. 


Minister of 
North Leith. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill, 


Colonial 
Passengers’ 
Bill. 


Horsham and 
Cork County 
Elections— 
Petitions 
Considered. 


Horsham 
Election. 


Cork 
Election. 





East India 
Company. 
No. 241. 


Great 
Western 
Railway Bill. 


Horsham 

Election— 
Committee 
appointed, 


Great Western 
Railway Bill. 


Cork Election— 
Committee 
appeinted, 


Wi 


5 Witt. IV. 


And no Parties, counsel or agents, appearing on the 
part of the Petition of Thomas Cuthbert Kearney, and 
Alexander O’ Driscoll,the Order for taking the said Peti- 
tion into consideration, was discharged. 

Then the House proceeded to the appointment of 
a Select Committee to try and determine the merits of 
the Petition of Richard Longfield. ’ 

And the Names of the Members were drawn, and 
read, in the usual manner, 

And the whole number of thirty-three Names was 
completed: And Lists of the said Names were delivered 
to the Clerk appointed to attend the Committee on the 
Cork Election; and then the door was opened, and the 
Parties, their counsel and agents, withdrew. 


Mr. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the 
East India Company, was called in; and at the bar 
presented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of Par- 
liament,—No. 17. List, specifying the Particulars of the 
Compensation proposed to be granted to reduced 
Officers, and Servants of the East India Company in 
England, wader an arrangement sanctioned by the 
Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India, and 
laid before The Honourable the House of Commons on 
the 20th March 1834:—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said List do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


A Motion being made, That the Report which, upon 
the 18th day of this instant May, was made from the 
Committee on the Great Western Railway Bill, be now 
taken into further consideration:—And printed Copies 
of the Bill, as amended by the Committee, having been 
delivered, at the door, upon Friday last, pursuant to the 
Standing Order; 

The House proceeded to take the said Report into fur- 
ther consideration; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to. 

A Clause was offered to be added to the Bill, to pre- 
vent travelling on the Railway on Sundays. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the said Clause be now brought up — 


The counsel and agents in the case of the Horsham 
Election, being returned to the bar, the Clerk appointed 
to attend the said Committee, delivered in to the House 
a reduced List; and the same was called over; and is 
as follows: 

William Miles, Esquire, Hugh Duncan Baillie, 
Esquire, Thomas Frewen Turner, Esquire, John Bag- 
shaw, Esquire, Sir James Charles Dalbiac, Charles 
Russell, Esquire, John Cressett Pelham, Esquire, the 
Honourable Charles Ewan Law, Wilson Jones, Esquire, 
Sir Thomas Franeis Fremantle, Baronet, the Honour- 
able John James Knox. 

And the said eleven Members, being the Select Com- 
mittee for trying the merits of the Petition complaining 
of an undue Election and Return for the Borough of 
Horsham, were sworn, by the Clerk, at the table, in the 
usual manner; and thereupon the counsel and agents 
withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Committee do meet forthwith 
in one of the Committee Chambers appointed for hearing 
the Trials of Controverted Elections. 


And the Question being again proposed, That the 
Clause to prevent travelling on the Railway on Sundays 
be now brought up— 


The counsel and agents in the case of the Cork Elec- 
tion, being returned to the bar, the Clerk appointed to 
attend the said Committee, delivered im to the House a 
reduced List; and the same being called over; and is 
as follows: 

John Fergus, Esquire, William Nugent M:Namara, 
Esquire, Thomas Charlton Whitmore, Esquire, Sir Hugh 
Purves Hume Campbell, Baronet, O’Conor Don, 

Lewis, Esquire, John Maher, Esquire, the 
Honourable Rickard Bootle Wilbraham, Thomas Houlds- 
— Esquire, John Parker, Esquire, John Barneby, 

uire, 
nd the said eleven Members, being the Select Com- 
ig irying the merits of the Petition complaining 


26° Mai. 


287 
of an undue Election and Return for the County of Cork, 
were sworn, by the Clerk, at the table, in the usual 
manner; and thereupon the counsel and agents withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Committee do meet forthwith 


in one of the Committee Chambers appointed for hearing 
the Trials of Controverted Elections. 


And the Question being put, That the Clause to 
prevent travelling on the fRailway on Sundays, be now 
brought up; 

The House divided. 


The Yeas went forth. 


Mr. William Miles, 
Tellers for the Yeas, ‘ei Robert Inglis: 


Mr. Attorney General, 
Tellers for the Noes, iMr. Robert Sete 
So it passed in the Negative. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


\ 34. 


212. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr Dowdeswell and 
Mr. Roupell : 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills following, 
without any Amendment; wiz. 

A Bill, intituled, “An Act for better assessing and col- 
lecting the Poor and other Rates, in the parish of 
Barking, in the county of Essex: 

A Bill, intituled, ‘An Act for incorporating the War- 
mngton and Newton Railway with the Grand Junction 
Railway, and for extending to thesaid first-mentioned Rail- 
way the Provisions of the several Acts of Parliament 
relating to the said last-mentioned Railway, and for 
other purposes relating thereto:” And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 


to enable the Grand Junction Railway Company to alter 
the Line of such Railway, and to make two Athan 
therefrom in the County of Stafford, and for other pur- 
poses relating thereto, with some Amendments; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
for making a Railway from Croydon to join the London 
and Greenwich Railway near London, with an Amend- 
ment; to which Amendment the Lords desire the con- 
currence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act to 
dissolve the Marriage of Major Hassell Richard Moor, 
with Ann, his now Wife, and to enable him to marry 
again, and for other purposes therein mentioned ; to 
which the Lords desire the concurrence of this House : 
And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for 
naturalizing Ludwig Steinthal; to which the Lords de- 
sire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords do give leave to Lord Glenelg to come to the 
Select Committee appointed by this House, “to whom 
the Petitions of certain Maritime Officers of the East 
India Company’s Service” are referred, to be examined 
before the said Committee, if his Lordship thinks fit : 
And also, 

The Lords do communicate to this House, a Copy of 
the First Report, made from the Select Committee ap- 
pointed by their Lordships, for the purpose of inquiring 
into, and reporting upon, the present state of the 
several Gaols and Houses of Correction in the Coun- 
ties, Cities and Corporate Towns within England and 
Wales, upon the Rules and Discipline therein esta- 
blished with regard to the treatment of unconvicted as 
well as convicted Persons, and also, whether the Sen- 
tences under which convicted Priseners are confined, 
are or can be therein properly or efficiently carried into 
execution ; and further, to report whether any and what 
alterations appear to be necessary in the Laws now in 
force for the government and regulation, or in the con- 
struction, of such Gaols and Houses of Correction, in 
order to ensure an uniformity of Discipline throughout 
the whole, as well as the proper and efficient execution of 
such Sentences ; together with the Minutes of Evidence 
and Appendix, as desired by this House:—And then 
the Messengers withdrew. ~ 

4D2 


Mr. 


Great 
Western 
Railway Bill. 


The Lords 
have agreed 
to 


Barking 
Poor Bill. 


Grand Junction, 
&amp;c. Railways 
Incorporation 
Bill. 


Grand Junction 
Railway Bill, 
with Amend- 
ments. 


London and 
Croydon Rail- 
way Bill, with 
an Amendment, 


The Lords have 
passed 

Moor’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Steinthal’s 
Nat. Bill. 


The Lords 
ive leave to 
Lord Glenelg 


to attend. 


The Lords 
communicate 
Copy of Report. 








Canterbury 
Election 
determined, 


Kingston- 
upon-Hull 
Election. 


Newfoundland 
Fisheries. 


Committees. 


Chelsea 
Hospital. 


288 


. Mr. Walter, from the Select Committee appointed to 


try and determine the merits of the Petition of Frede- 
ric Villiers, Esquire, complaining of an undue Elec- 


tion and Return for the City of Canterbury, informed 
the House, That the Committee had determined, 

That the Right honourable Stephen Rumbold Lush- 
ington is duly elected a Citizen to serve in this present 
Parliament for the said City of Canterbury : 

That the Petition of Frederic Villiers, Esquire, did 
not appear to be frivolous or vexatious : 

That the opposition to the said Petition did not ap- 
pear to be frivolous or vexatious: 

That they have altered the Poll taken at the said 
Election, by striking off William White and John Smith, 
as not having any right to vote : 

That they have added to the Poll the names of Ste- 
phen Bown, John Theobald, Edward Munns, John Prin- 
guer, Stephen Finn, William White, Thomas Aldersey 
Stredwick, Henry Healey Kirkby, Jacob Jacobs, John 
Pilcher, James England, William Billyeard, John Blach- 
ley, John Pilcher, William Swaine, Abraham James, 
William Gilbert, James Wood, James Homer, Stephen 
Lintot Palmer, and John Weeks, as having had a right 
to vote. 

And the said Determinations were ordered to be en- 
tered in the Journals of this House. 


A Petition of Thomas White, of market-place, in the 
town of Kingston-upon-Hull, alleging various acts of 
bribery on the part of David Carruthers, Esquire, at the 
last Election, and stating, that payments of money had 
been made with his privity in pursuance or in further- 
ance of such bribery, on the 14th day of April last, 
and on several other days previous thereto in the months 
of March and April, was delivered in, and read. 

The House was moved, That the Sessional Order re- 
lative to Petitions alleging the payment of Money by 
Members, might be read; and the same was read, as 
followeth : 

“* Ordered, That all Persons who shall question any 
Return of Members to serve in the present Parliament, 
upon any allegation of Bribery or Gounition and who 
shall in their Petition specifically allege any payment 
of money or other reward to have been made by any 
Member, or on his account, or with his privity, since 
the time of such Return, in pursuance or in furtherance 
of such Bribery or Corruption, may question the same 
at any time within twenty-eight days after the date of 
such payment; or, if this House be not sitting at the 
expiration of the said twenty-eight days, then within 
fourteen days after the day when the a shall next 
meet.” 

And it appearing that the time limited by the said 
Order for receiving such Petition had elapsed, the said 
Petition was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, 
that He will be graciously Seeded to give directions, 
that there be laid before this House, Copies or Extracts 
of any Correspondence between His Majesty’s Govern- 
ment and France, relative tothe Newfoundland Fisheries, 
since the 5th June last ; 


And notice being taken that Forty Members were not 
poereat the House was told by Mr. Speaker; and Forty 

embers not being present :—The House was adjourned 
by Mr. Speaker, withou’; a Question first put, till To- 
morrow. 





Mercurii, 27° die Maii ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


OQRDE RED, That all Committees have leave to sit 


till four of the clock, this day, notwithstanding the 
sitting of the House. 


Mr. Spicer, Deputy Treasurer of Chelsea Hospital, 
was called in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to the 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—The Account of the 


26°—27° Mau. 





Deputy Treasurer of the Royal Hospital at Chelsea, of 

unclaimed Prize Money, from the 18th January 1809 to 

the 31st December 1834 :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Proprietors, Occupiers and others deeply 
interested in the cultivation of the land of a very exten- 
sive district in the neighbourhood of Ludlow, Leominster, 
Bromyard, Tenbury and Cleobury, was presented, and 
read ; setting forth, That the Petitioners consider them- 
selves most partially and unjustly taxed, in being sub- 
jected to very heavy Turnpike Tolls upon Lime when it 
is carried as manure, which article, in consequence of 
the clayey and tenacious quality of a great portion of the 
lands of their neighbourhood, where wheat is the staple 
growth, is not only highly essential, but absolutely neces- 
sary as a pulverizer for proper cultivation, and that 
without it they may attempt in vain to obtain a reason- 
able crop, and yet, notwithstanding this, the amount of 
the Tolls they have to pay are in many instances one- 
third, and sometimes nearly one-half the actual cost of 
the Lime ; that in many parts of the Kingdom, where 
soils are more favourable, Lime is exempt by local Acts; 
and praying the House to afford them such relief as may 
place them on an equal footing with other agriculturists 
of the kingdom. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Labourers of Bere Regis ;—Inhabitants 
of Dewlish ;— Tolpuddle ;— Stickland ;— Tincleton ;— 
Chairman of a Meeting of Operative Cordwainers of 
Stepney ;—Inhabitants of Derby;— Working Goldsmiths 
and Jewellers of Zondon;—Inhabitants of Rochester and 
Chatham ; — Ipswich ; — Electors and Non-electors of 
Ashton-under-Lyne ;—Inhabitants of Stoke-upon-Trent ; 
— Working Classes of Cambridge ;— Chairman of a 
Meeting of Inhabitants of Norwich ;— Inhabitants of 
Cheltenham ;— Tradesmen of T'olpuddle ;—Wives and 
Parents of the six men who were transported ;—Men 
working on the farm on which the six men were em- 
= ;—Operatives and others of Warrington ;—In- 

abitants of Saint Andrew, Holborn ;—and, Operative 
Stonemasons of the Metropolis,—were presented, and 
read; praying the House to address His Majesty to 
remit the sentence of tranportation passed on the six 
agricultural Labourers convicted at the Dorchester Spring 
Assizes of 1834, of administering an unlawful oath. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie. upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, Traders and others, 
Inhabitants of Reading, was presented, and read ; taking 
notice of the Imprisonment for Debt Bill; and praying, 
That the same may not pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Charles Middlehurst, Chairman of a 
Meeting of Inhabitants of Wigan, was presented, and 
read ; reciting the Act 2 and 3 Will. 4, c. 103, to re- 
gulate the Labour of Children and Young Persons in the 
Mills and Factories of the United Kingdom ; and praying 
the House to repeal or amend the same. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Honiton, was presented, 
and read ; taking notice of the Lord’s Day Observance 
Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass into-a 
law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Unitarian Dissenting 
Congregation assembling in Grreengate, a was 
presented, and read; ta ing notice of the Dissenters’ 
Marriages Bill; and praying, That the same may not 
pass into a law as it now stands. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A. 1835. 


Lime Toll 
Exemption, 


Dorchester 
Unionists, 


Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill. 


Factories’ 
Regulation 
Act. 


Lord's Day 
Observance 
ill. 


Dissenters’ 
Marriages 
ill. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Manchester and Sal- Church of 


Southern Division of the county of Zancaster ;—Inhabi- 
tants of Middleton ;—Gentry, Clergy and Inhabitants of 
the city of Durham ;—Bishop and Clergy of the diocese 
of Ferns ;—Protestant Clergymen of the county of pam 
an 


ford;—Gentry, Clergy, Freeholders and others of the [8 





5 Witt. IV. 


Redcar 
Harbour. 


London and 
Birmingham 
Railway Bill. 


Devonport 
Market Bill. 


Totnes 
Roads and 
Bridges Bill. 


Haverfordwest 
Improvement 
Bill, 


sar 
avigation 
Bill, “ 


power 
avigation 
Bill, Z 


Hamham 
~~ sda 


s Bill, 


and dioceses of Killaloe and Kilfenora ;—Clergy of the 
rural deanery of Clonard;—and, Protestants of the 
county of Louth,—were presented, and read; praying 
the House to reject every measure which has for its 
object the taking away any portion of the Revenues 
of the Jrish Church, in order to its being applied 
to other than Protestant and strictly Ecclesiastical pur- 
oses. 
mn And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Ship-owners and Masters of vessels 
trading between the port of Zondon and the eastern and 
northern ports of the United Kingdom, was presented, 
and read; praying, That leave may be given to present 
a Petition for leave to bring in a Bill for the formation 
of an Asylum Harbour at Redcar, on the coast of 
Yorkshire. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Cayley and the York List: And that they do meet To- 
morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power to 
send for persons, papers and records. 


Mr. Dugdale reported from the Committee on the 
London and Birmingham Railway Bill ; That the Stand- 
ing Orders relative to Bills for making Railways, had 
been complied with; and that they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill to enlarge and regulate the Market 
now held in the Town of Devonport, in the County of 
Devon, and to establish a Market within the said Town 
for Corn, Grain and other Articles, and to regulate the 
Amount of Tolls to be paid within the said Markets, was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir John Yarde Buller do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for more effectually repairing the 
Road from the Exeter Turnpike Road to Biddaford, 
and certain Roads leading from Bridgetown Pomeroy 
and Yotnes, and other Roads communicating there- 
with, and for repairing Totnes Bridge, and erecting 
Bridges over the Stover Canal, the Rivers Teign and 
Lemon, and the Mill Leat, all in the County of Devon, 
was read the third time; and an ingrossed Clause was 
added, by way of rider; and an Amendment was made 
to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir John Yarde Buller do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for paving, lighting and otherwise 
improving the Town of Haverfordwest, and the Town- 
ships of Prendergast and Cartlett adjoining, in the seve- 
ral Parishes of Prendergast and Uzmaston, in the County 
of Pembroke, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Scourfield do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Maidstone and other 
places situated on or near to the River Medway, between 
the said town of Maidstone and Tonbridge ;—Inhabitants 
of Tonbridge ;+-and, East Grinstead, Forest Row and 
parts adjacent,—were presented, and read ; taking notice 
of the Medway Navigation Bill; and praying, That the 
same may pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


The Medway Navigation Bill was read a second time; 
and committed to Mr. Law Hodges and the Kent List: 
And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber. 


A Petition of Inhabitants, Owners and Occupiers of 
estates in Britford, Odstock, Homington, Coombe, Broad 


Chalk, Stratford-Sgint-Anthony, and other places in 
VOL. 90. 


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289 
the vicinity of the same;—Inhabitants and Owners and 
Occupiers of estates in New Sarum ;—Ringwood ;—and, 
Wilton,—were presented, and read; taking notice of the 
Harnhamand Dorchester Roads Bill; and praying, That 
the same may not pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Sir John Beckett reported from the Committee on the 
Tong Lane End and Pudsey Road Bill; That the Stand- 
ing Orders relative to Turnpike Bills, had been com- 
plied with; and that they had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


and Pudsey 
Road Bill. 


A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bill for 
making a Railway from Bristol, to join the London and 
Birmingham Railway near London, to be called “The 
Great Western Railway,” with Branches therefrom to 
the Towns of Bradford and Trowbridge, in the County 
of Wilts, be now read the third time ; 

Lord Viscount Morpeth, by His Majesty’s command, 
acquainted the House, That His Majesty, having been 
informed of the purport of the Bill, gives His consent, 
as far as His Majesty’s interest is concerned, that the 
House may do therein as they shall think fit. 

Then the Bill was read the third time; and in- 
grossed Clauses were added, by way of riders; and 
several Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Charles Russell do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Great 
Western 


Truro Im- 
provement 
Bill. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Kenwyn-street, Daniell- 
street, Lemon-street, Calenick-street, and other streets 
in the borough of Z'ruro, was presented, and read; 
taking notice of the Zruro Improvement Bill; and 
praying, That the same may not pass into a law as it 
now stands. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 


Stretham 
Inclosure 
Bill. 


The Stretham Inclosure Bill was read a second time ; 
and committed to Mr. Tooke and the Cambridge List : 
And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber. | 

Moor’s Divorce Bill was read the first time; and Moor's 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Benett reported from the Committee on the 
Amesbury Road Bill; That the Standing Orders rela- 
tive to Turnpike Bills, had been complied with; and that 
they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Amesbury 
Road Bill. 


A Petition of the there-undersigned Bondholders 
and Mortgagees of the Paving Rates of the Harrison 
Estate, in the parish of Saint Pancras, was presented, 
and read; taking notice of the Saint Pancras Paving 
Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass into 
a law. 

A Petition of several Persons, being parties to whom 
the monies set opposite their names are due and secured 
to them, by assignments made and executed to them, of 
the rates authorized to be levied by the Camden Town 
Paving Acts ;—Owners of Property and Rate-payers of 
Somers Town;—the parish of Saint Pancras ;—the 
Southampton estate, in the parish of Saint Pancras ;— 
the Skinners’ estate in the parish of Saint Pancras ;— 
and, Bondholders or Mortgagees of the rates raised 
under the Bedford Paving Act, in the parish of Saint 
Pancras,—were also presented, and read; taking notice 
of the said Bill; and praying, That they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against the same. 

4E A Petition 


Paving Bill. 





Tong Lane End 


Railway Bill. 


Divorce Bill. 


Saint Pancras 





290 


A Petition of Bondholders or Mortgagees of certain 
rates raised under the authority of several Acts for 
paving, lighting, cleansing, watering and watching Som- 
ers Town, was also presented, and read; taking notice 
of the said Bill; and praying, That they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts thereof. has 

A Petition of Rate-payers in the south district of the 
parish of Saint Pancras ;—Householders residing in 
that part of the parish of Saint Pancras, who, for the 
purposes of paving, lighting and cleansing, are under 
the control of certain Commissioners appointed to ma- 
nage the Skinners’, Zucas and Harrison estates ;— 
Householders residing in that part of the parish of Saint 
Pancras, who, for the purpose of paving, lighting and 
watching, are under the control of certain self-elected 
Commissioners appointed to manage the Somers Town 
Paving Trust ;—Householders residing in that part of 
Saint Pancras parish, who, for the purposes of paving, 
lighting and watching, are under the control of certain 
Commissioners appointed to manage the Brewers’ Estate 
Paving Trust ;—Householders residing in that part of 
the parish of Saint Pancras, who, for the purposes of 
paving, lighting and cleansing, are under the control of 
certain Commissioners appointed to manage the South- 
ampton estate ;—Inhabitant Householders of Saint Pan- 
cras;—Commissioners duly elected and acting under 
the Saint Pancras Southampton Paving Acts, and the 
57th Geo. 8, c. 29;—and, Inhabitant Householders of the 
north division of Saint Pancras, Middlesex, comprehend- 
ing the Kentish Town Trust, the Camden Town Trust, 
part of the Southampton Estate Trust, the Gloucester 
Place or Torriano Trust, the Mansfield Place Trust, 
and part of Highgate,—were also presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the said Bill; and praying, That the 
same may pass into a law. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the Saint Pancras Paving Bill, be now read 
a second time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be made 
to the Question; viz. To leave out the word “ now,” and 
at the end of the Question to add the words “ upon this 
day six months.” 

And the Question being put, That the word “ now” 
stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided. 

The Yeas went forth. 


Sir Samuel Whalley, 
Tellers for the Yeas, Mr. Henry Lytton Bu ai 113. 
Tellers for the Noes, 


Lord Viscount Stormont, 
115. 
So it passed in the Negative. 


Sir Robert Inglis : 
And the Question being put, That the words “ upon 
“« this day six months” be added at the end of the Ques- 
tion; it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
this day six months. 


An ingrossed Bill for more effectually repairing the 
Road from Duffield, through Belper to Heage, in the 
County of Derby, and for making a new Line of Road 
communicating therewith, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir George Crewe do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Conyers’s Divorce Bill, was read a second time; and 
committed toa Committee of the whole House, for Thurs- 
day, the 4th day of June next. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Committee, 
That they do hear counsel and examine witnesses for 
the said Bill; and also, that they do hear counsel and 
examine witnesses against the Bill, if the Parties con- 
cerned think fit to be heard by counsel, or produce 
witnesses. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act for making a Railway from Croydon to join the 


Q7° Mai. 





A. 1835. 


London and Greenwich Railway near London; and the 
same was read; and is as followeth : 

Pr. 83. 1. 20. Leave out from “ Court” to “ to” in 
1. 21. 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, was 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Alsager do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


A Petition of Inhabitants and Occupiers of property 
in the parishes of Saint Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, 
Saint Olave’s and Saint John’s, Southwark, in the county 
of Surrey, was presented, and read ; taking notice of the 
London and Greenwich Railway Bill ; and praying, That 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. , 


The Slamannan Railway Bill was read a second time ; 
and committed to Mr. Forbes and the West Scotland 
List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


Mr. Ruthven reported from the Committee on the 
Dublin Gas Bill; and to whom the Petitions of the 
Hibernian Gas Light Company; and of Inhabitants of 
the city and the county of the city of Dublin and its 
vicinity, were referred; That no person appeared on 
behalf of the said Petitions; and that they had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act to enable the ne Junction Railway Company 
to alter the Line of such Railway, and to make two 
Branches therefrom in the County of Stafford, and for 
other purposes relating thereto ; and the same were read ; 
and are as followeth : 

Pr. 8. 1. 26. After “ mentioned” insert Clause (A.) 

Cuause (A.) “ Provided also, and be it further 
Enacted, That nothing in this Act contained shall 
* extend to authorize the said Grand Junction Railway 
“* Company to take or use any of the Lands or Property 
* of the said London and Birmingham Railway Company, 
*“* although the said Lands or Property may be specified 
“ or included in the said Plans and Books of Reference 
* so deposited with the Clerks of the Peace as aforesaid, 
“ without the consent of the said London and Birmingham 
“* Railway Company under their common seal first 
“ obtained.” 

Pr. 13. 1.18. After “ completed” insert Clause (B.) 

Crause (B.) “ And whereas it is intended that the 
** said Railway shall be carried over the Turnpike Road 
* leading from Birmingham to Castle Bromwich, in the 
* County of Warwick, near to the Town of Birmingham 
“ aforesaid; Be it therefore Enacted, That the said 
* Company shall, and they are hereby required to 
* build or construct, at their own expense, a good 
“ and sufficient Bridge for carrying the said Railway 
“ over such Turnpike Road, the Arch of which Bridge 
“ shall be thirty feet in the span or opening, and not 
‘“‘ less than sixteen feet in height from the surface of 
“ the said Road to the centre or key-stone of the said 
“© Arch.” 

Pr. 16. 1.18. In the interlineation, ]. 1. after “shall” 
insert ‘ in case the same ;” and in lines 7, 8 and 9 of the 
interlineation, and in Pr. 16. 1. 18. leave out “ and not 
“‘ interfering therewith, and shall.” 

Pr. 16. 1. 20. After “thereof” insert “ nor more than 
“ thirty-six feet in width between the parapet walls ; and 
* in case the said Bridge or Viaduct be built nearer to 
“ the adjoining Lock of the said Canal, the opening or 

*“* span 


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Sieinthal’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Itchen 
Bridge Bill. 


Neath 
Market Bill. 


Carlow 
Election, 
determined. 


Carlow Writ. 


The Lords 
have agreed 
to 


Tepthed Pier 
Bill. 


The Lords 
have passed 


Knowles’s 
Estate Bill. 


Halle’s 
Nat, Bill, 


5 Wii IV. 


* span of the Arch shall not be less than forty-two feet 
* between the walls or abutments thereof.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Wilson Patten do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this ‘House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


Steinthal’s Naturalization Bill was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Barlow Hoy presented a Bill for amending an 
Act passed in the last Session of Parliament for esta- 
blishing a Floating Bridge over the River Jtchen, near 
the Town of Southampton, with proper Approaches 
thereto, and making Roads to communicate therewith : 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property in 
Neath, and also of the Portreeve, Aldermen and Bur- 
gesses of the town and borough of Avon, and of the 
Portreeve, Aldermen and Burgesses of the a of 
Kenfig, was presented, and read; taking notice of the 
Neath Market Bill; and praying, That they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts thereof 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Mr. Stewart Marjoribanks, from the Select Committee 
appointed to try and determine the merits of the Peti- 
tion of Robert Lawler, and others, Freeholders of the 
county of Carlow, complaining of an undue Election and 
Return for the County of Carlow, informed the House, 
That the Committee had determined, 


That Henry Bruen and Thomas Kavanagh, Esquires, 
are not duly elected Knights to serve in this present 
Parliament for the County of Carlow: 


That the last Election for Knights to serve in this 
present Parliament for the said County of Carlow is a 
void Election : 

That the Petition of Robert Lawler and others did 
not appear to be frivolous or vexatious : 

That the opposition to the said Petition did not appear 
to be frivolous or vexatious. 

And the said Determinations were ordered to be en- 
tered in the Journals of this House. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown in Jreland, to make out a new 
Writ for the electing of two Knights of the Shire to 
serve in this present Pictinaneet for the County of Car- 
low, in the room of Henry Bruen, Esquire, and Thomas 
Kavanagh, Esquire, whose elections have been deter- 
mined to be void. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Zrower and 

Sir Giffin Wilson : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
for making and maintaining a Pier and other Works at 
Deptford, in the County of Kent, with some Amend- 
ments; to which Amendments the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for 
vesting in George Knowles, Esquire, and his Heirs, 
certain Freehold and Copyhold Estates, situate at Sha- 
row, in the Parish of Ripon, in the County of York, 
discharged from the uses mentioned or referred to by 
the Marriage Settlement of the said George Knowles, 
and for substituting and settling certain Freehold and 
Copyhold Estates situate at Humberstone Bank and 
Thruscross, in the Parish of Hampsthwaite, in the said 
County of York, in lieu thereof, and to the like uses; to 
which the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 
And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for 
a i Emanuel Halle ; to which the Lords desire 

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291 


the concurrence of this House :—And then the Messen- 
gers withdrew. 7 


Ordered, That the Select Committe appointed, to 
consider the Petitions of certain Maritime Officers of the 
Last India Company’s Service (presented 11th March 
and 18th April last); and to examine into the circum- 
stances by which some Officers have been excluded 
from compensation, under the seventh Clause of 3 and 
4 Will.4; and to report their opinion thereupon to the 
House, have Power to report the Minutes of the Evi- 
dence taken before them. 

Mr. Robinsonreported from the said Select Committee; 
That they had considered the matters to them referred ; 
and had come to several Resolutions, which they had 
directed him to report, tugether with the Minutes of 
the Evidence taken before them; and the Resolutions 
of the Committee were read; and are as followeth: 

1. Resolved, That, under the provisions of the Act 
3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 85, s. 7, it is lawful for the Hast India 
Company to grant Compensation to all the Maritime 
Servants of the said Company, whose interests ma 
: affected by the discontinuance of the Company's 

rade. 

2. Resolved, That a rule restricting the grant of such 
Compensation to Officers who have been in active em- 
ployment under the said Company within the period of 
Five years, has been adopted by the said Company, 
and sanctioned by the Board of Control, with a view 
to ascertain the Officers whose interests may be so 
affected. 

3. Resolved, That the strict adherence to this rule ap- 
pears to have excluded from compensation the cases 
of Officers who are fairly entitled to it; and your Com- 
mittee therefore recommend the Court of Directors 
of the East India Company to consider the cases of 
Officers hitherto excluded, whose interests may have 
been affected by the discontinuance of the Company’s 
Trade. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of the 
House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


Ordered, That all Committees have leave to sit, not- 
withstanding the adjournment of the House. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Highways Bill; and, after some 
time spent therein, Mr. ox ol resumed the Chair ; 
and Mr. Pryme reported from the Committee, That they 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Wednes- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Agra Government Bill ; 

Ordered, 'That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday, the 17th day of June next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Assizes Removal (Lreland) Bill ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question; viz. To leave out the word 
“ now,” and at the end of the Question to add the 
words “ upon this day six months.” 

And the Question being proposed, That the word 
“ now” stand part of the Question:—The said pro- 
posed Amendment was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn, 

Then the main Question being put ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second time :— 
The Bill was accordingly read asecond time ; and com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for Wednes- 
day, the 24th day of June next. 


A Petition of Merchant Seamen at present in the 
port of London, was presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Merchant Seamen Registration Bill; and 
praying, 


4E2 


East India 
(Maritime 
Officers.) 


No. 242. 


Adjourninent, 


Committees. 


Highways 
Bill. 


Agra 
Government 
Bill. 


Assizes 
Removal 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Merchant 


Seamen Re- 
gistration Bill, 








Merchant 
n Re- 
gistration Bill. 


~~ 


Lord’s Day 
Observance 
Bill. 


292 


praying, That the same may not pass into a law as it 
now stands. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Committee 
on the Merchant Seamen Registration Bill: — The 
Bill was re-committed to a Committee of the whole 
House. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into a Committee, to consider further of the Bill :-— 
The House accordingly resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee. 

(In the Committee.) 


Bill read a first time; to be read a second time Pa- 
ragraph by Paragraph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Cravuses, N° 1 to N°6, agreed to. 

Cravsz, N° 7 (Forfeiture for temporary absence from 
duty) read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 5. 1. 20. After “ time” 
to insert “ or that the Master shall be at liberty to hire 
“* two other men during such absence, and to deduct 
“ the wages paid to such hired men from the wages of 
“ the Seaman so absenting himself :” Amendment, by 
leave, withdrawn. 

Amendment proposed: In the same place to insert, 
“ or at the option of the said Master the amount of such 
** expenses as shall have been necessarily incurred in 
“ hiring a substitute to perform his work” ——~agreed to. 

Criause, N° 7, as amended, agreed to. 

Crause, N° 8, agreed to. 

Ciavuse, N° 9 (Forfeiture for Desertion) read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 6. 1. 19 and 20. To leave 
out “ all his clothes and effects which he may leave on 
“ board, and.” 

Question, That the words proposed to be left out 
stand part of the Clause put, and agreed to. 

Ciause, N° 9, agreed to. 

Cxavses, N° 10 to N°28, with Amendments to several 
of them agreed to. 

Ciause, N° 29 (Owners and Masters obliged to take 
Apprentices) —— read. 

Question, That the said Clause stand part of the 
Bill——put, and Negatived. 

Causes, N° 30 to N°38—~—agreed to. 

Crause, N°39 (Poor Boys may be bound to the 
King’s Service) read. 

Question, That the said Clause stand part of the Bill 
——put, and Negatived. 

Cravses, N° 40 to N° 44-——agreed to. 


Crause, N° 45 (Act not to prevent Seamen from 
entering into the Navy) read. 
Question put, That the said Clause stand part of the 
Bill; 
The Committee divided. 
Teller for the Yeas, Admiral Adam - - - 47. 
Teller forthe Noes, Mr. George FrederichYoung 14. 
Crauszs, N° 46 to N° 54, agreed to. 
ScHEDULEs, amended, and agreed to. 
Preamble agreed to. 


Bill, as amended, to be reported. 























And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Thursday morning ; 


Jovis, 28° die Mati, 1835: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal re- 
ported from the Committee, That they had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Lord’s Day Observance Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Wednesday next. 


27° — 28° Mai. 





A. 1835. 


Mr. Solicitor General, by Order, reported from the 
Committee on the Execution of Wills Bill, the Amend- 
ments which they had made to the Bill; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed; and read the third time upon Wednesday 
next. 


Execution of 
Wills Bill, 


Mr. Solicitor General, by Order, reported from the Execators’ ana 
Committee on the Executors’ and Administrators’ Bill, on 
the Amendments which they had made to the Bill; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed; and read the third time upon Wednesday 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- Roman Catholic 
ing of the Roman Catholic Marriages (Ireland) Bill; (nS pin, 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday next. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for the Oaths 
more effectual abolition of Oaths and Affirmations taken Abolition 
and made in various Departments of the State, and to Bi 
substitute Declarations in lieu thereof, and for the more 
entire suppression of voluntary and extra-judicial Oaths 
and Affidavits, was, according to Order, read the third 
a and the Amendment following was made to the 

ill : 

Pr. 9. 1. 21. Leave out “‘ First” and insert “ Fifteen.” 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendment, do 

ass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this ion hath agreed 
to the same, with an Amendment; to which Amend- 


ment this House doth desire the concurrence of their 
Lordships. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
ee of the Inns, Alehouses and Victualling-houses 

ill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday next. 


Inns, Alehouses, 
and Victualling- 
nouses Bill, 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Supply. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Ways and 
Means. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a 
Committee, upon Monday next, on the Seamen Enlist- 
ment Bill, was read, and discharged. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday, the 
10th day of June next, resolve itself into the said Com- 
mittee. 


Seamen 
Enlistmsnt 
Bill. 


Holl Merchant 
Seamen’s Fund 
Bill. 


No. 249. 


The Order for reading a second time, upon Monday 
next, the Hull Merchant Seamen’s Fund Bill, was read, 
and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Polls at 
Elections 
Bill. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
limit the Time of taking the Poll at contested Elections 
of Members to serve in Parliament to one Day: And 
that Mr. Elphinstone and Mr. Ewart do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Parish Vestries 


The House was moved, That the Act 58 Geo. 3, c. 69, os 


for the Regulation of Parish Vestries, might be read; 
and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend the said Act, in so far as to afford to Westmin- 
ster and certain Parishes within the Bills of Mortality, 

in 


ries 


Polls at 
Elections 
Bill. 

No. 244. 


Capital 
Punishments 
Bill. 

No. 245. 


Prisoners’ 
Counsel Bill. 


No. 246. 


Church Rates. 
Bungay 
es 
Childs. 
No. 243. 


Public 
Petitions. 


Durham 
Court of 
Pleas Bill. 


No. 247. 


Sandbach 
Roads Bill. 


Parish Vestries 
Bill, 


No. 248. 


Southend 
Pier Bill. 


Sale of B 
— 





5 WI Lt. IV. 


in the Counties of Middlesex anil Surrey, an exemption 
which is extended in the said Act to London and South- 


wark: And that Colonel Evans and Sir Francis Burdett 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Elphinstone presented a Bill to limit the Time of 
taking the Poll at contested Elections of Members to 
serve in Parliament to one Day: And the same was read 
the first time; ana ordered to be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Mr. Ewart presented a Bill for abolishing Capital 
Punishments in cases of Letter-stealing and Sacrilege : 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time upon Wednesday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Mr. Ewart presented a Bill for enabling Prisoners to 
make their Defence by Counsel or Attorney: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time upon Wednesday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to an Address to 
His Majesty,—Copy of the Warrant to arrest, and Co- 
pies of all the Proceedings taken by the Diocesan Court 
at Norwich, in the case of the Churchwardens of Bungay 
v. Childs, for the recovery of Church Rates. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Sir Robert Inglis reported from the Select Committee 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the Peti- 
tions which were presented on the 20th and 22d days 
of this instant May, and had directed him to make a 
Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


Mr. Arthur Trevor presented a Bill for improving the 
Practice and Proceedings in the Court of Pleas, in the 
County Palatine of Durham and Sadberge: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time upon Wednesday next. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Mr. Mark Philips, by Order, reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Sandbach Roads Bill; That they had ex- 
amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same 
to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. * 


Colonel Evans presented a Bill to amend an Act of 
the fifty-eighth year of King George the Third for regu- 
lating Parish Vestries, in so far as to afford to Westmin- 
ster, and certain Parishes within the Bills of Mortality, 
in the Counties of Middlesex and Surrey, an exemption 
which is extended in the said Act to London and South- 
wark: And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time upon Monday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


A Petition ofthe Right honourable Charlotte Denys, 
commonly called Lady Charlotte Denys, of the Pavilion, 
Hans Place, in the county of Middlesex, widow, was 

resented, and read; taking notice of the Southend Pier 
Bill; and praying, That she may be heard, by. her 
counsel or agent, against certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, b 
her counsel or agent, upon her Petition, if she thin 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the 
said Petition. 


* Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday next, 


roe into a Committee upon the Sale of Bread 
ill. ’ 


VOL. 90. 


W7°—98° Maii.—1° Junii. 293 


_ Ordered, That the Wood Duties Bill be read a second 
time upon Wednesday next. 


Notice being taken that Forty Members were not pre- 
sent, the House was told Mr. Speaker; and Forty Mem- 
bers not being present; and it being then one of the 
clock on Thursday morning :—The House was adjourned 


by Mr. Speaker, without a Question first put, till Monday 
next. 





&gt; and Lowick 


Lune, 1° die Juni ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV“ Regis, 1835, 


PRAYERS. 


RDERED, That all Committees have leave to 


sit till four of the clock this day, notwithstanding 
the sitting of the House. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Downham Market, was 
presented, and read; taking notice of the Downham 
Market Improvement. Bill; and praying, That they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit, and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Benjamin Leak, of Holt, surveyor, was. 
a and read; taking notice of the Wells (Norfolk) 

arbour Bill; and praying, That the same may not 
pass into a law as it now stands. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of the Honourable Jane Leslie Cuming, 
widow, of Springfield, in the county of Edinburgh, was 
aie and read ; taking notice of the Edinburghshire 

oads Bill; and praying, That she may be heard, by 
her counsel or agent, against certain parts thereof. 

‘Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
her counsel or agent, upon her Petition, if she think fit; 
and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petition. 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and 
Council of the City of Glasgow, was presented, and 
read; taking notice of the Glasgow Waterworks Bill ; 
and praying, That they may be heard, by themselves, 
their-counsel or agents, against certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, b 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petition. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Report which, upon the 20th day of May last, was 
made from the Committee on the Ashton-under-Lyne 
Waterworks Bill, printed Copies of the Bill, as amen- 
ded by the Committee, having been delivered, at the 
door, upon Saturday, the 23d day of May last; and 
the Amendments were read a.second.time, and agreed 


‘Ordered, That the Bill, with thé Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


An ingrossed Bill for more age ey: J repairing the 
Darlington and West Auckland, and the Cockerton Bridge 
and Staindrop Roads, in the County of Durham, and 
for consolidating the Trusts thereof, was read the third 
time. . 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. | 
Ordered, That Mr. Pease do earry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


‘Wood Duties 


Bill. 


Committees. 


Downham 
Market Im- 
provement 


Bill. 


Wells 
(Norfolk) 
Harbour Bill. 


Edinburgh- 
shire Roads 
Bill. 


Glasgow 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Ashton-under- 
Lyne Water- 
works Bill. 


Darlington 
and Cockerton 
Bridge Roads 
Biil. 


Mr. Bell reported from the Committee on the Ford Berd onl 


oad Bill; That the Standing Orders 
4F relative 


Lowick Road 
ill. 








294, 


- relative to Turnpike Bills, had been complied with; and 
, that they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 


Newcastle 
and Carlisle 
Railway Bill. 


Neweastle 
and Carlisle 
Railway Bill. 


Londonderry 
Bridge Bill. 


Londonderry 
Bridge Bill. 


Truro Im- 
provement 
Bill. 


Preston and 
Wyre Railway 
and Harbour 
Bill, 


Ashburton 
Road Bill. 


Liverpool 
Buildings 
Bill. 


found the same to be true; and had gone through the 


Bill,and made Amendments thereunto; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Carlisle ;—Brampton ;— 
Warwick ;—and, Hayton,—were presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway 
Bill; and praying the House to pass some measure 
prohibiting Sunday travelling on the said Railway. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Blaydon ;—Newcastle- 
upon- Tyne ;— Ryton ;—and, Haltwhistle and Haydon- 
bridge, —were also presented, and read; taking notice of 
the said Bill; and praying, That the same may pass 
into a law unfettered by any restrictive Clause prohi- 
biting the Company from using their trains for the con- 
veyance of passengers on Sundays. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Report which, upon the 20th day of May last, was 
made from the Committee on the N ewcastle and Carlisle 
Railway Bill, printed Copies of the Bill, as amen- 
ded by the Committee, having been delivered, at the 
door, upon Saturday, the 23d day of May last; and 
the Amendments were read, and were, with Amend- 
ments to several of them, agreed to; and Clauses 
were added to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Petition of Citizens and Inhabitants of Londonderry, 
was presented, and read; taking notice of the London- 
derry Bridge Bill; and praying, That the same may not 
pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


The Londonderry Bridge Bill was read a second time; 
and committed to Sir Robert Ferguson and the Ulster 
List: And they are to. meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of houses within 
and adjoining the borough of Z’ruro, was presented, 
and read; taking notice of the Z’ruro Improvement Bill; 
and praying, That they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. : 


Mr. Brotherton, by Order, reported from the Commit- 
tee on the Preston and Wyre Railway and Harbour Bill; 
That the Standing Orders relative to Bills for making 
Railways, had been complied with; and that they had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same 
to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. : 

Ordered, That the Revort do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Divett, by Order, reported from the Committee 
on the Ashburton Road Bill; That the Standing Orders 
relative to Turnpike Bills, had been complied with; and 
that they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
found the same to be true; and had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to, 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Divett, by Order, reported from the Committee 
on the re-committed Liverpool Buildings Bill; That they 
had made Amendments thereunto; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to. 


}° Jame. =~ 


under-Lyne, Stayley, Hatters: 





A. 1835. ° 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Knowles’s Estate Bill was read the first time; and Kuowles's 
ordered to be read a second time. Estate Bill. 
Mr. Guest reported from the Committee on the Abe- Aberystwith 


Improvement 
and Waterworks 
I 


stwith Improvement and Waterworks Bill; That the 
tanding Orders relative to Bills for supplying any 5. 
City or Town with Water, had been complied with ; 
and that they had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to be true; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Commissioners appointed for carrying London and 
into execution several Acts of Parliament for paving, ey 
cleansing, lighting and watching, opening, widening des 
and better regulating the Streets, Lanes and Places 
within the East Division of the Town and Borough of 
Southwark, and certain parts adjacent, in the County of 
Surrey, and for preventing Nuisances and Annoyances 
therein ;—and, Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of wharfs, 
quays and premises abutting on the River Ravensbourne, 
in Greenwich and Deptford,—were presented, and read; 
taking notice of the London and Greenwich Railway Bill; 
and praying, That they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts thereof. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of lands in the East Iey and 
° oxo. ke : Pangbourn 

several parishes adjoining and upon the line of Road Roca pil: 
from East Iisley to Pangbourn, was presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the Hast Ilsley and Pangbourn Road 
Bill; and praying, That they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if they 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Occupiers of land in Cradley, was pre- Worcester 
sented, and read; taking notice of the Worcester Roads loads Bill. 
Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass into a 
law as it now stands. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Paisley 
Council of the city of Glasgow, and of Thomas Muir, Railway Bill. 
Hugh Smith, Walter Buchanan, David Bell, and John 
Whitehead, merchants in Glasgow, all Parliamentary 
Trustees on the River Clyde and Harbour of Glasgow, 
was presented, and read; taking notice of the Paisley 
Railway Bill; and praying, That they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Merchants, Traders and others of Need- tprisonment 

ham Market ;—Botesdale and Rickinghall;—Tradesmen, © P&lt; 8" 
Shopkeepers, Farmers, and other Inhabitants of Ashton- 
, Matley, Newton and 
Dukinfield; — and, Henry Ingledew, of Newcastle-upon- 
Tyne; Gentleman,—were presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Imprisonment for Debt Bill; and pray- 
ing that the same may not pass into a law as it now 
stands. 

And the said Petitions were referred to the Select 
Committee on the Bill. 


__A Petition of Land-owners, Farmers and others, of Agricultural 
Burford ;— Justices of the Peace, Commissioners of Distress. 


Supply, 


ral 





Foreign 
Corn. 


Church of 
Scotland, 


‘5 Witt. lV. 


and read ; prayi 





Supply, and others, of Linlithgow ;—Owners and Oc- 
cupiers of land in the county of Leicester ;— Waltham ;— 
&lt;r of Stafford ;—Owners and Occupiers of land, 
and others, in the western part.of the county of Sussex ; 
—and, Farmers residing in the county-of 
were presented, and read ; complaining of the distressed 
state of the Agricultural interest; and praying the 
House to take the subject into their serious considera- 
tion, and adopt such measures of-relief as to them shall 
seem meet. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Quantities of each sort of Foreign Corn, 
Grain, Meal and Flour entered in England and Wales, 
for Home Consumption, upon which Allowance has been 
made upon the ground of damage during the Voyage, in 
each of the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833 and 
1834, to the 5th April 1835, and the average rate of 
Duty paid upon each sort, in each year, upon such 
damaged Corn ; also the average rate of Duty paid on 
sound Corn of the same description during the same 
periods. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Quantity of each sort of Foreign Corn, 
Grain, Meal and Flour, exported from the Warehouse 
during the same period, and the amount of Duty charged 
upon the Deficiencies of the same. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, similar 
Accounts for Scotland. : ; 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, similar 
Accounts for Ireland. 


A Petition of the Minister, Elders and Inhabitants of 
the east parish, Aberdeen ;—Inhabitants of Belhelvie ;— 
North parish of Saint Nicholas, Aberdeen ;-—Causeway- 
end, Gallowgate and other districts of Greyfriars parish ; 
—Elders and Members of Gilcomston Congregation 
and parish ;—West parish of Aberdeen ;—Greyfriars 
Church and parish, Aberdeen ;—Woodside ;—Bon-Ac- 
cord ;—Inhabitants of Tullynessle and Forbes ;—Kinel- 
lar ;—Kincardine O’ Neil ;— Fraserburgh ;—Tarves ;— 
Lower district of Z’yrie;—Drumblade ;— Strathdon ;— 
Foveran ; — Saint Clement’s, Aberdeen ; — Cabrach ; — 
Rhynie ;— Leochel-Cushnie ; — Birse ; — Peterhead ; — 
Peter Culter;—Lonmay ;—Glenmuick, Tullich and Gilen- 
gairn ;—Moderator of the Synod of Aberdeen ;—Mem- 
bers and Friends of the Church of Scotland in Skene ;— 
Kirk Session of ZLeochel-Cushnie ;—Inhabitants of Kin- 
noull ;—Tillicoultry ;—Salton ;—Saint Paul’s ;—Perth; 
— Kinfauns ;—Avoch ;—Halhirk ;— Kirkliston; — Ru- 
therglen ;— Saint Mary’s, Edinburgh ; — Drumoak ;— 
Inverury ;—-Alford ;—Auldearn ;—Insh ;—-Daviot ;— 
Kilmorie ; — Tarland and Migvie ;— Newmachar ;— 
Monguhitter ;—King Edward ;—Huntley ;—Shisken ;— 
Fordoun ;—Dumbarton ;— Tough ; — Laurencekirk ;— 
Lawers and Crannich ;— Trumisgarry ;— Glammis ; — 
Rosskeen ;— Banchory Devenick ;—Rathen; — Nigg ;— 
Glenisla ;—Cortachy and Clova ;— Maryculter ;—Fetter- 
cairn ;— Kirkmichael ;—Saint Cyrus ;— Udny ;—Garvock ; 
—Gartly ;— Beath ;—Moderator of the Presbytery of 
Paisley ;—of theSynod of Glasgow and Ayr ;—President 
and Directors of the Greenock Association for promoting 
the interests of the Church of Scotland;—Inhabitants of 
Gourock;—Members of the Congregation of South Church, 
Greenock ;—Inhabitants of the East parish of Greenock ; 
—sSorne ;—Erskine ;—Abbey parish of Paisley ;—Muir- 
kirk ;—Old parish of Greenock ;— Pollockshaws and East- 
wood ;— North Leith ;—Lundie and Fowlis ;— Borgue ;— 
Nairn;-- Dalgety ;— Kelton;-—Auchtertool;-—Crichton ;— 
Heriot ;— Lanark ; —Caputh ;—Carmichael; — Penicuick ; 
— Roseneath ;— Galston ;— Riccarton ;— Leuchars ;—Sel- 
‘kirk;——Buccleuch ;—Provost, Magistrates and Council of 
Leith ;—Presbytery of Linlithgow ;—and, Moderator of 
the Synod of Lothian and Tweeddale,—were presented, 
g the House to resist every attempt to 
shake the stability or impair the efficiency of the Church 
of Scotland ; and to adopt such measures as may seem 
best calculated for promoting its usefulness, by building 
and endowing such additional Churches in connexion 


. with the Establishment. as the increasing numbers .and 


necessities of the population demand. 
VOL. 90 


1° Juniz. 


ridge,— * 


295 


A Petition of the First United Associate Congregation 
of Dumfries ;—Inhabitants of Huntly ;— Aberdeen ;— 
Workmen of Carron ;—Inhabitants of Lockerbie ;— 
Sanquhar ;— Kincardine ;—-Tillicoultry ;—Muchart ;—- 
Kinross ;— Alloa ;—Baptists of West Burn-street; Gree- 
nock ;—Inhabitants of Coldingham ;—Elders, Members, 
and others, of the Third United Associate Congregation, 
Union-street, Greenock ;—Inhabitants of Newlands ;— 
Tough ;—Provost, Magistrates and Town Council of 
Linlithgow ;—Second United Secession Congregation 
of Falkirk ;—Minister, Elders and others of the lief 
Church, Greenock ;—Nicholson-street, Greenock ;—First 
United Associate Congregation of Stranraer ;—Second 
Relief Congregation, Faeilten ;—Presbyterian Dissen- 
ters of Thornhill;—Inhabitants of Peebles ;—Congre- 
gationalists in Saint Michael-street Chapel, G'reenock ; 
—Inhabitants of Keith;—Galston;—United Associate 
Congregation of Urr Gallowuwy ;—Eaglesham ;—Inha- 
bitants of Largs ;— Stewarton ;— United Secession 
Congregation, Innerhip-street, Greenock ;— Whitburn ; 
—United Associate Congregation of Fala ;—Burgesses 
and Inhabitants of Selkirk ;—Inhabitants of Cupar Fife ; 
—Dalkeith ;— Ford and Pathhead ;—and, Pastor, Dea- 
cons and Members of the Church and Congregation in 
Albany-street, Edinburgh,—were also presented, and 
read ; praying the House not to grant any public money 
for the erection or endowment of additional Churches 
in Scotland. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the royal burgh of Elgin, 
was presented, and read; praying the House to pass a 
law for the immediate abolition of our national esta- 
blishments of Christianity (due regard being had to the 
support of the present Incumbents), and apply the reve- 
nues hitherto appropriated for the maintenance of the 
established clergy to whatever civil purposes the House 
may deem best. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Merchants and others resident in Dal- 
keith, was presented, and read ; taking notice of the 
Edinburgh Annuity Tax (No. 1.) Bill; and praying, 
That the same may not pass into a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and 
Council of the City of Edinburgh ;—the Company of 
Merchants of the city of Edinburgh ;—and, Inhabitants 
of the city of Edinburgh,—were proven’, and read ; 
praying the House to appoint a Select Committee to in 
quire into the present state of the Port of Leith, and the 
best mode of improving it. 

And the said Petitions were referred to the Select 
Committee on Leith and Newhaven Harbours. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers and. others in- 
terested in the Spirit Trade in Merthyr Tydfil ;—and, 
Licensed Victuallers of rearing aa presented, 
and read ; praying for the repeal of the additional Duty 
on Spirit Licenses imposed by an Act of the last Session 
of Parliament. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this’ House, an 
Account of the Quantities of Foreign Iron imported 
into and exported from the United Kingdom in the 


_year 1833; distinguishing the several sorts of Iron and 


the Countries from which imported and to which 
exported. . 

Ordered, That there be laid before-this House, a simi- 
lar Account for the year 1834. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Quantity of British Iron (including un- 
wrought Steel) exported in the year 1833 ; distinguish- 
ing the Countries to which exported. _ 

‘ Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a simi- 
lar Account for 1834. f , 
4 2 


Ordered, 


Church 
Establishments, 


Edinburgh 
Annuity Tax 
(No. 1.) Bill 


Leith 
Harbour. 


Spirit 
Licenses. 


Iron. 





Hardwares 


and Cutlery. 


Church 
Rates. 


Bungay, 
0. 
Childs. 


Charitable 
Bequests. 


Tmprisonment 
for Debt 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Lord’s Day. 


‘Hand-loom 
Weavers. 


Hops.. 


Stage Cuach 
* Duties. 


296 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Quantity of British Hardwares and Cutlery 
exported in the year 1833 ; distinguishing the Countries 
to which the same were exported, and the declared 
Value thereof, $ 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a simi- 
lar Account for 1834. 


A Petition of Deputies from the several Congregations 
of Protestant Dissenters of the three denominations, 
Presbyterian, Independent and Baptist, in and within 
twelve miles of London, appointed to protect their civil 
rights ;—Protestant Dissenters and others, Inhabitants 
of Ipswich ;—Inhabitants of Redenhall-with-Harleston ; 
—and, Thetford,—were presented, and read ; complain- 
ing of the imprisonment of Mr. John Childs, of Bungay, 
for non-payment of Church Rates, and for an alleged 
Contempt of the Consistorial Court of Norwich; and 

raying the House to adopt measures for abrogating the 
jurisdiction of Ecclesiastical Courts in all such matters, 
and for the entire abolition of Church Rates. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Poor Labourers and Inhabitants of the 
parish of Kirton-in- Holland, was presented, and read ; 
complaining of the misapplication of certain charitable 
bogueete of Lands and Money to the poor of that parish ; 
and praying the House to cause such inquiry to be made 
or proceedings taken as will be the means of restoring the 
distribution of the whole of the income derived from the 
said property, in such manner as was intended by the 
donors. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Convener, Master of Hospital, 
Seven Deacons, and whole other Members of the seven 
Incorporated Trades of Aberdeen;— and, the Lord 
Provost, Magistrates and Council of the city of Edin- 
burgh,—were presented, and read; taking notice of 
the Imprisonment for Debt (Scotland) Bill; and pray- 
ing, That the same may not pass into a law as it now 
stands. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Alerander Black, Moderator of the 
preoby tery of Aberdeen, was presented, and read ; pray- 
ing the House to adopt such measures as shall seem 
most fitting for preventing the open and flagrant viola- 
tion of the sanctity of the Lord’s Day. 

* gts That the said Petition do lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of Hand-loom Weavers of Aberdeen ;— 
Eccles ;—Llanidloes ;—and, Hand-loom Employers and 
Weavers of Bradford, in the county of York,—were 
pepnantets and read; praying for the establishment of 

oards of Trade in every manufacturing district, to fix 
from time to time the lowest prices to be paid for Hand- 
loom Weaving. 

And the said Petitions were referred to the Select 
Committee on _Hand-loom Weavers. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land, Hop 
Planters, and others interested in the growth of Hops in 
Mavfield, Wadhurst and Ticehurst, was presented, and 
read ; praying, That the Duty on Hops may be reduced 
to the old Duty of 10s. 8d. per cwt. 

i “Cagaa That the said Petition do lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of Justices of the Peace, Commissioners of 
Sup ly, Proprietors, Tenants and others in the county 
of Tinithgon, was ep and read; praying the 
House to abolish the Duties on Stage Coaches drawn by 
animal powers, and place them on the same footing as 
Steam and Canal Boats. 

“ Grae, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
able. 


1° Juni. 


A. 1835. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Tormoham, was presented, 
and read ; praying the House to pass a Bill for the taking 
of Votes at Elections by Ballot. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Bribery at Elections. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Kendal ;—Burton ;— 
Heversham ;— Beetham ;—High Sheriff, Noblemen and 
others of Monaghan ;—Inhabitants of Sutton Coldfield ;— 
Clergy of the diocese of Leighlin ;—and, Protestants of 
the county of Northampton (two Petitions),—were pre- 
sented, and read; praying the House to reject every 
measure which has for its object the taking away any 
portion of the revenues of the Jrish Church, in order 
to its being applied to other than Protestant and strictly 
Ecclesiastical purposes. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of the Report regarding the Contract for Mail Coaches 
made by the Commissioners appointed in February last, 
to inquire into the management of the Post Office ; 
together with the Evidence, and likewise the Evidence 
taken upon this subject before the Commissioners of 
revenue Inquiry. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of the Return made to the Commissioners of Post 
Office Inquiry, showing the Total ae from 5th 
January 1832 to 5th January 1835, of all Steam Vessels 
in the employment of the Post Office, including the 
repairs of Vessels and Machinery, and the Total Expense, 
detailed under the following heads; Wages to Officers 
and Men; Victualling ; other Allowances; Wear and 
Tear and Repairs; Coals and Expenses thereon. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of the Return made to the Commissioners of Post Office 
Inquiry, showing the Number of Vessels propelled by 
Steam thafhave been employed, and that are now em- 
ployed, or building or repairing, under the orders of the 
Post Office, since the period which such Vessels were in 
use by the Post Office ; stating the Tonnage, the Horse- 
power, the prime Cost and Outfit of each, and when taken 
into the Service. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Thetford, was presented, 
and read; taking notice of the Dissenters’ Marriages 
Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass into a 
law as it now stands. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Select Vestry and other Inhabitants 
of Atherstone, was presented, and read; praying the 
House to pass a law compelling the owners, instead of 
the occupiers, of small tenements of the annual value of 
6/. and under, to pay the assessments thereon for the 
relief of the Poor. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Solicitors residing in the city, county 
and diocese of Worcester, was presented, and read ; 
praying the House not to pass any Bill for transferring 
to the Courts at Doctors’ Commons the sole power of 
granting Probates and Administrations. 

6 reamed, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of the Incorporated Society of Solicitors- 
at-Law, Edinburgh, was presented, and read ; raying 
for the repeal of the Duty on their annual Certificates. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the’ 
Table. SuTree 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and 
Council of the city of Edinburgh, was presented, and 
read ; praying for an alteration of the law relative to 
repairing and rebuilding houses, the property of joint 
owners in Scotland. . j 
. — That the said Petition do lie upon the 

able. 


A Petition 





Vote by 
Ballot. 


Church of 
Treland. 


Post Office 
(Mail Coaches.) 


Post Office 
(Steam Vessels,) 


Dissenters’ 
Marriages 
Bill. 


‘Rating of 
Tenements. 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts. 


Attornies’ ' 
Certificates. 


Joint 
Property 
(Scotland.): 





Stamps on 
Receipts. « 


Impressment 
of Seamen. 


Executors and 
Administrators 
Bill. 


Debtors in 
Warwick 
Gaol. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill, 


Statute Labour 
on Turnpike 
Roads, 


Horsham 
Election 
determined, 


5 Witt. IV. 


A Petition of the Company of Merchants of the city 
of Edinburgh;— the Chairman and Directors of the 
Chamber of Commerce and Manufactures of the city of 
Edinburgh ;—and, the Lord Provost, Magistrates and 
Council of the city of Edinburgh,—were presented, and 
read ; praying for the repeal of the Stamp Duty on 
Receipts. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and 
Council of the city of Edinburgh, was presented, and 
read ; praying the House to pass a law for abolishing 
the practice of Impressment of Seamen. 

“ ae That the said Petition do lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of John Martin, of Canterbury, was pre- 


_Sented, and read; taking notice of the Executors and 


Administrators’ Bill; and praying, That a clause may 

be inserted therein for vesting in official executors the 

estates of all deceased persons. 

“ — That the said Petition do lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of Debtors confined in the Gaol of War- 
wick, was presented, and read; complaining of having 
been compelled to pay the sum of two shillings and six- 
pence per week to the governor of the said gaol for bed 
and room-rent; and praying relief. 
oe That the said Petition do lie upon the 

able. 


A Petition of Persons confined in His Majesty’s gaol 
of Exeter, was presented, and read ; praying the House 
to allow all persons imprisoned for debt to have the be- 
nefit of an equitable adjustment of the accounts between 
them and their detaining creditors, either before the 
local courts that are to be established, or in any other 
way that will be attended with little expense. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Debtors confined in the gaol of Dover 
Castle, was presented, and read; taking notice of the 
Imprisonment for Debt Bill; and praying, That the 
same may pass into a law. 

A Petition of George Drew, one of the chief clerks of 
the Court of Requests for the town and borough of 
Southwark, and the eastern half of the hundred of 
Brixton, in the county of Surrey ;—and, Thomas Chap- 
man, Marshal of the Marshalsea of the Court of King’s 
Bench,—were also presented, and read; taking notice 
of the said Bill; and praying the House to indemnify 
them for the losses they will sustain by the passing 
thereof. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Occupiers of farms of less than fifty 
pounds annual value in the hundred of Machynlleth, in 
the county of Montgomery ;—and, in the hundred of 
Estimaner, in the county of Merioneth,—were presented, 
and read ; praying, That if the principle of Statute La- 
bour upon the Turnpike Roads of the Kingdom, in addi- 
tion to that upon the parish roads (which appears to the 
Petitioners to be impolitic and unjust), be still conti- 
nued, that they, the holders of farms of less than fifty 
pounds annual value, may be released from the heavy 
and unequal obligation of a money payment, and that 
they may be permitted to contribute their share of Sta- 
tute Labour on the Turnpike Roads: by the labour of 
themselves and of their teams. : 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Sir Thomas Fremantle, from_the ‘Select Committee 
appointed to try arid determine the merits of the Petition 
of Thomas Broadwood, Esquire, of Holmbush, in the 


of Sussex, complaining of an undue Election 


count 
and Return for the Borough of Horsham, informed the 
House, That the Committee had determined, 

That Robert Hen 
Burgess to serve in this present 
rough of Horsham: 

VOL. 90. 


Hurst, Esquire, is duly elected a 
arliament for the Bo- 


1°—2° Junii. 


297 


That the Petition of Thomas Broadwood, Esquire, did 
not appear to be frivolous or vexatious : 

That the opposition to the said Petition did not appear 
to be frivolous or vexatious. 

‘That they have altered the Poll taken at the said 
Election, by striking off Richard Collins, William Ham- 
mond, Thomas Hygate John Attwater, Charles Aldridge, 
George Hews, James Baxter, James Tugwell, James 
Lloyd, Richard Turner, William Kempshall, and John 
Potter, as not having any right to vote. 

And the said Determinations were ordered to be en- 
tered in the Journals of this House. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Edinburgh ;— 
and, Wigan,—were presented, and read; praying, That 
the proposed measure for appropriating the surplus re- 
venue of the Church of Ireland to the education of the 
people maybe passed into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Robert Anstruther, stating that Andrew 
Johnston, Esquire, now Member for the Saint Andrew's 
District of Burghs, had pledged himself to resign his 
Seat, if called upon by a majority of his supporters, 
being offered to be presented ; 

And objection being taken to the bringing up of such 
Petition ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That the Petition be brought up:—And the said Mo- 
tion was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
That the Order of the day, for the Committee of Supply, 
be now read ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, by leaving out from the word “That” to the end of 
the Question, in order to add the words, “a Select Com- 
“* mittee be appointed to inquire if there be not effective 
“ means within the reach of Parliament to afford sub- 
“ stantial relief to the agriculture of the United King- 
“« dom, and especially to take into their. consideration 
* the subject of a Silver, or a conjoined Standard of 
« Silver and Gold,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House was moved, That the Entry in the Journal 
of the House of the 24th day of April 1833, relative to 
the Currency, might be read ; and the same was read, as 
followeth.: 

* Resolved, That it is the opinion of this House, That 
any alteration in the Monetary system of the Country 
which would have the effect of lowering the Standard of 
value, would be highly inexpedient and dangerous.” 

And the Question being proposed, That the words pro- 


- posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 


And the House having continued fo sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 
Martis, 2° die Junti, 1835: 
And the Question being put; 
The House divided. 
The Noes went forth. 
Mr. Charles Wood, 7 
Tellers for the Yeas,{ Mr Edward John Stanley: { 216. 
Tellers for the Noes, a co yley. a \ 126. 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Then the main Question being put ; 
Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the Committee 
of Supply, be now read; and the same being read ; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. ; . 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Cruelty to Animals Bill; - 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Foreign Enlistment Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself 
into the said Committee. 
4G The 


Church of 
Ireland. 


Robert 
Anstruther. 


Supply. 


Cruelty to 
Animals Bill. 


Foreign 
Enlistment 
Bill. — 








Colonial 
Passengers’ 
Bill. 


Merchant 
Seamen Regis- 
tration Bill, 


Ways and 
Means. 


Parish Vestries 
Bill. 


Indemnity 
Bill. 
Consolidated 


Fund Bill. 


Manure Toll 
Exemption 
Bill, 


S.afford 
Borough Bill. 


Isle of Man 
‘l'rade in 
Corn. 


298 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Colonial Passengers’ Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration To-morrow. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Mer- 
chant Seamen Registration Bill, the Amendments which 
they had made to the Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed; and read the third time this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Parish Vestries Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Thursday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Indemnity Bill; and, after some 
time spent therein, Mr. nee fe resumed the Chair; 
and Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee, That they 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Consolidated Fund Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee of 
the whole House, for this day. 


resolve 


Resolved, That this House will, this dey: 
Exemp- 


itself into a Committee upon the Manure Toll 
tion Bill. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to dis- 
franchise the Borough of a, : And that Mr. Divett 


and Mr. Henry Lytton Bulwer do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


The House was moved, That the Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 60, 
to amend the Laws relating to the Importation of Corn, 
—_ be read ; and the same being read ; 

esolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into a Committee, to consider of the Importation 
of Corn into the Isle of Man :—The House accordingly 


resolved itself into the said Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That Foreign Corn, Grain, Meal or Flour, 
shall, upon Importation into the Isle of Man, be liable 
to the same Duties as if imported into the United 


’ Kingdom. 


Timber 
Duties. 


Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal re- 
ported from the Committee, That they had come toa Re- 
solution, which they had directed him to report to the 
House. 


Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed to 
take into consideration the Duties on Timber, and to 
report their observations thereupon to the House :---And 
a Committee was appointed of Mr. Poulett Thomson, 
Sir Robert Peel, Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. 
Labouchere, Sir James Graham, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Hutt, 
Lord Viscount Lowther, Mr. Ewart, Mr. Grote, Mr. Al- 
derman Thompson, Mr. Strutt, Mr. Herries, Mr. Roebuck, 
Mr. George Frederick Young, Mr. James Oswald, Sir 
Richard Vyvyan, Mr. Warburton, Mr. Aaron Chapman, 
Mr. William Ord, Mr. Bannerman, Mr. Hawes, Mr. 
Stewart Mackenzie, Mr. Hawkins, Mr. Bingham Baring, 
Mr. Patrick Stewart, Mr. Callaghan, Mr. Tulk, Mr. 
Charles Walker, Mr. William O’ Brien, Mr. Vernon Smith, 


1°—2° Junii. 


A. 1835. 
and Mr. Ingham :—And they are to meet To-morrow, 


in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power to send 


for persons, papers and records; and that Five be the 
Quorum. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, Returns 
of the Names of all Special or Stipendiary Magistrates, 
who have been removed from, or resigned, their office in 
the British Colonies; specifying the reasons for the 
same, so far as the same can be communicated :—Of 
the Number and Nature of Punishments inflicted on 
the apprenticed Labourers in each Colony by the Special 
or Stipendiary Magistrates; specifying the Offences for 
which they were inflicted, separating Males from Fe- 
males —Of the case of Ann Mahon, an apprenticed La- 
bourer in the Island of Saint Kitt’s, and the Proceedings 
consequent thereon :—Of the Proceedings had against 
Mr Kennedy, also against Mr. Portland, also against 
Mr. Mouchette, also against Mr. Brakenridge, also against 
Dr. Bruce :—Of the Coroner’s Inquest held on the body 
of a Negro belonging to Dr. Jelly, a Physician, in the 
Parish of Westmoreland, Jamaica, Ootober 1834 :-—Of all 
Despatches or Extracts relative to the Conduct of Lieu- 
tenant White, a Stipendiary Magistrate in Jamaica :— 
Of the cases of Dongouze and MaryAnn Clarke, appren- 
ticed Labourers in the Island of Dominica, and the 
Proceedings consequent thereon :—Of the case of. four 
apprentieed Labourers belonging to Point Mulatre Estate, 

ominica, in or about February last :—Copies or Extracts 
of all Official Papers relative to the Treatment of ap- 
prenticed Labourers in District D, Demerara :—A Return 
of the Names of the Local Magistrates who have been 
dismissed by the Marquis of Shgo ; specifying the causes 
thereof, since the 1st of August 1834 :—Copies or Ex- 
tracts of all Despatches received from the sees of 
Antigua, respecting the conduct of the liberated Negroes 
in that Island :—A Return of the Names and Number of 
apprenticed Labourers who have purchased the unexpired 
term of their Apprenticeship, and the several Sums paid 
for the same :—Copieés of any Instructions given relative 
to Compensation claimed for Negroes who had not been 
registered as Slaves :—Copies or Extracts of any Corre- 
spondence which may have taken placerelative to the case 
of a Female Negro named Charlotte Miller, belonging 
to Montpelier Estate in Jamaica:—A Return of the Re- 
gistration of certain Negroes introduced into the Island 
of Trinidad in the Ship Rose Hill, subsequent to the day 
on which the Act, prohibiting the importation of Slaves 
into the Colony, had come into operation, together with 
any steps which may have been taken to secure the 
Freedom of such Persons, according to Law :—Copies of 
Instructions given to the Special or Stipendiary Magis- 
trates, as to the extent and performance of their Duties. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of. this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That Lord John Russell, Sir Henry Har- 
dinge, Sir William Molesworth, Mr. Anderson Pelham, 
Mr. Chalmers, and Mr. Attorney General, be added to the 
Select Committee on Bribery at Elections. 

Ordered, That Lord Viscount Grimston be added to 
the Select Committee on the Channel Islands (Corn 
Trade). 

Ordered, That Lord Viscount Milton be added to the 
Select Committee on Orange Lodges. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the 
House, That their several Addresses of the 22d and 25th 
days of May last (that His Majesty would be graciously 
pleased to give directions that the Papers  therein- 
mentioned might be laid before this House) had been 
presented to His Majesty; and that His Majesty had 
commanded him to acquaint this House, That He will 
give directions accordingly. 





Apprenticed 
Negroes, 


Bribery at 
Elections. 


Channel [slands 
(Corn Trade.) 


Orange 
Lodges. 


Answer to 
Addresses. 


Ordered, That the North American Association Bill Nonh Aner) 
be read a second time upon Wednesday the 10th day of “** 


this instant June. 
Mr. 








Dorchester 
Unionists. 


No. 230. 


Treasurers of 
Counties and 
Cities (Ireland. ) 


County 
‘Treasurers 


(Ireland.) 


Court of 
Chancery 
(Ireland.) 


Committals 
(Ireland.) 


*Post Office 
Packets. 


No, 261. 


Court of 
Session 
(Scotland.) 


nds 


ican 
Bill. 





5 Wii. IV. )°—2 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, oo to an Address to 
His Majesty,—Copies of the Indictment and Record of 
the Conviction in the Prosecution which was instituted 
against George Loveless and others at the Dorchester 
Spring Assizes of 1834. 

Mr. For Maule also presented, pursuant to Orders,— 
A Return of the Sums in each County and City Trea- 
surer’s hands in Ireland respectively on the 1st of 
February 1835, and whether the same has been lodged 
in Government or other Security, or in Bank, and the 
Amount of Security for each Treasurer; together with 
the Names, Additions and Residences of such Sureties, 
and ifliving or dead. 

An Account of the Amount of the Money in the hands 
of the Treasurer of each County and County of a City 
in Ireland in each of the years 1833 and 1834, after the 
payments at each Spring and Summer Assizes, and 
October Sessions in those years, and after Spring As- 
sizes 1835; of the Presentments of which each Balance 
in hand is composed ; distinguishing those unapplied and 
disallowed:—also, the Number and Amount of Ad- 
vances made on Presentments, and the rate of Interest 
charged thereon. 

Mr. Foa Maule also presented, pursuant to the direc- 
tions of several Acts of Parliament,—Certified Copy of 
the Right honourable the Lord Chancellor’s Certificate 
of the Compensation to which John Brenan, Esquire, 
Six Clerk of the Court of Chancery of Ireland, is en- 
titled, commencing the 3d day of November 1833, and 
ending the 2d day of November 1834. 

Certified Copy of the Lord Lieutenant’s Warrant for 
granting Compensation to John Brenan, Esquire, one of 
the Six Clerks of the Court of Chancery of Ireland, for 
one year, to the 2d November 1834. 

Returns, from the Clerks of the Crown and Clerks of 
the Peace of the several Counties, &amp;c. in Ireland, of the 
Number of Persons committed to the different Gaols 
thereof for trial in the year 1834. 

Ordered, That the said Returns and Papers do lie upon 
the Table; and that the Paper respecting Dorchester 
Unionists, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Post Office 


Packets, which was presented upon the 25th day of May 
last, be printed. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
Wednesday, the 20th day of May last, that there be laid 
before this House, a Return, in so far-as not included in 
that ordered on the 7th July 1834, of the Total Number 
of Clerks and other Persons receiving Fees or Emolu- 
ments in the Court of Session, Jury and Justiciary 
Courts, and Commission of Teinds, including the Auditor 
of Court, Accountant, Collector and other Officers con- 
nected with the Fee Fund; also, the Application of the 
whole of the said Fund, whether in paying Salaries, 
Compensations or Retired Allowances, with the autho- 
rity under which these were granted, and continue to 
be paid out of the said Fund ; showing the Number of 
Principal Clerks, Deputy or any other description of 
Clerks, specifying the Salary and Emoluments of every 
such Clerk or Officer, also the days of the year they are 
on duty, andthe nature and extent of the Duties they 
perform ; also, whether all or any of the Judges’ Clerks 
perform the Duty of their office in Person or assisted 
by Deputy; and whether any or all of them follow any 
other profession, trade or calling, and,‘if any, stating the 
nature and extent thereof, and the Names of the Judges 
whose Clerks they are, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give di- 
rections, that there be laid before this House, a la 
in so far as not included in that ordered on the 7th July 
1834, of the Total Number of Clerks and other Persons 
receiving Fees or Emoluments in the Court of Session, 
Jury and tnetiny ees and Commission of Teinds, 
pe Beal the Auditor of Court, Accountant, Collector 
and other Officers connected with the Fee Fund ; also, 
the Application of the whole of the said Fund, whether 
in paying Salaries, Compensations or Retired Allow- 
ances, with the Authority under which these were granted, 


and continue to be paid out of the said Fund; showing 
VOL. 90. ages 


Junit. 299 
the Number of Principal Clerks, Deputy or any other 
description of Clerks, specifying the Salary and Emolu- 
ments of every such Clerk or Officer, also the days of 
the year they are on duty, and the nature and extent of 
the duties they perform ; also, whether all or any of the 
Judges’ Clerks perform the duty of their office in Person 
or assisted by Deputy; and whether any or all of them 
follow any other profession, trade or callitig, and, if any, 
stating the nature and extent thereof, and the Names of 
the Judges whose Clerks they are. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That the Return relative tothe Cape of 
Good Hope, which was presented upon the 22d day of 
May last, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Papers relative to Slavery Aboli- 
tion Proceedings, which were presented upon the 22d 
day of May last, be printed. 


A Petition of James Murray Grant, Esquire, of Glen- 
morriston, in the county of Inverness, was delivered in, and 
read ; setting forth, That at the last Election for choosing 
a Member to serve in this present Parliament for the 
county of Inverness, the Petitioner, and Alexander William 
Chisholm, Esquire, of Chisholm, were the only Candidates; 
that when, in pursuance of an Act passed in the second 
and third years of the reign of His Majesty King William 
the Fourth, cap. 65, intituled “ An Act to amend the 
Representation of the People in Scotland,” the claims 
of divers persons to he registered were taken into con- 
sideration by the Sheriff of the said County, the said 
claims were objected to onthe ground that the lands, 
houses, feu-duties or other heritable subjects in the said 
claims mentioned, were not locally included within the 
said County of Inverness; that the said Sheriff rejected 
the said claimants, and refused to admit them to regis- 
tration, but that, nevertheless, upon appeal to the 
Sheriffs who formed the Court of Appeal under the said 
recited Act, the said Sheriffs so forming the said Court 
of Appeal did erroneously and illegally admit the said 
claimants to registration, and the nt claimants were 
registered accordingly, and were by virtue of the said 
decision of the said Sheriffs forming the said Court of 
Appeal, illegally, erroneously and improperly continued 
on the corrected registry of the years 1833 and 1834, 
and were admitted to vote and did unlawfully vote for 
the said Alexander William Chisholm at the late Election; 
that when, in pursuance of the said recited Act, the 
claims of divers other persons to be registered were 
taken into consideration by the Sheriff of the said 
County, the said claims were objected to on various 
other grounds, and the said Sheriff rejected the said 
claimants, and refused to admit them to registration ; 
but that, nevertheless, upon appeal to the Sheriffs who 
formed the Court of Appeal under the said recited Act, 
the said Sheriffs so forming the said Court of Appeal 
did erroneously and illegally admit the said claimants 
to registration, and the said claimants were registered 
accordingly, and were, by virtue of the said last-men- 
tioned decisions of the said Sheriffs forming the said 
Court of Appeal, illegally, erroneously and improperly 


continued on the corrected registry for the years 1833 


and 1834, and were admitted to vote, and did unlaw- 
fully vote for the said Alerander William Chisholm at 
the Jate Election ; that when, in pursuance of the said 
Act, the claims of divers other persons to be registered 
were taken into consideration at the several registries 
for the years 1832, 1833 and 1834, by the Sheriff of the 
said County, the said claims were objected to, on the 
ground that the lands, houses, feu-duties, or other 
heritable subjects in the said claims mentioned, were 
not locally included within the said County of Inverness, 
and on various other grounds ; that the said Sheriff did 
erroneously and illegally admit the said claimants to 
registration, and the said claimants were registered 
accordingly, and have been continued thereon, and were 
adinitted to vote, and did onlanneny vote for the said 


Alexander William Chisholm at the late Election; that 
_ several persons who had claimed and had been admitted 
to registration as voters for the said County, had subse- 
quently to such their claiming admission and registra- 
tion been, and at the time of the said Riection rent, 
iveste 


4G2 


Cape of 
Guod Hope. 
No, 252. 

Slavery 

Abolition 

Proceedings. 
No. 253. 


Inverness- 
shire 
Election. 
Petition of 
Mr. Grant. 





Petition of 
Electors. 


300 


divested of the qualification, in respect of which the 
had so claimed, been admitted and registered, and suc 
persons ought not to have been allowed to remain upon 
the said Register, or admitted to vote ; yet such persons 
were allowed to remain upon the said Register, and were 
admitted to vote, and did unlawfully vote for the said 
Alexander William Chisholm at the late Election; that 
at the said Election divers persons who had been put 
upon the Lists and Registers of Votes for the saidCounty, 
according to the character and description in such Lists 
and Register contained, were iL andillegally allowed 
to vote, and the votes were entered upon the poll at the 
said Election under and by a different character and 
description of qualification from that under which they 
had been registered, and the votes of the said persons 
were unduly and illegally entered and counted upon the 
poll for the said Alevander William Chisholm; that the 
said Alexander William Chisholm, by himself, his agents, 
friends, managers and others acting and employed by 
and for him, and on his behalf, before and at and during 
the said Election, were guilty of unconstitutional and 
illegal practices and means, and used various threats, 
and employed undue influence, in order to procure 
various persons having or claiming to have a right to 
vote at the said Election, to vote for him the said Alez- 
ander William Chisholm at the said Election, and to 
forbear to vote for the Petitioner, and divers persons 
who would have voted for the Petitioner at the said 
Election Were by force and violence, and by personal 
restraint and intimidation used by the agents, friends, 
managers, and others acting and employed by and 
for the said Alexander William Chisholm, and on his 
behalf, withheld and prevented from voting at the said 
Election in favour of the Petitioner, in order to pro- 
cure the said Alexander William Chisholm to be returned 
to serve in this present Parliament for the said County 
of Inverness; that by such illegal and erroneous pro- 
ceedings, and unconstitutional ways and means, and 
other irregular and illegal means and proceedings, the 
said Alexander William Chisholm, though he had the 
smallest number of legal votes, obtained a colourable 
majority of votes over the Petitioner, and was and pro- 
cured himself to be returned to serve in Parliament for 
the said County of Inverness, to the hurt and prejudice 
of the Petitioner, who had the majority of legal votes, 
and who therefore ought to have been returned; the 
Petitioner therefore humbly prays, That the House will 
be pleased to take the premises into consideration, and 
to find that the Petitioner was duly elected and ought to 
have been returned the Member to serve in Parliament 
for the said County of Jnverness, or that the said Elec- 
tion of the said Alexander William Chisholm was null 
and void, and to grant to the Petitioner such relief in 
the premises as to the House shall seem just. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Thursday, the 25th day of this instant June, 
at three of the clock in the Afternoon. 

A Petition of Sir David Brewster, of Allerly, K.G.H., 
residing at Belleville, and Hugh Davidson, of Cantray, in 
the county of Inverness, registered electors of the county 
of Inverness, under the Act of the second and third year 
of the reign of His Majesty King William the Fourth, 
chapter sixty-five, was alsodelivered in, and read; setting 
forth, That at the last Election for choosing a Member 
to serve in this present Parliament for the County of 
Inverness, James Murray Grant, Esquire, of Glenmor- 
riston, and Alexander William Chisholm, Esquire, of 
Chisholm, were the only Candidates; that when, in pur- 
suance of the said Act, passed in the second and third 

ear of the reign of His Majesty King William the 
ourth, intituled, “‘ An Act to amend the Representa- 
tion of the People in Scotland,” claims to be registered 
as voters, and to vote, by virtue of the said Act, in the 
Election of Members to serve in Parliament for the said 
County of Inverness, were taken into consideration by 
the Sheriff of the said County, objections were taken, 
and were insisted in, to several of the said claims, in 
respect that the lands and heritages on which the said 
rties claimed to be registered, are not situated within 
the County of Inverness, for the purposes of the said Act; 
and also in respect that the claimants had not vested in 
them any valid or legal title on which they had a right 
to be registered, in terms of the said Act; that the said 
Sheriff sustained the first of the said objections, and 


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A. 1835. 


rejected the said claims; but the Sheriffs who formed the 
Court of Appeal under the said recited Act, did, upon 
appeals taken by the claimants, illegally and erroneously 
alter the judgments of the Sheriff, and admit the said 
claims, which were accordingly registered in the said 
year eighteen hundred and thirty-two; that in the year | 
eighteen hundred and thirty-three, and also in the year 
eighteen hundred and thirty-four, the Sheriff. of the 
said County did illegally and erroneously admit to Te- 
gistration the claims of divers persons, who did not pos- 
sess nor claim upon any lands or heritages situated 
within the said County, and who besides were not vested 
with any legal or valid title on which they had right to 
be registered in terms of the said Act; that the said 
persons erroneously and illegally registered as electors 
in the years eighteen hundred and thirty-two, eighteen 
hundred and thirty-three, and eighteen hundred and 
thirty-four as aforesaid, were nevertheless admitted to 
vote, and did unlawfully vote, at the last Election for 
the said Alexander William Chisholm; that divers per- 
sons who-were upon the roll of freeholders of the said 
County of Inverness at the time of passing the said re- 
cited Act of the second and third year of the reign of 
His present Majesty, had been unduly and unlawfully 
put upon the said roll, or had since been divested of the 
superiorities or qualifications, or other titles, in virtue of 
which they had been enrolled upon the said roll, or had 
never possessed, or had ceased to possess and enjoy 
such superiorities, or qualifications, or other titles, at 
the time of the said Election, and such persons had be- 
come disqualified to vote in the Election of a Member of 
Parliament, and ought to have been expunged from the 
said roll of freeholders for the said County, yet such 
persons nevertheless illegally voted at. the last Election 
for the said Alexander William Chisholm, and their votes 
were counted in the said Election ; that several persons 
who had claimed, and had been admitted to registration 
as voters for the said County subsequently to such their 
claiming admission and registration, had been, and at 
the time of the said Election were, divested of the ne- 
cessary qualifications on which they had so claimed, 
and had been admitted and registered, and such persons 
ought not to have remained upon the Register of Voters, 
and ought not to have voted or been permitted to vote at 
the said Election, but such persons did notwithstanding 
unlawfully vote for the said Alexander William Chisholm 
at the said Election ; that divers persons holding only a 
reversionary or eventual right of fee in the lands or 
heritages on which their claims were founded, while the 
life-rent and actual beneficial possession and enjoyment 
was in other persons, as has lately come to the know- 
ledge of the Petitioners, did, by falsely describing them- 
selves to be proprietors, procure themselves to be regis- 
tered as such, in opposition to the terms of the said Act, 
and though thereby not only not entitled to vote, but 
debarred from voting, did unlawfully vote at the said 
Election for the said Alexander William Chisholm; that 
at the said Election divers persons who had been put upon 
the Lists and Registers of Voters for the said County, 
according to the character and description in such Lists 
and Register contained, were unduly and illegally allowed 
to vote, and the votes were entered upon the poll at the 
said Election under and by a different character and de- 
scription of qualification from that under which they 
had been registered, and the votes of the said persons 
were unduly and illegally entered and counted upon the 
poll for the said Alexander William Chisholm; that the 
said Alexander William Chisholm, by himseif, his agents, 
friends, managers and others, acting and employed by 
and for him and on his behalf, before and at and during 
the said Election, were guilty of unconstitutional, illegal 
and corrupt practices and means, and used various threats, 
and gave promises, and employed undue influence, in 
order to corrupt or procure various persons having or 
claiming to have a right to vote at the said Election, to 
vote for him the said Alexander William Chisholm at the 
said Election, and to forbear to vote for the said James 
Murray Grant; and divers persons who would have 
voted for the said James Murray Grant at the said 
Election, were, ly force and violence, and by personal 
restraint and intimidation, used by the agents, friends, 
managers and others, acting and employed by and for 
the said Alexander William Chisholm bad on his behalf, 
withheld and prevented from voting at the said Election 
in 











Loan Socie- 
ties Bill. 


No. 254. 


Midville’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Moor’s 
Divorce Bill; 


Message for 
Depositiuns, 


Monmouth and 
tick City 


Petitions 





5 Witt. IV. 


in favour of the said James Murray Grant, in order to 
procure the said Alevander William Chisholm to be re- 
turned to serve in this present Parliament for the said 
County of Inverness; that by such illegal and errone- 
ous proceedings and unconstitutional ways and means, 
and other irregular and illegal means and proceedings, 
the said Alexander William Chisholm, although legally 
disqualified and incapacitated, and though he had the 
smallest number of legal votes, was, and procured him- 
self to be, returned to serve in Parliament for the said 
County of Inverness, to the hurt and prejudice of the 
Petitioners and other electors of the said he 4 and 
in particular of the said James Murray Grant, who had 
the majority of legal votes, and who therefore ought to 
have been returned; the Petitioners therefore humbly 
pray, That the House will be pleased to take the pre- 
mises into consideration, and to find that the said James 
Murray Grant was duly elected, and ought to have 
been returned the Member to serve in Parliament for 
the said County of Inverness, or that the said Election of 
the said Alexander William Chisholm was null and void, 
and to grant such relief in the premises as to the House 
shall seem just. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Thursday, the 25th day of this instant 
June, at the same time that the preceding Petition is 
ordered to be taken into consideration. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records, as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matters of the said Petitions. 


Mr. William Henry Ord presented a Bill to encou- 
rage the establishment of Loan Societies in England 
and Wales: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Friday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Mr. Jervis reported from the Committee on the Bill 
from the Lords, intituled, An Act for naturalizing F’re- 
deric Louis Miéville; That they had examined the alle- 
gations of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; and 
had gone through the Bill; and had directed him to re- 
port the same, without any Amendment :—And the Bill 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Jervis do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the same, without any Amendment. 


Moor’s Divorce Bill was read a second time; and 
committed to a Committee of the whole House, for Wed- 
nesday, the 10th day of June next. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Committee, 
That they do hear counsel and examine witnesses for 
the said Bill; and also that they do hear counsel and 
examine witnesses against the Bill, if the Parties con- 
cerned think fit to be heard by counsel, or produce wit- 
nesses. 

Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, to 
request that their Lordships will communicate to this 
House, any Depositions transmitted from India, relat- 
ing to the said Bill; and that Mr. Tooke do carry the 
said Message. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till two 
of the clock on Tuesday morning, adjourned till 
this day. 





Martis, 2° die Juni; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


Bie hour appointed for taking into consideration 
the Petition of Robert Bevan, of the town of Mon- 
mouth, in the county of Monmouth, Doctor of Physic; 
Richard Amphlett, of the same town, Esquire, and Ed- 
ward Lucas, of the same town, Esquire, electors of the 
Borough of Monmouth, in the county of Monmouth, who 


had a right of voting at the last Election for the said 
VOL. 90. 


1°—2° Junii. 


301 


Borough, and who claim to have had a right of voting 
at such last Election, and who did, in fact, vote thereat ; 
and also the Petition of Joseph Bailey, Junior, Esquire, 
of Glanusk Park, in the county of Brecon, complaining 
of an undue Election and Return for the Borough of 
Monmouth, being come ; 
Mr. , axwa took the Chair. 
The Serjeant at Arms was sent, with the Mace, to the 
places adjacent, to require the attendance of the Mem- 
bers on the business of the House: And being re- 
turned ; 

Several Members were sworn. 


Then the House was counted by Mr. Speaker; and 
two hundred and sixty-six Members being present ; 

And the Petition of Hughes Russell, of number three, 
Gilentworth-street, in the parish of Saint Michael, and 
liberties of the city of Limerick, Esquire ; Thomas Gog- 
gin Glover, of number eleven, Rutland-street, in the 
parish and liberties aforesaid, Gentleman ; W7illiam 
Glover, of number eleven, Rutland-street aforesaid, Gen- 
tleman ; John Wallace, of Lower Mallow-street, in the 
parish and liberties aforesaid, Esquire; and, James 
Mark, of Taylor-street, in the parish of Saint Michael, 
and liberties of the said city, Gentleman, electors of 
the County of the City of Limerick, on behalf of them- 
selves and others, claiming and having a right to vote 
at the election of Members to serve in Parliament for 
the said County of the City, held on the eighth day of 
January, one thousand eight hundred and thirt Rg 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for the 
said City, being also ordered to be taken into considera- 
tion on this day ; 

The several Petitioners, and other Parties in both the 
said cases, their counsel and agents, were directed to be 
called in. 


And the door being locked ; 


The Order of the day, for taking into consideration 
the said Petitions, complaining of an undue Election 
and Return for Monmouth, was read. 

And the Names of the Members were drawn, and read, 
in the usual manner. 

And the whole number of thirty-three Names was 
completed :—And Lists of the said Names were delivered 
to the Clerk appointed to attend the Committee on the 
Monmouth Election ; and then the door was opened, and 
the Parties, their counsel and agents, withdrew. 

Then the Order of the day, for taking into considera- 
tion the said Petition, complaining of an undue Election 
and Return for Limerick, was read. 

And no Parties, counsel or agent, appearing on the 
part of the said Petition :—The Order for taking the 
same into consideration was discharged. 


A Petition of Householders and Rate-payers of the 
City of Oxford ;— and, Commissioners named in or ap- 
pointed by virtue of three Acts, passed in the eleventh, 
twenty-first and fifty-second years of the reign of his 
om ja King George the Third, for amending certain 
Mileways leading to Oxford, and making Improvements 
in the University and City of Oxford, the Suburbs 
thereof, and the Parish of Saint Clement, and for other 
purposes,—were presented, and read; taking notice of 
the Ozford Paving Bill; and praying, That the same 
may pass into a law. 


nd the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing three 
several Acts, passed for amending certain Mileways 
leading to Oxford, and making Improvements in the 
University and City of Oxford, and adjoining Parish 
of Saint Clement, and also of Rate-payers within the said 
city and University, was also presented, and read; taking 
notice of the said Bill; and praying, That they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


4H A Petition 


Monmouth 
Election. 


Limerick 
Election. 


Oxford 
Paving Bill. 








302 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Truro, was presented, 
and read; taking notice of the Zruro Improvement 
Bill; and praying, That the same may pass Into a 
law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Herham, was presented, 
and read; taking notice of the Newcastle-upon-Tyne 
and Carlisle Railway Bill; and praying, That a Clause 
may be inserted therein to prevent travelling on the said 
Railway on Sundays. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


An ingrossed Bill, to authorize the Newcastle-upon- 
Tyne and Carlisle Railway Company to make an addi- 
tional Branch Railway or Tramroad, and for other pur- 
poses connected with their undertaking, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Philip Howard do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Report which, upon the 25th day of May last, was 
made from the Committee on the Great Torrington 
Canal Bill, printed Copies of the Bill, as amended by 
the Committee, having been delivered, at the door, 
upon Wednesday last ; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Petition of Trustees acting under an Act of the 
tenth year of the reign of his late Majesty, intituled, 
* An Act for making and repairing the Road from Lin- 
lithgow Bridge to Stirling, and other Roads in the County 
of Stirling,” and of Creditors upon the Tolls on the said 
Roads ;—Trustees acting under an Act of the eighth 
year of the reign of his late Majesty, intituled, “ An Act 
for amending an Act of the fourth year of the reign of 
His present Majesty, for making and repairing certain 
Roads from 2edrow to Peathill, in the County of Stirl- 
ing, and for making and maintaining certain new Roads 
connected therewith,” and of Creditors upon the Tolls 
on the said Roads, and of the Carron Company, Heritors 
and Land-owners of the County of Stirling ;—Trustees 
acting under an Act of the second year of the reign of 
His present Majesty, intituled, “ An Act for making and 
repairing certain Roads leading across the County of 
Stirling, and other Roads in the said County,” and 
Creditors upon the Tolls on the said Roads ;—and, Heri- 
tors and Land-owners of the county of Stirling, adjoining 
to the Forth and Clyde Canal, in the said county,—were 
presented, and read; taking notice of the Port Dundas 
and Dalgreen Bridge Roads Bill; and praying, That 
they may be heard, bythemselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts thereof. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of several Proprietors of Shares in the 
Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway Company, was pre- 
sented, and read ; praying, That leave may be given to 
present a Petition for leave to, bring in a Bill for amend- 
ing and enlarging the powers of the Act for making and 
maintaining the said Railway, and for enabling the Pro- 

rietors to raise a further sum of Money. 

Drdered, That the said Petition be referred to Sir 
William Molesworth and the Cornwall List: And that 
they do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber, 


and have Power to send for persons, papers and re- 
cords. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Liverpool ;—and, House- 
holders and Rate-payers of Liverpool,—were presented; 
and read ; taking notice of the Liverpool Police Bill ; 


9° Suni. 





A. 1835. 


and praying, That they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against the same. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Reverend Henry Hervey Baber, 
clerk, Rector of the parish of Stretham, in the county 
of Cambridge, was presented, and read; taking notice 
of the Stretham Inclosure Bill; and praying, That he 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Mr. David Roche reported from the Committee on 
the Petition for establishing a Market or Markets in 
Limerick for the Sale of Corn; That the Standing Orders 
relative to Bills for erecting Market-places, had not been 
complied with; but it appeared to the Committee, that 
the Petitioners were not aware, until the beginning of 
the present year, that it was absolutely necessary to 
apply to Parliament for an Act to prevent the abuses 
committed on the sellers of Corn in the City of Limerick; 
and that, until they had commenced the proceedings to 
obtain such Act, they were not aware that notices were 
necessary ; and that a delay in obtaining the Act until 
the next Session would be most injurious to the trade 
of Limerick ; and that they had examined the matter of 
the Petition. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


A Petition of the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway 
Company, the Ballochney Railway Company, and the 
Wishaw and Coltness Railway Company, was presented, 
and read; taking notice of the Glasgow Poor’s Rate Bill; 
and praying, That they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Magistrates and Council of the burgh 
of Dunbar, was presented, and read; taking notice of 
the Edinburghshire Roads Bill; and praying, That the 
same may not pass into a law as it now stands. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Job Lousley, of Hampstead Norris, in 
the county of Berks, yeoman, was presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the East Ilsley and Pangbourn Road 
Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass into 
a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for repairing and improving the 
Roads in the Counties of Northumberland and Durham, 
called the Ford and Lowick Turnpikes, and for making 
certain new Branches in the said Counties, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bell do carry the Bill to the Lords, 


and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Report which, upon the 25th day of May last, was made 
from the Committee on the Leeds and Selby Railway 
Bill, printed Copies of the Bill, as amended by the 
Committee, having been delivered, at the door, upon 
Friday last; and the Amendments were read a second 
time, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 

The 


— = hee 


=~ = 


2a a Gee oe 





Manchester 
Canal and 
Railway Bill. 


Hallé’s 
Nat. Bill. 


London and 
Greenwich 
Railway Bill. 


Chelsea 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Agricultural 
Distress. 


Tithes and 
Church 
Rates, 


Monmouth 

lection— 
Committee 
appointed, 


5 Wit. IV. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Report which, upon the 25th day of May last, was 
made from the Committee on the Manchester, Bolton 
and Bury Canal and Railway Bill, printed Copies of 
the Bill, as amended by the Committee, having been 
delivered, at the door, upon Wednesday last ; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Hallé’s Naturalization Bill was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Commonalty and Citizens 
of the city of Zondon, Governors of the possessions, re- 
venues and goods of the Hospitals of Edward, late King 
of England, the Sixth, of Christ, Bridewell and Saint 
Thomas-the-Apostle, as Governors of Christ’s Hospital, 
and of Mr. Charles Ritchie;—the Rector, Churchwardens 
and Overseers of the poor of the parish of Saint Olave, 
Southwark, in the county of Surrey ;—and, the Trus- 
tees and Feoffees of the Charity Estate of John Addey, 
deceased, situate in the parish of Saint Paul, Dept- 
ford, in the county of Kent,—were presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the London and Greenwich Railway 
Bill; and praying, That they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
thereof. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

Ordered, That the Petition of the Commissioners of 
Sewers for the limits extending from the head of the 
River Ravensbourne, to Lombards Wall, in the county 
of Kent, which was presented upon the 16th day of April 
last, praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against the said Bill, be referred 
to the Committee; and that the Petitioners be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitant Householders of the parish 
of Saint Luke, Chelsea, in the county of Middlesex, was 
presented, and read; taking notice of the Chelsea Water- 
works Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass 
into a law as it now stands. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land, and others 
interested in the prosperity of agriculture in Welling- 
borough;—Owners, Occupiers and others, connected with 
land in Brancepeth ;—and, Occupiers of land in Thrap- 
ston,—were presented, and read; complaining of the 
distressed state of the Agricultural interest; and praying 
the House to take the subject into their serious consi- 
deration, and adopt such measures of relief as to them 
shall seem meet. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Yeovil, was presented, 
and read ; praying for the immediate and total abolition 
of all Tithes and Church Rates. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


The counsel and agents before mentioned, being re- 
turned to the bar; the Clerk appointed to attend the said 
Committee, delivered in to the House a reduced List ; 
and the same was called over; and is as follows: 

William Blamire, Esquire, the Honourable Henry 
Robert Westenra, Thomas Noon Talfourd, Esquire, Wil- 
liam Pinney, Esquire, the Honourable William Gordon, 
Sir Richard Musgrave, Baronet, Henry Charles Sturt, 


Esquire, John Payne Elwes, Esquire, Richard Mon- 
VOL. 90. 


2° Juni. 


303 


tesquieu Bellew, Esquire, Thomas Chaplin, Esquire, Ed- 
ward Strutt, Esquire. 

And the said eleven Members, being the Select Com- 
mittee for trying the merits of the Petitions complaining 
of an undue Election and Return for the Borough of 
Monmouth, were sworn, by the Clerk, at the table, in 
the usual manner; and thereupon the counsel and agents 
withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Committee do meet forthwith 
in one of the Committee Chambers appointed for hear- 
ing the Trials of Controverted Elections. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Report which, upon the 25th’ day of May last, was 
made from the Committee on the Reading Waterworks 
Bill, printed Copies of the Bill, as amended by the 
Committee, having been delivered, at the door, upon 
Wednesday last; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Petition of Electors and Inhabitants of Greenwich, 
was presented, and read ; praying the House to address 
His Majesty to remit the sentence of transportation 
passed on the six agricultural Labourers convicted, at 
the Dorchester Spring Assizes of 1834, of administering 
an unlawful oath. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Tradesmen and other Inhabitants of 
Saint Alban ;—Merchants, Tradesmen and Inhabitants 
of Exeter ;—and, Commissioners of the Court of Requests 
for the city and liberty of Westminster, and that part of 
the duchy of Lancaster which adjoineth thereto,—were 
presented, and read; taking notice of the Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill; and praying, That the same may not 
pass into a law. 

And the said Petitions were referred to the Select 
Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers of Tring, Wilstone, 
Longmarstone, Aldbury, Wigginton, Northchurch and 
Great Berkhampstead, was presented, and read ; pray- 
ing for the repeal of the additional Duty on Spirit 
Licenses imposed by an Act of the last Session of Par- 
liament. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. . 


A Petition of Grocers and other Spirit Dealers of the 
city of Limerick, was presented, and read ; setting forth, 
That in the last Session His Majesty’s Ministers brought 
in a Bill reducing the Duty on Jrish Whiskey one shil- 
ling on each gallon from and after the 10th of October; 
that under the influence of such official announcements, 
which the Petitioners deemed final and conclusive, many 
of them purchased Whiskey to answer their usual con- 
sumption to that period, but to their great disappoint- 
ment, the 1st of September was substituted in that Bill 
for the 10th of October, thereby curtailing by six weeks 
the original appointed time for disposing of the stock 
of Duty paid Whiskey on hands, and taking the in- 
dustrious trader by surprise, in curtailing the period 
first allowed ; and praying the House to take the matter 
into favourable consideration, and cause restitution 
to be made equivalent to one shilling per gallon on the 
Duty-paid stock of Whiskey on hands in Ireland on the 
1st of September last, being an actual loss sustained by 
the owners. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Electors and Inhabitants of Hartlepool ; 
—and, Inhabitants of Astley,—were presented, and 
read; praying the House to reject every measure which 
has for its object the taking away any portion of the 

Revenues 


Reading 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Dorchester 
Univnists. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill. 


Spirit 
Licenses. 


Whiskey 
Duty (Ire- 
land.) 


Church of 
Ireland. 








Youghal 
Election 
determined. 


Glass 
(Ireland.) 


Standing 
Orders ; 


Ford and 
Lowick Road 
Bill. 


Drunkenness. 


Rating of 
Tenements, 


304 


Revenues of the Jrish Church, in order to its being ap- 
plied to other than Protestant and strictly Ecclesiastical 
purposes. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Stewart Mackenzie, from the Select Committee 
eg to try and determine the merits of the Petition 
of John Musgrave Wigmore and others, electors of the 
Borough of Youghal, complaining of an undue Election 
and Return for the said Borough, informed the House, 
That the Committee had determined, 


That JohnO’ Connell, Esquire, is duly elected a Burgess 
toserve in this present Parliament for the Borough of 
Youghal : 


That the Petition of John Musgrave Wigmore, and 
others, electors of the Borough of Youghal, did not ap- 
pear to be frivolous or vexatious : 


That the opposition to the said Petition did not ap- 
pear to be frivolous or vexatious. 


That they have altered the Poll taken at the said Elec- 
tion, by striking off Phillip Denehy, James Coppinger, 
James Sullivan, Michael Leahy, Michael Murphy, Owen 
Eugene Spellisy, James Lynch, Stephen Donovan, Joseph 
Gibson, William Hayes, Michael Keleher, Richard Ki- 
neary, Henry Thomas, George Baines Heasely, Patrick 
re a John Murphy, John Power, Edward Croker 
Giles, James Kennealy, Thomas Brien, John Clarke, 
James Campbell, Matthew Blackburn, Jeremiah O’ Lo-- 
masney, Thomas Murdock Green, Nicholas Purdon Stout, 
William Flanagan and Henry Elas Roderick, as not 
having any right to vote. 

And the said Determinations were ordered to be en- 
tered in the Journals of this House. 


A Petition of Plumbers, Glaziers, and others con- 
cerned in the trade of building in the city of Limerick, 
was presented, and read ; praying that the Duty on Glass 
in Ireland may be reduced to the rate fixed by the Act of 
Union. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. George Wilbraham reported from the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders relative to Private Bills ; 
That they had made a further progress in the matters 
referred to them; and had come to a Resolution, which 
they had directed him to report; and the same was read, 
and is as followeth : 

Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for addi- 
tional provision in the Ford and Lowick Road Bill, the 
Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Hereford, was 
presented, and read; praying for the total prohibition 
of the sale of Beer and other fermented liquors to be 
drunk on the premises in beer-houses, and for the adop- 
tion of such measures as shall tend to remove the nu- 
merous and increasing temptations to dram-drinking 
among the working classes, and discourage the use of 
distilled spirits as a customary beverage. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Parishioners and Rate-payers of the 
parish of Saint Peter, in the city of Hereford, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying the House to pass an Act for 
the amendment and better regulation of the system of 
rating whereby all landlords or proprietors of lands and 
tenements of every description below the value of 10/,, 
yearly rent, shall be made liable hereafter to pay an 
equal —— with others in the same parish to the 
Poors’ Rate, according to the value of the property, and 
that the Overseers may be empowered to collect such 
rate from the landlord in the same manner as the Poors’ 
Rate is collected from the tenants of other properties; 
and in case of non-resident landlords, to be empowered 
to levy on the premises. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 


Table. 


0° 3° Juni. 





A. 1835. 


A Petition of Solicitors and Attornies of Ireland, was 
presented, and read ; reciting an Act of the last Session 
of Parliament, “ for facilitating the loan of Money upon 
landed Securities in Ireland ;” and praying the House 
to repeal the same. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Dunderrow ;—Drinagh ; 
—Kilmacabea and Kilfaughnabeg;—and, Castlehaven,— 
were presented, and read; praying the House to enact 
such legislative measures as shall be efficient for the 
prohibiting of all occupations inconsistent with the sanc- 
tity of the Sabbath, for the abolition of all Sunday 
traffic, especially in spirituous and malt liquors, and for 
securing to every class of His Majesty’s subjects protec- 
tion in the enjoyment of the sacred rest and inviolable 
privileges of the Lord’s Day, and that such enactments 
may extend to Ireland. 


nd the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Electors and Inhabitants of Rye ;—Li- 
berals and other Inhabitants of Kingston-upon-Hull ;— 
Electers and Inhabitants of Dawlish, Kenton and Powder- 
ham ;— Brixham ;— Electors of Withycombe Raleigh ;— 
Electors and Inhabitants of Saint Nicholas Stoheinteign- 
head and Combeinteignhead ;—Inhabitants of East Bud- 
leigh:—Electors of Sidbury ;— Salcombe Regis ;—Inha- 
bitants of Lincoln; — Honiton; — and, Electors and 
Inhabitants of Dartmouth,—were presented, and read ; 
praying for the adoption of Vote by Ballot at the election 
of Members to serve in Parliament. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That the East India Correspondence, 
which was presented on the 24th day of March last, be 
printed. 


_ A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That, in the opinion of this House, it is expedient that 
the Votes at Elections for Members of Parliament be 
henceforward taken by way of secret Ballot ; 

And the previous Question being proposed, That that 
Question be now put ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Wednesday morning ; 


Mercuri, 3° die Junii, 1835: 


The said previous Question was, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 


Then the original Question being put ; 
The House divided. 


The Yeas went forth. 
| Mr. Grote, 
Tellers for the Yeas, ‘ i, Mien 
Mr. Vernon Smith, 
Tellers for the Noes, Mr. Edward John 
Stanley: 
So it passed in the Negative. 


Vas. 
hour 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed to in- 
quire into the nature, cause and extent of those lament- 
able catastrophes which have occurred in the Mines of 
Great Britain, with the view of ascertaining and sug- 
gesting the means for Fe pra the recurrence of 
similar fatal accidents: And a Committee was appointed 
of Mr. Pease, Lord John Russell, Mr. Fox Maule, Sir 
Matthew White Ridley, Mr. Ord, Mr. Lambton, Sir Hed- 
worth Williamson, Mr. Arthur Trevor, Mr. Harland, Mr. 
Bowes, Mr. George Frederick Young, Mr. John Henry 
Vivian, Mr. Davenport, Mr. Alderman Copeland, Mr. 
Alderman Thompson, Mr. David Barclay, the O’ Conor 
Don, Sir George Strickland, Lord Viscount Lowther, Mr. 
Irton, Mr. Biddulph, Mr. Mostyn, Sir William Trelawney, 
Mr. Baines, Mr. Mackinnon, Mr. Hindley, Mr. Hawkes, 
Mr. Brotherton, Mr. Guest, Mr. Bell, Mr. Rippon, Mr. 

Gully, 


Landed 
Securities 
(Ireland) Act, 


Lord’s Day. 


Vote by 
Ballot. 


East India Cor- 
respondence, 


No, 255. 


Vote by 
Ballot. 


Accidents 
in Mines. 


Fa nt 


= ee ieee ae 





Linen 
Manufactures 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Court of 
Exchequer 
Compensi- 
tions. 


5 Wit. IV. 


Gully, Sir JohnWrottesley, Mr. Thorneley, and Sir Philip 
Durham: And they are to meet To-morrow, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power to send for persons, 
papers and records; and that Five be the quorum. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
continuing an Act passed in the second and third years 
of His present Majesty’s Reign, for the better Regulation 
of the Linen and-Hempen Manufactures in Ireland: And 
that Lord Viscount Morpeth, Mr. Emerson Tennent, and 
Mr. M*‘Cance, do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re-. 
turn of the Names and Ages of the Persons formerly 
Attornies or Side Clerks in the Court of Exchequer, on 
the Plea side, who receive or have received Compensa- 
tion under and by virtue of the 1st of Will. 4, c. 58, with 
the Amount of the Sums awarded to such Persons re- 
spectively, whether in gross or for Life; distinguishing 
those who now practise as Attornies or Solicitors, or 
hold any office in the said Court. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Sums of Money actually paid to such Persons, 
with the times when the same were paid, and stating 


- from what Funds paid; also, of any future Payments to 


Dominica 
Indemnity 
Bill, 


Inland Com- 
munication. 


(Ireland.) 


be made to them, and when and during what periods 
the same will become due. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Copies 
of any Statements of Profits, Fees or Emoluments, either 
as Attornies or otherwise, laid before the Commissioners, 
and which formed the ground or basis upon which Com- 
pensations as aforesaid were awarded. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Copies 
of the Certificates of the Commissioners, or other Instru- 
ments or Documents under and by virtue of which all 
such Sums of Money as aforesaid have or will become 
due and payable. | 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Names of such Persons, formerly Attornies 
or Side Clerks in the Court of Exchequer on the Plea 
side, as now hold the Offices of Master, Prothonotary, 
Clerk of the Rules or Filazer; and the Amount of the 
Salaries payable under any order or orders of Court to 
them, and also to their successors, together with Copies 
of such Order or Orders; and a Statement of the Duties 
of such Offices, and of the Number of Days in the Year, 
and Hours in the Day the same occupy. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Copies 
of any Petitions, Memorials or other Papers and Docu- 
ments presented or laid before the Lords of the Treasury 
or the said Commissioners by the said Attornies or Side 
Clerks, or their Partners, or on their behalf, relative to 
the aforesaid Compensation. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Names of the Commissioners appointed by 
the Lords of the Treasury, or otherwise, under the Act 
1 Will. 4, c. 58, to peated the Claims of the Attornies 
and Side Clerks of the Court of Exchequer, on the Plea 
side, for Compensation for any Loss sustained by them 
in consequence of the changes in the line of their pro- 
gress ; stating the Dates of Appointment to each of the 
said Commissions, and the several Sums of Money re- 
ceived by them, and the Dates of Receipt, and from 
what Funds paid; also, Copies of the Instructions fur- 


nished to them by the Lords of the Treasury, or any 
other Person. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
indemnify the Governor of the Island of Dominica, and 
others, for having permitted the importation of certain 
Articles into the said Island Duty free: And that Mr. 
Baring and Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed to 
inquire into the practicability and public advantage of 
making a navigable Inland Communication between 
Galway and Castlebar, through the Lakes Corrib, Mask 
and Carra; between Westport and Castlebar, through 
Lake Rakios, and between Ballina and Castlebar, through 
the Lakes Conn and Cullin :—And a Committee was ap- 
—— of Mr. Dominick Browne, Mr. Cooper, Mr. French, 


r. Bodkin, Sir William Brabazon, Colonel Perceval, the 
VOL. 90. 


Oo 3° Ji unit . 


305 
O’ Conor Don, Mr. Martin (of Galway), Mr. Lynch, Mr. 
Blake, Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Robert 
Peel, Lord Viscount Clements, Mr. Ewart, Mr. Martin 
(of Sligo), Lord Stanley, Mr. O’ Connell, Sir Frederick 
Trench, Mr. Smith O’ Brien, Lord Viscount Milton, Mr. 
Harcourt, the Earl of Kerry, Lord Viscount Morpeth, and 
Mr. Ormsby Gore: And they are to meet To-morrow, in 
the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power to send for 


persons, papers and records; and that Five be the 
Quorum. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Foreign Enlistment Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third reading 
of the Merchant Seamen Registration Bill; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time To- 
morrow. 


A Petition of Christopher Wawn, Chairman of a Meet- 


ing of the Ship-owners of North and South Shields, was 
presented, and read ; taking notice of the said Bill; and 
praying, That the same may not pass into a law as it 
now stands. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Robert Stewart reported from the Committee on 
the Indemnity Bill the Amendments which they had 
made to the Bill; and the Amendments were read; and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingtossed ; and read the third time upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Consolidated Fund Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself 
into the said Committee. . 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Manure Toll Exemption Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself 
into the said Committee. ' 


Mr. Robert Steuart, by Order, reported from the 
Committee, to whom it was referred to consider of the 
Importation of Corn into the Isle of Man, the Resolu- 
tion which they had directed to be reported; and the 
same was read, and is as followeth : 

Resolved, That Foreign Corn, Grain, Meal or Flour 
shall, upon Importation into the Isle of Man, be liable 
to the same Duties as if imported into the United 
Kingdom. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, was 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the said 
Resolution: And that Mr. Robert Steuart, Mr. Poulett 
Thomson, and Mr. Baring, do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


An ingrossed Bill for altering, amending and extend- 
ing the Powers and Provisions of an Act of the sixth 
year of his late Majesty King George the Fourth, for 
the Regulation of Buildings in the Town of Liverpool, 
and for the other purposes therein mentioned; and for 
granting further and additional Powers for the Improve- 
ment and further Regulation of the said Town, and the 
preservation of Property therein from Fires and other- 
wise, was read the third time; and Amendments were 
made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title 
be, An Act for altering, amending and extending the 
Powers and Provisions of an Act of the sixth year of 
his late Majesty King George the Fourth, for the Regu- 
lation of Buildings in the Town of Liverpool, and for 
the other purposes fherein mentioned; and for granting 
further and additional Powers for the Improvement and 
Regulation of the said Town, and the preservation of 
rhe om therein from Fires and otherwise. 


Irdered, That Lord Viscount Sandon do carry the 


Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence, 
41 


Mr, 


Foreign 
Enlistinent 
Bill. 


Merchant 
Seamen 
Registration 
Bill. 


Indemnity 
Bill. 


Consolidated 
Fund Bill. 


Manure Toll 
Exemption 
Bill. 


Isle of Man 
Trade in 
Corn. 


Liverpool 
Buildings 
Bill. 








Public 
Petitions. 


Durham 
Courtof Pleas 
Bill. 


Militia 
(Ireland.) 


Stafford 
Borough Dis- 
franchisement 
Bill. 


No. 256. 


; 


Exeter 
Bridge and 
Ferry Bill. 


Ashburton 
Roads Bill. 


Half Pay 
Officers. 


Honduras. 


Writs. 
No. 257. 


306 

Mr. James Oswald reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Public Petitions; That they had examined 
the Petitions which were presented upon the 25th and 
27th days of May last, and had directed him to make 
a Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


The Order for reading a second time this day, the 
Durham Court of Pleas Bill, was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday, the 12th day of this instant June. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Names of all Persons who have been appointed 
Adjutants on the Staff of the Jrish Militia, during the 
Three years ending 5th April 1835; statin the Date of 
each such Appointment, the Nature and Date of any 
former Commission or Commissions in the said Militia 
or in the Line; and setting forth any other Public Situa- 
tion or Situations now or formerly held by each such 
Person respectively. 


Mr. Divett presented a Bill to exclude the Borough of 
Stafford, in the County of Stafford, from sending Bur- 
gesses to serve in Parliament: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Monday, the 15th day of this instant June. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 

Ordered, That a printed Copy of the Bill, and a Copy 
of the Order for reading the said Bill a second time, be 
served upon the Returning Officer for the Borough of 
Stafford. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Report which, upon the 25th day of May last, was made 
from the Committee on the Breter Bridge and Ferry 
Bill, printed Copies of the Bill, as amended by the 
Committee, having been delivered, at the door, upon 
Wednesday last; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


An ingrossed Bill for making, maintaining and re- 
pairing certain Roads near the Towns of Ashburton and 
Totnes, in the County of Devon, was read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Divett do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Names and Rank of all Officers on the Half 
Pay of the Army, who took the command of any of His 
Majesty’s Troops at any time since 1st January 1800 
to 1st January 1835, at Home or Abroad, by virtue of 
any Commission from any General commanding His 
Majesty’s Troops, or from any Person other than His 
Majesty. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of the Commmissions of Colonel Smith, Major-General 
Pye, and Major-General Codd, by virtue of which the 
command of the Troops at Honduras devolved upon 
these Officers, during the periods they acted as Super- 
intendents of that Settlement. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till two 
of the clock on Wednesday morning, adjourned 
till this day. 





Mercurii, 3° die Junii ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi, IV‘ Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Horn, from the Court of King’s Bench, was 
called in ; and at the bar presented, pursuant to 
Order,—Returns of the Number of Writs issued between 
the 1st January 1834 and the 1st January 1835, out of 


g°__ 9° 





Junii. A. 1835. 


the several Courts of Common Law; distinguishing 
Bailable from Serviceable Process:—And then he 
withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Report which, upon the 25th day of May last, was made 
from the Committee on the Birmingham Canal Naviga- 
tion Bill, printed Copies of the Bill, as amended by the 
Committee, having been delivered, at the door, upon 
Wednesday last ; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Report which, upon the 21st day of May last, was made 
from the Committee on the Edinburgh Water Bill, 


Birmingham 
Canal Navi- 
gations Bill, 


Edinburgh 
Water Bill. 


printed Copies of the Bill, as amended by the Com-. 


mittee, having been delivered, at the door, upon Thurs- 
day, the 21st day of May last; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


Mr. Shaw Lefevre reported from the Committee on 
the Winchester Market Bill; That they had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true ; and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


An ingrossed Bill for repairing and maintaining the 
Road from the Wellington Bridge Road, in the Parish 
of Leeds, to Tong Lane End, in the Parish of Birstal, 
and several Branches therefrom, and for making and 
maintaining a new Road or Branch from the aforesaid 
Road at Swallow Hill, in the Township of Wortley, to 
Pudsey, all in the West Riding of the County of Yor, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title 
be, An Act for repairing and maintaining the Road 
from the Wellington Bridge Road, in the Parish of Leeds, 
to Tong Lane End, in the Parish of Birstal, and other 
Roads branching therefrom ; and for making and main- 
taining a new Road from the aforesaid Road at Swallow 
Hill, in the Township of Wortley, to Pudsey, all in the 
West Riding of the County of York. 

Ordered, That Sir John Beckett do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Lord Charles Russell reported from the Committee on 
the Hitchin and Bedford Road Bill; That the Standing 
Orders relative to Turnpike Bills, had been complied 
with; and that they had examined the allegations of 
the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto ; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


An ingrossed Bill for building a Bridge over the 
River Exe, from the Shilhay at the City of Exeter, and 
for making Approaches thereto, and for removing the 
present Ferry across the said River, and establishing 
another Ferry and a Foot Bridge in lieu thereof, was 
read the third time. ; 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title be, 
An Act for building a Bridge over the River Exe, from 
the Shilhay at the City of Eveter, and for making Ap- 
proaches thereto ; and for removing the present Ferry 
across the said River, and establishing another Ferry or 
a Foot-bridge in lieu thereof. ° ; 

Ordered, That Mr. Divett do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill to authorize the sale to, and pur- 


chase by, Lord John Rolle of the Rights of Persons 
; having 


Winchester 
Market Bill. 


Tong Lane End 


and Pudse 
Road Bill. 


Hitchin and 
Bedford 
Road Bill. 


Exeter 
Bridge and 
Ferry Bill. 


Great 
Torrington 
Canal Bill. 


Lo 


Dul 
Gas 


San 


Tor 
prov 
Bill, 





_ having or chinting 
0 


Amesbury 
Road Bill. 


Albrecht’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Loewe’s 


Nat. Bill. 


Dublin 
Gas Bill. 


Sandbach 
Roads Bill. 


Torquay Im- 
Provement 
Bill, 


Edinburgh. 
shire R 
Bil, oads 


5 Wii. lV. 


to have Rights of Common on such 
parts of Great Torrington and Castle Hill Commons, 
in the County of Devon, as now form part of the Cut 
or Canal called the Rolle Canal, was read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title be, 
An Act to authorize the Sale to, and Purchase by, John 
Lord Rolle of the Rights of Persons claiming to have 
divers Rights on such parts of Great Torrington and 
Castle Hill Commons, in the County of Devon, as 
now form part of the Cut or Canal called the Rolle 
Canal. 

Ordered, That Mr. Divett do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for more effectually repairing the 


Road from Mullen’s Pond, in the County of Southamp- 
ton, through Amesbury, to the Eighteen Milc-sine from 
the City of New Sarum, near Willoughby Hedge, in the 
County of Wilts, and several other Roads leading out of 
the said Road, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Benett do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Brotherton reported from the Committee on the 
Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for naturalizing 
Mendel Albrecht; That they had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and 
had gone through the Bill, and had directed him to re- 
port the same to the House, without any Amendment :— 
And the Bill was read the third time. 

- Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without any Amendment. 


Mr. Brotherton reported from the Committee on the 
Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for naturalizing 
David Meyer Loewe ; That they had examined the alle- 
gations of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and 
had gone through the Bill; and had directed him to report 
the same to the House, without any Amendment :—And 
the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the same, without any Amendment. 


__ An ingrossed Bill to empower the Dublin Oil Gas 
Light Company to produce Gas from Coal, Peat, Turf and 
other Materials; and to amend the Act relating to the 
said Company, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Ruthven do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for making and maintaining a Road 
from Sandbach to Congleton, in the County Palatine of 
Chester, and a Branch Road communicating therewith, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Philip Egerton do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Sir Johy Yarde Buller reported from the Committee 
on the Z’orquay Improvement Bill; That they had exa- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true; and had gone through the Bill, afd made 
Amendments thereunto; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Z’ranent and its vicinity, 
was presented, and read; taking notice of the Edin- 
burghshire Roads Bill; and praying, That the same may 
not pass into a law as it now stands. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 

. VOL. 90. 


3° Sunii. 


307 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the Cart _ 
last, was made ee 
1 . 


Report which, upon the 22d day of May las 
from the Committee on the Cart Navigation Bill, 
printed Copies of the Bill, as. amended by the Com- 
mittee, having been delivered, at the door, upon Wed- 
nesday last; and the Amendments were read, and agreed 
to; and Clauses were added to the Bill. — 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the Deptford 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, Pier Bill. 


An Act for making and maintaining a Pier and other 
Works at Deptford, in the County of Kent; and the 
same were read; and are as followeth: 

Pr. 4.1. penult. After “river” insert “and on the 
“ land adjoining.” 
Pr. 5.1.2. Leave out from “ wha 
. 3. 

Pr. 9. 1. 37. Leave out “ in” and insert “ to.” 

Pr. 43.1. 16. After “things” insert “ and in case 
* of default.” 

Pr. 46. 1. 28. Leave out “ avenue” and insert 
“ avenues.” 

Pr. 57. 1. ult. Leave out “ whosoever” and insert 
“* whomsoever.” 

Pr. 62. 1. ult. Leave out from “ respectively” to 
“* And” in Pr. 64. 1. 5. 

Pr. 65. 1. 13. Leave out the first “ or.” 

Pr. 65.1. 23. Leave out “ or,” and in the same line, 
after “ manufactory,” insert “ or ground.” 

Pr. 65. 1. 28. Leave out “ or,” and in the same line, 
after ‘‘ manufactory,” insert “ or ground.” 

Pr. 65. 1. 34. Leave out “ or,” and in the same line, 
after ‘“ manufactory,” insert “ or ground.” 

Pr.*68. 1. 8. Leave out “ of.” 


Pr. 93. 1. 28. In Clause (B.), added by way of 
rider to the Bill: 

L. 10. Leave out “ corporation,” and insert “ body.” 

L. 20. After “ Act” insert “ such body or “ per- 
“ gon.” 

Pr. 100. 1. 15. Leave out “ or,” and in the same line, 
after “ title,” insert “ or.” 

Pr. 104.1. 3. After “ summoned ” insert “ as.” 

Pr. 108. 1. 5. After “ Rates” insert “ Church 
“* Rates.” 

Pr. 111. 1. 12. 
insert “ first.” 

Pr. 128. 1.13. Leave out from “ expenses” to “ for” 
in 1. 31. 

Pr. 130. 1. 34. After “ be” insert “ made.” 

Pr. 131. 1. 10. Leave out “ with” and insert 
“ under.” 

Pr. 135. 1. penult. Leave out the. first “ of” and 
insert “ or.” 


Pr. 145. 1. 19. In Clause (D.), added by way of 
Rider to the Bill: 
Pr. 3. 1. 32. Leave out “ making” and insert “ shall 
“ make.” 


In the second Schedule to the Bill: 


Pr. 154. 1. 32. 1. penult. and ult. In the first column 
leave out ** James Hill, Hill, and Almon Hill,” 
and insert “ W™ HY Hyett.” 

Pr. 155. 1. 1. In the first column, leave out “* Water- 
“ man’s” and insert “‘ Watermen’s.” 

Pr. 155. 1. 16. In the first column, leave out 
“ Richard” and insert “ Sir Richard,” and in the 
second column fill up the blank with “ Richard 
Hughes.” 

Pr. 156. 1. 8 and 1. 9. In the fourth column, leave 
out “and yard.” 

Pr. 156. 1. 22. In the first column, leave out “ Wa- 
“ terman’s” andinsert ‘‘ Watermen’s.” 

Pr. 156. 1. 26. In the third column, leave out 
“ Roache” and insert “ Roach.” ; 

Pr. 156. 1. 28. In the third column, leave out 
“ Tmard” and insert “ rae 

412 


” to “and” in 


Leave out “ second ” interlined, and 


Pr. 156. 





308 8° Junii. 


Pr. 156. 1.35. In the first column, leave out “ Ditto” 
and insert “ Peter Pemmell.” 

Pr. 157. 1. 27. In the first column, after “ Shirreff” 
insert “ and.” 

Pr. 158. 1. 7. In the first column, fill up the blank 
with “ Joseph.” 

Pr. 158. 1. 9. In the third column, leave out “ James” 
and insert ‘ Joseph.” 

Pr. 158. 1. 17. In the first column, fill up the blank 
with “ Joseph.” 


Pr. 158. 1. 36. After 


“ Ditto: -. - | Aids Trg | Jorn Fouls = | ditto.” 
insert 
“ Not known - | ee ee. | Empty - - - | House.” 


Pr. 158. 1. 37. In the third ‘column, leave out 
“ empty” and insert “ Mary Ann Burney.” 

Pr. 158. 1. penult and 1. ult. In the third column, 
leave out “ Mary Ann Burney” and insert “ Robert 
“ Wood.” 


Pr. 160, 1. 20. In the first column, leave out “ Fisk” 
and insert “ Fish.” 


Pr. 160. 1. 31 and 1. 32. After 


“Ditto -  - | ditto - -| William Woalfe - | ditto.” 
insert 
“Ditto - -| ditto - -| Empty - - - | ditto.” 


Pr. 161. 1. 29. In the first column, fill up the blank 
with “A. Stringer.” 

Pr. 161. 1. penult. In the third column, leave out 
“ empty” and insert “ John Jenkins.” 

Pr. 162. 1. 1. In the third column, leave out “ John 
“ Jenkins” and insert “ empty.” 

Pr. 162. 1. 4. In the first column, leave out “ J.” and 
insert * 7.” : 

Pr. 162. 1. 19. In the first column, fill up the blank 
with “ P. 7. Poussett and others.” 

Pr. 163. 1. 18. In the first column, fill up the blank 
with ‘“ Trustee of J.” and in the same line, after 
“© Miles” insert “ Esquire.” 

Pr. 163. 1. 37. In the first column, fill up the blank 
with * James.” 

Pr. 164. 1. 9. In the fourth column, after “ house” 
insert ** shed.” 

Pr. 164. 1. 25. In the first column, fill up the blank 
with “ Mary.” 

Pr. 164. 1. 35. In the first column, fill up the blank 
with “ Mary.” 

Pr. 165. 1.19. Inthe third column, leave out “Clarke” 
and insert “ Clark.” 

Pr. 165. 1. 20. 1. 21. and 1. 22. In the first column, 
leave out “ Mr. Wegg, executor to.” 

Pr. 165. 1. 29. In the first column, fill up the blank 
with “ John.” 

Pr. 165. 1. 33. In the first column, fill up the blank 
with “ Charles.” 

Pr. 166. 1. 2. In the first column, fill up the blank 
with “ Elizabeth.” 

Pr. 166. 1. 3. In the first column, fill up the blank 
with “ John.” 

Pr. 166. 1. 36. In the first column, fill up the blank 
with “ Charles.” 

Pr. 167. 1. 4. In the second column, leave out “‘ More- 
“ land,” and insert ‘‘ Monland.” 

Pr. 167. 1. 7. In the first column, fill up the blank 
with “ Thomas.” 

Pr. 167. 1.9. In the second column, leave out “ More- 
‘“* land,” and insert ‘* Monland.” 

Pr. 167. 1.11. In the fourth column, leave out “shed.” 

Pr.167. 1.13. In the third column, leave out “ Joseph,” 
and insert “ Jacob.” 

Pr.167. 1.23. In the third column, leave out “ Beadle,” 
and insert “‘ Bradley.” 

Pr. 167. 1. 26. In the first column, leave out“ James,” 
and insert “ Jonas.” 

Pr. 167. 1. 29. In the first column, leave out “ 

“ Lynnall,” and insert “ Edward Lynnell.” 


Pr. 167. 1. 33. In the first column, fill up the blank 
with “ J.” 


Pr. 167. 1. 34. In the third column, leave out “ Brans- 
** by,” and insert “ Bransly.” 


A. 1835. 


Pr. 167. 1. 35, In the first column, fill up the blank 
with “ James.” 


Pr. 168. 1. 11. In the first column, fill up the blank 
with “ Mrs.” 


Pr. 168. 1. 13. In the first column, leave out “ Kin- 


‘“‘ dale,” and insert “ Kendall.” 

Pr. 168. 1.14. In the first column, leave out “ Ledger,” 
and insert “‘ Sedger.” 

Pr. 168. 1. 20. In the first column, fill up the blank 
with “ John.” 

Pr. 169. 1. 4. In the third column, leave out “ Roache,” 
and insert ‘* Roach.” 

Pr. 169. 1. 29. In the third column, leave out “ Merry,” 
and insert “ Merrey.” 

Pr.170. 1. 8. In the third column, leave out “ Robert,” 
and insert “‘ Probert.” 

Pr. 170. 1. 16. In the third column, leave out “ Faden,” 
and insert “ Forder.” 

Pr.171. 1. 1. In the third column, leave out “ George.” 

Pr. 171. 1. 16. In the first column, fill up the blank 
with “ J. Kemp.” 

Pr. 172. 1. 8. In the first column, fill up the blank 
with “‘ —— Bassett.” 

Pr. 172. 1. 12. In the first column, fill up the blank 
with “ not known.” 

Pr. 172. 1.18. In the fourth column, leave out “ shed.” 

Pr. 172. 1. 24. In the first column, leave out“ Richard,” 
and insert “‘ George.” 

Pr. 172. 1. 26. In the first column, leave out “ ditto,” 
and insert “ not known.” , 

Pr. 172. 1. 28. In the third column, leave out “ Lond,” 
and insert “ Lord.” 

Pr. 172. 1. 34. In the first column, fill up the blank 
with “ Elizabeth Ann Orkney.” 

Pr. 173. 1. 5. In the first column, fill up the blank 
with “ not known.” 

Pr. 173. 1. 7. In the first column, fill up the blank 
with “ ditto.” 

Pr. 173. 1. 8. In the first column, fill up the blank 
with “ ditto.” 

Pr. 173. 1. 24. In the fourth column, leave out “ ditto,” 
and insert “ house and yard.” 

Pr. 173. 1. 25. In the fourth column, leave out “ ditto,” 
and insert “ house, shed and yard.” 

Pr. 173. 1. 38. In the first column, leave out “ Pruddo,” 
and insert “ Stringer.” 

Pr. 174. 1.7. In the first column, after “ Mary,” in- 
sert “ Ann.” 

Pr. 174. 1.11. In the third column, leave out “ Bar- 
‘“‘ ton,” and insert “ Barter.” 

Pr. 174. 1. 16. In the third column, leave out “ Bea- 
“ son,” and insert “ Beasor.” 

Pr. 174. 1. 21. In the first column, leave out the 
second “ 7.” and insert “ F.” 

Pr. 175. 1. 1. In the third column, after “ Susannah,” 
insert “ F.” 

Pr. 175. 1. 23. In the first column, leave out “ Mad- 
** dock,” and insert “‘ Maddox.” 

Pr. 176. 1.3. In the first column, fill up the blank 
with “ John.” 

Pr. 176. 1. ult. In the third column, leave out “ Kemb- 
“Jey,” and insert “ Kemsley.” 

Pr. 177. 1. 5. In the third column, leave out “ M.” 
and insert “* W.” 

Pr. 177. 1. 16. In the third column, leave out “ Wal- 
“* stone,” and insert “* Walstowe.” 

Pr. 178. 1. 20. In the first column, leave out “ James,” 
and insert “ Joseph.” 

Pr. 178. 1. 22. In the first column, fill up the blank 
with “ W.” and in the same line, and in 1. 23. in the 
second column, leave out “ Richard Hughes.” 

Pr. 179. 1. 1. In the fourth column, leave out “ ditto,” 
and insert “ house.” 

Pr. 180. 1. 1. and 1. 2. In the first column, leave out 
“ J. C. Wall,” and insert “ not known.” 

Pr. 180. 1. 3. In the first column, leave out “ Bolton,” 
and insert “ Botton;” and in the third column, leave 
out “ Bolton,” and insert “ Botton.” 

Pr.181. 1.6. In the fourth column, leave out “garden.” 


Pr. 181. 1. 26. In the second column, fill up the blank 
with “ Richard Hughes.” 


Pr. 181. 











5 Wit. lV. 


Pr. 182. 1. 29. In the third column, leave out “ Whit- 
“ wood,’ and insert “‘ Whitewood.” 

Pr. 184. 1.11. In the second column, fill up the blank 
with “ Richard Hughes.” 


Pr. 184. 1.38. In the third column, leave out “James,” 
and insert “ Jonas.” 

Pr. 185. 1. 9. In the first column, fill up the blank 
with “ Executors of Raynor.” 

Pr. 185. 1. 13. In the first column, fill up the blank 
with “ Sir Richard Hughes ;” and in the second column 
leave out “ Mrs. Dobbins,” and insert “ Richard Hughes.” 

Pr.185. 1.17. In the thirdcolumn, leave out“ Z’homas,” 
and insert “ H. S.” 

Pr. 185. 1. 25. In the first column, leave out “ Sheriff,” 
and insert “ Shirreff;” and in the same line, after “ D.” 
insert “ and others.” ¢ 

Pr. 185. 1. 27. In the first column, leave out “ 

** Pousett,” and insert “ P. 7. Poussett, and others.” 

Pr. 186. 1. 4. In the fourth column, leave out “ ditto,” 
and insert “ house and yard.” 

Pr. 186. 1. 10. In the first column, leave out “ 

** Pousett,” and insert “ P.7.Poussett, and others.” 

Pr. 186. 1.12. In the third column, leave out “ Gann,” 
and insert “ Game.” 

Pr. 186. 1. 20. In the first column, after “ D.” insert 
“and others.” 

Pr. 186. 1. 34. In the first column, fill up the blank 
with ‘ Captain.” 

Pr. 186. 1. 37. and 1. 38. After 





“ Same - - | - - «= +1] Charles Williams | House, Yard, 
and Shed.” 

insert 

*“ Same - - | - - «+ «| Samuel Smith - | ditto.” 


Pr. 186. 1. 39. In the first column, leave out “ 
‘“* Pousett,” and insert “ P. 7. Poussett, and others.” 


Pr. 187. 1. penult. In the first column, fill up the 
blank with “ not known.” 

Pr. 188. 1.4. In the third column, leave out “‘ Cardue,” 
and insert “* Cardno.” 

Pr. 188. 1.7. In the third column, leave out “ Brooks,” 
and insert “ Brocks.” 

Pr. 188. 1. 17. In the third column, leave out “ Ki- 
“‘ nopple,” and insert “ Kinipple.” 

Pr. 188. 1. 22. In the first column, fill up the blank 
with “ Chatfield.” 

Pr. 189. 1. 13. In the first column, leave out “ Ab- 
** solem,” and insert ‘‘ Absalom.” 

Pr. 189. 1.14. In the first column, leave out “Davis,” 
and insert “ Davies.” 

Pr. 189. 1.17. In the first column, leave out “ Mary,” 
and insert “ Captain.” 

Pr. 189. 1. 22. In the first column, after ‘“ Shirreff,” 
insert “ and others.” 

Pr. 190. 1. 15. In the first column, fill up the blank 
with “ William Barnes.” 

Pr. 190. 1. 16. In the first column, fill up the blank 
with “ ditto.” 

Pr. 190. 1. 21. In the first column, leave out “ Ward,” 
and insert “‘ not known.” 

Pr. 190. 1. 30. In the second column, leave out 
“* Eustace,” and insert “ Langman.” 

Pr. 190. 1. 34. In the first column, fill up the blank 
with “ ditto.” 

Pr. 190. 1. 37. In the third column, leave out “ Eloune,” 
and insert “ Eloure.” : 

Pr. 190. 1. 38. In the first column, fill up the blank 
with “ ditto.” 

Pr. 191. ]. 11. In the first column, leave out “ Mrs.” 
and insert “ Mary.” 

Pr. 191. 1.12. In the third column, leave out “ Thorn- 
“ sett,” and insert “ Z’hompsett.” 

Pr. 191. 1. 14. In the third column, leave out “ Rook,” 
and insert “ Roots.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Barnard do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


Sir George Strickland reported from the Committee 


3° Juni. 


309 


that they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
found the same to be true; and that the Parties con- 
cerned had given their consent to the Bill, to the satis- 
faction of the Committee; and that they had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Leeds and Selby Rail- 
way Company to improve the Line of the said Railway, 
and for amending and enlarging the Powers and Pro- 


visions of an Act relating to such Railway, was read the 
third time. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Sir George Strickland do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Sir William Molesworth reported from the Committee 
on the Petition for leave to present a Petition for amend- 
ing an Act relating to the Bodmin and Wadebridge Rail- 
way; That they had examined the matter thereof. 

Ordered, That leave be given to present a Petition, 
as desired. 

A Petition was accordingly presented, and read ; pray- 
ing, That leave may be given to bring in a Bill for 
amending and enlarging the Powers of the Act for mak- 
ing the said Railway, and for enabling the Proprietors to 
raise a further sum of money. , 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Sir 
Wilham Molesworth and the Cornwall List: And that 
they do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; 
and have Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend the Acts relating to the 
Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Navigation and 
Railway, and to make a Branch Railway (with collateral 
Branches) to Bolton, was read the third time; and an 
ingrossed Clause was added, by way of rider; and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title 
be, An Act to amend the Acts relating to the Manchester, 
Bolton and Bury Canal Navigation and Railway, and 
to make a Branch Railway to Bolton. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wilson Patten do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Report which, upon the 20th day of May last, was made 
from the Committee on the Great Yarmouth Haven Bill, 

rinted Copies of the Bill, as amended by the Committee, 
Sinden been delivered, at the door, upon Saturday, the 
23d day of May last; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


A Petition of the Vaurhall Waterworks Company was 
presented, and read; taking notice of the Surrey and 
Sussex, &amp;c. Roads Bill; and praying, That they may be 
heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if they 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


‘Ordered, That the Copy of the Report relative to the 
Portadown Investigation, which was presented upon the 
13th day of May last, be printed. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Dart- 
mouth, was presented, and read; praying, That the House 
will proceed without delay to the rectifying of all abuses 
in Civil Corporations, and to the re-modelling and im- 
proving them. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table, 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Treasurers of 


Incleeure on the Ulleskelf Inclosure Bill; That the Standing Orders 


relative to Inclosure Bills, had been complied with; and 
VOL. 90. ; 


Counties and Cities (Ireland), which was presented Cities(ireland.) 
upon Monday last, be pee No. 269. 
4 


Ordered, 








County Trea- 
surers( Ireland.) 


No. 259. 


Committals 
(Treland.) 


No, 295. 


Sale of Bread 
Bill. 


Imprisonment 
fur Debt Bill, 


Agricultural 
Distress. 


Commutation 
of Tithes. 


Church Rates. 
Bungay 


Ve 
Childs. 


Spirit 
Licenses 


Newspaper 
Stamps. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 


Act. 


310 


Ordered, That the Return relative to County Treasu- 
rers (Ireland), which was presented upon Monday last, 
be printed. ; 

brdered, That the Returns relative to Committals 
(Ireland), which were presented upon Monday last, be 
printed. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Brighton ;—and, Inha- 
bitants and Traders of Worthing,—were presented, and 
read; taking notice of the Sale of Bread Bill; and pray- 
ing, That the same may pass into a law. 

. And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, Manufacturers, 
Tradesmen and other Inhabitants of Wigan, was pre- 
sented, and read; taking notice of the Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill; and praying, That the same may not 
pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land in the 
county of Norfolk, was presented, and read ; complain- 
ing of the distressed state of the Agricultural interest ; 
and praying the House to institute an inquiry, whether, 
by some modification of the currency, whereby a larger 
quantity of circulating medium may be in the market, 
some relief may not be afforded to Agriculture, now, 
throughout a large part of England, so grievously op- 
pressed. . 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Harris, of the township of 
Throwley, in the parish of Ilam, in the county of Staf- 
ford, farmer, was presented, and read ; complaining of 
having been sued, in the Spiritual Court at Lichfield, for 
arrears of tithe on cabbages grown upon his farm; stating 
the particulars of his case; and praying, That the House 
will adopt some means for enforcing a general commu- 
tation of Tithes upon equitable principles, and for protect- 
ing the English farmer from the expensive and vexatious 
proceedings to which the Petitioner has been subjected. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Protestant Dissenters, and others, of 
Wattisfield and neighbouring villages, was presented, 
and read; complaining of the imprisonment of Mr. John 


Childs, of Bungay, for non-payment of Church Rates,. 


and an alleged contempt of the Consistorial Court of 
Norwich; and praying, That the jurisdiction of the 
Ecclesiastical Courts may be confined to the hearing 
and determining of cases in which members of the 
Church of England are alone concerned, and may be 
absolutely abolished in all cases in which either plain- 
tiffs or defendants are dissenters from that Church, and 
that Church Rates may be speedily abolished. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers of Morpeth;—TIsle 
of Wight ;—Saffron Walden ;—Great Berkhamstead ;— 
toyston; — Alton ; — Ryde ; — Hitchin; — Brading ;— 
Undercliff ;—Lancaster ;— and, Banbury,—were pre- 
sented, and read; praying for the repeal of the addi- 
tional Duty on Spirit Licenses imposed by an Act of the 
last Session of Parliament. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 





A Petition of Letter-press Printers of Carlisle ;—and, 
Inhabitants of Saint Andrew, Holborn,—were presented, 
and read ; praying for the repeal of the Stamp Duty on 
Newspapers. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


_ A Petition of the Churchwardens, Overseers and In- 
habitants of the parish of Sawbridgeworth, was presented, 
and read; praying, That that parish may not be united 
with the parishes of Bishopstortford, Thorley, and others, 
under the Poor Law Amendment Act. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


2° Junii. 


A. 1835: 


A Petition of Protestants of the county of Louth ;— 
Inhabitants of Knaresborough;—Gentry, Clergy and 
Inhabitants of Cotgrove and Burton Leonard ;—and, 
Arkendale,—were presented, and read; praying, That 
the House will not pass any measure for appropriating 
any portion of the revenues of the Church of Ireland to 
other than strictly Protestant Church purposes. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Kilconguhar ;—Crailing ; 
—Southdean; — Eckford; — Oxnam; — Strathmiglo; — 
Aberfeldy ; — Newburgh ; —. Lilliesleaf ; — Collessie ; — 
Falkland ;— Kirkaldy and Abbotshall; — Protestant Dis- 
senters, Members of the Secession Church, south side of 
High-street, Perth ;— Moderator and Clerk of the United 
Associate Synod of the Secession Church, Scotland ;— 
Minister, Elders and Members of the First Relief Con- 
gregation, Perth;— United Associate Congregation 
Bath Condie ;—Bridge of Teith ;—Inhabitants of Burnt- 
island ;—Elgin;— Dysart ;—Langholm ;—Abdie ; — Pro- 
prietors, Feuars, Electors, Burgesses and Inhabitants of 
the royal burgh of Forres;—and, Ministers, Elders, 
Members and Sitters of the United Secession Congrega- 
tion in Perth,--were presented, and read; praying the 
House not to grant any public money for the erection 
and endowment of additional Churches in Scotland. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Cardross ;—Scone;—Mac- 
duff ;—-Burntisland ;-— Kinghorn ;— Torryburn ;— Carlo- 
way ;—Anderston ;— Minister, Elders, Congregation and 
Inhabitants of the College of Blackfriars (Glasgow) ;— 
Dysart; — Tron; — Saint David;— William Gilmour, 
Chairman of a meeting of Bankers, Merchants and In- 
habitants of Glasgow ;—-President, Directors and Mem- 
bers of the Society for erecting additional Parochial 
Churches in Glasgow ;—and, Inhabitants of Forgan- 
denny,—were also presented, and read; praying the 
House to resist every attempt to shake the stability or 
impair the efficiency of the Church of Scotland, and to 
adopt such measures as may seem best calculated for 
promoting its usefulness, by building and endowing such 
additional Churches, in connexion with the Establish- 
ment, as the increasing numbers and necessities of the 
population demand. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Scone, was presented, and 
read; praying the House to abolish the existing law 
relating to Lay Patronage in the Church of Scotland, 
and to make provision for placing the election of Minis- 
ters to vacant parishes in the hands of the male heads of 
families in communion with the Church. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Parishioners of Tamlaghtfinlagan ;— 
Tithe-payers and others of Knockbreda ;—Ballyeaston ; 
—Landholders and Inhabitants of the Grange of Nal- 
teen ;—Ballynure ;—and, Inhabitants of the Grange of 
Kildallough, in the liberties of Coleraine,—were pre- 
sented, and read; praying for the abolition of Tithes in 
Ireland. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Bleachers, Linen Merchants, and others 
interested in the linen trade of the county of Donegal, 
was presented,and read; reciting the Act 2and 3 Will. 4, 
for the better regulation of the Linen and Hempen Ma- 
nufactures of Ireland; and praying the House to renew 
the same, and make it perpetual. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Bankers, Traders and others 
of Liverpool;—and, the Lord Provost, Magistrates and 
Town Council of the city and royal burgh of Perth,— 
were presented, and read; praying for the repeal of the 
Stamp Duty on Receipts. . 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and 
Town Council of the city and royal burgh of Perth, was 
presented, 





Church of 
Ireland. 


Church of 
Scotland. 


Church 


Patronage 
(Scotland.) 


Tithes 
(Ireland.) 


Linen Manu- 


fuctures 


(Ireland) Act. 


Stamp Duty 
on Receipts. 


Personal 
Succession Tax 
(Scotland. ) 


wert 


loo a ap) 


&gt; nd 


— es 








Dorchester 
Unionists. 


The Lords 
have agreed 
to 


Cuckfield and 
Hurstperpoint 
Road Bill. 


Honiton 


Church Bill. 


Leven 
Drainage 
Bill. . 


Llanelly 
Gas Bill. 


Oaths 
Abolition 
Bill. 


The Lords 
have passed 
Bisshopp's 
Estate Bill. 


Murat’s 
Nat. Bill 


The Lords 
communicate 
Depositions, 


Rebuilding 
ouses of 
Parliament. 


No. 262, 





5 Witt. IV. 


presented, and read ; praying for the repeal of the Duties 
imposed on personal succession in Scotland. ~ 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Journeymen Smiths of London ;—Saddle, 
Harness and Collar-makers of Zondon ;----and, Members 


of the 13th Division of Operative Carpenters of the Me- _ 


tropolis,—were presented, and read; praying the House 
to address His Majesty to remit the sentence of trans- 
portation passed on the six agricultural Labourers con- 
victed at the Dorchester Spring Assizes of 1834 of ad- 
ministering an unlawful oath. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and Mr. 
Roupell : 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills following, 
without any Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for making and maintaining 
a Turnpike Road from the Town of Hurstperpoint to the 
Brighton-and Cuckfield Turnpike Road, at or near Ansty 
Cross, in the Parish of Cuckfield, all in the County of 
Sussex : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for building a new Parish 
Church in the Town of Honiton, in the County of 
Devon: | 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the Commissioner 
appointed under two Acts for draining certain Lands 
situated on or near the River Zeven, in the Counties of 
Kinross and Fife, to raise a further Sum of Money for 
the purposes of the said Acts: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for lighting with Gas the 
Town and Neighbourhood of Llanelly, in the County of 
Carmarthen: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendment made by 
this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act for the more 
effectual Abolition of Oaths and Affirmations taken and 
made in various Departments of the State, and to sub- 
stitute Declarations in lieu thereof, and for the more 
entire Suppression of voluntary and extra-judicial Oaths 
and Affidavits, without any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for 
vesting certain Shares of Estates now belonging to Sir 
Cecil Augustus Bisshopp, Harriet Arabella Bisshopp, 
George Curzon Bisshopp, Edward Cecil Bisshopp, and 
Catharine Mary Bisshopp, \nfants, and also to the said 
Sir Cecil Augustus Bisshopp alone, in Trustees, to be sold, 
and for investing the Purchase-monies arising from such 
Shares in other Estates; to which the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for 
naturalizing John Queriol Murat, to which the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords do communicate to this House, the Deposi- 
tions transmitted from India relating to the Bill, intituled, 
* An Act to dissolve the Marriage of Major Hassell Ri- 
chard Moor with Ann his now Wife, and to enable him 
to marry again, and for other purposes therein men- 
tioned,” as desired by this House; and that the’ Lords 
do request that the said Depositions may be returned to 
them :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to 
consider and report upon such Plan as may be most 
fitting and convenient for the permanent accommoda- 
tion of the Houses of Parliament, have Power to report 
their opinion thereupon,- together with the Minutes of 
the Evidence taken before them to the House. 

Lord Granville Somerset reported from the said Select 
Committee ; That they had considered the matters to 
them referred ; and had come to several Resolutions, 
which they had directed him to report, together with 
the Minutes of the Evidence taken before them; and 
the Resolutions of the Committee were read, and are 
as followeth : . 

1. Resolved, That the length of the present House is 
inconveniently great as compared with its breadth, and 
that in the House to be constructed, such defect should 
be avoided, and that the length ought not greatly to 
differ from the breadth. 

2. Resolved, That sitting-room be 


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rovided for tides 
420 to 460 Members in the body, of the House, and. 


311 


adequate accommodation for the remainder in the 
— not exceeding 1,200 feet of sitting-room 
in all. 

3. Lesolved, That a passage be provided on the outside 
of the House, and conveniently communicating with 
the Lobbies and the gangways in the House. 

4. Resolved, That two Lobbies or Rooms be provided 
immediately adjoining the opposite sides or ends of the 
House. 

5. Resolved, That one of the said Rooms or Lobbies 
should contain, with an adjacent room (if necessary), 
not less than 1,800 square feet, and that the other 
Room or Lobby should not contain less than 1,100 
square feet. 

6. Resolved, That there should be an outer Lobby for 
Strangers desirous of speaking to the Members on their 
entrance to the House. 

7. Resolved, That there be one or more Galleries at 
the lower end of the House, for the accommodation of 
200 strangers, of which a portion in the centre to con- 
tain 24 persons ; each of which Galleries should have a 
separate access, and a Retiring-room at no great distance, 
for the strangers respectively to occupy when the House 
is cleared. 

8. Resolved, That means should be afforded for the 
convenient accommodation of the Members of the other 
House of Parliament, and of distinguished individuals 
within the walls of the House of Commons, and that 
the accommodation for this class of strangers should be 
calculated for 100 persons. 

g. Resolved, That special provision be made for the 
due ventilation of all the rooms in the new House. 

10. Resolved, That there be thirty Committee-rooms 
provided. 

11. Resolved, That there be ten Committee-rooms 
about 40 by 30, from 18 to 20 feet in height; ten 35 
by 25, from 16 to 18 in height; ten 30 by 20, from 14 
to 16 in height. 

12, Resolved, That the largest sized Committee-rooms 
be so arranged with separate entrances, as to be capable 
of being fitted up in the manner most convenient for 
Election Committees. 

13. Resolved, That the Library be formed of three 
rooms, each 60 feet long, and wide and lofty in propor- 
tion; and that there be a small intervening Lobby for 
a Messenger between the first and the two other rooms » 
comprising the Library. 

14. Hesolved, That there be an apartment, consisting 
of four Rooms, for the accommodation of the Librarian, 
over the Library, or contiguous thereto. 

15- Resolved, That, with a view to the possible increase 
of the Library, certain of the Committee-rooms be either 
contiguous or in the vicinity of the Libraries, and capable 
of being fitted up for the reception of books. . 

16. Resolved, That it is expedient that provision should 
be made for an official Residence for the Speaker of the 
House of Commons, within the precincts of the build- 
ings about to be erected, due reference being made to 
his situation, and to the salary attached thereto. 

17. Resolved, That it is inexpedient that a dwelling- 
house for the Chief Clerk of the House of Commons 
should form, as heretofore, part of the buildings belong- 
ing to the Houses of Parliament. 

18. Resolved, That arrangements should be made for 
the present Chief Clerk, by which he may be enabled 
to provide himself with an adequate residence, in place 
of that which he has hitherto occupied. 

19. Resolved, That sufficient Apartments should be 
provided for the Chief Clerk within the precincts of the 
Parliamentary buildings, for the transaction of his offi- 
cial business. ; 

20. Resolved, Tivat the Rooms to be provided for the 
Chief Clerk should be four in number, three for his own 
use, and one for the use of a servant. 

21. Resolved, That one Room should be provided for 
each of the two Clerks-Assistant. . ; 

22. Resolved, That there be provided two Prison-rooms, 
and one small Room for the Messenger. 

23. Resolved, That the Deputy Housekeeper be pro- 
vided with two Sitting-rooms, two Bed-rooms, two Store- 
rooms, and four Servants’ Rooms. 

24. Resolved, That there be one Kitchen, one Dining 
room for Members, and one other Dining-room oper 

4K2 equally 








Land 
Revenue 
(Wales.) 


312 


equally for Strangers as for Members, and also Cellars ; 
each iciet-ondin to be capable of accommodating 30 
persons. ae, 

25. Resolved, That it is expedient that the designs for 
the rebuilding of the Houses of Parliament be left open 
to general competition. 

26. Resolved, That the style of the buildings be either 
Gothic or Elizabethan. 

27. Resolved, That a Lithographic Plan be made of 
Westminster Hall, and of the Premises adjoining, show- 
ing the entire area to be occupied by the intended new 
Buildings, and including the space to be gained by the 
intended embankment of the river. 

28. Resolved, That with the Lithographic Plan there 
be given a specification of the general accommodation 
required, of the dimensions of the principal offices, of 
the number of persons which either House of Parlia- 
ment should be calculated to hold on the floor, of the 
space to be allowed for each Member, and a description 
of the form of each House, so far as may have been de- 
termined by the respective Committees. 

29. Resolved, That all designs be executed on one and 
the same scale, viz. of 20 feet to an inch, and that no 
coloured drawing of any kind be received, nor any per- 
spective ones, save such as shall be taken from situations 
selected, and specified on the Lithographic Plan to be 
delivered to the parties, and no models be accepted. 

30. Resolved, That all persons wishing to send in Plans 
for the rebuilding of the two Houses of Parliament 
shall, on application to the Office of the Woods and 
Works Department, in Whitehail Place, be furnished, on 
the payment of £.1, with a Copy of these Resolutions of 
the Rebuildin Committee of both Houses of Parlia- 
ment, with a is of the Evidence relative to the pro- 
posed accommodation of the two Houses, and of the 
Offices and other Buildings thereunto belonging, and 
with a Copy of the specified Measurements, and of the 
Lithographic Plan, on which is pointed out the ground 
destined as the site for the above-mentioned buildings. 

31. Resolved, That the Plans shall be delivered in to 
the Office of the Woods and Buildings, at Whitehall, on 
or before the first day of November next. 

32. Resolved, That, in order more effectually to secure 
a correct decision upon the merits of the several Plans, 
it is expedient that an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, requesting Him to appoint Five Commis- 
sioners to examine and report generally to both Houses 
of Parliament upon the Plans offered by competition ; 
and that such Commissioners shall select and classify 
such of the Plans, being not less than three or more 
than five in number, as shall seem to them most-worthy 
of attention; and shall state, if required, the grounds 
upon which the propriety of such selection and classifi- 
cation is founded. 

33- Resolved, That, in order to save any unnecessary 
delay in procuring the Plans, or unnecessary trouble 
and expense to the parties furnishing them, it shall not 
be required that any estimate shall accompany a design; 
and should an estimate be required, any party called 
upon to furnish it shall receive compensation, should 
his Plan be ultimately rejected. 

34- Resolved, That a premium of £.500 be given to 
each of the parties whose Plans shall be recommended 
by the Commissioners, and shall be considered by them 
as worthy of the reward; that the successful competitor 
shall not be considered as having necessarily a claim 
to be entrusted with the execution of the work ; but if 
not so employed, he shall receive an additional reward 
of £.1,000. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Produce of the Land Revenue in Wales, 
arisin from Fee-farm Rents, Leasehold Rents, Quit-rents 
from lines, Quarries, &amp;c., from Manors, Castles and 
Royalties, and the Number of such Rents, and all other 
Profits or Casualties whatsoever, showing the Charges 
on such Revenue; distinguishing the Amount paid for 
Collection, and the Expenses incurred for keeping and 
preserving the Manorial Rights of the Crown, the Sala- 
ries and Allowances paid to Stewards of Manors, and 
the Names, Residences and Professions of such Stew- 
ards ; the Salaries or Allowances paid to Judges or other 


3° Suni. 





A, 1835. 


Officers connected with the Judicature in Wales; the 
perpetual Pensions, Grants, or Annuities and Mortgages, 
charged on or payable out of the Welsh Revenue, or 
other permanent or casual Charges; so that the net 
annual Surplus may be clearly ascertained for each of 
the last Three years, ending the 30th of March 1835, 
with the application of such Surplus, and the authority 


“under which it has been applied. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- Entaited Estates 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on the (St4) Bil. 
Entailed Estates (Scotland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Wednesday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a Bankrupts’ 
Committee upon the Bankrupt Estates (Scotland) Bill; Estates 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr.Speaker resumed jy) 
the Chair; and Mr. Attorney General reported from the 
Committee, That they had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Attorney General accordingly reported the Bill; 
and the Report was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Wednesday, the 17th day of June 
next. 


Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


Mr. Shaw Lefevre reported from the Committee on Highways 
the Highways Bill, the Amendments which they had Bill. 
made to the Bill; and the Amendments were hws | and 
agreed to. ° 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; and read the third time upon Friday next. 


A Petition of the Rector, Clergy, Churchwardens, Lord’s Day. 
Overseers and other Inhabitants of the parish of Zam- 
beth ;—and, Master Butchers carrying on trade in the 
Metropolis,—were presented, and read ; praying the 
House to adopt measures to remedy the existing evil of 
Sunday trading. 
‘ eg the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Lord’s Day 
further consideration the Report from the Committee on Observance 
the Lord’s Day Observance Bill ; Bill. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Bill be re-committed ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, by leaving out from the words “That the” to the 
end of the Question, in order to add the words “ Report 
“ be taken into further consideration upon this day six 
‘‘ months,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words proposed 
to be left out stand part of the Question ; 
The House divided. 
The Yeas went forth. 


Tellers for the Yeas, { og rua \ 43. 
Tellers for the Noes, { = ri \ 54. 


So it passed’in the Negative. 
And the Question being put, That the words “ Re- 

** port be taken into further consideration upon this day 
** six months,” be added at the end of the Question ; it 
was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consi- 
deration upon this day six months. 


The ingrossed Bill for the amendment of the Laws Execution of 
with respect to Wills, was, according to Order, read the Wills ang 
third time. . 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Beraal do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill for the amendment of the Laws Rasestons a8 
with respect to Executors and Administrators, was, ac- — 
cording to Order, read the third time; and an ingrossed 
Clause was added to,the Bill, by way of rider. 


Resolved, 








Roman Catholic 
Marriages 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Inns, Alehouses, 
and Victualling 
Houses Bill. 


Hull Merchant 
Seamen’s Fund 
Bill. 


Polls at 


Elections 
Bill, 


Capital 
Punishments 


Bill. 


Prisoners’ 
Counsel Bill. 


Sale of Bread 
Bill, 


Wood Duties 
Bill. 


Su pply. 


5 Witt. IV. 


Resolved, That that the Bill do pass. 
’ Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire’their concurrence. 


_ The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Roman Catholic Marriages (Ireland) Bill; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time; 

he Amendments following were proposed to be made 

to the Question ; viz. To leave out the word “ now,” and 
at the end of the Question to add the words “ upon this 
** day six months.” 

And the Question being proposed, That the word 
now ” stand part of the Question :—The said proposed 
Amendment was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second time :— 
The Bill was accordingly read a second time; and com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for Wednes- 
day next. : 


iT 


_ The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Inns, Alehouses, and Victualling-houses Bill; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be made 
to the Question; viz. To leave out the word “ now,” and 
at the end of the Question to add the words “ upon this 
** day six months.” 

And the Question being proposed, That the word 
now ” stand part of the Question:—The said proposed 
Amendment was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second time:— 
The Bill was accordingly read a second time; and com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for Wednes- 
day next. 


“c 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Hull Merchant Seamen’s Fund Bill; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be made 
to the Question; viz. To leave out the word “ now,” and 
at the end of the Question to add the words “ upon this 
*“* day six months.” 

And the Question being proposed, That the word 

“« now ” stand part of the Question :—The said proposed 
Amendment was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second time:— 
The Bill was accordingly read a second time; and com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for Wednes- 
day next. 


The Polls at Elections Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee of the 
whole House, for Wednesday, the 17th day of June next. 


And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Thursday morning ; 


Jovis, 4° die Juni, 1835: 


The Capital Punishments Bill, was, according to Order, 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee of 
the whole House, for Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Prisoners’ Counsel Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Sale of Bread Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Wood Duties Bill; : 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Supply ; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 


itself into the said Committee. 
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394° Junii. 


313 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Cruelty to 
on the Cruelty to Animals Bill; - Animals 
, Resolved, hat this House will, To-morrow, resolve ®!': 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- Colonial 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on i a 
the Colonial Passengers Bill ; alt 

_ Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
ee upon Wednesday, the 17th day of this instant 
une. 


Ways and 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee : 
4 eans. 


of Ways and Means; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a Consolidated 
Committee upon the Consolidated Fund Bill ; and, after Fun4 Bill. 
some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Pryme reported from the Committee, 

That they had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


' The House, according to Order, resolved itself into yganure Toll 
a Committee upon the Manure Toll Exemption Bill; Exemption 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed Bill. 
the Chair; and Mr. Pryme reported doom the Com- No. 260. 
mittee, That they had gone through the Bill, and made 
several Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Pryme accordingly reported the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Wednesday next. 

Ordered That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


Ordered, :That leave be given to bring in a Bill for tustruments of 
amending the Law of Scotland relative to Instruments of od) 
Sasine in that part of Great Britain: And that the Lord 
Advocate, Mr. Attorney General, and Mr. Cutlar Fer- 
gusson, do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill more Bribery at 
effectually to prevent Bribery and Corruption and un- peng 
necessary Charge and Expense in the Election of Mem- °"* 
bers to serve in Parliament: And that Mr. Hardy and 
Mr. Aglionby do prepare, and bring it in. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
near one of the clock on Thursday morning, ad- 
journed till this day. 








Jovis, 4° die Juni; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV‘ Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 
RDERED, That all Committees have leave to sit Committees. 
till four of the clock this Afternoon, notwithstanding 
the sitting of the House. 


Mr. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the East East india 

India Company, was.called in ; and at the bar presented, Company. 
ursuant to the directions of an Act of Parliament,— No. 266. 

Ko. 18. List, specifying the Particulars of the Compensa- 
tion proposed to be granted to certain Persons lately 
belonging ‘to the Maritime Service of the Hast India 
Company, under an arrangement sanctioned by the 
Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India, and 
laid before The Honourable the House of Commons on 
the 26th February 1835 :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said List do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. : 


Mr. Crafer, from the Treasury, was called in; and at Spirit 
the bar presented, pursuant to ‘Otters hn Account of Licenses. 
the Number of Excise Retail Spirit Licenses issued under No. 269. _ 
the provisions of the Act 4 and 5 Will. 4, c. 75, specify- 
ing the Number of New Licenses, and .of those renewed 
at the increased rate of Duty. 

An Account of the Number of Houses and Premises 
assessed at an increased rate, for the regulation of the 

4L Duties 





Unmalted 
Grain. 


No. 263. 


Post Office. 
No. 264. 


Advertisement 


Duty (Ireiand.) 


No. 265. 


Distributors 
of Stamps 
(Ireland.) 


No. 265. 


Stockton 
Navigation 
and Commerce. 


Birmingham 
Canul Navi- 
gations Bill. 


Murat’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Bisshopp’s 
Estate Bill. 


‘Redear 
Harbour. 


314 
Duties on Retail Spirit Licenses, according to the 
provisions of the Acts of the 4th and 5th Will. 4, c. 75, 
and 6th Geo. 4, c. 81; and the Total Amount of such 
increased Assessments since the passing of the Act 4 and 
5 Will. 4, c. 19, to repeal the Duties on inhabited 
Houses. 
A Return of the Total Number of Detections which 
have taken place of Unmalted Grain, or of any dele- 
terious or ve ate Articles used in the making of Beer, 
or of Seizures of such Articles which have been made 
from Brewers, since 5th January 1833 to 5th January 
1835; specifying the Total Number in each year, as 
well as the Nature and Quantity of the Article in each 
case, and the Amount of Penalties, or otherwise, awarded 
in each case. 


A Return, showing the Appointments of Deputy Post- 
masters and Postmistresses in Great Britain and Ireland, 
during the last Five years, ending with the 1st of January 
1835, with their Names, and those of the Towns they 
have been appointed to; also, their yearly Salaries, and 
any other sources of Emolument, so as to show the 
yearly Income of each; also, the Dates of their Appoint- 
ments ; distinguishing those who have been promoted 
from the General Post Offices of London, Dublin or 
Edinburgh ; also, the Names of the Postmasters General 
who have appointed the said Deputy Postmasters. 


An Account of the Advertisement Duty assessed 
monthly on each Paper in Jreland, from 5th January 
1834 to 5th January 1835; of the Sums paid monthly 
by each Paper, and of the Total Sum of Arrears dué on 
each Paper for Advertisement Duty on 5th January 
1835. 

A Return, stating the Name of each Distributor of 
Stamps in Jreland, the Balance of Cash acknowledged 
in their several weekly Accounts, from 5th July 1834 
to 24th March 1835, with the Balance acknowledged in 
their quarterly Accounts for July, October and January 
last; and the Balances found in their hands on an 
Inspections made since July, and the Amount of ak 
Distributor’s Receipts in the year ending 5th January 
1835; also, an Account of the Salaries. and Emolu- 
ments of each Stamp Distributor in Jreland for the same 

ear. 
: An Account of the Number of Vessels, and the Tonnage 
thereof, which have entered Inwards and cleared Out- 
wards, at the Custom House at Stockton, in each year 
since the year 1820; distinguishing the Foreign and 
Colonial from the Coasting or Home Trade. 

An Account of the Number of Vessels, and Tonnage 
thereof, registered in and belonging to the Port of 
Stockton, in each year since the year 1820. 

An Account of the Amount received at the Port of 
Stockton, in each year since the year 1820. 

An Account of the 7’ees Navigation Dues received 
at the Port of Stockton, from the 30th of April 1820 to 
the 30th of April 1835, distinguishing each year ; 
also distinguishing the Amounts received on Vessels 
in the Foreign and Colonial Trade, from those employd 
in the Coasting or Home Trade :—And then he with- 
drew. 

Ordered, That the said Accounts and Papers do lie 
upon the Table; and, excepting the Accounts relative 
to Stockton Navigation and Commerce, be printed. 


An ingrossed Bill to consolidate and extend the Powers 
and Provisions of the several Acts relating to the Bir- 
mingham Canal Navigations, was read the third time; 
and ingrossed Clauses were added, by way of riders ; 
and Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Eardley Wilmot do earry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Murat’s Naturalization Bill was.read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Bisshopp’s Estate Bill was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


_ Mr. Cayley reported from the Committee on the Pe- 
tition for leave to present a Petition for the formation 


A? Juni. 


A. 1835. 


of an Asylum Haibour at Redcar, on the Coast of York- 
shire; That they had examined the matter thereof. 

Ordered, That leave be given to present a Petition, 
as desired. 

A Petition was accordingly presented, and read; pray- 
ing, That leave may be given to bring in a Bill for the 
formation of an Asylum Harbour at Redcar, on the Coast 
of Yorkshire. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
Cayley and the York List: And that they do meet To- 
morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power 
to send for persons, papers and records. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon Conyers’s Divorce Bill; and, after 
some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Tooke reported from the Committee, 
That they had heard counsel and examined witnesses 
for the Bill; and that no counsel or party appeared 
before the Committee to oppose the Bill; and that they 
had gone through the Bill; and had directed him to 
report the same, without any Amendment. 


Mr. Winnington reported from the Committee on the 
Worcester Roads Bill; and to whom the Petition of 
Occupiers of land in Cradley, was referred; That no 
person appeared on behalf of the said Petition; and 
that they had examined the allegations of the Billi, and 
found the same to be true; and had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Report which, upon the 27th day of May last, was made 
from the Committee on the London and Birmingham 
Railway Bill, printed Copies of the Bill, as amended by 
the Committee, having been delivered, at the door 
of the House, upon Wednesday, the 27th day of May 
last; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

A Clause was offered to be added to the Bill, “ That 
‘* nothing in the Act contained shall authorize the use of 
“ the said Railway upon the Lord’s Day:” And the 
Clause was brought up, and read the first time; and, 
by leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Sheffield, was presented, 
and read ;. taking notice of the Sheffield and Rotherham 
Railway Bill; and praying, That a Clause may be in- 
serted therein, strictly prohibiting the transit of goods 
and the conveyance of passengers by the said Railway 
during any period of the Lord’s Day. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Charles Barclay, by Order, reported from the 
Committee on the Norwich and Swaffham Road Bill ; 
That the Standing Orders relative to Turnpike Bills, 
had been complied with; and that they had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Divett reported from the Committee on the Exeter 
Water Company Bill; That they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Bolling reported from the Committee on the Car- 
diff Market Bill; That they had examined the allega- 
tion of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments there- 
unto; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


. An ingrossed Bill for improving the Haven of Great 
Yarmouth, in the County of Norfolk, and the several 


Rivers 





Conyers’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Worcester 
Roads Bill. 


London and 
Birmingham 
Railway Bill. 


Sheffield and 
Rotherham 
Railway Bill. 


Norwich and 
Swaffham 
Road Bill. 


Exeter Water 
Company 
Bill. 


Cardiff 
Market Bill. 


Great Yarmouth 
Haven Bill. 








Edinburgh 
Water Com- 
pany Bill. 


Bognor 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Medway 
Navigation 


Bill. 


Spirit 
Licenses. 


Innkeepers. 


Maynooth 
College. 


Education 
(Ireland.) 


5 Wi it. lV. 


Rivers connected therewith ; and for repairing or taking 
down and rebuilding acertain Bridge over the said Haven 
at Great Yarmouth aforesaid, and a certain Bridge, called 
Saint Olave’s Bridge, over the River Waveney, in the 
Counties of Norfolk and oie: and for suspending 
for a limited period certain Duties yayable to the Cor- 
poration of Great Yarmouth, and imposing other Duties 
in lieu thereof, was read a third time; and several 
Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Anderson Pelham do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and desire their concurrence. 


_ An ingrossed Bill for amending, enlarging and alter- 
ing the Powers of, and rendering more effectual, an Act 


of the fifty-ninth year of the Reign of his Majesty King 


George the Third, chapter one hundred and sixteen, in- - 


tituled, “ An Act for more effectually supplying the City 
of Edinburgh and Places adjacent with Water ;” and 
another Act of the seventh year of the Reign of his late 
Majesty King George the Fourth, chapter one hundred 
and eight, intituled, “ An Act for more effectually sup- 
prying the City of Edinburgh and Places adjacent with 

ater, and for supplying the Town and Port of Leith 
and Places adjacent, and His Majesty’s Dock-yards at 
Leith, with Water,” was read the third time. ; 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title 
be, An Act to enable the Edinburgh Water Company to 
borrow a further Sum of Money. 

Ordered, That Mr. Chalmers do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Richard Clark, of Bognor, in the county 
of Sussex, Esquire, was presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Bognor Improvement Bill; and praying, 
That he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Sevenoaks, and parts ad- 
jacent, was presented, and read; taking notice of the 
Medway Navigation Bil!; and praying, That the same 
may pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers of Henley-upon- 
Thames ;—and, Dewsbury,—were presented, and read ; 
praying for the repeal of the additional Duty on Spirit 
Licenses imposed by an Act of the last Session of Par- 
liament. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers of Cuckfield, was 
presented, and read ; praying, That they may be relieved 
from the responsibility which they are at present under 
to make restitution for goods, or money or property of 
any description said to be brought into their houses by 
their guests, if such goods, or money or other property is 
lost, although the same have never been in the Peti- 
tioner’s care, custody or possession, or their having had 


any knowledge of such goods, money or other property 
being in their houses. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Moderator of the Very Reverend 
the Provincial Synod of Ross, was presented, and read ; 
praying the House to discontinue the annual Parlia- 
mentary Grants of National Money towards supporting 
the Popish College of Maynooth. 
a ~&lt;a That the said Petition do lie upon the 

able. 


A Petition of Inhabjtants of Castlejordan; — and, 
Clonard,—were presented, and read; setting forth, 
That the Petitioners have conscientious objections to the 
system of Education lately sought to be established in 

reland, and called the National System, and therefore 
cannot consent to send their children to any school 


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A? Junie. 


315 


established under that system; and praying the House 
to direct that a portion of the money applied to edu- 
cational purposes in Ireland may be given to those 
Schools to which conscientious Protestatits can send 
their children. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Christopher Cuff, Gentleman, one of 
the two Chief Clerks of the Westminster Court of Re- 
quests, taking notice of the Imprisonment for Debt Bill, 
and praying for compensation for the loss he will sustain 
by the partial or total destruction of the business of the 
said Court, was offered to be presented:—But The King’s 
recommendation not having been signified, the said 
Petition was not received. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors practising in 
His Majesty’s Superior Courts at Westminster, was 
presented, and read; complaining of the inadequate 
accommodation provided for the Judges of the Courts of 
Common Law sitting in Chambers; and praying the 
House to take the subject into consideration, and grant 
such relief as to them shall seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Governors and Directors of the Poor, 
and Inhabitants and Rate-payers of the united parishes of 
Saint Andrew, Holborn, and Saint George-the-Martyr, 
in the county of Middlesex, was presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the Parish Vestries Bill; and praying, 
That the same may not pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


_ A Petition of Inhabitants of Fairlie ;—Alloa (two Pe- 
titions) ;—Dunbarney ;— Weem ;—Members of the Kirk 
Session of Dunrossness ;—Inhabitants of Dunrossness ;— 
Inverchaolain ;— Minister, Elders, Congregation and 
Parishioners of Saint George’s, Glasgow ;—\nhabitants 
of Inverhielor ;— Aberfoyle ; — Farnell; — Lunan ; — 
Craig ;—Largs;—Kirkden;—Broughty Ferry ;—Friock- 
heim ;— Arbirlot ; — Lochlee ;— Kirk Session, Heritors 
and Inhabitants of SaintVigean’s, Forfar;—Inhabitants 
of Dunnichen ;—Quarff and Burra ;— Holm ;—Walls ; 
— Stronsay ;—Harray;—Orphir ;— South Ronaldshay 
and Burray ; — Lady Parish ;— Birsay ; — Fetlar and 
North Yell;—Hotter ;— Tingwall, Whiteness and Wees- 
dale;—Sandwich, in Zetland ;—Delting ;— Shapinshay ; 
—Unst ;— Nesting ;—Saint Andrew’s, Orkney ;— South 
Yell ; — Sandwich, in Orkney ; — Eday ; — Rousay ;-—— 
Sandsting and Aithsting ; — Glencairn ; — Sanquhar ;— 
Torthorwald;—Dalton;—Half Morton ;—Middlebie;— 
Logie; — Wanlockhead; — Closeburn; — Dumfries; — 
Kirkpatrick ;—and, Cargill,—were presented, and read ; 
praying the House to resist every attempt to shake the 
stability or impair the efficiency of the Church of Scot- 
land, and to adopt such measures as may seem best cal- 
culated for promoting its usefulness, by building and en- 
dowing sueh additional Churches in connexion with 
the Establishment as the increasing numbers and neces- 
sities of the population demand. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Kirrymuir, was also pre- 
sented, and read; praying the House not to grant any 
public money for the erection and endowment of addi- 
tional Churches in Scotland. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Islington, and other places; 
-——Gentry, Clergy, Farmers, Traders and Inhabitants of 
Audley ;—Protestant Inhabitants of Castle Bellingham, 
Annagassan, Dromisken, Darver and Dunany ;—Mode- 
rator of the presbytery of Mull;—and, Inhabitants of 
Taunton,—were presented, and read; praying the House 
to reject every measure which has for its object the 
taking away any portion of the Revenues of the Irish 
Church, in order to its being applied to other than Pro- 
testant and strictly Ecclesiastical purposes. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Johnston Neilson, Master of an Academy 
in the city of Armagh, was presented, and read; praying 
the House to amend the Law relating to the recovery of 
School Fees in Ireland. " 

4 2 


Christopher 
Cuff. 


Judges’ 
Chambers. 


Parish Vestries 


Bill, 


Church of 
Scotland. 


Church of 
Ireland. 


School Fees 
(lreland.) 


Ordered, - 








Bribery at 
Elections 
Bill. 


" No. 268. 


Lighthouses. 


Newspaper 
Stamps. 


Dorchester 
Unionists. 


Hand-loom 
Weavers, 


Lord’s Day. 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland.) 


Drunkenness, 


Captain 
Toucher. 


Elective 
Franchise. 


Tithes 
(Ireland.) 


316 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Education. 


Mr. Hardy presented a Bill more effectually to pre- 
vent Bribery and Corruption and unnecessary Charge 
and Expense in the Election of Members to serve in 
Parliament: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Wednesday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


A Petition of Ship-owners and Ship-masters of Mont- 
rose, was presented, and read; praying the House to 
pass a Bill, founded on the Report of the Select Com- 
mittee of last Session on Lighthouses, for regulating the 
management of all the public general Lights, and placing 
them in the hands of a central Board. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. © 


A Petition of Members of the Mechanics’ Institution 
of Forfar;—and, Inhabitants of Kilmaleolm,—were 
resented, and read; praying for the repeal of the 
tamp Duty on Newspapers. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Northampton ;—and, 
Bridport,—were presented, and read; praying the House 
to address His Majesty to remit the sentence of transporta- 
tion passed upon the six agricultural Labourers convicted 
at the Dorchester Spring Assizes of 1834 of administer- 
ing an unlawful oath. 


And the said Petitions were ordeted to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Hand-loom Cotton Weavers and others of 
Bolton,—was presented, and read ; praying for the esta- 
blishment of Boards of Trade in every manufacturing 
district, to fix from time to time the lowest prices to be 
paid for Hand-loom Weaving. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Hand-loom Weavers. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Bandon ;—Camus-juata- 
Bann alias Mawsquin;— and, Agherton,— were pre- 
sented, and read; praying the House to enact such 
legislative measures as shall be efficient for the pro- 
hibiting of all occupations inconsistent with the sanctity 
of the Lord’s Day. 

: And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Saint Andrew’s and Saint 
Leonard’s ;—Logie;—and, the Moderator and Clerk of 
the Synod of Burgher Seceders met in Edinburgh,— 
were presented, and read ; praying for the repeal of the 
present law relating to Lay Patronage in the Church of 
Scotland. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Wexford ;— Adamstown ; 
—Teachers of May's Sunday School, Belfast ;—Fisher- 
wick Sabbath School, yoo ;—Ballymacarret Sunday 
School ;—Minister and Congregation of Alfred-street, 
Belfast ;—and, Inhabitants of Newcastle-upon-T'yne,— 
were presented, and read ; praying the House to adopt 
measures for the suppression of Drunkenness. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Captain Richard Toucher, for compen- 
sation in reference to services performed by him in 
respect of the new Harbour at Kingstown, was offered 
to be presented :—But The King’s recommendation not 
having been signified, the said Petition was not received. 

A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers, Tradesmen, 
Shopkeepers, and other Inhabitants of Blackburn, was 
presented, and read; praying, That the Elective Fran- 
chise may be extended to all householders, and that the 
duration of Parliaments may be limited to three years. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Garristown, was presented, 


andl read; praying for the abolition of Tithes in Jre- 
nd. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


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A. 1835. 


A Petition of Debtors in His Majesty’s Gaol for the 
county of Lincoln, was presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Imprisonment for Debt Bill; and praying, 
That the same may pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Merchants, Traders and others in Strat- 
ford Saint Mary, was also presented, and read ; taking 
notice of the said Bill; and praying that the same may 
ass into a law as it now stands. 

A Petition of Manufacturers, Tradesmen, Shop-keepers, 
Dealers, Farmers and others, Inhabitants of Hyde, Wer- 
neth, Bredbury, Romiley, Maple, Godley, Mottram, Hol- 
lingworth and Tintwistle, was also presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the said Bill; and praying, That the 
same may not pass into a law so as to deprive the Peti- 
tioners and others of that remedy for recovering small 
Debts which the Court of Requests established in the 
above townships affords. 

And the said Petitions were referred to the Select 
Committee on the Bill. 

A Petition of Prisoners confined for debt in Kilmain- 
ham Marshalsea, county of Dublin, was also presented, 
and read; taking notice of the said Bill ; and praying, 
That the provisions thereof may be extended to [reland. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Chichester, was presented, 
and read; complaining of a Clause authorizing the 
Churchwardens to raise money by loan having been in- 
troduced into the Saint Bartholomew, Chichester, Church 
Bill, passed by the House in 1832, without the knowledge 
of the Petitioners; and praying, That no local or private 
Bill be finally passed, especially when there is no oppo- 
sition by petition to such Bill, without its being previ- 
ously sent back to the parties generally interested, to 
ascertain whether or not it meet their views. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Roman Catholic Inhabitants of Navan, 
was presented, and read ; praying, That Foreign Timber, 
Glass, and all other materials necessary for building 
Roman Catholic Chapels, may be exempt from Duties. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitantsof Gainsburgh;—and, Gentry, 
Freeholders and others of Barton-upon-Humber,—were 
presented, and read; praying, That the proposed mea- 
sure regarding the appropriation of the surplus Revenues 
of the Church of Ireland may be passed into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of George Howell, of the city of Dublin, 
merchant, was presented, and read; praying, That the 
Commissioners appointed to inquire into the actual 
condition of the Poor of Ireland may be required to 
repoyt the result of their investigations, that the same 
may be taken into consideration by the House in a spirit 
of wisdom and benevolence, in order that the helpless 
sit may be sustained and protected, the industrious 
abourer encouraged and rewarded, and the rich afforded 
the best security and truest enjoyment of property. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of George Gunning, of Frindsbury, Kent, 
a Lieutenant on the Half-pay of His Majesty’s First 
Regiment of Dragoon Guards, was presented, and read ; 
praying, That military punishment by torture may be 
immediately abolished. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land, and other 
Persons connected with agriculture residing in Hors- 
mondeén, was presented, and read ; praying the House to 
adopt some general measure for the. commutation of 
Tithes founded on the fair and equitable principle of a 
tenth of any surplus that may remain after the ordinary 
costs incurred in cultivation, the rent, the rates and the 
price of produce are duly considered. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the Isle of Man;—and, 
James Tertius Thomson, of Ravensdale House (lately. 
called Knockan) Isle of Man,—were presented, = 

2 ae read ; 


Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill. 


Chichester 
Church Act 
(1832.) 


Roman 
Catholic 
Chapels. 


Church of 
Ireland. 


Poor Laws 
(freland.) 


Military 
Flogging: 


Tithes Com- 
mutation. 


Isle of Man. 





Borough of 
Ripon. 


Exeter 


Town Dues. 


Greenwich, 
&amp;c. Courts 
of Request. 


Ramsgate 
Harbour. 


Tithes, 


Oaths, 


5 Wit. IV. 


read; complaining of the oppressive and anomalous state 
of the laws of that island; and praying the House to 
appoint a Select Committee to inquire into the state of 
the laws, or address the Crown to appoint a Commission 
to visit the Island, and examine the allegations of the 
Petitions, and all other matters that may be complained 
of as grievances, and report to the House, with a view to 
a salutary reform and amendment. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Electors and Claimants to vote for the 
borough of Ripon, was presented, and read; complain- 
ing of the erection of a number of small tenements 
within that borough in small fields, which fields are of 
the annual value of 10/., for the purpose of creating 
votes; and praying, That the House will so amend the 
Reform Act, as to prevent any building from forming 
a part of a qualification to vote for a borough, unless 
ST shall be proved to be of the annual value 
or 5é. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Registration of Voters’ Bill. 


A Petition of Merchants and Ship-owners of the port 
of Teignmouth, was presented, and read; complaining of 
certain dues levied by the Corporation of Exeter on 
coals imported into the port of Teignmouth; and pray- 
ing the House to relieve the Petitioners from this most 
oppressive and burthensome imposition. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give direc- 
tions, that there be laid before this House, a Return of all 
Cases heard and determined in the several Courts of 
Request held at Greenwich, Woolwich, Bromley and 
Croydon, for the recovery of small Debts within the 
Hundreds of Blackheath, Bromley and Beckenham, Ro- 
kesley otherwise Ruvley, and of Little and Lessness, in 
the County of Kent, and of Wallington, in the County 
of Surrey, for Three years preceding and ending the 
24th of June 1834; specifying all the Judgments made 
in each Court, the Amounts of each Claim, the Sums 
awarded, and stating whether paid ; whether the Party 
was distrained upon or sent to Prison; stating the 
Amount of Fees paid in each case, and the length of 
Imprisonment adjudged in each case, and the Gaol Fees 
demanded on release; also stating each year, the re- 
spective Amounts that were apportioned of the said Fees 
and Charges to the Clerks, Beadles and other Officers ; 
and the Amount, if any, of unclaimed Debts remaining 
on hand at the above period. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Copies 
of the Annual Accounts laid before Parliament by the 
Trustees of Ramsgate Harbour, under the Acts for that 
purpose, since the year 1829, to the latest period the 
same have been laid before Parliament. 


A Petition of Farmers of Ashwell, was presented, and 
read; complaining of certain demands made by the 
Vicar of that parish for Tithes of Colts and Calves brought 
up for the plough or pail, and of the expensive’ mode 
adopted for enforcing the same ; and praying relief. 

Ordered, That the said Petition. do lie upon the 
Table. ° 


A Petition of the Moderator and Clerk of the General 
Synod of Ulster, was presented, and read ; setting forth, 
That the Presbyterian people under the care of the Synod 
of Ulster, have always considered it as a serious grievance, 
that, on taking an oath in any court of law, they have 


- been required to submit to the superstitious practice of 


kissing a book usually impressed with the figure of a 
cross; that the manner of taking an oath, which the 
Petitioners, and the Church under their care, consider 


most agreeable-to the word of God, and most calculated 
VOL. 90. 


Ae Juni. 


317 


to impress the conscience, is by lifting up the hand to 
God, and answering to the solemn adjuration of the 
judge or proper officer of the court; and praying the 
House to order that the people of the General Synod of 
Ulster be relieved from the grievance of which they com- 
plain, and be secured in the enjoyment of what they 
consider an important religious privilege. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of factories at Factories’ 

Todmorden ;—and, Operatives employed in Cotton Mills Regulation 
in Bolton,—were presented, and read ; reciting the Act — 
2 and 3 Will. 4, c.103, to regulate the Labour of Children 
and Young Persons in the Mills and Factories of the 
United Kingdom ; and praying the House to repeal or 
amend the same. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. : 


A Petition of the Trustees of the Coloured and White Soap Draw- 
Cloth Halls in Zeeds, and Merchants and Manufacturers &gt;ack- 
resorting thereto, was presented, and read; praying the 
House to continue the Drawback on Soap used in the 
manufactureof woollen cloth, and also to repeal the Duty 
on the importation of Sheeps’ Wool. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Provisional Committee of the Church Dissenters’ 
Reformation Society of Bolton, being churchmen and Marriages 
orthodox dissenters, was presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Dissenters’ Marriages Bill; and praying, 

That the same may not pass into a law as it now 
stands. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of George Christopher Rapier, of Newcastle- Survey of 
upon- Tyne, was presented, and read; submitting a plan omen 
for a complete statistical Survey of Jreland; and pray- 
ing the House to appoint a Select Committee to take the 
same into consideration. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Parrott reported from the Committee on the Pe- Bodmin and 
tition for amending an Act relating to the Bodmin and Ls ig 
Wadebridge Railway ; That the Standing Orders relative ““""”” 
to Railway Bills, had not been complied with; but it 
appeared to the Committee, that it was only very lately 
discovered that, in order to afford due accommodation 
to the trade carried upon the Railway, some further 
works, and consequently an additional expenditure, will 
be required; but the Company having already ex- 
pended the whole of the money authorized to be raised, 
are unable to execute these further works which it is 
most important to the trade upon the Railway should 
be commenced without delay; and that they had exa- 
mined the matter of the Petition. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing cucag 


Mr. Sturt reported from the Committee on the Harn- snes 
ham and Dorchester Roads Bill; That the Standing Ronds Bill. 
Orders relative to Turnpike Bills, had been complied 
with; and that they had examined the allegations of 
the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments there- 
unto; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be. 
ingrossed. 


A Petition of the Honourable Anna Maria Agar, of Truro 
Lanydrock, in the county of Cornwall, widow, was pre- 
sented, and read; taking notice of the Z’ruro Improve- 
ment Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass 
into a law as it now stands. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be -referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. ci 

4 


Bill. 


A Petition 





Harmham and 


Improvement 





Dundee 


Waterworks -—~and, the Right honourable David 


Bill. 


Roman 
Catholic 
Clergy 
(India.) 


318 


A Petition of Archibald Lord eg of Douglas ; 

rl of Airke,— 

were presented, and read ; taking notice of the Dundee 

Waterworks Bill; and praying, That they may be heard, 

by themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
thereof. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the there undersigned Roman Catholic 
Inhabitants of Madras, and the provinces subject to the 
Presidency of Fort Saint George, in the East Indies, 
was presented, and read; setting forth, That the Peti- 
tioners are all of the Roman Catholic Religion, profess- 
ing and believing in one and the same faith ; that many 
of them are persons of distinction, moving in the higher 
spheres of society, and feel the want about to be com- 
pred of equal y with their brethren who walk in the 

umbler shades of life ; that they have always been, and 
are at present, stedfast in their allegiance to the Crown 
of Great Britain, and have invariably proved themselves 
faithful and loyal subjects ever since the establishment 
of British rule in that quarter of the globe; that they 
have felt deeply, and yet borne patiently, the extensive 
evils which have hitherto resulted from the want of a 
Catholic priesthood well initiated in English literature, 
to afford religious instruction, and inculcate the principles 
of morality into the minds of the numerous flock intrusted 
to their spiritual care ; that the English language is the 
only language sufficiently familiar to them, and is more 
commonly, if not chiefly, used by them in all their public 
and private relationships; that the Catholic priesthood 
of that place is almost exclusively composed of clergy- 
men of the Jtalian and French nations, and of natives of 
Goa (the metropolis of Portuguese India), who speak 
Portuguese fluently, but who are not acquainted with 
the English language to any degree to enable them to 
extend the sphere of their spiritual usefulness to that 
large fold of christians which has been committed to their 
charge, and who now look up to the House for the 
realization of one of the most ardent wishes they have 
ever entertained; that a great portion of them is com- 
posed of East Indians, who, living under the English 
Government, and knowing that one of the chief requi- 
sites in them for being enabled to aspire to offices which 
are to constitute the sources of their livelihood, is an 
acquaintance with the language of those under whose 
auspices they thrive, neglect the study of the Portuguese 
language, and make the English chiefly the medium of 
communication ; that, for the want of ministers who can 
impart the comforts of religion through the means of 
the only language which is so generally understood, 
numerous Catholics live in a state of irreligion, and at 
the awful moment of death quit this earthly abode with- 
out any of those spiritual graces so necessary to their 
eternal salvation; that the Petitioners, though at present 
excluded from the enjoyment of similar privileges, view 
with pleasure and heart-felt gratitude those acts of His 
Majesty’s and the Honourable Company’s Government 
which afford the means of moral and religious instruc- 
tion to British subjects in India, who are of the Protest- 
ant and Presbyterian faith through the channel of a 
well-educated and well-maintained English Clergy, and 
the Petitioners go pregnant with the most sanguine 
hope, that the same beaevolence and liberality which 
have induced those Gove:nments to bestow such a bless- 
ing on one portion of their subjects, will also induce 
them to extend it to the other who have done nothing to 
lower themselves in the scale of comparison with their 
at present more favoured fellow-subjects, or to forfeit 


‘their right to an equal share of indulgence and protec- 


tion from those whom they acknowledge as their legi- 
timate rulers ; that the Petitioners, in conclusion, beg to 
state, that the grievances they now complain of have been 
witnessed and borne testimony to by several European 
travellers of great knowledge, experience and erudition, 
who have visited India, and have always felt for the 
unhappy situation of the Catholie people in that part of 
the world as regards their spiritual welfare; they there- 
fore pray, That the House will, of its wonted li rality 


4°’—5° Juni. 





A. 1885. 


and justice, be pleased to take the Petitioners’ ease into 
due consideration, and supply the want they at present 
so much feel and lament, by sy, here { 
Clergymen to be sent out from the United Kingdom, 
and maintained in India, thereby extending to them 
advantages similar to those already conceded to their 
Protestant and Presbyterian brethren, who are both 
together by far less numerous than the Petitioners are. » 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. : 


Mr. Robert Steuart, by Order, reported from the Consolidated 
Committee on the Consolidated Fund Bill, the Amend- Fund Bill. 
ments which they had made to the Bill; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Ordered, That Mr. Barron and Mr. David Roche be Clielan Hots 
added to the Select Committee on Public Works (Jre- 
land.) 

Ordered, That Mr. Collier be added to the Select pa toe 
Committee on the Channel Islands (Corn Trade.) 


Mr. Fitzsimon, by Order, presented a Bill to extend the Civil Bill 
Jurisdiction of the Civil Bill Courts, and to facilitate the — — 
proving of Wills, and obtaining Letters of Administra- ( He ne - 
tion in certain cases, and to fix the Salaries of Assistant “° ws. 
Barristers in Jreland: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time upon Wed- 
nesday next. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, Parliament. 
That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, 
that He will be graciously pleased to hold His Court 
and Parliament occasionally in that part of the United 
Kingdom called Ireland ; 


And notice being taken that Forty Members were not 
shag the House was told by Mr. F weiner and 
orty Members not being present :—The House was ad- 
journed by Mr. Speaker, without a Question first put, till 
To-morrow. 








Veneris, 5° die Junitz; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


RDERED, That the Select Committee on the Ipswich 

Ipswich Borough Election have leave to sit till Election. 
five of the clock this Afternoon, notwithstanding the 
sitting of the House. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neighbour: Liverpool 
hood of Liverpool, was presented, and read; taking Police Bill. 
notice of Liverpool Police Bill; and praying, That the 
same may not pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Householders and Rate-payers of the 
borough of Liverpool, was also presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the said Bill; and praying, That they 
may ‘be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, b 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Mr. Alsager reported from the Committee on the Richmond 
Richmond (Surrey) Waterworks Bill; That the Stand- (Surrey) = 
ing Orders relative to Bills for supplying any City or a 
Town with Water, had been complied with; and that 
they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
found the same to be true; and had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the former 
Committee. é 


An ingrossed Bill for more effectually repairing the Norwich and 
Road from Saint Benedict’s Gate, in the County of the Swaffham 
City Road Bill. 


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5 Witt. IV. 


City of Norwich, to Swaffham, in the County of Nor- 
folk, and from Halfpenny Bridge, in Honingham, to the 
Bounds of Yazrham, and alsoa Lane called Ha n s- 
lane, near the Gates of the said City, was read the third 
time. 
| Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wodehouse do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for lighting, watching and improv- 


Torquay ; : 
Improvement ing the Town of Torquay, in the Parish of Tormoham, in 


Bill. the County of Devon, was read the third time. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title 
be, An Act for lighting, watching and improving the 
Parish of Tormoham, in the County of Devon. 

Ordered, That Sir John Yarde Buller do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Wilts and 
Berks Canal 
Bill. 


Mr. Robert Gordon reported from the Committee 
on the Wilts and Berks Canal Bill; and to whom the 
Petition of Owners of Boats and Barges, and Car- 
riers and Traders on the Wilts and Berks Canal, and 
the Kennet and Avon Canal, and Persons interested in 
the trade of the said Canals, was referred ; That no per- 
son ppsared on behalf of the said Petition; and that 
they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Launceston 


Sir Wiliam Molesworth, by Order, reported from the 
Roads Bill. 


Committee on the Launceston Roads Bill; That they 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


Hitchin and 
Bedford 
Road Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill for more effectually repairing and 
improving the Road from the Town of Hitchin, through 
. Shefford, to the Turnpike Road from Saint Alban’s to 
Bedford, and also the Road from the turning out of the 
said Road to Henlow and Gerford Bridge, and other 
Roads therein mentioned, in the Counties of Hertford 
and Bedford, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Lord Charles Russell do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Knowles’s 


Knowles’s Estate Bill was read a second time; and 
Estate Bill. 


committed to Sir John Johnstone and the York List: 


And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber. 


An ingrossed Bill for improving and more effectuall 
repairing the several Roads leading inte and from the 
City of Worcester, was read the third time ; and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Winnington do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Worcester 
Reads Bill. 


Metropolis 
Water Com- 
pany Bill, 


A Petition of Robert James Hendrie, of Blossom-street, 
in the parish of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch, dyer, was 
presented, and read ; taking notice of the Metropolis 
Water Company Bill; and praying, That he may be 
heard by counsel against the same. 

Two Petitions of Governors of various Hospitals and 
other Persons interested in or having the management 
of various Breweries, Distilleries, Dye-houses, and other 
Manufactories, and Owners and Occupiers of premises 
in the metropolis requiring a supply of Spring Water 
—were also presented, and read; taking notice of the 
said Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass 
into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Metropolis 
Water Com- 
pany Bill, 


A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
That -the Metropolis Water Company Bill be now read 
a second. time ; 


_ VOL. 90. 


5° Juni. 


— 319 


The Amendments following were proposed to be made 
to the Question ; viz. To leave out the word “ now,” and 


at the end of the Question to add the words “ upon 
“* this day six months.” . 


And the Question being put, That the word “ now” 
stand part of the Question ; 
The House divided. 
_ The Yeas went forth. 
Sir Francis Burdett, 
Tellers for the Yeas, Sir Samuel Whalley : } 60. 
Mr. Shaw Lefevre, 

Tellers for the Noes, Mr. Vernon Smith « \ 134. 

So it passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being put, That the words “ upon 
“ this day six months” be added at the end of the Ques- 
tion ; it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; _ 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
this day six months. : 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Prestonpans, was pre- Edinburgh- 
sented, and read; taking notice of the Edinburghshire shire Roads 
Roads Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass Bill. 
into a law as it now stands. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the London and Birming- London and 
ham Railway Company to extend and alter the Line of Birmingham 
such Railway, and for other purposes relating thereto, Railway Bill. 
was read the third time ; and an ingrossed Chane was 


_ added, oy way of rider, and Amendments were made 
l. 


to the Bi 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Dugdale do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Law Hodges reported from the Committee on the Tunbridge 
Tunbridge Wells \mprovement Bill; That they had exa- Wells improve- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be re-committed to the 
former Committee. 


An ingrossed Bill for more: effectually repairing and Harbam and 
improving the Road from the Junction of the Odstock Ro"s'hin, 
Road with the Downton Road, near Harnham Hill, 
through Blandford and Dorchester, to Asherwell Hill, 
in the Counties of Wilts and Dorset, was read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Law Hodges do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Na- Medway 
vigation of the River Medway, was presented, and read; ae ton" 
taking notice of the Medway Navigation Bill; and pray- “"” 
ing, That they maybe heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against the same. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend an Act for improving the Cart Navi- 
Navigation of the River Cart, in the County of Renfrew, sition Bill. 
was read the third-time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title 
be, An Act to amend an Act for improving the Naviga- 
tidn of the River Cart, and for okay | and extending 
the Harbour of Paisley, in the County of Renfrew. 

Ordered, That Mr. Graham Speirs do carty the Bill 


- to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Dundee Water- Dundee 
works Bill, have Power to send for persons, papers and a 
records. * ul 


An ingrossed Bill to remove the Markets held in the Cardiff 


Town of Cardiff, in the County of Glamorgan, and for Market Bill. 


providing other Market-places in lieu thereof, was read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Billdo pass. , 

Ordered, That Mr. Tooke do earry the Bill te the Lords, 
and desire their concurrence: : eS eat 

4M2 The 





Itchen 
Bridge and 
Roads Bill. 


Standing 
Orders ; 


Limerick 
Corn Market. 


Bodmin and 
Wadebridge 
Railway. 


Neath 
Market Bill. 


Reading 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Cork County 
Election, 
determined. 


Clerk of the 
Crown to amend 
Return. 


The Lords 
have passed 


Hambly’s 
Estate Bill. 


Harris’s 
Estate Bill. 


Campbell’s 
Estate Bill. 


320 


_ The Itchen Bridge and Roads Bill was read a second 
time; and committed to Mr. Barlow Hoy and the Hants 
List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speak- 
er’s Chamber. 


Sir John Wrottesley reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Standing Orders relative to Private Bills; 
That they had made a further progress in the matters 
referred to them; and had come to several Resolutions, 
which they had directed him to report; and the same 
were read; and are as followeth : : 

1. Resolved, That, in the case of the Limerick Corn 
Market Petition, the Standing Orders ought not to be 
dispensed with. 

2. Resolved, ‘That, in the case of the Bodmin and 
Wadebridge Railway Petition, the Parties be permitted 
to proceed with their Bill. 

he subsequent Resolution of the Committee, being 
read a second time, was agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Corporation of Neath, 
was presented, and read; taking notice of the Neath 
Market Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass 
into a law as it now stands. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Reading Waterworks 
Company to extend their Works, and for explaining and 
enlarging the powers of the Act relating to such Com- 
pany, was read the third time. 

esolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Robert Palmer do carry the Bill 

to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Barneby, from the Select Committee appointed to 
try and determine the merits of the Petition of Richard 
Longfield, of Longueville, in the County of Cork, Esquire, 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for the 
County of Cork, informed the House, That the Committee 
had determined, . 

That Feargus O’ Connor, Esquire, is not duly elected 
a Knight to serve in this present Parliament for the 
County of Cork: , 

That Richard Longfield, Esquire, is duly elected; and 
ought to have been returned a Knight to serve in this 
present Parliament for the said County of Cork : 

That the Petition of Richard Longfield, Esquire, did 
not appear to the said Committee to be frivolous or 
vexatious: 

That the opposition to the said Petition did not appear 
to the said Committee to be frivolous or vexatious. 

And the said Determinations were ordered te be en- 
tered in the Journals of this House. 

Ordered, That the Clerk of the Crown do attend this 
House upon Wednesday next, with the last Return for 
the County of Cork, and amend the same, by rasing 
out the Name of Feargus O’ Connor, Esquire, and in- 
serting the Name of Richard Longfield, Esquire, instead 
thereof. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and Mr. 
Roupell: &gt; 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for 
vesting certain Freehold and Leasehold Hereditaments, 
situated in the Town and County of the Town of South- 
ampton, devised and bequeathed by the Will of Anu 
Hambly, Widow, deceased, in Trustees for Sale, and for 
laying out the Monies to be produced by such Sale in 
the purchase of other Estates, to be settled in the same 
manner; to which the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: Also, 

The Lords-have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act to 
enable the granting of Leases, and for other purposes 
relating to the Estates of William Harris, Esquire, de- 
ceased ; to which the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for 
applying the Balance now lying in Bank, of the Price 
of the Lands of Glenkinglas, and others, contained in a 
Deed of Entail executed by the deceased Sir Duncan 


5° Juni. 





A. 1835. 


Campbell, of Lochnell, which were sold in virtue of 
the powers contained in an Act of Parliament, spe 
in the forty-ninth year of the reign of his late Majesty 
King George the Third, towards the payment of certain 
Sums laid out by General Duncan Campbell, of Loch- 
nell, in the Improvement of the said Entailed Estate ; 
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of. this 
House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Hambly’s Estate Bill was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Harris’s Estate Bill was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Campbell’s Estate Bill was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of the 
House this day, adjourn till Wednesday next. 


Ordered, That all Committees have leave to sit, not- 
withstanding the adjournment of the House. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
provide for the Regulation of Municipal Corporations 
in England and Wales: And that Lord John Russell, 
Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Viscount Pal- 
merston, Lord Viscount Howick, Mr. Poulett Thomson, 
Sir John Hobhouse, and Mr. Attorney General, do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


The ingrossed Bill to apply a sum out of the Con- 
solidated Fund to the Service of the year One thousand 
eight hundred and Thirty-five, was, according to Order, 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title 
be, An Act to apply a sum of Eight Millions out of the 
Consolidated Fund to the Service of the year One thou- 
sand eight hundred and Thirty-five. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Lord John Russell presented a Bill to provide for the 
Regulation of Municipal Corporations in England and 
Wales: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Monday, the 
15th day of this instant June. | 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third reading 
of the Indemnity Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
Wednesday next. 


The Wood Duties Bill was, according to Order, read 
a second time; and committed to the Select Committee 
on Timber Duties. 


The Loan Societies’ Bill was, according to Order, 


Hambly’s 
Estate Bill, 


Harris’s 
Estate Bill, 


Campbell’s 
Estate Bill. 


Adjournment, 


Coinnittees, 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill. 


Consolidated 
Fund Bill. 


Municipal 
Corporations 


Bill. 
No. 277. 


Indemnity 
Bill. 


Wood Duties 
Bill. 


Loan Socie- 


read a second time; and committed to a Committee of ties Bill. 


the whole House, for Wednesday, the 17th day of this 
instant June. 


The House, according to Order, . resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Foreign Enlistment Bill; and, after 
some time spent therein, Mr.Speaker resumed the Chair ; 
and Mr. Prime reported from the Committee, That 
they had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Wednes- 


day next. 


The ingrossed Bill to consolidate and amend the Laws 
relating to Highways in that part of Great Britain 
called land, was, according to Order, read the third 
time; and in ed Clauses were added, by way of 
riders; and Amendments were made to the Bill. 

* Resolved, That the Bill do : 

Ordered, That Mr. Shaw Lifes do carry the Bill to 

the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The 


Foreign 
Enlistment 
Bill. 


Highways 
Bill. 





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The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 


of Supply; 


Cruelty to 


Animals Bill. 


No. 270. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Parish Vestries 
Bill, 


Instruments 
of Sasine 
(Scotla:d) 
Bill. 


No. 271. 


Offences 
against the 
Person Bill. 


Civil Affairs 
(Ireland) Bill 


Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill. 


No, 272. 


~ Apothecaries’ 


Company, 


Savings’ Banks 
(Scotland) Bill. 


No. 273. 


Imprisonment 
Debt 
(Scotland) Bill 


Offences against 


the Person Bill 
| No. 276, 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday next, 


resolve itself in the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Cruelty to Animals Bill; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported from the Com- 
mittee, That they had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Bernal accordingly reported the Bill. , 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Wednesday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Ways and Means ; ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Ordered, That the Parish Vestries’ Bill be read a 


second time upon Wednesday next. 


The Lord Advocate presented a Bill to amend certain 
Acts of the Parliament of Scotland, respecting the Re- 
gistration of Instruments of Sasine, and other Writings 
affecting Heritable Property within that part of the 
United Kingdom: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon Wed- 
nesday next. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
amending the Law relating to Offences against the Per- 
son in certain cases: And that Mr. Jervis and Mr. 
Pryme do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
the administration of certain Civil Affairs of a local 
nature in Ireland: And that Sir Richard Musgrave, 
Mr. Charles Walker, and Mr. Wyse, do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


Mr. Attorney General reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on the Leipdloniiineist for Debt Bill, and to whom 
several Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; 
That they had considered the said Petitions ; and had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same 
to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 

‘Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Wednesday, the 17th day of this instant 
June. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of all the Regulations which have been issued by the 
Company of Apothecaries in London, from the year 
1815 to 1835 inclusive, for the observance of those Stu- 
dents in Medicine who have been, or who may become, 
Candidates for the License of the Company. 


The Lord Advocate presented a Bill to extend to 
Scotland certain provisions of an Act of the ninth year 
of his late Majesty, “to consolidate and amend the Laws 
relating to Savings’ Banks, and to consolidate and amend 
the Laws relating to Savings’ Banks” in Scotland: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
a second. time upon Wednesday, the 17th day of this 
instant June. 


- Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Select Com- 
. mittee on the Imprisonment for Debt (Scotland) Bill, 
That they have Power to divide the said Bill into three 
Bills. 
Ordered, That the Committee have Power to report 
from time to time to the House. 


Mr. Jervis presented a Bill for amending the Law 


relating to Offences against the Person in certain cases : 
VOL. 90. 


5°* Juni. 


321 


And the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time upon Friday next. 
Ordered; That the Bill be printed. 


Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into a Committee, to consider of the several Acts 
relating to the Duties of Postage:—The House accord- 
ingly resolved itself into the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That the Postmaster General be autho- 
rized to demand, on every Letter sent to or received from 
Foreign Parts, the rate of Postage payable in the Foreign 
Kingdom or State to which such Letter shall be sent, or 
from which the same shall be received. 

2. Resolved, That a Duty of Packet Postage of Six- 

pence on every Single Letter, of One Shilling for every 
Double Letter, of One Shilling and Sixpence for every 
Treble Letter, and of Two Shillings for every Ounce in 
weight, shall be charged on all Letters sent to or from 
Dovor, or-any other Port in Great Britain, to or from 
Calais, or any other Port in France, and not sent to or 
from London. 
_ 3+ Resolved, That the like Rates shall be payable on. 
Letters brought into Ireland by Ships other than Packet 
Boats, as those payable under an Act of the fifty-fifth 
year of his late Majesty King George the Third, on such 
Letters, if brought into Great Britain; and the like Rates 
if brought by any Ship or Vessel from the Cape of Good 
Hope, the M auritius, Ceylon or the East Indies, as are 
payable by an Act of the fifty-ninth year of his late 
Majesty King George the Third, if brought into Great 
Britain. , 

4. Resolved, That it is expedient to regulate or reduce 
certain of the Duties of Postage. 

Resolutions to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Robert 
Steuart reported from the Committee, That they had 
come to several Resolutions, which they had directed 
him to report to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Wednes- 
day next. 


The House was moved, That the Act 10 Geo. 4, c. 22, 
to provide, until the thirty-first day of December one 
thousand eight hundred and thirty toer, for the govern- 
ment of His Majesty’s Settlements in Western Aus- 
tralia, on the Western Coast of New Holland, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
continue the said Act: And that Sir George Grey and 
Mr. Labouchere do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Total Imperial Proof Gallons of Rum, 
Brandy, Geneva and other Foreign, Colonial or Guern- 
sey or Jersey Spirits, in Bond in the United Kingdom 
on 5th January 1826, and imported in each year since 
then to 5th January 1835, added together; and the 
Total Imperial Proof Gallons of each of these that paid 
Duty in the United Kingdom, exported as Merchandize, 
as Ships’ Stores, or under any other denomination. or 
character, or taken for the use of the Navy, or used for 
mixing with Wine, or any other purpose, in each year 
from 5th January 1826 to 5th January 1835, and that re- 
mained in Bond on 5th January 1835 ; and showing the 
Total Gallons of each of these added together, and 
Difference betwixt each of these so added together, and 
the Gallons of each of them in Bond on 5th January 
1826, and imported from then to 5th January 1835 ; and 
stating, in detail, how this Difference arose, the par- 
ticular Statutes or Copies of all Orders authorizing the 
same, and what the Total Amount of Duty, at the rate 
each kind of these was subject to, would have been, 
and what that Amount is equal to per Gallon on each 
Gallon of the Total Quantity of Gallons of each kind 
of these that paid Duty, during the period from 5th 
January 1826 to 5th January 1835. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Sums, if any, due to the Excise under the 
Act 4 Geo. 4, c. 94, for Spirits, being deficient of the 
Charge arising from attenuation, low wines, or noticed 

4N gravity, 


Postage 
Duties. 


Western 
Australia Bill, 


Foreign 
Spirits. 


Spirits, Worts, 
and Low Wines. 





Merthyr 
Tydvil Poor 
Bill, 


Western 
Australia Bill. 


No, 274, 


Accidents in 
Mines. 


Bodmin and 
Wadebridge 


Railway. Bill. 


General 
Officers 
Unattached. 


No. 275. 


Public 
Petitions. 


Monmouth 
Borough 
Election. 


Cork County 
Return, 
amended. 


Edinburgh 
Annuity Tax 
Bill. 

(No. 1.) 


Hambly’s 
Estate Bill. 


322 


gravity, or highest gravity, if in any case set above the 
noticed gravity, that remained unpaid on 5th April 
1835; stating the Sum in each case (the full Amount 
chargeable by section 60), and the Sums remaining un- 
paid by each Name or Firm, and the Name of the Dis- 
tillery, the Excise Collection, County and Kingdom 
each is in, and the Total Amount in each Kingdom ; 
and the Sums, if any, due to the Excise for additional 
Duties of 2d. and 4d. per Gallon on Spirits, under 
1 Will. 4, c. 49, that remained unpaid on 5th April 
1835; specifying the Sum due by each Name or Firm, 
and the Name of the Distillery, the Excise Collection, 


County and Kingdom each is in, and the Total Amount 
in each Kingdom. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Merthyr 
Tydvil Poor Bill have Power to send for persons, papers 
and records. 


Sir George Grey presented a Bill to continue an Act 
of the tenth year of his late Majesty’s reign, for the 
government of His Majesty’s Settlements in Western 
Australia, on the Western Coast of New Holland: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time upon Friday next. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Ordered, That Mr. Ingham, Sir Wilhkam Molesworth, 
Mr. Halse, Mr. Rundle, Mr. Heathcoat, Mr. Villiers, and 


Mr. Hardy, be added to the Select Committee on * 


Accidents in Mines. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect of 
the Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway, which was this day 
made from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
relatve to Private Bills, might be read ; and the same 
being read ; ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
alter and amend an Act of His present Majesty, for 
making and maintaining a Railway from Wadebridge, in 
the Parish of Saint Breoke, to Wenford Bridge, with 
a Branch to the Borough of Bodmin, and certain other 
Branches, in the County of Cornwall: And that Mr. 
Pendarves and Sir Charles Lemon do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Ordered, That the Supplementary Estimate relative 
to General Officers unattached, which was presented 


upon the 22d day of May last, be printed. 


Mr. James Oswald reported from the Select Committee 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the Pe- 
titions which were presented upon the 1st and 2d days 
of this instant June; and had directed him to make a 
Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; and 
be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till Wednesday 


next. 








Mercuri, 10° die Juni: 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. 


RDERED, That the Select Committee on the 
Monmouth Boroug Election have leave to sit till 


four of the clock this Afternoon, notwithstanding the sit- 
ting of the House. 


The Clerk of the Crown, attending according to Order, 
amended the Return for the County of Cork. 


A Petition of Merchants and others resident in the 
borough of Wick, was presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Edinburgh Annuity Tax Bill (N°1); and 
praying: That the same may not pass into a law. 

rdered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Hambly’s Estate Bill was read a second time; and 
committed to Mr. Loch and the Hants List: And they 
are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


5°10° Juni. 


A. 1835. 


Harris's Estate Bill was read a second time; and 
committed to Mr. Loch and the Middlesex List: And 


they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber. 


Sir Wilkam Geary reported from the Committee on 
the Sevenoaks and Woodsqgate Road Bill; That the Stand- 
ing Orders relative to Turnpike Bills, had been com- 
plied with ; and that they had examined the allegations 
of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 





Harris’s 
Estate Bill. 


Sevenoaks 
and Woodsgate 
Road Bill, 


through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto ‘g 


and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


A Petition of Heritors, Owners and Occupiers of 
houses, manufactories and other property, and other 
Inhabitants of the suburbs of the town of Dundee, was 
presented, and read; taking notice of the Dundee Water- 
works Bill; and praying, That they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts: 
thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 


themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 


if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. - 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land, and other 
Inhabitants of Penshurst and Chiddingstone, and places 
adjoining, in the county of Kent, was presented, and 
read; taking notice of the Medway Navigation Bill ; 
and praying, That the same may pass intoa law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Bisshopp’s Estate Bill was read a second time ; and 
committed to Sir William Geary and the Sussex List : 


And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber. 


Mr. Forbes, by Order, reported from the Committee 
on the Slamannan Railway Bill; That the Standing 
Orders relative to Bills for making Railways, had been 
complied with; and that they had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to dissolve 
the Marriage of Charles Conyers, Junior, Esquire, with 
Margaret Conyers, his now Wife, and to enable him to 


marry again, and for other purposes therein mentioned, 
was read the third time. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. William Smith O’Brien do carry 
the Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 


House hath agreed to the same, without any Amend- 
ment. 


Halle’s Naturalization Bill was read a second time; 
and committed to Mr. Wilson Patten and the Lancaster 


List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


Steithal’s Naturalization Bill was read a second time; 
and committed to Mr. Wilson Patten and the Lancaster 


List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Report which, upon the 1st day of this instant Jane, was 
made from the Committee on the Preston and Wyre Rail- 
way and Harbour Bill, printed Copies of the Bill, as 
amended by the Committee, having been delivered, at 
the door, upon Friday last; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


Ordered, 


Dundee 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Medway 
Navigution 


Bill. 


Bisshopp’s 
Estate bill. 


Slamannan 


Railway Bill. 


Conyers’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Hallé’s 
Nat, Bill. 


Steinthal’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Preston and 
Wyre Railway 
and Harbour 
Bill. 





Dir 


N 
A 
A 


— et 





Moor’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Newtyle and 
a Rail- 
way Bill. 


Campbell’s 
Estate Bill. 


Ballochney 
Railway Bill. 


North 
American ' 
Association Bill. 


Ennis 
Election. 


Ennis 
Election. 


Preston and 
Wyre Railway 
and Harbour 
Bill. 


Sheffield and 
Rotherham 
Railway Bill. 


5 Witt. IV. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the Com- 
‘mittee on Moor’s Divorce Bill, be now read; and the 
same being read:—The House resolved itself into the 
Committee; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Tooke reported 
from the Commttee, That they had heard counsel and 
examined Witnesses for the Bill and that no counsel 
or party appeared before the Committee to — the 
Bill; and that they had gone through the Bill; and 


had directed him to report the-same to the House, with- 
out any Amendment. é' 


The Newtyle and Glammiss Railway Bill was read a 
second time; and committed to Mr. Hallyburton and 
the East Scotland List: And they are to meet this 
Afternoon, in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


Campbell's Estate Bill was read a second time ; and 
committed to Mr. Hallyburton and the East Scotland 


List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


The Ballochney Railway Bill was read a second time; 
and committed to Mr. Oliphant and the West. Scotland 


List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


The North American Association Bill was, according 
to order, read a second time; and committed to Mr. 
Barron, Mr. Roebuck, and the Munster List: And they 
are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


Sir Robert Heron, from the Select Committee ap- 
pointed to try and determine the merits of the Petition 
of Willam Arthur, Gerald FitzGerald, and Anthony 
Sheehan, junior, all of Ennis, in the County of Clare, 
Esquires, Electors of the Town or Borough of Ennis, 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for 
the said Town or Borough, informed the House, That 
the Committee met on Monday morning, pursuant 
to their adjournment of Saturday last; and that John 
Minet Fector, Esquire, one of the Members of the Com- 
mittee, notattending, the Committee then adjourned till 
Wednesday, at.a quarter before three of the clock. 

And Mr. Fector being in his place, stated, that he 
had been taken very ill on Sunday night, and that he 
was so illon Monday morning, that it was then out of 
his power to attend the Committee ; and having verified 
the same upon oath ; 

Ordered, That John Minet Fector, Esquire, be excused 
for his not attending the Committee upon Monday last. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Ennis 
Election have leave to sit till five of the clock this After- 
noon, notwithstanding the sitting of the House. 


A Petition of Merchants, Traders and others resident 
in Newry ;—and, Londonderry,—were presented, and 
read ; taking notice of the Preston and Wyre Railway 
and Harbour Bill; and praying, That the same may pass 
into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Baines, by Order, reported from the Committee 
on the oe and Rotherham Railway Bill; and to 
whom the Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of 
the Sheffield Canal; of Bernard Edward, Duke of Nor- 
folk, Kenneth Alexander Howard, Baron Howard of 
Effingham, and of Owners and Occupiers of lands in 
and through or contiguous to which the Railroad from 
Sheffield to Rotherham is proposed to be made and car- 
ried; of the Company of Proprietors of the Navigation 
of the River Dun; of Mary Ann Walker, of Masbro’ 
House, in the parish of Rotherham, gentlewoman; of 
Thomas Butler, of Brightside, in the parish of Sheffield, 
Esquire; and, of Residents in the neighbourhood of the 
public highway or carriage-road in Brightside Bierlow, 
in the parish of Sheffield, were referred ; That the Stand- 
ing Orders relative to Bills for making Railways, had 
been complied with ; and that they had heard counsel in 
support of the five first-mentioned Petitions; and that 


no person appeared in behalf. of the last-mentioned Pe- 
OL. 90. 


10° Junii. 


tition ; and that they had also heard counsel in favour of 
the Bill; and that they had examined the allegations of 
the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Edward Latimer, of the city of Oxford, 
wine merchant, was presented, and read; taking notice 
of the Ozford Paving Bill; and praying, That he may 
be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against certain 
parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Proprietors and Occupiers of land, mem- 
bers of the three Agricultural Associations of Richmond, 
Northallerton and Leyburn, was presented, and read ; 
praying the immediate attention of the House to the 
depressed state of the Agricultural interest, and to the 
claims of the owners and occupiers of land, as.also those 
of the labouring classes, whose comforts and happiness 
are so necessarily dependent upon the welfare of the 
former, and whose patience and loyalty under the most 
trying circumstances entitle them to every conside- 
ration. j 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Bedale, was presented, 
and read ; praying for the total prohibition of the sale 
of Beer to be drunk on the premises, in beer-houses, 
and for the adoption of such measures as shall tend to 
remove the numerous and increasing temptations to 
dram drinking among the working classes, and shall 
discourage the use of distilled spirits as a customary 
beverage. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Gentry, Clergy and Inhabitants of Stave- 
ley ;—and, Boroughbridge,—were presented, and read ; 
praying the House to reject every measure which has for 
its object the taking away any portion of the revenues 
of the Irish Church, in order to its being applied to 
other than Protestant and strictly Ecclesiastical purposes. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. George Stevens Byng reported to the House, That 
their Address of Tuesday, the 19th day of May last, 
relative to the Slave Trade, had been presented to His 
Majesty ; and that His Majesty was pleased to receive 


the same very graciously, and to give the following 
Answer : 


I have received your dutiful Address, containing the 
expression of your wishes, that I should enter into nego- 
ciations with My Allies, for the more effectual extinction 
of the traffic in Slaves. 

You may be assured that I fully share your regret 
at observing that this nefarious traffic still continues 
to be carried on extensively under the Flags of Foreign 
Powers. 

Additional Treaties, having for their object the ex- 
tinction of the traffic in Slaves, have recently been 
entered into between Myself and some Foreign States, 
and I hope to be able to lay them before you at an early 
period. 

I am further engaged in negociations with other 
Foreign States, on the principles recommended in your 
Address; and you may rely on My continual efforts to 
conclude with all My Allies, arrangements calculated to 
put an end to this barbarous practice. 


A Petition of the President, Treasurer and Committee 
of the Liverpool Guardian Society for the protection of 
Trade, was presented, and read; taking notice of the 
Imprisonment for Debt Bill; and praying, That the same 
may not pass into a law as it now stands. | 

A Petition of Debtors confined in the Gaol of Lan- 
caster Castle, was also presented, and read; — 
notice 


4N2 


323." 


Oxford 
Paving Bill. 


Agricultural 
Distress. 


Drunkenness. 


Church of 


Trelatica. 


Answer to 
Address. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill. 





Church of 
Ireland. 


Ayrshire 
Writ. 


Poor Rate 
Returns, 


Union with 


Ireland, &amp;c. 


Ennis 
Election. 


Ipswich 
Election, 


determined. 


324: 


notice of the said Bill; and praying, That the same may 


_ pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Prescot, being Protestants 


‘of different denominations, was presented, and read ; 


praying, That the proposed measure of appropriating 
the surplus revenues of the Church of Ireland to the 
purposes of general Education, may be passed into a law. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. , ’ 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ for 
the electing of a Commissioner to serve in this present 
‘Parliament for the Shire of Ayr, in the room of Richard 
Alexander Oswald, Esquire, who, since his Election for 
the said Shire, hath accepted the office of Steward or 
Bailiff of His Majesty’s three Chiltern Hundreds of 
Stoke, Desborough and Bonenham, in the county of 
Buckingham. 


Ordered, That the Clerk do prepare and lay before 
this House, an Abstract of Returns, showing the Amount 
of Monies levied by assessment for Poor’s Rate and 
County Rate in each County in England and Wales, in 
the year ending 25th March 1834; and also, the Amount 
of Monies expended in the same period, distinguishing 
the payments made for the relief of the Poor, the Sums 
expended in Law, Removals, &amp;c. and the Sums expended 
for all other purposes, specifying the rate of increase or 
diminution as compared with the preceding year; and 
stating the Number of Parishes in each County in which 
Select Vestries have been formed, or Assistant Overseers 
appointed, pursuant to Act 59 Geo. 3, c. 12. 


A Petition of the Earl of Hillsborough, High Sheriff 
of the county of Down, was presented, and read; praying, 
That the House will not pass any measure which may 
in any degree infringe on the articles of the Act of 
Union; and that they will establish a general system of 
national Education in Jreland, which will en8ure to all 
classes of His Majesty’s subjects the use of the Holy 
Scriptures, and that they will uphold the integrity of 
the Protestant Church in Jreland, and give security of 
life and property to every denomination of His Majesty’s 
loyal subjects. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
That the Petition do lie upon the Table:—And a Debate 
arising thereupon ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till To- 
morrow. 


Sir Robert Heron, from the Select Committee ap- 
pointed to try and determine the merits of the Petition 
of William Arthur, Gerald FitzGerald, and Anthony 
Sheehan, junior, all of Ennis, in the county of Clare, 
Esquires, Electors of the Town or Borough of Ennis, com- 
perenne of an undue Election and Return for the said 

own or Borough, informed the House, That the Com- 
mittee met again this day, pursuant to their adjourn- 
ment of Monday last; and that General Palmer, one of 
the Members of the Committee, not attending the Com- 
mittee, the Committee continued to sit for one hour, 
and then adjourned till To-morrow, at eleven of the 
clock. 

Ordered, That General Palmer do attend this House, 
in his place, To-morrow. 


Mr. Maxwell Stewart, from the Select Committee 
appointed to try and determine the merits of the Pe- 
tition of Robert Gill Ranson, Richard Crawley and 
Henry Haken, all of Ipswich, in the County of Suffolk, 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for the 
said Borough, informed the House, That the Committee 
have determined, 

That Robert Adam Dundas and Fitzroy Kelly, Esquires, 
are not duly elected Burgesses to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Borough of Ipswich : 

That the last Election for Burgesses to serve in this 

resent Parliament for the Borough of Ipswich, is a void 
lection : 


10° Juni. 


A, 1835. 


That the Petition of Robert Gill Ranson, Richard 
Crawley, and Henry Haken, did not appear to the said 
Committee to be frivolous or vexatious : 

That the opposition to the said Petition by the said 
Robert Adam Dundas and Fitzroy Kelly, Esquires, did 
appear to the said Committee to be frivolous and vex- 
atious : 

That they have altered the poll, by striking off the 
names of Richard Bantoft, Horatio Beckham, John 
Cox, Thomas Etherington, James Hayward, Hermon 
Gullen, Abbott Lord, Samuel Osborn, Lawrance Squire, 
Robert Smith, Jeptha Waller, Abraham ae and 
Robert Barber, who were put upon the poll after the 
termination, of the Election; and also the names of 
Frederich Hewes and James Martin Howard, who were 
employed at such Election by the sittin Members; and 
also the names of John Brown, King Garnham, George 
Horatio'Coe, Arthur Bott Cooke, Edward Bolton Finch, 
and William Coe Abbott, who were proved to have been 
guilty of bribery at such Election. 

And the said Determinations were ordered to be en- 
tered in the Journals of this House. 


Mr. Macwell Stewart also informed the House, That 


the Committee have come to the following Resolutions : 

That Robert Adam Dundas and Fitzroy Kelly, Esquires, 
were, by their friends and agents, guilty of bribery and 
corruption at the late Election for the Borough of Ipswich ; 
and that Arthur Bott Cooke, John Bury Dasent, Esquire, 
John Pilgrim; and others, were guilty of bribery at the 
said Election: 

That John Bury Dasent, Esquire, John Bond, Arthur 
Bott Cooke, Robert Burcham Clamp, and John Pilgrim, 
were guilty of absconding, to avoid being served with the 
Speaker’s Warrant ; and that John Eddowes Sparrowe and 
John Clipperton, the avowed agents of the sitting Mem- 
bers, and Peter Frederick O’ Malley, Esquire, one of the 
counsel employed by the sitting Members, aided and 
abetted them in keeping out of the way, to avoid giving 
their evidence before the Committee : ; 

That the said John Pilgrim, having at length been 
served with the Chairman’s warrant, was prevented 
attending the Committee, by being arrested on a charge 
of embezzlement, made against him by Messrs. Sewell, 
Blake, Keith and Blake, under very suspicious circum- 
stances : 

That the conduct of the magistrates, Samuel Bignold 
and Edward Temple Booth, Esquires, before whom the 
said John Pilgrim was charged, appears to the Com- 
mittee to be a breach of the privileges of this House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
before the said Committee, be laid before this House. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
That John Bond, Arthur Bott Cooke, Robert Burcham 
Clamp, Frederick O’ Malley, Esquire, John Eddowes Spar- 
rowe, and John Clipperton, be, for their said several and 
respective offences, taken into the custody of the Serjeant- 
at-Arms attending this House; and that Mr. Speaker 
do issue his Warrants accordingly :—And a Debate aris- 
ing thereupon ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till To-morrow. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ for the 
electing of two Burgesses to serve in this present Par- 
liament for the Borough of Jpswich, in the room of 
Robert Adam Dundas, Esquire,and Fitzroy Kelly, Esquire, 
whose elections have been determined to be void. 


General Palmer being come into in his place, stated 
to the House that, after the adjournment of the Ennis 
Committee on Monday, a discussion arose as to when it 
was necessary to meet again, when he understood it was 
settled not to meet again until after the next meeting 
of the House; that he understands it was afterwards 
found necessary for the Committee to meet this day, and 
that notices were sent to all the Members except himself: 
—And having verified the same upon oath, he was ex- 
cused for his not attending the Committee this day. 

The House was moved, That_the Order made this 
day, for the attendance of General Padmer in his place 
To-morrow, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 


Sir 





Ipswich 
Election. 


Ipswich Writ. 


Ennis 
Election. 


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Slavery. 
No. 278. 


Seamen 
Enlistment 
Bill. 


Merchant 
Seamen Regis- 
tration Bill. 


Poor Relief 
(Ireland) Bill. 


County 
Coroners” 
Bill. 


Entailed Estates 
(Scotland) Bill. 


No. 288. 


Roman Catholic ’ 


Marriages 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Inns, Alehouses, 
and Victualling- 
houses Bill. 


Hull Merchant 
en’s Fund 
Bill, 


Capital 
Punishments 
Bill, 


‘Prisoners’ 
Counsel Bill. 


5 Witt. lV. 


Sir George Grey presented, by His Majesty’s command, 
—Papers, in explanation of the Measures adopted by 
His Majesty’s Government, for giving effect to the Act 
for the Abolition of Slavery throughout the British Co- 
lonies :—Part II. 1833 to 1835. 


Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Seamen Enlistment Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Ordered, That the ingrossed Merchant Seamen Re- 


gistration Bill be read the third time upon Wednesday 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Poor Relief (Ireland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday, the 8th day of July next. , 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the County Coroners’ Bill ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be made 
to the Question; viz. To leave out the word “ now,” and 
at the end of the Question to add the words “ upon this 
** day six months.” 

And the Question being proposed, That the word 

“ now”’ stand part of the Question:—The said proposed 
Amendment was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second time :— 
The Bill was accordingly read a second time ; and com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for Wed- 
nesday, the 1st day of July next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Entailed Estates (Scotland) Bill:—The Bill was re- 
committed to a Committee of the whole House. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into a Committee, to consider further of the Bill: 
—The House accordingly resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee ; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. More O’ Ferrall reported 
from the Committee, That they had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. More O’ Ferrall accordingly reported the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Wednesday, the 24th day of this instant 
June. 


Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Roman Catholic Marriages (Ireland) Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Inns, Ale-houses and Victualling Houses Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day, being read, for the Committee 
on the Hull Merchant Seamen’s Fund Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Capital Punishments Bill; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Sir George Strickland reported from the 
Committee, That they had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Wednes- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Prisoners’ Counsel Bill ; 


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325 


And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be made 
to the Question; viz. To leave out the word “now,” and 
at the end of the Question to add the words “ upon this 
“* day six months.” 

And the Question being proposed, That the word 

“ now” stand part of the Question :—The said proposed 
Amendment was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second time :— 
The Bill was accordingly read a second time ; and com- 


mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for Wednes- 
day next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Sale of BreadBill ; and, after some 
time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; 
and Dr. Bowring reported from the Committee, That 
they had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received upon Friday 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Manure Toll Exemption Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Bribery at Elections Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Civil Bill Courts (Jreland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third read- 
ing of the Indemnity Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Foreign Enlistment 
Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Cruelty to Animals Bill; 

Gindenah That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Parish Vestries Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Ways and Means; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Instruments of Sasine (Scotland) Bill was, ac- 
cording to Order, read a second time; and committed 
to a Committee of the whole House, for Wednesday, the 
24th day of this instant June. 


Mr. Robert Steuart reported from the Committee, to 
whom it was referred to consider of the several Acts re- 
lating to the Duties of Postage, the Resolutions which 
they had directed him to report; and the same were 
read; and are as followeth: 


1. Resolved, That the Postmaster-General be authorized 
to demand, on every Letter sent to or received from 
Foreign 


40 + 


Sale of Bread 
Bill. 


Manure Toll 
Exemption 
Bill. 


Bribery at 
Elections 
Bill. 


Civil Bill Courts 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Indemnity 
Bill. 


Foreign 
Enlistment 
Bill. 


Supply. 


Cruelty to 
Animals Bill. 


Parish Vestries 
Bill. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Instruments 
of Sasine 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Postage 
Duties. 





Crown Agent 
(Berbice ) 


Crown Agent 
(Berbice.) 


Consul at 
Tripoli. 


Royal 
Bounty, 


Reform of 
Parliament 


(Scotland) Bill, 


Parish of 
Kirkmichael. 


326 


Foreign Parts, the Rate of Postage pageiie in the Foreign 
Kingdom or State to which such Letter shall be sent, or 
from which the same shall be received. 

2. Resolved, That a Duty of Packet Postage of Sixpence 
on every Single Letter, of One Shilling for every Double 
Letter, of One Shilling and Sixpence for every Treble 
Letter, and of Two Shillings for every Ounce in weight, 
shall be charged on all Letters sent to or from Dovor, 
or any other Port in Great Britain, to or from Calais, 
or any other Port in France, and not sent to or from 
London. 

3. Resolved, That the like Rates shall be payable on 
Letters brought into Ireland by Ships other than Packet- 
boats, as those payable under an Act of the fifty-fifth 

ear of his late Majesty King George the Third, on such 

tters, if brought into Great Britain, and the like Rates, 

if brought by any Ship or Vessel from the Cape of Good 

Hope, the Mauritius, Ceylon or the East Indies, as are 

payable by an Act of the fifty-ninth year of his late 

Majesty King George the Third, if brought into Great 
Britain. 

4- Resolved, That it is expedient to regulate or reduce 
certain of the Duties of Postage. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, were 
agreed to by the House. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the said Re- 
solutions: And that Mr. Robert Steuart, Mr. Baring, and 
Mr. Labouchere, do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That there be laid before this House, a Copy of the 
Treasury Minute, dated 5th December 1825, whereby 
Mr. James Walker, the late Crown Agent in Berbice, 
was dismissed from his office:—And the said Motion 
was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


A Petition, of Sir Charles Wyndham Burdett, late one 
of His Majesty’s Commissioners of Inquiry in the West 
Indies, was presented, and read; praying the House to 
institute a full and impartial investigation into all the 
circumstances of the case of Mr. James Walker, the late 
Crown Agent in Berbice; and that the Petitioner may 
be heard in support of the charges preferred against the 
said Mr. James Walker. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, 
that He will be graciously pleased to give directions, 
that there be laid before this House, a Copy of the Cor- 
respondence between His Majesty’s Consul at 7'ripol 
and the British Government, on the contested Claims to 
the Pachalick of that Country; and also, on the Claims 
of British Subjects on the Government or Subjects of 
Tripol; it passed in the Negative. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of all Sums of Money paid under the denomination 
of Royal Bounty to any Presbyterian or Dissenting Con- 
gregations in Dublin, since the year 1815 inclusive ; 
specifying the Name of each Congregation, and the 

ame of the Clergyman receiving the same. 


The House was moved, That the Act 2 and 3 Will. 4, 
c. 65, to amend the Representation of the People in 
Scotland, might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
explain and amend the said Act, and to diminish the 
Expense of Elections in Scotland: And that the Lord 
Advocate and Mr. Attorney General do prepare, and 
bring it in, 

And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the elock on Thursday morning ; 

Jovis, 11° die Junti, 1835: 

A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, 
that He will be graciously pleased to give directions, 
that there be laid before this House, Copies of Commu- 
nications, from the Parishioners of Kirkmichael, County 
of Ayr, received by the Secretary of State for the Home 
Department, respecting the recent appointment of a 


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A. 1835. 


Minister to that Parish, and of his Answers to the same: 
—And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 


Ordered, That Mr. Ryle have leave of absence for ten Leave of 
days, on urgent business. Absence, 


Court of Session 
(Scotland) Bill, 


No. 281, 


Mr. Wallace presented a Bill to improve the present 
system of the Court of Session in Scotland, and regulate 
the Number, Powers and Duties of the Judges, Clerks 
and Officers of the said Court, and of the Courts of : S 
Teinds and Justiciary ; also the Number and Duties of 
the Clerks and other Officers in the said Courts, and 
pay them fixed Salaries; and to abolish the Fee Fund 
and other Court Dues levied from Suitors: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
a second time upon Wednesday, the 24th day of this 
instant June. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Mr. Baring presented a Bill to extend the accommo- Postage Bill. 
dation by the Post to and from Foreign Parts, and for No. 279, 
other purposes relating to the Post Office: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
a second time upon Wednesday next. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Mr. Wallace presented a Bill to explain and regulate SheriffCourts 
the Jurisdiction of the Sheriff Courts of Scotland, and — 
to transfer the Benefits of Jury Trial in Civil Causes to pn 
a limited amount to the said Courts; also, to regulate 
the Duties and Appointment of Sheriffs Principal and 
Substitute, and the Appointment of Procurators Fiscal: 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time upon Wednesday, the 24th day 
of this instant June. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


No. 282. 


Dominica 
Indemnity 
Bill. 


No. 280. 


Mr. Baring presented a Bill to allow, for a limited 
period, the Importation of certain Articles, Duty free, 
into the Island of Dominica, and to indemnify the Go- 
vernor and others for having permitted the Importation 
of such Articles Duty free: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Merthyr 
Tidvil Poor 
Bill. 


A Petition of Occupiers of farms and lands assessed 
to the Poor’s Rate of the parish of Merthyr Tidvil, was 
presented, and read; taking notice of the Merthyr Tidvil 
Poor Bill; and praying, That the same may pass into 
a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 

A Petition of Owners of houses in Merthyr Tydfil, 
was also presented, and read; taking notice of the said 
Bill; and praying, That they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Merthyr 
Tidvil 
Market Bill. 


The Merthyr Tidvil Market Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed to Mr. Alderman 7’hompson and 
the Wales List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, 
in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


The Botley and Fifield Road Bill was 
time ; and committed to Lord Norreys and the Oxford 
List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


read a second Botley and 
. Fifield Road 


Bill. 


Donlan Flax 
and Hemp | 
Company Bill. 


Ordered, That the Donlan Flax and Hemp Company 
Bill be read a second time upon Friday next. 


The Llanelly Railway and Docks Bill was read a Llanelly ’ 
second time; and committed to Mr. Guest and the Wales aay, A 
List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


The 





: Aberystwith 

{mprovement 

and Waterworks 
Bill. 


Spirits. 





5 Witt. IV. 


The House proceeded to. take into consideration the 
Report which, upon the 1st day of this instant June, 


‘was made from the Committee on the Aberystwith Im- 


Ensrement and Waterworks Bill, printed Copies of the 
ill, as amended by the Committee, having been deli- 
vered at the door upon Friday last ; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Total Gallons of Proof Spirits distilled in 
England, Scotland and Ireland respectively ; distinguish- 
ing the Quantities produced from Malt only, from a 
mixture of Malt with unmalted Grain, and fin other 
Materials ; showing, also, the Total of each sort in the 
ve Kingdom, for the year ending 5th January 

835. ; 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Number of Gallons of such Proof Spirits ; 
distinguishing the sorts on which Duty was paid for 
Home Consumption in each of the three Kingdoms ; 
with the rate per Gallon, and Amount of such Duty ; 
also, the Total of Gallons and Duty in the United King- 
dom, for the year ending 5th January 1835. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count, showing, under separate Heads, the Number of 
Gallons of such Proof Spirits (distinguishing the Ma- 
terials from which made) imported into each of the three 
Kingdoms from each of the others respectively, and in- 
cluding, in the cases of England and Scotland, those 
conveyed either by Land or Sea: stating, also, the rate 
of Duty per Gallon, and Total Amount thereof in each 
case, and what portion of such Duty was paid on re- 
moval of the Spirits from Bond, and what after their 
arrival at the place of destination, for the year ending 
5th January 1835. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Number of Gallons of Proof Spirits, the 
manufacture of the Islands of Guernsey and Jersey, im- 
ported into the United Kingdom in each of the years 
ending 5th January 1834 and 1835, with the highest 
and lowest degrees of Strength at which the same have 
been imported; also, the Quantity admitted for Home 
Consumption in each of the said years, with the rate per 
Gallon, and Amount of Duty thereon, and the Quantity 
of such Spirits remaining in bond on 5th January 1835. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Number of Gallons of Colonial Proof Spirits 
imported into each of the three Kingdoms, and the Total 
into the United Kingdom, in the year ending 5th Janu- 
ary 1835; showing from which of the Colonies imported ; 
also, the Total Quantity admitted for Home Consumption 
in each of the three Kingdoms, and in the United 
Kingdom, with the rate per Gallon, and Amount of Duty 
thereon. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 


- Account of the Number of Gallons of Foreign Proof 


Wine, 


Spirits; distinguishing the-sorts imported into each of 
the three Kingdoms, and the Total into the United 
Kingdom, during the year ending 5th January 1835 ; 
also, the Quantity that paid Duty for Home Consump- 
tion in each of the three Kingdoms, and in the United 
Kingdom, with the rate per Gallon, and Amount of such 
Duty. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Number of Gallons of Foreign and Colonial 
Spirits, sweetened or compounded, specifying their 
different denominations, imported into the United King- 
dom, in the year ending 5th January 1835; with the 
Quantity adinitted for Home Consumption, the rate of 
Duty per Gallon, and Total Amount thereof; and stat- 
ing whether such sweetened’ or compounded Spirits are 
included in the Return of Imports under the last two 
of the foregoing Accounts. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Number of Gallons of Wine; specifying 
French, Cape and other sorts, imported into each of the 
three Kingdoms, the Quantity exported, and the Quan- 
tity retained for Home Consumption, with the Totals 
of each particular for the United Kingdom, in the year 
ending 5th January 1835; also, the rate of Duty per 


Gallon on each sort of Wine, and the Total Amount 
thereof. 


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10°—1 1° Juni. 


327 


A Petition of Owners of houses and lands in Leith, Heritable 
was presented, and read ; praying for an alteration of ion A 


the law regarding the settlement and transference of 
heritable property in Scotland. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers of Oldham ;—and, Spirit 


praying for the repeal of the additional Duty on Spirit 


Licenses imposed by an Act of the last Session of Par- 
liament. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Gentry, Cler 


| Manchester and Salford,—were presented, and read ; Licenses. 


, Professional Gentle- Factories 


men, Tradesmen, and other Inhabitants of Bolton, was Regulation 


presented, and read; reciting the Act 2 and 3 Will: 4, 
c. 103, to regulate the Labour of Children and Young 
Persons in the Mills and Factories of the United King- 
dom ; and praying the House to repeal the same. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


. 


A Petition of Trustees of the several Turnpike Roads Manure Toll 
leading to and from the town of Salford, through Pendle- Exemption 


ton and other places in the county palatine of Lancaster, 
was presented, and read; taking notice of the Manure 
Toll Exemption Bill; and praying, That provision may 
be made therein for regulating the weights to be allowed 
to waggons, carts and other carriages carrying and con- 
veying manure for the improvement of land. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
half an hour after twelve of the clock on Thurs- 
day morning, adjourned till this day. 








Jovis, 11° die Juniz ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. . 


Bill. 


6 tae hour appointed for taking into consideration Bolton and 


the Petition of Robert Torrens, of Croydon, in the ~ 


ons. 


county of Surrey, Esquire, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the Borough of Bolton, being 
come ; ) 

Mr. Speaker took the Chair. 

The Serjeant at Arms was sent, with the Mace, to the 
places adjacent, to require the attendance of the Mem- 
bers on the business of the House: And being re- 
turned ; 

The House was counted by Mr. Speaker; and 
hundred and forty-six Members being present ; 

And the Petition of the Right. honourable Maurice 
Fitzgerald, the Knight of Kerry, of Ballinrudery, in 
the county of Kerry, complaining of an undue Election 
and Return.for the said County of Kerry, being also 
ordered to be taken into consideration on this day ; 

The several Petitioners, and other Parties in both the 
said cases, their counsel and agents, were directed to be 
called in. 

And no Parties appearing in either of the said cases, 
the Orders for taking the said Petitions into considera- 
tion, were severally read, and discharged. 


one 


erry Elec- 


Sir Robert Heron, from the Select Committee ap- Ennis 
pointed to try and determine the merits of the Petition Flecton- 


of William ‘Arthur, Gerald Fitzgerald, and Anthony 
Sheehan, junior, all of Ennis, in the county of Clare, 
Esquires, electors of the Town or Borough of Ennis, 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for the 
said Town or Borough, informed the House, That the 
Committee had determined, ; 

That Hewitt Bridgeman, Esquire, is duly elected a 
Burgess to serve in this present Parliament, for the 
Town or Borough of Ennis: 1 

That the Petition of William Arthur, Gerald Fitz- 
gerald and Anthony Sheehan, paints did not appear to 
the said Committee to be frivolous or vexatious : 

That the opposition to the said Petition did not ap- 
pear to the Committee to be frivolous or vexatious. 


402 That 





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Ipswich 
Election. 


Kingston-upon- 
Hull Writ. 


Bankruptcy. 


Paisley Poor 
Bill. 


Sevenoaks and 
Woodsgate 
Road Bill. 


Winchester 
Market Bill. 


Budinin 
Road Bill. 


Bodmin and 
Wadebridge 
Railway Bill. 


Glasgow 
Pour Bill. 


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328 


That they have altered the Poll taken at the said 
off John Cullinan, Edmund Mo- 
lony, Michael Hill, Patrick Arthur, John Quigley, 
Joseph Molony, Patrick Molony, Patrick Collins, Michael 
Bourke, Patrick O’ Loughlin, John Lysaght, Thomas 
O’ Hennessey, George Trousdall, Michael Ryan, and 
Patrick Byrne, as not having a right to vote. 

‘And the said Determinations were ordered to be en- 
tered in the Journals of this House. 


Mr. Dyson, Clerk of the Committee of Privileges 
and Elections, presented, pursuant to Order,—Minutes 
of the Evidence taken before the Committee on the 
Ipswich Election Petition. 

Ordered, That the said Minutes do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ for 
the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present Par- 
liament, for the Town or Borough of Kingston-upon- 
Hull, in the room of David Carruthers, Esquire, de- 
ceased. 


Mr. Cuthbert, from the Court of Review in Bank- 
ruptcy, was called in, and at the Bar presented,—Re- 
turn to several Orders, dated the 19th day of May last, 
for Accounts of the Number of Matters and Things in 
Bankruptcy, under whatever title or description, which 
have been brought before the Court of Review in each 

ear, from its appointment to the latest period ; and the 

umber of Matters and Things now standing to be dis- 
posed of:—Of the Number of Days, and of Hours in 
each Day, on which the Judges of the Court of Review 
have been engaged from 1st January to 31st December 
1834; with a Statement of the Salary or other Emolu- 
ments received by each Judge. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the Table. 


The Paisley Poor Bill was read a second time; and 
committed to Mr. Graham Speirs and the West Scotland 
List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


An ingrossed Bill for repairing the Roads from Seven- 
oaks Common to Woodsgate, Tunbridge Wells and Kip- 
ping’s Cross, and from Tunbridge Wells to Woodsgate, in 
the County of Kent, was read the third time; and 
Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. é' 

Ordered, That Sir William Geary do carry the Bill 


to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for establishing a new Market for 
Live Stock and Agricultural Produce, and erecting a 
Market House or Corn Exchange, in the City of Win- 
chester, was read the third time; and Amendments 
were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Shaw Lefevre do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Bodmin Road Bill was read a second time; and 
committed to Mr. Charles Vivian and the Cornwall List: 


And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber. 


Sir William Molesworth presented a Bill to amend an 
Act relating to the Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway : 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, Manufacturers, 
Proprietors of Public Works and of Joint Stock Com- 
les, Proprietors of houses, warehouses and grounds 
in the city of Glasgow, and other Inhabitants thereof, 
was presented, and read ; taking notice of the Glasgow 
Poor Bill; and pix: ing, That they may be heard, by 
counsel, inst the same. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 
A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, Manufacturers, 
Proprietors of Public Works and property, and other 
Inhabitants of the city of Glasgow, was also presented, 
and read; taking notice of the said Bill; and praying, 


11° Juniz. 


A. 1835. 


That they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Reverend Arthur Henry Kenny, D.D. London ana 
Rector of the rectory and parish church of Saint Olave, see: 
in the Borough of ‘Routhoork, in the county of Surrey, ““™*Y °™ 
was presented, and read ; taking notice of the London 
and Greenwich Railway Bill; and praying, That he may 
be heard, by his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioner heard, by his 
counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petition. 


An ingrossed Bill for improving and regulating the sheeraite 
Town of Aberystwith, in the County of Cardigan, and ani Waterworks 
for supplying the Inhabitants thereof with Water, was Bill 
read the third time; and Amendments were made to 
the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Guest do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from Preston Preston and 
to Wyre, and for improving the Harbour of Wyre, in “3";,Reivy 
the re Palatine of Lancaster, was read the third Bill. 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. j 

Ordered, That Mr. Wilson Patten do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Dundee Water Company Bill was read a second Dundee 
time ; and committed to a Henry Parnell and the Water Com- 
East Scotland List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, P*"Y Bi" 
in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell and Messagefrom 

Mr. ig: see : the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Leeks have agreed to the several Bills following, 
without any Amendment; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, “An Act for-making Turnpike cer- Nantwich 
tain Highways between the Towns of Nantwich and sri Cogleton 
Congleton, in the County Palatine of Chester :” 

A Bill, intituled, “ An Act to enlarge and regulate Devonport 
the Market now held in the Town of Devonport, in the Market Pill. 
County of Devon, and to establish a Market within the 
said Town for Corn, Grain and other Articles, and to 
regulate the Amount of Tolls to be paid within the said 
Markets :” 

A Bill, intituled, ‘‘ An Act for repairing and improv- Ford and 
ing the Roads in the Counties of Northumberland and Lowick Road 
Durham, called the Ford and Lowick Turnpikes, and Bll. 
for making certain new Branches in the said Counties:” 

A Bill, intituled, “An Act for more effectually re- Darlington and 
pairing the Darlington and West Auckland, and the Bildge: Roads 
Cockerton Bridge and Staindrop Roads, in the County Bil. 
of Durham,.and for consolidating the Trusts thereof :” 

A Bill, intituled, “ An Act for more effectually re- Totnes 
pairing the Road from the Exeter Turnpike Road to ee ee 
Biddaford,.and certain Roads- leading from Bridgetown "°° 
Pomeroy and Totnes, and other Roads communicating 
therewith, and for repairing Totnes Bridge, and erecting 
Bridges over the Stover Canal, the Rivers Teign and 
Lemon, and the Mill Leat, all in the County of Devon:” 

A Bill, intituled, “An Act to authorize the Sale to, Great 
and purchase by, John Lord Rolle, of the Rights of bomiany nd 
Persons claiming to have divers Rights on such parts of 
Great Torrington and Castle Hill Commons, in the 
County of Devon, as now form part of the Cut or Canal 
called the Rolle Canal:” And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, “ An Act ae a oe " 
for more effectually repairing the Road from Duffield, piu." 
through Belper to Pingo, in the County of Derby, and 


for making a new Line of Road communicating there- 
with, with some Amendments; to which Amendments 
the 





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Smart’s 
Estate Bill. 


Moncrieff’s 
Estate Bill. 


Earl of 
Massarene’s 
Estate Bill. 


Lord Chol- 
mondeley’s 
Estate Bill. 


Grosvenor 

uare 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Seamen 
Enlistment 
Bill. 


Church of 
Scotland. 





5 Wict. IV. 


the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And 
also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for 
confirming a Partition made under a Decree of His Ma- 
jesty’s High Court of Chancery, of an Estate ,in the 
County of Chester, among Whitmore Smart, Elizabeth 
Smart, Spinster, and others; to which the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House: Andalso, , 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for 
authorizing the Sale of the entailed Lands of North 
Ferryhill, or Carlingnose, in the County of = hs and the 
entailed Lands and Estate of Kirkton and Whitelaro,,in 
the County of Linlithgow, belonging to William Scott 
rer Esquire, and the purchase. of other Lands to 
be entailed ; to.which the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for 
the Sale of Estates in Jreland, devised by the Will of 
the Right honourable Chichester, late Earl of Masserene, 
and for the purchase of other Estates in Ireland, to be 
settled to the uses of the said Will; to which the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for 
exchanging the Broomsthorpe and Castle Rising Estates, 
in the County of Norfolk, devised by the Will of George 
James, late Maionie of Cholmondeley, deceased, to Lord 
William Henry Hugh Cholmondeley, for life, with re- 
mainders over, for Lands in Northerton and Hualey, in 
the County Palatine of Chester, devised by the same 
Will to the said Lord William Henry Hugh Cholmon- 
deley, in-fee-simple ; to which the Lords desire the con- 
currence of this House: —And then the Messengers 
withdrew. . 


Ordered, That Mr. John Henry Lowther, Sir sche 
Canning, and Mr. Gally Knight, be added to the Com- 


mittee on the G'rosvenor-square Improvement Bill. 


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers, Wholesale 
and Retail Dealers in Edinburgh;—the Incorporated 
Tailors in the city of Edinburyh ;—and, the Convener of 
the Convenery of the Incorporated Trades of Edinburgh, 
—were presented, and read; taking notice of the Im- 
prisonment for Debt (Scotland) Bill; and praying, That 
the same may not pass into a law as it now stands. 

And the said Petitions were referred to the Select 
Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Council* 


of Leith, was presented, and read ; taking notice of the 

Seamen Enlistment Bill; and praying, That the same 

may not pass into a law as it now stands. 

- Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Tarbolton ;—Dissenters 
and others of New Deer ;—United Secession Church of 
Denny ;—\nhabitants of Ecclefechan ;— Fraserburgh ;— 
Lennoxtown ; — Minister, Elders, Members and Seat- 
holders of the United Associate Congregation of 
Barrhead; — Heritors and Feuars of Denny ;— Mi- 
nisters, Elders, Male Members and Sitters of the United 
Secession Congregation of Abbey Close, Paisley;—Mem- 
bers of the Political Union of Dundee;—Christian Church 
and Congregation of Dundee ;—Pastor of Second Con- 
gregation of the United Christian Churches of Dundee;— 
First United Associate Congregation, School Wynd, 
Dundee ;—Inhabitants of Ceres ;— Thornton ;—Pitlessie ; 

Port-on- Craig;—Provost, Magistrates and'Town 
Gouneil of Cupar ;—Male Inhabitants of argo ;—Mem- 
bers and regular Adherentsof the Second United Associate 
Congregation of Stranraer;—Minister, Elders, Members 
and Sitters of the United Associate Congregation of 
Gordon-street, Glasgow;—Ministers, Elders and others 
of the United Associate Congregation of Campbell- 
street, Glasgow ;—Ministers, Elders, Members and Sitters 
of the Second United Associate Congregation of Dum- 


fries; — Male Inhabitants of the village of Govan; 


—Members of the Relief Congregation of John-street, 
Glasgow ;—Propriétors, Feuars, Electors, Burgesses and 
other Inhabitants of Nairn ;— Minister, Elders, Members 


and Hearers of the United Associate Congregation of 
VOL. 90. 


11° Suniz. 


329 
Cowgate, Edinburgh ;—Inhabitants of Cumbernauld ; — 
Crail ;— Saltcoats;—Ardrossan and Stevenston ;—Fen- 
wick; — Inveresk;—Supporters of Voluntary Church Prin- 
ya of Cambusnethan ;—Inhabitants of East and Mid 

alder ;—Citizens, Burgesses and Inhabitants of Brechin; 
—NMinister, Elders, Members and others of-the United 
Associate Congregation, Chapel Knowe, Halfmorton ;— 
Lochwinnoch ;— Boghole ; —Portsburgh ; —Oumnock ;— 
Inhabitants of Gorebridge ;— Colinton; — Markinch;— 
United Secession Congregation in Crossgates;—-Male In- 
habitants of Zathones ;—Inhabitants of Kettle ;— Leslie ; 
-—Parishioners of Creich, Frisk and Balmeino ;—Inha- 
bitants of Wemyss ;— Penicuik ;—Bathgate;—A uchinleck; 
—Linlithgow ; — Eldets of the Christian Universalist 
Church, Great Dow Hill, Glasgow ;—Inhabitants of Beith ; 
Peinnaee’ $s — Wick; — Ayr ;— Provost, Magistrates and 
Council of the royal burgh of Wick;— Inhabitants of 
Rothesay ;—— Session, Members and Adherents of the 
United Associate Congregation, Duke-street, Glasgow ;— 
James Pringle, chairman of the Edinburgh Students’ 
Theological Society ;—Moderator and Clerk of the Relief 
Synod ;—Provost, Magistrates and Town Council of the 
royal burgh of Stirling ;—Inhabitants of Stirling ;—Jnver- 
keithing ;—and, Dissenters from the several Congrega- 
tions of Protestant Dissenters of the three Denominations, 
in and within twelve miles of London,—were presented, 


and read; praying the House not to grant any public 


money for the erection and endowment of additional 
Churches in Scotland. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Monkton and Prestwick; 
—Maybole ; — Tarbolton ; — Glasford ;— Lochranza ;— 
Kirk Session and Parishioners of Bowmore ; — Inhabit- 
ants of Ardrossan ; — of the district of Millhouse, in the 
parish of Kilfinan;—Stair ;— Dalmellington ;— Kilmenny ; 
—Kildalton ; — Kilfinan ; — Heritors, Minister, Elders 
and Inhabitants of Dalziel; — Campbelltown ;— Natives 
of the Highlands of Scot/and now resident in Saltcoats and 
Ardrossan and Stevenston ;—Inhabitants of Lasswade ;— 
Heritors, Minister, Elders and Inhabitants of Southend ; 
— Ratho ;— Dyke;—Minister, Inhabitants and Congre- 
gation of Spring Garden parish, Aberdeen ;—Minister, 
Elders, and Congregation of Union Church, and Inha- 
bitants of Union Parish, Aberdeen;—Inhabitants of Kirk- 
newton and East Calder ;—Heritors, Magistrates, Clergy- 
men and Inhabitants of Row and burgh of Helensburgh; 
—Parish of Ayr ;—Golspie ;—Store ;—Burgh and parish 
of Tain;—Coldingham ; — Eccles ;— Eyemouth ;— Cock- 
burnspath ;—Moderator of Presbytery of Chirnside ;—In- 
habitants of Swinton ;—Fogo ;— Hutton ;— Mertoun ; — 
Nenthorn ;— Mordington ;-- Legerwood ;— Edrom;—Heri- 
tor, Minister, Elders and Inhabitants of Coldstream;— 
Dunse;—Inhabitants of Long formacus ;— Rosehall ;— 
Dunipace and Larbert ;— Kean-lochbervie ;— Creich ;— 
Minister, Elders, Congregation and Inhabitants of 
Neilston ;—Rogart ;—Parish of Montrose ; — Minister, 
Elders, Managers and Inhabitants of Saint Ann’s, Glas- 
gow ;—Inhabitants of Kilbarchan ;— Inchinnan ;— Heri- 
tors, Elders and Inhabitants of Govan ;—Inhabitants of 
Assynt ;—Clyne ;—Slisachaolish ;—Loth ;— Kildonan ;— 
Carnwath ;— Dornoch ;—Kirkpatrick Durham ; — Cars- 
phairn ;— Douglas ;— Haladale district of parish of Reay; 
—Penpont ;—Strath ;— Ewes ;— Inveresk ;—Carriden ;— 


Torphichen;— Urquhart and Glenmorristone ;—Preston- - 


pans ;— Balchullish and Corran of Ardgower ;—Renton ; 


—and, Moderator and other Members of the Presbytery - 


of Skye,—were also presented, and read; praying the 
House to resist every attempt to shake the stability or 
impair the efficiency of the Church of Scotland, and to 
adopt such measures as may seem best calculated for 
promoting its usefulness by building and endowing such 
additional Churches in connexion with the Establish- 
ment as the increasing numbers and necessities of the 
population demand. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Associate Burgher Secession Con- 
gregation, South Grey Close, Edinburgh ;—and, Inhabit- 
ants of Leuchars,—were presented, and read ; praying 
for the abolition of Lay Patronage in the Church of 
Scotland. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie'upon the 
Table. i . 
; 4 


A Petition 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland.) 





H, Newstead, 


’ peceived. L 85S 


Newspaper 
Stamps. 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts. 


Church of 
Ireland, 


Spirit 
Licenses. 


Sale of Beer. 


Agricultural 
Distress. 


Dorchester 
Unionists. 


Fines and 
Recoveries 
Act. 


330 

A Petition of Henry Newstead, clerk of the peace for 
the liberty..of Cawood, Wistow and Otley,,in the west 
riding ofthe county of York, praying for remuneration 
for making: Returns‘ to certain Orders of the House, was 
offered to.be presented :—But The King’s recommende- 


tion not having been signified, the said Petition was not 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Frome Selwood, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying for the repeal of the Stamp 
Duty on Newspapers. 

rdered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. : , oui 


A Petition of Inhabitants of .Kidderminster, was pre- 
sented, and read ; praying the House not to pass any 
Bill for transferring to the Courts at Doctors’ Commons 
the sole power of granting Probates and Administra- 
tions. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Mitchelmersh and Farley 
Chamberlayne;—and, Oswestry,—were presented, and 
read ; praying the House to reject every: measure which 
has for its object the taking away any portion of the 
Revenues of the Jrish Church, in order to its being ap- 
plied to other than Protestant and strictly Ecclesiastical 
purposes. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers and Spirit Dealers 
of Blackwater and Yately, was presented, and read ; 
raying for the repeal of the additional Duty on yh 
ela imposed by an Act of the last Session of Par- 
liament. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Cirencester, was presented, 
and read ; praying for the total abolition of the sale of 
Beer to be drunk on the premises in Beer-houses. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land and Per- 
sons interested in agriculture in the Isle of Avholme, in 
the county of Lincoln ;—Owners and Occupiers of land 
at Kettering ;—and, in the hundred of Calceworth, in the 
county of Lincoln,—were presented, and read; complain- 
ing of the depressed state of the Agricultural interest ; 
and praying the House to take the subject into their 
serious consideration, and devise such measures of relief 
as to them shall seem meet. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Keighley, was presented, 
and read; praying the House to address His Majesty to 
remit the sentence of transportation passed on the six 
agricultural Labourers convicted at the Dorchester Spring 
Assizes of 1834, of administering an unlawful oath. 

“ “gaia That the said Petition do lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition.of the there-undersigned Attornies and 
Solicitors, was presented, and read ; setting forth, That, 
previous to the passing of the late Act of Parliament for 
appointing Commissioners to take the acknowledgment 
of married women to Deeds and Instruments, instead of 
levying fines, and passing recoveries of real estates, all 
Attornies and Solicitors were authorized and empowered, 
by writs of dedimus potestatem, to take the acknowledg- 
ments of married women to fines and recoveries, for the 
purpose of passing and conveying their own real estates, 
and all their. right, estate and interests, legal and equit- 
able, in their husband’s real estates; that the practice 
adopted ynder the late,Act of appointing particular 
attornies and solicitors in different Vistricts exclusively, 
is partial and unjust, and operates invidiously and op- 
pressively against such attornies and solicitors, who are 


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Yl AsV8S58 


not\so appointed, and may not: have sufficient interest to 
obtain such ‘appointments; and praying the House to 
take these matters. into consideration, and: afford the 
Petitioners relief. | . 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. AN confonth: pesteath&lt; t 


A Petition of Postmasters’and others, licensed»to let 
horses for hire, resident'in Scotland ;—and,;in the county 
of Mid Lothian,—were presented, and read; praying 
for the abolition of the present system of farming: the 
Post Horse Duties. . 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. , . 0) 


A Petition of the Provost, Bailies:and: Town-Council 
of Paisley, was presented, and read; praying the House 
to alter the laws of Entail in: Scotland. — 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land in Led- 
bury, was presented, and read; setting forth, That the 
Petitioners beg to represent to the House, that the liability 
of occupiers of land to perform Statute Duty on Turnpike 
Roads, and to pay composition, is a grievance that has 
been long and justly felt and complained of, and is one 
of the many local burthens that tends, in some degree, 
to bear down and oppress agriculture; and praying, 
That in any further legislation respecting Highways, 
the House will be pleased to grant such relief in that 
respet to the Petitioners as to them may seem meet. 

. Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
able. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day, for resuming the 
adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed yesterday, 
That John Bond, Arthur Bott Cooke, Robert Burcham 
Clamp, Frederic O’ Malley, Esquire, John Eddowes Spar- 
rowe, and John Clipperton, be, for their said several and 
respective offences, taken into the custody of the Serjeant 
at Arms attending this House, and that Mr. Speaker 
do issue his Warrants accordingly, be now read; and 
the same being read ; 

And the Question being again proposed ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, by inserting, after the words “ John Clipperton,” 
the words “ John Bury Dasent, Esquire, and John 
“© Pilgrim.” 

And the Question being put, That those words be 
there inserted; it was gute in the Affirmative. 

Another Amendment was proposed tobe made to the 
Question, by leaving out the words “ for their said several 
** and respective offences.” ' 

And the Question being put, That the words propose 
to be left out stand part of the Question; it passed in 
the Negative. 

Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 

Ordered, That John Bond, Arthur Bott Cooke, Robert 
Burcham Clamp, Frederic O’ Malley, Esquire, John 
Eddowes Sparrowe, John Clipperton, Teka Bury Dasent, 
Esquire, and John Pilgrim, be taken into the custody 
of the Serjeant:at Arms attending this House; and that 
Mr. peidehe do issue his}Warrants accordingly. 

Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
before the said Committee be printed. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed. to 
examine and consider the Evidence in the several Re- 
ports presented to this House, from. the Commissioners 
appointed to inquire concerning Charities in England 
and Wales, and also the measures which’ may be most 
effectually adopted to complete, at an early. period, the 
inquiry relative to uninvestigated Charities, and ‘report 
their opinion by what mode the Charity Funds may 
be most efficiently, promptly and economically admi- 
nistered. ! 


A Petition. of Vestrymen oe other Householders of 
the parish of Saint Mary-le-bone;— Richard Cnrpps, 


Chairman of a Meeting. of Inhabitant:Householders.of 
the parish of Saint Anne, within the liberty of West- 
minster ;--Inhabitant Householders of the parish ~ Saint 

artin- 


Post Horse 
Duties, 


Entails 
(Scotland.) 


Statute Duty 


Ipswich Bo- 
rough Election, 


No. 286. 


Charities. 


Window 
Tax. 


Chi 
Sco 


Un 


wry 








Window 
Tax. 


Church of 
Scotland. 


Union with 
Ireland. 


Manure Toll 
Exemption 
Bill. 


Foreign 
Enlistment 
Bill. 


= Vestries 


Education 
(Ireland) Bill. 


No. 285, 


5 Witt. IV. 


Martin-in-the- Fields; -— Saint Leonard, Shoreditch ; -- 
Vestrymen.and other Householders of the parish of Saint 
Paul, Shadwell;—and, Householders of the parish of 
Saint Pancras, in the county of Middlesex;—were pre- 
sented, and'read; praying for the repeal: of the Duty on 
Windows. : 


And ‘the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. : : 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That it is‘the opinion of this House, that as the Tax upon 
Windows is injurious to the health and comfert of the 
people, it is desirable it should be repealed ; ; 

he House divided. 
The Yeas went forth. 


Mr. Fector, 1 

Tellers for the Yeas, Mr. 7% Atideddwiicl 16. 
f Mr. Robert Steuart, 

Tellers for the Noes, ) 4... 7 on Smith: J 204. 


So it passed in the Negative. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
That the Petitions presented to the House relative to 
the building and endowing of Places of Worship con- 
nected with the Established Church of Scotland, be 
referred to a Select Committee; and that such Com- 
mittee shall inquire and report how far the building and 
endowing of such Places of Worship is required for the 
moral and religious instruction of the lower orders of 
the People in Scotland; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, by leaving out from the word “ That,” to the end 
of the Question, in order to add the words “‘ an humble 
«« Address be presented to His Majesty, that He will be 
graciously pleased to appoint a Commission to inquire 
into the opportunities. for religious worship, and the 
means of religjous instruction afforded to the people 
of Scotland, particularly to the poorer classes of the 
community, whether they belong to the Established 
Church, or to any other religious persuasion, and 
into the state of the law for building and repairing 
Churches; and also, into any Funds which are now 
applicable, or may be hereafter applicable, to the pur- 
‘ poses of the Established Church,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question :—And 
a Debate arising thereupon ; 


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And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Friday morning ; 


Veneris, 12° die Juni, 1835: 
Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till Monday 


next.., 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 
adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed yesterday, 
That the Petition of the Earl of Hillsborough, High 
Sheriff of the county of Down, against any measures 
infringing on the Act of Union, and for establishing 
a system of national education, insuring to all classes 
the use of the Holy Scriptures, do lie upon the Table ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned till 
this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 


the Manure Toll Exemption Bill; 


Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consi- 
deration this day. — 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Foreign Enlistment 
Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 
next. 


’ The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Parish Vestries Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


Mr. Wyse presented a Bill for. the Establishment of 
a Board of National Education, and the advancement 


of Elementary Education in Treland: And the same was 
VOL. 90. 


11°12? Junii.. 


S31 
read the first time; and: ordered to be read a second 


— upon Wednesday, the 24th dayoof this instant 
une. 


Ordered, That the Bill be:printed. . 


. Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Copies 
of the First and Second Reports of the Dean Forest 
Commissioners to ‘the Lords Commissioners of the 
Tigaentye irhere 
Mr. Baring accordingly presented the said Reports. 
Ordered, That the said Reports do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. + 


Smart's Estate Bill was read the first time; and 


_ ordered to be read a second time. 


Moncrieff’s Estate Bill was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


The Earl of Massarene’s Estate Bill was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Lord: Cholmondeley’s Estate Bill was read the first 


time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, that an Abstract 


Dean Forest. 
No. 283. 


Smart's 
Estate Bill. 


Moncrieff’s 
Estate Bill. 


Earl of 
Massarene’s 
Estate Bill. 


Lord Cholmon- 
deley’s Estate 
Bill. 


Poor Rate 


of Returns, showing the Amount of Monies levied by Returns. 


assessment for Poor’s Rate and County Rate in eac 

County in England and Wales, in the year ending 25th 
March 1834; and also, the Amount of Monies expended 
in the same period, distinguishing the payments made 
for the Relief of the Poor, the Sums expended in Law, 
Removals, &amp;c. and the Sums expended for all’ other 
purposes, specifying the rate of Increase or Diminution 
as compared with the preceding year; and stating the 
Number of Parishes in each County in which Select 
Vestries have been formed, or Assistant Overseers ap- 
een pursuant to Act 59 Geo. 3, c.: 12, was upon the 

able. 


Ordered, That the said Abstract be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 


one of the clock on Friday morning, adjourned 
till this day. 


= 





IN pursuance of the directions of an Act passed in 
the 24th year of the reign of his late Majesty King 
George the Third, intituled, “An Act to repeal so’ much 
of two Acts made in the tenth and fifteenth years. of the 
reign of his present Majesty, as authorizes the Speaker 
of the House of Commons to issue his Warrants to the 
Clerk of the Crown for making out Writs for the Elee- 
tion of Members to serve in Parliament, in the manner 
therein mentioned, and for substituting. other. provisions 
for the like purposes ;” 

I do hereby nominate and appoint Sir John Wrottes- 
ley, Baronet, John Bonham Carter, Esquire, Ralph Bernal, 
Esquire, Nicholas William Ridley Colborne, Esquire, 
Henry Warburton, Esquire, John Nicholas Fazakerley, 
Esquire, and William Ord, Esquire, being Members of 
the House of Commons, or any one or more of them, to 
issue Warrants to the Clerk of the Crown, in cases in 
the said Act specified. 

Given under my hand and seal, the 11th day of 
June 1835. 

J. ABERCROMBY, 
Speaker. (1.s.)° 


(signed) 
To the Clerk in the Journal Office. 





Veneris, 12° die Juniz; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. t eee. . 

ih ee se RED, That the Select Committee on the 

Monmouth ‘Borough Election, have leave to sit 

till four of the clock this Afternoon, notwithstanding the 
sitting of the House. — ts 


A Petition of Directors, Managers, Secretaries, Ac- 
tuaries, Shareholders of, and others concerned, in Com- 
panies carrying on business of Fire and Life Insur- 
ance, was presented, and read; taking notice of the 
Glasgow Poor Rates Bill; and praying, That they may be 

4P2 heard, 


No, 284, 


Monmouth 
Borough 
Election. 


Glasgow 
Poor Rates 
ill. 





Ashton-under- 
Lyne Water- 
works Bill. 


Leeds Gat 
Bill. 


London and 
Greenwich 
Railway Bill. 


Heage and 
Duffield 
Road Bill. 


332 


heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition_be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or ope upon their Petition, 
if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of .the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


An ingrossed Bill for better supplying with Water the 
Town of Ashton-under-Lyne and the Neighbourhood 
thereof, within the Parish of Ashton-under-Lyne, in the 
County Palatine of Lancaster, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hindley do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Improvement Commissioners, Surveyors 
of the Highways, Bankers, Merchants, Manufacturers, 
Shopkeepers, and other Inhabitants of Leeds ;—Inhabit- 
ants of Hunslet;—and, Holbeck,—were presented, and 
read ; taking notice of the Leeds Gas Bill; and pray- 
ing, That the same may pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Sophia Maltby, of Blackfriars Road, in 
the county of Surrey, widow, and Brough George Maltby, 
of Clapham, in the same county, Esquire, was presented, 
and read; taking notice of the London and Greenwich 
Railway Bill; and praying, That they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act for more effectually repairing the Road from 
Duffield, through Belper to Heage, in the County of 
Derby, and for making a new Line of Road communi- 
cating therewith; and the same were read, and are as 
followeth : 

Pr. 34. 1. 13. After “ premises” insert “ and where 
such hereditaments and premises are of customary or 
“* copyhold tenure to the lord or lords, lady or ladies of 
“* the manor or fee.” 

Pr.34. 1.15. Leaveout “owner” and insert “owners, 
lord or lords, lady or ladies of the manor or fee.” 

Pr. 35. 1.11. Leave out from “ Road” to “ toge- 
*“« ther” in 1. 16. 

Pr. 35. 1.18. Leave out “ upon” and insert “ to.” 

Pr. 35. 1. 22. Leave out “ such” and insert “ the.” 

Pr.35. 1.23. After “hereditaments” insert “through 
or over which the same are intended to be carried or 
* made.” 

Pr. 36. 1. 19. After “ lands” insert “ or heredita- 
«* ments.” 

Pr. 36. 1. 22. After “inheritance” insert “‘ and where 
such lands or hereditaments shall be customaryhold 
or copyhold, the customary or copyhold estate and 
“ interest.” 

Pr. 36. 1. 23. After “ lands” insert “ or heredita- 
“* ments.” 

Pr. 36. 1. 25 and 26. After “ conveyance” insert 
or assurance.” 

Pr. 36. 1. 29. After “ inheritance” insert “ and 
where the lands or hereditaments shall be customary- 
hold or copyhold, the customary or copyhold estate 
‘** and interest.” 

Pr. 36. 1. 30. After “lands” insert “ or heredita- 
** ments.” 


Pr. 36. 1. 32. After “ conveyance” insert “ or as- 
** surance.” 

Pr. 37. 1. 2. Leave out “ but,” and insert “ and be 
subject to the like rents, customs and services as the 
same were subject and liable to prior to the passing 
of this Act, yet so nevertheless that.” 

Pr. 37. 1. 3. Leave out from “such” to “ be” in 1. 4. 
and insert “ purchases and conveyances or assurances 
** have and.” 


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in; and at the bar presented,—Further 





A. 1835. 


Pr. 37. 1.5. Leave out “ or,” and in the same line, 
after “ upon,” insert ‘ and over.” 

Pr. 37. 1. 6. After “lands” insert “ respectively.” 

Pr. 37. l. 18. After ‘ hereditaments” insert “ and 
“ the customary or copyhold parts thereof had been 
“ enfranchised.” 

Pr. 37. 1.30. Leave out from “the” to “ said” 
in |. 31. ’ | 

Pr. 37. 1. 34. After “ purchase ” insert “ according 
* to his or their respective estates and interests therein.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Sir Roger Greisley do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


A Motion being made, and the Question being = 
posed, That the Belfast and Cavehill Railway Bill be 
now read a second time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be made 
to the Question; viz. To leave out the word “ now,” 
and at the end of the Question to add the words “ upon 
** this day six months.” 

And the Question being put, That the word “ now” 
stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided. 

The Noes went forth. 


! Mr. Sharman Crawford, ; 
Tellers for the Yeas, { LordViscount Castlereagh i Ss. 
Tellers for the Noes, Mr. Pryme : 


Va. 

So it was resolved in the Afirmative. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second time :— 
The Bill was accordingly read a second time; and 
committed to Mr. Sharman Crawford and the Ulster 
List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


Mr. Emerson Tennent, 


Mr. Watson, Secretary to the Court of Examiners of 
the Society of Apothecaries of London, was called in ; 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to Order,—Regula- 
tions issued from July 1815 to June 1835, by the Daaet 
of Examiners of the Rociety of Apothecaries of the City 
of London, for the observance of Students intending to 
present themselves to the said Court for Certificates of 
Qualification to practise as Apothecaries in England and 
Wales :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Sir Giffin Wilson and 

Mr. Brougham : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
to authorize the Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle Rail- 
way Company to make an additional Branch Railway or 
Tramroad, and for other purposes connected with their 
Undertaking, with an Amendment; to which Amend- 
ment the Lords desire the concurrence of this House :— 
And then the Messengers withdrew. | 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Glasgow Water- 
works Bill have leave to make a Special Report as 
to the non-compliance with the Standing Orders of the 
House. 

Sir Michael Shaw Stewart reported from the said Com- 
mittee, That they had come to a Resolution, which they 
had directed him to report; and the same was read ; 
and is as followeth : 

Resolved, That by the omission in the Notices inserted 
in the Newspapers, of an intention to alter the Rates 
and Duties proposed to be levied under the Bill, the 
Standing Orders of the House have not been complied 
with. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, was 
referred back to the Committee on the Bill. 


Mr. Ross, from the Court of Bankruptcy, was called 
eturns to an 
Order, dated the 24th day of March last, for a Return, by 
each of the Official Assignees appointed under the Act, 
intituled, ‘“‘ An Act to establish a Sourt in Bankruptcy,” 


to the following effect: The number of Fiats placed 
under his superintendence in each year to the present 
time, with the result of each Bankruptcy, in the following 

particulars : 


Belfast and 
Cavehill 
Railway Bill. 


Apothecaries’ 
Company. 


Message 
from the 
Lords, 


Newcastle and 
Carlisle Rail- 
way Bill. 


Glasgow Water- 
works Bill. 


Bankruptcy. ‘ 


No. 225. 





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5 Witu. LV. 


particulars: 1.-The amount of the Debts proved: 
2. The amount of Assets realized: 3. The Dividends 
paid, and whether the same be final: 4. The greatest 
amount of Money in hand at one time, and for what 
period, with the amount unappropriated at the time of 
the Return, and by whom held: 5. Costs allowed to 
the Solicitor: 6. The Allowance made to the Official 
Assignee, distinguishing per centage from other charges: 
7. The Account of Annual Expenses incurred by each 
Official Assignee for his establishment of Clerks and 
Offices, stating by whom the same is borne: 8. A Re- 
turn of the Number of Commissions investigated, and 
which were issued before the establishment of the Court 
in Bankruptcy ; stating the Amount of Assets found to be 
unadministered in each case, and of Dividends which 
have since been final, and the time of the last Dividend, 
when the Estate was under the direction of Assignees : 
9. The Money received by each Official Assignee on 
account of such Investigation:—And then he with- 
drew. 


Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Belfast and 
Cavehiil : 
Railway Bill. notice of the Belfast and Cavehill Railway Bill; and 
praying, That the same may pass into a law. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Landholders and other Inhabitants of 
the county of Down, was presented, and read ; taking 


Donlan Hemp 
and Flax Come 
pany Bill. 


A Petition of George Harris, a Post Captain in His 
Majesty’s Navy, and Companion of the Order of the 
Bath, John Lionel Hood, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in 
the county of Northumberland, Gentleman, and Robert 
Swansborough, and Henry Oake, of Bread-street, in the 
city of London, merchants, was presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the Donlan Flax and Hemp Company 
Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass into 
a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Moor’s An ingrossed Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act 
Divorce Bill; to dissolve the Marriage of Major Hassell Richard Moor 
with Ann, his now Wife, and to enable him to marry 
again, and for other purposes therein mentioned, was 
read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Tooke do carry the Bill to the 
Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the same, without any Amendment. 
Ordered, That the Copy of the Depositions trans- 
mitted from India, relating to the said Bill, be returned 
to the Lords; and that Mr. Tooke do carry the same. 


Fast India 


Mr. Clay reported from the Committee on the East 
Docks Bill. 


India Docks Bill; That they had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Launceston 


An ingrossed Bill for more effectually repairing the 
Roads Bill. 


Launceston Turnpike Roads, and making certain addi- 
tional Roads, was read the third time; and Amendments 
were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Rundle do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ulleskelf 
Inclosure 
Bill, 


An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Lands in the Manor 
and Township of Ulleskelf, in the Parish of Kirby Wharfe, 
in the County of York, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir George Strickland do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 

Orange Ordered, That a Message besent to the Lords, to request 
_ that their Lordships will give leave to the Earl of Gos- 
ford to come to the Select Committee appointed by this 

House to inquire into the nature, character, extent and 


tendency of Orange Lodges, Associations or Societies in 
VOL. 90. 


ges 
(Ireland.) 


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333 


Ireland: And that Mr. Sheil do carry the said Mes- 
sage. 

Ordered, That Sir Edmond Hayes be added to the said 
Select Committee. 

Ordered, That Colonel Conolly be discharged from 
any further attendance on the said Committee. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the second read- Donlan Flax 
ing of the Donlan Flax and Hemp Company Bill, be Company’ Bill 
now read; and the same being read ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be made 
to the Question; viz. To leave out the word “ now,” 
and at the end of the Question to add the words “ upon 
“ this day six months.” 

And the Question being put, That the word “ now” 
stand part of the Question ; it passed in the Negative. 

And the.Question being put, That the words “ upon 
“ this day six months” be added at the end of the 
Question ; it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
this day six months. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Greenwich, was pre- Greenwich and 
sented, and read; taking notice of the Greenwich and Tullway Bill, 
Gravesend Railway Bill; and praying, That they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
the same. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Rate-payers and Inhabitants of the town Neath _ 
and borough of Neath, and of the adjoining parishes of Market Bill. 
Lantwit and Cadoxton-juxta-Neath, in the county of 
Glamorgan, was presented, and read; taking notice of 
the Neath Market Bill; and praying, That the same 
may pass into a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Hand-loom Weavers of Bothwell, was Hand-loom 
presented, and read; praying for the establishment of Wve" 
Boards of Trade in every manufacturing district, to fix 
from time to time the lowest prices to be paid for hand- 
loom weaving. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Hand-loom Weavers. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Melksham, was presented, Drunkenness, 
and read; praying for the total prohibition of the sale 
of Beer, to be drunk on the premises, in beer-houses, 
and for the adoption of such measures as shall tend to 
remove the numerous and increasing temptations to 
dram-drinking, and shall discourage the use of distilled 
spirits as a customary beverage. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants, Shopkeepers and others of Dorchester 
different parishes in the county of Surrey ;—Operative Unionists. 
Tanners of London ;—and, the Chairman of a Meeting 
of Citizens of Glasgow,— were presented, and read ; 
praying the House to address His Majesty to remit the 
sentence of transportation passed on the six Agricultural 
Labourers convicted at the Dorchester Spring Assizes 
of 1834 of administering an unlawful oath. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Clergy, Gentry and Inhabitants of Fnglish 
Aberystwith, was presented, and read; praying for a (Wales.) 
general system of Education in the English Language 
in Wales, that they may understand the Bench and 
the Bar. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Deacon and Treasurer of the Incor- Soeteeeemn 
poration of Tailors of Easter Portsburgh, or Potterrow, (Scotland) Bill. 
Edinburgh, was presented, and read; taking notice of 
the Imprisonment for Debt (Scot/and) Bill; and praying, 

4Q That 





Church of 
Scotland. 


Registration 
of Voters’ 
Bill. 


Royal Assent 
to Bills. 


334 


That the same may not pass into a law as it now 


stands. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Milnathont and parish of 
Orwell, was presented, and read ; praying the House 
not to grant any public a for the erection and 
endowment of additional Churches in Scotland. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Newhaven, in the parish 
of North Leith, was also presented, and read ; praying 
the House to resist every attempt to shake the stability 
or impair the efficiency of the Church of Scotland, and 
to adopt such measures as may seem best calculated for 
promoting its usefulness, by building and endowing such 
additional Churches, in connexion with the Establish- 
ment, as the increasing numbers and necessities of the 

opulation demand. 

And thesaid Petitions were ordered tolieupoutheTable. 


A Petition of several Electors of Westminster, was pre- 
sented, and read; taking notice of the Registration of 
Voters Bill; and praying, That the same may not 
pass into a law as it now stands, believing that nothing 
short of the Ballot can effectually protect the elector 
from intimidation and undue influence, and enable him 
honestly and conscientiously to discharge his duty to 
himself and his country. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Registration of Voters’ Bill. 


A Message by Sir Augustus Clifford, Gentleman Usher 

of the Black Rod: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords, authorized by virtue of His Majesty’s Com- 
mission, for declaring His Royal Assent to several Acts 
agreed upon by both Houses, do desire tle immediate 
attendance of this Honourable House in the House of 
Peers, to hear the Commission read. 

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went up 
to the House of Peers: And being returned ; 

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the desire 
of the Lords, authorized by virtue of His Majesty’s Com- 
mission, had been at the House of Peers, where a Com- 
mission under the Great Seal was read, giving, declaring, 
and notifying the Royal Assent to the several Public 
and Private Bills therein mentioned; and that the Lords 
thereby authorized, had declared the Royal Assent to 
the said Bills: Which Bills are as followeth : 

An Act for the more effectual abolition of Oaths and 
Affirmations taken and made in various Departments of 
the State, and to substitute Declarations in lieu thereof, 
and for the more entire suppression of voluntary and 
extra-judicial Oaths and Afhdavits: 

An Act for building a new Parish Church in the Town 
of Honiton, in the County of Devon : 

An Act for paving, cleansing, lighting and regulating 
the several Parishes of Saint Margaret, Saint John-the- 
Evangelist and Saint James, within the Liberty of West- 
minster, in the County of Middlesex, and the precinct 
of the Savoy, and also part of the Liberty of Saffron Hill, 


Hatton Garden and Ely Rents, within the same County, ~ 


and for other purposes therein mentioned : 

An Act for better assessing and collecting the Poor 
and other Rates in the Parish of Barking, in the County 
of Essex : 

An Act for making and maintaining a Pier and other 
Works at Deptford, in the County of Kent : 

An Act for constructing and maintaining a Harbour 
at New Quay, in the County of Cardigan : 

An Act for better supplying with Water the Parish of 
Ramsgate, and the Neighbourhood thereof, in the County 
of Kent : 

An Act for incorporating the Warrington and Newton 
Railway with the Grand Junction Railway, and for ex- 
tending to the said first-mentioned Railway the provisions 
of the several Acts of Parliament relating to the said 
last-mentioned Railway, and for other purposes relating 
thereto : 

An Act for making a Railway from Croydon, to join 
the London and Greenwich Railway, near Eoiaion ’ 

An Act to enable the Grand Junction Railway Com- 
pany to alter the line of such Railway, and to make two 


12° Junii. 


A. 1835. 


Branches therefrom, in the County of Stafford, and for 
other purposes relating thereto: 

_ An Act for lighting with Gas the Town and Neigh- 
bourhood of ZLlanelly, in the County of Carmarthen: 

An Act to authorize the Sale to, and Purchase by, 
John Lord Rolle, of the Rights of Persons claiming to 
have divers Rights on such parts of Great Torrington 
and Castle Hill Commons, in the County of Devon, as 
now form part of the Cut or Canal called The Rolle 
Canal : 

An Act to enlarge and regulate the Market now held 
in the Town of Devonport, in the County of Devon, and 
to establish a Market within the said Town for Corn, 
Grain and other Articles, and to regulate the Amount 
of Tolls to be paid within the said Markets: 

An Act to enlarge the Powers of the New Pembrey 
Harbour Act, to change the Name of the Harbour to 
that of Burry Port, and to enable the Burry Port Com- 
pany to raise a further Sum of Money : 

An Act for repairing the Road from Little Bowdon, 
in the County of Northampton, to Rockingham, in the 
same County : 

An Act for repairing the Road from Farnborough to 
Riverhill, in the Parish of Sevenoaks, in the County of 
Kent,and for making several Diversions in the said Road: 

An Act for making and maintaining a Road from New 
Quay, in the County of Cardigan, to Aberayron, in the 
same County : 

An Act for improving certain Roads within the County 
of Hereford, communicating with the City of ee ; 

An Act to incorporate the Avenue Road, in the Parish 
of Saint Mary-le-bone, with the Mary-le-bone and Finch- 
ley Turnpike Roads, in the County of Middlesex : 

An Act for making and maintaining a Turnpike Road 
from the Town of Hurstperpoint to the Brighton and 
Cuckfield Turnpike Road, at or near Ansty Cross, in the 
Parish of Cuckfield, all in the County of Sussex : 

An Act for the more effectually repairing the Darling- 
ton and West Auckland, and the Cockerton Bridge and 
Staindrop Roads, in the County of Durham, and for 
consolidating the Trusts thereof: 

An Act for more effectually repairing the Road from 
the Exeter Turnpike Road to Biddaford, and certain 
Roads leading from Bridgetown Pomeroy and Totnes, 
and other Roads communicating therewith, and for re- 
pairing Zotnes Bridge, and erecting Bridges over the 
Stover Canal, the Rivers Teign and Lemon, and the Mill 
Leat, all in the County of Devon: 

An Act for repairing and improving the Roads in the 
Counties of Northumberland and Durham, called the 
Ford and Lowick Turnpikes, and for making certain 
new Branches in the said Counties: 

An Act formaking Turnpike certain Highways between 
the Towns of Nantwich and Congleton, in the County 
Palatine of Chester: 

An Act to enable the Commissioner appointed under 
two Acts for draining certain Lands situated on or near 
the River Leven, in the Counties of Kinross and Fife, to 
raise a further Sum of Money for the purposes of the 
said Acts: 

An Act to dissolve tle Marriage of Charles Conyers, 
junior, Esquire, with Margaret Conyers, his now Wife, 
and to enable him to marry again, and for other purposes 
therein mentioned : 

An Act for naturalizing Christian Allhusen : 

An Act for naturalizing John Cortazzi: 

An Act for naturalizing Paul Ferdinand Willet : 

An Act for naturalizing Louis Magnus : 

An Act for naturalizing Frederic Louis Mieville : 

An Act for naturalizing Mendel Albrecht : 

An Act for naturalizing David Meyer Loewe. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers of Deal, Walmer, 
and vicinity, was presented, and read; praying the 
House to repeal the additional Duty of 50 per cent. on 
their Licenses, imposed by the Act of last Session. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of all Wines which have been imported in Ships 
belonging to His Majesty’s Navy, into Portsmouth, Fal- 
mouth, Plymouth and Rochester, from 1st January 1831 
to 1st January 1835. 


A Petition 





Spirit 
Licenses. 


Wines 
imported. 














Inverness-shire 
Election. 


Ennis 
Election. 


Ipswich 
Election. 


5 Witt. IV. 


-A Petition of John Macqueen, of Little George-street, 
Westminster, Agent for the Petitioners, complaining of 
an undue Election and Return for the county of Jnver- 
ness, was presented, and read ; setting forth, That on the 
1st day of this present month of June, a Petition was 

resented to the House on behalf of James Murray Grant, 

squire, a candidate at the late Election for Jnverness- 
shire ; and also another Petition on the part of certain 
Electors, complaining of the undue Election and Return 
of Alexander William Chisholm, Esquire, now the sitting 
Member for that County; that both the said Petitions 
were ordered to be taken into consideration on Thurs- 
day the 25th instant; that the grounds of complaint 
forming the subject of the said Petitions will resolve 
chiefly into a. scrutiny of illegal votes; that the said 
Petitioners so complaining of the said Election, have 
used every exertion to collect the necessary evidence, 
and to prepare their case within the time appointed by 
the House; but that by reason of the great extent of 
the said County, and the difficulty of communication 
with the various parts thereof, they now find that it will 
be impossible for them to be ready on the 25th instant ; 
that the agents of the said Petitioners at Inverness could 
not have received notice of the day appointed for taking 
the said Petitions into consideration, till the morning 
of Saturday the 6th instant; that certain of the votes 
to be objected to by the said Petitioners, are derived 
from lands and tenements situated at a great distance 
from the said town of Inverness; that lists of objections 
are required to be delivered to the Clerk of the House 
on or before Monday the 15th instant, but that the in- 
formation on which such objections will be founded, 
must be collected from various persons residing in re- 
mote parts of the said County; that South Uist, con- 
stituting a considerable portion of the said County, is 
a distant island, separated from the main land by a large 
arm of the sea, and the access to it is, consequently, 
tedious and uncertain; that the island of Sky, also 
forming a large portion of the said County, is about 100 
miles from Jnverness, and is in like manner difficult of 
access, there being no regular communication between 
it and the main land ; and that various other parts of the 
said County to which reference will be necessary, are 
so inconveniently situated for the purposes of communi- 
cation, that a period of not less than ten days will be 
consumed in conveying the several witnesses to London; 
that under these circumstances, the Petitioner’s said 
agent has been directed to present an humble Petition to 
the House, praying for an enlargement of the time to 
the extent of ten days or a fortnight, and praying that 
the House will be pleased to take the premises into con- 
sideration, to discharge the Order for the consideration 
of the said Petitions on the 25th instant, and to order 
that the same may be appointed for consideration on 
some such later day, as to the House shall seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into con- 
sideration upon Monday next. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


Ordered, That leave be given to the Short-hand Writer 
who attended the Ennis Election Committee, to attend 
before the Grand Jury, or other Tribunal, with the 
Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee, and 
to give evidence in relation thereto, on bills of indict- 
ment for perjury, or other proceedings taken against 
any Witness examined before such Committee. 

Ordered, That the proper Officer of this House be at 
liberty to attend with and produce before the Grand 
Jury, or other Tribunal, the Petition of Anthony Sheehan 
and others, complaining of the Ennis Election and Re- 
turn, the Order of the House for taking the same into 
consideration, the original Minutes of the appointment 
of the Committee, and that such Officer be at liberty 
to be examined and to give evidence in relation thereto. 

Ordered, That the Clerk to the Ennis Election Com- 
mittee be at liberty to attend to be examined, and to 
give evidence before the Grand Jury, or other tribunal, 
in relation to bills of indictment for perjury, or other 
proceedings taken against any witness examined before 
such Committee. 


The Serjeant at Arms attending this House, informed 
~ ge that he had, pursuant to their Order of yester- 
. 90. 


12° JSuniti. 


335 


day, taken into his custody John Bury Dasent and John 
Clipperton. 
A Petition of John Bury 


the bar of the House, charged with a breach of privi- 
lege, in having absconded from his home, in order that 
he might avoid giving his evidence before the Com- 
mittee of the House appointed to try the merits of the 
last Ipswich Election; -to this charge the Petitioner 
humbly submits in answer the following statement, 
which he hopes may show the House that such breach 
of privilege was not committed in contempt of the au- 
thority of Parliament, to which he most earnestly bows, 
but rather in ignorance of the possibility that such a 
construction could be placed on his conduct; the Peti- 
tioner saith, that having been present at the late Ipswich 
Election, and understanding that a Petition was about 
to be presented against the Return of Robert Adam 
Dundas and Fitzroy Kelly, Esquires, and being un- 
willing that he should be examined on the hearing of 
such Petition, at all, and especially that any such exa- 
mination should be entered into by the Petitioners, and 
being anxious to give the sitting Members the selection 
of the time at which such examination, if taken at all, 
might be deemed most conducive to their interests, the 
Petitioner did, on or ahout the 24th day of February, of 
his own accord, and under no restraint from any indi- 
vidual whatever, quit his home; that he remained so 
absent until the Petitioners had closed their case, when 
understanding from Mr. Kelly that the Petition had 
taken such a turn as regarded the conduct of the Peti- 
tioner, as to render his presence and evidence neces- 
sary, without which due justice could not be done to 
him Mr. Kelly, the Petitioner voluntarily and of his 
own accord, and under the influence of no compulsion 
whatever, save the dictates of honour, immediately re- 
turned to his home, and presented himself to the Ronis: 
mittee of the House, before whom, after a few days’ 
delay, but long before the Committee had come to any 
Resolutions on the merits of the Election, the Petitioner 
was fully examined; that the Committee afterwards 
came to some Resolutions by which the sitting Mem- 
bers retained their seats, but in which certain persons 
were reported to have been guilty of bribery, among 
whom was the Petitioner; and certain others were re- 
ported to have absconded, to avoid the service of the 
Speaker’s Warrant, among whom the name of the Peti- 
tioner was not included; that those Resolutions were 
afterwards rescinded by the Committee on hearing the 
evidence of John Pilgrim and others; throughout the 
whole of which latter evidence, as the Petitioner is in- 
formed and believes, having himself heard the greater 
part thereof, no allusion was made to him, nor was any 
fresh matter added at all relating to the conduct of the 
Petitioner at or after the said Election, or in any way 
concerning him the Petitioner, yet in the Resolution 
subsequently adopted, and now attached to the Report 
of the Committee to the House, the name of the Peti- 
tioner has been included among those who absconded 
generally, and without any mention of the special cir- 
cumstances under which his evidence was given, and 
without drawing any distinction between the case of the 
said John Pilgrim, who gave his evidence under the 
pressure of an arrest on a criminal charge, and that of 
the Petitioner, who voluntarily came forward, whereby 
the Petitioner fears that an unfounded prejudice has 
been raised against him, which has operated to the in- 
cluding his name in the motion of the Member for Der- 
byshire, in consequence of which the Petitioner now 
stands at the bar of the House; the Petitioner, in thus 
stating these facts, hopes that he has not added to the 
offence originally imputed to him, which was committed 
in entire ignorance of the liability incurred by his thus 
absenting himself, before he even knew it was the inten- 
tion of the Petitioners to issue a Warrant for his attend- 
ance before the Committee ; and he also humbly throws 
himself upon the lenient consideration of the House, ex- 
resing the deepest contrition for the error into which he 
‘ius fallen, and hoping that the Members of the Committee 
now present will state to the House what is their impres- 
sion of the Petitioner’s conduct, and the motives for such 
conduct, as produced by the whole of the evidence laid 
before them ; that he was present during the debates - 
4Q2 the 


Dasent, was presented, and Ipswich 
read ; setting forth, That the Petitioner now stands at Flection. 








336 12° Junii. 


the motion for the Member for Derbyshire, and that im- 
mediately on the conclusion thereof yesterday, he offered 
to surrender himself to the custody of the House, in 
order that his conduct might be inquired into. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
That John Bury Dasent be brought to the bar of this 
House, in order to his being reprimanded by Mr. 
Speaker, and then discharged ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, by leaving out from the word “ That” to the end 
of the Question, in order to add the words “ the said 
** Petition be printed,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words proposed 
to be left out stand part of the Question; it passed in 
the Negative. 

And the Question being put, That the words “ the said 
“* Petition be printed,” be added at the end of the Ques- 
tion; it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 

Ordered, That the said Petition be printed. 

Ordered, That John Bury Dasent do stand committed 
to the custody of the Serjeant at Arms attending this 
House. 


The Order of the day being read for the Committee 
of Supply ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, by leaving out from the word “ That” to the end 
of the Question, in order to add the words “ it is expe- 
“« dient to refer the general Taxation of the Country to 
“ the investigation of a Select Committee, with the view 
“ to a repeal or reduction of such imposts as injuriously 
“ affect the interests of Agriculture, Trade, Manufac- 
* tures and Navigation, or those which may be found 
to press with unequal severity upon any portion of the 
community, especially on the working and produc- 
tive classes; and further to consider the propriety of 
substituting, if necessary, other Taxes less objection- 
able in their operation, so as to simplify and econo- 
mize the enormous cost of collection, and lighten the 
pressure by a more just and equitable distribution of 
“ the public burthens,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 

posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided. 

The Noes went forth. 


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a 


’ Sir George Grey, | Pre 

Tellers for the Yeas, { Mr. William Ord: J 105. 
f Mr. Robinson, . 

Tellers for the Noes, Mr. George Young: J 42. 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair: 
—The House accordingly resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee. 

(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven thou- 
sand six hundred and forty-eight pounds, be granted 
to His Majesty, for defraying the charge of augmenting 
the Pay of certain General Officers from their present 
daily rates to Four hundred pounds per annum each, from 
the 1st day of April 1835 to the 31st day of March 1836, 
both days inclusive. 

2, Resolved, That asum, not exceeding Forty-one thou- 
sand and two hundred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, 
to defray, to the 31st day of March 1836, the expense of 
Works and Repairs of Public Buildings, and for Furni- 
ture, and other charges for lighting and watching, and for 
the maintenance and Repairs of Royal Palaces and Works 
y the Royal Gardens, heretofore shone upon the Civil 

ist. 

3. Resolved, That asum, not exceeding Nineteen thou- 
sand seven hundred and fifty pounds, be granted to 
His Majesty, to defray the expense of Works and Re- 

irs at the Harbour of Kingstown, to the 31st day of 

arch 1836. 

4. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eleven thou- 
sand eight hundred and seventy-five pounds, be garnted 


A. 1835. 


to His Majesty, to defray the expense of Works and 
Repairs at Port Patrick Harbour, to the 31st day of 
March 1836. 

5- Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five thousand 
four hundred and seventy-eight pounds, be granted to 
His Majesty, to defray the expenses of the Holyhead 
and Liverpool Roads, and Holyhead and Howth Har- 
bours, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixteen thou- 
sand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the 
charge of the New Buildings at the British. Museum, 
to the 31st day of March 1836. 

7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twelve thou- 
sand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray, to 
the 31st day of March 1836, the expense of erecting 
a National Gallery. 

8. Motion made, and Question put, That a sum, 
not exceeding Seven thousand six hundred and sixty- 
five pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the 
charge of finishing the Interior of Whitehall Chapel ; 

The Committee divided. 

Teller for the Yeas, Mr. For Maule - - 116. 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. Warburton - - 24. 

9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Forty-four 
thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray, 
to the 31st day of March 1836, the necessary expense 
of providing temporary accommodation for the Houses 
~ Lords and Commons, in consequence of the late 

ire. 

10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Six thousand 
one hundred and twenty-nine pounds, be granted to His 
Majesty, to defray the expense of additional Works at 
the New Post Office Station at Hobbs’ Point, to the 31st 
day of March 1836. 

11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifty thousand 
and seven hundred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, 
to defray the charge of those Salaries of the Officers of 
the House of Lords, and of the House of Commons, and 
of Pensions for retired Officers of the Two Houses, which 
are paid at the Treasury, and also of the Amount which 
will be required in aid of the Fee Funds of the Two 
Houses, in the year 1835. 

12. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- 
two thousand and four hundred pounds, be granted 
to His Majesty, to defray the expenses of the House 
of Lords, and of the House of Commons, in the year 
1835. 

13. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty-six 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to His 
Majesty, to make good the deficiency of the Fee Fund 
in the Department of His Majesty’s Treasury, to the 
31st day of March 1836. 

14. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ten thousand 
one hundred .and twenty-two pounds, be granted to His 
Majesty, to make good the deficiency of the Fee Fund 
in the Office of His Majesty’s Secretary of State for 
the Home Department, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

15. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirteen 
thousand four hundred and eighty-seven pounds, be 
granted to His Majesty, to make good the deficiency of 
the Fee Fund in the Scans of His Majesty’s Se- 
cretary of State for Foreign Affairs, to the 31st day of 
March 1836. 


16. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twelve 
thousand four hundred and thirty-two pounds, be 
granted to His Majesty, to make good the deficiency 
of the Fee Fund in the Department of His Majesty’s 
Secretary of State for the Colonies, to the 31st day of 
March 1836. 

17. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eighteen 
thousand six hundred and forty-two pounds, be granted 
to His Majesty, to make good the deficiency of the Fee 
Fund in the Department of His Majesty’s most honourable 
Privy Council, and Committee of Privy Council for 
Trade, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

18. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Six thou- 
sand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the 
Contingent Expenses and Messengers’ Bills in the De- 

artment of His Majesty’s Treasury, to the 31st day of 
Steseh 1836. 

19. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five thousand 

four hundred and fourteen pounds, be granted to His 
Majesty 








mn ww 


mMNe 


Poa 


Ti 


wa oO 











Messengers’ 
Bills (Foreign 
Secretary of- 
State.) 


De - (Colonial 
Secretary of 
State.) 


De - (Privy 
Council Office, 
&amp;c.) 


Exchequer, 


Treasury, &amp;c. 
Messengers. 


Professors 
(Oxford and 
Cambridge.) 


Dissenters’ 
larriages 
Bill. 


Durham 
Court of 
Pleas Bill. 


Offences 
against the 
Person Bill. 


Western 
Australia 
Bill, 


5 Wixe. IV. 


Majesty to defray the Contingent Expenses and Messen- 
gers’ Bills in the Department of His Majesty's Secretary 
of State for the Home Department, to the 31st day of 
March 1836. 


20. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty-one 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to His 
Majesty, to defray the Contingent Expenses and Ex- 
aa of Messengers in the Department of His Majesty’s 

ecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, to the 31st day of 
March 1836. 


21. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five thousand 
and two hundred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, 
to defray the Contingent Expenses and Messengers’ Bills 
in the Deparinicnt of His Majesty’s Secretary of State 
for the Colonies, to the 31st day of March 1836. ~ 


22 Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four thou- 
sand one hundred and fifty pounds, be granted to His 
Majesty, to defray the Contingent Expenses and Mes- 
sengers’ Bills in the Department of His Majesty’s most 
honourable Privy Council, and Committee of Privy 
Council for Trade, to the 31st day of March 1836. 


23. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty-two 
thousand and ninety-two pounds, be granted to His 
Majesty, to pay, to the 31st day of March 1836, the 
Salaries and Contingent Expenses in the Departments 
of the Comptroller General of the Exchequer, and the 
Paymaster of Civil Services. 


24. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three thou- 
sand and seven hundred pounds, be granted to His 
Majesty, to defray the Expenses of the Messengers 
attending the First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor 
of the Exchequer, the Four Patent Messengers of the 
Court of Exchequer, and various ancient Allowances to 
Officers of that Court, to the 31st day of March 1836. 


25. Motion made, and Question put, That a sum, not 
exceeding Two thousand and six pounds, be granted to 
His Majesty, to defray the charge of Salaries and Allow- 
ances to certain Professors in the Universities of Oxford 
and Cambridge, to the 31st day of March 1836; 

The Committee divided. 

Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Robert Gordon - 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. Tooke 
Resolutions to be reported. 


86. 
15. 





And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 13° die Juni, 1835: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal re- 
ported from the Committee, That they had come to 
several Resolutions, which they had directed him to 
report. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 
next. 

Mr. Bernal also acquainted the House, that he was 
directed by the Committee to move, That they may have 
leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Dissenters’ Marriages Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Durham Court of Pleas Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Thursday, the 2d day 
of July next. | 


* 


-The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Offences against the Person Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be ‘read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


The Western Australia Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time; and committed toa Committee of 


the whole House, for Monday next. 
VOL. 90. ’ ; 





12°—13° Juniv. 


337 


Mr. Baring, by Order, reported from the Committee = of Bread 


on the Sale of Bread Bill, the Amendments which they 
had made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to Captain 
Pechell, Lord Granville ‘Somerset, Mr. Labouchere, Sir 
Thomas Fremantle, Mr. Solicitor General, Mr. Wigney, 
Mr. Pease, Mr. George Frederick Young, Mr. Hawes, 
Sir Matthew White Ridley, Sir Richard Vyvyan, Sir 
Thomas Troubridge, Mr. Goring; Mr. Robert Steuart, 
Mr. Elphinstone, Mr. Callaghan, Mr. Bagshawe, Mr. 
Dawid Roche, Mr. Hogg, Mr. Oliphant, Mr. Heathcote, 
Mr. Hurst, Mr. Guest, Dr. Bowring, Sir Andrew Agnew, 
Mr. Sheldon, Mr. Potter, Mr. Charles Lushington, and 
Mr. Frederick Paget: And they are to meet this After- 
noon, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power to 
send for persons, papers and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum of the Committee. 


The Bribery at Elections Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time; and committed to the Select Com- 
mittee on Bribery at Elections. 


The Civil Bill Courts (Zreland) Bill was, according to 


Bribery at 
Elections 


Bill. 


Civil Bill 


é . ts 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Select (Ireland) Bill. 


Committee. 


An ingrossed Bill to indemnify such Persons in the 
United Kingdom as have omitted to qualify themselves 
for Offices and Employments, and for extending the time 
limited for those purposes respectively; to permit such 
Persons in Great Britain as have omitted to make and 
file Affidavits of the execution of Indentures of Clerks 
to Attornies and Solicitors to make and file the 
same, and to allow Persons to make and file such Affi- 
davits, although the Persons whom they served shall 
have neglected to make out their annual Certificates, 
was, according to Order, read the third time; and 
ingrossed Clauses were added to the Bill, by way of 
riders. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the title be, 
An Act to indemnify such Persons in the United King- 
dom as have omitted to qualify themselves for Offices 
and Employments, and for extending the Time limited 
for those Purposes respectively until the Twenty-fifth 
day of March One thousand eight hundred and Thirty- 
six; to permit such Persons in Great Britain as have 
omitted to make and file Affidavits of the execution 
of Indentures of Clerks to Attornies and Solicitors to 
make and file the same on or before the First day of 

. Hilary Term One thousand eight hundred and Thirty- 
six; and to allow Persons to make and file such Afh- 
davits, although the Persons whom they served shall 
have neglected to take out their annual Certificates. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Ways and Means; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


. _ The House, according to Order, resumed the adjourned 
Debate upon the Question proposed upon Wednesda 
last, That the Petition of the Rat! ‘of Hillsborough, High 
Sheriff of the County of Down, against any measures 
infringing on the Act of Union, and for establishing a 
system of national Education, insuring to all classes the 
use of the Holy Scriptures, do lie upon the Table. 

And the Question being put ; : 
Ordered, That the Petition do lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Manure Toll Exemption Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
&gt; cag upon Wednesday, the 24th day of this instant 

une. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of the 
House, this day adjourn till Monday next. 


Ordered, That Mr. White have leave of absence for a 
fortnight, on urgent business. 


4R Dr. 


Indemnity 
Bill. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Union with 
Ireland. 


Manure Toll 
Exemption 
Bill. 


Adjournment. 


Leave of 
Absence. 





Factories, 


Stirling 
Hospital. 


Great Seal. 


Greenwich, 
&amp;c. Courts 
of Request. 


Mr. Gurney’s 
Case. 


Public 


Petitions. 


338 19°—13° 


15° olainii. A. 1835. 





Mr. Robert Steuart presented, pursuant to Order,— 
A Return of the Number of Persons employed in Cotton, 
Woollen, Worsted, Flax and Silk Factories of the United 
Kingdom, showing the respective Numbers of Males and 
Females, and also the Number of Persons between nine 
and ten, ten and eleven, eleven and twelve, twelve and 
thirteen, thirteen and fourteen, fourteen and fifteen, 
fifteen and sixteen, sixteen and seventeen, seventeen 
and eighteen, eighteen and nineteen, nineteen and 
twenty, and twenty and twenty-one years of age. 

Returns to several Orders, dated the 12th day of 
March last, for Copies of the Deed of Settlement of 
John Cowan, by which the Charitable Institution of 
Cowan’s Hospital, in the Town of Stirling, was esta- 
blished :—Of any Agreement between the Patrons of 
said Hospital and the Guildry of Stirling, by which the 
provisions of the said Settlement may have been in any 
way affected :—Statement of Income and Receipt of the 
said Hospital for each of the last Six years respectively; 
specifying Arrears as they annually became due, and in 
so far as said Income may have been derived from land, 
setting forth not only the Amount of the Rents, but the 
Names of Tenants and Sub-tenants, and of their respec- 
tive Cautioners :—Statement, showing the Expenditure 
of said Hospital during each of the said years; specify- 
ing the Names of all Individuals who may have derived 
benefit therefrom during said period, hee they first 
became objects of said Charity, the Amount of their 
respective Allowances, their usual Places of Residence, 
and the nature of their respective connexion with the 
Guildry of Stirling. 

Mr. Robert Steuart also presented, pursuant to several 
Addresses to His Majesty,—A Statement of the Fees 
and Stamps charged on the Appointments of the Lords 
Commissioners of the Great Seal, and of the Speaker of 
the House of Lords :—Also, the Amount of Salary each 
Commissioner and The Speaker will receive for such 
Appointment :—Also, a Statement of all Offices and Ap- 
Eerehnernts, Lay or Ecclesiastical, of which each of these 

ersons has the disposal. 

A Return of all Cases heard and determined in the 
several Courts of Request held at Greenwich, Woolwich, 
Bromley and Croydon, for the Recovery of Small Debts 
within the Hundreds of Blackheath, Bromley and Beck- 
enham, Rokesley otherwise Ruxley, and of Little and 
Lessness, in the County of Kent, and of Wallington, in 
the County of Surrey, for Three years preceding and 
ending the 24th of June 1834; specifying all the Judg- 
ments made in each Court, the Amounts of each Claim, 
the Sums awarded, and stating whether paid, whether 
the Party was distrained upon or sent to Prison; stating 
the Amount of Fees paid in each case, and the length 
of By RICOTTA adjudged in each case, and the Gaol 
Fees demanded on release; also stating each year, the 
respective Amounts that were apportioned of the said 
Fees and Charges to the Clerks, Beadles and other 
Officers; and the Amount, if any, of unclaimed Debts 
remaining on hand at the above period. 

Ordered, That the said Returns and Papers do lie 
upon the Table. 


Ordered, That Mr. Pendarves be added to the Select 
Committee on Mr. Gurney’s Case. 


Mr. Oswald reported from the Select Committee on 
Public Petitions ; That they had examined the Petitions 
presented on the 3d and 4th days of this instant June ; 
and had directed him to make a Report thereof to the 
House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; and 
be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
a quarter of an hour after one of the clock on 
Saturday morning, adjourned till Monday next. 


Tune, 15° die Juni: ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


RDERED, That theSelect Committee on the Mon- 

mouth Borough Election, have leave to sit till four 

of the clock in the Afternoon, during the sitting of 
the House. 


Sir William Folkes, by Order, reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Downham Market Improvement Bill; and 
to whom the Petition of Inhabitants of Downham Market 
was referred ; That they had considered the said Peti- 
tion, and had heard counsel in favour of the Bill; and 
that they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
found the same to be true; and had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Petition of Alexander Mackay, of Belfast, gentle- 
man, was presented, and read; taking notice of the 
Belfast 2nd Cavehill Railway Bill; and praying, That 
the same may not pass into a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Corporation for preserving and im- 
proving the Port and Harbour of Belfast ;—and, Owners 
and Occupiers of lands on the line of the Belfast and 
Cavehill Railway,—were also presented, and read; taking 
notice of the said Bill; and praying, That they may be 
heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
thereof. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petitions, if the 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petitions. 


Smart’s Estate Bill was read a second time; and com- 
mitted to Mr. Halse and the Chester List: And they are 
to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act to authorize the Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Car- 
lisle Railway Company to make an additional Branch 
Railway or Tramroad, and for other purposes connected 
with their undertaking ; and the same was read ; and is 
as followeth : 

Pr. 25. 1. 32. After “ gates” insert “ and that such 
** gates shall, when opened for passage along the said 
” o_o" be closed across the said public Carriage 
* Road.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, was 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Philip Howard do carry the Bill 
to the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendment made by their Lordships. 


A Petition of the Zeeds Gas Light Company, was pre- 
sented, and read; taking notice of the 5 a Gas Bill; 
and praying, That they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts thereof. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 


‘Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 


themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the .city.of Cork, was pre- 
sented, and read; complaining that, at the late Election 
of Members ‘for that City, divers means of intimidating 
and corrupting the Electors were resorted to.on the part 
of Joseph Leycester, Esquire, and Lieutenant-Colonel 
James Charles Chatterton, the Members returned under 
the Writ of Election, and since unseated by a‘Committee 
of the House; and praying, That the House will-imme- 
diately adopt such measures as they shall deem most 

. advisable 





Monmouth D 
Borough 
Election, 


Downham 
Market 
Improvement 
Bill. 


E 
Belfast and sl 
Cavehill B 
Railway Bill. 


Sinart’s 
Estate Bill. 


Newcastle and 
Carlisle Rail- 
way Bill. ] 


Leeds Gas 
Bill, 


Cork City 
Electiou. 








Drunkenness. 


Edinburgh- 
shire Roads 
Bill. 


Wilts and 
Berks Canal 
Bill, 


Newport 
(Monmouth) 
Docks Bill. 


Port Dundas, 
&amp;c. Roads 
Bill. 


Municipal 
Assessments 
(Cork-) 


Municipal 
Corporations. 


5 Witt. [V. 


advisable to put down Bribery and Corruption at all 
future Elections. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Bribery at Elections. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Gloucester ;— 
Members of the Princes-street Temperance Association 
in Cork;—Inhabitants of Clonmel;—Teachers of the 
New Road Sunday School, in the county of Down ;— 
the Gooseberry-Corner Sunday School, in the county 
of Down ;—the Independent Sunday School, Belfast.;— 
Brown-street Sunday School, Belfast ;—and, Inhabit- 
ants of Lostwithiel,—were presented, and read; praying 
for the total prohibition of the sale of Beer to be drunk 
on the premises in Beer-houses, and for the adoption of 
such measures as shall tend to remove the numerous and 
increasing temptations to dram-drinking among the 
working classes, and shall discourage the use of dis- 
tilled Spirits as a customary beverage. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Commissioners and Trustees appointed 
or elected to put in execution an Act of Parliament 
passed in the fifty-fifth year of the reign of his late Ma- 
jesty King George the Third, intituled, “ An Act for 
enlarging and altering the term and powers of an Act of 
His present Majesty, for repairing the Road leading from 
the Cow Cawsey, near the town of Newcastle-upon- Tyne, 
to the Town of Belford, and from thence to Buckton 
Burn, in the County of Northumberland,” and Inhabit- 
ants of the town of Alnwick and its vicinity, was pre- 
sented, and read ; taking notice of the Edinburghshire 
Roads Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass 
into a law as it now stands. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Report. which, upon the 5th day of this instant June, 
was made from the Committee on the Wilts and Berks 
Canal Bill, printed copies of the Bill, as amended by the 
Committee, having been delivered, at the door, upon 
Wednesday last; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. » 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


Lord Granville Somerset reported from the Committee 
on the Newport (Monmouth) Docks Bill; That the 
Standing Orders relative to Bills for making Docks had 
been complied with; and that they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants and Manufacturers of Dun- 
Fermline, was presented, and read; taking notice of the 
Port Dundas and Dalgreen Bridge Roads Bill; and 
praying, That the same may pass into a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Moinard, in the North 
Liberties of the city of Cork, was presented, and read ; 
complaining ofthe amount of the Municipal Assessments 
of that city; and praying the House to pass a law, 
whereby the same may in future be justly and fairly 
equalized. | 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Freemen and Burgesses of the borough 
of Preston;—and, Henry Blackhurst, of the borough of 
Preston, gentleman,—were presented, and read; pray- 
ing the Fonte to pass ra a Bill as will relieve the 
present Mayors and Aldermen of the Municipal Corpo- 
rations of their magisterial duties, will effectualy reform 
the Municipal Corporations in England and Wales, will 
take awa at them the character of close Corpora- 
tions, will prevent the Corporation property from being 
wasted and misapplied, and will vest the election of all 
the members of C orations ‘in the persons entitled to 
vote at elections of Members to serve in Parliament; so 
that:Corporations may be placed. under vigilant popular 
control, and become, what they were in fact’intended to 
“ae benefit of the inhabitants at large. 

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389 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Cork Trades’ Associa- Tithes 
tion for the Encouragement of Jrish Manufactures, and (Ireland) 


others, Inhabitants of the city of Cork, was presented, 
and read ; praying for the abelition of Tithes in Ireland. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Cork Trades’ Associa- 


Poor Laws 


tion for the Encouragement of Jrish Manufactures, and (!reland.) 


others, Citizens of Cork, was presented, and read; pray- 
ing the House to introduce into Jreland such a law as 
will ensure legal provision, not only for those who are 
physically unable to labour for their own support, but 
also for all who, being able and willing to labour, cannot 
procure employment. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Cork Trades’ Associa- 
tion for the Encouragement of Jrish Manufactures, and 
others, Inhabitants of the city of Cork, was presented, 
and read ; praying for the repeal of the Duty on Glass 
of all kinds in Great Britain and Ireland. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Hand-loom Weavers, and others, of 
Kilbride ;—and, Hand-loom Weavers of Blantyre,—were 
resented, and read; praying for the establishment of 
Boards of Trade in every manufacturing district, to fix 
from time to time the lowest prices to be paid for Hand- 
loom Weaving. 
And the said Petitions. were ordered to be referred to 
the Select Committee on Hand-loom Weavers. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Leith, Newhaven, &amp;c. was 
presented, and read; praying the House to pass a Bill 
for the abolition of Tithes on Fish and Fishing-boats, 
now appertaining to the minister of the parish of Worth 
Leith, reserving the life-interest of the present incumbent 
to the same. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Alexandre Oppenheim, late of the Island 
of Jamaica, printer, but now of the city of London, was 
presented, and read; complaining of his imprisonment 
in the Island of Jamaica, upon a charge of having 
excited the slaves of the parish of Saint James, in that 
Island, to acts of rebellion and arson; stating the par- 
ticulars of his case ; and praying relief. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Seamen of South Shields, was presented, 
and read; setting forth, That the Petitioners feel them- 
selves grievously oppressed by having to go to sea in 
vessels quite unseaworthy in hull and stores, or with 
deficient crews, and often much overladen and. ill-com- 
manded, so much so, that the lives of the Petitioners are 
unnecessarily dangerously placed, and many of their 
near relations or companions have become victims to 
a premature death, solely through the consequences 
thereof; that the Petitioners feel aggrieved, that when 
any crew, or part thereof, is lost at sea, no legal inquiry 
is made into the cause thereof, save and except when 
they are cast on shore dead; then the coroner sits on 
them, and the verdict “ found drowned ” is invariably 
given, without ascertaining or even inquiring into the 
cause of their being drowned, or the state of the vessel 
they were drowned in or from; and praying the House 
to cause a legal inquiry to be made after seamen who 
are lost at sea, and also to appoint an experienced nautical 
committee to examine the vessels, their stores, the ;,um- 
ber of the crews, their berths, and into the abilities and 
conduct of the commanders and officers ; and, from such 
committee’s report, to enact,a law which ,will prevent 
the inexperienced, thoughtless or others, sending vessels 
to sea in.an unfit state. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon :the 
Table. 


A Petition of Mariners of the Port of Newcastle-upon- 
Tyne, now in the Port, was presented, and read ; setting 
forth, That the Petitioners have heard with regret that 
a Motion has been made in the House, relative to the 
Timber 


4R2 


Glass Duty. 


Hand loom 


Weavers. 


Tithe on Fish 
(Leith.) 


A. Oppenheim. 


Merchant 
Shipping. 


Timber 
Duties. 








Seamen 
Enlistment 
Bill. 


Small Debt 
Courts 
(Scotland.) 


Imprisonment 


for Debt Bill. 


Seamen 
Enlistment 


Bill. 


Church Rates, 


Registration 
of Births, &amp;c. 


Church of 
Ireland. 


340 


Timber Duties, which Motion the Petitioners fear is 
calculated to annihilate the trade between this country 
and the Colonies in North America; that no less than 
five thousand seamen, belonging to that Port alone, are 
solely employed in that trade, and, should they lose that 
source of employment, they, with their families and 
dependents, will be ruined, as none but British ships, 
seamen, and other British and Colonial subjects, are 
employed therein; and praying the House to consider 
and prevent the deplorable state the Petitioners will be 
reduced to if five thousand of their companions and 
fellow-seamen are deprived of their usual employment. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Seamen and others of South Shields, 
was presented, and read ; taking notice of the Seamen 
Enlistment Bill; and praying, That the same may pass 
into a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Robert Stirling, residing at Lennoxtown, 
in the parish of Campsie, and county of Stirling, was 
presented, and read ; praying the House to institute an 
inquiry into the evils of the present system of the Justices 
Small Debt Courts in Scotland, and to apply such re- 
medial enactments as to them shall seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Tradesmen and Shopkeepers residing in 
the parish of Christchurch, in the county of Surrey, was 
presented, and read ; taking notice of the Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass 
into a law. 

A Petition of Retail Tradesmen of Kingston-upon- 
Hull;—and, Shopkeepers and other Tradesmen in Man- 
chester,- -were also presented, and read; taking notice 
of the said Bill; and praying, That a Clause may be 
inserted therein, excepting all Courts established for the 
recovery of Small Debts, and having the power of im- 
prisonment for limited periods only, from the operation 
of the said Bill. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, Ship-owners, Ship- 
masters, Seamen and others, Inhabitants of Greenock ;— 
and, the Chamber of Commerce and Manufactures of 
Greenock,—were presented, and read ; taking notice of 
the Seamen Enlistment Bill; and praying, That the 
same may not pass into a law. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of the Standing Committee of United Dis- 
senters; appointed at a public meeting of Inhabitants of 
Manchester ;— and, Inhabitants of Manchester,— were 
presented, and read; complaining of the imprisonment 
of Mr. John Childs, of Bungay, for non-payment of church 
rates, and for an alleged contempt of the Consistorial 
court of Norwich; and praying, That the jurisdiction 
of the ecclesiastical courts may be abolished, so far as 
Dissenters may be concerned, whether as plaintiffs or 
defendants; and that the House will immediately pass 
a Bill to relieve Dissenters from the Church, as by law 
established, from the tax hitherto levied under the name 
of church rates. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Standing Committee 
of United Dissenters, appointed at a public meeting of 
Inhabitants of Manchester, was presented, and read; 
praying, That the House will, without delay, pass a Bill 
or the purpose of establishing a Civil Registration of 
Births, Marriages and Burials, applicable to all classes 
of His Majesty’s subjects. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Archdeacon and Clergy of the Arch- 
deaconry of Stafford;—and, Residents in Ballymena,— 
were presented, and read; praying the House to reject 
every measure which has for its object the taking away 
any portion of the revenues of the h rish Church, in order 


to its being applied to.otlier than Protestant and strictly 
Ecclesiastical purposes. 


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15° Junii. 


4.1835. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. . ‘ 


A Petition of Letter-press Printers, resident in_the 
city of York, was presented, and read; praying, That 
the House will not repeal the Duties on Newspapers. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants, who are Owners and Occu- 
piers of land in West Walton, was presented, and read ; 
praying the House to take into their immediate consi- 
deration the present deplorable and eh me state of 
Agriculture, and adopt such measures of relief as they 
may deem most beneficial. ’ 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Mill-owners and Occupiers in Halifar, 
was presented, and read; reciting the Act 2 and 3 Will. 4, 
c. 103, to regulate the Labour of Children and Young 
Persons in the Mills and Factories of the United King- 
dom; and praying the House to amend the same. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Weststruther ;—Stricka- 
throw and Dunlappie ;— Dun ;—Gorbals; — Minister, 
Elders, Tenantry, and others, of Essie and Nevy ;—and, 
Representatives of Families and Householders of Vewtyle, 
—were presented, and read; praying the House to re- 
sist every attempt to shake the stability or impair the 
efficiency of the Church of Scotland, and to adopt such 
measures as may seem best calculated for promoting its 
usefulness, by building and endowing such additional 
Churches in connexion with the Establishment, as the 
increasing numbers and necessities of the population 
demand. 

A Petition of Unitarians, Inhabitants of Greenock ;— 
Inhabitants of Stonehouse ;—and, Pollock or Eastwood, 
—were also presented, and read; praying the House 
not to grant any public money for the erection and en- 
dowment of additional Churches in Scotland. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of the Proceedings had at an Investigation held in Ar- 
magh, of the Transactions which took place at Keady, in 
the County of Armagh, between the Magistrates, the 
Police, and the Orangemen, on the 5th November last, 
with all the Documents connected therewith. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Armagh, was 
presented, and read ; praying the House to take such 
steps, that the laws may be equally and impartially 
administered in Jreland by an upright magistracy, free 
from the tinge of Orangeism, and that a measure may 
be enacted which will at once and for ever put it down. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Orange Lodges (Ireland.) 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers of Andover ;—Li- 
censed Victuallers and Spirit-dealers of Redruth;—and, 
-Bodmin,—were presented, and read ; praying for the 
repeal of the additional Duty on Spirit Licenses imposed. 
‘by an Act of the last Session of Parliament. - 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Greenock Mechanics’ 
Library ;—Operative Masons of Greenock;—House Car- 
penters and Joinany of Greenock ;—and, Members of the 
Greenock Mechanics’ Reading Room,—were presented, 
and read; praying for the repeal of the Duties on News- 
papers, Paper and Advertisements. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. , 


A Petition of Members of the Greenock Mechanics’ 
Library, was presented, and read; praying the House 
to pass a Bill for enabling Communities to assess them- 
selves for erecting Public Institutions, such as Halls, 
Lecture Rooms, Music Rooms, Libraries, Museums, — 

; or 


Newspaper 
Stamps. 


Agricultural 
Distress. 


Factcries 
Regulation 
Act. 


Church of 
Scotland, 


Keady Inves- 
tigation. 


Orange 
Lodges 
(Ireland.) 


Spirit 
Licenses. 


Newspaper 
Stamps. 


Public 
Literary 
Institutions. 





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Slavery 
Abolition 
Act. 


Tithes 
(Ireland.) 


Linen Manu- 
factures 
(Ireland) Act. 


Courts of 
King’s Bench 
and Common 
Pleas, 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill, 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Message from 
Lords, 


Dublin 
Gas Bill. 


Exeter 
Bridge and 
Ferry Bill. 


Hitchen 
tnd Bedford 
Bill, 


5 Witt. LV. 


for the instruction and entertainment of the Inhabitants 
in general. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. ; 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Salisbury was presented, 
and read; setting forth, That the Petitioners have reason 
to fear that many of the most essential parts of the Act 
lately passed for the abolition of Slavery have been de- 
feated by the measures of the Colonial Legislatures ; 
that the system of flogging has been continued toa 
fearful extent, and under it females have been severely 
punished, and that the apprentices have been deprived 
of comforts to which they have a legal right, and are 
exposed to various injuries, hardships and cruelties; and 
praying the House to take measures, by which imme- 
diate inquiry may be made into the working of the pre- 
sent system, in order that all existing grievances may 
be redressed, and the welfare of those who have been 
emancipated from slavery may be fully secured. 

J Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of Landholders in the county of Zondon- 
derry was presented, and read; complaining that, after 
having, under the Jrish Tithe Act of 1832, contracted 
for and paid the Tithes of 1833, they have, by the Tithe 
Act of the latter year, been made liable for all arrears of 
1831 and 1832; and praying the House to take their 
case into consideration ; and in any Bill that may now 
be brought into Parliament on the subject of Tithe, to 
remedy the evil the Petitioners complain of. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Manufacturers of Linen and Dealers in 
Flax and Yarn, residing in the city and county of London- 
derry, was presented, and read ; reciting the Act 2 and 3 
Will. 4, for the better Regulation of the Linenand Hempen 
Manufactures of Ireland; and praying the House to re- 
enact the same, with such amendments as they may see 
necessary. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. ! 5 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of the Report, dated 25th June 1834, made by the Com- 
missioners under the Statute 1 Will. 4, c. 58, to the 
Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury, re- 
commending a Consolidation of the Offices in the Courts 
of King’s Bench and Common Pleas, similar to that 
which has taken place in the Court of Exchequer, under 
the Statute 2 and 3 Will. 4, c.110. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inhabit- 
ants of Liverpool ;—Rate-payers, Freemen and Inhabit- 
ants-of Worcester ;—and, Inhabitants of Northampton, 
being Protestant Dissenters,--were presented, and read; 
taking notice of the Municipal Corporations Bill; and 
praying, That the same may pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. ° 

Ordered, That Mr. Tennyson have leave of absence 
for a week, on account of illness in his family. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Trower and Mr. 

Roupell: : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills following, 
without any Amendment; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to empower the Dublin Oil 
Gas Light Company to produce Gas from Coal, Peat, 
Turf, and other Materials, and to’: amend the Act relat- 
ing to the said Company : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for building a Bridge over 
the River Eze, from the Shilhay, at the City of Eveter, 
and for making Approaches thereto, and for removing 
the present Ferry across the said River, and establish- 
ing another Ferry, or a Footbridge, in lieu thereof: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for more eftectually repairing 
and improving the. Road from the Town of Hitchen, 
through Shefford, to the Turnpike Road from Saint 
Alban’s to Bedford; and also, the Road from the turn- 


ing out of the said Road to Henlow and Gerford Bridge, 
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341 


and other Roads therein mentioned, in the Counties of 
Hertford and Bedford: 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for repairing and maintain- Tong Lane End 
ing the Road from the Wellington Bridge Road, in the et 
Parish of Leeds, to Tong Lane End, in the Parish of 
Birstal, and other Roads branching therefrom, and for 
making and maintaining a new Road from the aforesaid 
Road at Swallow Hill, in the Township of Wortley, to 
Pudsey, all in the West Riding of the County of York: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for making, maintaining 
and repairing certain Roads near the Towns of Ashbur- 
ton and Totnes, in the County of Devon: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for making and maintaining 
a Road from Sandbach to Congleton, in the County Pa- 
latine of Chester, and a Branch Road communicating 
therewith : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for more effectually repair- 
ing the Road from Mullen’s Pond, in the County of 
Southampton, through Amesbury, to the Eighteen Mile 
Stone from the City of New Sarum, near Willoughby 
Hedge, in the County of Wilts, and several other Roads 
leading out of the said Road : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for more effectually repair- 
ing the Road from. Saint Benedict’s G'ate, in the County 
of the City of Norwich, to Swaffham, in the County of 
Norfolk, and from Halfpenng Bridge, in Honingham, 
to the Bounds of Yaxham; and also, a Lane called Hang- 
man’s Lane, near the Gates of the said City: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
for altering, amending and extending the Powers and 
Provisions of an Act of the sixth year of his late Majesty 
King George the Fourth, for the Regulation of Build- 
ings in the Town of Liverpool, and for the other purposes 
therein mentioned ; and for granting further and addi- 
tional Powers for the Improvement and Regulation 
of the said Town, and the preservation of Property 
therein from Fires and otherwise, with some Amend- 
ments; to which Amendments the Lords desire the con- 
currence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for Wise’s 
authorizing Sales, Leases, Grants and Improvements of Estate Bill. 
an Estate at Lillington, in the County of Warwick, de- 
vised by the Will of Matthew Wise, Esquire, and for 
other purposes; to which the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for 
naturalizing Jacques Louis Auguste Joseph Des Champs 
de la Tour, commonly called Auguste Des Champs de la 
Tour, and his Infant Son; to which the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for 
naturalizing Gaspar Peter Elias Baron de Arabet; to 
which the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 
—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Ashburton 
Roads Bill. 


Sandbach 
Roads Bill. 


Amesbury 
Road Bill. 


Norwich and 
Swaffham 
Road Bill. 


Liverpool 
Buildings Bill. 


De la Tour’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Arabet’s 
Nat, Bill. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the, Amount of Fees, Salaries or other Emolu- 
ments respectively received by the Assistant Barrister 
or other presiding Officer, Registrar, Clerk, Serjeant or 
other Officer of the Local Courts of Requests in Eng- 
land, in the years 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, and 1834, and 
the Names of such Officers; stating, also, the Total 
Number of Days in each year that each Court sat ; the 
Total Amount of Debts sued for, of Costs incurred, and 
the Total Number of Suits instituted in each Court in 
each of the said years; and the Number of Commis- 
sioners, if any, associated in each Court, with the pre- 
siding Officer. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Courts of 
Request 
(England.) 


The Serjeant at Arms, attending this House, informed Ipswich 
the House, that he had, pursuant to their Order of Election. 
Thursday last, taken into his custody John Bond, Arthur 
Bott Cooke, Robert Burcham Clamp, Peter Frederic 
O’ Malley, Esquire, and John Eddowes Sparrowe. 


Ipswich 

A Petition of John Bond, was pee and read; er 
setting forth, That a Resolution has been passed by a J. Bond, and 
Committee of the House, that the Petitioner with other °ters: i» exte- 


nuation of their 
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342 


persons had absconded to avoid being served with a 
warrant of the Right honourable The Speaker, and the 
Petitioner has in consequence been taken into custody, 
as having been guilty of a breach of the privileges of 
the House; the Petitioner therefore humbly trusts, that 
the House will permit him, after having candidly stated 
the circumstances under which he quitted his home, to 
throw himself upon the mercy and clemency of the 
House; the Petitioner being by trade a tanner, had 
for some time been desirous to go to the Kingdom of 
Belgium to purchase bark for the purposes of his trade ; 
the Petitioner admits, that before any Petition connected 
with the late Ipswich Election was presented, he went to 
Ostend and thence to Brussels, as well to avoid being 
summoned before the Committee in case of a Petition, as 
also for such his commercial pursuits; that the Petitioner 
was unaccompanied by any other of the persons whose 
names are included in such Resolution; that he went 
of his own accord, without the advice or at the sugges- 
tion of any one, supported himself at his own personal 
charges; that the whole expenses of his journey have 
been altogether defrayed by himself, and that he re- 
turned to England on the 20th of April last; that, 
during such his stay in Belgium, the Petitioner engaged 
himself in his commercial pursuits, and negotiated the pur- 
chase of Bark, which he has since completed ; that about 
the 17th of May last, the Petitioner came by the coach 
from Ipswich to London, and that two of his companions 
were Ligby Wason, Esquire, one of the honourable Can- 
didates at the last Election, and a friend and supporter 
of Mr.Wason; that Mr.Wason addressed himself to the 
Petitioner with great kindness, and inquired whether he 
was journeying to London in obedience to The Speaker’s 
warrant, for if it were so it would be unnecessary for 
him to continue his journey; that from the period of 
such his return to England on the 20th of April last, 
the Petitioner has been constantly at [pswich or in Lon- 
don, and that he has not been served with any warrant, 
nor has he heard of any attempt or intention to serve 
him, or to require his evidence before the said Com- 
mittee; that the Petitioner entreats most respectfully, 
but most earnestly, to assure the House, that he has 
acted in utter ignorance of being guilty of violating any 
of its privileges, and he therefore, with deep humility, 
throws himself upon the indulgence of the House, de- 
siring to express the greatest contrition and regret for 
the error into which he is now too late aware he has 
fallen, and humbly imploring its mercy. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Arthur Bott Cooke, was presented, and 
read ; setting forth, That the Petitioner has been taken 
into the custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms, under a Reso- 
lution of the House, for having absconded to avoid The 
Speaker’s warrant; that the Petitioner was totally igno- 
rant that his conduct could have been so construed, and 
that in erring, as he is now fatally convinced he has 
done, he has acted in complete ignorance of having 
violated the privileges of the House; the Petitioner 
therefore most humbly throws himself on the leniency 
and merciful consideration of the House. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Robert Burcham Clamp, was presented; 
and read ; setting forth, That the Petitioner has learned, 
with the deepest regret and contrition, that he has been 
guilty of a breach of the privileges of the House, in 
having absented himself during a period of the proceed- 
ings of the Committee on the Jpswich Election Petition ; 
that the Petitioner desires to throw himself upon the 
mercy of the House, assuring the House that he has 
acted in utter ignorance that he was infringing the pri- 
vileges of the House, and humbly entreating its leniency 
and forbearance. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Peter Frederic O’ Malley, was pre- 
sented, and read; setting forth, That the Petitioner 
has been taken into the custody of the Serjeant at 
Arms of the House; that the Petitioner understands 
that the said Order was made on the Report of the 
Ipswich Election Committee; that in the said Report, 
five persons are named as having absconded to avoid 


15° Juni. 


A. 1835. 


the service of The Speaker’s warrant, and three others, 
amongst whom was the Petitioner, as having aided and 
abetted them ; that there was nothing in the evidence to 
connect the Petitioner with any of the said witnesses so 
absconding, except one of the name of Pilgrim, and that 
it was merely in consequence of one interview which 
the Petitioner had with the said Pilgrim that his name 
was introduced into the Report of the Committee, and 
the Petitioner believes that any of the Members of the 
Committee, if referred to, will confirm this statement; that 
the Petitioner had nothing whatever to do with the late 
Ipswich Election, or with any of the proceedings conse- 
quent thereon, until he was retained as counsel in the 
cause two days previous to the Committee being bal- 
lotted for; that four of the said persons named in the 
Report as having absconded, did so without the know- 
ledge, privity, approbation or assistance of the Petitioner, 
and that he was in no way a party to their going or 
keeping out of the way; that, with respect to the witness 
Pilgrim, the Petitioner humbly declares that if he has 
committed a breach of the privileges of the House, he 
has done so in perfect ignorance, and without the slightest 
intention of offering disrespect to the authority of the 
House ; that, until the House had so declared it, the Pe- 
titioner was not aware that a person not actually served 
with a warrant, committed a breach of privilege by ab- 
senting himself for the purpose of avoiding giving evi- 
dence; that the Petitioner sincerely regrets having fallen 
into an act which could bear the semblance of disrespect 
to the House; that the Petitioner humbly submits the 
following statement to the consideration of the House ; 
the Petitioner never saw Pilgrim until after the Com- 
mittee had come to a decision on the general charge of 
bribery, by which they retained the seats of the Members, 
and a few days before he was examined before the said 
Committee; that the sole object of the Petitioner in seeing 
the said Pilgrim was to advise with him on the subject of 
his affairs with his late employers Messrs. Sewell and 
Blake, and for the purpose of relieving his mind from the 
anxiety under which it laboured on that account; that the 
Petitioner saw Pilgrim, as he understood, at the desire of 
the said Pilgrim; that the Petitioner understood before 
going to see him, that he himself had determined to 
keep out of the way, and had actually withdrawn from 
London with that view; that the Petitioner solemnly 
declares that he did not see Pilgrim with a view to pro- 
cure or advise his absence, and that he did not hold out 
to him any inducement whatever to keep out of the way; 
that the Petitioner was informed by Pilgrim, that he 
having withdrawn from London for the purpose of avoid- 
ing the service of a warrant, had only come to town to 
meet one, and intended returning to Uxbridge that 
evening ; after some conversation, which the Petitioner 
cannot accurately recollect, as to the mode of getting to 
Uxbridge at that hour, the Petitioner consented to show 
Pilgrim to the Worcester Mail Office; that on going 
out they were met by the landlady, who proposed to 
Pilgrim to send for a coach, as it was then raining, to 
which he assented, and the Petitioner went with him 
to the office; that the Petitioner wished to leave him at 
the office, but was entreated by the said Pilgrim to go — 
a little way out of town with him; that the Petitioner 
went about a mile on the Uxbridge road, and then left 
him ; that the Petitioner has never in any other way 
whatever aided or advised the said Pilgrim; that the 
Petitioner solemnly declares that he did not hold out 
the prospect of Pilgrim’s differences with Sewell and 
Blake being settled, as an inducement to prevail on him 
to keep out of the way; that the said Pilgrim did not 
express any reluctance to keeping away, but on the 
contrary, expressed great apprehension of being dis- 
covered; that the Petitioner distinctly declared to the 
said Pilgrim, that he had no authority from either of 
the late Members, and that he came wholly without 
their knowledge or consent ; that the Petitioner solemnly 
declares, that he was not cognizant of any material 
evidence which the said Pilgrim could have given, and 
that his belief was, at the time, that he could not in any 
way have affected the validity of the Election ; that the 
Petitioner sincerely respects the privileges and authority 
of the House, and deeply regrets having had an inter- 
view with Pilgrim under such circumstances, or having 
done any thing that could appear like disrespect to the 
House; and the Petitioner trusts that the House he 
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look with clemency upon acts done in total ignorance 
of their amounting to a breach of privilege ; that the 
Petitioner is ready to answer at the Bar of the House any 
questions touching his interview with the said Pilgrim; 
that the Petitioner has been for a long time in such 
a bad state of health, as to render it necessary for him 
to abandon the prosecution of his profession in London, 
except at very long intervals and for very short periods, 
and the Petitioner believes that imprisonment would be 
productive of serious injury to his health, and even with 
danger to his life ; that the Petitioner submits the above 
statement to the lenient consideration of the House, and 
prays that the House will order the Petitioner to be dis- 
charged from custody; the Petitioner humbly prays, 
that if the House shall deem it expedient to postpone 
the consideration of the case until the evidence taken 
before the Committee shall be printed, the House will 
suffer the Petitioner, who has voluntarily surrendered 
himself, to go at large in the meantime, and to appear 
again before the House; and the Petitioner will give 
every security for his re-appearance which to the House 
shall seem fit. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of John Eddowes Sparrowe, of Ipswich, in 
the county of Suffolk, Solicitor, was presented, and read; 
setting forth, That the Petitioner most humbly and re- 
spectfully assures the House he deeply regrets finding 
himself subject to the serious charge of aiding and 
abetting certain individuals in absconding and keeping 
away, to avoid being served with The Speaker’s warrant, 
requiring their attendance to give evidence before a 
Committee of the House, relating to a Petition against 
the legality of the Return of Robert Adam Dundas, 
Esquire, and Fitzroy Kelly, Esquire, as Members for 
the Town and Borough of Ipswich aforesaid ; that such 
charge is brought against the Petitioner as being the 
avowed agent, jointly with Mr. Clipperton, of the said 
Robert Adam Dundas, Esquire, and Fitzroy Kelly, 
Esquire, in the proceedings of the aforesaid Petition, 
whereas the Petitioner most humbly and respectfully 
begs to represent to the House, that he was the warm 
and zealous partisan of the said Robert Adam Dundas 
and Fitzroy Kelly, at and during the Election at Ipswich, 
but that his services were altogether gratuitous, and 
that when such Election terminated, the Petitioner’s ser- 
~ vices altogether ceased; that the Petitioner most humbly 

and respectfully begs to represent to the House, that in 
the subsequent proceedings which have taken place be- 
fore the said Committee, the Petitioner was not engaged 
either directly or indirectly as attorney, solicitor or 
agent, for the said Robert Adam Dundas and Fitzroy 
Kelly, or in any other manner employed by them, and 
that he attended only in obedience to The Speaker’s 
warrant served on him; the Petitioner begs further 
humbly and respectfully to state to the House, that he is 
not sensible of having intentionally done any such act 
as has been charged against him, in contempt of or in 
breach of the privileges of the House; that the Peti- 
tioner throws himself upon the justice and leniency of 
the House, under the full assurance that nothing would 
ever have induced him, knowingly and designedly, to 
infringe or endeavour to avert the rights and suivileges 
of the House. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of John Bury Dasent, was presented, and 
read ; setting forth, That the Petitioner having been 
committed by the House to the custody of the Serjeant 
at Arms on Friday, has been in confinement up to this 
period, and now most humbly presents himself to the 
lenient consideration of the Herse. reiterating the most 
earnest expression of his sorrow that he had, though in 
ignorance of the liability he was about to incur, absented 
himself from home, and involved the heavy charge of a 
contempt for the privileges of the House, for which, in 
their fullest extent, he has ever entertained the deepest 
respect and obedience; the Petitioner humbly prays, 
that the House will take into consideration the fact that 
the Petitioner absented himself in ignorance, but not in 
resistance to the power of the House, and tliat the Peti- 


tioner voluntarily returned to give his evidence before 
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343 


the Committee before any Resolution had been come to, 
and that the Petitioner answered fully every question 
put to him by the counsel for the Petitioners, and by 
the several Members of the Committee, and that to the 
entire satisfaction of the Committee ; and the Petitioner 
now expresses his willingness to answer such questions 
as the House may be advised to put to him; and the Peti- 
tioner finally prays, that the House, acting upon the recom- 
mendation of the Committee, will in their mercy and 
leniency order the discharge of the Petitioner from his 
present most painful position, and restore him to liberty. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of John Clipperton, of Bedford Row, in 
the county of Middlesex, Solicitor, was presented, and 
read ; setting forth, That the Petitioner having been 
informed that the-House had directed a warrant to be 
issued for the Serjeant at Arms to bring the Petitioner 
before the House, in order to prevent any delay, the 
Petitioner, feeling most anxious to manifest every possi- 
ble respect to the House, he considered it to be his duty 
at once to surrender himself, without compelling the 
formal service of Mr. Speaker’s warrant, and the Peti- 
tioner did accordingly on Friday afternoon, surrender 
himself to the Serjeant at Arms, and has since then 
been in custody; that the Petitioner ventures most un- 
feignedly to assure the House, that if unhappily he have 
in any manner been guilty of a breach of the privileges 
of Parliament, or otherwise offended the rules or orders 
of the House, the Petitioner most humbly begs to ex- 
press his sincere sorrow and contrition for the offence of 
which he is stated to be guilty, at the same time the 
Petitioner also presumes to assure the House, that it was 
not with any deliberate intention of doing wrong, but 
from an error in judgment and want of sufficient reflec- 
tion; that the Petitioner has for nearly twenty years 
been admitted an Attorney and Solicitor, and during 
that period he has cathamaks endeavoured to sustain the 
character of a respectable member of society, and trusts 
he has given general satisfaction to his clients, the Peti- 
tioner’s constant anxiety having been to discharge his 
duties towards his iit Tome and to society with strict 
honour and fidelity ; that being in an extensive prac- 
tice, and fearing that absence from his office may tend 
to operate most injuriously towards, as well as materiall 
to affect the interests of his clients, the Petitioner, wit 
great humility, most earnestly prays, that the House will 
be pleased to take his case into their consideration, and 
forthwith discharge the Petitioner out of custody, he 
hereby undertaking to appear before the House if ever 
called upon for that purpose. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Resolved, That John Bond, having absconded to avoid 
being served with The Speaker’s Warrant: has been 
guilty of a Breach of the Privileges of this House. 

Orderd, That John Bond, for his said Breach of Pri- 
vilege, be committed to His veo gaol of Newgate ; 
and that Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrants accordingly. 

Resolved, That Arthur Bott Cooke, having absconded 
to avoid being served with The Speaker’s Warrant, has 
been guilty of a Breach of the Privileges of this House. 

Ordered, That Arthur Bott Cooke, for his said Breach 
of Privilege, be committed to His Majesty’s gaol of 
Newgate; and that Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrants 
accordingly. 

Resolved, That Robert Burcham Clamp, athe, Soa 
sconded to avoid beingserved with The Speaker’s War- 
rant, has been guilty of a Breach of the Privileges of this 
House. 

Ordered, That Robert Burcham Clamp, for his said 
Breach of Privilege, be committed to His Majesty’s gaol 
of Newgate; and that Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrants 
accordingly. 

Resolved, That John Bury Dasent, cn ee having 
absconded to avoid being served with The Speaker's 
Warrant, has been guilty of a Breach of the Privileges 
of this House. 

Ordered, That John Bury Dasent, Esquire, for his said 
Breach of Privilege, be committed to His Majesty’s gaol 
of Newgate; and that Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrants 
accordingly. 


482 Resolved, 





Ipswich 
Election. 


Ipswich 
Ilection. 


344 


Resolved, That John Eddowes Sparrowe, Esquire, 
having aided and abetted certain persons in keeping 
out of the way, to avoid giving their evidence before the 
Select Committee appointed to try and determine the 
merits of the Petition complaining of an undue Election 
and Return for the Borough of Ipswich, has been guilty 
of a Breach of the Privileges of this House. 

Ordered, That John Eddowes Sparrowe, for his said 
Breach of Privilege, be committed to His Majesty's gaol 
of Newgate ; and that Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrants 
accordingly. | 


Resolved, That Peter Frederic O’ Malley, Esquire, 
having aided and abetted certain persons in keeping 
out of the way, to avoid giving their evidence before the 
Select Committee appointed to try and determine the 
merits of the Petition complaining of an undue Election 
and Return for the Borough of Zpswich, has been guilty 
of a Breach of the Privileges of this House. 

Ordered, That Peter Frederic O’ Malley, Esquire, for 
his said Breach of Privilege, be committed to His Ma- 


jesty’s gaol of Newgate; and that Mr. Speaker do issue 


his Warrants accordingly 


Resolved, That John Clipperton, having aided and 
abetted certain persons in keeping out of the way, to 
avoid giving their evidence before the Select Committee 
appointed to try and determine the merits of the Petition, 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for the 
Borough of Ipswich, has been guilty of a Breach of the 
Privileges of this House. 

Ordered, That John Clipperton, for his said Breach 
of Privilege, be committed to His Majesty’s gaol of 
Newgate; and that Mr. Speaker‘do issue his Warrants 
accordingly. 


The Serjeant at Arms attending this House, informed 
the House, that he had, pursuant to their Order of Thurs- 
day last, taken John Pilgrim into his custody. 

he Serjeant’s Messenger to whom the said Order was 
delivered, was called in, and examined as to the custody 
from which he had received the said John Pilgrim :— 
And then he was directed to withdraw. 


A Petition of John Pilgrim, a prisoner, in custody of 
the Serjeant 4t Arms, by virtue of an order of the House, 
was presented, and read; setting forth, That the Peti- 
tioner begs leave most humbly and sincerely to express 
his regret at the offence he has committed against the 
rules and dignity of the House; that the Petitioner having 
been clerk for upwards of 30 years in the office of Messrs. 
Sewell and Co., solicitors, Norwich, felt himself under 
their entire control, and begs to assure the House that 
it was by the direction of Mr. John Blake, one of the 
said firm, that the Petitioner first went to Ipswich to 
assist in the late Election ; that, after the said Election, 
the Petitioner was, at the earnest intreaty, or rather 
direction of Mr. Thomas Moore Keith, another of the 
said firm, induced to leave Norwich to avoid service .of 


the Speaker’s Warrant; that Messrs. Sewell and Co. - 


previously supplied the Petitioner with the sum of twent 

pounmnmence his expenses, and that shortly before the 
-etitioner left Norwich the said Thomas Moore Keith 
requested the Petitioner to write him a note, under 
colour, and as a protection to him in case of necessity, 
asking for leave of absence, which the Petitioner did; 
that during the Petitioner’s absence, to avoid such service, 
he believes expressions were casually dropped by him, 
tending to show his anxiety of returning to his wife and 
family, and such expressions might obtain circulation ; 
the Petitioner can only in this manner account for the 
charges of embezzlement subsequently reported and 
afterwards made against him by Messrs. Sewell, Blake, 
Keith and Blake, for the purpose of inducing the Peti- 
tioner to remain absent; that the Petitioner, in the 
evening of Wednesday, the 27th May last, returned to 
Norwich; that the next morning, at about eleven o'clock, 
he was served with a summons to appear and be examined 
before the Committee of the House then sitting upon 


. the Petition against the return of the Members of Par- 


liament for Ipswich, and the Petitioner was determined 
directly he received such summons to obey the same, 
and was about to leave Norwich for that purpose by the 
first coach, being the Newmarket mail, which started 


15° Juniz. 





A. 1835. 


for London at five o’clock.on the afternoon of that day, 
and as the Petitioner was proceeding from his dwelling- 
house along the public street to the said coach, at a few 
minutes before five o’clock, he was taken into custody 
under a warrant granted by Samuel Bignold and Edward 
Temple Booth, Esquires, two magistrates for Norwich, 
charging him with the said embezzlement, and was com- 
mitted to the custody of the High Constable of Norwich, 
and taken directly before the said magistrates, when the 
Petitioner pressed the said magistrates directly to enter 
upon the said charge, or take bail for his future ap- 
pearance before them, to enable him to obey the said 
summons, but the said magistrates refused bail, and de- 
clined then to enter into the case, but appointed one 
o'clock the next day to enter upon the same; that the 
said magistrates did enter upon the said charges on the 
following day, Friday the 29th of May last, and heard 
the same in part, and resumed the said investigation on 
the day after, when all the evidence on the part of the 
prosecutors was concluded, and the Petitioner’s examina- 
tions taken, and the magistrates then adjourned their 
proceedings to the day following, being Sunday, when 
the Petitioner was taken from Norwich to the said Com- 
mittee, in pursuance of a warrant granted by the said 
Chairman, directed to the Norwich gaoler, to whose 
custody the Petitioner was afterwards delivered ; that 
the Petitioner then, in order to atone to the House as 
much as lay in his power for his said offence, disclosed 
to the said Committee all the information in his possession 
relating to the matters upon which he was examined, 
and declined all privileges of communication which the 
Petitioner was entitled to; that the Petitioner returned 
to Norwich gaol last Thursday, and has been in custody 
until about half past twelve of the night of Sunday, the 
14th day of June 1835, when the said magistrates ad- 
mitted him to bail; that the Petitioner has therefore 
been in custody ever since the 28th of May last, up to 
and including the 14th of June instant, upon a charge 
which the Petitioner can most satisfactorily prove has 
not the least foundation; he has been twice to the House 
in custody, he has a wife and three children depending 
upon him for support, and has lost his situation with 


Messrs. Sewell, Blake, Keith and Blake, and has now to 


be tried criminally for an offence which has no foundation, : 


all which difficulties and punishments have arisen from 
the Petitioner’s imprudence in obeying the wishes and 
directions of his employers, Messrs. Sewell, Blake, Keith 
and Blake, first in attending at the Lpswich Election, 
and next in leaving the country; that the Petitioner 
prays, and hopes the House will not subject him to 
imprisonment, or to the payment of any fines or fees; 
the Petitioner therefore humbly prays that the House 
will accept his assurances of contrition and regret for his 
offence, and dismiss him upon admonition. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Resolved, That John Pilgrim, having absconded to 
avoid being served with the Speaker's Warrant, has 
been guilty of a Breach of the Privileges of this House. 

Ordered, That John Pilgrim, for his said Breach of 
Privilege, be committed to His Majesty’s gaol of New- 
gate; and that Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrants ac- 
cordingly. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day, for taking into 
consideration the Petition of John Macqueen, agent for 
the Petitioners, complaining of an undue Election and 
Return for the Shire of Inverness, for enlarging the time 
for taking the said Petitions into considération, be now 
read ; and the same being read ; 

The Orders for taking into consideration, upon Thurs- 
day, the 25th day of this instant June, the Petition of 
James Murray Grant, Esquire ; and also the Petition 
of Sir David Brewster, and Hugh Davidson, electors, 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for the 
said Shire, was read, and discharged. ? 

Ordered, That the said Petitions be taken into con- 
sideration upon Thursday, the 2d day of July next, at 
three of the clock in the Afternoon. 


A Petition of Thomas Baker, of 29, Spring Gardens, 
Westminster, agent to Richard Williams and others, Peti- 
tioners, complaining of an undue Election and —— 

or 


Inverness-shire 
Election. 


Penryn 
Election. 








5 Witt. IV. 


for the united boroughs of Penryn and Falmouth, was 
presented, and read; setting forth, That on the 12th 
day of May last, a Petition of Richard Williams and 
others, complaining of an undue Election and Return of 
Sir Robert Monsey Rolfe, His Majesty’s Solicitor Gene- 
ral, was presented to the House, and was ordered to be 
taken into consideration on the 23d June instant; that, 
amongst other matters stated and charged in said Peti- 
tion, the said Petitioners expressly charge that the 
. government influence was used at said Election in a 
most illegal and unconstitutional manner ; that Captain 
Andrew King, the superintendent of packets, and a 
government officer, avowing that he acted under the 
express order of the Board of Admiralty, in a letter to 
him from the Board, and signed by the Honourable 
Captain Elliot, compelled many electors in the packet 
service to vote for the said Robert Monsey Rolfe, against 
their known and declared intentions and wishes of voting 
for Lord Tullamore, and many others of such electors 
who would not vote for the said Robert Monsey Rolfe to 
forbear to vote at all; that the said Captain King also 
showed the said letter conveying such directions from 
the Admiralty to divers persons, electors, whose names 
were inserted therein, to prove that the said Captain 
King was then authorized and required to call upon the 
said electors to vote for the said Robert Monsey Rolfe, 
and the Petitioners state, that by means of such inter- 
ference many votes were given, and are on the poll for 
the said Robert Monsey Rolfe of persons who would 
have otherwise voted for the said Lord Tullamore, and 
many others who would have voted for-Lord Tullamore 
were prevented from so voting, and forbore to vote, and 
such persons were by such unconstitutional means in- 
fluenced and intimidated, and prevented from voting 
according to their wishes and intentions; that the said 
Captain Andrew King is a necessary and material witness 
on the trial of the merits of said Petition on the 23d 
June instant, and that the Petitioner, on the 12th in- 
stant, procured and forwarded to his agent at Falmouth, 
a warrant for the attendance of said witness on said 23d 
instant; that, on the 14th instant, the Petitioner received 
information from one of the Petitioners, Mr. John Sy- 
monds, who left Falmouth on the 12th instant, that the 
said Captain King is in a dangerous state of health, 
arising from inflammation of the liver, and cannot, 
under any circumstances, be capable of giving his at- 
tendance: on said 23d instant; that, inasmuch as the 
Petitioners will be deprived of material and necessary 
evidence on the most important part of their case by the 
absence of said Captain King on the 23d instant, the 
Petitioner feels it his duty to submit the facts and cir- 
cumstances to the House, to obtain an extension of seven 
days for the ballot, in the hope and expectation that 
thereby the Petitioners may be enabled to procure the 
attendance of said witness; the Petitioner therefore 
prays, That the House may take the premises into con- 
sideration, to discharge the Order for the consideration 
of said Petition on the 23d instant, and to order that 
same may be appointed for consideration on some such 
later day as to the House shall seem meet. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into con- 
sideration To-morrow. 
Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


Lord Viscount Howick presented,—Return to an Or- 
der, dated the 2d day of this instant June, for a Return 
of the Names and Rank of all Officers on the Half Pay 
of the Army, who took the command of any of His Ma- 
jesty’s Troops at any time since 1st January 1800 to 
1st January 1835, at Home or Abroad, by virtue of any 
Commission from any General commanding His Ma- 
jesty’s Troops, or from any Person other than His 
Majesty. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the Table : 
and be printed. 


The House was moved, That the Resolution of the 
House of the 11th day of June 1833, relative to the 
Register of Electors, might be read; and the same 
was read; and is as followeth: 

Resolved, That in all cases where a Select Committee. 
speed to try the merits of an Election for any County, 


ity or Borough, re to this House that they have 
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345 


altered the Poll, by adding or striking out the Names of 
any Voters on such Polls, Mr. Speaker shall issue his 
directions thereupon to the Clerk of the Peace, Town 
Clerk, or other Officer, as the case may be, with whom 
the Register of the Voters of such County, ry or Bo- 
rough, is deposited, to alter and amend such Register, 
by striking out the Names of such Voters as have been 
struck off the Poll, and by adding such Names as have 
been added to the Poll, by such Select Committee. 
Ordered, That the said Resolution be rescinded. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the second Municipal 
reading of the Municipal Corporations Bill, be now read; aaa ai 
and the same being read ; 

And a Motion being made, ‘and the Question being 
proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 16° die Junu, 1835: 


And the Question being put:—The Bill was read 
a second time; and committed to a Committee of the 
whole House, for Monday next. 


Stafford 
Disfranchise- 
ment Bill. 


The Stafford Disfranchisement Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- Cruelty to 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on Animals Bill. 
the Cruelty to Animals Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration To-morrow. 


The Dominica Indemnity Bill was, according to Order, Dominica’ 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee of !ndemnity 
Bill. 
the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the Church of 
adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, upon Scotland. 
Thursday last, was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion relative to the Church of Scotland ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned, till 
Thursday next. 


Foreign Enlist- 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the Re- a 


port from the Committee on the Foreign Enlistment Bill; 
Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- Parish Vesiries 
ing of the Parish Vestries Bill ; : 
’ Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 


morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the Supply. 
Report from the Committee of Supply ; 
Ordered, Thatthe Report be received upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Supply. 
of Supply ; ' 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Offences against the Person Bill was, according to Offences 
Order, read a second time ; and committed to a Com- ##iust the 

ey Person Bill. 
mittee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a Western 
Committee upon the Western Australia Bill; and, after Australia 
some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; 
and Mr. Baring reported from the Committee, That they 
had gone davaks the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. ~ 
- Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Ways and 
of Ways and Means; — 
_ Resolved, That. this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order for taking into further consideration, To- 
morrow, the Report from the Committee on the Im- 
prisonment for Debt Bill, was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Wednesday, the 24th day of this instant 
June. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill. 


4T 


The 





Soap Duties 
Drawback. 


Rebuilding 
the Houses of 
Parliament. 


Ipswich 
Election, 
Biibery. 


Worcester 

County : 
(Eastern Divi- 
sion) Election, 


346 


The House was moved, That the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, 
c. 16, to repeal the Duties, Allowances and Drawbacks 
of Excise on Soap, and to grant other Duties, Allow- 
ances and Drawbacks in lieu thereof, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, re- 
solve itself into a Committee, to consider of the said Act. 


The House was moved, That the Resolutions which, 
upon Wednesday, the 3d day of this instant June, were 
reported from the Select Committee on rebuilding the 
Houses of Parliament, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, to acquaint His Majesty, that His faithful 
Commons have, in pursuance of the expression of His 
Majesty’s gracious wish to adopt such Plans for the per- 
manent accommodation of the Two Houses of Parliament 
as shall be deemed, on their joint consideration, to be 
the most fitting and convenient, applied themselves to 
the examination of this important and interesting sub- 
ject, and have, as the result of their inquiry, to submit 
to His Majesty their opinion, that there would be great 
advantage in opening to general competition the tender 
of Plans for effecting this great public object ; and in 
order to insure most effectually a correct decision upon 
the merits of the Plans to be so offered, mey humbly 
presume to suggest to His Majesty, that it will be expe- 
dient that a Commission should be appointed by His 
Majesty, to examine and report upon the same, and that 
it should be an Instruction to that Commission, to select 
and classify such of the Plans, being not less than Three 
nor more than Five in number, as shall seem most worthy 
of attention, and to state, if required, the grounds upon 
which the selection and classification are founded :—That 
His Majesty’s faithful Commons further submit to His 
Majesty’s gracious consideration the Resolutions to which 
they have come in the execution of the duty which His 
Majesty was graciously pleased to impose upon them ; 
and humbly request, if His Majesty should concur in 
these suggestions, that His Majesty would be graciously 
pleased to give the necessary directions for carrying them 
into effect. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That the Special Report of the Select Com- 
mittee appointed to try the merits of the Petition, com- 
plaining of an undue Election and Return for the Bo- 
rough of Ipswich, be referred to a Committee ; and that 
they do inspect the Minutes of the Evidence taken before 
the said Committee, and select such parts of the Evi- 
dence as relate to the said Special Report of the said 
Committee. 

Ordered, That the Members who served on the said 
Select Committee be the Committee now appointed. 

Ordered, That Three be the Quorum of the Com- 
mittee; and that they have leave to sit, notwithstanding 


the adjournment of the House. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
near one of the clock on Tuesday morning, ad- 
journed till this day. 








Martis, 16° die Juni ; 


Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. 


6 ters hour appointed for taking into consideration 
the Petition of Sir Horace David Cholwell Saint 
Paul, Baronet, freeholder of the eastern division of the 
county of Worcester, who claims to have had and who 
had a right to vote, and who voted at the last Elec- 
tion of Knights to serve in this present Parliament for 
the said Division of the said County, complaining of an 
undue Election and Return for the said Eastern Divi- 
sion of the said County, being come ; 
Mr. Speaker took the Chair. 
The Serjeant at Arms was sent, with the Mace, to the 
peer adjacent, to require the attendance of the Mem- 
ers on the business of the House: And being returned ; 


15°—16°—17° Junii. 





A. 1835. 


The House was counted by Mr. Speaker; and forty- 
seven Members only being present ; 

Mr. Speaker directed the Clerk to read the Order of 
the day, for taking the said Petition into consideration ; 
and immediately adjourned the same till To-morrow, at 
three of the ae in the Afternoon. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Tralee Borough 
consideration the Petition of William Denny, of Tralee, ™™ 
in the county of Kerry, Esquire, complaining of an 
undue Election and Return for the Borough of 7’ralee ; 
Ordered, That the consideration of the said Petition 
be adjourned till To-morrow, at a quarter of an hour 
after three of the clock in the Afternoon. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Mercuri?, 17° die Juniz ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. 


oe hour appointed for taking into consideration 
the Petition of Sir Horace David Cholwell Saint (heer Divi. 
Paul, Baronet, freeholder of the eastern division of the siov)and Tralee 
county of Worcester, who claims to have had, and who — 
had a right to vote, and who voted, at the last Election 
of Knights to serve in this present Parliament for the 
said Division of the said County, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the said Eastern Division of 
the said County, being come ; 
Mr. Speaker took the Chair. 
The Serjeant at Arms was sent, with the Mace, to the 
places adjacent, to require the attendance of the Members 
on the business of the House: And being returned— 


Worcester 


A Message, by Sir Augustus Clifford, Gentleman Usher 

of the Black Rod: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords, authorized by virtue of His Majesty’s Com- 
mission, for declaring His Royal Assent to several Acts 
agreed upon by both Houses, do desire the immediate 
attendance of this Honourable House in the House of 
Peers, to hear the Commission read. 

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went up to 
the House of Peers :—And being returned ; 

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the desire 
of the Lords, authorized by virtue of His Majesty’s Com- 
mission, had been at the House of Peers, where a Com- 
mission under the Great Seal was read, giving, declaring 
and notifying the Royal Assent to the several Public 
Bills therein mentioned; and that the Lords thereby 
authorized, had declared the Royal Assent to the said 
Bills: Which Bills are as followeth : 

An Act to apply a Sum of Eight Millions, out of the 
Consolidated Fund, to the Service of the year One thou- 
sand eight hundred and Thirty-five : 

An Act to amend the Acts relating to the Manchester, 
Bolton and Bury Canal Navigation and Railway, and 
to make a Branch Railway to Bolton: 

An Act to authorize the Newcastle-upon-Tyne and 
Carlisle Railway Company to make an additional Branch 
Railway or Tramroad, and for other Purposes connected 
with their Undertaking : 

An Act to amend an Act for improving the Naviga- 
tion of the River Cart, and for deepening and extending 
the Harbour of Paisley, in the County of Renfrew : 

An Act to enable the Edinburgh Water Company to 
borrow a further Sum of Money: 

An Act to empower the Dublin Oil Gas-Light Company 
to produce Gas from Coal, Peat, Turf and other Materials, 
and to amend the Act relating to the said Company: 

An Act to consolidate and extend the Powers and 
Provisions of the several Acts relating to the Birmingham 
Canal. Navigation : 

An Act for building a Bridge over the River Exe, 
from the Shilhay, at the City of Exeter, and for making 
Approaches thereto, and for removing the present Ferry 
across the said River, and establishing another Ferry or 
a Foot-bridge in lieu thereof: 

An Act for making, maintaining and repairing certain 
Roads near the Towns of Ashburton and Totnes, in the 
County of Devon: 


Royal Assent 
to Bills. 


-An 








Tralee 
Election. 


Canterbury 
and Whitstable 
Railway Bill. 


Message 


’ from the 


Lords, 


Consolidated 
Fund Bill. 


Torquay 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Birmingham 
Canal Navi- 
gations Bill. 


Edinburgh 
ater Com- 
pany Bill. 


Cart Navigation 
Bill, 


Manchester, 

&amp;c., Canal 

Navigation and 
ilway Billy 


Cardiff Mark 
Bill, rket 


5 Witt. IV. 


An Act for 7 tig and maintaining the Road from 
the Wellington Bridge Road, in the Parish of Leeds, to 
Tong Lane End, in the Parish of Birstal, and other 
Roads branching therefrom, and for making and main- 
taining a new Road, from the aforesaid Road at Swallow 
Hill, in the Township of Wortley, to Pudsey, all in the 
West Riding of the County of York: 

An Act for more effectually repairing the Road from 
Duffield, through Belper, to Heage, in the County of 
Derby, and for making a new Line of Road communi- 
cating therewith: _ 

An Act for making and maintaining a Road from 
Sandbach to Congleton, in the County Palatine of Chester, 
and a Branch Road communicating therewith : 

An Act for more effectually repairing the Road from 
Mullen’s Pond, in the County of Southampton, through 
Amesbury, to the Eighteen Mile-stone from the City of 
New Sarum, near Willoughby Hedge, in the County of 
Wilts, and several other Roads leading out of the said Road: 

An Act for more effectually repairing and improving 
the Road from the Town of Hitchin, through Shefford, 
to the Turnpike Road from Saint Alban’s to Bedford, 
and also the Road from the turning out of the said Road, 
to Henlow and Gerford Bridge, and other Roads therein 
mentioned, in the Counties of Hertford and Bedford: 

An Act for more effectually repairing the Road from 
Saint Benedict's Gate, in the County of the City of 
Norwich, to Swaffham, in the County of Norfolk, and 
from Halfpenny Bridge, in Honingham, to the Bounds 
of Yaxrham, and also a Lane, called Hangman’s Lane, near 
the Gates of the said City. . 


Then the House was counted by Mr. Speaker; and 
one hundred and ninety-eight Members being present ; 

And the Petition of William Denny, of Tralee, in the 
county of Kerry, Esquire, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the Borough of Z’ralee, being also 
ordered to be taken into consideration on this day ; 

The several Petitioners, and other Parties, in both the 
said cases, their counsel and agents, were directed to 
be called in. 

And no Parties, Counsel or Agents, appearing in either 
of the said cases, the orders for taking the said Petitions 
into consideration were severally read, and discharged. 


Mr. Law Hodges reported from the Committee on the 
Canterbury and Whitstable Railway Bill; That the Stand- 
ing Orders relative to Railway Bills, had been complied 
with; and that they had examined the allegations of 
the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Trower and Mr. 
Roupell: 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills following, 
without any Amendment; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to apply a Sum of Eight 
Millions, out of the Consolidated Fund, to the Service 
of the year One thousand eight hundred and Thirty-five: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for lighting, watching and 
improving the Parish of Zormoham, in the County of 
Devon: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to consolidate and extend 
the Powers and Provisions of the several Acts relating to 
the Birmingham Canal Navigations : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the Edinburgh 
Water Company to borrow a further Sum of Money : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend an Act. for im- 
proving the Navigation of the River Cart, and for 
deepening and extending the Harbour of Paisley, in the 
County of Renfrew : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend the Acts relating 
to the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Navigation 
and Railway, and to make a Branch Railway to Bolton: 
And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
to remove the Markets held in the Town of Cardiff, in 
the County of Glamorgan, and for providing other Market- 
places in lieu thereof, with some Amendments; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of. this 
House: And also, 

VOL. 90. 


17°. Juniv. 


347 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act to 
empower the Judges of the Court of Session in Scotland 
to sell the Lands of Bravelleichs, in the County of Argyle, 
and, after discharging the Debts affecting the same, to 
invest the Surplus in the purchase of other Lands to be 
entailed ; to which the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Mr. Law Hodges, by Order, reported from the Com- 
mittee on the re-committed Tunbridge Wells Improve- 
ment Bill; That they had made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


De la Tour’s Naturalization Bill was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Admiral William Taylor, of Maize Hill, 
Greenwich, in the county of Kent, and Stacey Grimaldi, 
of Maize Hill aforesaid, Esquire ;—John Harrison, of 
Croom’s Hill, Greenwich, in the county of Kent, Esquire, 
and Matthew Smith, of Croom’s Hill aforesdid, Captain 
in the Royal Navy;-—and, Thomas Martyr, of Greenwich, 
in the county of Kent, Esquire, and Colonel Edward 
William Forman, of the same place,—were presented, 
and read ; taking notice of the pms and Gravesend 
Railway Bill; and praying, That they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against the same. 

A Petition of Trustees and Creditors of the Turnpike 
Road leading from Dartford to Strood, near Rochester, 
in the county of Kent, was also presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the said Bill; and praying, That the 
same may not pass into a law unless the projectors of 
the work will take upon themselves the payment of the 
debts, and the annuity secured on the Tol s of the said 
Road from Dartford to Strood. 

And the said Petitions were ordered tolie upon the Table. 


Sir John Johnstone reported from the Committee on 
the Grosvenor-square Improvement Bill; That they had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same 
to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


Sir John Johnstone reported from the Committee 
on the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for 
vesting in George Knowles, Esquire, and his Heirs, 
certain Freehold and Copyhold Estates, situate at Sha- 
row, in the Parish of Aipon, in the County of York, 
discharged from the uses mentioned or referred to by 
the Marriage Settlement of the said George Knowles, and 
for substituting and settling certain Freehold and Copy- 
hold Estates situate at Humberstone Bank and Thrus- 
cross, in the Parish of Hampsthwaite, in the said County 
of York, in lieu thereof, and to the like uses; That 
they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
found the same to be true; and that the Parties con- 
cerned had given their consent to the Bill, to the satis- 
faction of the Committee; and that they had gone 
through the Bill, and had directed him to report the 
same, without any Amendment:—And the Bill was read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir John Johnstone do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without any Amendment. 


Murat’s Naturalization Bill was read a second time ; 
and committed to Mr. Alsager and the Surrey List: 
And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker's 
Chamber. 


The Earl of Masserene’s Estate Bill was read a second 
time; and committed té Mr. Alsager and the Surrey 
List: And they are to. meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


Lord Henry Cholmondeley’s Estate Bill was read a 
second time; and committed to Mr. Finch and the Rut- 
land List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. i 

4T 2 


Ordered, 


M°Dougall’s- 
Estate Bill. 


Tunbridge 
Wells Improve- 
ment Bill, 


De la Tour's 
Nat. Bill. 


Greenwich and 
Gravesend 
Railway Bill. 


Grosvenor - 
square 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Knowles’s 
Estate Bill. 


Murat’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Earl of 
Masserene’s 
Estate Bill. 


Lord Henry 
Cholmondeley’s 
Estate Bill. 








‘Leeds Gas 
Bill. 


Arabet’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Wilts and 
Berks Canal 
Bill. 


Wells 
(Norfolk) 
Harbour Bill. 


Downham 
Market 
Liusprovement 
Bill. 


Fife Court 
Houses, &amp;c, 
Bill. 


Paisley 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Port Dundas, 
&amp;c. Roads 
Bill. 


Portland 
Bridge Bill. 


348 


- Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
Leeds’ Gas Bill to make their Report be enlarged till 
Monday, the 29th day of this instant June. 


Arabet’s Naturalization Bill. was read the first time; - 


and ordered to be read a second time. 


An ingrossed Bill for consolidating the Shares in the 
Wilts and Berks Canal Navigation, and for extending 
the Powers of the Act of Incorporation of the Company 
of Proprietors of the said Canal, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Robert Gordon do carry the Bill 


to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Sir William Folkes reported from the Committee on 
the Wells (Norfolk) Harbour Bill; and to whom the 
Petition of Benjamin Leak, of Holt, surveyor, was re- 
ferred ; That they had considered the said Petition, and 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

And the House being informed, That other Amend- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill:—The Bill 
was re-committed to the former Committee; and the 
Committee have leave to sit, and proceed; and to make 
their Report on or before Friday next. 


An ingrossed Bill for paving, lighting and watching 
the Town and Parish of Downham Market, in the 
County of Norfolk, was read the third time; and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That-the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir William Folkes do carry the Bill 


to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Captain Wemyss reported from the Committee on the 
Fife Court Houses Bill; That they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed, 


A Petition of Inhabitant Householders and Rate- 
payers in Paisley, was presented, and read; taking notice 
of the Paisley Waterworks Bill ; and praying, That they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Merchants, Tradesmen and others, In- 
habitants of the burgh of Falkirk ;—and, the Town and 
Port of Grangemouth, at the western termination of the 
Forth and Clyde Canal, in the county of Stirling,—were 
presented, and read; taking notice of the Port Dundas 
and Dalgreen Bridge Roads Bill; and praying, That 
the same may pass into a law. 

And thesaid Petitions were ordered to lieupon the Table. 

A Petition of William Burn Callander, Esquire, a 
Trustee acting under an Act of the second year of the 
reign of his present Majesty, intituled, “ An Act for 
making and repairing certain Roads leading across the 
County of Stirling, and other Roads in the said County;” 
also, a Creditor on the said Roads, and Land-owner in 
the county of Stirling, was also presented, and read; 
taking notice of the said Bill; and praying, That he 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts thereof. “ys 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


Lord rom reported from the Committee on the 
Portland Bridge Bill; That they had examined the al- 
legations of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 


17° J uni2. 


A. 1835. 


and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. ; 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 


grossed. 


Moncrieff’s Estate Bill was read a second time ; and 
committed to Mr. Pringle and the East Scotland List : 
And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber. 


M°Dougall’s Estate Bill was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Moncrieff’s 
Estate Bill, 


ME Dougall’s 
Estate Bill. 


Ordered, That the time fer the Committee on the,Bognor 


Improvement 


Bognor Improvement Bill to make their Report be en- 5-4 


larged till Monday, the 29th day of this instant June. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Gilasgow Poor’s 
Rate Bill have Power to send for persons, papers and 
records. 


Sir Stephen Glynne reported from the Committee on 
the Dee Ferry Roads Bill; and to whom the Petitions 
of the Mayor, Citizens and other Inhabitants of the city 
of Chester ; of Commissioners appointed i; Aree Acts 
passed for improving and preserving the~ Navigation of 
the River Dee; and, of the Company of Proprietors of 
the undertaking for recovering and preserving the Navi- 
gation of the River Dee, owners and proprietors of land 
adjoining to the said River, and on, over and near to 
which part of the Roads and line of Road mentioned 
and referred to in the Bill thereinafter more particularly 
mentioned, are situated, were referred ; That they had 
heard counsel on behalf of the said Petitions ; and also 
in favour of the Bill; and that they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Wise’s Estate Bill was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the Company of Pro- 
prietors of the Navigation of the River Medway, which 
was presented upon the 5th day of this instant June, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against the Medway Navigation Bill, 
be referred to the Committee on the Bill ; and that the 
Petitioners be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Lord Viscount Ebrington reported from the Committee 
on the TZvavistock Inclosure Bill; That the Standing 
Orders relative to Inclosure Bills, had been complied 
with; and that they had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true ; and that the Parties 
concerned had given their consent to the Bill, to the 
satisfaction of the Committee; and that they had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


A Petition of James Webster, Esquire, of Balmuir, in 
the county of Forfar ;—and, Registered Electors of the 
burgh of Dundee,—were presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Dundee Waterworks Bill; and praying, 
That they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts thereof. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 


Glasgow 
Poor’s Rate 
Bill. 


Dee Ferry 
Roads Bill. 


Wise’s 
Estate Bill. 


Medway 
Navigation 
Bill. 


Tavistock 
Inclosure 


Bill. 


Dundee 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


tions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of. 


the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Archibald Lord Douglas, of Douglas;— 
the Right honourable David Earl of Airke;—and, Alex- 
ander Kay, Provost of Dundee,—were presented, and 
read ; taking notice of the Dundee Water Company Bill ; 
and praying, That they may be heard, by themselves, 


their counsel or agents, against certain parts magic i 
n 


Dundee 
Water Com- 
pany Bill. 





Spi 
Li 


Ti 


M: 
Bi 


Pe 
Ek 








Dundee 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Edinburghshire 
Roads Bill. 


Oxford 
Paving Bill. 


Spirit 
Licenses. 


Church of 
Ireland. 


Timber 
Duties. 


Manure Toll - 
Exemption 
Bill. 


Penryn 
Election, 


of Ra 


5 Witt. IV. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee.on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
Dundee Waterworks Bill to make their Report be en- 
larged till Monday, the 29th day of this instant June. 


A Petition of Magistrates and Council of the burgh 
of North Berwick was presented, and read; taking notice 
of the Edinburghshire Roads Bill; and praying, That 
the same may not pass into a law as it now stands. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 


Mr. Maclean reported from the Committee on the 
Oxford Paving Bill; and to whom the Petitions of 
Commissioners for executing three several Acts, passed 
for amending certain Mileways leading to Oxford, and 
making Improvements in the re City of 
Oxford, and adjoining Parish of Saint ent, and also 
te-payers within the said city and University ; and, 
of Edward Latimer, of the city of Oxford, wine mer- 
chant, were referred ; That no person appeared on be- 
half of the first-mentioned Petition, and that they had 
considered the other Petition; and had also heard counsel 
in favour of the Bill; and that they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers and Spirit-dealers 
of Daventry, was presented, and read; praying for the 
repeal of the additional Duty on Spirit Licenses, im- 
posed by an Act of the last Session of Parliament. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Electors and Inhabitants of Houghton- 
le- Spring ;—Seaham ;— Haswell ;— Lanchester ;— Gates- 
head; — Sedgefield ; — Chester-le--Street ;—-and, Protes- 
tants of Blatherwycke, Lavton, and other places,—were 
presented, and read; praying the House to reject every 
measure which has for its object the taking away any 
portion of the Revenues of the Jrish Church, in order 
to its being applied to other than Protestant and strictly 
Ecclesiastical purposes. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Robert Thompson, Chairman of the 
Chamber of Commerce of the Port of Stockton, was 
presented, and read; praying the House to withhold 
their assent to any enactment for altering the relative 
Duties on Foreign and British Colonial Timber, by either 
a diminution of the former, or am increase of the latter. 
‘ — That the said Petition do lie upon the 

able. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Middleser and Essex 
Turnpike Roads, was presented, and read; taking no- 
tice of the Manure Toll Exemption Bill; and praying, 
That the same may not pass into a law. 

- Sia That the said Petition do lie upon the 
able. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of Thomas 
Baker, for deferring the consideration of the Petition 
of Richard Williams and others, Electors, complaining 
of an undue Election and Return for the Borough of 
Penryn, might be read; and the same being read ; 

The Order for taking into consideration, upon Tues- 
day, the 23d day of this instant June, the Petition 
of Richard Williams, and others, electors, complaining of 
an undue Election and Return for the said Borough, 


was read ; and discharged. 
VOL. 90. 





17° Juni. 


349 
Ordered, That the said Petition be taken ‘into consi- 


deration upon Tuesday, the 30th day of this instant 
June, at three of the clock in the Afternoon. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to 
inquire into the present state of the Trade in Corn be- 
tween the Channel Islands and the United Kingdom, 
and to report their Observations thereupon to the a 
have Power to report the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
before them. 

Mr. Labouchere reported from -the said Select Com- 
mittee; That they had considered the matter referred 
to them ; and had directed him to make a Report thereof 
to the House, together with the Minutes of the Evidence 
taken before them, and an Appendix. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; and 
be printed.* 


Ordered, That the Select Committee, to whom the 
Special Report of the Select Committee appointed to 
try and determine the merits of the Petition, complain- 
ing of an undue Election and Return for the Borough 
of Ipswich, was referred, and who were directed to inspect 
the Minutes of the Evidence taken before the said Com- 
mittee, and select such parts of the Evidence as relate to 
the said Special Report from the said Committee, have 
Power to report their opinion thereupon to the House. 

Mr. Patrick Stewart reported from the said Select 
Committee ; That they had come toa Resolution, which 
they had directed him to report; and the same was 
read, and is as followeth: 

Resolved, That it is inexpedient to interfere with the 
printing of the Evidence now in progress, for the pur- 
pose of selecting such parts as may bear upon the feo. 
cial Report of the Committee; Mr. Hansard, the Printer, 
having stated to the Committee, that no time could be 
gained by such a proceeding, in consequence of_ the 
already advanced state of the printing of the entire 
Evidence, which he engages to have in circulation on 
Wednesday morning next. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
Thursday last, That a Select Committee be appointed 
to examine and consider the Evidence in the several 
Reports presented to this House, from the Commissioners 
appointed to inquire concerning Charities in England 
and Wales, and also the measures which may be most 
effectually adopted to complete, at an early period, the 


inquiry relative to uninvestigated Charities, and report: 


their opinion by what mode the Charity Funds may 
be most efficiently, promptly and economically admi- 
nistered, might be read; and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Harvey, Sir Ro- 
bert Peel, Lord John Russell, Sir John Wrottesley, Mr. 
Attorney General, Mr. Solicitor General, Mr. Aglionby, 
Mr. Blackburne, Mr. Baines, Mr. Brotherton, Lord G'ran- 
ville Somerset, Mr. Law, Mr. Goulburn, Lord Viscount 
Sandon, Mr. Ridley Colborne, Mr. Divett, Mr. Hume, 
Mr. Law Hodges, Lord fussell, Sir William Follett, 
Mr. Serjeant Zalfourd, Mr. Charles ecg “tae Mr. 
Mark Philips, Mr. Wilks, Mr. Warburton, Sir Robert 
Inglis, Lord Francis Egerton, and Mr. Patrick Stewart: 
And they are to meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Cham- 
ber; and have Power to send for persons, papers and 
records; and that Five be the Quorum. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
That in all cases where a Select Committee, appointed 
to try the merits of an Election for any County, City or 
Borough, report to this House that the Names of any 
Voters ought not to have been placed in the Register of 
Voters, or that the Names of any Voters have been un- 
duly omitted from such Register, Mr. Speaker shall 
issue his directions thereupon to the Clerk of the Peace, 
Town Clerk, or other Officer, with whom the Register 
of Voters of such County, City or Borough is deposited, 
to amend such Register, by striking out or adding Names 
to such Register, as the case may be, in oe th to 
the Report of such Select Committee :—And a Debate 


‘arising thereupon ; 


Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till To-morrow. 
4U. Ordered, 


Channel Islands 
(Corn Trade.) 


No. 289. 


Ipswich . 
Election, 
Bribery. 


Charities. 


Register of 
Electors. 








David 
Macbeith. 


Timber 
Duties. 


Agra 
Government 
Bill. 


Bankrupts’ 
Estates 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Polls at 
Elections 
Bill. 


No. 290. 


Colonial 
Passengers’ 
Bill, 


Loan Socie- 
ties Bill. 


Savings’ Banks 


(Scotland ) Bill. 


Seamen 
Enlistment 
Bill. 


Merchant 
Seamen Regis- 
tration Bill, 


Roman Catholic 
Marriages 
(Ireland) Bill, 


Tuns, Alehouses, 
and Victualling- 
houses Bill. 


No. 291. 


390 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of the Order made by the Jrish Government, commut- 
ing the Sentence passed on David Macbeith at Spring 
Assizes at Dundalk 1833; together with a Copy of the 
Documents upon which such commutation was founded. 


Ordered, That Sir Matthew Ridley and Lord Viscount 
Sandon be added to the Select Committee on Timber 
Duties. 


The Agra Government Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee of 
the whole House, for Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 


ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Bankrupts Estates (Scotland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consi- 
deration upon Wednesday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Polls at Elections Bill; and, after 
some time spent therein, Mr.Speaker resumed the Chair; 
and Mr. Pryme reported from the Committee, That they 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Pryme accordingly reported the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Wednesday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into far- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Colonial Passengers’ Bill:—The Bill was re-com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into a Committee, to consider further of the Bill: 
—The House accordingly resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported from the 
Committee, That they had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Bernal accordingly reported the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consi- 
deration upon Wednesday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Loan Societies’ Bill; and, after 
some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Pryme reported from the Committee, 
That they had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Orderd, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Savings Banks (Scotland) Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Seamen Enlistment Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third read- 
ing of the Merchant Seamen Registration Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
Wednesday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Roman Catholic Marriages (Ireland) 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein. Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Pryme reported from the 
Committee, That they had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received upon Friday 
next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Inns, Alehouses and Victualling- 
houses Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Pryme reported 


17°—18° Juni. 





A. 1835. 


from the Committee, That they had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. — 

Mr. Pryme accordingly reported the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Wednesday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed.. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Hull Merchant Seamen’s Fund Bill ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to the 
end of the Question, in order to add the words, “ this 
“ House will, upon this day six months, resolve itself 
‘** into the said Committee,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question :—The 
said proposed Amendment was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair: 
—The House accordingly resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee ; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Charles Buller reported 
from the Committee, That they had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Wednes- 
day next. 


Mr. Ewart reported from the Committee on the 
Capital Punishments Bill, the Amendments which they 
had made to the Bill; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; and read the third time upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Prisoners’ Counsel Bill; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Thursday morning ; 


Jovis, 18° die Junii, 1835: 


And the Question being put ; 
The House resolved itself into the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


Bill read a first time; to be read a second time Para- 
graph by Paragraph. 
Preamble postponed. 


Cravuse, N°1 (Incases of Felony Counsel may speak 

for the accused ) read. 

P.1. 1. 7. Blank filled with “ passing of this Act.” 

Amendment proposed: At the end of the Clause to 
add “ Provided nevertheless, That in cases of felony, 
* unless the counsel against the prisoner shall have 
“* made a speech for the prosecution, the counsel for the 
‘“‘ prisoner should not address the jury in defence of 
** such prisoner.” 

Question, That those words be there added 
and Negatived. 

Crause, N° 1, as amended, agreed to. 


Crause, N° 2 (If Counsel for Prosecution replies, 
Counsel for the accused may answer) read. 
Question put, That the said Clause stand part of the 
Bill ; 
The Committee divided. . 
Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Ewart - - 30. 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. Attorney General 26. 


Cravuse, N° 3 (In case of inability of Prisoner to re- 
tain Counsel, the Court may assign Counsel) ——read. 

Amendment proposed: P.1. 1.17. After “felony” 
to insert “ misprision of treason” agreed to. 

Cravse, N°3, as amended, agreed to. 

Cause, N°4, (Persons accused before Justices may. 
defend by Attorney as well as by Counsel)——read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 2. 1. 2. After “law” to 
insert “in which such justice or justices shall have 
“ power of summary conviction.” 








put, 








Question 


Hull Merchant 
Seamen’s Fund 
“Bill. 


Capital 
Punishments 
Bill. 


Prisoners’ 
Counsel Bill. 








Postage Bill. 


Cruelty to 
Animals Bill. 


Dominica 
Indemnity 
Bill. 


Foreign 
Enlistment Bill. 


Parish Vestries 
Bill. 


Supply. 


Offences 
against the 
Person Bill. 


Ways and 
Means, 


Western 
Australia 
Bill, 


Stafford 
Distranchise- 
ment Bill, 


Pembroke 
Dock Yard. 


The Vernon. 


5 Wit. IV. 


Question put, That those words be there inserted ; 
The Committee divided. 


Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Charles Buller - 22. 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. Ewart - - 22. 


Whereupon the Chairman declared himself with the 
Noes. 


Crause, Ne 4, agreed to. 

Crause, N° 5 (Act may be amended) 
Preamble, agreed to. 

Bill, as amended, to be reported. 





agreed to. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Pryme re- 
ported from the Committee, That they had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That. the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Postage Bill was, according to Order, read a 
second time; and committed to a Committee of the 
whole House, for Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Cruelty to Animals Bill; 


Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Dominica Indemnity Bill; — 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself 
into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Réport from the Committee on the Foreign Enlistment 
Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Parish Vestries Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Offences against the Person Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday, the 


1st day of July next, resolve itself into the said Com- 
mittee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. ~ 


Ordered, That the Report from the Committee on the 
Western Australia Bill, be now received. 

Mr. Baring accordingly reported from the Committee, 
the Amendments which they had made to the Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; and read the third time upon Tuesday next. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a Com- 
mittee this day, upon the Stafford Disfranchisement 
Bill, was read, and discharged. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of the Report of Mr. Hawkes, the Master Builder in His 
Majesty’s Dock Yard at Pembroke, on the comparative 
Cost of building the Clarence and Vanguard Line-of- 
Battle Ships. 

Ordered, That there be laid betore this House, Copies 
or Extracts of Reports which have been received at the 
Admiralty of the sailing Qualities of His Majesty’s 
Ship Vernon, and of His other Ships of War, which 


have been built by His Majesty’s present Surveyor of 
the Navy. 


VOL. 90. 





17°—18° Juni. 


351 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Number of Capital Cases reported to The King 
in Council during the following periods; distinguish- 
ing those cases in which the Sentence was mitigated, 
prenions to the order for execution ; those in which the 

ersons convicted were ordered for execution ; those in 
which the Sentence was mitigated after the Order for 
execution; and those in which the Sentence was exe- 
cuted, from 1st May 1826 to 1st January 1827; from 
1st May 1827 to 1st January 1828; from 1st May 1828 
to 1st January 1829 ; from 1st May 1831 to 1st January 
1832; from 1st May 1833 to 1st January 1834. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to 
examine into the provisions of the Act of last Session 
for establishing uniformity of Weights and Measures, 
and to consider of such Amendments in that Act as may 
be calculated to carry its objects more fully and satis- 
factorily into effect, have power to report their observa- 
tions thereupon to the House, together with the Minutes 
of the Evidence taken before them. 

Lord Viscount Ebrington reported from the said Select 
Committee; That they had examined the Provisions of the 
said Act accordingly ; and had agreed to the heads of a 
Bill repealing that Act, and making other Provisions in 
lieu thereof; and had directed him to bring in such 
Bill; and also to report the Minutes of the Evidence 
taken before them. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


Sir Richard Musgrave presented a Bill for the Admi- 
nistration of certain Civil Affairs of a local Nature in 
Ireland: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Wednesday, the 
Ist day of July next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Privy 
Council 
Decisions. 


Weights and 
Measures 
Act. 


No. 292. 


Civil Affairs 
(Ireland) Bill. 


No. 293. 


Ordered, That Lord Viscount Clive have leave of Leave of 


absence for a week, on account of the illness of a near 
relation. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Amount of the several Sums received for 
the Fee Fund of the Courts of Law and Equity in 
Dublin, for each of the last Three years; distinguishing 
the nature of the Services or Business for which each 
Class of Fees is payable, and the produce ofeach such Class. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of the Minute of the Lords Commissioners of the Trea- 
sury, of date 27th June 1834, transmitted to the Com- 
missioners of Woods and Forests, relative to a Grant 
issued in 1826, by command of his late Majesty, from 
his Hereditary Revenues, in consequence of applications 
from, and for the purpose of repairing or rebuilding, 
certain Universities in Scotland. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Receipt and Expenditure of the Office of 
Register of Deeds in Ireland, during each of the last 
Three years; distinguishing the nature of the Service 
or Business for which each Class of Fees is payable, and 
the Salaries and Allowances paid out of such Fees. 


Mr. Oswald reported from the Select Committee on 
Public Petitions; That they had examined the Petitions 
which were presented on the 10th, 11th and 12th days 
of this instant June; and had directed him to make a 
Report thereof to the House. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
a quarter of an hour after two of the clock on 
Thursday morning, adjourned till this day. 


4U2 


J ovis, 


Absence. 


Courts of 
Justice 
(Dublin.) 


Universities 
(Scotland.) 


Register 
of Deeds 
(Ireland.) 


Public 
Petitions. 











Carnarvon 
and Belfast 
Elections. 


Bankruptey. 


No, 225, 


Monmouth 
Election. 





3a 


Jovis, 18° die Junii ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 
oe hour appointed for taking into consideration 
the Petition of the several Persons whose names are 
thereunto subscribed, on behalf of themselves and others, 
being lawful electors of the Borough of Carnarvon, in 
the county of Carnarvon, complaining of an undue Elec- 
tion and Return for the said Borough, being come ; 

Mr. Speaker took the Chair. 

The Serjeant at Arms was sent, with the Mace, to the 
places adjacent, to require the attendance of the Mem- 
bers on the business of the House: And being returned ; 

The House was counted by Mr. Speaker; and one 
hundred and twenty-two Members being present ; 

And the Petition of the there-undersigned Holders and 
Occupiers, as Tenants and Owners of houses, warehouses, 
counting-houses and shops, within the Borough of Belfast, 
in Ireland, electors, who had a right to vote at the last 
Election of Members to serve in this present Parliament 
for the said Borough of Belfast, and who herein and 
hereby claim to have had such right, complaining of 
an undue Election and Return for the said Borough, 
being also ordered to be taken into consideration on 
this day ; 

The several Petitioners, and other Parties, in both the 
said cases, their counsel and agents, were directed to be 
called in. 

And no Parties, counsel or agents, appearing on be- 
half of the Petitioners, in the case of the Carnarvon 
Election; nor in the case of the Belfast Election, the 
orders for considering the said Petitions were severally 
read, and discharged. © 


Mr. Edwards, from the Court of Bankruptcy, was 
called in; and at the bar presented,—Further Return 
to an Order, dated the 24th day of March last, for a Re- 
turn, by each of the official Assignees appointed under 
the Act, intituled, “ An Act to establish a Court in 
Bankruptcy,” to the following effect: —The Number of 
Fiats placed under his superintendence in each year to 
the present time, with the result of each Bankruptcy, in 
the following particulars: —1. the Amount of Debts 
proved ;—-2. the Amount of Assets realized ;—3. the Di- 
vidends paid, and whether the same be final ;—4. the 
greatest Amount of Money in hand at one time, and for 
what period, with the Amount unappropriated at the 
time of the Return, and by whom held;— 5. Costs 
allowed to the Solicitor ;—6. the Allowance made to the 
official Assignee, distinguishing per centage from other 
Charges ;—-7. the Account.of annual Expenses incurred 
by each official Assignee for his establishment of Clerks 
and Offices, stating by whom the same is borne ;— 
8. a Return of the Number of Commissions investigated 
and which were issued before the establishment of the 
Court in Bankruptcy; stating the Amount of Assets 
found to be unadministered in each case, and of Divi- 
dends which have since been final; and the time of the 
last Dividend, when the Estate was under the direction 
of Assignees ;—9. the Money received by each official 
Assignee, on account of such investigation.:—And then 
he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. j 


Mr. Strutt, from the Select Committee appointed to 
try and determine the merits of the Petition of Joseph 
Bailey, junior, Esquire; and, the Petition of Robert Bevan, 
Richard Amphlett, and Edward Lucas, complaining of 
an undue Election and Return for the Borough of Mon- 
mouth, informed the House, That the said Select Com- 
mittee had determined, 

That Benjamin Hall, Esquire, is duly elected a Bur- 
gess toserve in this present Parliament for the Borough 
of Monmouth : 

That the Petitions of Joseph Bailey, junior," Esquire ; 
and, Robert Bevan, and ei ry A seals te the 
said Committee to be frivolous or vexatious: 

That the opposition to the said Petitions did not 


18° Juni. 





A. 1835. 


appear to the said Committee to be frivolous or 
vexatious. 


That they have altered the poll taken at the said 


Election, by striking off Evan Morton, Adam Young, 
James Francomb, John Stanton, Thomas Morgan, 
Nicholas Yelland, Ambrose Wild, Thomas Phillips, 
Llewellyn John, James M‘ Gowan, Jacob Williams, John 
Morris, Joseph West, Henry Swaffen, Richard Hawhes, 
Richard Muggleworth, William Gillett, Thomas Scan- 
drett, Thomas Philipps, James Grollidge, Joseph Hawhins, 
John Rosser, Thomas Palmer, Wilham James, George 
Jeffery, Morgan Morgan, Thomas Richard Wells David 
Jones, Thomas Jenkins, William Evans, John Morgan, 
William Adams, John Armita, Samuel Morgan, George 
Evans, Henry Prosser, Samuel Morgan, junior, and 
James Richards, as not having any right to vote: 

That the said Committee have added to the poll the 
name of Thomas Webster, as having had a right to vote. 

And the said Determinations were ordered to be en- 
tered in the Journals of this House. 


Mr. Alsager reported from the Committee on the 
re-committed Richmond (Surrey) Waterworks Bill; That 
= had made Amendments thereunto. 

rdered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Report which, upon the 10th day of this instant June, 
was made from the Committee on the Slamannan 
Railway Bill, printed Copies of the Bill, as amended 
by the Committee, having been delivered, at the door, 
upon Saturday last; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Mer- 
thyr Tidvil Poor Bill to make their Report be enlarged 
till Monday, the 29th day of this instant June. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act to remove the Markets held in the Town of 
rt, in the County of Glamorgan, and for providing 
other Market-places in lieu thereof; and the same were 
read ; and are as followeth: 

Pr. 64. 1.37. After “ place’’ insert “ without the con- 
** sent of the owner or occupier thereof.” 

Pr. 78. 1.6. After the heading to the Schedule, insert 
“ Town of Cardiff, in Saint Mary-street.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That Dr. Nicholl do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Report which, upon the 10th day of this instant June, 
was made from the Committee on the Sheffield and 
Rotherham Railway Bill, printed Copies of the Bill, as 
amended by the Committee, having been delivered, at 
the door, upon Saturday last; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Inhabitants of Gos- 
venor-square, in the County of Middlesex, more effectually 
to pave, cleanse, light, water and embellish the said 
Square, was read the third time; and Amendments 
were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Halford do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Lands in the Parishes 
of Tavistock, Milton Abbott, Brenton and Lamerton, in 


the County of Devon, called Heathfield, was read the 


third time. ; 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title 
be, An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parishes of Tavis- 
tock, Milton-Abbot, Direater and Lamerton, in the 
County of Devon, called Heathfield. 
Ordered, That Lord Viscount Ebrington do carry the 


Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. _ 
A Petition 





Richmond 
(Surrey ) 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Slamannan 
Railway Bill, 


Merthyr 
Tidvil Poor 
Bill. 


Cardiff 
Market Bill. 


Sheffield and 
Rotherham 
Railway Bill. 


Grosvenor 
Square 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Tavistock 
Inclosure 


Bill. 


Fif 
Ho 
Bil 


Ma 
Co: 


Pos 








Dundee 
Water Com- 


Dundee 
Water Com- 


Holyhead and 
Shrewsbury 
Road Bill. 


Dundee 
| Waterworks 
Bill. 


Fife Court 
Houses, &amp;c. 
Bill. 


Mail 
Coaches. 
No. 294. 


Post Office. 
No. 294, 


French 
Claims, 


No. 296, 


Glass Duty. 
No. 297, 


Parliamentary 
mittees, 


No, 298, 


&gt; Wii. IV. 


A Petition of Resident Burgesses and Inhabitants of 
Dundee was presented, and read ;. taking notice of the 
Dundee Water Company Bill; and praying, That the 
same may not pass into.alaw. ~~ 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


‘Ord&amp;ed, That the time for the Committee on the 
Dundee Water Company Bill to make their Report, be 
enlarged till Monday, the 29th day of this instant June. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the HX oly- 
head and Shrewsbury Road Bill to make their Report, be 
enlarged till Monday, the 29th day of this instant June. 


A Petition of James Archibald Stuart Wortley Mac- 
kenzie, Lord Wharncliffe, was presented, and read; tak- 
ing notice of the Dundee Waterworks Bill; and praying, 
That he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against the same. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


An ingrossed Bill for providing, within the Burgh of 
Cupar, additional Accommodation for the holding the 


, Courts and Meetings of the Sheriffs, Justices of the 


Peace, and Commissioners of Supply, of the County of 
Fife, and for the Custody of the Scie of the said 
County, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title 
be, An Act for providing, in or near the Burgh of Cupar, 
more extensive Accommodation for holding the Courts 
and Meetings of the Sheriff, Justices of the Peace, and 
Commissioners of Supply, of the County of Fife, and for 
the Custody of the Records of the said County. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wemyss do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Baring presented, pursuant to Orders,—A Return, 
in detail, of the Amount paid to the Contractor or Con- 
tractors for furnishing Mail Coaches in the United King- 
dom; distinguishing the Number in use in England, 
Ireland and Scotland, in so far as this can be done :— 
Also, in detail, the Duration, Nature and Amount of the 
Contracts, and the Name of the Contractors, and whe- 
ther by open Tender or by limited Tender, stating the 
Limits, if any, and when the said Contract or Contracts 
were last entered into and expire, and the Rate or Rates 
of Contract, for the last Ten years, ending 1st January 
1835. 

A Return, in detail, of the whole Amount of Poundage 
charged by Postmasters in Great Britain and Ireland 
upon Post Office Money Orders, stating the purpose or 
purposes the said Poundage is applied to, and the Amount 
pee in London, Dublin and Edinburgh; also, the Sum 

otals paid in England, Ireland and Scotland, in each 
of the fast Three years, ending 1st January 1835, and 
distinguishing the same. 

Returns to an Order, dated the 15th day of May last, 
for a Return of the Names of all Persons who have sent 
in Claims, under the authority given by the Lords of 
the Treasury, by their Minutes of 2d May 1826, 8th 
June 1830, and 15th March 1833, or any of them, 
stating the several Amounts claimed, and how much 
has been allowed thereon respectively ; and also, what 
Claims were rejected, and which of the Claimants so 
rejected have, under and by virtue of the said Minutes 
of 8th, June 1830 and 15th March 1833, presented 
Appeals to the Privy Council; and which of the said 
Appeals have been allowed; and likewise the Amount 
of the Surplus Fund, and of the Interest thereon, to the 
latest date to which the same can be made up. 

A Return of the Amount of Duty charged on Glass ; 
distinguishing the Amount charged on Flint, Plate, 
Broad, Crown, Bottle, and German Sheet Glass, in the 
year 1834, together with the Amount of Drawback on 
each description of Glass. 

An Account, in detail, of the Expenses incurred and 
paid by the Treasury on account of Parliamentary Com- 


mittees appointed during each of the Sessions of 1833 
and 1834, 


VOL, 90. 





18° Junii. 


the year 1833; distinguishing the several sorts of Iron, 


-83538.. 


Iron im- Iron and 
ngdom in Hardwares. 
No, 299. 


An Account: of the Quantities of Botcign. 
ported into and exported from the United Ki 


and the Countries from which imported and to which 


exported: —A similar Account for the year 1834 :— 


An Account of the nea 4 of British Iron (including 
unwrought Steel) exported in the year 1833; distin- 
guishing the Countries to which exported :—A similar 
Account for 1834 :—An Account of the Quantity of Bri- 
tish Hardwares and Cutlery exported in the year 1833 ; 
distinguishing the Countries to which the same were 
exported, and the declared Value thereof :—and, a simi- 
lar Account for 1834. 

Ordered, That the said Accounts and Returns do lie 
upon the Table; and be printed. 


A Petition of Members of the Mechanics’ Institution 
of Bath;—Inhabitants of Barnsley ;— Y eovil;— Glenfield, 
and other places ;—Northampton;— Derby ;— Preston ; 
—Saint Mary’s, Lambeth ;— Norwich ;— Ansty ;—Ope- — 
rative Sawyers of Glasgow ;—Printers of Dundee ;—and, 
Proprietors of the Bath Guardian Newspaper,—wete 

resented, and read; praying for the repeal of the 
tamp Duty on Newspapers. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table, 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Lismore and Tallow, was Grand Jury 
presented, and read; praying for the equalization of ee 
Grand Jury Taxation in Jreland. Gyenee.) 

- Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Durham;— Tavistock ;— 
and, Plymouth,—were presented, and read ; praying for 
the total prohibition of the sale of Beer to be drunk 
on the premises in Beer Houses, and for the adoption 
of measures to remove the numerous and increasing 
temptations to dram-drinking among the working 
classes, and shall discourage the use of distilled spirits 
as a customary beverage. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of John Giles Pilcher, and Jeremiah Pilcher, 
of Morgan’s-lane, Tooley-street, in the borough of South- 
wark, oil and lead merchants, was presented, and read ; 
praying the House to take measures for the amendment 
of the law or usage in reference to goods which may be 
wrecked. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of William Henry Inglis, of London, was 
presented, and read; praying the House to cause an 
inquiry to be made into the mode of treating the bars 
of Harbours, and particularly of Dover Harbour. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Newspaper 
Stamps. 


Drunkenness. 


Wrecked 
Goods. 


Dover 
Harbour, 


Vote by 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Derby, was presented, Mead 
allot. 


and read; praying, That, at all future Elections of 
Members to serve in Parliament, the voting be by 
Ballot. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Zudlow, was presented, 
and read; taking notice of the Municipal Corporations 
Bill; and praying, That the same may pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers of Shepton Mallet, 
was presented, and read; praying for the repeal of the 
additional Duty on Spirit Licenses imposed by an Act 
of the last Session of Parliament. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Postmasters, Coach Proprietors and 
Innkeepers residing in Dundee, Forfar, Arbroath, Mon- 
trose, Brechin, and Kirriemuir, ore ahora and read ; 
praying for the repeal of the Post-Horse. Duties. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table... : 

4 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill. 


Spirit 
Licenses. 


Post Horse 
Duties. . 


A Petition 








Freneh 
Claims. 


Church of 


Ireland. 


Church of 
Scotland. 


Tithes 
(Uttoxeter.) 


Fisheries 
(lreland.) 


Public 
Carriages 
(Metropolis) 
Bill. 


No. 301. 


Church Rates. 


854 


A Petition of John Phillips Beavan, of Sackville-street, 
in the county of Middlesex, Gentleman, the duly autho- 
rized agent of several Inhabitants of the [oman Islands; 
—James Harris, of Bristol, attorney-at-law, solicitor of 
the estate and effects of William Carden, late of Bristol, 
merchant, a bankrupt ;—Arthur Rondeauz, of the island 
of Mauritius (one of the heirs of John Baptiste Rondeauz), 
on behalf of himself and the other Inhabitants of that 
island, whose claims have been duly admitted under the 
Treaties and Conventions conclude 
tain and France ;—and, Robert Bruce, of Bristol, mer- 


‘ehant,—were presented, and read; praying, That no 


new claimant whatever may be admitted upon the fund 
assigned to Commissioners by the French Government 
for compensation of claims of British subjects upon 
France, until the several persons whose claims have 
been already adjudged in their favour, shall be paid 
the full amount due to them respectively, and that the 
Commissioners may be directed immediately to distri- 
bute the said fund. 

And thesaid Petitions were ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Protestant Inhabitants of East Surrey, 
was presented, and read; praying the House to reject 
every measure which has for its object the taking away 
any portion of the Revenues of the Jrish Church, in 
order to its being applied to other than Protestant and 
strictly Ecclesiastical purposes. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Dundee ;—and, Dissenters 
of Yawes,—were presented, and read; praying the 
House not to grant any public money for the erection 
and endowment of additional Churches in Scotland. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Ellon ;—Logie Buchan ; 
—Cairney ;— Glass;—Old Monkland;—Slaines ;—New- 
lands ;—and, Minister, Elders and Inhabitants of Clatt, 
—were also presented, and read; praying the House to 
resist every attempt to shake the stability or impair the 
efficiency of the Church of Scotland, and to adopt such 
measures as may seem best calculated for promoting its 
usefulness, by building and endowing such additional 
Churches in connexion with the Establishment as the 
increasing numbers and necessities of the population 
demand. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Proprietors and Occupiers of lands in 
the parish of Uttoxeter, was presented, and read; com- 
plaining of the misapplication of the Tithes of that parish; 
and praying, That the House will institute an inquiry 
into the subject, and apply such remedies as to them 
may appear proper; so that the proceeds may be applied 
to those purposes. for which they were originally in- 
nore and that the same may be expended in the 

arish. 
4 Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Gentlemen, Merchants, Boat-owners, 
Fishermen, Fishcurers, and others, of Sligo, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying the House to address His 
Majesty to appoint a Commission to inquire locally into 
the state of the Jrish Fisheries, likewise the causes that 
have led to their present depressed and declining state, 
and the means of reviving them. 

Ordered, That the said, Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Alderman Wood reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on the Public Carriages (Metropolis) Bill; and 
to whom the Petition of Short Stage Coach Proprietors 
was referred ; That they had considered the said Peti- 
tion; and had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
found the same to be true; and Sad gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Saint 
Dunstan-in-the-West, in the city of London, was pre- 


sented, and read; praying for the total extinction of 
Church Rates. ying extinction o 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie spon the Table. 


18° Junit. 


between Great Bri- _ 


| A. 1835. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parishes of Saint 
Saviour and Saint G'eorge, in the borough of Southwark, 
was presented, and read ; praying the "Ronis to address 
His Majesty to remit the sentence ‘of transportation 
passed on the ‘six agricultural Labourers convicted at 
the Dorchester Spring Assizes of 1834 of administering 
an unlawful oath. . 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Commons of the Province of Lower 
Canada, in. Provincial Parliament assembled (signed 
J. L. Papineau, Speaker), was presented, and read ; 
setting forth, That during the last Session of the Im- 
perial Parliament, the Commons of the province of 
Lower Canada, in the name of the People whom they 
represent, approached the House by Petition, dated from 
Quebec on the 1st day of March 1834, setting forth the 
st gare which the People of the said Province suf- 
ered, arising out of the vicious principles upon which 
their political institutions are based, aggravated by a 
series of arbitrary administrations to which the Province 
has been subjected ; that the inquiry which was insti- 
tuted before a Select Committee appointed by the House, 
upon Canada Affairs, on the 15th of April 1834, induced 
the People of Zower Canada to hope that not only would 
the prayer of their Petition be listened to, but that the 
grievances therein set forth, which the Petitioners have 
reason to believe were fully supported, would be imme- 
diately redressed ; that this hope, which the Petitioners 
cannot deem unreasonable, was still further strengthened 
by the retirement of His Majesty’s late Secretary of State 
for the Colonies, the Right honourable EZ. G. Stanley, 
and the subsequent appointment of the Right honoura- 
ble ZT. Spring Rice, the more especially after the re- 
peated declarations of the Right honourable Secretary 
of State for the Colonies, that His Majesty’s Govern- 
ment was actuated by the strongest desire to render 
justice to the People of that Province, by removing the 
various abuses under which they suffer, and affording to 
them security against the recurrence thereof; that the 
Petitioners, however, regret to state that not only does 
the said Petition of the Commons of Lower Canada to 
the House seem to have been totally neglected, but that 
new abuses have been inflicted upon the People of the 
Province, which, if not speedily removed, will tend to 
increase to an alarming degree the discontents which 
have so long prevailed, and will ultimately alienate the 
affections of the People even from the Government of 
England itself; that among the additional grievances 
of which the People of the Province have to complain, 
the Petitioners would invite the attention of the House 
to the fact, that His Excellency Matthew Lord Aylmer 
is still continued in the government of the Province, 
after having been formally accused in the aforesaid Peti- 
tion, of “ illegal, unjust and unconstitutional conduct,” 
and after having borne himself towards the Representa- 
tives of the People of Lower Canada in a manner in- 
sulting to a body intrusted with legislative functions, 
and destructive of the respect which should be due to 
His Majesty’s representative; that the acts of. the 
Governor in Chief of which the People of the Province 
have still to complain, were for the most part enumerated 
in the aforesaid Petition to the House; that since that 
time, the vindictive and bitter feelings, together with 
the arbitrary and unbecoming conduct which His Ex- 
cellency has displayed towards the People of the Pro- 
vince, have created an universal feeling of discontent 
towards His Excellency’s administration ; that among 
the just subjects of complaint against the present ad- 
ministration of the Province, the system which is still 
exhibited in the distribution of offices, necessarily holds 
a conspicuous place; that the chief recommendation to 
office continues to be a display of marked and bitter 
animosity towards the majority of the People of the 
Province ; that it is seldom men of French Canadian 
origin find their way into office under any circumstances, 
but when they are appointed, it is not until they have 
alienated themselves from the sympathies of the People, 
and allied themselves with the factious minority opposed 
to the wishes and interests of the country, and that even 
the sacred character of Justice has been recently polluted 
in its source, by the appointing to the high office of 
Judge of the King’s Bench for the district of Montreal, 
a man who was a violent and decided partisan of the 

administration 





Dorchester ° 
Unionists.’ 


Lower Canada, 








5. WI... IV. 


administration of the Earl of Dalhousie, and the declared 
enemy of the laws which he is sworn to administer, and 
also by the appointment of a great number of Commis- 
sioners for the trial of small causés in different parts of 
the country, intentionally selected on the eve of a 
general election from among the notorious partisans of 
the present administration; that another cause of com- 
plaint which has arisen since the aforesaid Petition of 


the Conimons of Zower Canada to the House, is the ~ 


culpable indifference betrayed by the Governor in Chief 
on the subject of the frightful ravages committed by 
the Asiatic Cholera during the last summer ; that a few 
days after the existence of the dreadful scourge in the 
city of Montreal was ascertained, the corporation of 
the said city, in accordance with its strict line of duty, 
passed a series of Resolutions, authorizing an application 
to the Governor in Chief for an extension of the quaran- 
tine regulations to the Port of Montreal, and for an aid 
for the purpose of forwarding the destitute emigrants 
to their destination; that the answer of the Governor 
was more than a bare refusal, it was marked by coldness 
and insult; that the Petitioners are firmly of opinion 
that the virulence which the disease subsequently as- 
sumed in the said city of Montreal, would have been 
considerably mitigated had the head of the administra- 
tion complied with the prayer of the corporation, and 
thaf the people of the country generally, and more es- 
pecially the surviving relatives of 1,300 victims who 
died in Montreal, and of the thousands in the Province 
who have fallen victims to the disease, look upon the 
conduct of His Excellency as one of the principal causes 
of their suffering and bereavement; that since the afore- 
said Petition of the Commons of Lower Canada, the 
House in whose deliberations, be it remembered, the 
People of the Province have no voice, have sanctioned 
the sale of lands belonging to the Province to several 
individuals using the title of the “‘ British North Ameri- 
can Land Company,” and thereby have taxed the 
Colony, contrary to the most important and indisputable 
of the birthrights of British subjects, which were more 
particularly acknowledged and confirmed to Colonies 
with local Legislatures by the faith and honour-of the 
British Parliament, pledged by the Declaratory Act of 
1778, the violation of which principle recognized in the 
said Act, led to the rightful and successful resistance of 
the former British Colonies, and dismemberment of the 
British Empire ; that the Petitioners, viewing with 
alarm such an encroachment upon their political privi- 
leges, would feign believe that it has been made without: 
considering their constitutional rights and the provisions 
of said Declaratory Act; that the Petitioners, neverthe- 
less, solemnly protest against this violation of the most 
sacred rights of the People of ower Canada, and pray 
for the immediate repeal of the Act passed in favour of 
the said Land Company; that the Petitioners have 
reason to believe that the said tax is now being paid 
into the Colonial chest of the Province for the disposal 
of the Executive, without the sanction and in defiance 
of the expressed will of the Commons of Lower Canada; 
that the Petitioners anticipate with fear, as a consequence 
thereof, a frightful increase of corruption in the Pro- 
vince ; that in addition to the fears generated by this 
unconstitutional taxation, and the equally unconstitu- 
tional application of the said tax, the Petitioners foresee, 
as arising out of the peculiar powers conferred on the 
Company in question, the destruction of the political 
independence of the people who may unfortunately be- 
come subject to its control, and who will be rendered 
basely subservient to the said Company ; that the con- 
tinued dilapidations of the revenues of the Province, 
in direct violation of the constitution, are another source 
of alarm to His Majesty’s Canadian subjects; that 
after the abandonment of the late Colonial Secretary’s 
project to seize upon the said Revenues, by suspending 
an Act which did no more than confirm to the Commons 
of Lower Canada a right previously recognized, with- 
out conferring any new privileges, flis Majesty’s Cana- 
dian subjects did not expect to be so soon called upon 
to resist similar unconstitutional encroachments and 
dilapidations, yet very recently the indisputable. privi- 
leges of the Assembly have been agajn violated, by the 
payment of the public servants without the sanction or 
cognizance of the only body authorized to give such 


sanction ; that the People of the Old Colonies, now 
VOL. 90. 


18° Juni. 


355 


the United’ States of North America,.however much - 


they were aggrieved by attempts at unconstitutional 
taxation, had much less to complain of on the score of 
executive usurpation, than the People of the Province, 
the Assembly having repeatedly declared its fixed de- 
termination not to sanction that which it must ever.con- 
sider a tyrannical violation of its rights, and which the 
People’of the Province regard as a virtual dissolution 
of the constitution, and for the consequences of which 
the Petitioners cannot answer; that under these cir- 
cumstances, the Petitioners claim for His Majesty’s 
Canadian Subjects the protection of the House against 
these and similar acts of pillage; that the House may 
and ought at once to ascertain, in-order to bring to just 
punishment those who authorized so criminal an assump- 
tion of power; that inasmuch as no Session of the Pro- 
vincial Parliament has intervened since the date of the 
aforesaid Petition of the Commons of the Province to 
the House, the Petitioners abstain from alluding at any 
length to the insuperable differences and the ever-widen- 
ing breach between the House of Assembly and the 
Legislative Council of the Province, differences spring- 
ing out of the very constitution of the latter body; 
nevertheless the Petitioners cannot avoid reminding mi 
House, that the aforesaid Petition contained a prayer 
that the Legislative Council, as at present constituted, 
be abolished, and that the People of the Province be 
empowered to elect the second branch of the Legisla- 
ture in future, as the only means of producing that 
harmony without which internal peace and good govern- 
ment cannot exist ; that as an evidence that the People 
at large fully participate in the opinions of the majority 
of the House of Assembly, the Petitioners take leave 
to refer the House to the result of the recent elections 
in the said Province of Lower Canada, which avowedly 
turned upon the approval or disapproval of the elective 
principle, and which result is almost unanimously in 
favour of the said principle; wherefore the Petitioners, 
expressing the sentiments of the majority of the Inha- 
bitants of Lower Canada, pray the House to comply 
with the prayer of the aforesaid Petition of the Com- 
mons of Lower Cunada, dated on the 1st day of March 
1834, and also with that of the present Petition, by re- 
moving the abuses and grievances set forth therein, so 
that full justice be rendered to the House of Assembly, 
and to the People whom it represents. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Message from the Lords,-by Mr. Zrower and Mr. 
Roupell : 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills following, 
without any Amendment; wiz. 

A Bill, ,intituled, An Act for establishing a new 
Market for Live Stock and Agricultural Produce, and 
erecting a Market House or Corn Exchange in the City 
of Winchester : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for repairing the Roads from 
Sevenoaks Common to Woodsgate, Tunbridge Wells and 
Kipping’s Cross; and from Tunbridge Wells to Woods- 
gate, in the County of Kent: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for improving and regulat- 
ing the Town of Aberystwyth, in the County of Car- 
digan, and for supplying the Inhabitants thereof with 
Water: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
to enable the London and Birmingham Railway Com- 
pany to-extend and alter the Line of such Railway, and 
for other purposes relating thereto, with some Amend- 
ments; to which Amendments the Lords desire the con- 
currence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act to 
enable the Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of the City of 
Worcester, to grant renewable Leases of the Worcester 
County Infirmary, and of the Land held therewith, to 
the Governors of the said Infirmary, or their Trustees ; 
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this House ; 
—And then the Messengers withdrew, 


Lord Viscount Morpeth presented, by His Majesty's 
command,—The Report of the Commissioners of Na- 
tional Education in Ireland, for the yeat ending the 
31st March 1835. . 

Ordered, That the said Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. ; | 


4X2 Ordered, 


Message from 
the Lords, 


Winchester 
Market Bill, 


Sevenoaks and 
Woodsgate 
Roads Bill. 


Aberystwyth 
Improvement 
and Waterworks 
Bill, 


London and 
Birmingham 
Railway Biil, 


Worcester 
County 
Infirmary 
Estate Bill, 


Education 


(Ireland.) 


No, 300, . 








956 


Mail Coach 
Contracts. 


Bankruptcy. 
No, 225. 


Newry. and 
Charlemont 
Roads Bill. 


Paisley 
Railway Bill. 


Gotrock- - 
Harbour Bill. 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Copies 
of any. further Reports from the Commissioners for In- 
uiry into the Post Office Department, on the subject of 
ail Coach Contracts, together with the Evidence taken 
before them. 


Notice being taken that Forty 
poi the House was told by Mr. 


Members were not 


Speaker ; and Forty 


embers not being present: —The House was adjourned. 


by Mr. Speaker, without a Question first put, till To- 
morrow. : 


~ 


18°-—19° Junii. 








Veneris, 19° die Juni ; 
« 


Anno 5° Willielmi IV“ Regis, 1835, 


PRAYERS. 
M* Cooper, from the Court of mere pe was 


called in; and at the bar presented,—Further 
Return to an Order, dated the 24th day of March last, 
for a Return, by each.of the Official Assignees appointed 
under the Act, intituled, “ An Act to establish a Court 
in Bankruptcy,” to the following efféct:—The Number of 


Fiats placed under his superintendence in each year to the_ 


— time, with the result of each Bankruptcy in the 
ollowing particulars :—1. the Amount of Debts proved ; 
—2. the Amount of Assets realized ;—3. the Dividends 
paid, and whether the same be final;—4. the greatest 
Amount of Money in hand at one time, and for what 
period, with the Amount unappropriated at the time of 
the Return, and by whom held;—5. Costs allowed to 
the Solicitor ;—6. the Allowance made to the official 
Assignee, distinguishing per Centage from other Charges; 
—-7. the Account of annual Expenses incurred by each 
official Assignee for his establishment of Clerks and 
Offices, stating by whom the same is borne;—8. a Re- 
turn of the Number of Commissions investigated, and 
which were issued before the establishment of the Court 
in Bankruptcy; stating the Amount of Assets found to be 
unadministered in each case, and of Dividends which 
have since been final; and the time of the last Dividend, 
when the Estate was under the direction of Assignees ;— 
9. the Money received by each official Assignee on ac- 
count.of such investigation :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Land-holders, Manufacturers and Farm- 
ers, Inhabitants:of Drumerce and Tertaraghan, in the 
county of Armagh, was presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Newry and Charlemont Road Bill; and 
praying, That the same may not pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Sir Michael Shaw Stewart reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Paisley Railway Bill; and to whom the 
Petitions of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Council 
of the city of Glasgow, and of Thomas Muir, Hugh 
Smith, Walter Buchanan, David Bell and John White- 
head, Esquires, merchants in Glasgow, all Parliamentary 
Trustees on the River Clyde and Harbour of Glasgow ; 
of the Provost, Magistrates and Town Council of the 
royal burgh of Renfrew, as representing the Commu- 
nity thereof; and, of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and 
Council of the city of Glasgow, and of Thomas Muir, 
Hugh Smith, Walter Buchanan, David Bell, and John 
Whitehead, merchants in Glasgow, all Parliamentary 
Trustees on the River Clyde and Harbour of Glasgow, 
were referred; That the Standing Orders relative to 
Railway Bills, had been complied with ; and that they 
had heard counsel in support of the said Petitions ; and 
also in favour of the Bill; and that they had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


. Sir Michael Shaw Stewart reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Gourock Harbour Bill; That they had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and 





A. 1835. 


made Amendments thereunto; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to. . 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. : 


Sir Michael Shaw Steuart, by Order, reported from 
the Committee on the Garscube and Glasgow Road 
Bill; That they had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. ; 

Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
Trinity (North Leith) Harbour and Dock Bill to make 
their Report be enlarged till Monday, the 29th day of 
this instant June. 

Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the New- 
tyle and Glammiss Railway Bill to make their Report be 


Garscube 
and Glasgow 
Road Bili. 


ow 
(North Leith) 
Harbeor and 
Dock Bill. 


Newtyle and 
GlanmmissRail- 
way Bill. 


enlarged till Monday, the 29th day of this instant June. - 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Vew- 
tyle and Coupar Angus Railway Bill to make their Report 
be enlarged till Monday, the 29th day of this instant June. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Shef- 


field Gas Bill to maketheir Report be enlarged till Mon- 


day, the 29th day of this instant June. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Port 
Dundas and Dalgreen Bridge Roads Bill to make their 
Report be enlarged till Monday, the 29th day of this 


instant June. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
North American Association Bill to make their Report be 
enlarged till Monday, the 29th day of this instant June. 


Mr. Barlow Hoy reported from the Committee on 
the Jtchen Bridge Bill; That the Standing Orders 
relative to Bills for building Bridges, and to. Turnpike 
Bills, had been complied with, pursuant to the leave 
granted by the House on the 22d day of May last; 
and that they had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Brady, by Order, reported from the Committee 
on the Newry and Charlemont Roads Bill; That they 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


Lord James Stuart reported frum the Committee on 
the Ayr Harbour Bill; That they had examined the alle- 
gations of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 


grossed. . 


The Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway Bill was read a 
second time; and committed to Sir William Molesworth 
and the Cornwall List: And they are to meet this After- 
noon, in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
Medway Navigation Billtomake their Report be enlarged. 
till Monday, the 29th day of this instant June. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Belfast and 
Cavehill Railway Bill have Power to send for persons, 
papers and records. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made bythe Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act to enable the London and Birmingham Railway: 

_ Company 


Newtyle and 
upar Angus 
Railway Bill. 


Sheffield 
Gas Bill. 


Port Dundas, 
&amp;c. Roads Bill. 


North American 
Association Bill, 


Itchen Bridge 
Bill. 


Newry and 
Charlemont 
Roads Bill. 


Ayr Harbour 
Bill. 


Bodmin and 
Wadebridge 
Railway Bill. 


Medway 
Navigation 
Bill. 


Belfast 
and Cavehill 
Railway Eill. 


London and 
Birmingham 
Railway Bill. 








5 Wirt. IV. 


Company to extend and alter the Line of such Railway, 
and for other purposes relating thereto; and the same 
were read, and are as followeth: 


Pr. 20. 1. 20. After “ Enacted” insert “ and De- 
“© clared.” 


Pr. 20. 
“ .and.” ; 
_ Pr. 20. 1. 34. After “ Act” insert “ and that every 
“ contract, sale, conveyance or agreement, whether 
“« heretofore or hereafter made with or to the said com- 
“‘ pany by any such person or corporation shall be valid 
“ and effeetual.” 
Pr. 20. 1. 37. After “compensation” insert “ has 
** been or.” 


Pr. 32. 1. 21. After “ notwithstanding” insert 
Clause (A.) 

Crause (A.) “ And be it further Enacted, That in 
all cases where any lands intended to be purchaséd 
by the said Company are-or shall be subject jointly 
with other lands not intended to be purchased to 
or with any rent, payment, mortgage or incum- 
brance whatever, and the party entitled to such rent, 
payment, mortgage or incumbrance, or by the said 
recited Act or this Act incapacitated to sell, release or 
apportion the same, or to release the lands so pur- 
chased therefrom, shall consider the remaining part of 
the lands so jointly subject, and the same shall in fact 
be a sufficient security for such. rent, payment, mort- 
gage or incumbrance, and shall therefore be willing 
to release the lands so purchased by the said Com- 
pany therefrom, then and in every such case it shall 
be lawful for the party entitled to or by the said 
recited Act, or this Act, capacitated to sell, release or 
apportion such rent, payment, mortgage or incum- 
brance, or to release the lands so purchased therefrom 
with the consent of the owner of the land so pur- 
chased, and also of the owner of the remaining. lands 
so jointly subject as aforesaid (and which owner is 
thereby declared.to include and extend to all corpo- 
rations and other persons by the said recited Act 
authorized and empowered to sell and convey lands), 
to release the lands so purchased as aforesaid from the 
rent, payment, mortgage or incumbrance so affecting 
the same as aforesaid jointly with other lands, on con- 
dition or in consideration of such other lands contain- 
ing or remaining wholly and exclusively subject to the 
whole of such rent, payment, mortgage and incum- 
brance; and when any lands purchased by the said 
Company shall be so released as last aforesaid, the 
remaining or other lands not purchased, and being so 
jointly subject as aforesaid, shall thenceforth be and 
remain wholly and exclusively charged with, subject 
to the whole of such rent, payment, mortgage or in- 
cumbrance, and all remedies for the recovery thereof 
against such remaining or other lands, and the owners 
and occupiers thereof respectively shall not be pre- 
judiced by reason of such release as aforesaid, but so 
at all times thereafter remain as effectual as if such 
remaining or other lands had been originally exclu- 
sively charged with the full.amount of such rent, 
payment, mortgage or incumbrance: Provided al- 
ways, That when any land so purchased as aforesaid 
« shall be released as aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the 
said Company, on tender for that purpose ef any deed 
or instrument creating or transferring such rent, pay- 
ment, mortgage or incumbrance, to affix their common 
seal to a memorandum indorsed on such deed or in- 
strument, declaring what part of the lands originally 


1. 24. After “lands” insert “ was and is, 


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brance shall have been purchased and released as 
“ aforesaid by virtue of the said recited Act and this 
“ Act, or either of them, and also declaring that the 

remaining or other lands so before jointly subject as 
“ aforesaid are thenceforth to remain and be ges 

and exclusively charged with and subject to the full 
amount of. the said rent, payment, mortgage or in- 
cumbrance, and such memorandum shall be .evi- 
“ dence in all Courts of the facts therein stated, and 
shall not exclude any other evidence of the same 
facts: Provided also, That the power and provisions 
contained in the-said recited Act touching the release 
of the lands required for the purpose thereof from 
any rent, payment, incumbrance or mortgage charged 


“« thereon affecting the same either solely or jointly with 
VOL. 90. 





‘19° Junii. 


subject to such rent, payment, mortgage or incum- . 


357 


any other lands shall not be prejudiced, altered or 
altected by the said powers and provisions herein- 
before contained in all cases where it shall be deemed 


6 
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“ 


this Act, in relation thereto; but it shall be lawful for 
all parties interested to act either under the said re- 
cited Act or this Act, in relation to any such rent, 
payment, mortgage or incumbrance as aforesaid as 
they may respectively deem it expedient.” ; 

Pr. 94. 1.15. After “ Bridge” insert Clause (B.). 

Cause (B.) “ Provided always, and be it further 
Enacted, That where it may be necessary to ereet or 
construct any Bridge, Tunnel or Viaduct, for the pur- 
pose of carrying any part of the Railway from London 
to Birmingham over or under the Turnpike Road, 
“ called The London and Holyhead-Road, Plans and 
Specifications of every such Bridge, Tunnel or Via- 
duct, and of the Approaches thereto respectively, 
shall be submitted to the Commissioners for the time 
being acting under the authority: of an Act passed in 
the third and fourth year of the reign of His present 
Majesty, intituled, ‘ An Act for transferring to the 
Commissioners of His Majesty’s Woods and Forests 
the several Powers now vested in the Holyhead Road 
Commissioners, and for discharging the last-men- 
tioned Commissioners from the future Repairs. and 
Maintenance of the Roads, Harbours and Bridges now 
under their Care and Management,’ for the approval of 
the said Commissioners previously to the commence- 
ment of the erection or construction of any such Bridge, 
Tunnel or Viaduct, or of the Approaches thereto 
respectively, and that the width and height of every 
such Bridge, Tunnel or Viaduct, and the mode of 
construction thereof, and of the Approaches thereto 
respectively, shall be settled and determined by the 
Engineer for the time being of the said Commissioners, 
and by the Engineer for the time being of the said 
Company; and in the event of their differing in 
opinion in regard thereto, then by some third person 
to be appointed by them, whose decision on the mat- 
ters referred to him shall be final and conclusive.” 

In the Schedule to the Bill : 

Pr. 137. 1. 6 and 7. In the fourth column leave out 
guard-room, house and.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Sir Eardley Wilmot do carry the Bill 

to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without any Amendment. 


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Mr. Townley reported from the Committee on the 
Stretham Inclosure Bill; and to whom the Petition of 
the Reverend Henry Hervey Baber, clerk, Rector of the 
parish of Stretham, in the county of Cambridge, was 
referred ; That the Standing Orders relative to Bills of 
Inclosure, had been complied with; and that they had 
considered the said Petition; and had examined the alle- 
gations of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and 
that the Parties concerned had given their consent to 
the Bill, and to the alteration of the names of the Com- 
missioners, to the satisfaction of the Committee (except 
the Proprietors ‘of estates consisting of 364 acres, who 
refused to sign the Bill, and the Proprietors of 477 acres, 
who were neuter, and the Proprietors of 233 acres, from 
whom no answers were received ; and that the whole of 
the property of persons interested in the Inclosure con- 
sists of 2,606 acres); and that they had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


The Acton (Ranmore) Inclosure Bill was read a se- 
cond time; and committed to Mr. George Wilbraham 


- and the Chester List: And they are to meet this After- 


noon, in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


Sir William Folkes reported from the Committee on 
the re-committed Wells (Norfolk) Harbour Bill; That 
they had made other Amendments thereunto; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. : de 


4Y 


. expedient to act under the said recited Act, instead of - 


Stretham 
Inclosure 
Bill. 


Acton 
Ranmore) 
closure Bill. 


Wells 
(Norfolk) 
Harbour Bill, 








Edinburgh- 
shire Roads 
Bill. 


Fin burgh- 
shire Statute 
Labour Bill. 


Londonderry 
Bridge Bill. 


Orange 
Lodges 
(Ireland.) 


Argus Life 
Assurance 
Company 
Bill. 


Drunkenness. 


Agricultural 
Distress. 


358 


Sir George Clerk reported from the Committee on the 
Edinburghshire Roads Bill ; and to whom the Petitions of 
Trustees of the Turnpike Roads of the county of Had- 
dington; of Tenants and Occupiers of land within the 
county of Haddington ; of Farmers, Mill-masters and 
Coach Proprietors in the county of Mid Lothian; of 
Magistrates and Council of the — of Haddington ; 
of the Honourable Jane Leslie Cuming, widow, of 
Springfield, in the county of Edinburgh; of Magis- 
trates and Council of the burgh of Dunbar; of Inhabit- 
ants of Z'’ranent, and its vicinity; of Inhabitants of 
Prestonpans; and, of Commissioners and Trustees ap- 
pointed or elected to put in execution an Act of Parlia- 
mént passed in the fifty-fifth year of the reign of his late 
Majesty King George the Third, intituled, ‘ An Act for 
enlarging and altering the Term and Powers of an Act of 
His present Majesty, for repairing the Road leading from 
the Cow Cawsey, near the Town of Newcastle-upon- Tyne, 
to the Town of Belford, and from thence to Buckton 
Burn, in the County of Northumberland,” and Inhabit- 
ants of the town of Alnwick and its vicinity, were re- 
ferred; That the Standing Orders relative to Turn- 

ike Bills, had been complied with; that they had con- 
sidered the fifth-mentioned Petition; that no person 
appeared in behalf of the other mentioned Petitions ; 
and that they had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to be true; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto; and the 
Amendments were read; and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


Sir George Clerk reported from the Committee on the 
Edinburghshire Statute Labour Bill; That they had exa- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to; and a Clause was added to the 
Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


Sir Robert Ferguson reported from the Committee 
on the Londonderry Bridge Bill; That they had exa- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, to re- 
quest that their Lordships will give leave to the Earls of 
Charlemont and Caledon to attend as Witnesses before 
the Select Committee appointed by this House to inquire 
into the nature, character, extent and tendency of Orange 
Lodges, Associations or Societies in Jreland: And that 
Mr. Wilson Patten do carry the said Message. 


Mr. Tooke reported from the Committee on the Argus 
Life Assurance Company Bill; That they had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Birmingham ;— Whitby ; 
—and, Torquay,—were presented, and read; praying 
for the total prohibition of the sale of Beer to be drunk 
on the premises in beer-houses, and for the adoption of 
measures to remove the numerous and increasing temp- 
tations to dram-drinking among the working classes, 
and discourage the use of distilled Spirits as a customary 
beverage. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the East Kent Agri- 
cultural Association ;—and, Owners and Occupiers of 
land in Northbourne,—were presented, and read; com- 
plaining of the depressed state of the Agricultural in- 


19° Juni. 





A. 1835. 


terest ; and praying, That the House will mate adopt 
such an effectual measure of relief as may seem adequate 
and expedient. : ‘ 
And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers of Ramsgate ;— 
Margate ;—and, Licensed Victuallers and Spirit Dealers 
of Okehampton,—were presented, and read; praying for 
the repeal of the additional Duty on Spirit Licenses im- 
posed by an Act of the last Session of Parliament. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. ; 


A Petition of the there-undersigned Clergy of the 
Church of England ;—and, Inhabitants of Ashbourn,— 
were presented, and read; praying the interference of 
the Sow to procure for our Protestant Officers and 
Soldiers exemption from all forced participation in or 
attendance on the idolatrous services of the Greek and 
Roman Catholic Churches, or ‘the idol worship of any 
other Country. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Hanley and Shelton ;— 
Birmingham ;—Port Glasgow and Newark ;—Wells ;— 
Operative Letter-press-Printers of Belfast ;—and, Mem- 
bers of the Glasgow Radical Association, and others,— 
were presented, and read ; praying for the repeal of the 


Stamp Duty on Newspapers. 


Spirit 
Licenses, 


Religious 
Observances, 


Newspaper 
Stamps. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of the Minister, Elders, Male Members 
and Seat-holders of the Relief Congregation, Falkirk ;— 
and, ‘Inhabitants of Aberystwith,—were presented, and 
read ; praying the House not to grant any Public Money 
for the erection and endowment of additional Churches 
in Scotland. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Port Glasgow, was also 
presented, and read; praying the House to resist every 
attempt to shake the stability or impair,the efficiency of 
the Church of Scotland, and to adopt such measures as 
may seem best calculated for promoting its usefulness, 
by building and endowing such additional Churches in 
connexion with the Establishment, as the increasing 
numbers and necessities of the population demand. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of Correspondence between His Majesty’s Government 
and His Majesty’s Consul at Z’ripoh, on the subject of 
the Claims of His Majesty’s Subjects on the Govern- 
ment of that State. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


A Petition of Ship-owners, Merchants, Traders and 
other Persons interested in the welfare of the British 
Shipping and Colonial Interests resident in South 
Shields, in the port of Newcastle ;—and, Ship-owners, 
Merchants, Traders and other Inhabitants of Port Glas- 
gow, interested in the welfare of British Shipping,— 
were presented, and read ; praying, That no alteration 
may take place in the relative rate of Duties now payable 
on Tesian and Colonial Timber. 

And the said Petitions were referred to the Select 
Committee on Timber Duties. 


A Petition of Methodists of the New Connexion of 
Hanley, was presented, and read; praying the House 
to appoint a Commission to inquire into the operation 
of the Act for the Abolition of Slavery, that Parlia- 
ment and the British Nation may be satisfied that the 
benevolent intentions of the Legislature have been or 
may be fully realized. i 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition 


Church of 
Scotland. 


Tripoli. 


Timber 
Duties. 


Slavery 
Abolition 
Act. 


Chi 
Irel 


Har 
We; 


Titk 
(Ea: 


Par 


Dis 
Ma 
Bill 





5 Wixi. IV. 


' Factories A Petition of James Turner, of Manchester, was pre- 
Regulation sented, and read; reciting the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 103, 
— to regulate the Labour of Children and Young Persons 
in the Mills and Factories of the United Kingdom ; and 

praying the House to amend the same. 
rdered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 
Maynooth A Petition of Protestant Inhabitants of Cork, was pre- 
College. sented, and read; praying, That the Roman Catholic 
College of Maynooth may no longer be upheld by grants 

from a British Parliament. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 

Lord's Day. A Petition of Inhabitants of Walton-on- Trent ;—Ros- 


liston ;—and, Smisby,—were presented, and read ; pray- 
ing the House to pass some measure which shall effec- 
tually put down dll Sunday Labour, Trading, Travelling, 
&amp;c. and protect all classes of the community in the rest 
and other privileges of the Lord’s Day. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Great Western 


og A Petition of Inhabitants of Belper (being the Com- 


mittee of the Belper Association for promoting the due 
observance of the Lord’s Day), was presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the Great Western Railway Bill; and 
praying, That a clause may be inserted therein to pre- 
vent travelling on the said Railway on the Lord’s Day. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Church of 


Ireland, 


A Petition of Clergymen of the Established Church, 
assembled at a Clerical Meeting at Matlock, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying the House to reject any pro- 
posal for taking away any portion of the Revenues of 
the United Church of England and Ireland, in order to 
its being applied to other than Protestant and strictly 
Ecclesiastical purposes. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Hand-loom 


A Petition of Hand-loom Weavers of Sanquhar, was 
Weavers. 


presented, and read; praying for the establishment of 
Boards of Trade in every manufacturing district, to fix 
from time to time the lowest prices to be paid for Hand- 
loom Weaving. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Hand-loom Weavers. 


Tithes A Petition of Samuel George Pechell, Esquire, a Cap- 
(East Meon.) tain in the Navy, and a landed proprietor in the county 
of Hants, was presented, and read; complaining of 
certain vexatious proceedings against him by the Re- 
verend Thomas Kemp, Vicar of East Meon, in regard 
to the Tithe of Turnips; stating the particulars of his 
case ; and praying, That the House will not suffer the 
present Session of Parliament to expire without passing 
some law for the just and equitable commutation of 
Tithes; and that such law may be compulsory on the 
parties. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Parish A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Saint Mary, 
Vestries Bill. Jslington, in the county of Middlesex, was presented, and 
read; taking notice of the Parish Vestries Bill; and 

praying, That the same may not pass into a law. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Dissenters’ A Petition of Members of the Unitarian Congregation 
nes and other Protestant Dissenters residing in Bath, was 
2 — and read; taking notice of the Dissenters’ 
arriages Bill; and praying, That the same may not 
pass into a law as it now stands. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 
Messagefrom A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Trower and Mr. 

the Lords. § Rowpell : 

Mr. Speaker, 

Harnham and The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
Road Bil, fF more effectually repairing and improving the Road 


from the Junction of the Odstock Road with the Down- 
ton Road, near Harnham Hill, through Blandford and 
Dorchester, to Askerwell Hill, in the.Counties of Wilts 
and Dorset, with an Amendment; to which Amend- 


ment the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 
And also, a 


VOL. 90. 


19° Juni. 

The Lords have - 
naturalizing Agnes Hemilian de Tressan ; to which the N*- Bill 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act to Marriage Act 
render certain Marriages valid, and to alter the Law jit" 
with respect to certain voidable gern And also, 





359 


assed a Bill, intituled, An Act for De Tressan’s 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for Spencer's 
vesting the settled and unsettled Manors and Estates of Estate Bill. 
Charles Vere Spencer, an Infant, in the Courtties of O.r- 

ford and Denbigh, in Trustees, in order to effect ‘the 
Sale thereof, for the payment of Incumbrances, and for 
other purposes; towhich the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


A Petition of Messrs. Jones andWalmisley, agents for Acton 
John Richard Delap Tollemache and John Tollemacke, ere 
Esquires, and the Reveraed James Tomkinson, was pre- 
sented, and read; taking notice of the Acton (Ranmore) 
Inclosure Bill; and setting forth, That notice was drawn 
out for the second reading by the Petitioners, but which 
notice appears not to have been left at the Private 
Bill Office ; that on notice for. the Committee being 
given, it was only then discovered that the second read- 
ing had not taken place, upon which the notice was 
given for the second reading, and which has accordingly 
taken place this day; that the time for making the Re- 
ports on Private Bills being limited by the House to the 
22d instant, the Petitioners pray, That leave may be 
given to make the Report from the Committee on the 
Bill on or before the 1st day of July next, or on such 
other day as to the House shall seem meet. 

Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the said 
Bill to make their Report be enlarged till Wednesday, 
the 1st day of July next. 


Worcester 
County 
Infirmary 
Estate Bill. 


Liverpool 
Buildings Bill. 


The Worcester County Infirmary Estate Bill was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act for altering, amending and extending the Powers 
and Provisions of an Act of the sixth year of his late 
Majesty King George the Fourth, for the Regulation of 
Buildings in the Town of Liverpool, and for the other 
purposes therein mentioned; and for granting further 


' and additional Powers for the Improvement and Regu- 


lation of the said Town, and the preservation of Property 
therein from Fires and otherwise ; and the same were 
read, and are as followeth : 

Pr. 4, 1,20. After “ the” insert “ said.” 

Pr. 18. 1. 26. Leave out “ by” and insert “ ap- 
*“* pointed under the said recited Act, or.” 

Pr. 23. 1. 29. After “ apartments” insert “ and.” 

Pr. 60. ]. 22 and 23. Leave out “ the in, 
and insert “ the day of in.” 

Pr. 63. 1. penult. After ‘‘ gas” insert “ or.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Lord Viscount Sandon do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without any Amendment. 


Public Income 
and Expendi- 
ture. 


No. 302. 
North Leith. 


Mr. Baring presented, pursuant to Order,—An Account 
of the Income and Expenditure of the United Kingdom, 
for the years ended 5th January 1833, 1834 and 1835. 

Return to an Order, dated the 25th day of May last, 
for a Return of the Sums received annually by the 
Minister of the Parish of North Leith, whether as Sti- 
pend, Feu Duty, Rent of Houses, Tithe of Fish, Allow- 
ance for Manse, or any other Emoluments or Advantages 
during the years ending 31st December 1832, 1833 and 
1834. 

Ordered, That the said Account and Return do lie 
upon the Table; and that the Account respecting Public 
Income and Expenditure be printed. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do not issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ for the 
electing of a Burgess to serve in this present Parliament 
for the Borough of Stafford before Monday, the 3d day 
of August next. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to Bury St. Ed- 
the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ for the mund's Writ. 
ere electing 


Stafford 
Writ. 





360 


- electing of a Burgess to serve in this present Parliament 


Gunpowder 
(Ireland.) 


for the Borough of Bury Saint Edmund’s, in the room of 
Lord Charles Fitzroy, who, since his election for the 
said Borough, hath accepted the office of Vice-Cham- 
berlain of His Majesty’s Household. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account, on oath, of all Gunpowder sold by the Licensed 
Retailers of Gunpowder in Armagh, Loughgall, Moy 


and Charlemont, between 15th and 31st January last, 


Deputy Lieu- 
tenants and 
Magistracy 
Clreland.) 


Petty Sessions 
(Ireland.) 


Clonmel 
Corporation, 


Adjournment. 


Committees. 


Public 
Instruction 
(Lreland.) 


Soap Duties 
Drawback 
Act. 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Great Western 
Railway Bill. 


with the Names of the Persons to whom sold, the Quan- 
tity to each, and the Name and Place of Residence 
of the Magistrates on whose Certificate the same was 
delivered. 

‘Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Names and Residence of the Deputy Lieute- 
nants and Magistrates included in the Commission of 
the Peace in Ireland; distinguishing such as are Roman 
Catholics; as also those who are in Holy Orders, or are 
‘rem Barristers, Solicitors or Attornies, up to the 

atest period ; together with a Summary, classifying the 
Total Number of Magistrates in each County, in the 
following order: the Number resident and acting; the 
Number resident not acting ; and the Number absent or 
not resident. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Courts of Petty Sessions in the several Coun- 
ties of Ireland; particularizing the Periods and Places 
where held, the Magistrates presiding ; with an Account 
of the Total Amount ofall Costs and Charges received, 
and the purposes to which applied; as also the Total 
Amount of Fines imposed, and the application thereof, 
by each and every Court respectively, for the year end- 
ing Ist May 1835. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Number and Names of the Freemen admitted 
into the Corporation of Clonmel during the Five years 
immediately preceding the passing of the Reform Bill, 
and also of those admitted from that period up to the day 
of making such Return; together with the Dates of their 
Admission, and the rights in which they were respec- 
tively admitted, and how many of such Freemen were 
Roman Catholics. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of the 
House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


Ordered, That all Committees have leave to sit, not- 
withstanding the adjournment of the House. 


Lord John Russell presented, by His Majesty’s com- 
mand,—First Report of the Commissioners of Public 
Instruction, Ireland. 

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


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee, to consider of the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, 
c. 16, relating to the Drawback of Duties on Soap; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee, 
That they had come to a Resolution, which they had 
directed him to report. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Bernal accordingly reported, that he was directed 
by the Committee to move the House, That leave be 
given to bring in a Bil) to continue the Allowances 
of the Duty of Excise on Soap used in certain Manufae- 
tures :—And he moved the House accordingly. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in the Bill: 
And that Mr. Bernal, Mr. Poulett Thomson, and Mr. 
Baring, do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr: Trower and Mr. 
Roupell : 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords do request that this House will give leave 
to Josiah John Guest, Esquire, a Member of this House, 
to attend their Lordships, in order to his being ex- 
amined as a Witness before the Committee appointed 
by their Lordships, to whom the Bill, intituled, An Act 
for making a Railway from Bristol to join the London 


49° Junii. 


A. 1835. 


and Birmingham Railway near London, to be called 
“The Great Western Railway,” with Branches there- 
from to the Towns of Bradford and. Trowbridge, in the 
County of Wilts, stands committed :— And then ‘the 
Messengers withdrew. eS 

The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
said Message:—And Mr. Guest being present in his 
place, declared, that he was willing, with the leave of 
the House, to go to. the House of Lords, as desired by 
their Lordships, 

Resolved, That Josiah John Guest, Esquire, have leave 
to go to the House of Lords, as is desired by their Lord- 
ships in their said Message, if he think fit. 

And the Messengers were again called in; and Mr. 
Speaker acquainted them therewith :—And then they 
again withdrew. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee of Supply. 


Supply ; i £ 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair ; 
An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, by leaving out from the word “ That” to the end 
of the (Rest etly in order to add the words “ an- humble 
** Address be presented to His Majesty, that He will be 
** graciously Sone to give directions, that there be laid 
“ before this House, a Copy of the Instructions given to 
“ Lord Eliot and Colonel Gurwood upon their late mis- 
‘ sion to Spain; together with Copies of all Reports 
and Communications made to the British Government 


a“ 


nvention for the exchange of Prisoners proposed by 
Lord Elhot, and signed by the Commander-in-Chief 
of the Armies in the Provinces of Giupuscoa, Alava, 
“ Biscay, and the Kingdom of Navarre,” instead 
thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question :—The 
said proposed Amendment was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 

Then the main Question being again proposed ; 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to the 
end of the Question, in order to add the words “ an 
“* humble Address be presented to His Majesty, that He 
*‘ will be graciously pleased to give directions, that 
there be laid before this House, Copies of any infor- 
mation His Majesty’s Government may have received 
relative to the recent Disturbances among the labour- 
“* ing Poor, in the Parish of Ampthill, in the county of 
‘ Bedford, Chesham (Bucks), and Eastbourne (Sussex),” 
instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question :— 
The said proposed Amendment was, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 

Then the main Question being again proposed ; 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to the 
end of the usitien. in order to add the words “ a Se- 
** lect Committee be appointed, to inquire whether the 
** conditions on which the Twenty Millions were granted 
* for the abolition of Slavery, have been fulfilled,” in- 
stead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question :—The 
said proposed Amendment was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair : 
—The House accordingly resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported from the 
Committee, That they had made a progress in the mat- 
ters to them referred; and that he was directed by the 
Committee to move, That they may have leave to sit 
again. 

” Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday nest, 
again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


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A Petition of the East India Company ;— Mer- East and 
chants, Agents and Ship-owners connecte 
trade of the East Indies, and resident in London ;—and, P 

Merchants, 


. by those Commissioners ; and also, for a Copy of any — 
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with the West India 
roduce. 











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Ways and 
Means. 


Sugar and 
Molasses. 


Dissenters’ 
Marriages 
Bill. 


Supply, 


Pay of General 
Officers, 


Public 
Buildings. 


Kingstown 
Harbour. 


Port Patrick 
Harbour. 


Holyhead 
~ ral 
» &amp;e, 


British 
Museum, 


5 Witt. IV. 


Merchants, Ship-owners, and other Inhabitants of Liver- 
pool,—were presented, and read; praying the House to 
sanction and direct the admission of Sugar, Coffee and 
other articles, the produce of British India, into the 
United Kingdom at the same rate of Duty as is charged 
upon similar articles the produce of the Mauritius and 
the British Colonies in America and the West Indies ; 
and that the Cotton and Silk manufactures of India im- 
ported into the United Kingdom may be put upon the 
same footing in respect of Duty as British fabrics im- 
ported into India, so as to place the trade of the two 
countries upon a system of perfect reciprocity. 

- And the said Betitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee of Ways and Means. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That, towards raising the Supply granted to 
His Majesty, the several Duties on Sugar and Molasses 
imposed by an Act of the first year of the reign of His 
present Majesty, and the Bounties allowed thereon, shall 
be further continued. 3 

Resolution to be reported. 





And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 20° die Junv, 1835: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr, Bernal 
reported from the Committee, That they had come toa 
Resolution, which they had directed him to report to 
the House. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 
next. 

Mr: Bernal also acquainted the House, that he was 
directed by the Committee to move, That they may have 
leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Dissenters’ Marriages Bill; __ 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee of Supply, 
the Resolutions which they had directed him to report ; 
and the same were read; and are as followeth: 

1. Lesolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven thou- 
sand six hundred and forty-eight pounds, be granted to 
His Majesty, for defraying the charge of augmenting 
the Pay of certain General Officers, from their present 
daily Rates to Four hundred pounds per annum each ; 
from the 1st day of April 1835 to the 31st day of March 
1836, both days inclusive. 

2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Forty-one 
thousand and two hundred pounds, be granted to His Ma- 
jesty to defray, to the 31st day of March 1836, the ex- 
pense of Works and Repairs of Public Buildings, and for 
Furniture and other charges for Lighting and Watching, 


and for the Maintenance and Repairs of Royal Palaces 


and Works in the Royal Gardens, heretofore charged 
upon the Civil List. 

3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Nineteen thou- 
sand seven hundred and fifty pounds, be granted to 
His Majesty, to defray the expense of Works and Re- 
ee at the Harbour of Kingstown, to the 31st day of 

arch 1836. 

4. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eleven thou- 
sand eight hundred and seventy-five pounds, be granted 
to His Majesty, to defray the expense of Works and Re- 
pairs at Port Patrick Harbour, to the 31st day of March 
1836. 

5: Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five thousand 
four hundred and seventy-eight pounds, be granted to 
His Majesty, to defray the expenses of the Holyhead 
and Liverpool Roads and Holyhead and Howth Har- 
bours, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

' 6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixteen thou- 


sand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the 
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361 


charge of the new Buildings at the British Museum, to 
the 31st day of March 1836. 


7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twelve taou- National 
sand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray, to Gallery. 
the 31st day of March 1836, the expense of erecting a 
National Gallery. . 

8. Resolved, That asum, not exceeding Seven thou- Whitehatt 
sand six hundred and sixty-five pounds, be granted Chapel. 
to His Majesty, to defray the charge of finishing the 
interior of Whitehall Chapel. 

9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Forty-four Houses of | 
thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray, Lords and 
to the 31st day of March 1836, the necessary expense of ——— 
pts, temporary accommodation for the Houses of 

ords and Commons, in consequence of the late Fire. 


10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Six thousand Hobbs’ Point. 
one hundred and twenty-nine pounds, be granted to His 
Majesty, to defray the expense of additional Works at 
the New Post Office Station at Hobbs’ Point, to the 31st 
day of Mrch 1836. 

11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifty thou- Sctarion, Bee, of 

sand and seven hundred pounds, be granted to His and Commons. 
Majesty, to defray the charge of those Salaries of the. 
Officers of the Hc of Lords and of the House of 
Commons, and of Pensions for retired Officers of the. 
Two Houses, which are paid at the Treasury, and also 
of the Amount which will be required in aid of the Fee 
Funds of the Two Houses in the year 1835. 


12. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty-two Expenses 
thousand and four hundred pounds, be granted to His of a’. 
Majesty, to defray the expenses of the House of Lords 
and of the House of Commons in the year 1835. 


13- Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty-six Fee Funds 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to. His (!reasury. 
Majesty; to make good the deficiency of the Fee Fund 
in the Department of His Majesty’s..Treasury, to the 
31st day of March 1836. 


14. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ten thousand De - (Home 
one hundred and twenty-two pounds, be granted to His ag . 
Majesty, to make good the deficiency of the Fee Fund 
in the Office of His Majesty’s Secretary of State for the 
Home Department, to fie 31st day of March 1836. , 


15. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirteen thou- De - (Foreign 
sand four hundred and eighty-seven pounds, be granted Site)? a 
to His Majesty, to make good the deficiency of the Fee 
Fund in the Department of His Majesty’s Secretary of 
State for Foreign Affairs, to the 31st day of March 
1836. 

16. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twelve thou- ne - (Colonial 
sand four hundred and thirty-two pounds, be granted to. secre") 
His Majesty, to make good the deficiency of the Fee 
Fund in the Department of His Majesty’s Secretary of 
State for the Colonies, to the 31st day of March 1836. 


17. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eighteen D°- (Privy _ 
thousand six hundred and forty-two pounds, be granted a — 
to His Majesty, to make good the deficiency of the Fee 
Fund in the Department of His Majesty’s most honour- 
able Privy Council and Committee of Privy Council for 
Trade, to the 31st day of March 1836. 


18. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Six thousand Messengers’ ' 
pounds, be granted: to His Majesty, to defray the Con- nom 
tingent Expenses and Messengers’ Bills in. the Depart- ‘'®""Y”) 
ment of His Majesty’s Treasury, to the 31st day of 
March 1836. ’ 

19. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five thou- D° - (Home 
sand four hundred and fourteen pounds, be granted to gre? 
His Majesty, to defray the Contingent Expenses and 
Messengers’ Bills in the Department of His Majesty’s 
Secretary of State for the Home Department, to the 
31st day of March 1836. 

20. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty-one Do - (Foreign 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to His eo" oy 
Majesty, to defray the Contingent Expenses and Ex- 

— of Messengers in the Department of His Majesty’s 
ecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, to the 31st day of 
March 1836. 

21- Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five thou- De - (Colonial 
sand and two hundred pounds, be granted to His Ma- sc") 
jesty, to defray the Contingent Expenses and Messen- 


_ gers’ Bills in the Department of His Majesty’s Secreta 


of State for the Colonies, to the 31st day of March 
1836. ° 9 
4 


22. Resolved, 








Messengers’ 

Bills 

oO Council 
.) 


Comptroller- 
General of 
Exchequer, &amp;c. 


Court of 
Exchequer. 


Professors 
(Oxford and 
Cambridge.) 


Roman Catholic 
Marriages 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Capital 
Punishments 
Bill. 


Prisoners’ 
Counsel Bill. 


Cruelty to 
Animals Bill. 


Foreign 
Enlistment 
Bill. 


Parish Vestries 
Bill. 


Navy. 


362 


22. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four thou- 
sand one hundred and fifty pounds, be granted to His 
Majesty, to defray the Contingent Expenses and Mes- 
sengers’ Bills in the Department of His Majesty’s most 
honourable Privy Council and Committee of Privy 
Council for Trade, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

23. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty-two 
thousand and ninety-two pounds, be granted to His 
Majesty, to pay, to the 31st day of March 1836, the 
Salaries and Contingent Expenses in the Departments 
of the Comptroller General of the Exchequer, and the 
Paymaster of Civil Services. 

24. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three thou- 
sand and seven hundred pounds, be granted to His Ma- 
jesty, to defray the expenses of the Messengers attending 
the First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the 
Exchequer, the Four Patent Messengers of the Court of 
Exchequer, and various ancient Allowances to Officers 
of that Court, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

25. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two thou- 
sand and six pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to de- 
fray the charge of Salaries and Allowances to certain 
Professors in the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, 
to the 31st day of March 1836. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, were 


agreed to. 


Mr. Lynch, by Order, reported from the Committee 
on the Roman Catholic ~ sence (Ireland) Bill, the 
Amendments which they had made to the Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Wednesday 
next. 


The ingrossed Bill for abolishing Capital Punish- 
ments in cases of Letter Stealing and Sacrilege, was, 
according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Ewart do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Ewart, by Order, reported from the Committee 
on the Prisoners’ Counsel Bill, the Amendments which 
they had made to the Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed; and read the third time upon Wednesday 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Committee 
on the Cruelty to Animals Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
— upon Monday, the 29th day of this instant 

une. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
ai from the Committee on the Foreign Enlistment 
Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Wednesday 


next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Parish Vestries Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He w'll be graciously pledsed to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House,—Copy 
of a Letter, dated 7th April 1835, from Rev. William 
Shaw to the Right honourable the Lord Aberdeen, late 
Secretary for the Colonies, relative to the Affairs of the 
Caffre Tribes :—also, Memorial of the Merchants and 
others of the Cape of Good Hope, to His Majesty in 
Council, with the Dispatch from His Excellency the 
Governor of that Colony, which accompanied it, pray- 
ing that Military Possession might be taken of the Port 
of Natal. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Number of Midshipmen promoted to the 


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A. 1835. 


rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, since 1st June 
1834, stating the Name of each Person so promoted, 
and the Date of Entry into the Service; and whether 
educated at the Royal Naval College ; and distinguish- 
ing also from the other, the Promotions in the Navy on 
Foreign Stations to Vacancies occasioned by Death, or 
dismissal by Courts Martial : 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Number of Lieutenants promoted to be Com- 
manders in the Royal Navy, from ist June 1834 up to 
the latest Date, stating the oni of each Person so pro- 
moted, and the Date of the Commission each Ofhcer 
held at the time of his Promotion; distinguishing also 


from the other, the Promotions in the Navy on Foreign » 


Stations to Vacancies occasioned by Death, or dismissal 
by Courts Martial. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House,a Return 
of the Number of Commanders in the Royal Navy pro- 
moted to the rank of Captain, from 1st June 1834, up 
to the latest period, stating the Name of each Person so 
promoted, the Date of Promotion, and the Date of the 
Commission each Officer held at the time of his Promo- 
tion; and distinguishing also from the other, the Pro- 
motions in the Navy on Foreign Stations to Vacancies 
occasioned by Death, or dismissal by Courts Martial. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Number of Captains promoted to be Rear Ad- 
mirals, of Rear Admirals to be Vice-Admirals, and of 
Vice-Admirals to be Admirals, from 1st June 1834 up to 
the latest period. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Total Number of Officers in the Royal Navy on 
1st January 1835, distinguishing the Number of each 
rank, from Admiral to Lieutenant inclusive; and dis- 
tinguishing the Number of each rank employed afloat 
at that date. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Names of all Persons appointed as Clerks or sala- 
ried Officers since 23d November 1834 (and who were 
not in the Service prior to that period, and not included 
in any Return to this House), in His Majesty’s several 
Dockyards at home and abroad ; the Date of their Ap- 
pointments, and the Amount of Salaries and Allowances 
of each. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Number of Surgeons and Assistant Surgeons in 
the Royal Navy, in each year, on 1st January 1831, 1832, 
1833, 1834 and -1835, and the Number of Assistant 
Surgeons appointed, and Assistants promoted to be Sur- 
geons in each of these years. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Number of Pursers on the List of the Royal Navy 
in each year, on 1st January 1831, 1832, 1833, 1834 and 
1835, with their Number, and the rates of Pay in Classes; 
stating, also, the Number of each Class Semphicid Afloat 
and on Half Pay, at each of those Dates ; also, the Num- 
ber of Clerks who have been promoted to be Pursers on 
the List of the Royal Navy, in each of the years 1830, 
1831, 1832, 1833 and 1834. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Number of Gentlemen appointed to first Commis- 
sions, of the Number of Promotions of Lieutenants to be 
Captains, of Captains to be Majors, and of Majors to be 
Lieutenant-Colonels, in the Royal Marines, from 26th 
June 1834. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Number of Officers on Full Pay and Half Pay of 
the Royal Marines, on 1st January 1835, distinguishing 
the several Ranks. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Number of Officers of the Royal Marines who 
have been brought from Half Pay to Full Pay, since 
26th June 1834. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Number of Officers of the Royal Marines who have 
been allowed to sell their Full or Half Pay Commissions, 
stating their Names and Rank, and when they obtained 
their first Commissions in the Service. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Expenses paid by Government towards the 
Expenses of prosecuting the Editor of the Brighton 
Guardian, stating the Date when paid, and to whom 
paid. , 7 

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Marines. 


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Guardian. 








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Election 
Expenses 
Bill. 

No. 306. 


Salmon 
Fisheries 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Church of 
Scotland. 


Register of 
Electors. 


Loan Socie- 
ties Bill. 


Dominica 
Indemnity 
Bill. 


Isle of Man 
Corn ‘Trade 
Bill. 


No, 309. 


Answer to 
Addresses. 


Weights and 
Measures. 


Criminal 
Offenders. 
No, 303. 
Privy 
Council 
Decisions. 
No. 304. 


Wexford 
Magistracy. 
No. 305. 


Civil Bill Cou rts 
(Ireland) Bill, 


5 Witt. IV. 


Mr. Hume presented a Bill to regulate the Expenses 

of Elections of. Members to serve in Parliament for Eng- 

land and Wales: And the same was read the first time ; 

and ordered to be read a second time on Friday next. 
Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Ordered, That the Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Bill 
be read a second time upon Monday next. 


Ordered, That the Debate upon the Question relative to 
the Church of Scotland be resumed upon Monday next. 


Ordered, That the Debate upon the Question relative 


to the Register of Electors be resumed upon Tuesday 
next. 


Ordered, That the Report from the Committee on the 
Loan Societies Bill be received upon Monday next. 


Resolved, That this House will; immediately, resolve 
itself into a Committee upon the Dominica Sibaneits 
Bill:—The House accordingly resolved itself into the 
Committee; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. William Ord re- 
ported from the Committee, That they had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 
next. 


' Mr. Robert Steuart presented a Bill to regulate the 
Importation of Corn into the Isle of Man: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time upon Monday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. ' 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the 
House, That their several Addresses of the 1st, 4th, 15th 
and 17th days of this instant June (that His Majesty 
would be graciously pleased to give directions that the 
Papers therein mentioned might be laid before this 
House) had been presented to His Majesty; and that His 
Majesty had commanded him to acquaint this House, 
That He will give directions accordingly. 


Mr. Robert Steuart presented, pursuant to several 
Addresses to His Majesty,—A Return of the Number of 
Verifications and Stampings of Weights and Measures 
made by each Inspector in Great Britain; and an Ac- 
count of any Fees, if any have been demanded, by any 
Inspectors for adjusting Weights, or for the Certificates 
of Verifications and Stampings required to be given by 
all Inspectors under the provisions of the late Act, so far 
as relates to England and Wales. 

A Return, showing the Comparative Number of Cri- 
minal Offenders committed for trial in Zreland, and the 
Number convicted in each of the last Seven years. 

A Return of the Number of Capital Cases reported to 
The King in Council during the following periods, 
distinguishing those Cases in which the Sentence was 
mitigated, previous to the order for Execution, those 
in which the Persons convicted were ordered for execu- 
tion; those in which the Sentence was mitigated after the 
order for Execution; and those in which the Sentence 
was executed—from 1st May 1826 to 1st January 1827; 
from ist May 1827 to 1st January 1828; from 1st May 
1828 to 1st January 1829 ; from 1st May 1831 to Ist Ja- 
nuary 1832 ; and from 1st May 1833 to 1st January 1834. 

Mr. Robert Steuart also presented, pursuant to Orders, 
—Copies of Correspondence between the Lord Lieute- 
nant of the County of Wezford, or any Magistrates 
thereof, Sub-Inspector, or other Officer of Police therein, 
and the Chief or Under-Secretary for Jreland, relating 
to the Appointment of a Stipendiary Magistrate :— 
Copies of Police Reports of the said County of Wexford, 
from 1st January last to the present date, so far as the 
same relate to the state of the County in respect to its 
general tranquillity, or the contrary. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table ; 
and, except the Returns respecting Weights and Mea- 
sures, be printed. 


¢ 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
the 12th day of this instant June, that the Civil Bill 
Courts (Ireland) Bill, be committed to a Select Com- 


mittee, might be read ; and the same being read ; 
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A Committee was nominated of Mr. Lynch, Lord Gran- 
ville Somerset, Lord Stanley, Mr. Serjeant Perrin, Lord 
Viscount Sandon, Mr. Wyse, Sir Edmond Hayes, Mr. More 
O’ Ferrall, Mr. Serjeant Goulburn, Mr. O’ Connell, Mr. 
Blackstone, Mr. Christopher Fitzsimon, Mr. Ingham, the 
Earl of Kerry, Mr. Bellew, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Smith O’ Brien, 
Mr. Anthony Lefroy, Mr. Ronayne, Colonel Conolly, Mr. 
O’ Dwyer, Lord Viscount Castlereagh, Mr. Charles Walker, 
Mr. Chapman, Mr. Vesey, Lord Viscount Clements, Mr. 
Sheil, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Maurice O’ Connell, Mr. Fresh- 
field, The O’ Connor Don, Mr. Evans, Mr. Pringle, Mr. 
Brady, and Sir Robert Ferguson :—And they are to meet 
this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have 


Power to send for persons, papers and records ; and that 
Five be the Quorum. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Expenses which have been already incurred 
by the Commission for inquiring into the state of the 
Poor in Ireland ; together with an Estimate of the addi- 
tional Expense which will probably be incurred in the 
completion of the Inquiry, elinithy tig under general 
heads the Details of the Expenditure. 


Poor in Treland 
Commission. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to Canterbury 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give Convictions. 


directions, that there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Number of Persons who have been committed 
under the Poor Law Amendment Act to Saint Augus- 
tin’s Gaol, in Canterbury, for riotous conduct; the Costs 
of the Prosecution at the Special Session ; the Sentences 
after Conviction ; the Number of Wives and Children 
belonging to the Prisoners, and the Amount of Parochial 
Relief given to them respectively, in each week of the 
present year, down tothe period of their Commitment. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


The House was moved, That the Act 4 and 5 Will. 4, 

c. 49, to amend and render more effectual two Acts 

of the fifth and sixth yous of the reign of his late 
2 


pe ie King George the Fourth, relating to Weights 
an easures, might be read; and the same being 
read ; ; 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
repeal the said Act, and to make other Provisions in- 
stead thereof: And that Lord Viscount Ebrington, Sir 
George Clerk, and Mr. Charles Walker, do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


The Marriage Act Amendment Bill was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon Mon- 
day, the 29th day of this instant June. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Lord Viscount Ebrington presented a Bill to repeal an 
Act of the fourth and fifth year of His present Majesty, 
relating to Weights and Measures, and to make other 
Provisions instead thereof: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Wednesday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Mr. Oswald reported from the Select Committee on 
Public Petitions; That they had examined the Peti- 
tions presented ‘on the 15th day of this instant June; 
and had directed him to make a Report thereof to the 
House. ; 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
one of the clock on Saturday morning, adjourned 
till Monday next: 


4Z 2 


Weights and 
Measures 
Bill. 


Marriage 
Act Amend- 
ment Bill. 


No. 307. 


Weights and 
Measures 
Bill. 


No. 308. 


Public 
Petitions. 








Spirits. 
No. 310. 


Brewers. _ 
_No. 311, 


Post Office 
Steam Vessels. 


No. 355. 


364 
Lune, 22° die Juniz ; 


Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 

M R. Crafer, from the Treasury, was called in, and 

at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,—An 
Account of the:Total Gallons of Proof Spirits distilled 
in England, Scotland and Ireland respectively; dis- 
tinguishing the Quantities produced from Malt only, 
from a mixture of Malt with unmalted Grain, and from 
other Materials; showing also the Total of each Sort 
in the United Kingdom, for the years ended 5th January 
1835. 

An Account of the Number of Gallons of Proof Spirits, 
distinguishing the Sorts on which Duty was paid for 
Home Consumption in each of the Three Kingdoms, with 
the rate per Gallon, and Amount of such Duty; also 
the Total of Gallons and Duty in the United Kingdom, 
for the year ending 5th January 1835. 

An Account, showing, under separate heads, the Num- 
ber of Gallons of Proof Spirits (distinguishing the Ma- 
terials from which made), imported into each of the Three 
Kingdoms from each of the others respectively, and in- 
cluding in the cases of England and Scotland, those 
conveyed either by Land or Sea; stating also the rate 
of Duty per Gallon, and Total Amount thereof in each 
case, and what portion of such Duty was paid on removal 
of the Spirits from Bond, and what after their arrival 
at the + of destination; for the year ending 5th 
January 1835. 

An Account of the Total Number of Proof Gallons 
of Malt Whiskey imported into England from Scotland, 
for the Two years ending 5th January 1834 and 1835. 

An Account of the Total Number of Proof Gallons 
of Rum, Brandy, Geneva, and all other Foreign Spirits 
that paid Duty in each Kingdom, from 5th January 
1834 to 5th January 1835; rate of Duty on each per 
Imperial Gallon, and Amount thereof; Total Number 
of Gallons of each kind, and Total Duty thereon, and 
Total Number of Gallons of all kinds, and Total Duty 
thereon, for the United Kingdom; showing the Total 
Number of Gallons of Proof Spirits of all kinds that 
paid Duty, and Total Amount thereof in each Kingdom, 
and Total Number of Gallons, and Total Duty thereon, 
in the whole United Kingdom, from 5th January 1834 
to 5th January 1835. 

An Account of the Total Number of Proof Gallons 
of British Brandy and of Spirits of Wine permitted out 
from the Rectifiers Stocks in England, for the year end- 
ing 5th January 1835. 

An Account of the Number of Brewers, Licensed 
Victuallers and Persons licensed under the Act “ to 
eee the general Sale of Beer by Retail” in the United 

ingdom, distinguishing the Number of each within 
the limits of the Chief Office of Excise, and in each of 
the several Collections, and the Totals of each King- 
dom, and setting forth the Number of Licensed Victual- 
lers, and of Persons licensed to sell Beer by Retail, who 
brew their own Beer, and showing the Quantity of Malt 
used for the brewing of Beer by such Parties respec- 
tively, and particularizing the Quantities used by 
Brewers, Licensed Vicutuallers and Persons licensed to 
sell by retail in each Collection, from 5th January 1834 
to 5th January 1835. 

An Account of the Total Number of Barrels of Beer 
exported from the United Kingdom to Foreign Coun- 
tries, distinguishing the said Countries, and the Quan- 
tity to each Country, and stating also the Quantity ex- 
pore? from each Kingdom, with the Amount of Draw- 

ack paid or allowed thereon, from 5th January 1834 
to 5th January 1835. 

Return to several Orders, dated the 1st day of this 
instant June, for Copy of the Return made to the Com- 
missioners of Post Office Inquiry, showing the Total 
Expenditure from 5th January 1832 to 5th January 
1835, of all Steam Vessels in the employment of the 
Post Office, including the Repairs of Vessels and Ma- 
chinery, and the Total Expense, detailed under the fol- 
lowing heads: Wages to Officers and Men; Victualling; 
other Allowances; Wear and Tear and Repairs; Coals 
and Expenses thereon :—and, Copy of the Retarn made 
to the Commissioners of Post Office Inquiry, showing 
the Number of Vessels propelled by Steam that have 


20° Juni. 





_ A. 1835. 


been employed, and that are now employed, or building 
or repairing, under the orders of the Post Office, since the 
period which such Vessels were in use by the Post Office; 
stating the Tonnage, the Horse-power, the prime Cost and 
Outfit of each, and when taken into the Service. 

Return to an Order, dated the 1st day of this instant 
June, for Copy of the Report regarding the Contract for 
Mail Coaches, made by the Commissioners appointed 
in February last, to inquire into the Management of the 
Post Office, together with the Evidence ; and likewise 
the Evidence taken upon this subject before the Com- 
missioners of Revenue Inquiry. 

Return. to an Order, dated the 18th day of this instant 
June, for Copies of any further Reports from the Com- 
missioners for Inquiry into the Post Office Department 
on the subject of the Mail Coach Contracts, together 
with the Evidence taken before them. 

Copy of a Report, dated 25th June 1834, from the 
Commissioners under the Statute 1 Will. 4, c. 58, to 
the Treasury, recommending a Consolidation of the Of-. 
fices in the Courts of King’s Bench and Common Pleas, 
similar to that which has taken place in the Court of 
Exchequer under the Statute 2 and 3 Will. 4. c. 110. 

A Return of the Expenses paid by the Government 
towards the Expenses of prosecuting the Editor of the 
Brighton Guardian, stating the Date when paid, and to 
whom paid :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Accounts and Papers do lie 
upon the Table; and, except the Return respecting the 
Brighton Guardian, be printed. 


Mr. Bramston reported from the Committee on the 
Southend Pier Bill ; and to whom the Petitions of James 
Wilson Vandervord ; of Robert Scratton, of Southend, in 
the county of Essex, Esquire, and John Bayntun Scrat- 
ton, of Milton, otherwise Middleton Hall, in the parish of 
Prittlewell, in the said county ; of Owners and Occupiers 
of land, Merchants, Owners of vessels and Traders, In- 
habitants of Southend, in the parish of Prittlewell, in 
the county of Essex, and the neighbourhood thereof, 
and others interested in and connected with the trade 
and prosperity thereof; and, of the Right honourable 
Charlotte Denys, commonly called Lady Charlotte Denys, 
of the Pavilion, Hans Place, in the county of Middlesex, 
widow, were referred ; -That they had heard counsel 
in support of the said Petitions, and also in favour 
of the Bill; and that they had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed to 
inspect the Journals of the House of Lords, with relation 
to any Proceedings upon the Haverfordwest Improve- 
ment Bill ; and to make a Report thereof to the House :— 
And a Committee was appointed of Mr. Scourfield, Sir 
John Owen, Mr. Rice Trevor, Colonel ‘Powell, Colonel 
Edwards, Colonel Wood, and Mr. Pryse Pryse: And 
they are to withdraw, immediately, into the Speaker’s 
Chamber. 

Ordered, That Three be the Quorum of the Com- 
mittee. 


The House proceeded to take into further considera- 
tion the Report from the Committee on the Jtchen 
Bridge Bill; and the Amendments, as far as Clause 
(A.), being read a second time, were agreed to. 

Crause (A.), the next Amendment, being read a 
second time ; set) 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House doth agree with the Committee in 
the said Amendment; it passed in the Negative. 

Then the subsequent Amendments, being read a 
second time, were agreed to._ 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


) Mr. Barlow Hoy reported from the Committee on 
Harris’s Estate Bill; That they had examined the alle- 
gations of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; and 

, that 


Mail Coach 
Contracts. 


No. 313. 


Court of 
King’s Bench 
and Common 
Pleas. 


No. 314, 


Brighton 
Guardian. 


- Southend 
Pier Bill, 


Haverfordwest 
Improvement 
Bill, 


‘Ttchen Bridge 
Bill. 


Harris’s 
Estate Bill. 








fl ae 


| = —— on 





Hambly’s 
Estate Bill. 


Dundee 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


M‘ Dougall’s 
Estate Bill. 


Newry and 
Charlemont 
Road Bill. 


Stretham 


Inclosure 
Bill, 


Llanelly 
Railway and 
Dock Bill. 


Portland 
Bridge Bill, 





5 Witt. IV. 


that the Parties concerned had given their consent to 
the Bill, to the satisfaction of the Committee ; and that 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto; and the same were read; and 
are as followeth : 

Pr. 10. 1. 34. After “appurtenances” insert “or any 
“¢ part or parts, share or shares thereof.” 

Pr. 21. 1.7. After “ Harris” insert “ or as next of kin, 
“or personal representative or representatives, or heir 
or heirs at law of the said testator.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 


Mr. Barlow Hoy, by Order, reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for 
vesting certain Freehold and Leasehold Hereditaments 
situated in the Town and County of the Town of 
Southampton, devised and bequeathed by the Will of 
Ann Hambly, Widow, deceased, in Trustees for Sale, 
and for laying out the Monies to be produced by such 
Sale in the purchase of other Estates, to be settled in the 
same manner ; That they had examined the allegations 
of the Bill, and found the same to be true; that the 
Parties concerned had given their consent to the Bill, to 
the satisfaction of the Committee; and that the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and directed him to 
report the same, without any Amendment: And the Bill 
was read the third time. 

htesolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Barlow Hoy do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without any Amendment. 


A Petition of David Kerr, Esquire, of Grange of 
Monifieth, in the parish of Monifieth and county of 
Forfar ;—Sir John Ogilvy, of Inverquharity, Baronet ;— 
and, David Laird, Esquire, of Strathmartin,—were 
presented, and read; taking notice of the Dundee Water- 
works Bill; and praying, That they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
thereof. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


M°Dougall’s Estate Bill was read a second time, and 
committed to Mr. Chisholm and the East Scotland List: 


And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber. : 


An ingrossed Bill for more effectually repairing and 
improving the Road from Newry to Charlemont, through 
the County of Armagh, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Dobbin do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for inclosing and allotting Lands 
in the Parish of Stretham, in the Isle of Ely and County 
of Cambridge, and for the commutation of Tithes, was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Eaton do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Rice Trevor reported from the Committee on the 
Llannelly Railway and Docks Bill; That the Standing 
Orders relative to Railway and Dock Bills, had been 
complied with ; and that they had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and 
had gone through the - Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for making and maintaining a 
Bridge over the River called the “ Portland Ferry,” in 
the County of Dorset, with proper Approaches thereto, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, 'That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Rice Trevor do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


VOL. 90. 


99° JSunit. 


365 


Mr. Alexander Speirs reported from the Committee 
on the Paisley Waterworks Bill; and to whom the Peti- 
tion of Inhabitant Householders and Rate-payers in 
Paisley, was referred; That the Standing Orders rela- 
tive to Bills for supplying Cities or Towns with Water, 
had been complied with; that they had considered the 
said Petition; and that they had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. - 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. 7'ooke reported from the Committee on the Jruro 
Improvement Bill; and to whom the Petitions of Inha- 
bitants of Truro; of Trustees acting under and by virtue 
of an Act passed in the ninth year of the reign of his late 
Majesty King George the Fourth, intituled, “ An Act 
for making, repairing and improving certain Roads 
leading to and from T'’ruro, in the County of Cornwall ;” 
of Inhabitants of Kenwyn-street, Daniell-street, Lemon- 
street, Calenich-street, and other streets in the borough of 
Truro; of Owners and Occupiers within and adjoining 
the borough of Zruro; and, of the Honourable Anna Maria 
Agar, of Lanydrock, in the county of Cornwall, widow, 
were referred ; That they had heard counsel in support 


‘of the second, third and fourth mentioned Petitions ; 


and that no person appeared on behalf of the first and 
fifth mentioned Petitions; and that they had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. ' 

De Tressan’s Naturalization Bill was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


De la Tour’s Naturalization Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed to Mr. Tooke and the Cornwall 
List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


Wise’s Estate Bill was read a second time; and com- 
mitted to Mr. Tooke and the Warwick List: And they 
are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
Belfast and Cavehill Railway Bill to make their Report 
be enlarged till Monday, the 6th day of July next. 


An ingrossed Bill for more effectually making, repair- 
ing and maintaining the Turnpike Roads in the County 
of Edinburgh, was read the third time ; and an Amend- 
ment was made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir George Clerk do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for further regulating the Statute 
Labour, and repairing the Highways and Bridges in the 
County of Edinburgh, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir George Clerk do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Weyland, by Order, reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Botley and Fifield Road Bill; That the 
Standing Orders relative to Turnpike Bills, had been 
complied with ; and that they had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. ; 


Mr. Weyland, by Order, reported from the Committee 
on the Hinckley and Narborough Road Bill; ‘That the 
Standing Orders relative to Turnpike Bills, had been 
complied with; and that they had examined. the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 

5 A ments 


Paisley 
Waterworks 


provement 
Bill. 


De Tresean’s 
Nat. Bill. 


De la Tour's 
Nat. Bill. 


Wise’s 
Estate Bill. 


Belfast and 
Cavehill 
Railway Bill. 


Edinburgh- 
shire Roads 
Bill. 


Edinburgh- 
shire Statute 
Labour Bill, 


Botley and 
Fifield Road 
Bill. 


Hinckley and 
Narborough 
Road Bill. 








Glasgow 
Poor Rates 
Bill. 


Ballochney 
Railway Bill. 


Gateshead and 
Monkwear- 
mouth Railway 
Biil. 


Arabet’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Loadon 
Small Debts 
Bill, 


Leith 


Harbour and 
Docks Bill. 


Glasgow 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Bodmin 
Roads Bill. 


Bishopp’s 
Estate Bill. 


‘ Willington 
Bridge and 
Roads Bill. 


366 


ments thereunto; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
Glasgow Poor Rates Bill to make their Report, be en- 
larged till Monday next. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Bal- 
lochney Railway Bill to make their Report, be enlarged 
till Monday next. 


Sir Charles Dalbiac reported from the Committee on 
the Gateshead and Fe ona Railway Bill; That 
they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


Arabet’s Naturalization Bill was read a_ second 
time; and committed to Mr. Parrott and the Devon 
List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
London Small Debts Bill to make their Report, be 
enlarged till Monday, the 6th day of July next. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Leith 
Harbour and Docks Bill to make their Report, be en- 
larged till Monday, the 27th day of July next. 


Sir Michael Shaw Stewart reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Glasgow Waterworks Bill; and to whom 
the Petitions of the Inhabitants of the city of Glasgow ; 
of the Commissioners of Police for the city of Glasgow ; 
of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Council of the city of 
Glasgow ; of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Council 
of the city of Glasgow ; and, the Special Report respect- 
ing the Standing Orders of the House, were referred ; 
That they had heard counsel in support of the second 
and fourth mentioned Petitions ; and that no person ap- 
peared on behalf of the first and third mentioned Peti- 
tions ; and that they had also heard counsel in favour of 
the Bill; and that they had examined the allegations 
contained in the Preamble of the Bill, but the same 
had not been proved to their satisfaction. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Pendarves reported from the Committee on the 
Bodmin Roads Bill; That the Standing Orders relative 
to Turnpike Bills, had been cemplied with; and that 
they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


Sir George Crewe, by Order, reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act 
for vesting certain Shares of Estates now belonging to 
Sir Cecil Augustus Bishopp, Harriet Arabella Bishopp, 
George Curzon Bishopp, Edward Cecil Bishopp and 
Catherine Mary Bishopp, Infants, and also to the said 
Sir Cecil Augustus Bishopp alone, in Trustees, to be sold, 
and for investing the Purchase-monies arising from such 
Shares in other Estates; That they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and that the Parties concerned had given their consent 
to the Bill, to the satisfaction of the Committee ; and 
that the Committee had gone through the Bill, and 
directed him to report the same, without any Amend- 
ment :—And the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir George Crewe do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
ugreed to the same, without any Amendment. 


Sir George Crewe, by Order, reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Willington Bridge and Roads Bill; That 
they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


29° Juni. 





A. 1835. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
Merthyr Tidvil Market Bill to make their Report, be 
enlarged till Monday next. 


Dr. Nicholl, by Order, reported from the Committee 
on the Neath Market Bill; and to whom the Petitions 
of Owners and Occupiers of property in Neath, and also 
of the Portreeve, Aldermen and Burgesses of the town 
and borough of Avon, and of the Portreeve, Aldermen and 
Burgesses of the borough of Kenfig; and, of Members of 
the Caniedetion of Neath, were referred ; That they had 
heard counsel in support of the first-mentioned Petition; 
and that no person appeared on behalf of the second- 
mentioned Petition; and that they had also heard coun- 
sel in favour of the Bill; and that they had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendmenis, be in- 
grossed. 


Mr. Macleod reported from the Committee on the 
Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for applying 
the Balance now lying in Bank. of the Price of the 
Lands of Glenkinglas, and others, contained in the Deed 
of Entail executed by the deceased Sir Duncan Camp- 
bell, of Lochnell, which were sold in virtue of the Powers 
contained in an Act of Parliament, passed in the forty- 
ninth year of the reign of his late Majesty King George 
the Third, towards the payment of certain Sums laid 
out by General Duncan Campbell, of Lochnell, in the 
Improvement of the said entailed Estate; That they 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and that the Parties concerned 
had given their consent to the Bill, to the satisfaction 
of the Committee; and that the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and directed him to report the same, 
without any Amendment :—And the Bill was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Macleod do carry the Bill to the 
Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the same, without any Amendment. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Kirkcaldy, was presented, 
and read ; setting forth, That the Petitioners observe, 
with deep regret, the great loss of human life as well as 
property, so frequently arising from the wreck of mer- 
chant vessels, and more especially of those employed in 
conveying Emigrants to America; and praying, That 
an Act may be passed requiring that no vessel there- 
after to be built shall be registered until there be pro- 
duced and recorded at the Custom-house of the port 
where such registry is claimed, a certificate, under the. 
hand of qualified inspectors appointed by Government, 
vouching its proper construction, strength and suffi- 
ciency ; also, that no vessel, whatever its age, shall be 
cleared for sea without satisfactory proof obtained as 
above described on inspection made, within a limited 
period before sailing. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Magistrates, Councillors, Burgesses, 
Heritors, and other Inhabitants of Kinghorn ;— Inhabit- 
ants of Midmar;—the Moderator and Clerk of the 
Presbytery of Newton Stewart ;—and, Inhabitants of 
Gilencorse,—were presented, and read; praying the 
House not to grant any Public Money for the erection 
and endowment of additional Churches in Scotland. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Council of 
the royal burgh of Burntisland, was presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the Seamen Enlistment Bill; and pray- 
ing, That the same may not pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers, and others con- 
nected with land in the Eastern Division of Gloucester- 
shire ;—and, Owners and Occupiers of land, and others 
connected with Agriculture in the hundred of ee 

an 


Merthyr 
Tidvil 
Market Bill, 


Neath 
Market Bill. 


Campbell’s 
Estate Bill. 


Merchant 
Shipping. 


Church of 
Scotiand. 


Seamen 
Enlistment 
Bill. 


A gricultural 
Distress. 





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Roman 
Catholic 
Menibers. 


Reciprocity 
of Duties 
Acts. 


Drunkenness. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill. 


Stafford 
Disfranchise- 
ment Bill. 


Spirit 
Licenses. 


Sale of Beer 
Act, 


Municipal 


orporations 
Bill. 





5 Wit. lV. 


and half hundred of Lerden, in the county of Esser,— 
were presented, and read ; complaining of the depressed 
state of the Agricultural interest; and praying the 
House to adopt such measures of relief as to them shall 
seem meet. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Cheltenham, was pre- 
sented, and read ; complaining of several attempts hav- 
ing been made by writing in the Newspapers and 
otherwise, to savallidetn the obligation of the oath im- 
posed by the Act 10 Geo. 4, c. 72, s. 2, upon all Roman 
Catholic Members of Parliament; and praying the 
House to take such steps in the matter as shall ensure to 
this Country the preservation of that happiness and 
renown which it has hitherto enjoyed as a land of order, 
of truth, and of religion. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Ship-owners and Merchants of the port 
of Scarborough, was presented, and read; praying for 
the repeal of the Reciprocity of Duties Acts. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Madeley ;— Darlington ; 
—Spitalfields ;—Inhabitants of Bristol accustomed to 
meetat the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Langton-street;— 
and, Members of the Society of Friends, commonly called 
Quakers, and others professing with them resident in 
Bristol,—were presented, and read; praying for the 
total prohibition of the sale of Beer to be drunk on the 
premises in beer-houses, and for the adoption of mea- 
sures to remove the numerous and increasing tempta- 
tions to dram-drinking among the working classes, and 
discourage the use of distilled Spirits as a customary 
beverage. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Broseley, Madeley and 
Dawley ;— Merchants, Bankers, Manufacturers and 
Traders, being Members of the Society of Guardians 
for the Protection of Trade, instituted in Zondon in 
1776 ;—and, Shop-keepers and others engaged in Trade 
in the parish of Saint Mary, Whitechapel,—were pre- 
sented, and read; taking notice of the Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass 
into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A: Petition of Burgesses and Electors of the borough 
of Stafford, was presented, and read ; taking notice of the 
Stafford Borough Disfranchisement Bill; and praying, 
That the House will not take any measures to deprive the 
Petitioners of their franchise, which they are determined 
ever to exercise upon all occasions in a constitutional 
manner; and further praying, that the House will not 
longer withhold a new Writ. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Innkeepers and Licensed Victuallers of 
Colchester ;—Licensed Victuallers and Spirit Dealers of 
East Stonehouse ;—and, -Devonport,—were presented, 
and read; praying for the repeal of the additional Duty 
on Spirit Licenses imposed by an Act of the last Session 
of Parliament. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Brewers and Dealers inBeer by Retail, 
Inhabitants. of Reading, was presented, and read ; pray- 


ing, That they may be placed on the same footing as 
Licensed Victuallers. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Freemen, Free Denizens and Apprentices 


of Great Yarmouth ;—and, the Mayor and Aldermen of 
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- 367 
the borough of Newark-upon-Trent,—were presented, 
and read ; taking notice of the Municipal Corporations 
Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass into 
a law. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Hartlepool, was also pre- 
sented, and read; taking notice of the said Bill; and 
praying, That the Borough of Hartlepool may be in- 
cluded therein in Schedule (B.), and that the boundaries 
may be settled by The King in Council. 


nd the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Proprietors of the Highland Coach run- 
ning between Inverness and Perth, of other Stage Coaches 
between Inverness and Aberdeen to the east, and Jain 
on the north, and of other Carriages and Post Horses, 


and also of Horse-hirers in Inverness, Nairn, Elgin, 


Beauly, Dingwall, Invergordon and Tain, was presented, 
and read; praying the House to repeal the Duties on 
Carriages and Horses used in inland travelling, and 
place them on the same unrestricted footing as Steam 
and Canal Boats. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitantsof Sprouston;—Lilliesleaf ;— 
Southdean ;—Yetholm ;—Ednam ;— Uig ;— Eckford;— 
Morebattle;—Crailing;— Castleton; —Hounam;— Kelso; 
—Jedburgh;—Heritors, Minister, Elders and Inhabitants 
of Inverness ;—Managers, Elders and Male Members of 
the Congregation of Hope-street Gaelic Church, Glas- 
gow ;—Minister, Elders and Congregation of Saint An- 
drew’ s, Glasgow ;—Heritors, Minister, Elders and People 
of Kirkhill;—Moderator of the Synod of Merse and 
Teviotdale;—and, Inhabitants of Fearn,—were pre- 
sented, and read; praying the House to resist every 
attempt to shake the stability or impair the efficiency of 
the Church of Scotland, and to adopt such measures as 
may seem best calculated for promoting its usefulness, 
by building and endowing veh additional Churches in 
connexion with the Establishment as the increasing 
numbers and necessities of the population demand. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Operative Cotton Spinners, and others, 
of Chorley, was presented, and read; praying the House 
to pass a law, having for its object to limit the hours of 
labour for children and young persons betwixt the ages 
of nine and twenty-one years, in Cotton and other Fac- 
tories, to ten hours’ actual labour for five days, and 
eight hours on Saturdays, in each week; placing the 
restriction on the steam-engine or moving power. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitant Householders of the parish 
of Saint Matthew, Bethnal Green, was ccd and 
read; complaining of the distress of the Hand-loom 
Weavers ‘of that district; and praying for a legisla- 
tive enactment to protect and regulate the wages for 
weaving. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Hand-loom Weavers. 


A Petition .of John Williams, of New Garden, near 
Carlow, a member of the Society of Friends, commonly 
called Quakers, now a prisoner in Carlow gaol, for non- 
payment of Tithes, was presented, and read; complain- 
ing of having been sued in the Court of Exchequer for 
two-thirds of three years’ tithe of his farm, amounting to 
about 20/., and of his imprisonment in the gaol of Car- 
wt AP, the particulars of his case; and praying 
relief. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


’ A Petition of Freeholders, Copyholders and Lease- 
holders residing in the Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, was 
poe and read; praying for a more speedy and 
ess expensive process in obtaining possession of houses 
from such tenants as cannot pay their rent, and will not 
quit the premises. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


5AQ. A Petition 


Post Horse 
Duties. 


Church of 
Scotland. 


Factories 
Regulation 
Act. 


Hand-loom 
Weavers. 


Tithes 
(Ireland.) 


Ejectment of 
‘Tenants. 








368 


Ecclesiastical A Petition of Inhabitants of Holme Cultram ;—Wig- 


Courts. 


Church of 
Ireland. 


Newspaper 
Stamps. 


ton ;—Bromfield ;—and, Solicitors residing at Wigton,— 
were presented, and read; praying the House not to 
‘pass any Bill for transferring to the Courts at Doctors’ 
Commons the sole power of granting Probates and Ad- 
ministrations. 

And the said Petitions were ordered’to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Chancellor and Clergy of the dio- 
cese of Carlisle ;—Protestant Land-ownets and Inhabit- 
ants of Clonard ;—Inhabitants of Gloucester ;—and, the 
Archdeacon and Clergy of the diocese of Canterbury,— 
were presented, and read; praying the House to reject 
every measure which has for its object the taking away 
any portion of tlie revenues of the Jrish Church, in 
order to its being applied to other than Protestant and 
strictly Ecclesiastical purposes. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Charles Thurnam, of the city of Carlisle, 
letter-press printer and bookseller, was presented, and 
read ; praying, That the Stamp Duty on Newspapers 


ry not be repealed. 


Aberdeenshire 
Election, 


Clandestine 
Emigration. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Registration 
of Births, &amp;c. 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Salmon 
Fisheries 
(Scotland) Bill. 


- Salmon 
Fisheries 
(Scotland.) 


rdered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of John Calder, late farmer in Buaxburn, 
in the parish of Newihill, now residing in Saint Cathe- 
rine-street, Aberdeen, was presented, and read; com- 
plaining of intimidation and oppression on the part of 
the agents of the successful Candidate at a late election 
for the county of Aberdeen; and praying the House to 
provide a law against such illegal practice in future. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Bribery at Elections. 


A Petition of Magistrates, Justices of the Peace, 
Bankers, Manufacturers, -Merchants and Inhabitants of 
Aberdeen, was presented, and read; complaining of 
the losses to which of late years many of the Petitioners 
have been subjected by the fraudulency of persons clan- 
destinely emigrating to America and other places abroad ; 
and praying the House to enact a law, constraining 
those proposing to emigrate to give due intimation of 
their intention at the Custom House of the port of the 
burgh or town in which for some time previous they 
have been domiciled, and prohibiting owners and com- 
manders of vessels from receiving passengers without 
an authenticated certificate of such intimation. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Proprietors of Houses, Re- 
tail Dealers, Operatives, and others, of the county and 
burgh of Dumbarton ;—and, the Convener of the Con- 
venery of the Incorporated Trades of Easter and Wester 
Portsburgh, situated within the parish of Saint Cuth- 
bert’s, and county of Edinburgh,—were presented, and 
read; taking notice of the Imprisonment for Debt 
(Scotland) Bill; and praying, That the same may not 
pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Moderator of the Synod of Glasgow 
and Ayr, was presented, and read; taking notice of the 
Registration of Births, &amp;c. (Scotland) Bill; and praying, 
That the same may not pass into a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Magistrates and Town Council of 
the royal burgh of Dundee, was presented, and read; 
taking notice of the Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Bill; 
and praying, That the same may not pass into a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Magistrates and Town Council of 
the roval burgh of Dundee, was presented, and: read ; 
praying the House to consider the state of the public 
aw of Scotland, as it affects the modes of fishing for 


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A. 1835: 


Salmon, and make such alterations therein as they may 
deem proper. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition. of Clergy, Gentry, Manufacturers, and 
others, Inhabitants of Almondbury ;—and, Inhabitants 
of White Roothing,—were presented, and read; pray- 
ing, That laws be made for the due consecration of the 
Lord’s Day to its original purposes. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Trowbridge, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying for the repeal of the Stamp 
Duty on Newspapers. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Birmingham, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying the House to adopt such 
measures as shall seem best adapted to prevent the oath 
taken by Roman Catholic Members of the House, which 
is the only security of the Church against its inveterate 
enemies, from being either openly treated with scorn or 
rendered of no effect by subterfuge ; or, if it should 
appear to be proved by recent experience that no oath, 
however solemn, can bind an unwilling conscience, and 
that no form of words is so precise as to leave no loop- 
hole for evasion, expressly to exclude Roman Catholic 
members from any share in ecclesiastical legislation ; 
and that the House may be pleased, at this critical 
period, to allay the anxious alarms of the Protestants of 
these Kingdoms, by a solemn declaration that it is its 
fixed purpose, while it removes every real abuse which 
may have crept into our venerable establishment, to 
support it in increased efficiency, and eyer to defend it 
against the bold encroachments of that rival and into- 
lerant power, which, however plausible in its profes- 
sions, has no other object than to erect its own domina- 
tion on the ruins of the Reformed Church. 

-A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
That the Petition do lie upon the Table :—And a Debate 
arising thereupon ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till To-morrow. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and Sir 

Giffin Wilson : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills following, 
without any Amendment; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for more effectually re- 
pairing the Launceston Turnpike Roads, and making 
certain additional Roads: 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for better supplying with 
Water the Town of Ashton-under-Lyne, and the Neigh- 
bourhood thereof, within the Parish of Ashton-under- 
Lyne, in the County Palatine of Lancaster : 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for improving the Haven 
of Great Yarmouth, in the County of Norfolk, and the 
several Rivers connected therewith, and for repairing or 
taking down and rebuilding a certain Bridge over the 
said Haven at Great Yarmouth aforesaid, and a certain 
Bridge, called Saint Olave’s Bridge, over the River 
Waveney, in the Counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, and 
for suspending, for a limited period, certain Duties 
payable to the Corporation of Great Yarmouth, and 
imposing other Duties in lieu thereof: And also, 

he Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for inclosing Lands in the Manor and Township of 
Ulleskelf, in the Parish of Kirby Wharfe, in the County 
of York, with an Amendment; to which Amendment the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act to 
enable the Prebendary of the Prebends of Highleigh, 
founded in the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity 
of Chichester, to accept Surrenders of the existing 
Lease of any part of the said Prebends, and to grant 
new Leases thereof; to which the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a-Bill, intituled, An Act for 
confirming certain Leases granted by Sir James Gra- 
ham, Baronet, deceased, and by Sir Sandford Graham, 

Baronet, 


Lord’s Day. 


Newspaper 
Stamps. 


Roman 
Catholic 
Members. 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Launceston 
Roads Bill. 


Ashton-under- 
Lyne Water- 
works Bill, 


Great Yarmouth 
Haven Bill. 


Ulleskelf 
Inclosure Bill. 


Highleigh 
Estate Bill. 


Graham's 
Estate Bill. 

















Letters 
Patent Bill. 


Church of 
Scotland. 


Oldham 
Writ. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill. 





5 Wiux. IV. 


Baronet, his Son, of Land at Kirkstall, and in the 
Township of Headingley-cum-Burley, in the Parish of 
Leeds, in the West Riding of the County of York; to 
which the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 
And also, 

The Lords do request that this House will give leave 
to John Heathcoat, Esquire, a Member of this House, 
to attend their Lordships, in order to his being exa- 
mined as a Witness ~3 the Select Committee ap- 
pointed by their Lordships, to whom the Bill, intituled, 
An Act to amend the Law touching Letters Patent for 
Inventions, stands committed :—And then the Mes- 
sengers withdrew. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
last part of the said Message :—Aud Mr. Heathcoat, 
being present, in his place, declared, that he was willing, 
with the leave of the House, to go to the House of Lords, 
as desired by their Lordships. 

Resolved, That John Heathcoat, Esquire, have leave 
to go to the House of Lords, as is desired by their 
Lordships, if he think fit. 

And the Messengers were again called in; and Mr. 
Speaker acquainted them therewith :—And then they 
again withdrew. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 
adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed upon 
Thursday, the 11th day of this instant June, relative to 
the Church of Scotland ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned till 
Wednesday, the 1st day of July next. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ for 
the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present Par- 
liament for the Borough of Oldham, in the room of 
Wilham Cobbett, Esquire, deceased. 


A Petition of Freemen and Inhabitants of York;— 
Inhabitants of Zincoln;—Members of the Court Leet 
Jury for the Borough of Preston ;—Inhabitants of South- 
molton ; —- Southwold; — Dudley; — Burgesses and In- 


. habitants of Doncaster ;—Inhabitants of Colchester ;— 


Municipal 


Corporations 
Bill, 


Saint James, Bath ;—and, Burgesses and Commonalty 
of Beverley,—were presented, and read; taking notice 
of the Municipal Corporations Bill; and praying, That 
the same may pass into a law. 

A Petition of Freemen of York;—Coal-meters of 
Great Yarmouth ;—Freemen of Durham and Framwell- 
gate ;—Inhabitants of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis ; 
—Corporation of Bridgewater ;—Freemen of Coventry ; 
—Corporation of Clifton Dartmouth Hardness ;— Mer- 
chants, Ship-owners, Tradesmen and others, of Clifton 
Dartmouth Hardness ;—Persons now serving for the 
Freedom of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, under Indentures to 
Members of the Scriveners’ Company in that town ;— 
and, Burgesses and Freemen of Beverley,—were also pre- 
sented, and read; taking notice of the said Bill; and 
praying, That the same may not pass into a law as it 
now stands. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


The Order of the day being read,. for the Committee 
on the Municipal Corporations Bill ; 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair ; 
An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “That” to the 
end of the Question, in order to add the words “in the 
“ opinion of this House, all Freemen of existing Cor- 
“ porations, those who are in course of acquiring 
“freedom, and their descendants, ought to be main- 
“ tained in the enjoyment of any rights, privileges and 
“ properties, which they possess or might acquire by 
“ virtue of charters now in force, in so far as the con- 
“tinuance of such rights, privileges and properties 
“may not be found inconsistent with the institution of 
“good municipal government, and, popular control of 
“ corporate funds,” instead thereof. 
And the Question being proposed, That the words 


proposed to be left out stand part of the Question:—The 
OL. 90. 


22° Suni. 


369 


said proposed Amendment was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 
Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair : 


—The House accordingly resolved itself in the Com- 
mittee. 


(In the Committee.) 


Bill read a first time; to be read a second time, 
paragraph by paragraph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Cuausez, N° 1, agreed to. 

Crause, N° 2, amended, and agreed to. 

Cause, N° 3, agreed to. 


Crause, N° 4 (Boundaries of certain Boroughs to be 
settled) read. 

Several Amendments made. 

Amendment proposed: P. 2. 1. 45. After “As” to 
insert “they shall be otherwise settled by Act of 
Parliament.” 

Question put, That those words be there inserted ; 

The Committee divided. 

Teller for the Yeas, Sir George Clerk- - - 192. 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. Edward John Stanley 279. 
Cause, N° 4, as amended, agreed to. 


Crause, N° 5, agreed to. 


Curavuse, N° 6 (Occupiers of Houses and Shops rated 
in three Years to the Relief of the Poor, entitled to be 
Burgesses, if resident Householders within Seven 
Miles) read. 

Amendment proposed: To leave out from “ And be 
it Enacted, That” to the end of the Clause, and to add 
instead thereof “ every male person of full age, who, on 
“ the last day of August in any year shall have occu- 
“‘ pied any tally warehouse, counting-house or shop 
“‘ within any Borough during that year, and the whole 
“of each of the two preceding years, and also during 
“the time of such occupation shall have been an 
“inhabitant householder within the said Borough, or 
“ within Seven Miles of the said Borough, shall, if duly 
*‘ enrolled according to the provisions hereinafter con- 
** tained, be a Burgess of such Borough, and member of 
‘the Body Corporate of the Mayor and Burgesses of 
“ such Borough: Provided always, That no such per- 
** son shall be so enrolled in any year,unless he shall have 
** been rated in respect of such premises so occupied by 
‘‘ him within the swaslish to all rates made for the 
“ relief of the poor of the parish wherein such premises 
“are situated during the time of his occupation as 
“ aforesaid, nor unless he shall have paid, during the 
* time of his occupation as aforesaid, all such rates due 
** from him in respect of the said premises, except such 
** as shall have been made or become due within Six 
‘calendar Months next before the said last day of 
* August: Provided also, That the premises in respect 
“¢ of the occupation of which any person shall have been 
“so rated need not be the same premises, or in the 
“same parish, but may be different premises in the 
“‘ same parish or in different parishes: Provided also, 
“‘ That no person shall be so enrolled in any year who, 
“‘ within Twelve calendar Months next before the said 
* last day of August, shall have received parochial 
“ relief or other alms, or any pension or charitable 
* allowance from any fund entrusted to the charitable 
* Trustees of such Borough hereinafter mentioned.” 

Question, That the words proposed to be left out, 
stand part of the Clause put, and Negatived. 


Question proposed, That the proposed words be added; 

Amendment proposed tothe proposed Amendment: To 
leave out “ during that year, and the whole of each of the 
“ two preceding years,” and to insert “for the space of 
“ Three entire Years then next preceding :” Amend- 
ment, by leave, withdrawn. 

Another Amendment proposed: To leave out the same 
words, and to insert “ for the space of Twelve calendar 
“* Months then next preceding.” 

Question put, That the words “ during that year and 
“ the whole of each of the two preceding years” stand 
part of the proposed Amendment; 

The Committee divided. 

Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Robert Gordon 











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Teller for the Noes, Mr. Divett - - - - 97. 
5B Amendment 








Ways and 
Means. 


Sugar Duties. 


Stafford 
Disfranchise- 
ment Bill. 


Supply. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Dissenters 
Marriages 
Bill. 


Parish 
Vestries Bill. 


Salmon 
Fisheries 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Loan Socie- 
ties Bill. 


Dominica 
Indemnity 
Bill 


Isle of Man 
Corn Trade 
Bill, 


370 


Amendment proposed to the proposed Amendment: 
To leave out “ been an inhabitant householder,” and to 
insert “resided:” Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 


To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 





And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 23° die Junii, 1835: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported from the Committee, That they had made a Pro- 
gress in the Bill; and that he was directed by the Com- 
mittee to move, That they may have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, again resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee of Ways 
and Means, the Resolution which they had directed him 
to report; and the same was read ; and is as followeth; 

Resolved, That, towards raising the Supply granted 
to His Majesty, the several Duties on Sugar and Mo- 
lasses, imposed by an Act of the first year of the reign 
of His present Majesty, and the Bounties allowed there- 
on, shall be further continued. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, was 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the said 
Resolution: And that Mr. Bernal, Mr. Chancellor of the 
Exchequer, and Mr. Baring, do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Stafford Disfranchisement Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committce 
of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Ways and Means; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Dissenters’ Marriages Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Parish Vestries Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


The Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Bill was, according 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to Mr. 
Patrick Stewart, Mr. Loch, Mr. Sinclair, Mr. Stewart 
Mackenzie, Mr. Cumming Bruce, Captain Gordon, Mr. 
Bannerman, Mr. Fox Maule, Mr. Oliphant, Lord Dal- 
meny, Sir Henry Parnell, Mr. Wallace, Mr. Walter 
Frederick Campbell, Mr. Warburton, Mr. Hope John- 
stone, Captain Ferguson, and Mr. Chalmers :—And they 
are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s Chamber. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum of the Committee. 


Mr. William Ord reported from the Committee on 
the Loan Societies Bill, the Amendments which they 
had made to the Bill; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; and read the third time upon Friday next. 


Mr. Baring reported from the Committee on the 
Dominica Indemnity Bill, the Amendments which they 
had made to the Bill; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The Isle of Man Corn Trade Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for this day. 


Q9°—93° Junii. 


A. 1835. 


Lord Viscount Morpeth presented a Bill to continue 
and amend certain Regulations for the Linen and 
Hempen Manufactures in Ireland: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Wednesday, the 1st day of July next. 

Ordered, That the Bil be printed. 


The House was moved, That the Report of the Com- 
missioners on the Universities of Scotland, which was 
presented upon the 7th day of October 1831, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
uniting King’s College and University of Old Aberdeen 
and Marischal College and University of Aberdeen, into 
one University and College: And that Mr. Bannerman 
and Mr. Oswald do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed to 
examine into the State, Funds and Management of the 
Diocesan, Royal, and other schools of public foundation 
in Ireland, as also into the system of Education pursued 
therein, with a view to increasing their utility, and to 
inquire how far it may be practicable and expedient, and 
in what manner, and from what Resources, to improve, 
extend and permanently maintain Academical Educa- 
tion in that Country, and to report thereon to the House: 
—And a Committee was appointed of Mr. Wyse, Mr. 
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Robert Peel, Lord 
Viscount Morpeth, the Earl of Kerry, Lord Stanley, 
Mr. O’ Connell, Mr. Goulburn, Mr. Shaw, Lord Viscount 
Acheson, Mr. More O’ Ferrall, Mr. Sheil, Sir Robert 
Inglis, My. Smith O’ Brien, Lord Viscount Mahon, Sir 
Robert Ferguson, Mr. Emerson Tennent, Mr, Strutt, Lord 
Viscount Clements, Mr. Mackenzie, The O’ Conor Don, Mr. 
Henry Maxwell, Dr. Bowring, Sir Richard Mi usgrave, Mr. 
Mackinnon, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Henry Lytton Bulwer, Mr. 
Morgan John O’ Connell, Mr. Montague Chapman, and 
Mr. Bellew: And they are to meet To-morrow, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power to send for per- 
sons, papers and records; and that Five be the Quorum. 


Graham’s Estate Bill was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Ordered, That the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway 
Bill be read the third time this day. 


Mr. Bannerman presented a Bill for uniting King’s 
College and University of Old Aberdeen and Marischal 
College and University of Aberdeen, into one University 
and College: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Monday, the 6th 
day of July next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
That leave be given to bring ina Bill to regulate the 
Ecclesiastical Courts in England and Wales ; 


And notice being taken, that Forty Members were not 
present, the House was told by Mr. Speaker; and Forty 
Members not being present, and it being then half an 
hour after Two of the clock on Tuesday morning :—The 
House was adjourned by Mr. Speaker, without a Ques- 
tion first put, till this day. 














Martis, 23° die Junie; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 
be hour appointed for taking into consideration 
the Petition of Samuel Atkinson, Thomas Eccleston, 
James Richardson, and of the several Persons whose 
names are thereunto subscribed, electors of the County 
of the Town of Drogheda, on behalf of themselves and 
others claiming to have had a right to vote at the last 
Election, which took place at the said Town of Drogheda, 
on the twenty-first, twenty-second, twenty-third and 
twenty-fourth days of April last past, for a Meniber to 
serve in Parliament for said County, and who did vote 
at said Election, complaining of an undue Election and 
Return for the said Town, being come ; 


Mr. 


Linen Manu- 
factures 
(Ireland) Bill, 


No. 315. 


Aberdeen 
Universities 


Foundation 
Schools 
(lreland.) 


Graham’s 
Estate Bill. 


Sheffield aud 
Rotherham 
Railway Bill. 


Aberdeen 
Universities 
Bill. 


No. 316. 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts. 


Drogheda 
Election. 














Haverfordwest 
Improvement 


Bill. 


« Haverford- 
west Improve- 
ment Bill. 


Haverfordwest 
Improvement 


(No, 2.) 


Itchen Bridge 
Bill. 


Blenkinsop’s 
Divorce Bill. 





5 Witt. IV. 


Mr. Speaker took the Chair. 
The Pecjeantt at Arms was sent, with the Mace, to 
the places adjacent, to require the attendance of the 
Members on the business of the House: And being re- 
turned ; 

The House was counted by Mr. Speaker; and two 
hundred and fifty-seven Members being present; the 
counsel and agents were called in. 


And the door being locked ; 

The Order of the day, for taking the said Petition into 
consideration, was read. 

And the Names of the Members were drawn, and 
read, in the usual manner. 

And the whole number of thirty-three Names was 
completed: And Lists of the said Names were delivered 
to the Clerk appointed to attend the said Committee ; 
and then the door was opened, and the Parties, their 
counsel and agents, withdrew. 


Mr. Scourfield reported from the Committee appointed 
to inspect the Journals of the House of Lords, with re- 
lation to any proceedings upon the Haverfordwest Im- 
provement Bill, and to make a report thereof to the 
House; That they had inspected the said Journals accord- 
ingly, and had taken copies of the Proceedings of the 
Lords thereupon; and the Report was brought up, and 
read; and is as followeth: 

“ Die Veneris, 19° Junij, 1835: 

“ The Earl of Shaftesbury reported from the Lords’ 
Committees, to whom the Bill, intituled, ‘ An Act for 
paving, lighting and otherwise improving the Town of 
Haverfordwest, and the Townships of Prendergast and 
Cartlett adjoining, in the several Parishes of Prendergast 
and Uzmaston, in the County of Pembroke,’ was com- 
mitted; That they had considered the said Bill; and 
examined the allegations thereof, which were found to 
be true; and that the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made some Amendments thereto. 

“ Which Amendments were read by the Clerk, as 
follow : 

“Pr. 135. 1, 2. After ‘ year’ insert ‘ or of which the 
Tenant or Occupier, by reason of his or her poverty 
only, is or shall be excused from paying any Rate 
made for the relief of the Poor.’ 

“ Pr. 135. 1.138. After ‘ year’ insert ‘or of which the 
Tenant or Occupier, by reason of his or her poverty 
only, is or shall be excused from paying any Rate 
made for the relief of the Poor.’ 

“ Ordered, That the said Amendments be taken into 
further consideration on this day six months.” 





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


The House was moved, That the Report from the 
Committee on the Petition for improving the town and 
county of Haverfordwest, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
paving, lighting and otherwise improving the Town of 
Haverfordwest, and the adjoining Townships of Prender- 
gast and Cartlett, in the Parishes of Prendergast and 
Uzmaston, in the County of Pembroke: And that Mr. 
Scourfield and Sir John Owen do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


An ingrossed Bill for amending an Act passed in the 
last Session of Parliament, for establishing a Floating 
Bridge over the River Jtchen, near the Town of South- 
ampton, with proper Approaches thereto, and making 
Roads to communicate therewith, was read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Barlow Hoy do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to dissolve 
the Marriage of the Reverend William Thomas Blenkinsop, 
a Chaplain in the Service of the East India Company, 
on their Madras Establishment, with Clara Jane, his 
now Wife, and to enable him to marry again, and for other 


Purposes therein mentioned, was read the third time. 
VOL. 90. 


93° Juni. 


371 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Colonel Seale do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the same, without any Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Depositions transmitted from India, 
relating to the said Bill, be returned to the Lords; and 
that Colonel Seale do carry the same. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend several Acts relating to 
the Bridge and to the City and Port of Londonderry, 
was read the third time ; and Amendments were made to 
the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Robert Ferguson do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Londonderry 
Bridge Bill. 


Slamannan 


An ingrossed Bill to make and maintain a Railway 
Railway Bill. 


from Stanrig and Ardbuckle, in the County of Zanark, 
to the Union Canal at Causewayend, in the County of 
Stirling, was read the third time; and Amendments 
were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Forbes do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Report which, upon the 4th day of this instant June, 
was made from the Committee on the Exeter Water 
Company Bill, printed Copies of the Bill, as amended 
by the Committee, having been delivered, at the door, 
upon Saturday, the 6th day of this instant June; and ° 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Exeter Water 
Company 


Bill. 


Ulleskelf 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Inclosure Bill, 


Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act for inclosing Lands in the Manor and Township 
of Ulleskelf, in the Parish of Kirby Wharfe, in the County 
of York; and the same was read; andis as followeth: 

Pr. 11. 1. 38. Leave out “ Twelve,” and insert “ Eight.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, was 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That Sir George Strickland do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendment made by their Lordships. 


The ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from Sheffield 
to Rotherham, both in the West Riding of the County 
of York, was, according to Order, read the third time ; 
and an ingrossed Clause was added to the Bill, by way 
of rider. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir George Strickland do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Sheffield and 
Rotherham 
Railway Bill. 


Ordered, That the Parties promoting the Leeds Gas 
Bill, now in Committee, have leave to print the Evidence 
taken before such Committee, from day to day, at their 


own expense, from the Committee Clerk’s copy, if they 
shall so think fit. 


Leeds Gas 
Bill, 


Spencer’s Estate Bill was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Spencer's 
Estate Bill. 


Neath 


An ingrossed Bill for removing the Markets held in 
Market Bill. 


the Town and Borough of Neath, in the County of Gla- 
morgan, and for the providing a new Market-place in the 
said Town in lieu thereof, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. John Henry Vivian do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Report which, upon the 15th day of this instant June, 
was made from the Committee on the Newport (Mon- 
mouth) Dock Bill, printed copies of the Bill, as amended 
by the Committee, having been delivered at the door, 
upon Thursday last ; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


Newport 
(Monmouth) 
Dock Bill, 


A Bill 


5 B2 








Harris’s 
Estate Bill. 


Argus Life 
Assurance 
Company 
Bill. 


Medway 
Navigation 
Bill. 


Wells 
(Norfolk) 
Harbour Bill. 


Dundee 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Holyhead and 
Shrewsbury 
Road Bill. 


Roman 
Catholic 
Voters’ Oath. 


Tithes 
(Ireland.) 





372 

A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to enable the 
granting of Leases, and for other purposes relating to 
the Estates of William Harris, Esquire, deceased, was 


read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, do 


ss. 

ind That Lord Granville Somerset do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the same, with some Amendments; to 
which Amendments this House doth desire the concur- 
rence of their Lordships. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Proprietors or Share- 
holders in “ The Argus Life Assurance Company” to 
sue and be sued in the Name of any one of the Directors 
for the time being of the said Company, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the title be, 
An Act to enable the Proprietors or Shareholders in 
“The Argus Life Assurance Company” to sue and be 
sued in the Name of any one of the Directors, or of the 
Chairman or Secretary for the time being of the said 
Company. 

Ordered, That Mr. Tooke do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Persons who have advanced consider- 
able sums of money on the security of the Undertaking 
called “The Z’hames and Medway Canal,” and also of 
Proprietors of shares in the same Undertaking, was pre- 
sented, and read ; taking notice of the Medway Naviga- 
tion Bill; and praying, That they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if they 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


An ingrossed Bill for more effectually repairing, im- 
proving and preserving the Harbour and Quay of Wells, 
in the County of Norfolk, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir William Folkes do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Members of the Guildry Incorporation 
of Dundee ;—and, Members of the Maltmen Incorpo- 
ration of Dundee,—were presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Dundee Waterworks Bill; and praying, 
That the same may pass into a law. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
Holyhead and Shrewsbury Road Bill to make their Re- 
port be further enlarged till Friday, the 3d day of July 
next. 


A Petition of Roman Catholic Electors of Belfast, was 
presented, and read; setting forth, That doubts exist 
with reference to the administration of the Roman Ca- 
tholic Voters’ Oath at elections, notwithstanding the 
opinions of many persons of high legal eminence, and 
the. decisions of Committees of the House, which have 
declared it no longer necessary under the provisions of 
the Irish Reform Act; that the Petitioners, in common 
with all their fellow-countrymen of their own religious 
profession, are most anxious that the Legislature should 
authoritatively settle the question, and pronounce the 
taking of the oath no longer an essential preliminary to 
the exercise of their franchise ; and praying the House 
to define the law upon the subject, and relieve the Peti- 
tioners from the heavy grievance which, but for the 
interposition of the House, may still be imposed upon 
them by the administration of the Roman Catholic Voters’ 
Oath at future Elections. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Glynn ;—Saint Nicholas, 
Saint Margaret’s and Screen ;—Duncormuch, Killag, 
and other places ;-- Taghmon;— Electors and Inhabitants 


93° Suni. 


A. 1835. 


of Kilamana and Milena ;—Landholders and Inhabitants 
of Forth ;—and, Tithe-payers of Kilscoran and Roslare, 
—were presented, and read ; praying for the abolition of 
Tithes in Ireland. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


The counsel and agents before mentioned being re- 
turned to the bar, the Clerk appointed to attend the said 
Committee, delivered in to the House a reduced List; 
and the same was called over; and is as follows: 

Sir Charles Knightley, Baronet, Sir Robert Harry 
Inglis, Baronet, the Right honourable Henry Goulburn, 
Wilham Bolling, Esquire, Eliot Thomas Yorke, Esquire, 
Thomas Wood, Esquire, Joseph Neeld, Esquire, Lord 
Viscount Grimston, the Honourable John Craven Wes- 
tenra, the Honourable William Gordon, and Horace 
Twiss, Esquire. | 

And the said eleven Members, being the Select Com- 
mittee for trying the merits of the Petition complaining 
of an undue Election and Return for the Town of Drog- 
heda, were sworn, by the Clerk, at the table, in the usual 
manner; and thereupon the counsel and agents with- 
drew. 

Ordered, That the said Committee do meet forthwith 
in one of the Committee Chambers appointed for hearing 
the Trials of Controverted Elections. 


A Petition of Merchants, Traders and Ship-owners of 
Tynemouth, was presented, and read ; praying the House 
to withhold their assent to any law for altering the rela- 
tive Duties on Foreign and British Colonial 'Timber, by 
a diminution of the former, or increase of the latter; 
and that they will revise the Duty on Deals, so as to 
prevent the manufacturing of Timber into Deals before 
importation into this Country. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Timber Duties. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of 7’ynemouth;—and, Leeds, 
—were presented, and read; praying for the total pro- 
hibition of the sale of Beer to be drunk on the premises 
in beer-houses, and for the adoption of measures to 
remove the numerous and increasing temptations to 
dram-drinking among the working classes, and discou- 
rage the use of distilled Spirits. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Ship-owners, Merchants and others 
resident in 7'ynemouth, was presented, and read ; takin 
notice of the Edinburgh Annuity Tax (N° 1) Bill; and 
praying, That the same may not pass into a law, and 
also praying that all Borough Corporations may be 
divested of any exclusive management of the revenues 
of Harbours, Docks and other Works maintained at the 
expense of the Shipping Interest. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Leith and Newhaven Harbours. 


A Petition of Ministers and Deacons of the Inde- 
pendent and Baptist Congregations in Halifax, was 
presented, and read; taking notice of the Dissenters’ 
Marriages Bill; and praying, That the same may not 
pass into a law as it now stands. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Bankers, Merchants and Tradesmen of 
Halifax, was presented, and read ; taking notice of the 
Imprisonment for Debt Bill; and praying, That the 
same may not pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Townsmen of Leith, was presented, and 
read ; praying for the repeal of the Stamp Duty on 
Newspapers. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Residenters in Portobello, was presented, 
and read; praying the House to reject all applications 
for 





Drogheda 
Election, 


Timber 
Duties. 


Drunkenness, 


Edinburgh 
Annuity Tax 
(No, 1) Bill. 


Dissenters’ 
Marriages 
Bill. 


Imprisonment 


for Debt Bill. 


Newspaper 
Stamps. 


Church of 
Scotland. 








5 Witt. IV. 


— QB” Junie. 313 


' for a grant of money for endowing or for building 
Churches in connexion with the Established Church of 
Scotland. 


the County of Ross, and by annexation within the County 
of Cromarty, in Trustees in fee-simple, for the purpose 





of selling the same, and of paying Debts which affect or 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. —_ be made to affect ry fee — creme hy - 
other purposes connected therewith ; to which the Lords 
Heritable A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town Suskva ts as aie of this House: And also, 
rn) Council of Leith, was presented, and read; praying for The Lords do give leave to the Earl of Caledon to Orange 
{Seoran"’ an alteration of the law regarding the settlement and ome to the Select Committee appointed by this House Lodges 
A : : ype PP y (Ireland.) 
transference of Heritable Property in Scotland. to inquire into the nature, character, extent and ten- 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. dency of Orange Lodges or Associations in Ireland, if 
agricultural A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land, and re Lordship think fit:—And then the Messengers with- 
Distress. others, in the hundreds of Loddon and Clavering, in ©T®™: 
th ty of Norfolk, ted, and read; pray- 4 : 
or saat Sees ie Nacsa gta ona de v8 shall ear Ordered, That the Return relative to North Leith, North Leith. 
best calculated to relieve the Petitioners from their pre- Which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. wei S8%- 
sent distress. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. _ The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a Municipal 
ape ve ee &lt;i x Committee upon the Municipal Corporations Bill. oe 
Church of etition of Protestant Inhabitants of Newtown fa- : 
Ireland. milton, was presented, and read; praying, That the (In the Committee.) 
House will not pass into a law any measure by which 


the efficiency of the Protestant Church in Jreland may 
be diminished, or its stability endangered, but transmit 


Cxavse, N° 6: Proposed words, “ every male person 
“ of full age, who, on the last day of August in any 


unimpaired to posterity the sacred trust received from : year shall have occupied any house, warehouse, 
preceding ages, and protected with all the solemnity counting-house or shop, within ae Borough, during 
which could bestow security on human conventions. “ that year, and the whole of each of the two preceding 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. { years, and also during the time of such soumnenen 
** shall have been an inhabitant householder within the 
Dorchester A Petition of Inhabitant Householders, and others, of “ said Borough, or within Seven Miles of the said 
Unionists. Walworth ;—and, Inhabitants of Saint Mary, Newing- “ Borough, shall, if duly enrolled according to the 
ton,—were presented, and read; praying the House to “ provisions hereinafter contained, be a Burgess of such 
address His Majesty to remit the sentence of Transpor- ‘ Borough and member of the Body Corporate of the 
tation passed on the six Agricultural Labourers convicted ‘“ Mayor and Burgesses of such ra Provided 
at the Dorchester Spring Assizes of 1834 of adminis- “ always, That no such person shall be so enrolled in any 
tering an unlawful oath. “ year, unless he shall have been rated in respect of 
And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the ‘“ such premises so occupied by him within the Borough 
Table. “ to all rates made for the relief of the poor of the 
. © parish wherein such premises are situated durin 
East India A Petition of Peter Gordon, of the city of Calcutta, in « P P 8 


the time of his occupation as aforesaid, nor unless he 
shall have paid, during the time of his occupation as 
aforesaid, all such rates due from him in respect of 
the said premises, except such as shall have been 
made or become due within Six calendar Months 
next before the said last day of August: Provided 
also, That the premises in respect of the occupation 
of which any person shall have been so rated need 
not be the same premises or in the same parish, but 
may be different premises in the same parish or in 
different parishes: Provided also, That no person 
shall be so enrolled in any year, who, within T-welve 
calendar Months next previous the said last day of 


Manuscripts 


ts the Hast Indies, mariner and merchant, was presented, « 
and Trophies. 


and read ; setting forth, That by the Act of the third « 
and fourth of the present King, chapter 85, all the assets « 
of the Commercial Branch of the Affairs of the East « 
India Company, including the East India House, toge-  « 
ther with the valuable collection of manuscripts, books, « 
medals, coins and other rarities contained in its Library « 
and Museum, are to be sold, whereby they would be « 
irrecoverably dispersed; and praying the House to « 
adopt measures to prevent the dispersion of the tro- « 
phies and other valuable articles collected together in « 
the India House, and to — all those collections « 


n 


wn 


which may be found useful to the public. ** August, shall have received parochial relief or other 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the « alms, or any pension or charitable allowance from an 
Select Committee on the British Museum. “ fund entrusted to the charitable Trustees of tach 


Lambeth 


Borough hereinafter mentioned ” 
Election. 


Cravsz, No 6, as amended, agreed to. 
Cuauvse, N° 7, agreed to. 


added. 





A Petition of Joseph Thomas Loader, of Waterloo 
Place, Cobourg Road, Kent Road, was presented, and 
read; complaining of an undue interference on the part 
of one of the Candidates at the late election for the 


borough of Zambeth ; and praying, That the House will 
adopt such measures as will secure to the elector the 
means of honestly voting without fear or dictation. 


Cravuse, N° 8 (Burgesses who cease to be Occupiers 
within the Borough, or neglect to pay their Rates, to be 
omitted from the Burgess Roll; but within Two Years 





may be restored, at the next Revision of the Burgess 
Roll) read. 


Amendment proposed: P. 4. 1. 23. To leave out 
from “ thereafter” to the end of the Clause, and to add, 
“ be omitted from the said Burgess Roll, he shall there- 
“* upon cease to be a Burgess and member of the said 
‘“¢ Body Corporate: Provided nevertheless, That if on 
“ the last day of August in any year within Two Years 
next after the time at which he shall so cease to be a 
Burgess, he shall bond fide occupy any house, ware- 
house, counting-house or shop, within the said 
‘“* Borough, and shall be bond fide an inhabitant house- 
“ holder within the said Borough, or within Seven 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Bribery at Elections. 


“omaes 
orporations 
Bill, 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Evesham ;—Walsall ;— 
Leicester ;—David Spicer, mayor of the borough of 
Portsmouth ;—and, Churchwardens of Liverpool,— were 
presented, and read; taking notice of the Municipal 
At Corporations Bill; and praying, That the same may 

pass into a law. 

A Petition of Apprentices enrolled for the freedom of 
the borough of Berwick-upon- Tweed, was also presented, 
and read; taking notice of the said Bill; and praying, 
That provision may be made therein for the admission ,, Mil f th id B agg gs Begs ti 

fe ‘ : tled t 
of the Petitioners, - Burgesses of the said borough, mM « diales is hereinafter provided “end lion ork A 
the expiration of their respective terms of apprenticeship. ,, cisaia' 4 Ke aad ta Walaa M Satie aid namahor 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the ,, S ds e said Body Corporate, provided that on the 
Table. ** Jast-mentioned last day of August he shall be other- 

Messagefrom A M from the Lords, by Mr. F d Mr. “ wise qualified as herein provided, except in respect 
the Lords. Roupell saad ee ee, length of his continuous inhabitancy and 
Mr. Speaker, : ** occupation as aforesaid. 
Mackenzie's The Lords have sed a Bill, intituled, An Act to Question, That the words proposed to be left out, 
Bill we” a nd the entailed Estate of Cromarty, lying within stand part of the Clause——put, and Negatived. 


“ce 
6c“ 


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5 C Question 








Register of 
Electors. 





STA 


Question proposed, That the proposed words be added; 

Amendment proposed to the proposed Amendment : 
After the second words “he shall,” to insert, “ have 
“* paid all arrears of rates due from him, except such 
** as shall have become due within Six calendar Months, 
‘ and shall:” Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 

Proposed words : “ Be omitted from the said Burgess 
“ Roll, he shall thereupon cease to be a Burgess and 
“ member of the said Body Corporate: Provided 
“ nevertheless, That if on the last day of August in an 
* year within Two years next after the time at whic 

e shall so cease to be a Burgess, he shall bond fide 

*“ occupy any house, ‘warehouse, counting-house or 
“shop, within the said Borough, and shall be bond 
“ fide an inhabitant householder within the said 
** Borough, or within Seven Miles of the said Borough, 
** he shall be entitled to claim as hereinafter provided, 
** and upon such claim again to be and be enrolled a 
“* Burgess and member of the said Body Corporate, 
“ provided that on the last-mentioned last day of 
** August he shall be otherwise qualified as herein pro- 
“ vided, except in respect of the length of his conti- 
** nuous inhabitancy and occupation as aforesaid ”—— 
added. 

Crausz, N° 8, as amended, agreed to. 


Crause, N° 9 (No new Burgesses to be admitted who 
are not qualified under this Act)——read. 
P. 4, 1. 36. Blank filled with “ passing of this Act.” 
Amendment proposed: P. 4. 1. 37. To leave out 
from “shall be” to the end of the Clause, and to add, 
* entitled to vote at the election of Town Councillors 
“‘ for any Borough, other than such‘person or persons 
as shall be duly enrolled in the Burgess Roll, and 
who shall be duly qualified to be a member or mem- 
“ bers of the Corporate Body of such Borough, accord- 
“ ing to the provisions of this Act: Provided always, 
“ That nothing in this Act shall extend, or be construed 
* to extend, to prevent the admission to their freedom 
“* for other purposes of all persons who by the laws now in 
“ force, are or would be entitled to be admitted as 
“ freemen of any corporation in respect of births or 
“ servitude, or in any way to affect the right, privilege or 
** property to which such persons are now by law or 
** usage entitled: ”” Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 
Another Amendment proposed: To leave out from 
* ghall be” to the end of the Clause, and to add, “ to 
* vote at the elections of Town Council for any Borough, 
“ other than such person or persons as shall be duly qua- 
“* lified tobe a member or membersof the Corporate Body 
“ of such Borough, according tothe provisions of this Act: 
** Provided always, That nothing herein contained shall 
“in any way be construed to curtail or abolish any 
“ right of voting in the election of a Member or Mem- 
** bers to serve in Parliament, which is now possessed 
*“ or might hereafter be acquired under the provisions 
* of the Reform Act.” 
Question put, That the words proposed to be left out 
stand part of the Clause ; 
The Committee divided. 
Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Edward John Stanley 278. 
Teller for the Noes, Sir George Clerk - - 232. 
Question proposed, That Clause, N° 9, as amended, 
stand part of the Bill; 
Whereupon a Motion was made, and Question pro- 
popes That the Chairman do report Progress, and ask 
eave to sit again: Motion, by leave, withdrawn. 
Cravuse, N° 9, as amended, agreed to. 
To report Progress. 


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And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Wednesday morning ; 


Mercuri, 24° die Juni, 1835: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported from the Committee, That they had made a 
further frcaree in the Bill; and that he was directed 
by the Committee to move, That they may have leave 
to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, again resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resumed the ad- 
journed Debate upon the Question proposed on Wed- 
nesday last, That in all cases where a Select Committee 


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A. 1835. 


appointed to try the merits of an Election for any 
County, City or Borough, report to this House that the 
Names of any Voters ought not to have been placed in 
the Register of Voters, or that the Names of any Voters 
have been unduly omitted from such Register, Mr. 
Speaker shall issue his directions thereupon to the 
Clerk of the Peace, Town Clerk or other Officer, with 
whom the Register of Voters of such County, City or 
Borough is deposited, to amend such Register, by strik- 
ing out or adding Names to such Register, as the case 
may be, in conformity to the Report of such Select 
Committee. 

And the Question being put ; 

Resolved, That in all cases where a Select Committee 
appointed to try the merits of an Election for any 
County, City or Borough, report to this House that the 
Names of any Voters ought not to have been placed in 
the Register of Voters, or that the Names of any Voters 
have been unduly omitted from such Register, Mr. 
Speaker shall issue his directions thereupon to the 
Clerk of the Peace, Town Clerk or other Officer, with 
whom the Register of Voters of such County, City or 
Borough, is deposited, to amend such Register, by strik- 
ing out or adding Names to such Register, as the case 
may be, in conformity to the Report of such Select 
Committee. 


The ingrossed Bill to continue an Act of the tenth Western 
year of his late Majesty’s reign, for the government of Australia 

is Majesty’s Settlements in Western Australia, on the Bill. 
Western Coast of New Holland, was, according to 
Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title 
be, An Act to continue, to the Thirty-first day of 
December One thousand eight hundred and Thirty-six, 
and from thence to the end of the then next Session of 
Parliament, an Act of the tenth year of his late 
Majesty’s Reign, for providing for the Government of 
His Majesty’s Settlements in Western Australia, on the 
Western Coast of New Holland. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House, according to Order, resumed the adjourned Roman Catholic 
Debate upon the Question proposed yesterday, That the Members, 
Petition of Inhabitants of Birmingham, for the adoption 
of measures to prevent the Oath administered to Roman 
Catholic Members of Parliament, from being rendered 
of no effect, do lie upon the Table. 

And the Question being put ; 

Ordered, That the Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Lord John Russell presented, by His Majesty’s com- Ecclesiastical 
mand,—Report of the Commissioners appointed by His Revenues. 
Majesty to inquire into the Ecclesiastical Revenues of 
England and Wales. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a Isle of Man 
Committee upon the Jsle of Man Corn Trade Bill ; Corn Trade 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 5#!!- 
sumed the Chair; and Sir George Grey reported from 
the Committee, That they had gone through the Bill, 
and made an Amendment thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Mr. Baring presented a Bill, for continuing to His sugar Duties 
Majesty certain Duties upon Sugar for a limited time: Bill. 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered to 
be read a second time this day. 


Piers 


: ‘ ghee : 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill (Ineland) Bll 


to empower Grand Juries in Ireland to raise Money 
by Presentment for the construction, enlargement, or 
repair of Piers and Quays: And that Mr. William 
O’ Brien, Mr. Wyse, and Mr. Sturt, do prepare, and bring 
it in. 

The House proceeded to take into consideration the Hambam 
Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, Road Bill 
An Act for more effectually repairing and improving the 
Road from the junction of the Odstock Road with the 
Downton Road, near Harnham Hill, through Blandford 
and Dorchester, to Askerwell Hill, in the Cm 4 

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Wilts and Dorset; and the same was read; and is as 
followeth : Y 

Pr. 10. 1.37. Leave out from “namely” to “ George” 
in line penult. 

The said Amendment, (which was to omit a Corporate 
Body which had been appointed by this House to act as 
Trustees for the execution of the Act,) being read a 
second time, was agreed to; it being contrary to the 
practice of Parliament to appoint a Corporate Body to 
act as Trustees in such cases, and such Corporate Body 
having been inserted in the List of Trustees by mistake 
in the Committee on the Bill in this House. 

Ordered, That Mr. Sturt do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the Amendment made by their Lordships. 


Soap _— Mr. Poulett Thomson presented a Bill to continue for 
_ a further time the Allowances of the Duty of Excise of 
; Soap used in certain Manufactures: And the same was 


read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time this day. 


Leave of Ordered, That Colonel Powell have leave of absence 
Absence. for three weeks, on urgent business. 


Bribery at Ordered, That Mr. Charles Walker be added to the 
Elections. = Select Committee on Bribery at Elections. 


Brighton Ordered, That the Return relative to the Brighton 
oc eck Guardian, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 
0. . 


Ecclesiastical Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 

Courts —s regulate Ecclesiastical Courts in England and Wales: 

(No.2.) Billk And that Mr. Attorney General, Mr. Solicitor General, 
and Dr. Lushington, do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ballot for Resolved, That the Ballot for entering the Names of 
Petitions. § Members having Public Petitions to present, do take 
lace at half an hour before the time appointed for Mr. 

aca taking the Chair. 


Civil Depart- Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Re- 

oe turns of the Total Charge of the several Civil Depart- 
ments of the Public Service, in each year from 1815 to 
1835; of the Charge, in detail, of each Establishment, 
in the years 1815 and 1835; specifying the Name, 
Salary and Situation of each Person receiving upwards 
of 800/. per annum ; showing the Reductions made in 
the Salaries of such Situations since 1815 ; and stating 
the Time at which such Reductions were made. 


rw Ordered, That Lord Viscount Stormont and General 


(Scotland) Bul. Arbuthnott be added to the Select Committee on Sal- 
mon Fisheries (Scotland) Bill. 


Charities. Ordered, That the Return relative to Charities, which 
was presented on the 25th day of May last, be referred 
to the Select Committee on Charities. 


oy te Ordered, That the Property in Infants (Ireland) Bill 
(Ireland) Bill. be read a second time upon Thursday next. 


gai Ordered, That the Contempts in Equity (Ireland) Bill 
jul 'y . 
(Ireland) Bil, be read a second time upon Thursday next. 


Public Mr. Oswald reported from the Select Committee on 
Petitions, Public Petitions ; That they had examined the Petitions 
presented on the 17th, 18th and 19th days of this instant 
June, and had directed him to make a Report thereof to 

the House. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; and 

be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
one of the clock on Wednesday morning, ad- 
journed till this day. 


VOL. 90 


Mercurti, 24° die Junii ; 


Anno 5° Willielmi IV’ Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. 


AN ingrossed Bill for repairing and widening the 
Roads from Oxford, over Botley Causeway, to 
Fifield, in the County of Berks, and Witney, in the County 
of Oxford, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Weyland do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for more effectually repairing and 
improving the Road from the Side Gate on the Hinckley 
and Lutterworth Turnpike Road, in the Parish of Bur- 
bage, in the County of Leicester, to the Leicester Turnpike 
Road, in or near to the Village of Narborough, in the 
said County, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Weyland do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. William Duncombe reported from the Committee 
on the Petition for the formation of an Asylum Harbour 
at Redcar, on the Coast of Yorkshire; That the Standing 
Orders relative to Bills for making Harbours, had been 
complied with; and that they had examined the matter 
of the Petition. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
establishing and maintaining a Harbour, to be called 
Port William, at Redcar, in the North Riding of the 
to of York: And that Mr. William Duncombe and 
Mr. Cayley do prepare, and bring it in. 


An ingrossed Bill for enabling John Brandling and 
Robert William Brandling, Esquires, to purchase and 
take Leases of Lands and Hereditaments for the formation 
of a Railway from Gateshead to South Shields and Monk- 
wearmouth, all in the County Palatine of Durham, with 
Branches therefrom, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. William Duncombe do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Worcester County Infirmary Estate Bill was read a 
second time; and committed to Colonel Zygon and the 
Worcester List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in 
the Speaker’s Chamber. 


The Highleigh Estate Bill was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


An ingrossed Bill to explain and amend the Powers 
of an Act of his late Majesty King George the Fourth, 
for making a Pier at Southend, in the County of Essez, 
was read the third time; and an ingrossed Clause was 
added, by way of rider; and Amendments were made 
to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bramston do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for continuing the Term, and amend- 
ing and enlarging the Powers of three Acts of His Ma- 
jesty King George the Third, for amending certain Mile- 
ways leading to Ozford, and making Improvements in 
the University and City of Oxford, the Suburbs thereof, 
and adjoining Parish of Saint Clement, and for other 
purposes in the said Act mentioned, was read the third 
time; and Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Lord Granville Somerset do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for making and maintaining a Dock 
and other Works in the Port of Newport, in the County 
of Monmouth, with a Railway and Stone-road therefrom, 
was read the third time; and Amendments were made 
to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Lord Granville Somerset. do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 

5C2 The 


Botley and 
Fifield Road 
Bill. 


Hinckley and 
Narborough 
Road Bill. 


Redcar 
Harbour. 


Gateshead and 
Monkwear- 
mouth Railway 
Bill. 


Worcester 
County 
Infirmary 
Estate Bill. 


Highleigh 
Estate Bill. 


Southend 
Pier Bill. 


Oxford 
Paving Bill. 


Newport 
(Monmouth) 
Dock Bill. 








Fast India 
Docks Bill, 


Merthyr 
Tidvil 
Market Bill. 


Dorchester 
Unionists. 


Church of 
Ireland. 


Hand-loom 
Weavers. 


Berkhamstead 
School. 


Municipal 


316 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Report which, upon the 12th day of this instant J une, 
was made from the Committee on the East India 
Docks Bill, printed ai wi of the Bill, as amended by 
the Committee, having been delivered, at the door, upon 
Tuesday, the 16th day of this instant June; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Guest reported from the Committee on the Mer- 
thyr Tidvil Market Bill; That they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto; and the Amendments were read; and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Westbromwich;—- Haworth; 
— Camberwell; — Clapham and Wandsworth ; — Inha- 
bitant Householders and others of Peckham ;—and, In- 
habitants of Hinckley,—--were presented, and read; pray- 
ing the House to address His Majesty to remit the sentence 
of Transportation passed on the six Agricultural La- 
bourers convicted at the Dorchester Spring Assizes 1834 
of administering an unlawful oath. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of the Archdeacon and Clergy of the 
deaneries of Richmond and Catterich, in the diocese of 
Chester ;--and, the Bishop and Clergy of the dioceses 
of Cork and Ross,—were presented, and read; praying 
the House to reject every measure which has for its 
object the taking away any portion of the revenues of 
the Irish Church, in order to its being applied to other 
than Protestant and strictly Ecclesiastical purposes. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Hand-implement Employers, Spinners 
and Weavers, and other Inhabitants of Llanidloes, was 
presented, and read; praying the House to restrain the 
mischievous operations of machinery used in spinning 
and weaving, by the abolition of the same, or by charging 
a certain rate of duty on each pound of yarn consumed 
at home, as well as on that exported, and also on each 
yard of manufactured goods produced by such power 
machines, and the same duty advancing according to 
the quality, or by the adoption of any other means that 
to the House may seem meet, to bring such machines 
to stand on an — with other hand-implements 
used in the same branches of trade, in order to provide 


for the better regulation of wages, to diminish in every . 


possible way and to equalize taxation, to protect the 
producers of wealth in every trade, and to encourage 
every plan which tends to the diffusion of capital, and 
yet checks its undue accumulation, by which means 
contentment and loyalty may be promoted, and peace 
and happiness extended to future generations. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Hand-loom Weavers. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Great Berkhamstead, was 
presented, and read; complaining of the misapplication 
of the funds of the Free Grammar School founded by 
King Edward the Sixth at Great Berkhamstead, and 
of the refusal of the master and usher to give any in- 
struction, save in the Greek and Latin languages; and 
praying, That the word grammar, hitherto judicially 
determined to refer only to Latin and Greek, may be 
declared hereafter to extend to all the usual branches 
of a general English education. 

m anes That the said Petition do lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of the Worshipful the Warden and Societ 


Corporations. of the royal town, manor and ——? of Sutton Cold- 


field, was presented, and read; setting forth, That certain 
vague and unfounded charges having been made against 
the Petitioners in a Report presented by the Municipal 
Commissioner, Mr. Cockburn, and upon which the House 
is proceeding to legislate, the Petitioners pray, That a 


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A. 1835. 


Committee of Inquiry may be appointed to ascertain the 
facts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Vicar, Curate, Churchwardens, and 
other Inhabitants and Rate-payers of Foleshill ;—Vicar, 
Churchwardens, and other fohabitants of Ansty, in the 
city of Coventry and Shilton ;—and, Clergy, Churchwar- 
dens, and other Inhabitants and Rate-payers of Bulking- 
ton,—were presented, and read; complaining of the 
distress of the Ribbon Weavers, arising from the late 
alteration in the laws prohibiting the importation of 
French ribbons; and praying, That the House will afford 
them that assistance and protection which the nature of 
their wretched circumstances so necessarily requires. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Birmingham ; —Inha- 
bitants of Llanfyllin, rated to the relief of the poor of 
the said borough ; -— Inhabitants of Rochdale ; — and, 
Freemen, Householders and Inhabitants of Great Yar- 
mouth,—were presented, and read ; taking notice of the 
Municipal Corporations Bill; and praying, That the 
same may pass into a law. 

A Petition of the Aldermenand Burgessesof Grantham; 
—the Mayor and Burgesses of Arundel ;—the House 
a one Company in Newcastle-upon-Tyne ;— and, 
the Incorporated Company of Cordwainers of Newcastle- 
upon-T'yne,—— were also presented, and read; taking 
notice of the said Bill; and praying, That the same may 
not pass into a law as it now stands. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Chesterfield ;—Ashover ; 
-—Thomas Besley, of Exeter, proprieter and conductor 
of the Devonshire Chronicle and Exeter News ;-—and, 
Journeymen Type Founders of London,—were presented, 
and read; praying for the repeal of the Stamp Duty on 
Newspapers. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. ) 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers of Woolwich ;— 
Greenwich,and other places;—Licensed Dealers in Spirits 
in North Tawton ;-— Crediton (two Petitions) Heer 
worthy ; — Lynton ; — Licensed Victuallers and Spirit 
Dealers in Alfreton ;—Ashborne ;—and, Chesterfield,— 
were presented, and read; praying for the repeal of the 
additional Duty on Spirit Licenses imposed by an Act 
of the last Session of Parliament. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Watermen, Boatmen and others, gaining 
their livelihood by that part of the navigation of the 
River Severn, and of the Worcester and Birmingham Canal, 
connected with the city of Worcester; —and, Inhabitants 
of Barrow,—were presented, and read; praying the 
House to take the subject of ‘the due observance of the 
Lord’s Day into their serious consideration, and to adopt 
such measures for the amendment of the existing laws 
on the subject as to them may seem meet. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Operative Colliers in the western dis- 
trict of Ayrshire, was presented, and read; setting forth, 
That, by alate Act of Parliament, all heaped measures 
are prohibited from being used, and new regulations 
adopted for weighing coals and other articles ; that the 
Petitioners have long suffered oppression from the mas- 
ters in consequence of their heaped measures, as, if es 
want only three or four pounds out of a creel, whic 
generally holds three and one half hundred weight, the 
whole is kept by the master, without any remuneration 
to the workman; and praying the House to take their 
case into consideration, and ordain all coal-masters to 
keep regular weights on their pit-heads, in order that 
the operatives may get justice. ; 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 


Table. 
A Petition 


Ribbon 
Weavers. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill. 


Newspaper 
Stamps. 


Spirit 
Licenses. 


Lord’s Day. 


Heaped 


Measures. 








Drunkenness. 


Spirits. 


Devonport 
Election. 


Church of 
Scotland. 


Land Tax. 


Sale of Bread 
Bill. 


No, 322, 


Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill. 





5 Wixi. IV. 


A Petition of Parishioners of Saint James, Bristol ;— 
Saint Paul, Bristol ;—Westbury-upon-Trym ;—Attend- 
ants at Bethesda Chapel, Park-street, Bristol ;—Officers 
and Committee of a Temperance Society in Bath;—In- 
habitants of Caher; — United Brethren, Maudlin-lane, 
Bristol ;— Members of the Church and Congregation 
assembling at Castle Green Meeting-house, Bristol ;— 
Guinea-street, Bristol ;—and, Newfoundland-street, Bris- 
tol,—were presented, and read; praying for the total 
prohibition of the sale of Beer to be dronk on the pre- 
mises in beer-houses, and for the adoption of mea- 
sures to remove the numerous and increasing tempta- 
tions to dram-drinking among the working classes, 
and discourage the use of distilled Spirits as a customary 
beverage. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Number of Imperial Gallons of British, 
Foreign and Colonial Spirits, which paid the Home 
Consumption Duty in the United Kingdom, for the 
years 1833 and 1834 separately ; specifying the Quanti- 
ties of each which paid Duty in England, Scotland and 
Ireland; also the rate of Duty, and the Amount of 
each in each year, for the three Countries; also the De- 
crease or Increase of the Number of Gallons of each 
kind of Spirits, and of the Amount of Duty in England, 
Scotland and Ireland, of 1833 as compared with 1832, 
and of 1834 as compared with 1833. 


A Petition of Electors of the borough of Devonport, 
was presented, and read ; complaining of the influence 
used by the Officers of His Majesty’s Dock-yard at the 
late Election for the borough of Devonport; and praying 
the House to institute an inquiry into the facts stated, 
with a view to establish freedom of election in that 
borough; and should the House be of opinion that no 
effectual measures can be devised to insure the same to 
electors in the employ of Government, that the House 
will be pleased to disfranchise them, on the same prin- 
ciple that officers employed in the collection of the re- 
venue are disqualified from voting at elections. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Committee of the Protestant Society 
for the Protection of Religious Liberty, was presented, 
and read; praying, That no further grants of public 
money may be made in favour of the Scotch Established 
Church, but that applications for such grants may be 
at once firmly and wisely declined. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land assessed 
to the Land Tax in the parishes of Culham and New- 
ington, and the liberties of Berrick Prior and Brook- 
hampton ;—and, in Angmering,—were presented, and 
read ; praying, That the Land Tax may be more equally 
and fairly assessed, and a fresh valuation be instituted, 
it being notorious that a large quantity of land through- 
out the Kingdom has of late years been covered by houses 
and buildings paying only a fractional part of the assess- 
ment, whereas on those lands not so cireumstanced the 
original amount is still collected. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Captain Pechell reported from the Select Committee 
on the Sale of Bread Bill; That they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 

And the House being informed, that other Amend- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill:—The Bill 
was re-committed to a Committee of the whole House, 
for Wednesday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Wellington, in the county 


of Somerset ;—and, Merchants, Traders, and others, of 
VOL. 90. : 


Q4° Junii. 


377. 


the parishes of Saint Margaret and Saint John-the- 
Evangelist, Westminster,—were presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the Imprisonment for Debt Bill; and 
praying, That the same may not pass into a law. 


A Petition of Persons confined for debt in the Debtors’ 
Prison for London and Middlesex;—and, Thomas Parkin, 
late of Dudley, but at present a prisoner in the King’s 
Bench,—were also presented, and read; taking notice 
of the said Bill; and praying, That the same may pass 
into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Charles Pitt, a prisoner within the Rules 
of the Fleet Prison, was presented, and read; praying, 
That proceedings in Chancery, as well as the existing 
law of arrest or imprisonment for debt, may come fairly 
under the consideration of the House. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Joseph Forster;—and, George Austin, of 
Shefford, gentleman,—were presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Lord’s Day Observance Bill; and praying, 
That the same may not pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Town 
Council of Perth, was presented, and read ; praying the 
House to pass a Bill dissolving the Convention of the 
Royal Burghs of Scotland. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Town 
Council of Perth, was presented, and read; praying for 
an alteration of the laws regulating the management of 
Bankrupts’ Estates in Scotland. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Names of the Lessees of the Post-horse Duty 
of Great Britain, under 1 Geo. 4 (1820) to the present 
time; distinguishing the Districts let to each; also Hng- 
land from Scotland; and showing the annual Rents of 


the Districts respectively upon each letting of three 
years. 


A Petition of Heritors, Minister, Elders and other 
Inhabitants of Laggan ;—and, Inhabitants of Marnoch, 
—were presented, and read; praying the House to resist 
every attempt to shake the stability or impair the efh- 
ciency of the Church of Scotland, and to adopt such 
measures as may seem best calculated for promoting its 
usefulness, by building and endowing such additional 
Churches in connexion with the Establishment as the 
increasing numbers and necessities of the population 
demand. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Magistrates of the county of Middlesex, 
was presented, and read; reciting the Act 25 Geo. 2, 
c. 36, for the better preventing Thefts and Robberies, 
and for regulating Places of Public Entertainment, 
and punishing Persons keeping Disorderly Houses ; and 
praying the House to repeal so much thereof as restrains 
the amusements of Music and Dancing. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do 


lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Greenwich and Woolwich 
Turnpike Lower Road, was presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Greenwich and Gravesend Railway Bill; 
and praying, That they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against the same. 

i Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
able. 


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A Petition 


C. Pitt. 


Lord’s Day 
Observance 
Bill. 


Royal Burghs 
(Scotland.) 


Bankrupts’ 
Estates 
(Scotland.) 


Post Horse 
Duty. 


Church of 
Scotland. 


Music and 
Dancing. 


Greenwich 
and Gravesend 


Railway Bill. 








Church 
Rates. 


Bungay 
v. 
Childs. 


Ballochney 
Railway Bill. 


Highland 
Roads and 
Bridges. 


Pembroke 
Dock Yard. 


No. 318. 


Vernon 
Frigate. 
No. 319. 


Assizes 
Removal 


(Ireland) Bill. 


‘Tithes 
(lreland.) 


Agricultural 
Distress. 


Medway 
Navigation 
Bill. 


378 


A Petition of Protestant Dissenters and others, Inha- 
bitants of Framlingham, was presented, and read ; com- 
plaining of the imprisonment of Mr. John Childs, of 
Bungay, for nonpayment of Church-rates, and an al- 
leged mere of the Consistorial Court of Norwich ; 
and praying, That the jurisdiction of the Ecclesiastical 
Courts may be confined to the hearing and determining 
of cases in which members of the Church of England 
are alone concerned. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Walter Campbell reported from the Committee on 
the Ballochney Railway Bill; That the Standing Orders 
relative to Railway Bills, had been complied with; and 
that they had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to be true; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. . 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Sir George Steuart Mackenzie, of Coul, 
in the county of Ross, Baronet, was presented, and read; 
complaining of the conduct of the Board of Commis- 
sioners of Highland Roads and Bridges, in regard to 
the mismanagement of the Roads, and wasteful ex- 
penditure by the persons whom they employ; and 
praying the House to consider what the Petitioner has 
set forth, and take such measures thereupon as may seem 
meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Charles Wood presented, pursuant to Orders,— 
Copy of the Report of Mr. Hawkes, the Master Builder 
in His Majesty’s Dock-yard at Pembroke, on the compa- 
rative Cost of building the Clarence and Vanguard 
Line-of-Battle Ships. 

Copies of Reports which have been received at the 
Admiralty, of the Sailing Qualities of His Majesty’s 
Ship Vernon, and of other Ships of War which have 
— built by His Majesty’s present Surveyor of the 

avy. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Landholders of the barony of Lower 
Ormond, and county of Tipperary, was presented, and 
read; taking notice of the Assizes Removal (Ireland) 
Bill; and praying, That the same may pass into a 
law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the townland of Grange 
Clare, in the county of Kildare, was presented, and 
read; praying the el to enact that no person shall 
be eligible to vote at an election fora Member to serve 
in Parliament for Ireland, who cannot produce a receipt, 
showing that all Tithes whatsoever, whether payable to 
the Clergy or Lay Proprietors, have been paid up at 
least six months prior to such Election. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Farmers and others, occupiers of land 
in the-neighbourhood of Tunbridge, was presented, and 
read ; complaining of the distressed state of the Agri- 
cultural interest; and praying the House to adopt such 
measures of relief as they may deem expedient. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of 7 unbridge Wells, and 
parts adjacent, was presented, and read; taking notice 
of the Medway Navigation Bill; and praying, That the 
same may pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Q4° Juni. 





_ A. 1835. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- Ordnance 
turn of the Number of Ordnance Storekeepers and Stores. 
Stations in 1797, and the Expense incurred for the same 
in that year; distinguishing the Number and Charge 
for salaried Officers from that for Artisans and Labourers 
as referred to in the Minute of the Treasury of 10th 
August 1821. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Sums voted and actually expended in the 
Purchase of Ordnance Stores in each year, since 1828 
inclusive ; stating the principal kinds, and whether pro- 
cured by private Purchase, or by open Contract, or by 
manufacture by a Government Establishment, and at 
what Places. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- Gunpowder, 
turn, showing the gray! of Gunpowder manufactured 
and regenerated by the Government Powder-works in 
each year, since 31st March 1828, and where manufac- 
tured. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a de- 
tailed Account of the Establishment and Expenses of 
every kind incurred at Waltham Abbey in the year 1834; 
also, Return of the Quantity of Gunpowder sold in each 
year since July 1828; stating whether the Powder sold 
was damaged and unfit for use, or in a serviceable 
condition. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ab- Woolwich 
stract Return of the average Number of Cadets at Wool- Acadeny. 
wich Academy in each year since 1827; and stating the 
Number of those who have obtained Commissions in 
the Artillery as Engineers in each year. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Assizes 
on the Assizes Removal (Ireland) Bill; hr 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday, the rr 
8th day of July next, resolve itself into the said Com- 
mittee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- Entailed Estates 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee’on ©) ®"" 
the Entailed Estates (Scotland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Wednesday, the 8th day of July 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Instruments 
on the Instruments of Sasine (Scotland) Bill ; CSeotland) Bal 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- Superior Courts 
ing of the Superior Courts (Scotland) Bill; Gutay = 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- ante 
ing of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Bill; (Scotland) bm", 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday next. 


The Education (Ireland) Bill was, according to Order, Education 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee of (Ireland) Bill. 
the whole House, for Wednesday, the 8th day of July 


next. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take Manure Toll 
into further consideration the Report from the Com- Exemption 
mittee on the Manure Toll Exemption Bill; and the Bill. 
Amendments made by the Committee to the Bill, being 
read a second time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed; and read the third time upon Wednesday 


next. 


Order of the day being read, for taking into Imprisonment 
oan consideration the Sener from the Committee ‘ Debt Bil- 
on the Imprisonment for Debt Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Wednesday, the sth day of July 


next. : 
A Motion 





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Agra 
Government 


Bill ; 


Foreign 
Enlistment 
Act. 


Agra 
Government 
Bill. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill, 


Bankrupts’ 
“egal 
(Scotland) 
Bill, 


5 Wit. lV. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the Order of the day, for the Committee on 
the Agra Government Bill, be now read ; 

An Amendment was proposed to he made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to the 
end of the Question, in order to add the words “an 
“ humble Address be presented to His Majesty, that 
He will be graciously pleased to give directions, that 
there be laid before this House, a Copy of the Order 
in Council exempting His Majesty’s Subjects, who 
may enter the service of the Queen of Spain, from 
the provisions of the Foreign Enlistment Act; and 
Copies of all Communications which have passed 
upon this subject between His Majesty’s Government 
and the Minister at the Court of her Majesty the 
Queen of Spain,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question; it passed 
in the Negative. 

And the Question being put, That the words “ an 
humble Address be presented to His Majesty, ‘that 
He will be graciously pleased to give directions, that 
there be laid before this House, a Copy of the Order 
in Council exempting His Majesty’s Subjects, who 
may enter the service of the Queen of Spain, from 
the provisions of the Foreign Enlistment Act; and 
Copies of all Communications which have passed 
upon this subject, between His Majesty’s Government 
and the Minister at the Court of her Majesty the 
* Queen of Spain,” be added at the end of the Ques- 
tion; it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of the Order in Council exempting His Majesty’s Sub- 
jects, who may enter the service of the Queen of Spain, 
from the provisions of the Foreign Enlistment Act; and 
Copies of all Communications which have passed upon 
this subject between His Majesty’s Government and 
p Minister at the Court of her Majesty the Queen of 

pain. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


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The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Agra Government Bill; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee, 
That they had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Municipal Corporations Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 


Crause, Ne 10 (Burgesses not to have individual 
benefit from Common Lands, &amp;c., who were not 
entitled thereunto before the passing of this Act) 
read. 

Several Amendments made. 

To report Progress ; and ask leave to sit again. 








And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Thursday morning; 


Jovis, 25° die Juni, 1835: 

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported from the Committee, That they had made a fur- 
ther progress in the Bill; and that he was directed by 
the Committee to move, That they may have leave to 
sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, again resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Committee 
on the Bankrupts’ Estates (Scotland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 


sideration upon Friday next. 
VOL. oo” . 


Q4°—25° Sunir. 


379 

The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Polls at Elections Bill; 


_ Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Wednesday next. , 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report’ from the Committee on 
the Colonial Passengers’ Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Savings Banks (Scotland) Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself intothe said Committe. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Seamen Enlistment Bill; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee, 
That they had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Bernal accordingly reported the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Wednesday, the 8th day of July next. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend and consolidate. the 
Laws relating to the Merchant Seamen of the United 
Kingdom, and for forming and maintaining a- Register 
of all the men engaged in that Service, was read the 
third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered to be added to the 
Bill, by way of rider, to facilitate the payment of 
Wages to Seamen in certain cases: And the said Clause 
was brought up, and twice read with a blank ; and com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House :— The 
House accordingly resolved itself into the Committee 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Poulett Thomson reported 
from the Committee, That they had gone through the 
Clause, and made an Amendment thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Poulett Thomson accordingly reported from the 
Committee the Amendment which they had made to 
the Clause; and the Amendment was read, and agreed 
to:—And the said Clause was’read the third time; 
and agreed to be made part of the Bill, by way of 
rider. 

Then several Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords ; and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on the 
Inns, Alehouses and Victualling Houses Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Hull Merchant 
Seamen’s Fund Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Wednes- 
day next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Postage Bill; and, after some time 
spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and 
Mr. Robert Steuart reported from the Committee, That 
they had gone through the Bill; and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Robert Steuart accordingly reported the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Wednesday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


The ingrossed Bill to repeal so much of an Act of the 


nineteenth year of King George the Second, as makes 
void all Marriages celebrated by any Popish Priest 
5D2 between 


Polls at Elec- 
tions Bill. 


Colonial 
Passengers’ 
Bill. 


Savings Banks 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Seamen 
Enlistment 
Bill. 


No. 320. 


Merchant 
Seamen 
Registration 
Bill, 


Inns, Alehouses, 
and Victualling- 
houses Bill. 


Hull Merchant 
Seamen’s Fund 
Bill. 


Postage Bill. 
No. 321. 


Roman Catholic 
Marriages 
(Ireland) Bill, 





\ 


380 


between Protestant and Papist, was read the third 
time. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Bill do pass :—And a Debate arising 
thereupon ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That the Debate be adjourned till Wednesday next ; 

The House divided. 

The Yeas went forth. 

Tellers for the Yee te duo 14. 
Lord Viscount! Ebrington, 
Tellers for the Noes,) V1. Robert panne 2 \ 53. 

So it passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being again proposed, That the Bill 
do pass ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That this House do now adjourn :—And the said Motion 
was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

And the Question being again proposed, That the 
Bill do pass :—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till To-morrow. 


Prisoners’ The Order of the day being read, for the third read- 
Counsel Bill. ing of the Prisoners’ Counsel Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
Wednesday next. 
Foreign The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
— Report from the Committee on the Foreign Enlistment 
; Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


Weiglits and 
Measures 
Bill. 


The Weights and Measures Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Wednesday next. 


Stafiord The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 

Disfranchise- on the Stafford Disfranchisement Bill ; 

ment Bill, Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 

Supply. The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 

itself into the said Committee. 

Ways and The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 

Means. of Ways and: Means; 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Dissenters’ Marriages Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Dissenters’ 
Marriages 
Bill. 


Dominica 
Indemnity 
Bill. 


The ingrossed Bill to allow, for a limited period, the 
Importation of certain Articles, Duty free, into the 
Island of Dominica, and to indemnify the Governor, 
and others, for having permitted the Importation of such 
Articles Duty free, was, according to Order, read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title 
be, An Act to allow, until the Twenty-eighth day of 
July One thousand e‘ght hundred and Thirty-five, the 
Importation of certain Articles Duty free into the 
Island of Dominica, and to indemnify the Governor 
and others for having permitted the Importation of 
such Articles Duty free. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Isle of Man 
Corn Trade 
Bill. 


Mr. Robert Steuart reported from the Committee on 
the Isle of Man Corn Trade Bill, the Amendments 
which they had made to the Bill; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed, and read the third time To-morrow. 


Sugar Duties 


Sug The Sugar Duties Bill was, according to Order, read 
ul. 


a second time ; and committed to a Committee of the 
whole House, for this day. 





24°—25° Juni. 






A. 1835. 


The Soap Duties Drawback Bill was, according to Soap Duties 


Order, read a second time; and committed to a Com- — 
mittee of the whole House, for To-morrow. . 

Ordered, That Mr. Ingham have leave to go the i of 
circuit ;—and, that Mr. Alderman Copeland have leave “**"°* 
of absence for a month, on account of ill health. 


Ordered, That the Gourock Harbour Bill be read the Gourock 
third time this day. Harbour Bill, 


And then the House, having continued to sit till a 
quarter of an hour after two of the clock on 
Thursday morning, adjourned till this day. 








Jovis, 25° die Junii; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


M® Scourfield presented a Bill for paving, lighting 
and otherwise improving the Town of Haverford- 
west, and the adjoining Townships of Prendergast and 
Cartlett, in the Parishes of Prendergast and Uzmaston, 
in the County of Pembroke: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Haverfordwest 
Improvement 


(N° 2) Bill, 


Canterbury 
and Whitstable 
Railway Bill, 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Report which, upon the 17th day of this instant June, 
was made from the Committee on the Canterbury and 
Whitstable Railway Bill, printed copies of the Bill, as 
amended by the Committee, having been delivered, at 
the door, upon Saturday last; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


Tunbridge 
Wells Improve- 
ment Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Report which, upon the 17th day of this instant June, 
was made from the Committee on the Tunbridge 
Wells Improvement Bill, printed copies of the Bill, as 
amended by the Committee, having been delivered, 
at the door, upon Friday last; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


North 
American 
Association 
Bill. 


Mr. Barron reported from the Committee on the 
North American Association Bill; That they had ex- 
amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same 
to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
several Amendments thereunto; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


The ingrossed Bill for erecting and maintaining a Pier 
or Harbour at Gourock, in the County of Renfrew, was, 
according to Order, read the third time; and ingrossed 
Clauses were added, by way of riders; and Amendments 
were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Michael Shaw Stewart do carry 


the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Gourock 
Harbour Bill, 


Smart’s 


Mr. Halse reported from the Committee on the Bill 
Estate Bill. 


from the Lords, intituled, An Act for confirming a Par- 
tition made under a Decree of His Majesty’s High 
Court of Chancery, of an Estate in the County of Chester, 
among Whitmore Smart, Elizabeth Smart, Spinster, and 
others; That they had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and that the Parties 
concerned had given their consent to the Bill, to the 
satisfaction of the Committee; and that the Committee 
had gone through the Bill, and directed him to report the 
same, without any Amendment :—And the Bill was read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Halse do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the same, without any Amendment. “4 

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Dee Ferry - 
Roads Bill. 


East India 
Docks Bill. 


Dundee 
Waterworks 
Bill. 





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5 Witt. IV. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Report which, - aoe the 17th day of this instant June, 
was made from the Committee on the Dee Ferry Roads 
Bill, printed copies of the Bill, as amended by the 
Committee, having been delivered, at the door, upon 
Saturday last; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. , 


An ingrossed Bill for enlarging the Powers of an Act 
sae in the ninth year of the reign of King George the 
ourth, to consolidate and amend several Acts for the 
further Improvement of the Port of Zondon, by making 
Docks and other Works at Blackwall, for the accommo- 
dation of East India Shipping, was read the third time; 
and Amendments were made to the Bill. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Clay do carry the Bill to the Lords, 
and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of David Charles Guthrie, of Idol-lane, in 
the city of London, merchant, on behalf of himself and 
his co-trustees of the estate and lands of Craigie, in the 
county of Forfar, and of Elizabeth Anderson, of Logie, 
in the county of Forfar, widow, was presented, and 
read ; taking notice of the Dundee Waterworks Bill ; 
and praying, That he may be heard, by his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he think fit; 


and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 


Hackney 
Carriages. 


Petition. 


A Petition of Postmasters, Letters of Hackney Coaches 
and Fly Carriages residing at Cheltenham, was presented, 
and read; praying, That a law may be passed to place 
the Petitioners in the same situation with regard to male 
servants as licensed Innkeepers are placed for their ser- 
vants employed for similar purposes, and that their flys 
or four-wheeled carriages may not be charged a higher 
Duty than those kept by gentlemen for their private 
use. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 


~ Table. 


Redcar 
Harbour Bill. 


Dorchester 
Unionists. 


Tithes 
(Ireland.) 


Spirits 
(Ireland.) 


Drunkenness, 


Mr. William Duncombe presented a Bill for establish- 
ing and maintaining a Harbour to be called Port William, 
at Redcar, in the North Riding of the County of York: 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Plymouth, Devonport and 
Stonehouse ; — Cockermouth; — Merchants, Tradesmen 
and others, Inhabitants of Zeeds;—Skein Silk and Cotton 
Dyers of the parish of Saint Matthew, Bethnal Green;— 
Inhabitants of the Tower Hamlets ;— Nottingham ;— 
Brighton ;—and, Warwick,—were presented, and read ; 
praying the House to address His Majesty to remit the 
sentence of transportation passed on the six agricultural 
Labourers convicted at the Dorchester Spring Assizes of 
1834 of administering an unlawful oath. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Edermine and Ballina- 
slaney ;—Rosdroit, Templescoby and Saint John’s ;— 
New Ross ;—and, Tullamore and Kilbride,—were pre- 
sented, and read; praying for the abolition of Tithes 
in Ireland. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Brewers of New Ross, was presented, 
and read; praying, That the Duty on Spirits made in 
Ireland may be considerably increased. . 

e. ee That the said Petition do lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Ackworth;—Glencorse ; 
—Members of the Church and Congregation assembling 
at the Tabernacle, Bristol;—Inhabitants of New Ross ; 
—and, Arthurstown and Duncannon,—were presented, 


VOL. 90. 


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381 


and read; praying for the total prohibition of the sale 
of Beer to be drunk on the premises in beer-houses, and 
for the adoption of measures to remove the numerous 
and increasing temptations to dram-drinking among the 
working classes, and discourage the use of distilled Spirits’ 
as a customary beverage. , 

“ _ the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 

able. ‘ 


A Petition of Merchants, Ship-owners, and other In- end 


habitants of Liverpool, was presented, and read; pray- ~" 
ing, That the House will withhold their assent to any — 
Bill for altering the Duties on Baltic and Colonial 
Timber. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Assistants of Municipal 
the city of Rochester, in Common Council assembled ; epee 


—Sons of Freemen, Apprentices of Freemen, and other 
Persons, claiming right to the freedom of the borough 
of Liverpool ;—the Mayor, Aldermen, Bailiffs and Com- 
mon Council of the benéaigh of Liverpool, in Special 
Council assembled ;—and, Inhabitants of the town and 
county of the town of Nottingham,—were presented, 
and read; taking notice of the Municipal Corporations 
Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass into a 
law as it now stands. : 

A Petition of William Rathbone ;—and, Inhabitants of 
Stamford and Saint Martin’s Stamford Baron,—were 
also presented, and read; taking notice of the said Bill; 
and praying, That the same may pass into a law. 

Z _ the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of the Master, Mistress, House Servants, Lord’s Day. 


Ostler, Post Boys, and others, belonging to or employed 
at the posting house in Alfreton, was presented, and 
read; praying the House to pass a law to put a stop 
to all Sunday posting and travelling, except in cases of 
piety, mercy or necessity, so that the Petitioners may 

ave the opportunity of attending the house of God, 
and of enjoying all those other privileges of the Sab- 
bath which, under the present system, they are so con- 
stantly deprived. : 

A Petition of Keepers of Inns, Public-houses and 
Beer-shops in Alfreton, was also presented, and read ; 
praying, That all Taverns, Public-houses and Beer-shops 
may be closed during the whole of the Lord’s Day, so 
as to prevent in each house the sale of Spirits, Wine 
or Beer, except to such persons as shall have slept in 
the house on the Saturday, or be travelling on the Sun. 
day, in cases of necessity or mercy. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Kingston-upon-Hull ;— - Ecclesiastical 
Mold ;—and, Solicitors of Mold,—were presented, and Courts. 


read ; praying the House not to pass any Bill for trans- 
ferring to the Courts at Doctors’ Commons the sole power 
of granting Probates and Administrations. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Clergy of the Arch-deaconry of the Church of 
East Riding of Yorkshire, was presented, and read ; set- Ireland, 


ting forth, That the Petitioners contemplate with great 
alarm and concern the intended ri a ante of the 
supposed surplus Revenue of the Jrish Church to other 
than ecclesiastical and strictly protestant purposes; and 
praying the House not to sanction a measure which the 
Petitioners deem equally unjust and impolitic in prin- 
ciple, and pregnant with consequences injurious to the 
civil and religious interests of the community. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Baillies and Councillors of Imprisonment 
Rutherglen ;--the Deacon of the Incorporation of Cor- (scotia) Bilk 


diners of Edinburgh ;—and, the Convener of the Nine 
Incorporated Trades of Haddington,—were presented, 
and read ; taking notice of the Imprisonment for Debt 
(Scotland) Bill; and praying, That the same may not 
pass into a law as it now stands. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the ~ 
Table. 


5E A Petition 








Factories 
Regulation 
Act. 


Newspaper 
Stumps. 


382 


A Petition of Mill-owners and Operatives of Keswick, 
was presented, and read; reciting the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, 
t. 103, to regulate-the Labour of Children and Young 
Persons in the Mills and Factories of the United King- 
dom ; and praying the House to amend the same. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Bristol ;— Leamington 
Priors; — Lacemakers, Mechanics, Artisans and La- 


-bourers of Chard ;—Operatives of Galashiels ;—and, the 


Chureh of 
Scotland. 


Registration 
of Voters’ 
Bill 


Linen Manu- 
factures 
(Ireland) Act. 


Factories 
Regulation 
Act. 


Seamen 
Enlistment 
Bill. 


Supplies. 


President, Vice-Presidents, Committee and otherOfficers 
of the Worcester Institution for the Promotion of Litera- 
ture, Science and the Fine Arts,—were presented, and 
read ;— praying for the repeal of the Stamp Duty on 
Newspapers. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Melrose ; — Clunie ; — 
Colinton ;—Logierait ;—Heritors, Members of Kirk Ses- 
sion, and Inhabitants of Fala;—Inhabitants of Rannock; 
—Row ;—and, Ministers, Elders and Managers of the 
Chapels of Ease in Aberdeen, lately erected into Parish 
Churches, — were presented, and read; praying the 
House to resist every attempt to shake the stability or 
impair the efficiency of the Church of Scotland, and to 
adopt such measures as may seem best calculated for 
promoting its usefulness, by building and endowing such 
additional Churches in connexion with the Establish- 
ment as the increasing numbers and necessities of the 
population demand. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Greenwich, 
was presented, and read; taking notice of the Registra- 
tion of Voters’ Bill; and praying, That provision may 
be made therein that in all Boroughs in which Land- 
lords are, by local Acts, allowed to compound for or farm 
the rates of their houses, it shall be compulsory on the 
overseers to insert the names of the occupying tenants 
of such houses in the poor’s-rates, together with the 
names of the landlords; and that such occupying 
tenants, upon proving that the rates upon their houses 
have been paid up to the 6th day of April in each year, 
may be entitled to have their names placed upon the 
Register of Voters for such Borough; and that in case 
the landlords of such farmed houses shall neglect to 
pay the rates for the same by a given day, it shall be 
lawful for the occupying tenants to pay + ae and de- 
duct the amount so paid out of the rent payable to their 
landlords. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on the Registration of Voters Bill. 


A Petition of Linen Manufacturers, Weavers, Dealers 
in Flax and Yarn, and others in Castlederg, and its 
vicinity, interested in the prosperity of the Linen Trade 
of Ireland, was presented, and read; reciting the Act 
2 and 3 Will. 4, for the better Regulation of the Linen and 
Hempen Manufactures of Ireland; and praying the 
House to renew and continue the same, with such amend- 
ments as they may see necessary. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there he 'laid before this House, Copies 
of the Reports made to the Secretary of State by the 
Inspectors of Factories, in pursuance of the 45th section 
of the Factories Regulation Act, since the Reports last 
presented to this House. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


A Petition of Magistrates, Town Council and others, 
Inhabitants of North Berwick, was presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the Seamen Enlistment Bill ; and pray- 
ing, That the same may not pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Hawick, was presented, 
and read; praying the House to withhold the usual 


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A. 1835: 


Supplies, or grant them for a vei 

undoubted guarantees are afforded that all partial restric- 
tions on trade shall be abolished, a complete revision 
of our financial system effected; the grievances in. the 
established church redressed, the. disabilities of the 
Jews and Dissenters ony removed, the English and 
Trish corporations re-modelled,.the Universities of Oz- 
ford and Cambridge throughly purified, above all, that 
such amendments: may be intreduced into the Reform 
Bill as shall put an end to the system of intimidation 
almost universally practised, and enable the elector to 
give an honest and yp mace vote, and, finally, that 


short period, until . 


all those other local reforms tending to foster industry , 


shall be adopted, which are only less impoftant because 
more limited in their application, thus conceding to the 
people those rights and privileges which are not less 
due to them in justice than founded on reason. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That Sir Eardley Wilmot have leave of ab- 


sence for ten days, to attend the quarter sessions. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell and 

Sir \ e Wilson : 
r. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills following, 
without any Amendment; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to indemnify such Persons 
in the United Kingdom as have omitted to qualify them- 
selves for Offices and Employments, and for extending 
the Time limited for those purposes respectively until 
the Twenty-fifth day of March One thousand eight hun- 
dred and Thirty-six; to permit such Persons in Great 
Britain as have omitted to make and file Affidavits of 
the execution of Indentures of Clerks to Attornies and 
Solicitors, to make and file the same on or before the 
first day of Hilary Term One thousand eight hundred 
and Thirty-six ; and to allow Persons to make and file 
such Affidavits, although the Persons whom they served 
shall have neglected to take out their annual Cer- 
tificates : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for providing in or near the 
Burgh of Cupar more extensive Accommodation for 
holding the Courts and Meetings of the Sheriff, Justices 
of the Peace and Commissioners of Supply for the County 
of Fife, and for the custody of the Records of the said 
County : ' : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in the 
Parishes of Tavistock, Milton Abbot, Brentor and La- 
merton, in the County of Devon, called Heathfield : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for paving, lighting and 
watching the Town and Parish of Downham Market, in 
the County of Norfolk: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made b 
this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the 
granting of Leases, and for other Purposes relating to 
the Estates of William Harris, Esquire, deceased, with- 
out any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
to enable the Leeds and Selby Railway Company to im- 
prove the Line of the said Railway, and for amending 
and enlarging the Powers and Provisions of an Act re- 
lating to such Railway, with some Amendments; to 
which Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
for consolidating the Shares in the Wilts.and Berks 
Canal Navigation, and for extending the Powers of the 
Act of Incorporation of the Company of Proprietors of 
the said Canal, with some Amendments; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrenee of this 
House :—-Anid then the Messengers withdrew. 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Message 
from the 
Lords. 


Indemnity 
Bill. 


Fife Court 
Houses, &amp;c. 
Bill. 


Tavistock 
Inclosure 


Bill. 


Downham 
Markct 
Improvement 


Bill. 


y Harris’s 


Estate Bill. 


Leeds and Selby 
Railway Bill. 


Wilts and 
Berks Caual 
Bill. 


A Petition of Merchants, Shopkeepers and Retail Lumprisonment 
Dealers, Members of the Guardian Society, instituted ® Pet" 


for the protection of Trade, and others interested therein, 
at Kingston-upon-Hull, was presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Imprisonment for Debt Bill; and praying, 
That the same may not pass into a law as it now stands. 

Ordered, That.the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the Wilts and 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, Berks Canal 


An Act for consolidating the Shares in the Wilts and 
Berks 


Bill. 








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Ipswich 
Election. 


5 Wirz. lV. 


Berks Canal Navigation, and for extending the Powers 
of the Act of Incorporation of the Company of Proprie- 
tors-of the said Canal; and the same were read; 
are as followeth : ; 

Pr. 11. 1. 11. Leave out from “That” to “ kept” in 
1. 12. and insert “ all books, papers and writings.’ 

Pr. 11. 1.13. After the second “ Act” insert “ con- 
“ taining an account of money received and expended 
“ for or on account of the said Company.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 17. Leave out “superintendent,” and in- 
sert “ person in whose custody or keeping the said 
“ books, papers or writings may be.” ' 

Pr. 11. Ll. 24. After “extract ” insert “ and in case 
any such person in whose custody ahy such books, 
“* papers or writings shall be, shall refuse or neglect to 
* produce the same on demand, or to furnish such co- 
pies or extracts as aforesaid at the rate aforesaid, he 
shall for every such offence forfeit and pay any sum 
not exceeding Ten Pounds.” 

Mr. Speaker (in pursuance of the Standing Order of 
the. House of the 22d day of June 1831) called the 
attention of the House to the Amendment imposing a 
Penalty; and gave it as his opinion, that the same re- 
lated only to the prevention or punishment of offences. 

Then the said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 7 

Ordered, That Mr. Robert Gordon do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


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A Petition of John Pilgrim, of the city of Norwich, 
Gentleman, was presented, and read; setting forth, That 
the Petitioner still remains in His Majesty’s gaol of 
Newgate, under the Order of the House, made on 
Monday, the 15th day of June instant; that the Pe- 
titioner is informed that such Order was made upon 
a previous Resolution of the House, that the Petitioner 
had been guilty of a breach of Privilege of the House, 
by absconding to avoid the service of the Speaker’s 
Warrant; that the Petitioner, having been a confiden- 
tial clerk for upwards of thirty years in the office of 
Messrs. Sewell, Blake, Keith and Blake, solicitors, Nor- 
wich, felt himself under their entire control, and the 
Petitioner begs to assure the House, that it was solely 
by the direction of Mr. John Blake (one of the said 
firm) that the Petitioner first went to Ipswich to assist 
at the late Election; that after the said Election the 
Petitioner was, upon the entreaty, or rather by the 
direction of Mr. Thomas Moore Keith (another of the 
said firm) induced to leave Norwich, to avoid being 
served with the Warrant of the Speaker of the House, 


to appear before the Committee to be appointed to in- 


quire into the said Election; that Messrs. Sewell, Blake, 
Keith and Blake, before the Petitioner left Norwich to 
avoid such service as aforesaid, supplied the Petitioner 
with the sum of twenty pounds towards his expenses 
whilst absent, and that shortly before the Petitioner 
left Norwich the said Mr. Thomas Moore Keith re- 
quested the Petitioner to write to him, the said Z’omas 
Moore Keith, a note, asking for leave of absence, in 
order that such note might give a colour or explanation 
to any apparent connivance or participation on the part 
of the firm at or in the temporary absence of the Peti- 
tioner, and that such note was accordingly written by 
the Petitioner; that, during the Petitioner’s absence, he 
believes that expressions were frequently dropped by 
him, tending to show his great anxiety to return to his 
wife and family, and that from such expressions having 
obtained ~ st: 4 Pog the Petitioner can alone account 
for the charges of embezzlement subsequently made 
against him by Messrs. Sewell, Blake, Keith and Blake, 
for the purpose of inducing the Petitioner to prolong 
his absence; that the Petitioner, on the evening of 
Wednesday, the 27th May last, returned to Norwich ; 
that the next morning at about eleven o’clock he was 
served with a summons to appear before the Com- 
mittee of the House then sitting upon the’ Petition 
against the return of Messrs. Dundas and Kelly for Ips- 


wich; that the Petitioner determined directly he re- 


ceived such summons to obey the same, and was about 
to leave Norwich for that purpose by the first coach that 
started for London at five o’clock in the afternoon of that 


day; that as the Petitioner was proceeding from his 
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383 


dwelling-house along the public street to the said coach, 
at a few minutes before five o’elock, he was taken into 
custody. under a Warrant granted by Samuel Dignold 
and Edward Temple Booth, Esquires, two of the Ma- 
gistrates of the city of Norwich, charging him with the 
said embezzlement, and the Petitioner being in the cus- 
tody of Mr. Philip Barnes, the high constable of Nor- 
ee was immediately taken before the said Magis- 
trates; that the Petitioner pressed the said Magistrates 
to enter immediately upon the said charge, and to take 
bail for his appearance at a future day before him, to 
enable him to obey the said Chairman’s summons, 
but the said Magistrates refused to take bail, although 
the same was tendered up to 10,000/. by three sureties, 
and they also at the same time refused to enter upon 
the case, but appointed one o’clock the next day to 
begin the same; that the said Magistrates did enter 
upon the said charges on the following day, Friday, the 
29th of May last, at one o’elock, and heard the same in 
part, and resumed the said investigation on the day 
after, when all the evidence on the part of the prose- 
cutors was concluded, and the Petitioner’s examination 
taken; that the said Magistrates then adjourned their 
proeeedings to the day following, being Sunday (the 
31st of May last), when the Petitioner was taken- from 
Norwich to London to attend the said Committee, in 
pursuance ofa warrant or summons granted by the said 
Chairman directed to the Norwich gaoler, to whose 
custody the Petitioner had been delivered on the morn- 
ing of the said 31st-day of May last; that the Peti- 
tioner then, in order to atone for his offence to the House 
as much as lay in his power, made a full disclosure to 
the said Commhittee, to the best of his recollection, of all 
the information in his possession relating to the matters 
upon which he was examined, although many of such 
disclosures tendered to criminate himself; that the Pe- 
titioner returned to Norwich gaol on Thursday, the 11th 
day of June instant, and remained in custody until about 
half past twelve of the night of Sunday, the 14th dey of 
June instant, when the said Magistrates admitted him 
to bail on one surety of 250/.; that the Petitioner was 
therefore in custody from the 28th day of May last up 
to and including the 14th day of June instant, upon a 
charge which the Petitioner can most satisfactorily prove 
has not the least foundation; that he has been twice to 
the House in custody, that he has a wife and three chil- 
dren depending upon him for muppens, and that he has 
been deprived of his situation with Messrs. Sewell, Blake, 
Keith and Blake, all which difficulties and punish- 
ments have arisen from the Petitioner’s imprudence in 
obeying the wishes and directions of his employers 
Messrs. Sewell, Blake, Keith and Blake, first, in attend- 
ance at the Ipswich Election, and next in leaving the 
country; that the Petitioner humbly submits to the 
House, that whatever illegal acts he might be guilty of 
connected with the Ipswich Election, the same were of 
the nature disclosed by him on his examination before the 
said Committee, and which, as he always believed, did 
not constitute a breach of the Privileges of the House 
as a specified punishment for such offences is provided 
for by certain Acts of Parliament in the shape of penal- 
ties; that the Petitioner begs to assure the House, that 
whatever improper acts he may have committed with 
reference to absenting himself to avoid the service of 
the Speaker’s Warrant, or with reference to the said 
Election at Ipswich, such acts were not committed by 
him for his own personal or private advantage, or for 
the purpose of vidlaging the Privileges of the House, 
nor did he commit them after any due or mature deli- 
beration or consideration of their nature or effects, but 
that the Petitioner was induced to commit such acts at 
the instigation or by the instructions of his then em- 
ployers the said Messrs. Sewell, Blake, Keith and Blake, 
or of the said Fitzroy Kelly, Esquire, or his confidential 
friends and agents at Ipswich and London; that the Pe- 
titioner, well knowing the great intimacy between the 
said Messrs. Sewell, Blake, Keith and Blake, and the 
said Fitzroy Kelly, Esquire (who is steward of Norwich), 
and relying upon the superior legal knowledge and 
skill, and also upon the standing in society of these 
several gentlemen, the Petitioner did not hesitate to 
obey any instructions given by or originating from 


them; that the Petitioner begs leave most humbly to 
assure the House, that he disclosed to the said Com- 
mittee 


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Drogheda 
Election, 


Ipswich 
Election, 


384 


mittee all the facts then in his recollection relating to 
the matters under investigation, but from the agitation 
experienced by the Petitioner during his examination 
before the Committee, occasioned by his appearance 
there in custody of the Norwich gaoler, upon the charge 
of felony Se any against him by Messrs. Sewell, Blake, 
Keith and Blake, and by his feelings: caused by the 
public gaze and observations in and about the Com- 
mittee-room, the Petitioner’s memory did not enable 
him to state to the Committee the fact of the fae 
to him by Messrs. Sewell, Blake, Keith and Blake, of 
the sum of 20/. towards the expenses of his absence, 
and of the fact of the Petitioner having, at the request 
of Mr. Thomas Moore Keith, written to him the note, in 
order to give a colour to their consenting to the Peti- 
tioner’s Suence ; that the Petitioner begs to remind the 
House, that the commission-day for the assizes of the 
city of Norwich is about the 1st day of August next, 
when an indictment against the Petitioner will most 
probably be preferred by the said Messrs. Sewell, Blake, 
Keith and Blake, as they are bound over to prefer such 
indictment, and the Petitioner deems it necessary that 
he should immediately be enabled personally to seek 
up evidence in his defence, for though the Petitioner is 
well satisfied of a fair and honourable acquittal, yet he is 
Fag that the influence of the said Messrs. Sewell, 

ake, Keith and Blake, and their perseverance in their 
fttempts to effect the Petitioner’s conviction, make it 
highly necessary for him to be very active in his own 
behalf, as well as to prove to the public the motives 
which have given rise to the said charge against him ; 


. that the Petitioner begs to assure the House of his sorrow 


and contrition at having in any way infringed the Pri- 
vileges, Orders or Rules of the House; the Petitioner 
most humbly prays the House to take into consideration 
all the circumstances of his case, and that the House 
will, if it is thought necessary, call the Petitioner to the 
bar of their House, in order to examine him respecting 
the merits of the Petition, and otherwise, as it shall 
think fit, and that the Petitioner may be discharged 
from the custody to which the House has committed him. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That John Pilgrim be brought to the bar of this House 
To-morrow; and that Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
accordingly :—And the said Motion was, with leave of 
the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Goulburn, from the Select Committee appointed 
to try and determine the merits of the Petition of 
Samuel A thinson, Thomas Eccleston, and James Richard- 
son, complaining of an undue Election and Return for the 
county of the town of Drogheda, informed the House, 

That it appears, from evidence adduced before the 
said Committee this day, that Catherine Adams, John 
Doyle, and Thomas Ferrall, having been duly sum- 
moned by the Speaker’s Warrant, had disobeyed such War- 
rant, and had not appeared before the said Committee. 

Ordered, That Catherine Adams, John Doyle, and 
Thomas Ferrall, be taken into the custody of the Serjeant 
at Arms attending this House; and that Mr. Speaker 
do issue his Warrants accordingly. 


A Petition of John Bury Dasent, was presented, and 
read ; setting forth, That the Petitioner was committed 
to Newgate on Monday week last, by Order of the House, 
having at that time been already in the custody of the 
Serjeant at Arms under the same authority for three 
days; that the Petitioner was so committed in conse- 
quence of the Special Report of the Select Committee 
on the Jpswich Election, in which he was charged with 
a breach of privilege on account of his having ab- 
sconded, in soher that he might avoid the service of the 
Speaker’s Warrant; that the Petitioner on Friday week 
last, having, after the Debate was concluded, on the 
Motion of the honourable Member for Derbyshire, im- 
mediately surrendered himself, presented a Petition, 
— stating the circumstances under which such a 
breach of privilege was committed by him, namely, in 
entire ignorance that by his conduct at the time he 
was incurring so heavy a charge, and expressing his sin- 
cere contrition for the same; that the Petitioner on 
the following Monday, now ten days since, presented 


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A. 1835. 
another Petition, praying to-be discharged, and express- 
ing again his contrition, and also his readiness to appear 
at the bar of the House to answer such questions as 
the House might think fit to ask of him concerning his 
conduct in and about such breach of privilege;. that 
on such Petition being presented, the Hoted ordered 
that the Petitioner should -be committed to Newgate, 
and that in the meantime the evidence taken before the 
said Committee should be printed; that the Petitioner 
having been infornted that the said evidence has been 
printed, and that it has been submitted to the inspection 
of the House, now ventures again to approach the House 
with this Petition, humbly praying that the House will 
listen to its prayer, and, taking the whole of the circuin- 
stances regarding the Petitioner’s case into their lenient 
consideration, will be pleased to order his discharge 
from custody ; in making this application, the Petitioner 
humbly begs to call to the attention of the House the 
following facts, for the truth of which he refers to the 
evidence now before the House, and to the several 
Members of the said Committee; that the Petitioner 
appeared on or about the 18th day of the hearing the 
said Petition against the then Sitting Members, during 
the greater part of which time the Committee had been 
occupied in evidence entirely unconnected with the mat- 
ters within the cognizance of the Petitioner; that such 
appearance was wholly voluntary on his part, as was his 
absence previously, and not connected with any other 
party whatever; that the Petitioner was examined fully 
by counsel for the Sitting Members and for the Peti- 
tioners, and afterwards by the Committee at large; 
that in such examinations the Petitioner gave his evi- 
dence fully and without reserve, as far as the Petitioner 
can now call to mind; that such examination took place 
long before the Committee came to any Resolutions on 
the merits of the case; that, in the first Resolutions, the 
name of the Petitioner was not included among those 
who were reported to have absconded, whereas after- 
wards, when the witness Pilgrim was examined (by 
whom the Petitioner was not once named), certain other 
Resolutions were adopted by the Committee, by which 
the former were rescinded, and the Petitioner’s name 
for the first time included among those who had ab- 
sconded, without any special mention that the Petitioner 
had appeared and given evidence, in consequence of 
which, no distinction could be drawn’ between the case 
of the Petitioner and that of any other individual men- 
tioned in the Report; now, however, the Petitioner, 
referring to the evidence given by him, and concerning 
him, humbly trusts that the House will assure itself of 
the truth and justice of the above facts and remarks 
which the Petitioner has put forward, and he finall 
hopes that the House will be of opinion that the bavecks 
of privilege, so in ignorance committed by the Peti- 
tioner, has been so far purged by his voluntary appear- 
ance, and punished by his imprisonment of nearly a 
fortnight, as to induce the House now to order his dis- 
charge. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 

A Petition of John Eddowes Sparrowe, of Ipswich, in 
the county of Suffolk, solicitor, was presented, and read; 
setting forth, That the Petitioner is now, and has been 
ten days past, a prisoner in His Majesty’s gaol of New- 
gate, on a charge of breach of Privilege, in having aided 
and abetted certain persons in absconding to avoid giving 
evidence before the Ipswich Election Committee ; that 
the Petitioner begs leave respectfully to direct the atten- 
tion of the House to the printed Minutes of the Evidence 
taken before the said Committee, wherein the House 
will there perceive that nothing more is established than 
a bare knowledge, on the part of the Petitioner, of 
Arthur Bott Cooke being about to leave his home, 
which knowledge the Petitioner believes was common 
to him with other friends of the said Arthur Bott 
Cooke; that the Petitioner in no other way aided, 
abetted or advised the said Arthur Bott Cooke, or any 
other person, in absconding, or keeping out of the way, 
to prevent their giving evidence before the said Com- 
mittee; that the Petitioner acted as the agent to the late 
Members, before and during the Election in January 
last, without fee or reward, but that after the said Elec- 
tion terminated, the connexion of the Petitioner with 
them altogether ceased; that the Petitioner did not act 

as 








5 Witt. IV. 


as the agent, but merely as one of the friends and sup- 

ers of the late Members, in any communications 
which he had with Mr. Clipperton, their solicitor ; that 
the Petitioner begs to assure the House that he has ever 
held in the highest veneration and respect the Privileges 
of the House, and that nothing would have induced the 
Petitioner, knowingly or intentionally, to have done any 
act that could tend or be construed into an attempt to 
infringe or violate those privileges in the slightest de- 
gree; the Petitioner therefore humbly prays, That the 
House will take his case into their favourable consi- 
deration, and, in justice to him, will be pleased to direct 
that he be discharged, and restored to his family and 
friends. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. ; 

A Petition of John Bond, was presented, and read ; 
setting forth, That the Petitioner has been confined in 
His Majesty’s gaol of Newgate, in the infirmary of the 
felons’ ward for a period of ten days, under a Resolution 
of the House that he had been guilty of a breach of its 
Privileges ; that his fellow-prisoners, sleeping in the 
same ward, are Arthur Bott Cooke, Robert Burcham 
Clamp, and a felon who is under sentence of transpor- 
tation for fourteen years; that the Petitioner is largely 
engaged in trade, 1s suffering most seriously both men- 
tally and pecuniarily from being absent from his com- 
mercial concerns, and that his bodily health has been 
impaired by the confinement to a prison; that the Peti- 
tioner most unfeignedly begs to assure the House of his 
sincere contrition for the offence of which he had been 
adjudged guilty ; but in palliation he can only most re- 
spectfully repeat the statements of his former Petition, 
that he acted in ignorance of violating any of the Privi- 
leges of the House; and the Petitioner trusts he may 
without offence remind the House, that on the first de- 
bate on this subject upon the 11th instant, doubts were 
expressed by some of the oldest and most experienced 
Members, whether the Petitioner’s conduct amounted to 
a breach of the Privileges of the House, doubts, which 
the Petitioner admits to have been an removed, 
yet the Petitioner humbly submits to the House, that 
when such doubts were felt by honourable Members, it 
cannot be a matter of surprise that so humble an in- 
dividual as the Petitioner should not be aware of the 
penal consequences of his conduct; the Petitioner, with 
deep humility, throws himself upon the merciful con- 
sideration of the House, trusting that the bodily and 
mental sufferings he has undergone in a severe im- 
prisonment, and the injury which his health has sus- 
tained, may in some measure atone for his offence, and 
that the House will extend its feelings of compassion to- 
wards him, and release him from further incarceration. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 

A Petition of Arthur Bott Cooke, was presented, and 
read ; setting forth, That the Petitioner is impressed 
with the deepest sorrow and regret at having incurred 
the displeasure of the House, but that the Petitioner 
was not aware that his conduct in leaving this country 
before any Petition connected with the Election for 
Ipswich was presented, could have been deemed a vio- 
lation of the privileges of the House, or he would not 
have been guilty of it; that during his stay in Paris, 
the Petitioner was in an infirm state of health, which 
has been much increased by his confinement to the 
walls of Newgate, in the felons’ ward, since Monday the 
15th June instant, and he is now additionally suffer- 
ing by a severe rheumatic affection in the knee; that 
the Petitioner is by trade a chemist, which is during 
his absence necessarily entrusted to the care of his two 
apprentices; and the House will be well aware that his 
commercial concerns must severely suffer from his ab- 
sence, atid that the Petitioner must daily sustain great 
oe loss; the Petitioner most humbly prays the 

ouse mercifully to take his case, and the imprison- 
ment he has suffered, into their humane consideration, 
and that he may be discharged from the custody and 
prison in which he is now incarcerated. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 

A Petition of Robert Burcham Clamp, was presented, 
and read; setting forth, That the Petitioner is now a 
prisoner in the felons’ ward of His Majesty’s gaol of 

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Newgate, where he has been confined for ten days, for a 
breach of Privilege of the House, in having quitted the 
country to avoid being served with Mr. m cme 
Warrant; that the Petitioner left England before any 
Petition connected with the Ipswich Election was pre- 
sented, and was not aware that he was infringing the 
Privileges of the House; that the Petitioner most sin- 
cerely and unfeignedly desires to express his deep con- 
trition for such his offence, and with great humility 
entreats that the House will compassionate the severe 
imprisonment he has undergone, and the serious loss and 
ruin to his prospects in his profession of a teacher and 
scholastic agent, which his incarceration has caused him, 
his subsistence being dependent on his own personal 
labours and exertions; that the Petitioner most ear- 
nestly prays the House, That the imprisonment which 
he has already undergone, and his severe mental suffer- 
ings, may in some measure atone for the offence he has 
committed, and that, in its mercy, the House will order 
him to be restored to his family and home. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


A Petition of Tin-plate Workers of London ;—In- 
habitant Householders of the Zower Hamlets;—Inhabi- 
tants of Saint Luke, Middlesex ;—Barnsley ;—Journey- 
men Type-founders of ZLondon;—Wood Sawyers and 
others of Birmingham ;— Carpenters and other In- 
habitants of Birmingham ;—Members of the Brentford 
Political Union;—Inhabitants of Loughborough;—Mem- 
bers of the Benevolent Society of Journeymen Tailors, 
meeting at Haughton-street, Clare Market ;— Inhabi- 
tants of Saint Giles-in-the-Fields, and Saint George, 
Bloomsbury ;— Operative Rope-makers of London ;— 
Members of the Glasgow Radical Association ;— London 
Operative Flint-glass Cutters ;—Inhabitants of Colne;— 
Carpenters and Joiners of Manchester and Salford ;— 
Secretary to the Society of the Operative Cordwain- 
ers of London ;—Inhabitants of Leamington Priors ;— 
Housekeepers, Mechanics and Labourers of Finsbury ; 
—-Inhabitants of Saint Matthew, Bethnal Green, and 
Christ Church, Middlesex ;—-Workmen and others in 
Manchester and Salford ;—Inhabitants of Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne ;—Farnham, Surrey ;—Inhabitants of Saint 
Mary-le-bone ;—Boot and Shoe Makers of the Western 
Part of the Metropolis ;—and, Charles Bird, Esquire, 
— were presented, and read; praying the House to 
address His Majesty to remit the sentence of transpor- 
tation passed on the six agricultural, Labourers con- 
victed at the Dorchester Spring Assizes of 1834 of 
administering an unlawful oath. 

And the said Petitions were orderedtolieupon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, 
praying that He will be graciously pleased to grant a 
ee a to, and direct the recall of, the six Dorsetshire 

abourers who were convicted at the Assizes held at 
Dorchester,in the Spring of 1834, on a charge of having 
taken an oath which was not required by law, and who 
were thereupon sentenced to transportation for the term 
of seven years ; 

The House divided. 

The Yeas went forth. 

Tellers for the Yeas, Myr bor. : \ 82. 
Tellers forthe Noes, a pte Aare es ‘| 308. 


So it passed in the Negative. 


A Petition of John Clipperton, of Bedford Row, in the 
county of Middlesex, solicitor, was presented, and read ; 
setting forth, That the Petitioner is now a prisoner in 
Newgate, for a Breach of Privilege of the House, in 
having, as it hath been alleged against him, aided and 
abetted certain persons to leave this country, in order 
to avoid being served with Mr.Speaker’s Warrant, which 
was contemplated might probably be issued, for the pur- 
pose of compelling them to giveevidence before the Select 
Committee appointed by the House to hear and deter- 
mine a Petition against the Return of the late Sitting 
Members for the Borough of Ipswich; that the Peti- 
tioner most respectfully and unfeignedly begs permis- 
sion to offer to the House his sincere sorrow and con- 
trition for whatever offence the Committee, in their 

5 F judgment 


- 


885 


Dorchester 
Unionists. 


Dorchester 
Unionists. 


Ipswich 
Election, 








Ipswich 
lection. 





386 95° SJunii. 


judgment, might have deemed the Petitioner guilty of, 
and with great humility now presumes to submit him- 
self to the favourable consideration of the House, con- 
fidently trusting that his unfortunate situation may be 
viewed by the House with indulgent mercy, so that the 
Petitioner may be restored to his numerous family, and 
forthwith enabled to resume his professional duties, 
which are now completely paralyzed, and the interests 
of his clients most essentially suffering by his present 
incarceration, which materially affects his health; the 
Petitioner begs to state that he was in no way originally 
employed in, or at all connected with, the election for 
Ipswich, but subsequently engaged on behalf of the late 
itting Members, against whose Return it was rumoured 
a Petition would probably be presented ; the Petitioner 
again begs to repeat his unfeigned sorrow and deep 
contrition for the offence he is charged with having com- 
mitted against the Privilege of the House, and now 
earnestly hopes that the imprisonment which he has 
already undergone in Newgate, and antecedently for 
siteal days in the custody of the Serjeant at Arms by 
voluntary surrender, will be deemed a sufficient punish- 
ment; the Petitioner therefore most humbly conjures 
the House, that he may be speedily restored to his liberty 
and family. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


A. 1835. 


papers in a desk belonging to them, but used by the said 
John Pilgrim, and of which he always kept and then had 
the key, the Petitioner, Thomas Moore Keith, found, on 
having the desk opened, various papers, accounts, &amp;c. 
which disclosed cases both of fraud and embezzlement ; 
that having communicated these facts to his partners, it 
was thought proper to take counsel’s opinion upon a 
case, setting forth the acts of fraud and embezzlement 
discovered as hereinbefore stated; that, accordingly, 
the said Thomas Moore Keith drew up a case, which on 
the 31st of March last, he laid before Mr. Sydney Taylor, 
a Barrister on the Norfolk Circuit, then attending the 
Norwich Assizes; upon which Mr. Taylor wrote an 
opinion, advising as to the course of legal proceeding, 
and the evidence necessary to sustain the aforesaid 
charges; that it was subsequently agreed upon by the 
Petitioners, that the said John Pilgrim should be form- 
ally dismissed from their employment, but that it would 
be desirable to ascertain from him beforehand, if possi- 
ble, the extent of the injuries which he had done to the 
firm by the abuse of his confidential employment ; that, 
in pursuance of this resolution, the said Z’homas Moore 
Keith, having obtained information of the place where. 
the said John Pilgrim was residing, as stated in his 
evidence before the Committee on the Ipswich Election 
Petition, saw him at Calais on the fourth of April, in 
the presence of Mr. Wood, the London agent for the 
firm ; the result of that interview was, that after an ad- 
mission, by Pilgrim, of the truth of the charge of em- 
bezzlement against him, and earnestly imploring forgive- 
ness, the said Thomas Moore Keith dismissed him from 
the employment of the firm, and told him distinctly 
that they should be obliged to prosecute him, and as 
soon as he set his foot in Norwich they should apply to 
the Mayor for a warrant for his sesmeslediient that the 
Petitioner, John Blake, having arrived at Norwich from 
London on the evening of the twenty-seventh of May 
last, under the circumstances stated in the evidence, was 
called. upon by Mr. Keith, who having been informed 
that the said John Pilgrim had returned, said, “‘ we must 
now act, and apply immediately to the Magistrates ;” 
that accordingly the Petitioner, Thomas Moore Keith, 
accompanied by his partner, John Joseph Blake, did 
apply that evening for a warrant, in the first instance to 
the sword-bearer, who is a clerk to the Magistrates, and 
next to Mr. Turner, the Mayor of Norwich, who ex- 
pressed a wish not to be asked to grant a warrant, in 
consequence of the said John Pilgrim being his partner; 
whereupon the Petitioner, Thomas Moore Keith, sug- 
gested an application to the Deputy Mayor, Samuel 
Bignold, Esquire, which Mr. Turner approved of; that 
the Petitioner, Thomas Moore Keith, consulted his coun- 
sel, Mr. Evans, that evening, and on the following 
morning, about ten o’clock, the information was laid 
before the Magistrates by the Petitioner, and a warrant 
granted for the apprehension of the said John Pilgrim, 
and which warrant was immediately afterwards delivered 
to Isaac Kemp, one of the Mayor’s officers, to be forth- 
with executed; that with ilaiedad to the statement 
made by the said John Pilgrim, that Messrs. Sewell and 
Co. supplied him with twenty pounds, previously to his 
leaving Norwich, towards his expenses, the Petitioners 
know nothing of the said transaction, but what they 
have since heard from their cashier, Mr. Money, who 
informed them that the said John Pilgrim applied to him 
on the 21st of February last for twenty pounds, which 
he stated he would account to him for, and that he ad- 
vanced him the money that prin on his (the said 
cashier’s) own responsibility, after his principals, the 
Petitioners, had left the office, and without having any 
communication with them, nor did the said cashier know 
or inquire the object for which the said John Pilgrim 
wanted the said money ; that the Petitioners solemnly 
disclaim having applied for a warrant in order to pre- 
vent the said John Pilgrim from giving evidence before 
the Ipswich Election Committee, and that, they have 
repeatedly stated to the friends of the said John Pilgrim, 
long before his return to Norwich, that whenever he 
came to Norwich they felt it their duty and were resolved 
to prosecute him ; the Petitioners having felt that under 
all the circumstances this explanation was due to the 
House, as well as to themselves and the interests of 
amount of the said bills had been paid to Mr. Pilgrim; justice, submit the above facts to the impartial conside- 
that the Petitioners, having occasion for a will and other ration of the House, and they are most anxious to give 
any 


A Petition of Joseph Sewell, John Blake, Thomas Moore 
Keith and John Joseph Blake, Solicitors, of Norwich, was 
RR TANS and read ; setting forth, That the Petitioners, 

aving found it necessary to commence a prosecution 
against John Pilgrim, for divers acts of embezzlement 
committed by him while a confidential clerk in their 
employment, a Committee of the House appointed to 
try the merits of a Petition against the Return of the 
late Members for the Borough of Ipswich, made a special 
Report, in which allusion was made to that prosecution 
in terms which the Petitioners respectfully submit were 
greatly calculated to prejudice the said prosecution ; 
that the said John Pilgrim, having been taken into the 
custody of the Serjeant at Arms by virtue of an Order 
of the House, presented a Petition, in which he availed 
himself of the privilege belonging to the right of peti- 
tion, to make various false and calumnious charges 
against the Petitioners, with the view of exciting public 
sympathy for himself, and defeating the prosecution 
upon the charges of felony, for which he is now held to 
bail to take his trial at the ensuing Assizes ; that the 
Petitioner, John Blake for himself saith, that it is un- 
doubtedly true that he directed the said John Pilgrim 
to attend the Ipswich Election; but he utterly denies 
that he had any knowledge or suspicion of any improper 
practices being meditated or resorted to by the said 
John Pilgrim, or by any other person, either before or 
during that Election, to secure the Return of the said 
Members; that the Petitioner, Thomas Moore Keith, 
for himself saith, that it is utterly untrue that the said 
John Pilgrim, as alleged by him in his Petition, was 
induced by the Petitioner to leave Norwich to avoid 
service of the Speaker’s Warrant; and that it is also 
untrue that the Petitioner requested the said John Pil- 
grim, as he falsely alleges,-to write him a note under 
colour, and as a protection to him in case of necessity, 
asking for leave of absence; that the Petitioner, Thomas 
Moore Keith, was the person who discovered the acts 
of embezzlement committed by the said John Pilgrim, 
under the following circumstances, which, to remove the 
imputation conveyed in the Special Report of the Com- 
mittee upon the Ipswich Election Petition, against the 
characters, the honour and integrity of the Petitioners, 
as involved in the criminal charges against the said John 
Pilgrim, he begs leave to submit to the House; that 
John Pilgrim left Norwich on the 23d of February last, 
up to which time the Petitioners had no suspicion what- 
ever that he had been in the habit of appropriating to 
his own use various sums of money received from their 
clients, and making false entries to avoid detection ; 
that subsequently to his leaving, and during the month 
of March, bills due to the firm of the Petitioners for 
business done were sent in to several clients; the 
answers received from some of whom were, that the 














Game Laws 
(Scotland.) 


Game Laws 
(Scotland.) 


South Sea 
Duties. 


Borough 
Boundaries. 


Ballykelly 
Riots. 


Consular 
Establish- 
ment. 


Stamp and 
- Offices 


5 Witt. IV. 


any further explanation which the House may deem 
necessary. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land in the 
county of Kinross ;—and, the county of Clackmannan,— 
were presented, and read; complaining of the injury 
done to crops by game; and praying the House to take 
the state of the Game Laws into their consideration, 
and to pass such enactments as shall afford relief to the 
agriculturists from the ruinous evils to which they are 
at present subjected. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That leave be given to bring in Bill for relief of the 
Tenants and Occupiers of Land in Scotland from the 
damages done to their Crops by Hares, Pheasants and 
Rabbits ; 

The House divided. 
50, 
\0 


The Noes went forth. 
Tellers for the Yeas, 

And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Friday morning ; 

Veneris, 26° die Junii, 1835: 

The House was moved, That the Act 55 Geo. 3, c. 57, 
to repeal the Provisions of former Acts, granting exclu- 
sive Privileges of Trade to the South Sea Company, 
and to indemnify the said Company for the Loss of such 
Privileges, might be read; and the same being read ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to repeal certain 
Clauses in the said Act, imposing Duties on Tonnage 
and Goods in the Trade with Countries within the limits 
of the exclusive Privileges of the South Sea Company : 


—aAnd the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 


Mr. For Maule, 

Mr. Robert Steuart: 
Mr. Craven Berkeley, 

Tellers for the Noes, | Mr Philip Howard: 

So it passed in the Negative. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give direc- 
tions, that there be laid before this House, a Return of 
the Number and Names of the Boroughs, upon the Metes 
and Boundaries of which the Commissioners reported in 
1832, and whose Metes and Boundaries it is now pro- 
posed should be declared by The King in Council for the 
age ee of Municipal Corporations. 

rdered, That the said Address be, presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council, 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Copies 
or Extracts of any Reports from Magistrates, or Officers 
of the Constabulary, to His Majesty’s Government, with 
reference to riotous Proceedings which lately took place 
in the Village of Ballykelly, Parish of Tamlaghtfinlagan, 
and County of Londonderry. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed to in- 
quire into the Consular Establishment :—And a Com- 
mittee was appointed of Mr. Hesketh Fleetwood, Lord 
Viscount Palmerston, Lord Viscount Lowther, Sir James 
Graham, Lord Viscount Sandon, Sir Richard Vyvyan, 
Mr. Poulett Thomson, Mr. Callaghan, Mr. Robinson, Sir 
Robert Peel, Mr. Ward, Mr. Herries, Mr. Henry Lytton 
Bulwer, Mr. Scarlett, Mr. Hutt, Mr. Robert Gordon, Mr. 
Warburton, Mr. Ridley Colborne, Mr. Crawford, Mr. 
Stewart Mackenzie, Sir Michael Shaw Stewart, Mr. 
Poulett Scrope, Dr. Bowring, Mr. Cutlar Fergusson, Lord 
Viscount Mahon, Sir Stratford Canning, Mr. John Pon- 
sonby, Mr. Perronet Thompson, and Mr. Macleod: And 
they are to meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; 
and have Power to send for persons, papers and records; 
and that Five be the Quorum. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
consolidate certain Offices in the collection of the Re- 
venues of Stamps and Taxes; and to amend the Laws 


VOL. 90. 


95°—26° JSunit. 


387 


relating thereto: And that Mr. Chancellor of the Ex- 
chequer and Mr. Baring do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed to 
consider so much of the Acts 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 84, as 
relates to the Salary of the office of Clerk of the Crown 
in Chancery :—And a.Committee was appointed of Mr. 
Baring, Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Attorney 
General, Sir Frederick Pollock, Sir Thomas Fremantle, 
Mr. Aglionby, Mr. O’ Connell, Mr. Estcourt, Mr. Shaw, 
Mr. Rigby Wason, Mr. Solicitor General, Mr. Lynch, 
Sir Robert Inglis, Sir William Follet, Mr. Harvey, Sir 
Robert Peel, the Master of the Rolls, Mr. Charles Wynn, 
Mr. Bonham Carter, Sir George Grey, Lord Viscount 
Sandon,. Mr. Hume, Mr. Serjeant Perrin, Mr. Warbur- 
ton, Mr. John Parker, Dr. Nicholl, and Mr. Tooke: And 
they are to meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; 
and have Power to send for persons, papers and records ; 
and that Five be the Quorum. 


Clerk of the 


Crown, 


Salmon 
Fisheries 
(Scotland. ) Bill. 


Ordered, That Mr. Ellice be added to the Select 
Committee on the Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Bill. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of the Minute appointing the Committee to revise the 
Bye-laws of the College of Physicians relating to Li- 
centiates. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of the Propositions brought in by the said Committee. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of all Bye-laws relating to the admission of Licentiates 
into the Fellowship, made since the last Return to the 
House of Commons. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Number of Fellows admitted since last 
Return; specifying the Names, the Date of Admission, 
and the Bye-law under which they were severally 
admitted. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Number of Licentiates admitted since last 
Return ; specifying the Names, the Date of Admission, 
and under what Bye-law. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- Steam 
turn of all Ships or Vessels navigated by Steam, belong- Vee! 
ing to any Port of Great Britain, or registered therein. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Number of Ships or Vessels now building at 
any Port of Great Britain, calculated to be navigated 
by Steam. 


College of 
Physicians. 


The. Order of the day being read, for the second Property in 
reading of the Property in Infants (Ireland) Bill ; “rea His 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this day. “"*"" 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Contempts 
reading of the Contempts in Equity (Ireland) Bill ; in re * 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this day. (Ireland) Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the Agra 
Report from the Committee on the Agra Government aac 
Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 


next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Municipal 
on the Municipal Corporations’ Bill ; a— 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself x 
into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a Sugar Duties 
Committee upon the Sugar Duties Bill; and, after some Bil. 
time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; 
and Mr. Robert Steuart reported from the Committee, 
That they had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Mr. Edward John Stanley, by Order, reported from Steinthal’s 
Committee on the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Nat. Bill. 
Act for naturalizing Ludwig Steinthal; That they had 
examined the allegations of Bill, and found the same to 
be true ; and had gone through the Bill; and directed 
him to report the same, without any Amendment :— 

And the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 


5 F 2 Ordered, 








Hallé’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Ayr Harbour 
Bill. 


Garscube 
and Glasgow 
Roads Bill. 


Bognor 
Improvement 
Bill, 


De Tressan’s 


Nat. Bi'l. 


Truro 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Holyhead and 
Shrewsbury 
Roads Bill, 


Leeds and 
Selby Rail- 
way Bill. 


388 


Ordered, That Mr. Edward John Stanley do ca 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 
hath agreed to the same, without any Amendment. 


the 
ouse 


Mr. Edward John Stanley, by Order, reported from 
the Committee on the Bill from the Lords, intituled, 
An Act for naturalizing Emanuel Halle; That they 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and had gone through the Bill ; 
and directed him to report the same, without any 
Amendment :—And the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Edward John Stanley do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this + theres 
hath agreed to the same, without any Amendment. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
a quarter of an hour after one of the clock on 
Friday morning, adjourned till this day. 








Veneris, 26° die Juniz ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV“ Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 
A‘ ingrossed Bill for the further Improvement of the 


Harbour of Ayr, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Oswald do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for altering the Line of Road from 
the Milnford of Garscube to the City of Glasgow, and 
improving the Roads leading therefrom into the said 
City, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Oswald do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
Bognor Improvement Bill to make their Report, be 
further enlarged till Monday, the 6th day of July 


next. 


De Tressan’s Naturalization Bill was read a second 
time; and committed to Mr. 7ooke and the Middlesex 
List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


An ingrosséed Bill for more effectually paving, light- 
ing, watching, cleansing, and otherwise improving the 
Borough of Z’ruro, in the County of Cornwall, and 
for forming a new Street within the same Borough, 
was read the third time; and Amendments were made 
to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Tooke do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Trustees for putting into execution, and 
acting under and by virtue of, a certain Act of Parlia- 
ment made and passed in the first year of the reign of 
his late Majesty King George the Fourth, intituled, 
“ An Act for more effectually repairing and improving 
the Road from the Town of Pool, in the County of 
Montgomery, through Oswestry, in the County of Salop, 
to Wrexham, in the County of Denbigh, and the several 
other Roads therein mentioned in the said Counties, 
and in the County of Merioneth, and for making several 
new Branches of Roads to communicate with the Roads 
in the Counties of Salop, Montgomery and Denbigh,” was 
presented, and read ; taking notice of the Holyhead and 
Shrewsbury Road Bill; and praying, That the same may 
not pass into a law without securing for the Roads in 
the Oswestry district that protection which shall seem to 
be just. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act to enable the Leeds and Selby Railway Company 
to improve the Line of the said Railway, and for amend- 
ing and enlarging the Powers and Provisions of an Act 


Q5°—96° Sunii. 


A. 1835. 


relating to such Railway ; and the same were read; and 
are as followeth: : 
Pr. 51. 1. 34. After “ mentioned” insert Clauses 
(A.) and (B.) 
Crause (A.) “ And whereas by the said recited Act 
** it was provided that the said Cottipaliy should meet 
“ together at some convenient place within the town of 
“ Selby within Three calendar Months next after the 
“ passing of the said Act, between the hours of ten and 
“ four, and should then and there proceed in the exe- 
* cution of such Act, and should and might adjourn 
“ such meeting from time to time, and from place to 
“* place, as they shall think fit, and that from and after 
“* the said first meeting of the said Company, there should 
“* be a general meeting of the said Company on the Fif- 
teenth day of June, in each and every year, or within 
“ the space of Fourteen days next thereafter, and also 
“ such and so many special general meetings of the said 
“* Company as should be called as thereinafter provided : 
“ And whereas it'is expedient that the said provision 
“ should be altered so far as relates to the time of hold- 
“‘ ing the annual general meetings of the said Com- 
pany; Be it therefore Enacted, That so much of 
the said provision as directs that a general meeting of 
“* the said Company shall be held on the Fifteenth day 
‘ of June in each and every year, or within the space 
of Fourteen days next thereafter, shall be and the same 
is hereby repealed.” 
Cause (B.) “ And be it further Enacted, That from 
and after the next general meeting of the said Com- 
** pany to be held under the authority of the said 
“ recited Act, a general meeting of the said Company 
shall be held on the Fifteenth day of July in each and 
every year, or within the space of Fourteen days next 
“ thereafter.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Sir George Strickland do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


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An ingrossed Bill for enlarging and amending the 
Powers and Provisions of the Acts passed for making 
and maintaining a Railway or Tramroad from the Sea- 
shore, at or near Whitstable, in the County of Kent, to 
or near to the City of Canterbury, and the Works éon- 
nected therewith, and to authorize the Company of Pro- 
prietors to raise a further Sum of Money, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Law Hodges do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Graham's Estate Bill was read a second time; and 
committed to Mr. Baines and the York List: And 
they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker's 
Chamber. 


An ingrossed Bill for improving and keeping in repair 
certain Roads in the Counties of Flint and Chester, and 
for better maintaining the Ferry over the River Dee, 
called the Lower King’s Ferry, in the said County of 
Flint, was read the third time; and Amendments were 
made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Mostyn do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for providing a Market Place, and 
regulating the Markets in the Town and Borough of 
Merthyr Tidvil, in the County of Glamorgan, was 
read the third time; and Amendments were made to 
the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Guest do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Preston, was presented, 
and read; complaining of the evils arising from the 
sale of intoxicating Liquors in beer-shops, dram-shops 
and licensed public-houses; and praying the House to 
enact such laws as are most likely to secure the blessings 
of sobriety. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 

A Petition 


Canterbury 
and Whitstable 
Railway Bill, 


Graham's 
Estate Bill. - 


Dee Ferry 
Roads Bill. 


Merthyr 
Tidvil 
Market Bill. 


Drunkenness 

















le 

















Great 
Yarmouth 
Election. 


5-6 WIL. IV. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of. Great 
Yarmouth, friends to purity of election, was presented, 
and read; setting forth, That the Petitioners, in address- 
ing the House, are actuated by the purest motives, and 
urged by the strongest and most patriotic reasons, in 
stating some of the grossly immoral, degrading and 
illegal practices which are resorted to in many of the 
counties, cities and boroughs of the United Kingdom, 
in electing Members to represent the people in Parlia- 
ment; what these abuses are, and how great their incon- 
venience is, it becomes the Petitioners to state, as the 
best means of justifying their present application to the 
House, they have no hesitation in affirming, that at all 
the contested Elections throughout the Kingdom, bri- 
bery, intimidation and coercion are generally practised, 
the Elections are attended with tumults, disorders and 
outrages, and that perjury and the degrading vice of 
drunkenness prevail toa disgusting extent; that these 


evils are of no recent growth, the Petitioners are per- 


fectly aware, and so must be the House, from the many 
Petitions that have been from time to time presented to 
it, complaining of the same, and praying for the passing 
of such law as would put a stop to these glaring evils ; 
that the Petitioners, in common with many other sincere 
friends and well-wishers to the just laws and constitu- 
tion of their country, did contemplate that the passing 
of the Reform Bill would, in a great measure, prevent 
the vile practices of which the Petitioners complain, 
but in this they have been most grievously disappointed, 
as will fully appear to the House, by their stating 
honestly and plainly the conduct pursued in that bo- 
rough at the late Election, as well as for some time previ- 
ous and subsequent thereto; for many weeks prior to the 
day of Election, the town was kept ina state of complete 
agitation and disorder, multitudes accompanied by bands 
of music paraded the streets almost every evening, and 
many of the people had their passions excited, from the 
effects of drink given them by political partisans at 
public-houses, for the purpose of influencing their votes 
at the approaching contest ; during the whole time of 
Election (day and night), drunkenness was encouraged 
toa most shameful extent, illegal influence, intimida- 
tion and coercion, were carried toa degree never equalled 
even in that borough, prior to the passing of the Reform 
Bill; the Petitioners will not trespass on the House, by 
relating all the insidious arts used to degrade and de- 
ceive the ignorant, but they feel obliged to observe that 
the prime agents in these transactions had the audacity 
to assume to themselves the appellations of loyalty and 
allegiance, the venerable names of government and good 
order, and the sacred ones of piety and public virtue, 
which were alternately prostituted to these illegal and 
abominable practices; the Petitioners beg leave to state 
to the House, that, since the Election, those mercenary 
voters who gave their suffrages to the Sitting Members, 
have been further rewarded by receiving each two 
guineas, paid bya child, at the house of one of the most 
active partisans in behalf of the Sitting Members; the 
Petitioners could particularize with the names of the 
individuals concerned many other abuses equally evil, 
but they trust that sufficient has been said to convince 
the House that some strong and efficient measure must 
be adopted to prevent such illegal and injurious prac- 
tices; with all deference to the House, the Petitioners 
beg to observe, that (they believe) not less than one 
hundred statutes have already passed the Legislature of 
this Country for the purpose of removing these evils; 
but as hey ave not answered the end desired, the Peti- 
tioners hope that they will not be considered impertinent 
or presumptuous in imploring the House to pass a mea- 
sure, which they believe would be the means of esta- 
blishing purity of Election more effectually than all 
the Statutes that have heretofore been enacted for the 
purpose, id est, Vote by Ballot; the Petitioners beg fur- 
ther to trespass on the House by observing, that they do 
not suppose that the Ballot would at once make men 
more honest or patriotic, but they are perfectly con- 
vinced that it would be the means of ultimately prevent- 
ing bribery ; but the greatest benefit to be derived from 
the measure prayed for by the Petitioners, would be, 
the enabling of the dependent man’ to give his vote 
without the fear of being discharged from his employ- 
ment; the shopkeeper to do the same without the fear 


of losing his customers; the tradesmen, and all other 
VOL. 90. 


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389 


voters, from being compelled to vote for men whiose 
political mem asm are opposed to their own; the Pe- 
titioners therefore humbly and earnestly pray, That the 
House will, with the least delay possible, be pleased to 
adopt such measures as are calculated to remove the 
evils complained of by the Petitioners, and to cause all 
Elections for Members to serve in the Commons’ House 
of Parliament to terminate in one day, and the votes to 
be taken by Ballot. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Stamford ;—and, John Vote by 
Drakard, of Stamford,—were presented, and read; pray- Ballot. 
ing for the adoption of Vote by Ballot at Elections ir 
Members to serve in Parliament. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of John Williams, of Cornhill, in the city Grand Junction 

of London, was presented, and read; taking notice of a 
the Grand Junction Waterworks Bill; and praying, 
That a clause or clauses may be introduced therein, 
that Subways shall be built by the Company to place 
their pipes in, to prevent the frequent removal of the 
ground and pavements in the streets, roads and public 
ways of the district comprised in the Bill. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Williams, of Cornhill, in the city Chelsea 
of London, was presented, and read; taking notice of ae 
the Chelsea Waterworks Bill; and praying, That a — 
clause or clauses may be introduced therein, that Sub- 
ways shall be built by the Company to place their pipes 
in, to prevent the frequent removal of the ground and 
pavements in the streets, roads and public ways of the 
district comprised in the Bill. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the there-undersigned Licensed Victual- Spirit 
lers, agreed to at a public meeting held at the Crown icense™ 
and Anchor Tavern, Strand, on the 25th day of March 
1835 ;—and, Licensed Victuallers resident in the county 
of Essex,—were presented, and read; praying for the 
repeal of the additional Duty on Spirit Licenses imposed 
by an Act of the last Session of Parliament. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of William Ivory, formerly of the Anchor Imprisonment 
Tavern and Hotel, Saint Mary-at-Hill, in the city of 
London, but now of the Broad Cooper Retail Beerhouse, 

Saint Alban’s, was presented, and read; taking notice of 
the Imprisonment for Debt Bill; and praying, That the 
same may pass into a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Bleachers, Linen Merchants, Manufac- Linen Manu- 
turers, and others, interested in the linen trade in the factures 
county of Z'yrone;—and, two Petitions of Linen Manu- (Ireland) Act. 
facturers, and Dealers in Flax and Yarn, in the open 
markets of Ballybay and Monaghan,—were presented, 
and read; reciting the Act 2 and 3 Will. 4, for the 
better Regulation of the Linen and Hempen Manufac- 
tures of Ireland; and praying the House to renew and 
continue the same, with such Amendments as they may 
see necessary. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table, 


A Petition of Merchants and Ship-owners of the port Timber 
of Cardiff, was presented, and read; praying, That the Duties. 
House will not equalize the Duties now paid on Timber 
imported into this amaret 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of 7'ruro;—LZancaster;— Newspaper 
London; --Yarmouth;—and, Kendal,—were presented, Stamps. 
and read; praying for the repeal of the Stamp Duty on 
Newspapers. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. re 

5G A Petition 








Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill. 


Church 


Rates. 
Bungay 


v. 
Childs. 


Tithes 
(Ireland.) 


390 

A Petition of Inhabitants, Rate-payers of A shton-under- 
lyne ;—Inhabitants of Barnstaple ;— Burgesses of Wis- 
ech ;—Burgesses and Inhabitants of Wisbech ;—and, 
Inhabitants of Plymouth,—were presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the Municipal Corporations Bill; and 
praying, That the same may pass into a law. 

Petition of the Mayor, Bailiffs and Burgesses of 
Northampton ;—and, the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
gesses of Evesham,—werealso presented, and read; taking 
notice of the said Bill; and praying, That the same may 
not pass into a law. 

A Petition of Freemen or Commoners of Grantham, 
was also presented, and read; taking notice of the said 
Bill; and praying the House to protect them in their 
chartered and other legal rights and privileges. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Kettering, and others, was 
presented, and read; complaining of the imprisonment 
of Mr. John Childs for non-payment of Church-rates, 
and for an alleged contempt of the Consistorial Court of 
Norwich ; and praying, That the jurisdiction of the Eccle- 
siastical Courts may be immediately abolished in all 
causes to which the common law can be made appli- 
cable. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Landholders of Carnmoney and Bally- 
linney ;—Catholic Inhabitants of Pcdiasline rah. 
Inhabitants of Tullylish;—were presented, and read ; 


| praying for the abolition of Tithes in Ireland. 


Church of 
Ireland. 


Poor Laws 
( lrelaud.) 


Spirits, 
Low Wines, 
and Wash, 


Landed 
Securities 


(Ireland) Act. 


Poor Law 
Amendinent 
Act. 


Registration 
of Voters. 


nd the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Theale;—Saint Mary, 
Islington ;—the Minister, Churchwardens and Inhabit- 
ants of Grove ;—-and, Members of the United Church of 
England and Ireland residing in Great and Little 
Yeldham and the three Belchamps,—were presented, and 
read; praying the House to reject every measure which 
has for its object the taking away any portion of the 
revenues of the Jrish Church, in order to its being 
applied to other than Protestant and strictly Ecclesias- 
tical purposes. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Parishioners of Whitechurch and Gar- 
rocloyne, was presented, and read; praying for the in- 
troduction of a system of Poor Laws into Jreland. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Total Number of Proof Gallons of Spirits 
arising from the separate Charges on Wash, Low Wines, 
and Spirits and Feints, in the Distilleries of England, 
Ireland and Scotland respectively, for the quarter end- 
ing 5th April 1835; distinguishing the difference of 
Charge on Low Wines, and on Spirits and Feints, as 
compared with that on Wash; and showing the maxi- 
mum Increase per cent. in any one period, in the Quan- 
tity of Spirits produced, over the Amount charged from 
Wash, according to noticed gravity, and the degree 
attenuated. 


A Petition of Members of the Jrish Bar, was pre- 
sented, and read; reciting the Act of the last Session 
of Parliament, for facilitating the Loan of Money upon 
Landed Securities in Jreland; and praying the House 
to repeal or amend the same. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Rate-payers and Labourers of Lees ;— 
and, Churchwardens, Overseers and Select Vestry of 
Ashton-under-Lyne,—were presented, and read ; recit- 
ing the Act of the last Session of Parliament, for the 
Amendment and better Administration of the Laws re- 


lating to the Poor in England and Wales; and praying 
the House to repeal the same. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Rochdale was presented, 
and read ; praying the House to amend the Laws relat- 


26° Junii. 





A. 1835. 


ing to the Registration of Voters, by repealing those 
clauses which require the payment o Rates and Taxes, 
and of the Registration Shilling, to define more clearly 
the law as to the effect of removals between the time 
of the revision of the Register and the Election, and to 
enact that all persons whose names appear on the re- 
vised List shall be entitled to vote, without reference to 
any removals which may have taken place within those 

riods. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on the Registration of Voters’ Bill. 


A Petition of Electors and Non-Electors of Ashton- 
under-Lyne ;—Citizens, Burgesses and Inhabitants of 
Brechin ;—Inhabitants of Rochdale ;—and, Taunton,— 
were presented, and read; praying that the proposed 
measure of appropriating the surplus Revenues of the 
Trish Church to the Education of the People of that 
Country, may be passed into a law. 

And the said Petitions were ordered tolieupon the Table. 


A Petition of Natives of the several Counties and 
Districts of the Highlands of Scotland, now resident in 
Glasgow, was presented, and read; praying the House 
to adopt such measures for securing the permanency, 
increasing the agency, and promoting the efficiency of 
the Church of Scotland, as to them shall seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on Charities 
have Power to adjourn from place to place. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to 
inquire into the Amount of Advances made by the Com- 
missioner of Public Works in Jreland, the Regulations 
under which they were made, the Purposes to which 
they have been applied, and the Amount of Repayments; 
to consider also the various Reports made by Committees 
and Commissioners on the subject of reclaiming Waste 
Lands in Ireland, and to what extent the suggestions 
which they contain have been complied with, have 
Power to report their observations thereupon, from time 
to time, to the House, together with the Minutes of the 
Evidence taken before them. 

Mr. Lynch reported from the said Select Committee ; 
That they had made a Progress in the matters to them 
referred ; and had directed him to make a Report thereof 
to the House, together with the Minutes of the Evidence 
taken before them. 

. Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; and 
be printed. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of John 
Bury Dasent, praying for his discharge from custody, 
which was presented yesterday, might be read; and the 
same being read ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That John Bury Dosent be brought to the bar of 
this House, in order to his being discharged ; 

The House divided. 
The Noes went forth. 


Mr. Robert Steuart, 
Tellers for the Yeas, 1 Mr. Chapman: 


\ 190. 

Tellers for the Noes,| Mr lt ae 141. 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative :—And that 
Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant accordingly. 

The House was also moved, That the Petition of John 
Pilgrim, praying for his discharge from custody, which 
was presented yesterday, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That John Pilgrim be brought to the Bar 
of this House, in order to his being discharged :—And 
that Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant accordingly. 

The House was also moved, That the Petition of John 
Eddowes Sparrowe, praying for his discharge from cus- 
tody, which was presented yesterday, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

A Petition of Magistrates, Clergy, Gentry and In- 
habitants of Jpswich, was presented, and read ; setting 
forth, That the Petitioners most earnestly and respect- 
fully entreat the House to extend their lenient conside- 
ration to John Eddowes Sparrowe, who has fallen under 
the displeasure of the House; the Petitioners are in- 
duced to urge this from their ‘knowledge of his mer 

or 


Church of 
Ireland, 


Church of 
Scotland. 


Charities. 


Public Works 
(Ireland.) 


No. 329. 


Ipswich 
Election. 

















Jpswich 
Election. 


Tithes 
(Ireland) Bill. 





5-6 Wiuu. IV. 


for a very considerable period filled several high and 
respectable situations in that town and county, and also 
from feeling convinced that any share he may unhappily 
have had in the proceedings which have excited the re- 
probation of the House, has been taken without any 
view to his private advantage; and praying, That the 
House will take the case of the said John Eddowes Spar- 
rowe into their merciful consideration, and restore him 
to his situation in society, and to his large family, solely 
depending upon his exertions for support. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That John Eddowes Sparrowe be brought to the bar 
of this House, in order to his being discharged ; 

The House divided. 

The Yeas went forth. 


Lord Henniker, 
Tellers for the Yeas,} Sir George Clerk: \ 127. 
Tellers for the Noes, Doctor Lushington, } 168. 


Mr. William Ord: 

So it passed in the Negative. 

The House was also moved, That the Petition of John 
Bond, praying for his discharge from custody, which 
was presented yesterday, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That John Bond be brought to the bar of this House, in 
order to his being discharged :—And the said Motion 
was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


A Petition of Peter Frederic O’ Malley, was presented, 
and read; setting forth, That the Petitioner has been 
now for twelve days confined in Newgate for a breach 
of Privilege; that the Petitioner begs to reiterate the 
expression of his deep regret at having committed any 
act which could possibly be construed into disrespect to 
the House ; the Petitioner humbly begs to refer to his 
former Petition presented to the House; and prays, That 
the House will order the Petitioner to be discharged. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Monday next. { 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


John Bury Dasent and John Pilgrim were, according 
to Order, brought to the bar ; where they were addressed 
by Mr. Speaker as followeth : 


John Bury Dasent and John Pilgrim. 

This House has found that you have been guilty of the 
crime of violating one of its most important and most 
valuable Privileges, by absconding, for the purpose of 
avoiding the duty of giving that testimony which you 
were bound unquestionably to give, for the purpose of 
the due administration of justice. 

It must be unnecessary to any class of persons in this 
country to enlarge upon the importance of at all times 
yielding a prompt and willing obedience to those Privi- 

eges which this House holds for the benefit of the People 
and as their Representatives. It must be least of all 
necessary to enlarge upon the nature of that duty to a 
gentleman whose professional habits and education must 
have made him more peculiarly acquainted with the 
nature of those obligations which are imposed upon all 
classes to contribute to the furtherance of public justice. 

You have, however, both of you made that atonement 
which is in your power, by an expression of your sorrow 
and your contrition for the offence of which you have 
been guilty. This House has taken your Petitions into 
its favourable consideration; it has dealt with you with 
all the mildness consistent with their sense of justice ; 
and I have now to acquaint you that you are discharged, 
upon the payment of your Tees. 


Ordered, Nemine Contradicente, That what has been 
now said by Mr. Speaker, in addressing the said John 
Bury Dasent and John Pilgrim, be entered in the 
Journals of this House. 


The House was moved, That the Resolution which, 
upon the 23d day of March last, was reported from the 
Committee to whom it was referred to consider the 
subject of Tithes in Ireland, and which Resolution was 
then agreed to by the House, might be read; and the 
same was read, and is as followeth: 

Resolved, That Composition for Tithes in Ireland 
should be abolished in consideration of an Annual Rent 


VOL. 90. — 


96°—27° Juni. 


39] 


Charge, to issue out of the Lands heretofore subject to 
the payment of such Composition, and to be payable to 
the Owner of the first Estate of Inheritance or other 
Estate in the nature of a perpetual Interest; that such 
Rent Charge shall be in the proportion of Seventy-five 
Pounds for every One hundred Pounds of Composition ; 
that such Rent Charge shall be redeemable, and that the 
Redemption Money shall be invested in Land, or other- 
wise, for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such 
Composition. 

The House was also moved, That the Order made the 
same day, That leave be given to bring in a Bill pur- 
suant to the said Resolution, might be read; and the 
same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 

The House was also moved, That the Resolution which, 
upon the 7th day of April last, was reported from the 
Committee to whom it was referred to consider of the 
present state of the Church Establishment in Ireland, with 
a view of applying any surplus of its Revenues, not 
required for the spiritual care of its members, to the 
general Education of all classes of the People, without 
distinction of religious persuasion, and which Resolution 
was then agreed to by the House, might be read; and 
the same was read, and is as followeth: 

Resolved, That any surplus Revenue of the present 
Church Establishment in Jreland, not required for the 
spiritual care of its members, be applied to the moral 
and religious Education of all classes of the People, 
without distinction of religious persuasion, providing 
for the resumption of such surplus, or of any such part 
of it, as may be required by an increase in the number 
of the members of the Established Church. 

The House was also moved, That the Resolution of 
the House on the same day upon the subject of Tithes 
in Ireland, and which Resolution was then agreed to 
by the House, might be read; and the same was read, 
and is as followeth: 

Resolved, That no measure upon the subject of Tithes 
in Ireland can lead to a satisfactory and final adjustment, 
which does not embody the principle contained in the 
foregoing Resolution. 


And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 27° die Junii, 1835: 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for the 
better Regulation of the Ecclesiastical Revenues, and 
the promotion of religious and moral Instruction in Jre- 
land:—And that Lord Viscount Morpeth, Lord John 
Russell, Lord Viscount Howick, Mr. Chancellor of the 
Exchequer, Sir John Hobhouse, Mr."Poulett Thomson, 
Mr. Attorney General, and Mr. Solicitor General, do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of the 
House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee of Supply. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two Millions, 
be granted to His Majesty, to discharge the like amount 
of Supplies granted for the Service of the year 1834, or 
of any preceding year. 

Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal re- 
ported from the Committee, That they had come to 
2 Resolution, which they had directed him to report. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday next. 

Mr. Bernal also acquainted the House, that he was 
directed by the Committee to move, That they may 
have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Expenses at Elections Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday next. 
5G 2 The 


Adjournment. 


Supply. 


Supplies. 


Expenses at 
Elections 
Bill. 














Loan 
Societies 
Bill. 


Bankrupts’ 
Estates 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Roman Catholic 
Marriages 
(Treland) Bill. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Isle of Man 
Corn Trade 
Bill. 


Soap Duties 
Drawback 
Bill. 


Property 
in Infants 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Contempts 
in Equity 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill. 


Sugar Duties 
Bill. 


Foreign 
Enlistment 
Act. 

No, 323. 


Pensions. 
No. 324. 


Tithe 
Compositions 
(Ireland.) 


Spirits, 
Worts, and 
Low Wines. 


No, 325. 


392 


The Order of the day being read, for the third read- 
ing of the Loan Societies Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Bankrupts’ Estates (Scotland) Bill; ‘ 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consi- 
deration upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 
adjourned Debate on the Question proposed upon Wed- 
nesday last, That the Roman Catholic Marriages (Ireland) 
Bill do pass ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned till 
Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Ways and Means; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The ingrossed Bill to regulate the Importation of 
Corn into the Isle of Man, was, according to Order, 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day- being read, for the Committee 
on the Soap Duties Drawback Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the ——- in Infants (Ireland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Contempts in Equity (Jreland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Municipal Corporations Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Baring reported from the Committee on the Sugar 
Duties Bill, the Amendments which they had made 
to the Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed; and read the third time upon Monday next. 


Mr. Edward John Stanley presented, pursuant to 
several Addresses to His Majesty,— Copy of Order in 
Council and Communications relative to the exemption 
of British Subjects who may enter the Service of the 
Queen of Spain from the provisions of the Foreign 
Enlistment Act. 

An Account of all Pensions on His Majesty’s Civil 
List, and of all Pensions on the Consolidated Fund 
(formerly on the Civil List or Hereditary Revenue of 
Scotland), on the 18th May 1835; stating the Name of 
each Pensioner, the Amount of Pension, and the Date of 
the Grant; distinguishing those charged upon the Civil 
List from those charged upon the Consolidated Fund. 

Mr. Edward John ‘Stanke also presented, pursuant to 
Orders,—A Return of the Total Amount of the different 
ems ean for Tithe in Ireland, distinguishing the 
Lay from the Ecclesiastical :—A Return of the Number 
of Compositions for Tithe entered into in each period 
of Three years in Ireland, since the first Composition 
Act in 1823 to the present period :—A Return of the 
Amount of Tithe Composition for which the Landlords 
of Ireland have made themselves responsible, by accept- 
ing Fifteen per cent. reduction, and the Dioceses in 
which the Lands are situate. 

An Account of the Sums, if any, due to the Excise 
under the Act 4 Geo. 4, c. 94, for Spirits, being deficient 
of the charge arising from attenuation, Low Wines, or 


96°—27° Suni. 


A. 1835. 


noticed Gravity or highest Gravity, if in any case set 
above the noticed Gravity, that remained unpaid on 5th 
April 1835; stating the Sum in each case (the full 
Amount chargeable by Section 60), and the Sums re- 
maining unpaid by each Name or Firm, and the Name 
of the Distillery, the Excise Collection, County and 
Kingdom each is in, and the Total Amount in each 
Kingdom. 

An Account of the Sums, if any, due to the Excise for 
additional Duties of Two-penceand Four-pence per Gallon 
on Spirits, under 1st Will. 4, c. 49, that remained unpaid 
on 5th April 1835; specifying the Sum due by each 
Name or Firm, and the a of the Distillery, the 
Excise Collection, County and Kingdom each is in, and 
the Total Amount in each Kingdom. 

Copy of Minute of the Lords Commissioners of the 
Treasury, of date 27th June 1834, transmitted to the 
Commissioners of Woods and Forests, relative to a Grant 
issued in 1826, by command of his late Majesty, from 
his Hereditary Revenues, in consequence of applications 
from, and for the purpose of repairing or re-building, 
certain Universities in Scotland. 

Ordered, That the said Accounts and Papers do lie 
upon the Table; and, except the Return respecting 
Tithe Compositions (Ireland), be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Extracts 
from the Charter of the City of Londonderry, relative 
to the Office of Recorder of that City, and the manner 
in which the same shall be filled up on vacancy ; a Copy 
of the Patent appointing William Boyd, Esquire, to the 
Office of Recorder of the City of Londonderry ; and, 
Copy of the Resignation of the Office of Recorder by 
Sir Georye F. Hill, Baronet, specifying the date thereof, 
and to whom addressed. 


Mr. Wallace presented a Bill for the more effectual 
Recovery of Small Debts, and for diminishing the Ex- 
enses of Litigation in Causes of small Amount in the 
heriffs Courts in Scotland, and to constitute and re- 
gulate Small Debt Circuit Courts in each County thereof: 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time upon Friday next. 
Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Mr. Wallace presented a Bill to improve and regulate 
the Forms of Process, and diminish the Delay and Ex- 
penses of Procedure in the Courts of Judicature in 
Scotland, and in Appeals from the Court of Session to 
the House of Lords: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time upon Friday, 
the 10th day of July next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a Com- 
mittee, upon Wednesday next, upon the Stafford Dis- 
franchisement Bill, was read, and discharged. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday, the 
8th day of July next, resolve itself into the said Com- 
mittee. 


Mr. Baring presented, by His Majesty’s command,— 
Copies of Communications received by His Majesty’s 
Government, relating to the Hurricane at Dominica. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Oswald reported from the Select Committee on 
Public Petitions; That they had examined the Petitions 
presented on the 22d and 23d days of this instant June; 
and had directed him to make a Report thereof to the 
House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
two of the clock on Saturday morning, adjourned 
till Monday next. 


Universities 
(Scotland.) 
No. 326, 


Londonderry 
Recorder. 


Small Debts 
(Scotland) 
Bill. 


No. 330, 


Courts of 
Judicature 
(Scotland) 
Bill. 


No. 327. 


Stafford 
Disfranchise- 
ment Bill. 


Dominica. 
No. 328, 


Publie 
Petitions. 





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Drogheda 
Election. 


Clerk of the 


Crown to 


amend Return. 


Drogheda 
Election. 


East India 
Company. 


No, 335. 


Bankruptcy. 


No. 225. 


5-6 Wit. IV. 


Lune, 29° die Juniz ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 
R. Goulburn, from the Select Committee ap- 
pointed to try and determine the merits of the 
Petition of Samuel Atkinson, Thomas Eccleston, James 
Richardson, and others, electors of the Town and County 
of the Town of Drogheda, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the said Town, informed the 
House, That the Committee had determined, 

That Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer, Esquire, is not duly 
elected a Burgess to serve in this present Parliament for 
the Town and County of the Town of Drogheda: 

That the Honourable Randal Edward Plunket is duly 
elected, and ought to have been returned a Burgess to 
serve in this present Parliament for the said Town and 
County of the Town of Drogheda: 

That the said Petition of Samuel Atkinson, Thomas 
Eccleston, James Richardson, and others, did not appear 
to the said Committee to be frivolous or vexatious: 

That the opposition to the said Petition did not ap- 
pear to the said Committee to be frivolous or vexatious. 

And the said Determinations were ordered to be en- 
tered in the Journals of this House. 


Ordered, That the Clerk of the Crown do attend this 
House forthwith, with the last Return for the Town of 
Drogheda, and amend the same, by rasing out the Name 
of Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer, Esquire, and inserting the 
Name of the Honourable Randal Edward Plunket, in- 
stead thereof. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
Thursday, the 25th day of this instant June, that Cathe- 
rine Adams, John Doyle, and Thomas Ferrall, be taken 
into the custody of the Serjeant at Arms attending this 
House, and that Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrants ac- 
cordingly, might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 


Mr. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the East 
India Company, was called in; and at the bar presented, 
pursuant to the directions of an Act of Parliament,— 
(N°19.) List, specifying the Particulars of the Com- 
penenieon proposed to be granted to certain Persons lately 

elonging to the Maritime Service of the Kast India 
Company under an arrangement sanctioned by the 
Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India, and 
laid before the Honourable the House of Commons on 
the 26th February 1835 :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said List do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


Mr. Bell, from the Court of Bankruptcy, was called 
in; and at the bar presented,—Further cand to an 
Order, dated the 24th day of March last, for a Return, 
by each of the Official Assignees appointed under the 
Act, intituled, “ An Act to establish a Court in -Bank- 
ruptcy,” to the following effect: The Number of Fiats 
placed under his superintendence in each year, to the 
present time, with the result of each Bankruptcy, in the 
following particulars:—1. the Amountof Debts proved ;— 
2. the Amount of Assets realized ;—3. the Dividends paid, 
and whether the same be final ;—4. the greatest Amount 
of Money in hand at one time, and for what period, 
with the Amount unappropriated at the time of the Re- 
turn, and by whom held ;—5. Costs allowed to the Soli- 
citor ;—6. the Allowance made to the official Assignee, 
distinguishing per Centage from other Charges;—7. the 
Account of annual Expenses incurred by each official 
Assignee for his establishment of Clerks and Offices, 
stating by whom the same is borne ;—8. a Return of the 
Number of Commissions investigated, and which were 
issued before the establishment of the Court in Bank- 
ruptcy; stating the Amount of Assets found to be un- 
administered in each case, and of Dividends which have 
since been final; and the time of the last Dividend, when 
the Estate was under the direction of Assignees:—9. the 
Money received by each official Assignee, on account of 
such Investigation :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 

VOL. 90. 


29° Sunit. 


393 


The Haverfordwest Improvement (N° 2.) Bill was read Haverfordwest 


a second time; and committed to Mr. Scourfield and the 
Wales List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in 
the Speaker’s Chamber. 


Mr. Henry Maxwell reported from the Committee on 
the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for the Sale 
of Estates in Ireland, devised by the Will of the Right 


Improvement 
(No, 2.) Bill. 


Ear! of 
Masserene’s 
Estate Bill, 


honourable Chichester, late Earl of Masserene, and for. . 


the Purchase of other Estates in Ireland, to be settled to 
the Uses of the said Will; That they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found die same to be true; 
and that the Parties concerned had given their consent 
to the Bill, to the satisfaction of the Committee ; and that 


the Committee had gone through the Bill, and directed 


him to report the same, without any Amendment :— 
And the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Henry Maxwell do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without any Amendment. 


Machenzie’s Estate Bill was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Sir George Strickland reported from the Committee 


Mackenzie's 
Estate Bill. 


Leeda Gas 


on the Leeds Gas Bill; and to whom the Petitions of Bill. 


Inhabitants of Leeds; and, of the Leeds Gas Light Com- 
pany, were referred; That they had heard counsel in 
support of the said Petitions; and also in favour of the 
Bill; and that they had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto ; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Spencer’s Estate Bill was read a second time; and 
committed to Mr. Shepherd and the Oxford List: And 
they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
Port Dundas and Dalgreen Bridge Roads Bill to make 
their Report, be further enlarged till Monday next. 


The Highleigh Estate Bill was read a second time ; 
and committed to Lord George Lennox and the Sussex 
List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


Sir John Johnstone reported from the Committee on 
the Sheffield Gas Bill; and to whom the Petitions of the 
Sheffield Gas Company; of the Company of Proprietors 
of the Sheffield Waterworks; of Surveyors of the High- 
ways of the township of Sheffield; and, of the Sheffield 
Gas Light Company, were referred; That they had 
heard counsel in support of the fourth-mentioned Peti- 
tion; and that no person appeared on behalf of the 
three first-mentioned Petitions; and that they had 
heard counsel in favour of the Bill; and had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
Glasgow Poor Rates Bill to make their Report, be further 
enlarged till Monday next. 


Mr. Pringle reported from the Committee on the Bill 
from the Lords, intituled, An Act for authorizing the 
Sale of the entailed Lands of North Ferryhill, or Car- 
lingnose, in the County of Fife, and the entailed Lands 
and Estate of Kirkton and Whitelaro, in the Count 
of Linlithgow, belonging to William Scott Moncrieff, 
Esquire, and the Purchase of other Lands to be entailed; 
That they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
found the same to be true; and that the Parties con- 
cerned had given their consent to the Bill, to the satisfac- 


tion of the Committee; and that the Committee had gone 
5H through 


Spencer's 
Estate Bill. 


Port Dundas, 
&amp;c. Roads 
Bill. 


Highleigh 
Estate Bill. 


Sheffield 
Gas Bill. 


Glasgow 
Poor Rates 
Bill. 


Moncrieff’s 
Estate Bill. 








Greenwich 
and Gravesend 
. Railway Bill. 


Drogheda 


Return 
amended. 


Murat’s 
Nat, Bill. 


Richmond 
(Surrey) 
Waterworks 
Bill, 


Newtyle and 
Coupar Angus 
Railway Bill. 


Newtyle and 
Glammiss 


Railway Bill, 


Dundee 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Dundee 
Water Com- 
pany Bill. 


Trinit 

(North Leith) 
Ilarbour and 
Dock Bill. 


Hand-loom 
Weavers. 


394 


through the Bill, and had directed him to report the 
same, without any Amendment :—And the Bill was 
read the third time. ! 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Pringle do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the same, without any Amendment. 


A Petition of Market Gardeners, Fruit, Vegetable and 
Egg Salesmen in London and the vicinity thereof ;— 
and, Merchants, Ship-owners, Brokers and Captains of 
vessels in the port and city of Zondon,—were presented, 
and read ; taking notice of the Greenwich and Graves- 
end Railway Bill; and praying, That the same may pass 
into a law. 

And the said Petitions were ordered tolie upon the Table. 


The Clerk of the Crown, attending according to Order, 
amended the Return for the Town of Drogheda. 


Mr. Alsager reported from the Committee on the Bill 
from the Lords, intituled, An Act for naturalizing John 
Queriol Murat; That they had examined the allegations 
of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had 
gone through the Bill, and directed him to report the 
same, without any Amendment:—And the Bill was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Alsager do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the same, without any Amendment. 


Ordered, That the Report from the Committee on 
the Richmond (Surrey) Waterworks Bill, be taken into 
further consideration upon Wednesday next. 


Mr. Hallyburton reported from the Committee on the 
Newtyle and Coupar Angus Railway Bill; That the 
Standing Orders relative to Railway Bills, had been 
complied with; and that they had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Hallyburton reported from the Committee on the 
Newtyle and Glammiss Railway Bill ; That the Standing 
Orders relative to Bills for dei Gram Railways, had been 
complied with; and that they had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
Dundee Waterworks Bill to make their Report, be further 
enlarged till Monday next. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
Dundee Water Company Bill to make their Report, be 
further enlarged till Monday next. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
prem (North Leith) Harbour and Dock Bill to make 


their Report be further enlarged till Thursday, the 9th 
day of July next. 


A Petition of Magistrates and Town Council of the 
city of Glasgow, was presented, and read; praying the 
House to take into favourable consideration the circum- 
stances that affect the Hand-loom Weavers, and grant 
them such relief as may seem meet. 

A Petition of Hand-loom Weavers and others of Monk- 
ton and Prestwick ;—Hand-loom Weavers of Catrine ; 
—Hand-loom Weavers and other Inhabitants of Cum- 
nock ; — Maybole ;— Hand-loom Weavers of Gorbals, 
Laurieston and Hutchisontown;—and, Operative Weavers 
and other Inhabitants of Darvel,—were also presented, 
and read; praying for the establishment of Boards of 
Trade in every manufacturing district, to fix from time 
to time the lowest prices to be paid for Hand-loom 
Weaving. 

And the said Petitions were referred to the Select 
Committee on Hand-loom Weavers. 


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A. 1835. 


A Petition of the Lord. Provost, Magistrates and 
Common Council of the city of Glasgow, was presented, 
and read ; praying the House to pass a law authorizing 
one or more of the owners of ruinous and waste build- 
ings, the property of joint proprietors in Scotland, or of 
the ground on which the same stood, to compel the 
other proprietors, under judicial authority and control, to 
concur in some improved plan of re-constructing the 
tenement, or of selling the same, or the ground for the 
general behoof of the proprietors, according to their se- 
veral interests therein. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Operative Masons of Glasgow ;—the 
Chairman of a meeting of Citizens of Glasgow ;—Inha- 
bitants of Wang ford ;—the City, Bail and Close of Zin- 
coln;—Stamford ;—Masters and Journeymen Printers of 
Lincoln ;—and, the there-undersigned,— were presented, 
and read; praying for the repeal of the Stamp Duty on 
Newspapers. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a meeting of Heritors 
of the barony parish of Glasgow, was presented, and 
read; taking notice of the Imprisonment for Debt (Scot- 
land) Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass 
into a law as it now stands. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Watermen and Lightermen of the River 
Thames, was presented, and read; setting forth, That 
the Petitioners view with alarm the rapidity of Steam 
Navigation on the said river, particularly westward of 
the town of Woolwich, whereby the lives and property 
of His Majesty’s subjects are frequently put in jeopardy, 
and in many cases lives have been lost and propert 
destroyed to an alarming extent, through the swell of 
water occasioned by their swift travelling, which is fre- 
quently at the rate of twelve miles an hour; and praying 
the House to devise some means whereby this great 
nuisance may be abated. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of William Colliner, of Dublin, glass cutter, 
was presented, and read ; praying for the repeal of the 
Duty on Glass in Ireland. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Electors connected with the city of 
Chichester, was presented, and read; complaining of the 
undue influence exercised by the Corporation of that 
city in the elections of Members to serve in Parliament; 
and praying; That the corporation be at once thrown 
open ; that no members of its body may have votes for 
the city, unless they reside within its houndaries; that 
some penal statute may be passed, both against those 
who treat or bribe, and those who accept under any 
form any such treat or bribe, the one being rendered 
ineligible to be ever after chosen as a representative, and 
the others being finally deprived of their right of voting; 
and further, that at future elections the poll may be 
taken by ballot. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Capital Burgesses and 
Assistants of 7% aniains oxtteeienaniaae of Grantham ;— 
Burgesses and other Inhabitants of Kingston-upon- 
Hull;—and, Freemen and others, possessing inchoate 
rights in the borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme,—were 
presented, and read; taking notice of the Municipal 
Corporations Bill; and praying, That the same may 
not pass into a law as it now stands. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Bridgwater ;—and, the 
Chairman of a Meeting of Inhabitant Rate-payers of 
Bury Saint Edmund’s,—were also presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the said Bill; and praying, That the 
same may pass into a law. ; 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 
Ordered, 


Joint 
Property 
(Scotland.) 


Newspaper 
Stamps. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Steam 
Navigation. 


Glass Duty 
(Ireland.) 


Corporation 
of Chichester. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill. 


Leave of 


Dorchester 
Unionists. 


Church of 
Scotland. 


Lower 
Canada. 





5-6 WIxL. IV. 


Ordered, That Mr. Edward Buller have leave of absence 
for ten days, to attend the Quarter Sessions ;—Mr. John 
Abel Smith, six weeks, on urgent business ;—and, Sir 
Harry Verney, three weeks, on urgent business. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Saint Giles, Camberwell, 
was presented, and read; praying the House to address 
His Majesty to remit the sentence of transportation 
passed on the six agricultural Labourers convicted at 
the Dorchester Spring Assizes of 1834 of administering 
an unlawful oath. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Roberton ;— Brechin ;— 
and, Balmaghie,--were presented, and read; praying 
the House to resist every attempt to shake the stability 
or impair the efficiency of the Church of Scotland, and 
to adopt such measures as may seem best calculated for 
promoting its usefulness, by building and endowing 
such additional Churches, in connexion with the Esta- 
blishment, as the increasing number and necessities of 
the population demand. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Zochee, was also presented, 
and read ; praying the House to refuse a grant of 
public money for endowing additional churches in con- 
nexion with the Church of Scotland. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Zower Canada, was pre- 
sented, and read; setting forth, That the Petitioners, 
deeply sensible of their obligations as subjects of His 
Majesty, and of the many and important advantages 
which they enjoy in common with their fellow-subjects 
in that Province, are devoted to the maintenance of its 
connexion with Great Britain and Ireland, and the Em- 
pire of which it is their pride and happiness to form a 
part; that, among the advantages to be derived from this 
connexion, there is none which they more highly prize 
than that settled government, constitutional freedom, 
and security of person and property, which the experi- 
ence of ages has proved pre-eminently to distinguish 
the British constitution of Government, firmly supported, 
as it has been, by the intelligence and wisdom of a public- 
Faerie and patriotic People; that the gratitude of the 

etitioners is justly due to the British Parliament, for 
the Act passed in the 31st year of the reign of his late 
Majesty George the Third, for making further provision 
for the government of that Province ; that it was mani- 
festly intended by the said Act to secure to all His 
Majesty’s subjects therein the benefits of the British 
constitution of government, in so far as the circum- 
stances of the Colony would permit, and as was con- 
sistent with its dependence on the parent State, and a 
just subordination to its authority; that it is with the 
deepest regret the Petitioners have perceived, by the 
experience of the forty-two years during which the said 
Act has been in force, that various causes have come 
into operation which have materially diminished and 
now threaten to destroy the benefits intended; when 
Canada was ceded to the British Crown, by the Treaty 
of Paris in 1763, it contained a population of about 
60,000 souls, who had been subjects of his Most Chris- 
tian Majesty ; in virtue of the Capitulation of Canada, 
in 1760, this population became British subjects, and 
were maintained in their property, and by the Act of 
the British Parliament of the 14th Geo. 3, chapter 83, 
the laws, usagés and customs of Canada were continued 
to them, and in other respects they have become entitled 
to the enjoyment of all rights, liberties and franchises 
which behing to or have been granted to the inhabitants 
of that Province; that the said inhabitants, formerly 
subjects of his Most Christian Majesty, and their de- 
scendents, under the protection of the said laws and 
privileges, have since increased to the number of 400,000 
souls, and retained every characteristic of a distinct 
people, while those of His Majesty’s subjects who have 
come into and settled in that Province from other parts 
of His Majesty’s Dominions, as well as their descen- 
dents, now amounting to about 150,000. souls, have re- 
tained a character equally distinct; in such circum- 
stances the Petitioners humbly conceive that, under 
whatever form of government the Colony might have 


ren? the utmost discretion, liberality and mutual 


29° Junir. 


395° 


forbearance were necessary to prevent the ordinary com-’ 
petitions of life from disturbing the harmony of society, 
endangering the public peace, and injuriously affecting 
the general welfare; the Petitioners cheerfully bear 
testimony to the excellent character of the great body 
of their fellow-subjects of French origin, to their tried 
fidelity to the British Government, and their just claims 
to His Majest ’sgracious favour and protection; but when 
to the unavoidable sources of collision afore-mentioned 
were added those inseparable from the contentions of 
popular assemblies, and the ambition of their leading 
members, depending for their political existence, personal 
importance, and the effecting of their views on the suf- 
frages of the majority of the people, the danger of excite- 
ments and collisions between the two populations before 
mentioned became imminent, it had, besides, unfortu- 
nately happened that the French Colonists of Canada had’ 
no share or influence in its legislation and government 
while it belonged to France; their descendents were not, 
therefore, trained by experience, education and habits 
for a government of a more popular form; they were 
without a sufficient number of men of enlarged and 
liberal views, embracing all interests in the Colony and 
its relations with the parent State, to discharge the high 
and important functions of legislators, and the events 
of war had left among the people feelings and prejudices, 
apprehensions and jealousies, not easily to be eradicated 
under the government of a people with whom they had 
so frequently been involved in hostilities; in conse- 
quence of these circumstances, and the liberal provisions 
of the afore-mentioned Acts of the British Parliament, 
the constitution of the representative branch of the 
government of the Province ey ge upon 
the majority of the population of French origin, and 
the whole powers of that branch inevitably fell into 
their hands, or rather into the hands of the leading men 
amongst them, who, in many instances, participated in 
the popular prejudices, jealousies and suspicions against 
the population not of their origin; the evils arising 
from this state of things have been greatly increased ~ 
and aggravated by the Act of the Imperial Parliament 

placing at the disposal of the Assembly, absolutely and 
unconditionally, as it is understood by that body, the im- 
portant Revenue, by means of which, the civil expendi- 
ture of the Province was previously defrayed ; by this 
increase to the power derived from great numerical 
superiority in the Assembly, have been superadded the 
irresistible weight and influence necessarily conjoined 
with the exclusive power of appropriating the Revenues 
indispensably requisite for de raying the civil expendi- 
ture of the Province, by means of which, the Executive 
Government has been rendered entirely dependent on 
the will and pleasure of the leaders in the Assembl 

for its very existence, and public authority, both adminis- 
trative and judicial, from the Governor in Chief and the 
Chief Justice of the Province, to the most humble indi- 
vidual in the scale of office, has been subject to their 
interested, partial, vindictive and capricious conduct ; 
the Petitioners have seen with sincere regret and alarm, 
that the powers of the Assembly have been exercised 
by the leaders in that body with a spirit of decided 
hostility to His Majesty’s Government, of disregard for 
the peace and welfare of the Province, and with ill- 
disguised projects of exclusion and ere against 
His Majesty’s subjects not of their national origin, and 
even against those of their own origin who were not 
disposed to support them in their unjust and pernicious 
views; the Petitioners humbly represent, that at the 
late general election this spirit of exclusion and pro- 
scription has been carried to the extent that, although 
the population not of French origin amounts to more 
than one-fourth of the population, it has not been able 
to return more than fourteen Members of the choice of 
the electors, or representing their views and interests, 
out of a House composed of 88 Members, and that the 
whole of the population not of French origin, in the 
cities and counties of Quebec and Montreal, although 
they nearly equal the French population in number, 
have not been able to return one Member of their choice 


out of twelve ; this result, which, in fact, leaves a popu- 
lation having great and permanent interests in the Pro- 
vince, and contributing a very large proportion of the 

blic Revenue, without even the power of being heard 
m the Legislature of the country by any person of — 
choice 


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396 


choice, or responsible to them, has been facilitated by an 
unjust and faulty distribution of the elective franchise, 
by including the new and growing settlements of per- 
sons not of french origin, in counties where that origin 
redominates, and where their votes are lost, and by the 
incessant and systematic efforts of the leading charac- 
ters in the House of Assembly of French origin to de- 
press and vilify the population not of their origin, with 
a manifest tendency to subject their persons and pro- 
perty, and the whole country, to the arbitrary rule and 
control of these characters, through the instrumentality 
of a majority acting and held together under the im- 
pulses of national prejudices and feelings; it is with 
the deepest regret and alarm that the Petitioners have 
witnessed the progress of the various attempts made in 
the House of Assembly, tending to the afore-mentioned 
purposes, as recorded in the ear of that House ; 
they have refused or neglected to co-operate in the 
aan and beneficent intentions of His Majesty’s 
overnment for the redress of grievances, the remedy 
of abuses, and for the advancement of the public pro- 
sperity ; they have vilified and endeavoured to destroy 
another and co-ordinate branch of the Legislature, 
established under and in virtue of the authority of the 
afore-mentioned Act of the British Parliament, pro- 
moted and countenanced tumultuous and riotous assem- 
blies and proceedings, endeavoured to bring the ad- 
ministration of justice into contempt, diverted the privi- 
leges of the Assembly entrusted to them for the pro- 
tection of popular rights to the destruction of these 
rights, they have avowedly, in their legislative capacity, 
acted upon distinctions of national origin among His 
Majesty's subjects, have sanctioned these distinctions by 
their Resolutions of the 21st of February 1834, invited 
the formation of Committees and Conventions, autho- 
rized them to contract loans on the eve of a general 
election, pledged the honour of the representatives of 
the people to pay the expenditures of these Committees 
and Conventions out of the public monies, and publicly 
threatened to apply elsewhere than to the constituted 
authorities in the Province, and to the supreme authority 
of the British Parliament, for a remedy of alleged 
grievances ; the Petitioners further represent, that these 
——e have already entailed heavy losses on the 
etitioners and the Country, by the diminution of con- 
fidence in the security of property, and its consequent 
depreciation in value, by the interruption of useful under- 
takings, the suspension of public improvements, the 
decrease of employment, the continuance of various 
abuses, and the spreading of hatred and_ ill-will, 
threatening long and fatal dissensions dangerous to the 
peace, freedom and prosperity of the Province, and 
— to the interests and character of the British 
ation and Government; suffering under and exposed 
to so many evils, the Petitioners cannot even look for 
consolation and protection to an independent and well- 
erganized administration of justice, which is so essential 
to the well-being of every society ; the Judges are held 
in a state of dependence on the House of Assembly for 
their subsistence, notwithstanding His, Majesty’s gra- 
cious concession, that their Commissions should be held 
during good behaviour, on their salaries being perma- 
nently provided for ; the system of judicature established 
by Act of the Provincial Legislature in 1794, is still 
maintained, although it has become manifestly unsuited 
to the present state and condition of the Province ; 
from the extension of the settlements and the increase 
of the population, the Courts of original jurisdiction 
have become inaccessible to the inhabitants at a distance 
from them, otherwise than at a ruinous expense, involv- 
ing in many cases a denial or failure of justice, while 
the Court of Appeals, from its peculiar constitution, is 
unfit for the exercise of the powers with which it is en- 
trusted ; the Petitioners observe with regret, in the pre- 
sent state of the Province, that the Executive Council, 
both as respects the number of its members and its 
composition, is too defective to answer the purpose of its 
institution ; in every well-regulated government the 
Petitioners most humbly conceive that the executive 
authority should be aiited by the advice of able and well- 
informed individuals, acting together in a body, by which 
sound discretion, uniformity, consistency and system 
are imparted to its measures, and that among Colonial 
Governments, which are generally administered by per- 


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A, 1835. 
sons labouring under the disadvantage of a deficiency 
of local information, assistance of this nature is indis- 
pensable to the ends of good government; whilst the 
greatest importance ought to be attached to the selec- 
tion of fit persons for seats in the Legislative Council, 
it is indispensably necessary, for the stability of the 
Government and the security of His Majesty’s subjects 
within the Province, that the power of appointing mem- 
bers to that branch of the Legislature should continue to 
reside exclusively in the Crown, but subject to such 
regulations as may be deemed proper for insuring the 
appointment of fully qualified persons; the Petitioners, 
confiding in the wisdom and justice of the House, humbly 
pray, That the premises be taken into consideration, that 
Justice be done therein, and particularly that they be 
secured in their just right of a fair and equitable repre- 
sentation in the Provincial Assembly, and otherwise 
protected in their rights as British subjects, and in the 
full enjoyment of constitutional government. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Lower Canada, resident 
in the district of Montreal, was also presented, and 
read ; setting forth, That the Petitioners, deeply sensible 
of their obligations as subjects of His Majesty, and of 
the many and important advantages which they enjoy 
in common with their fellow-subjects in that Province, 
are devoted to the maintenance of its connexion with 
Great Britain and Ireland, and the Empire of which it 
is their pride and happiness to form a part; that, among 
the advantages to be derived from this connexion, there 
is none which they more highly prize than that settled 
government, constitutional freedom, and security of 
person and property, which the experience of ages has 
proved pre-eminently to distinguish the British con- 
stitution of government, firmly supported, as it has been, 
by the intelligence and wisdom of a public-spirited and 
patriotic people; that the gratitude of the Petitioners 
is justly due to the British Parliament, for the Act 
passed in the 31st year of the reign of his late Majesty 
George the Third, for making further provision for the 
government of that Province; that it was manifestly 
intended by the said Act to secure to all His Majesty’s 
subjects therein the benefits of the British constitution 
of government, in so far as the circumstances of the 
Colony would permit, and as was considered with its 
dependence on the parent State, and a just subordi- 
nation to its authority; that it is with the deepest 
regret the Petitioners have perceived, by the experience 
of the forty-two years during which the said Act has 
been in force, that various causes have come into 
operation which have materially diminished and now 
threaten to destroy the benefits intended; when Canada 
was ceded to the British Crown by the Treaty of Paris 
in 1763, it contained a population of about 60,000 souls, 
who had been subjects of his Most Christian Majesty ; 
in virtue of the Capitulation of Canada, in 1760, this 
population became British subjects, and were -main- 
tained in their property, and by the Act of the British 
Parliament of the 14th Geo. 3, chapter 83, the laws, 
usages and customs of Canada were continued to 
them, and in other respects they have become entitled 
to the enjoyment of all rights, liberties and franchises 
which belong to or have been granted to the inhabitants 
of that Province; that the said inhabitants, formerly 
subjects of his Most Christian Majesty, and their 
descendents, under the protection of the said laws and 
privileges, have since increased to the number of 
400,000 souls, and retdined every characteristic of a 
distinct people, while those of His Majesty’s subjects 
who have come into and settled in that Province from 
other parts of His Majesty’s Dominions, as well as their 
descendents,now amounting to about 150,000 souls, have: 
retained a character equally distinct ; in such circum- 
stances the Petitioners humbly conceive that, under 
whatever form of government the Colony might have 
been placed, the utmost discretion, liberality and mu- 
tual forbearance were necessary to prevent the ordinary 
competitions of life from disturbing the harmony of 
society, endangering the public peace, and injurfously 
affecting the general welfare; the Petitioners cheerfully 
bear testimony to the excellent character of the great 
body of their fellow-subjects of French origin, to their 
tried fidelity to the British Government, and their just 
claims to His Majesty’s gracious favour and protection; 


but when to the unavoidable sources of collision afore- 
mentioned 

















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mentioned were added those inseparable from the con- 
tentions of popular assemblies, and the ambition of their 
leading members depending for their political existence, 
personal importance, and the effecting of their views on 


the suffrages of the majority of the people, the danger of | 


excitements and collisions between the two populations 
before mentioned became imminent, it had, besides, 
unfortunately happened that the French Colonists of 
Canada had no share or influence in its legislation and 
government while it belonged to France; their. descen- 
dents were not, therefore, trained by experience, education 
and habits for a Government of a more popular form ; 
they were without a sufficient number of men of enlarged 
and liberal views, embracing all interests in the Colony 
and its relations with the parent State, to discharge the 
high and important. functions of legislators, and the 
events of war had left among the people feelings 
and prejudices, apprehensions and jealousies, not easily 
to be eradicated under the government of a people with 
whom they had so frequently been involved in hostili- 
ties; in consequence of these circumstances, and the 
liberal provisions of the afore-mentioned Acts of the 
British Parliament, the constitution of the repre- 
sentative branch of the government of the Province 
entirely depended upon the majority of the population 
of French origin, and the whole powers of that branch 
inevitably fell into their hands, or rather into the hands 
of the leading men amongst them, who, in many in- 
stances, participated in the popular prejudices, jealousies 
and suspicions, against the population not of their 
origin ; the evils arising from this state of things have 
been greatly increased and aggravated by the Act of 
the Imperial Parliament placing at the disposal of the 
Assembly absolutely and unconditionally, as it is 
understood by that body, the important Revenue, by 
means of which, the civil expenditure of the Province 
was previously defrayed ; by this increase to the power 
derived from great numerical superiority in the Assem- 
bly, have been superadded the irresistible weight and 
influence necessarily conjoined with the exclusive 
power of appropriating the Revenues indispensably re- 
quisite for defraying the civil expenditure of the Pro- 
vince, by means of which, the Executive Government 
has been rendered entirely dependent on the will and 
pleasure of the leaders in the Assembly for its very 
existence, and public authority, both administrative and 
judicial, from the Governor in Chief and the Chief 
Justice of the Province, to the most humble individual 
in the scale of office, has been subject to their interest, 
partial, vindictive and capricious control; the Peti- 
tioners have seen with sincere regret and alarm, that the 
powers of the Assembly have been exercised by the 
leaders in that body with a spirit of decided hostility 
to His Majesty’s Government, of disregard for the peace 
and welfare of the province, and with ill-disguised pro- 
jects of exclusion and proscription against His Majesty’s 
subjects not of their national origin, and even against 
those of their own origin who were not disposed to support 
them in their unjust and pernicious views; the Petitioners 
humbly represent, that at the late general election this 
K Be of exclusion and proscription has been carried to 
the extent that, although the population not of French 
origin amounts to more than one-fourth of the popu- 
lation, it has not been able to return more than fourteen 
Members of the choice of the electors, or representing 
their views and interests, out of a House composed of 
88 Members, and that the whole of the population not 
of French origin, in the cities and counties of Quebec 
and Montreal, although they nearly equal the French 
en in number, have not been able to return one 

ember of their choice out of twelve; this result, which, 
in fact, leaves a population having great and permanent 
interests in the Province, and contributing a very large 
proportion of the public Revenue, without even the 
power of being heard in the Legislature of the country 
by any person of their choice, or responsible to them, 
has been facilitated by an unjust and faulty distribution 
of the elective franchise, by including the new and 
growing settlements of persons not of French origin, in 
counties where that origin predominates, and where 
their votes are lost, and by the incessant and systematic 
efforts of the leading characters in the House of Assem- 
bly of French origin, to depress and — the population 
not of their origin, with a manifest tendency to subject 


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397 


‘their persons and property, and the whole country,-to 


the arbitrary rule and control of these characters, 
through the instrumentality of a majority acting and 
held together under the impulses of national prejudices 
and feelings; it is with the deepest regret and alarm 
that the Petitioners have witnessed the progress’of the 
various-attempts made in the House of Assembly, ten- 
ding to the afore-mentioned purposes, as recorded in 
the Journals of that House; they have refused or 
neglected to co-operate in the gracious and beneficent 
intentions of His Majesty’s Government for the redress 
of grievances, the wa a of abuses, and for the ad- 
vancement of the public prosperity; they have vilified 
and endeavoured to destroy another and co-ordinate 
branch of the Legislature, established under and in 
virtue of the authority of the afore-mentioned Act of the 
British Parliament, promoted and countenanced tumul- 
tuous and riotous assemblies and proceedings, endea- 
voured to bring the administration of justice into 
contempt, diverted the privileges of the Assembly en- 
trusted to them for the protection of popular rights to 


‘the destruction of these rights, they have avowedly, in 


their legislative me eH acted upon distinction of 
national origin among His Majesty’s subjects, have 
sanctioned these distinctions by their Resolutions of the 
21st of February 1834, invited the formation of Com- 
mittees and Conventions, authorized them to contract 
loans on the eve of a general election, pledged the 
honour of the representatives of the people to pay the 
expenditures of these Committees and Conventions out 
of the public monies, and publicly threatened to apply 
elsewhere than to the constituted authorities. in the 
Province, and to the supreme authority of the British 
Parliament, for a remedy of alleged grievances; the 
Petitioners further represent, that these proceedings have 
already entailed heavy losses on the Petitioners and the 
Country, by the diminution of confidence in the security 
of property, and its consequent depreciation in value, by 
the interruption of useful undertakings, the suspension 
of public improvements, the decrease of employment, 
the continuance of various abuses, and the spreading of 
hatred and ill-will, threatening long and fatal dissen- 
sions dangerous to the peace, freedom and prosperity of 
the Province, and prejudicial to the interests and charac- 
ter of the British Nation and Government ; suffering 
under and exposed to so many evils, the Petitioners 
cannot even look for consolation and protection to an 
independent and well-organized administration of jus- 
tice, which is so essential to the well-being of every 
society ; the Judges are held in a state of dependence 
on the House of Assembly for their subsistence, notwith- 
standing His Majesty’s gracious concession, that their 
Commissions should be held during good behaviour, on * 
their salaries being permanently provided for; the system 
of judicature established by Act of the Provincial 
Legislature in 1794, is still maintained, although it has 
become manifestly unsuited to the present state and 
condition of the Province; from the extension of the 
settlements and the increase of the - Population, the 
Courts of original jurisdiction have become inaccessible 
to the inhabitants at a distance from them, otherwise 
than at a ruinous expense, involving in many cases a 
denial or failure of justice, while the Court of Appeals, 
from its peculiar constitution, is unfit for the exercise 
of the powers with which it is entrusted ; although for 
a period of forty-two — the Provincial Legislature 
has been engaged in legislating for the internal affairs 
of the Province, and is invested with ample powers to 
advance the social and political prosperity of the Coun- 
try, the Petitioners remain subject to a system of feudal 
law, derived from France, which has been found to 
impede the progress of improvement, is oppressive in its 
character, and not in accordance with the wants of the 
age; throughout the Seigneuries of Lower Canada, 
within the limits of which are comprised the populous 
and commercial cities of Quebec'and Montreal, upon the - 
sale of real property the feudal lord exacts from the 
purchaser a fine equal to one-twelfth of the price, a 
claim which recurs with each successive sale ; thus every 
person who clears or otherwise improves a farm, erects 
a building, either in town or country, or invests capital 
in landed estate, bestows one-twelfth part of his outlay 
on the Seigneur, whenever his property is brought to 
sale; from the want of an Act for the registration 
5] rea 








9 Remar on 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


Admiralty 
Court 
(Ireland.) 


Poor Laws 
(Ireland.) 





398 


‘Teal property, the validity of a title cannot be ascer- 
tained; except by a course of expensive proceedings 
through the courts of law, but secret incumbrances 
may still exist unaffected by that procedure, for whose 
discovery no means are afforded; hence the difficulty of 
borrowing money on mortgage, and the frequent seizure 
and forced sale of real estate ; the right assumed by the 
House of Assembly (and tacitly acknowledged by His 
Majesty’s Government), to prefer charges against — 
sons in authority for crimes and midemeanors in office, 
is essential to the due administration of public trusts, 
and the enforcement of the responsibility of. public 
officers, but the acknowledgment of such right proves 
the necessity of a tribunal within the Province, before 
which persons accused may have the benefit of a prompt 
and. full investigation of the charges preferred against 
them, without which the right to accuse is pregnant 
with evil tending to render public functionaries timid 
in the discharge of their ofheial duties, and thereby 
to sap the very foundation of order and good govern- 
ment ; the Petitioners observe with regret, in the present 
state of the Province, that the Executive Council, both 
as it respects the number of its members and its com- 
position, is too defective to answer the purposes of its 
institution; in every well-regulated government, the 
Petitioners most humbly conceive that the executive 
authority should be aided by the advice of able and well- 
informed individuals, acting together in a body, by 
which sound discretion, uniformity, consistency and 
system are imparted to its measures, and that among 
olonial Governments, which are generally adminis- 
tered by persons labouring under the disadvantage of a 
deficiency of local information, assistance of this nature 
is indispensable to the ends of good government ; whilst 
the greatest importance ought to be attached to the 
selection of fit persons for seats in the Legislative 
Council, it is indispensably necessary, for the stability of 
the Government and the security of His Majesty’s 
subjects within the Province, that the power of ap- 
pointing members to that branch of the Legislature 
should continue to reside exclusively in the Crown, but 
subject to such regulations as may be deemed proper 
for insuring the appointment of fully qualified persons ; 
the Petitioners, confiding in the wisdom of the House, and 
its regard for all His Majesty’s subjects, humbly pray, 
That the House would be graciously pleased to take the 
premises into consideration, that justice be done therein, 
and particularly that they be secured in their just right 
of a fair and equitable representation in the Provincial 
Assembly, and ‘otherwise protected in their rights as 
British subjects, and in the full enjoyment of constitu- 
tional government. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Landholders-and principal Rate-payers 
of Halstead, was presented, and read; reciting the Act 
of the last Session of Parliament, for the amendment 
and better administration of the Laws relating to the Poor 
in England and Wales; and praying the House to 
amend that part thereof which relates to the re-pay- 
ments, by instalments, of monies borrowed for the erec- 
tion of central workhouses. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Paul Lovernon Munster, Danish Consul 
at the port of Belfast, was presented, and read; com- 
plaining of the power now vested in the Court of 
Admiralty in Ireland of detaining the ships of fo- 
reigners; and praying the House to adopt such mea- 
sures as will effectually prevent the recurrence thereof 
in future. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Dublin, was presented; 
and read; praying, That the House will take the state 
of the Poor in Jreland into their earliest and most se- 
rious consideration, with the view of providing them 
with the means of support. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


29° Suni. 


A Petition of Merchants, Traders and-Manufacturers -Corn Trade 





A. 1835. 


of the town of Galway, was presented, and read ; com- 
plaining of the great injury which the Petitioners, in 
eommon with the Corn Trade of Ireland, in general 
sustain, in consequence of the system acted upon in the 
London markets, of selling all kinds of grain by mea- 
sure, instead of weight; and praying the House to insti- 
tute such inquiry as may lead to some alteration in a 
system so injurious to the Corn Trade of Jreland in 
general. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers of Blandford, was 
presented, and read; praying for the repeal of the addi- 
tional Duty on Spirit Licenses imposed by an Act of the 
last Session of Parliament. 

Ordered, That the said Petition de lie upon the 
Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Sir Giffin Wilson 
and Mr. Martin: 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills following, 
without any Amendment; wiz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for further regulating the 
Statute Labour and repairing the Highways and Bridges 
in the County of Edinburgh : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the Inhabitants of 
Grosvenor-square, im the County of Middlesex, more 
effectually to pave, cleanse, light, water and embellish 
the said Square: And alse, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
for more effectually making, repairing and maintaining 
the Turnpike Roads in the County of Edinburgh, with 
some Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House : And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
for improving and more effectually repairing the several 
Roads leading into and from the City of Worcester, with 
an Amendment; to which Amendment the Lerds de- 
sire the concurrence of this House: And also, 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for vest- Lord Douglas's 


ing in Archibald Lord Douglas, of Douglas, or the Heir of 
Entail in possession for the time, certain detached parts 
of the entailed Estates of Douglas in fee-simple, upon 
entailing certain other Lands equivalent in Value to the 
same, and to a Debt due by him to the said entailed 
Estates; to which the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for 
uniting the Rectory and Parish Church of Stanmer, in 
the County of Sussex, with the adjoining Vicarage and 
Parish Church of Falmer, and for exchanging the Par- 
sonage House and Glebe Land of Stanmer, and the Vi- 
carage House of Falmer, for certain Pieces of Land at 
Falmer, being part of the settled Estates of the Right 
honourable Henry Thomas Earl of Chichester, on which 
a new Parsonage House has been built at the Expense 
of the said Earl; to which the Lords desire the con- 
currence of this House:—And then the Messengers 
withdrew. 


The ingrossed Bill for continuing to His Majesty Sugar Duties 


certain Duties upon Sugar for a limited time, was, 
according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title 
be, An Act for continuing to His Majesty until the 
Fifth day of July One thousand eight hundred and Thirty- 
six, certain Duties on Sugar imported into the United 
Kingdom, for the Service of the year One thousand 
eight hundred and. Thirty-five. 

Ordered, That Mr Bernal do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
Monday, the 2d day of March last, That there be laid 
before this House, a Return of the Sums in each County 
and City Treasurer’s hands in Jreland, respectively, on 
the 1st of February 1835, and whether same has been 
lodged in Government or other Security, or in Bank, 
and the Amount of Security for each Treasurer; to- 
gether with the Names, additions and residences “4 

such. 


(Ireland.) 


Spirit 
Licenses, 


Message 
from the 
Lords. 


Edinburgh- 


shire Statute 
Labour Bill, 


Grosvenor 
Square Iin- 


provement Bill, 


Edinburgh- 
shire Roads 
Bill. 


Worcester 
Roads Bill. 


Estate Bill. 


Earl of 
Chichester’s 
Estate Bill. 


Bill. 


Treasurets- 
of Counties 
and Cities 
(Ireland. ): 


_——" me 


noef S 


ipswich 
Election. 


Berk 


hamstead 


School, 


Caledonian 


Can 
N 


al. 


0. 333. 


Public 
Carriages 
(Metropolis) 
bill. 


Supply. 


M unicipal 


or 
ill 


porations 





5-6 Ww ILL. IV. 


such Sureties, and if living or dead, might be read ; 
and: the same being read ; . 

Ordered, That a Return from the Treasurer of the 
County of Tyrone be laid before this House forthwith. 

The House, according to Order, -proceeded.to take into 
consideration the Petition of Peter Frederic O’ Malley, 
which was presented upon Tuesday last, praying for his 
discharge from custody. 

And a Member, in his place, having informed the 
House, that he had a medical certificate from Mr. Bransby 
Cooper, in which he states, that Mr. O’ Malley is in a 
very delicate state of health, and that further confine- 
ment in the Gaol of Newgate might be very injurious 
to it ; 


Ordered, That Mr. Bransby Cooper do attend this 


, House To-morrow. 


The House was moved, That the Petitions of John 
Bond, Robert Burcham Clamp, and Arthur Bott Cooke, 
which were severally presented upon Friday last, pray- 
ing for their discharge from custody,,might be read; 
and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That John Bond, Robert Burcham Clamp, 
and Arthur Bott Cooke, be brought to the bar of this 
House, To-morrow, in order to their being discharged : 
maw that Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrants accord- 
ingly. 

Ordered, That Samuel Bignold, and Edward Temple 
Booth, Esquires, do attend this House upon Saturday 
next, at twelve of the clock. 

Ordered, That Thomas Moore Keith, John Pilgrim, 
Thomas Money, and Mr. Barnes, chief constable of 
Norwich, do attend this House upon Saturday next, 
at twelve of the clock. 


Ordered, That the Petition relative to Berkhamstead 
School, which was presented upon Wednesday last, be 
referred to the Select Committee on Charities. 


Mr. Loch presented, pursuant to the directions of an 
Act of Parliament,—The Thirtieth Report of the Com- 
missioners for making and maintaining the Caledonian 
Canal. 

Ordered, That the said Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That the Public Carriages Oe) Bill 
be re-committed to a Committee of the whole House, for 
Wednesday next. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
That the Order of the day, for the Committee of Supply, 
be now read ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, by leaving out from the word “ That” to the end 
of the Question, in order to add the words, “ there be 
“ laid before this House, Copies of any Communications 
“ which have passed between the Board of Commis- 


“ sioners for the Affairs of India, and the Court of 


“ Directors of the Hast India Company, on the sub- 
ject of the revocation of the appointment of Lord 
“« Heytesbury as Governor-General of India,” instead 
“ thereof. 
And the Question being put, That the words proposed 

to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided. 

The Noes went forth. 


Mr. Robert Gordon, ss 
Tellers for the Yeas, { Mr. Edward John Stanley: nee: 
Mr. Praed, 
Tellers for the Noes, My Rees: 179. 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative:—And the 
Order of the day being read accordingly ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Municipal Corporations Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 


Cravusse, N° 10: Motion made, and Question, That the 
said Clause be postponed put, and agreed to. 
Cause, N° 11 (Exclusive Rights of Trading abolished) 


read. 








VOL. 90. 


06°—30° Junii. 


399 


Amendment proposed: P. 5. 1.45. After “ Borough ” 
to.insert “ Provided he shall be rated to or made liable 
“to the payment of all Borough Rates, parochial or 
“* otherwise, for the period of six months from the period 
“at which any shop shall have been opened by him 
for the purpose of sale, show or trade in the said 
Borough :”. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. . . 

Crause, N° 11, agreed to. 


Crause, N° 12, amended, and agreed to. 


Cravuse, N° 13 (Persons omitted from the Overseers’ 
Lists to give Notice to the Town Clerk) read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 6. 1. 19. After “ effect” to 
insert “ And it is hereby declared to be the duty of the 
“* Town Clerk carefully to compare the Lists returned 
“* by the Overseers with the Rate Books, for which 
“* purpose he is hereby empowered at all times to demand 
“* the production of the said Rate Books, to examine 
“ the validity of all claims for the insertion of names 
“ on the Burgess Roll, and to make objections when he 
** shall see just cause :” Amendment, by leave, with- 
drawn. 

Amendment proposed: P. 6. 1. 20. and 21. To leave 
out “ Person whose name shall have been inserted in 
“ any Overseer’s List for any,” and to insert ‘“ Rate+ 
“* payer within the:” Amendment, by leave, with- 
drawn. 

Several Amendments made. 
Cause, N° 13, as amended, agreed to. 


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Crause, N° 14 (Mayor to revise Lists, and, upon due 
proof, to insert and expunge Names) read. 


To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 








And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 30° die Juni, 1835: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal re- 
ported from the Committee, That they had made a fur- 
ther Progress in the Bill; and that he was directed by 
the Committee to move, That they may have leave to 
sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, again re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee of Supply, 
the Resolution which they had directed him to report ; 
and the same was read ; and is as followeth: 

Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two Millions, 
be granted to His Majesty, to discharge the like Amount 
of Supplies granted for the Service of the year 1834, or 
of any preceding year. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, was 
agreed to. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Cruelty to Animals Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consi- 
deration upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Marriage Act Amendment Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 


morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Parish Vestries Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Tuesday, the 7th day of July-next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Savings Banks (Scotland) Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Foreign Enlistment 
Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Wednes- 
day, the 12th day of August next. . 

512 The 


Report 
Supply. 


Supplies. 


Cruelty to 


Animals Bill. 


Marriage 
Act Amend- 
ment Bill. 


Parish 


Vestries Bill, 


Savings Banks 


(Scotland) Bill. 


Foreign Entlist- 
ment Bill, 


Pd 








Agra 
Government 
Bill. 


Loan ~ 
Sucieties Bill. 


Bankrupts’ 
Estates 
(Scotlana) Bill. 


Roman Cathdlic 
Marriages 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Soup Duties 
Drawback 
Bill. 


Property 
in Infants 
(lreland) Bill. 


Contempts 
in Equity 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Piers 


(Ireland) Bill, 
No. 331. 


Penryn 
Election. 


400 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
om eh from the Committee on the Agra Government 
Bill; - 


Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third read- 
ing of the Loan Societies Bill ; &gt; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time To- 
morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Bankrupts’ Estates (Scotland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consi- 
deration upon Friday next. 


The House, according to Order, resumed the adjourned 
Debate upon the Question proposed upon Wednesday 
last, That the Roman Catholic Marriages (Ireland) Bill 
do pass ; 

And the Question being put ; 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Lynch do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Ways and Means; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Soap Duties Drawback Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself 
into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Property in Infants (Jre/and) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Contempts in Equity (Jreland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Thursday next. 


Mr. William O’Brien presented a Bill ‘to empower 
Grand Juries in Jre/and to raise Money by Presentment 
for the construction, enlargement or repair of Piers and 
Quays: And the same was read the first time; and 


ordered to be read a second time upon Thursday next. 
Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
two of the clock on Tuesday morning, adjourned 
till this day. 








Martzis, 30° die Juni ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. 


ber hour appointed for taking into consideration 
the Petition of Richard Williams, of the borough 
of Penryn, and John Symonds, of the town of Falmouth, 
Esquires, and John Stena, of the borough of Penryn, 
Esquire, electors of the united Borough of Penryn and 
Falmouth, on behalf of themselves and others, electors of 
the said united Borough, complaining of an undue Elec- 
tion and Return for the said Borough, being come ; 

Mr. Speaker took the chair. 

The Serjeant at Arms was sent, with the Mace, to the 
places adjacent, to require the attendance of the Mem- 
bers on the business of the House: And being returned ; 

The House was counted by Mr. Speaker; and two 
hundred and ninety-six Members being present, the 
counsel and agents were called in. 


And the door being locked ; 

The Order of the day, for taking the said Petition 
into consideration, was read. 

And the Names of the Members were drawn, and read, 
in the usual manner. 


99° —30° Suni. 





A. 1835. 


And the whole number of thirty-three Names was 


completed :—And Lists of the said Names weredelivered — 


to the Clerk appointed to attend the said Committee ; and 
then the door was opened, and the Parties, their counsel 
and agents, withdrew. 


_ A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
That the ingrossed Bill for better lighting with Gas the 
Borough of Sheffield, in the West Riding of the County 
of York, be now read the third time ; j 

The Amendments following were proposed to be made 
to the Question; viz. To leave out the word “ now,” and 
at the end of the Question to add the words “ upon 

“ this day six months.” 

And the Question being proposed, That the word 

“* now ” stand part of the Question:—The said proposed 
Amendment was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third time :— 
The Bill was accordingly read the third time; and 
Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Parker do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of several Persons whose names are there- 
unto subscribed ;—and, John Gilmore Dunbar, of Bel- 
fast, in the county of Antrim, Esquire,—were presented, 
and read; taking notice of the Belfast and Cavehill 
Railway Bill; and praying, That they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts thereof. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Report which, upon Monday last, was made from the 
Committee on the Paisley Waterworks Bill, printed 
Copies of the Bill, as amended by the Committee, having 
been delivered, at the door, upon Friday last ; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act for more effectually making, repairing and 
maintaining the Turnpike Roads in the County of Edin- 
burgh; and the same were read; and are as followeth : 

Pr. 6. 1. 28. Leave out “ or.” 

Pr. 7.1. 1. and 1. 2. After “ contained ” insert “ in 
* any of the said recited Acts hereby repealed, or.” 

Pr. 10. 1.27. After “a” insert “ general.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. : 

Ordered, That Sir George Clerk do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


A Petition of David Hunter, of Blackness, in the 
county of Forfar,,was presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Dundee Waterworks Bill; and praying, 
That he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts thereof. | 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act for improving and more effectually repairing 
the several Roads leading into and from the City of 
Worcester ; and the same was read ; and is as followeth : 

Pr. 19. 1. 16. Leave out from “ Bridge” to “And” 
in Pr. 21. 1. 18. 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, was 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That Colonel Lygon do carry the Bill to the 
Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the Amendment made by their Lordships. * 

n 


Sheffield 
Gas Bill. 


Belfast and 
Cavehill 
Railway Bill. 


Paisley 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Edinburgh- 
shire Roads 
Bill. 


Dundee 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Worcester 
Roads Bill. 





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Leeds Gas 
Bill. 


Llanelly 
Railway and 
Dock Bill. 





Joseph 
Forster. 


Joseph 
Forster. 


Public 
Carriages 
(Metrapolis) 
Bill. 


East India 
Company. 


Penryn 
Election. 


be Witt. IV. 


An ingrossed-Bill for better lighting with Gas the Town 
and Neighbourhood of Leeds, in the Borough of Leeds, 
in the West Riding of the County of York, was read 
res third time; and Amendments were made to the 

ill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. . 

Ordered, That Sir George Strickland do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Report which, upon the 10th day of this instant June, 
was made from the Committee on the Zlanelly Railway 
and Dock Bill, printed Copies of the Bill, as amended 
by the Committee, having been delivered, at the door, 
upon Friday last; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


A Petition of Joseph Forster, was presented, and read; 
complaining of his imprisonment in the House of Cor- 
rection Cold Bath Fields, for selling unstamped Publi- 
cations ; stating the particulars of his case ; and praying 
the House to institute an inquiry into the same. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Resoived, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of the Information, Evidence and Conviction, before 
Mr. Chambers, at the Marlborough-street Police Office, 
the 16th June 1834, of Joseph Forster, for selling un- 
stamped Publications; and, Copy of the Memorial and 
Names of the Memorialists in favour of the said Joseph 
Forster, addressed to Lord Melbourne by certain Butchers 
of Newport Market. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


A Petition of Vestrymen of the parish of Saint Mary- 
le-bone, in the county of Middlesex, was presented, and 
read ; taking notice of the Public Carriages (Metropolis) 
Bill; and praying, That they may not be deprived of 
their authority over Hackney Coach Stands within the 
limits of their jurisdiction. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of William Henry Ladd, Commander in 
the East India Maritime Service, was presented, and 
read; complaining of having been excluded from the 
Compensation awarded for the loss of future employment 
under the seventh section of the India Act; and praying 
the House to grant such redress for the injury done to 
him as may seem fit. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


The counsel and agents before mentioned being 
returned to the bar, the Clerk appoiited to attend the 
said Committee, delivered in to the House a reduced 
List ; and the same was called over; and is as follows: 

Sir Andrew Agnew, Baronet, John Wilks, Esquire, 
Robert Henry Hurst, Esquire, Charles Delaet Waldo 
Sibthorp, Esquire, Peter Ainsworth, Esquire, Richard 
Alsager, Esquire, Thomas Read Kemp, Esquire, Sir 
Hugh Purves Hume Campbell, Baronet, Thomas Baring, 


_Esquire, Cornthwaite John Hector, Esquire, John Henry 


Seale, Esquire. 

And the said eleven Members, being the Select Com- 
mittee for trying the merits of the Petition complaining 
of an undue Election and Return for the Borough of 


Penryn; were sworn, by the Clerk, at the table, in the: 


usual manner; and thereupon the counsel and agents 
withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Committee do meet forthwith 
in one of the Committee Chambers appointed for hearing 


. the Trials of Controverted Elections. 


Municipal 
BaPerations 





A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen, Burgesses and 
Commonalty of Great Yarmouth ;—the Stewards of the 
inneneirer Companies in Newcastle-upon- Tyne ;—the 


30° Junit. 


‘Clergy, Freeholders, and other Inhabitants of 


401 
Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty of the town and port of 
Sandwich ;—the Stewards of the Coopers’ Company in 
Newcastle-upon-Tyne ;—the Smiths’ Company of N - 
castle-upon- Tyne;—the Mayor of Newcastle-upon- Tyne ; 
—the President of the Board of Directors of the Bristol 
Chamber of Commerce, Trade and Manufactures ;— 
Rate-payersof Bridgwater;—and, Freemen or Burgesses 
of Alnwick,—were presented, and read ; taking notice 
of the Municipal Corporations Bill; and praying, That 
the same may not pass into a law as it now stands. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Zyme Regis and Char- 
mouth ;—Poole ;—Newport, Isle of Wight;—Members 
of the self-elected Corporation of Great Yarmouth ;—In- 
habitants of Frome Selwood ;—Freemen of the city of 
Norwich, and Members of the Common Council of the 
same city ;—and, Inhabitants of Alnwick,—were also 
presented, and read ; taking notice of the said Bill; and 
praying, That the same may pass into a law. 


nd the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Tradesmen and Inhabitants of Sandwich, 
was presented, and read; taking notice of the Imprison- 
ment for Debt Bill; and praying, That the same may 
not pass into a law. 

Ordered, That. the said Petition do lie 
Table. 


A Petition of Able-bodied Husbandry Labourers in 
the parishes of Saint Margaret's West Cliffe, Guston, 
East Langdon and Ringwould, in the east part of the 
county of Kent, was presented, and read ; complaining 
of distress, hardship and restraint through the operation 
of the Poor Law Amendment Act; and praying relief. 
‘i Ordered, That. the said Petition do lie upon the 

able. 


upon the 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish and Occupiers 
of Pews in the church of Rowburdh, was presented, and 
read ; praying the House to resist every attempt to shake 
the stability or impair the efficiency of the Church of 
Scotland, and to adopt such measures as may seem best 
calculated for promoting its usefulness, by building and 
endowing such additional churches in connexion with the 
Establishment as the increasing numbers and necessities 
of the population demand. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Chew Magna, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying for the total prohibition of 
the sale of Beer or other liquors to be drunk on the 
premises in beer-houses, and for the adoption of such 
measures as shall tend to remove the numerous and 
increasing temptations to drinking which now so ex- 
tensively prevail. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the’ 


Table. ; 


A Petition of Protestant Inhabitants of the hundred 
of Scarsdale, in the county of Derby ;—and, Ma Ne 
erby,— 
were presented, and read; praying the House to reject 
every measure which has for its object the taking away 
any portion of the revenues of the Jrish Church, in order 
to its being applied to other than Protestant and strictly 
Ecclesiastical purposes. ' 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. | 


A Petition of the there-undersigned Inhabitants of the 
city of York, was presented, and read ; setting forth, That 
at thé general Election of Members to serve in Parlia- 
ment, which took place in the year 1832, the Honourable 
Edward Robert Petre, Bosna Adlam Bayntun, Esquire, 
John Henry Lowther, Esquire, and the Honourable 
Thomas Dundas, were the candidates for the represen- 
tation of the said City of York; and that at the close of 
the poll.on that occasion, the number of votes a to 
each candidate was declared as follows: for the Honour- 


able Edward Robert Petre, 1,505; for Samuel Adlam 

Bayntun, Esquire, 1,140; for John Henry Lowther, 

Esquire, 884; for the Honourable Thomas Dundas, 872; 

that shortly after the said Election, the said John Henry 

Lowther did pay, or — be paid, the sum of three 
5 


pounds 


Tmprisonment 
for Debt Bill. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


Church of 
Scotland. 


Drunkenness, 


Church of 
Ireland. 


York Election 
Bribery. 





402 


pounds to each and every poor voter who had given him 
a plumper or entire vote, and who thought proper to 
apply for the same; and the sum of one pound to each 
and every such voter who had given him a split or 
divided vote; tliat at the general Election which took 
place in January last (1835), the said John Henry 
Lowther, the Honourable John Charles Dundas and 
Charles Francis Barkley, Esquire, were the only can- 
didates for the representation of the said city of York, 
. and that at the close of the poll at the said last-mentioned 
Election, the said John Henry Lowther and John Charles 
Dundas were declared to have been duly elected, the 
number of votes given to each candidate being as 
follows; for John Henry Lowther, Esquire, 1,499; for 
the Honourable John Charles Dundas, 1,301; for Charles 
Francis Barkley, Esquire, 919 ; that, immediately pre- 
vicus to the last-mentioned Election, books were opened 
at the committee-room of the said John Henry Lowther, 
for the reception of the names of such of the voters as 
wished to be “set down” for the said John Henry 
Lowther, and that the agents for the said John Henry 
Lowther assured such voters that “ all was right,” and 
that they should be “ dealt with as before,” and used 
divers other similar expressions, the notorious well- 
understood meaning of which assurances was, that all 
persons who voted for the said John Henry Lowther 
should be: paid by him in the same manner as he had 
paid. them after the preceding contest; that liquors were 
at the last Election furnished at the expense of the said 
John Henry Lowther to his voters and supporters, to 
such a profuse extent, that there were then more dis- 
graceful scenes of drunkenness in the streets of York 
than had been witnessed at any previous Election during 
ten years last past, and that a public breakfast was pro- 
vided and given gratis to the committee, agents and 
voters of the said John Henry Lowther, on the morning 
of his nomination, and in the same dwelling-house where 
he himself resided during the Election; that, as a 
further inducement for the voters to give their votes to 
the said John Henry Lowther at the last Election, a book 
or list was opened or kept in his committee-room for the 
reception of the names of such of the voters as might 
vote for the said John Henry Lowther on the first day 
of the poll, and that declarations were made by the 
agents of the said John Henry Lowther, in the committee- 
room, that they (meaning the said John Henry Lowther 
and his party) had the management of the County 
Election (meaning the then approaching contest between 
the Honourable William Duncombe, Edward Stillingfleet 
Cayley, Esquire, and James Walker, Esquire, for the 
north riding of the county of York), in their hands, 
and that every man who voted on the first day’s poll for 
the said John Henry Lowther, should receive a sum of 
money as a “ body-guardsman,” and a further sum for 
holding up his hands for Duncombe and Walker in the 
Castle yard of York, on the day of the nomination, and 
that many voters in consequence thereof set down their 
names in the said book or list as soon as they had voted 
on the first day, and afterwards received 5s, as “ body- 
guardsmen,” and 3s. 6d. for holding up their hands in 
the Castle yard for Duncombe and Walker : that the 
Petitioners believe that the said promises and proceed- 
ings by or on the part of the said John Henry Lowther, 
induced upwards of 600 of the poorer class of the voters 
(who had ona former occasion voted against him) to 
vote for him at the last Election, and the Petitioners 
are firmly persuaded, that unless the said John Henry 
Lowther had adopted such proceedings, he would, at 
the close of the Electior, have been the last and lowest 
candidate on the poll; that the said Charles Francis 
Barkley, during the whole of the contest at the last 
Election, repeatedly openly declared his determination 
to stand or fall upon principles of purity, and to petition 
against the said John Henry Lowther, or any other 
candidate who infringed upon those principles; and 
the Petitioners believe that the said Charles Francis 
Barkley was prevented from petitioning the House 
against the Return of the said John Henry Lowther 
upon the facts hereinbefore set forth, solely by the great 
eost and expense attendant upon such a proceeding ; that 
since the expiration of the time allowed by the Orders 
ef the House for presenting Election Petitions, that: is 
to say, on or about the 16th day of April 1835, a new 
and extraordinary system of bribery and corruption has 


30° Juniz. 





A, 1835. 


been introduced in the said city of York, by or on the 
yet of the said John i Lowther ; two sovereigns 
aving been sent through the York post-office to each 
poor voter who had given a plumper or entire vote to 
the said John Henry Lowther at the last Election ; and 
one sovereign to each such voter as had only given a 
split or divided vote; that the letters which inclosed 
the said sovereigns were respectively directed to each 
such voter in a feigned hand-writing, and were all 
folded in a peculiar manner, the sovereigns being 
attached to the internal part of the letter by means of 
a glutinous substance called gum arabic; that in some 
instances the letters so sent were superscribed (in addition 
to the name of the person for whom they were intended) 
with a direction that in case the person could ‘not be 
found, that the letter should be delivered to some mem- 
ber of the said John Henry Lowther’s committee at the 
last Election, or to some other person who was one of 
his agents or active partisans; that the postmaster or 
keeper of the post of the said city of York, or his letter- 
carriers, have taken receipts from the persons to whom 
the said sovereigns were so remitted as aforesaid, which 
receipts to the number of several hundreds, are now, as 
the Petitionars are now informed and believe, in the 
possession of the said postmaster (under the hands of 
the several parties who have received the same), ready 
to be produced to the House, if the House shall please 
to order the production thereof; and that none of such 
money letters have been sent to any persons who voted 
at the last Election other than such as voted for the said 
John Henry Lowther; that these facts, in the opinion 
of the Petitioners, raise a strong presumption that the 
said John Henry Lowther was the individual from whose 
purse the said sovereigns have come, and that it is a 
matter of public notoriety in the said city of York that 
the same were paid by or on the part of the said John 
Henry Lowther, in completion and satisfaction of the 
promises held out to the voters of the said John Henry 
Lowther at the last Election, and the Petitioners humbly 
submit that such payments are a manifest violation of 
the laws, and if allowed to continue must tend to prevent 
the proper expression of public feeling, and the free 
exercise of the elective franchise, and to foster and 
perpetuate a wicked and disgraceful system of bribery 
and corruption in the said city of York; that the Peti- 
tioners are, and at the last general Election were, free- 
men or householders of the said city of York, and as 
such, registered and entitled to vote at the Election of 
Members in Parliament for the said City; and that the 
Petitioners have ventured to lay the above proceedings 
before the House, feeling it to be a duty incumbent 
upon them to endeavour to maintain purity of Election; 
the Petitioners therefore humbly pray, That the House 
will be pleased to institute an immediate inquiry into 
the facts hereinbefore set forth, and that the House will 
adopt such measures for discovering and punishing those 
by whom or at whose instance such letters and sovereigns 
have been sent, and payment made, as to the House 
shall seem meet. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land, and 
others, connected with the Agricultural interest in the 
ward of Bambrough, in the county of Northumberland, 
was presented, and read ; complaining of the depressed 
state of the Agricultural interest; and praying the House 
to enact such measures as may appear most likely to 
afford the Petitioners relief. : 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Sir Giffin Wilson and 
Mr. Roupell: 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills following, 
without any Amendment; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for removing the Markets 
held in the Town and Borough of Neath, in the County 
of Glamorgan, and for providing a new Market Place 
in the said Town, in lieu thereof: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for more effectually repairing 
and improving the Road from Newry to Charlemont, 
through the County of Armagh :—And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
to alterand amend three several Actsfor paving, cleansing 

an 


Agricultural 
Distress. 


Message 
from the 
Lords. 


Neath 
Market Bill 


Newry and 
Charlemont 
Road Bill. 


Dovor 
Impro 


d Bill. 





ill. 





Preston and 
Wyre Railway 
and Harbour 
Bill. 


Ipswich 
Election. 


Ipswich 
Election. 


5-6 Wit. IV. 


and improving the Town of Dovor, and for making 
further Improvements in the said Town, with some 
Amendments ; to which Amendments the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
for making a Railway from Preston to Wyre, and for 
os the Harbour of Wyre, in the County Palatine 
of Lancaster, with an Amendment; to which Amend- 
ment the Lords desire the concurrence of this House:— 
And then the Messengers withdrew. 


The Order of the day being read, for the attendance 
of Mr. Bransby Cooper, he was called in; and at the 
bar examined upon oath as to Mr. O’ Malley’s health, 
and stated, that he saw him yesterday, and considers 
him in a very ill state of health, arising from general 
debility; and that, in his opinion, confinement in a gaol 
might be very injurious to him; that he had not seen 
him this day, and is not his regular medical attendant : 
—And then he was directed to withdraw. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That Mr. O’ Malley be brought to the bar of this 
House, To-morrow, in order to his being discharged : 


—And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 


John Bond, Robert Burcham Clamp, and Arthur 
Bott Cooke, were, according to Order, brought to the 


bar; where they were addressed by Mr. Speaker, as 
followeth ; 


John Bond, Robert Burcham Clamp, and Arthur Bott 
Cooke: 

This House has resolved that you have been guilty 
of a breach of its Privileges, by absconding, to avoid 
the service of Warrants requiring you to give testi- 
mony before the Committee to whom the Petition 
complaining of an undue Return for the Borough of 
Ipswich was referred. This is a very grave offence. 
There is no duty which is more incumbent upon all 
persons, in all ranks and conditions of life, than that of 
giving testimony, when their testimony can either tend 
to the punishment of the guilty or the exculpation of the 
innocent, or lead to an accurate and just decision of the 
contested rights of their fellow-subjects. ; 

In this instance, your offence is aggravated by the 
circumstances under which you have committed it: You 
anticipated that an Inquiry was likely to be instituted 


by this House, acting for and on behalf of the People, - 


with a view to maintain the independence and purity of 
Election, to the end that those to whom the protection 
of the interests and rights and liberties of our fellow- 
subjects are confided, should be freely, independentl 
and honestly chosen. With that expectation, and with 
the full knowledge that you were all and each of you in 
the possession of facts which, if disclosed, might have 
tended to the elucidation of the truth, you absconded, 
to avoid the service of the Speaker’s Warrant. This you 
must feel to have been a great offence. The circum- 
stances under which it was committed are such as to have 
rendered you liable to receive a far more severe punish- 
ment than that which this House in its lenity and mercy 
has inflicted upon you. 

The House has taken your Petitions into its conside- 
ration; it finds that you have expressed your sorrow and 
your contrition for the offence of which you have been 
guilty. It is disposed to administer justice with leni- 
ency, in the hope that what you have now suffered 
may operate as a warning to others, and that it may 
produce a salutary and permanent influence upon your 
future conduct, and that you will always bear in mind, 
that the best atonement which you can make for the 
offence of which you have been guilty, and for which 
you have now suffered, is by being ready at all times 
to attend upon whatever occasion and in whatever place 
you may be réquired to give evidence of facts which are 
within your own knowledge. Trusting that the punish- 
ment which you have suffered will have this effect, I 
have now to acquaint you that you are discharged upon 
the payment of your Fees. 


Ordered, Nemine Contradicente, That, what has been 
now said by Mr. Speaker, in addressing the said John 
Bond, Robert Burcham Clamp, and Arthur Bott Cooke, 


be entered in the Journals of this House. 
VOL. 90. 


30° Juni. 


403 


Ordered, That Mr. Attorney General be instructed to 
prosecute all Parties who appear, from the evidence 
taken before the Ipswich Election Committee, to have 
been guilty of Bribery. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Municipal Corporations Bill. 


_ (In the Committee.) 
Cause, N° 14 (Mayor to revise Lists, and upon due 
proof to insert and expunge Names) read. 
Amendment proposed: P. 6. 1. 42. To leave out 
“* Mayor,” and insert “the Barrister appointed to revise 
“ the Lists of Voters for every Borough under an Act 
“* passed to amend the Representation of the People in 
“ England and Wales, in the second year of His Ma- 
“ jesty’s reign.” 
Question put, That “ Mayor” stand part of the 
Clause ; 
The Committee divided. 
Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Edward John Stanley 86. 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. Charles Buller - - 53. 
Amendment proposed: P. 7. 1. 2 and 3. To leave 
out “ the aaa Overseers,” and to insert “ one or 
‘** more of the Overseers of such parishes, or parts of 
“ parishes, lying or being:” Amendment, by leave, with- 
drawn. 
Several Amendments made. 
Cause, N° 14, as amended, agreed to. 


Cravuses, N%15, 16 and 17, as amended, agreed to. 

Crausez, N° 18, agreed to. 

Cuause, N° 19, (Mayor and Council to be chosen in 
every Borough) read. 

Amendment prepenes: P. 8. 1.35. After “who” 
to insert “ toget 
“ ment for the time being of such Borough (if the same 
shall send Members to Parliament), the Recorder for 
the time being (if any) of such Borough, and all per- 
sons acting under and by virtue of His Majesty’s 
commission as Justices of the Peace acting in and 
* for such Borough:” Amendment, by leave, with- 
drawn. 

Amendment proposed: P. 8. 1.37. After “ shall” 
to insert “ including the members of the present Cor- 
“* porations :” Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 

Criavuse, N°19, agreed to. 

Cravuse, N° 20 (Who qualified to be chosen Mayor or 
Councillor) read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 8. 1. 41. After “ Coun- 
“ cillor” to insert “ who shall not in the case of a Bo- 
“ rough to be divided into Wards, be seised or possessed 
“* of real or personal estate, or both, of the clear value, 
in the whole, of One thousand pounds, or be rated to 
the relief the Poor in such Borough upon an annual 
value of not less than Forty pounds, or who shall not, 
* in the case of a Borough not divided into Wards, be 
“ seised or possessed of real or personal estate, or both, 
“ of the clear value in the whole of Fiye hundred 
“ pounds, or be rated to the relief of the Poor in such 
- | sore upon an annual value of not less than Twenty 
** pounds.” 

Question put, That those words be there inserted ; 
The Committee divided. 
Teller for the Yeas, Sir George Clerk - - 204. 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. Edward John Stanley 262. 
Amendment proposed: P.8. 1,41. To leave out 
or one of the Charitable Trustees hereinafter men- 
“ tioned :” Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 

Amendment proposed: At the end of the Clause to 
add, “‘ Provided, That no person shall be disqualified 
“ from being a Councillor or Charitable Trustee of any 
‘ Borough as aforesaid, by reason of his being a Pro- 
“ prietor or Shareholder of any Company which shall 
‘* contract with the Council of such Borough for light- 
“ ing or for supplying with water any part of such Bo- 
* rough” agreed to. 

Amendment proposed: At the end. of the last 
Amendment to add, “ Provided also, That no person 
“ shall be qualified to be elected, or to be a Councillor, 
“ who shall be in Holy Orders, or a licensed Dissenting 
‘“* Minister, or who shall hold office in the Customs, 
« Excise, Stamps, or Post Office:” Amendment, by 
leave, withdrawn. 

Crause, N° 20, as a ey agreed to. 

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CLAUSE, 


Ipswich 
Election. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill. 


er with the Representatives in Parlia-. 





Wolverhampton 
Inquiry. 


Soap Duties 
Drawback 
Bill. 


Sale of Beer 
Bill. 


Clandestine 
Marriages 
(lreland) Bill. 


Landed 
Securities 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Lunatic Acts 
Continuance 


Bill. 


404 
Cuavse, N° 21, as amended, agreed to. 
Crause, N°22 (Councillors to be chosen in every 
year) read. 
Amendment proposed : 
to insert “ alternate.” 
Question put, That “ alternate ” be there inserted ; 
The Committee divided. 
Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Charles Ross - -.176. 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. Edward John Stanley 220. 
To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 





P. 9. 1.7. After “ every” 





And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Wednesday morning ; 


Mercuri, 1° die Juli, 1835: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal re- 
ported from the Committee, That they had made a fur- 
ther progress in the Bill; and that he was directed by 
the Coamittes to move, That they may have leave to 
sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, again resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give direc- 
tions, that there-be laid before this House, a Copy of the 
Minutes of the Evidence taken at Wolverhampton, before 
Sir Frederick Adair Roe, appointed by the Secretary of 
State for the Home Department to institute an Inquiry 
into the Proceedings which occurred at Wolverhampton, 
on the 27th of May. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by’such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Soap Duties Drawback Bill; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Robert Steuart reported from the Com- 
mittee, That they had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. — 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The House was moved, That the Act 11 Geo. 4, and 
1 Will. 4, c. 64, to permit the general Sale of Beer and 
Cider, by Retail, in England, might be read; and the 
same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 4 and 
5 Will. 4, c. 85, to amend an Act passed in the first 
year of His present Majesty to permit the general Sale 
of Beer and Cider, by Retail, in England, might be 
read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend the said Acts: And that Mr. Arthur Trevor and 
Mr. Grove Price do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Act of the Parlia- 
ment of Ireland, 9 Geo. 2, c. 11, for the more effectual 
preventing Clandestine Marriages, might be read; and 
the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend the said Act: And that Mr. Serjeant Jackson and 
Mr. Shaw do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Act 4 and 5 Will. 4, 
c. 29, for facilitating the Loan of Money upon Landed 
Securities in Jreland, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend the said Act: And that Mr. Serjeant Jackson 
and Mr. Shaw do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Act 2 and 3 Will. 4, 
e.4107, for regulating, for Three Years, and from thence 
until the End of the then next Session.of Parliament, 
the Care and Treatment of Insane Persons in England, 
might be read; and the same was read. 

he House was also moved, That the Act 3 and 
4 Will. 4, c. 64, to amend an Act of the second and 
third year of His present Majesty, for regulating the 
Care and Treatment of Insane Persons in England, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
continue the said Acts: And that Lord Ashley and Lord 
Viscount Cole do prepare, and bring it in. 


30° Junit.—1°: Juliz. 


A. 1835. 


A Petition of the there-undersigned Freemen, House- 
holders and Inhabitants of the Parliamentary Borough of 
Great Yarmouth, was presented, and read; setting forth, 
That some of the Petitioners, together with other of their 
fellow townsmen, lately petitioned the House in favour 
of the Ballot, in which Petition, in order to show the 
mischief of the present practices at Elections, certain 
allegations were made as to the transactions at the late 
Election for that Borough, and particularly that drunken- 
ness prevailed, that bribery was practised, and that 
many of the voters subsequent to the Election were paid 
two-guineas each ; that the Petitioners, having seen. by 
the public papers that the attention of the House has 
been drawn to the aforesaid allegations, are anxious that 
so important a case should not be introduced inciden- 
tally to the notice of the House, they therefore beg re- 
spectfully to state, that about three weeks after the com- 
mencement of every Session of Parliament it has been 
usual for the Members just elected, and also for the 
unsuccessful candidates, to pay the sum of two guineas 
to such voters as applied for it, and this in the most 
open manner, but that after the first Election, subsequent 
to the passing of the Reform Act, this practice was not, 
as the Petitioners believe, resorted to either by the suc- 
cessful or unsuccessful candidates; that since the last 
Election this practice has been revived, and the Peti- 
tioners believe that a very large proportion of the elec- 
tors who voted for the successful candidates were paid 
two guineas each; that the Petitioners also beg further 
to state, that for some weeks previous to the last Elec- 
tion the town was kept in a state of great excitement by 
nightly meetingsat varieus public-houses, and that parties 
were admitted to the said public-houses by tickets; the 
Petitioners also beg respectfully to state their belief that 
bribery was practised at the late Election, inasmuch as 
that, in more than one instance, voters produced at the 
polling booth money which they declared had been given 
them with a view to influence their votes ; the Petitioners 
beg further to state, that the two guineas were paid, in 
most instances, to the electors by means of a lad, and in 
such other ways as to show, that the parties under whose 
directions the payments were made were sensible of the 
illegality of their conduct, and that considerable numbers 
were collected: round the door when the payment was 
being made ; the Petitioners therefore humbly and ear- 
nestly pray, That the House will cause an inquiry to be 
made into the circumstances herein stated, and take such 
measures therein as to the wisdom of the House may seem 
meet to put down, at once and for ever, such disgraceful 
and unconstitutional proceedings. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Serjeant Jackson presented a Bill to alter and 
amend an Act of the fourth and fifth years of his Ma- 
jesty King George the Fourth, for facilitating the Loan 
of Money upon Landed Securities in Ireland: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time upon Thursday next. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Mr. Serjeant Jackson presented a Bill to amend an 
Act of the Parliament of Jreland, made in the ninth year 
of his late Majesty King George the Second, for more 
effectually preventing Clandestine Marriages: And the 
same was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 
second time upon Thursday next. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 





Great 
Yarmouth 
Election 
Bribery. 





Landed 
Securities | 
(Ireland) Bill. 


No. 332. 


— 


Clandestine 
Marriages 


(Ireland) Bill. 
No. 334. 


Lord Ashley presented a Bill to continue two Acts of Lunatic Acts 


the second and third year, and the third and fourth 
year of His present Majesty, relating to the Care and 


- Treatment of Insane Persons in England: And the same 


was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Thursday next. 


Mr. For Maule presented, pursuant to Orders,—A Re- 
turn of all Sums of Money paid under the denomination 
of Royal a ag, any Presbyterian or Dissenting Con- 
gregations in Dublin, since the year 1815 inclusive ; 
specifying the Name of each Congregation, and the 

ame of the Clergyman receiving the same. 

Copies or Extracts of Reports from Magistrates or 
Officers of the Constabulary to His Majesty’s Govern- 
ment with reference to riotous proceedings which Miely 

too 


Continuance 

Bill, 

Royal 

Bounty. 
iF 
C 
E 

Ballykelly 

Riots. 





Charities. 


Foundation 
Schools 
(Ireland.) 


Civil Bill 
Courts : 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Linen 
Manufactures 
(Ireland) Act. 


Public 
Petitions. 


Ramsgate 
Harbour. 


Bognor 
Improvement 
Bill. 


i Henry 
mondele y’s 
Estate Bill, 


5-6 Wit. IV. 


took place in the Village of Ballykelly, Parish of »Tam- 
laghtfinlagan, in the County of Londonderry. 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That Mr. Moreton be added to the Select 
Committee on Charities. 

Ordered, That Sir Robert Bateson and Mr. Jephson be 
added to the Select Committee on Foundation Schools 
(Ireland.) | 

Ordered, That Mr. French, Mr. Cornelius O’ Brien, 
Mr. Grove Price, Mr. Bridgeman, Dr. Nicholl, and Mr. 
Morgan John O’ Connell, be added to the Select Com- 
mittee on the Civil Bill Courts (Zreland) Bill. 


A Petition of Linen Merchants and Buyers of Linen, 
Manufacturers and Dealers in Flax and Yarn in the open 
markets of Enniskillen, Maguiresbridge and Tempo, was 
presented, and read; reciting the Act 2 and 3 Will. 4, 
for the better Regulation of the Linen and Hempen Ma- 
nufactures of Ireland; and praying the House to renew 
and continue the same with such Amendments as they 
may think necessary. ; 
as ve That the said Petition do lie upon the 

able. 


Mr. Oswald reported from the Select Committee on 
Public Petitions ; That they had examined the Petitions 
presented on the 24th, 25th and 26th days of this instant 
June, and had directed him to make a Report thereof 
to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till one 
of the clock on Wednesday morning, adjourned 
till this day. 











Mercuri, 1° die Juli; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


M® Kirkpatrick, from the Directors of the Royal 
_ Harbour of Ramsgate, was called in; and at the 
bar presented, pursuant to Order,—Copies of the Annual 
Accounts laid before Parliament by the Trustees of 
Ramsgate Harbour, under the Acts for that purpose, 
since the year 1829 to the latest period the same have 
been laid before Parliament :—And then he withdrew. 


Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie upon the 
Table. 


Lord George Lennox reported from the Committee on 
the Bognor Improvement Bill; and to whom the Peti- 
tion of Richard Clark, of Bognor, in the county of Sus- 
sex, Esquire, was referred; That they had considered 
the said Petition; and had examined the allegations 
of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments there- 
unto. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Amendments made by the Commit- 
tee to the Bill, be now read a second time; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, by leaving out from the words “ That the” to the 
end of the Question, in order to add the words “ Report 
“ be taken into further consideration upon: this day 
“ three months,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question :—The 
said proposed Amendment was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the said Amendments be now read a 
second time :—The said Amendments were accordingly 
read a second time; and agreed to. 

Ordered, That. the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


Mr. Finch reported from the Committee on the Bill 
from the Lords, intituled, An Act for exchanging the 
Broomsthorpe and Castle Rising Estates, in the County 
of Norfolk, devised by the Will of George James late 


Marquis of Cholmondeley, deceased, to: Lord William 


VOL. 90. 


30° Junit.—1° Juli. 


405 


Henry Hugh Cholmondeley, for life, with remainders 
over, for Lands in Northerton and Hucvley, in the County 
Palatine of Chester, devised by the same Will to the 
said Lord William Henry Hugh Cholmondeley, in fee- 
simple; That they had examined the allegations of the 
Bill,-and found the same to be true ; and that the Parties 
concerned had given their consent to the Bill, to the 
satisfaction of the Committee ; and that the Committee 
had gone through the Bill; and directed him to report 
the same, without any Amendment :—And the Bill was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Finch do carr 
Lords ; and acquaint them, that this i 
to the same, without any Amendment. 


the Bill to the 
ouse hath agreed 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
into further consideration the Report from the Com- 
mittee on the Richmond (Surrey) Waterworks Bill, 
printed copies of the Bill, as amended by the Com- 
mittee, having been delivered, at the door, upon Mon- 
day, the 22d day of June last; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. : 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the Committee on the Medway Navigation 
Bill be revived :—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 

. Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till To- 
morrow. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act to alter and amend three several Acts for pav- 
ing, cleansing and improving the Town of Dovor, and 
for making further Improvements in the said Town; and 
the same were read; and are as followeth: 

Pr. 13. 1. 21. After “ pounds” insert “ of the monies 
“ arising from the said Tolls.” 

Pr. 14. ]. 25. After “thereof” insert “ subject to the 
** provisions in this Act contained.” — 

Pr. 25. 1.14. Leave out “ Jurats,” and insert “ Jus- 
** tices of the Peace ;” and in the same line, after “port” 
insert “ for the time being.” 

Pr. 26. 1.12. Leave out “ Jurats,” and insert “ Jus- 
“‘ tices.” 

Pr. 27. 1. 29. Leave out “ Jurat,” and insert “ Jus- 
“‘ “tice.” 

Pr. 28. 1.5. After “ papers” insert “ signed by each 
“« Rate-payer, or verified by his mark.” 

Pr. 28. 1. 25. Leave out “ Jurats,” and insert “ Jus- 


' &amp; tices.” 


Pr. 30. 1.2. Leave out “said, ” and in the same line, 
after ‘ poll,” insert “to be taken at the annual election 
“ of the said Commissioners.” 

Pr. 30. 1. 8. Leave out “ Jurats,” and insert “ Jus- 
“ tices.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Plumptre do carry the Bill to the 
Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


The Earl of Chichester’s Estate Bill was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act for making a Railway from Preston to Wyre, 
and for improving the Harbour of Wyre, in the County 
Palatine of Lancaster; and the same was read; and is 
as followeth : 

Pr. 248. 1,11. Leave out from “ Stroud” to “ And” 
in line 33. 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Frederick North do carry the Bill 
to the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendment made by their Lordships. 


An ingrossed Bill for paving, lighting,. watching, 
cleansing, regulating and otherwise improving the Town 
of Tunbridge Wells, in the Counties of Kent and Sussex, 
and for better supplying the same with Water, and for 

5 L establishing 


Richmond 
(Surrey) 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Medway 
Navigation 
Bill. 


Dovor 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Earl of 


Chichester’s 


Estate Bill. 


Preston and 
Wyre Railway 
and Harbour 
Bill. 


Tunbridge 
Wells Improve- 
ment Bill, 








Lord Douglas’s 
Estate Bill. 


Newtyle and 
Glammiss 
Railway Bill. 


Acton 
(Ranmore) 
Inclosure Bill. 


Church of 
Scotland. 


Hand-loom 
Weavers. 


No, 341. 


Bonding 
Warel.ouses. 








406 1° Juli. A. 1835. 


establishing a Market within the said Town, was read 
the third time; and an ingrossed Clause was added, 
by way of rider; and Amendments were made to 
the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title 
be, An Act for lighting, watching, cleansing, regulating 
and otherwise improving the Town of Tunbridge Wells, 
in the Counties of Kent and Sussex, and for regulating 
the supply of Water, and establishing a Market within 
the said Tenn. 

Ordered, That Mr. Law Hodges do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Lord Douglas’s Estate Bill was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Ordered, That the Newtyle and Glammiss Railway Bill 
be re-committed to the former Committee:—And that 
the Committee have leave: to sit, and proceed forthwith ; 
and to make their Report on or before Monday next. 


Mr. Greene, by Order, reported from the Committee 
on the Acton (Ranmore) Inclosure Bill; That the Stand- 
ing Orders relative to Inclosure Bills, had been complied 
with; and that they had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and that the Par- 
ties concerned had given their consent to the Bill, to 
the satisfaction of the Committee; and that the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. . 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of North, parish of Glas- 
gow ;—Barvas ;—Newhills ;—Tyvie ;—Smithyhaugh ;— 
Benholme ;—Coull ;—Kincardine ;— Knock ;—.Deer ;— 
Old Grayfriars, Edinburgh ;— Panbride ;—Thoronton ; 
—Edzell ;—Kinnell ;—New North Church, Edinburgh; 
— Barry ;— Rothesay ;—Outer High Parish, Glasgow ;— 
South Leith (Saint Cuthbert’s) ;—Landward district of 
South Leith ;— Airlie ;— Glasgow Young Men’s Society 
for promoting the Interests of the Church of Scotland ;— 
Inhabitants of Kirkfield;— Dalserf ;— Saint Thomas, 
Glasgow ;— Fossoway and Tulliebole ;—Minister, Elders 
and Members of the Congregation of Old Grey Friars’ 
Church, Edinburgh ;—and, Directors of the Leith As- 
sociation auxiliary to the General Assembly’s Committee 
on Church Accommodation,— were presented, and read ; 
praying the House to resist every attempt to shake the 
stability or impair the efficiency of the Church of Scot- 
land, and to adopt such measures as may seem best 
calculated for promoting its usefulness, by building and 
endowing such additional churches in connexion with 
the Establishment as the increasing numbers and neces- 
sities of the population demand. 

A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of the Re- 
lief Church, South College-street, Edinburgh ;—Inhabi- 
tants of Ellon;—Inhabitants of Letham ;— Provost, 
Baillies and Town Council of Paisley ;—Minister, El- 
ders and Members of the United Secession Congrega- 
tion of Buchlyvie ;— Drymen ;—and, Relief Chiarch, Bal- 
Jfron,—were also presented, and read; praying the House 
not to grant any public money for the erection and en- 
dowment of additional Churches in Scotland. _ 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to 
examine the Petitions presented to this House (during 
the last and present Sessions) from the Hand-loom 
Weavers, and to report their observations thereupon to 
the House, have Power to report the Minutes of the 
Evidence taken before them, from time to time, to the 
House. 

Mr. Maxwell reported from the said Select Commit- 
tee ; That they had considered the Petitions, referred to 
them ; and had directed him to make a Report thereof 
to the House, together with the Minutes of the Evidence 
taken before them. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


A Petition of the Chamber of Commerce and Manu- 
factures of Greenock, was presented, and read; setting 


forth, That from the Port of Greenock an extensive 
trade. has long been carried on with the West Indies 
and other Foreign Places, and that for the accommoda- 
tion of the sugars and other commodities brought from 
those countries, large sums have been expended in 
erecting and fitting up various stacks of bonding Ware- 
houses, chiefly on a large scale; that in consequence of 
being proved staunch and in all respects secure, as many 
of the said Warehouses as were entitled thereto were 
admitted to the privilege of special security warehouses, 
by orders of His Majesty’s Treasury of different dates, 
commencing in the-year 1823, a privilege which the 
Petitioners have learned, with surprise and astonish- 
ment, is now directed to be withdrawn by an order of 
their Lordships, dated 30th August 1833, as follows, 
viz. “ Direct that the privileges granted to premises at 
Leith and other Ports, which do not come within the 
meaning of the 3d section of the Warehousing Act, 
6 Geo. 4, c, 112, be withdrawn at the expiry of two 
years from Midsummer last ;” and praying the House 
to continue in force the licenses granted under the 
authority of the Lords of the Treasury, conferring the 
oat 3 of special security on those Warehouses which 

ave heretofore been admitted to that distinction. : 
a _— That the said Petition do lie upon the 

able. 


A Petition of the Moderator of the Presbytery of Registration 
Glasgow, was presented, and read ; taking notice of the ¢Sontland) Dil 
Registration of Births, &amp;c. (Scotland) Bill; and pray- 
ing, That the same may not pass into a law. 

* 7 That the said Petition do lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of Operatives of the various Mills in Factories’ 
Rochdale, was presented, and read; reciting the Act Regulation 
2and 3 Will. 4,c. 103, to regulate the Labour of Children 4¢+ 
and Young Persons in the Mills and Factories of the 
United Kingdom ; and praying the House to amend the 
same. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Linen Manufacturers and Dealers in Linen 
Flax and Yarn, in the open Markets of Newtown Stewart, Manufactures 
Gorten and Donemana ;—Manufacturers of Linen and (!eland)Act. 
Dealers in Flax and Yarn in Londonderry ;—and, Linen 
Merchants and Bleachers in Londonderry,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; reciting the Act 2 and 3 Will 4, for the 
better Regulation of the Linen and Hempen Manufac- 
tures of Ireland; and praying the House to renew and 
continue the same, with such amendments as they may 
think necessary. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Minister, Elders and People of the Regium 
Presbyterian Church at Aghadowey, in connexion with Donum. 
the eer Synod of Ulster, was presented, and read ; 
praying, That the House will place all the ministers of 
the Synod of Ulster in the receipt of an equal share of 
royal endowment. . 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Letter-Press Printers of Dublin, was Government 
te oie and read; praying, That the printing work (ireland) 
or Government, and the Public Offices in Jreland, ; 
may be executed, as heretofore, in the city of Dublin, 
and at such prices as would enable the employer to 
afford a moderate remuneration to the employed. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Printed Papers. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Chichester, was presented, Municipal 
and read; taking notice of the Municipal Corporations Corporations 
Bill ; and praying, That the same may pass into a law. Bill. 

Ordered, That the said Petition-do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Dublin, was presented, Municipal 
and read; setting forth, That the Petitioners have long Se 2S 
laboured under the evil effects of exorbitant, ill-regu- (Ireland.) 
lated and irresponsible taxation, partial administration 
of justice, and undue exertion of magisterial and official 
authority, arising from the numerous and deeply-rooted 

5 abuses 








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abuses tliat have crept into the corporate institutions of A Petition Henry Watson, Joseph Watson, and John Kingston-upon- 
Ireland, and more especially into that of the city of Bowlby, electors of the borough of Kingston-upon-Hull, 8" Becton. 





Petition of 





Registration 
of Voters 
(Ireland.) 


Timber 
Duties. 


Tithes 
({reland.) 


R. Crawford. 


Message’ 
from the 
Lords. 


Dominica 
Indemnity 
Bill. 


Slamannan 
Railway Bill, 


Oaths, 


Dublin; and praying, That the House will adopt the 
speediest and most energetic means of giving the Peti- 
tioners relief in the present case, by enacting such a 
system of corporate regulations as will remove the 
many abuses under which they suffer, and will most 
effectually prevent their occurrence in future. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Freeholders, and other Inhabitants of the 
Queen’s County, was presented, and read ; setting forth, ° 
That the Petitioners complain, that in the Jrish Reform 
Bill as full a measure of relief was not given as the 
English Reform Bill gave, particularly in regard to 
registration, inasmuch as in the latter country the mere 
proof of having paid a certain amount of certain taxes 
is sufficient to constitute a franchise, whilst in Jreland 
the Petitioners are barred by multitudinous forms, and, 
what is infinitely worse, left exposed to the whim or 
prejudice of Assistant Barristers, who are seldom with- 
out strong partisan feelings; and praying the House to 
enact an explanatory law defining the duty of the Regis- 
tering Barristers throughout Ireland. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Ship-owners, Merchants and Traders of 
Dublin, interested in the welfare of British Shipping 
and British Colonies in North America, was presented, 
and read; praying, That the House will not sanction 
any addition to the existing Duty on Timber and Deals 
imported from the British Colonies of North America. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Timber Duties. 


A Petition of Tithe-payers of Leighlin Bridge;—and, 
Inhabitants of Bally Mac Hugh and Dromloman,—were 
presented, and read ; praying for the abolition of Tithes 
in Ireland. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Richard Crawford, of Blessington-street, 
in the city of Dublin, was presented, and read; com- 
plaining of having been dismissed from his situation in 
the Custom House of Dublin; stating the particulars of 
his case; and praying the House to afford him such 
redress as they may deem fit. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell and 
Mr. Farrer: 


Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills following, 
without any Amendment; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to allow, until the Twenty- 
eighth day of July One thousand eight hundred and 
Thirty-five, the Importation of certain Articles Duty free 
into the Island of Dominica, and to indemnify the 
Governor and others for having permitted the Impor- 
tation of such Articles Duty free : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to make and maintain a 
Railway from Stainrig and Arbuckle, in the County of 
Ema to the Union Canal at Causewayend, in the 
County of Stirling: And also, 

The Lords do request that this House will give 
leave to James William Freshfield, Esquire, a Member 
of this House, to attend their Lordships, in order to 
his being examined as a Witness before the Select 
Committee appointed by their senteige to inquire 
into the Expediency of substituting a Declaration in 
lieu of Oaths in certain cases :—And then the Messen . 
gers withdrew. 

The House proceeded to take into consideration the - 
last part of the said Message :—And Mr. Freshfield, being 
present, in his place, declared, that he was willing, 
with the leave of the House, to go to the House of 
Lords, as desired by their Lordships. 

Resolved, That James’ William Freshfield, Esquire, 
have leave to go to the House of Lords, as desired by 
their ree 7 if he think fit. 


was delivered in, and read ; setting forth, That the Pe- 
titioners are electors of the said borough of Kingston- 
upon-Hull, and, at the late Election for the same, claimed 
to have a right to vote, and did vote thereat; that the 
said Election was held on Thursday, the eighteenth of 
June in this present year, and that: the polling took 
os on the two following days for the ohelen of one 

ember to serve in Parliament for the said Borough, 
in the room of David Carruthers, er recently de- 
ceased; that at such Election Thomas Perronet Thompson, 
Esquire, and Humphrey Saint John Mildmay, Esquire, 
were the only Candidates; and at the final close of the 
poll on Saturday, the twentieth of June, the Returning 
Officer, John Egginton, Esquire, declared the election 
to have fallen on Thomas Perronet Thompson, Esquire, 
by a majority of five votes over the other Candidate 
Humphrey Saint John Mildmay, Esquire, and the said 
Thomas Perronet Thompson, Esquire, was accordingly 
returned as duly elected; that the said majority was 
but an apparent and colourable majority, inasmuch as 
great numbers of persons were admitted to vote, and 
did vote, at the said Election for the said Thomas Per- 
ronet Thompson, who were not entitled to vote thereat, 
and whose names ought therefore to be struck off the poll; 
that many persons were admitted to vote, and did vote, 
at the said Election for the said Thomas Perronet Thomp- 
son, who at the time of their so voting had ceased to be 
qualified, or had become disqualified, from voting thereat, 
and whose names ought therefore to be struck off the 
poll; that many persons were admitted to vote, and did 
vote, at the said Election for the said Thomas Perronet 
Thompson, whose names appeared upon the Register of 
Voters for the said Borough as occupiers of houses, ware- 
houses, counting-houses, shops, or other buildings, but 
who, at the time of their so voting, had not the same 
qualification for which their names were originally in- 
serted in the said Register, inasmuch as since the time 
of their respective registry, and previous to the time of 
their so voting at the said Election, they had-ceased to 
occupy the premises in right of the occupation of which 
they had been so severally registered as aforesaid, and 
did not at the time of their so voting continue to occupy 
the same; that many persons were admitted to vote, and 
did vote, at the said Election in behalf of the said Per- 
ronet Thompson, whose names appeared upon the Re- 
gister of Voters for the said Borough as oceupiers of 
certain premises in the said Register specified and set 
forth, who at the time of their so voting had not the 
same qualifications for which their names were originally 
inserted in the said Register, inasmuch as since the time 
of their respective registry, and previous to the time of 
their so voting at the said Election, they had ceased to 
occupy some part of the said premises, and did not, in 
fact, at the time of their so voting as aforesaid, continue 
to occupy the whole thereof; that many persons were 
admitted to vote, and did vote, at the said Election for 
the said Thomas Perronet Thompson, as occupiers of cer- 
tain premises within the Borough, who were not entitled 
to vote thereat, inasmuch as either the premises in right 
of which they so voted, were not respectively of the clear 
yearly value of ten pounds, or the said voters were not 
themselves the legal and actual occupiers of the same, 
or were not rated, and had ceased to be rated, in respect 
thereof at the time of the said Election ; that the names 
of many voters appear upon the poll, and were counted 
on the said poll, in favour of the said Thomas Perronet 
Thompson, who did not in point of fact vote for him, but 
who were personated and fraudulently represented by 
other persons, who had themselves no title to vote, but 
who fraudulently tendered their votes, and were impro- 
perly admitted to vote in the names and characters of 
the said first-mentioned voters; that many persons were 
admitted to vote, and did vote, at the said Election for 
the said Thomas Perronet Thompson, at one of the several 
booths erected fortaking the poll thereat, who had already 
voted or tendered their votes, and whose votes had been 
already either admitted or rejected at another of the said 
booths; that many persons were admitted to vote, and 
did vote, at the said Election for the said Thomas Per- 


And the Messengers were again called in; and Mr. ronet Thompson, as freemen or burgesses, who were not 
Speaker 0 aeyetty them therewith; and then they entitled to vote thereat, inasmuch as, for a long space of 
again withdrew. a 


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time previous to such Election, they had ceased to be 
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Electors. 











408 


resident within the said Borough, or within seven sta- 
tute miles thereof, and who were thereby disqualified 
and incapacitated from voting thereat by the Statute. in 
that behalf made and provided; that many persons were 
admitted to vote, and did vote, at the said Election for 
the said Thomas Perronet Thompson, who were disabled 
and incapacitated from voting thereat by the receipt of 
parochial relief since the time of their registry; that 
many persons were admitted to vote, and did vote, at 
the said Election in behalf of the said Thomas Perronet 
Thompson, who had been bribed to give their votes 
thereat, and who were thereby disqualified and incapa- 
citated from voting; that many persons were admitted 
to vote, and did vote, at the said Election for the said 
Thomas Perronet Thompson, who had given or offered 
bribes to other persons claiming to be electors of the 
said Borough, to induce and procure the laid last-men- 
tioned persons to give. their votes to the said Thomas 
Perronet Thompson, or to forbear to give them to ‘the 
said Humphrey Saint’ John Mildmay, and who were 
thereby incapacitated and disabled from voting at the 
said Election; that many persons -were induced and 
compelled to vote at the said Election for the said 7’ho- 
mas Perronet Thompson, or to forbear to vote for the said 
Humphrey Saint John Mildmay, by violence, threats, 
intimidation and force employed and practised towards 
them by the friends, agents, managers, committee-men, 
and supporters of the said Thomas Perronet Thompson ; 
that many persons were admitted to vote, and did vote, 
at the said Election for the said 7’homas Perronet Thomp- 
son, who were disqualified and disabled from voting, 
inasmuch as they wére respectively concerned or em- 
ployed in collecting, receiving or managing the duties 
on stamped vellum, parchment and paper, and inasmuch 
as they were severally appointed by the Commissioners 
for distributing of Stamps; that many persons were ad- 
mitted to vote, and did vote, at the said Election for the 
said Thomas Perronet Thompson, who were disqualified 
and incapable of voting thereat, inasmuch as they were 
respectively, either during the said Election, or within 
six months previous to the said Election, or within four- 
teen days after it was completed, employed at such Elec- 
tion as agents, attornies, poll-clerks, flagmen, or in some 
other capacity, for the purpose of such Election, and 
accepted.or took from the said Z’homas Perronet Thomp- 
son, or some other person, in consideration of or with 
reference to such employment, sums of money, retaining 
fees, offices, places or employments, or the promise of, 
or some security for the same; that many persons were 
admitted to vote, and did vote, at the said Election for 
the said Thomas Perronet Thompson, who had been un- 
duly registered as freemen or burgesses of the said Bo- 
‘ rough, but who at the time of the said registry had not 
resided for six months previous thereto within the said 
Borough, or within seven statute miles thereof, or who 
had received parochial relief within twelve months pre- 
vious to their said registry; that many persons were 
admitted to vote, and did vote, at the said Election for 
the said Thomas Perronet Thompson, who had been 
unduly registered as the occupiers of premises within 
the said- Borough, inasmuch as the premises in respect 
of which they were so respectively registered, were not 
at the time of their registry of the clear yearly value of 
not less than ten pounds, or that the said persons were 
not respectively in the legal or actual occupation of the 
same, or had not occupied the same for twelve months 
previous, or that they were not respectively rated in 
respect thereof, or had not, on or before the twentieth 
day of July next previous to such registry, paid all the 
ae and assessed taxes which had become payable 
y them respectively, in respect of such premises, pre- 
viously to the sixth day of April next preceding the said 
registry ; that many persons were admitted to vote, and 
did vote, at the said Eleetion for the said Thomas Per- 
ronet Thompson, who were incapable of voting thereat, 
being foreigners and aliens, and not having been natura- 
lized or become denizens of the Realm; that many per- 
sons were admitted to vote, and did vote, at the said 
Election for the said Thomas Perronet Thompson, who 
since the time of their registry, and previous to the time 
of their voting, had become bankrupts or ‘insolvents, 
and had thereby lost their qualification, and become 
disqualified from voting; that many persons were ad- 
mitted to vote, and did vote, at the said Election for the 


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A.1835. 


said Thomas Perronet Thompson, who,-from various 
other causes besides those hereinbefore enumerated, 
were incapacitated and disentitled to vote thereat, and 
whose names, as well as those of the persons above- 
mentioned, ought to be struck off the poll accordingly, 
whereby a large majority of legal votes will appear on 
behalf of the aforesaid Humphrey Saint John Mildmay ; 
that as well before as after the teste or issuing out of the 
Writ for the said Election, the said Z’homas Perronet 
Thompson did by himself, his agents, friends and par- 
tisans, and by persons employed and rae | for him, 
by divers ways and means, on his behalf, at his charge, 
before his election, directly or indirectly, give, present, 
or allow to persons having a voice or vote in such Elec- 
tion, money, meat, drink, entertainment and provision, 
and did make presents, gifts, rewards and entertain- 
ments or promises, agreements, obligations or engage- 
ments, to give or allow money, meat, drink, provisions, 
presents, or rewards and entertainments, to or for the 
said last-mentioned persons, and to or for their use, be- 
nefit, employment, profit or preferment, in order to be 
elected, and for being elected, to serve in Parliament 
for the said Borough; that the said Thomas Perronet 
Thompson, by himself, his agents, friends and managers, 
and by persons employed by and acting for him and on 
his behalf, before, at and during the said Election, was 
guilty of open, extensive and notorious bribery and cor- 
rupt practices, in order to corrupt and procure, and did 
endeavour thereby to corrupt and procure, and did 
thereby corrupt and procure, divers persons having or 
claiming to have a right to vote at the said Election, to 
give their votes in favour of him the said 7’homas Per- 
ronet Thompson, or to forbear to give them in favour of 
the said Humphrey Saint John Mildmay, in violation of 
the Rules, Orders and Privileges of the House, to the 
grievous scandal and detriment of the Petitioners, and 
the other electors of the said Borough, and in contempt 
and defiance of the freedom and purity of Election ; the 
Petitioners therefore humbly pray, That the House will 
take the premises into their consideration, and will de- 
clare that the said Election and Return of the said 
Thomas Perronet Thompson is wholly null and void, 
and that the said Humphrey Saint John Mildmay was 
duly elected, and ought to have been returned at the 
said Election, and will direct that the Name of the said 
Thomas Perronet Thompson be forthwith erased from 
the said Return, and the Name of the said Humphrey 
Saint John Mildmay substituted therein in its place, 
and to grant to the Petitioners such other and further 
relief as to the House shall seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Tuesday, the 21st day of this instant July, 
at three of the clock in the Afternoon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the 
House, That their several Addresses of yesterday (that 
His Majesty would be graciously pleased to give direc- 
tions that the Papers therein mentioned might be laid 
before this House) had been presented to His Majesty; 
and that His Majesty had commanded him to acquaint 
this House, That He will give directions accordingly. 


Lord John Russell presented, pursuant to several Ad- 
dresses to His Majesty,—Copies of the Reports made to 
the Secretary of State by the Inspectors of Factories, in 
pursuance of the 45th section of the Factories Regula- 
tion Act, since the Reports last presented to the House of 
Commons. 

Copy of the Minutes of the Evidence taken at Wolver- 


hampton before Sir Frederick Adair Roe, appointed by. 


the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to 
institute an Inquiry into the Proceedings whiéh occurred 
at Wolverhampton on the 27th of May. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the County Coroners’ Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday next, 
at twelve of the clock, resolve itself into the said Com- 
mnittee. 

The 





Answer to 
Addresses. 


Factories 
Regulation. 


No. 342. 


Wolve: hampton 
Inquiry. 
No. 343. 


County 
Coroners’ 
Bill. 





Ipswich 
‘Election. 


Offences 
against the 
Person Bill. 


No. 338. 


Civil Affairs 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Charch of 
Scatland. 


5-6 Wi... IV. 


The House being informed, that Dr. Farr, the Me- 
dical Attendant of Mr. O’ Malley, attended at the door, 
and was ready to give the House information respecting 
the state of Mr. O’Malley’s health, he was called in, 
and stated, that he first attended Mr. O’ Malley profes- 
sionally in the year 1831, and had continued to attend 
him since that time; that Mr. O’ Malley had a very feeble 
constitution ; that in three instances Mr. O’ Malley’s life 
had been in imminent danger; that he had seen him 
this morning, and wished to give it as his decided opi- 
nion, that Mr. O’ Malley’s life may be put in danger by 
his further confinement :—And then he was directed to 
withdraw. 

Ordered, That Peter Frederic O’ Malley, Esquire, be 
brought to the bar of this House, in order to his being 
discharged :—And that Mr. Speaker do issue his War- 
rant accordingly. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Offences against the Person Bill; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Aglionby reported from the Com- 
mittee, That they had gone through the Bill; and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Aglionby accordingly reported the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Friday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Civil Affairs (Ireland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday, the 15th day of this instant July. 


The House, according to Order, resumed the ad- 
journed Debate upon the Amendment which, upon the 
11th day of June last, was proposed to be made to the 
Question, “ That the Petitions presented to the House 
relative to the building and endowing of places of 


worship connected with the established church of Scot-. 


land, be referred to a Select Committee; and that such 
Committee shall inquire and report how far the build- 
ing and endowing of such places of worship is required 
for the moral and religious instruction of the lower 
orders of the people in Scotland :’ And which Amend- 
ment was, to leave out from the word “‘ That” to the end 
of the Question, in order to add the words “ an humble 
** Address be presented to His Majesty, that He will be 
*“* graciously pleased to appoint a Commission to inquire 
into the opportunities for religious worship, and the 
means of religious instruction afforded to the people 
of Scotland, particularly to the poorer classes of the 
* community, whether they belong to the Established 
“ Church, or to any other religious persuasion, and into 
the state of the Law for building and repairing 
Churches; and also, into any Funds which are now 
applicable, or may be hereafter applicable, to the pur- 
** poses of the Established Church,” instead thereof. 


And the Question being again proposed, That the 
words proposed to be left out stand part of the Question: 
—The said proposed Amendment and original Question 
were, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, praying that His Majesty will be graciously 
pleased to appoint a Commission to inquire into the op- 
portunities of religious worship, and the means of reli- 
gious instruction, and the pastoral superintendence af- 
forded to the people of Scotland, and how far these are 
of avail for the religious and moral improvement of the 
poor, and of the working classes ; and, with this view, to 
obtain information respecting their stated attendance on 
places of worship, and their actual connexion with any 
religious denomination; to inquire what Funds are now, 
or may hereafter be, available for the purposes of the 
Established Church of Scotland; and to report from 
time to time, in order that such remedies may be applied 
to any existing evils as Parliament may think fit; 

_ An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, by leaving out the words “ to inquire what Funds 
be are now, or may hereafter, be available for the pur- 

Cor — Established Church of Scotland.” 


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And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; it was 
resolved in the Affirmative. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, praying. that His Majesty will be graciously 
pleased to appoint a Commission toinquire into the oppor- 
tunities of religious worship, and the means of religious 
instruction, and the pestentt endiasianeniielan afforded to 
the people of Scotland, and how far these are of avail for 
the religious and moral improvement of the poor, and of 
the working classes; and with this view, to obtain infor- 
mation respecting their stated attendance on places of 
worship, and their actual connexion with any religious 
denomination ; to inquire what Funds are now, or may 
hereafter be, available for the purposes of the Established 
Church of Scotland; and to report from time to time, 
in order that such remedies may be applied to any exist- 
ing evils as Parliament may think fit. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Peter Frederic O’ Malley was, according to Order, 
brought to the bar, where he was addressed by Mr. 
Speaker, as followeth: 


Peter Frederic O’ Malley: 


This House has found that you have been guilty of 
aiding and abetting a Witness in absconding to avoid 
giving his testimony before a Committee of this House. 
In weighing the guilt of those persons who have com- 
mitted the offence of violating the Privileges of this 
House, in connexion with the proceedings of the Com- 
mittee to which the merits of the Return for the Borough 
of Ipswich were referred, the House has had no hesita- 
tion in coming to the conclusion that those who aided 
and abetted others in the commission of that offence are 
those who are deserving of the severest punishment. 

It is with peculiar pain that I am called upon to state 
this to a gentleman of that profession to which I have 
myself the honour to belong; and I hope that, in the 
discharge of the duty which is now imposed upon me, 
the House will excuse me if I press with less severity 
than perhaps in strictness I ought, those observations 
which arise, first, from the Petition which you yourself 
presented to this House, and from the other circum- 
stances which have been disclosed to this House in the 
proceedings of the Committee, In stating that you 
were not aware that in aiding and abetting an individual 
to absent himself, for the purpose of avoiding giving 
that evidence which it was his duty to give, you were 
violating the Privileges of this House, you offer an excuse 
which.this House will receive from no man, but least of 
all from a person in your profession. That you, who 
attended the proceedings of the Committee as a counsel, 
should have in any way connected yourself with a person 
who was capable of giving evidence to that Committee, 
well knowing, by your attendance as a counsel before 
that Committee, the obstruction which had been opposed 
to the administration of justice by the absence of those 
who had wilfully withdrawn themselves, is a transaction 
upon which, I am sure, you will never reflect but with 

ain. 

. The House, rts ergs ogee by the evidence which has 
been given in your behalf, with respect to the state of your 
health, has been induced in its lenity to discharge you 
more speedily than others who have committed the same 
offence with yourself. Trusting that you will always 
reflect with gratitude upon the kindness and indulgence 
of this House, I have now to acquaint you, that you are 
discharged, on the payment of your fees. 

Ordered, Nemine Contradicente, That what has beennow 
said by Mr. Speaker in addressing the said Peter F’rede- 
ric O’ Malley Ee entered in the Journals of this House, 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Municipal Corporations Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 
Curavuse, N° 22, read. 
Several Amendments made. 
Cravusz, N° 22, as amended, agreed to. 


Cravsz, N° 23 (One-third part of the Council to go 
out of office annually) read. 


5M 





Amendment 


Ipswich 
Election. 


Municipal 
Corporations, 
Bill. 








410 

Amendment proposed: P.9. 1. 16. To leave out 
* one-third part of.” 

Question, That the words proposed to be left out 
stand part of the Clause put, and agreed to. 

Amendment proposed: At the end of 1. 21. to insert 
“‘ That those who shall go out of office shall be such 
“ Councillors as shall be by open vote so chosen, at each 
‘ period at which such removal or change of the third 
“ and consequent re-election of such number of Coun- 
“ cillors to fill up the vacancy shall be deemed necessary, 
* no Councillor who shall have been removed shall be 
“ re-elected into office within the period of three years 
“ after such removal.” 


Question, That those words be there inserted ——put, 
and Negatived. 

Several Amendments made. 

Ciause, N° 23 as amended, agreed to. 

Curause, N° 24 (Elections to be held before Mayor) 
read. 

Several Amendments made. 

Amendment proposed: At the end of the Clause to 
add, “ Provided always, That it shall be competent to 
“ the Council of any Borough, if an absolute majority 
“* of the whole number thereof shall so think fit, to 
“ direct that at elections for members of the Council 
“ or of Auditors for the said Borough, the votes of the 
“ Burgesses shall be taken in the following manner: 
“ that is to say, that the poll shall be taken by Ballot, 
“ each Burgess delivering to the Mayor as aforesaid, 
or to such Clerk as may be appointed to take the poll, 
in manner hereinafter mentioned, a folded paper, 
“ containing the names of the persons for whom such 
“ Burgess may vote, as fit and proper to be Councillors 
“ or Auditors; and that the said Mayor or Clerk shall 
“ deposit the said folded paper, without yer 
“ opening the same, in a balloting glass or box, whic 
“ shall be closed and sealed up at the time fixed for the 
“ termination of the voting, as hereinafter declared :” 
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 


Cravusz, N° 24, as amended, agreed to. 





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Causes, N° 25 and 26, as amended, agreed to. 


Crause, N° 27 (Result of Election how to be declared) 
read. 

Several Amendments made. 

Amendment proposed: P. 10. 1. 46. After “ persons ” 
to insert “‘ the names of each of such persons shall be 
“ written on different pieces of paper, and out of them 
** the Mayor shall draw by lot ;” 

Question put, That those words be there inserted ; 

The Committee divided. 

Teller for the Yeas, Sir George Clerk - - 142. 

Teller for the Noes, Mr. Edward John Stanley 190. 


Cause, N° 27, as amended, agreed to. 





Cxravuses, N* 28 and 29, as amended, agreed to. 
Cravuse, N° 30 (Certain Boroughs to be divided into 


Wards) read. 

Amendment proposed: To leave out the Preamble 
of the Clause, and to insert “ And whereas it is expe- 
“ dient that Boroughs containing a numerous population 
‘ should be divided into Wards, for the purpose of 
** making the election of such Councillors in such Bo- 
roughs in separate Wards ;” 

Motion made, and Question, That the said Clause be 
postponed put, and agreed to. 

Crause, N° 31, as amended, agreed to. 

Cravuses, N* 32, 33, 34 and 35, agreed to. 

Cravuse, N° 36, as amended, agreed to. 


To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 





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And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 

of the clock on Thursday morning ; 
Jovis, 2° die Julii, 1835: 

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal re- 
ported from the Committee, That they had made a fur- 
ther Progress in the Bill; and that he was directed by 
the Committee to move, That they may have leave to 
sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, again resolve 
itself into the said Committee 


1°—2 Julit. 





A. 1835. 
The Linen Manufactures (Ireland) Bill was, according 


mittee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


Linen 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to aCom- Manufactures 


(Ireland) Bill, 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee a of Bread 
Bill. 


on the Sale of Bread Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Instraments of 


ine (Scot- 


a Committee upon the Instruments of Sasine (Scotland) nnd) Bill. 


Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Robert Stewart reported 
from the Committee, That they had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Robert Steuart accordingly reported the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration To-morrow. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Superior Courts (Scotland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third read- 
ing of the Manure Toll Exemption Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
Thursday next, at twelve of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Polls at Elections Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Colonial Passengers’ Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Inns, Alehouses and Victualling-houses Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Hull Merchant 
Seamen’s Fund Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 


next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Postage Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third reading 
of the Prisoners’ Counsel Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
Thursday next, at twelve of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Weights and Measures Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday next, 
at twelve of the clock, resolve itself into the said Com- 
mittee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Dissenters’ Marriages Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday, the 
15th day of this instant July, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 

The 


No. 836, 


Superior Courts 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Sheriff Courts 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Manure Toll 
Exemption 
Bill. 


Polls at 
Elections 
Bill. 


Colonial 
Passengers’ 


Bill. 


Inns, Alehouses, 
aud Victualling- 
houses Bill. 


Hull Merchant 
Seamen’s Fund 
Bill. 


Postage Bill. 


Prisoners’ 
Counsel Bill. 


Weights and 
Measures 
Bill. 


Dissenters’ 


Marriages 
Bill. 


Sink 


o&gt; — 


_—_— &gt;, 


tom tan 








nses at 
Elections 
Bill. 


ic Carriages 
{Metropolis 
Bill. 
Supply. 


Marriage Act 
Amendment 
Bill. 


Savings Banks 
(Scotland) Bill. 


No. 337. 


Agra 
Government 
Bill. 


Loan Socie- 
ties Bill, 


Ways and 
Means, 


Property in 
Infants 
(Ireland) Bill, 


Soap Duties 
Drawback 
Bill. 


Royal Burghs 
(Scotland) 
Bill. 


Prisoners’ 
Maintenance 


(Scotland.) 


Stamp and 
Tax Offices 
Bill. 


No. 339, 


Royal Burghs 
(Scotland) 
Bill, 


No. 340, 


5-6 Wi. IV. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Expenses at Elections Bill ; 

And notice being taken that the Bill contained a 
Clause not within the Order of Leave; ; 

Ordered, That the Order for reading the Billa second 


time be discharged. 
Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Public Carriages (Metropolis) Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday next, 
at twelve of the clock, resolve itself into the said Com- 
mittee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Marriage Act Amendment Bill was, according 
to Order; read a second time; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Savings Banks (Scotland) Bill; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Robert Steuart reported from the 
Committee, That they had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Robert Steuart accordingly reported the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Monday next. 


Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the Re- 
port from the Committee on the Agra Government Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Wednes- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third read- 
ing of the Loan Societies Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Ways and Means; ) 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Property in Infants (Ireland) Bill, was, according 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


Mr. Baring reported from the Committee on the Soap 
Duties Drawback Bill, the Amendments which they had 
made to the Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
abolish the convention of Royal Burghs in Scotland : 
And that Mr. Oliphant and Mr. Cumming Bruce do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to exempt Magis- 
trates of Royal Burghs in Scotland from the maintenance 
of Prisoners committed to Gaols within Burgh, other- 
wise than by their own Warrants, or for Offences beyond 
their jurisdiction :—And the said Motion was, with 
leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Mr. Baring presented a Bill to consolidate certain 
Offices in the collection of the Revenues of Stamps and 
Taxes, and to amend the Law relating thereto: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time upon Monday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


_ Mr. Oliphant presented a Bill to abolish the Conven- 
tion of Royal Burghs in Scotland: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Wednesday next. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 
VOL. 90. 





1°—2Q° Julie. 


411 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give di- 
rections, that there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Number of Capital Cases reported to The King in 
Council, from each Old Bailey Sessions, from 1st Ja- 
nuary 1825 to 1st January 1835, with the day on which 
each Council was held; distinguishing those cases in 
which the Sentence was mitigated previous to the order 
for execution, those in which the Convicts were ordered 
for execution, and those in which the Sentence was 
executed. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give di- 
rections, that there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Amount of all Fees or other Charges, with the 
Particulars thereof, required or received on the grant- 
ing or passing of a Charter or renewal of a Charter of 
Incorporation of the Borough of Maldon, by his late 
Majesty Geo. 4. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Stockton-upon- 
Tees Navigation and Commerce, which was presented 
on the 4th day of June last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Papers relative to Ballykelly Riots, 
which were presented yesterday, be printed. 


Lord Viscount Palmerston presented, by His Majesty’s 
command,—Copy of a Treaty between his Majesty the 
King of the French and the King of Denmark, for the 
more effectual suppression of the Slave Trade; signed 
at Copenhagen, July 26th, 1834. 

Copy of a Treaty between his Majesty the King of 
the French and the King of Sardinia, for the more effec- 
tual suppression of the Slave Trade; signed at Turin, 
August 8th, 1834, with an additional Article thereto; 
signed at Turin, December 8th, 1834. 

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


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
a quarter of an hour after one of the clock on 
Thursday morning, adjourned till this day. 








Jovis, 2° die Juliz; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. | 


PRAYERS. 


r | ‘HE hour appointed for taking into consideration 
the Petition of James Murray Grant, Esquire, of 
Glenmorriston, in the county of Inverness ; and, also the 


Capital 
Offences. 


Maldon 
Charter. 


Stockton-upone 
Tees Navigation 
and Commerce. 


No. 344. 


Ballykelly 
Riots. 


No. 345, 
Slave Trade. 


Inverness-shire 
Election, 


Petition of Sir David Brewster, of Allerly, K. G. H, . 


residing at Belleville, and Hugh Davidson, of Cantray, 
in the county of Inverness, registered electors of the 
county of Inverness, under the Act of the second and 
third year of the reign of His Majesty King William the 
Fourth, chapter sixty-five, 
Election and Return for the said 
Mr. Speaker took the Chair. 
The Setioiabat-Avise was sent, with the Mace, to 
the places adjacent, to require the attendance of the 
Members on the business of the House: And being re- 
turned; 

The House was counted by Mr. Speaker; and two 
hundred and eighty-seven Members being present ; the 
counsel and agents were called in. 


And the door being locked ; 

The Order of the day, for taking the said Petition 
into consideration, was read, 

And the Names of the Members were drawn, and read, 
in the usual manner. 

And the whole number of thirty-three Names was com- 
pleted: And Lists of the said Names were delivered to 
the Clerk appointed to attend the said Committee ; and 

5M2 then 


hire, being come ; 


see ing: of an undue » 








College of 
Physicians, 
No. 346. 


Richmond 
(Surrey) 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


De la Tour’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Acton 
(Ranmore) 
Inclosure 


Bill. 


Paisley 
Railway Bill. 


Medway 
Navigation 


Bill. 


Inverness-shire 
Election. 


412 


then the door was opened, and the Parties, their counsel 
and agents, withdrew. 


Mr. Sedgwick, from the Royal College of Physicians, 
was called in, and at the bar presented,—Returns to 
several Orders, dated the 24th day of June last, for 
Copies of the Minute appointing the Committee to 
revise the Bye-laws of the College of Physicians re- 
lating to Licentiates:—of the Propositions brought in 
by the said Committee :—of all icdaws relating to 
the admission of Licentiates into the Fellowship, made 
since the last Return to the House of Commons :— 
Returns of the Number of Fellows admitted since last 
Return ; specifying the Names, the Date of Admission, 
and the Bie law under which they were severally 
admitted :—of the Number of Licentiates admitted since 
last Return; specifying the Names, the Date of Admis- 
sion, and under what Bye-law. - 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the Table, 
and be printed. . 

An ingrossed Bill for the better supplying the Parish 
of Richmond, in the County of Surrey, with Water, was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Alsager do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Halse, by Order, reported from the Committee, 
on the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for 
naturalizing Jacques Louis Auguste Joseph Des Champs 
de la Tour, commonly called Auguste Des Champs de 
la Tour, and his infant Son; That they had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and directed him 
to report the same, without any Amendment :—And 
the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Halse do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the same, without any Amendment. 


An ingrossed Bill for dividing, allotting and inclosing 
the Commons, or Waste Lands, called Ranmore, other- 
wise Ravensmore, in the several Parishes of Acton and 
Baddiley, or one of them, in the County Palatine of 
Chester, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title 
be, An Act for dividing, allotting and inclosing the 
Commons, or Waste Lands, called Ranmore, otherwise 
Ravensmoor, in the several Parishes of Acton and 
Baddiley, or one of them, in the County of Chester. 

Ordered, That Mr. Halse do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Report which, upon the 19th day of June last, was made 
from the Committee on the Paisley Railway Bill, printed 
Copies of the Bill, as amended by the Committee, 
having been delivered, at the door, upon Wednesday, 
the 24th day of June last; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House, according to Order, resumed the ad- 
journed Debate upon the Question proposed yesterday, 

hat the Committee on the Medway Navigation Bill 
be revived. ° 

And the Question being again proposed:—The said 
Motion was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


The counsel and agents before mentioned being re- 
turned to the bar, the Clerk appointed to attend the 
said Committee, delivered in to the House a reduced 
List; and the same was called over; and is as follows: 

The Honourable Henry Ashley Cooper, Leonard 
Dobbin, Esquire, William T urner, Teoislen Joseph Bro- 
therton, Esquire, Morgan O’ Connell, Esquire, Sir Charles 
Henry Coote, Baronet, Richard Walker, Esquire, John 
Cressett Pelham, Esquire, Lord Viscount Mandeville, 
Richard Longfield, Esquire, Wyndham Lewis, Esquire. 

And the said eleven Members, being the Select Com- 
mittee for trying the merits of the Petitions complain- 


O° Sulti. 





A. 1835. 


ing of an undue Election and Return for the Shire of 
Inverness, were sworn, by the Clerk, at the table, in the 
usual manner; and thereupon the counsel and agents 
withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Committee do meet forthwith 
in one of the Committee Chambers appointed for hearing 
the Trials of Controverted Elections. 


The House was moved, That the Resolution of the 
House of the 19th day of April 1826, relative to Pri- 
vate Bills, might be read; and the same was read; and 
is as followeth: 

Resolved, That every Committee on a Private Bill be 
required to report to the House the Bill referred to it, 
with the Evidence and Minutes of the Proceedings. 

Ordered, That the Committee on the Medway Navi- 
gation Bill be revived, for the purpose of reporting the 
Bill, and the proceedings already had thereon; and that 
they have leave to sit To-morrow, and to make their 
Report on or before Monday next. 


Mr. Parrott reported from the Committee on the 
Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for naturalizing 
Gaspar Peter Elias Baron de Arabet; That they had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and 
directed him to report the same, without any Amend- 
ment:—And the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Parrott do carry the Bill to the 
Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the same, without any Amendment. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Penzance ;— Bailiffs, 
Burgesses and Inhabitants of Bridport ;— Thomas Rust, 
of the parish of Saint George, Colegate, Norwich ;— 
and, Magistrates, Rate-payers and Inhabitants of 
Droitwich,—were presented, and read; taking notice of 


the Municipal Corporations Bill; and praying, That the: 


same may pass into a law. 


A Petition of Freemen and Apprentices of Worcester ; 
—Freemen and Electors of Canterbury ;—and, the 
Mayor, Aldermen, Bailiffs and Common Councilmen 
of Lancaster,—were also presented, and read; taking 
notice of the said Bill; and praying, That the same may 
not pass into a law as it now stands. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the there-undersigned, was presented, 
and read; complaining of the injury sustained by the 
masters of private Grammar Schools in the Metropolis, 
in consequence of the system of education pursued at 
the London University and King’s College ; and praying 
the House to recommend the adoption of a charter, 
which shall restrain the London University or King’s 
College from continuing to conduct Elementary and 
Grammar Schools for boys, from the period of their 
obtaining the high and valuable privilege of conferring 
Degrees. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of certain Schoolmasters in Dublin, was 
presented, and read; setting forth, That while every 
attention has been from time to time given by the Legis- 
lature to the furtherance of education among the lower 
classes in Jreland, and while large sums have been 
annually voted for this purpose, any improvement in 
the education of the middle ranks, or any plan to en- 
courage classical literature in Jreland has been alto- 
gether overlooked ; the Petitioners are aware that the 
Commissioners of Education in Ireland have recently 
endowed thirty Scholarships in Z’rinity College, Dublin, 
for those students who may have been educated at the 
Royal Schools of Armagh, Enniskillen and Dungannon, 
but these Schools are all situated in one province of 
Treland, and the youth of the country generally are not 
benefited by the endowment; and praying the House 
to endow some Scholarships open to all the youth edu- 
cated in Ireland, to be bestowed on those who distin- 

ish themselves at entrance into the University of 

bln. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 

A Petition 


Medway 
Navigation 
Bill. 


Arabet’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill. 


London 
University 
and King’s 
College. 


Dublin 
University. 


Oaths at 
Elections 
(lreland.) 


Prosecutions 
(Ireland.) 


Elections 
(ireland.) 


Church of 
Ireland. 


Roman 
Catholic 
Members. 


¢ Drunkenness. 


Justices of 
the Peace, 


5-6 WILL. IV. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the townland of Grange 
Clare, in the county of Kildare, was presented, and 
read; praying for the abolition of Oaths required to be 
taken by Voters at Elections in Ireland. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the townland of Grange 
Clare, in the county of Kildare, was presented, and 
read; praying, That every townland in Jreland may 
bear the burthen, by county cess, of all costs and 
expenses incident to the imprisonment and prosecution 
of its own inhabitants. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Freeholders of the county of Meath, 
was presented, and read; complaining of the spiritual 
coercion exercised by Roman Catholic priests and others 
over the humbler class of landholders in Ireland; and 
praying the House to devise such legislative measures 
as may in future have the effect of protecting the Peti- 
tioners and all other freeholders in the exercise of their 
legitimate franchise, from the control of physical force, 
and from the undue interference of clergymen of any 

ersuasion, who, the Petitioners submit, should by law 

e restrained from taking any other parts in the election 
of Members, save that of simply giving their votes; and 
further praying for an investigation and revision of the 
registry made under the Reform Act, in order that all 
disqualified persons may be struck off, and that future 
returns to Parliament may be made by the legally 
qualified electors. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Bribery at Elections. 


A Petition of Protestants of Hacketstown, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying, That the proposed measure 
of appropriating the surplus revenues of the Church of 
Ireland to the education of all classes of the people, may 
not be passed into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Minister, Deacon and Members of 
the Congregation assembling at Ebenezer church, in the 
city of Dublin, was presented, and read; praying the 
House to adopt measures for removing from the Legis- 
lature such members of the same as are subjects of the 
Roman Catholic community, to withhold the grant from 
the public treasury for supporting the Roman Catholic 
College at Maynooth, and to appoint a Select Committee 
to inquire into the nature, discipline, resources and 
— of the several monastic and similar houses in 

reland. 

Ordered, That the said Petition to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Swansea, was presented, 
and read; praying the House to adopt such legislative 
measures as may tend to diminish the many facilities 
and allurements to intoxication at present existing in 
this country, and to discourage and prevent a vice so 
ruinous to its prosperity. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon ‘the 
Table. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented,—Returns to several Ad- 
dresses to His Majesty, dated the 15th day of August, 
in the last Session of Parliament, for a Return of the 
Justices in each Commission of the Peace in each of the 
several Counties, Cities and Boroughs in England and 
Wales, omitting Privy Councillors; stating the Name 
and Residence; the Date of Appointment; whether they 
have qualified or not; where the qualification is; in how 
many and in what Commissions of the Peace; of what 
Rank; of what Profession, and of what grade in such 
Profession ; whether they have been, and are now, 
engaged in any and what Business or Trade; whether 
they are Deputy Lieutenants; the Name of the District 
for which they usually act; distinguishing such Justices 


as are paid ; and stating by what Authority, and for what 
VOL. 90. 


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Duties; the annual Amount; whether they receive 
House Rent, or any other and what Perquisites or Pri- 
vileges; the estimated annual Amount of the whole, 
and when first paid to each (by name), and from what 
Fund or Fees they are so paid: —A Return, stating the 
Name, Residence and Profession, Business or Trade of 
each Clerk to the local Magistrates of each District in 
Petty Sessions; naming the District, and by whom such 
Clerk has been appointed, and when; what are the par- 
ticular or general Duties of each such Clerk; and what 
the annual Amount of his Salary or Fees, and in what 
manner and from what Fund or Fees such Salary is 
pera whether such by himself, or by any Person for 

is benefit, receives Fees for preparing Petitions intended 
to be heard and determined by the Justices to whom he 
so officiates as Clerk; stating the Number of Petty 
Sessions where it is the duty of such Clerks respectively 
to attend in each Division or District separately ; when 
and where held, and for what particular or general 
purposes:—A Return, stating the Number of Licenses 
granted to Victuallers in March last; distinguishing 
those granted for Houses not formerly licensed ; stating 
the Number of Licenses petitioned for to Houses not 
formerly licensed, and which were refused ; the Number 
of Licenses which have been withdrawn from Houses 
formerly licensed ; also the Number of Licenses trans- 
ferred at each Petty Sessions, in each of the Districts 
in each of the several Counties, Cities and Boroughs in 
—_ and Wales, during the last year. 


rdered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
Table. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
the 15th day of August, in the last Session of the last 
Parliament, for presenting an humble Address to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, certain 
Papers relative to Justices of the Peace, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

And the House being informed, That the Clerks of 
the Peace of the Counties of Buckingham, Carnarvon 
and Pembroke, and of the West Riding of the County 
of York, had not made the Return required in the said 
Address ; 

Ordered, That the Clerks of the Peace of the Counties 
of Buckingham, Carnarvon and Pembroke, and of the 
West Riding of the County of York, do forthwith make 
a Return to this House of the Justices in each Com- 
mission of the Peace in each of the several Counties, 
Cities and Boroughs in England and Wales, omitting 
Privy Councillors; stating the Name and Residence ; 
the Date of Appointment; whether they have qualified 
or not; where the Qualification is; in how many and 
in what Commissions of the Peace; of what Rank; of 
what Profession, and of what grade in such Profession ; 
whether they have been and are now engaged in any 
and what Business or Trade ; whether they are Deputy 
Lieutenants; the Name of the District for which the 
usually act; distinguishing such Justices as are Prt 
and stating by what Authority, and for what Duties ; 
the annual Amount; whether they receive House-rent, 
or any other and what Perquisites or Privileges; the 
estimated annual Amount of the whole, and when first 
paid to each (by name), and from what Fund or Fees they 
are so paid:—A Return, stating the Name, Residence and 
Profession, Business or Trade of each Clerk to the Local 
Magistrates of each District in Petty Sessions; naming 
the District, and by whom such Clerk has been ip cee 
and when ; what are the particular or general Duties of 
each such Clerk, and what the annual Amount of his 
Salary or Fees; and in what manner, and from what 
Fund or Fees such Salary is paid; whether such by 
himself, or by any Person for his benefit, receives Fees 
for preparing Petitions intended to be heard and deter- 
mined by the Justices to whom he so officiates as Clerk; 
stating the Number of Petty Sessions where it is the 
duty of such Clerks respectively to attend in each 
Division or District separately, when and where held, and 
for what particular or general purposes :—A Return, 
stating the Number of Licenses granted to Victuallers in 
March last; distinguishing those granted for Houses not 
formerly licensed ; stating the Number of Licenses ac 
tioned for to Houses not formerly licensed, and which 

5N were 


Justices of 
the Peace. 








a14 


were refused ; the Number of Licenses which have been 
withdrawn from Houses formerly licensed ; also, the 
Number of Licenses transferred at each Petty Sessions 
in each of the Districts in each of the several Counties, 


Cities and Boroughs in England and Wales, during this 
last year. 


A Petition of Henry Newstead, clerk of the peace for 
the liberty of Cawood, Wistow and Otley, in the west 
riding of the county of York, was presented, and read ; 
complaining of not having received any remuneration 
whatever for his time, pains and trouble in preparing 
certain Returns to Orders of the House; and praying 
the House to take his case into consideration. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Sir Giffin Wilson and 
Mr. Adam: 


Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills following, 
without any Amendment; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to regulate the Importation 
of Corn into the Isle of Man: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for continuing to His Ma- 
jesty, until the Fifth day of July One thousand eight 
hundred and Thirty-six, certain Duties on Sugar imported 
into the United Scatioen, for the Service of the year 
One thousand eight hundred and Thirty-five : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue, to the Thirty- 
first day of December One thousand eight hundred and 
thirty-six, and from thence to the End of the then next 
Session of Parliament, an Act of the tenth year of his 
late Majesty’s Reign, for providing for the Civiiinins 
of His Majest ’s Settlements in Western Australia, on 
the Western Coast of New Holland : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for enlarging the Powers 
of an Act passed in the ninth year of the Reign of King 
George the Fourth, to consolidate and amend several 
Acts for the further Improvement of the Port of London, 
by making Docks and other Works at Blackwall for the 
Accommodation of East India Shipping : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for more effectually repair- 
ing, “= oe, and preserving the Harbour and Quay of 

ells, in the County of Norfolk: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
for inclosing and allotting Lands in the Parish of Stret- 
ham, in the Isle of Ely and County of Cambridge, and 
for the commutation of Tithes, with some Amendments; 
to which Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for 
enabling the Committee of the Estate of Le Gendre 
Pierce Starkie, Esquire, a Lunatic, to grant Leases of 
his settled Estates; to which the Lords desire the con- 


currence of this House: —And then the Messengers 
withdrew. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Municipal Corporations Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 


Crause, N°37, (Mayor and Councillors not to act until 
they have made a declaration of acceptance of office) 
read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 13. 1. 25. To leave out 
*“ Declaration,” and insert ** Oath.” 
Question, That “ Declaration” stand part of the 
Clause ut, and agreed to. 
Cause, Ne 37, agreed to. 


Cravses, N* 38, 39 and 40, as amended, agreed to. 

Cuausz, N° 41 (The Mayor to be a Justice of the 
Peace for the Borough and for the County)——read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 15. 1. 4. After “ Borough ” 
to insert “ containing upwards of five thousand Inhabi- 
“* tants where a majority of the Council of such Borough 


“ shall have applied to His Majesty to grant a separate 
“ Commission of the Peace.” 


Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 
Amendment proposed: P. 15. 1. 4. To leave out from 
“ Borough” to “ and” in ]. 10———agreed to. 


Cause, N° 41, as amended, agreed to. 











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A. 1835. 


Crause, N° 42 (Power to Council to appoint Town 
Clerk, Treasurer and other Officers) read. 
Several Amendments made. 
Amendment proposed: P. 15. 1. 26. To leave out 
“ Town. Clerk of such Borough.” ' 
Question put, That the words proposed to be left out 
stand part of the Clause ; 
The Committee divided. 
Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Edward John Stanley 125. 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. Charles Ross- - - 65. 
Crause, N° 42, as amended, agreed to. 


Cuiause, N° 43 (Treasurer to pay no Money but by 
Order of Council) read. 
Amendment proposed: P. 15.1. 41. After ‘“ Coun- 
“ cillors” to insert “ at the meeting of the Council at 
** which the order is made.” 
Question put, That those words be there inserted ; 
The Committee divided. 
Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Hughes Hughes - 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. William Ord - 
Cause, N° 43, as amended, agreed to. 


Crauses, N° 44 to Ne 49, as amended, agreed to. 


Cravuse, N° 50 (Questions to be decided by a ma- 
jority of Councillors present, one-third part of the whole 
number to be a quorum) read. 

Amendment he apa P. 18. 1. 43. After “ than” 
to insert “ two-thirds.” 

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 

Several Amendments made. 

Cuause, N° 50, as amended, agreed to. 


Crausez, N° 51, agreed to. 


Cause, N° 52 (Ale-house Licenses to be granted 
by Council) read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 19. 1. 26. To leave out from 
“ That” tothe end of the Clause, and to add “in any 
“ Borough to which a separate commission of the 
peace shall have been granted as hereinafter men- 
tioned, the Justices of the Peace for the county 
or counties within which such Borough is situate, 
“ shall, after the first day of May one thousand eight 
hundred and thirty-six exercise in all cases a con- 
current jurisdiction within the local Magistracy ; and 
in every Borough to which no such separate commis- 
sion of the peace shall have been granted, the Justices 
of the Peace for the county or counties within which 
such Borough is situate shall, after the First day of 
May aforésaid, exercise all the powers, authority and 
* jurisdiction to which by law they are entitled in the 
= teas of their respective counties: Provided always, 
That nothing herein contained shall give, or be con- 
strued to give, to the county Magistrates any power or 
authority to interfere in the levying or appropriation 
* of the Borough Fund.” 

Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the Clause ; 

The Committee divided. 

Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Edward John Stanley 211. 
Teller for the Noes, Sir George Clerk - - 166. 
Crausz, N° 52, agreed to. 


Cuiavuses, N® 53 and 54, as amended, agreed to. 


Crausz, Ne 55 (Recognizances to be signed by the 
Mayor and two Councillors) read. 
Gindiiiain: That the said Clause stand part of the Bill 
——put, and Negatived. 


To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 








65. 
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Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported from the Committee, That they had made a 
further progress in the Bill; and that he was directed by 
the Committee to move, That they may have leave to sit 

in. 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, again re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Friday morning ; 


Veneris, 3° die Juli, 1835 : 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Lande 
amend the Law of Landlord and Tenant in Ireland : And ({reland) Bill. 


that Mr. Sharman Crawford and Mr. M‘Cance do pre- 
, and bring it in. 
pare, and bring it in oii 








Poor 
Employment 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Steam 
Vessels : 
Pilotage Bill. 


Music and 
Dancing 
Licenses Bill. 


Election 
Expenses and 
Qualification 
of Members 
Bill. 


Steam 
Vessels 
Pilotage Bill. 


No. 347. 


Poor 

Employment 

(Ireland) Bill. 
No, 348, 


Contempts 
in Equity 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Piers 
(Ireland) Bill, 


Landed 
Securities 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Clandestine 
Marriages 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Lunatic Acts 
Continuance 
Bill, 


Loan Socie- 
tes Bill, 


5-6 WILL. IV. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
the Relief and Employment of the destitute Poor of Ire- 
land: And that Mr. Poulett Scrope and Mr. Hawes do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
~~ for the Regulation of the Pilotage of Steam 


essels: And that Mr. Callaghan and Mr. Wallace do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Act 25 Geo. 2, c. 36, 
for the better preventing Thefts and Robberies, and for 
regulating Places of public Entertainment, and punish- 
ing Persons keeping disorderly Houses, might be read ; 
and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 28 Geo. 2, 
c. 19, for making perpetual an Act passed in the twenty- 
fifth year of the reign of his present Majesty, for the 
better preventing Thefts and Robberies, and for regu- 
lating Places of public Entertainment, and punishing 
Persons keeping disorderly Houses; for the further 

unishing Persons selling Ale or other Liquors without 

icense ; for the preventing the burning or destroying 
of Goss Furze or Ferne in Forests or Chaces ; for giving 
further time for the payment of Duties omitted to be 
paid for the Indentures or Contracts of Clerks and Ap- 
prentices, and for the filing of Affidavits of the Execu- 
tion of Contracts of Clerks to Attornies and Solicitors, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill to re- 
peal so much of an Act of the twenty-fifth year of King 
George the Second as restrains the Amusements of 
Music and Dancing: And that Mr. Hume and Mr. 
Potter do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
define and regulate the Expenses of Elections, to limit 
the duration of the Poll, and to abolish the Qualification 
of Members of Parliament for England and Wales: 


And that Mr. Hume and Mr. Aglionby do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Callaghan presented a Bill for the Regulation of 
the Pilotage of Steam Vessels: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Thursday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Mr. Poulett Scrope presented a Bill to provide for the 
Relief and Employment of the destitute Poor in Ireland: 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time upon Wednesday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Contempts in Equity (Ireland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this 
day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Piers (Ireland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Landed Securities (Ireland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Thursday next, at twelve of: the clock. 


The Clandestine Marriages (Ireland) Bill was, ac- 
cording to Order, read a second time; and committed 
to a Committee of the whole House, for Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Lunatic Acts continuance Bill; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this 
day. 


The ingrossed Bill to encourage the establishment of 
Loan Societies in England and Wales, was, according to 
Order, read the third time; and an ingrossed Clause 


was added, by way of rider; and Amendments were 
made to the Bill. 


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A415 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title 


be, An Act for the establishment of Loan Societies in . 


England and Wales; and to extend the Provisions of 
the Friendly Societies’ Acts to the Islands of Guernsey, 
Jersey and Man. 

Ordered, That Mr. William Ord do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a Com- 
mittee upon Wednesday next, upon the Sale of Bread 
Bill, was read, and discharged. , 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday next, at 
twelve of the clock, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Hume presented a Bill to repeal so much of an 
Act of the twenty-fifth year of King George the Second 
as restrains the Amusements of Music and i has And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time upon Wednesday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be acme | 


Mr. Hume presented a Bill to define and regulate the 
Expenses of Elections, to limit the duration of the Poll, 
and to abolish the Qualification of Members of Parlia- 
ment for England and Wales: And the same was read 
the first'time ; and ordered to be reada second time upon 
Friday next. 

And then the House, having continued to sit till 


one of the clock on Friday morning, adjourned 
till this day. 





Veneris, 3° die Juli ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. 


Y «Sale etre of William Mills, Esq. Lord Provost 
of the city of Glasgow, was presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the Port Dundas and Dalgreen Bridge 
Roads Bill; and praying, That he may be heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, that he had re- 
ceived from the Deputy Clerk of the Crown and Hanaper 
in Ireland, a Petition of William Duckett, and others, 
freeholders and electors, complaining of an undue Elec- 
tion and Return for the County of Carlow; and the 
said Petition was laid upon the Table. 

A Petition of Wilham Duckett, of Russell’s-town, 
William Fitzwilliam Burton, of Burton Hall, William 
Fishbourne, of the town of Carlow, and Henry Cary, of 
the said town of Carlow, all in the county of Carlow, 
Esquires, freeholders and electors of the said county of 
Carlow, on behalf of themselves and others claiming a 
right to vote for Members to serve in Parliament for 
the said county, was read; setting forth, That all the 
Petitioners were at and during the last general Election 
of Members to serve in this Parliament for the said 
county of Carlow, electors of, and had and claim to have 
a right to vote for Knights of the Shire to serve in Par- 
liament at the said Election for the said County ; that 
the Writ having been issued and directed to the Sheriff 
of the said County of Carlow, commanding him to pro- 
ceed to the election of Knights of the Shire for said 
County to serve in the present Parliament, and the same 
having been delivered to James Hardy Eustace, Esquire, 
the High Sheriff of the said County, he, in obedience 
thereof, did, on the fifteenth day of June one thousand 
eight hundred and thirty-five, proceed to the election of 
Knights of the Shire to represent the said County in the 
present Parliament; that at the said Election Thomas 
Kavanagh and Henry Bruen, Nicholas Aylward Vigors 
and Alexander Raphael, Esquires, were candidates to re- 
present the said County; that the said Thomas Kavanagh 
and Henry Bruen, as also the said Nicholas Aylward 
Vigors and Alexander Raphael, were severally proposed 
and seconded, and offered themselves on the said fifteenth 
day of June last as fit and perce persons to represent “3 

5 N 2 sald 


Sale of Bread 
Bill. 


Music and 
Dancing 
Licenses Bill. 


No. 349. 


Election 
Expenses and 
Qualification of 
Members Bill. 


Port Dundas, 
&amp;c. Roads 
Bill. 


Carlow 
County 
Election. 
Petition of 
Freeholders. 








416 


said County of Carlow in the present Parliament; that 
after a show of hands by the electors, a poll being in the 
usual manner demanded, the Sheriff appointed Deputies 
and allotted booths or polling-places for the electors of the 
said County, pursuant to the Statutes in such case made 
and provided; that the said Sheriff proceeded, on the six- 
teenth day of June, to poll the said County, and continued 
to doso until Friday the eighteenth day of June following, 
when he declared the majority of votes to be in favour of 
the said Nicholas Aylward Vigors and Alexander Raphael, 
who were thereupon declared and returned by the said 
Sheriff as duly elected ; that the numbers of votes which 
appeared on the poll at the close thereof were, for the said 
Nicholas Aylward Vigors six hundred and twenty-seven, 
for the said Alexander Raphael six hundred and twenty- 
six, the said Z’homas Kavanagh five hundred and seventy- 
two, and for the said Henry Bruen five hundred and 
seventy-one, making a majority over the said Thomas 
Kavanagh of fifty-five, and a majority over the said 
Henry Bruen of fifty-six; that the said majorities in 
favour of the said Nicholas Aylward Vigors and Alez- 
ander Raphael were but colourable majorities, and were 
procured not only by violence, terror, threats and inti- 
midation, but by the grossest perjury, bribery and treat- 
ing, and by the ga ied of large sums of money by and 
on behalf of the Sitting Members, or one of them, to 
electors and to other persons capable of influencing 
electors of the said County, and of procuring and endea- 
vouring to procure votes for the purpose of securing 
their Return, and by other undue, illegal, corrupt and 
unconstitutional means; that several persons were per- 
mitted and received by the said Sheriff to poll as free- 
holders and leaseholders in favour of the said Nicholas 
Aylward Vigors and Alexander Raphael, who were not 
entitled to vote at the said Election, they not having 
been duly registered according to the Acts and Statutes 
now in force for the registering of leaseholders or free- 
holders in Ireland, inasmuch as they had not at the time 
of their alleged Registries, or at all, taken or subscribed 
such oaths or affidavits as are by said Acts or Statutes 
directed or prescribed to be taken and subscribed by 
persons claiming to register as leaseholders or free- 
holders, nor were any such affidavits ever lodged or 
deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for the said 
County, or his Deputy, or filed amongst the records of 
the said County, the affidavits which were in fact lodged 
or filed being insufficient, and not conformable to the 
laws now in force in respect thereof; that several other 
persons, as well claiming to be freeholdors as lease- 
holders were by the said Sheriff admitted to poll for the 
said Nicholas Aylward Vigors and Alexander Raphael, 
who were not entitled to vote at the said Election, though 
they appeared upon the face of the county books to 
have been regularly registered, many of such last-men- 
tioned persons having in fact and truth prevailed on and 
induced the Deputy Assistant Barrister and the Assistant 
Barrister to admit them to register by means of the 
grossest fraud, misrepresentation and perjury, and seve- 
ral of them so registered not having in fact and truth at 
the time of their said registry, or at all, any legal or 
vested title whatsoever to the land and premises out of 
which they were so registered; and in fact and truth 
the freeholds and leaseholds of several other of said 
persons in respect whereof they were so admitted to re- 
gister, were not of sufficient yearly value to entitle them to 
do so, or to confer the qualification requisite to entitle per- 
sons to vote at an Election for Representatives for the said 
County; and others of said persons having been unduly 
and illegally registered by the said Deputy Assistant 
Barrister and Assistant Barrister, although they had not 
been for six months previous to the time of their respec- 
tive registries iN possession of the premises out of which 
they claim to register under or by virtue of any sufficient 
or other title or estate conferring a franchise or right of 
voting, their respective titles and estates having been 
granted and conveyed to them immediately previous to 
the date of their said registries, for the purpose and with 
a view and intent of manufacturing votes at Elections ; 
and several other of the persons so registered, although 
professing to derive their respective leases from persons 
competent to grant, and having at the time of granting 
same a sufficient estate or title vested in them to enable 
them to make or grant such leases, whereas in fact and 
truth the persons so granting such leases were not pos- 
6 


3° Julia. 


A. 1835. 


sessed at the time of granting same, or at all, of a 
sufficient estate or title to enable them to make or grant 
such leases; that several other persons were permitted 
and received by the said Sheriff to poll as freeholders 
and leaseholders in favour of the said Nicholas Aylward 
Vigors and Alexander Raphael, who were not entitled to 
vote at said Election, inasmuch as previous thereto, and 
subsequent to their registry, in fact and truth the in- 
terest3, in right of which they had so registered, had 
either been surrendered or had terminated ; and others 
of them had in fact and truth parted with and been 
dispossessed of the property out of which their qualifi- 
cations were obtained, and out of which they had been 
so registered, and which the Petitioners could have 
proved at said Election, if allowed an opportunity so to 
do, and still could prove the same; and also the said 
Nicholas Aylward Vigors and Alexander Raphael well 
knew, previous to and at the time of said Election, that 
said persons had no right to vote at said Election ; that 
said Nicholas Aylward Vigors and Alexander Raphael, 
by themselves, their agents and managers, and by per- 
sons employed by them, and on their behalf, did, after 
the teste of the Writ for said Election, and during the 
said Election and before their Election to serve in this 
present Parliament for said County of Carlow, give, pre- 
sent and allow to various persons having or claiming to 
have votes in said Election, money, meat, drink, enter- 
tainment, and did make and enter into promises, agree- 
ments, obligations and engagements to give and allow 
money, meat, drink, presents, rewards and entertain- 
ments to and for such persons, in order to procure their 
votes, and to be elected, and for being elected Members 
to serve in this present Parliament for the said County 
of Carlow; that for a considerable time previous to the 
said Election, the priests and Roman Catholic Clergy of 
said County interfered with and influenced the electors 
of the Catholic persuasion in a most illegal, violent and 
unconstitutional manner, in order to compel them to 
vote for the said Nicholas Aylward Vigors and Alexander 
Raphael; that previous to and in contemplation of the 
said Election, the said priests and Catholic clergy not 
only used their utmost exertions to excite a rancorous 
hostility against the said Thomas Kavanagh and Henry 
Bruen, but availed themselves of the superstition of 
many of the most ignorant Catholic electors to induce 
them to believe that they would be highly criminal, and 
incur the risk of damnation, if they voted for the said 
Thomas Kavanagh, and Henry Bruen, or any other 
person but their nominees; that the said priests and 
Roman Catholic clergy did not only exert all their 
spiritual influence against the said Thomas Kavanayh 
and Henry Bruen, but in many instances threatened 
several electors, who were unwilling to vote against the 
said Thomas Kavanagh and Henry Bruen, with the 
condemnation not only of the Roman Catholic church, 
but that their properties and persons would suffer in 
case they resisted or disobeyed the commands of the 
said priests, or refused to submit to their dictation ; that, 
in consequence of the fear and terror and general inti- 
midation produced by such illegal and unconstitutional 
threats, many electors voted contrary to their own wishes 
and inclinations against the said Thomas Kavanagh and 
Henry Bruen, and many other of said electors, who 
wished and desired to vote for said last-mentioned can- 
didates, were deterred and preverlted from voting at 
said Election; that the said priests and Roman Catholic 
clergy did, shortly previous to the said Election, enter 
into a general plan or confederacy to attend thereat, 
and remain at the different booths during the time of 
taking the poll, with the view and intent of thereby 
intimidating the Roman Catholic electors of said county 
from voting, in accordance with the commands which 
they had previously received from the said priests ; that 
in pursuance of such plan and determination, several 
Roman Catholic priests not only acted as agents for the 
said Nicholas Aylward Vigors and Alevander Raphael 
during said Election, but also attended in each polling 
booth during the entire time of polling each day, and — 
having taken up conspicuous positions in said booths, 
where every person coming to poll must necessarily see 
them, they did in the most violent manner endeavour 
to intimidate and deter the Roman Catholic electors 
who came forward to vote for the said Thomas Kavanagh 


and Henry Bruen, from doing so, and thereby did 
deter 














5-6 Wi. IV. 


deter some from voting at all, and terrified others not 
to vote for the said Thomas Kavanagh and Henry 
Bruen; that many Roman Catholic electors were, under 
the excitation and fear produced by addresses from the 
Roman Catholic clergy, pressed forward to the hustings, 
and induced to vote, contrary to their wishes and incli- 
nations, for the said Nicholas Aylward Vigors and Alez- 
ander Raphael; that the priests and other Roman 
Catholic clergy of the said county did, in addition to the 
acts aforesaid, resort to other violent, illegal and uncon- 
stitutional methods of terrifying and intimidating the 
electors of the said county, in the exercise of the elective 
franchise, against the said 7'homas Kavanagh and Henry 
Bruen, and in order to secure the return of the said 
Nicholas Aylward Vigors and Alexander Raphael as 
Members to serve in the present Parliament for the said 
county; that the said Nicholas Aylward Vigors and Alez- 
ander Raphael accepted and availed themselves of the 
aforesaid acts and conduct of the said Roman Catholic 
clergy, and accepted and made use of their services and 
exertions, and employed them as agents during the said 
Election, although they were fully cognizant of the said 
illegal and unconstitutional acts committed by the said 
Roman Catholic clergy, and of the means resorted to by 
them to control and defeat the freedom of Election; 
that, by the above and other undue means, and by the 
many illegal and erroneous decisions made by the 
Deputy Assistant Barrister and Assistant Barrister of 
the said county, on the occasion of their registering the 
said electors in and for the said county, the said Nicholas 
Aylward Vigors and Alexander Kaphael obtained a 
odlenbable majority, and were returned to serve in Par- 
liament for the said county, in open violation of the law 
and freedom of Election, and to the great prejudice of 
the Petitioners and of the said Thomas Kavanagh and 
Henry Bruen, who had upon the said Election, as it is 
submitted will appear upon a fair scrutiny of the poll, 
and an investigation of the qualification of the persons 
who voted, a great majority of the good and legal votes, 
and therefore ought to have been returned as Repre- 
sentatives for said County; that even though the said 
Alexander Raphael had been duly elected by a majority 
of the legal voters of the said county, yet that his Elec- 
tion and Return was and is void, inasmuch as he is an 
alien, and not of the King’s liege subjects, and inasmuch 
as he had not a sufficient qualification to entitle him to 
be elected or returned to serve in the Commons’ House 
of Parliament, or to sit therein, for the Petitioners show, 
that the said Alexander Raphael neither had nor was 
seised of or entitled, either in law or in equity, to any 
freehold or copyhold estate in any lands, tenements and 
hereditaments, situate, lying and being in Great Britain 
or Ireland, of the annual value of six hundred pounds 
above reprisals, over and above what will satisfy and 
clear all incumbrances that may affect the same, nor 
was nor is the said Alexander Raphael eldest son or 
heir apparent of any Peer or Lord of Parliament, or 
of any person qualified to be a Knight of a Shire, 
nor is the said Alexander Raphael qualified to sit in 
Parliament as a Knight of a Shire; that for all the 
causes aforesaid, the Petitioners humbly pray, That the 
said Nicholas Aylward Vigors and Alexander Raphael 
may be declared not duly elected, and that the said 
Thomas Kavanagh and Henry Bruen may be declared 
duly to be elected, and may be substituted in the place 
of the said Nicholas Aylward Vigors and Alexander 
Raphael, to take their seats as Knights to represent the 
said County in Parliament, or that the said Return may 
be declared null and void, and that the votes of the several 
persons improperly registered and allowed to poll as 
aforesaid, may be struck off the poll, and that the regis- 
try of the county may also be amended, by striking off 
the books of the county, in the hands of the clerk of the 

eace, the names of all such persons as shall appear to 

ave been unduly or improperly registered, and that the 
House may grant such further relief to the Petitioners 
as the merits of their case may require. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into consi- 
deration upon Tuesday, the 28th day of this instant J uly, 
at three of the clock in the Afternoon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 

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Sir Henry Parnell reported from the Committee on 
the Holyhead and Shrewsbury Road Bill; and to whom 
the Petition of Trustees of the Welsh Pool and Wrexham 
Roads, was referred; That the Standing Orders relative 
to Turnpike Bills, had been complied with; and that 
they had considered the said Petition; and had exa- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


Sir John Mordaunt reported from the Committee on 
Wise’s Estate Bill; That they had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and 
that the Parties concerned had given their consent to 
the Bill, to the satisfaction of the Committee; and 
that the Committee had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto; and the same were read, 
and are as followeth : 

Pr. 14. 1.18. After “ Eight” insert ‘and has issue 
“ by her three sons and one daughter ; videlicet, Henry 

Christopher Wise, George Wise, William Naper Wise, 
“ and Harriett Mary Wise, all of whom are infants of 
“* tender years, and no other issue.” 

Pr. 14. 1.25. Leave out from “ years” to “ and” 
in 1. 33. 

Pr. 32. 1.18. Leave out “ or gravel,” and insert 
“« gravel, stone or materials.” 

Pr. 32. 1. 32. Leave out “ or gravel,” and insert 
“* gravel stone.” 

Pr. 33. 1. 28. After “ Act” insert “ of any mes- 
“ suages or tenements, lands or hereditaments.” 

Pr. 51. 1. ult. Leave out “ Schedules,” and insert 
“ Schedule.” 

Pr. 53. 1.11. Leave out “ Bank Annuities,” and 
insert “ Navy, Victualling or Exchequer Bills.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act for inclosing and allotting Lands in the Parish 
of Stretham, in the Isle of Ely, and County of Cam- 
bridge, and for the commutation of Tithes; and the same 
were read; and are as followeth: 

Pr. 1. 1.14. Leave out “ Harvey,” and insert 
“ Hervey.” 

Pr. 59. 1. 36. After “ therein” insert “ after mak- 
“ing such compensation for Tithes as is herein pro- 
“ vided.” 

Pr. 68. 1. 25. Leave out “ or,” and in the same line, 
after “ allotted,” insert ‘ or exonerated from Tithes.” 

Pr. 71. 1. 19. Leave out “ or,” and in the same line, 
after ‘* allotted,” insert “‘ or exonerated from Tithes.” 

Pr. 108. 1.4. After “ made” insert Clause (A.) 

Curavuss (A.) “ Provided always, and be it further 
“ Enacted, That no part of the district, place or fen, 
“ called Grunty Fen, shall be included within the powers 
“ and provisions of this Act, or the said recited Acts ; 
“ and that the rights and interests of The King’s Ma- 
“« jesty, and all other persons, ecclesiastical or civil, in 
“ and over the said district, place or fen, called Grunt 
“ Fen, shall be preserved whole and unimpaired, as if 
* this Act had not been passed.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Sir John Mordaunt do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their Lord- 
ships. 


An ingrossed Bill for supplying the Town of Paisley, 
in the County of Renfrew, with Water, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Graham Speirs do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mackenzie's Estate Bill was read a second time; and 
committed to Mr. Balfour and the East Scotland List: 
And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber 

50 Starkie’s 


417 


Holyhead and 


Shrewsbury 
Road Bill. 


Wise’s 
Estate Bill. 


Stretham 
Inclosure 
Bill. 


Paisley 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Mackenzie’s 
Estate Bill. 








Starkie’s 
_ Estate Bill. 


Timber 
Duties. 


Vote by 
Ballot. 


Linen Manu- 
factures 
(Ireland) Act. 


Newspaper 
Stamps. 


418 


Starkie’s Estate Bill was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Ship-owners of the Port of Scarborough, 
and others interested in the prosperity of the Shipping 
interest of the United Kingdom residing within the bo- 
rough of Scarborough, was presented, and read; pray- 
ing, That no alteration may take place in the relative 
Duties of Foreign and Colonial Timber. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Shute, was presented, 
and read; praying, That in all future elections of Mem- 
bers to serve in Parliament the voting be by Ballot. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Linen Manufacturers, Weavers and 
Dealers in Flax and Yarn in the open market of Omagh, 
was presented, and read; reciting the Act 2and 3 Will.4, 
for the better regulation of the Linen and Hempen Ma- 
nufactures of Ireland; and praying the House to renew 
and continue the same, with such amendments as they 
may see necessary. 


Ordered, ‘That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Stockport, was presented, 
and read ; praying for the repeal of the Stamp Duty on 


Newspapers. 


Belfast and 
Cavehill 
Railway Bill. 


Royal Assent 
to Bills. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Belfast and Cave- 
hill Railway Bill have leave to sit To-morrow, and to 
make their Report on or before Thursday next. 


A Message by Mr. Pulman, Yeoman Usher of the 
Black Rod : 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords, authorized by virtue of His Majesty’s Com- 
mission, for declaring His Royal Assent to several Acts 
agreed upon by both Houses, do desire the immediate 
attendance of this Honourable House in the House of 
Peers, to hear the Commission read. 

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went up to 
the House of Peers:—And being returned ; 

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the desire of 
the Lords, authorized by virtue of His Majesty’s Com- 
mission, had been at the House of Peers, where a Com- 
mission under the Great Seal was read, giving, declaring 
and notifying the Royal Assent to the several Public 
and Private Bills therein mentioned; and that the Lords 
thereby authorized, had declared the Royal Assent to the 
said Bills: Which Bills are as followeth: 

An Act for continuing to His Majesty, until the Fifth 
day of July One thousand eight hundred and Thirty-six, 
certain Duties on Sugar imported into the United King- 
dom, for the Service of the year One thousand eight 
hundred and Thirty-five : 

An Act to indemnify such Persons in the United 
Kingdom as have omitted to qualify themselves for 
Offices and Employments, and for extending the Time 
limited for those purposes respectively until the Twenty- 
fifth day of March One thousand eight hundred and 
Thirty-six; to permit such Persons in Great Britain as 
have omitted to make and file Affidavits of the execu- 
tion of Indentures of Clerks to Attornies and Solicitors 
to make and file the same on or before the First day of 
Hilary Term One thousand eight hundred and Thirty- 
six ; and to allow Persons to make and file such Affida- 
vits, although the Persons whom they served shall have 
neglected to take out their annual Certificates : 

An Act to regulate the Importation of Corn into the 
Isle of Man: 

An Act to continue, to the Thirty-first day of Decem- 
ber One thousand eight hundred and Thirty-six, and from 
thence to the End of the then next Session of Parlia- 
ment, an Act of the tenth year of his late Majesty’s 
Reign, for providing for the Government of His Ma- 
jesty’s Settlements in Western Australia, on the western 


Cuast of New Holland : 


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A. 1835. 


An Act to allow, until the Twenty-eighth day of July 
One thousand eight hundred and Thirty-five, the Im- 
portation of certain Articles Duty free into the Island 
of Dominica, and to indemnify the Governor and others 
for having permitted the Importation of such Articles 
Duty free: 

An Act for enlarging the Powers of an Act passed in 
the ninth year of the Reign of King George the Fourth, 
to consolidate and amend several Acts for the further 
Improvement of the Port of Zondon, by making Docks 
and other Works at Blackwall for the accommodation of 
East India Shipping : 

An Act to alter and amend the several Acts for paving; 
cleansing and improving the Town of Dovor, and for 
making further Improvements in the said Town: 

An Act for more effectually repairing, improving and 
preserving the Harbour and Quay of Wells, in the County 
of Norfolk : 

An Act for lighting, watching and improving the 
Parish of Tormoham, in the County of Devon: 


An Act for improving and regulating the Town of 
Aberystwyth, in the County of Cardigan, and for supply- 
ing the Inhabitants thereof with Water: | 


An Act for establishing a new Market for Live Stock 
and Agricultural Produce, and erecting a Market-house, 
or Corn Exchange, in the City of Winchester : 


An Act for improving the Haven of Great Yarmouth, 
in the County of Norfolk, and the several Rivers con- 
nected therewith, and for repairing or taking down and 
rebuilding a certain Bridge over the said Haven at 
Great Yarmouth aforesaid, and a certain Bridge, called 
Saint Olave’s Bridge, over the River Waveney, in the 
Counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, and for suspending, for 
a limited period, certain Duties payable to the Corpora- 
tion of Great Yarmouth, and imposing other Duties in 
lieu thereof: 

An Act for better supplying with Water the Town of 
Ashton-under-Lyne, and the Neighbourhood thereof, 
within the Parish of Ashton-under-Lyne, in the County 
Palatine of Lancaster : 

An Act for removing the Markets held in the Town 
of Cardiff, in the County of Glamorgan, and for pro- 
viding other Market Places in lieu thereof : 

An Act for altering, amending and extending the 
Powers and Provisions of an Act of the sixth year of his 
late Majesty King George the Fourth, for the Regulation 
of Buildings in the Town of Liverpool, and for the other 
purposes therein mentioned, and for granting further 
and additional Powers for the Improvement and Regu- 
lation of the said Town, and the preservation of Property 
therein from Fires and otherwise : 

An Act for paving, lighting and watching the Town 
and Parish of Downham Market, in the County of 
Norfolk: 

An Act to enable the Inhabitants of Grosvenor Square, 
in the County of Middlesex, more effectually to pave, 
cleanse, light, water and embellish the said Square : 

An Act for removing the Markets held in the Town 
and Borough of Neath, in the County of Glamorgan, 
and for providing a New Market Place in the said Town 
in lieu thereof: 

An Act to make and maintain a Railway from 
Stanrig and Arbuckle, in the County of Lanark, to the 
Union Canal at Causewayend, in the County of Stirling : 

An Act to enable the London and Birmingham Rail- 
way Company to extend and alter the Line of such 
Railway, and for other purposes relating thereto: 


An Act to enable the Leeds and Selby Railway 
Company to improve the Line of the said Railway, and 
for amending and enlarging the Powers and Provisions 
of an Act relating to such Railway: 

An Act for making a Railway from Preston to Wyre, 
and for improving the Harbour of Wyre, in the County 
Palatine of Lancaster : 

An Act for consolidating the Shares in the Wilts and 
Berks Canal Navigation, and for extending the Powers 
of the Act of Incorporation of the Company of Proprie- 
tors of the said Canal : 

An Act for providing in or near the Burgh of Cupar 
more extensive Accommodation for holding the Courts 
and Meetings of the Sheriff, Justices of the Peace, and 
Commissioners of Supply, of the County of Fife, and for 
the custody of the Records of the said County : 3 

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5-6 Wiu.. IV. 


An Act for further regulating the Statute Labour and 
repairing the Highways and Bridges in the County of 
Edinburgh: 

An Act for more effectually making, repairing and 
maintaining the Turnpike Roads in the County of 
Edinburgh: 

An Act for improving and more effectually repairing 
the several Roads leading into and from the City of 
Worcester : 

An Act for repairing the Roads from Sevenoaks Com- 
mon to Woodsgate, Tunbridge Wells and Kipping’s 
Cross, and from Tunbridge Wells to Woodsgate, in the 
County of Kent : 

An Act for more effectually repairing the Launceston 
Turnpike Roads, and making certain additional Roads : 

An Act for more effectually repairing and improving 
the Road from the junction of the Odstock Road with the 
Downton Road, near Harnham Hill, through Blandford 
and Dorchester, to Askerswell Hill, in the Counties of 
Wilts and Dorset : : 

An Act for more effectually repairing and improving 
the Road from Newry to Charlemont, through the County 
of Armagh: 

An Act for vesting in George Knowles, Esquire, and 
his Heirs, certain Freehold and Copyhold Estates, situate 
at Sharow, in the Parish of Ripon, in the County of 
York, discharged from the uses mentioned or referred to 
by the Marriage Settlement of the said George Knowles, 
and for substituting and settling certain Freehold and 
Copyhold Estates, situate at Humberstone Bank and 
Hunscross, in the Parish of Hampsthwaite, in the said 
County of York, in lieu thereof, and to the like uses: 

An Act for vesting certain Freehold and Leasehold 
Hereditaments, situate in the Town and County of the 
Town of Southampton, devised and bequeathed by the 
Will of Ann Hambly, Widow, deceased, in Trustees for 
Sale; and for laying out the Monies to be produced by 
such Sale in the purchase of other Estates, to be settled 
in the same manner: 

An Act for vesting certain Shares of Estates now be- 
longing to Sir Cecil Augustus Bisshopp, Harriet Arabella 
Bisshopp, George Curzon Bisshopp, Edward Cecil Bisshopp 
and Catherine Mary Bisshopp, Infants, and also to the 
said Sir Cecil Augustus Bisshopp alone in Trustees to be 
sold, and for investing the Purchase Monies arising from 
such Shares in other Estates : 

An Act for applying the Balance now lying in Bank 
of the Price of the Lands of Glenkinglas, and others, 
contained in a Deed of Entail executed by the deceased, 
Sir Duncan Campbell, of Lochnell, which were sold in 
virtue of the Powers contained in an Act of Parliament 
_— in the forty-ninth year of the reign of his late 

ajesty King George the Third, towards payment of 
certain Sums laid out by General Duncan Campbell, of 
Lochnell, in the Improvement of the said Entailed 
Estate : | 

An Act to enable the granting of Leases, and for 
other purposes relating to the Estates of William Harris, 
Esquire, deceased : 

An Act for confirming a Partition made under a 
Decree of His Majesty’s High Court of Chancery, of an 
Estate in the County of Chester, among Whitmore Smart, 
Elizabeth Smart, Spinster, and others: 

An Act for the Sale of Estates in Ireland, devised by 
the Will of the Right honourable Chichester, late Earl 
of Masserene, and for the Purchase of other Estates in 
Ireland, to be settled to the uses of the said Will: 

An Act for authorizing the Sale of the Entailed Lands 
of North Ferryhill, or Carlingnose, in the County of Fife, 
and the Entailed Lands and Estates of Kirkton and 
Whitelaw, in the County of Linlithgow, belonging to 
William Scott Moncrieff, Esquire, and the Purchase of 
other Lands to be entailed : 

An Act for exchanging the Broomsthorpe and Castle 
Rising Estates, in the County of Norfolk, devised by the 
Will of George James, late Marquis of Cholmondeley, 
deceased, to Lord William Henry Hugh Cholmondeley, 
for Life, with remainders over, for Lands in Netherton 
and Huzley, in the County Palatine of Chester, devised 
by the same Will to the said Lord Wiliam Henry Hugh 

lmondeley, in Fee simple : 

An Act for inclosing , in the Parishes of Tavi- 
stock, Milton Abbot, Brentor and Lamerton, in the 


County of Devon, called Heathfield : 3 
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419 


An Act for inclosing Lands in the Manor and Town- 
ship of Ulleskelf, in the Parish of Kirby Wharfe, in the 
County of York: 

An Act to dissolve the Marriage of Major Hassell 
Richard Moor, with Ann, his now Wife, and to enable 
him to marry again, and for other purposes therein 
mentioned : 

An Act to dissolve the Marriage of the Reverend 
William Thomas Blenkinsop,a Chaplain in the service of 
the East India Company on their Madras Establishment, 
with Clara Jane, his now Wife, and to enable him to marry 
again, and for other the purposes therein mentioned : 

An Act for naturalizing John Queriol Murat : 

An Act for naturalizing Ludwig Steinthal : 

An Act for naturalizing Emanuel Hallé : 

An Act for naturalizing Gaspar Peter Elias Baron 
de Arabet : 

An Act for naturalizing Jacques Louis Auguste Joseph 
Des Champs de la Tour, commonly called Auguste Des 
Champs de la Tour, and his infant Son. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Boston ;—and, Douglas 
Cohen, M.D. of Swansea,—were presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the Municipal Corporations Bill; and 
praying; That the same may pass into a law. 

Petition of Inhabitants of Evesham, being members 
of the Common Council ;—Mayor, Aldermen and Capi- 
tal Burgesses of Doncaster ;—-Free Burgesses of Don- 
caster ;—and, Mayor, Bailiffs, Burgesses and Common- 
alty of Bedford,—were also presented, and read; taking 
notice of the said Bill; and praying, That the same 
may not pass into a law as it now stands. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Retailers of Beer in Stockport, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying, That they may be placed 
on the same footing as Licensed Victuallers. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of free Inhabitants of New South Wales, 
was presented, and read; setting forth, That the Peti- 
tioners, His Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, 
free inhabitants of New South Wales, assembled at a 
Public Meeting, dulyconvened by the Sheriff, in Sydney, 
on the forty-fifth anniversary of the formation of the 
Colony, in again preferring a statement of their wants, 
beg to express their grateful thanks for the attention 
bestowed by the House upon their condition, on the pre- 
sentation of their late Petition for Trial by Jury and a 
House of Assembly; the pledge made by the Under 
Secretary for the Colonies on that occasion, that Trial 
by Jury had already been conceded by His Majesty’s 
government, has diffused among the Petitioners unli- 
mited satisfaction, and in the earnest hope that such 
— comprehends the establishment of Grand and 

etty Juries in the same form as in England, the Peti- 
tioners have confined the expression of their present 
wants to a Representative Assembly ; it is needless to 


point out the inalienable rights of Britons, in whatever: 


colony they may have fixed their abode, to the constitu- 
tion of their mother country; His Majesty’s Under 
Secretary for the Colonies, Lord Howick, distinctly ad- 
mitted the justice of the Petitioners’ claim upon prin- 
ciple, to those institutions which are so highly cherished 
by Englishmen, whilst he opposed their present intro- 
duction upon grounds of expediency, assigning as the 
only reason for withholding from the inhabitants of that 
colony all share in their own government and taxation, 
the “ party spirit and violent rancour,” which the noble 
Lord stated to exist between different classes of their 
society, and the overwhelming influence which would 
be acquired by the emancipists over every other class in 
a Colonial House of Assembly; the Petitioners have 
read this report with surprise and grief; assembled on 
the spot where they could not venture to assert what 
is capable of refutation, the Petitioners thus publicly 
disclaim the imputation cast upon their community, 
whilst they cannot but feel that a statement from such 
high authority, so much at variance with the fact, b 
displaying the great misapprehension which exists wit 
respect to the real state of the colony, furnishes a cogent 
argument for granting to &gt; a Representation of its — ; 
2 e 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill. 


Sale of Beer. 


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Wales. 








420 


the Petitioners do not attribute the statement made by 
the noble Lord to any wilful perversion of the facts within 
his means of knowledge ; they are satisfied that it was 
founded on information derived from ignorant or inte- 
rested persons, or, at any rate, that amongst the various 
accounts which his Lordship had received, it was impos- 
sible to obtain a correct view of their situation ; and such 
they respectfully represent will ever be the case, until the 
colony has, within itself, an Assembly wherein the wants 
of the people may be openly discussed, and whence in- 
formation may be correctly derived; that the “violent 
and rancorous” party feeling assumed to exist in New 
South Wales is purely imaginary; the Petitioners beg to 
call the attention of the House to the numerous public 
establishments which have been formed and are main- 
tained in the colony, for purposes of benevolence, edu- 
cation and trade; to their banks, colleges and chari- 
table societies; in these and many others, support has 
been given by respectable individuals of every class— 
emancipist, emigrant, and their respective descend- 
ents; and yet it is not found that party feelings have 
occasioned any difficulty in their management, on the 
contrary, the success of the establishment has eversecured 
a paramount consideration, and the very union of diffe- 
rent classes to promote one common object has become 
the means of allaying that party spirit, which it is 
strangely enough assumed it would excite; the Peti- 
tioners would further instance the numerous signatures 
of every class and description of free people within the 
colony, which are appended to the last and to this Peti- 
tion; if such party feeling as is attributed to the Peti- 
tioners, really subsisted, their Petitions for a House of As- 
sembly would not obtain such general, they may almost 
say universal support; whilst they decline, however, 
urging upon the wisdom of the House what class of per- 
sons among them should be eligible to elect or be elected 
to a Legislative Assembly, they deem it right to state, 
that inasmuch as the freed portion of their population 
reside principally in the towns of Sydney, Parramatta, 
Windsor and Liverpool, if it be true that this class do 
possess that preponderating weight, from their number 
and property, which has been relied on by His Majesty’s 
Under ema for the Colonies (in which view, however, 
the Petitioners do not concur) their influence, whether 
real or imaginary, might easily be obviated, by confining 
the votes of all electors to the place of their residence, 
and by reducing the number of Members to be returned 
by those towns, somewhat below what their population 
would otherwise justify, on the one hand, and by giving 
to the interior districts and counties, which are chiefly 
— by emigrants, more than the due proportion of 

embers on the other; the Petitioners assure the House, 
that their present Legislative Council, so far from being 
the guardian of their interests, has served, as might have 
_ been anticipated from its being composed of mere nomi- 
nees of the Crown, and those mostly holding offices, from 
which they are removable at pleasure, to ward off all 
responsibility from the Executive Government, and to 
give a legal sanction to many injurious measures, and to 
a heavy load of taxation, not more unnecessary in its 
amount than opposed to the well-being of the colony, 
and which the Petitioners are confident that the Execu- 
tive Government of itself, had the legislative power been 
confided to its sole exercise, would not on its risk and 
authority have ventured to enforee; these observations 
are confined by the Petitioners to the mere constitution 
of the Legislative Council, which, possessing no points 
of contact with the people a‘ large, is, it must be evident, 
essentially devoid of sympathy with the public feeling, 
and ignorant alike of the public wants as of the state and 
resources of the country, for which it is called upon to 
legislate ; whilst the Petitioners would thus impress upon 
the House the inadequacy of their present Constitution, 
they humbly represent, that nothing short of a Repre- 
sentative Assembly will satisfy their wishes, or suffice 
for the rising condition of the Colony. In proof that the 
Colony is ripe for the introduction of the great constitu- 
tional right, for which the Petitioners are thus desirous, 
they are not aware that they can refer to any facts more 
strongly in point, than their growing trade, revenue and 
population; it appears, from official documents, that 
their- imports, in 1828, amounted to 570,000/., and 
their exports, exclusive of bills, drawn by the Com- 
missary on the Treasury, to only 90,050/.; and, in 1832, 


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A. 1835. 


the total value of their imports, properly so called, 
amounted to 510,733/., whilst their exports had in- 
creased to 371,1741., and the drafts of the Commissa 
on the Treasury (which are in the nature of an pee 
amounted to 115,629/.; thus leaving an excess of imports 
over exports of only 23,940/., and establishing the grati- 
fying prospect, that their exports in the current year 
will considerably exceed their imports ; it also appears, 
from official documents, that the revenue of the colony 
for the year 1828, amounted only to 94,862 l., whereas in 
the year 1832 it had increased to 135,909/. 15s. 63d.; 
the Petitioners have no correct data, in consequence of 
the known inaccuracy of the last census, taken in 1828, 
from which the number of their free population can be 
determined with any degree of precision; but by re- 
ferring to the more correct returns of 1824, and allowing 
for the increase which must have taken place, from 
births, immigration and the freed, since that period, their 
free population at present may be estimated at about 
45,000 souls, and the prison population at about 25,000 ; 
whence it is apparent, that every free inhabitant of that 
colony, man, woman and child, pays at the rate of 3/. 
towards the public expenditure—a rate of taxation con- 
siderably exceeding what is levied on their fellow-subjects 
at home, and carrying with it the irresistible conclusion, 
that a people sufficiently mature for taxation to such an 
amount, must know best howto impose their own burdens, 
and to appropriate the revenue raised from the fruits of 
their industry; the Petitioners, in thus coming before 
the House to ask that as a boon which is due to them as 
of right, cannot but express their fears, notwithstanding 
the sincere respect they entertain for the councils of 
His Majesty, that so long as the revenue of that colony 
forms so large an item in the patronage at the disposal 
of the Colonial Office, the people of New South Wales 
cannot hope, without the interference of the House, to 
obtain the blessings of a Constitution which is their 
birth-right, and yet the Petitioners already pay more 
than is required for the support of their civil govern- 
ment, and are ready and willing, and hereby submit to 
defray all proper and necessary expenses for the time to 
come; the Petitioners beg to inform the House, that 
there are 120 magistrates, and at least twice that number 
of other colonists of equal wealth, intelligence and re- 
spectability, qualified to act, and from whom an efficient 
House of Assembly could be selected; and the Petitioners 
therefore hope, that the House will grant them a House 
of Assembly, in which there may be not fewer than fifty 
Members, as that number would be requisite in a country 
so extended, to secure a due attendance of Members, 
and to ensure their independence ; the Petitioners cannot 
but feel that these their just claims come under peculiarly 
favourable auspices a a reformed House of Com- 
mons; that to extend the privileges of a constitution, 
the spirit of which our brethren in England have been 
engaged in so arduous a struggle to renovate, must seem 
almost a sacred duty; they assure the House, that the 
people of New South Wales ardently desire to participate 
in that glorious charter of freedom which the House have 
lately obtained for themselves and their posterity in the 
parent country; and that the Petitioners feel they owe 
it to themselves and their children to persevere with the 
same ardour to obtain their rights which has been lately 
evinced by their fellow countrymen throughout Great 
Britain ; to the wisdom of the House the Petitioners 
commit their cause, satisfied that it cannot be the desire 
of the House to alienate the attachment of that rising 
colony, by longer withholding from its inhabitants that 
inherent right of the British Constitution, the right of 
levying and appropriating their own taxes, which, accord- 
ing to the common law, accompanies English subjects in 
whatever settlement they may reside ; the Petitioners 
therefore pray, That the House will be pleased humbly 
to address His Majesty to bestow upon them a Represen- 
tative Assembly. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That Colonel Baillie have leave of absence 
for six weeks, on urgent business;—and, Sir Robert 
Heron, a month, on urgent business. 


A Petition of Householders of Regent-street, within the 
parishes of Saint James, Westminster, and Saint George, 


Hanover-square, in the city of Westminster, was prea. 
an 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Regent-street 
Paving. 























Palace Court, 
Westminster. 


Ipswich 
Election 
Bribery. 


5-6 WILL. IV. 


and read; complaining of the inequality of the assess- 
ments levied on them for paving, lighting, cleansing and 
watering the said street by the Commissioners of His 
Majesty's Woods, Forests and Land Revenues, as com- 
pared with the rates levied on occupiers of houses in 
the parishes of Saint Mary-le-bone and Saint Martin-in- 
the-Fields ; and praying, That they may be placed on an 
equality with the occupiers of houses in those parishes. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Sir 
Francis Burdett, Colonel Evans, Sir John Cam Hob- 
house, Mr. Byng, Mr. Hume, Mr. Grote, Mr. Alderman 
Wood, Mr, Pattison, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Thomas Dun- 
combe, Mr. Wakley, Mr. Harvey, Mr. Sheriff Humphery, 
Dr. Lushington, Mr. Clay, Sir Samuel Whalley, Mr. 
Henry Lytton Bulwer, Mr. Barrett Lennard, Mr. Pon- 
sonby, Mr. Tulk, Mr. Hall Dare, and, Mr. O’ Connell : 
And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum of the Com- 
mittee. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Number of Writs of Execution issued out 
of His Majesty’s Palace Court at Westminster, from 1st 
January 1834 to 1st January 1835, with the Sums 
directed to be levied, and the Sums received therefrom ; 
distinguishing the Number of Writs of Execution against 
the Person from those against the Effects, and the pro- 
portion of the Sums recovered on one class of Executions 
from the other, and where the Sums sought to be re- 
covered by such Executions have not been obtained ; 
stating the reason of such Executions being ineffectual ; 
—also, the Number of Executions first issued against 
the Effects without obtaining the Amount of the Levy, 
and Executions afterwards issued against the Person of 
the same Party, and the Sums recovered thereby. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


The House was moved, That two of the Resolutions 
which, upon the 10th day of June last, were reported 
from the Select Committee appointed to try and deter- 
mine the merits of the Petition of Robert Gill Ranson, 
Richard Crawley, and Henry Haken, all of Ipswich, in 
the county of Suffolk, on behalf of themselves and others, 
claiming a right to vote for Members to serve in Par- 
liament for the said Borough, might be read; and the 
same were read; and are as followeth : 

Resolved, That it appears to this Committee, That the 
said John Pilgrim having at length been served with the 
Chairman’s Warrant, was prevented attending this Com- 
mittee by being arrested on a charge of embezzlement 
made against him by Messrs. Sewell, Blake, Keith and 
Blake, under very suspicious circumstances. 

Resolved, That it appears to this Committee, That the 
conduct of the Magistrates, Samuel Bignold and Edward 
Temple Booth, Esquires, before whom the said John 
Pilgrim was charged, appears to this Committee to be 
a breach of the Privileges of this House. 

Ordered, That the matter therein contained be re- 
ferred to the consideration of a Committee, to examine 
the same, and report their opinion thereupon to the 
House:—And a Committee was appointed of Lord 
Viscount Ebrington, Lord Viscount Eastnor, Mr. Cutlar 
Fergusson, Mr. Estcourt, Sir William Molesworth, Mr. 
Aglonby, Mr. William Gladstone, Mr. William Miles, Mr. 
Williams Wynn, Mr. Hawes, and Mr. Evelyn Denison : 
And they are to meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber ; and have power to send for persons, papers 
and records; and that Five be the Quorum. 

The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
Monday last, that Samuel Bignold, Esquire, Edward 
Temple Booth, Esquire, Thomas Moore Keith, John Pil- 
grim, Thomas Money, and Mr. Barnes, do attend this 
—— To-morrow, might be read; and the same being 
read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 

Ordered, That Samuel Bignold, Esquire, Edward 
Temple Booth, Esquire, Thomas Moore Keith, John 


Pilgrim, Thomas oney, and Mr. Barnes, do attend the 
said Committee 


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421 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of the Adjoumment. 
House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


Resolved, That during the remainder of the Session Business of 
this House do sit from Twelve till Three of the clock, on the House. 
Tuesdays and Thursdays, except when Election Petitions 
are ordered to be taken into consideration. 


The Order for taking into further consideration, polls at 
upon Wednesday next, the Report from the Committee Elections 
on the Polls at Elections Bill, was read, and dis- Bill. 
charged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Thursday next, at 
twelve of the clock. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Municipal 
a Committee upon the Municipal Corporations Bill. Corporations 


Bill. 
(In the Committee.) 


Crausss, N° 56 to N° 63, with Amendments to several 
of them, agreed to. 


Crause, N° 64 (Powers vested in Trustees may be 
transferred to Councillors) read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 22.1. 42. After “ meeting” 
to insert “ of the Parties beneficially interested in such 
** Acts:”” Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 

Amendment proposed: At the end of the Clause to 
add “ but no such transfer as aforesaid shall be made 
“ of the powers vested by virtue of the Acts mentioned 
‘in Schedule (E.), which relate to the City of Oxford, 
“and the Town of Cambridge, without the consent of 
‘¢ the Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the Univer- 
“‘ sities of Oxford and Cambridge:” Amendment, by 
leave, withdrawn. 

Crausez, N° 64, agreed to. 


Crausss, N° 65 to N° 78, with Amendments to several 
of them, agreed to. 


Crause, N° 79, postponed. 


Cravusss, N° 80 to N° 85, with Amendments to several 
of them, agreed to. 


CrausE, N° 86 (Justices to appoint a Clerk) 
read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 32. 1. 28. After “ pro- 
*‘ secution” to insert “ or defence:” Amendment, by 
leave, withdrawn. 

Several Amendments made. 

Cxravuse, N° 86, as amended, agreed to. 


Cravse, N* 87 (Recorder to be appointed by His Ma- 
Jesty in certain Boroughs) read. ; 

everal Amendments made. 

Amendment proposed: At the end of the Clause to 
add “ Provided always, That no person shall hold such 
“ office of Recorder of a City, Town or Borough who 
“ practises at the Assizes or Sessions in the County in 
“which such City, Town or Borough is situate:” 
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 

Curause, N° 87, as amended, agreed to. 


Cravses, N° 88 to N° 94, with Amendments to several 
of them, agreed to. 


To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 














And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 4° die Julu, 1835: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported from the Committee, That they had made 
a autho progress in the Bill; and that he was directed 
by the Committee to move, That they may have leave 
to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Small Debts 
(Scotland) 
Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Small Debts (Scotland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday next. 

The Order of the day being read, for taking into ara 7“ 
further consideration the Rewirt from the Committee on (scotland) 
the Bankrupts’ Estates (Scotland) Bill; Bill, 

5 P Ordered, 








Offences 
against the 
Person Bill. 


Instruments 
of Sasine 


(Scotland) Bill. 


Colonial 
Passengers’ 
Bill. 


Supply. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Soap Duties 
Drawback 
Bill, 


Contempts 
in Equity 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Lunatic Acts 
Continuance 


Bill. 


Marriage Act 
Amendment 
Bill, 


Property 
in Infants 
(Ireiand) Bill, 


Real 
Property 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Suspended 
Benefices 
(Ireland.) 


499 


Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Offences against the Person Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Tuesday next, at twelve of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Instruments of Sasine (Scotland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Committee ‘on 
the Colonial Passengers’ Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The ingrossed Bill to continue for a further time the 
Allowances of the Duty of Excise of Soap used in cer- 
tain Manufactures, was, according to Order, read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title 
be, An Act to continue, until the Thirty-first day of May 
One thousand eight hundred and Thirty-eight, and to the 
End of the then next Session of Parliament, the Allow- 
ances of the Duty of Excise on Soap used in certain 
Manufactures. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Contempts in Equity (Ireland) Bill was, accord- 
ing to Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for Tuesday, the 14th 
day of this instant July. 


The Lunatic Acts continuance Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Thursday next, at twelve 
of the clock. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a 
Committee, upon" Monday next, on the Marriage Act 
Amendment Bill, was read, and discharged. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday, the 14th 
day of this instant July, at twelve of the clock, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a 
Committee, upon Monday next, on the Property in In- 
fants (Ireland) Bill, was read, and discharged. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday, the 14th 
day of this instant July, at twelve of the clock, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The House was moved, That the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, 
c. 27, for the Limitation of Actions and Suits relating 
to Real Property, and for simplifyng the Remedies for 
trying the Rights thereto, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill to 
amend the said Act: And that Mr. Solicitor General 
and Mr. Attorney General do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Names of the Benefices, the Appointments 
of Clerks to which have been suspended by the Eccle- 
siastical Commissioners for Ireland, it a aring by the 
Certificate of the Ordinary, that Divine Worship had not 
been celebrated therein for the three years next pre- 
ceding February 1833; specifying in such cases the 

8 


3° —4° Juli. 





A. 1835. 


Names of the Benefices, and in what Diocese respec- 
tively situated ; as also the Particulars of the Extent of 
such Benefices, their annual Value respectively, the 
Amount of their respective Population, the Number of 
Protestants residing within each Benefice, the Condi- 
tion of the Church and Glebe-house, if any, the Quan- 
tity of the Glebe-land belonging to each, the Names of 
the Incumbents or officiating Ministers to whom the 
Cure of Souls of such Benefices, so unfilled, has been 
committed, and the Amount of Stipend or Salary ap- 
pointed to be paid to such officiating Ministers for 
the performance of the occasional Ecclesiastical Duties 
within such Benefices as aforesaid. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to 
inquire into the practicability and public advantage of 


Inland Com- 
munication 


making a Navigable Inland Communication between (Ireland.) 


Galway and Castlebar, through the Lakes Corrib, Mask 
and Carra, between Westport and Castlebar, through 
Lake Rakios, and between Ballina and Castlebar, through 
the Lakes Conn and Cullen, have Power to report their 
observations thereupon from time to time to the House, 
= with the Minutes of the Evidence taken before 
them. 

Mr. Dominick Browne reported from the said Select 
Committee; That they had considered the matters to 
them referred ; and had directed him to make a report 
thereof to the House, together with the Minutes of the 
Evidence taken before them. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; and 
be printed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Report which, upon the 24th day of June last, was made 
from the Committee on the Ballochney Railway Bill, 
printed Copies of the Bill, as amended by the Com- 
mittee, having been delivered, at the door, upon 
Monday last; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of all Rules and Regulations which have been established 
by the Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond, 
subsequent to the last Session of Parliament, in relation 
to the admission of Younger Brethren, and the election 
of Elder Brethren of that Corporation. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a State- 
ment, showing the measures which have been adopted 
by the Corporation of Z'rinity House of Deptford Strond, 
with a view to carry into effect the recommendations 
contained in the Report of the Select Committee on the 
Lighthouses of the United Kingdom, of the last Session 
of Parliament. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a State- 
ment of the Number of Pensioners on the Books of the 
Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond, on the 
1st January 1835; distinguishing Men, Women and 
Children, and showing the classification according to 
which they receive their respective Allowances ; stating 
also, the Number of eligible Petitioners for the Pension 
on the 1st June 1835. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Number of Persons who have been admitted 
to the Out-Pension List of the Corporation of Trinity 
House of Deptford Strond, at each of the four Quarterly 
Appropriations ending May 1835; setting forth the 
Names of the Persons so admitted, their Residences, the 
Allowance granted to each, and the ground on which 
they have been respectively preferred to other Peti- 
tioners. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Coroner’s Inquest held upon the body of a 
Person of the name of Henry, who met his death on the 
23d day of January last, in the Town of Kells, County 
of Meath. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Royal Bounty, 
which was presented on Tuesday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That Colonel Conolly be discharged from 
any further attendance on the Civil Bill Courts (Jreland) 
Bill Committee. 

Ordered, 


No. 354. 


Ballochney 
Railway Bill. 


Trinity 
House (Dept- 
ford Strond.) 


Coroner’s 
Inquest 


(Kells.) 


Royal 
Bounty. 

No. 350. 
Civil Bill 
Courts 
(Ireland) Bill, 


ill, 


Colonial 
Military 
Expenditure. 


Reform of 
Parliament 
(Scotland) 
Bill. 


No. 351. 


Bonding 
Warehouses 
(Scotland.) 


Courts of 
Request. 


No. 352. 


Joseph 
Forster. 


Clonmel 
Corporation. 


No. 353. 


David 
Macbeith. 


Register 
of Deeds 
(Ireland.) 


No. 361. 


Public 
Petitions. 


5-6 WILL. IV. 


Ordered, That Mr. Theobald Jones be added to the 


Committee. 


Ordered, That Sir Rufane Donkin, Colonel Leith Hay, 
Mr. Leader, Mr. Hindley, Colonel Verner, Captain Berke- 
ley, Mr. Talbot, Mr. Chalmers, and Mr. George Byng, 
be added to the Select Committee on Colonial Military 
Expenditure. 


The Lord Advocate presented a Bill to explain and 
amend an Act passed in the second and third year of 
the Reign of King William the Fourth, for amending 
the Representation of the People in Scotland, and to 
diminish the Expenses thereof: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Wednesday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of any Treasury Minute directing that the Privilege of 
Special Security be withdrawn from certain Warehouses 
in Scotland. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to several Ad- 
dresses to His Majesty,—Return, from the different 
Courts of Requests, within the Bills of Mortality, stating 
the Amount of Suitors’ Cash which has been yearly 
received since the establishment of each Court, and the 
Amount which remains unclaimed ; with a Statement 
of the manner in which the same is dealt with, so far 
as it regards the security in which the same is invested ; 
the Amount of Dividend or Interest received; and 
whether either Principal or Interest has been in any and 
in what manner appropriated. 


Copy of the Information, Evidence and Conviction, 
before Mr. Chambers, at the Marlborough-street Police 
Office, the 16th June 1834, of Joseph Forster, for selling 
unstamped Publications; and, Copy of the Memorial 
and Names of the Memorialists in favour of the said 
Joseph Forster, addressed to Lord Melbourne by certain 
Butchers of Newport Market. 


Mr. Fov Maule also presented, pursuant to Orders,— 
Return of the Number and Names of the Freemen ad- 
mitted into the Corporation of Clonmel during the Five 

ears immediately preceding the passing of the Reform 
Bill, and also of those admitted from that period up to 
the day of making such Return ; together with the Dates 
of their Admission, and the Rights in which they were 
respectively admitted, and how many of such Freemen 
were Roman Catholics. 

Copy of the Order made by the Irish Government, 
commuting the Sentence passed on David Macbeith at 
Spring Assizes at Dundalk; together with a Copy of 
the Documents upon which such Commutation was 
founded. 

An Account of the Receipt and Expenditure of the 
Office of Registrar of Deeds in Ireland, during each of 
the last Three years; distinguishing the nature of the 
Service or Business for which each Class of Fees is 
payable, and the Salaries and Allowances paid out of 
such Fees. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table; 


and, except the Papers respecting David Macbeith and 
Joseph Forster, be printed. 


Mr. Oswald reported from the Select Committee on 
Public Petitions ; That they had examined the Petitions 
presented on the 29th and 30th days of June last; and 
had directed him to make a Report thereof to the House. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


And then the House, rey continued to sit till 
half an hour after twelve of the clock on Saturday 
morning, adjourned till Monday next. 


VOL. 90. 


3'—4"°—B” Sulit. 


423 
Lune, 6° die Juli ; 


Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. 


M R. Meymott, from the Southwark Court of Re- 
quests, was called in, and at the bar presented,— 
Return to an Order, dated the 19th day of May last, for 
a Return, showing the Amount of Suitors’ Cash in the 
Southwark Court of Request, or invested in Govern- 
ment Securities, since the establishment of the Court, 
and also the Amount unclaimed on the 1st of August 
last; together with an Account of the Dividends from 
time to time received in respect thereof, and of the appro- 
priation thereof; distinguishing the respective periods 
when the Principal has been invested, and the Govern- 
ment Stocks or Funds in which the same have been pur- 
chased, and the portion thereof which has been since 
sold; and stating the Salaries or Emoluments from 
time to time annually paid to each of the Clerks of the 
Court for the last Twenty years; and specifying the 
Amount of Expenses paid during the same period, for 
Prosecutions instituted under the sanction of the Court, 
or in defending any Actions or other proceedings at law 
against the Officers or the Chief Bailiff of the Court, or 
otherwise, and stating out of what Fund the same has 
been from time to time paid :—And then he withdrew. 


Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Palmer, from the Commissioners of Shoreham 
Harbour, was called in, and at the bar presented, pur- 
suant to the directions of an Act of Parliament,-—-The 
Report of the Commissioners acting under and by virtue 
of an Act of Parliament, passed in the 56th year of the 
reign of his late Majesty King George the Third, inti- 
tuled, “An Act for the more effectual Security and 
Improvement of the Harbour of New Shoreham, in the 
County of Sussex :”—And then he withdrew. 


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


Mr. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the 
East India Company, was called in, and at the bar 
preene, pursuant to the directions of an Act of 

arliament,—List, No. 20, specifying the Particulars of 
the Compensation proposed to be granted to certain 
Persons lately belonging to the Maritime Service of the 
East India Company, under an arrangement sanctioned 
by the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India, 
and laid before The Honourable the House of Commons 
on the 26th February 1835 :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said List do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed, 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
Glasgow Poor Rates Bill to make their Report, be 
further enlarged till Monday next. 


Mr. Hallyburton reported from the Committee on 
the re-committed Newtyle and Gilammiss Railway Bill ; 
That they had made Amendments thereunto. _ 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
Dundee Water Company Bill to make their Report, be 
further enlarged till Monday next. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
Dundee Waterworks Bill to make their Report, be 
further enlarged till Monday next. 


Mr. Law Hodges reported from the Committee on 
the Medway Navigation Bill, which was revived for the 
purpose of reporting the Bill, and their proceedings 
already had thereon ; That an agreement having been 
entered into between the agents of both parties pre- 
viously to the second reading, it was the unanimous 
opinion of the Committee, that such agreement had 
been totally departed from by the Promoters of the Bill; 
and the Committee felt, under these circumstances, that 
they would not be justified in instructing their Chair- 
man to move for an extension of the time within art: 

5P2 the 


Southwark 
Court of 
Request. 


Shoreham 
Harbour. 


East India 
Company. 


No, 335. 


Glasgow 
Poor Rates 
Bill. 


Newtyle and 
Glammiss Rail- 
way Bill. 


Dundee 
Water Com- 
pany Bill. 


Dundee 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Medway 
Navigation 
Bill. 








Wise’s 
Estate Bill. 


Port Dundas, 
&amp;c. Roads 
Bill. 


London 
Small Debts 
Bill. 


M‘Dougall’s 
Estate Bill, 


Lord Douglas's 
Estate Bill, 


L.lanelly 
Railway and 
Dock Bill. 


Earl of 
Chichester’s 
Estate Bill. 


Factories’ 
Regulation 
Act. 


Tithes 
Commutation. 


424 


the Committee had been directed to report, and which 
time had nearly expired; and the Committee felt that 
in taking this course, they were the more justified, inas- 
much as they were of opinion, that they were best 
consulting the interests of the Parties and the Public. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for authoriz- 
ing Sales, Leases, Grants and Improvements, of an Estate 
at Lillington, in the County of Warwick, devised by the 
Will of Matthew Wise, Esquire, and for other purposes, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, do 

pass. 
' Ordered, That Mr. Law Hodges do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, with some Amendments; to which 
Amendments this House doth desire the concurrence of 
their Lordships. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Port 
Dundas and Dalgreen Bridge Roads Bill to make their 
Report, be further enlarged till Monday next. 


Mr. Alderman Wood reported from the Committee on 
the London Small Debts Bill; That they had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true ; and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Chisholm reported from the Committee on the 
Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to empower the 
Judges of the Court of Session in Scotland to sell the 
Lands of Bravelleichs, in the County of Argyle, and, 
after discharging the Debts affecting the same, to invest 
the surplus in the purchase of other Lands to be entailed; 
That they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
found the same to be true; and that the Parties con- 
cerned had given their consent to the Bill, to the satis- 
faction of the Committee; and that the Committee had 
gone through the Bill, and directed him to report the 
same, without any Amendment :—And the Bill was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Chisholm do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, That this House hath agreed 
to the same, without any Amendment. 


Lord Douglas’s Estate Bill was read a second time ; 
and committed to Mr. Chisholm, and the East Scotland 
List:—And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


An ingrossed Bill to authorize the Zlanelly Railway 
and Dock Company to make certain Branch or addi- 
tional Railways or Tramroads, and for other purposes 
connected therewith, was read the third time; and 
Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title 
be, An Act to authorize the Llanelly Railway and Dock 
Company to make certain additional Railways or Tram- 
roads, and for other purposes connected therewith. 

Ordered, That Mr. Biddulph do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Earl of Chichester’s Estate Bill was read a second 
time ; ‘and committed to Mr. North and the Sussex List: 
—And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Keighley, was presented, 
and read ; reciting the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 103, to 
regulate the Labour of Children and Young Persons in 
the Mills and Factories of the United Kingdom; and 
praying the House to repeal or amend the same. 


rdered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land in the 
neighbourhood of Arundel, Chichester and Worthing, was 
presented, and read; expressing their alarm at a late 


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A. 1835. 


decree of the Court of Exchequer in the Tithe cause 
of Kemp versus Pechell; and praying for a speedy 
commutation of Tithes. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Plymouth, was presented, 
and read ; taking notice of the Municipal Corporations 
Bill; and praying, That no such alteration may be 
made in Section 2 of schedule (A.) as would unite that 
Borough with the Township of East Stonehouse. 

A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inhabi- 
tants of Newcastle-upon-Tyne;—and, Inhabitants of 
Hereford,—were also presented, and read; taking no- 
tice of the said Bill; and praying, That the same may 
pass into a law. 

A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Electors 
and other Inhabitants of Norwich, was also presented, 
and read; taking notice of the said Bill; and praying, 
That the same may pass into a law, and that the votes 
at Elections of Members of all Corporations be taken 
by Ballot. 

A Petition of the Company of Proprietors for embank- 
ing part of the Zairy, near Plymouth ;—Inhabitants of 
Winchester ;—Owners, Occupiers of property and Inha- 
bitants of Marygate ;-—Clifton, in the county of York ; 
—Freemen of the city of Hereford ;—Glover Moore, of 
Liverpool, merchant ;—and, William Cook, a burgess of 
Newcastle-upon- Tyne,—were also presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the said Bill; and praying, That the 
same may not pass into a law as it now stands. 

A Petition of Inhabitant Householders of Blandford 
Forum, was also presented, and read; taking notice of 
the said Bill; and praying, That that Town may be added 
to the second section of Schedule (B.) of the said Bill. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Magistrates and Town Council of 
Dundee, was presented, and read; praying the House 
to adopt such measures as may appear proper for abolish- 
ing the Convention of Royal Burghs in Scotland. 

7 at That the said Petition do lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Northflect, was presented, 
and read ; taking notice of the Greenwich and Gravesend 
Railway Bill; and praying, That the same may pass 
into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Shipwrights, Sailmakers, Ropemakers 
and other Tradesmen of Liverpool ;—Merchants, Traders 
and Ship-owners of the Port of Sunderland ;— Ship- 
builders of the Port of Sunderland ;—the Chairman of 
the Liverpool Ship-owners’ Association ;—Ship-owners, 
Merchants, Traders and other Persons interested in the 
British Shipping and Colonial Interests, resident at 
Neath ;—and, hoists and Ship-owners of the Port 
of Swansea,—were presented, and read; praying, That 
no alteration may take place in the relative Duties on 
Foreign and British Colonial Timber. 

And the said Petitions were referred to the Select 
Committee on Timber Duties. 

Ordered, That the several Petitions against any altera- 
tion of the Timber Duties, which were presented upon 
the 15th, 17th and 19th days of June last, be referred 
to the said Select Committee. 


A Petition of the Director and Manager of the city of 
Dublin Steam Packet Company ;—Agents of the city 
of Glasgow Steam Packet Company ;—Messrs. Matthe 
and Martin, steam shipping owners at Liverpool ;—and 
Messrs. Langtrys and Co., owners of steam vessels 
trading between Liverpool and Belfast,—were presented, 
and read; praying, That Steam Vessels may be exempted 
from the necessity of taking Pilots on board. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Members of a Benefit Society, called 
the Mutual Insurance Benefit Institution, held at No. 51, 


Threadneedle-street, London, was presented, and read; 


praying 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill. 


Royal Burghs 
Convention. 


Greenwich and 
Gravesend 
Railway Bill. 


Timber 
Duties. 


Steam 
Vessels 
Pilotage. 


Benefit 
Societies. 


Spirit 
Licenses. 


Church of 
Scotland. 


Inverness-shire 
Election, 


Rating of 
Tenements. 


Civil Bill 
Courts 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Cork 
Mechanics’ 
lostitution. 


Tithes 
(Ireland.) 


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praying the House to render it imperative on magis- 
trates to hear and determine all matters in dispute 
between the managers and members of Benefit Societies. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers of Newport, in the 
Isle of Wight ;—and, Licensed Retailers of Spirits in 
Haddington,—were presented, and read; praying for 
the repeal of the additional Duty upon Spirit Licenses 
imposed by an Act of the last Session of Parliament. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Magistrates and Town Council of 
the royal burgh of Dunfermline ;—and, the Chairman 
and Secretary of a Meeting of Inhabitants of Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne,— were presented, and read; praying the 
House not to grant any public money for the erection 
and endowment of additional Churches in Scotland. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Scalloway ;—Whiteness 
and Weesdale; —Northmavine;—and, Minister and Elders 
of the parish and Congregation of Saint Stephen, Edin- 
burgh,—were also presented, and read; praying the 
House to resist every attempt to shake the stability or 
impair the efficiency of the Church of Scotland, and to 
adopt such measures as may seem best calculated for 
promoting its usefulness, by building and endowing such 
additional Churches in connexion with the Establish- 
ment as the increasing numbers and necessities of the 
population demand. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Ashley Cooper, from the Select Committee ap- 
pointed to try and determine the merits of the Petitions 
of James Murray Grant, Esquire; and, of Sir David 
Brewster, of Allerly, and Hugh Davidson, of Cantray, 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for Jn- 
verness-shire, informed the House, That the Committee 
had determined, 

That Alexander William Chisholm, Esquire, is duly 
elected a Commissioner to serve in this present Par- 
liament for the Shire of Inverness: 

That the Petitions of James Murray Grant, Esquire ; 
and, of Sir David Brewster and Hugh Davidson, electors 
of the Shire of Inverness, did not appear to the said 
Committee to be frivolous or vexatious: 

That the opposition to the said Petitions did not appear 
to the said Committee to be frivolous or vexatious. 

And the said Determinations were ordered to be 
entered in the Journals of this House. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of houses, lands, 
and other property in Sutton, in the county of Surrey, 
was presented, and read; praying, That all owners of 
property assessed under 10/. per annum be rated to the 
maintenance of the poor, instead of the occupiers. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city and liberties of 
Cork, was presented, and read; taking notice of the 
Civil Bill Courts (Jreland) Bill; and praying, That such 
clauses may be introduced therein as shall repeal those 
parts of the present Acts which made the city of Cork 
and its liberties part of the county of Cork, for the pur- 
poses of civil bill proceedings, and as shall place the 
jurisdiction in such cases in the Record Court of the 
city of Cork. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Membres and Students of the Cork 
Mechanics’ Institution, for the endowment of a certain 
number of Lectureships to that, as well as every other 
Mechanics’ Institution in the United Kingdom, was 
offered to be presented :—But The King’s recommen- 
dation not having been signified ; the said Petition was 
not received. 


A Petition of Farmers residing in the parish of Carri- 
galine, was presented, and read; complaining of certain 
proceedings against them in the Court of Exchequer in 


Ireland for non-payment of their Tithes ; and prayin 
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the House to — such measures as will prevent the 
recurrence of such proceedings in future. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Oughavale ;—and, Pa- Distress 
rishioners of Burrishoole,—were presented, and read ; (Ireland. 
complaining of the distressed state of the peasantry of 
Ireland; and praying the House to apply without delay 
some legislative remedies for their relief. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table; and the last to be printed. 


Statute 
Labour 
(Scotland.) 


A Petition of Farmers and Householders of Deerness, 
in the county of Orkney, was presented, and read ;_pray- 
ing to be relieved from the tax imposed upon their carts 
in lieu of Statute Labour. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Electors and other Inhabitants of the Vote by 
borough and hundreds of Aylesbury, in the county of B#llot 
Buckingham, was presented, and read; praying, That 
at all future elections of Members to serve in Parliament, 
the votes be taken by Ballot. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Electors and Inhabitants of Hartlepool, 
was presented, and read; praying, That the proposed 
measure of appropriating the surplus revenues of the 
Church of Ireland to the education of all classes of the 
people, may be passed into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Church of 
Ireland. 


A Petition of Ship-owners and Merchants of the Port 
of Sunderland ;—and, Merchants and Ship-owners of the 
Port of Cardiff,—were presented, and read; praying 
for the repeal of the Reciprocity of Duties Acts. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Reciprocity 
of Duties 
Acts. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Sunderland ;—and, the 
parish of Saint Philip and Saint Jacob, in the city of 
Bristol,—were presented, and read; praying for the 
total prohibition of the sale of beer to be drunk on the 
premises in beerhouses, and for the adoption of mea- 
sures to remove the numerous and increasing tempta- 
tions to dram-drinking among the working classes, 
and discourage the use of distilled spirits as a customary 
beverage. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Drunkenness. 


French | 
Claims. 


A Petition of Wilson, Wilson and Company, of the 
city of London, merchants, the duly authorized agents 
of several inhabitants of the Mauritius, was presented, 
and read; praying, That no measures may be adopted 
which shall have the effect, either directly or indirectly, 
of delaying in any manner the immediate distribution 
of the fund provided under the Treaties between Great 
Britain and France in 1815, to meet the claims of His 
Britannic Majesty’s subjects upon the French Govern- 
ment. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Medical Profession, 
resident in Sunderland, was presented, and read; taking 
notice of the County Coroners’ Bill; and praying, That 
the same may not pass into a law as it now stands. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


County 
Coroners’ 


Bill. 


A Petition of Robert Robison, Esquire, late a captain 
in His Majesty’s Service, was presented, and read ; 
praying the House to institute an immediate inquiry 
into the conduct of Lieutenant-General Darling during 
his administration of the offices of Governor and Com- 
mander of the Forces of the Colony of New South Wales. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


General 
Darling. 


A Petition of Burgesses, Feuars and Parliamentary 
Voters of Renfrew, was presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Seamen Enlistment Bill; and praying, 
That the same may not pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 

5 Q 


Seamen 
Enlistment 
Bill. 


A Petition 








Newspaper 
Stamps. 


Prisoners’ 
Counsel Bill. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill, 


Judges’ 
Chambers, 


Fisheries 
(Irelund.) 


Registration 
of Voters 
(Ireland.) 


Tolls and 
Customs 


(Ireland.) 


Election 
Expenses and 
Qualification of 
Members Bill, 


No. 357. 


Youghal 
Corporation. 


Leith and 
Newhaven 
Harbours. 


No, 370. 


426 


A Petition of Members of the Dorchester Young 
Men’s Improvement Society ;—and, Inhabitants of Brad- 
ford, in the county of York,—were presented, and read ; 
praying for the repeal of the Stamp Duty on News- 
papers. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Magistrates of the 
county of Worcester, in quarter sessions assembled, was 
presented, and read; taking notice of the Prisoners 
Counsel Bill ; and praying, That the same may not pass 
into a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Traders and others, inhabitants of Strat- 
ford-upon-Avon, was presented, and read; taking notice 
of the Imprisonment for Debt Bill; and praying, That 
the same may not pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Society of Attornies, Solicitors, 
Proctors and others, not being barristers, practising in 
the courts of law and equity in the United Kingdom, 
was presented, and read; complaining of the incom- 
modious and inadequate accommodation provided for 
the Judges of the superior courts of common law sitting 
in chambers; and praying the House to take the one 
into their early mts cam ay and grant such relief as 
to them shall seem meet. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Gentlemen, Merchants, Boat-owners, 
Fishermen, Fish-curers and others of Kilrush and Dunbeg 
Bay, was presented, and read; praying the House to 
address His Majesty to appoint a Commission to inquire 
locally into the state of the Irish Fisheries, likewise the 
causes that have led totheir present distressed state, and 
the means of relieving them. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the High Sheriff, Grand Jury and Free- 
holders of the King’s County, was presented, and read ; 
complaining of the defective state of the law under 
which the electors of counties in Jreland have been 
registered ; and praying the House to extend to Lreland 
the same system of registry which has been tried with 
so much success in England. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Dominick Philip Ronayne, of Youghal, 
was presented, and read; praying for the abolition of 
Tolls and Customs at Fairs and Markets in Jreland. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That the Election Expenses and Qualifica- 
tion of Members Bill, which was presented upon Thurs- 
day last, be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Number and Names of the Freemen admitted 
into the Corporation of Youghal, during the five years 
immediately preceding the passing of the Reform Bill; 
and also of those admitted since, up to the day of mak- 
ing such Return; together with the Dates of their Ad- 
mission, the Rights by which they were each admitted, 
and the Religion of each respectively. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to in- 
quire into the present state of the Harbours of Leith and 
Newhaven, and the best situation for constructing a 
Harbour in the vicinity of the City of Edinburgh, and 
the means of effecting the same, due regard being had 
to vested interests and the rights of the Public, have 
Power to report the Minutes of the Evidence taken be- 
fore them, to the House. 

Mr. Labouchere reported from the said Select Com- 
mittee ; That they had considered the matters referred 
to them, and had directed him to make a report thereof 
to the House; together with the Minutes of the Evidence 
taken before them. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


6° Juli. 





A. 1835. 


A Petition of Protestant Inhabitants of Agher;—Rath- 
molion ; — Ballyboggan and Castlejordan ; — and, Clo- 
nard,—were presented, and read; praying the House 
to reject every measure which has for its object the tak- 
ing away any portion of the Revenues of the Irish 
Church, in order to its being applied to other than pro- 
testant and strictly ecclesiastical purposes. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Henry Robert Johnston, late Lieutenant 
in the Revenue Police, in Ireland, was presented, and 
read; complaining of having been dismissed from his 
situation upon false and unfounded charges preferred 
against him; and praying the House to order an inves- 
tigation into his case. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Physicians and Surgeons of the county 
and city of Limerick, was presented, and read; com- 
plaining of the discretionary power given to Coroners 
by the Act 10 Geo. 4, c. 37, of fixing the amount to be 
paid to Medical Witnesses for their attendance at In- 
quests ; and praying, That the amount of remuneration 
to Witnesses may no longer be discretional with Co- 
roners, but may be decided on by the Jury, or regulated 
by ascale of payments proportioned to the trouble, dis- 
tance travelled, or loss of time. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Municipal Corporations Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 

Postponed Crausz, N° 79, as amended, agreed to. 

Crause, N° 95, agreed to. 

Crause, N° 96 (Boroughs to pay the Expenses of Pro- 
secutions at the Assizes) read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 36. 1. 36. After “ Wit- 

*“ nesses” to insert “together with a proportion of the 
“ Salaries of the Officers of the Gaol, and Costs for re- 
“ pairing and enlarging the same:” Amendment, by 
leave, withdrawn. 

Several Amendments made. 

Crause, N° 96, as amended, agreed to. 

Cravses, N° 97 to N°115, with Amendments to several 
of them, agreed to. 

Postponed Cuiauses, N’ 10 and N°30, as amended, 


agreed to. 
To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 








Mr Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal re- 
ported from the Committee; That they had made a fur- 
ther progress in the Bill; and that he was directed by 
the Committee to move, That they may have leave to 
sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, again re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


A Petition of Thomas Bristo, William Charles Fon- 
nereau, and Isaac Colman, all of Ipswich, in the county 
of Suffolk, on behalf of themselves and others claiming 
aright to vote for Members to serve in Parliament for 
the said Borough, was delivered in, and read ; setting 
forth, That the Petitioners were, at and during the last 
election of Members to serve in Parliament for the 
Borough of Ipswich, in the county of Suffolk, electors for 
the said Borough, and had, and claimed to have had, a 
right to vote, and did vote for Members to serve in Par- 
liament at the last Election for the said Borough ; that 
at the said Election, James Morrison, Esquire, and Rigby 
Wason, Esquire, Horatio George Broke, Esquire, and 
William Holmes, Esquire, were Candidates to represent 
the said Borough ; that the Bailiffs of the said Borough 
are the Returning Officers, and that John Chevallier Cob- 
bold, attorney-at-law, and Henry Gallant Bristo, mer- 
chant, were such Bailiffs and Returning Officers at the 
said Election ; that divers persons were admitted to vote, 
and did vote, at the said Election for the said James 
Morrison and Rigby Wason, who were not duly regis- 
tered as electors to vote at the said Election ; that divers 

rsons were admitted to vote, and did vote at the said 

lection for the said James Morrison and Rigby oem 
who 


Church of 
Treland. 


H. R. Johnston, 


Coroners 
(Ireland) Act. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill, 


Ipswich 
Election. 
Petition of 
Electors. 


Linen Manu- 


lures 
(Ireland) Bill. 





5-6 WILL. IV. 


who had asked, received and taken money or other re- 
ward, by way of gift, loan or other device, or had agreed 
or contracted for money, gift, office, employment or 
other reward, to give their votes to the said James Mor- 
rison and Rigby Wason, or one of them, and to refuse or 
forbear to give their votes to the said Horatio George 
Broke and William Holmes, or either of them; and 
divers persons were admitted to vote, and did vote at 
the said Election, who by themselves, or persons em- 
ployed by them, did, by gifts or rewards, or by promises 
or agreements, or securities for gifts or rewards, corrupt 
or procure, or attempt to corrupt or procure, persons to 
give their votes for the said James Morrison and Rigby 
Wason, or one of them, or to forbear to give their votes 
to the said Horatio George Broke and William Holmes, 
or either of them ; that al pensehs who were so admitted 
to vote, and did vote as aforesaid, and divers other per- 
sons who voted at the said Election for the said James 
Morrison and Rigby Wason, or one of them, were dis- 
abled or disqualified from voting, or incapable or dis- 
qualified, or incompetent to vote at the said Election ; 
that after the place in Parliament to be supplied by such 
Election became vacant, and as well before as after the 
teste or issuing out of the Writ for the said Election, 
and at and during the said Election, the said James 
Morrison and Rigby Wason did, by themselves and by 
their agents, friends and partisans, by divers ways and 
means, at their and each or one of their charge and be- 
half, directly and indirectly give, present and allow to 
persons having votes at such Election, money, meat, 
drink, lodging or entertainment, provision and reward, 
and did make presents, gifts, rewards and promises, 
agreements and obligations and enjoyments to give 
money, meat, drink, provision, present, reward and en- 
tertainment, to and for persons having votes as aforesaid, 
and to and for the use, advantage, benefit, employment, 
profit and preferment of such persons, in order that they, 
the said James Morrison and Rigby Wason, might be 
elected, and for being elected to serve in Parliament for 
the said Borough ; that before, and at and during such 
Election, the said James Morrison and, Rigby Wason 
were or was by themselves, and by their agents, guilty 
of divers acts of bribery and corruption, in order to cor- 
rupt and procure, and did by themselves, and by their 
agents, friends, managers and others, persons employed 
on their behalf, by gifts, presents, money, rewards and 
promises, and agreements, and securities for money, 
gifts and rewards, and by threats, intimidations, promises, 
undue influence, and thie corrupt, illegal and improper 
practices, acts and means, corrupt and procure divers 
persons having or claiming to have votes at such Elec- 
tion, to give their votes in favour of the said James Mor- 
rison and Rigby Wason, and to forbear to give them in 
favour of the said Horatio George Broke and Wilham 
Holmes; that the said James Morrison and Rigby Wason, 
by the said corrupt and illegal practices, were and are, 
and each of them was and is, wholly disabled and inca- 
pacitated, and ineligible to serve in this present Parlia- 
ment for the said Borough of Ipswich, and that the Re- 
turn of the said James Morrison and Rigby Wason was 
and is wholly null and void; the Petitioners therefore 
humbly pray the House to take the premises into con- 
sideration, and to declare the said Election and Return 
of the said James Morrison and Rigby Wason wholly 
null and void; and that they are not, nor ought to be, 
deemed Members to serve in Parliament for the said 
Borough of Ipswich, and that the names of the said 
James Morrison and Rigby Wason may be erased from 
the said Return, and that the House will grant to the 
Petitioners such relief as to the House may seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into con- 
sideration upon Tuesday, the 28th day of this instant 
July, at a quarter of an hour after three of the clock in 
the Afternoon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several Parties, on the 
hearing of the matter of the said Petition. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Linen Manufactures ([reland) Bill ; 
And a sae being made, and the Question being 
a mr at Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair ; 
OL. 90. *P 


O—?7 Sulit, 


427 


_ An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, % leaving out from the word “ That” to the end 
of the uestion, in order to add the words “ this House 
“* will, upon this day three months, resolve itself into 
‘“* the said Committee,” instead thereof. : 

And the Question being put, That the words proposed 
to be left out stand part oF t e Question ; 

The House divided. 

The Noes went forth. 


Mr. Robert Steuart, 

Tellers for the Yeas, { yy" Hopert Stewart, } 124. 
Mr. Warburton, 

Tellers for the Noes, | Mr. Hume: \ 25. 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair: 


—The House accordingly resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee. 





And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 7° die Juli, 1835: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Robert 
Gordon reported from the Committee, That they had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day, at 
twelve of the clock. 


The Aberdeen Universities Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Thursday, the 23d day 
of this instant July. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Cruelty to Animals Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Tuesday next, at twelve of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Hull Merchant 
Seamen’s Fund Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day, at 
twelve of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the anew from the Committee on the 
Savings Banks (Scotland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consi- 
deration To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Stamp and Tax Offices Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this day. 


to Order, 
elect Com- 


The Piers (Ireland) Bill was, accordin 
read a second time; and committed to a 
mittee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Colonial Passengers’ Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consi- 
deration To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Waysand Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of a Minute of the Commissioners of the Fee Fund of 
the House of Commons, on the subject of the retirement 
of Henry Seymour, Esquire, Serjeant at Arms, with the 
Minute of the Board of Treasury thereon. 

Mr. Baring accordingly presented the said Paper. 

Ordered, That the sai * do lie upon the Table ; 


inted. 
and be printed Mr. 


5Q2 


Aberdeen 
Universities 
Bill. 


Cruelty to 
Animals Bill. 


Hall Merchant 
Seamen’s Fund 
Bill. 


Savings Banks 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Stamp and 
Tax Offices 
Bill. 


Piers 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Colonial 
Passengers’ 
Bill. 


Supply. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Serjeant at 
Arms, (House 
of Commons). 


No. 356. 








Wine 
Imported. 
No. 358. 


Bonding 
Warehouses. 


No. 359. 


Keady In- 
vestigation. 


Courts of 
Justice 


(Dublin.) 


Weights and 
Measures 
Bill. 


Penryn 
Election. 


Ipswich 
Election 
Bribery. 


Timber 
Daties. 


Glasgow 
Poor Rates 
Bill. 


Regent-street 
Paving. 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Salmon 
Fisheries 


(Scotland) Bill. 


Lunacy. 


Acts of 
Parliament 
and Bills. 


Minors and 
Lunatics’ 
Estates 
(Ireland.) 


428 


Mr. Baring presented, pursuant to Orders,—An Ac- 
count of all Wines which have been imported in Ships 
belonging to His Majesty’s Navy into Portsmouth, Fal- 
mouth, Plymouth and Rochester, from 1st January 1831 
to 1st January 1835. 

Copy of Treasury Minute, dated 27th August 1833, 
directing the withdrawal of the privilege of Special 
Security from certain Warehouses in Scotland. 

Copy of the Proceedings had at an Investigation held 
in Armagh of the transactions which took place at Keady, 
in the County of Armagh, between the Magistrates, the 
Police and the Orangemen, on the 5th November last, 
with all the Documents connected therewith. 

Return to an Order, dated the 17th day of June last, 
for a Return of the Amount of the several Sums received 
for the Fee Fund of the Courts of Law and Equity in 
Dublin, for each of the last Three years; distinguishing 
the nature of the services or business for which each 
— of Fees is payable, and the produce of each such 
class. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table ; 
and, except the Returns respecting Keady Investigation 
and Courts of Justice (Dublin), be printed. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a Com- 
mittee, this day, upon the Weights and Measures Bill, 
was read, and discharged. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday, the 
16th day of this instant July, at twelve of the clock, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Penryn 
Election have leave to sit during the sitting of the 
House, this day, between the hours of twelve and three 
of the clock. 

Ordered, That the Select Committee on Ipswich Elec- 
tion Bribery, have leave to sit during the sitting of the 
House, this day, between the hours of twelve and three 
of the clock. 

Ordered, That the Select Committee on Timber 
Duties have leave to sit during the sitting of the House, 
this day, between the hours of twelve and three of the 
clock. 

Ordered, That the Committee on the Glasgow Poor 
Rates Bill have leave to sit during the sitting of the 
House, this day, between the hours of twelve and three 
of the clock. 


Ordered, That Lord Granville Somerset, Lord Vis- 
count Lowther, Mr. William Ponsonby, and Mr. Vernon 
Smith, be added to the Select Committee on Regent- 
street Paving. 


Ordered, That Sir Richard Bulkeley have leave of 
absence for three weeks, on urgent business. 


Ordered, That Sir William Rae and Mr. Hallyburton 
be added to the Select Committee on Salmon Fisheries 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Number of Commissions issued since the 
passing of the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 36; distinguishing 
in classes, how many directed to one, two or three 
Commissioners. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Amount of the per Centage on Lunatics’ 
Incomes, received under the Provisions of the same Act, 
and of the Payments made thereout. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a List 
of Public Acts which have received the Royal Assent 
during this Session. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a List 
of Public Bills nowin progress; stating when leave given, 
and the several subsequent and present stages thereof. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Amount of all Costs in Law and Equity paid 
out of the Estates of Minors and Lunatics, or Persons 
of unsound mind under the care of the Court of Chancery 
in Ireland, for Ten years preceding the 1st June 1835 ; 
stating each year respectively, and the several cases. 

And then the House, having continued to sit till half 
an hour after twelve of the clock on Tuesday 
morning, adjourned till this day. 


6°—T7° Julia. 





Martis, 7° die Juli ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Horne, from the Commissioners of Staines 
Bridge, was called in; and at the bar presented, 
pursuant to the directions of an Act of Parliament,— 
An Account of the Receipts and Disbursements of the 
Tolls and other Monies collected on Staines Bridge, from 
the 26th day of March 1834 to the 25th day of March 
1835, both days inclusive :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Dundee Water- 
works Bill have leave to sit, during the sitting of the 


House, this day, between the hours of twelve and three 
of the clock. 


Starkie’s Estate Bill was read a second time; and 
committed to Colonel Zygon and the Lancaster List: 
And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the County Coroners’ Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 


Bill read a first time; to be read a second time 
paragraph by paragraph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Crausgs, N* 1, 2 and 3, as amended, agreed to. 


Causes, N° 4 and 5, agreed to. 


Cause, N° 6 (Coroners to be paid for each Inquest, 
and Travelling Expenses) read. 

P. 2.1. 40. Blank filled with “ Twenty shillings.” 

Amendment proposed: P. 2.1. 43. To fill the blank 
with “ One shilling and sixpence.” 

Another Amendment proposed: To fill the blank with 
“ One shilling :” Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 

Question, That the blank be filled with “ One shil- 
“ ling and sixpence” put, and agreed to. 

Amendment proposed: P. 2.1. 43. To leave out “ over 
“‘and above the -fees and allowances hereinbefore 
“ granted.” 

Question, That the words proposed to be left out stand 
part of the Clause put, and agreed to. 

Crause, N° 6, as amended, agreed to. 


Crausez, N° 7, agreed to. 


Crausez, N° 8, (Elections of Coroners to be held in 
the District) read. 

Several Amendments made. 

Amendment proposed: P. 3. 1. 30. At the end of the 
line to insert “‘ Freeholders resident within the district 
“so to be appointed as aforesaid, and also of all such 
** persons :” Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 

Crause, N° 8, as amended, agreed to. 


Cause, N° 9, as amended, agreed to. 
Cravse, N° 10, agreed to. 


Cravuse, N°11 (Coroner’s Inquest to be an open Court) 
read. 
Amendment proposed: P. 5.1. 8. After “ Coroner” 
to insert “ and the majority of the Jury.” 
Question put, That those words be there inserted ; 
The Committee divided. 
Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Poulter - - 44, 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. Maclean - - 37. 


Amendment proposed in the same line: After “ Jus- 
tice” to insert “ might be defeated by the escape of a 
party “suspected, or material witness, in case the Court 
were “ open.” 

Question put, That those words be there inserted ; it 
passed in the Negative. 

Amendment proposed: P. 5.1.10. After “‘ Coroner” to 
insert “ and such majority of the Jury ”——agreed to. 

Cause, N° 11, as amended, agreed to. 


To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 




















Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Buller 
East reported from the Committe, That they had made 
a progress in the Bill; and that he was directed by the 

Committee 


A. 1835. 


Staines 
Bridge, 


Dundee 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Starkie’s 
Estate Bill. 


County 
Coroners’ 
Bill. 








Linen Manu- 


Comimutation 
(Irelana.) 





5-6 Wit. IV. 


Committee to move, That they may have leave to sit 
again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon ee next, 
at twelve of the clock, again resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


Lord Viscount Morpeth, by Order, reported from the 





Inhabitants of Guldeford, Rye, Iden, Playden, Peas- 
marsh and Udimore, was presented, and read; praying 
the House to give their serious attention to the measures 
about to be proposed by His Majesty’s Government for 
the commutation of Tithes in Jreland, and to adopt 
such measures as may be best calculated to promote a 
satisfactory settlement of this vitally important question, 
which has occupied so much of the attention of Parlia- 
ment during several Sessions, as to have produced a 
delay seriously detrimental to the interests of the Peti- 
tioners. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


T°? Juli. 429 


A Petition of Freemen and Inhabitants of the city of Municipal 
Oxford, was presented, and read; taking notice of the ee 
Municipal Corporations Bill; and praying, That the 


same may pass into a law. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the Royal Town, 
Manor and Lordship of Sutton Coldfield ;—the Bailiffs 
of the Borough of Tamworth;-—and, Inhabitants of 


amet Bill Committee on the Linen Manufactures (Ireland) Bill, Winchester,—were also presented, and read; taking 
— " the Amendments which they had made to the Bill; and notice of the said Bill; and praying, That the same may 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to, not pass into a law as it now stands. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. Table. 
Worcester Colonel Zygon reported from the Committee on the A Petition of Justices of the Peace for the county of Summary 
a Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to enable the Warwick ;—and, the Grand Jury of the county of War- 1 
Estate Bill. Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of the City of Worcester wick,—were presented, and read; praying the House 
to grant renewable Leases of the Worcester County to pass an Act to enable two or more Magistrates, assem- 
Infirmary, and of the Land held therewith, to the bled at Petty Session, to summon a Jury for the speedy 
Governors of the said Infirmary, or their Trustees; trial of persons charged with small felonies, without 
That they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and previous committal to the county gaol. 
found the same to be true; and that the Parties con- And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
cerned had given their consent to the Bill, to the satis- Table. 
faction of the Committee ; and that the Committee had 
gone through the Bill, and directed him to report the A Petition of Inhabitants of Cupar, Fifeshire, was Fife Militia. 
same, without any Amendment:—And the Bill was presented, and read; setting forth, That the Petitioners, 
read the third time. impressed with the evil consequences of an improper 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. disposal of the official patronage of Government, and 
Ordered, That Colonel Zygon do carry the Bill to the strongly condemning the late appointment of Colonel 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed Lindsay to the command of the Fife Militia, on account 
to the same, without any Amendment. of the political position he occupies as the leader of the 
And then the House adjourned till five of the clock Tory party in that county, pray the House to take the 
ac Aen matter into consideration, and to adopt such a course as 
will insure the remedying the evil complained of. 
mY Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 
Post Meridiem. 
Assessed Mr. Teirney, from the Tax Office, was called in; and A Petition of Members of the Brentford Political Vote by 
Taxes. at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of an Union, was presented, and read; praying for the repeal “*"™ 
Act of Parliament,—Returns, by the Solicitor for the of the Septennial Act, and for the adoption of vote 
Affairs of Stamps and Taxes in England, of Copies of by Ballot at elections of Members to serve in Par- 
all Cases which have been stated and signed by the liament. 
Commissioners acting in the execution of the Acts _ Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
relating to the Assessed Taxes subsequent to the 28th Table. 
day of February 1835, being the date of a like Return 
made under the directions of the same Actinthe present A Petition of James Dean, of High Holborn, gentle- P 
Session of Parliament :—And then he withdrew. man, was a and read; praying, That in the 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table. _ building of the two Houses of Parliament, a room easy 
: ; ae of access to the several Committee Rooms, may be pro- 
oe, a An ingrossed Bill for amending and consolidating the vided for the use of counsel, solicitors, agents, surveyors, 
Ril, Acts of Parliament for the recovery of Small Debts in engineers, and other professional men, whilst engaged 
the City of London, and the Liberties thereof, and for on Parliamentary business, being first introduced there- 
enabling the Goods of the Debtors to be taken in execu- unto, and having license from a Peer or a Member of 
tion, was read the third time. the House to use the same, addressed to a person ap- 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. __ pointed by Parliament to the care of such room, and to 
Ordered, That Mr. Alderman Wood do carry the Bill the custody of such papers as may from time to time be 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. placed therein for the perusal of such professional men, 
Tithes K Pestion of Gunns and Ousnpiots of lead, gad and also for the inspection of the Editors and Reporters 


of the public Press, and that the Printers of Bills and 
Papers ordered by the House to be printed, may be 
directed to deliver daily a limited number of copies of 
all such Bills and Papers to the custody of the person 
appointed to the care of such room, for the perusal of 
the several persons authorized as aforesaid. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Stonehaven Society for Corn Laws. 


the extension of Civil Liberty, and others, Inhabitants of 
Stonehaven, was presented, and read; praying for the 
repeal of the Corn Laws. 


Newspaper A Petition of Inhabitants of Rye ;—Brentford ;—and, Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
on or John Joseph Stockdale, citizen of London, and author, Table. 
and printer, and publisher, of Carlton Colonade, in the } 
parish of Saint James, Westminster,—were presented, A Message from the Lords by Mr. Martin and Mr. Message 
and read; praying for the repeal of the Stamp Duty Roupell : 
on Newspapers. Mr. Speaker, ; 
And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the The Lords have agreed to the several Bills following, 
Table. without any Amendment; viz. 
A Bill, intituled, An Act for altering.the Line of Road Garscube 
— of A Petition of the Clergy and Congregation of Saint from the Milnford of Garscube to the City of Glasgow, PP 7 git 


James’s Church, Latchford, was presented, and read ; 
raying the House to reject any and every Bill calcu- 
ated to fritter away the Protestant Episcopal Church of 

Ireland, or make way for Papal domination. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 
VOL. 90. 


and improving the Roads leading therefrom into the said 


City : 
A Bill, intituled, An Act for enabling John Brandling Gateshead and 


and Robert William Brandling, Esquires, to purchase 
and take Leases of Lands and Hereditaments for the B 
5R formation 








430 
formation of a Railway from Gateshead to South Shields, 
and Monk Wearmouth, all in the County Palatine of 
Durham, with Branches therefrom : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for continuing the Term and 
amending and enlarging the Powers of three Acts of his 
Majesty King George the Third, for amending certain 
Mileways leading to Oxford, and making Improvements 
in the University and City of Oxford, the Suburbs 
thereof, and adjoining Parish of Saint Clement, and for 
other purposes in the said Act mentioned : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for the further Improvement 
of the Harbour of Ayr. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for better lighting with Gas 
the Town and Neighbourhood of Leeds, in the Borough 
of Leeds, in the West Riding of the County of York: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for amending an Act passed 
in the last Session of Parliament, for establishing a 
Floating Bridge over the River Jtchen, near the Town 
of Southampton, with proper Approaches thereto, and 
making Roads to communicate therewith: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for enlarging and amending 
the Powers and Provisions of the Acts passed for making 
and maintaining a Railway or Tramroad from the Sea- 
shore at or near Whitstable, in the County of Kent, to 
or near to the City of Canterbury, and the Works con- 
nected therewith, and to authorize the Company of Pro- 
prietors to raise a further Sum of Money: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for erecting and maintaining 
a Pier or Harbour at Gourock, in the County of Renfrew: 
And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made by 
this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act for authorizing 
Sales, Leases, Grants and Improvements of an Estate at 
Lillington, in the County of Warwick, devised by the 
Will of Matthew Wise, Esquire, and for other purposes, 
without any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
to amend and consolidate the Laws relating to the Mer- 
chant Seamen of the United Kingdom, and for forming 
and maintaining a Register of all the Men engaged in 
that Service, with some Amendments; to which Amend- 
ments the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 
And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
for improving and keeping in repair certain Roads in 
the Counties of Flint and Chester, and for better main- 
taining the Ferry over the River Dee, called the Lower 
King’s Ferry, in the said County of Flint, with some 
Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
to enable the Proprietors or Shareholders in “ The Argus 
Life Assurance Saleaiaie ” to sue and be sued in the 
Name of any one of the Directors, or of the Chairman 
or Secretary for the time being of the said Company, 
with an Amendment; to which Amendment the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
to amend several Acts relating to the Bridge and to the 
City and Port of Londonderry, with an Amendment ; 
to which Amendment the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act to dis- 
solve the Marriage of William Charles Lambert, Esquire, 
with Georgiana Charlotte, his now Wife, and to enable 
him to marry again, and for other purposes therein 
mentioned ; to which the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for 
naturalizing Henry Christopher Bergman; to which the 
— desire the concurrence of this House: And 
also, 

The Lords do give leave to the Earl of Charlemont to 
come to the Select Committee appointed by this House 
to inquire into the nature, character, extent and tendency 
of Orange Lodges or Associations in Ireland, if his 


Lordship think fit:—And then the Messengers with- 
drew. 


Ordered, That Mr. Richard Walker have leave of 
absence for a fortnight, on urgent business. 


A Petition of Members of the Island of Portsea Asso- 
ciation, of the Proprietors of lands, houses and tenements 


7° Juli. 





A. 1835. 


situated in the parishes of Saint Thomas, Portsmouth, 
and Saint Mary Kingston, Portsea, was presented, and 
read; praying for a more expeditious and less expensive 
process of regaining possession of property from un- 
principled tenants, than the present mode of ejectment. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers and Spirit-dealers 
of Fareham, Wickham, Titchfield and Portchester, was 
presented, and read; praying for the repeal of the addi- 
tional Duty on Spirit Licenses imposed by an Act of the 
last Session of Parliament. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Spirit 
Licenses. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of New Ross, in the county Poor Laws 
of Wexford, was presented, and read; praying the House (Ireland.) 
to establish by law a provision for the poor of Ireland, 
and place the burthen of such provision on the shoulders 
of the landed proprietors. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of New Ross, in the county Orange 
of Wexford, was presented, and read; praying the House ‘Svcieties. 
to pass a law, distinctly setting forth and unequivocally 
declaring Orange Societies tobe illegal, and for effectually 
extinguishing them. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Lord Viscount Morpeth presented a Bill for the better Church of 
regulation of Ecclesiastical Revenues, and the promotion Ireland Bill. 
of religious and moral Instruction in Ireland: And the No.360. 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
a second time upon Monday next. | 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


The House was moved, That the Order made yesterday, Piers 
That the Piers (Ireland) Bill be committed to a Select (Ireland) Bill. 
Committee, might be read; and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. William O’ Brien, 
Lord Viscount Morpeth, Mr: Serjeant O’Loghlen, Mr. 
Serjeant Perrin, Mr. Wyse, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Serjeant 
Jackson, Sir Richard Musgrave, Mr. Dominick Browne, 

Mr. Morgan John O'Connell, Mr. Cornelius O’ Brien, 
Mr. French, Lord Viscount Clements, Mr. Fox Talbot, 
Mr. Charles Walker, Mr. Bellew, Sir Robert Ferguson, 
Mr. Longfield, Colonel Perceval, Mr. James Grattan, 
Colonel Conolly, Mr. O’ Connell, Mr. Sharman Craw- 
ford, Mr. Thomas Martin, Sir Robert Bateson, Mr. 
Power, Mr.William Roche, Mr. Christopher Fitzsimon, 
Mr. Bridgeman, Mr. Sheil, Mr. Barry, and Mr. Joshua 
Cooper: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power to send for per- 
sons, papers and records; and that Five be the Quorum. 


Ordered, That Mr. Serjeant O’Loghlen be added to Civil Bill Cours 
the Select Committee on the Civil Bill Courts (Ireland) ("" 8" 
Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Municipal 
on the Municipal Corporations Bill; Cope 
le 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order for taking into further consideration, To- 
morrow, the Report from the Committee on the Impri- 
sonment for Debt Bill, was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consi- 
deration upon Thursday, the 16th day of this instant July, 
at twelve of the clock. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill. 


The Order for taking into further consideration, To- 
morrow, the Report from the Committee on the Colonial 
Passengers’ Bill, was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Friday next. 


Colonial 
Passengers’ 
Bill. 


Mr. Oswald reported from the Select Committee on 
Public Petitions; That they had examined the Petitions 
presented on the 1st, 2d and 3d days of this instant July; 
and had directed him to make a Report thereof to the 
House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


Public 
Petitions. 


Mr. 


Revenue, 
Population, 
and Com- 
merce. 


Lovdonderry 
Bridge Bill. 


Dee Ferry 
Roads Bill. 


Carlow 
County 
Election. 
Petition of 
Freeholders. 


5-6 WILL. IV. 


Mr, Poulett Thomson presented, by His Majesty’s com- 
mand,—Tables of the Revenue, Population, Commerce, 
&amp;e. of the United Kingdom and its Dependencies :— 
Supplement to Part III. Colonies, 1832. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table. 


Notice being taken that Forty Members were not pre- 
sent, the House was told by Mr. Speaker; and Forty 
Members not being present :—The House was adjourned 


by Mr. Speaker, without a question first put, till To- 
morrow. 





Mercuri, 8° die Julit ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV“ Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. 


“EG E House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, inti- 
tuled, An Act to amend several Acts relating to the 
Bridge and to the City and Port of Londonderry ; and 
the same was read; and is as followeth: 

Pr. 13. 1.29. After “ Ferry ” insert Clause (A.) 

Crause (A.) “ Provided always, and be it Enacted, 
“ That nothing herein contained shall extend to preju- 
** dice, lessen or defeat any agreement which hath been 
* entered into between the said Corporation and the 
* principal Officers of His Majesty’s Ordnance, but the 
same shall be and continue in full force and effect, 
and shall be binding on the Trustees hereby or here- 
after to be appointed.” 
The said Amendment, being read a second time, was 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That Sir Robert Ferguson do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendment made by their Lordships. 


Lal 


tal 


“cc 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act for improving and keeping in repair certain 
Roads in the Counties of Flint and Chester, and for 
better maintaining the Ferry over the River Dee, called 
the Lower King’s Ferry, in the said County of Flint; 
and the same were read; and are as followeth : 

Pr. 5. 1. 3. Leave out from “the” to “ next” in line 4. 
and insert “third Monday.” . 

Pr. 8. 1. 29. Leave out from “the” to “next” in 
line 30. and insert “ third Monday.” 

Pr. 61. 1.10. Leave out from “the” to “next” in 
line 11. and insert “ third Monday.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Lloyd Mostyn do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, that he had received 
from the Deputy Clerk of the Crown and Hanaper in 
Ireland, a Petition of William Duckett and others, Free- 
holders and Electors of the County of Carlow, com- 
plaining of an undue Election and Return for the said 
County. 

And the said Petition was laid upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Duckett, of Russellstown, William 
Fitzwilliam Burton, of Burton Hall, William Fishborne, of 
the town of Carlow, and Henry Cary, of the said town 
of Carlow, all in the county of Carlow, Esquires, freehold- 
ers and electors of the said county of Carlow, on behalf of 
themselves and others, claiming a right to vote for Mem- 
bers to serve in Parliament for the said County, was read; 
setting forth, That all the Petitioners were, at and during 
the last general Election of Members to serve in this Par- 
liament for the said County of Carlow, electors of, and 
had and claim to have a right to vote for Knights of the 
Shire to serve in Parliament at the said Election for the 
said County; that the Writ having been issued and 
directed to the Sheriff of the said county of Carlow, com- 
manding him to proceed to the Election of Knights of 
the Shire for said County, to serve in the present Parlia- 
ment, and the same having been deliveted to James Hardy 
Eustace, Esquire; the High Sheriff of the said County, 
he, in obedience thereof, did, on the fifteenth day of June 
one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, proceed to 


the election of Knights of the Shire to represent the said 
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431 
County in the present Parliament ; that at the said Elec- 
tion Thomas Kavanagh and Henry Bruen, Nicholas Ayl- 
ward Vigors and Alexander Raphael, Esquires, were can- 
didates to represent the said County; that the said Zhomas 
Kavanagh and Henry Bruen, as also the said Nicholas 
Aylward Vigors and Alexander Raphael, were severally 
proposed and seconded, and offered themselves on. the 
said fifteenth day of June as fit and proper persons to 
represent the said County of Carlow in the present Par- 
liament ; that after a show of hands by the electors, a 
poll being in the usual manner demanded, the Sheriff 
appointed deputies, and allotted booths or polling-places 
for the electors of the said County, pursuant to the statutes 
in such case made and provided ; that the said Sheriff 
proceeded, on the sixteenth day of June, to poll the said 
County, and continued to do so until Friday, the eighteenth 
day of June following, when he declared the majority of 
votes to be in favour of the said Nicholas Aylward Vigors 
and Alexander Raphael, who were thereupon declared 
and returned by the said Sheriff as duly elected ; that 
the numbers of votes which appeared on the poll at the 
close thereof were for the said Nicholas Aylward Vigors 
six hundred and twenty-seven, for the said Alexander 
Raphael six hundred and twenty-six, the said Zhomas 
Kavanagh five hundred and seventy-two, and for the 
said Henry Bruen five hundred and seventy-one, making 
a majority over the said Thomas Kavanagh of fifty-five, 
and a majority over the said Henry Bruen of fifty-six ; 
that the said majorities in favour of the said Nicholas 
Aylward Vigors and Alevander Raphael were but colour- 
able majorities, and were procured not only by violence, 
terror, threats and intimidation, but by the grossest per- 
jury, bribery and treating, and by the payment of large 
sums of money by and on behalf of the sitting Members, 
or one of them, to electors and to other persons capable 
of influencing electors of the said County, and of procuring 
and endeavouring to procure votes for the purpose of 
securing their Return, and by other undue, illegal, corrupt 
and unconstitutional means; that several persons were 
permitted and received by the said Sheriff to poll as 
freeholders and leaseholders in favour of the said Nicholas 
Aylward Vigors and Alevander Raphael, who were not 
entitled to vote at the said Election, they not having been 
duly registered according to the Acts and Statutes now 
in force for the registering of leaseholders or freeholders 
in Lreland, inasmuch as they had not at the time of their 
alleged registries, or at all, taken or subscribed such oaths 
or affidavits as are by said Acts or Statutes directed and 
prescribed to be taken and subscribed by persons claiming 
to register as leaseholders or freeholders, nor were any 
such affidavits ever lodged or deposited with the Clerk 
of the Peace for the said County, or his deputy, or filed 
amongst the records of the said County, the affidavits 
which were in fact lodged or filed, being insufficient, and 
not conformable to the laws now in force in respect thereof ; 
that several other persons, as well claiming to be free- 
holders as leaseholders, were by the said Sheriff admitted 
to poll for the said Nicholas Aylward Vigors and Alexander 
Raphael, who were not entitled to vote at the said Elec- 
tion, though they appeared upon the face of the yin: 
books to zea been regularly registered, many of suc 
last-mentioned persons having in fact and truth prevailed 
on and induced the Deputy Assistant Barrister and the 
Assistant Barrister to admit them to register by means of 
the grossest fraud, misrepresentation and perjury, and 
several of them so registered not having in fact and truth 
at the time of their said registry, or at all, any legal or 
vested title whatsoever to the land and premises out of 
which they were so registered ; and in fact and truth the 
freeholds and leaseholds of several other of said persons 
in respect whereof they were so admitted to register, were 
not of sufficient yearly value to entitle them to do so, or 
to confer the qualification requisite to entitle persons to 
vote at an Election for Representatives for the said County ; 
and others of said persons having been unduly and ille- 
gally registered by the said Deputy Assistant Barrister 
and Assistant Barrister, although they had not been for 
six months previous to the time of their respective re- 
gistries in possession of the premises out of which they 
claim to register under or by virtue of any sufficient of 
other title or estate conferring a franchise or right of 
voting, their respective titles and estates having been 
granted and conveyed to them immediately previous to 
the date of their said registries, for the purpose and with 
a view and -intent of manufacturing votes at Elections ; 
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432 


and several other of the persons so registered, although 
professing to derive their respective leases from persons 
competent to grant, and having at the time of granting 
same a sufficient estate or title vested in them to enable 
them to make or grant such leases, whereas in fact and 
truth the persons so granting such leases were not pos- 
sessed at the time of granting same, or at all, of a sufficient 
estate or title to enable them to make or grant such 
leases; that several other persons were permitted and 
received by the said Sheriff to poll as freeholders and 
leaseholders in favour of the said Nicholas Aylward Vigors 
and Alexander Raphael, who were not entitled to vote at 
said Election, inasmuch as previous thereto, and subse- 
quent to their registry, in fact and truth the interests, in 
right of which they had so registered, had either been 
surrendered or had terminated; and others of them had 
in fact and truth parted with and been dispossessed of 
the property out of which their qualifications were ob- 
tained, and out of which they had been so registered, and 
which your Petitioners could have proved at said Elec- 
tion, if allowed any opportunity so to do, and still could 
prove the same; and also the said Nicholas Aylward 
Vigors and Alexander Raphael well knew, previous to 
and at the time of said Election, that said persons had 
no right to vote at said Election; that said Nicholas 
Aylward Vigors and Alevander Raphael, by themselves, 
their agents and managers, and by persons employed by 
them, and on their behalf, did, after the teste of the Writ 
for said Election, and during the said Election, and 
before their Election to serve in this present Parliament 
for said County of Carlow, give, present and allow to 
various persons having or claiming to have votes in said 
Election, money, meat, drink, entertainment, and did make 
and enter into promises, agreements, obligations and en- 
gagements to give and allow money, meat, drink, presents, 
rewards and entertainments to and for such persons, in 
order to procure their votes, and to be elected, and for being 
elected Members to serve in this present Parliament for the 
said County of Carlow; that for a considerable time pre- 
vious to the said Election, the Priests and Roman Catholic 
clergy of said County interfered with and influenced 
the electors of the Catholic persuasion in a most illegal, 
violent and unconstitutional manner, in order to compel 
them to vote for the said Nicholas Aylward Vigors and 
Alexander Raphael; that previous to and in contemplation 
of the said Election, the said Priests and Catholic Clergy 
not only used their utmost exertions to excite a rancorous 
hostility against the said 7homas Kavanagh and Henry 
Bruen, but availed themselves of the superstition of 
many of the most ignorant Catholic electors to induce 
them to believe that they would be highly criminal, and 
incur the risk of damnation, if they voted for the said 
Thomas Kavanagh and Henry Bruen, or any other person 
but their nominees; that the said Priests and Roman 
Catholic Clergy did not only exert all their spiritual 
influence against the said Thomas Kavanagh and Henry 
Bruen, but in many instances threatened several electors, 
who were unwilling to vote against the said Zhomas 
Kavanagh and Henry Bruen, with the condemnation not 
only of the Roman Catholic Church, but that their pro- 
perties and persons would suffer in case they resisted or 
disobeyed the commands of the said Priests, or refused 
to submit to their dictation ; that, in consequence of the 
fear and terror and general intimidation produced by 
such illegal and unconstitutional threats, many electors 
voted contrary to their own wishes and inclinations against 
the said Thomas Kavanagh and Henry Bruen, and many 
other of said electors, who wished and desired to vote for 
said last-mentioned candidates, were deterred and pre- 
vented from voting at said Election; that the said Priests 
and Roman Catholic Clergy did, shortly previous to the 
said Election, enter into a general plan or confederacy to 
attend thereat, and remain at the different booths during 
the time of taking the poll, with the view and intent of 
thereby intimidating the Roman Catholic electors of said 
County from voting, in accordance with the commands 
which they had previously received from the said Priests ; 
that, in pursuance of such plan and determination, several 
Roman Catholic Priests not only acted as agents for the 
said Nicholas Aylward Vigors and Alevander Raphael 
during said Election, but also attended in each polling 
booth during the entire time of polling each day, and 
having taken up conspicuous positions in said booths, 
where every person coming to poll must necessarily see 
them, they did in the most violent manner endeavour to 


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A, 1835. 


intimidate and deter the Roman Catholic ‘electors who 
came forward to vote for the said Thomas Kavanagh and 
Henry Bruen, from doing so, and thereby did deter some 
from voting at all, and terrified others not to vote for the 
said Thomas Kavanagh and Henry Bruen; that many 
Roman Catholic electors were, under the excitation and 
fear produced by addresses from the Roman Catholic 
Clergy, pressed forward to the hustings, and induced to 
vote, contrary to their wishes and inclination, for the said 
Nicholas Aylward Vigors and Alexander Raphael; that 
the Priests and other Roman Catholic Clergy of the said 
County did, in addition to the acts aforesaid, resort to 
other violent, illegal and unconstitutional methods of 
terrifying and intimidating the electors of the said County, 
in the exercise of the elective franchise, against the said 
Thomas Kavanagh and Henry Bruen, and in order to 
secure the Return of the said Nicholas Aylward Vigors 
and Alerander Raphaelas Members to serve in the present 
Parliament for the said County; that the said Nicholas 
Aylward Vigors and Alexander Raphael accepted and 
availed themselves of the aforesaid acts and conduct of 
the said Roman Catholic Clergy, and accepted and made 
use of their services and exertions, and employed them 
as agents during the said Election, although they were 
fully cognizant of the said illegal and unconstitutional 
acts committed by the said Roman Catholic Clergy, and 
of the means resorted to by them to control and defeat 
the freedom of election; that, by the above and other 
undue means, and by the many illegal and erroneous 
decisions made by the Deputy Assistant Barrister and 
Assistant Barrister of the said County, on the occasion of 
their registering the said electors in and for the said 
County, the said Nicholas Aylward Vigors and Alevander 
Raphael obtained a colourable majority, and were returned 
to serve in Parliament for the said County, in open viola- 
tion of the law and freedom of election, and to the great 
prejudice of the Petitioners and of the said Thomas 
Kavanagh and Henry Bruen, who had upon the said 
Election, as it is submitted will appear upon a fair scrutiny 
of the poll, and an investigation of the qualification of 
the persons who voted, a great majority of the good and 
legal votes, and ought therefore to have been returned as 
Representatives for said County; that, even though the 
said Alexander Raphael had been duly elected by a ma- 
jority of the legal voters of the said County, yet that his 
Election and Return was and is void, inasmuch as he is 
an alien, and not one of the King’s liege subjects, and 
inasmuch as he had not a sufficient qualification to en- 
title him to be elected or returned to serve in the Commons’ 
House of Parliament, or to sit therein, for the Petitioners 
show, that the said Alerander Raphael neither had nor 
was seised of or entitled, either in law or in equity, to 
any freehold or copyhold estate in any lands, tenements 
and hereditaments, situate, lying and being in Great 
Britain or Ireland, of the annual value of six hundred 
pounds above reprizes, over and above what will satisfy 
and clear all incumbrances that may affect the same, nor 
was nor is the said Alexander Raphael eldest son or heir 
apparent of any Peer or Lord of Parliament, or of any 
person qualified to be a Knight of a Shire, nor is he, the 
said Alevander Raphael, qualified to sit in Parliament as 
a Knight of a Shire; that, for all the causes aforesaid, 
the Petitioners humbly pray, That the said Nicholas 
Aylward Vigors and Alexander Raphael may be declared 
not duly elected, and that the said Thomas Kavanagh 
and Henry Bruen may be declared duly to be elected, 
and may be substituted in the place of the said Micholas 
Aylward Vigors and Alexander Raphael, to take their 
seats as Knights to represent the said County in Parlia- 
ment, or that the said Return may be declared null and 
void, and that the votes of the several persons improperly 
registered and allowed to poll as aforesaid, may be struck 
off the poll, and that the registry of the County may also 
be amended, by striking off the books of the County, in 
the hands of the Clerk of the Peace, the names of all such 
persons as shall appear to have been unduly or impro- 
perly registered, and that the House may grant such 
further relief to the Petitioners as the merits of their case 
may require. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into con- 
sideration upon Tuesday, the 28th day of this instant 
July, at the same time that their former Petition is 
ordered to be taken into consideration. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant or 


Warrants for such persons, papers and records as on 
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5-6 WILL. IV. 


be thought nanneeany by the several Parties, on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Belfast and Cave- 
hill Railway Bill, have leave to sit To-morrow, during 
the sitting of the House, between the hours of twelve 
and three of the clock ; and, to make their Report on or 
before Tuesday next. 


Mr. Alderman Wood reported from the Committee 
on the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for natura- 
lizing Agnes Hemilian de Tressan; That they had ex- 
amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same 
to be true; and had gone through the Bill ; and directed 
him to report the same, without any Amendment :— 
And the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Alderman Wood do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without any Amendment. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act to enable the Proprietors or Shareholders in 
“ The Argus Life Assurance Company” to sue and be 
sued in the Name of any one of the Directors, or of the 
Chairman or Secretary for the time being of the said 
Company; and the same was read ; and is as followeth : 

Pr. 13. 1. 27. and 1. 28. After “charged” insert 
Provided also, That nothing in this Act contained 
shall be deemed or taken to enable any plaintiff, pur- 
suer, complainer, petitioner, prosecutor, defendant, 
respondent or defender in any action, suit, petition 
or other proceeding under this Act, to recover from 
any proprietor or other holder for the time being of 
shares in the said Company, or any other person 
whomsoever, any greater sum or sums of money than 
could, if this Act had not been passed, been recovered 
from such proprietor or other holder, or other person 
under any assurance or other contract for the time 
“ being subsisting.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, was 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Alderman Wood do carry the Bill 
to the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendment made by their Lordships. 


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Bergman's Naturalization Bill was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Report which, upon the 29th day of June last, was 
made from the Committee on the Vewtyle and Coupar 
Angus Railway Bill, printed copies of the Bill, as 
amended by the Committee, having been delivered, at 
the door, upon Friday last; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend and alter an Act of the 
fifty-ninth year of his late Majesty King George the 
Third, for vesting in Commissioners the line of Road 
from Shrewsbury, in the County of Salop, to Bangor 
Ferry, in the County of Carnarvon, and for discharging 
the Trustees under several Acts of the seventeenth, 
twenty-eighth, thirty-sixth, forty-first, forty-second, forty- 
seventh and fiftieth years of his then present Majesty, 
from the future repair and maintenance thereof, and for 
repealing so much of the said Acts as affects the said 
line of Road; was read the third time; and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Henry Parnell do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Dundee Water- 
works Bill, have leave to sit To-morrow, during the sit- 
ting of the House, between the hours. of twelve and 
three of the clock. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Tiverton ;—Reigate ;— 
Clifton Dartmouth Hardness; —and, Freemen and 


Inhabitants of the city of Gloucester,—were presented, 
VOL. 90. 


8° Julia. 


433 


and read; taking notice of the Municipal Corporations 
Bill; and praying, That the same may pass into a law. 

A Petition of Freemen of the borough of Boston ;— 
City of Durham and borough of Framwellgate ;—Free- 
men and Burgesses of the city of Gloucester ; — and, 
Owners, Occupiers of Property, and Inhabitants of 
Heworth,—were also presented, and read ; taking notice 
of the said Bill; and praying, That the same may not 
pass into a law as it now stands. 

A Petition of the Chairman and Secretaries of the 
Cork Trades Association, was also presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the said Bill; and praying, That a 
similar measure may be enacted for [reland. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Liverpool, was presented, 


.and read ; praying, That at all future elections of Mem- 


bers to serve in Parliament, the voting be by Ballot. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Stockport ;—and, Cathe- 
rine M*Cormich,—were presented, and read; praying, 
That Retailers of Beer may be placed on the same foot- 
ing as Licensed Victuallers. ; 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of James Doyle, of the village of Greenoune, 
in the parish of Rathdrum, in the county of Wicklow, was 
resented, and read; setting forth, That the Petitioner, 
in March 1834, purchased the interest of the house he 
now resides in from the widow of the late Mr. Henry 
Ubank, where the said Ubank carried on the trade or 
business of a publican for several years; that on the 
Petitioner getting possession of the premises, he served 
the necessary notices, as ordered by the present Spirit 
License Act, commonly called “ Perrin’s Act,” for the 
purpose of effecting a transfer of Ubank’s license to the 
Petitioner, with a view of continuing the business of a 
retailer of spirits, &amp;c., which had been carried on in the 
same house for upwards of halfa century; that, not- 
withstanding, when the Petitioner appeared at quarter 
sessions, although the magistrates acknowledged his 
character to be unexceptionable, yet they refused him, 
under the pretext that the house of Mr. James Leeson in 
said village, who is also a retailer of spirits, was the only 
one they would tolerate; and praying the House so to 
alter and amend the said Act as to allow applicants an 
appeal from the decisions of a court that has hitherto 
given so little satisfaction under the said Act. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Reverend Mathew Horgan, catholic 
clergyman of the parishes of Whitechurch and Garro- 
cloyne, was presented, and read; praying the House to 
enact a law whereby he may be enabled to vote fora 
Member to serve in Parliament out of his chapel and 
chapel-yard. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Parliamentary Electors of the western 
district of Stirlingshire, was presented, and read; praying, 
That the town of Balfron may be substituted for the 
village of Drymen as the place for holding registration 
courts, and for polling at elections for the western district 
of Stirlingshire. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Tiverton Turnpike Roads, 
was presented, and read; taking notice of the Manure 
Toll Exemption Bill; and praying, That lime for im- 
proving lands may remain subject to turnpike toll. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Proprietors of bonded warehouses in 
Port Glasgow;—and, Warehouse Proprietors, Merchants 
and Ship-owners, carrying on trade in the Port of 
Greenock,—were presented, and read; praying, That the 
House will continue the privilege of special security to 
such warehouses as have hitherto possessed it. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 
58 Ordered, 








Ipswich 
Election 
Bribery. 


Newspaper 
Stamps. 


Timber 
Duties. 


Church of 
Ireland. 


Tithes, 


East and 
West India 
Produce. 


Lord’s Day. 


Post Horse 
Duties. 


43,4, 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on Ipswich Elec- 
tion Bribery, have leave to sit To-morrow, during the 
sitting of dt House, between the hours of twelve and 
three of the clock. 

Ordered, That the Keeper of His Majesty’s Gaol of 
Newgate do.To-morrow, and from time to time, bring 
John Clipperton in his custody to the Committee on the 
Ipswich Election Bribery, in order to his being examined 
as often as the said Committee shall think fit to require 
the same; and that Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
accordingly. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Saxthorpe and adjoining 
parishes ;—and, Subscribers and Friends of the Man- 
chester New Mechanics’ Institution,—-were presented, 
and read; praying for the repeal of the Stamp Duty on 
Newspapers. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Traders and others interested 
in the Timber Trade at Shoreham, Brighton, Lewes, New- 
haven, Worthing, Littlehampton, Arundel and Chichester; 
~-the Chamber of Commerce and Manufactures of 
Greenock ;—and, Ship-owners, Merchants, Traders and 
other Inhabitants of Greenock,— were presented, and 
read ; praying, That no alteration may take place in the 
present relative Duties on Foreign and Colonial Timber. 

And the said Petitions were referred to the Select 
Committee on Timber Duties. 


A Petition of the Archdeacon, Official and Clergy of 
thé Archdeaconry of Cleveland, was presented, and read; 
setting forth, That the Petitioners beg to express their 
unfeigned concern and alarm in witnessing efforts which 
are now being made to establish the principle, that the 
revenues of the Protestant Church may be applied to 
other than ecclesiastical and protestant purposes, and 
that, accordingly, revenues of the Established Church 
of Ireland are proposed to be so applied ; and praying 
the House not to sanction the measure proposed. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Timothy Pollock, of Gray’s Inn Lane, 
in the parish of Saint Andrew, Holborn, Surgeon, was 
presented, and read ; complaining of proceedings having 
been commenced against him in the Court of Exchequer, 
to recover eleven years’ arrears of Tithes, although the 
Petitioner has only resided six years in the said parish ; 
and praying, That the House will interpose its authority 
and influence to put an end to proceedings which de- 
prive the Petitioner of that cheap, legal decision before 
Magistrates provided by the Legislature, and which 
also debar him from having a question peculiarly fitted 
for a jury of his countrymen, from being decided by that 
tribunal. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the President, Vice-President and Di- 
rectors of the Chamber of Commerce and Manufac- 
tures at Manchester, was presented, and read; praying, 
That Sugars and Coffee imported into Great Britain 
from British possessions, whether in the Hast or West 
fee may be forthwith placed upon the same scale of 

uties. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Master and Journeymen Bakers of the 
city of Worcester, was presented, and read; complaining 
of a practice prevailing in their trade of baking meats 
and other things for the public on the Lord’s Day, 
whereby the Petitioners are prevented from attending 
a place of Divine Worship, and otherwise much incon- 
venienced ; and praying, That the House will consider 
their case, and pass some legislative enactment whereby 
they may be relieved from a custom which at once 
violates the sanctity of the Sabbath, and imposes upon 
them the necessity of working on a day when the other 
parts of the community are at rest from their labours. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


_ A Petition of Postmasters and others, licensed to let 
Horses for hire, resident in the county of Fife, was pre- 


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A. 1835. 


sented, and read; complaining of the present system 
of farming the Post-Horse Duties, and of the oppres- 
sive manner in which those Duties are collected ; and 
praying the House to appoint a Committee to investigate 
the subject. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chamber of Commerce of Greenock, 
was presented, and read; setting forth, That for more 
than thirty years a small periodical has been published 
at Greenock, to give information to the Trade of the 
arrivals and sailings, imports and exports, to and from 
the Clyde, which has hitherto been allowed to circulate 
free of postage ; that the publishers have lately received 
intimation from the Post Office Department, that a tax 
of One Guinea for each number shall be in future im- 
posed ; that the said publication has proved a conveni- 
ence to the trading community, and the Petitioners are 
informed that it must be discontinued if the Duty be 
laid on; and praying the House to give relief in this 
case. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table.. 


A Petition of James Stevenson, of Levern Lodge, in 
the parish of Neilston, and county of Renfrew, was pre- 
sented, and read; complaining of the refusal of the 
Justices of the Peace of the district within which his 
house is situated, to grant him a License to retail 
Spirituous Liquors ; and praying for relief. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of James Mitchell, of New Broad-street, 
in the city of London, Doctor of Laws, was presented, 
and read; taking notice of the Aberdeen Universities 
Bill; and praying, That time may be given to the per- 
sons interested to become acquainted with its objects 
and enactments, and to petition the House. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Lambert's Divorce Bill was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Colonel Leith Hay presented, pursuant to Orders, 
a Return, showing the quantity of Gunpowder manu- 
factured and regenerated by the Government Powder 
Works, in each year since 31st March 1828, and where 
manufactured. 

Abstract Return of the average Number of Cadets in 
Woolwich Academy in each year since 1827, and stating 
the Number of those who have obtained Commissions in 
the Artillery and Engineers in each year. 

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


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Martin and Mr. 
Roupell: 


Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act: 
for dividing, allotting and inclosing the Commons or 
Waste Lands called Ranmore, otherwise Ravensmoor, in 
the several Parishes of Acton and Baddiley, or one of 


Post Office. 


J. Stevenson. 


Aberdeen 
Universities 
Bill. 


Lambert’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Gunpowder. 


Woolwich 
Academy. 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Acton 
(Ranmore) | 
Inclosure Bill. 


them, in the County of Chester; without any Amend- 


ment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
for making and maintaining a Dock and other Works 
in the Port of Newport, in the County of Monmouth, 
with a Railway and Stone Road therefrom; with some 
Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House:—And then the Mes- 
sengers withdrew. 


Lord Viscount Morpeth presented, by His Majesty’s 
command,—First Report of the Commissioners appointed 
to inquire into the condition of the Poorer Classes of 
His Majesty’s Subjects in Jreland, and into the various 
Institutions at present established by law for their relief ; 
and also, whether any, and what, further remedial 
Measures appear to be requisite to ameliorate the condi- 
tion of the Lrish Poor, or any of them. 


Ordered, That the said Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of any further Reports made by the Commissioners ap- 
pointed 9th May 1835, for inquiring into the Post Office 

Department 


Newport 
(Monmouth) 
Dock Bill. 


Poor Inquiry 
({reland.) 
No. 369. 


Post Office. 


No. 313. 








Notice of 
Motion, 
expunged. 


Distress 
(Ireland.) 


Poor Laws 
(lreland.) 


Sittings and 


Business of - 


the House. 


Mr. K yan’s 
Patent, 


Keady Jn- 
vestigation, 
No. 362, 


5-6 Witt. LV. 


Department on the subject of the Mail Coach Contract, 
together with the Evidence taken before them. 
Mr. Labouchere accordingly presented the said Paper. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Notice being taken of an entry on the Paper for 
Notices of Motions; the same was read, as follows: 

Mr. Halse, upon bringing up the Report of the 
Municipal Corporations Bill, to move, That all Prisoners 
in Newgate, and the other Gaols in England and Wales, 
although possessing no other qualification, be, upon the 
principle of the Bill, entitled indiscriminately to an 
equal participation in all the franchises, as well magis- 
terial as elective, thereby created; and that, to obviate 
all uncertainty or doubt of the benevolent intention of 
the Bill, and the happy tendency thereof, being, in effect, 
to render all the higher ranks of His Majesty’s loyal 
and respectable subjects subordinate to the lowest, with- 
out regard to property or character, a clause be intro- 
duced in accordance with the same principle, expressly 
enacting to that effect; and that it aay for ever there- 
after be well understood, that the whole population in 
the corporate jurisdictions are, in all other relations of 
life, placed upon a footing of perfect equality, agreeably 
to the natural rights of man ; and also, a clause to pro- 
vide a suitable retreat for the gentry residing within 
these jurisdictions, and who, with a mind and feelings 
becoming their station, may seek an escape for them- 
selves from the scene of such-a revolutionary infliction. 

Ordered, That the said Notice of Motion be expunged 
from the Paper. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Clara, in the King’s 
County, was presented, and read; complaining of the 
distressed state of the peasantry in that county; and 
praying the House to adopt measures for affording them 
relief, and providing them with immediate employment. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Mountrath, was presented, 
and read; praying the House to enact a law to make it 
imperative on the Baronies in [reland to assess themselves 
in such sums as will seem necessary to 4 committee of 
such barony (elected by the landholders and house- 
holders) for the maintenance of the sick, infirm and 
impotent. Poor of such district, thereby preventing the 
exhibition of such scenes of misery and want as are now 
daily to be seen in Jreland. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Resolved, That this House do meet on Tuesdays and 
Thursdays (except when an Election Petition is ordered 
to be taken into consideration) at twelve o’clock at noon, 
and proceed upon Private Business and Orders of the 
Day, and continue to sit until three o’clock, unless the 
business be sooner disposed of. 

Resolved, That when the Business has been dis- 
posed of, or at three o’clock precisely, Mr. Speaker do 
leave the Chair without adjourning the House; and 
resume it at five o’clock. 

Resolved, That if a House be not formed at a quarter 
past twelve o’clock, Mr. Speaker do then take the Chair, 
and count the House ; and, if Forty Members be not then 
present, or if it should appear at any time during the 
sitting that Forty Members are not present, Mr. Speaker 
do adjourn the House till five o’clock:—That when 
the House is appointed to meet at five o’clock (pursuant 
to such adjournment, in consequence of Forty Members 
not being present at the Morning Sitting), if the House 
be not. formed before a quarter past five o’clock, Mr. 
Speaker do then take the Chair, and count the House; 


and if Forty Members be not then present, do adjourn 
the House till the next day. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of the Report from the Committee appointed to investi- 
gate Mr. Kyan’s Patent for prevention of the Dry Rot. 


Ordered, That the Copy of the Proceedings respecting 


eady Investigation, which was presented upon Monday 
last, be printed. 


VOL. 90. 


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435 


_ Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Penryn Penryn — 
Election, have leave to sit To-morrow, during the sitting Election. 
of the House, between the hours of twelve and three 

of the clock. 

Ordered, That the Committee on the Glasgow Poor’s Glasgow 
Rate Bill, have leave to sit To-morrow, during the sitting Poor's Rate 
of the House, between the hours of twelve and three of ~" 
the clock. 


The Poor Relief (Ireland) Bill was, according to Poor Relief 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Com- (Ieland)Bill. 
mittee of the whole House, for Wednesday, the 22d day 
of July next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a Assizes 


i i . i Removal 
Committee upon the Assizes Removal (Ireland) Bill. (Ireland) Bill 


(In the Committee.) 


Bill read a first time; to be read a second time 
paragraph by paragraph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Cuavusss, N° 1 and N° 2, agreed to. 


Cuause, N° 3 (Power to divide Counties for the pur- 
pose of holding Assizesin different divisions of the same 
County) read. 

Amendment proposed: At the end of the Clause to 
add, “ Provided always, That Counties of Cities and 
** Counties of Towns, where a Gaol Delivery must neces- 
“ sarily be held, be exempted, and they are hereby 
** exempted from the operation of this Act.” 

Question put, That those words be there added; it 
passed in the Negative. 

Crausz, N° 3, agreed to. 


Preamble agreed to. 
Bill to be reported. 








Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Robert 
Steuart reported from the Committee, That they had 
gone through the Bill; and directed him to report the 
same, without any Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be ingrossed; and read the 
third time To-morrow. 


Entailed Estates 


The Order of the 7 being read, for taking into fur- Goneed) Bil 


ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Entailed Estates (Scotland) Bill ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Bill be re-committed ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, by leaving out from the words “ That the” to the 
end of the Question, in order to add the words ‘‘ Report 
“ be taken into further consideration upon this day 
“ three months,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided. 

The Yeas went forth. 

Tellers for the Yeas,{ mee ony ia &gt; tag 19. 

Mr. Charles Wood, } ap 
Mr. Robert Steuart : ‘ 

So it passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being put, That the words “ Report 
“ be taken into further consideration upon this day 
“ three months” be added at the end of the Question ; 
it was resolved in the Afirmative. | 

Then the main Question, so amended, being put; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 

sideration upon this day three months. 


Tellers for the Noes, 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Education 
on the Education (Jreland) Bill ; (Ireland) Bill. 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to the Select 
Committee on Foundation Schools (Ireland.) 


A Petition of Seamen of the Port of Hull, and Inha- Impressment 
bitants of the borough of Kingston-upon-Hull ;—and, of Seamen. 
William Bailey, provost of the burgh of Portobello,— 
were presented, and read; praying, That impressment 
of Seamen for His Majesty’s Navy be immediately 
abolished. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

582 


The 








‘Seamen 
Enlistmsnt 
Bill. 


Stafford 
Disfranchise- 
anent Bill, 


Superior Courts 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Sheriff Courts 
(Scotland) 
Bill. 


Inns, Alehouses, 
and Victualling- 
houses Bill, 


436 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Seamen Enlistment Bill:—The Bill was re-com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into a Committee to consider further of the Bill :— 
The House accordingly resolved itself into the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


Bill read the first time; to be read a second time 
paragraph by paragraph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Crauses, N* 1, 2, 3 and 4, agreed to. 

Crause, N° 5 (Penalty for impressing protected Per- 
sons) read. 

Question put, That the said Clause stand part of the 
Bill; it passed in the Negative. 

Crauses, N° 6 to N° 13, agreed to. 

Preamble agreed to. 

Bill, as amended, to be reported. 








And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Thursday morning ; 


Jovis, 9° die Juli, 1835: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Divett 
reported from the Committee, That they had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Stafford Disfranchisement Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Superior Courts (Scotland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the fame from the Committee on the 
Inns, Ale-houses and Victualling Houses Bill :—The Bill 
was re-committed to a Committee of the whole Heuse. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into a Committee to consider further of the Bill. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, ‘That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That the House do now adjourn ; 

The House divided. 

The Yeas went forth. 

Mr. Brotherton, a 

Tellers for the Yeas, iMz ese \ 22. 
a6 
So it passed in the Negative. 
And the original Question being put ; 
Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair :-— 
The House accordingly resolved itself into the Committee. 


Tellers for the Noes, iM i 


(In the Committee.) 


Bill read the first time; to be read a second time 
paragraph by paragraph. 
Preamble postponed. 
a N* 1 (Hours of keeping open Houses) 
read. 
Amendment proposed: P. 1. 1. 14. To leave out 
or otherwise.” 
Question, That “ or otherwise” stand part of the 
Clause put, and agreed to. 
Amendment proposed: P. 1. 1. 15. To leave out 
“ Twelve” and insert “ Eleven.” 
Question put, That “ Twelve” stand part of the 
Clause ; 
The Committee divided. 
Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Hawes - - - - 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. Arthur Trevor - - 





ce 





27. 
14. 


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A. 1835. 


Amendment peupreat: P. 1. 1. 21 andl. 22. To leave 
out “ at the parish church of the town or parish in 
“‘ which such Inn, Ale-house or Victualling-house or 
“ Beer-shop is situate.” 

Question put, That the words proposed 4o be left out 
stand part of the Clause; it passed in the Negative. 

Amendment proposed: P. 1. 1. 22. to P. 2. 1. 2. To 

leave out “ after which hour every person so licensed as 
“ aforesaid shall be at liberty to keep open his house for 
“ the remainder of the day, any law to the contrary 
“ notwithstanding.” 

To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Dr. Bowring 
reported from the Committee, That they had made a 
progress in the Bill; and that he was directed by the 
Committee to move, That they may have leave to sit 
again. 

a That this House will, upon Wednesday next, 
again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Postage Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consi- 
deration To-morrow. 


Postage Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Agra Government 
Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Agra 
Government 
Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Royal Burghs (Scotland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


Royal Burghs 
(Scotland) 
Bill. 


Poor 
Employment 
(Ireland) Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Poor Employment (Zreland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday, the 22d day of this instant July. 


Musie and 
Dancing 
Licenses Bill, 


The Music and Dancing Licenses Bill was, according 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Small Debts (Scotland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


Small Debts 
(Scotland) Bill 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- Bankrupts’ 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on (Scotian a) Bill 
the Bankrupts’ Estates (Scotland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration To-morrow. 


Instruments 
of Sasine 


(Scotland) Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on the 
Instruments of Sasine (Scotland) Bill; , 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration To-morrow. 


Reform of 
Parliament 
(Scotland) Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Reform of Parliament (Scotland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


Savings’ Banks 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- serie Bil 


ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Savings’ Banks (Scotland) Bill, 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Supply. 
of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee ways and 
of Ways and Means ; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. me 
e 








Linen 





5-6 Witt. IV. 


The ingrossed Bill to continue and amend certain 


Manufactures Regulations for the Linen and Hempen Manufactures of 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Mr. Bucking- 
ham. 


Public Works 
(Ireland.) 


Parish 
Vestries Bill. 


Public Carriages 
(Metropolis) 
Bill. 


Offences 
against the 
Person Bill. 


Hull Merchant 
Seamen’s Fund 
Bill. 


Stamp and 
Tax Offices 
Bill. 


Real Property 
Bill. 


No. 365. 


Ecclesiastical] 
Courts 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


No. 363, 


Printed 
Papers. 


Foundation 
Is 
(Ireland.) 


Acts of 
Parliament 
and Bills, 


No. 364. 


Treland, was, according to Order, read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Copies 
of all Correspondence that may have passed between the 
East India eas any and the India Board, and between 
the East India Company and Mr. Buckingham, relative 
to the Resolutions of the Select Committee of the House 
of Commons, on the 4th of August last, as to the Com- 
pensation recommended by that Committee to be granted 
to Mr. Buckingham, for the reasons therein detailed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a State- 
ment of the several Loans made by the Commissioners 
of Public Works in Ireland, pursuant to the provisions 
of the 1st and 2d William the 4th, c. 53; showing the 
Amount issued on account of each Loan in each year, 
the Amount of Principal and Interest remaining due on 
each on the 1st of January in each year, the Interest 
accrued in each year, the Re-payments made on account 
of Principal and Interest in each year, and the Balance 
of each Loan outstanding on the 31st December 1834. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Name of each Engineer employed under 
the Commissioners of Public Works in Jreland, stating 
the Amount paid in each year to each Engineer, for 
Services arising out of Applications for Loans or Grants, 
and for Superintendence. 


Ordered, That the Parish Vestries Bill be read a se- 
cond time To-morrow. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday next, 
at twelve of the clock, resolve itself into a Committee 
upon the Public Carriages (Metropolis) Bill. 


Ordered, That the Report from the Committee on the 
Offences against the Person Bill, be taken into further 
consideration To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Report from the Committee on the 
Hull Merchant Seamen’s Fund Bill, be received upon 
Monday next. 


Ordered, That the Stamp and Tax Offices Bill be rea 
a second time this day. : 


Mr. Solicitor General presented a Bill to explain and 
amend an Act of the third and fourth year of His pre- 
sent Majesty, for the Limitation of Actions and Suits 
relating to Real Property, and for simplifying the Reme- 
dies for trying the Rights thereto: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Mr. Baring presented a Bill to consolidate the Juris- 
diction of the several Ecclesiastical Courts in England 
and Wales into one Court, and to enlarge the Powers 
and Authorities of such Court, and to alter and amend 
the Law in certain Matters Ecclesiastical: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Monday next. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on Printed Pa- 
pers have leave to sit during the sitting of the House, 


this day, between the hours of twelve and three of the 
clock. 


Ordered, That Mr. Serjeant O’ Loghlen, Mr. Dominick 
Browne, and Lord Viscount Cole, be added to the Select 
Committee on Foundation Schools (Ireland.) 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That a List of 
Public Acts which have received the Royal Assent during 


this Session, and a List of Public Bills, now in progress; 
VOL. 90. 


— 8° — 9° Juli. 


A437 


stating when leave given, and the several subsequent 
and present stages thereof, was upon the Table. 
Ordered, That the said List be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
half an hour after one of the clock on Thursday 
morning, adjourned till this day. 





Jovis, 9° die Juli ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. 


M R. Fry, from the Court of Chancery, was called in; 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to Order, — 
A Return of the Number of Causes, Exceptions and 
Further Directions, Pleas and Demurrers, Re-hearings 
and Appeals which were set down and stood for hearing 
before the Lord Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, and the 
Master of the Rolls respectively, on the last day of 
Hilary Term 1835 :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Scourfield reported from the Committee on the 
Haverfordwest Improvement Bill; That they had exa- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


Mr. Sheppard reported from the Committee on the 
Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for vesting the 
settled and unsettled Manors and Estates of Charles Vere 
Spencer, an Infant, in the Counties of Oxford and Den- 
bigh, in Trustees, in order to effect the Sale thereof, 
for the payment of Incumbrances, and for other purposes; 
That they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
found the same to be true ; and that the parties concerned 
had given their consent to the Bill, to the satisfaction of 
the Committee; and thatthe Committee hadgone through 
the Bill, and directed him to report the same, without any 
Amendment :—And the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Sheppard do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the same, without any Amendment. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 77ri- 
nity (North Leith) Harbour and Dock Bill, to make their 
Report, be further enlarged till Thursday next. 


A Motion was made, and the Question. being put, 
That the Committee on the Port Dundas and Dalgreen 
Bridge Roads Bill, have leave to sit during the sitting 
of the House, this day, between the hours of twelve and 
three of the clock ; it passed in the Negative. 


A Petition of John Morrison, of Belfast, was pre- 
sented, and read ; taking notice of the Belfast and Cave- 
hill Railway Bill; and praying, That he may be heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by himself, 
his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he think fit; 


and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petition. 


A Petition of Officers and Creditors of the South 
Shields Turnpike Roads, in the county of Durham, was 
resented, and read ; taking notice of the Manure Toll 
erect Bill; and praying, That the said Turnpike 
Roads may be exempted from the operation dheveull 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


The ingrossed Bill to exempt Carriages carrying 
Manure from Toll, was, according to Order, read the 
third time ; and an ingrossed Clause was added to the 
Bill, by way of rider. 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Bill, 
in Pr. 1. l. 20. by leaving out the words “ save and 
“ except Lime,” and “—— the words “ and — 

5 ** for 


Court of 
Chancery. 


Haverfordwest 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Spencer’s 
Estate Bill, 


Trinity (North 
Leith) Harbour 
and Dock Bill, 


Port Dundas, 
&amp;c. Roads 
Bill. 


PRelfast and 
Cavehill 
Railway Bill. 


Manure Toll 
Exemption 
Bill. 


Manure Toll 
Exemption 
Bill. 








Prisoners’ 
Counsel Bill. 


438 


“ for agricultural purposes, except on such Roads as 
“‘ shall appear to Love been formed specially for the 
“ purpose of conveying Lime,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Bill :—The said 
proposed Amendment was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 


Another Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in Pr. 1. 1. 25. by inserting after the word “ con- 
“ veyed” the words “ or draining Tiles for agricultural 
** purposes.” 

And the Question being put, That those words be 
there inserted ; 

The House divided. 

The Yeas went forth. 


Tellers for the Yeas, ' a — eae \ 81. 
Tellers for the Noes, a Crip “n aule, \ oa 


So it passed in the Negative. 
Then an Amendment was made to the Bill. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Byng do carry the Bill to the Lords, 
and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third read- 
ing of the ingrossed Bill for enabling Prisoners to make 
their defence by Counsel or Attorney ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Bill be now read the third time ; 

he Amendments following were proposed to be made 
to the Question; viz. To leave out the word “ now,” and 
at the end of the Question to add the words “ upon this 
“* day three months.” 

And the Question being put, That the word “ now” 
stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided. 

The Noes went wig 

, r. Ewart, 

Tellers for the Y easy} Mr. Serjeant T'alfourd : \ 43. 

Tellers for the Noess} gs ae alga \ 33. 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third time :— 
The Bill was accordingly read the third time. 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Bill, 
in Pr. 1. 1. 20. by leaving out from the word “law” to 
the end of 1. 30. (second Clause)—{If Counsel for Pro- 
secution reply, Counsel for the accused may answer. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Bill; 
The House divided. 
The Yeas went forth. 
Tellers for the Yeas, 


Mr. Ewart, 99 
Mr. Lennard: ‘ 
Mr. Charles Buller, 98 
Mr. Wilson Patten: \ 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Another Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in Pr. 1. 1. 31. To leave out from the beginning of 
the line to “and” in Pr. 2. 1. 18. (third Clause)—{In 
case of inability of Prisoners to retain Counsel, the Court 
may assign Counsel without Fee or Reward. | 

nd the Question being put, That the words proposed 
to be left out stand part of the Bill; it was resolved in 
the Affirmative. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in Pr. 2.1. 17. by inserting after the word “law” 
the words “ in which such Justice or Justices shall have 
“ a power of summary conviction.” 

And the Question being put, That those words be 
there inserted ; 

The House divided. 

The Noes went forth. 


Tellers for the Noes, 


r { Mr. Charles Buller, 
. “Tellers for the Yeas, ) Sir Charles Burrell : \ 41. 
r. Ewart, 
Tellers for the Noes, Sir George Strickland : \ 40. 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Ewart do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


9S Juli. 





A. 1835. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act for making and maintaining a Dock and other 
Works in the Port of Newport, in the County of Mon- 
mouth, with a Railway and Stone Road therefrom; and 
the same were read; and are as followeth: 

Pr. 15. 1. 9. At the end of the interlineation insert 
“ nor to destroy a Bridge, or in any manner prejudi- 
“ cially to affect any existing right or interest (if any 
“ such there be) to or in the surplus water from the said 
“ Canal, or any part thereof.” 

Pr. 146. 1. 18. After “ reduce” insert “ all or any 
a 

Pr. 146. 1. 22. After “ afterwards” insert “ from 
** time to time.” 

Pr. 146. 1. 23. After ‘‘ same ” insert “ all or any of 
** them.” 

P. 146.1. 26. Leave out from “ provided ” to “ that” 
in 1. 38. 

Pr. 174. 1. 4. Leave out “such,” and insert “ any.” 

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he had exa- 
mined the Amendments, and that he considered they 
fell completely under the Resolution of the House of the 
22d day of June last, respecting interference in Money 
Clauses, as affecting the Privileges of this House :—And 
the said Amendments were read a second time, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That Lord Granville Somerset do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this: Hhowas 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


Lord George Lennox reported from the Committee on 
the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to enable the 
Prebendary of the Prebends of Highleigh, founded in 
the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity of Chichester, 
to accept surrenders of the existing Lease of any part 
of the said Prebends, and to grant new Leases thereof; 
That they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
found the same to be true; and that the Parties con- 
cerned had given their consent to the Bill, to the 
satisfaction of the Committee; and that the Committee 
had gone through the Bill, and had directed him to 
report the same, without any Amendment : —And the 
Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Lord George Lennox do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


Mr. Baines reported from the Committee on the Bill 
from the Lords, intituled, An Act for confirming certain 
Leases granted by Sir James Graham, Baronet, deceased, 
and by Sir Sandford Graham, Baronet, his Son, of Land 
at Kirkstall, and in the Township of Headingley-cum- 
Burley, in the Parish of Leeds, in the West Riding of the 
County of York; That they had examined the allegations 
of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and that the 
Parties concerned had given their consent to the Bill, to 
the satisfaction of the Committee; and that the Com- 
rnittee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto; and the same were read; and are as 
followeth : 

Pr. 40. 1. 31. Leave out “ first,” and insert “ second.” 

Pr. 42. 1. 20. Leave out “ first,” and insert “ second.” 

Pr. 42. 1.32. Leave out “ first,”’ and insert “ second.” 

Pr. 44.1. ult. Leave out “ first,” and insert “ second.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Landed Securities (Jreland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Tuesday next, at twelve of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Clandestine Marriages (Ireland) Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday next, at 
twelve of the clock, resolve itself into the said Com- 
mittee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 4 of Bread 
il. 


on the Sale of Bread Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday next, at 


twelve of the clock, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
6 The 


Newport 
(Monmouth) 
Dock Bill. 


Highleigh 
Estate Bill. 


Graham’s 
Estate Bill. 


Landed 


Securities — 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Clandestine 


Marriages 


(Ireland) Bill. 





—— om Le 


ae 


{i a 


oe 





Polls at 
Elections 


Bill. 


Lunatic Acts 
Continuance 


Bill. 


County 
Coroners’ 


Bill. 


Bodmin and 
Wadebridge 
Railway Bill. 


Court of 
Exchequer 
Compensa- 
tions. 


Penryn 
Election. 





5-6 Witt. IV. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Polls at Elections Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday next, 
at twelve of the clock, resolve itself into the said Com- 
mittee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Lunatic Acts Continuance Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the County Coroners’ Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday, the 
29th day of this instant July, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


Mr. Charles Buller, by Order, reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway Bill; 
That they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
found the same to be true; and had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Speaker left the Chair at three of the clock. 





Mr. Speaker recamed the Chair at five of the clock. 


Mr. Crafer, from the Treasury, was called in; and 
at the bar presented,—Returns to several Orders, dated 
the 2d day of June last, for Returns of the Names and 
Ages of the Persons formerly Attornies or Side Clerks 
in the Court of Exchequer on the Plea side, who receive 
or have received Compensation under and by virtue of 
the 1st of Will. 4, c. 58, with the Amount of the Sums 
awarded to such Persons respectively, whether in gross 
or for life ; distinguishing those who now practise as 
Attornies or Solicitors, or hold any Office in the said 
Court :—of the Sums of Money actually paid to such 
Persons, with the times when the same were paid, 
and stating from what Funds paid; also, of any future 
Payments to be made to them, and when and during 
what periods the same will become due :—Copies of 
any Statements of Profits, Fees or Emoluments, either 
as Attornies or otherwise, laid before the Commis- 
sioners, and which formed the ground or basis upon 
which Compensations as aforesaid were awarded :— 
Copies of the Certificates of the Commissioners, or other 
Instruments or Documents under and by virtue of which 
all such Sums of Money as aforesaid have or will become 
due and payable :—Return of the Names of such Persons 
formerly Attornies or Side Clerks in the Court of Ex- 
chequer on the Plea side, as now hold the offices of 
Master, Prothonotary, Clerk of the Rules or Filazer ; 
and the Amount of the Salaries payable under any Order 
or Orders of Court to them, and also to their Suc- 
cessors, together with Copies of such Order or Orders; 
and, a statement of the Duties of such Offices, and the 
Number of Days in the year, and Hours in the Day, the 
same occupy :—Copies of any Petitions, Memorials or 
other Papers and Documents presented or laid before 
the Lords of the Treasury or the said Commissioners, by 
the said Attornies or Side Clerks, or their Partners, or 
on their behalf, relative to the aforesaid Compensation : 
—Return of the Names of the Commissioners appointed 
by the Lords of the Treasury or otherwise, under the 
Act 1 Will. 4, c. 58, to consider the Claims of the Attor- 
nies and Side Clerks of the Court of Exchequer on the 
Plea side, for Compensation for any Loss sustained by 
them in consequence of the changes in the line of their 
progress; stating the Dates of Appointment to each of 
the said Commissions, and the several Sums of Money 
received by them, and the Dates of receipt, and from 
what Funds paid ; also, Copies of the Instructions fur- 
nished to them by the Lords of the Treasury, or any 
other Person :—And then he withdrew. 

.  degaags That the said Returns do lie upon the 
able. 


Mr. Wilks, from the Select Committee appointed to 
”, and determine the merits of the Petition of Richard 
illiams, and others, electors of the united Borough of 
Penryn and Falmouth, complaining of an undue Elec- 
tion and Return for the said united Borough, informed 


the House, That the Committee had determined, 
VOL. 90. 


9° Juli. 


439 

That Sir Robert Monsey Rolfe is duly elected a Bur- 
gess to serve in this present Parliament for the said 
united Borough : 

That the Petition of the said Richard Williams and 
others did not appear to the said Committee to be frivo- 
lous or vexatious : 

That the opposition to the said Petition did not appear 
to the said Committee to be frivolous or vexatious. 

And the said Determinations were ordered to be 
entered in the Journals of this House. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Bradford, in the county Newspaper 
of Wilts, was presented, and read; praying for the repeal Stamps. 


of the Stamp Duty on Newspapers. 
" Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Athlone, and of the Nobi- 
lity and Gentry of its vicinity, in the counties of West- 
meath and Roscommon, also the counties of Galway, Mayo 
and the King’s County, was presented, and read; com- 
plaining of the narrow, inconvenient and dangerous 
state of Athlone Bridge ; and praying the House to afford 
such means as they may deem expedient for the erection 
of a new one. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Ipswich ;—Preston ;— 
Swansea ;—and, Rate-payers of Totnes,—were pre- 
sented, and read; taking notice of the Municipal Cor- 
porations Bill; and praying, That the same may pass 
into a law. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Canterbury, was also pre- 
sented, and read; taking notice of the said Bill; and 
praying, That such clauses may be inserted therein as 
will render void all contracts for leasing lands entered 
into in contemplation and contravention of the Bill, or 
that the House will take measures to preserve the pro- 
perty of the said city for the general purposes thereof ; 
and also that a clause may be inserted therein making it 
obligatory on the new Town Council to let all their 
estates, as the present leases thereof shall expire, by 
public competition. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Charles Wood presented, pursuant to Order,--— 
Copy of the Report from the Committee appointed to 
investigate Mr. Kyan’s Patent for the prevention of the 
Dry Rot. 

Ordered, That the said Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


An ingrossed Bill for making and maintaining a Rail- 
way from Newtyle to Coupar Angus, in the County of 
Forfar, was read the third time ; and Amendments were 
made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hallyburton do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
the Committee upon the Municipal Corporations Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 


Scueputs (A.) (Boroughs which are to have a Com- 
mission of the Peace) read. 
“ Bath - - | 48 | 54 |” 
Amendment proposed: To leave out “ 48,” and in- 
sert “30,” 
eer put, That “48” stand part of the Sche- 
dule ; 
The Committee divided. 
Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Robert Gordon ~- 105. 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. Roebuck - - - 174. 
Several Amendments made. 
Schedule (A.), as amended, agreed to. 


Scueputss (B.), (C.) and (D.), as amended, agreed to. 


Preamble, agreed to. 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal re- 
ported from the Committee, That they had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Bernal accordingly reported the Bill. 

512+ 








And 


Athlone 
Bridge. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
bill. 


Mr. Kyan’s 
Patent. 


No. 367. 


Newtyle and 
Coupar Angus 
Railway Bill. 


Municipal 
Corporations 


No. 368. 








Post Office. 


Serjeant at 
Arms (House 
of Commons. ) 


Glasgow 
University 
Bill. 


Steam Vessels’ 
Pilotuge Bill. 


Assizes 
Removal 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Seamen 
Enlistment 
Bill. 


Agra 
Government 
Bill. 


Stamp and 
Tax Offices 
Bill. 


Municipal 

Po ouane 
ill (Expense 

of Revisin 

Barristers. 


440 


And the House being informed, that other Amend- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill:—The Bill 
was re-committed to a Committee of the whole House. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into a Committee, to consider further of the Bill: 
—The House accordingly resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee ; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported from the 
Committee, That they had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Bernal accordingly reported the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Tuesday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
That a Select Committee be appointed to inquire into 
the management of the Post Office ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Friday morning ; 


Veneris, 10° die Julti, 1835: 


And the Question being put; it passed in the Ne- 
gative. 


The House was moved, That the Minute of the Com- 
missioners of the Fee Fund of the House of Commons, 
on the subject of the retirement of Henry Seymour, Esq. 
Serjeant at Arms attending this House, with the Minute of 
the Board of Treasury thereon, which was presented upon 
Monday last, might be read; and the same being read ; 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That an humble Ad- 
dress be presented to His Majesty, that He wihl be gra- 
ciously pleased to direct such remuneration as His Ma- 


jesty shall think proper to be made to Henry Seymour, 


Esquire, Serjeant at Arms attending this House, for his 
long and faithful services in the discharge of the duties 
of that office ; and to assure His Majesty, that this House 
will make good the same. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
the Regulation of the University of Glasgow : And that 
Mr. Oswald and Mr. Dunlop do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Steam Vessels’ Pilotage Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Thursday next. 


The ingrossed Bill for the appointment of convenient 
Places for the holding of Assizes in Ireland, was, accord- 
ing to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Colonel Leith Hay reported from the Committee on 
the Seamen Enlistment Bill, the Amendments which 
they had made to the Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday next. 


Colonel Leith Hay reported from the Committee on 
the Agra Government Bill, the Amendment which they 
had made to the Bill; and the same was read, and is 
as followeth : 

. Pr. 2. 1. 28. Leave out from “ fit” to the end of the 

ill. 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, was 
agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
Monday next. 


The Stamp and Tax Offices Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


A Motion being made, That this House will, this day, 
resolve itself into a Committee to consider of authorizing 
the Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury of the 


9°—10° Juli. 


A. 1835. 


United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to direct 
payments to be made out of the Consolidated Fund of 
the said United Kingdom to the Barristers who may be 
employed to revise Lists of Burgesses in pursuance of 
any Act for the regulation of Municipal Corporations, 
such sums to be partly repaid out of the Funds of each 
Borough included in the said Act; 

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, by His Majesty’s 
command, acquainted the House, That His Majesty, 
having been informed of the subject-matter of this Mo- 
tion, recommends it to the consideration of the House. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself 
into the said Committee. 


Mr. Oswald presented a Bill for the Regulation of the 
University of cae And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time upon Thurs- 
day, the 28d day of this instant July. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return, showing the Amount of Stage Coach Duty re- 
ceived in respect of Coaches running between Deptford, 


. Greenwich, Woolwich and London, in the two years 


ended 5th January last. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Number of Exchequer Prosecutions insti- 
tuted against Proprietors of Stage Coaches running be- 
tween the Towns of Deptford, Greenwich, Woolwich and 
London, during the same period; showing, also, the 
Amount of Penalties recovered under such Prosecutions. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Names of such Parishes in the respective 
Dioceses in Ireland as constitute Parochial Benefices, or 
part or parts thereof, which appear, by the Report of the 
Public Instruction Commissioners, to contain less than 
50 Members of the Established Church; specifying 
those Parishes without any such Members, as also those 
containing less than 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 in Number; 
and distinguishing all such Parishes as are in Royal or 
Ecclesiastical Patronage from those in Lay Patronage ; 
as also, all such Parishes as are without Churches and 
Glebe-houses, from those which have either Churches or 
Glebe-houses; and annexing to each such Parish the 
Amounts of such Tithe-composition payable to the Ec- 
clesiastical Incumbents, as set forth in the Return of 
Tithe-compositions ordered to be printed by the House 
on 16th May 1834, or as set forth in any Supplementary 
Returns that may have since been made; with Sum- 
maries thereof subjoined ; deducting £.30 per cent. from 
the Gross Amounts of the existing Tithe-compositions 
of the Parishes aforesaid. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of the Return made to the Commissioners of Post Office 
Inquiry, showing the Number of Vessels propelled by 
Steam that have been employed, and that are now em- 
ployed, or building or repairing, under the orders of the 
Post Office, since the period which such Vessels were in 
use by the Post Office; stating the Tonnage, the Horse- 
power, the Prime Cost and Outfit of each, and when 
taken into the Service. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Titles of the several Bills which the Houses of 
Assembly in Upper and Lower Canada passed and sent 
to the Legislative Council; stating the Dates when 
passed, and whether rejected by the Legislative Council, 
or so altered that they were rejected when sent back to 
the Houses of Assembly ; stating also, how many of the 
Bills which were passed by the Legislature of the Pro- 
vince were approved of by His Majesty, and the Dates 
of Approval ; also stating the Number not approved by 
His Majesty, in each year, from 1832 to 1834, both in- 
clusive. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
a quarter of an hour after one of the clock on 
Friday morning, adjourned till this day. 


Glasgow 
University 
Bill. 


No. 366. 


Stage Coaches 
(Greenwich and 
Woolwich.) 


Parochial 
Benefices 
( Ireland.) 


Post Office. 


Canada 
Legislation. 








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Trinity 
House. 
No. 371. 


Lunacy. 
No. 372. 


Haverfordwest 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Paisle 
Railway Bill. 


Bodin 
Roads Bill. 





5-6 WILL. IV. 


Veneris, 10° de Jultz ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV# Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. 


M R. Maltby, from the Trinity House, was called in; 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,— 
A Return of all Rules and Regulations which have been 
established by the Corporation of Trinity House. of 
Deptford Strond, subsequent to the last Session of 
Parliament, in relation to the admission of Younger 
Brethren, and the election of Elder Brethren of that 
Corporation. 

A Return, showing the measures which have been 
adopted by the Corporation of Trinity House of Dept- 
Jord Strond, with a view to carry into effect the recom- 
mendations contained in the Report of the Select Com- 
mittee on the Lighthouses of the United Kingdom, of 
the last Session of Parliament. 

A Return of the Number of Pensioners on the Books 
of the Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond, 
on the 1st January 1835, distinguishing Men, Women 
and Children, and showing the Classification according 
to which they receive their respective Allowances ; stat- 
ing also the Number of eligible Petitioners for the 
Pension on the 1st June 1835. 

A Return of the Number of Persons who have been 
admitted to the Out-Pension List of the Corporation 
of Trinity House of Deptford Strond, at each of the 
four quarterly Appropriations ending May 1835, setting 
forth the Names of the Persons so admitted, their Resi- 
dences, the Allowance granted to each, and the ground 
on which they have been respectively preferred to other 
Petitioners :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Bolton, Deputy Clerk of the Custodies of Idiots 
and Lunatics, was called in; and at the bar presented, 
pursuant to Order,—A Return of the Number of Com- 
missions issued since the passing of the Act 3 and 4 
Will. 4, c. 36, distinguishing, in Classes, how many 
directed to one, two or three Commissioners :—And then 
he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 

Mr. Elmer, from the Lunatics Visitors’ Office, was 
called in ; and at the bar presented, pursuant to Order,— 
An Account of the Amount of the Per-centage on Luna- 
tics’ Incomes, received under the provisions of the Act 
3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 36, and of the Payments made there- 
out :—And then he withdrew. 


Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


An ingrossed Bill for paving, lighting and otherwise 
improving the Town of Ravutaedevt, and the Town- 
ships of Prendergast and Cartlett adjoining, in the 
several Parishes of Prendergast and Uzmaston, in the 
County of Pembroke, was read the third time; and 
Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Scourfield do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for making and maintaining a Rail- 
way between the Town of Paisley and the South Side 
of the River Clyde, at Renfrew Ferry, and for construct- 
ing a Wharf, Quay or Landing Place there, all in the 
County of Renfrew, was read the third time; and 
Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title 
be, An Act for making and maintaining a Railway be- 
tween the Town of Paisley and the South Side of thie 
River Clyde, at Renfrew Ferry, and for constructing 
Wharfs, Quays or Landing Places there, all in the County 
of Renfrew. 

Ordered, That Sir Michael Shaw Stewart do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for further amending an Act of his 
late Majesty King George the Fourth, for more effec- 
tually repairing certain Roads leading to and from Bod- 


min, and other Roads therein mentioned, in the County 
VOL. 90. 


10° Juliz. 





44] 


of Cornwall, and for making and maintaining a new 
Road, and certain new pieces of Road, communicating 
therewith, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title 
be, An Act for more effectually repairing certain Roads 
leading to and from Bodmin, and other Roads therein 
mentioned, in the County of Cornwall ; and for making 
and maintaining certain new Roads communicating 
therewith. 

Ordered, That Mr. Charles Vivian do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That the Medway Navigation Bill be re-committed :— 


And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 


A Petition of Anthony Easterby, Vice-President of the 
Chamber of Commerce of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, was 
presented, and read ; taking notice of the Redcar Har- 
bour Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass 
into a law as it now stands. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of Lands in the 
neighbourhood of Petworth, Midhurst and Steyning, 
was presented, and read; expressing their alarm at a 
recent decision of the Court of Exchequer, in a cause 
between Kemp and Pechell, wherein a demand was made 
by the complainant, who is Vicar of Eastmeon, of Tithes 
in kind of turnips that had been pecked up for the de- 
pasturage of sheep; and praying, That the House will 
not suffer the present Session of Parliament to expire 
without some law, which, founded upon just and equit- 
able principles, shall effectually extinguish the odious 
and vexatious system of Tithes, by which the agricul- 
tural and other interests of the country have been so 
long and so grievously oppressed. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That the said Petition be printed in the Votes :-—And 
the said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 


A Petition of Thomas Bradley, Esquire, late Lieute- 
nant-Colonel of His Majesty’s 2d West India Regiment, 
was presented, and read ; praying the House to address 
His Majesty to direct an inquiry into the causes of his 
dismissal from His Majesty’s Service, for his conduct at 
Honduras, with the view of affording the Petitioner 
such redress as upon such inquiry may appear to the 
House reasonable and just. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That the said Petition be printed in the Votes :—And 
the said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House,—Copy 
of any Commissions granted by The King, orany General 
Officer commanding at Jamaica, by virtue of which the 
under-mentioned Officers held the command of His Ma- 
jesty’s Troops at Honduras:—Colonel Smith, appointed 
September 1809; Major-General Arthur, July 1814; 
Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur, from 25th October 1819 to 
April 1822; Major-General Pye, from April 1822 to 
November 1823; Major-General Codd, from November 
1823 to 1829; Lieutenant-Colonel Macdonald, R. A. 
1829 ; and Lieutenant-Colonel Cockburn, 2d West India 
Regiment, from 1829 up to the 1st July 1835. 


A Petition of Managers, Performers, Musicians and 
others engaged and employed in the representation of 
dramatic performances (Royal Surrey Theatre) ;—and, 
Lionel Benjamin Rayner, of Wilmington-square, in the 
county of Middlesex,—were presented, and read ; taking 
notice of the Music and Dancing Licenses Bill; and 
praying, That the same may pass into a law. 
nd the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of O’ Brien Dillon, of Nenagh, in the county 
of Tipperary, Esquire, was presented, and read; pray- 
ing, That a law may be framed for holding an Assize 


&amp;§U twice, 


Medway 
Navigation 
Bill. 


Redear 


Harbour Bill. 


Tithes Com- 
mutation. 


Colonel 
Bradley. 


Honduras. 


Music and 
Dancing 
Licenses Bill. 


Tipperary 
Assizes, 








Leave of 
Absence. 


Supply. 


Insolvent 
Debtors’ 
Court. 


Aliens. 


Penitentiary 
(Milbank. ) 


State Paper 
Office, &amp;c. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Commission, 


Criminal 
Law Com- 
mission. 


County Rates 
Commission. 


4492 


twice, or as often in the year as may be deemed neces- 
pry at Nenagh, for the northern baronies of the county 
of Ti 


pperary. , abe : 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That Mr. Ramsden have leave of absence for 
three weeks, on account of ill health ;— Mr. George 
Cavendish, three weeks, on urgent business ; — and, 
Colonel Grant, a month, on urgent business. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
poses, That the Order of the day, for the Committee of 

supply, be now read ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, by leaving out from the word “That” to the end 
of the Question, in order to add the words “there be 
“ laid before this House, a Copy of any Document under 
“ the authority of which the advance of the sum of 
Thirty thousand Pounds has been made to the Thames 
Tunnel Company; and for Copies of the Reports, if 
any, of professional Persons made before the Money 
was advanced, respecting the existing state of the 
Tunnel, the estimated Cost of completing the same, 
and the probability of future repayment,” instead 
thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question :— 
The said proposed Amendment was, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 

And the main Question being again proposed ; 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “That” to the 
end of the Question, in order to add the words, “an 
‘“¢‘ humble Address be presented to His Majesty, that 
“ He will be graciously pleased to give the consent of 
“ the Crown to the introduction of a Bill for abolishing 
“ Lay Patronage in Scotland,” instead thereof. 


And the Question being proposed, That the words 
sroposed to be left out stand part of the Question :— 
rhe said proposed Amendment was, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the Committee 
of Supply, be now read; and the same being read :— 
The House resolved itself into the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twelve thou- 
sand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to pay the Sala- 
ries of the Commissioners of the Insolvent Debtors’ 
Court, and of their Clerks, the contingent Expenses of 
the Court and Office, and also the Expenses attendant 
upon their Circuits, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One thou- 
sand four hundred and sixty-one pounds, be granted to 
His Majesty, to pay the Salaries of the Officers, and 
the contingent Expenses of the Office for the Registra- 
tion of Aliens, to the 5th day of April 1836. 

3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seventeen 
thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray 
the charge of the Penitentiary at Milbank, to the 31st 
day of March 1836. 

4. fesolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four thousand 
and ninety-four pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to 
defray, to the 31st day of March 1836, the Salaries and 
other Expenses of the State Paper Office, the Office for 
the Custody of Records in the Tower, and the Office 
for the Custody of Records in the Chapter House, West- 
minster. 

5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five thousand 
one hundred and fifty pounds, be granted to His Ma- 
jesty, to defray, in the year 1835, the Expenses of the 
Commission appointed to inquire into the existing state 
of Municipal Corporations in Great Britain and Ire- 
land. 

6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ten thousand 
and two hundred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to 
defray the Expenses of the Commission for digesting 
the several Statutes relating to Criminal and other Law. 

7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two thousand 
and seven hundred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, 
for defraying, for one year, the Expenses of the Com- 
missioners for inquirmg into County Rates, and the 


10° Juli. 





A. 1835. 


authority for the receipt of Fees by Magistrates and 
Sheriffs. 

8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Forty-two 
thousand eight hundred and forty-one pounds, be granted 
to His Majesty, to defray, in the year 1835, the charge 
of the Salaries and Expenses of the Commissioners for 
the amendment and better administration of the Laws 
relating to the Poor in England and Wales. 

9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fourteen thou- 
sand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to pay, to the 
31st day of March 1836, the Salaries and incidental 
Expenses of the Commissioners appointed on the part 
of His Majesty, under the Treaties with Foreign Powers 
for preventing the illegal Traffic in Slaves. 


10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ninety-five 
thousand nine hundred and sixty-six pounds, be granted 
to His Majesty, to pay the Salaries of His Majesty’s Con- 
suls-General, Consuls, and Vice-Consuls, and of the Su- 
perintendents of Trade at Canton, and also of the contin- 
gent Expenses connected with the public duties of such 
Consuls-General, Consuls, Vice-Consuls, and Superin- 
tendents of Trade, to the 31st day of March 1836. 


11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Six thousand 
one hundred and twelve pounds, be granted to His Ma- 
jesty, to defray the charge of the Salaries of the Inspec- 
tors and Superintendents of Factories appointed under 
the Act to regulate the Labour of Children and Young 
Persons in the Mills and Factories of the United King- 
dom, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

12. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty-six 
thousand two hundred and eighteen pounds, be granted 
to His Majesty, to defray the charge of Retired Allow- 
ances or Superannuations to Persons formerly employed 
in the Public Offices or Departments, or in the Public 
Service, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

13. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eleven thou- 
sand and five hundred pounds, be granted to His Ma- 
jesty, to enable Him to grant relief, to the 31st day of 
March 1836, to Youlonese and Corsican Emigrants, 
Dutch Naval Officers, Saint Domingo Sufferers, Ameri- 
can Loyalists, and others who have heretofore received 
Allowances from His Majesty, and who, for Services 
en or Losses sustained in the British Service, 

— special claims on His Majesty’s justice and libe- 
rality. 

i Resolved, That asum, not exceeding One thousand 
eight hundred and fifty pounds, be granted to His Ma- 
jesty, to defray the expense of the National Vaccine 
Establishment, for the year 1835. 

15. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three thou- 
sand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, for the support 
of the Institution called the Refuge for the Destitute, 
for the year 1835. 

16. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two thousand 
five hundred and ninety pounds, be granted to His Ma- 
jesty, to defray the charge of confining and maintaining 
Criminal Lunatics, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

17. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four thou- 
sand and eight hundred pounds, be granted to His Ma- 
jesty, to defray, to the 31st day of March 1836, the 
usual Allowances to Protestant Dissenting Ministers in 
England, Poor French Refugee Clergy, Poor French 
Refugee Laity, and sundry other small charitable and 
other Allowances to the Poor of Saint Martin’s-in-the- 
Fields and others. 


18. Fesolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty-six 
thousand and eight hundred pounds, be granted to His 
Majesty, to defray the charge of His Majesty’s Foreign 
and other Secret Services, to the 31st day of March 
1836. 

19. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hundred 
and ninety-one thousand seven hundred and fifty-six 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expense 
of providing Stationery, Printing and Binding for the 
several Public Departments in Hingland, Ireland, Scot- 
land, and the Colonies, to the 31st day of March 1836, 
and for providing Paper for the Printing which may be 
ordered in the Session 1836, for the two Houses of Par- 
liament. 

ao. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three thou- 
sand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the 
expense of the Mint in the Coinage of Gold, to the 31st 
day of March 1836. 

21. Resolved, 


Poor Law 
Commission. 


Slave Trade. 


Consuls. 


Inspectors 
of Factories. 


Superannua- 
tions. 


Toulonese, &amp;c. 
Emigrants. 


Vaccine 
Establish- 
ment, 


Refuge for 
the Destitute. 


Criminal 
Lunatics. 


Protestant 
Dissenting 
Ministers, &amp;c. 


Secret 
Services. 


Stationery, 
&amp;c. 


Coinage. 





Prosecutions 
relating to 
Coi Ne 


LawCharges. 


Convicts. 


Captured 
Negroes, &amp;c. 


Convicts. 


Commissioners 
of Records. 


Sir A. B, King. 


Turnpike 
Bills. 


Education. 


Geographical 
Society. 


Bahama 
Islands. 


Bermuda 
Islands. 


Prince Edward’s 
Island. 


Western Coast 
of Africa, 


North Ameri- 
can Provinces, 


5°-6 WILL. IV. 


21. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eight thou- 
sand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the 
expenses incurred in the Prosecution of Offences against 
the Laws relating to Coin, to the 31st day of March 
1836. 

22. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eight thou- 
sand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the 
expense of Law Charges, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

23. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty-four 
thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray, 
to the 31st day of March 1836, the expense of confining, 
maintaining and employing Convicts at Home and at 
Bermuda, and in providing Clothing for Convicts who 
may probably be transported to New South Wales and 
Van Diemen's Land. 

24. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty thou- 
sand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray, to 
the 31st day of March 1836, the expenses for the sup- 
port of captured Negroes and liberated Africans under 
the Acts for the Abolition of the Slave Trade. 

25. Resolved, That asum, not exceeding One hundred 
and forty-seven thousand three hundred and six pounds, 
be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expense of 
maintaining Convicts at New South Wales and Van 
Diemen’s Land, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

26. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ten thousand 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expenses 
incurred under the direction of the Commissioners of 
Records, to the 31st day of August 1836. 


27. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two thou- 
sand and five hundred pounds, be granted to His Ma- 
jesty, to pay the annual Compensation awarded to Sir 
Abraham Bradley King, late King’s Stationer in Jre- 
land, for Losses sustained by him by reason of the revo- 
cation of his Patent. 


28. Resolved, That asum, not exceeding Four thousand 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to pay, in the year 
1835, the Fees due and payable to Officers of the Parlia- 
ment on all Bills for continuing or amending any Acts 
for making or maintaining, keeping in repair or im- 
proving Turnpike Roads, which shall pass the two Houses 
of Parliament, and receive the Royal Assent. 

29. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty thou- 
sand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to enable 
Him to issue money for the erection of School-houses, 
in aid of private Subscriptions for that purpose, for the 
Education of the Children of the Poorer Classes in 
England, in the year ending the 31st day of March 
1836. 

30. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One thousand 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to enable the Geo- 
graphical Society to prosecute two Expeditions of Dis- 
covery, one into the Interior of South Africa, from Dela- 
goa Bay, on its East Coast, the other into the Interior 
of America, behind British Guiana. 


31. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One thousand 
nine hundred and forty pounds, be granted to His Ma- 
jesty, to defray the charge of the Civil Establishment of 
the Bahama Islands, and the incidental Charges attend- 
ing the same, to the 31st day of March 1836. 


32. Resolved, That asum, not exceeding Four thousand 
five hundred and ninety-nine pounds thirteen shillings 
and four-pence, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the 
charge of the Civil Establishment of the Bermuda Islands, 
to the 31st day of March 1836. 


33. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three thou- 
sand one hundred and twenty pounds, be granted to His 
Majesty, to defray the charge of the Civil Establish- 


ment of Prince Edward’s Island, to the 31st day of 
March 1836. 


34. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twelve thou- 
sand and thirty pounds fifteen shillings and ten-pence, 
be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charges of the 
Civil Establishments on the Western Coast of Africa, 
to the 31st day of March 1836. 

35. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fourteen 
thousand two hundred and ninety pounds eighteen shil- 
lings and sixpence, be granted to His Majesty, to defray 
the sepsis of the Ecclesiastical Establishments of the 
British North American Provinces, for the year 1835. 


Resolutions to be reported. 
VOL. 90. 





10°—11° Juli. 


4.43 


And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 11° die Julti, 1835: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported from the Committee, That they had come to 
ry wy which they had directed him to report to 
the House. 


Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 
next. 

Mr. Bernal also acquainted the House, That he was 
directed by the Committee to move, That they may 
have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee, to consider of authorizing the Commis- 
sioners of His Majesty’s Treasury of the United King- 
dom of Great Britain and Ireland to direct payments 
to be made out of the Consolidated Fund of the said 
United Kingdom, to the Barristers who may be em- 
ployed to revise Lists of Burgesses, in pursuance of an 
Act for the regulation of Municipal Corporations, fon § 
sums to be partly repaid out of the Funds of each 
Borough included in the said Act. 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That the Commissioners of His Majesty’s 
Treasury of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Ireland, be authorized to direct payments to be made 
out of the Consolidated Fund of the said United King- 
dom to the Barristers who may be employed to revise 
Lists of Burgesses, in pursuance of any Act for the regu- 
lation of Municipal Corporations, such sums to be partly 
repaid out of the Funds of each Borough included in 
the said Act. 

Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported from the Committee, That they had come to 
a Redduiicn, which they had directed him to report to 
the House. 


Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 
next. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of the 
House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Courts of Judicature (Scotland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of theElection Expenses, and Qualification of Mem- 
bers Bill ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be made 
to the Question; viz. To leave out the word “ now,” 
and at the end of the Question to add the words ‘“ upon 
“ Thursday next.” 

And the Question being put, That the word “ now” 
stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided. 

The Noes went forth. 


Mr. Hume, 

Tellers for the Yeas,) 14. Witiiam Ord: } 59. 
Colonel Sibthorp, 

Tellers for the Noes,} Me Arthas Tear - } 6. 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

And the Question being again proposed, That the Bill 
be now read a second time; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House do now adjourn ; 

The House divided. 

The Yeas went forth. 


Mr. Arthur Trevor, 
Tellers for the Yeas, Colonel Sibthorp : } 5. 
Mr. Hume, 
Tellers for the Noes, Mr. William Ord: } 58. 
So it passed in the Negative. 
5U2 Ordered, 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill (Expenses 
of Revising 
Barristers.) 


Adjournment. 


Courts of 
Judicature 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Election 
Expenses, and 
Qualification 
of Members 
Bill. 








Colonial 
Passengers 
Bill. 


Postage Bill. 


Royal Burghs 
(Scotland) 
Bill. 


Smal! Debts 
(Scotland) 
Bill. 


Bankrupts’ 
Estates 


(Scotland) Bill, 


[Instruments 
of Sasine 


(Scotland) Bill. 


Savings Banks 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Offences 
against the 
Person Bill. 


Lunatic Acts 
Continuance 
Bill. 


Doctrine of 
the ‘Trinity, 


Tea Duties. 


4 


Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second time :-— 
The Bill was accordingly read a second time; and com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for Thurs- 
day next, at twelve of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Colonial Passengers’ Bill ; ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Postage Bill:—The Bill was re-committed to a Com- 
mitte of the whole House. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into a Committee, to consider further of the Bill: 
— The House accordingly resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee ; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported from the 
Committee, That they had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 


next. 


. The Royal Burghs (Scotland) Bill, was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Wednesday, the 22d day 
of this instant July. A 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Small Debts (Scotland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Bankrupts’ Estates (Scotland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consi- 
deration upon Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Instruments of Sasine (Scotland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consi- 
deration upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Savings Banks (Scotland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consi- 
deration upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
into further consideration the Report from the Com- 
mittee on the Offences against the Person Bill; and the 
Amendments made by the Committee to the Bill, being 
read a second time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Lunatic Acts Continuance Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to declare the 


‘state of the Law with respect to Persons who impugn 


the Doctrine of the Trinity, and other Doctrines :—And 
the said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 


The House was moved, That the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, 
c. 101, to provide for the collection and management of 
the Duties on Tea, might be read; and the same being 
read ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into a Committee to consider of the said Act. 


10°—11°—13° Julii. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Names and Tonnage of all Ships entered 
Inwards in the Port of Zondon from Memel and Dantzic 
during the present year, with the Date of Entry of each; 
distinguishing British from Foreign Ships. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Quantities of Masts, Yards, Bowsprits, Timber 
and Deals delivered under Contract into His Majesty’s 
Dock-yards, in each of the years 1831, 1832, 1833 and 
1834; distinguishing the Countries from which imported. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to in- 
quire into the case of Mr. Goldsworthy Gurney, have 
Power to report their opinion thereupon to the House, 
together with the Minutes of the Evidence taken before 
them. 

Mr. Cayley reported from the said Select Committee, 
That they had examined the matters to them referred ; 
and had directed him to make a Report thereof to the 
House, together with the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
before them. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a State- 
ment of the Expenditure by Great Britain on account of 
the several Colonies, for the year 1832. 

Mr. Baring accordingly presented the said Statement. 

Ordered, That the said Statement do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


Mr. Oswald reported from the Select Committee on 
Public Petitions; That they had examined the Petitions 
presented on the 6th and 7th days of this instant July; 
and had directed him to make a Report thereof to the 
House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Southwark 
Courts of Request, which was presented upon Monday 
last, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to the Court of 
Chancery, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
half an hour after one of the clock on Saturday 
morning, adjourned till Monday next. 








Lune, 13° die Juli ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 

M® Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the 
East India Company, was called in; and at the 

bar presented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of Par- 
liament,—N° 21, List, specifying the Particulars of the 
Compensation proposed to be granted to reduced Officers 
and Servants of the Hast India Company, under an 
arrangement sanctioned by the Board of Commissioners 
for the Affairs of India, and laid before The Honourable 
the House of Commons on the 20th March 1834 :— 
And then‘he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said List do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Mr. For Maule presented, pursuant to several Ad- 


A. 1835.. 


Memel and 
Dantzic 
Trade. 


Masts and 
Yards. 


Mr.G urney’s 
Case. 
No. 373. 


Colonial 
Expenditure. 


No. 374. 


Public 
Petitions. 


Southwark 
Courts of 
Request. 


No. 375. 


Court of 
Chancery. 


No. 376. 


East India 
Company. 


No. 335. 


Deputy 


dresses to His Majesty,—An Account of the Number of Lieutenants. 


Deputy Lieutenants in each County in England, Wales, 
Scotland and Ireland. 

A Return of the Number of Persons who have been 
committed under the Poor Law Amendment Act to Saint 
Augustine’s Gaol, in Canterbury, for riotous conduct ; 
the Costs of the Prosecution at the Special Session; the 
Sentences after Conviction ; the Number of Wives and 
Children belonging to the Prisoners and the Amount 
of parochial Relief given to them respectively, in each 
week of the present year, down to the period of their 
commitment. 

Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to Orders,— 
An Account of the annual Salary of the Secretary to the 
Paving Board of the City of Dublin, the Name of the 
Person by whom the same has been received for the last 


Six 


No. 897. 


Canterbury 
Convictions. 


No. 378. 


Dublin Paving 
Board. 


No. 379. 








Gunpowder 
(Ireland.) 


No. 380. 


Treasurers of 
Counties and 
Cities (Lreland.) 


No. 381. 


Suspended 
Benefices 
(Ireland.) 


No. 382. 


Lambert’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Graham‘s 
Iistate Bill. 


Glasgow 
Poor’s Rate 
Bill. 


Port Dundas, 
&amp;e. Roads 
Bill. 


5-6 WiLL. IV. 


Six years, the Warrant or other Authority under which 
that Person has been appointed Secretary, and the 
Number of Days in which he has attended his duty as 
Secretary in ten year respectively, for the last Six years, 
ending 5th May 1835, and the tons and particulars of 
the last Receipt for his Salary as Secretary. 

An Account, on oath, of all Gunpowder sold by the 
licensed Retailers of Gunpowder in Armagh, Loughgall, 
Moy and Charlemont, between 15th and 31st January 
last; with the Names of the Persons to whom sold, the 
Quantity to each, and the Name and Place of Residence 
of the Magistrate on whose Certificate the same was 
delivered. 

A Return of the Sums in the hands of the Treasurer 
of the County of Tyrone on the 1st day of February 
1835, the species of Security in which the same was 
lodged, the Amount of Security given by the said Trea- 
surer, with the Names, Additions and Residence of his 
Sureties, and whether living or dead. 

A Return of the Names of the Benefices, the Appoint- 
ments of Clerks to which have been suspended by the 
Ecclesiastical Commissioners for Ireland, it appearing 
by the Certificate of the Ordinary that Divine Worship 
had not been celebrated therein for the three years next 
—s February 1833 ; specifying in such cases the 

ames of the Benefices, and in what Diocese respec- 
tively situated ; as also the particulars of the extent of 
such Benefices, their Annual Value respectively, the 
Amount of their respective Population, the Number of 
Protestants residing within each Benefice, the condition 
of the Church and Glebe-house, if any, the Quantity of 
the Glebe-land belonging to each, the Names of the In- 
cumbents or officiating Ministers to whom the cure of 
souls of such Benefices, so unfilled, has been committed, 
and the Amount of Stipend or Salary appointed to be 
paid to such officiating Ministers for the performance of 
the occasional Ecclesiastical duties within such Benefices 
as aforesaid. 

Ordered, That the said Accounts and Papers do lie 
upon the Table ; and be printed. 


Lambert’s Divorce Bill was read a second time; and 
committed toa Committee of the whole House, for Tues- 
day, the 21st day of this instant July. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Committee, 
That they do hear counsel and examine witnesses for the 
Bill; and also, that they do hear counsel and examine 
witnesses against the Bill, if the Parties concerned think 
fit to be heard by counsel, or produce witnesses. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for confirm- 
ing certain Leases granted by Sir James Graham, Baronet, 
deceased, and by Sir Sandford Graham, Baronet, his 
Son, of Land at Kirkstall, and in the Township of Hea- 
dingley-cum-Burley, in the Parish of Leeds, in the West 
Riding of the County of York, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Baines do carry the Bill to the 
Lords ; and acquaint them, that this these hath agreed 
to the same, with some Amendments ; to which Amend- 
ments this House doth desire the concurrence of their 
Lordships. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
Glasgow Poor’s Rate Bill to make their Report, be further 
enlarged till Monday next. 


Mr. Thomas Duncombe, by Order, reported from the 
Committee on the Port Dundas and Dalgreen Bridge 
Roads Bill ; and to whom the Petitions of Trustees acting 
under an Act of the tenth year of the reign of his late 
Majesty, intituled, “ An Act for making and repairing 
the Road from Linlithgow Bridge to Stirling, and other 
Roads in the County of Stirling,” and of Creditors upon 
the Tolls on the said Roads ; of Trustees acting under an 
Act of the eighth year of the reign of his late Majesty, in- 
tituled, “ An Act for amending an Act of the fourth year 
of the reign of His present Majesty, formaking and repair- 
ing certain Roads aa Redrow to Peathill, in the County 
of Stirling, and for making and maintaining certain 
new Roads connected therewith,” and of Creditors upon 
the Tolls on the said Roads, and of Carron Company, He- 
ritors and Land-owners of the County of Stirling ; of Trus- 


tees acting under an Act of the second year of the reign 
VOL. 90. 


13° Sulit. 


445 
of His present Majesty, intituled, “ An Act for making 
and repairing certain Roads leading across the County 
of Stirling, and other Roads in the said County,” and 
Creditors upon the Tolls on the said Roads, and Heritors 
and Land-owners of the County of Stirling, adjoining to 
the Forth and Clyde Canal, in the said county; and, of 
William Burn Callander, Esquire, a Trustee acting under 
an Act of the second year of the reign of His present 
Majesty, intituled, “ An Act for making and repairing 
certain Roads leading across the County of Stirling, and 
other Roads in the said County,” also, a Creditor on the 
said Roads, and Land-owner in the County of Stirling, 
were referred ; That they had heard counsel in support of 
the first, third, fourth and fifth-mentioned Petitions, and 
that no-person appeared on behalf of the second men- 
tioned Petition; and that they had also heard counsel in 
favour of the Bill; and had examined the allegations of 
the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Bergman’s Naturalization Bill was read a second time ; Bergman's 
and committed to Mr. Clay and the Middlesex List: Nat. Bill. 
And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber. 


Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to inspect Botley and 
the Journals of the House of Lords with relation to any Fifield Road 
Proceedings upon the Botley and Fifield Road Bill, and Bill. 
to make Report thereof to the House:—And a Com- 
mittee was appointed of Mr. Tooke, Mr. Granville Har- 
court, Mr. Hughes Hughes, Mr. Maclean, Lord Norreys, 

Mr. Estcourt, and Sir Robert Inglis: And they are to 
withdraw immediately into the Speaker’s Chamber. 

Ordered, That Three be the Quorum. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Petition Regent-street 
relative tothe Regent-street Paving, have Power to send Paving. 
for persons, papers and records; and to report their 
observations thereupon to the House. 

Ordered, That Lord Granville Somerset, Lord Viscount 
Lowther, and Mr. Vernon Smith, be added to the Com- 


mittee. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Belfast and 
nig and Cavehill Railway Bill to make their Report, Cavehill | 
be further enlarged till Thursday, the 23d day of this ®#!way Bill 
instant July. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Dundee 
Dundee Waterworks Bill to make their Report, be fur- a works 
ther enlarged till Monday next. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Dundee 
Dundee Water Company Bill to make their Report, be oe 
further enlarged till Monday next. is ied 


A Petition of the Saint George Steam-Packet Com- Pilotage. 
pany, was presented, and read; praying, That Steam 
"essels trading to the ports of Liverpool, Hull and Dub- 
lin, may be placed on an equal footing in regard to Pilot- 
age, with Sbeten Vessels now trading to the ports of 
London, Greenock, and other places. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Stoke-upon-T'rent ;—and, Municipal 
Burgesses and others, Inhabitant Householders of Yeovil, —_—, 
—were presented, and read; taking notice of the Muni- ~"" 
cipal Corporations Bill; and praying, That the same 
may pass into a law. 

Petition of Rate-payersof Faversham;—Land-owners 
residing in the vicinity of the city of York, and of the 
Ainsty of York;—the Mayor, Bailiffs and Burgesses of 
Tenby ;— Burgesses and Freemen of Beverley ;— and, 
Burgesses of Liverpool,—were also presented, and read; 
taking notice of the said Bill; and praying, That the 
same may not pass into a law as it now stands. 

And thesaid Petitions were ordered tolie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Coleraine, Clonrush and Tithes 
Inniscaltra ;— and, Denis M‘Carthy, of Middleton, Me (Ireland.) 
5 X the 








Hand-loom 
Weavers. 


Church of 
Ireland. 


Leave. of 
Absence. 


Lunatic Acts 
Continuance 


Bill, 


Newspaper 
Stamps. 


Attornies’ 
Certificates. 


Timber 
Duties. 


Tonnage 
Admeasure- 
ment, 


Spirit 
Licenses. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


446 


the barony of Jmokilly, and county of Cork, Doctor of 
Medicine,—were presented, and read ; praying for the 
abolition of Tithes in Ireland. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Bailies and Councillors of 
Kilmarnoch, was presented, and read; praying for the 
establishment of Boards in every manufacturing district, 
to fix from time to time the lowest prices to be paid for 
Hand-loom Weaving. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Protestant Inhabitants of Navan ;—the 
High Sheriff and Grand Jurors of the county of Carlow, 
assembled at the Summer Assizes of 1835 ;—the Clergy 
within the deanery of Stoke, in the archdeaconry of 
Surrey, and diocese of Winchester ;—the Clergy of the 
deanery of Ewell, in the diocese of Winchester ;—and, 
the Moderator of the Synod of Aberdeen,—were pre- 
sented, and read; praying the House to reject every 
measure which has for its object the taking away any 
portion of the Revenues of the Jrish Church, in order 
to its being applied to other than protestant and strictly 
ecclesiastical purposes. 


And the said Petitions were ordered tolie upon theTable. 


Ordered, That Colonel Owen have leave of absence 
for a month, on urgent business ;—Mr. Dillwyn, a month, 
on urgent business ;-—and, Mr. Andrew Johnston, a fort- 
night, on urgent business. 


A Petition of Captain John Grant, of Creed-lane, 
was presented, and read; taking notice of the Lunatic 
Acts Continuance Bill; and praying, That he may be 
examined as to the treatment of persons confined in 
Lunatic Asylums, previous to the said Bill being passed 
into a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Hanley and Shelton ;— 
and, Barnstaple,—were presented, and read; praying 
for the sammie the Stamp Duty on Newspapers. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Society of Attornies, Solicitors, 
Proctors and others, not being Barristers practising in 
the Courts of Law and Equity in the United Kingdom, 
was presented, and read ; praying for the repeal of 
the annual Duty on their Certificates. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Ship-owners and Consumers 
of Timber in Bideford ;—and, Ship-owners, Merchants, 
Traders and others in Glasgow, interested in the trade 
to the British Colonies in North America,—were pre- 
sented, and read; praying, That no alteration may take 
place in the relative Duties now payable on Foreign 
and British Colonial Timber. 


And the said Petitions were ordered tolie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants and Ship-owners, inhabitants 
of Glasgow ;—and, the Directors of the Chamber of 
Commerce and Manufactures of Glasgow,—were pre- 
sented, and read; praying the House to alter the present 
law respecting the method of ascertaining the measure- 
ment of Tonnage for registry, so that in future the 
cubical contents shall coastitute the data on which the 
tonnage of vessels shall be ascertained. 

And thesaid Petitions were ordered to lieuponthe Table. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers of Horsham, was 
presented, and read; praying for the repeal of the addi- 
tional Duty on Spirit Licenses imposed by an Act of the 
last Session of Parliament. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and county of 
the town of Nottingham, was presented, and read; re- 
citing an Act of the last Session of Parliament, for the 
Amendment and better administration of the Laws 
relating to the Poor in England and Wales; and praying 
the House to repeal the same. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


13° Juli. 


A. 1835. 


A Petition of George Frederick Mowlds, late a Clerk 
in the General Post Office, Dublin, was presented, and 
read; complaining of dismissal from his office; stating 
the particulars of his case ; and praying relief. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Andrew Carew O’ Dwyer, Esquire, Bar- 
rister at Law, was presented, and read; complaining of 
the decision of the Select Committee appointed to try and 
determine the merits of the Petition complaining of his 
Election and Return for the town and county of the 
town of Drogheda, in regard to his qualification ; and 
praying, That the House will not permit this Session to 
pass over without the enactment of a law more liberally 
regulating the qualification of Members of Parliament, 
if they should deem a aualification to be necessary ; 
and also to enact, that no Committee shall in future 
have the power to substitute the candidate of the mino- 


‘ rity in the place of the representative of the great ma- 


jority of. the people, but to declare, that whenever the 
sitting Member shall be unseated on any point which 
does not disturb his majority, there shall issue a writ 
for a new election. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Post-masters and others licensed to let 
Horses for hire, resident in Nottingham and the adjacent 
towns, was presented, and read; praying for the abolition 
of the present system of farming the Post-horse Duties. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee 6n the 
Trinity (North Leith) Harbour and Dock Bill to make 
their Report, be further enlarged till Thursday next. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of the Correspondence between His Majesty’s Secretary 
of State for the Home Department and Mr. Hogg, on 
the subject of his Protest against the Report of the Com- 
missioners for inquiring into the Municipal Corporations 
of England and Wales. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Mr. Charles Wood presented, pursuant to Orders,— 
A Return of the Number of Midshipmen promoted to the 
rank of Lieutenant'in the Royal Navy, from 1st June 1834 
to Ist June 1835; stating the Name of each Person so 
promoted, and the date of Entry into the Service; and 
whether educated at the Royal Naval College; and distin- 
guishing also from the other, the Promotions in the Navy, 
on Foreign Stations, to vacancies occasioned by Death, 
or Dismissal by Courts Martial :—A Return of he Num- 
ber of Lieutenants promoted to be Commanders in the 
Royal Navy, from 1st June 1834 to 1st June 1835; 
stating the st of each Person so promoted, and the 
Date of the Commission each Officer held at the time 
of his Promotion; distinguishing also from the other 
the Promotions in the Navy on Foreign Stations to 
vacancies occasioned by Death, or Dismissal by Courts 
Martial:—A Return of the Number of Commanders in 
the Royal Navy promoted to the rank of Captain, from 
1st June 1834 to 1st June 1835; stating the Name of 
each Person so promoted, the Date of Promotion, and 
the Date of the Commission each Officer held at the 
time of his Promotion; and distinguishing, also, from 
the other, the Promotions in the Navy on Foreign Sta- 
tions to vacancies occasioned by Death or Dismissal by 
Courts Martial :—Of the Number of Captains promoted 
to be Rear Admirals; of Rear Admirals to be Vice-Ad- 
mirals; and of Vice-Admirals to be Admirals, from 
1st June 1834 to 1st June 1835 :—A Return of the Total 
Number of Officers in the Royal Navy on 1st January 
1835; distinguishing the Number of each rank, from 
Admiral to Lieutenant inclusive; and distinguishing 
the Number of each rank employed afloat at that date : 
—A Return of the Names of all Persons appointed as 
Clerks or Salaried Officers since 23d November sone 

(an 


G.F. Mowlds. 


Qualification 
of Members of 
Parliament. 


Post-horse 
Duties. 


Trinity 
(North Leith) 
Harbour and 
Dock Bill. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Commission. 


Navy. 


Marines. 


Church of 
Ireland Bill. 


Seamen 
Enlistment 
Bill. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill (Expenses 
of Revisin 
Barristers. 


Colonial 
Military 
Expenditure, 


en 
ropert: 
Bill. 4 


5-6 WILL. IV. 


(and who were not in the Service prior to that period, 
and not included in any Return to this House), in His 
Majesty’s several Dock-yards at Home and Abroad ; the 
Date of their Appointments, and the Amount of Salaries 
and Allowances of each:—A Return of the Number of 
Surgeons and Assistant Surgeons in the Royal Navy in 
each year on Ist January 1831, 1832, 1833, 1834 and 
1835 ; and the Number of Assistant Surgeons appointed, 
and Assistants promoted to be Surgeons in each of these 
years :—A Return of the Number of Pursers on the List 
of the Royal Navy in each year, on 1st January 1831, 
1832, 1833, 1834 and 1835; and the rates of Pay in 
Classes; stating also, the Number of each Class em- 
ployed Afloat and on Half Pay, at each of those dates ; 
also, the Number of Clerks who have been promoted to 
be Pursers on the List of the Royal Navy in each of the 
years 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833 and 1834. 

_A Return of the Number of Gentlemen appointed to 
First Commissions, of the Number of Promotions of Lieu- 
tenants to be Captains, of Captains to be Majors, and of 
Majors to be Lieutenant-Colonels in the Royal Marines, 
from 26th June 1834 :—A Return of the Officers on Full 
Pay and Half Pay ofthe Royal Marines, on 1st January 
1835; distinguishing the several Ranks :—A Return of 
the Number of Officers of the Royal Marines who have 
been brought from Half Pay to Full Pay since 26th June 
1834 :—A Return of the Number of Officers of Royal 
Marines who have been allowed to sell their Full or 
Half Pay Commissions, stating their Names and Rank, 
Poe when they obtained their first Commissions in the 

ervice. 


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


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Church of p ee Bill; 

Lord John Russell, by His Majesty’s command, ac- 
quainted the House, That His Majesty had been gra- 
ciously pleased to place at the disposal of Parliament, 
for the purposes of the Bill, His Majesty’s interests in 
the Dignities and Benefices of the Church of Ireland. 

Then the Bill was read a second time; and committed 
to a Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


The ingrossed Bill for the Encouragement of the 
voluntary Enlistment of Seamen, and to make Regula- 
tions for more effectually manning His Majesty’s Navy, 
was, according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee, to whom it 
was referred to consider of authorizing the Commissioners 
of His Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom of 
Great Britain and Ireland to direct payments to be 
made out of the Consolidated Fund of the said United 
Kingdom to the Barristers who may be employed to re- 
vise Lists of Burgesses, in pursuance of any Act for the 
regulation of Municipal Corporations, such sums to be 
partly repaid out of the Funds of each Borough included 
in the said Act, the Resolution which they had directed 
him to report to the House ; and the same was read, and 
and is as followeth: 

Resolved, That the Commissioners of His Majesty’s 
Treasury of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Ireland be authorized to direct payments to be made 
out of the Consolidated Fund of the said United King- 
dom to the Barristers who may be employed to revise 
Lists of Burgesses, in pursuance of any Act for the regu- 
lation of Municipal Corporations, or sums to be partly 
repaid out of the Funds of each Borough included in 
the said Act. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, was 
agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on Colonial Mili- 
tary Expenditure, have leave to sit during the sitting of 


the House, To-morrow, between the hours of twelve and 
three of the clock. 


The Real Property Bill was, according to Order, read 


a second time; and committed to a Committee of the 
whole House, for To-morrow. 


VOL. 90. 


13° Julai. 


44.7 


The ingrossed Bill for amending the Law relating to 
Offences against the Person in certain cases, was, ac- 
cording to Order, read the third time; and an Amend- 
ment was made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Jervis do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Supply ; 

Ordered, That the several Estimates relating to Mis- 
cellaneous Services (Ireland), be referred to the Com- 
mittee. 

Ordered, That the Estimate of the Amount that will 
probably be required to defray Law Expenses, Grants to 
Scotch Universities, and other Charges in Scotland, 
formerly defrayed from the Hereditary Revenues, and 
not provided for in His Majesty’s Civil List, nor on the 
Consolidated Fund, from the 1st April 1835 to the 
$lst March 1836, be referred to the Committee. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


Motion made, and Question proposed, That a sum, 
not exceeding Seven thousand four hundred and seven- 
teen pounds one shilling and eight-pence, be granted 
to His Majesty, to defray the expenses of the Settle- 
ment in Western Australia, to the 31st day of March 
1836 ; 

Whereupon a motion was made, and Question pro- 

osed, That a sum, not exceeding Five thousand eight 
Lendioel and six pounds, be ted to His Majesty, to 
defray the expenses of the Settlement in Western Aus- 
tralia, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

Motion, by leave, withdrawn. 

1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven thou- 
sand four hundred and seventeen pounds one shilling 
and eight-pence, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the 
expenses of the Settlement in Western Australia, to the 
31st day of March 1836. 

2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty thou- 
sand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the 
expense of the Establishment of the Indian Department 
in Upper and Lower Canada, in the year 1835. 

3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty-four 
thousand five hundred and eleven pounds, be granted 
to His Majesty, on account of the Canal Communica- 
tions in Canada, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

4. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixteen thou- 
sand one hundred and sixty-seven pounds, be granted 
to His Majesty, to defray, to the 31st day of March 1836, 
the charges of the Salaries of Governors, Lieutenant- 
Governors, and others, in His Majesty’s West India 
Colonies. 

5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Nine hundred 
and sixty-three pounds and ten-pence, be granted to 
His Majesty, to defray the expense of the Civil Govern- 
ment of Heligoland, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty thou- 
sand seven hundred and fifty pounds, be granted to His 
Majesty, to defray, to the 31st day of March 1836, the 
charge of Salaries and Allowances to the Special Jus- 
tices appointed in pursuance of an Act of the third and 
fourth years of His present Majesty, for the Abolition of 
Slavery throughout the British Colonies, for promoting 
the industry of the manumitted Slaves, and for com- 
pensating the Persons hitherto entitled to the services 
of such Slaves. 

7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One thousand 
six hundred and sixty-six pounds, be granted to His 
Majesty, to defray the Salaries of eight Agents for 
Emigration at Ports in the United Kingdom, to the 31st 
day of March 1836. 

8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Nine thousand 
and six hundred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, in 
aid of the expenses of the Civil Establishment of Vew- 
foundland, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Six thousand 
six hundred and eighty-five pounds eleven shillings and 
sixpence, be granted to His Majesty, in aid of the ex- 
pense of the Civil Government of Nova Scotia, to the 
31st day of March 1836. 

10. Motion made, and Question put, That a sum, not 
exceeding Thirty-five thousand pounds, be meg 

5X2 is 


Offences 
against the 
Person Bill. 


Supply ; 
Estimates 
referred: 


Miscellaneous 
Services 
(Ireland,) 


Miscellaneous 
Charges 
(Scotland.) 


Western 
Australia. 


Indian 
Department 
(Canada.) 


Canada 
Canals, 


Governors of 
West India 
Colonies. 


Heligoland. 


Slavery Abo- 
lition Act. 


Emigration. 


Newfound- 
land. 


Nova Scotia. 


Education 
(Ireland.) 








Foundling 
Hospital. 


House of 
Industry, &amp;c. 


Hibernian 
Marine 
Society. 


Female 
Orphan 
Tlouse. 


‘Westmorland 
Lock Hos- 
pital. 


Lying-in 
Hospital. 


Doctor 
Stevens’ 
Hospital. 


Fever Hos- 


pital, &amp;c. 


Hospital for 
Incurables. 


Roman 
Catholic 
College. 


Tea Duties. 


448 


His Majesty, to enable the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 
to issue 7 aired for the advancement of Education in 
Ireland, to the 31st day of March 1836 ; 

The Committee divided. 

Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Robert Stewart - 143. 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. Plumptre - - 41. 

11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Nine thou- 
sand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the 
expense of the Foundling Hospital in Dublin, to the 
31st day of March 1836. 

12. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty thou- 
sand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the 
expense of the House of Industry in Dublin, the Lunatic 
Department, and the four General Hospitals attached, 
to the 31st day of March 1836. 

13. Resolved, That a-sum, not exceeding Two hundred 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge 
of the Hibernian Marine Society in Dublin, to the 31st 
day of March 1836. 

14. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One thousand 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expense 
of the Female Orphan House, Circular Road, Dublin, 
to the 31st day of March 1836. 

15. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two thousand 
and five hundred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to 
defray the expense of the Westmorland Lock Hospital, 
to the 31st day of March 1836. 

16. Resolved, That asum, not exceeding One thousand 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the ex- 
pense of the Lying-in Hospital, to the 31st day of March 
1836. 

17. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One thousand 
and five hundred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to 
defray the expense of Doctor Stevens’ Hospital, to the 
31st day of March 1836. 

18. Hesolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three thou- 
sand and eight hundred pounds, be granted to His Ma- 
jesty, to defray the expense of the Fever Hospital and 
House of Recovery, Cork-street, Dublin, to the 31st day 
of March 1836. 

19. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five hundred 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the ex- 
— of the Hospital for Incurables, to the 31st day of 

arch 1836. 

20. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eight thou- 
sand nine hundred and twenty-eight pounds, be granted 
to His Majesty, to defray the charge of the Roman Ca- 
tholic College in Ireland, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

Resolutions to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported from the Committee, That they had come to 
Resolutions, which they had directed him to report to 
the House. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 

Mr. Bernal also acquainted the House, That he was 
directed by the Committee to move, That they may have 
leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday next, 
again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


‘The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee to consider of the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 101, 
to provide for the Collection and Management of the 
Duties on Tea. 


(In the Committee.) 


1, Resolved, That the Duties payable on Tea do cease 
and determine on the 1st July 1836; and that, in lieu 
thereof, there be levied and paid on all Tea entered for 
home consumption, the Duty of Two shillings and one 
penny per pound. 

Resolution to be reported. 





-And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 14° die Julti, 1835: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported from the Committee, That they had come to a 
Resolution, which they had directed him to report to 
the House. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


13°—14° Jul. 


A. 1835. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- Reform of 
ing of the Reform of Parliament (Scotland) Bill; (Scotland) Bin, 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Hull Merchant Sea- 


Hull Merchant 
Seamen’s Fund 


men’s Fund Bill; om 
Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 
The Order of the day being read, for the second read- Ecclesiasticat 


ing of the Ecclesiastical Courts’ Bill ; Courts Bill. 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to authorize 
the Court of Directors of the East India Company to 
suspend the execution of the Provisions of the Act of the 
third and fourth Wiliam the Fourth, Chapter Eighty- 
five, so far as they relate to the creation of the Govern- 
ment of Agra was, according to Order, read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendment, do 

ass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this Soon hath agreed 
to the same, with an Amendment; to which Amend- 
ment this House doth desire the concurrence of their 
Lordships. 


Agra 
Government 
Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Stamp and 
on the Stamp and Tax Offices Bill ; Tax Offices 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself Bill. 
into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the Supply 
Report from the Committee of Supply ; (10 July.) 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a Colonial 
Committee upon the Colonial Passengers’ Bill; and, Passengers’ 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 7 ‘ 
Chair; and Mr. Robert Steuart reported from the Com- No. 383 
mittee, That they had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Robert Steuart accordingly reported the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Monday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Postage Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Postage Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- Small Debts 
ing of the Small Debts (Scotland) Bill ; (Scotland) 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 3! 
Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into {Instruments 
further consideration the , Settee from the Committee on of Sasine 
the Instruments of Sasine (Scotland) Bill:—The Bill — 
was re-committed to a Committee of the whole House. N. one 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve nee 
itself into a Committee to consider further of the Bill: 
—The House accordingly resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee ; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Robert Steuart reported 
from the Committee, That they had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Robert Steuart accordingly reported the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon eg next. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


Savings’ Banks 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Serine Bill 


further consideration the Report from the Committee on 

the Saving Banks (Scotland) Bill:—The Bill was re- 

committed to a Committee of the whole House. 
Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 


itself into a Committee to consider further of the _ 
—The 














5-6 Witt. IV. 


- —The House accordingly resolved itself into the Com- 


Ways and 
Means. 


Lunatic Acts 
Continuance 
Bill, 


Marriage Act 
Amendment 
Bill. 


Contempts 
in Kquity 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Property 
in Infants 
(freland) Bill. 


Turnpike 
Trusts 
Consolidation 


Bill. 


Divorce, 
Estate, and 
Natuyaliza- 
tion Bills. 


mittee; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Robert Steuart reported 
from the Committee, That they had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. __ 

Mr. Robert Steuart accordingly reported the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Lunatic Acts Continuance Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday next, 


at twelve of the clock, resolve itself into the said Com- 
mittee. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a Com- 
mittee, this day, upon the Marriage Act Amendment 
Bill, was read, and discharged. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a Com- 
mittee, this day, upon the Contempts in Equity (Ireland) 
Bill, was read, and discharged. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a Com- 
mittee, this day, upon the Property in Infants (Jreland) 
Bill, was read, and discharged. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
authorize the Consolidation of the Trusts of Turnpike 
Roads in. that part of Great Britain called England: 
And that Mr. For Maule and Mr. Baring do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That, for securing the more uniform and con- 
venient conduct through this House, of Divorce Bills, 
Estate Bills, and Bills of Naturalization, it is expedient 
that at the commencement of the next, and of each 
succeeding Session, a Select Committee, consisting of 
not more than nine Members (three of whom to be the 
quorum), should be appointed, to whom shall be referred 
every Divorce, Estate and Naturalization Bill, on the 
Second reading thereof respectively, with power to ex- 
amine witnesses, and verify the documentary evidence 
adduced in support of each of such Bills, and to report 
thereon accordingly, three at least of the Members of 
such Committee, who shall have attended the opening 
of any Bill, to be present at each meeting on it, until 
report made ; and that, from and after the appointment 
of such Committee, the practice of hearing counsel, and 
examining witnesses on Divorce Bills at the Bar of this 
House, be discontinued, except when otherwise specially 
ordered ; 


And a Debate arising thereupon ; 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the Debate be adjourned till Tuesday next ; 
The House divided. 
The Noes were directed to go forth. 
Mr. Tooke, 
Tellers for the Yeas, The Lord Advocate : \ 25. 
f Mr. Ruthven, 
Tellers for the Noes, | Mr. Edward Ruthven: None. 
And it appearing upon the Report of the Division by 
the Tellers, that Forty Members were not present; and 
it being then half an hour after one of the clock on 
Tuesday morning :—The House was adjourned by Mr. 
Speaker, without a Question first put, till this day. 


VOL. 90. 


13°—14° Juli. 


449 
Martis, 14° die Julii ; 


Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS, 


4 es Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Com- 
mittee on the Cruelty to Animals Bill; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Bill be re-committed ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, by leaving out from the words “ That the” to the 
end of the Question, in order to add the words “ Report 
“ be taken into further consideration upon this day six 
“ months,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words proposed 
to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided. 

The Noes went forth. 


Tellers for the Yeas, Mr. Pease, 1 30. 
Dr. Bowring : J 
Sir Matthew Ridley, 

Tellers for the Noes, ‘ Colonel Sibthorp : \ 16. 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a Committee 
of the whole House. 


Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into a Committee, to consider further of the Bill: 
—The House accordingly resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee. 


(In the Committee.) 


Bill read a first time; to be read a second time, para- 
graph a aragraph. 
Preamble postponed. 
Crause, N° 1, agreed to. 


Crause, N° 2 (Any Person wanton! 
ing or otherwise ill-treating Cattle, to b 
soned) read. 
Several Amendments made. 
Amendment proposed: P. 3. 1. 9. To leave out from 
* animal” to “ or” in 1. 18. 
Question, That the words proposed to be left out 
stand part of the Clause put, and agreed to. 
Amendment proposed: P. 8. 1.15. To leave out from 
“ animals” to “ every” inl. 19. 
Question put, That the words proposed to be left out 
stand part of the Clause ; 
The Committee divided. 
Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Pease - - - - 384. 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. Warburton - - - 36. 
Amendment proposed: P. 3. 1. 20. To leave out 
“ before any one Justice of the Peace.” 
Question, That the words proposed to be left out 
stand part of the Clause put, and agreed to. 
P. 3. 1. 26. Proposed to fill the blank with “ Twenty 
“ Shillings.” 
Question put, That the blank be filled with “ Twenty 
« Shillings ;’ 
The Committee divided. 
Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Potter - - - - 14. 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. Pease - - - - 52. 
Proposed to fill the blank with “ Forty Shillings ” 
agreed to. 
Amendment proposed: To leave out “ at the dis- 
*“ cretion of such Justice.” 
Question, That the words proposed to be left out 
stand part of the Clause——put, and agreed to. 
Crause, N° 2, as wienitile agreed to. 


Crause, N° 3 (Court of Mayor and Aldermen of Lon- 
don, and Court of Quarter Sessions for other Counties, 
to make Regulations) read. 

Several Amendments made. 

Question, That the said Clause, as amended, stand part 
of the Bill——-put, and Negatived. 


Crauses, N* 4 and 5, read; and Question, That they 
stand part of the Bill, severally put, and Negatived. 
To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 





or cruelly beat- 
e fined or impri- 























Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Cayley re- 
ported from the Committee, That they had made progress 
in the Bill; and that he was directed by the Committee 
to move, That they may have leave to sit again. 


5Y+ Resolved, 


Cruelty to 
Animals 
Bill. 








Botley and 
Fifield Road 
Bill, 


“ Botley 
Road Bill. 


Botley and 
Fifield Road 
(No. 2.) Bill. 





450 | 14° Juli. A. 1835. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Hughes Hughes reported from the Committee 
appointed to inspect the Journals of the House of Lords, 
with relation to any Proceedings upon the Botley and 
Fifield Road Bill, and to make Report thereof to the 
House ; That they had inspected the said Journals ac- 
cordingly, and had taken Copies of the Proceedings of 
the Lords thereupon; and the Report was read; and is 
as followeth : 


“ Die Veneris, 10° Julij 1835. 


“The Earl of Shaftesbury reported from the Lords’ 
Committees, to whom the Bill, intituled, ‘ An Act for re- 
pairing and widening the Roads from Oxford, over Botley 
Causeway, to Fifield, in the County of Berks, and Witney, 
in the County of Ovford,’ was committed ; That they had 
considered the said Bill, and examined the allegations 
thereof, which were found to be true; and that the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and made some Amend- 
ments thereto. 

“Which Amendments were read by the Clerk, as 
follow ; viz. 

“ Pr. 7. 1. 13. Leave out from ‘ say’ to ‘ which’ in 
Pr. 8, 1.9. and insert-— 


“ For every horse, or other beast, drawing any coach, | £. s. d. 
chaise, hearse, or other carriage of the like descrip- 
tion, with four wheels, when the same shall be drawn 
by one such horse or beast, not exceeding the sumof| ~ - 9g 

** And when the same shall be drawn by two or 
more, for “every such horse or beast not ex- 
ceeding thesum of - ~ - - -| ~ - 6 

** For every horse, or other beast, drawing any chaise, 
gig or other carriage of the like description, with 
less than four wheels, not exceeding the sum of -[| —- — 6 

‘¢ For every horse, or other beast, drawing any waggon, 
wain, cart, or other carriage of the like description, 
with wheels, the fellies or soles of which shall be of 
the breadth of six inches or upwards, when the same 
shall be drawn by one or two such horses or beasts, 
not exceeding the sum of - - - . 7 = =@ 

“ And when the same shall be drawn by three or 
more, for every such horse or beast not ex- 
ceeding thesum of _ - ~ - - ae ee | 

“ For every horse, or other beast, drawing any waggon, 
wain, cart, or other carriage of the like description, 
with wheels, the fellies or soles of which shall be of 
the breadth of four inches and a half, and less than 
six inches, when the same shall be drawn by one or 
two such horses or other beasts, not exceeding the 
sum of ao . -. Ss ee! eo eS Ue ee © 

“ And when the same shall be drawn by three or 
more, for every such horse or beast not ex- 
ceedingthesumof - - - = e*#/ - = 

“‘ For every horse, or other beast, drawing any waggon, 
wain, cart, or other carriage of the like description, 
with wheels, the fellies or soles whereof shall be of a 
less breadth than four inches and a half, when the 
same shall be drawn by one or two such horses or 
other beasts, not exceeding the sum of - - -| - - 7 

“ And when the same shall be drawn by three or 
more, for every such horse or beast not ex- 


on 


ceeding thesumof - -— = - -| - - 6 
“‘ For every horse, mule or ass, laden or unladen, and 
not drawing, not exceeding thesum of - - -| = = 2 


** For every drove of oxen, cows, or other neat cattle, 
the sum of One shilling and eight-pence per score ; 
and so in proportion for any greater or less number. 

“ For every drove of calves, swine, sheep or lambs, the 
sum of Ten-pence per score; and so in proportion 
for any greater or less number. 

“ And for every coach, waggon, vehicle, or other car- 
riage, of whatever description, propelled, drawn, 
worked or used by steam, gas, or by any mechanical 
or other power, and without the assistance of any 
horse or other beast, any sum not exceeding - -| - 5 =” 





“ Pr. 12. 1. 1. After ‘any’ insert ‘ of the said.’ 
“‘ Ordered, That the said Amendments be taken into 
further consideration on this day six months.” 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 





The House was moved, That the Petition of several 
Trustees for a Acts for repairing and widen- 
ing the Botley and Fifield Road, which was presented 


upon the 10th day of March last, might be read; and 
the same being read ; 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
repairing and otherwise improving the Roads from Ov- 
Jord, over Botley Causeway, to Fifield, in the County of 
Berks, and Witney, in the County of Oxford: And that 
Mr. Hughes Hughes, Mr. Maclean, and Mr. Tooke, do 


, prepare, and bring it in. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee on Public 
the Public Carriages (Metropolis) Bill ; Carriages: 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday next, Sone 
at twelve of the clock, resolve itself into the said Com- — 
mittee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Clandestine 
on the Clandestine Marriages (Ireland) Bill ; (Ireland) Bil 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday, the 
22d day of this instant July, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Sale of Bread 
on the Sale of Bread Bill ; Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Speaker left the Chair at three of the clock. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair at five of the clock. 


A Petition of several Trustees for putting into execu- Totnes 
tion an Act of the present Session of Parliament for more ods. 
effectually repairing the Road from the Erveter Turnpike 
Road to Biddaford, and certain Roads leading from 
Bridgetown Pomeroy and Totnes, and other Roads com- 
municating therewith, and for repairing Zotnes Bridge, 
and erecting Bridges over the Stover Canal, the Rivers 
Teign and Lemon, and the Mill Leat, all in the County 
of Devon, was presented, and read; praying, That leave 
may be given to present a Petition for leave to bring in a 
Bill to rectify a mistake in the said Act. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Sir John 
Yarde Buller and the Devon List: And that they do meet 
To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power to 
send for persons, papers and records. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the Newtyle and 
Report which, upon the Ist day of this instant July, was Glammiss | 
made from the Committee on the Newtyle and Glammiss *ilway Bill. 
Railway Bill, printed copies of the Bill, as amended by 
the Committee, having been delivered, at the door, upon 
Friday last; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


A Petition of Ship-owners, Merchants and Traders of Timber 
Limerick, interested in the welfare of British Shipping Duties. 
and British Colonies in North America ;—and, Ship- 
owners, Merchants, Traders and other Persons interested 
in the welfare of British Shipping and Colonial Interests 
residing within the port of A/loa,—were presented, and 
read ; praying, That no alteration may take place in the 
relative Duties now payable on Foreign and Colonial 
Timber. 

And the said Petitions were referred to the Select 
Committee on Timber Duties. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Aughagour, was presented, Education 
and read; praying the House to take immediate steps (Iteland.) 
to free Education from those impediments that have 
so long rendered it almost inaccessible to the people 
of Ireland, and to apply the immense funds of the Pro- 
testant Establishment to their original destination, that 
of spreading a system of Christian Education over the 
country. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Education (Zre/and.) 


A Petition of Licensed Soap Manufacturers.of West- Soap 
port, was presented, and read; praying for the discon- eer 
tinuance of the Drawback of the Duty on Soap imported “"*!*" ) 
into Lreland. he 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Retail Brewers of the hundred of Offlow Sale of Beer 
South, in the southern division of the county of Stafford, Act. 
was presented, and read ; praying the House so to amend 
the ‘Sale of Beer Act, that informations against retail 
brewers shall not in future be laid by common informers, 
but by the churchwardens, overseers, parish constables, 
or persons appointed by parish vestries. 
Ordered, That the suid Petition do lie upon the Table. 
A Petition 














Danish 
Claims. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill, 


Post Office. 


Post Office. 


Post Office. 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Soap Duties 
Drawback 
Bill. 


Paisley Water- 
works Bill. 


Portland 
Bridge Bill. 


Tunbridge 
Wells Improve- 
ment Bill. 


Merthyr 
Tidvil 
Market Bill. 
Hinckley and 


Narborough 
Road Bill. 


Graham’s 
Estate Bill. 





5-6 WiLL. IV. 


A Petition of George Izatt, ship-owner, in Kincardine; 
—and, John Carron, late ship-owner in Alloa, now re- 
siding there,—were presented, and read; complaining of 
the confiscation of their property by the Danish Govern- 
ment in 1807; and praying the House to reject the Re- 
port of the Commissioners appointed to investigate the 
several claims arising from the confiscation of British 
property on that occasion, and grant the Petitioners full 
indemnification for the losses sustained by them. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Free Burgesses of Bristol, was presented, 
and read ; taking notice of the Municipal Corporations 
Bill; and praying, That the same may pass into a law. 

A Petition of Freemen of Maidstone ;—Bailiffs and 
Burgesses of the borough of Morpeth, and Free Brothers 
of the several incorporated Companies within the same ; 
—and, Inhabitants of the township of the Minster-yard 
with Bedern, in the city of York, and within the liberty 
of Saint Peter, of York,—were also presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the said Bill; and praying, That the 
same may not pass into a law as it now stands. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn, showing which of the Recommendations made by 
the Commissioners of Revenue Inquiry (and of which 
Recommendations an Abstract was sent, by order of the 
Commissioners charged with an Inquiry into the Depart- 
ment of the General Post Office, in October 1834, to the 
General Post Office), have been carried into effect; to- 
gether with a statement in respect of such of the said 
Recommendations as have not been acted upon ; with the 


reasons why the same respectively have not been carried 
into effect. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of any Report, with Evidence, and a Memorandum from 
the French Post Office, sent in to the Treasury by the 
Commissioners of Post Office Inquiry in December 1834. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn, in detail, of the Establishment of the General Post 
Office in the United Kingdom, as it stood on the 5th April 
1835. ; 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the authorized Establishment of the General Post 
Office in the United Kingdom, in classes, compared with 
the actual charge on 5th April 1835. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Brougham and 
Mr. Adam : 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills following, 
without any Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue, until the Thirty- 
first day of May One thousand eight hundred and Thirty- 
eight, and to the End of the then next Session of Parlia- 
ment, the Allowances of the Duty of Excise on Soap used 
in certain Manufactures : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for supplying the Town of 
Paisley, inthe County of Renfrew, with Water : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for making and maintaining 
a Bridge over the River called “The Portland Ferry,” in 
the County of Dorset, with proper Approaches thereto : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for lighting, watching, cleans- 
ing, regulating and otherwise improving the Town of 
Tunbridge Wells, in the Counties of Kent and Sussex, and 
for regulating the Supply of Water, and establishing a 
Market within the said Town: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for providing a Market-place, 
and regulating the Markets in the Town and Borough of 
Merthyr Tidvil, in the County of Glamorgan: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for more effectually repairing 
and improving the Road from the side Gate on the 
Hinckley and Lutterworth Turnpike Road, in the Parish 
of Burbage, in the County of Leicester, to the Leicester 
Turnpike Road, in or near to the Village of Narborough, 
in the said County: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Améndments made by 
this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act for confirming 
certain Leases granted by Sir James Graham, Baronet, 


deceased, and by Sir Sandford Graham, Baronet, his Son, 
VOL. 90. 


14° Juli. 





451 


of Land at Kirkstall, and in the Township of Headingley- 
cum-Burley, in the Parish of Leeds, in the West Riding of 
a County of York, without any Amendment: And 
also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for 
effecting greater uniformity of Practice in the Govern- 
ment of the several Prisons in England and Wales, and 
for — Inspectors of Prisons in Great Britain ; to 
which the Lords desire the concurrence of this House : 
And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act to 
amend. the Law touching Letters Patent for Inventions ; 
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this House : 
—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of any Document under the authority of which the ad- 
vance of the sum of £.30,000 has been made to the 
Thames Tunnel Company, and for Copies of the Reports, 
if any, of professional Persons made before the Money 
was advanced respecting the existing state of the Tunnel, 
the estimated Cost of completing the same, and the pro- 
bability of future payment. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Navy Promotions, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Marines Promo- 
tions, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, to re- 
quest that their Lordships will be pleased to communicate 
to this House, a Copy of the Report, with the Minutes of 
Evidence taken before the Select Committee appointed 
by their Lordships to consider of a Plan for a more con- 
venient temporary accommodation for the House of 
Lords; And that Mr. Bernal do carry the said Message. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the 
House, That their several Addresses of the Ist, 9th and 
13th days of this instant July (that His Majesty would be 
graciously pleased to give directions that the Papers 
therein mentioned might be laid before this House) 
had been presented to His Majesty; and that His Majesty 
had commanded him to acquaint this House, That He will 
give directions accordingly. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on the 
Municipal Corporations Bill:—The Bill was re-com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Committee, 
That they do make provision in the Bill, See the 
Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to direct payments 
to be made out of the Consolidated Fund of the said 
United Kingdom to the Barristers who may be employed 
to revise Lists of Burgesses, in pursuance of any Act for 
the regulation of Municipal Corporations, such sums to 
be partly repaid out of the funds of each Borough included 
in the said Act. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve itself 
into a Committee to consider further of the Bill:—The 
House accordingly resolved itself into the Committee ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee, 
That they had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Bernal accordin ly reported the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Rhapiet be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Thursday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed to 
consider what measures ought to be adopted with regard 
to the Native Inhabitants of Countries where British 
Settlements are made, and to the neighbouring Tribes, 
in order to secure to them the due observance of justice 
and the protection of their rights, to promote the spread 
of civilization among them, and to lead them to the peaceful 
and voluntary reception of the Christian religion. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed to 
inquire into the best means of extending a knowledge of 
the Arts and of the principles of Design among the 

5 Y 2 People 


Prisons 
Regulation 
Bill. 


Letters 
Patent Bill. 


Thames 
Tunnel. 


Navy Promo- 
tions. 


No. 385. 


Marines Promo- 
tions. 


No. 385. 


House of 
Lords. 


Answer to 
Addresses, 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill. 


No. 387. 


Aborigines 
(British 
Settlements.) 


Arts and 
Manufac- 
tures. 








Public Walks 
Bill. 


Public 
Institutions 
Bill. 


Drunkenness, 


Public 
Houses. 


Baron de Bode. 


452 


People (especially the manufacturing population) of the 
country; also to inquire into the constitution, manage- 
ment and effects of Institutions connected with the Arts: 
—And a Committee was appointed of Mr. Ewart, Mr. 
Bernal, Dr. Bowring, Mr. Ridley Colborne, Mr. Clay, 
Lord Francis Egerton, Mr. Elphinstone, Mr. Grote, Mr. 
Hawes, Mr. Hume, the Lord Advocate, Mr. Lewis, Mr. 
Oswald, Sir Robert Peel, Mr. O'Connell, Mr. Sheil, Lord 
Viscount Sandon, Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir 
Matthew White Ridley, Mr. Brotherton, Mr. Potter, Mr. 
George Evans, Mr. Roebuck, Lord John Russell, .Mr. 
Patrick Stewart, Mr. Strutt, Mr. Poulett Thomson, Mr. 
Warburton, Mr. Morrison, Sir Robert Inglis, Mr. Wyse, 
Mr. Scholefield, Mr. Edward Lytton Bulwer, Mr. Henry 
ne Bulwer, the Earl of Kerry, Lord Viscount Mahon, 

r. Yorke, Mr. Heathcoat (of Tiverton), Mr. Baines, Mr. 
Stewart Mackenzie, Mr. Williams (of Coventry), Mr. Fort, 
and Mr. Davenport: And they are to meet To-morrow, 
in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power to send 
for persons, papers and records; and that Five be the 
Quorum. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
facilitate the formation and establishment of Public Walks, 
Gardens, and Places of Recreation in the open air in the 
Neighbourhoods of all Towns, for the use of the Popu- 
lation generally: And that Mr. Buckingham, Mr. Bro- 
therton, and Mr. Potter, do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
authorize the erection of Public Institutions, to embrace 
the means of diffusing Literary and Scientific Information, 
and forming Libraries and Museums, in all Towns, for 
the use of the Inhabitants of the same: And that Mr. 
Buckingham, Mr. Wyse, and Mr. Tulk, do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish and neigh- 
bourhood of Saint Mary, Newington, in the county of 
Surrey, was presented, and read; praying for the adop- 
tion of measures to remove the numerous and increasing 
temptation to dram-drinking among the working classes, 
and discourage the use of distilled spirits as a customary 
beverage. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That leave be given to bring in a Bill for the better 
classification of Public-houses, and for improving the 
regulations affecting the same, with a view to the better 
preservation of the public health and morals :—And the 
said Motion was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


A Petition of John Bogue, Edward Lambert and Henry 
Hardcastle Burder, of John-street, Bedford-row, in the 
county of A/iddlesev, gentlemen, solicitors or agents of 
David Johnston, of Bordeaux, in the Kingdom of France, 
merchant ;—William Grant, of Portsmouth, banker, sole 
assignee of the estate and effects of Richard Owen, for- 
merly of Fareham, merchant, a bankrupt ;—James Ca- 
zenove, of the city of London, merchant, the duly autho- 
rized agent of many inhabitants of Mauritius, whose 
claims have been duly admitted under the Treaties 
and Conventions concluded between Great Britain and 
France ;— Nodes Dickinson, of Wigmore-street, in the 
county of Middlesex, agent for certain individuals resident 
in the Island of Saint Martin, in the West Indies ;— 
William Langmead, of Elfordleigh, in the county of 
Devon, Esquire,—and, Edward Richardson, of the 
Adelphi Terrace, gentleman, the duly authorized agent of 
many inhabitants of Mauritius and the Jonian Islands, 
whose claims have been duly admitted under the Treaties 
and Conventions concluded between Great Britain and 
France,—were presented, and read ; praying, That no 
new claimant whatever may be admitted upon the fund 
now remaining in the hands of the Treasury, under and 
by virtue of the Convention made between the British 
and French Governments on the 20th of November 1815, 
until the several persons whose claims have been already 
adjudged in their favour shall be paid the full amount 
due to them respectively, and that the Commissioners 
may be directed immediately to distribute the said fund, 
—, to the Minutes of the Lords of His Majesty’s 

reasury. 

And the said Petitions were ordered tolie upon the Table. 


14°—15° Sulu. 


A. 1835. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, That 
a Select Committee be appointed to examine into the facts 
and circumstances of the claim of the Baron de Bode 
upon the Fund received from the French Government for 
indemnifying British subjects for the loss of property un- 
duly confiscated by French authority, and to report the 
same, with their observations thereupon, to the House ; 

Mr. Ewart: 


The House divided. 
\ 95. 
{ Mr. Robert Steuart, 


The Yeas went forth. , 

Tellers for the Yeas, Mr. Gisborne, 
| Mr. Edward John Stanley i} 177. 

So it passed in the Negative. 


Tellers for the Noes, 


A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
That the Petition of Inhabitants of Great Yarmouth, 
which was presented upon the 26th day of June last; 
and also, the Petition of Freemen, Householders and 
Inhabitants of Great Yarmouth, which was presented 
upon the 30th day of June last, severally alleging, 
among other things, that the sum of two guineas has 
been lately paid to many of the voters at the house of 
one of the most active partisans in behalf of the sitting 
Members, be referred to a Select Committee ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Wednesday morning ; 


Mercurii, 15° die Julii, 1835: 


And the Question being put ; 
The House divided. 
The Noes went forth. 
‘ { Mr. Robert Gordon, 
Pellets for the Yeas,) Mr. Edward John Stanley : § a 


Tellers for the Noes, Sir Thomas Fremantle, \ 132. 


Mr. Praed: 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Resolved, That the Committee be nominated this day. 


A Petition of several Electors of the city of York, was 
presented, and read; setting forth, That the Petitioners 
beg leave to represent to the House the prevalence of cor- 
rupt and illegal practices in connexion with the election of 
Members of Parliament for the City of York; that they 
had hoped that the exposure of these practices, which 
took place at the spring assizes at York in the year 1833, 
in the causeof Bayntun versus Cattle, would have so roused 
the honourable feelings of the more virtuous citizens, 
and the sense of shame on the part of others, that such 
illegal and disgraceful practices could not have been again 
successfully resorted to; that the Petitioners lament to 
state, thatat the late Election for that City the old corrupt 
practices, as they are informed and believe, prevailed 
to their usual extent ; upwards of a thousand poor voters, 
chiefly freemen, were engaged in various pretended ca- 
pacities, such as runners, body guardsmen, &amp;c., with a 
view, as the Petitioners believe, of securing the votes of 
such poor electors to the party in whose service they were 
engaged; liquors were freely distributed, drunkenness 
prevailed to an enormous extent, and voters were con- 
veyed to the polling booths in a state of intoxication to 
exercise the privilege and trust of the elective franchise ; 
to some of these persons, as well as to the hired retainers 
of the candidates, oaths were administered and taken by 
them, and it is matter of common notoriety that expecta- 
tions were held out to the poor voters, who form a 
numerous class in that city, that some future reward would 
be given to them in consideration of giving their votes to 
certain candidates; that the Petitioners have very recently 
heard, on authority which they cannot dispute, that a great 
number of letters have been sent through the post-office 
at York to the poor electors who voted for one of the suc- 
cessful candidates, containing one or two sovereigns each, 
according as the party had given a single or divided vote 
for the candidate ; the Petitioners believe that to such an 
extent does the practice of bribery prevail in the Elections 
for the City of York, that the representation of the City 
may be said to be offered to the highest bidder, and, in 
confirmation of this opinion, they beg leave to state, that 
2 gentleman much connected with the City, and highly 
esteemed, and who had several times represented it in 
Parliament, declined to become a candidate at the late 
election, on the ground that he had no hope of success 

without 


Baron de Bode, 


Great 
Yarmouth 
Election 
Bribery. 


York City 
Election 
Bribery. 





























York City 
Election 
Bribery. 


Coast Guard 
(Scotland.) 


Lighthouses 
Bill. 


No. 398. 


Landed 
Securities 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Real Propert 
Bill. “~— 


Tea Duties, 





5-6 Witt. IV. 


which elections in York were generally secured, and 
which, after the passing of the Reform Bill, he had deter- 
mined entirely to abandon; that the Petitioners cannot 
contemplate this state of the representation of the City of 
York without deep regret ; they conceive that the ordinary 
circumstances of an election, as generally conducted, 


offer the strongest temptations to the poor to venality, © 


perjury and drunkenness, and they tend in general to sap 
the foundation of moral principle, by representing virtue 
rather as a conventional arrangement to be laid aside at 
pleasure, than an immutable principle, binding on all men, 
and at all times; that the Petitioners further complain, 
that by these proceedings the City is deprived of the 
opportunity of choosing the fittest persons to represent 
it in Parliament; that they tend to bring the institutions 
of the country, and especially the character of the 
Commons’ House of Parliament, into contempt, and that 
by destroying the virtuous independence and sound moral 
principles of the constituency, the preservation of liberty, 
in common with good order, is essentially endangered ; 
that the Petitioners observe that many of the most gross 
proceedings in connexion with elections take place after 
the close of the first day’s poll, and they venture to submit 
whether city and borough elections might not be completed 
in one day, but they leave this and all other means for 
the accomplishment of the object of their Petition to the 
wisdom of Parliament, humbly praying the House to 
take the whole matter into its most serious consideration, 
and to adopt such further legislative measures as may, 
if possible, effectually deter the candidates for seats in 
the Legislature from resorting to the illegal and dis- 
graceful means of bribery and corruption for the purpese 
of obtaining them. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed, to 
whom shall be referred the Petition of Inhabitants of the 
City of York, which was presented upon the 30th day of 
June last ; and also, the Petition of Electors of the City of 
York, which was presented this day, severally alleging 
Bribery at the last and former Elections. 

Resolved, That the Committee be nominated this day. 


Ordered, That there be laid be laid before this House, 
a Copy of Memorials to the Treasury from certain Electors 
in the parish of Alyth, in Scotland, complaining of the 
conduct of Captain. Knight, Commander of the Coast 
Guard in Scotland, in voting at the late Election for the 
county of Perth:—also, Copy of a Treasury Minute 
thereon, and of any General Orders issued by the Board of 
Customs respecting the voting of the Officers and Men 
of the Coast Guard Service at Elections. 


Mr. Hume presented a Bill for vesting Lighthouses 
and Lights on the Coast of the United Kingdom in the 
Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond, and 
for making provisions respecting Lighthouses, Lights, 
Buoys, Beacons, and Seamarks, and the Toils and Duties 
payable in respect thereof: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time, upon 
Wednesday, the 22d day of this instant July. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


The Landed Securities (Jre/and) Bill was, according 
to Order, read a second time ; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Real Property Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Robert Steuart, by Order, reported from the Com- 
mittee, to whom it was referred to consider of the Act 
3 and 4 Will.4, c. 101, to provide for the collection and 
management of the Duties on Tea, the Resolution which 
they had directed to be reported ; and the same was read ; 
and is as followeth : 

Resolved, That the Duties payable on Tea do cease and 
determine on the Ist day of July 1836; and that in lieu 
thereof, there be levied and paid on all Tea entered for 
Home Consumption the Duty of Two shillings and one 
penny per Pound. 

VOL. 90. 


14°—15° Juli. 


without having recourse to those corrupt practices by — 


453 
The said Resolution, being read a second time, was 
agreed to. 
Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the said 
Resolution: And that Mr. Robert Steuart, Mr. Chancel- 
lor of the Exchequer, and Mr. Baring, do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee on 
the Stamp and Tax Offices Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself 
into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee of Supply ; 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving’ the 
Report from the Committee of Supply ; 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give direc- 
tions, that there be laid bfore this House, a Return of 
the Names of the Revising Barristers on each of the 
Circuits, with the period at which each Barrister was 
first so appointed, and the period at which each such 
Barrister was called to the Bar ; distinguishing those who 
attend at the Assizes on the Circuits on which they have 
been so appointed, from those who do not; and distin- 
guishing those who practise at Westminster Hall, from 
those who do not. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give direc- 
tions, that there be laid before this House, a Return of 
the Names of the Judges who made the last appoint- 
ments of Revising Barristers on the Circuits. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give direc- 
tions, that there be laid before this House, a Return of 
the Name of the Quarter Sessions at which each such 
Barrister practises, and when he attended such Sessions 
last ; and also, of the Names of the different Places on 
the Circuit which each such Barrister attends profes- 
sionally during the Assizes. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give direc- 
tions, that there be laid before this House, a Return of 
the Names of the Barristers on each Circuit who have 
not been appointed Revisers, with the period at which 
each such Barrister was called to the Bar. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that he will be graciously pleased to give direc- 
tions, that there be laid before this House, a Return, 
specifying the Name of every Barrister who now holds, 
or within the last Twelve Months has so done, any Situa- 
tion whatever of honour or profit, at home or abroad, by 
virtue of any Act of Parliament, or Commission; the 
nature and title of his Office, by whom appointed, and 
the Emoluments, if any, incidental thereto ; such Return 
to state whether the party is in receipt of any retiring 
Pension, or other Allowance. 

Ordered, That the said Addresses be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Mr. For Maule presented, pursuant to an Address to 
His Majesty,—Copy of the Correspondence between His 
Majesty’s Secretary of State for the Home Department 
and Mr. Hogg, on the subject of his Protest against the 
Report of the Commissioners for inquiring into the Mu- 
nicipal Corporations of England and Wales. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the aggregate Amount of Notes circulated in 
England and Wales by Private Banks and Joint Stock 
Banks and their Branches; distinguishing Private from 
Joint Stock Banks, between the 28th June 1834 and 28th 
June 1835, stated for each quarter of the year, as directed 
by the 2d and 3d Will. 4, c. 23. 


Mr. Oswald reported from the Select Committee on 
public Petitions ; That they had examined the Petitions 
presented 


5Z 


Stamp and 
Tax Offices 
Bill. 


Supply 
(13th July.) 


Supply 
(ioth July.) 


Revising 
Barristers, 


Municipal 
Corporations. 


No. 386. 


Joint Stock 
Banks, 


Public 
Petitions. 








Adjournment. 


Trinity 
(North Leith) 
Harbour and 


Dock Bill, 


Belfast and 
Cavehill 
Railway Bill. 


Mackenzie's 


Estate Bill. 


Redcar 
Harbour Bill. 


454 


presented on the 8th, 9th and 10th days of this instant 
July ; and had directed him to make a Report thereof to 
the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till a 


quarter of an hour after two of the clock on Wed- . 


nesday morning, adjourned till this day. 





Mercurti, 15° die Juli ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


sé E House met; and being counted by Mr. Speaker, 
it appeared that Forty Members were not present ; 
yet it being four of the clock, Mr. Speaker took the 
Chair; and again counted the House, and Forty Mem- 
bers not being present :—The House was adjourned by 
Mr. Speaker, without a Question first put, till To- 
morrow. 








Jovis, 16° die Juliz; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


OLONEL Leith Hay reported from the Committee 

on the Trinity (North Leith) Harbour and Dock 
Bill; and to whom the Petitions of the Lord Provost, 
Magistrates and Council of the city of Edinburgh ; of 
Trustees for the Creditors of the city of Edinburgh ; and, 
of Ebenezer Ramsey, of Alloa, in the county of Clack- 
mannan, one of the Directors of the Zrinity Chain Pier 
Company, and Secretary to the Alloa and Kincardine 
Steam Boat Company, were referred; That they had 
heard counsel in support of the two first-mentioned Peti- 
tions, and had considered the last-mentioned Petition ; 
and had also heard council in favour of the Bill; and had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same 
to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Belfast ;—and, of Elizabeth 
May, of Belfast, widow,—were presented, and read; 
taking notice of the Belfast and Cavehill Railway Bill; 
and praying, That they may heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts thereof. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Mr. Balfour reported from the Committee on the Bill 
from the Lords, intituled, An Act to vest part of the 
entailed Estate of Cromarty, lying within the County of 
Ross, and by annexation within the County of Cromarty, 
in Trustees in fee-simple, for the purpose of selling the 
same, and of paying Debts which affect, or may be made 
to affect, the said entailed Estate, and for purposes con- 
nected therewith; That they had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and 
that the Parties concerned had given their consent to the 
Bill, to the satisfaction of the Committee; and that the 
Committee had gone through the Bill, and directed him 
to report the same, without any Amendment :—And the 
Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Balfour do carry the Bill to the 
Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the same, without any Amendment. 


A Petition of Ship-owners of the Port of Scarborough, 
and others interested in the prosperity of the Shipping 
Interest of the United Kingdom, residing within the 
borough of Scarborough, was presented, and read ; taking 
notice of the Redcar Harbour Bill; and praying, That 
the same may not pass into a law. 


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A. 1835. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 





Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Consular 
Establishment have leave to sit during the sitting of the 
House this day, between the hours of twelve and three 
of the clock. 


Consular 
Establish- 
ment. 


Truro 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed to 
inspect the Journals of the House of Lords with relation 
to any proceedings upon the Zruro Improvement Bill ; 
and to make report thereof to the House :—And a Com- 
mittee was appointed of Mr. Tooke, Mr. Vivian, Mr. Pen- 
darves, Sir Charles Lemon, Sir William Molesworth, and 
Sir William Trelawny : And they are to withdraw, imme- 
diately, into the Speaker’s Chamber. 

Ordered, That Three be the Quorum. 


Mr. Hughes Hughes presented a Bill for repairing and 
otherwise improving the Roads from Oxford, over Botley 
Causeway, to Fifiek/, in the County of Berks, and Witney, 
in the County of Oxford: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Botley and 
Fifield Road 
Bill (No. 2.) 


The House proceeded to take into further consideration 
the Report from the Committee on the Willington Bridge 
and Roads Bill:—And the House being informed, that 
other Amendments are necessary to be made to the Bill; 
—The Bill was re-committed to the former Committee ; 
and they have leave to sit and proceed; and to make their 
Report on or before Tuesday next. 


Willington 
Bridge and 
Roads Bill. 


Mr. Frederick North reported from the Committee on 
the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for uniting 
the Rectory and Parish Church of Stanmer, inthe County 
of Susser, with the adjoining Vicarage and Parish Church 
of Falmer, and for exchanging the Parsonage-house and 
Glebe Land of Stanmer, and the Vicarage-house of Fal- 
mer, for certain pieces of Land at Falmer, being part of 
the settled Estates of the Right honourable Henry Thomas 
Earl of Chichester, on which a new Parsonage-house has 
been built at the expense of the said Earl; That they had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same 
to be true; and that the Parties concerned had given their 
consent tothe Bill, to the satisfaction of the Committee ; 
and that the Committee had gone through the Bill, and 
directed him to report the same, without any Amendment : 
—dAnd the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Frederick North do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without any Amendment. 


Earl of 
Chichester’s 
Estate Bill. 


Totnes 
Roads. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Committee 
on the Petition for leave to present a Petition for the 
Totnes Roads; That they had examined the matter 
thereof. 

Ordered, That leave be given to present a Petition, as 
desired. 

A Petition was accordingly presented, and read ; pray- 
ing, That leave may be given to bring in a Bill to rectify 
a mistake in an Act of the present Session of Parliament, 
for more effectually repairing the Road from the Evveter 
Turnpike Road to Biddaford, and certain Roads leading 
from Bridgetown Pomeroy and Totnes, and other Roads 
communicating therewith, and for repairing Totnes Bridge, 
and erecting Bridges over the Stover Canal, the Rivers 
Teign and Lemon, and the Mill Leat, all in the County 
of Devon. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill ac- 
cordingly: And that Sir John Yarde Buller and Mr. Mon- 


tague Parker do prepare, and bring it in. 





Ordered, That Mr. Serjeant Zalfourd have leave to go Leave of 
the circuit ;—and, that Mr. Assheton Smith have leave of A&gt;se°e 
absence for a month, on urgent business. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a Weights and 
Committee upon the Weights and Measures Bill. BMensures 


Bill. 
(In the Committee.) 


Bill read a first time ; to be read a second time, para- 
gragh by paragraph. 
Preamble postponed. 
CLAUSES, 


ynd 








Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill. 


Polls at 
Elections 
Bill. 


Election 
Expenses and 
Qualification of 
Members Bill. 


Lanatic Acts 
Continuance 
Bill, 


Public 
Carriages 
(Metropolis) 


Bill, 


Mr. Bucking- 
han. 


N oO. 393. 


Greenwich and 
Gravesend 


Railway Bill. 


Ashburton 
Roads Bill. 


Municipal 


Corporations 
Bil 


ill, 





5-6 WILL. IV. 


Cravses, N° 1 to N° 12, with Amendments to’ several 
of them——agreed to. 


Cuiauss, N° 12 (Weights made of Lead or Pewter not 
to be stamped) read. 
Several Amendments made. 
Question, That the said Clause stand part of the Bill ; 
The Committee divided. 
Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Stewart Mackenzie - 50. 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. Estcourt - - 30. 


To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 








Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Pryme re- 
ported from the Committee, That they had made pro- 
gress in the Bill; and that he was directed by the 
Committee to move, That they may have leave to sit 
again. , 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, again re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into further 
consideration the Report from the Committee on the Im- 
prisonment for Debt Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration this day, at five of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Polls at Elections Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee on 
the Election Expenses and Qualification of Members 
Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Lunatic Acts Continuance Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Public Carriages (Metropolis) Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday next, 


at twelve of the clock, resolve itself into the said Com- 
mittee. 


Mr. Speaker left the Chair at three of the clock. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair at five of the clock. 


Mr. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the East 
India Company, was called in; and at the bar presented, 
pursuant to Order,—Copy of all Correspondence that may 
have passed between the East India Company and the 
India Board, and between the East India Company and 
Mr. Buckingham, relative to the Resolutions of the Select 
Committee of the House of Commons, on the 4th of 
August last, as to the compensation recommended by that 
Committee to be granted to Mr. Buckingham, for the 
reasons therein detailed :—And then he withdrew. 


Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Inhabitants and Owners of property in 
and near Greenwich, was presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Greenwich and Gravesend Railway Bill; and 
praying, That the same may pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants, Owners and Occupiers of 
land in South Brent, was presented, and read ; taking 
notice of the Ashburton Roads Bill; and praying, That 
the same may not pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Burgesses of Nottingham ;—Llanelly ;— 
the Mayor, Aldermen and Assistants of Shrewsbury ;— 
Owners and occupiers of commonable messuages within 
the borough of Gumecester, otherwise Godmanchester ;— 
Burgesses of Bridgnorth ;-— Freemen of Gloucester ;— 
Wells ;—and, Exeter,—were presented, and read ; taking 
notice of the Municipal Corporations Bill; and praying, 
That the same may not pass into a law as it now stands. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie uponthe Table. 
VOL. 90. 


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455 


A Petition of Resident Colonists of the district of Cape of 


Albany, in the colony of the C 
London, was presented, and read ; setting forth, That the 
House, in the Session of the year 1819, acceded to a 
grant of 50,000/. for the purpose of sending out settlers 
to colonize a division of the colony of the Cape of Good 
Hope ; that the Petitioners, with their families, and near 
5,000 other British subjects, accepted the proposals made 
to them by His Majesty’s Ministers, and, early in the next 
year, embarked for that colony, ignorant of their actual 
destination, but relying on the faith and protection of the 
British Government ; that, on their arrival in Table Bay, 
they were first informed that they were to be located on 
the eastern frontiers, 600 miles from the seat of govern- 
ment, within the ancient boundaries of the colony, but in 
a district which some of the Caffre tribes had encroached 
upon, and from whence they had the year before been 
expelled by the military; that for some time the new 
settlement enjoyed peace and security, but, owing to 
a reduction of the military force, as well as changes in 
the military system, the aggressions of the expelled Caffres 
increased to such a degree as to induce the settlers to 
make representations to the then. governor; but their 
requests not being attended to, they, in the year 1823, 
memorialized Earl Bathurst, his Majesty’s then Secretary 
of State for the Colonies, which memorial has been printed 
and laid on the table of the House, in June 1827; that 
in the year 1824 his Majesty’s Commissioners of Inquiry 
arrived in the Settlement, and, after a laborious investi- 
gation on the spot, ‘“ confirmed,” as they observe, “ b 

further experience and observation,” they recommended, 
in the strongest manner, certain plans to be adopted for 
the future protection of the colony, all which have been 
printed, and were laid on the table of the House on the 
Ist May 1827; that from that period the colonists, 
although suffering more or. less, have waited in vain for 
the fulfilment of the Commissioners’ recommendations, and 
have felt the procrastination the greater from appoint- 
ments and arrangements having been made, and which 
were subsequently cancelled; that, owing to some military 


proceedings, as the Petitioners are led to believe, some of 


the Caffre tribes, at the commencement of this year, 
made a sudden and simultaneous attack on the colony, 
and before a force could be collected to oppose them, they 
devastated the labour of 15 years, burning the dwellings 
and murdering the unoffending colonists, and, as it has 
been officially stated, “ utterly ruining 7,000 British 
subjects, and filling the districts with the lamentations of 
the widows and orphans ;” that until this eventful irruption, 
the districts had arisen to a degree of prosperity never 
excelled in any British Settlement, increasing the im- 
portations and exportations of the colony to a considerable 
degree, and carrying on a mutually beneficial trade, and 
amicable intercourse with numerous native tribes; the 
Petitioners now being in England on their private affairs, 
trust, on the part of themselves and their fellow colonists, 
that if the House will be pleased to institute an inquiry 
into the real cause of the Caffre irruption, it will be 
found that the colonists are entirely free from blame, and 
that it has arisen from causes over which they had no 
control; they therefore pray, That the House will take 
their unfortunate case into consideration, and order such 
measures to be taken as may be thought expedient for their 
future protection, in the way suggested by His Majesty’s 
Commissioners, as will enable them to re-occupy in safety 
their now deserted farms, and resume their amicable 
intercourse with their deluded neighbours, evincing to 
them our superiority in punishing aggressions, and at the 
same time entering into treaties with them, based on 
justice and humanity. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Aborigines (British Settlements.) — 


of Good Hope, now in 6°°4 


Hope. 


A Petition of the Persons, whose names are signed Houses of 
thereunto, was presented, and read; setting forth, That Parliament. 


the Petitioners beg leave humbly to call the attention of 
the House to the following Resolutions passed on the 3d 
of June last, in reference to the proposed rebuilding of the 
two Houses of Parliament: “ That it is expedient, that 
the designs for the rebuilding the Houses of Parliament 
be left open to general competition ; that a Lithographic 
Plan be made of Westminster Hall and of the premises 
adjoining, showing the entire area to be occupied by the 
intended new buildings, and including the space to be 

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456 


gained by the intended embankment of the river ; that, 
with the Lithographic Plan there be given a specification 
of the general accommodation required ; of the dimensions 
of the principal Offices; of the number of persons which 
either House of Parliament should be calculated to hold 
on the floor; of the space to be allowed for each Member, 
and a description of the form of each House, so far as 
may have been determined by the respective Committees ; 
that all persons wishing to send in Plans for the rebuild- 
ing of the two Houses of Parliament, shall, on application 
to the Office of the Woods and Works Department, in 
Whitehall-place, be furnished, on the payment of one pound, 
with a copy of the Resolutions of the Rebuilding Com- 
mittee of both Houses of Parliament ; with a copy of the 
Evidence relative to the proposed accommodation of the 
two Houses, and of the Offices and other Buildings there - 
unto belonging ; and with a copy of the specified measure- 
ments, and of the Lithographic Plan on which is pointed 
out the ground destined as the site for the above-men- 
tioned buildings ;” the Petitioners have, since the said 
3d of June, repeatedly made application at the Office of 
the Woods and Works Department, in Whitehall-place, for 
the said plan and other particulars, but without being 
able to obtain the same, and without being able to learn 
when the same will be ready for delivery, the last appli- 
cation having been so recent as Thursday last, the 9th of 
July ; the Petitioners presume this delay cannot be known 
to the House, and pray that some inquiry may be insti- 
tuted into the cause of it, in order that due effect may be 
given to that Resolution of the House, which opens the 
designs for the rebuilding of the two Houses to general 
competition, but which will be entirely frustrated by this 
delay—which will effectually deprive the Petitioners of 
sufficient time maturely to design buildings involving 
such minute details and arrangements, and at the same 
time of such magnitude and national importance; this 
the Petitioners think will be admitted, when it is con- 
sidered that, whilst by this delay they are deprived of 
the necessary means for even commencing their designs— 
the day for delivering them in remains fixed by the 
following Resolution: “ that the Plans or Designs for the 
new Building shall be delivered into the Office of Woods 
and Buildings, at Whitehall, on or before the Ist day of 
November next ;” the Petitioners submit their opinion, 
that it would have been expedient to have allowed even 
more time for preparing the said designs, but that so 
much time having now elapsed since the order of the 
House to furnish architects with the Plan of the Site, and 
other particulars, there is not now, they repeat, sufficient 
time to give to their designs that deliberate and mature 
consideration which the comprehensive nature of the plan 
requires, so as to combine all the important requisites in 
the most efficient manner; the Petitioners having heard 
that it is proposed to pull down, without delay, a part of 
Saint Stephen's Chapel, with a view to safety, and also 
for the more convenient erection of another building for 
the accommodation of the House of Lords; and being 
architects by profession, and feeling strongly the value of 
Saint Stephen's Chapel, as one of the noblest specimens 
of art ever conceived by man, and peculiarly interesting 
from being throughout entirely the work of English artists 
and artificers, as proved by documents existing in the 
public archives, they have made a careful examination 
of the building, and are satisfied that it is not in the least 
dangerous, but that the remains are in a very substantial 
state, and as capable of restoration as the walls of Henry 
the Seventh’s Chapel were at the time of the restoration 
of that building ; and, furthermore, from an examination 
of the site, they are satisfied that another and more con- 
venient temporary accommodation for the House of Lords 
may be obtained, without involving the necessity of 
pulling. down any part of the walls of Saint Stephen's 
chapel; the Petitioners are also most decidedly of opinion, 
that in selecting the most convenient site for the new 
Houses of Parliament, it is not at all necessary or desirable 
to pull down Saint Stephen's Chapel, as it is capable of 
being restored and combined with the new Houses in a 
manner that will greatly contribute to the convenience 
and beauty of the general arrangement ; the Petitioners 
therefore further pray, that the House will order the 
necessary measures to preserve the remains of Saint 
Stephen’s Chapel from further injury, at least until, by 
the selection of the Plan for the new Houses of Parlia- 
ment, it shall appear whether the removal be indispen- 


16° Juli. 


A. 1835. 


sably necessary, and not allow what appears a most wanton 
demolition of the remains, upon the mere speculation of 
being necessary to the second attempt to afford a tem- 
porary accommodation to the House of Lords; the Peti- 
tioners also pray, that the Lithographic Plan of the Site, 
and other instructions, may be delivered on the terms 


proposed by the House, with as little delay as possible, - 


and that the time for receiving the designs be further 
extended ; the Petitioners further pray, that the Designs 
may be publicly exhibited before any selection be made, 
so that opportunity be afforded for the most ample dis- 
cussion of the respective merits of the several Designs, 
before adjudication be made upon them. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of the Commission, and of the Instructions issued or 
about to be issued to the Commissioners appointed to 
settle the Boundaries and Wards of certain Boroughs in 
England and Wales. 

Lord John Russell accordingly presented the said Paper. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Number of Bastard Children affiliated by order of 
Sessions in each of the several Counties of England and 
Wales, at the Michaelmas Sessions 1834, and at the 
Epiphany, Easter and Midsummer Sessions 1835, re- 
spectively. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


A Petition of Artists and Admirers of the Fine Arts, 
was presented, and read; praying, That the National 
Gallery be not made a receptacle for any private Society 
whatever, but a temple of the Arts, alike impartial, 
national and free. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Arts and Manufactures. 


Ordered, That Sir John Hanmer have leave of absence 
for three weeks, on account of ill health. 


A Petition of Ship-owners, Merchants, Traders, and 
other persons interested in the welfare of British Shipping 
and Colonial interests resident in Ayr ;—-and, Merchants, 
Ship-owners, and other inhabitants of Bristo/,—were pre- 
sented, and read; praying, That no alteration may take 
place in the present relative Duties on Foreign and Colo- 
nial Timber. 

And the said Petitions were referred to the Select 
Committee on Timber Duties. 


A Petition of Merchants, Dealers in Wines and Spirits, 
Grocers, and others, residing in Dundee, interested in the 
Bonding System, was presented, and read ; setting forth, 
That the Petitioners have seen, with alarm and regret, 
a proposed alteration in the system of establishing Bonded 
Warehouses, which will go the length of abolishing it in 
the Port of Dundee, as to the privileges annexed to 
Warehouses of special security, and creating a monopoly 
in favour of the Port of London and its Merchants, to the 
great injury of the trade of the Petitioners and others in 
the outports of the Kingdom; and praying the House 
to take the matter into consideration, and to permit the 
Petitioners to possess the same advantages and the same 
facilities of conducting their trade under the Bonding 
system, as are enjoyed at the London Docks. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Buckingham presented a Bill to facilitate the 
formation and establishment of Public Institutions for the 
diffusing of Literary and Scientific Information, including 
Libraries and Museums, with commodious. Halls or 
Places of Public Meeting for Business or Entertainment, 
within such Cities, Boroughs and Towns as may require 
them for the use and accommodation of their Inhabitants : 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time upon Wednesday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 

Mr. 


Boundaries 
of Boroughs. 


No. 389. 


Bastard 
Children. 


National 
Gallery. 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Timber 
Duties. 


Bonding 
Warehouses. 


Public 
Institutions 
Bill. 


No, 394. 








Bill. 
No. 395. 


Pilotage. 


Tithes 
(Ireland.) 


Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill. 


Registration 
of Voters. 


Church of 
Scotland. 


Captain 
Hanchett. 


Ejectment 
of Tenants. 


Message 
from the 
Lords. 


Haverfordwest 
mprovement 
Bill, 





5-6 Witt. IV. 


Public Walks Mr. Buckingham presented a Bill to facilitate the 


formation and -establishment of Public Walks, Play- 
grounds, Baths, and Places of healthy Recreation and 
Amusement in the open Air, in the Neighbourhood of 
such Cities, Boroughs and Towns as may require them 
for the use and accommodation of their Inhabitants : And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
a second time upon Wednesday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


A Petition of Ship-owners of Brivham, Torbay, was 
presented, and read; praying the House to alter and 
amend the present system of Pilotage which their vessels 
are subject to, and which presses disproportionately 
heavy on the smaller description of vessels, such as be- 
long to Brixham and other outports, vessels for the most 
part employed alternately in coasting and short foreign 
voyages. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Tithe-payers of Carlow was presented, 
and read ; praying for the abolition of Tithes in Lreland. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Debtors confined in the Gaol of New- 
castle-upon-Tyne, was presented, and read ; taking notice 
of the Imprisonment for Debt Bill ; and praying, That the 
same may pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of James Braithwaite and G. R. Greenhow, 
trustees of certain freehold property situate in the 
borough of Kirkby Kendal, in the county of Westmor- 
land, was presented, and read; setting forth, That the 
Petitioners, as trustees of certain freehold property of 
the yearly value of 200/. and upwards, situate in the 
borough of Kirkby Kendal, and being in receipt of the 
rents and profits thereof, claimed, at the last registration 
of Voters, the right of voting for the representatives of 
the county on behalf of the said property; that the 
Revising Barrister of the district rejected the claim, on 
the ground that the Petitioners had not a beneficial 
interest in the said property to the amount of 40s. yearly; 
that the Petitioners have good reason to believe that this 
objection has been over-ruled by other Revising Barris- 
ters, and that similar claims have been admitted; and 
praying the House to give such a construction to those 
parts of the Reform Bill which refer to the rights of 
Trustees as shall secure an uniform decision of the claims 
of Trustees by the Revising Barristers. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Rescobie, was presented, 
and read ; praying the House to enact proper and efficient 
checks to the abuse of patronage in the Church of Scot- 
land, and to extend that Church on the parochial system 
according to the increase of the population. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Martin Hanchett, late a Post Cap- 
tain in the Royal Navy, and Comptroller General of the 
Coast Guard, was presented, and read; praying the 
House to appoint a Select Committee to inquire into the 
cause of his being dismissed from his office of Comp- 
troller General of the Coast Guard. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Freeholders and Leaseholders of Saint 
Helen’s, in the county of Lancaster, was presented, and 
read ; praying for a more speedy and less expensive 
process in obtaining possession of tenements from tenants 
who cannot pay their rent, and will not quit the pre- 
mises, than the present mode of ejectment. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Brougham and 
Mr. Adam: 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
for paving, lighting and otherwise improving the Town 
of Haverfordwest, and the adjoining Townships of Pren- 
dergast and Cartlett, in the Parishes of Prendergast and 
Uzmaston, in the County of Pembroke, without any 
Amendment: And also, 


. VOL, 90. 


(16° Sulir. 


AST 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 


Loan Socie- 


to encourage the establishment of Loan Societies in ties Bill. 


England and Wales, with some Amendments ; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act Richmond 


(Surrey) 


for the better supplying the Parish of Richmond, in the Waterworks 
County of Surrey, with Water, with some Amendments ; Bill. 


to which Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House: And also, 
The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, 


An Act to Wolverhampton 


Curacy Esiate 


authorize the making of Grants or Leases of Mines within piu, 


and under parts of the Lands belonging to the perpetual 
Curacy of the Parish of Wolverhampton, in the County 
of Stafford; to which the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Lord Viscount Morpeth presented,—Returns to an Ad- National 


dress to His Majesty, dated the 12th day of March last, 
for Returns respecting National Education (Zre/and), in 
pursuance of Order of the 13th May 1834; and, in addi- 
tion, a List of all such Books as are distributed or used 
under the direction of the Board, with the full Titles 
thereof; and a List of the Schools in which*the whole or 
any of such Books are used as Class Books ; also, Re- 
turns of the Number of Roman Catholic Children, of 
Children of the Church of England and Ireland, and of 
Protestant Children of other denominations, in each of 
the Schools under the superintendence of the Board ; 
and the Amount and Particulars of any Grants made 
by the Commissioners to Schools connected with, or 
under the superintendence of, any Nunnery, Monastery 
or other religious Institutions or Houses; and also, of any 
Grants to Schools kept in Roman Catholic Chapels, or 
Buildings forming part thereof, or contiguous thereto, or 
within the Precincts of said Chapels, with the Places 
where such Schools are situated. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciousiy pleased to give direc- 
tions, that there be laid before this [louse, Returns of the 
Population, Revenue, Exports, Produce, Stock, &amp;c. of 
the Settlements in Western Australia, for the year 1834. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty's most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to the County 
Treasurer of Middlesex, which were presented upon the 
15th day of May last, be printed. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
Tuesday last, That a Select Committee be appointed, 
to whom shall be referred the Petitions of Inhabitants of 
Great Yarmouth, which was presented upon the 26th 
day of June last; and also, the Petition of Freemen, 
Householders and Inhabitants of Great Yarmouth, which 
was presented upon the 30th day of June last, severally 
alleging, among other things, that the sum of two guineas 
has been lately paid to many of the voters at the house 
of one of the most active partisans in behalf of the sitting 
Members ; and also, the Order made upon the same day, 
That a Select Committee be appointed, to whom shall 
be referred the Petition of Inhabitants of the city of 
York, which was presented upon the 30th day of June 
last; and also, the Petition of Electors of the city of 
York, which was presented upon Tuesday last, severally 
alleging Bribery at the last and former Elections, might 
be read ; and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Pease, Lord Francis 
Egerton, Mr. Mark Philips, Sir John Yarde Buller, Mr. 
Elphinstone, Dr. Nicholl, Mr. Tancred, Mr. Young (of 
Cavan), and Mr. Hardy: And they are tomeet To-morrow, 
in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have Power to send for 
persons, papers and records; and that Five be the 
Quorum. 

Ordered, That the Committee do report to the House 


_ the absence of any Member on two consecutive days. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That a Select Committee be appointed to consider and 


report upon the best means of setting apart and adapting 
6A a portion 


Education. 
No. 390. 


Western 
Australia. 


County 


Treasurer of . 


Middlesex. 
No. 391. 


Great 
Yarmouth 
and York 
Elections 
Bribery. 


Strangers’ 
Gallery, 








458 


a portion of the Strangers’ Gallery for the admittance of 
Ladies during the Debates of this House; such admit- 
tance to be granted or regulated according to such form 
and manner as the Speaker shall appoint :—Also, to con- 
sider of directions proper to be given with a view to 
the same effect, in the building of the new House of 
Commons ; 


The House divided. 

The Yeas went forth. 

Tellers for the Yeas, a Far a ahaa \ 153. 
Tellers for the Noes, Mr. Vernon Smith, 3 


Mr. Labouchere : } oe 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative:—And a Com- 
mittee was appointed of Mr. Grantley Berkeley, Major 
Fancourt, Lord Norreys, Mr. Parrott, Major Beauclerk, 
the Marquis of Chandos, Mr. Hume, Mr. Chetwynd, Mr. 
Ewart, Mr. Craven Berkeley, Mr. Bagshaw, the Mar- 

uis of Worcester, Mr. Eaton, Mr. Polhill, Mr. Charles 
Buller, Mr. Forester, Mr. Hanbury Tracy, Mr. Ormsby 
Gore, Sir Rufane Donkin, Mr. O'Connell, Mr. Bruen, Mr. 
Bernal, Sir John Elley, Lord Viscount Milton, Lord 
Ossulston, Mr. Bonham Carter, Mr. Cowper, Mr. Fre- 
derick Berkeley, Mr. Pechell, Mr. Pryme and Mr. Pease : 
And they are to meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Cham- 
ber; and have Power to send for persons, papers and 
records ; and that Five be the Quorum. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 


turn of the Sums of Money voted to the College of 


Maynooth during the last Five years, the Number of Pro- 
fessors employed therein, and their respective Salaries. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on the 
Municipal Corporations Bill :—-The Bill was re-committed 
to a Committee of the whole House. 


Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into a Committee to consider further of the Bill :— 
The House accordingly resolved itself into the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


Bill read a first time ; to be read a second time, para- 
graph by paragraph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Crauses, N°] to N° 5, agreed to. 


Cravusz, N° 6 (Occupiers of Houses and Shops rated 
in three years to the relief of the Poor, entitled to be Bur- 
gesses, if resident Householders within Seven Miles) 
read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 4. 1. 1. To leave out “ male.” 

Question put, That “ male” stand part of the Clause ; 

The Committee divided. 

Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Robert Steuart - 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. Borthwick - - 
Crause, N° 6, agreed to. 


Criavuse, N°7 (Medical Assistance or Instruction in 
agen Schools, not to be a cause of disqualification) 
read. 

Amendment proposed: At the end of the Clause to 
add, “or by reason that any sum of money shall have 
“* been advanced to any such person by such charitable 
* trustees by way of loan, either with or without interest, 
** for any period under the trusts of any deed or will.” 

Question, That those words be there added put, 
and Negatived. 

Crause, N° 7, agreed to. 


Causes, N* 8, 9 and 10, agreed to. 


Crausz, N° 11 (No new Burgesses to be admitted 
who are not qualified under this Act)——read. __ 
Amendment proposed: P. 6. 1.8. To leave out from 
corporate” to the end of the Clause, and to add “ for 
the purposes of this Act, in respect of any right or 
title other than by occupancy or payment of rates 
within such Borough, according to the meaning and 
* provisions of this Act.” 
“« Provided always, and be it Enacted, That in every 
“ Borough, whether the same be a County of itself or 
‘“« not, where the right to vote in the Election of Members 





135. 
69. 











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“ 
« 
«“ 


is, according to the laws now in force, enjoyed by per- 
its 


sons entitled to vote in virtue of some corporate right, 


16°—17° 


‘** or a Member to serve in Parliament for such Borough 


Jult. A. 1835. 


“ nothing whatsoever inthis Act contained shall in any- 
‘ wise hinder or proves! any person or persons who now 
‘ enjoy, or who hereafter, according to the laws now in 
‘ force, might have acquired such corporate right, from 
“ enjoying or acquiring such corporate right, for the 
“ purpose of voting in such Election.” 
Question put, That the words proposed to be left out 
stand part of the Clause ; 
The Committee divided. 
Teller for the Yeas, Mr, Edward John Stanley - 262. 
Teller for the Noes, Sir George Clerk - + - 234. 
Amendment proposed: At the end of the Clause to 
add, “ Provided always, That in every sg or Borough 
** which now sends Representatives to the House of Com- 
‘“* mons, every person born before the Fifth of June one 
“ thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, who would 
* in right of his birth, as being the son of an existing 
‘“‘ freeman, have been entitled to take up his freedom if 
this Act had not passed, and also every person who, 
“ before the fifth of June, shall have ehtered into any 
‘* indentures of apprenticeship shall, notwithstanding the 
provisicns of this Act, have, enjoy and exercise the same 
rights and privileges with respect to the voting at the 
Elections of Representatives to the House of Commons 
as they would have held, enjoyed and exercised before 
** the passing of this Act.” 
Question put, That those words be there added ; 
The Committee divided. 
Teller for the Yeas, Mr. John Ponsonby - 203. 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. Robert Steuart - 234. 
6 ees put, That the said Clause stand part of the 
ul; 
The Committee divided. 
Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Robert Steuart - 234. 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. Arthur Trevor - 1685. 
Crause, N° 12 (Reservation of certain Rights of 
Common, &amp;c. and exemption from Tolls Pa 
Amendment proposed: P.6. 1. 3. After * Burgess” 
to insert “ or who shall espouse the daughter of any 
“ freeman of any Borough (such daughter having been 
“ married before the fifth day of June.” 
Question put, That those words be there inserted ; 
The Committee divided. 
Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Lennard - - - 650. 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. Edward John Stanley, 163. 
Motion made, and Question put, That the Chairman 
do report Progress, and ask leave to sit again ; 
The Committee divided. 
Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Charlton - - 10. 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. Robert Steuart - 167. 
Motion made, and Question, That the said Clause be 
postponed——put, and agreed to. 
Criauses, N°13 to N° 48, with Amendments to several 
of them, agreed to. 
CiauseE, N° 49 (Power to Council to appoint Town 
Clerk, Treasurer, and other Officers) read. 
Amendment proposed: At the end of the Clause to 
add, ‘‘ Provided also, That nothing herein contained shall 
‘* authorize or empower the Council of any Borough to 
«‘ remove or displace any Town Clerk who shall have 
‘«‘ been appointed, and at the time of the passing of this 
“ Act shall hold his office under any charter, grant or other 
“ authority for life, or for so long time as he shall well 
“ conduct himself in such office; but, that such Town 
‘¢ Clerk shall continue in his said office, and shall hold 
‘“¢ the same upon the terms of his appointment, with such 
“and the same salary, fees and emoluments, as he 
“ would have been entitled to receive if this Act had not 
“« been passed.” 
Question, That those words be there added 
and Negatived. 
Crause, N° 49, agreed to. 


To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 


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And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Friday morning ; 


Veneris, 17° die Julii, 1835: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal re- 
ported from the Committee, That they had made pro- 
gress in the Bill; and that he was directed by the Com- 
mittee to move, That they may have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, again resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 

Ordered, 








Controverted 
Elections 
Bill. 


Oyster 
Feheries 
Bill. 


Steam Vessels 
Pilotage Bill. 


Small Debts 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Sale of Bread 
Bill. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill. 


Civil Affairs 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Stafford Dis- 
franchisement 
Bill. 


Superior Courts 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Sheriffs’ Courts 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Tuns, Alehouses, 
and Victualling 
Houses Bill. 


Music and 
Dancing 
Licenses Bill. 


Bankrupts’ 
Estates 

(Scotland) 
Bill. 


Supply. 


Reform of 
Parliament 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Hall Merchant 
Seamen’s Fund 
Bill, 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts Bill. 


Postage Bill. 


5-6 WILL. IV. 


Ordered, That ‘leave be given ;to bring :in a Bill to 
amend the Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 22, and other Acts relating to 
the Trial of Controverted Elections, and to provide a com- 
petent Tribunal for the Trial of the same: And,that Mr. 
Charles Buller and Mr. Aglionby do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report which, upon 
the 11th day of August 1833, was made from the Select 
Committee appointed to inquire into.the present state of 
the British Channel Fishery, and the Laws affecting the 
Fishing Trade of England, with a view to their amend- 
ment, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring it a Bill to 
regulate the Public Oyster Fisheries in England and 
Wales: And that Mr. Carter and Mr. Baring do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


The Steam Vessels’ Pilotage Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Small Debts (Scotland) Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee on 
the Sale of Bread Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself 
into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on the 
Imprisonment for Debt Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consi- 
deration this day. 


Ordered, That the Civil Affairs (Ireland) Bill be read 
a second time upon Thursday next. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 


resolve itself into a Committee upon the Stafford Disfran- 
chisement Bill. 


Ordered, That the Superior Courts (Scotland) Bill be 


read a second time upon Monday next. 


Ordered, That the Sheriffs’ Court (Scotland) Bill be 
read a second time upon Monday next. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday next, 


resolve itself into a Committee upon the Inns, Ale-houses 
and Victualling-houses Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday next, 


resolve itself into a Committee upon the Music and Danc- 
ing Licenses Bill. 


Ordered, That the Report from the Committee on the 


Bankrupts’ Estates (Scotland) Bill be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday next. ‘ 


Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself 
into a Committee of Supply. 


Ordered, That the Reform of Parliament (Scotland) 
Bill, be read a second time upon Monday next. 


Ordered, That the Report from the Committee on the 


Hull Merchant Seamen’s Fund Bill be received upon 
Wednesday next. 


Ordered, That the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill be read a 
second time upon Monday next. 


Ordered, That the Report from the Committee on the 
Postage Bill be now received. 


Mr. Baring reported from the Committee the Amend- 


ments which they had made to the Bill; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 


grossed ; and read the third ti 
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459 
‘Ordered, That the Report from the Committee on ‘the 


Saving Banks’ (Scot/and) Bill, be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Monday next. 


_ Resolved, That this House will, this day, ‘resolve ‘itself 
into a Committee of Ways and Means. 


Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself 
into a Committee upon the Stamp and Tax Offices’ Bill. 


Ordered, That the Report from the Committee of 
Supply be now received. 

r. Baring, by Order, reported from the said Com- 
mittee, the Resolutions which they ‘had directed to be 
reported ; and the same were read; and’are as followeth : 

1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twelve thou- 
sand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to pay the Sa- 
laries of the Commissioners of the Insolvent Debtors’ 
Court, and of their Clerks, the contingent expenses of 
the Court and Office, and also the expenses attendant 
upon their Circuits, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One thousand 
four hundred and sixty-one pounds, be granted to His 
Majesty, to pay the Salaries of the Officers, and the con- 
tingent expenses of the Office for the Registration of 
Aliens, to the 5th day of April 1836. 

3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seventeen 
thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray 
the charge of the Penitentiary at Milbank, to the 3lst 
day of March 1836. 

4. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four thousand 
and ninety four pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to de- 
fray, to the 31st day of March 1836, the Salaries and 
other expenses of the State Paper Office, the Office for 
the Custody of Records in the Tower, and the Office 
for the Custody of Records in the Chapter House, West- 
minster. 

5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five thousand 
one hundred and fifty pounds, be granted to His Ma- 
jesty, to defray, in the year 1835, the expenses of the 
Commissioners appointed to inquire into the existing 
state of Municipal Corporations in Great Britain and 
Ireland. 

6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ten thousand 
and two hundred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to 
defray the expenses of the Commission for digesting 
the several Statutes relating to Criminal and other Law. 

7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two thousand 
and seven hundred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, 
for defraying, for one year, the expenses of the Com- 
mission for inquiring into County Rates, and the autho- 
rity for the receipt of Fees by Magistrates and Sheriffs. 

8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Forty-two thou- 
sand eight hundred and forty-one pounds, be granted to 
His Majesty, to defray, in the year 1835, the charge of 
the Salaries and expenses of the Commissioners for the 
amendment and better administration of the Laws relat- 
ing to the Poor in England and Wales. 

g. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fourteen thou- 
sand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to pay: to the 
81st day of March 1836, the Salaries and incidental 
expenses of the Commissioners appointed on the part 
of His Majesty, under the Treaties with Foreign Powers 
for pfeventing the illegal Traffic in Slaves. 

10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ninety-five 
thousand nine hundred and sixty-six pounds, be granted 
to His Majesty, to pay the Salaries of His Majesty’s Con- 
suls General, Consuls and Vice-Consuls, and of the 
Superintendents of Trade at Canton; and also of the 
contingent expenses connected with the Public Duties 
of such Consuls General, Consuls, Vice-Consuls and 
Superintendents of Trade, to the 31st day of March 
1836. 

11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Six thousand 
one hundred and twelve pounds, be granted to His Ma- 
jesty, to defray the charge of the Salaries of the Inspectors 
and Superintendents of Factories, appointed under the 
Act to regulate the Labour of Children and Young 
Persons in the Mills and Factories of the United King- 
dom, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

12. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty-six thou- 
sand two hundred and eighteen pounds, be granted to 
His Majesty, to defray the — of Retired Allowances 
or Superannuations to Persons formerly employed in the 

6A2 Public 


Savings Banks 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Ways and 
eans, 


Stamp and 
Tax Offices 
Bill. 


Supply 
(10th July.) 


Insolvent 
Debtors’ 
Court. 


Alien Office. 


Penitentiary 
(Milbank.) 


State Paper 
Office, &amp;c. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Commissioners. 


Criminal 
Statutes. 


County Rates 
Commissioners, 


Poor Law 
Commissioners. 


Slave Trade. 


Consuls. 


Inspectors 
of Factories. 


Superannua- 
tions. 








Toulonese, &amp;c, 
Emigrants. 


Vaccine 
Establish- 
ment. 


Refuge for 
the Destitute. 


Criminal 
Lunatics, 


Protestant 
Dissenting 
Ministers, &amp;c. 


Secret 
Services. 


Stationery, 
&amp;e. 


Coinage. 


Prosecutions 
relating to 
Coin. 


Law Charges. 


Convicts. 


Captured 
Negroes. 


Convicts 
(New South 
Wales.) 


Commissioners 
of Records. 


Sir A. B. King. 


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Public Offices or Departments, or in the Public Service, 
to the 31st day of March 1836. 

13. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eleven thou- 
sand and five hundred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, 
to enable Him to grant relief, to the 31st day of March 
1836, to Toulonese and Corsican Emigrants, Dutch Naval 
Officers, Saint Domingo Sufferers, American Loyalists and 
others who have heretofore received allowances from His 
Majesty, and who, for services performed or losses sus- 
tained in the British Service, have special claims on His 
Majesty’s justice and liberality. 

14. Matinat That a sum, not exceeding One thousand 
eight hundred and fifty pounds, be granted to His Ma- 
jesty, to defray the expense of the National Vaccine 
Establishment for the year 1835. 

15. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three thousand 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, for the support of 
the Institution called The Refuge for the Destitute, for 
the year 1835. 

16. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two thousand 
five hundred and ninety pounds, be granted to His Ma- 
jesty, to defray the charge of confining and maintaining 
Criminal Lunatics, to the 3lst day of March 1836. 

17. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four thousand 
and eight hundred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to 


defray, to the 31st day of March 1836, the usual allow- . 


ances to Protestant Dissenting Ministers in England, 
Poor French Refugee Clergy, Poor French Refugee 
Laity, and sundry other small charitable and other 
allowances to the Poor of Saint Martin’s-in-the-Fields, 
and others. 

18. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty-six 
thousand and eight hundred pounds, be granted to His 
Majesty, to defray the charge of His Majesty’s Foreign 
and other Secret Services, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

19. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hundred 
and ninety-one thousand seven hundred and fifty-six 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expense 
of providing Stationery, Printing and Binding for the 
several Public Departments in England, Ireland, Scot- 
land and the Colonies, to the 31st day of March 1836, 
and for providing Paper for the Printing which may be 
ordered in the Session 1836, for the Two Houses of Par- 
liament. 

20. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three thousand 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expense 
of the Mint in the coinage of Gold, to the 31st day of 
March 1836. 

21. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eight thou- 
sand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the 
expenses incurred in the Prosecution of Offences against 
the Laws relating to Coin, to the 31st day of March 
1836. 

22. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eight thou- 
sand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the 
expense of Law Charges, to the 31st day of March 
1836. 

23. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty-four 
thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray, 
to the 31st day of March 1836, the expense of confining, 
maintaining and employing Convicts at Home, and at 
Bermuda, and in providing Clothing for Convicts who 
may probably be trasported to New South Wales and Van 
Diemen’s Land. 

24. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty thou- 
sand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray, to the 
3lst day of March 1836, the expenses for the support of 


Captured Negroes and Liberated Africans under the Acts 


for the Abolition of the Slave Trade. 

25. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hundred 
and forty-seven thousand three hundred and six pounds, 
be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expense of 
maintaining Convicts at New South Wales and Van Die- 
men's Land, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

26. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ten thousand 


- pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expenses 


incurred under the direction of the Commissioners of 
Records, to the 31st day of August 1836. 
27. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two thousand 
and five hundred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to 
ay the annual ——— awarded to Sir Abraham 
Bradley King, late King’s Stationer in Jreland, for losses 
sustained by him by reason of the revocation of his 
Patent. 


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A. 1835. 


28. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four thousand 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to pay, in the’ year 
1835, the Fees due and payable to Officers of the Par- 
liament on all Bills for continuing or amending any Acts 
for making or maintaining, keeping in repair, or improv- 
ing Turnpike Roads, which shall pass the Two Houses of 
Parliament, and receive the Royal Assent. 

29. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty thou- 
sand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to enable Him 
to issue money for the erection of School-houses in aid of 
private Subscriptions for that purpose, for the education 
of the children of the poorer classes in England, in the 
year ending the 31st day of March 1836. 

30. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One thousand 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to enable the Geo- 
graphical Society to prosecute two Expeditions. of Dis- 
covery; one into the interior of South Africa, from 
Delagoa Bay, on its East Coast, the other into the interior 
of America, behind British Guiana. 

31. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One thousand 
nine hundred and forty pounds, be granted to His Ma- 
jesty, to defray the charge of the Civil Establishment of 
the Bahama Islands, and the incidental charges attending 
the same, to the 3lst day of March 1836. 

32. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four thousand 
five hundred and ninety-nine pounds thirteen shillings 
and four-pence, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the 
charge of the Civil Establishment of the Bermuda Islands, 
to the 31st day of March 1836. 

33. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three thou- 
sand one hundred and twenty pounds, be granted to His 
Majesty, to defray the charge of the Civil Establish- 
ment of Prince Edward’s Island, to the 31st day of 
March 1836. 

34. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twelve thou- 
sand and thirty pounds fifteen shillings and ten-pence, 
be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charges of the 
Civil Establishments on the Western Coast of Africa, to 
the 31st day of March 1836. 

35- Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fourteen thou- North American 
sand two hundred and ninety pounds eighteen shillings and P™™*™ 
sixpence, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expenses 
of the Ecclesiastical Establishments of the British North 
American Provinces, for the year 1835. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 


Turnpike 
Bills. 


Education. 


Geographical 
Society. 


Bahama 
Islands. 


Bermuda 
Islands. 


Prince Edward’s 
Island, 


Western Coast 
of Africa, 


Ordered, That the Report from the Committee of Supply Supply 
be now received. (13th July.) 

Mr. Baring, by Order, reported from the said Com- 
mittee, the Resolutions which they had directed to be 
reported ; and the same were read, and are as followeth : 

1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven thousand Western 
four hundred and seventeen pounds one shilling and — 
eight-pence, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the 
expenses of the Settlement in Western Australia, to the 
31st day of March 1836. 

2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty thou- Indian 
sand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the a. 
expense of the Establishment of the Jndian Department aes 
in Upper and Lower Canada in the year 1835. 

3- Resolved That a sum, not exceeding Thirty-four Canada 
thousand five hundred and eleven pounds, be granted to ©2n@!s- 
His Majesty, on account of the Canal Communications in : 
Canada, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

4. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixteen thou- 
sand one hundred and sixty-seven pounds, be granted to 
His Majesty, to defray, to the 3]st day of March 1836, 
the charges of the Salaries of Governors, Lieutenant- 
Governors, and others, in His Majesty’s West Indian 
Colonies. 

5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Nine hundred Heligoland. 
and sixty-three pounds and ten-pence, be granted to His 
Majesty, to defray the expense of the Civil Government 
of Heligoland, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty thousand 
seven hundred and fifty pounds, be granted to His Ma- 
jesty, to defray, to the 3lst day of March 1836, the 
charge of Salaries and Allowances to the Special Justices 
appointed in pursuance of an Act of the third and fourth 
years of His present Majesty for the Abolition of Slavery 
throughout the British Colonies, for promoting the In- 
dustry of the Manumitted Slaves, and for compensating the 
Persons hitherto entitled to the services of such Slaves. 

Resolved, 


Governors of 
West Incia 
Colonies.’ 


Slavery 
Abolition 
Act. 





Emigration. 


Newfoundland. 


Nova Scotia. 


Education 
(Ireland.) 


Foundling 
Hospital. 


House of 
Judustry, &amp;e. 


Hibernian 
Marine 
Society. 


Female 
Orphan 
House. 


Westmorland 
Lack Hospital. 


Lying-in 
Hospital. 


Dr. Stevens’ 
Hospital. 


Fever 
Hospital, &amp;c. 


Hospital for 
Incurables. 


Roman 
Catholic 
College. 


Merchant 
Seamen Re- 
gistration Bill, 


Liverpool 
Mails, 


Public Depart- 
ments (Super- 
annuations and 


Appointments.) 


5-6 Wirt. IV. 


7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One thousand 
six hundred and sixty-six pounds, be granted to His Ma- 
jesty, to defray the Salaries of eight Agents for Emigra- 
tion at Ports in the United Kingdom, to the 31st day of 
March 1836. 

8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Nine thousand 
and six hundred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, in aid 
of the expenses of the Civil Establishment of Newfound- 
land, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Six thousand 
six hundred and eighty-five pounds eleven shillings and 
sixpence, be granted to His Majesty, in aid of the expense 
of the Civil Government of Nova Scotia, to the 31st day 
of March 1836. 

10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty-five 
thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to enable 
the Lord Lieutenant of Jreland to issue Money for the 
advancement of Education in Jredand, to the 31st day of 
March 1836. 

11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Nine thousand 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expense 


of the Foundling Hospital in Dudbiin, to the 31st day of , 


March 1836. 


12. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty thou- 
sand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the 
expense of the House of Industry in Dublin, the Lunatic 
Department, and the four General Hospitals attached, 
to the 31st day of March 1836. 

13. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two hundred 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge 
of the Hibernian Marine Society in Dublin, to the 31st 
day of March 1836. 

14. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One thousand 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expense 
of the Female Orphan House, Circular Road, Dublin, to 
the 31st day of March 1836. 

15. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two thousand 
and five hundred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to 
defray the expense of the Westmorland Lock Hospital in 
Dublin, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

16. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One thousand 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expense’ 
of the Lying-in Hospital in Dublin, to the 31st day of 
March 1836. 

17. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One thousand 
and five hundred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to 
defray the expense of Doctor Stevens’ Hospital in Dudin, 
to the 31st day of March 1836. 

18. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three thousand 
and eight hundred pounds, be granted to His Majesty to 
defray the expense of the Fever Hospital and House of Re- 
covery, Cork-street, Dublin, to the 31stday of March 1836. 

19. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five hundred 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expenses 
of the Hospital for Incurables, to the 31st day of March 
1836. | 

- 20. Resolved, That asum, not exceeding Eight thousand 
nine hundred and twenty-eight pounds, be granted to 
His Majesty, to defray the charge of the Roman Catholic 
College in Jre/and, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

The first nine Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. : 

The tenth Resolution, being read a second time, was 
postponed. 

The nine next Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

The twentieth Resolution, being read a second time, 
was postponed. 

Ordered, That the Resolutions which have been post- 
poned, be taken into further consideration this day. 


Ordered, That the Amendments made by the Lords to 
the Merchant Seamen Registration Bill, be taken into 
consideration this day. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn, showing the Number of Mails passing daily between 
London and Live and between Liverpool and London ; 
stating the Hours of their Arrival and Departure, the rate 
per hour at which they travel in going from and in return- 
ing to London, stoppages included ; and whether the said 
Mails are conveyed in Mail Coaches or in other Carriages. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 


turn of the Number of Persons who were superannuated 
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or retired on Pension or Allowance from the Service of 
the Customs, Excise, Stamps and Taxes, Post Office and 
other Revenue Departments at Home and Abroad; and 
also from every other public Civil Office or Department 
in the United Kingdom, and in the Colonies and Pos- 
sessions Abroad, bétween the 20th November 1834 and 
17th April 1835, both days inclusive; stating the Name 
of each Person, the Office held, his Age and length of 
Service ; stating, also, the Salary and Allowances received 
in the year 1834; and distinguishing the number of 
years he had. received that amount of Pay and Allowance, 
and the amount of Pension and Allowance granted to 
each, and the Date on which granted ; stating, also, the 
reason of retirement in each case, whether from age or 
infirmity, reduction or consolidation of Office, or any 
other cause; stating, also, the aggregate amount of 
Annual Charge for Pensions and Superannuated Allow- 
ances in each Office and Department. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Number of Persons appointed to any Salaried 
Office in any of the above Offices and Departments, in 
the same period, at Home and Abroad; stating the 
Name of each Person, and whether brought from any 
and what Office, or introduced for the first time to the 
Public Service ; and the amount of Pay and Allowances 
to be received by each. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of a Despatch from Lord Aylmer to the Secretary of State 
for the Colonies, in reply to Mr. Secretary Rice’s Despatch 
of 27th September 1834. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn, in detail, of the Expense of the Convict Department 
at the Port of Cork, in each of the three last years ; 
distinguishing the Disbursements for the Hulk at Cove 
from those of the Depot at Cork, the Names of the several 
Officers, and the Dates of their Appointment, and if not 
resident therein, the distance at which they respectively 
reside from each Establishment; also, the Salary and 
Travelling Expenses of Mr. Zrevor, or other Person 
employed as Inspector or Inspectors, and the total Ex- 
pense of their Office in Dublin. 


Mr. Hume reported from the Select Committee ap- 
pointed to consider the manner in which the Journals, 
Bills and Papers are prepared and printed for the use of 
both Houses of Parliament; their numbers, expense, dis- 
tribution, and quantity in store ; the number of Acts of 
Parliament printed for both Houses of Parliament, and 
for the Public Service, their expense and distribution; 
also, those for the use of the Public, and the Prices at 
which sold, and the Establishments requisite for conduct- 
ing the same; to consider whether any, and what, alteration 
can be made in the existing System, with benefit to the 
Public ; and who were empowered to report their opinion 
thereupon from time to time to the House, together with 
the Minutes of the Evidence taken before them; and who 
were instructed to continue their Inquiry into House of 
Commons’ Offices, and report what recommendations con- 
tained in the Report of 12th August 1833 have been 
adopted, and what further regulations may appear neces- 
sary; That they had further considered the matters to 
them referred; and had come to several Resolutions, 
which they had directed him to report, together with the 
Minutes of the Evidence taken before them; and an 
Appendix, and the Resolutions of the Committee were 
read; and are as followeth : 

1. Resolved, That the Resolution of the House of 7th 
May 1801 be rescinded, and that the scheme for dis- 
tribution recommended by the Committee be adopted. 

2. Resolved, That the whole number\of copies of the 
Statutes for promulgation be printed in one uniform size. 

3- Resolved, That the Statutes for promulgation be of 
the Royal Octavo size, continuously printed. , 

4. Resolved, That the Statutes be distributed to Mem- 
bers, from the Vote Office, as soon after the completion 
of each sheet as possible. 

5. Resolved, That, to secure the publicity and preserva- 
tion of the Statutes for the use of Courts and Offices, 

6B such 


Lower 


Canada. 


Convict 
Department 


(Cork.) 


Printed 
Papers. 
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Papers. 


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such copies shall be stamped “ Promulgated for public 
use,” and be accompanied by a distinct notice on each 
volume, that they belong to the said Courts and Offices, 
and are to be solely appropriated for public use. 

6. Resolved, That the charge for printing Private, Local 
and Personal Acts, by the King’s Printer, at the public 
expense, be discontinued ; and that the promoters of 
every such Act ame Naturalization and Name Acts) be 
required to leave Fifty Copies, printed at their own 
expense, at the Vote Office, for the use of the House. 

7. Resolved, That the Acts of Parliament and Statutes 
at Large should be printed for sale at one uniform price 
throughout the United Kingdom, in as convenient a form, 
and at as low a charge, as is consistent with the ordinary 
profit of trade, and no more; and, as the King’s Print- 
ers’ Patent empower the Lords of His Majesty’s Treasury 
to fix such reasonable rate for each and every publication 
by the King’s Printer, the Committee recommend the early 
attention of the House to the accomplishment of these most 
desirable objects. 

8. Resolved, That One thousand Copies of the Journals 
of the House, instead of One thousand seven hundred 
and fifty, as heretofore, be printed in this and future 
Sessions, on the plan submitted to the Committee; and 
that no Reprints thereof be made, except by special 
Vote of the House. 

g. Resolved, That the Copies of the Journals now in 


: store may, by order of Mr. Speaker, be given as hereto- 


fore to Members and Peers who have not already received 


them, until the number in store be reduced to One hun- ~ 


dred complete Copies, to be retained for public purposes ; 
after which, Members shall be entitled to receive the 
Journals for the years only they are in Parliament. 

10. Resolved, That the Parliamentary Papers and Re- 
ports (printed for the use of Members) should in future 
be printed in a more compressed form, and with smaller 
type; and that the Specimens submitted to the Com- 
mittee be approved of, and hereafter generally adopted as 
speedily as possible. 

11. Resolved, That the Order for printing the Papers, 
Bills, Minutes of Proceedings, or Votes and Journals, 
should continue to be given as heretofore to the respec- 
tive Printers of the Two Houses. 

12. Resolved, That the whole of the Printing ordered 
by the House, whether for Bills, Reports, Papers, Ac- 
counts, the Journals or Minutes, should be carried on 
under such control as to the mode of printing, on the 
part of the Stationery Office, as will secure the perform- 
ance of it upon one uniform system; securing for the 
House the most correct and rapid execution of the work, 
upon the terms most favourable to public economy ; and, 
that no second composition be allowed, except under 
F sane circumstances, and subject to the examination of 
the Comptroller of the Stationery Office. 

13. Resolved, That all Papers presented to the House 
by command of His Majesty in a printed form, be read, in« 
dorsed and scheduled, with those presented in manuscript, 
pursuant to Act of Parliament or Orders of the House. 

14. Resolved, That the Parliamentary Papers and Re- 
ports printed for the use of the House, should be rendered 
accessible to the Public by purchase, at the lowest price 
they can be furnished, aid that a sufficient number of 
extra copies shall be printed for that purpose. 

15. Resolved, That a Select Committee be appointed for 
the present Session, and with the commencement of each 
succeeding one, consisting of eight Members, with power 
to suggest what series of Returns shall be periodically 
presented from the Public Offices ; to classify the same ; 
and generally to direct the manner and form of printing 
all Papers laid before the House. And also, that the 
printing and distribution of the Statutes and Journals, and 
the several other Papers and Proceedings of the House, be 
under the general superintendence of the same Committee, 
who shall report from time to time to the House. 

16. Resolved, That the number of each Paper ordered 
to be printed by the House shall be regulated by Mr. 
Speaker, attending to the circumstances of each, and the 
public demand for the same. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Select Com- 
mittee on Printed Papers, That they do continue their 
Inquiry into House of Commons’ Offices, and report what 


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A. 1835. 


recommendations contained in the Report of 12th August 
1833 have been adopted, and what further regulations 
may appear necessary. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parishes of Saint 
Mary Redcliffe and Saint Thomas, in the city of Bristol ; 
—and, the parishes of Saint John, Saint Werburgh, Saint 
Ewen, Christchurch, All Saints and Saint Stephen, in the 
city of Bristol,—were presented, and read; praying for 
the total prohibition of the sale of Beer to be drunk on 
the premises in Beer-houses, and for the adoption of 
measures to remove the numerous and increasing tempta- 
tions to dram-drinking among the working classes. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon theTable. 


The Letters Patent Bill was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Wednesday next. 
Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


An ingrossed Bill for making and maintaining a Rail- 
way from Newtyle to the Muir of Eassie, and from thence 
to the Muir of Glammiss, in the County of Forfar, was 
read the third time ; and Amendments were made to the 
Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hallyburton do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 


two of the clock on Friday morning, adjourned 
till this day. 





Veneris, 17° die Julii; 


Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Rush, from the Commissioners of the Kent- 
street Road Trust, was called in, and at the Bar pre- 
sented,—Return to an Order, dated the 20th day of March 
last, for a Return of the Names of the Commissioners 
whe are now acting under the 52d Geo, 3, c. 111, inti- 
tuled, “An Act for paving the Footpaths, and for lighting 
and watching the Kent-street Roads ;” the Number of 
Meetings which have taken place ; the Number of Com- 
missioners attending each of the same, from Ist February 
1833 to 21st February 1835; the Amount of Assess- 
ments, and the net Amount of Rates, received each year 
from 21st February 1824 to 21st February 1835; the 
Amount paid for watching, lighting and Paving each 
respectively, from 21st February 1824 to 21st February 
1835 ; the Name of the Treasurer, and stating whether 
any Security is given; the Names of the Auditors now 
acting ; the Salary and Emoluments of the Clerk, and 
stating whether any Sécurity is given :—And then he 
withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act for the better supplying the Parish of Richmond, 
in the County of Surrey, with Water; and the same was 
read; and is as followeth: 

Pr.107.1.38. After “information” insert Clause (A.) 

Crause (A.) “ And be it further Enacted, That in 
“* case the Works by this Act authorized shall not have 
“ been made and completed so as to answer the objects 
of this Act (unless prevented by inevitable accident) 
within the space of four years, to be computed from 
“ the passing of this Act, then and from and after the 
“ expiration of the said term of four years, all the powers 
“ and authorities given by this Act shall cease and 
“¢ determine, save only as to so much of the said Works 
‘ as shall have been completed within the said term.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, was 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Alsager do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the same, without any Amendment. 


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Sir Hugh Purves Hume Campbell reported from the 
Committee on the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act 
for vesting in Archibald Lord Douglas, of Douglas, or 
the Heir of Entail in possession for the —_ a 

etac 


Drunkenness, 


Letters 
Patent Bill, 


No. 396. 


Newtyle and 
Glammiss 
Railway Bill. 


Kent Street 
Roads. 


Richmond 
(Surrey) 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Lord Douglas’s 
Estate Bill. 


Bodmin and 
Wadebridge 
Railway Bill. 


Dundee Water- 
works; and, 

Dundee Water 
Company Bills. 


Truro 
Improvement 
Bill. 


“ Traro Im- 
provement Bill, 


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detached parts of the entailed Estates of Douglas in fee- 
simple, upon entailing certain other Lands equivalent in 
value to the same, and to a Debt due by him to the said 
entailed Estates ; That they had examined the allegations 
of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; and that the 
Parties concerned had given their consent to the Bill to 
the satisfaction of the Committee ; and that the Committee 
had gone through the Bill, and directed him to report 
the same, without any Amendment :—And the Bill was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Hugh Purves Hume Campbell do 
carry the Bill to the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this 
House hath agreed to the same, without any Amendment. 


The House proceeded to take into further consideration 
the Report which, upon Friday last, was made from the 
Committee on the Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway Bill: 
—And the House being informed, that other Amendments 
are necessary to be made to the Bill:—The Bill was re- 
committed to the former Committee. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Committees 
on the Dundee Waterworks Bill; and, Dundee Water 


Company Bill, That they do alter and make both the said 
Bills into one. 


Mr. Tooke reported from the Committee appointed to 
inspect the Journals of the House of Lords, with relation 
to any proceedings upon the Zruro Improvement Bill, 
and to make Report thereof to the House ; That they had 
inspected the said Journals accordingly, and had taken 
copies of the Proceedings of the Lords thereupon; and 
the Report was read; and is as followeth : 


* Die Mariis 14° Julij 1835. 


“ The Earl of Shaftesbury reported from the Lords’Com- 
mittees, to whom the Bill, intituled, “‘ An Act for more effec- 
tually paving, lighting, watching, cleansing, and otherwise 
improving the Borough of 7ruro, inthe County of Cornwall, 
and for forming a new Street within the same Borough,’ 
was committed ; That they had considered the said Bill, 
and examined the allegations thereof, which were found 
to be true; and that the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and made several Amendments thereto. 

“¢« Which Amendments were read by the Clerk as fol- 
low; viz. 

“Pr. 17.1. 16. After ‘Commissioner’ insert Clause (A.) 

“‘ Clause (A.) ‘ And be it Enacted, That if any Com- 
‘ missioner appointed, or to be appointed, or if any per- 
‘ son who shall be nominated for election as a Commis- 
* sioner by virtue of this Act, shall be or become bank- 
‘ rupt, or shall petition for his discharge under any Act 
‘ for the relief of insolvent debtors, or shall compound 
‘by deed in writing with his creditors for discharge 
‘ from admitted debts by payment of less than their 
‘ whole demands, such Commissioner or person as afore- 
‘ said shall be, or shall thereupon become and be dis- 
* qualified to be elected or to act as a Commissioner 
‘ under this Act until he shall have paid to each and 
‘ every creditor the whole amount of the debts due 
‘ from him, and obtained a release from every such 
‘ creditor for the same.’ 

“ Pr. 18.1.4. Leave out ‘from any prosecution or 
‘ plaint.’ 

“ Pr, 22. 1.21. Leave out from ‘or’ to ‘ at’ in line 22, 
and insert ‘ be left.’ 
“ Pr. 34.1. 19. After ‘ Borough’ insert ‘ which now 
‘ or hereafter may be placed under the direction and 
‘ management of the Commissioners, and which they 
now are or hereafter may be liable to pave and repair. 
« Pr, 44,1.17. After ‘ who’ ‘ insert ‘ shall and.’ 

“ Pr, 44. 1. 20. Leave out ‘ of such,’ and insert ‘ to 
be paid for such materials and.’ 

« Pr, 94, 1, 28. After ‘ wilfully’ insert ‘ negligently 
or carelessly.’ 

“ Pr. 96, 1.12. After ‘ aforesaid’ insert ‘ with or.’ 
‘“* Pr, 97. 1. 30. Leave out ‘ any,’ and insert ‘ an.’ 
“ Pr, 97. 1.32 and 33. After ‘ foundation’ insert 


‘ 


‘ which shall be proposed to be built upon.’ 


Pr, 113, 1. 35. After ‘ any’ insert ‘ owner or.’ 
“ Pr, 114.1, 2. Leave out ‘three,’ and insert ‘ five,’ 


“ Pr. 115. 1,28, Leave out from ‘ when’ to. ‘ any’ in 
line 29. ' 


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“ Pr. 140. 1. 38. After ‘ annexed’ insert ‘ or.to any 
‘ property which may be taken or agreed for by the 
* Commissioners under the power in this Act before-men- 
‘ tioned for the improvement of the said Town of Truro.’ 

“ Pr. 144.1, 23, After ‘ hereditaments’ insert ‘ or 
‘ any part thereof which may be required for the pur- 
‘ poses of this Act.’ 

“ Pr. 153. 1. 26. After ‘Commissioners’ insert ‘such 
* costs.” 

“ Pr. 155. 1.37. After ‘ such’ insert ‘ Justices or.’ 

“ Pr. 158. 1.1. Leave out from ‘ hereditaments’ 
to ‘ to’ in line 2. 

“ Pr, 160. 1. penult. Leave out from ‘ hereditaments’ 
to ‘ under’ in Pr. 161. line 1. 

“ Pr. 162. 1. 31. Leave out from ‘ hereditaments’ to 
‘ and’ in line 33. 

“ Pr. 162. 1. 35. Leave out ‘ the same,’ and insert 
* this Act.’ 

“ Pr. 166. 1.3. Leave out from ‘ therein’ to ‘ to’ in 
line 5. 

“ Pr. 

sc Pr, 

sé Py. 

“ Pr, 
in line 6. 

“ Pr, 185. 1.9. After ‘declaration’ insert ‘ they or.’ 

** Pr. 186. 1. 1. Leave out ‘ and Roads.’ 

“¢ Ordered, That the said Amendments be taken into 
further consideration on this day six months.” 


167. 1. 18. Leave out ‘ printed and.’ 

180. 1. 2. Leave out ‘ or,’ and insert ‘ of.’ 
183. ]. 28. After ‘ thereof’ insert ‘ as aforesaid.’ 
185. 1. 1. Leave out from ‘ evidence’ to ‘ and’ 





Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Petition for leave to 
bring in a Bill for the Improvement of the Borough of 
Truro, which was presented upon the 12th day of March 
last, might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill for the 
better paving, lighting, watching, cleansing, and other- 
wise improving the Borough of Truro, in the County of 
Cornwall, and for forming a new Street within the same 
Borough: And that Mr. Zooke and Mr. Ennis Vivian do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


The Wolverhampton Curacy Estate Bill was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Sir John Yarde Buller presented a Bill to rectify a 
mistake in an Act passed in the present Session of Par- 
liament, for more effectually repairing the Road from the 
Exeter Turnpike Road to Biddaford, and certain Roads 
leading from Bridgetown Pomeroy and Totnes, and other 
Roads communicating therewith; and for repairing Totnes 
Bridge, and erecting Bridges over the Stover Canal, the 
Rivers Teign and Lemon, and the Mill Leaf, all in the 
County of Devon: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Wilson Patten reported from the Committee on 
the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for enabling 
the Committee of the Estate of Ze Gendre Pierce Starkie, 
Esquire, a Lunatic, to grant Leases of his settled Estates ; 
That they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
found the same to be true; and that the Parties con- 
cerned had given their consent to the Bill to the satisfac- 
tion of the Committee ; and that the Committee had gone 
through the Bill; and directed him to report the same, 
without any Amendment :—And the Bill was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wilson 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the same, without any Amendment. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Redcar, was presented, and 
read; taking. notice of the Redcar Harbour Bill; and 
praying, That the same may pass into a law, 

Ordered, That the-said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Tooke presented a Bill for the better paving, light- 
ing, watching, cleansing, and otherwise improving the 
Borough of Truro, in the County of Cornwall, and for 
forming a new Street within the same Borough: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
a second time. 


A Petition 


6B2 


Truro 
Improvement 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Wolverhampton 
Curacy Estate 
Bill. 


Totnes Roads 
Bill. 


Starkie’s 
Estate Bill. 


atten, do carry the Bill to _ 


Redcar 
Harbour Bill. 


Truro 
Improvement 
(No. 2.) Bili. 








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. 464 


A Petition of the Reverend Thomas Dupré, clerk, the 


stead Schoul. head Master of the Free Grammar School of King Edward 


Colonel 
Bradley. 


Danish 
Claims. 


Ceunty 
_ Coroners 
Bill. 


Timber 
Duties. 


Drunkenness, 


Church of 
Ireland Bill, 


Patience 
Fosbrooke. 


the Sixth, at Berkhamstead, was presented, and read ; 
denying the allegations contained in the Petition of Inha- 
bitants of Great Berkhamstead, and neighbourhood, pre- 
sented on the 24th day of June last, complaining of the 
misapplication of the funds belonging to that School ; 
and praying, That the truth of the statements made by 
the Petitioner in his Petition may be inquired into by 
the House, the Petitioner’s character as a gentleman and 
a clergyman having been most violently assailed out of 
the House in consequence of the publication of statements 
alleged to have been made therein; or that the House 
will direct such proceedings to be taken as will afford 
him an opportunity of justifying himself before the House 
and the country at large. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Charities. ' 

A Petition of Thomas Bradley, Esquire, late Lieutenant- 
Colonel of His Majesty’s 2d West India Regiment, was 
presented, and read; stating further particulars relative 
to his dismissal from His Majesty’s Service for his con- 
duct at Honduras ; and praying for inquiry. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the there-undersigned for compensation 
for losses sustained by the confiscation of their property 


by the Danish Government, was offered to be presented : - 


—But The King’s recommendation not having been signi- 
fied, the said Petition was not received. 


A Petition of the President of the Medical and Surgical 
Society of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, was presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the County Coroners’ Bill ; and praying, 
That the same may not pass into a law as it now stands. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Consumers of Timber, Ship-owners and 
Timber Merchants of the Port of Padstow ;—Merchants, 
Traders, Lumberers and Inhabitants of Fredericton, in the 
Province of New Brunswick ;—Merchants, Freeholders’ 
and other Inhabitants of Miramichi, in the province of 
New Brunswick ;—Inhabitants of the county of Mont- 
morency, province of Lower Canada, Proprietors of Saw 
Mills and others interested in the manufacture of deals, 
and in the Lumber Trade ;—and, Proprietors of Saw Mills 
and others interested in the Lumber Trade, and in the 
manufacture of deals, Inhabitants of the parishes of Saint 
Giles and Saint Sylvester, in the county of Lothbiniere, in 
the province of Lower Canada,—were presented, and read ; 
praying, That no alteration may take place in the relative 
Duties on Foreign and Colonial Timber. 

And the said Petitions were referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Timber Duties. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Saint Austell, was pre- 
sented, and read ; prayimg for the total prohibition of the 
sale of Beer to be drunk on the premises in Beer-houses, 
and for the adoption of measures to remove the numerous 
and increasing temptations to dram-drinking among the 
working classes. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Leslie, was presented, and 
read ; taking notice of the Church of Jreland Bill; and 
praying, That the same .nay pass into a law. 

Petition of Protestant Inhabitants of Kilbrogan ;~ 
and, Binny,—were also presented, and read ; taking notice 
of the said Bill; and praying, That the same may not 
pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Patience Fosbrooke, of Bridgnorth, widow, 
was presented, and read; complaining of the conduct of 
the bailiff of the borough of Bridgnorth, in having re- 
fused to take certain depositions tending to exculpate her 
son James Fosbrooke, who was convicted at the last Assizes 
for the county of Salop, of being concemed in a robbery 
within the said borough ; and praying the House to adopt 
such measures relative to the said bailiff that justice may 
be done unto the Petitioner. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


17° Juli. 





4. 1835. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners in Reading and its 
vicinity, and in other towns and villages in the county of 
Berks, was presented, and read ; complaining of the in- 
adequacy of the rate of remuneration proposed to be given 
by the Commissioners under the Poor Law Amendment 
Act, for medical attendance on the poor ; and praying for 
an alteration of a system which appears to the Petitioners 
to be opposed to thedictates of humanity, and to be founded 
on false principles of justice and economy. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Graduates 
and Alumni of Marischal College and University of Aber- 
deen ;—and, Inhabitants of Old Aberdeen,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; taking notice of the Aberdeen Univer- 
sities Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass 
into a law. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


‘Table. 


A Petition of Electors of Aboyne, Birse, Kincardine 
O'Neil, and Lumphanan, was presented, and read; praying 
the House to enact, that at all future elections of Members 
to serve in Parliament the voting be by Ballot. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Stockport, was presented, 
and read ; praying the House to address His Majesty to 
remit the sentence of Transportation passed on the six 
agricultural Labourers convicted at the Dorchester Spring 
Assizes of 1834 of administering an unlawful oath. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Leven, was presented, and 
read ; praying the House to withhold any additional grant 
of money for erecting or endowing Churches in Scotland. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Proprietors and Occupiers of land, Mer- 
chants and other Inhabitants of Falkirk and neighbouring 
parishes, was presented, and read ; praying the House to 
reject any Bill or Bills that have been or may be presented 
for their consideration that propose to make any alteration 
or extension of the time during which the prices of grain 
shall be taken for striking the fiars in Scotland, or that 
propose to make any alteration in the present practice of 
paying the stipends of the Clergy of the Church of 
Scotland. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Greenock ;—Labourers of 
Greenock ;—and, Inhabitants of Chard of the different 
ranks, exclusive of the working classes,—were presented, 
and read; praying for the repeal of the Stamp Duty on 
Newspapers. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Colliers of the Johnston district in Ren- 
frewshire, was presented, and read; complaining of the 
grievances under which they labour in consequence of 
the present mode adopted of calculating their wages ; 
and praying relief. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Magistrates and Town Council of 
Montrose ;—and, the Provost of Elgin,—were presented, 
and read ; taking notice of the Royal Burghs (Scotland) 
Bill; and praying, That the same may pass into a law. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Kilmeena and Kilmaclasser ; 
—and, Magistrates of the county of Carmarthen, in 
Quarter Sessions assembled,—were presented, and read ; 
praying for the introduction of Poor Laws into Ireland. 

nd the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of all cases reported to the Horse Guards of Assaults 
committed by Privates in the Army with their Side Arms, 
i ing Ist July 1835. 
in the year ending Ist July Po 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


Aberdeen 
Universities 
Bill. 


Vote by 
Ballot. 


Dorchester 
Unionists. 


Church of 
Scotland. 


Fiars 
(Scotland.) 


Newspaper 
Stamps. 


Colliers’ 
Wages. 


Royal Burghs 
(Scotland) 
Bill. , 


Poor Laws 
(Ireland.) 


Military 
Side Arms. 




















Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill. 





5-6 Wr. IV. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of all Charges made before Magistrates, Trials had, 
and Convictions obtained, of Privates in the Army for 
Assaults committed with their Side Arms in the Counties 
of Middlesex, Surrey, Kent and Esser, during the year 
preceding Ist July 1835. 


A Petition of Freemen and other Inhabitants of Co- 
ventry, was presented, and read; taking notice of the 
Municipal Corporations Bill; and praying, That the same 
may pass into a law. 

A Petition of Freemen of JZaldon, resident at Witham ; 
—Lessees of the Corporation of Lincoln;—the Bailiff, 
Burgesses and other Inhabitants of Llandovery ;—and, the 
Mayor, Aldermen, Bailiffs, Burgesses and Commonalty of 
Weymouth and Melcombe Regis,—were also presented, and 
read ; taking notice of the said Bill; and praying, That 
the same may not pass into a law as it now stands. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Municipal Corporations Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 
Causes, N*® 50 and 51, agreed to. 


Cause, N° 52 (Councils of Cities and Towns which 
are Counties, tou name a Sheriff, read. 

Amendment proposed: At the end of the Clause to 
add, ‘‘ Provided always, and be it Enacted, That nothing 
** herein contained shall authorize or empower the Judges 
‘** named in the Commissions of Oyer and Terminer, and 
Gaol Delivery, issued for the county of Chester, to 
make orders upon the Sheriff of the county of the 
city of Chester, to be appointed as aforesaid for the 
execution of the criminals convicted for offences com- 
mitted within the county of Chester.” 

Question, That those words be there added 

and Negatived. 

Ciause, N° 52, agreed to. 

Causes, N* 53 to 56, agreed to. 

Crause, N° 57 (Officers to receive Compensation on 
removal) read. 

Several Amendments made. 

Amendment proposed: P. 27.1. 41. After “ afore- 
‘“« said” to insert “ and accept the said office.” 

Question, That those words be there inserted 
and Negatived. 

Cravuse, N° 57, as amended, agreed to. 

Crause, N° 58, agreed to. 

Crause, N° 59, as amended, agreed to. 


Cause, N° 60 (Questions to be decided by a majo- 

rity of Councillors present, one-third part to be a quorum) 
read. 

Several Amendments made. 

Amendment proposed: P. 29. l. 43. After “ less 
“ than” to insert “ half, except where such Council shall 
“ exceed Eighteen.” 

Question, That those words be there inserted put, 
and Negatived. 

Amendment proposed: P. 30. 1.22. After * busi- 
“¢ ness” to insert “ so.” 

Question, That “so” be there inserted 
Negatived. 

CrauseE, N° 60, as amended, agreed to. 


Crauss, N° 61, agreed to. 


Crauss, N° 62 (Ale House Licenses to be granted by 
Council) read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 30. 1. 43. To leave out to 
‘“‘ which a separate Commission of the Peace shall have 
‘“« been granted as hereinafter mentioned :” Amendment, 
by leave, withdrawn. 

Amendment proposed: P. 31. 1.1. To leave out 
“ September” and insert “ March” agreed to. 

Amendment proposed: At the end of the Clause to 
add, “‘ Provided that no corporate funds be ever ap- 
te id in payment of any Penalties to which any of the 
“ Town Committees or Town Clerk may be justly liable 
under any Act as aforesaid, or in payment of the costs 
of defending him or them against any action brought 
against him or them for the recovery of such penalties :” 
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 


Cause, N° 62, as amended, agreed to. 
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Cause, N° 63, agreed to. 

Crause, N° 64 (Council to appoint Charitable Trus- 
tees) read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 31. 1. 41. After “ Nine” 
to insert “ together with the Recorder for the time being 
“¢ (if any) of such borough, and all persons acting under 
* and by virtue of His Majesty's Commission (if any) as 
** Justices of the Peace in and for the same.” 

Question, That those words be there inserted 
and Negatived. 

Crausg, N° 64, agreed to. 


Crause, N°65 to N° 90, with Amendments to several 
of them, agreed to. 


Crausr, N° 91 (Collusive Purchases, Sales and 
Demises, may be set aside) read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 46. 1. 13. After “ inade- 
quate consideration” to insert “ or where any demise 
has been made or renewed for a larger period than that 
for which, according to the custom of such borough, 
such lands, tenements or hereditaments had been 
** usually demised before the said fifth day of June:” 
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 

Several Amendments made. 


Crausr, N° 92, as amended, agreed to. 


Crause, N° 93 to N° 126, with Amendments to se- 
veral of them, agreed to. 


Crause, N° 127 (Saving of the Rights of the Uni- 
versities of Oxford and Cambridge) read. 

Amendment proposed: At the end of the Clause to 
add, ‘* Provided always, That in place and stead of the 
** present custom of the Mayor of the city of Oxford, 
previously to entering upon his office attended by 
sixty-two of the Burgesses appearing before the Vice- 
** Chancellor of the University of Oxford, at the high 

altar of Saint Mary’s Church, in the said city, and 

making oath to observe all the customs and privileges 
of the said University, the Mayor sball, previously to 
entering upon his office, attend and take such oath 
before the Vice-Chancellor at his residence, in like 
manner as is now done by the Sheriff of the county of 
Oxford :” Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 

Cause, N° 127, agreed to. 

Criavse, N° 128 (The King empowered to grant 
Charter of Incorporation) read. 

Amendment proposed: At the end of the Clause to 
add, “ Provided, That such application be supported by 
“ two-thirds of the rated inhabitants of the said town.” 

Question, That those words be there added put, 
and Negatived. 

CrausE, N° 128, agreed to. 


Crause, N° 129, agreed to. 


Postponed Clause, N° 12 (Reservation of Rights of 
Common, &amp;c.) ——read. 

Several Amendments made. 

Crause, N° 12, as amended, agreed to. 


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The following Clauses were brought up : 


Act not to come into operation in any Borough, 
unless assented to by an absolute majority of Inhabitant 
Householders; and Judicial Committee of Privy Council, 
may ordain rules for the government of the Borough, 
and direct that the Mayor and Councillors shal! be 
qualified by possession of property to a certain amount : 

Act not to be taken as a confirmation of any Charter 
of any Borough : 

Act not to affect His Majesty’s lawful prerogatives of 
granting Corporate Franchises : 

Mayor and Councillors to retain all and every the 
insignia and honorary distinctions now used by the present 
ruling body of the Borough: 

Regulations as to holding Meetings for, and taking the 
votes of the Burgesses for the amonition of Councillors : 

' Trustees for Charities now existing not to be dis- 
qualified for the same by being elected a member of 
Town Council : , 

A Committee of members of the Established Church 
of England to be appointed for the management of Ec- 
clesiastical Property and Affairs : 

Persons convicted of Bribery disqualified from voting 
at any Election for members of the Council : 

6C Persons 








Adjournment. 


Parochial 
Benefices 
(Ireland.) 


No. 388. 


Stamp and 
Tax Offices 
Bill. 


T.unatic Acts 
Continuance 
Bill. 


466 


Persons guilty of Bribery, and discovering others so 


17?—18" Juli. 





A. 1835. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 


offending within twelve months after the Election, to be ing of the Courts of Judicature (Scot/and) Bill ; 


indemnified : 

Limiting the period of bringing Actions for Bribery to 
Two years: 

For establishing Courts of Record for Civil Actions : 

Jurisdiction of such Courts : 

Limitation of Jurisdiction : 

Form of Demand : 

Defendant to give notice of Defence in writing : 

Notice of intended Defence to be served : 

Judgment by default : 

Causes to be called on in order : 

If Plaintiff donot appear, Defendant to have Judgment : 

Payment by Instalment : 

Order for Payment or committal to Prison of Defaulter : 

Attorneys, &amp;c., liable to be sued : 

Read a first time, 

Question, That the said Clauses be severally read a 
second time put, and Negatived. 


Schedules, as amended, agreed to. 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. » 








And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 18° die Julii, 1835: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal re- 
ported from the Committee, That they had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Bernal accordingly reported from the Committee 
the Amendments which they had made to the Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

A Clause was offered to be added to the Bill relating 
to Fines. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being put, 
That the said Clause be now brought up; it passed in the 
Negative. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; and read the third time upon Monday next. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of the 
House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


Lord Viscount Morpeth presented, pursuant to Order, 
---A Return of the Names of such Parishes in the respec- 
tive Dioceses in Ireland as constitute Parochial Benefices, 
or part or parts thereof, which appear, by the Report of 
the Public Instruction Commissioners, to contain less than 
fifty Members of the Established Church; specifying 
those Parishes without any such Members, as also those 
containing less than ten, twenty, thirty, forty and fifty in 
number ; and distinguishing all such Parishes as are in 
Royai or Ecclesiastical Patronage from those in Lay Pa- 
tronage ; as also all such Parishes as are without Churches 
and Glebe-houses, from those which have either Churches 
or Glebe-houses ; and annexing to each such Parish the 
Amounts of Tithe Composition payable to the Ecclesias- 
tical Incumbents, as set forth in the Return of Tithe 
Compositions ordered to be printed by the House on 
16th May 1834, or as set forth in any Supplementary Re- 
turns that may have since been made; with Summaries 
thereof subjoined ; deducting £.30 per cent. from the 
gross Amounts of the existing Tithe Compositions of the 
Parishes aforesaid. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Stamp and Tax Offices Bill; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Robert Steuart reported from the Com- 
mittee, That they had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 
next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Lunatic Acts Continuance Bill; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr.Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Rodert Steuart reported from the Com- 
mittee, That they had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday next. 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into further 
consideration the Report from the Committee on the In- 
struments of Sasine (Scotland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consi- 
deration upon Thursday, the 30th day of this instant 
July, at twelve of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Marriage Act Amendment Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Contempts in Equity (Zre/and) Bill; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Sir George Clerk reported from the Com- 
mittee, That they had gone through the Bill, and directed 
him to report the same, without any Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
Monday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Property in Infants (Jreland) Bill; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Sir George Clerk reported from the Com- 
mittee, That they had gone through the Bill, and directed 
him to report the same, without any Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Landed Securities (Zreland) Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday next, 
resulve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Real Property Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Weights and Measures Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Election Expenses and Qualification of Mem- 
bers Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Sale of Bread Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on the 
Imprisonment for Debt Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consi- 
deration upon Monday next. ; 


Courts of 
Judicature 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Instruments 
of Sasine 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Marriage Act 
Amendment 
Bill. 


Contempts 
in Equity 
(Ireland) Bill, 


Property 
in Infants 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Landed 
Securities 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Real Property 
Bill. 


Weights and 
Measures 
Bill. 


Election 
Expenses and 
Qualification of 
Members Bill. 


Sale of Bread 
Bill. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee of Supply: 


Supply ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. | 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 

ther consideration the Resolutions which, upon the 16th 

day of this instant July, were reported from the Com- 

mittee of Supply, and which Resolutions were then post- 
d; 

” Ovikred, That the said Resolutions be taken into fur- 


ther consideration upon Monday next, * 
e 


Ways and 
Means. 


Supply 
(13th July.) 











Merchant 
Seamen Regis- 
tration Bill. 


No. 399, 


Orange 
Lodges. 


Strangers’ 
Gallery. 


licensing 
Justices 
(Middlesex.) 


Maldon 
Charter. 


Leave of 
Absence, 


Chancery 
Offices Bill, 


Orange 
Societies 
(Army.) 


5-6 Wit. IV. 17°—18° 


20° Juli. 467 





The Order of the day being read, for taking into con- 
sideration the Amendments made by the Lords to the 
Merchant Seamen Registration Bill ; 

Ordered, That the said Amendments be taken into con- 
sideration upon Monday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended by the Lords, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That Mr. Gisborne be discharged from any 
further attendance on the Select Committee on Orange 
Lodges. 

Ordered, That Mr. Macleod be added to the Committee. 


Ordered, That Lord Viscount Milton be discharged from 
any further attendance on the Select Committee on the 
Strangers’ Gallery. 

Ordered, That Mr. Perronet Thompson be added to the 
Committee. 


Mr. Robert Steuart presented, pursuant to several Ad- 
dresses to His Majesty,—Returns, from the Licensing 
Justices of the Counties of Middlesex and Surrey, in- 
cluding the City of London, and the Town, Borough 
and City of Westminster, in each of their several Di- 
visions, where Special and Petty Sessions were held, 
and Victuallers’ L 
year ending 5th April 1835, stating the Name of each 
of the several Districts, and where each of the several 
Special or Petty Sessions were held on the last general 
licensing Days, and each Adjournment thereof; and 
by what Statute or other legal Authority held in such 
Places, the Number of Magistrates who attend on each 
of these Special Sessions on the licensing Day, and each 
Adjournment thereof; and the Population in each of 
the several Divisions and Parishes, or other Subdivi- 
sions respectively :—also, the Number of Licenses re- 
newed to Houses formerly licensed; distinguishing such 
of them as had not been licensed in the year immedi- 
ately preceding :—also, the Number of Licenses with- 
drawn from Houses licensed in the preceding year; dis- 
tinguishing such as were not applied for:—also, the 
Number of Applications for Licenses to Houses not before 
licensed, and what Number of these Applications have 
been granted :—also, the Number of Licenses transferred 
in each of the several Divisions and Parishes, or other 
Subdivisions ; distinguishing the Number transferred 
more than once, and how often :—also, the Number of 
Appeals from either and which of these Special Ses- 
sions to the General or Quarter Sessions of the Counties, 
City of London, or Town, Borough and City of West- 
minster :—also, the Number of Game Licenses granted 
in the by-gone year:—also, the Number of Music Li- 
censes granted in the by-gone year; the Total Number 
of Licenses now in operation in each of the several 
Parishes or other Subdivisions of each of the Counties, 
the City of London, and the Town, Borough and City of 
Westminster ; distinguishing Game Licenses, Licenses 
for Music and Dancing; and the Number of Applications 
for Music and Dancing Licenses which have been re- 
fused ; stating the Days, Number and Date of the Days 
appointed during the current year in each of the several 
Divisions for transferring Victuallers’ Licenses, and also 
granting Licenses to sell Game. 

A Return of the Amount of all Fees or other Charges, 
with the Particulars thereof, required or received on the 
granting or passing of a Charter, or renewal of a Charter 
of Incorporation of the Borough of Maldon. 
= Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 

able. 


Ordered, That Mr. John Fielden have leave of absence 
for ten days, on urgent business ;—and, Mr. John Parker, 
to go the circuit. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for the 
Improvement of the Registrar’s Office, and other Offices 
of the Court of Chancery: And that Mr. Solicitor General 
and Mr. Attorney General do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Copies 
of any Orders which have been issued by the Comman- 
der-in-Chief of the Forces, from the year 1820 to the 
present period, forbidding the formation or existence of 
Orange Societies, or other secret or exclusive Societies 


VOL. 90. 


icenses granted or transferred in the 


in the Army :—also, any Correspondence between the 
Commander-in-Chief of the Forces and any Officer in 
command of Regiments respecting the infraction of the 
above Orders. 3 


Chancery 
Offices Bill, 


No. 400. 


Mr. Solicitor General presented a Bill for the Improve- 
ment of the Registrar’s Office, and other Offices of the 
Court of Chancery: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Monday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Public 


Mr. Oswald reported from the Select Committee on \ 
Petitions, 


Public Petitions; That they had examined the Petitions 
presented on the 13th and 14th days of this instant July, 
and had directed him to make a Report thereof to the 
House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till two 
of the clock on Saturday morning, adjourned till 
Monday next. 





Lune, 20° die Julia ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


M R. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the 
1 East India Company, was called in; and at the 
bar presented, pursuant to the directions of several Acts 
of Parliament,—Resolutions of the Court of Directors of 
the East India Company, being the Warrants or Instru- 
ments granting any Salary or Gratuity. 

Resolutions of the Court of Directors of the East India 
Company, being the Warrants or Instruments granting 
any Pension. 

No. 22. List, specifying the Particulars of the Com- 
pensation proposed to be granted to certain Persons lately 
belonging to the Maritime Service of the East India 
Company, under an arrangement sanctioned by the Board 
of Commissioners for the Affairs of Jndia, and laid before 
The Honourable the House of Commons on the 26th 
February 1835 :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table ; 
and that the said List be printed. 


East India 
Company. 


East India 
Company. 


No. 335. 


Bognor 
Improvement 
Bill, 


An ingrossed Bill for paving, lighting, watching and 
otherwise improving the Town of Bognor, in the County 
of Susser, and for amending and enlarging two Acts of 
Parliament passed in the third and sixth years of the reign 
of his late Majesty King George the Fourth, relating to 
the said Town, was read the third time; and an ingrossed 
Clause was added, by way of rider; and Amendments 
were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Lord George Lennov do carry the Bill 


to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Dundee 
Dundee Water Company Bill to make their Report, be a 
further enlarged till Monday next. saieaionis 


Ordered, ‘That the time for the Committee on the Dundee 
Dundee Waterworks Bill to make their Report, be further a 
enlarged till Monday next. ' 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon Bodmin and 
Friday last, for re-committing the Bodmin and Wadebridge a a. 
Railway Bill to the former Committee, might be read ; ““'™*Y °' 
and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Report which, upon the 9th day of this instant July, was 
made from the Committee on the Bodmin and Wadebridge 
Railway Bill, printed Copies of the Bill, as amended by 
the Committee, having been delivered at the door upon 
Friday, the 10th day of this instant July; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in 
grossed. 

6C2 


Ordered, 








Glasgow 
Poor's Rate 
Bill. 


Greenwich and 
Gravesend 
Railway Bill. 


Timber 
Duties. 


468 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
Glasgow Poor's Rate Bill to make their Report, be further 
enlarged till Monday next. 


A Petition of Inhabitants and Owners of property in 
and near Woolwich, was présented, and read; taking 
notice of the Greenwich and Gravesend Railway Bill; and 
praying; That the same may pass into a law. 

rdered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Parties interested in the Import Timber 
Trade in Weymouth and Melcombe Regis ;— and, Mer- 
chants, Ship-owners and Traders of Plymouth, —were 
presented, and read; praying, That no alteration may 
take place in the relative Duties on Foreign and Colonial 
Timber. 


And the said Petitions were referred to the Select 


_ Committee-cit Timber Duties. 


Church of 
Scotland. 


British 
Museum. 


Dorchester 
Unionists. 


Maynooth 
College. 


Church of 
Ireland Bill. 


Malt Duty 
(Ireland.) 


~~” 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Scarborough of all religious 
denominations ;—and, Inhabitants of A/auchline,—were 
presented, and read ; praying the House not to grant any 
public money for the erection and endowment of addi- 
tional Churches in Scotland. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Aberdalgie ;—Moulin ;— 
Heads of families, Inhabitants of Blair Atholl and Strowan; 
—and, Inhabitants of Cambusnethan,—were presented, 
and read; praying the House to resist every attempt to 
shake the stability or impair the efficiency of the Church 
of Scotland, and to adopt such measures as may seem 
best calculated for promoting its usefulness, by building 
and endowing such additional Churches in connexion 
with the Establishment, as the increasing numbers and 
necessities of the population demand. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Southwark Literary So- 
ciety, was presented, and read; praying, That the Trustees 
of the British Museum may be empowered so to appro- 
priate such duplicate books, coins and specimens of 
natural history as they have at their command, to public 
libraries and institutions, under such regulations as may 
best ensure that public advantage which the Petitioners 
conceive would follow such a measure. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on the British Museum. 


A Petition of Operative Mechanics of the parish of 
Saint John, Southwark, was presented, and read ; praying 
the House to address His Majesty to remit the sentence 
of transportation passed on the six agricultural Labourers 
convicted at the Dorchester Spring Assizes of 1834 of 
administering an unlawful oath. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Chester, was 
presented, and read ; praying, That the House will not 
make any further grant for the support of Maynooth 
College, or of the National system of Education in Jreland. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Protestant Inhabitants of Ardbraccan ;— 
Kilnagross ;—Ardagh ;— Kinneigh ;—Temple-martin ;— 
Duleek ;—Innishannon ;—-Members of the district Loyal 
Orange Lodge of Moate ;—Inhabitants of Rathclaren ;— 
Nurney ;—Rural Dean and Clergy of the Deanery of 
Clonmacnoise ;—~and, Clergy of the diocese of Rochester, 
—were presented, and read ; taking notice of the Church 
of Ireland Bill; and praying, That the same may not 
pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Brewers of Ale and Porter, in the county 
of Chester, was presented, and read ; setting forth, That 
it is now a notorious fact, that a very great quantity of 
Malt is made in Jre/and upon which no Duty is paid in 
consequence of obstacles in the way of its collection, and 
thereby not only has the respectable Maltster in Jreland, 
who does pay the Duty to sustain an almost ruinous com- 
petition in the market against those individuals who evade 
the Duty, but also the Jrish Malt revenue is considerably 
reduced ; that it is chiefly owing to the non-payment of 


20° Sulu. 





A. 1835. 


Duty that Malt can be purchased in Jreland at a much 
lower rate than in England, the difference being fre- 
quently not less than 20s. per quarter of Malt, and thereby 
(notwithstanding the expenses of the importation) the 
Brewers of Ale and Porter in Jreland are enabled to 
undersell the English Brewers even in their own market ; 
that the unequal competition which the Petitioners have 
thus to sustain has of late years so much increased and 
extended, as to threaten, ere long, to drive the English 
Porter Brewer out of the market ; the Petitioners further 
represent to the House, that indirect injury is done to che 
English Malt Revenue (which is efficiently collected), 
by the demand which the extensive consumption of Irish 
Porter creates for Malt upon which no Duty has been 
paid ; and praying the House to take the Petitioners’ case 
into consideration, and to adopt such measures for their 
relief as the House may deem expedient. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of James William Rowton, of Wilmot-square, 
in the county of Middlesex, was presented, and read ; 
complaining of having been deprived of his commission 
as a Second Lieutenant of the Royal Marines, for being 
absent from his ship without leave ; stating the particulars 
of his case; and praying relief. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Proprietors of cottages, lands and pre- 
mises situate in the parish of Castlemorton, was presented, 
and read ; complaining of proceedings taken by the Dean 
and Chapter of Westminster, as lords of the manor of 
Castlemorton, against the Petitioners and others, to re- 
cover possession of divers cottages and land, said to have 
been heretofore waste ground within the said manor ; and 
praying the interference of the House to put a stop to or 
suspend the litigious and vexatious proceedings of the 
said Dean and Chapter against the Petitioners, many of 
whom have no means of helping themselves, and have 
nothing to depend upon except the clemency and regard 
of the House. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Gentry, Merchants, Boat-owners and 
Fishermen residing on the banks of the Lower Shannon, 
was presented, and read; complaining of the frequent 
loss of life and property owing to the want of a safety or 
asylum harbour on the south-west coast of Ireland; and 
praying for the adoption of measures for the improvement 
of the port of Kilrush, and the erection of an asylum 
harbour there. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Operative Hand-loom Weavers of 
London ;— and, Hand-loom Weavers of Broadmills,—were 
presented, and read; praying for the establishment of 
Boards of Trade in every manufacturing district, to fix 
from time to time the lowest prices to be paid for Hand- 
loom Weaving. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Library of the People, 
or the Boston Public Library, was presented, and read ; 
praying for the repeal of the Stamp Duty on News- 

apers. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Minister and Elders of Cluny;— 
and, the President and Society of Advocates in Aberdeen, 
—were presented, and read; taking notice of the Aber- 
deen Universities Bill; and praying, That the same may 
not pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Electors and Householders of Clonmel ; 
—and, Electors of Youghal,—were presented, and read ; 
complaining of the Corporations of those Boroughs having 
admitted as freemen persons not justly entitled thereto ; 
and praying the House to take the subject into con- 
sideration, and apply such remedy to the evil compiained 
of as they may deem meet. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

A Petition 





J.W.Rowton. 


Dean and 
Chapter of 
Westminster. 


Kilrush Pier. 


Hand-loom 
Weavers. 


Newspaper 
Stamps. 


Aberdeen 
Universities 
Bill. 


Freemen 
(Ireland.) 














Tipperary 
Assizes. 


Civil Bill 
ourts 


Cc . 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Botley and 
Fifield Road 
Bill. 


Connaught 
Lakes. 


Upper 
Shannon 
Navigation. 


Registration 
of Voters 
(Ireland.) 


Merchant 
Shipping. 


Orange 
Lodges 
(Ireland.) 


No. 377. 


5-6 Witt. IV. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the baronies of Upper 
Ormond, Lower Ormond, Owney and Ana and Ikerrin, in 
the county of Tipperary, was presented, and read ; setting 
forth, That the Petitioners suffer great detriment and in- 
jury from the remote situation of Clonmel, the town where 
the assizes are held, it being on the extreme verge of the 
county at the southern end, distant at least sixty miles 
from the northern portion of it; that the ends of public 
justice are materially impeded from this circumstance, as 
criminals frequently escape punishment, from the reluct- 
ance felt by persons who have sustained injury in their 
persons or properties, to encounter the heavy expenses 
attendant on a long journey, and a detention in Clonmel, 
for a very protracted period, remote from their houses 
aud their business; and praying, That a division of the 
county for judicial purposes may take place, or such other 
remedy be applied for removal of the grievance com- 
plained of as to the House may seem meet. . 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors in Jreland, was 
presented, and read ; taking notice of the Civil Bill Courts 
(Ireland) Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass 
into a law as it now stands. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Select 
Committee on the Bill. 


The Botley and Fifield Road Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed to Mr. Tooke and the Oxford List : 


And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber. 


A Petition from Ballina, for aid towards improving the 
Connaught Lakes, was offered to be presented :—But 
The King’s recommendation not having been signified, 
the said Petition was not received. 


A Petition of the Grand Jury of the county of Leitrim, 
for aid towards the improvement of the Navigation of the 
Upper Shannon, was offered to be presented :—But The 
King’s recommendation not having been signified, the 
said Petition was not received. . 


A Petition of the High Sheriff, Grand Jurors, Clergy 
and Gentry of the county of Clare, assembled at Spring 
Assizes 1835, was presented, and read; setting forth, 
That by the mode of registering freeholders under the 
Reform Act, an immense body of unqualified persons have 
been admitted, whom the Legislature never contemplated 
to possess the privilege of voting, to the manifest injury 
of those who are duly qualified ; this result has been pro- 
duced by a system of gross perjury, without any adequate 
check, and without any sufficient means of scrutiny to 
ascertain the value of their freeholds; and praying the 
House to adopt such measures as they may deem meet to 
accomplish an entire revision of the Registry, and guard 
in future against the evils of which the Petitioners com- 
plain, evils which they view as endangering the stability 
of the Crown, the peace of the Country, and the unity of 
the Kingdom. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Heritors, Burgesses and Inhabitants of 
Cupar, was presented, and read; complaining of the in- 
efficient manner in which vessels used for conveying 
emigrants to other countries are built and manned; and 
praying the House to adopt such measures as may appear 

est calculated to mitigate the great and lamentable sacri- 
fice of the lives of our fellow-creatures, and to prevent 
the wanton loss of property to the Nation occasioned 
thereby. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to in- 
_ into the nature, character, extent and tendency of 

range Lodges, Associations or Societies in Jre/and, and 
to report their opinion thereupon to the House, have 
Power to report the Minutes of the Evidence taken before 
them from time to time. 

Mr. Wilson Patten reported from the said Select Com- 
mittee ; That they had examined the matter to them re- 
ferred ; and had directed him to make a Report thereof 
to the House, together with the Minutes of the Evidence 
taken before them. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 

VOL. 90, 


QO? Juli. 


469 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of all Sums of Money expended on account of 
Committees of the House of Commons, from Ist March 
to 19th July 1835; distinguishing the Amount of Money 


so expended by each Committee, and stating the object 
for which the said Committee was appointed. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell and 

Mr. Roupell : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills following, 
without any Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for making and maintaining 
a Railway between the Town of Paisley and the south 
side of the River Clyde, at Renfrew Ferry, and for con- 
structing Wharfs, Quays or Landing Places there, all in 
the County of Renfrew: 
_ A Bill, intituled, An Act for making and maintaining 
a Railway from Newtyle to Coupar Angus, in the County 
of Forfar :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Lord Viscount Howick, presented, pursuant to Order, 
—Copies of Orders issued by the Commander-in-Chief 
of the Forces from the year 1820 to the present period, 
forbidding the formation or existence of Orange Societies 
or other secret or exclusive Societies in the Army ; also 
of any Correspondence between the Commander-in-Chief 
of the Forces and any Officer in command of Regiments 
respecting the infraction of the above Orders. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


The Prisons’ Regulation Bill was read the first time ; 
and ordered tobe read a second time upon Friday next. 
Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Bailiffs and Burgesses of 
Berwick-upon- Tweed ;— Citizens and Freemen of Nor- 
wich ;—the Mayor, Sheriffs, Citizens and Commonalty 
of Norwich ;—Freemen and Inhabitants of Lincoln ;— 
Bailiffs and Commonalty of the Burgh and Inhabitants 
of the town of Southwold ;—Free Burgesses of the city 
of Bristol, and as such constituent Members of the 
Municipal Corporation under the style of the Mayor, 
Burgesses and Commonalty of the city of Bristol ;—and, 
the Mayor, Bailiffs and Commonalty of the city of 
Coventry, —-were presented, and read ; taking notice of 
the Municipal Corporations Bill; and praying, That the 
same may not pass into a law as it now stands. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


The ingrossed Bill to provide for the Regulation of 
Municipal Corporations in England and Wales, was, 
according to Order, read the third time; and ingrossed 
Clauses were added to the Bill, by way of riders. 

Another ingrossed Clause was offered to be added to the 
Bill, by way of rider, ‘‘ for protecting the rights of Freemen 
entitled to their freedom under the Reform Act :”—And 
the said Clause was brought up, and read the first time. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the said Clause be now read a second time; it 
passed in the Negative. 

Another ingrossed Clause was offered to be added to 
the Bill, by way of rider, “ that the Bill shall not affect 
the rights of Freemen to vote at Elections for Members 
of Parliament :”*—And the said Clause was brought up, 
and read the first time. 


And a Motion being made, and the Question being 


put, That the said Clause be now read a second time; it 
passed in the Negative. 

Another ingrossed Clause was offered to be added to 
the Bill, by way of rider, “‘ that Persons convicted of Bri- 
bery, or undue influence, be disqualified from voting there- 
after :”—And the said Clause was brought up, and twice 
read, with a blank; and committed to a Committee of 
the whole House:—The House accordingly resolved 
itself into the Committee; and, after some time spent 
therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Bernal 
reported from the Committee, That they had gone through 
the Clause, and made an Amendment thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Bernal accordingly reported from the Committee 
the Amendment which they had made to the Clause ; 

6D + and 


House of 
Commons’ 
Comnuittees, 


Message 
from the 
Lords. 


Paisley 
Railway Bill. 


Newtyle and 
Coupar Angus 
Railway Bill, 


Orange 

Societies 

(Army.) 
No. 414. 


Prisons’ 
Regulation 
Bill. 


No. 403. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill. 





Colonial 
Passengers’ 
Bill. 


Stamp and 
Tax Offices’ 
Bill. 


Church of 
Treland Bill. 


Cruelty to 
Animals’ 
Bill. 


Small Debts 
(Scotland) 
Bill. 


Stafford 
Disfranchise- 
ment Bill. 


Stafford 
Disfranchise- 
ment Bill. . 


AT() 


and the Amendment was read, and agreed to; and the 
said Clause was read the third time, and agreed to, to be 
made part of the Bill, by way of rider. 

Then other ingrossed Clauses were added to the Bill, 
by way of riders. 

Another ingrossed Clause was offered to be added to 
the Bill, by way of rider, “ saving the rights of the City 
of London :”—And the said Clause was brought up, 
and read the first time. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the said Clause be now read a second time ; 
it passed in the Negative. 

hen Amendments were made to the Bill. 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Bill, 
in Pr. 121. 1. 19. by inserting after the word “ con- 
“ sideration” the words “ or in case of any lease or 
* demise that the same was made for a longer term 
‘¢ than that for which the lands, tenements or heredita- 
“‘ ments of the said Body Corporate had been theretofore 
“ leased or demised, according to the practice of such 
“* Borough.” 

And the Question being put, That those words be 
there inserted ; it passed in the Negative. 

Then other Amendments were made to the Bill. 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Bill 
in Schedule (B.) by leaving out the words “ Sutton 
* Coldfield.” 

And the Question being put, That the words “ Sutton 
“ Coldfield” stand part of the said Schedule; it was 
resolved in the Affirmative. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
said Schedule, by leaving out the word “ Faversham.” 

And the Question being put, That the word “ Fa- 
versham” stand part of the said Schedule; it was resolved 
in the Affirmative. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Lord John Russell do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
into further consideration the Report from the Committee 
on the Colonial Passengers’ Bill; and the Amendments 
made by the Committee to the Bill, being read a second 
time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; and read the third time upon Friday next. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Stamp 
and Tax Offices’ Bill, the Amendments which they had 
made to the Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed; and read the third time upon Wednesday 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Church of Jreland Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Cruelty to Animals’ Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday, the 
30th day of this instant July, at twelve of the clock, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Small Debts (Scotland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bili be read a second time upon 
Wednesday next. 


A Petition of Electors of the borough of Stafford, was 
ers. and read ; taking notice of the “Se Dis- 
ranchisement Bill; and praying, That the House will 
direct an inquiry to be instituted, and the Bill be referred 
to a Select Committee, that the Petitioners may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel, agents and witnesses, 


against the said Bill, and in defence of their elective 
franchise. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Stafford Disfranchisement Bill ; 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being 





20°—21° Juli. 


A. 1835. 


proposed, That this House do now resolve itself into the 
said Committee ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made ‘to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words, 
“ it be an Instruction to the Committee, That they 
“ have Power to transfer the two Members from the 
“ Borough of Stafford to the County of Cork,” instead 
thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 21° die Julii, 1835: 


And the Question being put; 
The House divided. 
The Noes went forth. 

Mr. Divett, 


Tellers for the Yeas, ) 14, Robert Steuart : 


\ 1 59. 
Mr. William O’ Brien, 
Tellers for the Noes, 1 7. OF Coner Den: 


1 as 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Resolved, That this House do now resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, by leaving out from the word “ That” to the end of 
the Question, in order to add the words, “‘ a Select Com- 
** mittee be appointed to inquire into the Bribery and 
“ Corruption alleged to have prevailed at Elections for 
“* Representatives for the Borough of Stafford, and to 
* report the result of their inquiries to the House,” in- 
stead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words proposed 
to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided. 

The Noes went forth. 


Tellers for the Yeas, Mr. Diveit, 


Mr. Labouchere : \ 
Tellers for the Noes, 


Mr. Edward Buller, 19 
Mr. Chetwynd : \ : 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair :— 
The House accordingly resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Cayley reported from the 
Committee, That they had gone through the Bill; and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Bankrupts’ Estates (Scotland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Reform of Parliament (Scotland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


The ingrossed Bill to extend the Accommodation by 
the Post to and from Foreign Parts, and for other pur- 
poses relating to the Post Office, was, according to 
Order, read the third time; and an ingrossed Clause was 
added, by way of rider; and Amendments were made 
to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Savings Banks (Scotland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consi- 
deration To-morrow. 


Mr. 


Bankrapts’ 
Estates 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Reform of 
Parliament 


(Scotland) Bill. 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts Bill. 


Postage Bill. 


Savings Benks 
(Scot land) Bill. 











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me 


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5-6 WiLL. IV. 


Lunatic Acts Mr. Baring reported from the Committee on the Lunatic 
Cayunuanes Acts Continuance Bill, the Amendments which they had 
made to the Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; and read the third time this day. 
Contempts The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for altering 
in Equity 


od Bill and amending the Law regarding Commitments by Courts 
Cr! of Equity for Contempts, and the taking Bills pro Con- 


Jesso, in Ireland, was, according to Order, read the third 
time. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the same, without any Amendment. 
Property in The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to extend 
ae pi. t° Zreland certain provisions of an Act made and passed 
(Ireland) Ps" in the first year of His present Majesty’s Reign, intituled, 
*“ An Act for consolidating and amending the Laws re- 
lating to Property belonging to Infants, Femmes Covert, 


Lunatics and Persons of unsound Mind,” was, according 
to Order, read the third time. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 


Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the same, without any Amendment. 


Sale of Bread The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
Bill. on the Sale of Bread Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Imprisonment 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 


for Debt Bil ther consideration the Report from the Committee on the 
Imprisonment for Debt Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Friday next. 
Supply. The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Supply ; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 
Ways and The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 


Means. of Ways and Means ; 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


Supply The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
(13th July-) ther consideration the Resolutions which, upon the 16th 
day of this instant July, were reported from the Com- 
mittee of Supply, and which Resolutions were then post- 
poned ; 
Ordered, That the said Resolutions be taken into fur- 
ther consideration upon Friday next. 
newer The Order of the day being read, for taking into con- 


gistration Bill, Sideration the Amendments made by the Lords to the 
Merchant Seamen Registration Bill ; 


Ordered, That the said Amendments be taken into con- 
sideration upon Thursday next. 


Chancery The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
Offices Bill. ing of the Chancery Offices Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this day. 
— Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
om turn, showing how the permanent yearly Payment, being 
the differences between the average gross Income and 
the average net Income of the Tithes of the following 
Parishes, Berhill, Ewhurst, Northiam, Ore, in the 
County of Sussex, as stated in pages 266, 272, 278, of the 
Report of the Commissioners to inquire into the Eccle- 
siastical Revenues, has been expended. 
— i Ordered, That Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, have leave 


of absence for three weeks, on account of ill health ;— 
Sir Robert Vaughan, three weeks, on account of ill health ; 


—Mr. Stewart Wortley, to go the circuit ;—and, that 


Mr. Blackburn, have leave to go the circuit. 
VOL. 90. 


90°—21° Sulit. 


AT1. 


Mr. Baring presented, pursuant to Orders,—A Return Tobacco and 
of all Seizures of Tobacco, Tobacco-stalks, Returns of Sau‘. 
Tobacco, Snuff, and Snuff-work made by the Officers of 
Excise, since the 5th J anuary 1832, as being adulterated ; 
showing in each case the Date of Seizure, the result of the 
Analysis when analysed, and howdisposed of; when delay 
has taken place in proceeding, the cause for such delay ; 
stating the Number of Cases in which the Seizures have 
been followed up by Prosecutions, and the Number in 
which the Seizures have been relinquished. 

A Return of the Number of Prosecutions foradulterating 
Tobacco, Tobacco-stalks, Returns of Tobacco, Snuff and 
Snuff-work, since the 5th January 1832; showing, in 
each case, the Names of the Parties prosecuted, the Dates, 
the Amount of the Penalties sued bor, and the result by 
Verdict or Compromise, if by Compromise the Amount 
of Compromise, and the Amount paid in each case to the 
Seizing Officer. 

A Return of the Names of the Lessees of the Post- Post-horse 
horse Duty of Great Britain, under 1 Geo. 4 (1820), to Pty: 
the present time ; distinguishing the Districts let to each ; 
also, England from Scotland; and showing the Annual 
Rents of the Districts respectively upon each letting of 
Three years. 

A Return of the Names and Tonnage of all Ships Memel and 
entered Inwards in the Port of London from Memel and Pantzic 
Dantzig during the present year, with the Date of Entry “"“"” 
of each; distinguishing British from Foreign Ships. 

Copy of Memorial to the Treasury from certain Elec- Coast Guard 
tors in the Parish of Alyth in Scotland, complaining of (Seotland.) 
the conduct of Captain Knight, Commander of the Coast No. 415. 
Guard in Scotland, in voting at the late Election for the 
County of Perth:—also, Copy of the Treasury Minute 
thereon, and of General Orders issued by the Board of 
Customs respecting the voting of the Officers and Men 
of the Coast Guard Service at Elections. 

Copy of Report of Commissioners of Post Office In- Post Office. 
quiry, dated 15th December 1834, with Evidence, and No. 416. 
a Memorandum from the French Post Office. 

Further Return to an Order, dated the 31st day of Post Office. 
March last, for a Return, in detail, of the whole Amount No. 401. 
of Poundage charged by Postmasters in Great Britain and 
Ireland, upon Post-Office Money Orders; stating the 
purpose or purposes the said Poundage is applied to, and 
the Amount paid in London, Dublin and Edinburgh ; also, 
the Sums Total paid in England, Ireland and Scotland, 
in each of the last Three years, ending Ist January 1835, 
and distinguishing the same. 

A Return, in detail, of the Amount paid to the Con- Mail 
tractor for furnishing Mail Coaches in England and Coches 
Scotland; distinguishing the Number likewise in use in No. 401. 
England and Scotland, for Ten years, from Ist January 
1825 to the 3lst December 1834. 

Copy of the Return made to the Commissioners of Post-Office 
Post-Office Inquiry, showing the Number of Vessels pro- oa 
pelled by Steam that have been employed, and that are vad a . 
now employed, or building, or repairing, underthe Orders “°™ 
of the Post Office, since the period which such Vessels 
were in use by the Post Office ; stating the ype, the 
Horse-power, the Prime Cost and Outfit of each, and 
when taken into the Service. 

Return, showing the Number of Vessels propelled by 
Steam, that have been employed, and that are now em- 

loyed, or building, or repairing, under the Orders of the 
oun Office, since the period which such Vessels were in 
use by the Post Office ; stating the Tonnage, the Horse- 
power, the Prime Cost and Outfit of each, and when 
taken into the Service, to the 30th March 1835, the 
Date of the Return to the Order of the Commissioners of 
Post-Office Inquiry. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table ; 
and, except the Returns respecting Tobacco and Snuff ; 


Post-horse Duty; and, Memel and Dantzig Trade, be 
printed. 


Mr. Sharman Crawford presented a Bill for the Amend- Landlord and 
ment of the Law of Landlord and Tenant in Jredand ; Tenant i. 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be (!el@n¢) _— 
read a second time upon Wednesday, the 5th day of No, 402. 
August next. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon Aborigines 
Tuesday last, That a Select Committee be appointed to (Binley Sete 
6D2 consider 








Imprisonment 
for Debt 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Education 
( Ireland.) 


Kingston - 
upon- Hull 
Election, 


Ipswich 
Election, 


Willington 
Bridge and 
Roacs Bill. 


Lambert’s 
Divorce Bill. 


A472 
consider what measures ought to be adopted with regard 
to the native Inhabitants of Countries where British Set- 
tlements are made, and to the neighbouring Tribes, in 
order to secure to them the due observance of justice 
and the protection of their rights, to promote the spread 
of civilization among them, and to lead them to the peace- 
ful and voluntary reception of the Christian religion, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Fowell Burton, 
Mr. Hardy, Mr. Hawes, Mr. Bagshaw, Sir Rufane Donkin, 
Mr. Holland, Mr. O’Connell, Mr. Charles, Lushington, 
Sir George Grey, Dr. Lushington, Mr. Baines, Mr. Buck- 
ingham, Mr. Andrew Johnston, Lord Viscount Howick, 
Mr. Hindley, Mr. Hutt, Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, 
Mr. Plumptre, Mr. Wilson, Lord Stanley, Mr. Sinclair, 
Mr. William Gladstone, Mr. Twiss, Mr. Goulburn, Lord 
Viscount Sandon, Mr. Wyse, Mr. Serjeant Jackson, and 
Mr. Perronet Thompson :—And they are to meet To-mor- 
row, in the Speaker’s Chamber ; and have Power to send 
for persons, papers and records ; and that Five be the 
Quorum. 


Ordered, That Mr. Dunlop, Mr. Chalmers and Mr. 
Oliphant, be added to the Select Committee on the Im- 
prisonment for Debt (Scotland) Bill. 

Ordered, That Lord Francis Egerton and Mr. French, 
be added to the Select Committee on Education (Zredand.) 

And then the House, having continued to sit till 
half an hour after one of the clock on Tuesday 
morning, adjourned till this day. 








Martis, 21° die Juli ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV“ Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 

c be hour appointed for taking into consideration 

the Petition of Henry Watson, Joseph Watson and 
Joseph Bowlby, electors of the Borough of Kingston-upon- 
Hull, complaining of an undue Election and Return for 
the said Borough, being come ; 

Mr. Speaker took the Chair. 

The Serjeant-at-Arms was sent, with the Mace, to the 
places adjacent, to require the attendance of the Members 
on the business of the House :—And being returned ; 

The House was counted by Mr. Speaker; and two 
hundred and thirty-six Members being present, the 
counsel and agents were called in. 

And the door being locked ; 

The Order of the day, for taking the said Petition into 
consideration, was read. 

And the Names of the Members were drawn, and read, 
in the usual manner. 

And the whole number of thirty-three Names was 
completed : And Lists of the said Names were delivered 
to the Clerk appointed to attend the said Committee ; and 
then the door was opened, and the Parties, their counsel 
and agents, withdrew. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, that Thomas 
Bristo, and other Electors, who “petitioned this House 
— Monday, the 6th day of this instant July, com- 
plaining of an undue Election and Return for the Borough 
of Ipswich, had not entered into a Recognizance in respect 
of such Petition, according to the directions of an Act 
made in the ninth year of the reign of his late Majesty 
King George the Fourth, intituled, ‘““An Act to consolidate 
and amend the Laws relating to the Trial of Controverted 
Elections, or Returns of Members to serve in Parliament.” 

Ordered, That the Order made upon the 6th day of 
this instant July, for taking the said Petition into con- 
sideration upon Tuesday, the 28th day of this instant 
July, be discharged. 


Sir George Crewe reported from the Committee on the 
re-committed Willington Bridge and Roads Bill; That they 
had made Amendments thereunto ; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed, 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon Lambert's Divorce Bill ; and, after some 


20°—21° Juli. 


A. 1835. 


time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; 
and Mr. Poulter reported from the Committee, That 
they had heard counsel, and examined witnesses, for the 
Bill; and that no counsel or party appeared before the 
Committee to oppose the Bill; and that they had gone 
through the Bill, and directed him to report the same, 
without any Amendment. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend an Act relating to the 
Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway, was read the third 
time ; and ingrossed Clauses were added, by way of 
riders ; and Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir William Molesworth do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The counsel and agents before mentioned being re- 
turned to the bar, the Clerk appointed to attend the said 
Committee, delivered in to the House a reduced list; 
and the same was called over, and is as follows: 

John Entwisle, Esquire, Joshua Scholefield, Esquire, 
Robert Vernon Smith, Esquire, Sir George Crewe, Baronet, 
the Honourable Pierce Butler, the Honourable Anthony 
Henry Ashley Cooper, Alevander Bannerman, Esquire, 
Edward Ruthven, Esquire, William Bingham Baring, 
Esquire, Thomas Law Hodges, Esquire, sa Oswald, 
Esquire. 

And the said eleven Members, being the Select Com- 
mittee for trying the merits of the Petition, complaining 
of an undue Election and Return for the Borough of 
Kingston-upon- Hull, were sworn, by the Clerk, at the 
table, in the usual manner; and thereupon the counsel 
and agents withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Committee do meet forthwith 
in one of the Committee Chambers appointed for hearing 
the Trials of Controverted Elections. 


The Totnes Roads Bill was read a second time; and 
committed to Sir John Yarde Buller and the Devon List : 
And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber. 


The Wolverhampton Curacy Estate Bill was read a 


second time; and committed to Sir John Wrottesley and 3 


the Stafford List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, 
in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


A Petition of Protestant Inhabitants of Killeshan- 
dra ; — Thomastown; — Clonmulsk ; — Ballymoney ; — 
Prebaun ;— Beaulieu ; — Lorum ; — Wells and Leighlin 
Bridge ;— Powerstown ; — Killaderry ;— Clergy of the 
Archdeaconry of Zuam;— Clergy, Gentry and Pro- 
testant Inhabitants of Kilcooly ;—Bishop and Clergy of 
the diocese of Dromore ;—Beneficed Clergymen of the 
diocese of Leighlin ;—Dean and Chapter of Leighlin ;— 
Archbishop and Clergy of the united diocese of Cashel 
and Emly ;—Bishop and Clergy of the dioceses of Down 
and Connor ;—Protestant Clergymen of Limerick ;— 
Clergy of the Established Church in the diocese of 
Meath ;—Protestant Inhabitants of Castlejordan ;—Clergy 
of the deanery of Ardnurcher ;—Inhabitants of Cas le 
Durrow ;—Protestant Parishioners of Duleek ;—Diun- 
shaughlin ;—Laracor ;—%nhabitants of Clonard ;—Clon- 
gill ;—Protestant Inhabitants of Kilmoon ;—Ratoath ;— 
Kilmore ;— Knockmark ;— St. Peter's, Drogheda ; — 
Gentry, Freeholders, and Inhabitants of the East Riding 
of the county of York and town of Kingston-upon-Hull ; 
—Landed Proprietors and Protestant Inhabitants of the 
union of Emlafad ;—Protestant Inhabitants of Clonmore ; 
—Fairford ;—Moyglere;— Ballymacormick ;—Annaduff ; 
— Ballymoodan ; — Tara ; — Athboy ; —Julianstown ; — 
Clergy, Magistrates and Inhabitants of Somerton ;—- 
Gentry, Clergy and Inhabitants of Stony Stratford ;— 
Heads of Families, Inhabitants of Preston Bissett ;—Aston 
Sandford ;—Archdeacon and Clergy of the Archdeaconry 
of Bedford ;—Inhabitants of Brighton ;—Clergy of the 
deanery of Doncaster ;—and, President and Fellows of 
Sion College, London,—were presented, and read ; taking 
notice of the Church of Jreland Bill; and praying, That 
the same may not pass into a law. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 
The 





Bodmin and 
Wadebridge 
Railway Bill. 


Kingston- 
upon-Hull 
Election. 


‘Totnes Roads 
Bill. 


Wolverhampton 
ae Estate 
Mil, 


Church of 
Treland. 








sith 
a 











Truro 
Improvement 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Education 
(Ireland.) 


Church of 
Scotland. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Corn Laws, 


Timber 
Duties. 


Maldon 
Charter. 


No. 404, 


Tobacco. 


Drankenness. 


Royal Burghs 
(Scotland) Bill, 


5-6 WILL. IV. 


The Zruro Improvement (No.2.) Bill was read a second 
time; and committed to Mr. Tooke and the Cornwall 
List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker's Chamber. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Kilmeena and Kilma- 
classer, was presented, and read ; praying the House to 
take immediate steps to free Education from the impe- 
diments which at present render it inaccessible to the 
poorer classes of the people of Jreland. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table, 


A Petition of the Moderator of the Presbytery of Loch- 
maben, was presented, and read; praying the House to 
resist every attempt to shake the stability or impair the 
efficiency of the Church of Scotland, and to adopt mea- 
sures for building and endowing additional Churches in 
connexion with the Establishment. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Operatives residing in and around the 
city of Glasgow, was presented, and read ; taking notice 
of the Imprisonment for Debt (Scot/and) Bill; and pray- 
ing, That the same may not pass into a law. 

. ee That the said Petition do lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Secretary of the Anti- 
Corn Bill Association in Anderston, near Glasgow, was 
presented, and read ; praying, That the House will, with- 
out delay, remove every obstruction to the importation of 
Foreign Corn. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city and neighbour- 
hood of Saint John, in the province of New Brunswick ;— 
Merchants, Ship-owners, Mill Proprietors, and others en- 
gaged in procuring Timber in the county of Charlotte, 
province of New Brunswick ;—and, Merchants interested 
in the Timber Trade in Boston,—-were presented, and 
read; praying, That no alteration may take place in the 
relative Duties on Foreign and Colonial Timber. 

And the said Petitions were referred to the Select 
Committee on Timber Duties. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Maldon Charter, 
which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. 


A Petition of Manufacturers of Tobacco and Snuff in 
Devizes, was presented, and read ; praying the House to 
reduce the rate of Duty on Tobacco to one shilling and 
sixpence per pound, and to procure such a legislative 
enactment as shall clearly define what is to be considered 
adulteration in the manufacture of Tobacco, and secure 
the infliction of legal penalties for evading the Excise 
regulations. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Alverthorp-with- Thornes ;— 
Runcorn ;—and, Bury Saint Edmund’s,—were presented, 
and read ; praying for the total prohibition of the Sale of 
Beer to be drunk on the premises in Beer-houses, and for 
the adoption of measures to remove the numerous and in- 
creasing temptations to dram-drinking among the work- 
ing classes. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Charles Cuningham, one of the two joint 
Clerks of the Convention of the Royal Burghs of Scotland, 
was presented, and read; taking notice of the Royal 
Burghs (Scotland) Bill; and praying, That provision 
may be made therein for due compensation to the Peti- 
tioner and the other officers of the Convention of Royal 
Burghs having life interests in their offices for the loss 
they will sustain by the passing of the said Bill, and for 
the raising and levying such compensation, when ascer- 
tained, from the Royal Burghs themselves, in such manner 
as to the House shall seem proper; and that such further 
regulations may be introduced into the said Bill in regard 


to a sppostioning the Land Tax of the Royal Burghs, 


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473. 


and the preservation and safe keeping of the Records of 
the Convention of Royal Burghs, as to the House shall 
seem meet. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Retailers of Beer residing in Hyde, 
Newton, Werneth, Marple, Offerton, Rimiley, Disley, 
Hattersley, Godley and Bredbury, was presented, and 
read; praying, That Retailers of Beer may be placed on 
the same footing as Licensed Victuallers. | 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Butler, of Swan-street, in the city 
of London, late master mariner, was presented, and read ; 
praying for the abolition of the forcible impressment of 
Seamen. ' 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 
A Petition of John Joseph Stockdale, author and printer 


‘and publisher, of Carlton Colonade, Saint James’s, West- 


minster, was presented, and read ; praying for the repeal 
of the Duties on Soap and Candles. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Wellingborough, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying for the repeal of the Stamp 
Duty on Newspapers, 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Occupiers of land in Gortroe and Desert ; 
—Tithe-payers of Rathcormac ;—Landholders of Castle- 
lyons ;—Proprietors or Occupiers of land in Ardnaguhy ; 
—Landholders of Ballinalty ;— and, Kilquane and Kilas- 
am Nae presented, and read; praying the 

ouse to order a general re-valuation to be made of the 
Tithes in Zredand. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Message by Sir Augustus Clifford, Gentleman Usher 

of-the Black Rod: 
Mr. Speaker : 

The Lords, authorized by virtue of His Majesty’s Com- 
mission, for declaring His Royal Assent to several Acts 
agreed upon by both Houses, do desire the immediate 
attendance of this Honourable House in the House of 
Peers, to hear the Commission read. - 

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went up to 
the House of Peers :—And being returned ; 

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the desire of 
the Lords, authorized by virtue of His Majesty’s Com- 
mission, had been at the House of Peers, where a Com- 
mission under the Great Seal was read, giving, declaring 
and notifying the Royal Assent to the several Public 
and Private Bills therein mentioned ; and that the Lords 
thereby authorized, had declared the Royal Assent to the 
said Bills: Which Bills are as followeth: 

An Act to continue until the Thirty-first day of May 
One thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, and to the 
End of the then next Session of Parliament, the Allow- 
ances of the Duty of Excise on Soap used in certain Ma- 
nufactures : 

An Act for continuing the Term and amending and 
enlarging the Powers of three Acts of his Majesty King 
George the Third, for amending certain Mileways lead- 
ing to Oxford, and making Improvements in the Uni- 
versity and City of Ovford, the Suburbs thereof, and 
adjoining Parish of Saint Clement, and for other purposes 
in the said Act mentioned : 

An Act for making and maintaining a Bridge over the 
River called “The Portland Ferry,” in the County of 
Dorset, with proper Approaches thereto : 

An Act for amending an Act passed in the last Session 
of Parliament, for establishing a Floating Bridge over 
the River Jtchen, near the Town of Southampton, with 


proper Approaches thereto, and making Roads to com- 


municate therewith : 
An Act for making and maintaining a Dock and other 
Works in the Port of Newport, in the County of MJon- 


mouth, with a Railway and Stone Road therefrom : 

An Act for paving, lighting and otherwise improving 

the Town of Haverfordwest and the adjoining Townships 

of Prendergast and Cartilett, in the Parishes of Prender- 

gast and Uzmaston, in the ee of Pembroke : 
6 


An 


Sale of Beer. 


Impressment 
of Seamen. 


Soap and 
Candles. 


Newspaper 
Stamps. 


Tithes 
(Ireland.) 


Royal Assent 
to Bills. 








A474 


An Act to amend several Acts relating to the Bridge, 
and to the City and Port of Londonderry : 

An Act for lighting, watching, cleansing, regulating, 
and otherwise improving the Town of Tunbridge Wells, 
in the Counties of Kent and Susser, and for regulating 
the supply of Water, and establishing a Market within 
the said Town : 

An Act for providing a Market-place and regulating 
the Markets in the Town and Borough of Merthyr Tidvil, 
in the County of Glamorgan: 

An Act for erecting and maintaining a Pier or Harbour 
at Gourock, in the County of Renfrew : 

— Act for the further Improvement of the Harbour 
of Ayr: 

An Act for supplying the Town of Paisiey, in the 
County of Renfrew, with Water : 

An Act for the better supplying the Parish of Rich- 
mond, in the County of Surrey, with Water : 

An Act for enlarging and amending the Powers and 
Provisions of the Acts passed for making and maintaining 
a Railway or Tramroad from the Sea-shore at or near 
Whitstable, in the need of Kent, to or near to the City of 
Canterbury, and the Works connected therewith, and to 
authorize the Company of Proprietors to raise a further 
Sum of Money : 

An Act for enabling John Brandling and Robert Wil- 
liam Brandling, Esquires, to purchase and take Leases of 
Lands and Hereditaments for the formation of a Railway 
from Gateshead to South Shields and Monk Wearmouth, 
all in the County Palatine of Durham, with Branches 
therefrom : 

An Act for making and maintaining a Railway from 
Newtyle to Coupar Angus, in the County of Forfar : 

An Act for making and maintaining a Railway between 
the Town of Paisley and the South side of the River 
Clyde, at Renfrew Ferry, and for constructing Wharfs, 
Quays or Landing Places there, all in the County of 
Renfrew : 

An Act for better lighting with Gas the Town and 
Neighbourhood of Leeds, in the Borough of Leeds, in the 
West Riding of the County of York: 

An Act to enable the Proprietors or Shareholders in 
the Argus Life Assurance Company to sue and be sued 
in the Name of any one of the Directors, or of the Chair- 
man or Secreta for the time being, of the said Company: 

An Act for altering the Line of Road from the Miln- 
ford of Garscube to the City of Glasgow, and improving 
the Roads leading therefrom into the said City : 

An Act for improving and keeping in repair certain 
Roads in the Counties of Flint and Chester, and for better 
maintaining the Ferry over the River Dee, called the 
Lower King’s Ferry, in the said County of Flint: 

An Act for more effectually repairing and improving 
the Road from the Side Gate on the Hinckley and Lutter- 
worth Turnpike Road, in the Parish of Burbage, in the 
County of Leicester, to the Leicester Turnpike Road, in 
or near to the Village of Narborough, in the said County: 

An Act for dividing, allotting and inclosing the Com- 
mons or Waste Lands called Ranmore otherwise Ravens- 
moor, in the several Parishes of Acton and Baddily, or one 
of them, in the County of Chester : 

An Act for inclosing and allotting Lands in the Parish 
of Stretham, in the Isle of Ely, and County of Cambridge, 
and for the Commutation of Tithes : 

An Act for authorizing Sales, Leases, Grants and Im- 
provements of an Estate at Lillington, in the County of 
Warwick, devised by the Will of Matthew Wise, Esquire, 
and for other purposes : 

An Act to empower the Judges of the Court of Session 
in Scotland to sell the Lands of Bravelleichs, in the County 
of Argyle, and, after discharging the Debts affecting the 
same, to invest the surplus in the purchase of other Lands 
to be entailed : 

An Act to enable the Prebendary of the Prebend of 
Highleigh, founded in the Cathedral Church of the Holy 
Trinity of Chichester, to accept Surrenders of the existing 
Lease of any _ of the said Prebend, and to grant new 
Leases thereo 

An Act for vesting the settled and unsettled Manors 
and Estates of Charles Vere Spencer, an Infant, in the 
Counties of Oxford and Denbigh, in Trustees, in order to 
effect the Sale thereof for the payment of Incumbrances : 

An Act for confirming certain Leases granted by Sir 
James Graham, Baronet, deceased, and by Sir Sandford 


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A. 1835. 


Graham, Baronet, his Son, of Land at Kirkstall, in the 
Township of Headingley-cum- Burley, in the Parish of Leeds, 
in the West Riding of the County of York: 

An Act for enabling the Committee of the Estate of 
Le Gendre Pierce Starkie, Esquire, a Lunatic, to grant 
Leases of his settled Estates : 

An Act to vest part of the Entailed Estate of Cromarty, 
lying within the County of Ross, and by annexation within 
the County of Cromarty, in Trustees in Fee-simple, for 
the purpose of selling the same, and of paying Debts 
which affect, or may be made to affect, the said: entailed 
Estate, and for other purposes connected therewith : 

An Act for vesting in Archibald Lord Douglas, of 
Douglas, or the Heir of Entail in possession for the time, 
certain detached parts of the entailed Estates of Douglas, 
in Fee-simple, upon entailing certain other Lands equi- 
valent in value to the same, and to a Debt due by him 
to the said Entailed Estates : 

An Act for uniting the Rectory and Parish Church of 
Stanmer, in the County of Susser, with the adjoining 
Vicarage and Parish Church of Falmer, and for exchang- 
ing the Parsonage House and Glebe Land of Stanmer 
and the Vicarage House of Falmer for certain pieces of 
Land at Falmer, being part of the settled Estates of the 
Right honourable Henry Thomas Earl of Chichester, on 
which a new Parsonage House has been built at the 
expense of the said Earl : 

An Act to enable the Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of 
the City of Worcester to grant renewable Leases of the 
Worcester County Infirmary, and of the Land held there 
with, to the Governors of the said Infirmary, or their 
Trustees: 


An Act for naturalizing Agnes Hemilian de Tressan. 


A Petition of John Eddowes Sparrowe, a prisoner in 
His Majesty’s gaol of Newgate, on a charge of breach of 
Privilege, was presented, and read; setting forth, That 
the Petitioner, with all due humility, again approaches 
the House, earnestly entreating a reconsideration of his 
case, and throws himself upon the clemency and judg- 
ment of the House; that Petitioner has now undergone 
an imprisonment of nearly five weeks; that he is suffering 
in his health, and his professional interests are most seri- 
ously injured ; that the several parties who absconded, 
with the exception of John Pilgrim, have signed a memo- 
rial, certifying, as the fact is, that their determination to 
absent themselves on account of the Jpswich Election was 
not in consequence of or occasioned by any advice or 
recommendation of the Petitioner, but that the same 
arose entirely of their own accord; the Petitioner in ex- 
pressing, which he unfeignedly does, his deep sorrow and 
regret that he should have incurred the censure of the 
House, most humbly prays, That the House will deem 
the incarceration he has already suffered, a punishment 
fully adequate to the offence charged against him, and 
that the House will, in its mercy, order him to be released 
from imprisonment, alike prejudicial to his health and 
to his professional interests, and most distressing to his 
family and friends. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of John Clipperton, of Bedford-row, in the 
county of Middlesex, Solicitor, was presented, and read ; 
setting forth, That the Petitioner is now a prisoner in His 
Majesty’s gaol of Newgate, for a breach of the Privileges 
of the House, in having aided and abetted certain persons 
to leave this country, in order to avoid being served with 
Mr. Speaker’s Warrant, for the purpose of compelling 
them to give evidence before the Select Committee ap- 
pointed by the House to hear and determine the Petition 
against the Return of the late Sitting Members for the 
Borough of Ipswich; that the Petitioner has been in 
custody upon his voluntary surrender to Mr. Speaker's 
Warrant ever since the twelfth day of June last; that the 
Petitioner most respectfully and unfeignedly begs to 
express to the House his sincere sorrow and contrition for 
the offence of which the Committee of the House in their 
judgment have deemed the Petitioner to have been guilty, 
and with great humility he now presumes to sumbit him- 
self to the favourable consideration of the House, confi- 
dently trusting that his unfortunate situation may be 
viewed by the House with indulgence, so that the Peti- 
tioner may be restored to his family, consisting of a ‘oer 

vi Sy 


Ipswich 
Election. 


Church of 
Ireland Bill. 





5-6 WiLL. IV. 


and seven young children, and that he may be forthwith 
enabled to resume his professional duties, which are now 
completely at a stand, his health materially affected, and 
the interests of his clients essentially suffering by his pre- 
sent imprisonment; the Petitioner most humbly begs leave 
to represent to the House, that he was in no way what- 
ever employed in or at all connected with the Election 
for Ipswich, but that he was subsequently engaged pro- 
fessionally to defend the seats of the two Sitting Mem- 
bers, against whose Return a Petition, as it was then 
rumoured, would at the meeting of the Parliament pro- 
bably be presented ;-the Petitioner further begs to as- 
sure the ~via that he was not in the slightest degree 
aware that it wasa breach of Privilege of the House 
for an individual to absent himself antecedently to 
the presentation of any Petition, and previously to any 
Warrant. issuing from Mr. Speaker, neither of which 
occurrences had taken place, when the several parties 
left their homes in the month of February, and previously 
to the sitting of Parliament, and when it was not certain 
whether any Petition would be presented ; and the Peti- 
tioner also most respectfully begs to assure the House, 
that the parties who absented themselves had of their 
own motive determined on so doing previously to the 
Petitioner having any communication whatever with them, 
or either of them; that the several parties who absconded, 
with the exception of John Pilgrim, have signed a memo- 
rial, certifying, as the fact is, that their determination to 
absent themselves on account of the Ipswich Election, 
was not in consequence of, or occasioned by any advice 
or recommendation of the Petitioner, but that the same 
arose entirely of their own accord; that the Petitioner 
solemnly denies having directly or indirectly advised or 
recommended the said John Pilgrim to leave his home 
for the purpose of avoiding being served with the Speak- 
er’s Warrant, as stated in the evidence of the said John 
Pilgrim before the said Committee, and the Petitioner 
begs to refer to the following paragraph in the Petition 
of the said John Pilgrim to the House :—“ That after the 
said Election the said John Pilgrim was, at the earnest 
entreaty, or rather direction of Mr. Thomas Moore Keith, 
induced to leave Norwich, to avoid service of the 
Speaker’s Warrant, and that Messrs. Sewe// and Co. pre- 
viously supplied the said John Pilgrim with 20/. towards 
his expenses ;” and that it also appears that the said 
John Pilgrim received similar advice from Mr. Jay, his 
legal adviser ; the Petitioner begs to repeat his unfeigned 
sorrow and deep contrition for the offence he is charged 
with having committed against the Privileges of the 
Huuse, and now earnestly hopes that the imprisonment 
which he has already undergone in Newgate, and ante- 
cedently for several days in custody of the Serjeant at 
Arms, by voluntary surrender, will be deemed a sufficient 
punishment ; the Petitioner therefore most humbly prays 
the House, That he may be discharged from custedy, and 
restored to his family. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Church of Jreland Bill ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That it be an Instruction to the Committee, 
that they have Power to divide the Bill into two Bills; 


The House was moved, That the entry in the Journal 
of the House, of the Resolution which, upon the 7th day 
of April last, was reported from the Committee to whom 
it was referred to consider the present state of the Church 
Establishment in Jredand, and which Resolution was then 
agreed to, might be read; and the same was read; and 
is as followeth : 


Resolved, That any surplus revenue of the present 
Church Establishment in Jreland, not required for the 
spiritual care of its members, be applied to the moral and 
religious education of all classes of the people, without 
distinction of religious persuasion, providing for the re- 
sumption of such surplus, or of any such part of it, as may 
be required by an increase in the number of the members 
of the Established Church. 


The House was’ also moved, That the entry in the 
Journal of the Resolution of the House upon the same 
day, relative to the aforesaid subject, might be read ; and 
the same was read ; and is as followeth : 

VOL. 90. 


Q1°—22 Juli. 


AT5 

Resolved, That it is the opinion of this House, That no 
measure upon the subject of Tithes in Jreland can lead to 
a satisfactory and final adjustment which does not embody 


the — contained in the foregoing Resolution. 
And a Debate arising thereupon ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Wednesday morning ; 


Mercurii, 22° die Julii, 1835: 
Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till this day. 


The House was moved, That the Act 45 Geo. 3, ¢.31 
(Local and Personal), for confirming the Charter, and 
enlarging the Powers of the Incorporation of the Officers 
of Excise in Scotland, might be read; and the same 
being read ; ; 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into a Committee, to consider of the said Act :—The 
House accordingly resolved itself into the Committee ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Robert Steuart reported from the 
Committee, That they had come to a Resolution, which 
they had directed him to report. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Real Property Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The ingrossed Bill to consolidate certain Offices in the 
collection of the Revenues of Stamps and Taxes, and to 
amend the Law relating thereto, was, according to Order, 
read the third time. , 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Divett, by Order, reported from the Committee on 
the Stafford Disfranchisement Bill, the Amendments which 
they had made to the Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The ingrossed Bill to continue two Acts of the second 
and third year, and the third and fourth year of His 
ae pare Majesty, relating to the Care and Treatment of 

nsane Persons in England, was, according to Order, read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the title be, 
An Act to continue for Three Years, and from thence to 
the End of the then next Session of Parliament, two Acts 
of the second and third year and the third and fourth 
year of His present Majesty, relating to the Care and 
Treatment of Insane Persons in England. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Chancery Offices Bill was, according to Order, 


Excise 
Incorporation 
(Scotland.) 


Real 
Property 
Bill. 


Stamp and 
Tax Offices 
Bill. 


Stafford 
Disfranchise- 
ment Bill. 


Lunatic Acts 
Continuance 


Bill. 


Chancery 


read a second time; and committed to a Committee of Offices Bill. 


the whole House, for Friday next. 


Lord Viscount Morpeth presented,—Further Returns 
to an Address to His Majesty, dated the 12th day of 
March last, for Returns respecting National Education 
(Ireland), in pursuance of Order of the 13th May 1834; 
and, in addition, a List of all such Books as are distri- 
buted or used under the direction of the Board, with the 
full Titles thereof; anda List of the Schools in which the 
whole or any of such Books are used as Class Books ; 
also, Returns of the Number of Roman Catholic Children; 
of Children of the Church of England and Ireland, and 
of Protestant Children of other denominations, in each 
of the Schools under the superintendence of the Board ; 
and that the Commissioners state the Amount and Parti- 
culars of any Grants made by them to Schools connected 
with, or under the superintendence of, any Nunnery, 
Monastery or other religious Institutions or Houses; and 
also, of any Grants to Schools kept in Roman Catholic 
Chapels, or Buildings forming part thereof, or contiguous 
thereto, or within the Precincts of said Chapels, with 
the Places where such Schools are situated. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. - 

6K 2 


Ordered, 


Education 
(Ireland.) 


No. 390. 








476 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Tithe Compo- 
sitions (Ireland), which were presented upon the 26th day 
of June last, be printed. 


Mr. For Maule presented, by His Majesty’s command, 
—Second Report of the Commissioners appointed to in- 
quire into the state of the Criminal Law. 

Ordered, That the said Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Great 
Yarmouth and York Elections Bribery, have leave to sit 
till five of the clock in the Afternoon, during:the sitting, 
and notwithstanding the adjournment of the House. 


Ordered, That Mr. Edwards have leave of absence for 
a month, on urgent business;—and, Mr. Scourfield, a 
month, on urgent business. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Post- Horse Duty, 
which was presented upon Monday last, be printed. 


A Petition of Members of the United Service Club, 
Pall Mall, in the parish of Saint James, Westminster, was 
presented, and read; setting forth, That a Petition has 
been presented to the House by certain householders of 
Regent-street, within the said parish of Saint James and 
the parish of Saint George, Hanover-square, praying to 
be placed on an equality as to the Paving Rates assessed 
on them by certain Commissioners for paving Regent- 
street, with the occupiers of houses situate’ in the neigh- 
bouring parishes of Saint Mary-le-bone and Saint Martin- 
in-the- Fields, or to grant them relief in such other manner 
as to the House may seem meet, and which Petition has 
been referred to a Committee of the House; that the 
Petitioners also, as members of the said Club, are greatly 
aggrieved by the said Paving Rates, and other matters 
connected with the proceedings of the said Commissioners, 
and are desirous of being heard, by their counsel or 
agents, before the said Committee in relation thereto; 
and praying, That they may be allowed to appear, and 
be heard, by their counsel or agents, before the said 
Committee. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Regent-street Paving. 


Mr. Solicitor General reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on the Bankrupts’ Estates Bill; That they had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same 
to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Friday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a State- 
ment of the Expenditure by Great Britain on account of 
the several Colonies in the year 1833-4. 

Mr. Baring accordingly presented the said Statement. 

Ordered, That the said Statement do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


Mr. Baring presented, by His Majesty’s command,— 
Second Report on the Commercial Relations between 
France and Great Britain (Silks and Wine.) 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of Mr. Wigg’s Estimate for the Repairs and Alteration of 
the Registrar’s Office of the Court of Chancery. 


Mr. Oswald reported from the Select Committee on 
Public Petitions ; That they had examined the Petitions 
presented on the 16th and 17th days of this instant 
July, and had directed him to make a Report thereof to 
the House. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
a quarter of an hour before one of the clock on 
Wednesday morning, adjourned till this day. 


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A. 1835... 


Mercuri, 22° die Juli ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV“ Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS, 


RDERED, That the time for the Committee on the 
Belfast and Cavehill Railway Bill to make their 
Report be further enlarged till Wednesday next. 


Belfast and 
Cavehill 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of the Archdeacon and Clergy of the Arch- Church of 
deaconry and county of Huntingdon ;—Inhabitants of !eln4 Bill. 
Clonmore ;—the Curate and Protestant Parishioners of the 
Union of Ardfinan ;—Inhabitants of Murragh ;—Clergy 
of the Dioceses of Cork and Ross ;~and, the Moderator 
of the Provincial Synod of Moray,—were presented, and 
read ; taking notice of the Church of Jreland Bill; and 
praying: That the same may not pass into a law. 


nd the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Aberdeen 
Universities 
Bill. 


A Petition of Masters of Arts and Alumni of the 
University and King’s College of Aberdeen ;—the Pro- 
vost, Magistrates and Councillors of the city of Old 
Aberdeen ;— Alumni of King’s College and University, 
Aberdeen, and others interested in the prosperity of that 
Institution ;—Parochial Schoolmasters of the Presbytery 
of Kincardine O’ Neil ;—Parochial Schoolmasters in the 
Presbytery of Aberdeen ;—Ministers of the Established 
Church of Scotland, composing the Presbytery of Kin- 
cardine O’ Neil ;—and, the Moderator of the Presbytery of 
Fordoun,—were presented, and read; taking notice of 
the Aberdeen Universities Bill; and praying, That the 
same may not pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the President and Society of Advocates Instruments 
in Aberdeen, was presented, and read; taking notice of (Scotland) Bill. 
the Instruments of Sasine (Scotland) Bill; and praying, 

That the same may pass into a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Electors of Banchory-Ternan, Srachan Vote by 
and Durris, was presented, and read ; praying, That at Ballot. 
all future Elections of Members to serve in Parliament, 
the voting be by Ballot. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Edinburgh, was presented, Drunkenness. 
and read; praying the House to pass some effective 
measure for restoring the moral and physical health of 
the people, which are both greatly deteriorated by our 
national intemperance. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Derby and Derbyshire 
Society for promoting the due Observance of the Lord’s 
Day ;—Inhabitants of Saint Pauls, Cork ;—Llangynog ;— 
Innishannon ;—Durrus Kilcrohane;—Aghadown;—.Dun- 
manway and Fanlobbus ;— Dalbury and Trusley ;— Rid- 
dings ; — Scarcliffe ;— Mildenhall ;—Clonfert ;— Masters 
and others belonging to posting-houses at Matlock ;— 
Master and Journeymen Bakers of Henley-upon-Thames ; 
-~and, Sunday School Teachers in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 
—were presented, and read; praying the House to enact 
such legislative measures as shall be efficient for the pro- 
hibiting of all occupations inconsistent with the sanctity 
of the Sabbath, for the abolition of all Sunday traffic, 
especially in spirituous and malt liquors, and for the 
securing to every class of His Majesty’s subjects pro- 
tection in the enjoyment of the sacred rest and inviolable 
privileges of the Lord’s Day. 

i And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Lord’s Day. 


A Petition of Members of the Chamber of Commerce Admiralty 
of Belfast, was presented, and read; praying the House Cout 
to take into consideration the Petition of Paul Lovernon (Ireland.) 
Munster, Danish Consul at the port of Belfast (presented 
on the 29th day of June last, complaining of the power 
vested in the Court of Admiralty in Zreland, of detaining 
the ships of foreigners), in order that such measures may 
be carried into effect as shall protect the shipping interest 
from the mal-practices of the Court. of Admiralty, and 
prevent 


























Ecclesiastical 
Courts Bill. 


Tithe Come 
sition Act 
(Ireland.) 


Tithes 
(Ireland.) 


Pilotage- 


Lunatic 
Asylums 
(Ireland.) 


5-6 WILL. lV. 


prevent the unnecessary delays and détention which 
occurred in the case of the Belgian ship Governeur. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of George Lawton, notary public, one of the 
proctors of the Ecclesiastical Court of York, and residing 
in the city of York, was presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill; and praying, 
That if the House should decide to abolish the inferior 
jurisdictions, the Provincial Court of York may be pre- 
served, agreeably to the Report of the Commissioners on 
the Ecclesiastical Courts made in February 1832. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Holmes Houston, of Orangefield, in 
the parish of Knockbreda, Esquire, was presented, and 
read ; complaining of the amount assessed upon him for 
Tithes by the Commissioner appointed under the Jrish 
Tithe Composition Act to value the tithes of the parish 
of Ardkeen; and praying the House to. extend the time 
of appeal, to enable him to defend himself against the 
decision of the said Commissioner. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Landkolders and Inhabitants of that part 
of the parish of Ardguin, barony of Ards and county of 
Down, commonly called and known by the name of the 
Nine Townlands, was presented, and read ; praying, That 
an adverse enjoyment for a definite time, say 50 years, 


or any other period which the Legislature may deem right,- 


may bar all spiritual or lay persons, or any corporate 
body, from all claim for tithe, or any impost in lieu 
thereof, and that all lands that can be proved to have 
enjoyed this exemption for the time prescribed shall be 
held as tithe free. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Messrs. Moore and M‘Creight, agents of 
the North West of Ireland Steam Packet Company, was 
presented, and read; praying, That vessels trading to and 
from the port of Liverpool may have the same exemption 
from Pilotage as vessels trading to and from the ports of 
Cork, Plymouth, London, and the ports of the Clyde. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of each District Lunatic Asylum established in 
Ireland; specifying the Name, the year in which opened, 
the Number of Patients for which it was intended, the 
Quantity of Land purchased, the Price by the English 
Acre, Amount of Purchase-money, Cost of Building, 
Amount of Firniture, Bedding and other contingencies, 
and Total Expenditure ; also the Names of the Counties 
attached to each, with the Population as in 1831, and 
the Total Population of each District. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the proportion which each County was to pay of 
the first Expense of each District Lunatic Asylum, the 
Amount and Date of Payment of each Instalment paid 
by each County, and the Sum still due by each County. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Expense of each District Lunatic Asylum in 
each year, ending 5th January, since its establishment, 
the Number of Lunatics in each Asylum from each County 
on 5th January in each year, the Total Expense of a 
Patient in each year, and the Sum charged to each County 
in each year, ending 5th January. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Number of Patients in each Asylum on each 
5th day of January, and of those who were admitted, were 
discharged, or died; distinguishing those discharged as 
cured, as relieved, or as harmless and incurable, in each 
year. 

Ordered, That there be laid before ¢his House, a Re- 
turn of the Expense of each District Lunatic Asylum in 
each year since its establishment ; stating the Date of the 
day the year ends, the Total Expenditure, the Total Cost 
per Head calculated from the average Number of Patients 
during the year, the Expenditure in Furniture, Linen and 
Bedding ; the Expenditure in Fixtures, Additions, Altera- 
tions, Workmen's Bills, &amp;c.; the Expenditure in Clothing, 
Cost per Head in Clothing. calculated only from the 
average Number; the pappnttuse in Salaries and 


Servants’ Wages, Cost. ead per annum for Salaries 
VOL 0.8 ” 





22° Juli. 


ATT 


and Servants’ Wages calculated from the average, the 
Expenditure in Food only, Cost per’ Head per annum in 
Food only, Cost per Head per week in Food only, Cost 
per Head per‘ diem in Food only. : 


A Petition of George James Sulivan, of Langleybury, in 
the county of Hertford, Esquire, was presented, and read } 
praying the House to enact, that every candidate for 
any borough, shire or county shall be in possession of 
his qualification to sit as a Member to serve in Parliament 
for six months previous to his Election. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a State- 
ment of the Sums laid out at the Registrar’s Office, the 
Report Office, and the Accountant General’s Office of 
the Court of Chancery, for Repairs and Alterations 
thereof, from the year 1814 to the year 1834, both in- 
clusive. 

Mr. Pownall; from the Accountant General’s Office of 

the Court of Chancery, was called in; and at the bar 
presented the said Statement. 
_ Mr. Pownall also presented, pursuant to Order,—Par- 
ticulars of sundry Works to be done in Alterations at the 
Offices of the Registrars, the Accountant General, and the 
Master of Reports of the High Court of Chancery in 
Chancery-lane, together with the Alterations necessary in 
providing accommodation for the Sub-Office Keeper to 
be resident in the Building :—And then he withdrew. 


Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Ship-owners of the port of Whitby, was 
presented, and read; praying, That no alteration may 
take place in the relative Duties on Foreign and Colonial 
Timber. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Select 
Committee on Timber Duties. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Killeshandra, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying, That all Roman Catholic 
freeholders possessing a freehold at less than 20/. per 
annum may be incapacitated from voting at any future 
election for Members to serve in Parliament, and also, 
that a revision may be made forthwith of the Registry of 
Electors at present authorized to vote at such elections in 
Ireland. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers of Macclesfield, was, 
presented, and read ; praying for the repeal of the addi- 
tional Duty on Spirit am imposed by an Act of the 
last Session of Parliament. 

i lade That the said Petition do lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of Retailers of Beer in Macclesfield, Sutton 
and Hurdsfield ;—and, Inhabitants of Macclesfield, Sutton 
and Hurdsfield,—were presented, and read; praying, That 
Retailers of Beer may be placed on the same footing as 
Licensed Victuallers, 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That Mr. Thomas Marsland have leave of ab- 
sence for a month, on urgent business ;—and, that Mr. 
Jervis have leave to go the circuit. 


A Petition of Persse O’ Keefe Boulger, of Loughrea, a 
Major in His Majesty’s service, was presented, and read ; 
praying, That no measures may be adopted which shall 
have the effect, either directly or indirectly, of delaying 
the immediate distribution of the fund created under the 
Treaties between Great Britain and France in 1815, for 
lapis theclaims of British Subjects on the Govern- 
ment,of France, 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Aughagoure, was presented, 
and read ; praying the House to sell all Church Lands 
for national purposes, to extinguish Tithes and Church 
Cesses unconditionally, and leave all cleagymen to depend 
for their support on the voluntary contributions of their 
respective congregations. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 

be. 6 F A Petition 


Qualification 
of Members of 
Parliament. 


Chancery 
Offices. 


No. 410. 


Registrar’s 
Office (Court 
of Chancery.) 


No, 410. 


Timber 
Duties. 


Roman Catholic 
Freeholders 
(Ireland.) 


Spirit 
Licenses. 


Sale of Beer. 


Leave of 
Absence. 


French 
Claims. 


Tithes 
( Ireland.) 








Church of 
Scotland. 


Ipswich 

Election 

Bribery. 
No. 4l 1, 


Ipswich 
Election 
Bribery. 


Message 
from the 
Lords. 


Manure Toll 
Exemption 
Bill. 


Southend 
Pier Bill. 


Holyhead and 
Shrewsbury 
Road Bill. 


478 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Eddrachilles, was presented, 
and read ; praying the House to resist every attempt to 
shake the stability, or impair the efficiency of the Church 
of Scotland, and to adopt measures for promoting its 
usefulness by building and endowing such additional 
Churches in connexion with the Establishment. as the 
increasing numbers and necessities of the population 
demand. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to take 
into consideration the two Resolutions contained in the 
Report from the Select Committee on the Jpswich Bo- 
rough Election, relative to John Pilgrim, and to the 
conduct of the magistrates Samuel Bignold, and Edward 
Temple’ Booth, Esquires, and to examine the same, and 
to report their opinion thereupon to the House, have 
Power to report the Minutes of the Evidence taken before 
them. 

Mr. Williams Wynn reported from the said Select Com- 
mitttee, That they had examined the matter therein con- 
tained ; and had directed him to make a Report thereof to 
the House, together with the Minutes of the Evidence 
taken before them; and the Report was read ; and is as 
followeth : 

Your Committee have experienced considerable diffi- 
culty in this inquiry, from the apprehension of prejudging 
a criminal charge now in progress to trial by due course 
of law; but they have come to the following Resolu- 
tions : 

1. That it does not appear to the Committee, that the 
conduct of the Magistrates, Samuel Bignold and Edward 
Temple Booth, Esquires, before whom the said John Pil- 
grim was charged, was a breach of the Privileges of this 
House. 

2. That it appears to the Committee, that Thomas 
More Keith aided and abetted the procuring and continu- 
ing the absence of John Pilgrim, to prevent his giving 
evidence on the Petition against the Jpswich Election ; 
and that he used the charge of embezzlement as a means 
of inducing Pilgrim to remain in concealment for the 
same purpose. 

3. That on Pilgrim’s return to Norwich an information 
was laid against him for embezzlement, which had the 
effect of delaying obedience to the Chairman's summons, 
and his attendance before the Committee on the Ipswich 
Election; but that it does not appear to the Committee, 
from the evidence before them, that there is any proof 
that these proceedings were taken for the purpose of pro- 
ducing such delay. 

4. That it does not appear to the Committee, from the 
evidence before them, that any charge is proved against 
Joseph Sewell, John Blake, or John Joseph Blake. 

Your Committee cannot conclude their Report without 
adverting to the service of a summons from a Chairman of 
an, Election Committee, for the purpose of obtaining the 
attendance of a person in custody ; they apprehend that 
the most usual course is to resort to the Ren for an 
Order, to be expressed by The Speaker’s Warrant to that 
effect. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. | 


A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed; 
That Thomas More Keith be taken into the custody of the 
Serjeant at Arms attending this House :—And a Debate 
arising thereupon ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till Friday 
next. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell and 
Mr. Roupell : 


Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act to 


exempt Carriages carrying Manure from Toll, without any 
Amendment: And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 


_ to explain and amend the Powers of an Act of his late 


Majesty King George the Fourth, for making a Pier at 
Southend, in the County of Essex,with some Amendments ; 
to which Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
to amend and alter an Act of the fifty-ninth year of his 


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A. 1835. 


late Majesty King George the Third, for vesting in Com- 


missioners the line of Road from Shrewsbury, in the’ 


County of Salop, to Bangor Ferry, in the County of 
Carnarvon, and for discharging the Trustees under several 
Acts of the seventeenth, twenty-eighth, thirty-sixth, forty- 
first, forty-second, forty-seventh and fiftieth years of his 
then present Majesty, from the future repair and mainte- 
nance thereof, and for repealing so much of the said Acts 
as affects the said line of Road, with some Amendments ; 
to which Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords do request that this House will be pleased 
to communicate to their Lordships a Copy of a Report 
made from the Select Committee appointed by this House 
in Session 1832, “ to examine into the state of the dis- 
turbed Counties in Jreland, into the immediate causes 
which produced the same, and into the efficiency of the 
Laws against the suppression of outrages against the Public 
Peace ;” together with the Minutes of Evidence and Do- 
cuments appended to the same:—And then the Mes- 
sengers withdrew. 

Resolved, That this House will send an Answer to the 
last part of the said Message by Messengers of their own. 

And the Messengers were again called in; and Mr. 
Speaker acquainted them therewith :—And then they 
again withdrew. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of John Ed- 
dowes Sparrowe, praying for his discharge from custody, 
which was presented yesterday, might be read; and the 
same being read ; 

Ordered, That John Eddowes Sparrowe be brought to 
the bar of this House To-morrow, in order to his being 


discharged ; and that Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrants 
accordingly. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of John Clip- 
perton, praying for his discharge from custody, which was 
presented yesterday, might be read ; and the same being 
read ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That John Clipperton be brought to the bar of 
this House, To-morrow, in order to his being discharged : 
—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till Friday 
next, 


The House, according to Order, resumed the adjourned 
Debate upon the Question proposed yesterday, That it be 
an Instruction to the Committee on the Church of Lreland 
Bill, that they do divide the Bill into two Bills. 

And the Question being again proposed ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Thursday morning ; 


Jovis, 23° die Julit, 1835: 


Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned till this 
day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Poor Relief (Zreland) Bill; | 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Poor Employment (Jreland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Royal Burghs (Scotland) Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve itself 
into the said Committee. ~&lt; 


The House, ev mee | to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Clandestine Marriages (Zreland) 
Bill ; and after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Tooke reported from the 
Committee, That they had made progress in the Bill; 
and that he was directed by the Committee to move, 
That they may have leave to sit again. 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, at twelve of 
the clock, again resolve itself into the said Cri, 
e 


Outrages 
(Ireland.) 


Ipswich 
Election. 


Church of — 
Ireland Bill. 


Poor Relief 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Poor Employ- 
ment (Ireland 
Bill. 


Royal Burghs 


(Scotland) Bill. 


Clandestine 
Marriages" 
(Ireland) Bill. 





ill. 


Lighthouses 
Bill. 


Polls at 
Elections 
Bill. 


Public 
Institutions 
Bill. 


Public Walks 
Bill. 


Inns, Alehouses, 
and Victualling 
Houses Bill. 


Music and 
Dancing 
Licenses Bill. 


Hall Merchant 
Seamen’s Fund 
Bill... 


Letters 
Patent Bill. 


Marriage Act 
Amendment 
Bill. 


Weights and 
Measures 
Bill. 


Election 
Expenses and 
Qualification of 
Members Bill. 


Small Debts 
(Scotland) 
Bill. 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts Bill 


Savings’ Banks 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Supply. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Earle 
ncorporation 
(Scotland.) 





5-6 Witt. IV. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Lighthouses Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee on 
the Polls at Elections Bill; — 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Public Institutions Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Public Walks Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this day. 


The Order ofthe day being read, for the Committee 
on the Inns, Alehouses and Victualling Houses Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Music and Dancing Licenses Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Hull Merchant Sea- 
men’s Fund Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day at 
twelve of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Letters Patent Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Tuesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Marriage Act Amendment Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself 
into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Weights and Measures Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, at twelve of 
the clock, resolve itself into the said Committee, 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Election Expenses and Qualification of Members 
Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, at twelve of 
the clock, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Small Debts (Scotland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. . 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report Sem the Committee on the 
Savings’ Banks (Scot/and) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration To-morrow. | 

The Order of the day being read, for the Committee of 
Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee of 
Ways and Means; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Baring, by Order, reported from the Committee, 
to whom it was referred to consider of the Act 45 Geo. 3, 
c. 31. (Local and Personal) for confirming the Charter, 
and enlarging the Powers of the Incorporation of the 


Officers of Excise in Scotland, the Resolution which they 
VOL. 90. 


Q2°— 93" Julti. 


479 


had directed to be reported; and the same was read; and 
is as followeth : 

Resolved, That the Excise Incorporation in Scotland, 
should be abolished, and the Funds of the said Incorpo- 
ration transferred to the Consolidated Fund of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and that ail 
Annuities to Widows and Children of deceased Con- 
tributors, now payable, or which shall hereafter become 
payable, should be payable out of the Duties of Excise. 

he said Resolution, being read a second time, was 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the said 
Resolution: And that Mr. Baring, Mr. Chancellor of the 
Exchequer, and Mr. Bernal, do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That the Parish Vestries Bill be read a second 
time upon Tuesday next. 


A Petition of Thomas Baker, of 29, Spring Gardens, 
Westminster, agent to Nicholas Aylward Vigors, Esquire, 
and Alevander Raphael, Esquire, Sitting Members for the 
County of Carlow, was presented, and read ; setting forth, 
That on the third day of July instant, a Petition of Wil- 
liam Duckett, Esquire, and others, freeholders, was pre- 
sented to the House, complaining of the late Election and 
Return for the County of Carlow, and same was appointed 
to be taken into consideration on Tuesday, the 28th 
instant, and on the eighth of July instant another Petition 
from same freeholders, complaining of same Election and 
Return, was presented and appointed to be heard on the 
said twenty-eighth instant; that on the thirteenth instant 
the Petitioners entered into the necessary security on the 
said Petition of the third of July instant, but no security 
has been entered into on said Petition of the eighth instant ; 
the Petitioner showeth, that the said Petition of the third 
July contains several charges and objections against the 
Election and Return of the said Sitting Members, to wit, 
that the said Sitting Members were by themselves, their 
agents and friends, guilty of bribery and treating at the 
last Election, and that the Return was thereby obtained ; 
that there was gross bribery and treating, and payment 
of large sums of money to procure votes at said Election, 
in order to secure the return of said Sitting Members ; 
that votes were received on the poll for said Sitting 
Members, of persons who were not entitled to vote at said 
Election, of persons who had not been duly registered 
voters for said County; of persons who had not taken the 
oaths or affidavits prescribed by law; of persons who had 
been registered by the grossest fraud and misrepresenta- 
tion and perjury; of persons who were not entitled by 
estate to be’registered ; of persons who had not a suffi- 
cient qualification in value to entitle them to be regis- 


_ tered or to vote at said Election ; of persons who were 


dispossessed, or parted with the property inrespect of which 
they registered, and of persons who had either surrendered 
the interest in the property in respect of which they were 
registered, or the same had fe, ran that the said Elec- 
tion and Return of the Sitting Members was also obtained 
by general intimidation, produced by the interference and 
conduct of the Roman Catholic clergy ; and said Petition 
also charges that the said Alexander Raphael is not 
ossessed of a sufficient qualification in property to entitle 
him to sit in Parliament as a Member returned at said 
Election ; and also that the said Alerander Raphael is an 
alien, and not eligible to be elected, or to sit and vote 
in Parliament ; that the said Alerander Raphael has, 
within the time limited by the Standing Orders of the 
House, delivered in a paper containing the particulars of 
his qualification as such Member, exceeding 3,000 /. per 
annum ; the Petitioner showeth, that it appears by the 
said Petition, that the number of votes given at said 
Election were, for the Sitting Members, Nicholas Aylward 
Vigors, 627, Alexander Raphael, 626, Thomas Kavanagh, 
Esquire, 572, Henry Bruen, Esquire, 571, leaving a ma- 
jority of 55 for Mr. Vigors, and of 56 for Mr. Raphael, 
over the other candidates at said Election ; the Petitioner 
showeth, that if the ballot on said Petition takes place on 
the 28th instant, the parties will interchange lists and 
statements on the 29th, and the Petitioners’ case cannot 
be opened till the 30th ; that if from the nature and 
number of charges in the Petition, and particularly a seru- 
tiny of bad votes, the defence of same by the Sitting 
Members, and the rebutting case to be made by the 
Sitting Members, which is also to be answered by the 
6F2 Petitioners, 


Parish Vestries 
Bill. 


Carlow 
County 
Election. 








Cotton Manu- 


factures, &amp;c. 


Arts and 
Manufactures. 


Redcar 
Harbour. 


Steam 
Carriages, 


Kingston- 
upon-Hull 
Election. 


Lambert’s 


Divorce Bill. 


Southend 
Pier Bill. 


480 


Petitioners, the inquiry must necessarily occupy several 
weeks; and that in the event of the Session being closed 
before the merits of the said Petition be fully heard, and 
a Report be made to the House by the Committee, the 
Sitting Members ate apprehensive that they, as also the 
other parties, will be put to great expense and incon- 
venience, and the Committee placed in a situation of 
difficulty and embarrassment, in case of the sickness or 
absence of a Member, and consequent inability of the 
Committee to proceed till the House shall have met, and 
permission be given to them for that purpose, in the 
manner directed by the Act of 9th Geo. 4, c. 22,8. 42, 44; 
the Petitioner therefore prays, That the House will take 
the facts and circumstances into consideration, and to 
postpone the Ballot on said Petition to such other day as 
to the House shall seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into con- 
sideration this day. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the official and declared Values of Cotton Manufac- 
tures, Cotton Yarn, and Refined Sugar, exported from 
Great Britain, from 5th January to 5th July 1835. 


Ordered, That Mr. Wilks, Mr. Hanbury Tracey, Mr. 
Buckingham, and Mr. Hope, be added to the Select Com- 
mittee on Arts and Manufactures. 


A Petition of Ship-owners resident in South Shields, was 
resented, and read ; taking notice of the Redcar Harbour 
Bill ; and praying, That the same may not pass into a 
law as it now stands. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do Jie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Proprietors of Stage and other Carriages, 
and of Post Horses, situated within the county of Perth, 
was presented, and read; praying the House to repeal 
the Duties on Stage Coaches, revise those on Post Horses, 
and place the former on the same unrestricted footing as 
Steam and Canal Boats. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till one 
of the clock on Thursday morning, adjourned till 
this day. 





Jovis, 23° die Julai ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 
RDERED, That the Select Committee on the 
Kingston-upon-Hull Election Petition, have leave to 
sit during the sitting of the House this day, between the 
hours of twelve and three of the clock. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to dissolve 
the Marriage of William Charles Lambert, Esquire, with 
Georgiana Charlotte, his now Wife, and to enable him 
to marry again, and for other purposes therein mentioned, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Poulter do carry the Bill to the 
Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed to 
the same, without any Amendment. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act to explain and amend the Powers of an Act of his 
late Majesty King George the Fourth, for making a Pier 
at Southend, in the County of Esser: And the same were 
read ; and are as followeth : 

Pr. 2. 1. 20. Leave out from “ Jetty” to “ But” in 
line 26. 

Pr. 7. 1. 6. Leave out from “ whereas” to “ it” in 
Pr. 8. 1, 4. 

Pr. 8. 1. 9. Leave out “ same” and insert “ tolls, 
“‘ rates and duties authorized to be taken in respect of 
* ttt wares or merchandize, due and payable in 
‘“* the manner directed by the said Act,” and in the same 
line, and in line 10, after “ therefore,” insert ‘* further.” 

Pr. 15. 1, ult. Leave out from ‘ notwithstanding ” to 
“ And” in Pr. 19. 1. 7. 

Pr, 21.1. 11. After “ not” insert. Clause (A.) 

Crause (A.) “ And be it further Enacted, That when 
‘* the said Pier or Jetty shall be completed as aforesaid, 


Q9°—.93° 


Juli. A. 1835. 


‘ the said Company shall, and they are hereby required 
at all times to maintain, at the extremity thereof, a good 
** and sufficient light, under such regulations as the Cor- 
poration of the Trinity Hous- of Deptford Strond may 
“ from time to time direct.” 

The Amendments, as far as Pr. 15. 1. ult., being read 
a second time, were agreed to. 

Pr. 15. 1. ult. The next Amendment, which was to 
leave out from the word “ notwithstanding” to “ and” 
in Pr. 19. 1. 7. being a Clause whereby power was given 
to issue public money for the purposes of the Act, being 
read a second time, was agreed to; the said Clause having 
been introduced in the Committee on the Bill, without 
the authority of this House, and without the usual forms 
in cases of granting power to issue public money, having 
been complied with. 

Then the subsequent Amendments, being read a second 
time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hail Dare do carry the Bill to the 
Lords ; and acquaint them, that-this House hath agreed to 
the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


Ordered, That the Select Commitiee on the Consular 
Establishment have leave to sit during the sitting of the 
House this day, between the hours of twelve and three 
of the clock. 


Mr. Alderman Wood, by Order, reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for 
naturalizing Henry Christopher Bergman; That they had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same 
to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and directed 
him to report the same, without any Amendment :—And 
the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Alderman Wood do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without any Amendment. 


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The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Public Carriages (Metropolis) Bill ; 
and after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Pryme reported from the Committee, 
That they had made progress in the Bill; and that he 
was directed by the Committee to move, That they may 
have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday next, 
again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Clandestine Marriages (Jreland) 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Pryme reported from the 
Committee, That they had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Hudi Merchant Sea- 
men’s Fund Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Weights and Measures Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 


Crause, N° 13 (For ascertaining Rents and Tolls, 
&amp;c., payable in England and Ireland) read. 

Motion made, and Question, That the said Clause be 
postponed put, and agreed to. 

CrauseEs, N* 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18, as amended, 
agreed to. 

Crause, N° 19 (Magistrates to procure Stamps for 
Inspectors for stamping all Weights, &amp;c., under this Act) 
read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 8.1. 12. To leave out from 
“ And be it Enacted, That” to “ every” in 1. 33. 

Question put, That the words “in England,” pro- 
posed to be left out, stand part of the Clause ; 

The Committee divided. 

‘eller for the Yeas, Mr. Hail - - - 32. 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. Estcourt - «: 3a 

Question, That the remainder of the words proposed 
to be left out to “ every,” in ]. 33. stand part of the Clause 
——put, and Negatived. 

To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 














Mr. 


Consular Es- 
tablishment. 


Bergman's 
Nat. Bill. 


Public 
Carriages 


(Metropolis) 


Bill. 


Clandestine 
Marriages 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Hull Merchant 
Seamen’s Fund 
Bill. 


Weights and 
Measures 
Bill. 


5-6 Wi.L. lV. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Pryme:re- 
ported from the Committee, That they had made pro- 
gress in the Bill; and that he was directed by the 
Committee to move, That they may have leave to sit 
again. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday, the 4th 
day of August next, at twelve of the clock, again resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
ont Election Expenses and Qualification of Members 

ill ; 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Committee, 
That they have Power to divide the Bill into two Bills. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Committee ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr.Warburton reported from the Com- 
mittee, That they had, pursuant to the power given them 
by the House, divided the Bill into two Bills; and had 
gone through one of the said Bills, to define and regulate 
the Expenses of Elections of Members to serve in Par- 
liament for England and Wales, and to limit the Duration 
of the Poll, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 


23° Juli. 


48 | 


the ninth year of the reign of his late Majesty King 
George the Fourth, “ to consolidate and amend the 
Laws relating to the Trial of Controverted Elections, or 
Returns of Members to serve in Parliament.” 

Ordered, That the Order made upon the 8th day of 
this instant July, for taking the said Petition into con- 


sideration upon Tuesday, the 28th day of this instant 
July, be discharged. 


John Eddowes Sparrowe was, according to Order, 


brought to the bar, where he was addressed by Mr. 
Speaker, as followeth : 


John Eddowes Sparrowe. 


You have been guilty of a breach of the Privileges of 
this House, in aiding and abetting witnesses who have 
absconded in order that they might not be required to 
give evidence before the Committee appointed to try the 
merits of a Petition complaining of an undue Return for 
the Borough of Ipswich. 

The practice and experience of your profession must 
have made you familiar with the character and con- 
sequences of the offence of which you have been guilty. 


No doubt you would have felt great and just resentment 


Election Mr. Warburton accordingly reported the Bill. against any one who had withdrawn a material witness, 

— Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- by the means of whose testimony the rights of one of 

vp - sideration upon Wednesday next. your own clients would have been established. You 
NO. le 


Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 

Mr. Warburton also reported from the Committee, That 
they had gone through the other of the said Bills, to 
dispense with the Qualification of Members of the Com- 


must consequently feel how natural and how just it is 
that this House should visit with marked severity the 
offence of which you have been guilty, in withdrawing 
testimony essential to the vindication of the rights of the 


Qualification 
of Members 
Bill. 


No, 426. 


mons’ House of Parliament, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Warburton accordingly reported the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Wednesday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


Mr. Speaker left the Chair at three of the clock. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair at five of the clock. 


Mr. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the East 
India Company, was called in; and at the bar presented, 
pursuant to the directions of an Act of Parliament,— 
1. An Account of the Receipts and Disbursements of the 
Home Treasury of the East India Company, from Ist 
May 1834 to 30th April 1835 :—2. Estimate of the Re- 
ceipt and Disbursements of the Home Treasury, from 
Ist May 1835 to 30th April 1836:—3. An Account of 
the Debts and Credits in England, of the Government of 
India, on the 1st May 1835 :-—4. A List of the several 
Establishments of the East India Company in England, 
and the Salaries and Allowances payable by the Court of 
Directors in respect thereof, on the Ist May 1835 :— 
5. An Account of new or increased Salaries, [stablish- 
ments or Pensions, payable in Great Britain, granted 
or created between Ist May 1834 and Ist May 1835 :— 
6. Allowances, Compensations, Remunerations and Super- 
annuations, granted to Officers and Servants of the Last 
India Company, under the 93d section of the Act 53 
Geo. 3, c. 155, between the Ist May 1834 and the 1st May 
1835 :—7. Compensations granted to reduced Officers 
and Servants of the East India Company in England 
(under the Act 3 and 4 Will, 4, c.85, s. 7), between Ist 
May 1834 and Ist May 1835:—8. Compensations granted 
to Servants of the late China Establishment, between Ist 
May 1834 and Ist May 1835:—9. Compensations granted 
by way of Annuities to Commanders and Officers of the 
Company’s Maritime Service, between Ist May 1834 and 
Ist May 1835:—10. Compensations to the Maritime 
Service, in the form of Gratuities to those who have 
served less than Ten years, computed according to Rank 
and Service, from lst May 1834 to Ist May 1835 :—And 
then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, that William 
Duckett and others, electors, who petitioned this House 
upon the 8th day of this instant July, complaining of an 
undue Election and Return for the County of Carlow, 
had not entered into a Recognizance in respect of such 


Petition, according to the directions of an Act made in 
VOL. 90. 


constituency of Ipswich, and the purity of Elections. 

The confinement which you have suffered has no doubt 
been attended with inconvenience, perhaps with pecu- 
niary loss; but that which you ought most acutely to 
feel, is the consciousness that you have incurred the 
merited displeasure and censure of this House. You, 
and those who may be admonished by your fate, will 
henceforth know that this House possesses power to 
enforce obedience to its authority, and that it is invested 
with privileges for the benefit of the people, which it 
exerts with firmness and with justice. I am now to 
acquaint you that you are discharged, onthe payment of 
your fees. 

Ordered, Nemine Contradicente, That what has been now 
said by Mr. Speaker, in addressing the said John Eddowes 
Sparrowe, be entered in the Journals of this House. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Chichester, was presented, 
and read; complaining of the application of the public 
money in the prosecution of Mr. Emanuel Cohen, the 
Editor of the Brighton Guardian Newspaper, for a Libel 
on the Magistrates of Susser; and praying the House to 
pass a law, making it illegal for Officers of the Crown to 
apply secretly the public money towards the expenses 
of any prosecution, and subjecting the party offending to 
like punishment as in cases of embezzlement. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Ship-owners, Merchants, Traders and 
other persons interested in the British Shipping and 
Colonial interests, resident at Cardigan, was presented, 
and read; praying, That no alteration may take place in 
the relative Duties on Foreign and Colonial Timber. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Saint Mary Abbotts, 
Kensington, and the district of Holy Trinity, Brompton, 
was presented, and read; praying the House to repeal 
the 6th section of the Act 58 Geo. 3, c. 69, * for the re- 
gulation of Parish Vestries,” by which it is enacted, that 
every inhabitant charged in respect of any annual rent 
not amounting to 50/., shall be entitled to one vote, and 
no more; and every inhabitant assessed or charged upon 
any rent amounting to 50/. or upwards, shall be entitled 
to give one vote for every 25/. of annual rent; but no 
inhabitant to be entitled to more than six votes, 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Carnarvon ;—Printers of 
Carnarvon ;— Inhabitants of Kettering ;— and, Letter- 
press Printers of London,—were presented, and read; 


‘Ge praying 








Steam Com- 
munication 
with India. 


Aberdeen 
Universities 
Bill. 


Music and 
Dancing. 


Propagation 
of the Gospel. 


Church of 
Ireland Bill. 


Astrology. 


Burial Fees. 


Carlow 
County 
Election. 


Sherifis’ 
Declaration 
Bill. 


482 
praying for the repeal of the Stamp Duty on News- 
papers. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table, 


A Petition of Thomas Waghorn, of Snodland, in the 
county of Kent, was presented, and read ; praying, That 
the House will forthwith take into consideration that part 
of the Resolutions of the Select Committee of June 1834, 
which relates to the communication by Steam with 
India, vid the route of the Red Sea, and resolve upon such 
measures for establishing such steam communication as 
the House shall deem expedient. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Convener of the Seven Incorporated 
Trades of Old Aberdeen, was presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the Aberdeen Universities Bill; and 
praying the House to pass the same, with this alteration, 
that the seat of the Gnited University shall be in the 
buildings of the King’s College, as was recommended by 
the Report of the Royal Commission, and with such other 
improvements as the House may deem meet. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of E/gin ;—Parochial School- 
masters of the Presbytery of Elgin ;—Masters of the 
Elgin Academy ;—and Provost, Magistrates and Council- 
lors of Jnverary,—were also presented, and read ; taking 
notice of the said Bill; and praying, That the same may 
not pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of George Stephens, of the city of West- 
minster, was presented, and read ; praying the House to 
repeal the laws which prohibit Music and Dancing after 
Divine Service on the Sabbath Day. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Cornelius Griffin, of Send-green, Ripley, 
a Clergyman of the Church of England, was presented, 
and read; praying the House not to renew the grants of 
public money to the Society for the Propagation of the 
Gospel in Foreign Parts. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Attanna ;—High Sheriff 
and Grand Jury of the county of Wexford, assembled at 
Summer Assizes 1835 ;—and, Members of the United 
Church of England and Ireland, residing in Foxford,— 
were presented, and read; taking notice of the Church 
of Zreland Bill; and praying, That the same may not 
pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Persons residing at Cheltenham, was 
presented, and read; praying the House to exempt the 
practitioners of Astrology from the penalties now at- 
tached to the a of foretelling events, if the said 
practice be confined to judgments on nativities and horary 
astrology. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Liverpool, was presented, 
and read; complaining of the amount of Burial Fees 
demanded by the Vicar of Eastham, in the county of 
Chester ; and praying the House to make a law that shall 
be general to the whole Kingdom, fixing the amount of 
fee that shall be paid to the Clergy of the Established 
Church for performing the last offices of the dead. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


_ The Order of the day being read, for taking into con- 
sideration the Petition of Thomas Baker, for postponing 
the consideration of the Petition complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the County of Carlow; 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into con- 
sideration upon Monday next. 


The House was moved, That the Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 17, 
for repealing so much of several Acts as imposes the 
necessity of receiving the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper 


23°—Q4° Juli. 


A. 1835. 


as a qualification for certain Offices and Employments, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
explain and amend the said Act: And that Mr. Attorney 
General, Mr. Solicitor General, and Sir William Follett, 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Message of the Lords, of yesterday, which requests that 
this House will be pleased to communicate to their Lord- 
ships a Copy of a Report made from the Select Com- 
mittee appointed by this House in Session 1832, “ to 
examine into the state of the Disturbed Counties in Jre- 
land, into the immediate causes which produced the same, 
and into the efficiency of the Laws against the suppres- 
sion of outrages against the Public Peace ;” together with 
the Minutes of Evidence and Documents appended to 
the same. 

Ordered, That a printed Copy of the Report, together 
with the Minutes of Evidence, be communicated to the 
Lords, as desired by their Lordships in their said Message ; 
and that Mr. For Maule do deliver the same. 


The House, according to Order, resumed the ad- 
journed Debate upon the Question proposed upon Tuesday 
last, That it be an Instruction to the Committee on the 
Church of Jredand Bill, That they have Power to divide the 
Bill into two Bills: —The Question was again proposed ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Friday morning ; 


Veneris, 24° die Julii, 1835: 


And the Question being put ; 
The House divided. 
The Yeas went forth. 


Sir George Clerk, 
Tellers for the Yeas, i a a } 282. 
I 


Mr. Charles Wood, 

Tellers for the Noes, { Mr. Edward John Stanley :{ 319. 

So it passed in the Negative. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Committee ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported from the Commit- 
tee, That they had made progress in the Bill; and that 
he was directed by the Committee to move, That they 
may have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Aberdeen Universities Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Glasgow University Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Steam Vessels Pilotage Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Civil Affairs (Ireland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Tuesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Landed Securities (Jre/and) Bill ; 


Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself 


into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into con- 
sideration the Amendments made by the Lords to the 
Merchant Seamen Registration Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Amendments be taken into con- 
sideration this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third read- 
ing of the Stafford Disfranchisement Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
Monday next. “a 
c 


Outrages 
(Ireland.) 


Church of 
Ireland Bill 


Aberdeen 
Universities 
Bill. 


Glasgow 
University 
Bill. 


Steam 
Vessels 
Pilotage Bill. 


Civil Affairs 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Landed 
Securities 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Merchant _ 
Seamen Reg's- 
tration Bill. 


Stafford 


Disfranchise- 


ment Bill. 











Il. 


ill. 


pise- 














Public 
Institutions 
Bill. 


5-6 Witt. IV. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Public Institutions Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this 


. day. 


Public Walks 
Bill. 


Marriage 
Act Amend- 
ment Bill. 


Margate 
Harbour. 


Strangers’ 
Gallery. 


Adjournment. 


Holyhead and 
Shrewsbury 


Road Bill, 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts Bill. 


R aby, 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Public Walks Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this 
day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Marriage Act Amendment Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday, the 


5th day of August next, resolve itself into the said Com- 
mittee. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
half an hour after three of the clock on Friday 
morning, adjourned till this day. 








a 


Veneris, 24° die Julit ; 


Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. 


M R. Cobb, from the Margate Pier and Harbour Com- 
pany, was called in; and at the bar presented, 
pursuant to the directions of an Act of Parliament,—An 
Account of the Receipt and Application of the Margate 
Pier and Harbour Company, from the 6th day of April 
1834 to the 5th day of April 1835, both days inclusive: 
—And then he withdrew. 


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


Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Strangers’ 
Gallery have Power to report their opinion thereupon, 
together with the Minutes of the Evidence taken before 


them, to the House. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of the 
House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act to amend and alter an Act of the fifty-ninth year 
of his late Majesty King George the Third, for vesting 
in Commissioners the line of Road from Shrewsbury, in 
the County of Salop, to Bangor Ferry, in the County 
of Carnarvon, and for discharging the Trustees under 
several Acts of the seventeenth, twenty-eighth, thirty- 
sixth, forty-first, forty-second, forty-seventh and fiftieth 
years of his then present Majesty, from the future repair 
and maintenance thereof, and for repealing so much of 
the said Acts as affects the said line of Road; and the 
same were read; and are as followeth : 

Pr. 36. 1. 10. After “been ” insert “ quarried,” and 
in the same line leave out “anil,” and insert “ or.” 

Pr. 36. 1. 31. After “so” insert “ quarried,” and in 
the same line leave out “ and,” and insert “ or.” 

Pr. 36. 1/penult. After “ pounds ” insert “in addition 
** to the value of the gravel stone or other materials so 
“* removed or carried away as aforesaid.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Sir Henry Parnell do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


A Petition of Advocates, Proctors, and other Members 
of the Ecclesiastical Court of York, residing in the city 
of York, was presented, and read; taking notice of the 
Ecclesiastical Courts Bill; and praying, That the same 
may not pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Raby, of North-east Passage, 
Wellclose Square, in the county of Middlesex, an English 
subject, born in Cornwall, in England, but man years 
resident at Saint Petersburgh, in the Russian Empire, 
who was obliged to become a Russian subject in time of 
war, to enable him to maintain a large family, was pre- 
sented, and read; complaining of thie toes sustained, from 


defect in law of bottomry, by the detention of his ship 
VOL: 90. 


93°—24° Sulit. 


"A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land, and large 


483 


at Cronstadt; stating the particulars of his case; and 
praying the House to take the same into consideration. 
rdered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Rate-payers of the united parishes of Patish Vestrics 
Saint Andrew Holborn-above-Bars, and Saint George-  ~ 
the-Martyr, in the county of Middlesex, was presented, 
and read; taking notice of the Parish Vestries Bill ; and 
praying, That the same may not pass into a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of William Parker, Esquire, of Cork, was Poor Laws 
presented, and read; praying for the introduction of (reland.) 
Poor Laws into Jreland. : 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Uttoxeter ;—-and, Seven- Newspaper 
oaks,—were presented, and read; praying for the repeal Stamps. 
of the Stamp Duty on Newspapers. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Tithe of 
Flock Masters upon the South Downs, in the western jreraipe. 
division of the county of Sussea, was presented, and read ; 
praying the House to pass a law to exempt the Tithe 

of Turnips in kind. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Patrick Naughten, of Coultomin, in the Limerick 
parish of Kilbradon ;— and, Inhabitants of Kilbradon, “8 
in the county of Limerich,—were presented, and read ; 
complaining of the conduct of several of the magistrates 
of the county of Limerick, in regard to certain prosecutions 
against the Petitioners; and praying the House to cause 
such an inquiry to be made as shall lead to a redress of 
the grievances complained of. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Teachers of the North-street Sunday Drukeuness. 

School, Belfast;—Members of the Belfast Sunday School 
Union ;—Teachers of the Cromac-place Sunday School 
in Belfast;—Inhabitants of Liskeard ;—and, London and 
Westminster, and places adjacent,—were presented, and 
read; praying for the total prohibition of the sale of 
beer to be drunk on the premises in beer-houses, and 
for the adoption of measures to remove the numerous 
and increasing temptations to dram-drinking among the 
working classes. 


And the gaid Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land and In- Church of 
habitants of Brede, Ewhurst, Beckley, Northiam and Weland Bill. 
Bodiam ;—and, Wartling, Hertsmonceux, Pevensey, West- 
ham, Hailsham, Hellingly and Warbleton, — were pre- 
sented, and read; taking notice of the Church of Treland 
Bill; and praying, That the same may pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Presbyterian Congrega- Lord’s Day. 
tion of Toberkeigh, in connexion with the Presbyterian 
Synod of Ireland, by the name Seceders, was presented, 
and read; praying the House to pass some decisive 
measure for the better observance of the Lord’s Day 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 


able. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Uchficld, was presented, Slavery. 
and read ; praying, That the large sum of money which 
has been voted for the abolition of Slavery may be with- 
held until the rights of the black population be duly 
secured, and the planters deprived of all power to inflict 
unjust punishment in any shape or form whatever. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Patrick Ternan, of Drogheda, part pro- Pilotage. 
piety of, and agent’ for, four steam vessels, plying 
yetween the Ports of Drogheda and Liverpool, was pre- 
sented, and read; complaining of the heavy exactions 
at present levied off steam — in the allteanat 

6G2 an 








Prisons’ 
Regulation 
Bill. 


Sheriffs’ 
Declaration 
Bill. 


No. 417. 


Leith and 
Newhaven 
Ferries. 


Royal Burghs 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Aberdeen 
University 
Bill, 


Church of 
Scotland. 


Church of 
Ireland. 


Imprisonment 

for Debt 

(Scotland) Bill. 
No. 412. 


484 


and other ports, on the alleged ground of pilot dues 
for service rendered; and praying, That masters or mates 
of steam vessels may be licensed as pilots, on complying 
with the necessary rules and regulations that may be in 
force in the ‘respective ports to and from which they 
trade. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition ofthe Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens 
of the city of London, governors of the possessions, re- 
venues and goods of the Hospitals of Edward, King of 
England, the Sixth, Christ, Bridewell and Saint Thomas- 
the-Apostle, was presented, and read; taking notice of 
the Prisons’ Regulation Bill; and praying, That they 
may be heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Attorney General presented a Bill for removing 
Doubts as to the Declaration to be made, and Oaths to 
be taken, by Persons appointed to the Office of Sheriff of 
any City or Town, being a County of itself: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
a second time upon Tuesday next. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


A Petition of the Royal Burghs of Scotland, in annual 
Convention assembled, was presented, and read ; praying 
the House to repeal the various Acts now in force for 
the regulation of the Ferries across the Frith of Forth, 
between Leith and Newhaven, and Kinghorn, Burnt 
Island, Kirkaldy and Dysart, and to vest the manage- 
ment of these Ferries in the hands of Government, or to 
throw them open to the public, or to adopt such other 
measures as may appear to the House best fitted to 
render those Ferries more generally available to the 
public. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Magistrates, Town Council and others, 
Inhabitants of the royal burgh of North Berwick, was 
presented, and read ; taking notice of the Royal Burghs 
(Scotland) Bill; and praying, That the same may not 
pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of George Buist, Vice Rector of the Uni- 
versity of Saint Andrew’s ;—Members of the Presbytery 
of El in;—and, Inhabitants of Jnverury,—were pre- 
seated and read; taking notice of the Aberdeen Uni- 
versities Bill; and praying, That the same may not 
pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to ‘lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Heritors, Minister, Elders, Commu- 
nicants, Heads of Families, Householders, and other 
Inhabitants of Rafford;—and, Inhabitants of Irvine,— 
were presented, and read ; praying the House to resist 
every attempt to shake the stability or impair the effi- 
ciency of the Church of Scotland, and to adopt such 
measures as may seem best calculated for promoting its 
usefulness by building and endowing such additional 
Churches in connexion with the Establishment as the 
increasing numbers and necessities of the population 
demand. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Aughmacart, was pre- 
sented, and read ; taking notice of the Church of jo 
Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass into 
a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Robert Steuart, by Order, reported from the Select 
Committee on the Imprisonment for Debt (Scotland) 
Bill ; and who were empowered to divide the Bill into 
three Bills, and to report thereon from time to time to 
the House ;, That they had divided the same accordingly ; 
and had examined the allegations of the first of the said 
Bills, for abolishing in Scotland Imprisonment for Civil 
Debts of small Amount, and found the same to be true; 


Q4° Juli. 


A. 1835. 


and had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Tuesday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


Mr. Robert Steuart, by Order, also reported from the Arrestment 
Committee on the second of the said Bills, for restraining of Wages 
in Scotland the Arrestment of Wages; That they had Got) 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Tuesday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


Dorchester 
Unionists. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the Tower Hamlets ;— 
and, Members of the National Union of the Working 
Classes and others in public meeting assembled, in 
Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square,—were presented, and 
read; praying the House to address His Majesty to 
remit the sentence of transportation passed on the six 
agricultural Labourers convicted at the Dorchester Spring 
Assizes of 1834 of administering an unlawful oath. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Dundee 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Dundee Water- 
works Bill have leave to sit To-morrow, notwithstanding 
the adjournment of the House. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Dundee Water 
Company Bill have leave to sit To-morrow, notwith- 
standing the adjournment of the House. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 
adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed upon Wed- 
nesday last, That John Clipperton be brought to the bar 
of this House, in order to his being discharged ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the Debate be further adjourned till Monday 
next ; 

The House divided. 

The Noes went forth. 

Mr. Hawes, 

Tellers for the Yeas, age om ala 
Mr. Freshfield, 
Tellers for the Noes) 14." Goardott « 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Dundee 
Water Com- 
pany Bill. 


Ipswich 
Election. 


\ 83. 


1 
f 53. 


Honduras. 


Lord Viscount Howick presented, pursuant to Orders, a. 
0. . 


—Copy of any Commissions granted by the King, or 
any Reccred Officer commanding at Jamaica, by virtue 
of which the there-undermentioned Officers held the 
command of His 577 Troops at Honduras. 

Copy of Lieutenant-General Fuller’s Appointment of 
Major George Arthur to command the Troops at Hon- 
duras, dated 8th July 1814. | 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 

Imprisonment 


for Debt : 
(Scotland) Bill. 


A Petition of the Convener of the Incorporated Trades 
of the Royal Burgh of Ayr, was presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the Imprisonment for Debt (Scotland) 
Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass into 
a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Tithe of 


A Petition of Parishioners of Hawkhurst, was pre- enn, 


sented, and read ; praying the House to take the whole 
question of Tithes into consideration, and pass a law 
for the immediate settlement thereof, especially the 
Tithe of Hops. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell and 
Mr. Roupell : 
Mr. Speaker, , 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
for making and maintaining a Railway from Newtyle to 
the Muir of Eassie, and from thence to the Muir of 
Glammiss, in the County of Forfar, without any Amend- 
ment: And also, Th 

e 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Newtyle and 
Glammiss 
Railway Bill. 








Zoller’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Prisoners 
Counsel Bill. 


Municipal 
Corporations. 


Ipswich 
Election 
Bribery. 


Prison 
Discipline. 


Answer to 
Addresses. 


Slavery 
Abolition 
Proceedings. 


No. 419, 


Slavery 
Abolition 
Proceedings, 


No. 420. 
Western 
Australia. 

No. 422, 
Lower 
Canada. 

No. 421. 
Slavery 
Abolition 
Act. 


5-6 WILL. IV. 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for 
naturalizing John Frederick Zoller; to which the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords do request that this House will give leave to 
the Honourable Charles Ewan Law and the Right honour- 
able John Archibald Murray, Lord Advocate of Scotland, 
Members of this House, to attend their Lordships, in 
order to their being examined as Witnesses before the 
Select Committee appointed by them, to whom the Bill, 
intituled, “ An Act for enabling Prisoners to make their 
Defence by Counsel or Attorney,” stands committed :— 
And then the Messengers withdrew. 

The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
last part of the said Message. 

And Mr. Law and the Lord Advocate being present 
in their places, severally declared, that they were willing, 
with the leave of the House, to go to the House of 
Lords, as desired by their Lordships. 

Resolved, That the Honourable Charles Ewan Law 
and the Lord Advocate have leave to go to the House of 
Lords, as desired by their Lordships, if they think fit. 

Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, to 
acquaint them, that this House hath given leave to 
the Honourable Charles Ewan Law and the Lord Ad- 
vocate to go to the House of Lords, as is desired by their 
Lordships in their said Message, if they think fit:— 
And the Messengers were again called in; and Mr. 
Speaker acquainted them therewith :—And then they 
again withdrew. 


tesolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Cop 
of the Protest made by Mr. Hogg, one of His Majesty’s 
Commissionersfor inquiring into Municipal Corporations. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 
adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed upon 
Tuesday last, that Z’homas More Keith be taken into the 
custody of the Serjeant at Arms attending this House ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned till 
Monday next. 


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, to 
request that their Lordships will be pleased to com- 
municate to this House, Copies of the Second, Third and 
Fourth Reports from the Select Committee on Prison Dis- 


cipline: And that Sir James Graham do carry the said 
Message. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the 
House, That their several Addresses of the 14th and 
16th days of this instant July (that His Majesty would 
be graciously pleased to give directions that the Papers 
therein mentioned might be laid before this House) 
had been presented to His Majesty; and that His Ma- 
jesty had commanded him to acquaint this House, That 
He will give directions accordingly. 


Sir George Grey presented, pursuant to several Ad- 
dresses to His Majesty,—Return of Local Magistrates 
who have been appointed Special Magistrates, the time 
of their Appointment, and by whom appointed, and 
whether stated to be Planters, Attornies, or in any way 
connected with Colonial Property. 

Copies of all the Population Returns received from 
the Slave Colonies since the last were printed up to the 
present time. 

Returns of the Population, Revenue, Exports, Produce, 
Stock, &amp;c. of the Settlements in Western Australia for 
the year 183847" 

Copy of a Despatch from Lord Aylmer to the Secretary 
of State for the Colonies in reply to Mr. Secretary 
Rice’s Despatch of 27th September 1834. 

Sir George Grey also presented, pursuant to the 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—Return of Special 
Justices of the Peace appointed under Act 3 and 4 Will. 
4,c. 73, for the Abolition of Slavery throughout the 
British Colonies. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table ; 


and, except the Paper respecting Slavery Abolition Act, 
be printed. 


OL. 90. 


9A°— 95° Julia. 


485 
The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Committee 
on the Imprisonment for Debt Bill:—The Bill was re- 
committed to a Committee of the whole House. 
Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into a Committee, to consider further of the Bill. 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the chair ; 
An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to the 
end of the Question, in order to add the words, “ this 
“* House will, upon Monday next, resolve itself into the 
“* said Committee,” instead thereof. 
And the Question being put, That the words proposed 
to be left out stand part of the Question ; 
The House divided. 
The Noes went forth. ie “ 
r. Attorney General, - 
Tellers for the Yeas! Mir Soliciton Gicatel: \ 56. 
{Mr. Law, 
Tellers for the Noes,) vr. Freshfield : 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That the Speaker do now leave the Chair: 
—The House accordingly resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee. 


} 190. 


(In the Committee.) 
Bill read a first time; to be read a second time para- 

graph by paragraph. 

Preamble Postponed. 

Cravusss, N° 1, 2, 3 and 4, agreed to. 

Motion made, and Question put, That the Chairman 
do report Progress; and ask leave to sit again. 

The Committee divided. 


Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Hughes Hughes - 6. 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. For Maule- - - 40. 


Crausss, N° 4 to N° 46, agreed to. 
Crauss, N° 47, as amended, agreed to. 
Crauses, Ne 48 to N° 109, agreed to. 


Crause, Ne 110 (To vest Property given for the 
relief of Debtors) read. 

Question, That the said Clause stand part of the 
Bill——-put, and Negatived. 


Cravuses, N° 111 to Ne 173, with Amendments to 
several of them, agreed to. 


Cravuse (Power to refrain from Distress of Goods) 
added. 


Preamble agreed to. 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. 














And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 25° die Juli, 1835: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Charles 
Buller reported from the Committee, That they had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments there- 
unto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Thursday 


next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Prisons’ Regulation Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Tuesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third reading 
of the Colonial Passengers’ Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Bankrupts’ Estates (Scotland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Reform of Parliament (Scotland) Biil; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 
6H The 


Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill. 


Prisons’ 
Regulation 
Bill. 


Colonial 
Passengers’ 
Bill. 


Bankrupts’ 
Estates 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Reform of 
Parliament 


(Scotland) Bill. 








Sale of Bread 
Bill. 


Supply 
(13th July.) 


Real 
Property 
Bill. 


Chancery 
Offices Bill. 


Bankrupts’ 
Estates Bill. 


Lighthouses 
Bill. 


Music and 
Dancing 
Licenses Bill, 


Small Debts 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Savings Banks 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Supply. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Clandestine 
Marriages 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Hull Mer- 
chants Sea- 
men’s Fund 


Bill. 


Landed 
Securities 
(Ireland) Bill, 


Merchant 
Seamen Regis- 
tration Bill. 


Public 
Institutions 
Bill. 


486 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Sale of Bread Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Resolutions which, upon the 16th 
day of this instant July, were reported from the Com- 
mittee of Supply, and which Resolutions were then post- 

ned ; 

Ordered, That the said Resolutions be taken into 
further consideration upon Tuesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Real Property Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Chancery Offices Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Aa from the Committee on 
the Bankrupts’ Estates Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Tuesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Lighthouses Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Music and Dancing Licenses Bill ; 

Resolved, That the House will, upon Wednesday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Small Debts (Scotland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Repiet from the Committee on 
the Savings Banks (Scotland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Ways and Means; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Clandestine Mar- 
riages (Ireland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 


next. 


The Order of the being read, for receiving the Report 
from the Committee on the Hull Merchant Seamen’s 
Fund Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 


next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Landed Securities (Ireland) Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
consideration the retin Maters made by the Lords to 
the Merchant Seamen Registration Bill ; 

Ordered, That the said Amendments be taken into 
consideration upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Public Institutions Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


24°—95° Juli. 


A. 1835. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- Pu 
ing of the Public Walks Bill ; Bill 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 

Monday next. 


lic Walks 


Zoller’s Naturalization Bill was read the first time ; Zoller’s 
and ordered to be read a second time. Nat. Bill. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for Turnpike Acis 
continuing, for a limited time, the several Acts for re- — 
gulating the Turnpike Roads in Great Britain, which 
will expire with the next Session of Parliament: And 
that Mr. For Maule and Mr. Chancellor of the Exche- 


quer do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Post Office. 
Return, showing the total and detailed Amount of the 
Salary, and whole Emoluments, Perquisites, or other 
sources of Income of the Deputy Postmasters General 
of Jamaica, and of the Deputy Postmasters of Bath, 
in the County of Somerset, in England, in each year, 
from the 1st of January 1830 to the 1st of January 
1835; and whether the said Emoluments, &amp;c. have arisen 
from the Sale of or Charges made on Newspapers, 
Penny-postages, early Deliveries, Post-Office Private 
Boxes, after-time Letters or Newspapers, or other sources, 
with the authority under which these have been granted 
and levied; and whether they have been increased or 
diminishedin the above period, and areconsidered perma- 
nent, or liable to be altered or regulated during the pre- 
sent Appointments:—also, the Dates of any Removals, 
Resignations or Appointments of the aforesaid Deputy 
Postmasters General of Jamaica, and Deputy Postmast- 
ers of Bath, with the Names of the Parties removed, or 
who resigned (if any), and those appointed in their 
stead; and whether the Patronage was exercised by the 
Treasury or by the Postmaster General ; with the Names 
of thePostmasters General who received the Resignations 
(if any), and removed the Postmasters, or appointed 
them to the above-named Offices within the aforesaid 
period :—also the actual time the aforesaid Parties per- 
formed the duties of Postmasters in person or otherwise 
respectively, and received their Salaries or other Allow- 
ances, or any parts thereof :—also, their Ages, Occupa- 
tions and Services previous to their Appointments :—If 
the Salary, Allowances, &amp;c. arising in Jamaica cannot 
be given accurately, state the average annual Amount, 
with the particulars as above, in so far as they can be 
furnished, without reference to the Office in Jamaica. 


Ordered, That Mr. Charles Buller have leave to go Leave of 
the circuit. Absence. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Public 
Account of the net Public Income of the United King- !ncome and 
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, in the year ended P*pend 
5th April 1835, after abating the Expenditure thereout cantons 
by the several Revenue Departments, and the actual 
Issues or Payments within the same period, exclusive 
of the Sums applied to the Redemption of Funded or 
paying off Unfunded Debt, and of the Advances and 
Repayments for Local Work, &amp;c.:—Of the Balances of 
Public Money remaining in the Exchequer on the 5th 
April 1834; the Amount of Money raised by the addi- 
tions to the Funded or Unfunded Debt in the year ended 
5th April 1835; the Amount applied towards the Re- 
demption of the Funded or paying off Unfunded Debt; 
the Total Amount of Advances and Repayments, on 
account of Local Works, &amp;c. with the difference accru- 
ing thereon, and the Balances in the Exchequer on the 
5th April 1835. 

Mr. Baring accordingly presented the said Account. 

Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Excise 
Incorporation 
(Scotland) Bill. 


No. 492A. 


Mr. Baring presented a Bill for abolishing the Excise 
Incorporation in Scotland, and for transferring the Funds 
of the said Incorporation to the Consolidated Fund, and 
providing for the Payment of the Annuities to the Widows 
and Orphans of late and present Members of the 
Incorporation Fund: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time upon Wed- 
nesday next. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. M 
r. 




















Public 
Petitions. 


Foreign Corn 
Imported. 


Thames 
Tunnel, 


Liverpool 
Mails. 


No. 429. 


House of 
Commons’ 
Committees. 


No. 430. 


Northern 
Lighthouses. 


East India 
Company. 


No. 335. 


Ballochney 
Railway Bill. 


5-6 WIL. IV. 


Mr. Oswald reported from the Select Committee on 
Public Petitions ; That they had examined the Petitions 
presented on the 20th and 21st days of this instant July, 
and had directed him to make a Report thereof to the 
House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; and 
be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
two of the clock on Saturday morning, adjourned 
till Monday next. 








Lune, 27° die Julai ; 
Anno 5° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 
M&amp; Crafer, from the Treasury, was called in; and 


at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,—An 
Account of the Quantities of each sort of Foreign Corn, 
Grain, Meal and Flour, entered in England and Wales 
for Home Consumption, upon which Allowance has been 
made on the ground of Damage during the Voyage in 
each of the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833 and 
1834, to the 5th April 1835, and the average rate of 
Duty paid upon each sort in each year upon such 
damaged Corn; also the Average Rate of Duty paid on 
sound Corn of the same descriptions during the same 
periods :—And similar Accounts for Scotland and Ire- 
land. 

An Account of the Quantity of each sort of Foreign 
Corn, Grain, Meal and Flour, exported from the Ware- 
houses in England and Wales, in each of the years 1829, 
1830, 1831, 1832, 1833 and 1834, to the 5th April 1835; 
and the Amount of Duty charged upon the deficiencies 
of the same:—And similar Accounts for Scotland and 
Ireland. 

Copy of Treasury Minute, dated 10th October 1834, 
authorizing an advance of £.30,000 to the Thames Tun- 
nel Company. 

A Return, showing the Number of Mails passing daily 
between London and Liverpool, and between Liverpool 
and London, stating the Hours of their Arrival and 
Departure, the rate per Hour at which they travel in 
going from and in returning to London, Stoppages in- 
cluded, and whether the said Mails are conveyed in 
Mail Coaches or other Carriages. 

A Return of all Sums of Money expended by the Pay- 
master for Civil Services, on account of the Committees 
of the House of Commons, from the 1st March to the 
19th July 1835; distinguishing the Amount of Money 
so expended for each Committee. 

Mr. Crafer also presented, pursuant to the directions 
of an Act of Parliament,—Abstract of the Accounts of 
the Commissioners of the Northern Light-houses for the 
year ending 30th June 1835 :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Accounts and Papers do lie 
upon the Table; and that the Returns respecting Liver- 
pool Mails; and, House of Commons’ Committees, be 
printed. 


Mr. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the East 
India Company, was called in ; and at the bar presented, 
pursuant to the directions of an Act of Parliament,— 
List, No. 23, specifying the Particulars of the Compen- 
sation proposed to be granted to certain Persons latel 
belonging to the Maritime Service of the East India 
Company, under an Arrangement sanctioned by the 
Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India, and 
laid before The Honourable the House of Commons on 
the 26th February 1835 :—And then he withdrew 

Ordered, That the said List do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


An ingrossed Bill for effecting an extension of the 
Ballochney Railway, in the County of Lanark; and for 
altering, amending and enlarging the Powers of an Act 
of the seventh year of his late Majesty for making the 
said Railway, was read the third time; and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Walter Campbell do carry the Bill 


to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
VOL. 90. 


94°—95°—97° Sulit. 


487 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
Dundee Water Company Bill to make their Report, be 
further enlarged till To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
Dundee Waterworks Bill to make their Report, be 
further enlarged till To-morrow. 


Mr. Oswald reported from Committee on the Glasgow 
Poor’s Rate Bill; and to whom the Petitions of the 
Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway Company, the 
Ballochney Railway Company, and the Wishaw and 
Coltness Railway Geiecare of Bankers, Merchants, 
Manufacturers, Proprietors of Public Works and Pro- 
perty, and other Inhabitants of the city of Glasgow, 
and, of Directors, Managers, Secretaries, Actuaries, 
Shareholders of, and others concerned in Companies 
carrying on business of Fire and Life Insurance, were 
referred; That no person appeared on behalf of the 
first-mentioned Petition; and that they had heard 
counsel in support of the other Petitions, and in fa- 
vour of the Bill ; and that they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


A Petition of the Provost, Bailies, Treasurer and 
Councillors of Paisley ;—and, Operative Weavers and 
other Inhabitants of Barrhead and Neilston,—were pre- 
sented, and read; praying for the establishment of 
Boards of Trade in every manufacturing district, to fix 
from time to time the lowest prices to be paid for Hand- 
loom weaving. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Paisley Sabbath Morn- 
ing Association for prayer and improvement ;—and, the 
Secretary of the Paisley Young Men’s Voluntary Church 
Association,—were presented, and read; praying the 
House not to grant any public money for the erection or 
endowment of additional Churches in Scotland. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Grandtully ;—Stonehouse ; 
—Errol;—Householders or Heads of Families, and 
others in communion with the Established Church in 
Bonhill ;—and the Sixteen Individuals at present form- 
ing the Town Council of Paisley,—were presented, and 
read; praying the House to resist every attempt to shake 
the stability or impair the efficiency of the Church of 
Scotland, and to adopt such measures as may seem best 
calculated for promoting its usefulness, by building and 
endowing such additional Churches in connexion with 
the Establishment as the increasing numbers and neces- 
sities of the population demand. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Ship-owners, and other In- 
habitants of Grangemouth ;—and, the President, Vice- 
President and Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce 
of Belfast,—were presented, and read; praying, That 
no alteration may take place in the relative Duties on 
Foreign and Colonial Timber. 

And the said Petitions were referred to the Select 
Committee on Timber Duties. 


A Petition of Commanders and Officers of the East 
India Company’s Maritime Service, for Compensation 
for the loss and injury sustained by them by the discon- 
tinuance of the Company’s Trade, was offered to be pre- 
sented :—But The King’s recommendation not having 
been signified, the said Petition was not received. 


A Petition of Protestant Inhabitants of Kilmacabea 
and Kilfaughnabeg ;—Dromaleague;— Leslie ;—Killcole- 
man ;—Killowen ;—Kilmalooda ;—Anhabitants of Dun- 
manway ;—Rector, Churchwardens and Protestant In- 
habitants of Saint Mary’s and Newtown Barry; 
Minister and Members of the Episcopal Chapel, Gartree; 
—Members of the Grand Jury of the county of Cavan; 

6H2 —Inhabitants 





Dundee 
Water Com- 
pany Bill. 


Dundee 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Glasgow 
Poor’s Rate 


Bill. 


Hand-loom 
Weavers. 


Church of 
Scotland. 


Timber 
Duties. 


East India 
Company. 


Church of 
Ireland Bill. 








Aberdeen 
Universities 
Bill. 


Civil Bill Courts 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Post-horse 
Duties. 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts Bill. 


Malt. 


Agricultural 
Distress. 


Poor Laws 
(lreland.) 


Tithes. 


488 


—Inhabitants of Killinagh;— Larah ; — Protestant 
Inhabitants of Castleterra;—Drumlane;— T.B. Kernan ; 
—Archdeacons of the archdiocese of Dublin and diocese 
of Glandelagh ;—Clergy of the diocese of Clonfert and 
Kilmacduagh ;—\nhabitants of Castle Haven ;—Minister 
and Congregation of the Episcopal Chapel attached to 
the Blind Asylum, Limerick;—Inhabitants of Saint 
George, Dublin ;— Cloydah —— ;—Protestant In- 
habitants of Howth ; — Ballyturley ;— \nhabitants of 
Abbey Stroury ; Ballymakenny ;—High Sheriff and 
Grand Jurors of Fermanagh;— William Harty, of Dublin; 
—Clergy of the diocese of Limerick ;—Members of the 
Episcopal Chapel of the Molyneux Asylum in the arch- 
diocese of Dublin ;—and, the Reverend Edward Nangle, 
—were presented, and read; taking notice of the Church 
of Ireland Bill; and praying, That the same may not 
pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 





A Petition of Donald Currie, of Regent-street, Lon- 
don, a member of the Zondon Board of Directors of the 
Society for Propagating Christian Knowledge in the 
Highlands and Islands of Scotland, a subscriber of the 
Moveable Gaélic School Society in the Highlands, and 
one of the founders of the London Gaélic Chapel, was 
presented, and read; taking notice of the Aberdeen Uni- 
versities Bill; and praying, That a Gaélic Professor 
may be placed upon the foundation of the united Uni- 
versity of Aberdeen. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the President, Vice-Presidents and Com- 
mittee of the Law Society of Ireland, was presented, and 
read; taking notice of the Civil Bill Courts (Zreland) 
Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass into a 
law as it now stands. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Postmasters and others, licensed to let 
Horses for hire, resident on the Road between Dumfries 
and Edinburgh, was presented, and read; praying for 
the abolition of the present system of farming the Post- 
Horse Duties. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Richmond, in the county 
of York, was presented, and read ; taking notice of the 
Ecclesiastical Courts Bill; and praying, That the same 
may not pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Mowers of Lewisham, was presented, and 
read ; praying for the repeal of the Duty on Malt. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Farmers and others deeply interested in 
and connected with the agricultural interest in the neigh- 
bourhood of Tunbridge ;— and, Owners and Occupiers of 
land in the neighbourhood of Gravesend and Dartford, 
—were presented, and read; complaining of the dis- 
tressed state of the Agricultural interest; and praying 
the House to adopt measures for relief of the Peti- 
tioners. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land, and 


others, residing at Hawkhurst and Cranbrook, was pre- - 


sented, and read; praying, That measures may be spee- 
dily taken by the House to provide, by law, for the aged, 
impotent and infirm Poor of Jreland, and for giving 
employment to the able-bodied, but unemployed, agri- 
cultural population of that country. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Five Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of lands in 
the county of Kent, were presented, and read; praying 
the House to pass a law for an equitable commutation of 
Tithes both in England and Ireland. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


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A. 1835. 


A Petition of William Bruce, of Plowden Buildings, 
Temple, London, was presented, and read; complaining 
of the destruction of his property in the district of Albany, 
Cape of Good Hope, by a horde of aborigines called Caf- 
fres; and praying the House to take his case into consi- 
deration, in order that inquiries may be made, and 
protection afforded. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Aborigines (British Settlements.) 


A Petition of George O’ Malley Irvin, of the city of 
Dublin, Esquire, barrister-at-law, was presented, and 
read; praying, That no practising Attorney may here- 
after be appointed to the important office of High Sheriff 
of any bailiwick in the Imperial Kingdom. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of operative Cotton Spinners, and others, 
interested in Factory Labour, in the county of Renfrew, 
was presented, and read ; reciting the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, 
c. 103, to regulate the Labour of Children and Young 
Persons in the Mills and Factories of the United King- 
dom; and praying the House to amend the same. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 
ae Debate upon the Question proposed upon 
ednesday last, That Thomas More Keith be taken 
a the custody of the Serjeant at Arms attending this 
ouse ; 


Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned till 
Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 
adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed upon Wed- 
nesday last, That John Clipperton be brought to the bar 
of this House, in order to his being discharged ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned till 
Wednesday next. 


Mr. Sinclair presented a Bill to amend two Acts of 
the first, and fourth and fifth years of His present Ma- 
jesty, to permit the general Sale of Beer and Cider by 
Retail in England: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time upon Tues- 
day, the 11th day of August next 

Ordered, That the bill be printed. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the Order of the day, for the Committee on 
the Church of Jreland Bill, be now read ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, by leaving out from the word “ That” to the end of 
the Question, in order to add the words “ an humble 
** Address be presented to His Majesty, praying, that 
“« He will be graciously pleased to take the distress ex- 
** isting in the County of Mayo into His gracious con- 
‘“* sideration,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question :—The 
said proposed Amendment was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the Committee 
on the Church of Jreland Bill, be now read; and the 
same being read:—The House resolved itself into the 


Committee. (In the Committee.) 


Bill read a first time ; to be read a second time, para- 
graph by paragraph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Causes, N°1 to N°8, as amended, agreed to. 

Crauses, N°9 to N° 13, severally read; and Ques- 
tion, That the said Clauses be postponed put, and 
agreed to. 

Cravuses, N° 14 to N° 49, with Amendments to several 
of them, agreed to. 


To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 








And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 28° die Juni, 1835: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported from the Committee, That they had — 
further 


Cape of 
Good Hope. 


Sheritis, 


Factories 
Regulation 
Act. 


Ipswich 
Election 
Bribery. 


Ipswich 
Election. 


Sale of Beer 
Bill. 


No. 431. 


Church of 
Ireland Bill. 























Poor Relief 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Poor 
Employment 
(J reland) Bill. 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts Bill. 


Aberdeen 
Universities 
Bill. 


Glasgow 
University 
Bill. 


Stafford 


Disfranchise- 


ment Bill. 


Colonial 
Passengers’ 


Bill. 


Bankrupts’ 
Estates 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Reform of 
Parliament 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Savings Banks 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Supply. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Clandestine 
Marriages 
(Ireland) Bill, 


Hull Merchant 
en’s Fund 


ill 


Landed 
Securities 
(Ireland) Bill, 





5-6 WILL. IV. 


further progress in the Bill; and that he was directed 
by the Committee to move, That they may have leave to 
sit again. * 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, again resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Poor Relief (Ireland) Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Poor Employment (Ireland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Aberdeen Universities Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee, 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Glasgow University Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third read- 
ing of the Stafford Disfranchisement Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third read- 
ing of the Colonial Passengers’ Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time this 
day. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Bankrupts’ Estates (Scotland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Reform of Parliament (Scotland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Savings’ Banks (Scotland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Clandestine Mar- 
riages (Ireland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Thursday 
next, at twelve of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Hull Merchant 
Seamen’s Fund Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Thursday, 
the 6th day of August next, at twelve of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Landed Securities (Ireland) Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday next, 


at twelve of the clock, resolve itself into the said Com- 
mittee. 


VOL. 90. 


O7°—28° Juli. 


489 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into con- 
sideration the Amendments made by the Lords to the 
Merchant Seamen Registration Bill ; 

Ordered, That the said Amendments be taken into 
consideration this day, 


Merchant 
Seamen Regis- 
tration Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- Public 
ing of the Public Institutions Bill ; Institutions 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon _ 
Thursday next, at twelve of the clock, 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- Public Walks 
ing of the Public Walks Bill ; Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Thursday next, at twelve of the clock. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented a Bill to authorize the Turnpike Trusts 
Consolidation of the Trusts of Turnpike Roads in that Sovselidation 
part of Great Britain called England: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to he read a second 
time upon Tuesday, the 1st day of September next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


No. 435, 


Mr. Fox Maule presented a Bill for continuing, for a Tumpike Acts 
limited time, the several Acts for regulating the Turn- f¢)""™""* 
pike Roads in Great Britain, which will expire with the No. 436. 
next Session of Parliament: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed, 


Leave of 
Absence, 


Ordered, That Mr. Hope Johnstone have leave of ab- 
sence for a month, on urgent business;—Mr. Burdon, 
a fortnight, on urgent business ;—and, Mr. Cumming 
Bruce, a month, on account of ill health. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the 
House, That their Address of Friday last (that His Ma- 
jesty would be graciously pleased to give directions that 
the Paper therein mentioned might be laid before this 
House) had been presented to His Majesty; and that 
His Majesty had commanded him to acquaint this House, 
That He will give directions accordingly, 


Answer to 
Adress. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to several Ad- 
dresses to His Majesty,—A Return of the Lands sold and 
disposed of by the San and Chapter of Durham, and 
of the Amount of the Purchase-money received there- 
for, under an Act to enable the Dean and Chapter of 
Durham to appropriate part of the Property of their 
Church to the establishment of a University. 

A Return of the Number of Capital Cases reported to 
The King in Council, from each Old Bailey Sessions, from 
1st January 1825 to 1st January 1835, with the Day on 
which each Council was held ; distinguishing those cases 
in which the Sentence was mitigated previous to the 
order for execution, those in which the Convicts were 
ordered for execution, and those in which the Sentence 
was executed. 

An Account of the Number of Writs of Executionissued 
outof His Majesty’s Palace Court at Westminster, from 1st 
January 1834 to 1st January 1835, with the sums di- 
rected to be levied, and the sums received therefrom ; 
distinguishing the Number of Writs of Execution against 
the Person from those against the Effects, and the Pro- 
portion of the Sums recovered on one class of Execu- 
tions from the other, and where the Sums sought to be 
recovered by such Executions have not been obtained, 
stating the reasons of such Executions being ineffectual ; 
—also, the Number of Executions first issued against 
the Effects without obtaining the Amount of the Levy, 
and Executions afterwards issued against the Person of 
the same Party, and the Sums recovered thereby. 

Copy of the Protest by Mr. Hogg, one of His Ma- 
jesty’s Commissioners for inquiring into Municipal 


Durham 
University. 
No. 432, 


Capital 
Ottences, 


Palace Court 
(Westminster. ) 


No. 433. 


Municipal 
Corporations. 
No. 434, 


Kells 
Coroner’s 
Inquest. 


Corporations, 

Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to Order,— 
A Return of the Coroner’s Inquest held upon the bod 
of a Person of the Name of Henry, who met his deat 
on the 23d day of January last, in the Town of Kells, in 
the County of Meath. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table ; 
and, except the Returns respecting Capital Offences, 
and Kells Coroner’s Inquest, be printed. 

6 —_ The 








Church of 
Ireland, 


Marriage Act 
Amendment 
Bill. 


Steam Vessels’ 
Pilotage Bill. 


Leith Harbour 
and Dock Bill. 


Carlow 
County 
Election. 


Dundee Water- 
works Bill; and, 
Dandee Water 


Company Bill. 


490 


The House was moved, That the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, 
c. 100, s. 19, “ for the Relief of the Owners of Tithes in 
Ireland, and for the Amendment of an Act passed in the 
last Session of Parliament, 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 Jreland, and 
to make such Compositions permanent,’” might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

And a Motion being made, That this House will, this 
day, resolve itself into a Committee to consider of the 
application of the Balance remaining undisposed of 
under the said Act, to provide Funds for the purpose of 
general Education, and to make payments out of the 
Consolidated Fund in certain cases under the Church of 
Ireland Bill ; 

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, by His Majesty’s 
command, acquainted the House, That His Majesty, 
having been informed of the subject-matter of this Mo- 
tion, recommends it to the consideration of the House. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself 
into the said Committee. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a Com- 
mittee upon Wednesday, the 5th day of August next, on 
the Marriage Act Amendment Bill, was read; and 
discharged. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday, the 
6th day of August next, at twelve of the clock, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the House to 
resolve itself into a Committee this day, upon the Steam 
Vessels’ Pilotage Bill, was read; and discharged. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
Leith Harbour and Dock Bill to make their Report, be 
further enlarged till Monday next. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
a quarter of an hour after one of ‘the clock on 
Tuesday morning, adjourned till this day. 








Martis, 28° die Juliz ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


i its hour appointed for taking into consideration 
the Petition of William Duckett, of Russellstown, 
William Fitzwilliam Burton, of Burton Hall, William 
Fishbourne, of the Town of Carlow, and Henry Cary, of 
the said Town of Carlow, all in the County of Carlow, 
Esquires, frecholders and electors of the said County of 
Carlow, on behalf of themselves and others claiming 
a right to vote for Members to serve in Parliament for 
the said County, complaining of an undue Election and 
Return for the said County, being come ; 

Mr. Speaker took the Chair. 

The Serjeant at Arms was sent, with the Mace, to 
the places adjacent, to require the attendance of the 
Members on the business of the House: And being 
returned ; 

The House was countel by Mr. Speaker; and one 
hundred and sixty-eight Members being present, the 
Parties, their counsel and agents, were called in. 


And the door being locked ; 

The Order of the day, for taking the said Petition into 
consideration, was read. 

And the names of the Members were drawn, and read, 
in the usual manner. 

And the whole number of thirty-three names was 
completed :—And Lists of the said names were deli- 
vered to the Clerk appointed to attend the said Com- 
mittee ; and then the door was opened, and the Parties, 
their counsel and agents, withdrew. 


Colonel Leith Hay, by Order, a from the Com- 
mittee on the Dundee Waterworks Bill; and, the Dundee 
Water Company Bill; and who were instructed to alter 


Q7°—98" Juli. 





A. 1835. 


and make both the said Bills into one; and to whom the 
Petitions of William Anderson, junior, Deacon of the 
Maltmen Incorporation of Dundee; of Archibald Lord 
Douglas, of Douglas; of the Right honourable David Earl 
of Airlie; of Heritors, Owners and Occupiers of houses, 
manufactories and other property, and other Inhabitants 
of the suburbs of the town of Danttet: of James Web- 
ster, Esquire, of Balmuir, in the county of Forfar ; 
of Registered Electors of the burgh of Dundee; of 
James Archibald Stuart Wortley Mackenzie, Lord Wharn- 
cliffe; of David Kerr, Esquire, of Grange of Monifieth, 
in the parish of Monifieth and county of Forfar; of Sir 
John Ogilvy, of Inverquharity, fasnet : of David 
Laird, Esquire, of Strathmartin; of David Charles 
Guthrie, of Idol-lane, in the city of London, merchant, 
on behalf of himself and his co-trustees of the estate and 
lands of Craigie, in the county of Forfar, and of Eiiza- 
beth Anderson, of Logie, in the county of Forfar, widow ; 
and, of David Hunter, Esquire, against the first-mentioned 
Bill; of Archibald Lord Douglas, of Douglas; of the 
Right honourable David Earl of Airlie ; and, of Alexander 
Kay, Provost of Dundee, against the last-mentioned 
Bill, were referred; That the Standing Orders relative 
to Bills for supplying any City or Town with Water, had 
been complied with, in respect to both the said Bills; 
and that they had heard counsel in support of the second, 
third, fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth, ninth, and tenth men- 
tioned Petitions, and had considered the eleventh men- 
tioned Petition; and that no person appeared on be- 
half of the other-mentioned Petitions; and that they 
had also heard counsel in favour of the first mentioned 
Bill; and had examined the allegations of the Bills, 
and found the same to be true; and had, pursuant to 
the Instruction of the House, made them one Bill, for 
supplying the Royal Burgh of Dundee and Suburbs 
thereof with Water; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for building a Bridge over the 
River T'rent, at Willington, in the County of Derby, was 
read the third time; and an ingrossed Clause was added, 
—_ of rider, and Amendments were made to the 

ill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir George Crewe do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Protestant Inhabitants of the county of 
Brecon ;—of Ballee ;—Inhabitants of Kilbroney ;—-Kil- 
meen ;—A bbeymahon;—Kilcommon ;—Kilpipe ;—Colpe ; 
—Saint Mary, Drogheda;—Protestant Dissenters of 
Dublin ;—Protestant Inhabitants of Ardnegeehy ;—Com- 
ber ;—Landholders and Residents of Clonallon and, 
Warrenpoint ;—and, Protestant Inhabitants of Dunsford, 
—were presented, and read; taking notice of the Church 
of Ireland Bill; and praying, That the same may not 
pass into a law. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Post-masters and others licensed to let 
Horses for hire, residenton the Great North Road between 
London and Edinburgh, was presented, and read ; pray- 
ing for the abolition of the present system of farming 
the Post-horse Duties. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Rate-payers,Ownersand ing 8 of land 
in Hitchin, Ickleford, [ppollitts, Kimpton, Kingswalden, 
Lilley, Offley, Pirton, Hexton, Newnham, Norton, Pauls- 
walden, Codicote, Shephall, Bugrave, Caldecott, Radwell, 
Baldock, Gravely, Letchworth, Weston, Willian, Great 
Wymondley, Little Wymondley, Stevenage, and Kneb- 
worth, all in the — of Hertford, included in the 
proposed union at Hitchin, under the order of the Com- 
missioners of the Poor Law Amendment Act, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying, That the said Parishes may 
be exempt from any compulsory union with each other, 
or with any other parishes, and that they may be per- 
mitted to retain their present position in the manage- 
ment of their parochial affairs. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 
A Petition 


Willington 
Bridge and © 
Roads Bill. 


Church of | 
Ireland Bill. 


Post-horse 
Duties. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 





5-6 Witt. IV. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Rotherhithe, Deptford, 
Limehouse, and other places;—and, Zondon and West- 
minster,—were presented, and read; praying for the 
repeal of the Stamp Duty on Newspapers. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Moderator of the Synod of Glenelg, 
was presented, and read; taking notice of the Aberdeen 
Universities Bill; and praying, That the same may not 
pass into a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Proctors of the Consistory Court of 
Chester, resident in the city of Chester, was presented, 
and read; taking notice of the Ecclesiastical Courts 
Bill; and praying, That the House will not pass the 
same into a law, without providing for the Petitioners 


adequate and certain compensation, either by employ-* 


ment in some of the new offices to be called into existence 

by the said Bill, or in any other way which may seem 

more expedient to the House. 

~ Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
able. 


Ordered, That Mr. Fleming have leave of absence for 
a fortnight, on account of ill health ;—and, Mr. George 
Ferguson, a month, on urgent business. 


A Petition of Persons residing in, or connected with, 
the village of the Water of Leith and the surrounding 
district, in the vicinity of Edinburgh ;—and, the General 
Assembly of the Church of Scotland,—were presented, 
and read ; praying the House to make provision for the 
extension of the means of Education to those — of 
Scotland in which they are not at present sufficiently 
enjoyed. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


28° Julia. 


491] 


stand in need of, until he shall have been cured or 
“shall have been brought back to some port of the 
‘ United Kingdom, shall be borne and defrayed by the 
owner and master of the ship, or one of them, without 
any deduction whatever on that account from the 
seaman’s wages.” 

Pr. 52. 1. 37. After “ Kingdom” insert Clause (B.) 

Crause (B.) “ Provided always, and be it further 
Enacted, That this Act shall not take effect or come 
into operation in any British Colony having a Legis- 
lative Assembly, unless by an Act, to be passed by the 
“ Legislature thereof, it shall have been first deulared 
* and enacted that this Act hath and shall have the 
“ force and effect of law in such Colony; any thing 
“ hereinbefore contained to the contrary in anywise 
“ notwithstanding.” 

Cravse (A.), being read a second time, was agreed to. 

Crause (B.), being read a second time, the Amend- 
ments following were made thereunto ; viz. 

Fol. 1. 1. 2. Leave out from “ not” to “ any” in 
line 3, and insert “ extend or apply to any ship regis- 
“* tered in or belonging to” 

L.4. Leave out from “ Assembly” to “ any” in 
line 8, and insert “ or to the crew of any such ship, 
“* while such ship shall be within the precincts of such 
“ Colony.” 

And the said Clause, so amended, was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Sir James Graham do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships, 
with some Amendments; to which Amendments this 
House doth desire the concurrence of their Lordships. 


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A Petition of Gentlemen, Merchants, Boat-owners, 
Fishermen, Fish-curers, and others, of Limerick, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying the House to address His 
Majesty to ape a Commission to inquire locally into 
the state of the Jrish Fisheries, likewise the causes that 
have led to their present depressed state, and the means 
of reviving them. 





Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 


Carlow County The counsel and agents before mentioned, being re- Table. 
Eisction, turned to the bar, the Clerk appointed to attend the said 


appointed. Committee, delivered in to the House a reduced List; 


A Petition of James Fitz Gerald, of Wickham-street, Glass Duties 
and the same was called over, and is as follows: 


in the city of Limerick, glazier, was presented, and (Ireland.) 





Wilson Jones, Esquire, William Tatton Egerton, Es- 
quire, Eliot Thomas Yorke, Esquire, James Milnes Gas- 
hell, Esquire, Charles Barclay, Esquire, Sir Richard 
Nagle, Baronet, John O’ Connell, Esquire, the Honour- 
able Edward Harbottle Grimston, Lord Viscount Sandon, 
James Power, Esquire, John Henry Lowther, Esquire. 

And the said eleven Members, being the Select Com- 
mittee for trying the merits of the Petition complaining 
of an undue Election and Return for the County of 
Carlow, were sworn, by the Clerk, at the table, in the 
usual manner; and thereupon the counsel and agents 
withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Committee do meet forthwith 
in one of the Committee Chambers appointed for hearing 
the Trials of Controverted Elections. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
into consideration the Amendments made by the Lords 
to the Bill, intituled, An Act to amend and consolidate 
the Laws relating to the Merchant Seamen of the United 
Kingdom, and for forming and maintaining a Register 
of all the Men engaged in that Service: And the same 
were read; and are as follow: 

Pr. 21. 1.1. After ‘“* Monies” insert Clause (A.) 

Crause (A.) “ And whereas it is necessary that due 
provision should be made for the preservation of the 
health and lives of the seamen employed in the Mer- 
chant Service; Be it further enacted, That every Ship 
sailing from the United Kingdom to any place out of 
the same, shall have and keep constantly on board 
the same a sufficient supply of Medicines, suitable to 
accidents and diseases, arising on sea voyages, which 
shall be renewed from time to time as shal be found 
requisite; and in case any default shall be made in 
providing or keeping — such Medicines as 
aforesaid, or in case any of the seamen shall receive 
any hurt or injury in the service of the ship, the expense 
of providing the necessary surgical and medical advice 


“ and attendance, and medicines which the seaman shall 
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read ; setting forth, That from the present high price of 
Window Glass, and the Duty being equalized between 
England and Ireland, the trade of the Petitioner has 
been nearly destroyed, and the Petitioner rendered 
unable to support himself and his family; and praying 
the House to order him to be appointed to some situation 
which would be commensurate with his earnings by 
his trade. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Heywood ;—Cwm-di ; — 
and, the hundred of Crickhowel, in the county of 
Brecon,—were presented, and read; praying for the 
total prohibition of the sale of Beer to be drunk on 
the premises in Beer-houses, and for the adoption of 
measures to remove the numerous and increasing 
temptations to dram-drinking among the working 
classes. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Grantley Berkeley reported from the Select 
Committee appointed to consider and report upon the 
best means of setting apart and adapting a portion of 
the Strangers’ Gallery for the admittance of Ladies 
during the Debates of this House; such admittance to 
be granted or regulated according to such form and 
manner as the Speaker shall appoint :—also, to consider 
of directions proper to be given with a view to the same 
effect in the building of the new House of Commons; 
and who were empowered to report their opinion there- 
upon to the House, together with the Minutes of the 
Evidence taken before them; That they had considered 
the matters to them referred; and had come to several 
Resolutions, which they had directed him to report, 
together with the Minutes of the Evidence taken before 
them; and the Resolutions of the Committee were read, 
as follow : 


612 + 1. Resolved, 








Merchant 
Shipping. 


Donlan’s 
Flax and 
Hemp. 


492 


1. Resolved, That a portion of the Strangers’ Gallery 
at the North end of the House, not exceeding a quarter 
of the whole, and capable of containing twenty-four 
Ladies, be set apart for their accommodation, divided 
by a partition from the rest of the Gallery, and screened 
in front by an open trellis work. 

2. Resolved, hat the Plan and Estimate submitted 
to the Committee by Sir Robert Smirke be adopted. 

3- Resolved, That a Book should be kept in the cus- 
tody of some person eve by the Serjeant at Arms, 
in a place made for that purpose at the door of the 
entrance of the proposed Gallery. 

4. Resolved, That no Member be allowed to introduce 
more than two Ladies in the course of one week, unless 
the Gallery should not be fully occupied, as specified 
hereafter. 

5. Resolved, That the Names of the Ladies be written 
down in the said book on the day previous to their 
admission, or, in the event of the Adjournment of the 
House, on the last day of Sitting, previous to its next 
Meeting; and that the Signature of the Member be 
attached to the Names of the Ladies so written down 
by him, and that he do state whether he proposed that 
they should be admitted at the morning or afternoon 
Sitting. 

6. Resolved, That two printed Tickets be issued to 
each Member so entitled, which Tickets are to be pre- 
sented by the Ladies at the door of the Gallery, without 
which they cannot be admitted, and that such Tickets 
shall not be transferable. 

7. Resolved, That, in case it should happen that the 
said Gallery should not be fully occupied within one 
hour after the meeting of the House, any Member 
may, on writing down ‘the Names, and receiving the 
Tickets aforesaid, introduce two Ladies during the 
Sitting of the House, until the Gallery shall be full. 

8. Resolved, That the said book be kept open for the 
entry of Names for admission on the following day, from 
half-past eleven o’clock in the morning, till three o’clock 
in the afternoon; and that the same shall not be re- 
opened, unless the Gallery shall not be filled at the 
hour specified in the foregoing Resolution. 

9. fesolved, That the Gallery so proposed to be set 
apart, be called the Ladies’ Gallery, and be kept exclu- 
sively for their accommodation. 

10. Fesolved, That the alterations necessary in order 
to provide for the accommodation herein contemplated 
in the Strangers’ Gallery, be proceeded with without 
delay, in order that the same may be completed for the 
reception of Ladies previously to the commencement of 
ithe next Session of Parliament. 

11. Resolved, That in the new House of Commons, 
a Gallery should be constructed, capable of accom- 
‘modating not less than forty Ladies. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table, and 
be printed. 


A Petition of James Ballingall, Naval Architect, late 


‘acting master of His Majesty’s Ships Pelorus, Blonde 


and Macedonian, and late Surveyor of Shipping at the 
port of Kirkaldy ;—and, Inhabitants of Zeslie,—were 
presented, and read ; setting forth, That the Petitioners 
view with deep regret the numerous wrecks of Merchant 
Vessels, attended with the most melancholy loss of 
human life, and the destruction of valuable property 
consequent thereon, which have of late years taken 
place; and praying the House to direct an investigation 
into the present practice of building Merchant Vessels, 
to cause an Act to be passed to carry into effect such 
improvements therein conducive to the safety of the 
lives of British subjects, the preservation of the National 
Property, and the prosperity of the Empire, as to the 

ouse shall seem meet to remedy an evil so notorious 
and greatly to be deplored. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to, lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Michael Joseph John Donlan, of Duke- 
street, Saint James's, was presented, and read; praying 
the House to appoint a Committee to investigate the 
merits of his improved method of manufacturing Flax 
and Hemp. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


98° Sulit. 





A. 1835. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Cabrach, ay abana Church of 


and read; praying, That no grant of public Money may Scotland. 
be made for the purpose of building and endowing new 
places of worship in connexion with the Established 
Church of Scotland. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Council of Royal Burghs 
Burntisland, was presented, and read; taking notice of 
the Royal Burghs (Scotland) Bill; and praying, That 
the same may not pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Hand-loom Weavers, and other Inha- Hand-loom 
bitants of Kirkintilloch, was presented, and read; pray- Weavers. 
ing for the establishment of Boards of Trade in every 
manufacturing district, to fix from time to time the 
lowest prices to be paid for Hand-loom Weaving. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Duntocher, Glenheadand Arrestment 
Failley, was presented, and read ; taking notice of the of Wages 
Arrestment of Wages (Scotland) Bill; and praying, Scetlnd) 
That the same may pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Sir James Graham reported, That he had carried to Prison 
the Lords the Message of this House of Friday last, re- Discipline, 
questing that their Lordships would be pleased to com- _Nos. 
municate to this House, Copies of the Second, Third Py oe 
and Fourth Reports from the Select Committee on Prison ee 
Discipline; and, that their Lordships had been pleased 
to communicate printed Copies of the said Reports, toge- 
ther with the Minutes of the Evidence, as desired by this 
House; and he delivered the same in at the Table. 

Ordered, That the said Reports do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 

Ordered, That the Report upon the same subject, 
which, upon the 26th day of May last, was communi- 
cated from the Lords, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Amendments made by the Lords Loan | 
to the Loan Societies Bill, be taken into consideration — 
To-morrow. ; 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- Sheriffs’ 
ing of the Sheriffs’ Declaration Bill ; — 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being ”” 
proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time :— 
And a Debate arising thereupon ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till To- 


Morrow. 


Mr. Bannerman, from the Select Committee appointed Kingston- 
to try and determine the merits of the Petition of Henry erg 
Watson, Joseph Watson, and John Bowlby, Electors of ‘ 
the Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull, complaining of an 
undue Election and Return for the said Borough, in- 
formed the House, That the Committee had deter- 
mined, 

That Thomas Perronet Thompson, Esquire, is duly 
elected a Burgess to serve in this present Parliament for 
the said Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull: 

That the Petition of the said Henry Watson, Joseph 
Watson, and John Bowlby, did not appear to the said 
Committee to be frivolous or vexatious: _ 

That the opposition to the said Petition did not appear 
to the said Committee to be frivolous or vexatious : 

That they have altered the Poll taken at the said 
Election, by striking off— 








yy — 
4172. George Schonswar, 3114. William Raynor, 
1620. John Clark, 473- William Lamb Hinds, 


1213. George Colman, the younger, 825. William Robinson, 
3317. Willam Leake, 620. Michael Angelo Lowther, 


388. Robert Garbutt, 55- Charles Blaiirock, 
414. Robert Gray, 3868. John Wing, 
4062. John Widdup, 2737. Thomas Dixon, 


2787. Thomas Jarratt, and 


1178, James Binnington, 
1. Peter Acklom, 


2766. Thomas Harper, 
as not having any right to vote. 

And the said Determinations were ordered to be en- 
tered in the Journals of this House. 





A Message 


(Scotland) Bill, 

















out onl 














Message 
from the 
Lords. 


Stamp and 
Tax Offices 
Bill. 


Bodmin and 
Wadebridge 
Railway Bill. 
Merchant 
Seamen Regis- 
tration Bill, 


Seamen 
Enlistment 
Bill. 


Sheffield 
Gas Bill. 


Earl of Orford’s 
Estate Bill. 


Ecclesiastical 


Revenues 
Bill. 


Public Works 
(Ireland.) 


Lords’ 
Committees 
for Privileges, 


Hand-loom 
Weavers, 


Turnpike 
Trusts’ Con- 
Solidation, 


Paymaster 
General Bill. 


5-6 Witt. IV. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Trower and Sir 

Giffin Wilson : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills following, 
without any Amendment; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to consolidate certain Offices 
in the Collection of the Revenues of Stamps and Taxes, 
and to amend the Laws relating thereto: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend an Act relating to 
the Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made by 
this House to the Amendments made by the Lords to the 
Bill, intituled, An Act to amend and consolidate the 
Laws relating to the Merchant Seamen of the United 
Kingdom, and for forming and maintaining a Register 
of all the Men engaged in that Service, without any 
Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
for the Encouragement of the voluntary Enlistment of 
Seamen, and to make Regulations for more effectually 
manning His Majesty's Navy, with some Amendments; 
to which Amendments the Lords the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
for better lighting with Gas the a of Sheffield, in 
the West Riding of the County of York, with some 
Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for 
empowering Trustees to sell certain Freehold, Copyhold 
and Leasehold Estates in the County of Norfolk, settled 
under the Will of Horatio Earl of Orford, deceased, and 
for laying out the Money arising therefrom in the pur- 
chase of Lands, to be settled to the same uses, and for 
other purposes therein mentioned ; to which the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for 
protecting the Revenues of vacant Ecclesiastical Digni- 
ties, Prebends, Canonries, and Benefices without Cure of 
Souls, and for preventing the lapse thereof during the 
pending Inquiries respecting the state of the Established 
Church in England and Wales ; to which the Lords de- 
sire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords do request that this House will be pleased 
to communicate to their Lordships, a Copy of the First 
Report made from the Select Committee appointed by 
this House on Public Works (Jreland): And also, 

The Lords do request, that this House will give leave 
to Thomas Martin, Esquire, and Martin Joseph Blake, 
Esquire, Members of this House, to attend their Lord- 
ships, in order to their being examined as Witnesses 
before the Lords’ Committees for Privileges, to whom 
the Petition of Lord Ffrench, claiming a right to vote 
at the Elections of Peers for Ireland to sit in the Parlia- 
ment of the United Kingdom, stands referred :—And 
then the Messengers withdrew. 

Resolved, That this House will send Answers to the last 
parts of the said Message by Messengers of their own. 

And the Messengers were again called in; and Mr. 
Speaker acquainted them therewith:—And then they 
again withdrew. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That leave be given to bring in a Bill for the better Pro- 
tection of the Artisans of Great Britain and Ireland 
employed in weaving by Hand-loom; 

The House divided. 

The Yeas went forth. 


Tellers for the Yeas, 
Mr. Hume, 


Tellers for the Noes,| Mr. Mark Philips: 
So it passed in the Negative. 


Mr. John Mazwell, 
Mr. Gillon: 


Man, 
\ 120. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That a Select Committee be appointed to consider of the 
Consolidation of Turnpike Trusts, and for raising some 
other Revenue for maintaining the Roads than by Toll, 
and further to consider other matters relating to Turn- 
pike Trusts:—And the said Motion was, with leave of 
the House, withdrawn. 


Ordered, That leave be 


consolidating the Offices o 
VOL. 90. 


iven to bring in a Bill for 
P Paymaster General, Pay- 


28°—29° Sulit. 





493 


master and Treasurer of Chelsea Hospital, Treasurer of 
the Navy, and Treasurer of the Ordnance: And that 
Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Henry Parnell, 
and Mr. Baring, do prepare, and bring it in. 


And the House having continued to sit. till after 

twelve of the clock on Wednesday morning ; 
Mercuri, 29° die Juli 1835: 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of the Treasury Minute in 1833, for the regulation of 
the Establishment of the Board of Manufactures in Scot- 
land, and an Account of the Appropriation for that Esta- 
blishment in 1834. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the present Amount of accumulated Capital 
of the Equivalent Fund granted to Scotland by the 


Treaty of Union, and of the Appropriation of the same 
in 1834. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 


Board of 
Manufactures, 
&amp;c. (Scotland.) 


King's 


His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give Chaplains 
directions, that there be laid before this House,—a Re- Scotland.) 


turn of the Number of King’s Chaplains in Scotland; 
stating the Name, the Date of Appointment, and the 
Salary of each, and from what Fund and by what au- 
thority paid :—also, a Statement of the Duties, if any, 
performed as Chaplains. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Establishment of the Board of Commissioners 
for the Herring Fishery in Scotland, and the Name and 
Place of Residence. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of the Patents appointing the Master of the Faculties, 
the Principal Registrar of the Office of Faculties, and of 
the Vicar General of the Prerogative Court of Canter- 
bury in Doctors’ Commons. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of the Table of Fees payable in the Faculty Office, and 
in the Office of the Vicar General ; stating the same in 
detail, and the Duties on which the several Fees were 
paid, the Date when first fixed, and when augmented, 
and by what authority sanctioned. 


The House was moved, That the Resolutions which, 
upon the 16th day of this instant July, were reported 
from the Select Committee on Printed Papers, might 
be read; and the same ‘were again read, and are as 
followeth : 

1. Resolved, That the Resolution of the House of 
7th May 1801 be rescinded, and that the scheme 
for distribution recommended by the Committee be 
adopted. 

2. Resolved, That the whole number of copies of the 
Statutes for promulgation be printed of one uniform 
size. 

3. Resolved, That the Statutes for promulgation be of 
the royal octavo size, continuously printed. 

4. Daidied That the Statutes be distributed to Mem- 
bers, from the Vote Office, as soon after the completion 
of each sheet as possible. 

5- Resolved, That, to secure the publicity and preserva- 
tion of the Statutes for the use of Courts and Offices, 
such copies shall be stamped “ Promulgated for public 
use,” and be accompanied by a distinct notice on each 
volume, that they belong to the said Courts and 
Offices, and are to be solely appropriated for public 
use. 

6. Resolved, That the charge for printing Private, 
Local and Personal Acts, by The King’s Printer, at the 
public expense, be discontinued ; and that the promoters 
of every such Act (except Naturalization and Name 
Acts) be required to leave fifty copies, printed at their 
own expense, at the Vote Office, for the use of the 
House. 

7. Resolved, That the Acts of Parliament and Statutes 
at Large should be printed for sale at one uniform price 
throughout the United Kingdom, in as convenient a 
form, and at as low a charge, as is consistent with the 

6K ordinary 


Herring 
Fishery 
(Scotland.) 


Prerogative 
Court of 
Canterbury. 


Printed 
Papers. 








Church of 
Ireland Bill. 


Church of 
Ireland. 


494, 


ordinary profit of trade, and no more; and, as The 
King’s Printers’ Patents empower the Lords of His 
Majesty’s Treasury to fix such reasonable rate for each 
and every publication by The King’s Printer, the 
Committee recommend the early attention of the 
House to the accomplishment of these most desirable 
objects. 

8. Resolved, That 1,000 copies of the Journals of the 
House, instead of 1,750, as heretofore, be printed in this 
and future Sessions, on the plan submitted to the Com- 
mittee; and that no Reprints thereof be made except 
by special vote of the House. 

9. Fesolved, That the copies of the Journals now in 
store may, by order of Mr. Speaker, be given, as here- 
tofore, to Members and Peers who have not already 
received them, until the number in store be reduced 
to 100 complete copies, to be retained for public pur- 
poses; after which, Members shall be entitled to 
receive the Journals for the years only they are in Par- 
liament. 

10. Resolved, That the Parliamentary Papers and Re- 
ports (printed for the use of Members) should in future 
be printed in a more compressed form, and with smaller 
type; and that the specimens submitted to the Com- 
mittee be approved of, and hereafter generally adopted 
as speedily as possible. 

11. Resolved, That the Order for printing the Papers, 
Bills, Minutes of Proceedings, or Votes and Journals, 
should continue to be given as heretofore to the re- 
spective Printers of the Two Houses. 

12. Resolved, That the whole of the Printing ordered 
by the House, whether for Bills, Reports, Papers, Ac- 
counts, the Journals, or Minutes, should be carried on 
under such control as to the mode of printing, on the 
part of the Stationery Office, as will secure the per- 
formance of it upon one uniform system ; securing for 
the House the most correct and rapid execution of 
the work, upon the terms most favourable to public 
economy; and, that no second composition be allowed, 
except under special circumstances, and subject to 
the examination of the Comptroller of the Stationery 
Office. 

13. Resolved, That all Papers presented to the House 
by command of His Majesty in a printed form, be 
read, indorsed, and scheduled, with those presented in 
manuscript, pursuant to Act of Parliament or Orders 
of the House. 

14. Lesolved, That the Parliamentary Papers and 
Reports printed for the use of the House ner be 
rendered accessible to the Public by purchase, at the 
lowest price they can be furnished, and that a suffi- 
cient number of extra copies shall be printed for that 
purpose. 

15- Resolved, That a Select Committee be appointed 
for the present Session, and with the commencement 
of each succeeding one, consisting of eight Members, 
with power to suggest what series of Returns shall be 
periodically presented from the Public Offices; to 
classify the same; and generally to direct the manner 
and form of printing all Papers laid before the House; 
and also, that the printing and distribution of the Sta- 
tutes and Journals, and the several other Papers and 
Proceedings of the House, be under the general super- 
intendence of the same Committee, who shall report 
from time to time to the House. 

16. Ltesolved, That the number of each Paper ordered 
to be printed by the House shall be regulated by 
Mr. Speaker, attending to the circumstances of each and 
the public demand for the same. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
That the First Resolution of the Committee be now read 

second time :—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 


Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till Tuesday 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Church of Ireland Bill; 


Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself 
into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
to whom it was referred to consider of the applica- 
tion of the balance remaining undisposed of under the 
Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 100, s. 19, to provide Funds for 


Q8°—Q9° Juliz. 


A. 1835. 


the purpose of General Education, and to make pay- 
ments out of the Consolidated Fund in certain cases 
under the Church of Ireland Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself 
into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Letters Patent Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be’ read a second time upon 
Tuesday next, at twelve of the clock. 


Letters 
Patent Bill, 


Parish 
Vestries Bill, 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Parish Vestries Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Tuesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Public 
on the Public Carriages (Metropolis) Bill ; 5 (Metropolis) 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself 5. 


into the said Committee. 


Civil A ffairs 


The Order of the day being read, for the second ! 
(Ireland) Bill. 


reading of the Civil Affairs (Ireland) Bill; __ 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Imprisonment 
’ a 2 or Debt 
further consideration the Report from the Committee (Sctiana) Bil. 
on the Imprisonment for Debt (Scotland) Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Tuesday next, at twelve of the 


clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Arrestment 
further consideration the Report from the Committee a ae 
on the Arrestment of Wages (Scotland) Bill; a. se 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Tuesday next, at twelve of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Prisons’ 
reading of the Prisons’ Regulation Bill ; _ 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this 7" " 
day. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- Supply 
ther consideration the Rcouketions which, upon the 16th (13th July.) 
day of this instant July, were reported from the Com- 
mittee of Supply, and which Resolutions were then 
postponed ; 

Ordered, That the said Resolutions be taken into 
further consideration upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Chancery Offices Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself 
into the said Committee. 


Chancery 
Offices ill. 


Bankrupts’ 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into sent 


further consideration the Report from the Committee 
on the Bankrupts’ Estates Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- . 
sideration this day. 


Glasgow 
University 
Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Glasgow Universities Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 


The ingrossed Bill to repeal an Act of the ninth year 
of his late Majesty, for regulating the carriage of Pas- 
sengers in Merchant Vessels from the United Kingdom 
to the British Possessions on the Continent and Islands 
of North America, and to make further Provision for 
regulating the same, was, according to Order, read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title 
be, An Act to repeal an Act of the ninth year of his 
late Majesty, for regulating the carriage of Passengers 
in Merchant Vessels from the United Kingdom to the 
British Possessions on the Continent and Islands of 
North America, and to make further Provision ef a 

ating 


Colonial | 
Passengers 
Bill. 





























Accidents 
in Mines. 


Exeter 
Water Com- 
pany Bill. 


Belfast 
and Cavehill 
Railway Bill. 


Public 
Petitions. 


Post Office. 
No. 442. 


Post Office. 
No, 443. 


Post Office. 
No. 401. 


Joint Stock 
Banks. 


No. 445. 


Spirits. 


5-6 Witt. IV. 


lating the carriage of Passengers from the United 
Kingdom. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on Accidents in 
Mines have Power to adjourn from place to place. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend an Act of the third year 
of His present Majesty, for more effectually supplying 
with Water the City and County of the City of Exeter, 
and Places adjacent thereto, was read the third time ; 
and ingrossed Clauses were added, by way of riders; 
and Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Divett do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
Belfast and Cavehill Railway Bill to make their Report, 


be further enlarged till Wednesday, the 5th day of 
August next. 


Mr. Oswald reported from the Select Committee on 
Public Petitions; That they had examined the Petitions 
presented on the 22d, 23d and 24th days of this instant 
July, and had directed him to make a Report thereof to 
the House. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; and 
be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
half an hour after twelve of the clock on Wed- 
nesday morning, adjourned till this day. 





Mercurii, 29° die Juli ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. : 


M R. Crafer, from the Treasury, was called in; and 
at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,—A Re- 
turn, in detail, of the Establishment of the General Post 
Office of the United Kingdom, as it stood on the 5th 
April 1835. 

A Return of the authorized Establishment of the 
General Post Office in the United Kingdom, in classes, 
compared with the actual Charge on 5th April 1835. 

A Return, showing which of the Recommendations 
made by the Commissioners of Revenue Inquiry with 
respect to the Post Office, have been carried into effect ; 
together with a Statement in respect of such of the said 
Recommendations as have not been acted upon, with 
the reasons why the same respectively have not been 
carried into effect. 

Further Return to an Order, dated the 31st day of 
March last, fur a Return, in detail, of the whole Amount 
of Poundage charged by Postmasters in Great Britain 
and Ireland, upon Post Office Money Orders ; stating 
the purpose or purposes the said Poundage is applied to, 
and the Amount paid in London, Dublin and Edinburgh; 
also, the Sum Totals paid in England, Ireland and Scot- 
land, in each of the last Three years, ending 1st January 
1835, and distinguishing the same, “ so far as regards 
Ireland.” 

An Account of the aggregate Amount of Notes cir- 
culated in England and Wales by Private Banks and 
by Joint Stock Banks and their Branches; distinguishing 
Private from Joint Stock Banks, between the 28th June 
1834 and the 28th June 1835, stated for each quarter 
of the year, as directed by 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 83. 

An Account of the Number of Imperial Gallons of 
British, Foreign and Colonial Spirits which paid the 
Home Consumption Duty in the United Kingdom, for 
the years 1833 and 1834, separately ; specifying the 
Quantities of each which paid Duty in England, Scotland 
and Ireland; also, the rate of weet and the Amount 
of each, in each year, for the three Countries; also, the 
decrease or increase of the Number of Gallons of each 
kind of Spirits, and of the Amount of Duty, in England, 
Scotland and Ireland, of 1833, as compared with 1832, 


and of 1834, as compared with 1833. 
VOL. 90. 


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495 


~ A Return of the Amount of Stage Coach Duty re- 
ceived in respect of Coaches running between Deptford, 
Greenwich, Woolwich and London, in the two years ended 


5th January last. 


A Return of the Number of Exchequer Prosecutions 
instituted against Proprietors of Stage Coaches running 
between the Towns of Deptford, Greenwich, Woolwich 
and London, during the two years ended the 5th January 
last ; showing also the Amount of Penalties recovered 
under such Prosecutions :—And then he withdrew. * 

Ordered, That the said Accounts and Papers do lie 
upon the Table; and, except the Account respecting 
Spirits, and the Returns respecting Stage Coaches 
(Greenwich and Woolwich), be printed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act for better lighting with Gas the Borough of 
Sheffield, in the West Riding of the County of York; 
and the same were read; and are as followeth: 

Pr. 2. 1. penult. After “ Sheffield” insert “ New,” 
and in the same line leave out “‘ consumers.” 

Pr. 9. 1. 28. After “ Sheffield” insert “ New,” and 
in the same line leave out “ consumers.” 

Pr. 9. 1. 38. After “ Sheffield” insert “ New,” and 
in the same line leave out “ consumers.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 36. After “ Sheffield” insert “‘ New,” and 
in the same line leave out “‘ consumers.” 

Pr. 13. 1. 17. Leave out “ an affidavit,” and insert 
** a declaration in writing, under the hand or hands of 
‘¢ the proprietor or proprietors thereof.” 

yee 13. 1. 18. Leave out from “ made ” to “ stating ” 
in 1. 25. 


Pr. 13. 1. 31. Leave out “ affidavit,” and insert 
“ declaration.” 


Pr. 14. 1. 5. Leave out “ affidavit,” and insert “ de- 
“ claration.” 

Pr, 44. 1. 21. After “ Sheffield” insert “ New.” 

Pr. 44. 1. 22. Leave out “ consumers.” 

Pr. 51. 1.14. After “ Sheffield” insert “ New.” 

Pr. 51. 1. 15. Leave out ** consumers.” 

Pr. 59. 1. 29. Leave out “ which,” and insert “ such.” 

Pr. 62. 1. 6. Leave out “ five,” and insert “ ten.” 


Pr, 72. 1. penult. After “ Company ” insert “ hereby 
** incorporated.” 


Pr. 79. 1. 2. Leave out from “ York” to « the ” in 


1.5 


Pr. 81. 1. 32. Leave out “ G.C.” and insert “ V. G.” 

Pr. 81. 1. 33. After “ denote” insert ‘“ New,” and 
in the same line leave out “ consumers.” 

Pr. 86. 1.17. Leave out “ the sum of,” and insert 
“a sum not exceeding.” 

Pr. 87. 1. 37. Leave out “ to be.” 

Pr. 94. 1. 36. After “ Peace” insert “ not being a 
“¢ shareholder in the Company hereby incorporated.” 

Pr. 98. 1. 3. Leave out “at Wakefield.” _ 

Pr. 98. 1. 4. After “ riding ” insert “ to be kept to 
** hard labour.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. John Parker do carry the Bill to 

the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


An ingrossed Bill to continue and extend the Powers 
of two Acts for completing and maintaining the Port 
Dundas Road, and to make and maintain certain other 
Roads in the Counties of Lanark and Stirling, was read 
the third time; and Amendments were made to the 
Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title be, 
An Act to improve and maintain the Port Dundas Road, 
and to make and maintain two other Roads in the 
Counties of Lanark and Stirling. 

Ordered, That Mr. Walter Campbell do carry the Bill 
to the Lords ; and desire their concurrence. 


The Earl of Orford’s Estate Bill was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Thomas Porrett Hayes, of Bedford-row, 
in the county of Middlesex, gentleman, and Thomas 
6K 2 William 


Stage Coaches 
(Greenwich and 
Woolwich.) 


Sheffield 
Gas Bill, 


Port Dundas, 
&amp;c. Roads 
Roads Bill, 


Earl of Orford’s 
Estate Bill. 


Lighthouses 
Bill. 








Tithes 
(Ireland.) 


Poor Laws 
(Ireland.) 


Steam 
Vessels’ 
Pilotage Bill. 


Quarter 
Sessions 


(Ireland.) 


Post-Horse 
Duties. 


Newspaper 
Stamps. 


Timber 
Duties. 


Royal Burghs 
(Scotland) Bill. 


496 


William Budd, of the same place, gentleman, was pre- 
sented, and read; taking notice of the Lighthouses Bill ; 
and praying, That they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts thereof. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Occupiers of land in Castlelyons ;—In- 
habitants of Carrigtowhill ;— Imogesha ; — and, Kilma- 
comogue, —were presented, and read ; praying the House 
to order a general re-valuation of all the parishes in 
Ireland under the Tithe Composition Acts, on a scale 
commensurate with the present prices of grain. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Arles ;—and, Benjamin 
Wills, of Camberwell,— were presented, and read; pray- 
ing for the introduction of Poor Laws into Ireland. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Pilots for the Port of Liverpool, was 
ee and read; taking notice of the Steam Vessels’ 

ilotage Bill; and praying, That the same may not 
pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Foreman of the Grand Jury of the 
county of Limerick, was presented, and read; setting 
forth, That in the Jrish Quarter Sessions Courts the 
precedence of the criminal over the civil business is con- 
sistent with the constitution, as it regards the prisoners, 
and that it is attended with beneficial results to the 
civil suitors; that it is adopted in that county with 
success; the Petitioners attest that the baronial system 
affords general satisfaction to that county into which it 
had been first introduced, that it works well, and that 
its superiority may be proved by its having been adopted 
by other counties; and praying, That the above may 
be made imperative in the Quarter Sessions Bill, that 
they may be secured generally to Ireland. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on the Civil Bill Courts (Jreland) 
Bill. 


A Petition of Postmasters and others licensed to let 
horses for hire, resident on the road between Dumfries 
and Glasgow, was.presented, and read; praying for the 
abolition of the present system of farming the Post-Horse 
Duties. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Leominster, was presented, 
and read; praying for the repeal of the Stamp Duty on 
Newspapers. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Ship-owners’ Society of Leith ;—and, 
Ship-owners, Merchants, Traders and other Persons in- 
terested in the welfare of British Shipping, residing in 
the city and port of Aberdeen,—were presented, and 
read; praying, That no alteration may take place in the 
relative Duties on Foreign and Colonial Timber. 

A Petition of Merchants, Ship-owners and others, In- 
habitants of Leith, was also presented, and read ; pray- 
ing, That the Duty on all European Wood, and in par- 
ticular on Fir Timber, under eight inches square, and 
on all Oak suitable for ship-building, may be reduced. 

And the said Petitions were referred to the Select 
Committee on Timber Duties. 


A Petition of the Magistrates and Town Council of 
Anstruther Easter ;—the Provost, Magistrates and Town 
Council of Haddington;—and, the Royal Burghs of 
Scotland, met in Convention at Edinburgh,—were pre- 
sented, and read; taking notice of the Royal Burghs 
(Scotland) Bill; and praying, That the same may not 
pass into a law. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


99° Juli. 


A. 1835. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of the Work- 
ing Classes and others of Edinburgh, was presented, 
and read; praying the House to refuse any grant for 
the erection or endowment of additional Churches in 
Scotland. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Incorporation of Traffickers, or Mer- 
chant Company of Leith ;—Proprietors and Occupiers 
of Bonded Warehouses in Leith, and others, interested 
in the Wine and Spirit Trade of that Port ;—and, the 
Preses and Clerk of the Commissioners for the superin- 
tendence and management of the Harbour and Docks of 
Leith,—were presented, and read; praying the House 
to continue the privileges hitherto enjoyed by Leith in 
regard to Warehouses of special security. 

. a the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of the Incorporation of Bakers of Leith, 
was presented, and read; taking notice of the Sale of 
Bread Bill; and praying, That if the same be intended 
to extend to Scotland, it may not pass into a law. 

- en That the said Petition do lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of the Preses, Treasurer or Cashier, Mem- 
bers of Committee, and whole Members of the Friendl 
Society of Military Men for the town and county of El- 
gin, was presented, and read; praying, That the provi- 
sions of the Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 92, to consolidate and amend 
the Laws relating to Friendly Societies, may be extended 
to Scotland. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 





Church of 
Scotland. 


Bonding 
Warehouses, 


Sale of Bread 
Bill. 


Friendly 
Societies. 


A Petition of Donald Brown, Parochial Schoolmaster schoolmasters 
of Kilberry, was presented, and read ; praying the House St") 


to adopt measures for extending the accommodations 

provided for the Parochial Schoolmasters of Scotland, 

by the 8th section of Act 43 Geo. 3, c. 54. 

“ Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of the Friends 
of the Ten Hours Factory Bill, held in Spring-street 
Chapel, Huddersfield ;—the Chairman of a Meeting of 
the Fathers and Mothers of the Factory Children, and 
other Persons, held at Netheroyd Hill, Huddersfield ;— 
and, Operative Cotton Spinners, and others, of Preston, 
—were presented, and read; reciting the Act 3 and 
4 Will. 4, c.103, to regulate the Labour of Children and 
Young Persons in the Mills and Factories of the United 
Kingdom ; and praying the House to amend the same. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Senior and Junior Fellows and Scholars 
of Trinity College, Dublin ;—Inhabitants of Kilbride ; 
—Clergy of the Rural Deanery of Clonard ;—Protestant 
Inhabitants of Kilkeranmore and Castleventry ;—Clona- 
hilty ;—Saint Anne, Dublin ;— Ballycommon ;— Saint 
Andrew’s, Dublin ;—Rosscarberry ;—Inhabitants of Cal- 
lan ;—Clonegal;—Saint Catherine’s, Dublin;—Saint Au- 
deon, Dublin ;—Incumbent and Protestant Inhabitants of 
Temple O’ Malus ;—Members of the United Church in 
Tyrrelspass;— and, Protestant Inhabitants of Burn- 
church,-—were presented, and read ; taking notice of the 
Church of Jreland Bill; and praying, That the same 
may not pass into a law. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the President of the Society of Solicitors 
of the county of Banff, was presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Instruments of Sasine (Scotand) Bill; and 
praying; That the same may pass into a law 

rdered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 
A Petition 


Factories 
Regulation 
Act. 


Church of 
Ireland Bill 


Instruments 
of Sasine 


(Scotland) Bill. 























Fisheries 
(Ireland.) 


Soap 
Drawback 
(Ireland.) 


Tithes 
(Ireland.) 


Tithe 
Composition 


(Ireland.) 


Ipswich 
Election. 


Ipswich 
Election 


Bribery. 


Church of 


Ireland Bill, 


Church of 
Treland (Pay- 
ments out of 
Consolidated 
F und.) 





5-6 Wii. IV. 


A Petition of the High Sheriff, Grand Jury, Gentle- 
men, Merchants, Boat-owners, Fishermen, fiahicuiers 
and others, of the county of Clare, was presented, and 
read ; praying the House to address His Majesty to ap- 
point a Commission to inquire locally into the distressed 
state of the Irish Fisheries, likewise the causes that have 
led to that state, and the means of reviving them. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Licensed Soap Manufacturers of the 
town of Ennis, was presented, and read; praying, That 
the Drawback on Soap imported into Jreland may be 
discontinued. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Landholders of Kilcoleman, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying for the abolition of Tithes in 
Ireland. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Mitchelstown, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying, That a revision of the com- 
position for Tithes in that parish may take place. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That John Clipperton be brought to the bar of this 
House To-morrow, in order to his being discharged ; 
and that Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrants accord- 
ingly ; 

The House divided. 

The Noes went we 

r. Freshfield, 
Tellers for the Yeas] Mtr" Willem. Gladstone 


\ 56 
Mr. Robert Steuart, \ 


Tellers for the Noes, Mr. Potter : : 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


34 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 
adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed upon 
Wednesday, the 22d day of this instant July, That 
Thomas More Keith be taken into the custody of the 
Serjeant at Arms attending this House ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned till 
To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Church of Ireland Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 


The remainder of the Clauses (after Clause N° 49), 
with Amendments to several of them, were agreed to. 
To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported from the Committee, That they had made 
further progress in the Bill; and that he was directed 
by the Committee to move, That they may have leave 
to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee to consider of the application of the balance 
remaining undisposed of under the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, 
c. 100, s.19, for relief of the Owners of Tithes in Jre- 
land, to provide Funds for the purpose of General 
Education, and to make payments out of the Conso- 
lidated Fund in certain cases under the Church of 


Ireland Bill. 
(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That advances be made, out of the Con- 
solidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain 
and Ireland, to defray the expenses of the revision of 
Tithe Compositions in Ireland, for the payment of Rent- 
charges in lieu of Tithes, and for paying for Advow- 
sons suspended or reduced under any Act of the present 
Session of Parliament for the better regulation of Eccle- 
siastical Revenues in Ireland; such advances to be 
repaid in such manner as may be provided for by the 
said Act. 

2. Resolved, That the Instalments in repayment of 
an Far advanced under an Act of the 3d and 4th 

. 90. 


29°-—30° Sulit. 


497 


Will. 4, c. 100, s.19, for the relief of the owners of 
Tithes in Jreland, be remitted or repaid; and that the 
remainder of the Exchequer Bills which by the said 
Act were authorized to be issued, shall be applied to 
such purposes as may be authorized by an Act of this 
present Session of Parliament, for the better regulation 
of Ecclesiastical Revenues in Ireland. 

3- Resolved, That an annual Sum, not exceeding Fifty 
thousand Pounds, shall, from and after the 5th day of 
April 1836, be issued out of the said Consolidated Fund, 
to make provision for the general education of all Classes 
of His Majesty’s Subjects in Ireland, in advance of such 
Sums as may be paid to the said Fund by the Eccle- 
siastical Commissioners in Ireland. 

Resolutions to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal re- 
ported from the Committee, That they had come to 
Resolutions, which they had directed him to report. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the County Coroners’ Bill ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “That” to the 
end of the Question, in order to add the words, “this 
** House will, upon Friday next, resolve itself into the 
‘“‘ said Committee,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question :—The 
said proposed Amendment was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair: 
—The House accordingly resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee. 

(In the Committee.) 


Cause, N° 12 (Surgeons and other medical men to 
be remunerated) read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 5. 1. 31. To insert “ less 
“ than One Pound, or more than Two Pounds.” 

Motion made, and Question proposed, That the 
Chairman do report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 

Motion, by leave, withdrawn. 

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 

Amendment proposed: P. 5. 1. 31. To fill the blank 
with “ One Pound,” 

Afterwards proposed to fill the blank with “ Two 
“ Pounds.” 

Question, That the blank be filled with “ One 
« Pound ”———put, and Negatived. 

Blank filled with ‘Two Pounds.” 

Amendment proposed: P. 5. 1.32. To leave out 
** give his evidence,” and to insert “ enter into such 
* post-mortem examination:” Amendment, by leave, 
withdrawn. 

Amendment proposed: P. 5. 1. 33. To leave out 
from “out of the” to the end of the Clause, and to 
insert “ County Rate.” 

Question put, That the words proposed to be left out 
stand part of the Clause ; 

The Committee divided. 

Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Pease - - - - 117. 

Teller for the Noes, Mr. Charles Barclay - 23. 


Amendment proposed: P. 5. 1. 34. To leave out 
from “ Parish” to the end of the Clause. 

Question, That the words proposed to be left out 
stand part of the Clause——put, and Negatived. 

Cause, N° 12, as amended, agreed to. 

Cravsez, Ne 13, read. 

Motion made, and Question, That the Chairman do 
now leave the Chair——put, and agreed to. 

















And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Jovis, 30 die Julti, 1835: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair. 

The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 

on the Polls at Elections Bill ; 
6 L 


And 


County 
Coroners’ 


Bill. 


Polls at Elec- 


tions Bill. 








Inns, Alehouses, 
and Victualling- 
houses Bill, 


Election 
Expenses 
Bill. 


Qualification 
of Members 
Bill. 


Sale of Bread 
Bill. 


Lighthouses 
Bill. 


Music and 
Dancing 
Licenses Bill. 


498 29°—30° Juli. 


And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House do now adjourn ; 
The House divided. 
The Yeas were directed to go Phe 
Colonel Sibthorp, 
Tellers forthe Yeas, Mr. Brotherton: 
Mr. Robert Gordon, 
Tellers for the Noes, Mr. Robert Steuart : \ 85. 
So it passed in the Negative. 
The " accordingly resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee. 


\ None. 


(In the Committee.) 


Bill read a first time; to be reada second time, para- 
graph by paragraph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Crause, N° 1 (Provision in Reform Act allowing Poll 
to be kept open two days, repealed) read. 

Question, That the said Clause be postponed 
and agreed to. 

Crausez, N° 2 (Period for which the poll is to be kept 
open for a County)——read. 

Question, That the said Clause stand part of the Bill 
put, and Negatived. 


Causes, N° 3, 4 and 5, agreed to. 


Cause, N° 6 (Not more than Four hundred Voters to 
poll in one Booth) read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 2. 1. 40. To leave out 
“ High ”——agreed to. 

Amendment proposed: 1. 41. To leave out’ “ Four 
hundred ” and insert “ Three hundred” agreed to. 

Amendment proposed: At the end of the Clause to 
add, “ Proviso, that Polling-places shall be more than 
Four hundred yards apart.” 

Question, That those words be there added 
and Negatived. 

Crausz, N° 6, as amended, agreed to. 


Crauses, N* 7, 8 and 9, agreed to. 
Postponed Clause, N° 1, as amended, agreed to. 


Cravuse (Power to adjourn Polls in case of Riots)—— 
added. 


Preamble agreed to. 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. 








put, 

















put, 





Mr. Robert Steuart reported from the Committee, 
That they had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto.. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Inns, Alehouses and Victualling Houses Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Committee 
on the Election Expenses Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration To-morrow. ' 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Committee 
on the Qualification of Members Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Sale of Bread Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself 
into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Lighthouses Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Music and Dancing Licenses Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 


_ itself into the said Committee. 





A. 1835. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Excise _ 
reading of the Excise Incorporation (Scotland) Bill; (Scotland) Bi 


(Scotland) Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Bankropts 
further consideration the Report from the Committee on (Scotland) Bill, 
the Bankrupts Estates (Scotland) Bill:—The Bill was No, 44g. 
re-committed to a Committee of the whole House. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 

itself into a Committee, to consider further of the Bill: 
—The House accordingly resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Robert Steuart reported 
from the Committee, That they had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Robert Steuart accordingly reported the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Tuesday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


The Reform of Parliament (Scotland) Bill, was, ac- Reform of 
cording to Order, read a seeond time ; and committed (Scotland) pa. 
to a Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Savings Banks 
further consideration the Report from the Committee @™ Bil. 
on the Savings Banks (Scotland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Supply. 
of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Ways and 
of Ways and Means ; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take Loan Socie- 
into consideration the Amendments made by the Lords ties Bill. 
to the Bill, intituled, An Act to encourage the establish- 
ment of Loan Societies in England and Wales; and the 
same were read; and are as followeth: 

Pr. 1. 1. 30. Leave out from “ thereon” to “ shall” 
in Pr, 2. 1. 11. 

Pr. 8. 1. 16. Leave out “ within twelve months,” 
and insert “ at any one time.” 

Pr. 8. 1. 17. Leave out: “ or value.” 

Pr. 8. 1.18. Leave out “ Ten,” and insert “ Fifteen ;” 
and in the same line, after “ pounds,” insert “ Pro- 
“ vided nevertheless, That no second or other Loan 
“ shall be made to the same individual until the previous 
** Loan is repaid.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. William Ord do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


Sheriffs’ 
Declaration 
Bill. 


The House, according to Order, resumed the adjourned 
Debate upon the Question proposed yesterday, That the 
Sheriffs’ Declaration Bill be now read a second time: 

And the Question being put ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second time: 
—The Bill was accordingly read a second time; and 
committed to a Committee of the whole House, for 
this day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Public 
a Committee upon the Public Carriages (Metropolis) (amie*ti.) 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker Bil. 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Robert Steuart reported No. 447. 
from the Committee, That they had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Robert Steuart accordingly reported the Bill 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con 
sideration upon Tuesday next, at twelve of the clock. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. = , 

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Prisons’ 
Regulation 
Bill. 


Chancery 
Offices Bill. 


Bankrupts’ 
Estates Bill. 


Public Roads 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Houses of 
Parliament. 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Clergy 
(Ireland.) 


Thames 
Tunnel, 


No. 448, 


Carlow 
County 
Election, 


Consular 
Establishment, 


5-6 Wit. IV. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Prisons’ Regulation Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Chancery Offices Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself 
into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Committee 
on the Bankrupts’ Estates Bill:—The Bill was re-com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into a Committee, to consider further of the Bill: 
—The House accordingly resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee ; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Robert Steuart reported 
from the Committee, That they had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
give effect and validity to certain Contracts and Pre- 
sentments for repairing and keeping in repair certain 
Public Roads in Jreland, and to the Suréties entered 
into for the execution thereof: And that Mr. More 


O’ Ferrall and Lord Viscount Morpeth do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed to 
consider of the best mode of ventilating and warming 
the new Houses of Parliament, and of rendering the 
same favourable to the transmission of Sound :—And 
a Committee was appointed of Mr. Hawes, Mr. Hanbury 
Tracy, Lord Viscount Howick, Mr. Warburton, Lord 
Granville Somerset, Mr. Strutt, Sir George Clerk, Mr. 
Hall, Mr. Benjamin Smith, Mr. Compton, Lord Viscount 
Sandon, Mr. Philip Howard, and Mr. Hughes Hughes: 
And they are to meet To-morrow, in the Speaker's 
Chamber ; and have Power to send for persons, papers 
and records; and that Three be the Quorum. 


Ordered, That Sir Andrew Agnew have leave of 
absence for six weeks, on urgent business;—Mr. Balfour, 
six weeks, on urgent business;—Mr. Denistoun, a month, 
on account of ill health;—Mr. Alexander Speirs, a 
month, on urgent business ;—Mr. Gillon, a month, on 
urgent business ;—and, Mr. John Martin, a month, on 
urgent business. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Cal- 
culation of the Incomes of the Archbishops, Bishops, 
Dignitaries and Parochial Clergy of Ireland, before the 
Church Temporalities Act, under the Church Tempo- 
ralities Act, and under the proposed Bill for the better 
Regulation of Ecclesiastical Revenues, and the promo- 
tion of religious and moral Instruction in Ireland. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Thames 


Tunnel, which was presented upon Tuesday last, be 
printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
two of the clock on Thursday morning, adjourned 
till this day. 





Jovis, 30° die Juliz ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. 


RDERED, That the Select Committee on the 

Carlow County Election, have leave to sit, during 

the sitting of the at this day, between the hours of 
twelve and three of the clock. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Consu- 
lar Establishment, have leave to sit, during the sitting 


of the House this day, between the hours of twelve 
and three of the clock. 


VOL. 90. 


29°—30° Sulit. 


499 


Mr. Waple, from the Office of His Majesty’s Com- 
missioners for building New Churches, was called in; 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of 
several Acts of Parliament,—An Account of Charges and 
Expenses paid by His Majesty’s Commissioners in and 
about the execution of the several Acts for building and 
—, the building of additional Churches in popu- 
ous Parishes, from the 25th day of March 1834, to the 
25th day of March 1835 :—And then he withdrew. 

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


New 
Churches. 


Mr. Tooke, by Order, reported from the Committee 
on the Botley and Fifield Road Bill; That they had exa- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same 
to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


Botley and 
Fifield Road 
Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Report which, upon the 16th day of this instant July, 
was made from the Committee on the Trinity (North 
Leith) Harbour and Dock Bill, printed copies of the 
Bill, as amended by the Committee, having been de- 
livered at the door upon Thursday last ; and the Amend- 
ments were read the first time. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Amendments be now read a second 
time ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, by leaving out from the words “ That the” to the 
end of the Question, in order to add the words “ Report 
“ be taken into further consideration upon this day two 
“ months,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words proposed 
to be left out stand part of the Question ; | 

The House divided. 

The Yeas went forth. 


Tellers for the Yeas yen Bl = Hay, 


Tellers for the Noes,| str Charles Wood, 


Trinity 
(North Leith) 
Harbour and 


Dock Bill. 


22. 
Mr. Robert Steuart : } rae 
So it passed in the Negative. 


And the Question being put, That the words “ Report 
** be taken into further consideration upon this day two 
‘* months,” be added at the end of the Question ; it was 
resolved in the Affirmative. 

Then the main Question, so amended, being put; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon this day two months. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Instruments 
further consideration the Report from the Committee on (Seotland) Bill. 
the Instruments of Sasine (Scotland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Tuesday next, at twelve of the clock. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a Cruelty to 
Committee upon the Cruelty to Animals Bill; and, after Animals Bill. 
some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Cayley —— rom the Committee, 

That they had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Cayley accordingly reported the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Thursday next, at twelve of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the Clandestine 
Report from the Committee on the Clandestine Mar- ean ™ 
riages (Ireland) Bill; (Ireland) Bill. 


Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Landed 
on the Landed Securities (Ireland) Bill; mi 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve “"e!" apis 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Public Institutions Bill was, according to Order, Public Insti- 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee of ‘tions Bill. 
the whole House, for Thursday next, at twelve of the 
clock. 

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Royal Assent 





500 


The Public Walks Bill was, according to Order, read 
a second time; and committed toa Committee of the 
whole House, for Thursday next, at twelve of the clock. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
_ Committee upon the Sale of Bread Bill ; and, after some 
time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; 
and Mr. Tooke reported from the Committee, That they 
had made progress in the Bill; and that he was directed 
by the Committee to move, That they may have leave to 
sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday next, 
at twelve of the clock, again resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


Mr. Speaker left the Chair at a quarter before three 
of the clock. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair at five of the clock. 


John Clipperton was, according to Order, brought to 
the bar, where he was addressed by Mr. Speaker, as 
followeth : 

John Clipperton. ; 

This House has resolved that you have been guilty 
of a breach of its Privileges, as you have aided and 
abetted witnesses who have absconded for the purpose 
of evading the service of the Speaker’s Warrant. This 
is conduct which in your case admits of no palliation. 
The knowledge which you have acquired in the practice 
of the profession to which you belong, ought to have 
warned you against the commission of such an offence, 
by impressing you with a just sense of its injurious con- 
sequences to your own character, and to the administra- 
tion of justice. 

On the contrary, you have neglected that duty which 
you owe to yourself and to public justice. You have 
supplied the witnesses when abroad with money for their 
support, and when they were living under feigned names; 
and thus you have become deeply implicated in a serious 
and aggravated obstruction to the due authority of this 
House. 

Under these circumstances, this House, which ought 
always to be prompt and vigilant in the vindication of 
its useful and acknowledged Privileges, which are as 
essential to maintain the due authority of this House as 
to protect the course of justice, has found itself impera- 
tively called upon to visit your offence with severe 
punishment. 

Trusting that the contrition which you have expressed 
is real and sincere, and that you will never cease to feel 
regret and sorrow that you have so misconducted your- 
self as to have incurred the heavy displeasure of the 
assembled Representatives of the People, I have now 
to acquaint you, that, on the payment of your Fees, you 
are discharged. 

Ordered, Nemine Contradicente, That what has been 
now said by Mr. Speaker in addressing the said John 
Clipperton a entered in the Journals of this House. 


A Petition of Salt Manufacturers of the county of 
Chester, was presented, and read; praying, That they 
may be ov on an equality, and allowed to send their 
Salt to Jndia at the same rate of Duty which the native 
manufacturer can pay, thus, by competition, leaving the 
inhabitants to be supplied by whoever can do so at the 
cheapest rate, and of the best quality. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Foreign Corn 
imported, which was presented on Monday last, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Spirits, which 
was presented upon Wednesday last, be printed. 


A Message, by Sir Augustus Clifford, Gentleman Usher 

of the Black Rod: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords, authorized by virtue of His Majesty’s Com- 
mission, for declaring His Royal Assent to several Acts 
agreed upon by both Houses, do desire the immediate 
attendance of this Honourable House in the House of 
Peers, to hear the Commission read. 

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went up to 
the House of Peers :—And being returned ; | 


30° Juli. 





A. 1835. 


Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the desire 
of the Lords, authorized by virtue of His Majesty’s Com- 
mission, had been at the House of Peers, where a Com- 
mission under the Great Seal was read, giving, declaring 
and notifying the Royal Assent to the several Public 
Bills and Private Bills therein mentioned; and that 
the Lords thereby authorized, had declared the Royal 
Assent tothe said Bills :—Which Bills are as followeth : 

An Act to consolidate certain Offices in the collection 
of the Revenues of Stamps and Taxes, and to amend the 
Laws relating thereto: 

An Act to amend and consolidate the Laws relating 
to the Merchant Seamenof the United Kingdom, and for 
forming and maintaining a Register of all the Men en- 
gaged in that Service : 

An Act to extend to Ireland certain Provisions of an 
Act made and passed in the first year of His present Ma- 
jesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act for consolidating and 
amending the Laws relating to Property belonging to 
ra yy Femes Covert, Lunatics, and Persons of unsound 

ind: ” 

An Act for altering and amending the Law regarding 
Commitments by Courts of Equity for Contempts, and 
the taking Bills pro confesso in Ireland: 

. “7 Act to exempt Carriages carrying Manure from 
oll : 

An Act to explain and amend the Powers of an Act of 
his late Majesty King George the Fourth, for making 
a Pier at Southend, in the County of Kent: 

An Act for better lighting with Gas the Borough of 
Sheffield, in the West Riding of the ranean, Ae York: 

An Act for making and maintaining a Railway from 
Newtyle to the Muir of Eassie, and from thence to 
the Muir of G'lammiss, in the County of Forfar : 

An Act to amend an Act relating to the Bodmin and 
Wadebridge Railway : 

An Act to amend and alter an Act of the fifty-ninth 
year of his late Majesty King George the Third, for 
vesting in Commissioners the line of Road from Shrews- 
bury, in the County of Salop to Bangor Ferry, in the 
County of Carnarvon, and for discharging the Trustees 
under several Acts of the seventeenth, twenty-eighth, 
thirty-sixth, forty-first, forty-second, forty-seventh, and 
fiftieth years of his then present Majesty, from the 
future repair and maintenance thereof, and for repeal- 
ng so much of the said Acts as affects the said line of 

oad : 

An Act to dissolve the Marriage of William Charles 
Lambert, Esquire, with Georgiana, his now Wife, and to 
enable him to marry again, and for other purposes 
therein mentioned : 

An Act for naturalizing Henry Christopher Bergman. 


Mr. Robert Steuart, by Order, reported from the 
Committee, to whom it was referred to consider of the 
application of the Balance remaining undisposed of 
under the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4. c.100, s.19, for the 
relief of the Owners of Tithes in Ireland, to provide 
Funds for the purpose of general Education, and to 
make payments out of the Consolidated Fund, in cer- 
tain cases, under the Church of Jreland Bill, the Reso- 
lutions which they had directed to be reported ; and the 
same were read; and are as followeth: 

1. Resolved, That advances be made out of the Con- 
solidated Fund of the United Kingdom of G'reat Britain 
and Ireland, to defray the expenses of the revision of 
Tithe Compositions in Ireland, for the payment of Rent 
Charges in lieu of Tithes; and for paying for Advow- 
sons suspended or reduced under any Act of the present 
Session of Parliament for the better regulation of Ec- 
clesiastical Revenues in Ireland; such advances to be 
repaid in such manner as may be provided for by the 
said Act. 

2. Resolved, That the Instalments in repayment of any 
Money advanced under an Act (of the third and fourth 
years of Will. 4, c. 100, s. 19) for the relief of the 
owners of Tithes in Jreland, be remitted or repaid ; 
and that the remainder of the Exchequer Bills, which 
by the said Act were authorized to be issued, shall be 
applied to such Le so as may be authorized by an 
Act of this present Session of Parliament, for the better 
regulation of Ecclesiastical Revenues in Ireland. 

3. Resolved, That an Annual sum, not exceeding Fifty 
thousand pounds, shall, from and after the 5th ei . 

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GreatYarmouth 
and York Elec- 
tions Bribery. 


Charities. 
No. 449. 


Public Roads 
(Ireland) Bill. 
No. 451. 


Ipswich 
Election 
Bribery. 





5-6 Wi LL. IV. 30° 


April 1836, be issued out of the said Consolidated Fund, 
to make provision for the general Education of all Classes 
of His Majesty’s Subjects in Ireland, in advance of such 
sums as may be paid tothe said Fund by the Ecclesiastical 
Commissioners in Ireland. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Committee 
on the Church of Ireland Bill, That they have Power to 
make provision therein, pursuant to the said Resolu- 
tions. 


Lord Francis Egerton, from the Select Committee ap- 
pointed to take into consideration the Petitions alleging 
Bribery at Elections for Great Yarmouth ; and also, the 
Petitions alleging Bribery at Elections for York, in- 
formed the House, 

That a Witness, William Prentice, in his examination 
this day before the Committee, had refused to answer 
a question put to him by the Committee, on the ground, 
as he asserts, that his answer would tend to criminate 
himself, although the Committee had previously informed 
him he was bound to answer such question. 

Ordered, That the short-hand Writer, who attended 
the said Committee, be called in :—He was accordingly 
called in; and at the bar, read from his Minutes the 
examination of William Prentice:—And then he was 
directed to withdraw. 

Ordered, That William Prentice do attend this House 
To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to 
examine and consider the Evidence in the several Re- 
ports presented to this House from the Commissioners 
appointed to inquire concerning Charities in England 
and Wales, and also tle measures which may be most 
effectually adopted to complete at an early period the 
inquiry relative to uninvestigated Charities, and report 
their opinion by what mode the Charity Funds may be 
most eficiently, promptly and economically administered, 
have Power to report the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
before them, to the House. 

Mr. Harvey reported from tue said Select Committee ; 
and to whom the Petitions of Inhabitants of Berkham- 
stead; and, of the Rev. Thomas Dupré; and, a Return 
relating to Public Charities, which was presented on 
the 25th of May last, were referred; That they had 
considered the matters to them referred; and had 
directed him to make a Report thereof to the House, 
together with the Minutes of the Evidence taken before 
them. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; and 
be printed. 


Mr. More O’ Ferrall presented a Bill to give effect and 
validity to certain Contracts and Presentments for re- 
pairing and keeping in repair certain Public Roads in 
Ireland, and to the Sureties entered into for the execu- 
tion thereof: And the same was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Monday 
next. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 
adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed on Wed- 
nesday, the 22d day of this instant July, That Thomas 
Moore Keith be taken into the custody of the Serjeant at 
Arms attending this House ; 

And the Question being again proposed :-——The 
said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 

The House was moved, That the second of the Resolu- 
tions which, upon the 22d day of this instant July, were 
reported from the Select Committee appointed to take 
into consideration the two Resolutions contained in the 
Report from the Select Committee on the Ipswich Bo- 
rough Election, relative to John Pilgrim, and to the 
conduct of the magistrates Samuel Bignold, and Edward 
Temple Booth, Esquires, and to examine the same, and 
to report their opinion thereupon to the House, might 
be read; and the same was read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That it appears to the Committee, That 
Thomas Moore Keith aided and abetted the procuring 


and continuing the absence of John Pilgrim, to pre- 
VOL. 90. 


Julia. 501. 


vent his giving evidence on the Petition against the 
Ipswich Election; and that he used the charge of 
embezzlement as a means of inducing Pilgrim to remain 
In concealment for the same purpose. 

The House was also moved, That such parts of the 
Minutesof the Evidence as relate to Thomas Moore Keith, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

The said Resolution was read a second time, and 
agreed to. 

Resolved, That Thomas Moore Keith, having aided and 
abetted the procuring and continuing the absence of John 
Pilgrim, to prevent his giving evidence on the Petition 
against the Ipswich Election ; and that he having used 
the charge of embezzlement as a means of inducing 
Pilgrim to remain in concealment for the same purpose, 
has been guilty of a breach of the Privileges of this 
House. 

Ordered, That Thomas Moore Keith be taken into 
the custody of the Serjeant at Arms attending this 
House; and that Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrants 
accordingly. 

The Serjeant at Arms attending this House, informed 
the House, that Thomas Moore Keith had surrendered 
himself, and that he was now in custody of the 
sa 9g 

Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That Zhomas Moore Keith be, for his said 
offence, committed to His Majesty’s Gaol of New- 
gate; and that Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrants 
accordingly ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, by leaving out from the word “be” to the end of 
the Question, in order to add the words “ brought to 
“ the bar of this House, in order to his being repri- 
‘** manded, and discharged,” instead thereot. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question :— 
The said proposed Amendment was, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That Thomas Moore Keith be, for his 
said offence, committed to His Majesty’s Gaol of 


Newgate; and that Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrants 
accordingly. 


A Petition of John Pilgrim, of the city of Norwich, 
gentleman, was presented, and read ; setting forth, That 
the Petitioner is under recognizance to appear at the 
next Norwich Assizes to answer certain charges of em- 
bezzlement preferred against him by Messrs. Sewell, 
Blake, Keith and Blake, solicitors, Norwich ; that such 
charges materially affect the character and future pro- 
spects in life of the Petitioner, and it is of the utmost 
importance to him to be forthwith tried, in order that the 
Petitioner may be freed from the imputation now resting 
upon him; that Thomas Moore Keith, one of the said 
firm and one of the prosecutors, is a material and neces- 
sary witness on the trial of the Petitioner; that the said 
Thomas Moore Keith is now a prisoner in Newgate 
under an Order of the House; that the assizes for the 
city of Norwich are fixed for the 1st day of August 
next, and generally continue for several days; that the 
Petitioner solemnly declares that the pretended charges 
of embezzlement against him are entirely without foun- 
dation, and that he is satisfied that he shall be honour- 
ably acquitted ; that the Petitioner has reason to appre- 
hend that application will be made to the Judge of Assize 
to put off the trial of the Petitioner, on the ground of 
the absence of the said Thomas Moore Keith; that in 
the event of such application being successful, the Peti- 
tioner’s trial will be postponed till the following assizes, 
which will not take place before the latter end of March 
next, and that the imputation thus cast upon the cha- 
racter of the Petitioner will remain over him till the 
said month of March, to his great injury and disadvan- 
tage; and praying, That the Hanne will permit the said 
Thomas Moore Keith to proceed to Norwich in the 
custody of the Serjeant at Arms, or of the gaoler of 
Newgate on the 1st day of August next, fer the pur- 
pose of giving evidence on the trial of the Petitioner, 
or otherwise that the House will make such order 
on his behalf as to them may be deemed fitting and 
expedient. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. | 


6M + 


A Motion 


Ipswich 
Election 
Bribery. 








Fcclesiastical 
Courts. 


John 
Mackaness. 


General 
Darling. 


Leave of 
Absence. 


General 
Darling. 


Newton 
Stewart and 
Girvan Post. 


502 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That there be laid before this House, Returns of all the 
Salaries, Fees and Emoluments of the Judges, Re- 
gistrars and other Officers, and also of the Advocates 
and Proctors of the several Ecclesiastical Courts at 
Doctors’ Commons, for the last Three years:-—Of the 
charges made by the Practitioners at Doctors’ Commons, 
for a Probate and Administration, under each grade of 
duty, including those made for ingrossing and ~~ 
ing each Will, taking each Will to contain 15 folios; 
it passed in the Negative. 


A Petition of John Mackaness, barrister at law, of 
the Middle Temple, was presented, and read; praying, 
That the House will institute an inquiry into the cause 
of his removal from the office of Sheriff of New South 
Wales. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Merchants and Ship-owners of the city 
of London, trading to New South Wales, and other 


Colonies ;—and, Inhabitant Householders, Shopkeepers — 


and others, of the borough of Mary-le-bone,—were pre- 
sented, and read; praying the He to institute an 
inquiry into the truth of the charges preferred by Ro- 
bert Robison, Esquire, late Captain in His Majesty’s 
service, against Lieutenant-General Ralph Darling, 
while Governor of New South Wales. 

- sag the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


Ordered, That Mr. Fort have leave of absence for a 
month, on urgent business ;—Mr. Dobbin, a month, on 
urgent business ;—Mr. Henry Marsland, six weeks, on 
urgent business ;—and, Mr. Colin Dunlop, six weeks, 
on urgent business. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
That a Select Committee be appointed to inquire into 
the Conduct of General Darling, while Governor of 
New South Wales, particularly with reference to the 
Grants of Crown Lands made by him, his treatment of 
the Public Press, the case of Captain Robison, and the 
New South Wales Veteran Companies, and the alleged 
instances of cruelty towards the soldiers Sudds and 
Thompson, and other Persons, and to report thereon to 
the House :—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Friday morning ; 


Veneris, 31° die Julti, 1835: 


And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the Debate be adjourned till Monday next ; 
it passed in the Negative. 

And the original Question being put ; 

The House divided. 

The Noes went forth. 


Tellers for the Yeas, 1 om a O’ Connell, 55. 
Tellers for the Noes, { Mr None O' Porat: 47: 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Resolved, That the Committee be nominated this day. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of all Memorials and Petitions presented to the Post- 
master General, praying that a Post might be established 
between the Towns of Newton Stewart and Girvan :— 
A Copy of all Correspondence which has taken place 
between the Authorities at the Post Office and Rigby 
Wason, Esquire, upon the subject of establishing a Post 
between Newton Stewart and Girvan, stating who was 
Postmaster General at the respective Dates of such Cor- 
respondence :—Estimates of the Expense of the weekly 
Post established between the said Towns of Newton 
Stewart and_Girvan:—An Account of the Expense of 
the Weekly Post established between the said Towns of 
Newton Stewart and Girvan ; and Copies of the Instruc- 
tions given to the Postmasters at the said Towns relative 
to the Letters to be forwarded by such Post, and the 
Sums to be charged to various Towns; and another Ac- 
count, showing the Sums charged to the same Towns 


30°—3 1° Juli. 





A. 1835. 


by the other mode of conveyance :—An Account of the 
xpense of the Daily Post between the Towns of Bal- 
lantree and Colmonell:—An Account of the Postage 
charged and paid at the Office of Ballantree for all 
Letters delivered or forwarded by the Daily Post to 
Colmonell during the last twelve months :—An Account 
of the Postage of the Letters carried by the Weekly Post 
between Newton Stewart and Girvan since its establish- 
ment. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of any Instruction, Order or Authority, under which the 
Deputy Postmaster of Glasgow suspended the delivery 
of the Letters and Newspapers in that City by the 
Letter-carriers of the Post Office, during Thursday, the 
23d day of July current. 


Post Office 
(Glasgow.) 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the Imprisonment 
Report from the Committee on the Imprisonment for «Bill. 
Debt Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


being read, for the Committee Poor Relief 


The Order of the da 
Y (Ireland) Bill, 


on the Poor Relief (Ireland) Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- Poor 
ing of the Poor Employment ([reland) Bill ; Employment 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon (Ireland) Bill. 
Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Ecclesiastical 
reading of the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill ; Courts Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third reading Stafford 
of the Stafford Disfranchisement Bill ; Disfranchise- 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time this day. ™e?t Bill. 


Mr. Elphinstone, by Order, reported from the Com- Polls at 
mittee on the Polls at Elections Bill, the Amendments Elections 
which they had made to the Bill; and the Amend- Bil. — 
ments were read, and agreed to; and a Clause was 45°. 
added to the Bill. 

Ordered, that the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed, and read the third time upon Monday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a Sherifis’ 
Committee upon the Sheriffs’ Declaration Bill; and, Declaration 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the #!!- 
Chair; and Mr. Baring reported from the Committee, 

That they had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a Chancery 
Committee upon the Nonagg? Offices Bill; and, after Offices Bill. 
some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Baring reported from the Committee, 

That they had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Mr. Solicitor General reported from the Committee Bankrupts 
on the Bankrupts’ Estates Bill, the Amendments which states =. 
they had made to the Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed, and read the third time upon Monday next. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till a 
quarter of an hour after two of the clock on Fri- 
day morning, adjourned till this day. 
































Botley and 
Fifield Road 
Bill. 


Truro 





5-6 Witt. IV. 
Veneris, 31° die Juliz ; 


Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS, 


A* ingrossed Bill for repairing and otherwise im- 
proving the Roads from Owford, over Botley Cause- 
way, to Fifield, in the County of Berks, and Witney, in 
the County of Ozford, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Barnard do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Tooke reported from the Committee on the 7’ruro 


Improvement Improvement Bill; That they had examined the alle- 


Bill. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


Church of 
Ireland Bill. 


Carlow 
Elections. 


Carlow 
Police. 


Royal Burghs 
(Scotland) Pill, 


Church of 
Treland Bill. 


gations of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


A Petition of Guardians and Rate-payers of the 
several parishes within the Newhaven Union, in the 
county of Sussex, was presented, and read ; complaining 
of that clause of the Poor Law Amendment Act by which 
tenants and rate-payers are called upon wholly to repay 
the sums ef money borrowed for building workhouses ; 
and praying for such relief in the premises as to the 
House shall seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land, and In- 
habitants of Salehurst, Etchingham, Burwash, Brightling, 
Heathfield, Dallington and Waldron, was presented, and 
read ; taking notice of the Church of Lreland Bill; and 
praying, That the same may pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Electors and others, Inhabitants of the 
borough of Carlow ;— and, Edward M. Fitzgerald, of 
Carlow,—were presented, and read; complaining of 
intimidation having been practised at the late Elections 
for the county of Carlow; and praying the House to 
adopt such measures or institute such inquiries as they 
may deem fit, with a view to protect the freedom of 
election, to vindicate the privileges of the House, the 
character of the Government, and prevent the recurrence 
of such illegal, unconstitutional violation of the dearest 
privileges of His Majesty’s Subjects. 

And the said Petitions were referred to the Select 
Committee on Bribery at Elections. 


A Petition of Nelly Nowlan and Mary Byrne ;—and, 
Thomas Brahan and John Holden,—were presented, and 
read ; complaining of the conduct of the Police of the 
county of Carlow, in having arrested and ill treated the 
Petitioners; stating the particulars of their respective 
cases ; and praying relief, 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of the Magistrates and Council of the royal 
burgh of Renfrew, was presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Royal Burghs (Scotland) Bill; and praying, 
That the same may not pass into a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Cumber Upper ;—and, 
Cumber Lower,—were presented, and read; taking notice 
of the Church of Ireland Bill; and praying, That pro- 
vision may be made for the opening of the composition 
of the said parishes, so that they not only shall not be 
subject to a higher rate of tithes for their lands than the 
average rate of tithes in the other parishes of the county 
of Londonderry, but that a more just and equitable assess- 
ment shall be made of the tithes on the lands within the 
said parishes. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


VOL. 90. 


31° Juli. 


503 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Youghal, was presented, 
and read; praying for the abolition of Tithes, Ministers’ 
Money and Church Cess in Ireland. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Copies 
or Extracts of all Reports and Communications which 
have been received at the Admiralty, from Flag Officers 
and others, of the sailing qualities of His Majesty’s Ships 
Vernon, Castor, Pique, Magicienne, President, Vestal, 
Barham, Water Witch, Snake, Serpent and Rover, and 
of His Majesty’s Steam Vessels Medea, Spitfire, Tartarus, 
Blazer and Firebrand, from the date of the Vernon being 
first commissioned to the present time. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a State- 
ment, showing which of the above Ships or Vessels have 
been constructed on the Plans of the present Surveyor 
of His Majesty’s Navy, and by whom the remainder 
have been constructed, so far as the same can be ascer- 
tained. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Memel and 
Danizic Trade, which was presented on the 20th day of 
this instant July, be printed. 


The House was moved, That.the Order made upon 
the 10th day of this instant July, that there be laid 
before this So a Return of the Quantities of Masts, 
Yards, Bowsprits, Timber and Deals, delivered under 
Contract into His Majesty’s Dock Yards, in each of the 
years 1831, 1832, 1833 and 1834; distinguishing the 
Countries from which imported, might be read; and 
the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 


A Petition of Commanders and Officers of the Honour- 
able Kast India Company’s Maritime Service, was pre- 
sented, and read; complaining of inadequate compensa- 
tion for loss and injury sustained by them in consequence 
of the discontinuance of the Company’s trade; and 
praying the House to take their case into consideration, 
and afford them redress. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Moore Keith, of the city of 
Norwich, gentleman, now a prisoner in His Majesty’s 
Gaol of Newgate, under an Order of the House, was 
presented, and read; setting forth, That the Petitioner 
isa partner in the Firm of Sewell, Blake, Keith and Blake, 
of the city of Norwich, attornies and solicitors; and that 
the Petitioner and his partners have, before two of His 
Majesty’s justices acting in and for the city of Norwich, 
preferred charges of embezzlement against John Pilgrim, 
their late clerk; that it always has been and is the 
intention of the Petitioner and his said partners, at the 
ensuing assizes for the county of Norfolk, to prefer 
against the said John Pilgrim, and to try indictments 
founded on the said charges; that the Petitioner is under 
recognizance to appear and prosecute at the ensuing 
assizes the charges so made by the Petitioner and his 
partners as aforesaid; that the commission day of the 
said assizes is fixed for Saturday, the first day of August 
next, and that the trial of the said indictments will pro- 
bably take place on or about Thursday, the sixth day of 
the said month of August; that, without in any manner 
attempting to impugn the decision of the Committee of 
the House on the evidence before them, the Petitioner 
assures the House of his entire innocence of ever having 
contemplated a breach of Privilege of the House ; and 
expresses his sincere regret and sorrow, that any part 
of his conduct should have appeared to merit the dis- 
ate of the House; the Petitioner therefore most 

umbly prays, That the House will be pleased to take his 
case into consideration, and to discharge him from the 
custody in which he has been placed by the House, in 
time to enable him to attend on the prosecution of the 
said indictments. 

Ordered, That the said Petition’do lie upon the 
Table. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That Thomas Moore Keith, now in His Majesty’s Gaol 
of Newgate for a breach of the Privileges of this House, 
be sent down to Norwich, s+ the custody of the Serjeant 

6 M 2 at 


Tithes, &amp;c. 
(Ireland.) 


Ships 
“ Vernon,” 
&amp;e, 


Memel and 
Dantzic 
Trade. 


No. 454. 


Masts and 
Yards. 


East India 
Company. 


Ipswich 
Election 
Bribery. 








Great Yar- 
mouth; and, 
York Elections 
Bribery. 


Ecclesiastical 
Revenues 


Bill. 
No. 28. 


Stafford 
Distranchise- 
ment Bill, 


Great Yar- 
mouth; and, 
York, Elections 
Bribery. 


504 


at Arms attending this House, on the first day of August, 
for the purpose of being produced as a witness on any 
charge adduced against John Pilgrim :—And a Debate 
arising thereupon ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till Monday 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the attendance 
of William Prentice ; 

And the House being informed that William Prentice 
attended at the door, he was called in; and at the bar 
questioned by Mr. Speaker, as follows: “* Were you ex- 
amined before the Select Committee on the Great Yar- 





mouth Petitions ?”— Answer, “ Yes :”’—* Did you refuse 
to answer the following question, ‘ Will you state from 
whom you received that sum of one or two hundred 
pounds ?’—Answer, ‘‘ Yes:”—* and doyou still persist in 
declining to answer the same?” Whereupon William 
Prentice stated, that he considered his answering that 
question would tend to criminate himself, and that he 
declined to answer it for that reason: —And then he was 
directed to withdraw. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That in the opinion of this House, the said Wilham 
Prentice ought to answer the said question ; 

The House divided. 

The Noes went forth. 

{Mr. Edward John Stanley, 

Tellers for the Yeas,) yj. peat maeding Y \ 119. 

Mr. Hardy, 

Tellers for the Noes, Mr. peat \ 49. 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That William Prentice be called to the bar, 
and be informed by Mr. Speaker of the decision of the 
House, and admonished to answer the question accord- 
ingly. 

The said William Prentice was again called to the bar, 
and informed by Mr. Speaker of the Resolution of the 
House, and admonished by him that the House expected 
he would answer the said question at the next meeting 
of the Committee. 

Whereupon the said William Prentice stated, that 
being still of opinion that his answering that question 
would tend to criminate himself, he persisted in declin- 
ing to answer it:—And then he was directed to with- 
draw. 

Resolved, That William Prentice, having refused to 
answer a question after having been informed by Mr. 
Speaker that in the opinion of this House he ought to 
answer it, is guilty of a breach of the Privileges of this 
House. 

Ordered, That William Prentice for his said offence 
be committed to the custody of the Serjeant at Arms 
attending this House; and that Mr. Speaker do issue 
his Warrants accordingly. 

Ordered, That the Serjeant at Arms do bring the said 
William Prentice from time to time to the Select Com- 
mittee on the Great Yarmouth; and, York, Elections 
Bribery Petitions, as often as may be required by the 
Committee. 


The Ecclesiastical Revenues Bill was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon Mon- 
day next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


The ingrossed Bill to exclude the Borough of Stafford, 
in the County of Stafford, from sending Burgesses to 
serve in Parliament, was, according to Order, read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Divett do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House was moved, That the entry in the Journal 
of the House of the 16th day of this instant July, of 
the nomination of the Members to serve on the Select 
Committee on the Petitions alleging Bribery at Elec- 
tions for Great Yarmouth; and also, the Petitions alleg- 
ing Bribery at Elections for York, might be read; and 
the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the Members forming the said Com- 
mittee, be discharged in respect of the Petitions alleging 
Bribery at Elections for York; and that the following 


31° Jultt.—l° August. 





A. 1835. 


Members be nominated as the Committee to inquire 
into the allegations contained in the Petitions from York: 
—Mr. Matthias Attwood, Sir Philip Egerton, Mr. 
Charles Villiers, Mr. Wilbraham, Mr. George Frederick 
Young, Mr. Alsager, Mr. Pusey, Mr. Brotherton, and Mr. 
Grote: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber; and that Five be the Quorum. 

Ordered, That the Committee do report the absence 
of any Member on two consecutive days. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Municipal 
provide for the regulation of Municipal Corporations aye ase 
and Borough Towns in Ireland: And that Mr. Serjeant a 
Perrin, Lord John Russell, Lord Viscount Morpeth, and 
Mr. Serjeant O’Loghlen, do prepare, and bring it in. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of the Adjournment. 
House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for Peace 
the better prevention of Offences endangering the Public Preservation 
Peace in Ireland: And that Lord Viscount Morpeth, (!"eland) Bill. 
Mr. Serjeant Perrin, and Mr. Serjeant O’Loghlen, do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Serjeant Perrin presented a Bill to provide for Municipal 
the regulation of Municipal Corporations and Borough Corporations 
Towns in Ireland: And the same was read the first ‘¢lnd) Bill 
time ; and ordered to be read asecond time upon Friday N° 455. 
next. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Mr. Attorney General reported from the Committee Sheritts’ 
onthe Sheriffs’ Declaration Bill, the Amendments which Declaration 
they had made to the Bill; and the Amendments were Bill. 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed; and read the third time upon Monday next. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 1° die Augusti, 1835: 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Tonnage 
regulate the Admeasurement of the Tonnage and Burthen gi, 
of the Merchant Shipping of the United Kingdom: And 
that Mr. Poulett Thomson and Mr. Labouchere do pre- 


pare, and bring it in. ' 


The House was moved, That the Act 2 Will. 4, c. 39, 
for Uniformity of Process in Personal Actions in His 
Majesty’s Courts of Law at Westminster, might be read ; 
and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act3 and 4 Will. 4, 
c. 74, for the abolition of Fines and Recoveries, and for 
the substitution of more simple modes of Assurance, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
abolish certain Offices connected with Fines and Re- 
coveries, and the Cursitorsin the Court of Exchequer, and 
to make provision for the abolition of certain Offices in 
the Superior Courts of Common Law in England: And 
that Mr. Baring and Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Fines and 
Recoveries 


Offices Bill. 


Real 
Property 
Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Real Property Bill 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Steam Vessels Pilotage Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Steam 
Vessels __ 
Pilotage Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Resolutions which, upon the 
16th day of this instant July, were reported from the 
Committee of Supply; and which Resolutions were 
then postponed ; 

Ordered, That the said Resolutions be taken into 
further consideration upon Monday next. . 

e 


Supply 
(13th July.) 








Glasgow 
University 
Bill. 


Church of 
Ireland Bill. 


Election 
Expenses 
Bill. 


Qualification 
of Members 
Bill. 


Lighthouses 
Bill. 


Music and 
Dancing 
Licenses Bill. 


Excise 
Incorporation 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Reform of 
Parliament 


(Scotland) Bill, 
No. 456. 


Savings’ Banks 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Supply. 


Ways and 
Means, 


Prisons’ 
Regulation 
Bill. 


Clandestine 
Marri 


( ireland) Bill, 


Landed 
Securities 
(Ireland) Bill. 





5-6 WI Lt. IV. 


The Glasgow University Bill was, according to Order, 


read a second time; and committed to a Committee of 
the whole House, for Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Church of Ireland Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Election Expenses Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Committee 
on the Qualification of Members Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Lighthouses Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Music and Dancing Licenses 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. O’Connell reported from 
the Committee, That they had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 


next. 


The Excise Incorporation (Scotland) Bill was, ac- 
cording to Order, read a second time ; and committed to 
a Committee of the whole House, for Wednesday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Reform of Parliament (Scotland) 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Attorney General reported 
from the Committee, That they had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Attorney General accordingly reported the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Tuesday next. 


Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Committee 
on the Savings’ Banks (Scotland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Tuesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Prisons’ Regulation Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee of 
the whole House, for Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Clandestine Mar- 
riages (Ireland) Bill; - 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 


next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Landed Securities (Ireland) Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 

VOL. 90. 


31° Jula.—1° Augusti. 


505 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Imprisonment for 
Debt Bill; 


Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


Mr. Solicitor General reported from the Committee 
on the Chancery Offices’ Bill the Amendments which 
they had made to the Bill; and the Amendments, as far 
as fo. 4. 1.15. being read a second time, were agreed to. 

Fo. 4. 1. 15. the next Amendment, being read a 
second time ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House doth agree with the Committee 
in the said Amendment, it passed in the Negative. 

Then the subsequent Amendments, being read a second 
time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; and read the third time upon Monday next. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do not issue his Warrant 
to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ for 
the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present Par- 
liament for the Borough of Stafford, before Monday, 
the 17th day of August next. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to re- 
gulate the Navigation of Steam Vessels upon the River 
Thames: And that Mr. Alderman Wood and Mr. Pease 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Committee 
on the Totnes Roads Bill; That they had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed. 


Mr. Baring presented a Bill to regulate the Admea- 
surement of the Tonnage and Burthen of the Merchant 
Shipping of the United Kingdom: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Wednesday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Mr. Baring reported from the Select Committee 
appointed to consider so much of the Acts 3 and 4 Will. 4, 
c. 84, as relates to the Salary of the Office of Clerk of 
the Crown in Chancery; That they had considered the 
matters to them referred; and had directed him to make 
a report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That the Account of the Money expended 
for the maintenance and relief of the Poor in every 
Parish, Township, or other Place, in England and Wales, 
for the five years ending 25th March 1830, 1831, 1832, 
1833 and 1834 respectively, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Amount of the Estimates of the 
annual Value of Real Property, assessed in April 1815, 
for the purposes of the Property Tax, which was pre- 
sented upon the 19th day of October 1831, be re- 
printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of Receipts and Disbursements of the Ecclesias- 
tical Commissioners in Ireland between 1st August 
1834 and ist July 1835; distinguishing the specific 
sources from which all Monies have been derived, and 
showing the Total Amount derived from each source, 
and the specific purposes to which all Receipts have 
been applied. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the future Income which may be expected to 
be received by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners derived 
from suppressed Sees, Tax on Incomes, Sinecures sup- 

6N pressed, 


Tmprisonment 
for Debt Bill. 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts Bill. 


Chancery 
Offices Bill. 


Stafford Writ. 


Steam Vessels 
(Thames) Bill. 


Totnes Roads 
Bill. 


Tonnage 
Admeasuremeut 
Bill. 


No, 462. 


Office of 
Clerk of the 
Crown. 


No. 457. 


Poor Returns, 
&amp;e. 


No. 444. 


Ecclesiastical 
Commission 
(Ireland. ) 


No. 460. 








Leave of 
Absence. 


Clergy 
(Ireland.) 


No. 461. 


Steam Vessels 
(Thames) Bill. 


No. 458. 


Northern 
Lighthouses. 


No. 459. 


Public 
Petitions. 


Newspaper 
Stamps. 


506 


pressed, and other sources of a permanent description, 
supposing the Church Temporalities Act to continue in 
force with its present provisions. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the average annual Charge for Repairs of 
Churches and other Expenses formerly defrayed by 
the Vestry Cess; together with the Expense of the Ec- 
clesiastical Board under other heads; stating what may 
be expected to be the permanent average Expenditure 
of all descriptions incurred by the Ecclesiastical Board. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Sums which have been received, and which 
may within any specified period (say six months from 
the 1st July 1835) be expected to be received, and the 
Total Sum likely to be at the disposal of the Ecclesias- 
tical Commissioners by the purchase of the Bishops’ 
Lands under the Church Temporalities Act. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of all Monies issued, by way of Loan, to the Eccle- 
siastical Board, together with Interest paid or payable 
thereon. 

Lord Viscount Morpeth accordingly presented the 
said Accounts. 

Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That Mr. Thomas Marsland have leave of 


absence for a month, on urgent business. 


Mr. Baring presented,—Return to an Order, dated 
the 29th day of this instant July, for a Calculation of 
the Incomes of the Archbishops, Bishops, Dignitarics, 
and Parochial Clergy of Jreland, before the Church 
Temporalities Act, under the Church Temporalities Act, 
and under the proposed Bill for the better Regulation of 
Ecclesiastical Revenues, and the promotion of religious 
and moral Instruction in Ireland. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Alderman Wood presented a Bill to regulate the 
Navigation of Steam Vessels upon the River Z'hames: 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time upon Wednesday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Northern Light- 
houses, which were presented upon Monday last, be 
printed. 


Mr. Oswald reported from the Select Committee on 
Public Petitions; That they they had examined the Pe- 
titions presented on the 27th and 28th days of this 
instant July; and had directed him to make a Report 
thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
one of the clock on Saturday morning, adjourned 
till Monday next. 











Lune, 3° die August? ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willie!mi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 

HE House being informed, that one of the Sheriffs 

of the City of London attended at the door (the 
other Sheriff being a Member of this House), he was 
called in; and at the bar presented,—A Petition of the 
Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Commons of the city of 
London, in Common Council assembled :—And then 
he withdrew. 

And the said Petition was read; praying, That all 
Taxes which interfere with the diffusion of knowledge, 
and especially the Taxes on Newspapers and Advertise- 
ments, may be repealed. 

Ordered,That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Citizens of Zondon;—Inhabitants of 
London ; — Deverell-street, Bristol ; — Maidstone; — 
Members of the Assistant Drapers’ Literary Institution ; 
—Inhabitants of A berystwith ;— Carlisle; — Tiverton ;— 


31° Suliti.—V—3° August. 





A. 1835. 


Unitarians of Kirkby-in-Kendal;—and, Angus Dallas, 
of Glasgow,—were presented, and read; praying for 
the repeal of the Stamp Duty on Newspapers. 

And thesaid Petitions were ordered to lieupon the Table. 


Mr. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the East 
India Company, was called in; and at the bar pre- 
sented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of Parlia- 
ment,—List, No. 24, specifying the Particulars of the 
Compensation proposed to be granted to certain Persons 
lately belonging to the Maritime Service of the East 
India Company, under an arrangement sanctioned by 
the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India, and 
laid before The Honourable the House of Commons on 
the 26th February 1835 :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said List do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


The Earl of Orford’s Estate Bill was read a second 
time; and committed to Mr. Finch and the Norfolk 
List: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the 
Speaker’s Chamber. 


Mr. Edward Buller reported from the Committee on 
the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to authorize 
the making of Grants or Leases of Mines within and 
under parts of the Lands belonging to the Perpetual 
Curacy of the Parish of Wolverhampton, in the County 
of Stafford ; That they had examined the allegations of 
the Bill, and found the same to be true; and that the 
Parties concerned had given their consent to the Bill, to 
the satisfaction of the Committee; and that the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and directed him to 
report the same, without any Amendment:—And the Bill 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Edward Buller do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same without any Amendment. 


An ingrossed Bill for the better paving, lighting, 
watching, cleansing, and otherwise improving the Bo- 
rough of Zruro, in the County of Cornwall, and for 
forming a new Street within the same Borough, was read 
the third time. 

Resolvéd, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Tooke do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Zoller’s Naturalization Bill was read a second time; 
and committed to Mr. Tooke and the Cornwall List: And 
they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber. 


An ingrossed Bill to rectify a Mistake in an Act passed 
in the present Session of Parliament, for more effectu- 
ally repairing the Road from the Exeter Turnpike Road 
to Biddaford, and certain other Roads leading from 
Bridgetown Pomeroy and Totnes, and other Roads com- 
municating therewith; and for repairing Zotnes Bridge, 
and erecting Bridges over the Stover Canal, the Rivers 
Teign and Lemon, and the Mill Leat, all in the County 
of Devon, was read the third tithe. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir John Yarde Buller do carry the Bill 


to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Bridgwater, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying for the total prohibition of 
the sale of Beer to be drunk on the premises in Beer- 
houses. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors practising in the 
Courts of Law and Equity at Westminster, resident in 
Doncaster, was presented, and read; praying for the 
repeal of the Duty on their annual Certificates. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Moderator of the Presbytery of 
Aberdeen, was presented, and read ; taking notice of the 
Aberdeen Universities Bill; and praying, That the same 


may not pass into a law. 
. Ordered, 


East India 
Company. 
No. 335. 


Farl of Orford’s 
Estate Bill, 


Wolverhampton 
Curacy Estate 
Bill. 


Trura 
Improvement 


(No. @.) Bill. 


Zoller’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Totnes 
Roads Bill. 


Sale of Beer 
Act. 


Attornies’ 
Certificates. 


Aberdeen 
Universities 
Bill. 




















Glasgow 
University 
Bill. 


Church of 
Ireland Bill. 


Drunkenness. 


Church of 
Scotland. 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Steam 
Vessels’ 
Pilotage Bill. 


Lighthouses 
Bill. 


Captain 
Robison. 


Dublin and 
Valentia 


Railway. 





5-6 Witt. IV. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Very Reverend Duncan Macfar- 
lan, D.D. Principal of Glasgow College, was presented, 
and read; taking notice of the Glasgow University Bill; 
and praying, That the same may not pass into a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Kilcoe;—Drinagh;— 
Aghold ;—Protestant Congregation of Saint Stephen’s 
Church, Dublin ;—Saint Kevin’s Church, Dublin ;— 
Saint George's Chapel, Dublin ;—Rathmines Church, 
Dublin ;—George Christopher Rapier ;—Clergy of the 
united Dioceses of Waterford and Lismore ;—Inhabit- 
ants of Saint Werburgh, Dublin;— Protestant Inhabitants 
of Saint Bridget, Dublin ;—Ballymore ;—Inhabitants 
of Kilmaganny;—and, Deanery of Saint Patrick’s,— 
were presented, and read; taking notice of the Church 
of Ireland Bill; and praying, That the same may not 
pass into a law. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Kingston-upon-Hull, was 
also presented, and read; taking notice of the said Bill ; 
and praying, That the same may pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon he 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Colne, in the county of 
Lancaster ;—and, Halifax,—were presented, and read ; 
praying for the total prohibition of the sale of Beer to 
be drunk on the premises in Beer-houses. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Prestwick, was presented, 
and read; praying, That the House will refuse any 
grant of Public Money for additional endowments to 
the Church of Scotland. 

A Petition of Ministers and Elders composing the 
General Session of G'lasgow;—Parishioners of Kingarth; 
—and, Minister, Elders and Inhabitants of Kincardine, 
—were presented, and read; praying the House to 
resist every attempt to shake the stability or impair 
the efficiency of the Church of Scotland, and to adopt 
measures for building and endowing additional Churches 
in connexion with the Establishment. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That Mr. Edward Curteis have leave of 
absence for six weeks, on urgent business ;—Mr. Emer- 
son Tennent, a month, on urgent business ;—and, that 
Mr. Ingham have leave to go the circuit. 


A Petition of the Vice-President of the Chamber of 
Commerce of Dublin, was presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Steam Vessels Pilotage Bill; and praying, 
That the same may be postponed until the Report of the 
Royal Commission on Pilot Establishments be laid 
before the House. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Vice-President of the Chamber of 
Commerce of Dublin, was presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Lighthouses Bill; and praying, That the 
same, so far as relates to Ireland, may not pass into 
a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Robert Earl of 
Castlestuart, Viscount Stuart, Baron Castlestuart, in 
Ireland, was presented, and read; praying the House to 
appoint a Committee, with sufficient instructions and 
powers to inquire into all and every the facts and cir- 
cumstances of and concerning the Court Martial on 
Robert Robison, Esquire, lately a Captain in His Ma- 
jesty’s Army, but now dismissed His Majesty’s Service. 

rdered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


_A Petition of Members of the National Trades Poli- 
tical Union of the city of Dublin, was presented, and 


read; praying the House to adopt measures for the 
VOL. 90. 


3° Augusti. 


507 


formation of a Railway between the city of Dublin and 
the Harbour of Valentia, in the county of 


Ordered, That the said Pétition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the united parishes of Tithes 
Kilmacabea and Kilfaughnabeg, was presented, and read ; Composition 
praying, That a Clause may be introduced into the («#4 


next Tithe Bill, enabling any parish to demand a re- 
valuation by competent persons, and a reduction of the 
composition to stich a proportion of the actual value of 
the land as shall appear to be the general average pro- 
portion that Tithes bear to the value of other parishes 
in Lreland, and that after diminishing that reduced 
composition, by whatever sum the Legislature shall 
determine, the residue be fairly distributed on all the 
landed property in the parish, including derivative in- 
terests, and recognizing the principle, that each person 
interested in the land, from the proprietor to the occupy- 
ing tenant, shall contribute his proportion of whatever 
burthen shall remain. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Managing Committee and the Bishop Street 
Hospitat 


Medical Officers of the Bishop-street Hospital, and also 
of the Parochial Clergy, Churchwardens and respect- ‘ 
able Householders of Saint Bridget’s parish, the liberties 
of the deanery of Saint Patrick, and the parishes of 
Saint Nicholas without and Saint Nicholas within, in 
the city of Dublin, for aid to discharge a debt incurred 
by the Bishop-street Hospital, was offered to be pre- 
sented :—But The King’s recommendation not having 
been signified, the said Petition was not received. 


Dublin.) 


A Petition of Post-masters and others licensed to let Post-Horse 
Horses for hire, resident in the Isle of Wight ;—On the Duties. 


road between Dumfries and Carlisle ;—and, on the road 
between Dumfries and Portpatrich,—were presented, 
and read; praying for the abolition of the. present 
system of farming the Post-horse Duties. 

And thesaid Petitions were ordered tolie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Drew, keeper of His Majesty’s Imprisonment 


Prison for Debtors for the county of Devon, in the parish 
of Saint Thomas the Apostle, in the said county, was 
presented, and read ; taking notice of the Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill; and praying, That in the event of the 
same passing into Bw the losses the Petitioner will 
sustain thereby may be taken into consideration. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


for Debt Bill. 


A Petition of Electors of Drogheda, was presented, Drogheda 
and read; complaining of misrepresentation as to the Election. 


number of Voters left unpolled at the late Election 
for the town of Drogheda, and of the introduction of 
armed Orangemen into the Court-house during the said 
Election ; and praying the House to take the premises 
into consideration, and afford the Petitioners such relief 
as the justice of the case demands. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Bribery at Elections. 


A Petition of Thomas O’ Connor, of Newtown Stewart, T.O’Connor. 


in the county of Z'yrone, was presented, and read; com- 
plaining of acts of oppression on the part of Jones Craw- 
ford, Esquire, a magistrate of the county of T'yrone, on 
account of the Petitioner having refused to give his 
vote at the late election for that county for Lord Claude 
Hamilton, the avowed Orange candidate and praying 
the protection of the House. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Orange Lodges (Jreland.) 


A Petition of Francis Budd, of King-street, Portman- Shepton 


square, agent for the inhabitants of Shepton Mallet, was 
presented, and read; praying that the House will refer 
the Petition of Parishioners of Shepton Mallet (pre- 
sented on the 14th day of May last, complaining of the 


misapplication of the funds of certain charitable in- 
stitutions in that parish) to the Select Committee 
appointed to inquire into Charitable Bequests and 
onations. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 
A Petition 


6N2 


Mallet 
Charities. 








K. Beetchinor. 


Instruments 
of Sasine 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Dorchester 
Unionists. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Bonded 
Wheat. 


Factories. 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts Bill. 


Eduextion. 


Foreign 
Publications. 


508 


A Petition of Robert Beetchinor, of Caher Conway, 
near Clonakilty, farmer, was presented, and read; com- 
laining of persecution in consequence of the vote given 
by him for Lord Viscount Bernard and Richard Long- 
field, Esquire, at the late Election for the county of Cork ; 
and praying the House to afford him satisfaction and 
redress. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Bribery at Elections. 


A Petition of the Procurators and others connected 
with the Sheriff and other inferior courts of the Sheriff- 
dom of Elgin and Forres, was presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the Instruments of Sasine (Scotland) 
Bill; and praying, That the same may pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Sheepshead, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying the House to address His 
Majesty to remit the sentence of transportation passed 
on the six Agricultural labourers convicted at the Dor- 
chester Spring Assizes of 1834, of administering an 
unlawful oath. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Master, Wardens and Brethren of 
the Corporation of Smiths or Guild of Saint Loy, Dublin, 
was presented, and read; taking notice of the Municipal 
Corporations (Zreland) Bill; and praying, That the 
same may not pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants and Importers of Foreign 
Wheat and Flour, at Plymouth, and others interested 
in trade and shipping, was presented, and read ; pray- 
ing the House to pass an Act allowing the Foreign 
Wheat now in bond, to be ground into flour under 
similar restrictions to those in the Act 5 Geo. 4, c. 70, 
and also in like manner to permit the flour now in bond 
to be made into biscuit for the purpose of exportation 
only. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Cotton Spinners and others of Preston, 
was presented, and read; praying the House to pass 
a law, having for its object to limit the hours of labour 
for children and young persons betwixt the ages of nine 
and twenty-one years, in the Cotton and other Factories 
to ten hours actual labour for five days, and eight hours 
on Saturdays in each week, placing the restriction on 
the steam-engine or moving power. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Muker ;—and, Hawes,— 
were presented, and read; taking notice of the Eccle- 
siastical Courts Bill; and praying, That the same may 
not pass into a law. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Ordered, That the Select Committe appointed to in- 
quire into the present state of the Education of the 
people in England and Wales, and into the application 
and effects of the grant made in the last Session of 
Parliament for the erection of School Houses, and to 
consider the expediency of further grants in aid of 
Education, and to report their observations thereupon 
to the House, have Power to report the Minutes of the 
Evidence taken before them. 

The Earl of Kerry reported from the said Select Com- 
mittee ; That they had made progress in the matters 
to them referred, and had directed him to make a Report 
thereof to the House, together with the Minutes of the 
Evidence taken before them. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


A Petition of Walter Lawrence, of Bellevue, in the 
county of Galway, was presented, and read; praying 
the _. to make such enactments as will allow the 
free transmission of French, and other Foreign Journals 
free of any charge for postage through the Post Offices 
of the United Kingdom ; and also, to take such steps as 
may be necessary to cause the transmission of all English 


3° Augusti. 





A. 1835. 


Trish, Scottish and Foreign Journals through the several 
Penny Post Offices in Jreland free from the payment of 
one penny now chargeable on such paper or journal 
when put into or taken out of any Penny Post Office in 
Ireland. : 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Redcar 
Harbour Bill, 


A Petition of the Chamber of Commerce and Manu- 
factures of Greenock, was presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Redcar Harbour Bill; and praying, That 
the same may not pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Bonding 
Warehouses, 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Town 
Council of Greenock, was presented, and read; praying 
That all Warehouses that have enjoyed the privileges 
attached to Special Security Warehouses be continued 
in the said privileges, and that the same advantages 
may also be conferred on all other warehouses which 
may be found capable of affording sufficient security to 
the Revenue. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Roman Catholic 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Killeshandra, in the ,°"" — 
county of Cavan, was presented, and read; praying (Irelaud.) 
That all Roman Catholic freeholders in that county, 
whose freeholds are valued at less than 20/. per annum, 
be incapacitated from voting at any future election of 
Members to serve in Parliament, and that a revision be 
made forthwith of the registry of freeholders at present 
authorized to vote at Elections in Jreland. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Message from 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and Sir 
the Lords. 


Giffin Wilson : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
to continue for Three years, and from thence to the End 
of the then next Session of Parliament, two Acts of the 
second and third year, and the third and fourth year 
of His present Majesty, relating to the Care and Treat- 
ment of Insane Persons, in England, without any 
Amendment :—And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
to amend and extend the Powers vested in the Grand 
Junction Waterworks Company, and for other purposes 
relating thereto, with some Amendments; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House :—And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
to enable the Reading Waterworks Company to extend 
their Works, and for explaining and enlarging the 
Powers of the Act relating to such Company, with some 
Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House:—And then the Messengers 
withdrew. 


Lunatics Acts 
Continuance 


Bill. 


Grand Junction 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Reading 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Ipswich 
Election 


Bribery. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 
adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed upon Fri- 
day last, That Thomas Moore Keith, now in His Majesty’s 
Gaol of Newgate for a Breach of the Privileges of this 
House, be sent down to Norwich, in the custody of the 
Serjeant at Arms attending this House, for the purpose 
of being produced as a witness on any charge adduced 
against John Pilgrim; 

Mr. Speaker informed the House, that he had re- 
ceived a Letter from Edmond Wodehouse, Esquire, a 
Member of this House, and-one of the Grand Jury for 
the county of Norfolk, stating, that it appears that the 
number of prisoners to be tried before the Criminal 
Court is so much less than usual, that there is no pro- 
bability of the Grand Jury being occupied beyond the 
afternoon of Tuesday next; and further, that, in the 
opinion of the legal advisers for the prosecution of Mr. 
Pilgrim, they cannot safely go before the Grand Jury 
without the evidence of Mr. Keith. 

And the Question being again proposed, That Thomas 
Moore Keith, now a prisoner in His Majesty’s Gaol of 
Newgate, for a breach of the Privileges of this House, 
be sent down to Norwich, in the custody of the Serjeant 
of Arms attending this House, for the purpose of being 
produced as a witness on any charge adduced against 


John Pilgrim ; 
49 An 




















Serjeant at 
Arms (House 
of Commons.) 


Slavery 
Abolition 
Act. 


No. 463. 


Slave Com- 
pensation. 





5-6 WILL. IV. 


An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, by leaving out from the word “be” to the end 
of the Question, in order to add the words “ brought 
“to the bar of this House, in order to his being dis- 
“‘ charged,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words proposed 
to be left out, stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided. 

The Yeas went forth. 

Tellers for the Yeas,{ Mr a by : 
Lord Viscount sone 109 


110. 


Tellers for the Noes, i Mas 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That Thomas Moore Keith, now a prisoner 
in His Majesty’s Gaol of Newgate, for a breach of the 
Privileges of this House, be sent down to Norwich, in 
the custody of the Serjeant at Arms attending this House, 
for the purpose of being produced as a witness on any 
charge adduced against John Pilgrim. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Keeper of His Majesty’s Gaol of Newgate, to deliver 
the said Thomas Moore Keith into the custody of the 
Serjeant at Arms attending this House. 


The House was moved, That the Letter from Henry 
Seymour, Esquire, to the Right honourable the Speaker, 
respecting Mr. Seymour’s Retirement from office, con- 
tained in a Minute of the Commissioners of the Fee 
Fund of the House of Commons, which was presented 
upon the 6th day of July last, might be read; and the 
same being read ; 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That Mr. Speaker 
be requested to acquaint Mr. Henry Seymour that this 
House entertains a just sense of the exemplary zeal and 
fidelity with which he has uniformly discharged the du- 
ties of his situation during his long attendance in the 
service of the House. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of the Contract for the Loan of £.15,000,000, to be raised 
under the authority of the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 73, 
for compensation to the Owners of Slaves, with the pro- 
ceedings and tenders respecting the same. 

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer accordingly pre- 
sented the said Paper. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


The House was moved, That the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, 
ce. 73, for the Abolition of Slavery throughout the British 
Colonies, for promoting the Industry of the manumitted 
Slaves, and for compensating the Persons hitherto en- 
titled to the Services of such Slaves, might be read; and 
the same being read ; 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into a Committee, to consider of making Compen- 
sation to the Owners of Slaves. 

Ordered, That the copy of the Contract for the Loan 
of £.15,000,000, to be raised under the authority of the 
Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 73, for Compensation to the 
Owners of Slaves, with the proceedings and tenders re- 
specting the same, which was presented this day, be 
referred to the Committee. : 

Then the House resolved itself into the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That the Commissioners of His Majesty’s 
Treasury be authorized to direct the payment, out of 
the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland, of a sum sufficient to pay to the 
Owners of Slaves entitled to compensation, in pur- 
suance of the Act for the abolition of Slavery, Interest 
on the amount of their respective Compensations, not 
exceeding Three pounds seven shillings and nine-pence 
per eentum, from the 1st day of August 1834, to the 
time when the amount of such compensation shall be 
awarded, after deducting thereout the expenses which 
have been or may be incurred in the execution of the 
said Act. 

2. Resolved, That Bank Annuities equal to the sum 
of One million seven hundred and twenty-one thou- 


4 A ide viamte and forty-five pounds nineteen shil- 


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509 


lings and seven-pence sterling, shall be placed in the 
books of the Governor and Company of the Bank of 
England, in the names of the Commissioners for the 
Reduction of the National Debt, to be applied in pay- 
ment of the Compensation to the Owners of Slaves 
in the Island of Barbadoes, on the terms and con- 
ditions specified in the Act for the Abolition of Sla- 
very, which sum shall be added to and shall form a 
part of such Bank Annuities, and the interest thereon 
shall be charged upon and paid out of the Consolidated 
Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Ireland. 


Resolutions to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported from the Committee, That they had come to 
Resolutions, which they had directed him to report. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The House, accordin 


to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the 


hurch of Ireland Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 


(Instruction to Committee that they have Power to 
—_ provision pursuant to Resolutions 30th July)—— 
read. 

Postponed Clause, N° 9, as amended, agreed to. 

Postponed Clause, Ne 10 (Grounds on which appli- 
cations for revision of Tithes Composition may be 
founded, shall be submitted to the Commissioners of 
Land Revenues) read. 

Several Amendments made. 

Amendment proposed, after the words “ whereby 
* the amount of such Composition was unduly affected,” 
to insert “ or if it shall appear that more than one-tenth 
“ part of such Composition has been calculated on the 
“ evidence of Agreements or Adjudications, or on an 
“ estimate of the value of the Tithes in the same, or in 
“* any adjoining Parish, or on any evidence other than 
“ the evidence of actual payments.” 

Question, That those words be there inserted-—— 
put, and Negatived. 


Another Amendment proposed: In the same place 
to insert “or shall find that such Composition, one- 
“ tenth of the actual rent, payable, or which would be 
“ paid Py the actual occupiers of the Lands in the said 
** parish.” 

Question, That those words be there inserted-—— 
put, and Negatived. 

Several other Amendments made. 

Cause, N° 10, as amended, agreed to. 

Postponed Clauses, N° 11, 12, 13 and14, as amended, 
agreed to. 


Crause (Lord Lieutenant may order advances from 
the Consolidated Fund to defray the Expenses incurred 
in revision of Composition) read 1°, 2°, and added. 

Cxravuse (All Sums payable under 3 and 4 Will. 4, 
c. 100, s. 19, remitted and refunded) read 1°, 2°. 

e Question put, That the said Clause be added to the 
ill ; 

The Committee divided. 

Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Edward John Stanley 252. 

Teller for the Noes, Mr. Harvey - - - - 25. 

Clause added. 

The following Clauses— 

(The residue of the Money applicable to the relief of 
the owners of Tithes under the said Act, shall be paid 
to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, and applied, _to- 
gether with the Sums arising to the credit of the Account 
hereinafter mentioned, in payment of the arrears of 
Compositions due for 1834.) 

(Persons who may not have received payment of 
their Compositions for 1834, shall apply for relief by 
Memorial.) 

(Upon application for relief under this Act, Procla- 
mation to be issued, enjoining payment of arrears due 
by such Persons as wodld be Hable to pay Rent-charges 
under this Act ; subject to a deduction of 157. per cent.) 

(In ‘default of obedience to Proclamation, an oe 
cation by Petition of Attorney General, to be made to 
the Court of Chancery or Exchequer, or Assistant 
Barrister, for an order against Defaulters for the whole 
sum due, without any deduction.) 

60 











(Petition 


Church of 
Ireland Bill. 








Ecclesiastical 
Revenues 
Bill. 


Sheriffs’ 
Declaration 
Bill. 


Turnpike Acts 
Continuance 


Bill. 


Prisons’ 
Regulation 
Bill. 


Public Roads 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Polls at 
Elections 
Bill. 


Rankrupts’ 
Estates Bill. 


510 


(Petition not to abate by death of Parties.) 

(Monies paid or recovered under this Act, to be paid 
over to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners.) 

(Costs to Respondents unjustly sued.) 

(Treasury may advance Money on credit of the Rent- 
charges granted by this Act, not exceeding the annual 
amount thereof.) 

(Annual sum of £.50,000 charged upon the Con- 
solidated Fund.) 

(Surrender of Leases) 
were respectively read 1°, 2°, and added. 
Preamble agreed to. 


Bill, as amended, to be reported. 








And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 4° die Augusti, 1835: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported from the Committee, That they had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Ecclesiastical Revenues Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The ingrossed Bill for removing Doubts as to the 
Declaration made, and Oaths to be taken by Persons 
appointed to the Office of Sheriff of any City or Town, 
being a County of itself, was, according to Order, read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Donal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Turnpike Acts Continuance Bill was, according 
to Order, read a second time ; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Prisons’ Regulation Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself 
into the said Committee. 


The Public Roads (Jreland) Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for this day. 


The ingrossed Bill to limit the time of taking the 
Poll at contested Elections of Members to serve in Par- 
liament to one day, was, according to Order, read the 
third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered to be added to the 
Bill, by way of rider, “ for taking the Poll in the City 
of London.’ 

And the said Clause was brought up, and read the 
first time. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 

ut, That the said Clause be now read a second time ; 
it passed in the Negative. 
hen an ingrossed Clause was added, by way of rider ; 
and Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Elphinstone do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill for investing in Government Secu- 
rities a portion of the Cash lying unemployed in the 
Bank of England, belonging to Bankrupts’ Estates, and 
applying the Interest thereon in discharge of the Ex- 
penses of the Court of Bankruptcy, and for the Relief of 
the Suitors in the said Court, was read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered to be added to the 
Bill, by way of rider, “ that any Assignee under a com- 
mission of Bankrupt, knowing that there is in the hands 
of any co-assignee any unclaimed dividends amounting 
to Twenty pounds, such Assignee shall, within one year 
after the passing of this Act, pay the same to the creditors 
entitled thereto:”— And the said Clause was brought up; 
and twice read with a blank ; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House:—The House accordingly 

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A. 1835. 


resolved itself into the Committee; and, after some 
time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; 
and Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee, That 
they had gone through the Clause, and made an Amend- 
ment thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Attorney General accordingly reported from the 
Committee the Amendment which they had made to 
the Clause; and the Amendment was read, and agreed 
to:—And the said Clause was read the third time, and 
agreed to, to be made part of the Bill, by way of rider. 

Then another ingrossed Clause was added, by way of 
rider; and Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Herhal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Resolutions which, upon the 
16th day of July last, were reported from the Committee 
of deaeiy and which Resolutions were then postponed ; 

Ordered, That the said Resolutions be taken into 
further consideration upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Glasgow University Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Election Expenses Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Committee 
on the Qualification of Members Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 


sideration upon Wednesday, the 12th dav of August 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Lighthouses Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Music and Dancing 
Licenses Bill; 


Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Clandestine Mar- 
riages (Ireland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Friday 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Landed Securities (Ireland) Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Imprisonment for 
Debt Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Ecclesiastical Courts Biil ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this day. 


The ingrossed Bill for the Improvement of the Re- 
gistrar Office, and other Offices of the Court of Chancery, 


was, 





Supply 
(13 July.) 


Glasgow 
University 
Bill. 


Election 
Expenses 
Bill. 


Qualification 
of Members 
Bill. 


Lighthouses 
Bill. 


Music and 
Dancing 
Licenses bill, 


Supply. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Clandestine 
Marriages 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Landed 
Securities 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill. 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts Bill. 


Chancery 
Offices Lill. 

















Militia Staff 
Reduction 
Bill. 


York 
Elections 
Bribery. 


Militia Staff 
Reduction 
Bill. 


No. 467. 


Literary 
Institutions 
Abroad. 


No. 464. 


Seamen 
Enlistment 
Bill. 





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was, according to Order, read the third time; and 
Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
the further reduction of the Militia Staff, and to suspend 
the Ballot for the Militia: And that Lord John Russell 
and Lord Viscount Howick do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That Sir Philip Egerton and Mr. Alsager be 
discharged from any further attendance on the Select 
Committee on the Petitions, alleging Bribery at Elections 
for York. 

Ordered, That Mr. Eaton and Mr. Foster be added to 
the Committee. 


Lord John Russell presented a Bill for the further 
reduction of the Militia Staff, and to suspend the Ballot 
for the Militia: And the same was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Lord Viscount Palmerston presented,—Further Re- 
turn to an Address to His Majesty, dated the 14th da 
of May last, for Copy of any Communications which 
have been made to or received from His Majesty’s 
Ministers abroad, respecting Literary Institutions, or 
Libraries in Foreign Countries. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act for the Encouragement of the vuluntary Enlist- 
ment of Seamen, and to make Regulations for more 
effectually manning His Majesty’s Navy ; and the same 
were read; and are as followeth: 

Pr. 1. 1. 24. Leave out “ that period,” and insert 
‘“* such period of continuous service.” 

Pr. 2. 1.19. After “ always” insert “ nevertheless 
*‘ that if the Admiral or Commanding Officer of the 
‘* Fleet or Squadron under whose command he shall be, 
** shall, in consequence of any special emergency deem 
it hazardous to the public service forthwith to dis- 
charge him,then such Admiral or Commanding Officer 
shall have power to detain him in the service for a 
further period of six calendar months, or until such 
emergency shall have ceased ; and in every such case 
the pezson so detained shall be entitled to receive for 
such extra service one-fourth in addition to the pay 
of his rating: Provided also, That if any Seaman 
shall be under lawful arrest at the period at which he 
** shall be so entitled to his discharge, then such dis- 
“ charge shall not take place until such arrest shall 
‘“* have ceased, or in case ie shall have been put under 
arrest in order to be brought to trial for any offence 
until he shall have been tried for such offence, and 
have undergone the punishment to which he may be 
adjudged for the same by sentence of Court Martial ; 
** and provided further.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 34. Leave out from “sea” to “ And” in 
Pr. 5. 1. 4, and insert Clause (A.) 

Cuiause (A.) “ And be it further Enacted, That 
every such seaman who may have served the said 
term of five years, whilst any Proclamation of His 

Majesty calling for the services of sea-faring men 
shall have been in force, shall, upon being discharged 
“* from the Navy, be entitled to receive from the Captain 
“ or Commanding Officer of the ship from which he 
shall be so discharged, a certificate of his service 
therein, containing a description of his age, person 
and place of birth, upon the production at the Admi- 
ralty Office of which and of similar certificates as to 
his service in any other of His Majesty’s ships in which 
he may have served during such period off five years, 
(all which certificates the Captains of such ships are 
hereby required to give him on his discharge from 
the same respectively), and upon a comparison of the 
dates and particulars to be expressed in such certifi- 
cates with the muster books of the several ships in 
“* which he shall have served, gpisarty the particulars 


“ shall be found correct, and the certificates be found 
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“ genuine, a protection from service in the Navy for 
“* the space of two years shall be issued to every such 
“ seaman gratis, under the hands of two or more of the 
“* Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High 
“ Admiral, and the Seal of the Office of Admiralty, in 
** such form as the said Commissioners shall think fit: 
Provided always, That if any such seaman shall be 
discharged, except upon his own application, before 
the term of his service shall amount to five years as 
aforesaid, a protection shall be granted to him for the 
space of one year only.” 

he said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to, 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Amount of Composition for Tithes in 
Ireland, under the Acts of 4 Geo. 4,c.99, 5 Geo. 4, c. 63, 
7 and 8 Geo. 4, c. 60, and 2 and 3 Will. 4, ¢. 117; dis- 
tinguishing the Parishes in each Diocese, the Amount 
of Tithe me osition payable out of each, the capacity 
in which the Owners of Tithe claim, separating the Lay 
from Clerical Tithes, the Number of Statute Acres in 
each Parish under Composition, to whom the Composi- 
tion arising thereout is payable; and, also, stating the 
Number of Statute Acres in each Parish of which the 
Person having the first estate of inheritance is Protestant; 
and the Number of Acres in each Parish of which the 
Person having the first estate of inheritance is Roman 
Catholic, and the Amount of Composition payable there- 
out respectively; together with a summary for all Jre- 
land, comprising the Total Number of Acres, and Total 
Amount of Composition, distinguished according to the 
respective rights of Protestants and Roman Catholics 
having the first estate of inheritance. 


Mr. Baring presents a Bill to abolish certain Offices 
connected with Fines and Recoveries, and the Cur- 
sitors in the Court of Chancery, and to make provision 
for the Abolition of certain Offices in the Superior Courts 
of Common Law in ELingland: And the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
half an hour after one of the clock on Monday 
morning, adjourned till this day. 





Martis, 4° die August: ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Charles Barclay, from the Select Committee 
appointed to try and determine the merits of the 
Petition of William Duckett, of Russellstown, Esquire, and 


Tithe 
Composition 
(Ireland.) 


Fines and 
Recoveries 
Offices Bill. 


Carlow 
County 
Election. 


others, freeholders and electors of the county of Carlow, ~ 


complaining of an undue Election and Return for the 
said County, informed the House, 

That the Committee met this morning, pursuant to 
their adjournment of yesterday, when a Letter was re- 
ceived from Mr. Lowther (one of the Members of the 
said Committee), stating that he was unable, from illness, 
to attend the said Committee. 

And the House being informed, that Mr. Elwyn at- 
tended at the door, who could give the House information 
respecting the state of Mr. Lowther’s health, he was 
called in; and at the bar examined, upon oath, in rela- 
tion thereto :—And then he was directed to withdraw. 

Ordered, That Mr. Lowther be excused for not at- 
tending the Committee this day; and have leave to 
absent himself from any further attendance on the 
Committee. 


Mr. Crafer, from the Treasury, was called in; and 
at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,—An Account 
of the Produce of Land Revenue in Wales, including the 
Counties of Chester and Monmouth, arising from Fee- 
farm Rents, Leasehold Rents, Quit-rents from Mines, 
Quarries, &amp;c., from Manors, Castles and Royalties, and 
the Number of such Rents, and all other Profits or 

602 Casualties, 


Land 
Revenue 
( Wales.) 


No. 468, 








Spirits. 
No, 469, . 


Wine. 
No. 469, 


Steam 
Vessels. 


No. 470. 


Cotton and 
Sugar. 


No 471. 


York 
Elections 
Bribery. 


Great 
Yarmouth 
Elections 


Bribery. 


Carlow 
County 
Election. 


Grand Junction 
Waterworks 
Bill, 


512 


Casualties whatsoever, showing the Charges on such 
Revenue; distinguishing the Amount paid for Collection, 
and the Expenses incurred for keeping and seta, 
the Manorial Rights of the Crown, the Salaries and 
Allowances paid to Stewards of Manors, and the Names, 
Residences and Professions of such Stewards; the Sala- 
ries or Allowances paid to Judges or other Officers 
connected with the Fedicatate in Wales; the perpetual 
Pensions, Grants, or Annuities and Mortgages, charged 
on or payable out of the Welsh Revenue, or other per- 
manent or casual Charges, for each of the last Three 
years, ending the 30th of March 1835, with the appli- 
cation of such surplus, and the authority under which 
it has been applied. 

An Account of the Number of Gallons of Proof Spirits, 
the manufacture of the Islands of Guernsey and Jersey, 
imported into the United Kingdom in each of the years 
ending 5th January 1834 and 1835, with the highest 
and lowest degrees of strength at which the same have 
been tsnpiorted ; also the Quantity admitted for Home 
Consumption in each of the said years, with the rate 
per Gallon, and Amount of Duty thereon, and the 
Quantity of such Spirits remaining in bond on 5th 
January 1835:—-An Account of the Number of Gallons 
of Colonial Proof Spirits imported into each of the three 
Kingdoms, and the Total into the United Kingdom, in 
the year ending 5th January 1835 ; showing from which 
of the Colonies imported ; also, the Total Quantity ad- 
mitted for Home Consumption in each of the three 
Kingdoms, and in the United Kingdom, with the rate 
per Gallon, and Amount of Duty thereon :—An Account 
of the Number of Gallons of Foreign Proof Spirits; 
distinguishing the sorts imported into each of the three 
Kingdoms, and the Total into the United Kingdom, 
during the year ending 5th January 1835; also, the 
Quantity that paid Duty for Home Consumption in each 
of the three Kingdoms, and in the United Kingdom, 
with the rate per Gallon, and Amount of such Duty :— 
An Account of the Number of Gallons of Foreign and 
Colonial Spirits, sweetened or compounded, specifying 
their different denominations, imported into the United 
Kingdom, in the year ending 5th January 1835; with 
the Quantity admitted for Home Consumption, the rate 
of Duty per Gallon, and Total Amount thereof; and 
stating whether such sweetened or compounded Spirits 
are included in the Return of Imports under the last two 
of the foregoing Accounts. 

An Account of the Number of Gallons of Wine; spe- 
cifying French, Cape, and other sorts, imported into 
each of the three Kingdoms, the Quantity exported, and 
the Quantity retained for Home Consumption, with the 
Totals of each particular for the United Kingdom, in 
the year ending 5th January 1835; also, the rate of 
Duty per Gallon on each sort of Wine, and the Total 
Amount thereof. 

A Return of all Ships or Vessels, navigated by Steam, 
belonging to any Port of Great Britain, or registered 
therein :—Of the Number of Ships or Vessels now build- 
ing at any Port of Great Britain, calculated to be navi- 
gated by Steam. 

Return to an Order, dated the 22d day of July last, 
for a Return of the Official and Declared Value of Cotton 
Manufactures, Cotton Yarn and Refined Sugar, exported 
from Great Britain, from 5th January to 5th July 1835: 
—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Accounts and Papers do lie 
upon the Table; and be printed. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Petitions 
alleging Bribery at Elections for York, have leave to sit 
during the sitting of the House this day, between the 
hours of twelve and three of the clock. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Petitions 
alleging Bribery at Elections for Great Yarmouth, have 
leave to sit during the sitting of the House this day, 
between the hours of twelve and three of the clock. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Carlow 
County Election Petition, have leave to sit during the 
sitting of the House this day, between the hours of twelve 
and three of the clock. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 


4° August. 





A. 1835. 


An Act to amend and extend the Powers vested in the 
Grand Junction Waterworks Company, and for other 
purposes relating thereto; and the same were read; and 
are as followeth: 
Pr. 21. 1. 4. After “ Company” insert “ and they 
*‘ are hereby required.” 
Pr. 21. 1.11. Leave out from “ not” to the se¢ond 
“ or” inl. 16. and insert “ lower than three hundred 
“ and fifty yards above Kew Bridge, and not further 
“ than one quarter of the width of the River, from the 
“ Surrey side of the River, the said Company not to 
“ draw the water from such place between the periods 
“‘ of one hour before high water, and one hour after 
“ high water, at the same place.” 
Pr, 21. 1. 26. After “ Drains” insert “ Conduit.” 
Pr. 23. 1. 16. Leave out “ and,” and insert “ or.” 
Pr. 24. 1. 21. After “laid” insert “* Provided always 
« nevertheless, That in case at any time hereafter any 
« Lock or Weir shall be made and constructed within 
« one hundred yards above the point at which the River 
‘«« Brent flows into the Thames, then the said Company 
«¢ shall, within six months after the completion of such 
‘© Lock or Weir, cease and discontinue to take water 
‘‘ from below such Lock or Weir, but shall take the 
‘‘ same from above such Lock or Weir; and the said 
«* Company shall not make any increase in the Rate or 
« Rates, in consequence of the expense to be incurred 
« by the Company in extending the suction or conduit 
* pipe for the purposes aforesaid ;” and also insert 
Clause (I.) 
Crause (I.) “ Provided always, and be it further 
« Enacted, That no Steam Engine or Engine-house 
«‘ shall be erected by the said Company on the south 
« side of the High Road leading from Kew Bridge to 
« and through the Town of Brentford, without the con- 
« sent of the Inhabitants of the north side of Kew Green, 
« and that the furnace of every Steam Engine used, or 
“ to be used by the said Company at their works at 
“ Brentford, shall be constructed upon the most approved 
** principle of consuming its own smoke.” 
Pr. 27. 1. 31. At the end of the interlineation insert 
Clause (A.) 
Crause (A.) “ And be it further Enacted, That it 
« shall not be lawful for the said Company, or their 
** successors, to place or erect any Steam-engine or 
* other building in or upon the two pieces or parcels of 
“ land at or near to Brentford, and called or known by 
*“« the several names of the Ham and Brentford Meadow, 
“ or in or upon any land belonging to the Most noble 
“ Hugh Duke of Northumberland, without the consent of 
“ the said Duke, his heirs or assigns, testified in writing, 
‘¢ under the hand or hands of him or them; and further, 
“ that the said Company shall not erect or build any 
“ Steam-engine or other building in or upon the 
* Town of Jsleworth, or nearer than one mile from the 
“ present site of Sion House, in the said parish of Jsle- 
* worth, without such consent as aforesaid.” 
Pr. 29. 1. 28. After “ estate” insert Clauses (B.) 
and (C.) 
Cravse (B.) * And be it further Enacted, That if 
“ the said Company shall wilfully neglect or refuse to 
** supply with water any dwelling-house situate in any 
* square, street, lane or other place where the pipes of 
“‘ the said Company are or shall be laid for the use of 
the inhabitants and occupiers thereof, for the space 
of three days after demand in writing shall have been 
made by such inhabitant or occupicr of the said 
Company, the said Company shall forfeit and pay the 
sum of Five shillings for each and every day after 
demand made, and during which there shall be no 
“ supply of water; the same to be recovered, in case 
“ of non-payment, by information, to be exhibited, on 
“ the oath or affirmation of the party aggrieved, before 
“ two or more Justices of the Peace for the said County 
“ of Middlesex, together with the costs to be assessed 
“ by such Justices ; and, in case of non-payment, to be 
«« levied by a warrant of distress, under their hands and 
“ seals, against the goods and chattels of the said Com- 
“ pany, unless the said Company, at the time of such 
“ neglect or refusal, shall be prevented by frost, fire or 
“the vom of their works, or by any default on the 
** part of such inhabitant or occupier, as aforesaid, from 
granting such supply, or by any defect in his, her or 
their service pipes or receptacles of water: Provided 
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always, That nothing herein contained shall extend 
to compel any supply, or to impose any penalty for 
not supplying, in such cases where in the said recited 
Acts or this Act the said Company are specially 
authorized to discontinue any such supply, except in 
the case where any arrears of water rent or rate shall 
be due to the said Company for the supply of water 
to any dwelling-house, from any person or persons 
who may have quitted such dwelling-house ; in which 
case the said Company shall be authorized to refuse 
a supply of water to any such dwelling-house, unless 
the arrears of such rate or rent, not exceeding six 
months arrears, which may be due for the supply of 
water to the said dwelling-house, shall be first paid 
or tendered to the said Company.” 

Crause (C.) “ Ad be it further Enacted, That the 
said Company shall at all times hereafter keep and 
maintain their mains charged with water, so that in 
case of fire there shall at all times be a supply of 
water.” 


Pr. 34. 1. 2. Leave out from “ supply” to “ And” 


in Pr. 35. 1. 8. 


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Pr. 54. 1. 28. After “ Election ” insert Clause D. 


Crause (D.) “ Provided always, and be it further 
Enacted, That if any person or persons being a rate- 
payer to the said Company, shall think himself, her- 
self or themselves aggrieved by reason of any over- 
charge or deficiency of supply, such deficiency being 
less than the ordinary supply, such person or persons 
shall be at liberty to apply or appeal to any two Jus- 
tices of the Peace acting in and for the county of 
Middlesex, and who shall be and they are hereby 
empowered, upon complaint on oath, made before 
them by the complaining party (or any person duly 
authorized on their, his or her behalf) to issue a sum- 
mons under their hands, requiring the Secretary of 
the said Company for the time being to attend the 
said Justices, at such time and place as they shall 
appoint, in order to answer such complaint ; and upon 
the appearance of the said parties at the said time 
and place, or any adjournment thereof, or upon proof 
upon oath, to the satisfaction of such Justice, of the 
due service of such summons in the absence of such 
parties respectively, without. lawful excuse to be 
allowed by such Justice, finally to hear and determine 
the said matter of complaint, and to award, order 
and adjudge the payment of such forfeiture and 
penalty, or sum of money, as by this Act, or the Act 
or Acts confirmed and extended, hereby is or are im- 
posed or directed to be paid in respect of the matter 
of such complaint, or the repayment of all and every 
sum of money improperly demanded and received or 
levied, if the subject matter of complaint, and also 
such sum of money as to the said Justices shall seem 
reasonable for the costs, charges and expenses which 
the successful party shall have incurred in respect of 
the summonses, and other matters and things neces- 
sary in order to the bringing of the said matter of 
complaint before the said Justices, and the hearing 
thereof, and for the attendance and loss of time of the 
parties and witnesses attending on such hearing ; and 
in case of the non-payment of all and every such sum 
and sums of money which shall be so awarded, ordered 
and adjudged to be paid as aforesaid, then it shall and 
may be lawful for the respective parties entitled thereto 
to levy the same by virtue of a warrant of distress, 
which the said Justices are hereby authorized and re- 
required to issue against the goods and chattels of the 
said Company or party, together with all further costs 
and expenses attending any such distress, returning the 
overplus thereof to the party entitled thereto; and 
the said Justices are hereby authorized to require, by 
summons under their hands, the attendance of any 
witness or witnesses, and the production of any book, 
paper or document in his, her or their custody or 
power, or in the custody or power of the parties, and in 
default of the attendance of any such witness, or the 


production of any such book, paper or document, then, 


upon due proof of the service of such summons, by 
one or two competent witnesses in manner aforesaid, 
every person so neglecting to obey the said summons, 
without lawful excuse to be allowed by such Justices, 


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shall forfeit and pay the sum of Twenty shillings, to 
be paid to the said party on whose behalf the said 
summons shall have been issued on the day of such 
forfeiture, and on non-payment thereof, it shall be 
lawful for the party entitled thereto, by a warrant of 
distress, which the said Justices are hereby required 
to issue, to levy the same on the goods and chattels of 
the said person or persons respectively so making such 
default as aforesaid, and also all costs, charges and 
expenses that shall or may thereby be sustained, and 
after such payment thereof as aforesaid, to return the 
overplus thereof to such person or persons so making 
such default as aforesaid: Provided always, That no 
order of the said Justices shall be removable by 
certiorari, or other writ or proceeding, into any of His 
Majesty’s Courts at Westminster, but that all such 
orders shall be final and conclusive, to all intents and 
purposes ; any thing herein before contained to the 
contrary thereof in anywise notwithstanding.” 


Pr. 57. 1. 30. After “ Lessees ” insert Clauses (E.), 


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Crausez (E.) “ Provided always, and be it further 
Declared and Enacted, That nothing in this Act con- 
tained shall extend, or be deemed or construed to 
extend to prejudice, diminish, alter, take away, or 
interfere with any or either of the Acts following ; 
that is to say, an Act passed in the ss Sg year of 
the reign of his Majesty King George the Third, in- 
tituled, ‘An Act for repealing several Acts made in 
the eighth, tenth, thirteenth and fifteenth years of the 
reign of his present Majesty, for regulating the 
nightly Watch and Beadles, and for paving, repairing, 
cleansing and lighting the Parish of Saint Mary-le- 
bone, in the County of Middlesex, and for the better 
maintenance and relief of the Poor thereof, and for 
divers other purposes therein mentioned, and for ' 
making more effectual provision for those purposes ;’ 
an Act passed in the forty-sixth year of his said Ma- 
jesty King George the Third, intituled, ‘ An Act for 
altering and and amending an Act made in the thirty- 
fifth year of his present Majesty, for watching, paving, 
cleansing and lighting the Parish of Saint Mary-le- 
bone, in the County of Middlesex, and for the better 
relief and maintenance of the Poor thereof ;’ an Act 
passed in the fifty-third year of the reign of his said 
Majesty King George the Third, intituled, ‘ An Act 
for altering and amending two several Acts of the 
thirty-fifth and forty-sixth years of the reign of his 
present Majesty, for paving and improving the Parish 
of Saint Mary-le-bone, in the County of Middlesex : 
an Act passed in the third year of the reign of his 
said late Majesty, intituled, ‘ An Act for altering, 
amending and enlarging the powers of three several 
Acts made in the thirty-fifth, forty-sixth and fifty- 
third years of the reign of his late Majesty King 
George the Third, for regulating the nightly Watch 
and Beadles, and for paving, repairing, cleansing and 
lighting the Parish of Saint Mary-le-bone, in the 
County of Middlesev, and for the better relief and 
maintenance of the Poor thereof, and for divers other 
purposes therein mentioned, and for making more 
effectual provision for those purposes.’” 


Crause (F.) “ Provided always, and be it further 
Enacted, That nothing in this Act contained shall 
extend, or be construed to extend, to prejudice, dimi- 
nish, alter or interfere with an Act passed in the fifty- 
seventh year of the reign of his Majesty, King George 
the Third, intituled, ‘ An Act for better paving, im- 
proving and regulating the Streets of the Metropolis, 
and removing and preventing Nuisances and Obstruc- 
tions therein.’ ” 


Cause (G.) * Provided always, and be it further 
Enacted, That from and after the passing of this Act, 
the said Company of Proprietors shall not be entitled 
to double costs in any action or suit whatsoever, or any 
other or different costs than would be payable accord- 
ing to law between ordinary parties.” - 

LAusE (H.) “ And be it further Enacted, That if 
the said Company shall not, within Three years 
from and after the passing of this Act, complete the 
said Works, and bring the Water from such purer 
source as is provided by this Act, that then and from: 

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Reading 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


514 


“ thenceforth, all and singular the powers and autho- 
“ rities vested in the said Company by this Act, shall 
“ cease and determine, to all intents and purposes 
“« whatsoever.” 

The said Amendments, as far as Clause (B.), being 
read a second time, were agreed to. 


Cause (B.), the next Amendment, being read a 
second time, an Amendment was made thereunto in 
fo.2. 1.16. by leaving out from “house” to the end of the 
Clause. 


And the said Clause, so amended, was agreed to. 


Cravse (C.), the next Amendment, being read a 
second time, an Amendment was made thereunto, by 
adding, at the end of the Clause the words “ and in 
* case the said Company shall not keep and maintain 
“ their said mains charged as aforesaid, the said Com- 
* pany shall forfeit and pay the sum of Ten Pounds 
“ for each and every time it shall be proved that the 
said mains are not so charged, such penalty to be 
summarily recovered in manner next hereinbefore 
provided for the recovery of the penalty thereby im- 
posed for not supplying water.” 

And the said Clause, so amended, was agreed to. 
Then the residue of the said Amendments, being 
read a second time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Clay do carry the Bill to the 
Lords ; and acquaint them, that this Sees hath agreed 
to the Amendments made by their Lordships, with 
Amendments; to which Amendments this House doth 
desire the concurrence of their Lordships. 


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The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act to enable the Reading Waterworks Company to 
extend their Works, and for explaining and enlarging 
the Powers of the Act relating to such Company ; 
and the same were read; and are as followeth: 

Pr. 29. 1. 29 and 30. Leave out from “ whereas” to 
“a” inline 33. 

Pr. 29.1. 38. Leave out “ and,” and insert “ was.” 

Pr. 30. 1. 6. Leave out “ of.” 


Pr. 30. 1. 10. Leave out the second “and,” and 
insert “ was.” 


Pr. 30. 1.17. Leave out from “ also” to “a” in 
line 20. 


Pr. 30. 1. 25. Leave out “ and,” and insert “ was.” 

Pr. 30. 1. 32. Leave out from “ part” to “ and” in 
Pr. 31.1. 5. 

Pr. 31. 1.7. Leave out from “lease” to “ mains” 

in line 12. and insert “ or some or one of them certain.” 

Pr. 31. 1. 13. Leave out from “ Works” to “and” 
in line 15. and insert “ were laid down and con- 
** structed.” 

Pr. 31. 1.18. After “ fourth” insert “ certain per- 
*« sons therein named.” 


Pr. 31. 1. 20. Leave out from “ Company ” to “ Be” 
in Pr. 32.1. 8. 


Pr. 32. 1.13. After “ premises” insert “if any.” 

Pr. 32. 1.17. Leave out from “ incorporated” to 
“the” in line 20. and insert “ under.” 

Pr. 32. 1. 21. After “ respectively ” insert “ or some 
“ or one of them.” 

Pr. 32. 1. 35. Leave out from “ Provided” to “and” 
in Pr. 33. 1. 24. and insert “ nevertheless, That nothing 
** in this Act contained shall extend, or be construed to 
** extend, in any manner to prejudice the said Mayor, 

Aldermen and Burgesses, or to authorize or empower 
* the said Reading Waterworks Company to commence 
** or prosecute any action, suit, appeal, indictment, or 
other proceeding, without due proof of and deduction 
of title from the original lessees to them, nor to autho- 
rize a departure from the due course of the legal pre- 
sumption arising from lapse of time, by the non-per- 
formance or abeyance of any payment or duty en- 
joined by any covenant in such leases ciintaitied.” 
The said Amendments, being read-a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Shaw Lefevre do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


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The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Public Carriages (Metropolis) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Tuesday next, at twelve of the clock. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Weights and Measures Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 

(Progress the 23d July to the middle of Clause 19.) 

Question, That Clause, N° 19, as amended, stand part 
of the Bill put, and Negatived. 

Ciavuse, N° 20 (Expenses of providing Copies of 
Weights, and remuneration to Inspectors, to be defrayed 
out of the County Rate) read. 

Amendment proposed: P.1. 1.19. To leave out “ and 
“ of the Stamps.” 

Question put, That the words proposed to be left out 
stand part of the Clause ; 

The Committee divided. 

Teller for the Yeas, Sir Samuel Whalley - 60. 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. Estcourt - - - 6. 

Crause, N° 20, agreed to. 

Crauses, N° 21 to N° 44, with Amendments to several 
of them, agreed to. 

Proposed Crause, N° 13, as amended, agreed to. 

Schedules, as amended, agreed to. 

Preamble agreed to. 


Bill, as amended, to be reported. 











Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Pryme 
reported from the Committee, That they had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Mr. Speaker left the Chair at three of the clock. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair at five of the clock. 


Lord Francis Egerton, from the Select Committee 
appointed to take into consideration the Petitions al- 
leging Bribery at Elections for Great Yarmouth, in- 
formed the House, That the Committee called before 
them the witness, William Prentice, on two several 
occasions; and that he refused, and still refuses, to 
answer the question, on the ground that, by so doing, 
he would be compelled to criminate himself; for re- 
fusing to answer which, the House, on Friday last, 
directed him to be committed to the custody of the Ser- 
jeant at Arms. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Prentice, of Yarmouth, now in 
the custody of the Serjeant at Arms attending this House, 
was presented, and read; setting forth, That the Peti- 
tioner was ordered into the custody of the Officer of the 
House, for refusing to answer a question that may tend 
to criminate himself, has been so confined since Friday 
last; that he has thereby been deprived of the society 
of his family, and is now suffering great loss in his 
business; that he humbly craves the forgiveness of the 
House, and that they will order him to be discharged, 
or allow him to go home for two or three days in the 
custody of the Officer of the House, to return at any 
time the House may think fit to order him. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Tradesmen engaged in the building in 
the Green Park, for the intended residence of his late 
Royal Highness the Duke of York, was presented, and 
read; complaining of non-payment of money due to 
them on account of the said building; and praying the 
House to direct an investigation into the matters set 
forth in the Petition, or to adopt such other measure 
as shall appear most advisable, and to grant unto the Pe- 
titioners such relief as to the House shall seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration that 
part of the Message of the Lords of Tuesday last, which 
8 requests 


Public 

Carriages 
(Metrvpolis) 
Bill. 


Weights and 
Measures 


Bill, 


Great 
Yarmouth 
Elections 
Bribery. 


Great Yarmouth 
Elections 
Bribery. 


York House. 


Lords’ 
Committees 


for Privileges. 




















5-6 Wiuu. IV. 


requests that this House will give leave to Thomas 


4°—5° Augusti. 


515 


A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, i gl 

Martin, Esquire, and Martin Joseph Blake, Esquire, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide for the “"* “""" 
Members of this House, to attend their Lordships, in Payment by the East India Company of Compensation 
order to their being examined as Witnesses before the to Mr. Buckingham: And the said Motion was, with 
Lords’ Committees for Privileges, to whom the Petition leave of the House, withdrawn. 
of Lord Ffrench, claiming a right to vote at the Elec- 
tions of Peers for Jreland to sit in the Parliament of the | The Order of the day being read, for resuming the Printed 
United Kingdom, stands referred:—And Mr. Thomas adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed upon Papers. 
Martin and Mr. Martin Joseph Blake, being present, Tuesday last, That the First Resolution of the Select 
in their places, declared, that they were willing, with Committee on Printed Papers, be now read a second time; 
the leave of the House, to go to the House of Lords, as Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned till 
desired by their Lordships. Monday next. 

Resolved, That Thomas Martin, Esquire, and Martin 
Joseph Blake, Esquire, have leave to go to the House of | The Order of the day being read, for the second read- oo Bill 
Lords, as desired by their Lordships, ifthey think fit. | ing of the Letters Patent Bill; — 

Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, to Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
acquaint them, that this House hath given leave to Zho- Tuesday next, at twelve of the clock. 
mas Martin, Esquire, and Martin Joseph Blake, Esquire, 
to go to the House of Lords, as desired by their Lord- . The Order of the day being read, for the second read- Parish 


ships in their Message of Tuesday last, if they think fit: 
And that Mr. Bernal do carry the said Message. 


The House was moved, That the Resolutions which, 
upon Tuesday last, were reported from the Select Com- 


th id ° 1 R f, te CG : for Debt é 
mittee appointed to consider and report upon the best he I eee . ne ee ee at ommittee ON (Scotland) Bill 
means of setting apart and adapting a portion of the . ‘0 ene ES eht (Sontlasd) au; farth 
Strangers’ Gallery for the admittance of Ladies during d nein whe pm iy val ey th vs gy 
the Debates of this House, such admittance to be granted ™ OE ALM SY Sey ae Seen oy ee oe 
or regulated according to such form and manner as the , i a 
Speaker shall appoint; also to consider of directions pro- The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- ig 
per to be given, with a view to the same effect, in the ther consideration the Report from the Committee on (scotland) Bill 
building of the new House of Commons, might be read; the Arrestment of Wages (Scotland) Bill; 
and the same being read ; Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being sideration upon Thursday next, at twelve of the clock. 
ut, That this House doth agree with the Committee in . Mt 
8 said Resolutions ; s The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- Bankrupt 
Tine Meant Unable: ther consideration the Report from the Committee on (Scotland) Bill, 


The Yeas went forth. 


Mr. Grantley Berkeley, 
Tellers for the Yeas, 1 Mr. Freshfield : 


Tellers for the Noes, 1 a Gouge a ere 
So it passed in the Negative. 


86. 


\ 89. 


ing of the Parish Vestries Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Tuesday next, at twelve of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 


the Bankrupts’ Estates (Scotland) Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Thursday next, at twelve of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Instruments of Sasine (Scotland) Bill; 


Vestries Bill. 


Imprisonment 


Instruments 
of Sasine 


(Scotland) Bill. 


, , , Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
Lieutenant A Motion was made, and the Question being put, sideration upon Monday next. 
Bradley That a Select Committee be appointed to inquire into 








Colonel Arthur’s treatment of Colonel Bradley, at Hon- 
duras, from October 1819 to March 1821; and also into 
all the circumstances which led to Colonel Bradley’s 
dismissal from the Army without a Court Martial, and 
to report their opinion thereupon ; 

The House divided. 

The Yeas went forth. 


Tellers for the Yess, Mr. Thomas Duncombe, 94. 
Mr. Pryme: 
Mr. Robert Gordon, 

Tellers for the Noes, Min Mctent Memes : } 102. 


So it passed in the Negative. 


The House was moved, That the Report which, upon 
the 20th day of July last, was made from the Select 
Committee appointed to inquire into the nature, cha- 
racter, extent and tendency of Orange Lodges, Associa- 
tions or Societies in Ireland, and to report their opinion 
thereupon to the House, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That it appears, from the Evidence laid before 
this House, that there exists at present in Jreland more 
than 1,500 Orange Lodges, some Parishes containing 
as many as three or four Private Lodges, consisting of 
members varying in number from 16 to 260, acting in 
communication and correspondence with each other, 
and having secret signs and pass-words as bonds of 
union, and all depending on the Daind Lodge of Ireland; 

And the previous Question being proposed, That that 
Question be now put:—And a Debatearising thereupon ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Wednesday morning ; 


Mercuri, 5° die Augusti, 1835: 
Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till Tuesday 


next. 


VOL. 90. 


Steam Vessels 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee son 


on the Steam Vessels Pilotage Bill 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday next, 
at twelve of the clock, resolve itself into the said Com- 
mittee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Reform of Parliament (Scotland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Friday next. 


Reform of 
Parliament 


(Scotland) Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Savings Banks (Scotland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Monday next. 


Savings Banks 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Mr. Robert Steuart, by Order, reported from the 
Committee, to whom it was referred to consider of 
making Compensation to the Owners of Slaves, the Re- 
solutions which they had directed to be reported; and 
the same were read, and are as followeth: 

1. Resolved, That the Commissioners of His Majesty’s 
Treasury be authorized to direct the payment, out of 
the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland, of asum sufficient to pay to the 
Owners of Slaves entitled to compensation, in pursu- 
ance of the Act for the abolition of Slavery, Interest on 
the amount of their respective compensations, not ex- 
ceeding Three pounds seven shillings and nine-pence 
per centum, from the 1st day of August 1834 to the time 
when the amount of such compensation shall be awarded, 
after deducting thereout the expenses which have been 
or may be incurred in the execution of the said Act, 

2. Retold, That Bank Annuities, equal to the sum of 
One million seven hundred and twenty-one thousand 

6P2 three 


Slavery 
Abolition 
Act. 











Church of 
Ireland Bill. 


Prisons’ 
Regulation 
Bill. 


Public Roads 
(Irdandy Bill. 


Adjourn- 
ment. 


Music anid 
Dancing 
Licenses Bill. 


Imprisonment 


fur Debt Bill, 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts Bill. 


Peace 
Preservation 
(Ireland) Bill, 


No. 472. 


Colonial 
Military 
Expenditure. 


No. 473. 


516 


three hundred and forty-five pounds nineteen shillings 
and seven-pence sterling, shall be placed in the books 
of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, 
in the names of the Commissioners for the Reduction 
of the National Debt, to be applied in payment of the 
compensation to the Owners of Slaves in the Island of 
Barbadoes, on the terms and conditions specified in the 
Act for the abolition of Slavery, which sum shall be 
added to and shall form a part of such Bank Annuities, 
and the Interest thereon shall be charged upon and paid 
out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom 
of Great Britain and Ireland. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the said 
Resolutions: And that Mr. Robert Steuart, Mr. Chan- 
cellor of the Excliequer, and Mr. Baring, do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the Re- 
port from the Committee on the Church of Ireland Bill; 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Prisons’ Regulation Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Public Roads (Zreland) Bill; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Robert Gordon reported from the Com- 
mittee, That they had made progress in the Bill; and 
that he was directed by the Céannhiiteee to move, That 
they may have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, again resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That this House do now adjourn; it passed in the Ne- 
gative. 


Mr. Hume, by Order, reported from the Committee on 
the Music and Dancing Licenses Bill, the Amendments 
which they had made to the Bill; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; and read the third time upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Imprisonment for 
Debt Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 


next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
this day three months. 


Lord Viscount Morpeth presented a Bill for the better 
Prevention and more speedy Punishment of Offences 
endangering the Public Peace in Ireland: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Friday next. 


Ordered, That the Bill ke printed. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to 
consider the Military Establishments and Expenditure 
of the British Empire in the Colonies, in completion of 
the inquiry which was commenced in the last Session of 
the last Parliament, and to report their observations 
thereupon to the House, have Power to report their 
Ya thereupon, together with the Minutes of the 

vidence taken before them. 

Mr. Robert Gordon reported from the said Select 
Committee, That they had considered the matters to 
them referred; and had come to several Resolutions, 
which they had directed him to report to the House, 
together with the Minutes of the Evidence taken before 
them ; and the Resolutions of the Committee were read ; 
and are as followeth : 

1. Resolved, That it appears tothe Committee, that 
the numbers of Rank and File in New South Wales and 


4°—5° August. 





A. 1835. 


Van Diemen’s Land varied in amount from 572 in 1816 
to 722 in 1820; from 1,002 in 1821 to 1,200 in 1825; 
and from 1,569 in 1826 to 2,133 in 1834. The Com- 
mittee consider that the peculiar circumstances, fre- 
quently changing in thedistribution and penal discipline 
of Convicts in these Colonies, justify them in declining 
to offer any suggestion respecting the exact amount of 
Military Pores or Staff to be there maintained: the 
Government alone are competent to decide on the neces- 
sary establishment. 

2. Resolved, That the Committee have no suggestions 
to offer relative to reductions in the amount of Force 
maintained in the North American Provinces. 

3- Resolved, That the Committee have pursued their 
inquiries into the Accounts of the Commissariat, the 
Ordnance, and Barrack Establishments in the Colonies ; 
they are of opinion that important reductions may be 
made in many of these Establishments without detri- 
ment to the Public Service ; but consider that, before 
recommending particular alterations or reductions, re- 
ference should be had to the nature and extent of the 
several duties of each Department, and how far the 
same may be consolidated or abolished; and that as a full 
inquiry for this purpose cannot be made by this Com- 
mittee, they recommend that the Government should 
forthwith institute the requisite examination. 

4. Resolved, That the Committee are of opinion, from 
the Evidence taken, and to which they refer, that the 
Indian Department may be greatly reduced, if not 
entirely abolished ; and they therefore call the attention 
of the House to the same; and also to the expenses of 
articles annually distributed to the Indians, and whether 
any arrangement may not be made to dispense with such 
distribution in future, or to commute the presents for 
money. 

5. fesolved, That the advanced period of the Session 
renders it inexpedient for the Committee to inquire into 
the establishments of the Mauritius or the West Indies ; 
that it be recommended to the Government to cause 
inquiries to be made on the following points : 

The comparative casualties of Troops in those Colonies 
for the last Seven years, with remarks on the effects of 
climates, and the results that have followed the change 
of stations, with reference to health. 

The propriety of substituting Native Corps, or Corps 
partly iy ay of the inhabitants of the Mediterranean 
Colonies, for British Troops, with reference to health, 
efficiency and expense. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


Mr. Baring presented a Bill to impose certain Duties 
on Tea: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Friday next. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Ordered, That Mr. Eaton be discharged from any fur- 
ther attendance on the Select Committee on the Petitions 
alleging Bribery at Elections for York. 

Ordered, That Mr. Fancourt be added to the Com- 
mittee. 


Mr. Oswald reported from the Select Committee on 
Public Petitions; That they had examined the Petitions 
pootenied on the 27th and 28th days of July last; and 
1ad directed him to make a Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
half an hour after one of the clock on Wednes- 
day morning, adjourned till this day. 





Mercurii, 5° die August? ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 

T HE House met; and being counted by Mr. Speaker, 
it appeared that Forty Members were not present ; 

yet it being four of the clock, Mr. Speaker took the 

Chair; and having counted the House, and Forty Mem- 

bers not being present:—The House was adjourned 

by Mr. Speaker, without a Question first put, till To- 

morrow. 


Tea Duties 
Bill. 
No, 474. 


York Elec- 
tions Bribery. 


Public 
Petitions. 


Adjournment. 




















Carlow 
County 
Election. 


Great Yarmouth 
Elections 
Bribery. 


York 
Elections 
Bribery- 


Glasgow 
Poor’s Rate 
Bill. 


Belfast and 
Cavehill 
Railway Bill. 


North American 
Association Bill, 


Cruelty to 
Animals Bill, 


Public 
Institutions 
Bill. 


No, 477. 


Public Walks 
Bill. 


No. 478. 





5-6 Witt. IV. 
Jovis, 6° die Augusti ; 


' Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


RDERED, That the Select Committee on the 

Carlow County Election, have leave'to sit during 

the sitting of the flotise this day, between the hours of 
twelve and three of the clock. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Petitions 
alleging Bribery at Elections for Great Yarmouth, have 
leave to sit during the sitting of the House this day, 
between the hours of twelve and three of the clock. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Petitions 
alleging Bribery at Elections for York, have leave to sit 
during the sitting of the House this day, between the 
hours of twelve and three of the clock. 


An ingrossed Bill for explaining and amending the 
mode of Assessment for’ the Maintenance of the Poor 
within the City of Glasgow, was read the third time; 
and Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Sharman Crawford reported from the Committee 
on the Belfast and Cavehill Railway Bill; and to whom 
the Petitions of the Corporation for ‘preserving and im- 
proving the Port and Harbour of Belfast; of Owners 
and Occupiers of lands on the line of the Belfast and 
Cavehill Railway ; of several Persons whose names are 
thereunto subscribed; of John Gilmore Dunbar, of 
Belfast, in the county of Antrim, Esquire ; of John Mor- 
rison, of Belfast ; of Inhabitants of Belfast ; and, of Eliza- 
beth May, of Belfast, widow, were referred ; That they 
had heard counsel in support of the first, second, third, 
fourth and leabaitnetionst Petitions, and that no person 
appeared on behalf of the other Petitions; and had also 
heard counsel in favour of the Bill; and that they had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same 
to be true ; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for incorporating and granting cer- 
tain Powers to the North American Colonial Company, 
was read the third time; and an ingrossed Clause was 
added, by way of rider; and an Amendment was made 
to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title be, 
An Act for incorporating and granting certain Powers to 
the North American Colonial Association of Ireland. 

- Ordered, That Sir Richard Musgrave do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Committee 
on the Cruelty to Animals Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Tuesday next, at twelve of the clock. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Public Institutions Bill; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Wilks reported from the Committee, 
That they had gone-through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 5 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Wilks accordingly reported the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Depot be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Tuesday next, at twelve of the clock. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Public Walks Bill; and, after some 
time spent therein; Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; 
and Mr. Wilks reported from the Committee, That they 
had gone shioagh the Bill, and made Amendments 

ereunto. 

Ordered; That the Report be now received. 


Mr. Wilks accordingly reported the Bill. 
VOL. 90. 


6° Augusti. 


51T 
Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 


sideration — Tuesday next, at twelve of the clock. 
Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Sale of Bread Bill; and, after some 
time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; 
and, Mr. Pryme reported from the Committee, That 
they had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Imprisonment for Debt (Scotland) Bill:—The Bill 
was re-committed to a Committee of the whole House. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into a Committee, to consider further of the Bill :— 
The House accordingly resolved itself intothe Committee; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Pryme reported from the Committee, 
That they had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. : 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Arrestment of Wages (Scotland) Bill :—The Bill was 
re-committed to a Committee of the whole House. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into a Committee, to consider further of the Bill :— 
The House accordingly resolved itself into the Commit- 
tee; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Pryme reported from the 
Committee, That they had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Re ort from the Committee on 
the Bankrupts’ Estates (Scotland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Thursday next, at twelve of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Steam Vessels’ Pilotage Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Hull Merchant Sea- 
men’s Fund Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Tuesday 
next, at twelve of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Marriage Act Amendment Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday next, 
at twelve of the clock, resolve itself into the said Com- 
mittee. 


Mr. Speaker left thé Chair at one of the clock. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair at five of the clock. 


The Serjeant at Arms attending this House, informed 
the House, that Thomas Moore Keith had been taken to 
Norwich, according to the Order of the House, and that 
he was now brought back in custody. 

Ordered, That Thomas Moore Keith be remanded to 
His Majesty’s Gaol of Newgate; and that Mr. Speaker 
do issue his Warrants accordingly. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and Sir 

Giffin Wilson : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills following, 
without any Amendment; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for repairing and otherwise 
improving the Roads from Oxford, over Botley Cause 
way, to Fifield, in the County of Berks, and Witney, in 
the County of Oxford: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend an Act of the third 
year of His present Maen for more prereer, sup- 
plying with Water the City and County of the City of 

aeter, and Places adjacent thereto : 

6Q A Bill, 


Sale of Bread 
Bill. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt 
(Scotland ) Bill. 


Arrestment 
of Wages 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Bankrupts’ 
Estates 
(Scotland) Bilk 


Steam Vessels’ 
Pilotage Bill. 


Hull Merchant 
Scamen’s Fund 


Bill. 


Marriage 
Act Amend- 
ment Bill. 


Ipswich 
Election 
Bribery. 


Message 
from the 
Lords. 


Botley and 
Tifield Roads 
(No. 2.) Bill, 


Exeter 
Water Com- 
pany Bill. 





518 


Ballochney A Bill, intituled, An Act for effecting an extension of 
Railway Bill. the Ballochney Railway, in the County of Zanark ; and 


6° Augusti. A. 1835. 


Peas and Beans, Wheat Meal and Flour, Oatmeal, Maize 
or Indian Corn, Buck Wheat, Bear or Bigg; and the 


for altering, amending and enlarging the Powers of an 
Act of the seventh year of his late Majesty, for making 
the said Railway: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made by 
this House to the Amendments made by the Lords to 
the Bill, intituled, An Act to amend and extend -the 


same Account for all these the produce of, and imported 
from, any British Possessions in North America or else- 
where, out of Europe. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of Proof Spirits distilled in each Kingdom, ex- 
ported from Scotland to England, to Ireland, and from 


Powers vested in the Grand Junction Waterworks Com- 
pany, and for other purposes relating thereto, without 
| Amendment: And also, 

he Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
to authorize the Lianelly Railway and Dock Company 
to make certain additional Railways or Tramroads, and 
for other purposes connected therewith, with Amend- 
ments; to which Amendments the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for 
raising on the security of certain Estates in the County 
of Wilts, whereof the Right honourable Thomas Earl 
Neilson is tenant in tail, a sum of Money for the pur- 


Ireland to England, and that paid Duty for the Home 
Consumption of each Kingdom in each Quarter, from 
10th October 1834 to 5th July 1835, Rate and Amount 
of Duty; and showing the increase or decrease both of 
Quantity and Duty, as compared with each of the same 
Quarters of the preceding year. : 


Llanelly 
Railway and 
Dock Bill. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Licensing Jus- Licensing 


tices (Middlesex), which was presented on the 17th day 2»stices 
of July last, be printed. (Middlesex.) 


Earl Nelson's No. 480. 


Estate Bill. 
A Petition of the Convener, Deacons of Crafts, and Royal Burghs 


whole of the Members of the Nine Incorporated Trades — 


pose of discharging the sum of Ten thousand pounds 
equitably charged thereon by William Earl Nelson, de- 
ceased, in favour of his Daughter, Charlotte Mary Lady 
Bridport, and for other purposes; to which the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords do request that this House will give leave 
to Thomas Fowell Buxton, Esquire, a Member of this 
House, to attend their Lordships, in order to his being 
examined as a witness before the Select Committee ap- 
pointed by their Lordships, to inquire into the present 
state of the Gaols and Houses of Correction in England 
and Wales :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 

Resolved, That this House will send an Answer to the 
last part of the said Message by Messengers of their own. 

And the Messengers were again called in; and Mr. 
Speaker acquainted them therewith:—And then they 
again withdrew. 


Mr. Wilson Patten reported from the Select Com- 


of Dundee ;—and, Magistrates and Town Council of 
Anstruther Wester,—were presented, and read, taking 
notice of the Royal Burghs (Scotland) Bill; and pray- 
ing, That the same may not pass into a law. 
And the said Petitions wereordered to lieupon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Wandell and Lamington;— 
Dull;—Menmore;--Ministerand Membersofthe Congre- 
gation and Parishioners of Saint Bernard’s ;— Ministers, 
Elders, Congregation and others, connected with the High 
Church Parish of Paisley ;—and, Inhabitants of New- 
burgh,—were presented, and read ; praying the House to 
resist every pe; to shake the stability, or impair the 
efficiency: of the Church of Scotland, and to adopt mea- 
sures for promoting the building and endowing such ad- 
ditional Churches, in connexion with the Establishment, 
as the increasing numbers and necessities of the popu- 
lation demand. 

Andthesaid Petitions were ordered tolieupon the Table. 





Lodges mittee appointed to inquire into the nature, character, 
(Ireland) —_ extent and tendency of Orange Lodges, Associations or A Petition of Inhabitants of Stoney Stanton, Sapcote Church of 
e su te Societies in Jreland, and to report their opinion there- and Croft ;—and, the High Sheriff and Members of the !teland Bill. 





upon to the House; and who were empowered to report 
the Minutes of the Evidence taken before them, from 
time to time, to the House; That they had made fur- 
ther progress in the matter referred to them, and had 
directed him to make Reports thereof to the House, to- 
gether with the Minutes of the Evidence taken before 
them, and an Appendix to the Report. 

Ordered, That the Reports do lie upon the Table ; and 
be printed. 


Ordered, That Mr. Fazakerley have leave of absence 
for a monta, on urgent business ;—Sir Richard Vyvyan, 
a month, on urgent business ;—Mr. Lawson, a month, on 
urgent business ;—-Mr. Halse, a month, on urgent busi- 
ness ;—Sir George Crewe, a month, on urgent business ; 
—and, Mr. Edward John Stanley, a month, on urgent 
business. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to in- 

uire into the Condition, Management and Affairs of the 

ritish Museum, have power to report the Minutes of 
the Evidence, taken before them, to the House. 

Mr. Estcourt reported from the said Select Com- 
mittee; and to whom seveval Petitions were referred ; 
That they had made progress in the matters to them 
referred ; and had directed him to make a Report there- 
of to the House, together with the Minutes of the Evi- 
dence taken before them. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; and 
be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Total Quantity of Quarters of Foreign 
Wheat that have paid the Duty for consumption in the 
United Kingdom under 9 Geo. 4, c. 60, since that Act 
came into force in 1828, till 5th July 1835; and the 
Total Amount of Duty received thereon, and showin 
from the Total Quantity of Quarters, and the Tota 
Amount of Duty so received thereon, what the Duty was 
equal to per quarter on the average for the whole period : 
—The same Account for Foreign Barley, Oats, Rye, 


f 


county of Limerick Grand Jury, assembled at Summer 
Assizes 1835,—were presented, and read ; taking notice. 
of the Church of Jreland Bill; and praying, That the 
same may not pass into a law. | 

And thesaid Petitions were ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of West Shull, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying the House to enact such le- 
gislative measures as may be effectual for the prohibiting 
of all occupations inconsistent with the sanctity of the 
Sabbath, for the abolition of all Sunday traffic, espe- 
cially in spirituous and malt liquors, and for the secur- 
ing to every class of His Majesty’s Subjects protection 
in the enjoyment of the sacred rest and inviolable pri- 
vileges of the Lord’s Day, and that such enactments may 
extend to Ireland. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Principal, Sub-Principal and Pro- 
fessors of the University and King’s College of Aber- 
deen ;—and, Lecturers in various departments of Medical 
Science, appointed by the Universities of King’s and 
Marischal Colleges of Aberdeen,—were presented, and 
read; taking notice of the Aberdeen Universities Bill ; 
and praying, That the same may not pass into a law. 

. And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Abergavenny, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying for the repeal of the Stamp 


Duty on Newspapers. : 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Several Petitions for adopting measures for rendering 
the River Shannon navigable, being offered to be pre- 
sented ; 

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, by: His Majesty’s 
command, as they were severally offered to be ented, 
acquainted the House, That His Majesty had been in- 
formed of their contents, and recommended them to the 
consideration of the House. 

A Petition 

















Serjeant at 
Arms (House of 
Commons.) 


Complaint 
respecting a 
Witness being 
arrested, 


Great Yarmouth 
Elections 
Bribery, 


5-6 WILL. IV. 


A Petition of the Grand Jury of the county of Leitrim, 
assembled at Summer Assizes 1835, was brought up, 
and read; setting forth, That the Navigation of the 
Upper Shannon, or that part of the river from Athlone 
to Loughallen, continues in a very neglected state; that 
the importance of opening this noble river, and render- 
ing it available to the purposes of trade, is already too 
fully established to require further comment ; and pray- 
ing, That the House will take such measures that the 
operations to render the Shannon navigable, may be 
commenced without further delay. 

A Petition of the Earl of Ossory, High Sheriff and 
Chairman of a Meeting of the Nobility, Gentry and 
Land Proprietors of the oT of Tipperary, was also 
brought up, and read; setting forth, That the Petitioners 
highly approve of the Report of the Parliamentary Com- 
mittee, which was presented during the last Session to the 
House on the subject of the Improvement of the Navi- 
gation of the River Shannon, its estuaries and its tribu- 
taries; and praying the House to give early and serious 
consideration to the said Report, especially as it is a 
measure of the most vital consequence towards the 
advancement of the agricultural and commercial in- 
terests of the Kingdom at large ; and also, that the House 
will adopt such necessary measures as they may deem 
needful to facilitate the completion of a project which 
in itself is an object of such vast importance to a Nation’s 
prosperity. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he had 
communicated the Resolution of the House of the 3d day 
of this instant August to Mr. Henry Seymour ; and that 
Mr. Seymour desired to offer his dutiful acknowledg- 
ments, and to express his gratitude for the indulgence 
and kindness which he has experienced from the House 
during a great number of years; and also the great 
pride which he feels in having the most valued honour 
to which he could have aspired, conferred on him by 
their unanimous approbation of his conduct. 


Complaint being made to the House, That Mr. Alex- 
ander Dean, being sumtinoned to attend the Select 
Committee on Timber Duties, had been arrested by a 
Sheriff’s Officer while in attendance on the Select Com- 
mittee ; 

Ordered, That the matter of the said Complaint be 
taken into consideration To-morrow. 

Ordered, That William Thompson, Officer of the Sheriff 
of Middlesex, and Mr. Alexander Dean, do attend this 
House To-morrow. 


Lord Francis Egerton, from the Select Committee ap- 
— to take into consideration the Petitions alleging 
ribery at Elections for Great Yarmouth, informed the 
House, that three parties summoned to give evidence 
before the Committee, William Green, John Edward 
Lacon, Esquire, and Edward Harbord Lushington 
Preston, Esquire, had declined to appear as witnesses 
before the Committee, on the ground that, having re- 
ceived certain Notices, they considered themselves as 
defendants in the case. 
Ordered, That William Green, John Edward Lacon, 
Esquire, and Edward Harbord Lushington Preston, 
Esquire, do attend at the bar of this House forthwith. 


Edward Harbord Lushington Preston, Esquire, at- 
tending accordingly, was called in; and examined by 
Mr. Speaker, as follows :— 

Have you been examined as a witness before the 
Yarmouth Committee ?—I have. 


Have any questions been asked of you ?—They have. 
Have you answered those questions?—No. 


Why have you not answered those questions ?—Be- 
cause I have been served with a Notice, which I will 
read :—(reads Notice): 


** I give you Notice, that the evidence intended to be 
ot before the Select Committee of the House of 
ommons, to whom the Petitions from the Borough of 
Great Yarmouth, presented in the month of June last, 
stand referred, may affect you with an imputation of 
me , = with being a party aiding or assisting in the 


O° Augusti, 


519 
commission of bribery, or of treating, or of some or one 
of the offences mentioned in the Petitions.—Dated this 
25th day of July 1835. 
“To Edward Harbord Lushington Ashurst &amp; Gainsford, 
Preston, Esquire. Agents for the Petitioners.” 

By whom is that signed ?—Ashurst and Gainsford, 
agents for the Petitioners. I have not only been serv 
with this, but there have been accusations broughtagainst 
me before this Committee ; and therefore I most humbly 
contend that I cannot be called upon to give evidence 
against myself. 

Do you make any objection to answer questions which 
do not criminate you?—lI contend that I cannot be called 
upon to answer any questions, inasmuch as I am nota 
witness, but a defendant. 

And then he was directed to withdraw. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That Edward Harbord Lushington Preston, be com- 
mitted to His Majesty’s Gaol of Newgate:—And the said 
Motion was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, That 
Edward Harbord Lushington Preston, Esquire, be called 
to the bar, and admonished, that he is bound to submit 
to be examined by the Committee without prejudice to 
his right to object to any question, the answer to which 
may tend tocriminate himself ; 

he House divided. 
The Noes went forth. 


Tellers forthe Yeas,{ Mr. Edward John Stanley } 113. 


= a a $ 
it Thomas Fremantle, 
Tellers for the Noes, r. Freshjield : \ 65. 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Edward Harbord Lushington Preston, Esquite, was 
accordingly called in, and informed by Mr. Speaker of 


the Resolution of the House; and then he was directed 
to withdraw. 


John Edward Lacon was called in, and examined by 
Mr. Speaker, as follows :— 

Have you been summoned as a witness before the 
Yarmouth Committee ?—I have. 

Have you been examined ?—No. 

Were any questions put ?—Yes. 

Did you answer those questions ?—I declined. 

Why did you decline ?—Because, by the Notice that 
was served upon me, I was charged with certain acts 
of bribery, and I knew that when these charges were 
made against me, I became defendant, and I know that 
it is the duty of those who charged me to prove the 
charges, and that I am warranted by the laws of my 
country when I say that I cannot be a witness in my 
own case. 

And then he ‘was directed to withdraw. 


William Green was called in, and examined by Mr. 
Speaker, as follows :— 

Have you been summoned before the Yarmouth Com- 
mittee 7—Yes. 

ag you been examined before that Committee ? 
—No. 

Have any questions been put to you by that Com- 
mittee ?—Yes. 

Have you answered those questions ?—No. 

Why have you refused to answer those questions ?— 
On the ground of different witnesses being examined 
before me, and my name having been called in question 
by those witnesses ; on those grounds I did not wish to 
state any thing, in case I should criminate myself. 

Had you received any Notice before you were called 
before that Committee ?—I had. 

Was the circumstance of your having received that 
Notice any part of the reason of your refusal ?—Yes, on 
the ground T thought when I received that Notice I be- 
came a defendant, especially when I understood from 
different gentlemen that parties had alleged false things 
against me. 

And then he was directed to withdraw. 


Ordered, That John Edward Lacon and William 
Green be called to the bar, and admonished by Mr. 
Speaker, that they are bound to submit to be examined 
by the Committee, without prejudice to their right to 
object to any question, the atiswer to which may tend 
to criminate themselves. 

6Q2e John 








Great Yarmouth 
Elections 
Bribery, 


Great Yarmouth 
Elections 
Bribery, 


Landlord 
and Tenant 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Civil Affairs 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Inns, Alehouses, 
and Victualling- 
houses Bill, 


Poor Relief 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Poor 
Employment 
(Ireland) Bill, 


Excise 
Incorporation 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Tonnage 
Admeasurement 
Bill, 


Steam Vessels 
(Thames) Bill, 


Ecclesiastical 
Revenues Bill. 


520 


John Edward Lacon and William Green were ac- 
cordingly called in, and informed by Mr. Speaker of the 
Resolution of the House :—And then they were directed 
to withdraw. 


The House was moved, That the Resolution of the 
House, of the 31st day of July last, relative to William 
Prentice, might be read; and the same was read, as 
followeth : 


“ Resolved, That William Prentice, having refused to 
answer a question, after having been informed by Mr. 
Speaker that, in the opinion of this House, he ought to 
answer it, is guilty of a breach of the Privileges of this 
House.” 

The House was also moved, That the Report which, 
upon Tuesday. last, was made from the said Select 
Committee, might be read ; and the same was read, as 
followeth : 

“* That the Committee called before them the witness, 
William Prentice, on two several occasions, and that he 
refused, and still refuses, to answer the question, on the 
ground that by so doing he would be compelled to crimi- 
nate himself, for refusing to answer which, the House, on 
Friday last, directed him to be committed to the custody 
of the Serjeant at Arms.” 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That William Prentice be committed to His 
gc oo Gaol of Newgate ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, by leaving out the words “ committed to His Ma- 
“* jesty’s Gaol of Newgate,’ and adding at the end 
thereof, the words “ brought to the bar, admonished that 
“* he should answer all questions not tending to crimi- 
** nate himself, and be discharged,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out, stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided. 

The Noes went forth. 


, Mr. Robert Steuart, 7 
Tellers for the Y €8,) Mr. Hawes : f 81. 
: - 
Tellers for the Noes, oe Hod: Wilde, } 14. 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That William Prentice be committed to His 


Majesty’s Gaol of Newgate; and that Mr. Speaker do 
issue his Warrants accordingly. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Copies 
of any Resolutions in reference to Witnesses, which have 
been adopted by the Select Committee on the Great 
Yarmouth Elections Bribery Petitions. 


Ordered, That the Landlord and Tenant (Jreland) 
Bill be read a second time To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Civil Affairs (Ireland) Bill be read 


a second time To-morrow. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday next, 
resolve itself into a Committee upon the Inns, Alehouses 
and Victualling Houses Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 


itself into a Committee upon the Poor Relief (Jreland) 
Bill. 


Ordered, That the Poor Employment (Ireland) Bill 


be read a second time To-morrow. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into a Committee upon the Excise Incorporation 


(Scotland) Bill. 


Ordered, That the Tonnage Admeasurement Bill be 
read a second time To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Steam Vessels (Zhames) Bill be 
read a second time upon Monday next. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into a Committee upon the Ecclesiastical Revenues 
Bill. 


CO —T° August. 





A. 1835. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into a Committee upon the Turnpike Acts Con- 
tinuance Bill. 


Ordered, That the Report from the Select Committee 
on the Election Expenses Bill be taken into further 
consideration upon Thursday next. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the Committee of Supply. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the Committee of Ways and Means. 


Ordered, That the Militia Staff Reduction Bill be 


read a second time To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Report from the Committee 
on the Weights and Measures Bill be received To- 
morrow. 


Ordered, That the Report from the Committee on the 
Church of Jreland Bill be received To-morrow. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 


itself into a Committee upon the Public Roads (Ireland) 
Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into a Committee upon the Prisons’ Regulation 
Bill. 

&amp; 

The House proceeded to take into consideration that 
part of the Message of the Lords of this day, wherein 
their Lordships request that this House will give leave 
to Thomas Fowell Buxton, Esquire, a Member of this 
House, to attend their Lordships, in order to his being 
examined as a witness before the Select Committee ap- 
pointed by their Lordships to inquire into the present 
state of the Gaols and Houses of Correction in England 
and Wales. 

And Mr. Fowell Buxton, being present in his place, 
declared, that he was willing, with the leave of the 
House, to go tothe House of Lords, as desired by their 
Lordships. 

Resolved, That Thomas Fowell Buxton, Esquire, have 
leave to go to the House of Lords, as desired by their 
Lordships, if he think fit. 

Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, to 
acquaint them, that this House hath given leave to 
Thomas Fowell Buxton, Esquire, to go to the House of 
Lords, as desired by their Lordships, if he think fit :— 
And that Mr, Bernal do carry the said Message. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That there be laid before this House, a Copy of 
the Minutes of the Evidence taken at the Trial of 
Captain Thomas Atchison, of the Royal Artillery, by a 
General Court Martial at Malta, in the year 1824 ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Friday morning ; 


Veneris, 7° die Augusti, 1835: 


And the Question being put ; 
The House divided. 
The Yeas went forth. 


Mr. Plumpire, 
Tellers for the Yeas, 1 Mr. Finch : 


Mr. Edward John Stanley, 
Tellers for the Noes, i Si: Shel Mewes - 54. 


So it passed in the Negative. 


27. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Copies 
of any Bill or Bills (exclusive of the Expenses of Wit- 
nesses) sent in to the Treasury by any Agent or Agents 
in the Inquiries conducted by Select Committees of this 
House during the Sessions of 1833 and 1834, into the 
Stafford, Warwick, or Liverpool Borough Elections; the 
Names of such Agent or Agents; the Dates when such 
Bills respectively were sent in; a Copy of the Authori- 
ties under which payment from the Treasury is claimed; 
a Return whether any such Bill or Bills has or ~ 

een 


Turnpike Acts 
Continuance 
Bill. 


Election 
Expenses 
Bill. 


Supply. 


Ways and 
Means, 


Militia Staff 
Reduction 
Bill. 


Weights and 
Measures 


Bill. 


Church of 
Ireland Bill. 


Public Roads 
(Ireland) Bill, 


Prisons’ 
Regulation 
Bill. 


Gaols. 


Captain 
Atchison. 


Stafford, 
Warwick, 
and Liverpool 
Committees. 

















5-6 WILL. IV. 


been taxed, or is or are in course of taxation by any 
Officer, and by whom; and if taxed, the Amount taken 
off, and the Amount allowed on taxation. 


And the House, having continued to sit till half 
an hour after one of the clock on Friday morn- 
ing, adjourned till this day. 





Veneris, 7° die August: ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. 


PETITION of Members of the Benevolent Bro- 
thers’ Friendly Society, held at the Three Com- 
passes, Silver-street, Golden-square, London, was pre- 
sented, and read; reciting the Act 10 Geo. 4, c. 56, to 
consolidate and amend the Laws relating to Friendly 
Societies ; and praying the House to pass a law which, 
retaining all the advantages of the present enactments, 
will leave Societies at liberty to make such alterations 
in their rules as their experience may show to be neces- 
sary, without compelling them to submit the same to 
a barrister for his approval previous to enrolment. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inde- 
pendent Electors and other Inhabitants of Norwich, was 
presented, and read; praying for the repeal of the Stamp 
Duty on Newspapers. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Birmingham, was pre- 
sented, and.read ; praying the House to adopt measures 
for the relief of the Polish Exiles now in this country. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Henry Dundas Perrott, late lieutenant 
and acting captain in His Majesty’s Royal Navy, was 
presented, and read; complaining of not having been 
restored to his rank in the service; and praying the 
House to appoint a Select Committee to investigate the 
merits of his case. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Saint John, 
in the city of Limerick, was presented, and read; praying, 
That they may be relieved from the payment of poundage 
or Minister’s Money. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Ministers and Elders of the Presbytery of 
Inverness ;—the Provost, Magistrates and Town Council 
of Inverness ;—Ministers and Elders of the Kirk Session 
of Inverness ;—and, Parochial Schoolmasters of the Pres- 
bytery of Aberlour,—were presented, and read ; taking 
notice of the Aberdeen Universities Bill; and praying, 
That the same may not pass into a law. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the Table. 


CO—T° August. 


521 


And Mr. Alexander Dean attending, according to 
Order, he was called in, and examined; and produced 
the Order for his attendance on the said Committee ; 
together with his discharge from the said Committee, by 
which it appeared, that the time allowed for his Return to 
Cork extended till the 10th day of this instant August: 
—And then he was directed to withdraw. 

And William Thompson, officer of the Sheriff of Mid- 
dlesex, attending, according to Order, he was also called 
in; and stated, that he arrested Alexander Dean on the 
6th of August, when he understood he had been dis- 
charged from attendance on the Committee; and that 
as the debt and detainers amounted to upwards of 1,300/., 
he could not venture to discharge Alexander Dean 
without competent authority :—And then he was directed 
to withdraw. 

Resolved, That the Privilege of this House be allowed 
to Alexander Dean, and that he be discharged from the 
arrest. 

William Thompson was called in, and acquainted with 


the foregoing Resolution :—And then he was directed to 
withdraw. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and Sir 

Giffin Wilson : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills following, 
without any Amendment; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for the Improvement of the 
Registrar’s Office, and other Offices of the Court of 
Chancery : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for the better paving, light- 
ing, watching, cleansing, and otherwise improving the 
Borough of Truro, in the County of Cornwall, and for 
forming a new Street within the same Borough: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
for paving, lighting, watching and otherwise improving 
the Town of Bognor, in the County of Sussex, and for 
amending and enlarging two Acts of Parliament passed 
in the third and sixth years of the reign of his late Ma- 
jesty King George the Fourth, relating to the said Town, 
with some Amendments; to which Amendments the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act to 
dissolve the Marriage of Charles Malpas, Esquire, with 
Isabella Bowness, his now Wife, and to enable him to 
marry again, and for other purposes therein mentioned ; 
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 
And also, 

The Lords do request that this House will give leave )funicipal 
to Edmund Lechmere Charlton, Esquire, a Member of Corporations 
this House, to attend their Lordships, in order to his Bill. 
being examined as a witness upon the Bill, intituled, 

“ An Act to provide for the Regulation of Municipal 
Corporations in England and Wales :’—And then the 
Messengers withdrew. 

Resolved, That this House will send an Answer to the 
last part of the said Message by Messengers of their own. 

And the Messengers were again called in; and Mr. 


Messagefrom 
the Lords. 


Chancery 
Offices Bill. 


Truro 
Improvement 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Bognor 
Improvement 


Bill. 


Malpas’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Arrestment 
of Wages 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Speaker acquainted them therewith :—And then they 


A Petition of Operatives in Cotton Works and other again withdrew. 


Factories in Glasgow ;—Colliers and other Workmen in 





the employment of Colin Dunlop, Esquire, of Tulcross, 
in the county of Lanark, and other workmen in the 
vicinity: areas in Cotton Works, Calico Print- 
fields, Bleach-fields, &amp;c. in the county of Renfrew ;— 
Colliers at the Coal Works of Dalmarnock, Barrowfield, 
Westborn, Eastfield, Hamilton Farm, Tulcross, West 
Muir, and other Coal Works in the county of Zanark ;— 
Proprietors and Tenants of Cotton Works and other 
Factories in Glasgow ;— Hatters, Tobacconists, Book- 
binders, Tailors, and other Artisans in Glasgow ;—and, 
Operatives in Print-fields, also Engineers’-Wrights, Cal- 
lenderers, and others in Gilasgow,—were presented, and 
read; taking notice of the Arrestment of Wages (Scot- 
weer Bill; and praying, That the same may pass into 
a law. 


And thesaid Petitions were ordered tolie upon theTable. 


_ The Order of the day being read, for taking into con- 
sideration the matter of the Complaint made to the 
House, yesterday, that Mr. Alexander Dean, while in 
attendance on the Select Committee appointed to take 
into consideration the Duties on Timber, had been 
arrested by a Sheriff’s Officer ; 

VOL. 90. 


Ordered, That the various Official Documents pro- Orange 
duced before the Select Committee on Orange Lodges Lodges 
(Ireland) be returned to their respective Departments, (Ireland.) 


Mr. Beeby, one of the Clerks attending Committees Great Yarmouth 
of this House, presented, pursuant to Order,—Copies of Bribery. 
any Resolutions in reference to Witnesses, which have 
been adopted by the Select Committee on the G'reat 
Yarmouth Elections Bribery Petitions. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table. 


Resolved, That during the remainder of the Session, Business of 
Orders of the day have precedence of Notices of Motions, ‘he House. 
upon Tuesdays and Thursdays. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration that Municipal 
part of the Message of the Lords of this day, wherein Corporations 
their Lordships request that this House will give leave B" 
to Edmund Lechmere Charlton, Esquire, a Member of 
this House, to attend their Lordships, in order to his 
being examined as a witness upon the Bill, intituled, 

“ An Act to provide for the Regulation of Municipal 
Corporations in England - Wales,” 
6 


And 








General 
Darling. 


Ecclesiastical 
Revenues 
Bill. 


‘Tithes 


(Ireland.) 


Church of 
Ireland Bill, 


522 


And Mr. Charlton, being present in his place, de- 
clared, that he was willing, with the leave of the House, 
to go to the House of Lords, as desired by their Lordships. 

Resolved, That Edmund Lechmere Charlton, Esquire, 
have leave to go to the House of Lords, as desired by 
their Lordships, if he think fit. 

Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, to 
acquaint them, that this House hath given leave to 
Edmund Lechmere Charlton, Esquire, to go to the House 
of Lords, as desired by their Lordships, if he think fit : 
—And that Mr. Bernal do carry the said Message. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
Thursday last, That a Select Committee be appointed 
to inquire into the conduct of General Darling, while 
Governor of New South Wales, particularly with re- 
ference to the Grants of Crown Lands made by him, 
his treatment of the Public Press, the case of Captain 
Robison, and the New South Wales Veteran Companies, 
and the alleged instances of cruelty towards the Soldiers, 
Sudds and Thompson, and other Persons, and to report 
thereon to the House, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Maurice O’ Con- 
nell, Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Stanley, 
Lord Viscount Howick, Sir George Grey, Sir John Hob- 
house, Dr. Lushington, Mr. Hume, Mr. Bonham, Mr. 
O’Connell, Sir Harry Verney, Lord Dudley Stuart, 
Dr. Nicholl, Sir Henry Hardinge, Colonel Leith Hay,Mr. 
Warburton, Mr. William Gladstone, Mr. Sheil, Major 
Fancourt, Dr. Bowring, Mr. Aglionby, Mr. Perronet 
Thompson, Mr. Horace Twiss, Mr. Tooke, Mr. Wakley, 
Mr. Henry Lytton Bulwer, Mr. Tulk, Mr. Harvey, Mr. 
Buckingham, Major Beauclerk, Mr. Boldero, and Mr. Os- 
wald: And they are to meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber; and have Power to send for persons, papers 
and records; and that Five be the Quorum. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
That it be an Instruction to the Committee, That they 
do not include in their Inquiry, or take cognizance of 
the proceedings, finding, or sentence of the Court Martial 
held on Captain Robison at Sidney Barrack in the year 
1828; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, by leaving out the words “ or take cognizance of 
“ the proceedings.” 


And the Question being put, That the words proposed 
to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided, 

The Noes went forth. ae 

Tellers for the Yeas, { ai poe i ““ Y | 89. 

Mr. Maurice O’ Connell, 

Tellers for the Noes, Lord Dudley Stuart : \ 46. 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Committee, 
That they do not include in their Inquiry, or take cog- 
nizance of the proceedings, finding, or sentence of the 
Court Martial held on Captain Robison at Sidney Barrack 
in the year 1828. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Ecclesiastical Revenues Bill; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee, 
That they had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 
next. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Ross, in the county of 
Galway, was presented, and read ; praying for the abo- 
lition of Tithes in Lreland. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Bishop and Clergy of the diocese of 
Kilmore ;—Inhabitants of Lorrha ;—Kildallen ;—Mo- 
theland Kilderry;—Ardee;—Great Dunmow, and other 
places ;—Saint Mary, Dublin ;—Lucan ;—Saint Nicho- 
las Without, Dublin; — Saint James, Dublin ; — Saint 
Paul, Dublin ;—Ardnorchor ;—Templemichael ;— Killu- 
rin ;—Rathdrum ;—Aghadown ; —Dunlavan ;—Kilsal- 
laghan ; —Monkstown;—Monasteroris ;—-Dunganstown; 


—Episcopal Mariners’ Church, Dublin; — Sandford 


7° August. 





A. 1835. 


Church, Dublin ;—Corporation of Smiths, Dublin ;— 
Governors, Subscribers, and Congregation attending 
divine service in the North Strand Sunday and Daily 
School, Dublin ;—Lieutenant, High Sheriff and Grand 
Jury and Magistrates of the county of Meath ;—Land- 
owners, Clergy and Inhabitants of Drung;—Inhabitants 
of Z'emplecarne ; — Enniskillen ; — Dromisken ;— Bally- 
mascanlan ; —Killdress ; —Derver ;—Galtrim ;—Knockh- 
mark ;—Bridport, and other places ;—Dundalk ;—Lis- 
nadill ;—Clergy of the archdiocese of Armagh ;—Minis- 
ters of the Established Church of the Rural Deanery 
of Kells ;—Protestant Inhabitants of the town of Vot- 
tingham ;—and, Ministers, Churchwardens and Inhabit- 
ants of Cotgrave, Hickling and Broughton Solney,—were 
presented, and read; taking notice of the Church of 
Ireland Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass 
into a law. 

And thesaid Petitions were ordered tolie upon theTable. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Church of Jreland Bill the Amendments which they 
had made to the Bill. 

And the House being informed, That other Amend- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill:—The Bill 
was re-committed to a Committee of the whole House. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into a Committee, to consider further of the Bill :— 
The House accordingly resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee. 

(In the Committee.) 


Bill read a first time; to be read a second time, 
paragraph by paragraph. 
Preamble postponed. 
Crauses, N° 1 to N°6, agreed to. 
Cravuse, N°? (Rent-charges to be under the manage- 
ment of the Commissioners of Land Revenues) read. 
Amendment proposed: P. 5. 1. 34. To leave out from 
** payable to” to “and shall” in 1. 37. and to insert “ the 
** Ecclesiastical Commissioners.” 
Question, 'That the words proposed to be left out 
stand part of the Clause put, and agreed to. 
Crause, N° 7, agreed to. 
Crause, N° 8 to N° 38, with Amendments to several 
of them, agreed to. 


Crause, N° 39 (Tithe Compositions to be increased or 
diminished according to the average Price of Corn) 
read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 21.1]. 21. To leave out from 
* Commissioners” to “ Commissioners” in 1. 34. 

Question, That the words proposed to be left out stand 
part of the Bill——-put, and agreed to. 

Crause, N° 39, agreed to. 


Cravsz, N° 40 (Ecclesiastical Commissioners to take 
an annual account of the amount of Rent-charges ac- 
erued in each Parish) read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 22. 1. 29. To leave out 
from “ entitled” to “of” in 1. 32. 

Question, That the words proposed to be left out stand 
part of the Clause put, and agreed to. 


Crause, N° 40, agreed to. 
Curauses, N° 41 to N° 49, with Amendments to several 
of them, agreed to. 


Crause, N° 50 (All sums payable under 8 and 4 Will.4, 

c. 100, s. 19, remitted and refunded) read. 
Amendment proposed: P. 26. 1. 27. To leave out 
from “ Enacted, That” to the end of the Clause, and to 
add, “ in every case where any arrears of Tithe of any 
“ Tithe Composition, or of any assignment or applot- 
ment thereof, for the years one thousand eight hun- 
dred and thirty-one, one thousand eight hundred and 
thirty-two, one thousand eight hundred and thirty- 
three, and one thousand eight hundred and thirty- 
four, shall remain due at the passing of this Act, out 
of any lands charged with the payment of said annual 
sum or rent-charge, equal to seven-tenths of such Tithe 
Composition, there shall be payable out of such lands 
a further and additional annual sum or rent-charge 
equal to two and a half pounds per centum on the 
amount of such arrears ascertained to be due out of 
such lands, such additional rent-charge to be reco- 
verable, levied and received in like manner as the 
said rent-charge of seven-tenths, and subject to all 
the regulations and provisions hereinafter made ow 
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the levying and receiving of such rent-charge of 
seven-tenths; the proceeds of such additional rent- 
“ charge to be paid over to the credit of the Consoli- 
‘ dated Fund for or on account of the sum which has 
been advanced, or which it may be necessary to ad- 
vance, in payment of such arrears.” 

Question, That the words proposed to be left out 
stand part of the Clause——put, and agreed to. 
Crausez, N* 50, agreed to. 


Cravuses, N° 51 to N° 81, agreed to. 


Ciause, N° 82 (The Ecclesiastical Commissioners 
shall keep a separate Account, to be called The Re- 
serve Fund) read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 40. 1. 34. After “ and to” 
to add “the payment, under regulations to be devised for 
“* that purpose, by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, out 
“ of the Reserve Fund Account at their disposal, of an 
** annual stipend, not exceeding the sum of Forty Pounds 

in any one case, to such meritorious Ministers of the 
Established Church as shall have officiated in it as 
Curates, and who, possessing no preferment whatever, 
and being destitute of all other means of support, 
shall, by reason of age or infirmity, have become in- 
capable of exercising their clerical functions.” 

Question, That those words be there inserted—— 
put, and Negatived. 

Several Amendments made. 

Curavusz, N° 82, as amended, agreed to. 


Curause, N° 83 to N° 88, agreed to. 


Crause, N* 89 (Tenants of Bishops, &amp;c. may, in- 
stead of paying Purchase-money of Perpetuities, give a 
Mortgage) read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 44. 1. 29. To leave out 
from “ And be it Enacted, That” to the end of the 
Clause, and to add “ when any superior or under tenant 
“* shall, within two years next after the passing of this 
Act, serve notice of his intention to purchase the fee- 
simple and inheritance of and in the lands held under 
any sole Ecclesiastical Corporation, or under the said 
Ecclesiastical Commissioners, and shall in due time 
thereafter proceed to complete such purchase, pursu- 
ant to the provisions of the said Act of the third and 
fourth years of the reign of His present Majesty, or of 
the said Act passed in the last Sudiien of Parliament 
amending the same; and shall at any time before 
completing such purchase notify to said Ecclesiastical 
Commissioners, in writing under his hand, his desire 
that the sum adjudged to be payable for or on account 
of such purchase shall remain as a rent-charge upon 
the lands so to be purchased, redeemable at the rate 
hereinafter mentioned, it shall and may be lawful for 
the said Ecclesiastical Commissioners, instead of re- 
quiring payment of the sum adjudged to be payable 
for the purchase of such lands, to accept a deed under 
the hand and seal of such superior or under tenant, 
charging the lands so to be purchased with a sum, by 
way of rent-charge, equal to Three pounds ten shillings 
per annum for each and every One hundred pounds of 
the purchase-money adjudged to be paid by such tenant, 
and so in proportion for any sum less than One hun- 
dred pounds; such deed of rent-charge to be deli- 
vered to the said Ecclesiastical Commissioners, who 
shall cause the same to be enrolled in the Rolls Office 
of the High Court of Chancery in Ireland (for which 
enrolment a fee of Two shillings and sixpence only 
shall be paid): Provided always, That it shall and 
may be lawful for every such superior or under tenant 
to redeem the whole or any part of such rent-charge, 
by paying into the Bank of Ireland, to the credit of 
the Perpetuity Purchase Fund Account, the sum of 
One hundred pounds sterling for every Three pounds 
ten shillings of such rent-charge, and so in proportion 
for any sum less than Three pounds ten shillings, 
whereupon and upon production of the receipt of the 
cashier or cashiers of the said Bank of Ireland for any 
such sum, the said Ecclesiastical Commissioners shall 
execute, seal and deliver to such superior or under 
tenant a release of so much of said rent-charge as 

shall be equivalent, at the rate aforesaid, to the sum 
so paid by such tenant; and such portion of said rent- 
charge shall thenceforward become and be extin- 
guished ; and the said Ecclesiastical Commissioners 


shall also seal and deliver a counterpart of such deed 
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** of release, and shall cause the same to be enrolled 
“ in the Rolls Office of the High Court of Chancery in 
“ Ireland, along with and annexed to the enrolment of 
“ the deed of rent-charge to which said release shall 
“ have relation; for which enrolment a fee of Two 
“ shillings and sixpence only shall be paid.” 

Question put, That the words proposed to be left out 
stand part of the Clause ; 


The Committee divided. 
Teller for the Yeas, Mr. More O’ Ferrall - 144. 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. Fitzstephen French 17. 
Crausz, N° 89, agreed to. 
Crauses, N° 90 to N° 102, agreed to. 


Ciavse (Every Benefice not sequestered to be vested 
on the next vacancy in the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, 
and to form an Endowment Fund) brought up, and 
read a first time. 

Question, That the said Clause be read a second time 
put, and Negatived. 


Cravuse (A Commission to issue for the purpose of 
determining the rates of redemption of rent-charges 
proper for each County or District) brought up, and 
read a first time. 

Question, That the said Clause be read a second time 
put, and Negatived. 


CrausEs respecting composition for Tithe under 
former Act, re-payment for Glebe Houses and Lands 


——respectively brought up, read 1°, 2°, and added. 
Preamble agreed to. 


Bill, as amended, to be reported. 

















And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 8° die Augusti, 1835: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal re- 
ported from the Committee, That they had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Bernal accordingly reported from the Committee 
the Amendments which they had made to the Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed; and read the third time upon Wednesday next. 


The Militia Staff Reduction Bill was, according to 
order, read a second time; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Tuesday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Prisons’ Regulation Bill; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Baring reported from the Committee, 
That they had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Baring accordingly reported the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consi- 
deration upon Wednesday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Municipal Corporations (Jreland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Real Property Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Resolutions which, upon the 16th 
day of July last, were reported from the Committee of 
Supply; and which Resolutions were then postponed ; 

Ordered, That the said Resolutions be taken into fur- 
ther consideration upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Lighthouses Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. se 
6h 2 


The 


Militia Staff 
Reduction 
Bill. 


Prisons’ 
Regulation 
Bill. 


No. 483. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Real 
Property 
Bill. 


Supply 
(13th July.) 


Lighthouses 
Bill. 








Clandestine 
Marriages 


Ireland) Bill. 


Landed 
Securities 
({reland) Bill. 


Fines and 
Recoveries 


Offices, Bill. 


Reform of 
Parliament 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Music and 
Dancing 
Licenses Bill. 


Adjournment. 


Peace 
Preservation 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Tea Duties 
Bill. 


Sale of Bread 
Bill. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt 
(Scotland) Bill. 


524 
The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Clandestine Mar- 
riages (Ireland) Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 


next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Landed Securities (Ireland) Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Fines and Recoveries Offices Bill was, according 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Tuesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Committee 
on the Reform of Parliament (Scotland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third read- 
ing of the ingrossed Bill to repeal so much of an Act of 
the twenty-fifth year of King George the Second as re- 


strains the Amusements of Music and Dancing ; 
A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the Bill be now read the third time ; 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House do now adjourn ; 
The House divided. 
The Yeas went forth, 
Colonel Perceval, 
Tellers for the Yeas, wre ee eee. \ 11. 
Mr. Robert Gordon, 

Tellers for the Noes,4 Mr ‘kook Mienagt - \ 57. 

So it passed in the Negative. 

And the original Question being again proposed :— 
And a Debate arising thereupon ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the Debate be adjourned till Monday next ; 

The House divided. 

The Yeas went forth. “ 

. Lord Viscount Stormont, 
Tellers for the Yeas, { Winn Mast oF Lincsle : } 13. 
Mr. Robert Gordon, 

Tellers for the Noes, Se Mell od Maines - } 52. 

So it passed in the Negative. 

And the original Question being again proposed ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House do now adjourn ; it passed in the 

egative. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third time :— 
The Bill was accordingly read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the title be, 
An Act to repeal so much of two Acts of the twenty-fifth 
and twenty-eighth years of King George the Second as 
restrains the Amusements of Public Music, Dancing or 
other Public Entertainment of the like kind in the 
Cities of London and Westminster, or within twenty 
Miles thereof. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hume do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 

Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of the 
House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 

The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Peace Preservation (Ireland) Bill; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


The Tea Duties Bill was, according to Order, read a 
second time; and committed to a Committee of the whole 
House, for Monday next. 


Captain Pechell, by Order, reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Sale of Bread Bill, the Amendments 
which they had made to the Bill; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; and read the third time upon Tuesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
a 8 from the Committee on the Imprisonment for 
Debt (Scotland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Tuesday 
next, at twelve of the clock. 


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A. 1835. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the Re- 
port from the Committee on the Arrestment of Wages 
(Scotland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Tuesday 


next, at twelve of the clock. 


Arrestment of 
Wages (Scot- 
land) Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee steam Vessels 

on the Steam Vessels’ Pilotage Bill; Pilotage Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday next, 

resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Excise _ 
a Committee upon the Excise Incorporation (Scotland) (Seothod) Bill 
Bill; and after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. More O’ Ferrall reported 
from the Committee, That they had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 


next. 


Tonnage 


Admeasurement 
Bill. 


The Tonnage Admeasurement Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Turnpike Acts Continuance Bill; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. More O’Ferrall reported from the 
Committee, That they had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. More O’ Ferrall accordingly reported the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Monday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


Turnpike Acts 
Continuance 


Bill. 
No. 484, 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Supply. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Ways and Means; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Lord Viscount Ebrington, by Order, reported from 
the Committee on the Weights and Measures Bill, the 
Amendments which they had made to the Bill. 

And the House being informed that other Amend- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill:—The Bill 
was re-committed to a Committee of the whole House. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into a Committee, to consider further of the Bill: 
—The House accordingly resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. More O’ Ferrall reported 
from the Committee, That they had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. More O’ Ferrall accordingly reported the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consi- 
deration upon Wednesday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


Weighits and 
Measures 
Bill. 


No. 489. 


resolved itself into a Public Roads 


The House, according to Order, 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Committee upon the Public Roads (Jreland) Bill; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. More O’ Ferrall reported from the 
Committee, That they had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 


next. 


Ordered, That Mr. Rigby Wason have leave of ab- Leave of 
sence for six weeks, on urgent business;—and, Sir Absence: 
Michael Shaw Stewart, a month, on urgent business. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for Sherifis 
facilitating the Appointment of Sheriffs in Ireland, and. (Ireland)Bil. 
the more effectual audit and passing of their Accounts, 
and for the more speedy return and recovery of Fines, 

Issues, forfeited Recognizances, Penalties and Deodands : 
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Civil Bill Courts 
(Ireland) Bill, 


No. 485. 


Hand-loom 
Weavers. 


Malpas’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Earl Nelson’s 
Estate Bill. 


Sheriffs 
(Ireland) Bill. 


No. 486. 


Arts and Mae 
nufactures. 


Public 
Petitions, 


Church 
Rates. 


No, 487. 


Justices of 
the Peace, 


Maynooth 
College. 
No. 488, 


Law Courts 
(Scotland.) 


5-6 Wit. IV. 


and to abolish certain Officesin the Court of Exchequer 
in Ireland, and to amend the Laws relating to Grants 
custodiam and recovery of Debts in Ireland, and to 
amend an Act passed in the second and third years of 
His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “ An Act for transferring 
the Powers and Duties of the Commissioners of Public 
Accounts in Jreland to the Commissioners for auditing 
the Public Accounts of Great Britain :’ And that Mr. 
Serjeant O’Zoghlen and Mr. Serjeant Perrin do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Lord Viscount Acheson reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on the Civil Bill Courts (Ireland) Bill; and to 
whom several Petitions were referred; That they had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same 
to be true; and had gone through the Bill; and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

And the House being informed, that other Amend- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill:—The Bill 
was re-committed to a Committee of the whole House, 
for Thursday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Analysis of the Evidence prepared for the Select Com- 
mittee on Hand-loom Weavers. 


Malpas’s Divorce Bill was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time, 


Earl Welson’s Estate Bill was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Serjeant O’ Loghlen presented a Bill for facilitat- 
ing the Appointment of Sheriffs in Jreland, and the 
more effectual audit and passing of their Accounts, and 
for the more speedy return and recovery of Fines, 
Issues, forfeited Recognizances, Penalties and Deodands ; 
and to abolish certain Offices in the Court of Exchequer 
in Ireland, and to amend the Laws relating to Grants in 
custodiam and recovery of Debts in Jreland, and to 
amend an Act passed in the second and third years of 
His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “ 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 :’’ And the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Wednesday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Ordered, That Mr. Brocklehurst and Mr. Jephson be 


added to the Select Committee on Arts and Manu- 
factures. 


Mr. Oswald reported from the Select Committee on 
Public Petitions; That they had examined the Petitions 
presented on the 3d and 4th days of this instant August ; 
a had directed him to make a Report thereof to the 

ouse. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to several Ad- 
dresses to His Majesty,—A Return of the Number of 
Suits for the Recovery of Church Rates in the Ecclesi- 
astical Courts, since the passing of the Act of 53d Geo. 3, 
c.127, distinguishing those under Ten Pounds, the Re- 
sults, and the Costs in each case, 

Further Return to several Addresses to His Majesty, 
dated the 15th day of August in the last Session of Par- 
liament, for Returns respecting Justices of the Peace, so 
far as respects the County of Carnarvon. 

Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to Order,— 
A Return of the Sums of Money voted to the College of 
Maynooth during the last Five years, the Number’ of 
Seen employed therein, and their respective Sa- 
aries. 

Mr. Fox Maule also presented, by His Majesty’s com- 
mand,—Second Report by His Majesty’s Law Commis- 
sioners, Scotland. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table ; 


and that the Returns respecting Church Rates; and, 
Ma rg College, be printed, 
. 90. 


°—8° Augusti. 





525 


Mr. Baring presented, by His Majesty’s command,— 
An Estimate of the further sum required to be voted in 
the year 1835 on Account of the Two Houses of Parlia- 
ment, and other Public Buildings, &amp;c. 


An Estimate of the sum required to provide a Service 
of Plate for The Speaker of The House of Commons, to- 
gether with an allowance for Outfit. 

An Estimate of the sum required to pay the Salaries 
of the Commissioners for inquiring inte Charities, for 
half a year, from 31st March to 30th September 1834. 

An Estimate of the sum which will be required to 
make compensation to the Commissioners appointed by 
His Majesty for inquiring into the management and 
collection of the Revenue of Excise, for their assiduity, 
a and pains in the execution of the trust reposed in 
them. 

An Estimate of the further sum required to be voted 
in 1835 to provide for the Care, Maintenance and 
Clothing of Criminal Lunatics. 

An Estimate of the sum required to be voted in the 
year 1835 to defray certain charges hitherto paid out 
of the County Rates. 

An Estimate of the Amount that will probably be re- 
quired to pay compensation to Individuals, subjects of 
His Majesty, for losses sustained by the confiscation of 
Book Debts due to them by Danish Subjects, by the act 
of the Danish Government in 1807. 

An Estimate of the sum required to be voted to en- 
able His Majesty to make compensation to Individuals 
for losses sustained by the Fire which destroyed the 
Custom House Warehouses in Dublin Docks in August 
1833. 

An Estimate of the sum required to defray the charge 
of certain Egyptian Antiquities purchased for the British 
Museum. | 

An Estimate of the sum that will be required to pay 
the Allowances and Expenses of the Barristers employed 
in revising Lists of Voters, &amp;c., in the year 1835, under 
the Act 2 Will. 4, c. 45. 

An Estimate of the sum required to enable His Ma- 
jesty to grant relief to the distressed Poles, now in this 
Country. 

An Pstimate of the sum required to be granted in the 
year ending 31st March 1836 to enable His Majesty to 
issue Money for the erection of Model Schools. 

An Estimate of the sum required to be voted in the 
year 1885 to enable His Majesty to defray such ex- 
penses as He may incur in aiding the Local Legislatures 
in providing for the religious and moral Instruction of 
the emancipated Negro Population. 

Supplementary Estimate of the sum which will be re- 
quired, from the 1st of July 1835 to the 31st of March 
1836, to defray the charge of Salaries and Allowances 
to the Seesieh dntilads appointed in pursuance and by 
virtue of an Act of Parliament made and passed in the 
third and fourth year of His present Majesty, intituled, 
“ An Act for the Abolition of Slavery throughout the Bri- 
tish Colonies, for promoting the Industry of the manu- 
mitted Slaves, and for compensating the Fopetias hitherto 
entitled to the Services of such Slaves.” 

Estimate of the sum that will be required to defray 
the charge for the Civil and Military Establishments 
and Expenditure at the Island of Saint Helena, from the 
23d April 1835 to the 31st March 1836, including the 
difference of charge for The King’s and East India Com- 
pany’s Establishments, until the revision and reduction 
of the latter can be completed; and the Retired Allow- 
ances and Compensations to those Officers of the Hast 
India Company whose services will not be required on 
the revised Establishments. 

Ordered, That the said Estimates do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
a quarter of an hour before three of the clock on 
Saturday morning, adjourned till Monday next, 


6S 


Estimates for 
Miscellaneous 
Services. 
VI. 
No. 481. 
Houses of Par- 
liament, &amp;c. 


Plate, Outfit for 
Mr. Speaker. 


Charities. 


Excise 


Inquiry. 


Criminal 
Lunatics. 


County 
Rates. 


Danish 
Cleims. 


Custom-House 
Warehouses 


(Dublin.) 


Egyptian 
Antiquities. 


Revising 
Barristers. 
Polish 


Refugees. 


Model 
Schools. 


Negro 
Population. 


Slavery 
Abolition 
Act. 


St. Helena. 








Bognor 
Improvement 
Bill, 


Torquay 
Improvement 
(No. 2.) 
Petition. 


Church of 
Ireland Bill. 


Lighthouses 
Bill. 


Royal Burghs 
(Scotland) 
Bill. 


Newspaper 
Stamps. 


Glasgow 
University 
Bill. 


Medical 
Profession 


(Ireland.) 


Plymouth 
Breakwater. 


A. Fleming. 


526 


Lune, 10° die August: ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV® Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


GRPs RED, That the Amendments made by the 
Lords to the Bognor Improvement Bill be taken 
into consideration To-morrow. 


A Petition of several Owners of Property, and Inha- 
bitants of Torquay, was presented, and read; praying, 
That leave may be given to present a Petition for leave 
to bring in a Bill to rectify a mistake in an Act of the 
present Session of Parliament, for lighting, watching 
and improving the Town of Yorquay, in the Parish of 
Tormoham, in the County of Devon. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Mr. 
William Gladstone and the Devon List: And that they do 
meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


A Petition of Gentry, Clergy and Inhabitants of Kirkby 
Overblow ;—and, Protestant Inhabitants of Knockavilly, 
—were presented, and read ; taking notice of the Church 
of Ireland Bill; and praying, That the same may not 
pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Chamber of Commerce and Manu- 
factures of Greenock, was presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Lighthouses Bill; and praying, That the 
same may not pass into a law as it now stands. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Honourable the Provost, Magistrates 
and Councillors of Greenock, was presented, and read } 
taking notice of the Royal Burghs (Scotland) Bill; and 
praying, That the same may pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Bridport, was presented, 
and read; praying for the repeal of the Stamp Duty on 
Newspapers. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons 
of Glasgow, was presented, and read ; taking notice of the 
Glasgow University Bill; and praying, That the same 
may not pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Physicians, Surgeons and general Medi- 
cal Practitioners residing in the Province of Ulster, was 
presented, and read; complaining of the law which 
enacts that no Medical Practitioner is eligible to the 
situation of Surgeon to any County Hospital or Infirmary 
in Ireland, unless he hold his qualification from the 
Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin; and praying for 
legal protection in the exercise of their professional 
avocations, free from all unjust restraints by corporate 
bodies, and that those rights and privileges to which 
their medical qualifications from the Colleges of Edin- 
burgh and Glasgow entitle them, be recognized by the 
laws of their country. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Copies 
of any Advertisements for Tenders for the Supply of 
Limestone for the Breakwater at Plymouth, in February 
last :—of the Tenders made pursuant to such Advertise- 
ment, by Mr. Pearse and by Messrs. Scott :—of any 
Papers, showing which was the lowest Tender; and the 
grounds, if any, for the decision of the Admiralty in 

avour of Messrs, Scott :—and, of the Contract entered 


into by Messrs. Scott, with any other Papers explana- 
tory of the same. 


A Petition of Andrew Fleming, a farmer, residing in 
the parish of Dromore, and county of Tyrone, was pre- 
sented, and read; complaining of a decision of the 
Magistrates against the Petitioner at TJ'’ellick Petty 
Sessions, on the 29th of June last; stating the particulars 


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A. 1835. 


of his case; and praying the House to order an in- 
vestigation of the same. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Ruthven presented, pursuant to Order,—Analysis 
of Evidence taken before the Select Committee on the 
Hand-loom Weavers Petitions in 1834 and 1835. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of lands in Cul- 
ham, Nuneham, Brookhampton, Berrich Prior and A bing- 
don, was presented, and read; praying, That the House 
will immediately pass a law enacting that agistment 
tithe only should be due for Turnips pecked, or other- 
wise severed for the use of cattle or sheep on the same 
ground where produced. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Stradbrooke, was pre- 
sented, and read; complaining of distress ; and praying, 
That a small portion of the land of that parish may 
be allotted to the poor thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Freeholders of the parish of Saint Mary- 
-le-bone, in the county of Middlesex, was presented, and 
read; setting forth, That the Petitioners have learned 
with alarm and disgust, that in the preparation of the 
List of Persons in that parish qualified to vote for Knights 
of the Shire for that county, a gross fraud has been prac- 
tised, by the insertion, subsequently to the 31st of July 
in such List of the names of forty-two vestrymen of the 
parish of Saint Mary-le-bone; that the overseers of the said 
parish prepared, or caused to be prepared, the necessary 
List in pursuance of the provisions of the Reform Act, 
comprising 220 names ; that having completed the same, 
they caused it to be forwarded, through the proper paro- 
chial officer, to be printed ; that when the List was print- 
ed, there appeared in it an additional number of names 
of forty-two vestrymen, which had not been inserted by 
the overseers ; that it appears that a sum equal to the 
numbers of claimants for insertion in the List as prepared 
by the overseers was paid by them to the credit of the 
parish with the bankers; and that subsequently (on the 
1st of August) forty-two shillings were paid in by the 
parish beadle, but without any claim having been pre- 
viously delivered to the overseers; that the Petitioners 
learn with deep regret, that one of the honourable Mem- 
bers for the Borough of Mary-le-bone is a party whose 
name has been so surreptitiously inserted in such List, 
he being also a member of the vestry of that parish, and 
that all the other parties, whose names were so inserted, 
are also vestrymen ; that the Petitioners feel the greater 
alarm at this circumstance from the fact, as they are 
informed, of the vestry of the said parish having ap- 
pointed a committee of their own body to assist the 
overseers in the preparation of such List; that the Peti- 
tioners cannot but apprehend the most serious conse- 
quences to their rights and liberties, as well as to the 
rights and liberties of His Majesty’s subjects at large, to 
whom the elective franchise has recently been extended, 
if any body or set of men can thus, by any forced or con- 
structive right, or the assumption of an unconstitutional 
power or control, endanger the freedom of election, by 
inserting in the Lists the names of persons as qualified to 
vote, and who would, but for any accidental circumstance 
which might communicate such proceedings to the elect- 
ors, as in the present case, thereby acquire a fraudulent 
franchise ; and praying, That the House will be pleased 
forthwith to take the subject into their serious consi- 
deration, and to institute an inquiry into the facts, with 
a view to such further legislative enactments as may 
subject all persons to punishment who may so offend. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners of Buckingham- 
shire, and the neighbouring towns in the adjoining 
eounties, was presented, and read ; complaining of the 
inadequacy of the remuneration proposed by the Com- 
missioners under the Poor Law Amendment Act to be 
given for medical attendance on the poor; and praying 
the interference of the House for the removal of a system 
not less opposed to sound policy, than at variance “0 

: the 


Hand-loom 
Weavers. 


No. 492. 


Tithe of 
‘Turnips. 


Distress. 


Registration 
of Voters 
( Middlesex.) 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 




















Excise Law. 


Church of 
Ireland Bill. 


Messagefrom 
the Lords, 


‘Linen Manu 
factures 
(Ireland) Bill, 


Totnes Roads 
Bill. 


Certiorari 
Bill. 


W. Lovett. 


Great 
Yarmouth 
Elections 


Bribes Ye 





5-6 WILL. IV. 


the interests of science and the dictates of justice and 
humanity. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the county of Donegal, 
was presented, and read; praying the House to revise 
the Excise Law, with a view to its amendment. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Landholders of the county of Donegal, 
was presented, and read; taking notice of the Church 
of Ireland Bill; and praying the House to add such 
a clause thereto as will permit the amount of the Tithes 
for the year 1833 to be refunded to such occupying 
tenants as have paid them. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Martin and Mr. 
Roupell : 


Mr. Speaker, | 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills following, 
without any Amendment; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue and amend 
certain Regulations for the Linen and Hempen Manu- 
factures in Ireland: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to rectify a Mistake in an 
Act passed in the present Session of Parliament for more 
effectually repairing the Road from the E.veter gw 
Road to Biddaford, and certain Roads leading from 
Bridgetown Pomeroy and Totnes, and other Roads com- 
municating therewith, and for repairing Totnes Bridge, 
and erecting Bridges over the Stover Canal, the Rivers 
Teign and Lemon, and the Mill Leat, all in the County 
of Devon :—And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
for preventing the vexatious removal of Indictments 
into the Court of King’s Bench, and for extending the 
provisions of an Act of the fifth year of King William 
and Queen Mary, for preventing Delays at the Quarter 
Sessions of the Peace to other Indictments; and for 
extending the Provisions of an Act of the seventh year 
of King George the Fourth, as to taking Bail in cases 
of Felony ; to which the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


A Petition of William Lovett, of Greville-street, Hatton- 
garden, Holborn, was presented, and read ; complaining 
of the seizure of his printing press and other materials 
by five Bow-street officers, under a warrant of Sir 
Frederick Roe, in consequence of the same not being 
registered agreeably to the Act 39 Geo. 3, c. 79; and 
praying, That all and every law or tax which prevents 
the circulation of cheap knowledge among the people 
be removed, and that the House will not suffer by any 
impost an interested and monopolizing few to enjoy the 
privilege alone of giving or withholding at their plea- 
sure such knowledge as would greatly enlighten the 
people, and make them acquainted with their rights 
and duties. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Prentice, of Great Yarmouth, 
in the county of Norfolk, now a prisoner in His Majesty’s 
Gaol of Newgate, was presented, and read ; setting forth, 
That the Petitioner some time since received a summons, 
requiring him to appear to give evidence before a Select 
Committee appointed by the House to inquire into the 
allegations of certain Petitions complaining of bribery 
and other corrupt practices in the election of Members 
to serve in Parliament for the Borough of Great Yar- 
mouth; that about the same time the Petitioner also 
received a Notice, that the evidence intended to be pro- 
duced before the Select Committee of the House of 
Commons, to whom the Petitions from the borough of 
Great Yarmouth, presented in the month of June last, 
stand referred, might affect him with an imputation of 
bribery, or with being a party aiding or assisting in the 
commission of bribery, or of treating, or of some or one 
of the offences mentioned in the Petitions; that, in 
obedience io such first-mentioned summons, the Peti- 
tioner appeared before the said Committee, and although 
fully persuaded that having received a formal Notice of 
- op of the Petitioners to charge sor with 
ille ractices, he was placed practically in the position 

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527 


‘of a party accused, and could not with propriety, or in 


accordance with the common rules of English law, be 
called upon to give any evidence whatever; he was 
seventhdlens anxious to show his readiness to submit to 
the authority of the House, and to give all the informa- 
tion in his power to the said Committee ; that the Peti- 
tioner therefore, in the first instance, abstained from 
insisting upon his supposed privilege as a party to the 
proceedings, and submitted to be examined by the Com- 
mittee, returning to various questions, answers which, 
as he has subsequently had reason to believe, may have 
tended to furnish evidence against himself with respect 
to illegal acts alleged to have been done by him; that 
the Petitioner subsequently finding that the whole 
course of examination to which he was subjected, tended 
to draw from him an account of practices in which he 
took personally an active part, and out of which it 
appeared the shines of illegal acts alleged to have been 
done by him was to be substantiated, pleaded for him- 
self the privilege to which he conceived himself justly 
entitled as a party accused, and refused to give any 
further evidence before the Committee; that such plea 
was disallowed by the House, and upon the Petitioner’s 
perseverance in his refusal to give further evidence, he 
was, by the order of the House, given into the custody 
of the Serjeant at Arms, and transferred thence to His 
Majesty’s Gaol of Newgate, wherein he has since been 
incarcerated ; that without venturing to impugn the 
justice or wisdom of the House in the disallowance of 
such plea, the Petitioner begs most humbly to submit 
to the House, that the particular question for his re- 
fusal to answer which he fell under the displeasure of 
the House, was one which, in the opinion of eminent 
members of the legal profession, had a direct tendency 
to criminate himself, and which, according to the or- 
dinary rules of evidence, he ought not to have been 
compelled to answer; that the Petitioner has heard and 
believes, that other persons who have since pleaded the 
same supposed privilege before the said Committee, 
and with respect to whom the said plea has in like 
manner been disallowed by the House, have submitted 


to be examined before the said Committee, and have - 


been protected by such Committee in declining to 
answer questions of a like tendency and effect with that 
for refusing to answer which the Petitioner is now im- 
mured in the said Gaol of Newgate; that the Petitioner 
is not less desirous than such other persons to give the 
said Committee all the evidence which he can give 
consistently with his personal security, and is desirous 
to submit himself to be examined by the said Committee 
upon all matters wherein his answers to their inquiries 
may not have a tendency to criminate himself; that 
the Petitioner calls upon the Members of the said Com- 
mittee to bear testimony to the respect which he evinced 
for the authority of the House in undergoing an ex- 
amination of considerable length before he finally adopted 
that course which has unhappily subjected him to the 
displeasure of the House; and praying, That he usy 
again be called before the said Committee to give suc 
evidence as the Committee may require of him under 
the protection which has been extended by the Com- 
mittee to other persons ; and further praying the House 
to extend to him its forgiveness for all offences which 
he may have committed against its privileges, and to 
restore to him the liberty, of which the longer depriva- 
tion will expose his trade to severe loss, and his family 
to profound affliction. 

Ordered, That William Prentice, now in His Majesty’s 
Gaol of Newgate, for a breach of the Privileges of this 
House, be brought To-morrow before the Select Com- 
mittee appointed to inquire into the allegations of the 
Petitions alleging Bribery at Elections for Great Yar- 
mouth, in the custody of the Serjeant at Arms attending 
this House. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Keeper of His Majesty’s Gaol of Newgate to deliver 
the said Wilham Prentice into the custody of the Serjeant 
at Arms attending this House. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Leeds ;— Cambridge ;— 
Members of the Committee of the Central Polish Asso- 
ciations of Scotland, and others, Citizens of Edinburgh;-— 
and, the Chairman of a Meeting of Inhabitants of New- 
castle-upon-Tyne, being —s to be presented ; 

65 2 


And 


Polish Exiles. 








Supply. 


Miscellaneous 
Services, 
Vi. 


referred, 


Royal Dublin 


Society. 


Roval Irish 
Academy. 


Royal 
Hibernian 
Academy. 


Charitable 
Donations and 
Bequests. 


Royal Belfast 
Academical 
Institution, 


PublicWorks. 


Lord Lieutenant 


of Ireland, &amp;c. 


Lord Lieute- 
nant’s House- 
hold, 


Vice 
Treasurer. 


Proclamations. 


Dissenting 
Ministers. 


Criminal 


Prosecutions. 


Police Depart- 
ments( Dublin. 


528 


And Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, by His Ma- 
jesty’s command, having, as og were severally offered 
to be presented, acquainted the House, That His Majesty 
had been informed of their contents, and recommended 
them to the consideration of the House; 

The said Petitions were brought up, and read; pray- 
ing the House to place at the disposal of His Majesty 
a sum sufficient to maintain for another year the Polish 
Refugees resident in Great Britain, or to afford them 
such pecuniary relief as to the House shall seem proper. 

And the said Petitions were ordered tolie upon the Table, 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Supply ; 

Ordered, That the several Estimates for Miscellaneous 
Services, which were presented upon Friday last, be re- 
ferred to the Committee. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five thousand 
and three hundred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, 
to defray the Salaries and expenses of the Royal Dublin 
Society, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three hundred 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expense 
of the Royal Jrish Academy, to the 31st day of March 
1836. 

3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three hundred 


pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expense. 


of the Royal Hibernian Academy, to the 31st day of 
March 1836. 

4. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven hundred 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Salaries 
and expenses of the Commissioners of Gharitable Do- 
nations and Bequests in Ireland, to the 31st day of March 
1836. 

5» Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One thousand 
and five hundred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to 
defray the expense of the Royal Belfast Academical In- 
stitution, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twelve thou- 
sand and three hundred pounds, be granted to His Ma- 
jesty, to defray, in the year 1835, the expense of repair- 
ing and maintaining the several Public Works, Grounds 
and Buildings, in the Department of the Commissioners 
of Public Works in Lreland. 

7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty-two 
thousand four hundred and twenty-three pounds, be 
granted to His Majesty, to defray the Salaries and Ex- 

enses of the Offices of Chief Secretary to the Lord 
pa that of Ireland, in Dublin and London, and His 
Majesty’s Privy Council Office in Jreland, and the 
Amount of His Majesty’s Printer’s Bill, for printing for 
the Public Offices in Ireland, to the 31st day of March 
1836 inclusive. 

8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twelve thou- 
sand six hundred and ninety-six pounds, be granted to 
His Majesty, to defray the charge of Salaries for the 
Officers and Attendants of the Household of the Lord 
Lieutenant of Jreland, and certain other Officers and 
Services formerly charged on the Civil List in Ireland, 
to the 31st day of March 1836. 

9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Six thousand 
eight hundred and ninety-seven pounds, be granted to 
His Majesty, to defray the charge of the Establishments 
of the Vice-Treasurer and Teller of the Exchequer in 
Ireland, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four thousand 
and one hundred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to 
defray the expense of publishing Proclamations in the 
Dublin Gazette, and Proclamations for circulation, and 
for printing the Statutes, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty-five 
thousand and four hundred pounds, be granted to His 
Majesty, to defray the expense of Non-conforming, Se- 
ceding and Protestant Dissenting Ministers in Ireland, 
to the 31st day of March 1836. 

12. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Forty-five 
thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray 
the charge of Criminal Prosecutions and other Law 
Charges in Ireland, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

13. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixteen thou- 
) sand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, in aid of the 


10° Augusta. 





A. 1835. 


Funds for the maintenance of the Police Departments of 
Dublin, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

14. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three thou- 
sand three hundred and fifty-eight pounds, be granted to 
His Majesty, to defray the expense of Public Works in 
Ireland, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

15. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven thou- 
sand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the 
expense of the Townland Survey of Lveland, to the 31st 
day of March 1836. 

16. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifty-eight 
thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray, 
to the 31st day of March 1836, Law Expenses, Grants to 
Scotch Universities, and other charges in Scotland for- 
merly defrayed from the Hereditary Revenues and not 
provided for in His Majesty’s Civil List, nor on the Con- 
solidated Fund of the United Kingdom of G'reat Britain 
and Ireland. 

17. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty-four 
thousand and one hundred pounds, be granted to His 
Majesty, on account of the two Houses of Parliament, 
and other Public Buildings, in the year 1835. 

18. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven thou- 
sand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to provide a 
Service of Plate for The Speaker of the House of Com- 
mons, together with an Allowance for Outfit. 

19. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four thou- 
sand eight hundred and seventy-five pounds, be granted 
to His Majesty, for the Salaries of the Commissioners 
for inquiring into Charities, for half a year, from the 
31st day of March to the 30th day of September 1834. 

20. Hesolved, That a sum, not exceeding Six thousand 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to make Compensa- 
tion to the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the 
Management and Collection of the Revenue of Excise, 
for their assiduity, care and pains, in the execution of 
the trust reposed in them. 

21. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three thou- 
sand and two hundred pounds, be granted to His Ma- 
jesty, to provide for the care, maintenance and clothing 
of Criminal Lunatics, in the year 1835. 

22. Resolved, That asum, not exceeding One hundred 
and ten thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to 
defray, in the year 1835, certain charges hitherto paid 
out of the County Rates. 

23. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hundred 
and thirteen thousand pounds, be granted to His Ma- 
jesty, to pay compensation to Individuals, Subjects of 
His Majesty, for Losses sustained by the confiscation of 
Book Debts due to them by Danish Subjects, by the act 
of the Danish Government, in the year 1807. 

24. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty-eight 
thousand and thirty-one pounds thirteen shillings and 
ten-pence, be granted to His Majesty, to enable him to 
make compensation to Individuals for losses sustained 
by the Fire which destroyed the Custom-house Ware- 
houses in the Dublin Docks, in August 1833. 

25. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Six thousand 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge 
of certain Egyptian Antiquities for the British Museum. 

26. Resolved, That asum, not exceeding Twenty-two 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to His 
Majesty, to pay, in the year 1835, the Allowances and 
Expenses of the Barristers employed in revising Lists 
of Voters under the Act for amending the Representation 
of the People in England and Wales. 

27. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ten thousand 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to grant relief to 
the distressed Poles now in this Country. 

28. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ten thousand 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to enable him to 
issue Money for the erection of Model Schools, to the 
31st day of March 1836. 

29. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty-five 
thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to enable 
Him to defray such expenses as He may incur in aiding 
the Local Legislatures in providing for the religious and 
moral Instruction of the emancipated Negro population, 
in the year 1835. 

30. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eight thou- 
sand two hundred and fifty pounds, be granted to His 
Majesty, to defray, to the 31st day of March 1836, the 
charge of Salaries and Allowances to the Special Justices 
appointed in pursuance of an Act of the third and fourth 

years 


Public Works, 


Townland 
Survey. 


Law Ex- 
penses, &amp;c, 
(Scotland.) 





Houses of 
Parliament, 
&amp;e. 


Plate and 
Outfit for 
The Speaker. 


Charities, 





Excise 
Revenue, 


Criminal 
Lunatics, 


County 
Rates, 


Danish 
Claims. 


Custom House 
Warehouses 
(Dublin.) 


Egyptian 
Antiquities. 





Revising 
Barristers. 


Polish 
Refugees. 


Model 
Schools. 


Negro — 
Population. 





Slavery 
Abolition 
Act. 

















Glasgow 
University 
Bill. 


No. 501. 


Printed 
Papers. 


Instruments of 
Sasine (Scot- 
land) Bill. 


Savings Banks 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Imprisonment 


for Debt Bill, 


Steam Vessels 
(Thames) Bill. 


Ecclesiastical 
Revenues 


Bill, 


Municipal 
Corporations 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Real Pro- 
perty Bill. 





5-6 Witt. IV. 


years of His present Majesty's reign, for the Abolition 
of Slavery throughout the British Colonies. 

31. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seventy thou- 
sand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray 
the charge of the Civil and Military Establishments 
and Expenditure at the Island of Saint Helena, from 
the 23d day of April 1835 to the 31st day of March 
1836. 

Resolutions to be reported. 





And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 11° die Augusti, 1835: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal re- 
ported, That the Committee had come to Resolutions, 
which they had directed him to report. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 

Mr. Bernal also acquainted the House, That he was 
directed to move, That the Committee may have leave 
to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, again re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Glasgow University Bill; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Solicitor General reported, That the 
Committee had gone through the Bill; and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Solicitor General accordingly reported the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consi- 
deration upon this day six months. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 
adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed upon the 
28th day of July last, That the First Resolution of the 
Select Cuminiithes on Printed Papers be now read a 
second time; 


Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned till 
To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Instruments of Sasine (Scotland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Savings Banks (Scotland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Imprisonment for 


Debt Bill; 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Steam Vessels (7hames) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this 
day. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Ecclesiastical Re- 
venues Bill; 


Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Bill; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time :— 
And a Debate arising thereupon ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till To- 


morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Real Property Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 


resolve itself into the said Committee. 
VOL. 90. 


10°—11° Augusti. 


529 

The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- Supply 
ther consideration the heishetians which, upon the 16th (13 July-) 
day of July last, were reported from the Committee of 
Supply; and which Resolutions were then postponed ; 


Ordered, That the said Resolutions be taken into fur- 
ther consideration this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- aa 

ing of the Lighthouses Bill ; _ 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 

morrow. 


Clandestine 
Marriages 
(Ireland) Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Clandestine Marriages 


(Ireland) Bill; 
Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Landed 
Securities 
(lreland) Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Landed Securities (Ireland) Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 

The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- Reformof 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on- (scotland) Bill. 
the Reform of Parliament (Scotland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Thursday next, at twelve of the clock. 


The Peace Preservation (Ireland) Bill was, according Pesce. 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to a Com- (ireland) Bill. 
mittee of the whole House, for this day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Tea Duties 
a Committee upon the Tea Duties Bill; and, after some Bill. 
time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; 
and Mr. Baring reported, That the Committee had 
gone through the Bill; and made Amendments there- 
unto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Mr. Baring, by Order, reported from the Committee Excise 
on the Excise Incorporation (Scotland) Bill, the Amend- (Seotlend) Bill 
ments which they had made to the Bill; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; and read the third time upon Thursday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Tonnage Admeasurement Bill; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Baring reported, That the Committee 
had gone through the Bill; and made Amendments 
thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Tonnage 
Admeasurement 
Bill. 


Turnpike Acts 
Continuance 
Bill, 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the * Rta from the Committee on the 
Turnpike Acts Continuance Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration this day. 


Ways and 
Means. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Ways and Means; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. More O’ Ferrall reported from the Committee on 
the Public Roads (Jreland) Bill, the Amendments which 
they had made to the Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; and read the third time this day. 


Public Roads 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Shannon 
Navigation 
Bill. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
the Improvement of the River Shannon; And that Mr, 
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Viscount Morpeth, 
and the Earl of Kerry, do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Act 3 Geo. 4, c. 103, 
for the appointment of Constables, and to secure the 
effectual performance of the Duties of their Office, and 
for the Appointment of Magistrates in Jreland, in certain 
cases, might be read; and the same being read ; 

6 T Ordered, 


Constabulary 
Force 
(Ireland) Bill. 








Orange Institu- 
tions (Great 
Britain and the 
Colonies.) 


Charities 
Commissioners 
Bill. 


Tithe of 
Turnips Bill. 


Tithes 
Recovery 
Bill. 


Post Office. 


530 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend the said Act: And that Lord Viscount Mor- 


peth, Mr. Serjeant Perrin, and Mr. Serjeant O’ Loghlen, 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
sed, That a Select Committee be appointed to inquire 
into the origin, nature, extent and er reg of the 
Orange Institutions in Great Britain and the Colonies ; 
and to report the Minutes of the Evidence taken before 
them, together with their opinion thereupon, to the 
House ; 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House do now adjourn ; 
The House divided. 
The Yeas went forth. 
Tellers for the Yeas, 1 i Pringle: 14. 
Mr. Robert Gordon, 
Tellers for the Noes, { Mr. Solicitor General : \ 39. 
So it passed in the Negative. 
And the original Question being again proposed ; 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the Debate be now adjourned ; 
The House divided. 
The Yeas went forth. 
Tellers for the Yeas, \ 14. 
Tellers for the Noes, ser eed \ 40. 
So it passed in the Negative. 
And the original Question being again proposed , 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House do now adjourn ; 
The House divided. 
The Yeas went forth. 
Tellers for the Yeas, \ 13. 
Mr. Robert Gordon: \ 
So it passed in the Negative. 
And the original Question being again proposed :— 
And a Debate arising thereupon ; 
Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till this 
day. 


Colonel Perceval, 
Dr. Nicholl: 
‘{ Mr. Hume, 


Dr. Nicholl, 
Mr. Shaw: 


Tellers for the Noes, 1 Mr. Baring, 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
appointing Commissioners to continue the Inquiries con- 
cerning Charities in England and Wales: And that Mr. 
Solicitor General and Mr. Attorney General do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
the Amendment of the Law as to the tithing of Turnips 
in certain cases: And that Captain Pechell and the Earl 
of Surrey do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
the more easy recovery of Tithes: And that Captain 
Pechell and the Earl of Surrey do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn, showing the Amount of Monies claimed or received 
by Mr. George Louis, late Post-Office Surveyor of the 
Western district of England, and now Superintendent 
of Mail Coaches, being the Amount of the Salaries or 
Allowances of Deputy Postmasters or Mistresses, within 
the aforesaid district, which accrued during the Vacan- 
cies which occurred in Post Offices within the same, in 
the Five years ending the 5th January 1835; with the 
Names of the Places where Vacancies occurred ; the 
Fund from whence the Monies claimed or received were 
paid ; the periods they were claimed for or paid; also 
the Dates and Amounts in each case; with the authority 
under which the said Mr. George Louis claimed or was 
paid the aforesaid Monies, and the Names of the Per- 
sons appointed to fill the Vacancies, the Salaries apper- 
taining to which were applied as above:—also, the 
Amount and disposal of the Salary or Emoluments ap- 
pertaining to the office of Deputy Postmaster General 
of Jamaica, as the same appears in the Accounts of the 
General Post Office here, and those of the Commis- 


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"puty 





A. 1835. 


sioners for auditing Public Accounts in London, from 
5th October 1832 until Lord Sussex Lennox was ap- 
pointed to the aforesaid office, with the Date of the said 
Appointment; also any interim or temporary appoint- 
ment to the said office previous to the appointment of 


Lord Sussex Lennox. 


Notice being taken, that the Return presented on the 
4th day of June last, showing the Appointments of De- 
ostmasters and Postmistresses in Great Britain 
and Ireland, during the last Five years, ending with the 
1st of January 1835, with their Names, and those of the 
Towns they have been appointed to; also their yearly Sa- 
laries, and any other sources of Emolument, so as to show 
the yearly Income of each; also, the Dates of their Ap- 
pointments; distinguishing those who have been pro- 
moted from the General Post Offices of Zondon, Dublin 
or Edinburgh; also, the Names of the Postmasters General 
who have appointed the said Deputy Postmasters, was 
imperfect ; 

Ordered, That the said Return be withdrawn; and a 
perfect Return presented instead thereof. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
provide that Persons accused of Forgery in Scotland shall 
not be entitled to Bail, unless in certain cases: And that 
the Lord Advocate and Mr. Attorney General do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Lord Viscount Morpeth presented a Bill to amend an 
Act of the third year of the Reign of his late Majesty 
King George the Fourth, for the appointment of Consta- 
bles in Ireland: And the same was read the first time; and 


ordered to be read a second time upon Thursday next. 
Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Mr. Baring presented a Bill for consolidating the 


Offices of Paymaster General, Paymaster, and Treasurer 


of Chelsea Hospital, Treasurer of the Navy, and Trea- 

surer of the Ordnance: And the same was read the first 

time ; and ordered to be read a second time this day. 
Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Mr. Baring presented a Bill to carry into further 
execution the Provisions of an Act passed in the third and 
fourth years of His present Majesty, for compensating 
Owners of Slaves upon the abolition of Slavery: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be read 
a second time this day. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Mr. Solicitor General presented a Bill for appointing 
Commissioners to continue the Inquiries concerning 
Charities in England and Wales: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Wednesday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


The Lord Advocate reported from the Select Com- 
mittee, to whom the Imprisonment for Debt (Scotland) 
Bill was referred, and who were empowered to divide 
the said Bill into three Bills, and to report from time to 
time to the House; That they had divided the same 
accordingly ; and had agreed to the third of the said 
Bills “ for extending the Jurisdiction of Sheriffs in Scot- 
land to the Process of Cessio Bonorum;” and that they 
had examined the allegations of the said Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consi- 
deration upon Thursday next. 


Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


Captain Pechell presented a Bill for the amendment 
of the Law as to the Tithing of Turnips in certain cases: 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time upon Friday next. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Captain Pechell presented a Bill for the more easy 
recovery of Tithes: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon Friday 
next. Y 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 

Ordered, 


Post Office. 


Forgeries 
(Scotland) 
Bill. 


Constabulary 
Force 
(Ireland) Bill. 


No. 493. 


Paymaster 
General Bill. 


No. 494, 


Slave Com- 
pensation 
Bill. 


No. 490. 


Charities 
Commissioners 
Bill. 


No. 495. 


Cessio Bonorum 


(Scotland) Bill. 


No, 496. 


Tithe of — 
Turnips Bill. 
No. 497. 


Tithes 
Recovery 
Bill. 


No. 498. 








Consular 
Establish- 
ment. 

No. 499. 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Benefices 
(Ireland.) 


Municipal 
Corporations 
(Ireland.) 


First Report 
on Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act, 


No. 500. 


Malpas’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Llanelly 
Railway and 
Dock Bill. 


5-6 Witt. IV. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to 
inquire into the Consular Establishment, have Power to 
report their observations thereupon, together with the 
Minutes of the Evidence taken before them, to the House. 

Mr. Fleetwood reported from the said Select Com- 
mittee ; That they had examined the matters to them 
referred ; and had directed him to report the same, with 
their observations thereupon, together with the Minutes 
of the Evidence taken before them, and an Appendix. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


Ordered, That Lord Viscount Cole have leave of ab- 
sence for a month, on urgent business ;—Mr. Cooper, a 
month, on urgent business ;—Mr. Zucas, a month, on 
urgent business ;—and, Sir Philip Egerton, a month, on 
urgent business. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Statement of the Number and Value of all Benefices in 
Ireland, which are in the Gift of private Patrons ; speci- 
fying the Diocese in which each of them may be situated, 
and distinguishing those where the Private Advowson 
is perpetual from those where it is alternate, either with 
the Crown or with the Archbishop, Bishop, or any other 
Dignitary. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Parishes in Jreland to which the Crown pre- 
sents in its own right, and of those to which the Crown 
presents as Trustee of the Papists who were by the Acts 
of 17th and 18th Car. 2, c. 2, 5.158, and 2 Anne, c. 6, 
s. 15 and 25, divested of their right to present Clerks to 
Protestant Churches, until they or their Heirs should 
conform to the Protestant Religion; likewise a Return 
of those Parishes to which the Archbishops and Bishops 
of Ireland present and collate ; distinguishing those to 
which they collate, by lapse of Presentation, by Lay 
Patrons, and the different Dioceses in which such 
Parishes are situate. 


Lord Viscount Morpeth presented, by His Majesty’s 
command,— Municipal Corporations (Ireland) — Ap- 
pendix to the First Report of the Commissioners. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to the directions 
of an Act of Parliament,—First Report of the Commis- 
sioners under the Poor Law Amendment Act, with a 
Supplement and Appendix. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
half an hour after three of the clock on Tuesday 
morning, adjourned till this day. 





Martis, 11° die Augustt ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi [V" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


ALPAS’s Divorce Bill was read a second time; 

and committed to a Committee of the whole 
House, for Wednesday, the 19th day of this instant 
August. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Committee, 
That they do hear counsel, and examine Witnesses for 
the Bill, and also against the Bill, if the parties con- 
cerned think fit to be heard by counsel, or produce 
witnesses. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act to authorize the Llanelly Railway and Dock 
Company to make certain additional Railways or Tram- 
roads, and for other purposes connected therewith: And 
the same were read; and are as follow: 

Pr.11. 1. 31. After “ Act” insert * or of the said 
** recited Acts.” 
Pr. 12. 1. 18. Leave out “ Act,” and insert “ Acts.” 
Pr. 13. 1. 29. After “ “ said” insert “ first.” 
Pr. 13. 1. 33. After. “ said” insert “ first.” 
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531 


The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Tooke do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


Earl Nelson’s Estate Bill was read a second time ; and 
committed to Mr. Benett and the Wilts List: And they 
are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s Chamber. 


Earl Nelson’s 
Estate Bill. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Committee Torquay 


on the Petition for leave to present a Petition to rectify 
a mistake in an Act passed in the present Session of 
Parliament for the Improvement of Torquay; That they 
had examined the matter thereof. 

Ordered, That leave be given to present a Petition, 
as desired. ; 

A Petition was accordingly presented, and read , pray- 
ing, That leave may be given to bring in a Bill to 
rectify a mistake in an Act of the present Session of 
Parliament, for lighting, watching and improving the 
Town of Torquay, in the Parish of Zormoham, in the 
County of Devon. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Sir 
John Yarde Buller and the Devon List: And that they 
do meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and 
have Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Public Carriages (Metropolis) Bill:—The Bill was 
re-committed to a Committee of the whole House. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into the said Committee :—The House accordingly 
resolved itself into the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 
Bill read a first time ; to be read a second time, para- 
graph by paragraph. 
Preamble postponed. 


Crauses, N°1 to N° 33, with Amendments to several 
of them, agreed to. 


Cravse N° 34 (Penalty on Cab Drivers, permitting 
other Persons to ride) read. 

Amendment proposed: P.13. 1.22. To insert “ drive 
“ such carriage from.” 

Question put, That those words be there inserted ; 

The Committee divided. 

Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Blamire - - $2. 

- Teller for the Noes, Sir Samuel Whalley - 5. 

Several Amendments made. 

Cravse, N° 34, as amended, agreed to. 


Cravuse N° 35, read; and Question, That the Clause 
stand part of the Bill put, and Negatived. 

Cravses, N° 36 and N° 37, agreed to. 

Crause, N° 38 (Penalty on Driver, &amp;c. for being 
drunk )——read. 

Several Amendments made. 

Amendment proposed: At the end of the Clause to 
add, “ and for a second offence to suffer imprisonment 
“ not exceeding Three months, and for a third offence 
“ be deprived of his License, and suffer imprisonment 
* not exceeding Six months. 

Question, That those words be there added—— put, 
and Negatived. 

Cause, N° 38, as amended, agreed to. 


Cause, N° 39, agreed to. 

Cravuse, N° 40, postponed. 

Crauses, N* 41, 42 and 43, as amended, agreed to. 
To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and the Lord Advo- 
cate reported, That the Committee had made progress 
in the Bill; and that he was directed by the Committee 
to move, That they may have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That. this laa will, To-morrow, again re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 











The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Letters Patent Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Thursday next, at twelve of a clock. 
612 


The 


Improvement 


(No. 2.) 


Petition. ~ 


Public 
Carriages 
(Metropolis) 
Bill. 


Letters 
Patent Bill. 








Parish 
Vestries Bill. 


Cruelty to 
Animals Bill. 


No. 491. 


Public 
Institutions 
Bill. 


Public Walks 
Bill. 


Hull Merchant 
Seamen’s Fund 
Bill. 


Marriage 
Act Amend- 
ment Bill. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill. 


Great 
Yarmouth 
Elections 


Bribery. 


East India 
Company. 


No. 335. 


Bognor 
Improvement 
Bill. 


532 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Parish Vestries Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Thursday next, at twelve of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Cruelty to Animals Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consi- 
deration upon Thursday next, at twelve of the clock. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Public Institutions Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Tuesday next, at twelve of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on the 
Public Walks Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consi- 
deration upon Tuesday next, at twelve of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Hull Merchant Sea- 
men’s Fund Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Thursday 
next, at twelve of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
onthe Marriage Act Amendment Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Imprisonment for 
Debt Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Friday next. 

Mr. Speaker left the Chair at three of the clock. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair at five of the clock. 


Lord Francis Egerton reported, from the Select Com- 
mittee appointed to consider the Petitions alleging Bri- 
bery at Elections for Great Yarmouth, That the witness 
William Prentice had been brought before the Com- 
mittee in the custody of the Serjeant at Arms attending 
this House, and. had answered the question, for refusing 
to answer which, he was committed to Newgate, and 
all other questions which the Committee thought he 
was bound in law to answer. 

Ordered, That William Prentice be discharged out of 
the custody of the Serjeant at Arms attending this 
House, without payment of fees ; and that Mr. Speaker 
do issue his Warrant accordingly. 


Mr. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the East 
India Company, was called in; and at the bar presented, 
yremens to the directions of an Act of Parliament,— 

ist, No. 25, specifying the Particulars of the Com- 
ponento proposed to be granted to certain reduced 

ervants of the East India Company in England, under 
an arrangement sanctioned by the Board of Commis- 
sioners for the Affairs of Jndia, and laid before The 
Honourable the House of Commons on the 26th February 
1835. 

List, No. 26, specifying the Particulars of the Com- 
arse ae proposed to be granted to certain Persons 
ately belonging to the Maritime Service of the East 
India Company, under an arrangement sanctioned by 
the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India, and 
laid before The Honourable the House of Commons on 
the 26th February 1835 :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Lists do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act for paving, lighting, watching and otherwise 
improving the Town of Bognor, in the County of Sussez, 
and for amending and enlarging two Acts of Parliament 

ussed in the third and sixth years of the reign of his 
late Majesty King George the Fourth, relating to the 


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A. 1835. 


said Town; and the same were read; and are as fol- 
low: 

Pr. 146. 1. 31. After “ remain ” insert “ to be kept 
“ to hard labour.” 

Pr. 147. 1. penult. and 1. ult. Leave out “ without 
“ being specially pleaded.” 

The first Amendment being read a second time ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the 
said Amendment ; it passed in the Negative. 

Then the other Amendment, was read a second time, 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That a Committee be appointed, to draw up 
Reasons, to be offered to the Lords at a Conference, for 
disagreeing to the Amendment to which this House has 
disagreed :—And a Committee was appointed of Lord 
George Lennoz, the Earl of Surrey, Lord Arthur Lennox, 
Mr. Abel Smith, Lord Dudley Stuart, Mr. Poyntz, Mr. 
Herbert Curteis, and Mr. Cavendish: And they are to 
withdraw, immediately, into the Speaker’s Chamber. 

Ordered, That Three be the Quorum. 


A Petition of Vestrymen of Saint Mary-le-bone, in the 
county of Middlesex, was presented, and read; praying, 
That the House will adopt such proceedings to establish 
Vote by Ballot for Members of Parliament as to them 
may seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Protestant Inhabitants of Geashill ;— 
and, Inhabitants of Donoughmore,—were presented, and 
read ; taking notice of the Church of Ireland Bill; and 
praying, That the same may not pass into a law. 


nd the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Martin and Mr. 
Roupell : . 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
to extend the Accommodation by the Post to and from 
Foreign Parts, and for other purposes relating to the 
Post Office, without any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act to 
amend two several Errors contained in an Act passed in 
the ninth year of the Reign of his late Majesty King 
George the Fourth, intituled, “ An Act for consolidating 
and amending the Laws in Jreland relative to Larceny, 
and other Affairs connected therewith,” to which the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for 
vesting the Freehold and Leasehold Estates, late belong- 
ing to Richard Sparrow, of Oakland, in the County of 
Tipperary, Esquire, deceased, in Trustees, to be sold 
for payment of his Debts, and applying the surplus for 
the benefit of the Devisees in the Wills of the said 
Deceased’s Name; to which the Lords desire the con- 
currence of this House: And also, 

The Lords do request, That this House will give leave 
to Mr. Alderman Wood, a Member of this House, to 
attend their Lordships, in order to his being examined 
as a witness before the Select Committee appointed by 
their Lordships to inquire into the present state of the 
Gaols and Houses of Correction in England and Wales: 
—And then the Messengers withdrew. 

Resolved, That this House will send an answer to the 
last part of the said Message by Messengers of their own. 

And the Messengers were again called in; and Mr. 
Speaker acquainted them therewith :—And then they 
again withdrew. 


The Certiorarit Bill was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time To-morrow. 
Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Ordered, That the Earl of Darlington have leave of 
absence for a month, on urgent business ;—and, Mr. 
George Ferguson, a month, on urgent business. 


Lord George Lennox reported from the Committee 
appointed to draw up Reasons, to be offered to the Lords 
at a Conference, for disagreeing to an Amendment made 
by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, “ An Act for paving, 

lighting, 


Vote by 
Ballot. 


Church of 
Ireland Bill. 


Message from 
the Lords, 


Postage *)"", 


Larceny 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Sparrow’s 
Estate Bill. 


Gaols. 


Certiorari 
Bill. 
No. 505. 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Bognor 
Improvement 
Bill. 








ent 





Rio de 
Janeiro 
Treaty. 


General 
Darling. 


Militia Staff 
Reduction 
Bill. 


Orange Institu- 
tions (Great 
Britain and the 
Colonies.) 


5-6 WILL. IV. 


lighting, watching and otherwise improving the Town 
of Bognor, in the County of Sussex, and for amending 
and enlarging two Acts of Parliament passed in the 
third and sixth years of the reign of his late Majesty 
King George the Fourth relating to the said Town ;” 
That the Committee had drawn up a Reason accordingly, 
which they had directed him to report: 

The Commons disagree to the first Amendment, it 
being to add the words “and to be kept to hard labour,” 
after the word “ remain” in Pr. 146. 1. 31. for the 
following Reason : 

Because the additional punishment proposed is too 
severe for a default of payment of a small pecuniary 
penalty imposed on a trivial offence. 

The said Reason, being read a second time, was 
agreed to by the House. 

Ordered, That a Conference be desired with the Lords 
upon the subject-matter of an Amendment made by 
their Lordships to the said Bill: And that Lord George 
Lennox do go to the Lords, and desire the said Con- 
ference. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Copy 
or Extract of any Correspondence or Notification from 
the Portuguese Authorities to the Government of this 
Country, relative to the Treaty of Rio de Juneiro, dated 
19th February 1810. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That the Marshal of the King’s Bench Prison 
do bring Robert Robison in safe custody To-morrow to 
the Select Committee appointed by this House to inquire 
into the conduct of General Darling, in order to his being 
examined as a Witness, and so from time to time as often 
as his attendance shall be thought necessary ; and that 
Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant accordingly. 

Ordered, That Lord Stanley and Lord Viscount Howick 
be discharged from any further attendance on the said 
Committee. 

Ordered, That Sir Rufane Donkin, Mr. William Henry 
Ord, and Mr. Freshfield, be added to the Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Militia Staff Reduction Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time 
paragraph by paragraph. 
Preamble postponed. 
Cravuse, N° 1 (Reduction of Militia Staff)——read. 
Several Amendments made. 


Question put, That the Clause, as amended, stand part 
of the Bill; 


The Committee divided. 
Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Edward John Stanley 96. 
Teller for the Noes, Colonel Perceval - - - 22. 
Crausss, N° 2 and 3, as amended, agreed to. 
Cravuses, N*® 4, 5, 6 and 7, agreed to. 
Cause (In case of vacancy, Adjutants not to be filled 
up)—-—-brought up; read 1°, 20, and added. 
Preamble agreed to. 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Robert 
Steuart reported, That the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resumed the ad- 
ourned Debate upon the Question proposed yesterday, 
hat a Select Committee be appointed to inquire into 
the origin, nature, extent and tendency of the Orange 
Institutions in Great Britain and the Colonies; and to 
report the Minutes of the Evidence taken before them, 
together with their opinion thereupon to the House. 

And the Question being put; 

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1)°—12° August. 


533 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed to 
inquire into the origin, nature, extent and tendency of 
the Orange Institutions in Great Britain and the Colo- 
nies; and to report the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
before them, together with their opinion thereupon to 
the House :—And a Committee was appointed of Mr. 
Hume, the Marquis of Chandos, Mr. Sheil Sir George 
Clerk, Mr. Wallace, Mr. Finch, Mr. Ward, Mr. Bethell, 
Mr. Baines, Mr. Hindley, Mr. Grove Price, Mr. Leader, 
Mr. Pringle, Mr. Vernon Smith, Mr. Ridley Colborne, 
Mr. Finn, Mr. Potter, Lord Edward Somerset, Mr. Ag- 
lionby, Mr. Thornely, Lord Viscount Howick, Mr. Cutlar 
Fergusson, and Mr. Attorney General: And they are to 
meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have 
Power to send for persons, papers and records ; and that 
Five be the Quorum. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 
adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed upon 
Tuesday last, That the Question then proposed, “ That it 
‘* appears from the Evidence laid before this House, that 
there exists at present in Jreland more than Fifteen 
hundred Orange Lodges, some parishes containing as 
many as three or four Private Lodges, consisting of 
members varying in number from sixteen to two 
hundred and sixty, acting in communication and 
correspondence with each other, and having secret 
** signs and pass-words as bonds of union, and all de- 
“* pending on the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland ””»—— 
be now put; 

The said previous Question, That that Question be 
now put, was again proposed ; and was, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 

Resolved, That it appears from the Evidence laid 
before this House, that there exists at present in Ireland 
more than Fifteen hundred Orange Lodges,some parishes 
containing as many as three or four Private Lodges, 
consisting of members varying in number from sixteen 
to two hundred and sixty, acting in communication and 
correspondence with each other, and having secret signs 
and pass-words as bonds of union, and all depending 
on the Grand Lodge of Ireland. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That it appears that the Orange Institution of Jre- 
land is unlimited in numbers, and exclusively a Pro- 
testant Association; that every member must first belong 
toa Private Lodge, to which he is admitted under a reli- 
gious sanction, and with a religious ceremony, carrying 
a Bible in his hands, submitting to certain forms and de- 
clarations, and taught secret signs and pass-words ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out the words “ and declarations.” 

And the Question being put, That the words proposed 
to be left out, stand part of the Question; it passed in 
the Negative. 

Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 

Resolved, That it appears that the Orange Institution 
of Ireland is unlimited in numbers, and exclusively a 
Protestant Association; that every member must first 
belong toa Private Lodge, to which he is admitted under 
a religious sanction, and with a religious ceremony, 
carrying a Bible in his hands, submitting to certain forms, 
and taught secret signs and pass-words. 

Resolved, That it appears that no Lodge can be con- 
stituted without a Warrant of the Grand Lodge of Ire- 
land, signed by the Grand Master and Office-bearers for 
the time being, and having the seal of the Grand Lodge 
thereto affixed. 


we 


And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Wednesday morning ; 


Mercurii, 12° die Augusti, 1835: 


Resolved, That it appears by the Laws and Ordinances 
of the Orange Institution in Ireland, dated 1835, that 
the Secretary of each Private Lodge is directed to report 
to the Secretary of the District Lodge; the Secretary of 
each District Lodge to report to the Grand Secretary of 
the County Lodge ; the Grand Secretary of the County 
Lodge to report to the Deputy Grand Secretary of the 
Grand Lodge in Dublin; and the Grand Lodge to hold 
meetings at stated periods, to transact the ordinary busi- 
ness of the Society ; and the Deputy Grand Secreta 
of the Grand Lodge to — half yearly to eac 

6 


Lodge 


Orange 
Lodges 
(Irelund.) 








534 


Lodge in Ireland, and also to the Grand Lodge of Great 
Britain. 

Resolved, That it appears by the Books of the Grand 
Lodge of Ireland, produced by its Deputy Grand 
Secretary, before the Select Committee of this House, 
that numerous Warrants for constituting and holding 
Orange Lodges in the Army, have been issued to Non- 
commissioned Officers and Privates of Regiments of 
Cavalry and of Infantry of the Line, at home and abroad ; 
to Non-commissioned Officers of the Staff of several 
Militia Regiments; to members of other corps, and to 
the Police. 

Resolved, That it appears by the evidence, that such 
Warrants are sent privately and indirectly to such Non- 
commissioned Officers and Privates, and that Lodges 
have been held without the knowledge or sanction of 
the Commanding Officers of such Regiments or Corps ; 
and further, that every Lodge held in the Army is con- 
sidered as a District Lodge. 

Resolved, That it appears that such Warrants have 
been issued, and Lodges held in the Army without the 
knowledge of Lord Hill, although the General Orders of 
the Commander-in-Chief of the Forces (Parliamentary 
Paper, No. 395, of 1835), addressed in the years 1822 
and 1829 to Commanding Officers of Regiments and of 
Depots, and to General Officers, and other Officers on 
the Staff, at home and abroad, strongly reprobate the 
holding of Orange Lodges in any regiment, as “ fraught 
with injury to the discipline of the Army;” and “ that, 
on military grounds, the holding of Orange Lodges in any 
Regiment or Corps, is contrary to order, and to the rules 
of the service ;” and, “ that a disregard of this caution 
will subject offending parties to trial and punishment for 
disobedience of orders.” 

Ordered, That the said Resolutions, and the Evidence 
taken before the Select Committee on Orange Lodges 
(Ireland) be laid before His Majesty by such Members 
of this House as are of His Majesty’s most honourable 
Privy Council. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That an humble Address be presented to His 

ajesty, praying that He will be graciously pleased to 
direct His royal attention to the nature and extent of 
Orange Lodges in His Majesty’s Army, in contravention 
of the General Orders of the Commander-in-Chief of 
His Majesty’s Forces, issued in the years 1822 and 1829, 
which strongly reprobate and forbid the holding Orange 
Lodges, in any of His Majesty’s Regiments, and also, to 
the circumstance of His Royal Highness Ernest Duke 
of Cumberland, a Field Marshal in His Majesty’s Army, 
having signed Warrants, in his capacity of Grand Mas- 
ter of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland (some of them 
dated so recently as April in the present year), which 
Warrants have been afterwards issued for constituting 
Orange Lodges in the Army ;” 


An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word ‘“ Regiments ” 
to the end of the Question. 


And the Question being put, That the words proposed 
to be left out, stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided. 

The Noes went forth. 


, Mr. Hume: 
Tellers for the Y easy] Mr Edward John Stanley : 183. 


Tellers forthe Noes} Wie tose: ceval, \ 43. 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by inserting before the first word ‘“ Warrants” 
the word “ blank.” 

And the Question being put, That the word “ blank” 
be there inserted ; it passed in the Negative. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, praying that He will be graciously pleased 
to direct His royal attention to the nature and extent of 
Orange Lodges in His Majesty’s Army, in contravention 
of the General Orders of the Commander-in-Chief of 
His Majesty’s Forces, issued in the years 1822 and 1829, 
which strongly reprobate and forbid the holding Orange 
Lodges in any of His Majesty’s Regiments, and also to 
the circumstance of His Royal Highness Ernest Duke 
of Cumberland, a Field Marshal in His Majesty’s Army, 


11°—12 Augusti. 





A. 1835. 


having signed Warrants, in his capacity of Grand Mas- 
ter of the Grand Orange Lodge of Jreland (some of them 
dated so recently as April in the present year), which 
Warrants have been afterwards issued for constituting 
Orange Lodges in the Army. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- Sale of Beer 
ing of the Sale of Beer Bill ; Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Fines and 
on the Fines and Recoveries Offices Bill ; ig 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, ee 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The ingrossed Bill to repeal the several Acts now in Sale of Bread 
force relating to Bread to be sold out of the City of Bill. 
London and the Liberties thereof, and beyond the weekly 
Bills of Mortality, and Ten Miles of the Royal Exchange, 
and to provide other Regulations for the making and 
the sale of Bread, and for preventing the adulteration of 
Meal, Flour and Bread, beyond the limits aforesaid, was, 
according to Order, read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered to be added to the 
Bill, by way of rider, extending the Act to Ireland :— 
And the said Clause was brought up; and read the first 
time. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the said Clause be now read a second 
time :—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till this day. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, Adjournment. 
That this House do now adjourn ; 

The House divided. 

The Yeas went forth. 


f Mr. Brotherton, 
Tellers for the Yeas, | Colonel Sibthorp : 12. 
Tellers for the Noes, { Mr = ee \ 68. 


So it passed in the Negative. 


Steam Vessels 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Pilotege Bill 


on the Steam Vessels’ Pilotage Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself 
into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the Supply. 
Report from the Committee of Supply ; 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Imprisonment for 
Debt Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Steam Vessels (Z’hames) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this 
day. 


Steam Vessels 
(Thames) Bill, 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the Ecclesiastical 
Report from the Committee on the Ecclesiastical Re- a 
venues Bill ; ill. 


Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- Supply 
ther consideration the Resolutions which, upon the 16th (13 July:) 
day of July last, were reported from the Committee of 
Supply; and which Resolutions were then postponed ; 

Ordered, That the said Resolutions be taken into fur- 
ther consideration this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Peace | 
on the Peace Preservation (Jreland) Bill; Preaer 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the Tea Duties 
Report from the Committee on the Tea Duties Bill; Bill. 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The 








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Tonnage 
Admeasurement 


Bill. 


Turnpike Acts 
Continuance 
Bill. 


Public Roads 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Paymaster 
General Bill. 


Slave Com- 
pensation 
Bill. 


Registration 
of Voters 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Hereditary 
Land Revenues 
(Scotland) Bill, 





5-6 WiLL. IV. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Tonnage Admeasure- 
ment Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 
next. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
into further consideration the Report from the Com- 
mittee on the Turnpike Acts Continuance Bill; and the 
Amendments made by the Committee to the Bill, being 
read a second time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed; and read the third time this day. 


The ingrossed Bill to give effect and validity to certain 
Contracts and Presentments for repairing, and keeping 
in repair, certain Public Roads in Ireland, and to the 
Sureties entered into for the execution thereof, was, ac- 
cording to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Paymaster General Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee of 
the whole House, for this day. 


The Slave Compensation Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time ; and committed to a Committee of 
the whole House, for this day. 


The House was moved, That the Act 2 and 3 Will. 4, 
c. 88, to amend the Representation of the People in 
Ireland, might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend the Law relative to the Registry of Voters in 
Ireland, and to taking the Poll at Elections in that part 
of the United Kingdom, and to assimilate the same as 
nearly as may be to the Law in force in England and 
Wales: And that Mr. Serjeant O’Loghlen and Mr. 
Serjeant Perrin do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Act 6 Geo. 4, c. 17, 
to extend the Provisions of an Act of the fifty-ninth year 
of his late Majesty, concerning the Disposition of certain 
Real and Personal Property of his Majesty, his Heirs and 
Successors, might be read; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 10 Geo. 4, 
c. 50, to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to the 
Management and Improvement of His Majesty’s Woods, 
Forests, Parks and Chases of the Land Revenue of the 
Crown within the Survey of the Exchequer in England, 
and of the Land Revenue of the Crown in Ireland, and 
for extending certain Provisions relating to the same to 
the Isles of Man and Alderney, might be read; and the 
same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 2 Will. 4, 
c.1, for uniting the Office of the Surveyor General of 
His Majesty’s Works and Public Buildings with the 
Office of the Commissioners of His Majesty’s Woods, 
Forests and Land Revenues, and for other purposes re- 
lating to the Land Revenues, might be read; and the 
same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 2 and 
3 Will. 4, c. 112, to authorize the Hereditary Land Re- 
venues of the Crown in Scotland being placed under 
the Management of the Commissioners of the Land Re- 
venues, might be read; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 3 and 
4 Will. 4, c. 69, to extend and enlarge the Powers of the 
Commissioners of His Majesty’s Woods, Forests, Land Re- 
venues, Works and Buildings in relation to the Manage- 
ment and Disposition of the Land Revenue of the Crown 
in Scotland, might be read; and the same being read ; 

And a Motion being made, That leave be given to 
bring in a Bill to amend the Acts relating to the Here- 
ditary Land Revenues of the Crown in Scotland ; 

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, by His Majesty’s 
command, acquainted the House, That His Majesty, hav- 
ing been informed of the subject-matter of this Motion, 
recommends it to the consideration of the House. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend the Acts relating to the Hereditary Land Re- 


venues of the Crown in Scotland: And that Mr. Robert 
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535 


Steuart and Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


A Motion being made, That this House will, To- 
morrow, resolve itself into a Committee to consider of 
authorizing compensation to be made to Lords of Liber- 
ties and other persons who may sustain loss in conse- 
quence of an Act of the last Session of Parliament for 
the abolition of Fines and Recoveries; and also of pro- 
viding for the payment of certain Salaries and Allow- 
ances payable in the office of the Hanaper ; 

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, by His Majesty’s 
command, acquainted the House, That His Majesty, 
having been informed of the subject-matter of this Mo- 
tion, recommends it to the consideration of the House. 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Robert Steuart presented a Bill to amend the 
Acts relating to the Hereditary Land Revenues of the 
Crown in Scotland: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time this day. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Mr. Serjeant O’ Loghlen presented a Bill to amend the 
Law relative to the Registry of Voters in Jreland, and 
to taking the Poll at Elections in that part of the United 
Kingdom, and to assimilate the same as nearly as may 
be to the Law in force in England and Wales: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
a second time upon Wednesday, the 19th day of this in- 
stant August. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to Order,—A Re- 
turn, in so far as is not included in that ordered on the 
7th July 1834, of the Total Number of Clerks and other 
Persons receiving Fees and Emoluments in the Court of 
Session, Jury and Jucticiary Courts, andCommission of 
Teinds, including the Auditor of the Court, Accountant, 
Collector, and other Officers connected with the Fee 
Fund; also, the Application of the whole of the said 
Fund, whether in paying Salaries, Compensations or 
Retired Allowances, with the authority under which 
these were granted, and continue to be paid out of the 
said Fund; showing the Number of Principal Clerks, 
Deputy, or any other description of Clerks; specifying 
the Salary and Emoluments of every such Clerk or 
Officer; also, the days of the year they are on duty, 
and the nature and extent of the duties they perform ; 
also, whether all or any of the Judges’ Clerks eng 
the duty of their office in person, or assisted by Deputy, 
and whether any or all of them follow any other pro- 
fession, trade or calling, and if any, stating the na- 
ture and extent thereof, and the Names of the Judges 
whose Clerks they are. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Motion being made, That this House will, this day, 
resolve itself into a Committee to consider of providing 
remuneration to the Chairman of Sessions to be ap- 
pointed under the Peace Preservation (Ireland) Bill; 

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, by His Majesty’s 
command, acquainted the House, That His Majesty, 
having been informed of the subject-matter of this Mo- 
tion, recommends it to the consideration of the House. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself 
into the said Committee. 


Mr. Oswald reported from the Select Committee on 
Public Petitions; That they had examined the Petitions 
presented on the 6th and 7th — of this instant Au- 
gust; and had directed him to make a Report thereof to 
the House. 

Orderd, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; and 
be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
a quarter of an hour before three of the clock on 
Wednesday morning, adjourned till this day. 


6U 2 


Fines and 
Recoveries Act, 
and Hanaper 
Office. 


Hereditary 
Land Revenues 
(Scotland) Bill. 


No. 502. 


Registration 
of Voters 
(Ireland) Bill. 


No, 503. 


Court of 
Session 
(Scotland.) 


No. 504. 


Peace 
Preservation 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Public 
Petitions. 








Sparrow’s 
Estate Bill. 


Regent-street 
Paving. 


Torquay 
Improvement 
(No. 2.) 


Parish 
Vestries Bill. 


Tuns, Alehouses, 
aud Victualling- 
houses Bill, 


Dorchester 
Unionists. 


Lord’s Day 
Observance 
Bill. 


Christ’s 
Hospital. 


536 


Mercurti, 12° die Augustt ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV“ Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. ; 


PARROW' s Estate Bill was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Regent- 
street Paving, have Power to report the Minutes of the 
Evidence taken before them, to the House. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Committee 
on the Petition for the improvement of Torquay; That 
they had examined the matter of the Petition. __ 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
rectify a Mistake in an Act passed in the present Session 
of Parliament for lighting, watching and improving the 
Parish of Zormoham, in the County of Devon: And that 
Sir John Yarde Buller and Mr. Newcombe Parker do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of the legally elected Governors and Di- 
rectors of the Poor, and Rate-payers of the united 
Parishes of Saint Andrew, Holborn above Bars, and 
Saint George-the-Martyr, in the county of Middlesex, 
was presented, and read; taking notice of the Parish 
Vestries Bill; and praying, That the same may pass into 
a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Rector, Churchwardens, Overseers 
and other Inhabitants of the parish of Saint Pancras, in 
the county of Middlesex, was presented, and read ; taking 
notice of the Inns, Ale-houses and Victualling-houses 
Bill ; and praying, That the same may pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Bristol ;— Huddersfield ; 
—and, the parishes of Saint James and Saint Mary, 
Bermondsey, and Saint Mary, Rotherhithe,—were pre- 
sented, and read; praying the House to address His 
Majesty to remit the sentence of transportation passed 
on the six agricultural Labourers convicted at the Dor- 
chester Spring Assizes of 1834 of administering an un- 
lawful oath. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of James Bywater Humphreys, Proprietor 
of the Crown Coffee-house, High Holborn, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying the House not to pass any 
Bill which may be brought before them for the better 
observance of the Sabbath, containing any clause to 
compel the Petitioner, and others of the same and 
similar calling, to shut up their houses, and abstain from 
following their occupations on the Sabbath for a longer 
time than during the hours of Divine Service. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Brackstone Tarbutt, a Governor 
of Christ’s Hospital, and Chairman of a Committee of 
Governors appointed to inquire as to the efficiency and 
due discharge of the duties of certain officers of that 
Institution, was presented, and read ; praying the House 


- to order an inquiry into the management of the said 


Kingston- 
upon- Hull 
Election 


Bribery. 


Hospital, and especially that department which is in- 
timately connected with the education and health of 
the poor children, the objects of the charity of the 
founder, and also into the appropriation of the funds 
thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the there-undersigned Electors and 
other Inhabitants of the Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull, 
was presented, and read; setting forth, That, shortly 
after the General Election of Members to serve in Par- 
liament for the said Borough, which took place in 1832, 
the agents, friends and managers of David Carruthers, 
Esquire, one of the unsuccessful candidates at that 
Election, distributed, or caused to be distributed, to a 
great number of the poorer electors who had voted for 
the said David Carruthers, large quantities of coals, 


12° Augusit. 





A. 1835. 


such coals being apportioned with reference to the 
nature of the vote given, whether exclusively to the said 
David Carruthers, or divided between him and one 
other of the candidates at the said Election; that in 
such distribution the agents, friends and managers of 
the said David Carruthers took an active part; that, at 
the General Election which took place in January last, 
1835, Matthew Davenport Hill, Esquire, William Hutt, 
Esquire, and the said David Carruthers, were candidates 
for the representation of the said Borough of Kingston- 
upon-Hull, and that the said David Carruthers and 
William Hutt were elected, the former by a very large 
majority ; that for some days prior to, and during the 
said last-mentioned Election, treating and bribery were 
notoriously and unblushingly resorted to by the agents, 
friends and managers of the said David Carruthers ; 
eighty public-houses and beer-shops, or thereabouts, 
were thrown open in the interest of that candidate, at 
which houses great numbers of the poorer and more 
dependent electors were daily reduced to a state of 
disgusting intoxication, and in that state, on the days of 
Election, were taken to poll for the said David Car- 
ruthers ; that the cost of such treating was necessarily 
very great, and a considerable portion of its amount has 
been, subsequently to the said last-mentioned Election, 
paid to the said publicans and beer-sellers by the imme- 
diate agents, friends and managers of the said David 
Carruthers, and others in the same interest, and that 
promises of the payment of other parts thereof have, 
from time to time, been renewed by such parties, and 
in some very recent instances discharged ; that, at the 
said last-mentioned Election, bribery was so extensively 
practised by the agents, friends and managers of the said 
David Carruthers, that large numbers who had voted 
for the said Matthew Davenport Hill at the Election of 
1832, he being then one of the successful candidates for 
the said Borough, and who had again promised him 
their suffrages in 1835, were induced to vote for the 
said David Carruthers; that in the month of June last 
the said David Carruthers died, and a new Writ was 
issued for the Election of a Member to serve in Par- 
liament for the said Borough, in the place of the said 
David Carruthers; that at such Election Colonel Per- 
ronet Thompson and Humphrey Saint John Mildmay, 
Esquire, were candidates, and that the said Colonel 
Perronet Thompson was declared duly elected; that on 
or about the 2d day of July last, a Petition was pre- 
sented to the House by Henry Watson, Joseph Watson 
and John Bowlby, three of the electors of the said 
Borough, in the interest of the said Humphrey Saint 
John Mildmay, against the Return of the said Colonel 
Perronet Thompson, and a Committee was appointed 
by the House to investigate the allegations therein con- 
tained; that upon such investigation before the said 
Committee it was proved, that a system of personation 
of the electors was resorted to by the agents, friends and 
managers of the said Humphrey Saint John Mildmay, 
at the last-mentioned Election, as instanced in two cases 
which came before the said Committee, where persons 
had voted for the said Humphrey Saint John Mildmay, 
in one of which, to the fraud of personation were added 
bribery and deliberate perjury; that after four days’ 
investigation by the said Committee, the said Petition 
was abandoned, in consequence, as the Petitioners believe, 
of the exposures which had and would have taken place 
before the said Committee, of the disgraceful practices 
of the agents, friends and managers of the said Humphrey 
Saint John Mildmay, at the said last-mentioned Election ; 
that the Chairman of the said Committee thereupon 
reported to the House, that the said Colonel Perronet 
Thompson was duly elected for the said Borough ; that, 
had the investigation before the said Committee con- 
tinued a very short time longer, the Petitioners are 
fully convinced it would have been clearly proved to 
the said Committee that the grossest bribery, treating, 
intimidation, undue influence and organized personation 
of voters dead and absent, had been practised by the 
agents, friends and managers of the said Humphrey 
Saint John Mildmay in the attempt to secure his Return 
for the said Borough, inasmuch as such practices were 
roved before the said Committee, and were notoriously 
nown to have taken place to an enormous and flagrant 
extent at and previous to the said Election, by the agents, 
friends and managers of the said Humphrey Saint John 
Mildmay; 

















Church of 
jreland Bill. 


Newspaper 
Stamps. 


Malt, &amp;c. 


Poor Law 
_ Amendment 
Act. 


5-6 Witt. IV. 


Mildmay ; that such practices necessarily tend to the 
demoralization and degradation of the electors of the 
said Borough, the ruin of their families, and the destruc- 
tion of all good principle, for the mere personal ad- 
vantage of base and sordid corruptionists; that the 
Petitioners, confident of their ability to prove one and 
all of these allegations, and ardently desirous of their 
full and complete investigation, pray for such inter- 
ference and relief as shall appear to the House best 
calculated to avert the future infliction of similar evils, 
and to restore and secure purity of Election, and the 
moral character of the electors within the said Borough. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Kilcluney ;—Newtown 
Hamilton ;—Clonbrony ;—Forkhill ;— Tartaraghan ;— 
Tynan ;—Killyman;—-Mullaghbrack;—Desertcreig ht ;— 
Drumglass ;— Armaghbreque;—Eglish ;—Loughgilly ;— 
Loughgall ;— Charlemont ;— Clonfeacle ;—Middletown ; 
—Magherafelt;—Drumrece;—Ballyclog;— Charlestown; 
— Killyman ; —Derrynoose ; —Ballinderry ; —Kilsaran 
and Germonstown ;—Lissan ;— Clonoe; — Tullanishin;— 
Donaghendry ; — Derryloran ; — Ballymore ; — Grand 
Jurors, Magistrates and Gentry at Armagh Summer 
Assizes 1835 ;—Parochial Clergy of Cornwall ;—Clergy 
of Dorset ;— Inhabitants of Ballyroan ; — Dunleer ; — 
Kiltoghard ; — Kilfinane ; — Kiltubride ; —Wicklow ; — 
Saint Nicholas-within-the-Walls, Dublin ;-—Kilcullen ;— 
Kilnaughtin and Tarbert ;—Saint Peter’s, Dublin ;— 
Members of the Congregation of Carrysfort Chapel, 
Dublin;—Magdalen Asylum Chapel, Dublin ;—Clergy 
of the diocese of Killalla and Achonry;—High Sheriff, 
Grand Jurors, and Gentry of Sligo, assembled at Summer 
Assizes 1835 ;—Inhabitants of Rainham ;—Saint Peter, 
Cork ;—Protestant Dissenters of Providence Chapel, 
Gray’s Inn-lane;—Inhabitants of Kilclief';—Kilmore ; 
— Saintfield;—Mayor and Citizens of Kilkenny ;—Arch- 
deacon and Clergy of the diocese of Ossory ;—Inhabit- 
ants of Balrothery;—the Reverend Alexander Staples ; 
—Ministers of the Established Church officiating within 
the Rural Deanery of Zrim ;—Inhabitants of Carling- 

ford ;—Arklow ;—Taney Pine yer ;— Clonturk ;— 

Aghada;— Durrus Kilcrohane ; — Kilmocomogue ; — 
Donard ; — Rathcool ;— Myross;—Drumeree and Kil- 
weilagh ; — Rathmore ;—Leixlip ; — Dunleckney ;— Fin- 
glass ; — Raheny ; —Athlone; — Saint Paul, Cork ;— 
Saint Luke, Dublin ;—Faughart ;—Louth ;—Clonmore; 
— Termonfeckin;—-Dunany ;—Collen;—and, Mullavilly, 
—were presented, and read; taking notice of the Church 
of Ireland Bill; and praying, That the same may not 
pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Todmorden ;—Chiches- 
ter ;—the Chairman of a Meeting of Inhabitants of Hud- 
dersfield; — and, Working Classes and others of the 
borough of Southwark,—were presented, and read; 
praying for the repeal of the Stamp Duty on News- 
papers. | 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of the Mem- 
bers of the Society of Independent Electors and other 
Inhabitants of Norwich, was presented, and read ; pray- 
ing, That the several Taxes on Malt, Hops and Soap, the 
Tithe Tax, the Stamp Taxes, including the Taxes on pe- 
riodical Publications, commonly called the Taxes on 
Knowledge, may berepealed withas little delay as possible ; 
that the representation of the people may be amended, so 
that every man may have a share in the right of electing 
the Members of the House; that the Septennial Act may 
be repealed, and Parliaments continue to sitno longer than 
three years; and that at all future elections of Members 
of the House, the votes of the electors may be taken by 

allot. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Carlisle, was presented, 
and read; reciting an Act of the last Session of Par- 
liament, for the amendment and better administration 


VOL. 90. 


12° Augusti. 


537 


of the Laws relating to the Poor in England and Wales ; 
and praying the House to repeal the same. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a meeting of Inha- 
bitants of Manchester ;—Inhabitantsof Oldham;—Opera- 
tives employed in the manufactories of Stockport ;—and, 
Operative Cotton Spinners and others, of Preston,— 
were presented, and read; praying the House to pass a 
law, having for its object to limit the hours of labour for 
children and young persons in Cotton and other Fac- 
tories, to ten hour’s actual labour for five days, and eight 
hours on Saturdays in each week, placing the restric- 
tion on the steam-engine or moving power. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Todmorden ;—Hand- 
loom Weavers, and other Inhabitants of Carnlachie;— 
and, Wymondham,—were presented and read ; praying 
for the establishment of Boards of Trade in every manu- 
facturing district, to fix from time to time the lowest 
prices to be paid for Hand-loom Weaving. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Robert Wyatt Grange, for public re- 
muneration for expenses of a prosecution for conspiracy, 
was offered to be presented ; and was, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 


A Petition of Burgesses and other Inhabitants of 
Colchester ;—and, the Mayor, Deputy Recorder, Alder- 
men, Burgesses and Inhabitants of Falmouth,—were 
presented, and read; taking notice of the Municipal 
Corporations Bill; and praying, That the same may 
pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Protestant Dissenters and others, Inha- 
bitants of Stonham, was presented, and read; complain- 
ing of the imprisonment of Mr. John Childs, of Bungay, 
for non-payment of Church Rates, and an alleged con- 
tempt of the Consistorial Court of Norwich; and praying, 
That the jurisdiction of the Ecclesiastical Courts may 
be confined to the hearing and determining of cases in 
which members of the Church of England are alone 
concerned, and may be absolutely abolished and removed 
in all cases whatsoever, in which either plaintiffs or de- 
fendants are dissenters from that Church. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Archibald Campbell, of Berkhampstead, 
Gentleman, was presented, and read ; praying, That the 
House will continue to investigate the abuses of the 
Berkhampstead Free Grammar School, and the conduct 
of its Master, and adoptsuch measures for making the 
endowment really useful as they shall see fit, 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Occupiers of land, and others interested 
in the consumption of Barley and the welfare of the 
lower orders of society residing in Coggeshall, was pre- 
sented, and read; taking notice of he Sale of ee 
Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass into a 
law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Dumfries ;—and, Mem- 
bers of the Grand Jury of the town and county of the 
town of Galway, assembled at Summer Assizes, 1835, 
—were presented, and read; taking notice of the Church 
of Ireland Bill; and praying, That the same may pass 
into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Master, Wardens and Brethren of the 
Corporation of Carpenters, Millers, Masons, Healers, 
Turners, and Plumbers, of the city of Dublin, was pre- 
sented, and read; taking notice of the Municipal Cor- 
porations (Ireland) Bill; and praying, That the same 
may not pass into a law. 

Cedenad, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 

6 X A Petition 


Factories 
Regulation 
Act, 


Hand-loom 
Weavers. 


R, W. Grange. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill. 


Church 
Rates. 


Bungay 
v. 
Childs. 


Berkhampstead 
School, 


Sale of Beer 


Church of 
Ireland Bill. 


Municipal 
Corporations 


(Ireland) Bill. 








Tithes 
(lreluod.) 


Militia Staff 
Reduction 
Bill. 


County 
Rates. 


No. 508, 


Ipswich 
Election 
Bribery. 


Printed 
Papers, 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Prisons’ 
Regulation 
Bill. 


538 


A Petition of Farmers and Tithe-payers of Lower 
Cumber, was presented, and read ; setting forth, That 
the Petition lately sent about for signatures by Robert 
Ogilby, of Dungiven, Esquire, on the subject of Tithes, 
was signed by many of the Petitioners under the im- 
pression and upon the representation that it was in no 
wise calculated to do any injury to their Rector, the 
Reverend John Hayden ; and they pray the House so to 
understand the same. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Robert Steuart reported from the Committee on 
the Militia Staff Reduction Bill, the Amendments which 
they had made to the Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Lord John Russell presented, by His Majesty’s com- 
mand,—Preliminary Report of the Commissioners ap- 
pointed to inquire respecting County Rates. 

Ordered, That the said Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Thomas More Keith, of the city of 
Norwich, attorney at law and solicitor, now a prisoner 
in His Majesty’s Gaol of Newgate, under an Order of the 
House, was presented, and read; setting forth, That the 
Petitioner was, on Thursday, the 30th day of July last, 
committed to the Gaol of Newgate, by virtue of an Order 
of the House; that on Monday, the 3d day of August, the 
Petitioner, in obedience to an Order of the House, was, 
on the Petition of John Pilgrim, taken in the custody 
of a Messenger of the House, to Norwich, for the purpose 
of giving evidence in the case of The King against John 
Pilyrim that, by reason of the illness of one of the 
pavencnteays the recognizances for the prosecution were, 

y an order of Mr. Baron Bolland, respited until the 
next Assizes for the county of Norfolk, and the Peti- 
tioner in consequence was brought back a prisoner to 
London, and is now a prisoner in the same custody of 
the keeper of Newgate; that the Petitioner feels it a 
great aggravation of his punishment, that he has been 
taken down to his native city where his business is 
carried on, in custody, and that no other person has 
undergone an equally severe punishment; that the Pe- 
titioner humbly assures the House, that at the time of 
John Pilgrim’s departure from Norwich (no Petition 
having then been presented) he did not know that it 
was an offence for the said John Pilgrim to absent him- 
self, and that he deeply regrets that the Warrant of the 
Speaker was not duly executed ; the Petitioner therefore 
most earnestly prays the House to take his case into 
their merciful consideration, and to order the Petitioner 
to be discharged out of custody. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 
adjourned Debate, upon the Question proposed upon 
the 28th day of July last, That the first Resolution from 
the Select Committee on Printed Papers be now read 
a second time ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned till 
To-morrow. 


Ordered, That Mr. William Feilden have leave of 
absence for a month, on urgent business ;—Mr. David 
Roche, a month, on urgent business;—and, Mr. Loch, six 
weeks, on urgent business. 


The House, according to Order, resumed the adjourned 
Debate upon the Question proposed, upon Monday last, 
That the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Bill be now 
read a second time. 

And the Question being put ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second time :— 
The Bill was accordingly read a second time; and com- 
mitted to a Committee ob the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Prisons’ Regulation Bill:—The Bill was re-committed 
to a Committee of the whole House. 


12 Augusit. 





A. 1835. 


Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into the said Committee :—The House accordingly 
resolved itself into the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 
Bill read a first time; to be read a second time, 
paragraph by paragraph. 
Preamble postponed. 


Causes, as amended, agreed to. 
Several Clauses added. 


Cravuss (Exemption of Bridewell Hospital and Prison) 
brought up, and read a first time. 
Question put, That the Clause be read a second time; 
The Committee divided. 
Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Ridley Colborne -_ 6. 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. Leader - - - - 71. 


Preamble agreed to. 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. 








Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Robert 
Steuart reported, That the Committee had gone through 
the Bill ; and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The ingrossed Bill for the better Regulation of Eccle- 
siastical Revenues, and the promotion of Religious and 
Moral Instruction in Ireland, was, according to Order, 
read the third time ; and Amendments were made to the 
Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title be, 
An Act for the better Regulation of Ecclesiastical Re- 
venues, and the promotion of Religious and Moral In- 
struction in Ireland, and also for relieving certain of 
the Clergy from the payment of Advances heretofore 
made to them. 

Ordered, That Lord Viscount Morpeth do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Slave Compensation Bill; and, after 
some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; 
and Mr. Bernal reported, That the Committee, had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Tea 
Duties Bill, the Amendments which they had made to 
the Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Paymaster General Bill; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported, That the Committee 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Ecclesiastical Revenues Bill, the Amendments which 
they had made to the Bill; and the same were read ; 
and are as follow: 

Pr. 3. 1. 8. Leave out “ deceased.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 9. After “ Incumbent” insert “ last in pos- 
“ session.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 14. Leave out “ deceased.” 

Pr. 3. 1.15. Leave out “ lived,” and insert “ re- 
** mained in possession.” 

Pr. 4, 1. 29. Leave out from “ other” to “ of” in 
1. 30. and insert “ patron.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 6. After “ Dignity” insert “ Prebend, 
“ Canonry.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 7. Leave out from “ entitled” to “ to” in 
l. 8. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time To- 


morrow. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Im- 
wwe for Debt Bill, the Amendments which the 
ad made to the Bill; and the Amendments were bail, 
and agreed to. 


Ordered, 


Church of 
Ireland Bill. 


Slave Com- 
pensation 
Bill. 


Tea Duties 
Bill. 


Paymaster 
General Bill. 


Ecclesiastical 
Revenues 
Bill. 


Imprisonment 


for Debt Bill. 











1 











Savings Banks 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Supply : 


Royal Dublin 
Society. 


Royal Irish 
Academy. 


Royal 
Hibernian 
Academy. 


Charitable 
Donations and 
Bequests. 


Royal Belfast 
Academical 
Institution. 


Public 
Works. 


Lord Lieutenant 
of Ireland, &amp;c. 


Lord 
Lieutenant's 
Household. 


Vice 
Treasurer. 


Proclamations. 


Protestant 
Dissenting 
Ministers, 


Criminal 
Tosecutions. 


Police 
Departments 
(Dublin,) 





5-6 Witt. IV. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The Orde of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Savings Banks (Scotland) Bill :—The Bill was re- 
committed to a Committee of the whole House. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into the said Committee :—The House accordingly 
resolved itself into the Committee; and, after some time 
spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and 
Mr. Bernal reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee of Supply 
the Resolutions which they had directed him to report ; 
and the same were read; and are as follow: 

1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five thousand 
and three hundred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to 
defray the Salaries and expenses of the Royal Dublin 
aye | to the 31st day of March 1836. 

2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three hun- 
dred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the 
expense of the Royal Irish Academy, to the 31st day of 
March 1836. 

3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three hun- 
dred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the 
expense of the Royal Hibernian Academy, to the 
31st day of March 1836. 

4. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven hun- 
dred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the 
Salaries and expenses of the Commissioners of Charit- 
able Donations and Bequests in Ireland, to the 31st day 
of March 1836. 

5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One thousand 
and five hundred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to 
defray the expense of the Royal Belfast Academical 
Institution, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twelve thou- 
sand and three hundred pounds, be granted to His Ma- 
jesty, to defray, in the year 1835, the expense of repairing 
and maintaining the several Public Works, Grounds 
and Buildings in the Department of the Commissioners 
of Public Works in Ireland. 

7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty-two 
thousand four hundred and twenty-three pounds, be 
granted to His Majesty, to defray the Salaries and 
expenses of the Offices of Chief Secretary to the Lord 
Lieutenant of Jreland, in Dublin and London, and His 
Majesty’s Privy Council Office in Ireland, and the 
amount of His Majesty’s Printer’s Bill for printing for 
the Public Offices in Ireland, to the 31st day of March 
1836. 

8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twelve thou- 
sand six hundred and ninety-six pounds, be granted to 
His Majesty, to defray the Gorm of the Salaries of the 
Officers and Attendants of the Household of the Lord 
Lieutenant of Jreland, and certain other Offices and 
Services formerly charged on the Civil List in Ireland, 
to the 31st day of March 1836. 

9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Six thousand 
eight hundred and ninety-seven pounds, be granted to 
His Majesty, to defray the charge of the Establishments 
of the Vics Parameets and Teller of the Exchequer in 
Ireland, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four thou- 
sand and one hundred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, 
to defray the expense of publishing Proclamations in the 
Dublin Gazette, and Proclamations for circulation, and 
for printing the Statutes, to the 31st day of March 1836, 

11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty-five 
thousand and four hundred pounds, be granted to His 
Majesty, to defray the expense of Non-conforming, Se- 
ceding and Protestant Dissenting Ministers in Ireland, 
to the 31st day of March 1836. 

12. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Forty-five 
thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray 
the charge of Criminal Prosecutions, and other Law 
Charges, in Ireland, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

13- Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixteen 
thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, in aid of 
the Funds for the maintenance of the Police Depart- 


ments of Dublin, to the 318t day of March 1836. 
VOL, 90. 


12° Augusti. 


539 


14. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three thou- Public Works 
sand three hundred and fifty-eight pounds, be granted (Ireland.) 


to His Majesty, to defray the expense of Public Works 
in Ireland, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

15- Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven thou- 
sand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the 
expense of the Townland Survey of Ireland, to the 
31st day of March 1836, 

16. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifty-eight 
thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray, 
to the 31st day of March 1836, Law Expenses, Grants 
to Scotch Universities, and other charges in Scotland, 
formerly defrayed from the Hereditary Revenues, and 
not provided for in His Majesty’s Civil List, nor out of 
the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of 
Great Britain and Ireland. 

17. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty-four 
thousand and one hundred pounds, be granted to His Ma- 
jesty, on account of the Two Houses of Parliament, and 
other Public Buildings, in the year 1835, 

18. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven thou- 
sand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to provide a 
Service of Plate for The Speaker of The House of 
Commons, together with an Allowance for Outfit. 

19. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four thou- 
sand eight hundred and seventy-five pounds, be granted 
to His Majesty, for the Salaries of the Commissioners 
for Inquiring into Charities, for half a year, from the 
31st day of March to the 30th day of September 1834, 

20. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Six thousand 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to make compen- 
sation to the Commissioners appointed to inquire into 
the Management and Collection of the Revenue of 
Excise, for their assiduity, care and pains in the exe- 
cution of the trust reposed in them. 

21. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three thou- 
sand and two hundred pounds, be granted to His Ma- 
jesty, to provide for the Care, Maintenance and Clothing 
of Criminal Lunatics, in the year 1835. 

22. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hundred 
and ten thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to 
defray, in the year 1835, certain charges hitherto paid 
out of the County Rates. 

23. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hundred 
and thirteen thousand pounds, be granted to His Ma- 
jesty, to pay compensation to Individuals, Subjects of 
His Majesty, for losses sustained by the confiscation of 
Book Debts due to them by Danish Subjects, by the 
act of the Danish Government, in the year 1807. 

24. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty-eight 
thousand and thirty-one pounds thirteen shillings and 
ten-pence, be granted to His palenty: to enable Him to 
make compensation to Individuals for losses sustained by 
the Fire which destroyed the Custom House Warehouses 
in the Dublin Docks in August 1833. 

25. Resolved, Thatasum, not exceeding Six thousand 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge 
of certain Egyptian Antiquities for the British Museum, 

26. Resolved, Thata sum, not exceeding Twenty-two 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to His 
Majesty, to pay, in the year 1835, the allowances and 
expenses of the Barristers employed in revising Lists of 
Voters, under the Act for amending the Representation 
of the People in England and Wales. 

27. Resolved, Thatasum, not exceeding Ten thousand 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to grant relief to 
the distressed Poles now in this country. 

28. Resolved, That asum, not tn Ten thousand 
pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to enable Him to 
issue money for the erection of Model Schools, to the 
31st day of March 1836. 

29. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty-five 
thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to enable 
Him to defray such expenses as He may incur in aiding 
the Local Legislatures in providing for the religious and 
moral Instruction of the emancipated Negro Popula- 
tion in the year 1835. 

30. Resolved, Thatasum, not exceeding Eight thou- 
sand two hundred and fifty pounds, be granted to 
His Majesty, to defray, to the 31st day of March 1836, 
the charge of Salaries and Allowances to the Special 
Justices appointed, in pursuance of an Act of the 3d 
and 4th years of His present Majesty, for the Abolition 
of Slavery throughout the British Colonies. 

6X2 31. Resolved, 


Townland 


Survey. 


Law 
Expenses 
(Seotland.) 


Houses of 
Parliament. 


Plate and 
Outfit for 
the Speaker. 


Commissioners 
of Charities, 


Excise Commis- 
sioners. 


Criminal 
Lunaties. 


County 
Rates, 


Danish 
Claims, 


Cystom-House 
Warehouses 


(Dublin.) 


Egyptian 
Antiquities, 


Revising 
Barristers. 


Distressed 
Poles, 


Model 
Schools, 


Negro 
Population. 


Slavery 
Abolition. 
Act. 








St. Helena. 


Supply 
(13 July.) 


Education 
(Ireland.) 


Roman Catholic 
College 
(lreland.) 


Turnpike Acts 
Continuance 
Bill. 


Charities 
Commissioners’ 
Bill. 


Foreign 
Enlistment 
Bill, 


Qualification 
of Members 
Bill. 


Inns, Alehouses, 
and Victualling- 
houses Bill, 


Weights and 
Measures 
Bill. 


Sheriffs 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Supply. 


Instruments 
of Sasine 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Lighthouses 
Bill. 


540 


31. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seventy 
thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray 
the charge of the Civil and Military Establishments, and 
Expenditure at the Island of Sait Helena, from the 
23d day of April 1835 to the 31st day of March 1836. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, were 


agreed to. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take into 
further consideration the tenth and twentieth of the Re- 
solutions, which, upon the 16th day of July last, were 
reported from the Committee of Supply; and which 
Resolutions were then postponed; and the same were 
again read, and are as follow: 

10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty-five 
thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to enable 
the Lord Lieutenant of Jreland to issue Money for the 
advancement of Education in Jreland to the 31st day 
of March 1836. 

20. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eight thou- 
sand nine hundred and twenty-eight pounds, be granted 
to His Majesty, todefray the charge of the Roman Catholic 
College in Ireland, to the 31st day of March 1836. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 


The ingrossed Bill for continuing, for a limited time, 
the several Acts for regulating the Turnpike Roads in 
Great Britain, which will expire with the next Session of 
Parliament, was, according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title 
be, An Act for continuing, until the First day of June 
One thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven, the seve- 
ral Acts for regulating the Turnpike Roads in Great 
Britain, which will expire on the First day of June One 
thousand eight and thirty-six, or with the next Session 
of Parliament. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Charities Commissioners’ Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the Re- 
port from the Committee on the Foreign Enlistment Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon this day 
three months. 


The order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Qualification of Members Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Inns, Alehouses and Victualling-houses Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Weights and Measures Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration To-morrow. 


The Sheriffs (Ireland) Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee of 
the whole House, for Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Instruments of Sasine (Scotland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Lighthouses Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 


12°—13° August. 





A, 1835. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Clandestine Marriages 
(Ireland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 


next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Landed Securities (Ireland) Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Public Carriages (Metropolis) Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, at twelve 
of the clock, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Certiorari Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 


morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resumed the ad- 
journed Debate upon the Question proposed yesterday, 
That the ingrossed Clause in theSale of Bread Bill, “ ex- 
tending the Act to Ireland,” be now read a second time. 

And the Question being put; it was resolved in the 
Affirmative: —And the said Clause was read a second 
and third time, and added to the Bill, by way of rider. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Captain Pechell do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Steam Vessels’ Pilotage Bill; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to the 
end of the Question, in order to add the words “ this 
“* House will, upon this day three months, resolve itself 
“ into the said Committee,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided. 

The Noes went forth. 


Mr. Callaghan, 
Tellersfor the Yeas, Mr.E dwar d John Stanley } 71. 
Tellers for the Noes, Mr. Lobinson, 2. 


Mr. George Young: 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair: 


-~—The House accordingly resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee. 





And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Thursday morning ; 


Jovis, 13° die Augusti, 1835: 

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Labouchere 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Labouchere accordingly reported the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon mime | next. 


Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Steam Vessels (Z’hames) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this 
day, at twelve of the clock. 


The Hereditary Land Revenues (Scotland) Bill was, 
according to Order, read a second time; and committed 
to a Committee of the whole House, for Friday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee, to consider of providing remuneration to 
the Chairman of Sessions to be appointed under the 
Peace Preservation (Zreland) Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, Thatit shall be lawful for the Lord Lieutenant 
of Ireland to direct to be issued out of the Compare 
un 


Clandestine 
Marriages 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Landed 
Securities 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Public Carriages 
(Metropolis 
Bill. ) 


Certiorari 


Bill. 


Sale of Bread 
Bill. 


Steam 

Vessels’ 

Pilotage Bill, 
No 6509, 


Steam Vessels 
(Thames) Bill. 


Hereditary 
Revenues ! 


(Scotland) Bill. 


Peace Preserva- 
tion (Ireland) 
Remuneration 
to Chairman of 
Sessions. ] 














Is 
ill. 


ill. 


rva- 


jou 
1 of 














Insolvent 
Debtors 
Courts Bill. 


Factories 
Bill. 


Mr. Bucking- 
ham’s Claim. 


Poor Law Act 
Amendment 
Bill. 


York Elec- 
tions Bribery. 


Insolvent 

Debtors 

Courts Bill, 
No. 506. 


Poor Law Act 
A pentonant 
1] . 


No. 510, 


5-6 Wix.. IV. 


Fund arising in Ireland, such sums of ag as may be 


necessary for the remuneration of the Chairman of 
Sessions to be appointed under any Act to be passed in 
this present Session of Parliament for the Preservation 
of the Public Peace in Ireland. 


Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Labouchere 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Resolution, 
which they had directed him to report. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
authorize the granting of Superannuation Allowances 
to the Commissioners and Officers of the Courts for 
the relief of Insolvent Debtors: And that Mr. Serjeant 
O’Loghlen and Mr. Serjeant Perrin do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, 
c. 103, to regulate the Labour of Children and Young 
Persons in the Mills and Factories of the United King- 
dom, might be read; and the same being read; __ 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
repeal, and to substitute in lieu thereof, an Act to restrict 
the application of Steam and Water-power in the move- 
ment of all Machines attended by Persons under the 
age of Twenty-one years within the limit of a certain 
number of Hours per day: And that Mr. Hindley and 
Mr. Brotherton do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report which, upon 
the 4th day of August, in the last Session of the last 
Parliament, was made from the Select Committee ap- 
pointed to take into consideration the circumstances 
connected with the suppression of the Calcutta Journal, 
in the year 1823, ca the loss of property entailed on 
Mr. Buckingham in consequence of that measure; and 
to report their opinion to the House, whether any and 
what amount of Compensation ought to be awarded to 
Mr. Buckingham for his losses on that account, might be 
read; and the same being read ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to pro- 
vide for the payment, by the East India Company, of 
Compensation to Mr. Buckingham, for certain losses of 
property in India, founded on the Evidence taken before 
a Select Committee, and their Report upon the same, 
presented to The House of Commons on the 4th of Au- 
gust 1834:—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 


Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till Tuesday 
next. 


The House was moved, That the Act 4 and 5 Will. 4, 
c. 76, for the Amendment and better administration of 
the Laws relating to the Poor in England and Wales, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend the said Act, so far as the same respects the Ex- 
penses to be incurred in the building or purchasing of 
Workhouses: And that Mr. Law Hodges and Sir Wil- 
liam Geary do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That Mr. George Wilbraham be discharged 
from any further attendance on the Select Committee 
on the Petitions alleging Bribery at Elections for York. 

Ordered, That Mr. Stewart Marjoribanks be added to 
the Committee. 


Mr. Serjeant O’ Loghlen presented a Bill to authorize 
the granting of Superannuation Allowances to the Com- 
missioners and Officers of the Courts for the Relief of 
Insolvent Debtors: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon Friday 
next. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Mr. Law Hodges presented a Bill to amend an Act 
for the Amendment of the Laws relating to the Poor in 
England and Wales, so far as the same respects the 
—— to be incurred in the building or purchasing 
of Workhouses: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon.this day 
three weeks. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 
VOL. 90. 


10°—13° Augusti. 


541 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- Court of 


turn of all Fees paid or received in the several Offices 
or Departments of the Equity side of the Court of Ex- 
chequer in Jreland, for each of the last Three years, and 
of the Sum received therein respectively on account of 
Stamps ; and the Sum paid to any Officer of that Court, 
and to every Clerk belonging to the several Offices in 
said Court in each year during that period, and out of 
what Fund ; and the Amount of any other Emolument 
received by such Clerk or Officer ; distinguishing each 
Officer and Clerk by name. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Surplus Fund, if any, in each year up to 
the present time, after paying the Salaries of the Officers 
and Clerks, and any other Expenses of the Officers. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to in- 
quire into Sinecure Offices in the Colonies, and into 
the Returns ordered by the House on the 24th of Feb- 
ruary 1834, of all Compensations for Sinecure Offices 
and Civil Offices abolished, and to report their obser- 
vations thereupon, have Power to report the Minutes of 
the Evidence taken before them to the House. 

Mr. Baring reported from the said Select Committee, 
That they had considered the matters to them referred ; 
and had directed him to make a Report thereof to the 
House, together with the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
before them. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


Lord George Lennox reported, That, having been 
with the Lords to desire a Conference on the subject- 
matter of the Amendments made by their Lordships to 
the Bill, intituled, “ An Act for paving, lighting, watch- 
ing and otherwise improving the Town of Bognor, in the 
County of Sussex, and for amending and enlarging two 
Acts of Parliament passed in the third and sixth years 
of the Reign of his late Majesty King George the Fourth 
relating to the said Town,” the Lards do agree to a Con- 
ference ; and appoint the same at five of the clock this 
day, in the Committee Room, No. 5. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till a 
quarter of an hour before one of the clock on 
Thursday morning, adjourned till this day. 





Jovis, 13° die Augusti ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


M R. Crafer, from the Treasury, was called in; and 
at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,—A 
Statement of the several Loans made by the Commis- 
sioners of Public Works in Ireland, pursuant to the pro- 
visions of the 1st and 2d William the 4th, c. 53 ; showing 
the Amount issued on account of each Loan in each year, 
the Amount of Principal and Interest remaining due on 
each on the 1st of January in each year, the Interest 
accrued in each year, the Repayments made on account 
of Principal and Interest in each year, and the Balance 
on each Loan outstanding on the 31st December 1834 : 
—A Return of the Name of each Engineer employed 
under the Commissioners of Public Works in Jreland, 
stating the Amount paid in each year to each Engineer, 
for services arising out of applications for Loans or 
Grants, and for Superintendence. 

A Return, showing the Total and detailed Amount 
of the Salary and whole Emoluments, Perquisites, or 
other sources of Income of the Deputy Postmasters 
General of Jamaica, and of the Deputy Postmasters of 
Bath, in the County of Somerset, in England, in each 
year, from the 1st of January 1830 to the 1st of January 
1835; and whether the said Emoluments, &amp;c. have 
arisen from the Sale of, or Charges made on, Newspapers, 
Penny-postages, early Deliveries, Post-office private 
Boxes, after-time Letters or Newspapers, or other sources, 
with the authority under which these have been granted 
and levied; and whether they have been increased or 
diminished in the above period, and are considered per- 
manent, or liable to be altered or regulated during the 

resent Appointment :—also, the Dates of any Removals, 
signations or Appointments of the aforesaid Deputy 
6Y Postmasters 


Exchequer 


(Ireland.) 


Sinecure 
Offices. 


No. 507. 


Bognor 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Public Works 
(Ireland.) 


Post Office. ° 
No. 612. 





Herring 
Fishery. 


Board of 
Manufactures 
(Scotland.) 


Post Office 
(Glasgow.) 
No. 613. 


Stafford, 
Warwick, and 
Liverpool 
Coiumittees. 


York 
Elections 
Bribery. 


Farl of Orford’s 
Estate Bill, 


Zoller’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Torquay 
Improvement 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


542 


Postmasters General of Jamaica, and Deputy Postmasters 
of Bath, with the Names of the Parties removed or re- 
signed (if me , and those appointed in their stead; and 
whether the Patronage was exercised by the Treasury, or 
by the Postmaster General ; with the a of the Post. 
masters General who received the Resignations (if any), 
and removed the Postmasters, or appointed them to the 
above-named Offices within the aforesaid period; also, the 
actual time the aforesaid Parties performed the duties 
of Postmasters in person or otherwise respectively, and 
received their Salaries or other Allowances, or any parts 
thereof; also, their Ages, Occupations and Services pre- 
vious to their Appointments. 

A Return of the Establishment of the Board of Com- 
missioners for the Herring Fishery in Scotland, and the 
Name and Place of iidones. 

Copies of Treasury Minutes, dated 25th June and 
10th December 1833, relative to the cessation of the 
Annuity of £.2,956. 13s. 8d. payable under the Act 
27 Geo. 3, c. 13, to the Commissioners of Fisheries and 
Manufactures, &amp;c. in Scotland, for promoting the Growth 
of Hemp and Flax, and granting aid in lieu thereof to 
certain Scientific Institutions in Scotland. 

Copy of the Report of the Commissioners and Trustees 
for Fisheries, Manufacturers and Improvements in Scot- 
land, for the year 1834; showing the appropriation of 
the Funds under their management. 

Copy of any Instruction, Order or Authority under 
which the Deputy Postmaster of Glasgow suspended the 
delivery of the Letters and Newspapers in that City by 
the Letter Carriers of the Post Office during Thursday, 
the 23d day of July 1835. 

Return to an Order, dated the 6th day of this instant 
August, for Copies of any Bill or Bills (exclusive of the 
Expenses of Witnesses) sent into the Treasury by any 
Agent or Agents in the Inquiries conducted by Select 
Committees of this House during the Sessions of 1833 
and 1834, into the — Warwick or Liverpool 
Borough Elections ; the Names of such Agent or Agents ; 
the Dates when such Bills respectively were sent in; 
a Copy of the Authorities under which payment from 
the Treasury is claimed; a Return whether any such 
Bill or Bills has or have been taxed, or is or are in 
course of taxation by any Officer, and by whom; and 
if taxed, the Amount taken off, and the Amount allowed 
on taxation :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table ; 
and that the Papers respecting the Post Office be printed. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Petitions 
alleging Bribery at Elections for York, have leave to 
sit during the sitting of the House, this day, between 
the hours of twelve and three of the clock. 


Mr. Tooke reported from the Committee on the Earl 
of Orford’s Estate Bill; That they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; 
and that the Parties concerned had given their consent 
to the Bill, to the satisfaction of the Committee; and 
that the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto; and the same were read; and 
are as follow: 

Pr. 64. 1. 4. Leave out “ Rectories,” and insert 
“ Rectory.” 

Pr. 81. ]. 26. Leave out “ her or their.” 

Pr. 91. 1.13. After “ the” insert “ presumed.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 


Mr. Tooke reported from the Committee on the Bill 
from the Lords, intituled, An Act for naturalizing John 
Frederick Zoller; That they had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and 
had gone through the Bill, and directed him to report the 
same, without any Amendment:—And the Bill was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Tooke do car 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this 
to the same, without any Amendment. 


Sir John Yarde Buller presented a Bill to rectify 
a Mistake in an Act passed in the present Session of 
Parliament, for lighting, watching and improving the 
Parish of Zormoham, in the County of Devon: And the 


the Bill to the 
ouse hath agreed 


13° August. 


A. 1835. 


same was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
a second time. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Bankrupts’ Estates (Scotland) Bill:—The Bill was 
re-committed to a Committee of the whole House. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into the said Committee—The House accordingly 
resolved itself into the Committee ; and, after some time 
spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and 
Mr. Pryme reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Civil Bill Courts (Jreland) Bill ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair ; and Mr. Pryme reported, That the Committee 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Reform of Parliament (Scotland) Bill:—The Bill 
was re-committed to a Committee of the whole House. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into the said Committee:—The House accordingly 
resolved itself into the Committee ; and, after some time 
spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and 
Mr. Pryme reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Letters Patent’ Bill was, according to Order, read 
a second time; and committed to a Committee of the 
whole House, for Tuesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Cruelty to Animals Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Tuesday next, at twelve of the clock. 


Mr. Pryme reported from the Committee on the Hull 
Merchant Seamen’s Fund Bill, the Amendments which 
they had made to the Bill; and the Amendments were 
read and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Public Carriages (Metropolis) Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday next, 
at twelve of the clock, resolve itself into the said Com- 
mittee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Steam Vessels (Z’hames) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Tuesday next, at twelve of the clock. 


Mr. Speaker left the Chair at half an hour after one 
of the clock. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair at five of the clock. 
Mr. More O’Ferrall, by Order, reported from the 


Committee, to whom it was referred to consider of pro- 
viding remuneration to the Chairman of Sessions to be 
appointed under the Peace Preservation (Ireland) Bill, 
the Resolution which they had directed to be reported ; 
and the same was read; and isas followeth: 

Resolved, That it shall be lawful for the Lord Lieute- 
nant of Ireland to direct to be issued out of the produce 
of the Consolidated Fund arising in Jreland such sums 
of Money as may be necessary for the remuneration of 
the Chairman of Sessions to be appointed under any 
Act to be passed in this present Session of Parliament, 
for the preservation of the Public Peace in Ireland. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, was 
agreed to. : 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Committee 
on the Peace Preservation (Jreland) Bill, That they have 
Power to make Provision therein, pursuant to the said 
Resolution. se 


Bankrupts’ 
Estates 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Civil Bill 
Courts 
(Ireland) Bill, 


Reform of 
Parliament 


(Scotland) Bill, 


Letters 
Patent Bill. 


Cruelty to 
Animals Bill. 


Hull Merchant 
Seamen’s Fund 
Bill. 


Public 
Carriages 
(Metropolis) 
Bill. 


Steam Vessels 
(Thames) Bill. 


Peace Preserva- 
tion (Ireland) 
Remuneration 
to Chairman of 
Sessions.] 





























Plymouth 
Breakwater. 


_ No. 611. 


Slavery 
Abolition 
Act. 

No. 514. 


Bognor 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Post-horse 
Duties. 


Tea Duties 
Bill. 


Militia Staff 
Reduction 
Bill, 


5-6 Wit. IV. 


Mr: Charles Wood presented, pursuant to Orders,— 
1. Copy of the Advertisement for Tenders for the Supply 
of Limestone for the Breakwater at Plymouth, in Febru- 
ary last. 

2. Copies of the Tenders made pursuant to Adver- 
tisement, numbered 1, by Mr. Pearse and Messrs. Scott. 

3. Copies of Papers, showing which was the lowest 
Tender, and the grounds, if any, for the decision of the 
Admiralty in favour of Messrs. Scott. 

4. Copy of the Contract entered into by Messrs. 
Scott, with other Papers explanatory of the same. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Sir George Grey presented, pursuant to the directions 
of an Act of Parliament,—Order in Council, dated 31st 
July 1835, declaring that adequate and satisfactory 
Provision has been made by law, in the Islands and 
Colonies of Antigua, Bermuda, Bahamas, Saint Chris- 
topher, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Trinidad, Mau- 
ritius, and the Cape of Good Hope, for giving effect to 
the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 73, for the Abolition of 
Slavery throughout the British Colonies. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


The time being come for the Conference with the 
Lords upon the subject-matter of the Amendments made 
by their Lordships to the Bill, intituled, “An Act for 
paving, lighting, watching, and otherwise improving the 
Town of Bognor, in the County of Sussex, and for amend- 
ing and enlarging two Acts of Parliament passed in the 
third and sixth years of the Reign of his late Majesty 
King George the Fourth, relating to the said Town;” 

Ordered, That the Committee who were appointed to 
draw up Reasons to be offered to the Lords at a Con- 
ference, for disagreeing to one of the said Amendments, 
do manage the Conference:—And the names of Sir 
George Grey, Mr. Robert Steuart, Colonel Leith Hay, 
Mr. Aglionby, Colonel Sibthorp, Mr. Attorney General, 
and Mr. Ridley Colborne, were added to them. 

Then the names of the Managers were called over ; 
and they went to the Conference :—And being returned ; 

Lord George Lennox reported, That the Managers 
had been at the Conference, which was managed, on the 

art of the Lords by the Duke of Richmond; and that they 
had delivered the Reason for disagreeing to one of the 
said Amendments; and had left the Bill and Amend- 
ments with their Lordships. 


A Petition of Post-masters and others licensed to 
let horses, resident on the North Road ;—and, Post- 
masters and others licensed to let horses for hire, resi- 
dent in and around London,—were presented, and read; 
praying for the abolition of the present system of farm- 
ing the Post-horse Duties. 

And thesaid Petitions were ordered to lie upontheTable. 


The ingrossed Bill to impose certain Duties on Tea 
was, according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third reading 
of the ingrossed Bill for the further Reduction of the Mi- 
litia Staff, and to suspend the Ballot for the Militia ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Bill be now read the third time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be made 
to the Question ; viz. To leave out the word “ now,” and 
at the end of the Question to add the words “ upon this 
** day six months.” 

And the Question being put, That the word “ now” 
stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided. 

The Noes went wr pe 

{ Mr. Fox Maule, 

Tellers for the Yeas,) Mr. Edward John Stanley: a 

Colonel Sibthorp,: 

Tellers for the Noes, lias: Aiea Biien: } 9. 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third time : 
— The Bill was accordingly read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords ; and desire their concurrence. 


VOL. 90. 


13° Augusti. 


543 


Ordered, That Thomas More Keith, now a ogre Ipswich 
in His Majesty’s Gaol of Newgate, for a Breach of the Election 
Privileges of this House, be brought to the bar of this B™&gt;'v- 
House To-morrow, in order to his being discharged ; and 

that Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrants accordingly. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Martin and Mr, Message 

Roupell: tora 
Mr. Speaker, o 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills following, 
without any Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for removing Doubts as to Sheriffs’ 
the Declaration to be made and Oaths to be taken by —- 
Persons appointed to the Office of Sheriff of any City or 
Town, being a County of itself: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for building a Bridge over Willington 
the River Z’rent, at Willington, in the County of Derby: ~ to _ 
And also, re 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act Bankrupts’ 
for investing in Government Securities a portion of the st Bill. 
Cash lying unemployed in the Bank of England, be- 
longing to Bankrupts’ Estates, and applying the Interest 
thereon in discharge of the Expenses of the Court of 
Bankruptcy, and for the Relief of the Suitors in the 
said Court, with Amendments; to which Amendments 
- Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And 
also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
for the appointment of convenient Places for the holding 
of Assizes in Ireland, with an Amendment; to which 
Amendment the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act London 
for amending and consolidating the Acts of Parliament yy ome 
for the recovery of Small Debts in the City of London, ~'* 
and the Liberties thereof, and for enabling the Goods of 
the Debtors to be taken in execution, with Amendments ; 
to which Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House: And also, 

The Lords do not insist on the Amendment made by 
their Lordships to the Bill, intituled, “‘ An Act for paving, 
lighting, watching and otherwise improving the Town 
of Bognor, in the County of Susser, and for amending 
and enlarging two Acts of Parliament passed in the third 
and sixth years of the Reign of his late Majesty King 
George the Fourth, relating to the said Town ;” to which 
this House has disagreed :—And then the Messengers 
withdrew. 


Assizes 
Removal 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Bognor 
Improvement 
Bill. 


The House, according to Order, resumed the adjourned 
Debate upon the Question proposed upon Thursday, the 
28th day of July last, That the first Resolution of the 
Select Committee on Printed Papers, be now read a 
second time; | 

And the Question being put ; 

Ordered, That the said Resolution be now read a se- 
cond time :—The said Resolution was accordingly read 
a second time; and is as followeth: 

Resolved, That the Resolution of the House, of the 7th 
May 1801, be rescinded, and that the schemé for distri- 
bution, recommended by the Committee, be adopted. 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving out 
from the word “ That” to the end of the Resolution, 
and inserting the words “ it is the opinion of this House 
“ That the Resolution of the House of 7th May 1801, 
“ be rescinded, and that a new scheme of distribution 
** founded on the principles recommended by the Com- 
“« mittee, be adopted,” instead thereof. 

1. Resolved, That this House doth agree in the said 
Resolution so amended, That the Resolution of the House 
of 7th May 1801 be rescinded, and that a new scheme, 
founded on the principles recommended by the Com- 
mittee, be adopted. 

2. The second Resolution, That the whole number of 
Copies of the Statutes for promulgation be printed of one 
uniform size, was read a second time, and agreed to. 

3. The third Resolution, That the Statutes for promul- 
gation be of the royal octavo size, continuously printed, 
was read a second time, and agreed to. 

4. The fourth Resolution, That the Statutes be distri- 
buted to Members from the Vote Office as soon after the 
completion of each sheet as possible, was read a second 
time, and agreed to. 

5. The fifth Resolution, That, to secure the publicity 
and preservation of the Statutes for the use of Courts 

6Y2 and 


Printed 
Papers. 








544 


and Offices, such Copies shall be stamped ‘‘ Promulgated 
for public use,” and be accompanied by a distinct notice 
on each volume, that they belong to the said Courts and 
Offices, and are to be solely appropriated for public use; 
was read a second time, and agreed to. 

The sixth Resolution, That the charge for printing 

' Private, Local and Personal Acts, by The King’s Printer, 
at the public expense, be discontinued; and that the 
romoters of every such Act (except Naturalization and 
Name Acts) be required to leave fifty copies, printed at 
their own expense, at the Vote Office, for the use of the 
House, being read a second time; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by inserting after 
the word “printed,” the words ‘“‘ by The King’s Printer, 
“ of one size, and divided into sections, similar to Public 
“ Acts of Parliament.” 

6. Resolved, That this House doth agree in the said 
Resolution, so amended, That the Charge for printing 
Private, Local and Personal Acts, by The King’s Printer, 
at the Public Expense, be discontinued ; and that the 
&lt;= of every such Act (except Naturalization and 

ame Acts) be required to leave Fifty Copies, printed 
by The King’s Printer, of one size, and divided into 
sections, similar to Public Acts of Parliament, at their own 
expense, at the Vote Office, for the use of the House. 

he seventh Resolution, That the Acts of Parliament 
and Statutes at Large should be printed for sale at one 
uniform price throughout the United Kingdom, in as 
convenient a form, and at as low a charge, as is consistent 
with the ordinary profit of trade, and no more; and, as 
The King’s Printers’ Patents empower the Lords of His 
’ pi gh Treasury to fix such reasonable rate for each 
and every publication by The King’s Printer, Your Com- 
mittee recommend the early attention of the House to 
the accomplishment of these most desirable objects, being 
read a second time; 

Amendments were made thereunto, by leaving out the 
words, “ as low a charge as is consistent with the ordi- 
“ nary profits of trade,” and inserting the words “ at 
* such reasonable prices as may from time to time be 
“ fixed by His Majesty’s Treasury ;” and also, by leaving 
out the words “ four Committee recommend the earl 
“ attention of the House,” and inserting the words “ the 
“ House will turn its attention.” 

7. Resolved, That this House doth agree in the said 
Resolution, so amended, That the Acts of Parliament 
and Statutes at large should be printed for sale at one 
uniform price throughout the United Kingdom, in 
as convenient a form, and at such reasonable prices, as 
may from time to time be fixed by His Majesty’s Trea- 
sury, and no more ; and, as The King’s Printers’ Patents 

— the Lords of His Majesty’s Treasury to fix 
such reasonable rate for each and every publication 
by The King’s Printer, the House will turn its attention 
to the accomplishment of these most desirable objects. 

The eighth Resolution, That 1,000 copies of the 
Journals of the House, instead of 1,750, as heretofore, 
be printed in this and future Sessions, on the plan sub- 
mitted to the Committee; and that no Reprints thereof 
be made except by special Vote of the House, being read 
a second time; 

Amendments were made thereunto, by leaving out 
after the words “ printed in” the words “ thisand,” and 
after the word “ Sessions,” by leaving out the words 
** on the plan submitted to the Committee.” 

8. Resoloed, That this House doth agree in the said 
Resolution, so amended, That One thousand Copies of 
the Journals of the House, instead of One thousand seven 
hundred and fifty, as heretofore, be printed in future 
Sessions ; and that no Reprints thereof be made except 
by special Vote of the House. 

The ninth Resolution, That the copies of the Journals 
now in store may, by order of Mr. Speaker, be given, as 
heretofore, to Members and Peers who have not already 
received them, until the number in store be reduced to 
100 complete copies, to be retained for public purposes ; 
after which, Members shall be entitled to receive the 
Journals for the years only they are in Parliament, being 
read a second time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by inserting after 
the word “ entitled” the words “ if they claim them.” 

g. Resolved, That this House doth agree in the said 
Resolution, so amended, That the Copies of the Journals 
now in store may, by order of Mr. Speaker, be given, as 


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A. 1835. 


heretofore, to Members and Peers who have not alread 
received them, until the number in store be reduced to 
One hundred complete copies, to be retained for public 
purposes; after which, Members shall be entitled, if 
they claim them, to receive the Journals for the years 
only they are in Parliament. 

he tenth Resolution, That the Parliamentary Papers 
and Reports (printed for the use of Members) should in 
future be printed in a more compressed form, and with 
smaller type; and that the specimens submitted to the 
Committee be approved of, and hereafter generally 
adopted as speedily as possible, being read a second time; 

Amendments were made thereunto, by inserting, after 
the words “ that the” the word “ Journals,” and by leav- 
out the words “ printed for the use of Members.” 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Reso- 
lution, by leaving out the words “ and with smaller type.” 

And the Question being put, That those words stand 
part of the said Resolution ; 

The House divided. 

The Yeas went forth. - 

r. Hume, 

Tellers for the Yeas, Mr. Warburton: 40. 
Tellers for the Noes, { Lord V iscount Sandon, 22. 

| Doctor Lushington : 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving out 
from the word “ type” to the end of the Resolution. 

10, Resolved, That this House doth agree in the said 
Resolution, so amended, That the Journals, Parliamen- 
tary Papers and Reports, should in future be printed in 
a more compressed form, and with smaller type. 

The eleventh Resolution, That the Order for printing 
the Papers, Bills, Minutes of Proceedings, or Votes and 
Journals, should continue to be given as heretofore to 
the respective Printers of the Two Houses, being read a 
second time, was disagreed to. 

The twelfth Resolution, That the whole of the Printing 
ordered by the House, whether for Bills, Reports, Papers, 
Accounts, the Journals, or Minutes, should be carried 
on under such control as to the mode of printing, on the 
part of the Stationery Office, as will secure the per-' 
formance of it upon one uniform system; securing for the 
House the most correct and rapid execution of the work, 
upon the terms most favourable to public economy ; and, 
that no second composition be allowed, except under 
special circumstances, and subject to the examination 
of the Comptroller of the Stationery Office, being read 
a second time, was postponed. 

The thirteenth Resolution, That all Papers presented 
to the House by command of His Majesty in a printed 
form, be read, indorsed, and scheduled, with those pre- 
sented in manuscript, pursuant to Act of Parliament or 
Orders of the House, being read a second time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving out the 
words “ read, indorsed and scheduled,” and inserting the 
words “ received, kept and distributed,” instead thereof. 

13. Resolved, That this House doth agree in the said 
Resolution, so amended, That all Papers presented to 
the House by command of His Majesty, in a printed 
form, be received, kept and distributed, with those pre- 
sented in manuscript, pursuant to Act of Parliament, or 
Orders of the House. 

14. The fourteenth Resolution, That the Parliamentary 
Papers and Reports printed for the use of the House 
should be rendered accessible to the Public by purchase, 
at the lowest price they can be furnished, and that a 
sufficient number of extra copies shall be printed for that 
— was read a second time, and agreed to. 

he fifteenth Resolution, That a Select Committee 
be appointed for the present Session, and with the com- 
mencement of each succeeding one, consisting of eight 
Members, with power to suggest what series of Returns 
shall be periodically presented from the Public Offices ; 
to classify the same; and generally to direct the manner 
and form of printing all Papers laid before the House, 
and also, that the printing and distribution of the Sta- 
tutes and Journals, and the several other Papers and 
Proceedings of the House, be under the general super- 
intendence of the same Committee, who shall report 
from time to time to the House, being read a second 
time, was postponed. 

The sixteenth Resolution, That the number of each 
Paper ordered to be printed by the House shall be 

regulated 














Slave Com- 
pensation 
Bil 4 


Ecclesiastical 
Revenues 
Bill. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Peace 
Preservation 


(Ireland) Bill, 


Excise 
Incorporation 
(Scotland) Bill, 





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regulated by Mr. Speaker, attending to the cireumstances 
of each, and the public demand _for the same, being read 
a second time, was postponed. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, by Order, reported 
from the Committee on the Slave Compensation Bill, the 
Amendments which they had made to the Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for pro- 


. tecting the Revenues of vacant Ecclesiastical Dignities, 


Prebends, Canonries, and Benefices, without Cure of 
Souls, and for preventing the lapse thereof, during the 
pending Inquiries respecting the state of the Established 
Church in England and Wales, was, according to Order, 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the same, with some Amendments; to which Amend- 


ments this House doth desire the concurrence of their 
Lordships. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported, That the 
Committee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Peace Preservation (Jreland) Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 

(Instruction to make provision for the remuneration 
of Chairman of Sessions) read. 

Bill read a first time; to be read a second time 
paragraph by paragraph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Crausss, N°1 to N°16, with Amendments to several 
of them, agreed to. 

Cravuss, N° 17 (Duration of Act) read. 


Amendment proposed, and Question put, That the 
blank, P. 6. 1. 33. be filled with “ Five years ;” 
The Committee divided. 
Teller for the Yeas, Mr. More O’ Ferrall - 48. 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. Smith O’ Brien - 4, 
Blank filled with “ Five years.” 


Crause, N° 17, as amended, agreed to. 

Cravuse (Lord Lieutenant may order Sums necessary 
for the remuneration of Chairman appointed under this 
Act) brought up, read 1°, 2°, and added. 

Cause for an Assessment for the Relief of the Poor, 
brought up, and read a first time. 

Question, That the Clause be read a second time—— 
put, and Negatived. 

Preamble agreed to. 

Bill, as amended, to be reported. 














And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Friday morning ; 


Veneris, 14° die Augusti, 1835: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill; and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The ingrossed Bill for abolishing the Excise Incor- 
poration in Scotland, and for transferring the Funds of 
the said Incorporation to the Consolidated Fund, and 
providing for the payment of the Annuities to the 
Widows and Orphans of late and present Members of 
the Incorporation Fund, was, according to Order, read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 


Lords ; and desire their concurrence. 
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545 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Fines and 
a Committee to consider of authorizing compensation Fecoveries Act, 
to be made to Lords of Liberties and other persons who Office. 
may sustain loss in consequence of an Act of the last 
Session of Parliament for the abolition of Fines and Re- 
coveries; and also of providing for the payment of certain 
Salaries and Allowances payable in the office of the 
Hanaper. 

(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That Compensation be made, out of the 
Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland, to Lords of Liberties and other 
persons who may sustain loss by the abolition of Fines, 
in pursuance of an Act of the last Session of Parliament 
for the abolition of Fines and Recoveries. 

2. Resolved, That an annual sum, not exceeding Two 
thousand pounds, shall be paid out of the said Con- 
solidated Fund, to discharge the Salaries and other 
payments in the Office of the Hanaper. 

3. Resolved, That Compensation be made, out of the 
said Consolidated Fund, to the acting Cursitors of the 
Court of Chancery, whose offices may be abolished. 


Resolutions to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Solicitor 
General reported, That the Committee had come to 
Resolutions, which they had directed him to report. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Mr. Baring reported from the Committee on the 
Paymaster General Bill, the Amendments which the 
had made to the Bill; and the Amendments were er | 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; and read the third time this day. 


Paymaster 
General Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Election Expenses Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consi- 
deration upon Tuesday next. 


Election 
Expenses 


Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Constabulary Force (Ireland) Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this day. 


Constabulary 
Force: 
(Ireland) Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Cessio Bonorum (Scotland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration this day. 


Cessio Bonorum 


(Scotland) Bili, 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Prisons’ Regulation 
Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Prisons’ 
Regulation 
Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third read- 
ing of the Imprisonment for Debt Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time this 
day. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill. 


The Lord Advocate, by Order, reported from the savings Banks 
Committee on the Savings Banks (Scot/and) Bill, the Gcotland) Bill. 
Amendments which they had made to the Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed; and read the third time this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Charities 
on the Charities Commissioners Bill ; — 


Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself 
into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
into further consideration the Report from the Committee 
on the Weights and Measures Bill; and the Amend- 
ments were read a second time, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed; and read the third time this day. 


Weights and 
Measures 
Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Instruments of Sasine (Scotland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Monday next.. 


Tustruments 
of Sasine 


(Scotland) Bill, 


The 








Landed 
Securities 


(Ireland) Bill, 


Certiorari 
Bill, 


Excise Acts. 


Customs 
Act, 


Clerk of the 
Crown Bill, 


Post Office. 


546 13°—14° 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Landed Securities (Ireland) Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Certiorari Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this 
day. 


The House was moved, That the Act 6 Geo. 4, c. 117, 
to repeal the Excise Duties and Drawbacks on Flint 
Glass in Great Britain, and to impose other Duties and 
another Drawback in lieu thereof, throughout the United 
Kingdom, and to continue the Jurisdiction and Powers 
for recovering Penalties, under Customs and Excise 
Laws in Ireland, until further provision can be made, 
might be read; and the same was read. 

he House was also moved, That the Act 9 Geo. 4, 
c. 48, to repeal the Excise Duties and Drawbacks on 
Plate Glass, Broad Glass, Crown Glass, Bottle Glass and 
Glass Bottles, payable in Great Britain and Ireland 
respectively, and to impose other Duties, and to grant 
other Drawbacks in lieu thereof, throughout the United 
Kingdom, and to make perpetual, and to extend to the 
United Kingdom, several Acts relating to certain Duties 
on Glass, might be read; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 4 and 5 
Will. 4, c. '75, to repeal the Duties on Spirits made in 
Ireland, and to impose other Duties in lieu thereof, and 
to impose additional Duties on Licenses to Retailers of 
Spirits in the United Kingdom, might be read; and the 
same being read ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself 
into a Committee to consider of the said Acts. 


The House was moved, That the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, 
ce. 56, for granting Duties on Customs, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself 
into a Committee to consider of the said Act. 


The House was moved, That the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, 
c. 84, to provide for the performance of the Duties of 
certain Offices connected with the Court of Chancery 
which have been abolished, might be read; and the 
same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend the said Act: And that Mr. Baring, Mr. Chan- 
cellor of the Exchequer, and Mr. Solicitor General, do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Return, 
showing, in detail, the Number of Persons employed in 
the Sorting Office, and in other Offices of the General 
Post Office in London, on Sunday mornings; stating 
the hour at which they commence, and the length of 
time they are usually employed on duty on such occa- 
sions. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a similar 
Return as to all the Persons employed in despatching 
the Mails, and Mail Coaches, acting under the authority 
of the Post Office, on Sunday evenings; stating, whe- 
ther the same Persons are so employed every Sunday 
morning and evening, or if the duty is taken in rotation. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Namesof all Persor s whatever who receive Letters 
from the Post Office on Sunday, with the Places of their 
Residence, and the Places at which their Letters are 
delivered ; distinguishing those sent round by the Post 
Office Runners from those delivered at the Post Office. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Return 
of Letters sent by Mail Carts, or any other conveyance, 
on Sunday, with the Names of the Parties, or the Offices 
or Departments to which they are sent; the Return 
also to show all those Persons who are allowed to send 
any Letters, Despatches, or other Documents, by the 
Mail Coaches, on Sunday, from London. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Number of Sunday London Newspapers put into 
the Post Office at Hounslow, Barnet, Croydon, Romford 
and Waltham Cross, on Sundays, from ist August 1834 
to 1st August current inclusive, giving the average 
Number, or nearest to it, if an exact Return cannot be 





Augusti. A. 1835. 


given :—also, a Return of the Number of Newspapers 
sent from the General Post Office in London, by Mail 
Coaches, or otherwise, on Sundays, by the Clerks of 
the Roads, or by other Persons employed in the General 
Post Office during the twelve months preceding the 
abolition of the Privilege enjoyed by certain Public 
Servants in the General Post Office of supplying the 
Public with Newspapers. 


The House was moved, That the Act 2 Will. 4, c. 54, Court of 
for making provision for the dispatch of the Business Exchequer 
now done by the Court of Exchequer in Scotland, might (Scotland.) 
be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend the said Act: And that the Lord Advocate and 
Mr. Attorney General do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy Dean Forest, 
of the Third Report of the Dean Forest Commissioners. No, 515. 
Mr. Edward John Stanley accordingly presented the 
said Report. 
Ordered, That the said Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


The Lord Advocate presented a Bill to provide that Forgery 
Persons accused of Forgery in Scotland shall not be (Scotland) 
entitled to Bail, unless in certain cases: And the same ”” 5 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second No. 516. 
time this day. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


The Lord Advocate presented a Bill to amend an Act Court of 


of the second year of His present Majesty, for making oo 
provision for the dispatch of the Business now done by _ 
the Court of Exchequer: And the same was read the 517 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second this day. — 
Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 
Mr. Hindley presented a Bill to repeal an Act passed Factories 
in the third and fourth years of His present Majesty Bill. 


King William the Fourth, for regulating the Labour of No. 518. 
Children and Young Persons in the Mills and Factories 

of the United Kingdom, and to substitute other Pro- 

visions in lieu thereof: And the same was read the first 

time; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Thursday, the 27th day of this instant August. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Ordered, That Sir John Beresford have leave of ab- 
sence for a month, on urgent business ;—Mr. Thomas 
Dundas, a month, on urgent business ;—Sir Robert 
Bateson, a month, on urgent business;—and, Sir Oswald 
Mosley, a month, on urgent business. 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Legacy 


The House was moved, that the Act 55 Geo. 3, c. 184, Lege 
utiles. 


for repealing the Stamp Duties on Deeds, Law Proceed- 
ings, and other written or printed Instruments, and the 
Duties on Fire Insurances and on Legacies, and Suc- 
cessions to Personal Estate upon Intestacies now payable 
in Great Britain, and for granting other Duties in lieu 
thereof, might be read; and the same being read ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself 
into a Committee, to consider of exempting all Bequests 
to Charities from the Duties on Legacies. 


Court of 
Exchequer 
(Ireland.) 


A Motion being made, That this House will,this day, 
resolve itself into a Committee, to consider of making 
Compensation out of the Consolidated Fund to such 
Persons as may be deprived of their Offices, or of their 
Fees and ra Boars by an Act of the present Session 
for facilitating the appointment of Sheriffs in Jreland, 
and the more speedy return of Fines, forfeited Recog- 
nizances, and Deodands, and to abolish certain Offices 
in the Court of Exchequer in Jreland ; 

Lord Viscount Morpeth, by His Majesty’s command, 
acquainted the House, That His arr. having been 
informed of the subject-matter of this Motion, recom- 
mends it to the consideration of the House. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself 
into the said Committee. 

And then the House, having continued to sit till 
one of the clock on Friday morning, adjourned 
till this day. 














Timber 
Duties. 


No. 519. 


Wood Duties 
Bill. 


Ipswich 
Election 
Bribery. 





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Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


O RDERED, That the Select Committee appointed 
to take into consideration the Duties on Timber, 
and to report their observations thereupon, have Power 
to report their opinion thereupon, together with the 
Minutes of the Evidence taken before them, to the 
House. 

Mr. Poulett Thomson reported from the said Select 
Committee ; and to whom the Bill to provide for the 
better collection of the Duties on Wood, the produce of 
Places in Europe; and also several Petitions, were re- 
ferred ; That they had considered the matters to them 
referred ; and had come to Resolutions, which they had 
directed him to report, together with the Minutes of the 
Evidence taken before them, with an Appendix; and 
the Resolutions of the Committee were read; and are 
as follow : 

1. Resolved, That the present mode of taking the 
Duties on Deals is susceptible of improvement, and that 
the Committee would recommend that a mode be adopted 
which shall approach more nearly to a payment accord- 
ing to the contents of the Deals. 

2. Resolved, That the difference of Duty of Forty-five 
shillings, now imposed by Law upon Timber the pro- 
duce of Europe, as compared with Timber the produce 
of our North American Colonies, is too great, and may 
be reduced. 

3. Resolved, That having a due regard to the interests 
which have been created in the British North American 
Colonies by the system hitherto pursued, and to the re- 
presentations of the Shipping Interest, a reduction of 
the protective Duty, not exceeding Fifteen shillings per 
load, appears to them to be a fair arrangement. 

4. Resolved, That such reduction be made, so far as 
may be consistent with the interests of the Revenue, with- 
out any augmentation of the Duty on Colonial Timber. 

5. Lesolved, That in any alteration made, such altera- 
tion should not affect the shipments made in the year 
1836. 

6. Resolved, That there should be an uniform mode 
of taking the Duty on Deals throughout the United 
Kingdom. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


Mr. Poulett Thomson reported from the Select Com- 
mittee appointed to take into consideration the Duties 
on Timber, and to report their observations thereupon to 
the House; and to whom the Bill to provide for the better 
collection of the Duties on Wood the produce of Places in 
England; and also several Petitions, were referred; That 
they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and 
directed him to report the same, without Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


Thomas Moore Keith was, according to Order, brought 


to the bar, where he was addressed by Mr. Speaker, as 
followeth : 


Thomas Moore Keith. 


This House hath resolved that you aided and abetted 
in procuring and continuing the absence of John Pilgrim, 
to prevent his giving evidence upon the Petition relating 
tothe Ipswich Election, and that you used a charge of 
embezzlement as a means of inducing Pilgrim to remain 
in concealment for the same purpose ; and that you have 
thereby been guilty of a breach of the Privileges of 
this House. 

In the Petition which you have presented to. this 
House you have stated that you were carried in custody 
to your native city, where your business is carried on, 
to give evidence upon the charge that was preferred 
against Pilgrim, and that no other person has suffered so 
severe a punishment. 

That any person in your situation of life should have 
felt the punishment to be severe, is natural, because you 
must have been aware that it was calculated to affect 
your pecuniary interests, and your estimation among 


VOL. 90. 


14° August. 


5AT 


your fellow-citizens. But you ought to have recollected 
that your offence has been marked by this peculiar 
aggravation, that you used the charge of embezzlement, 
which you preferred against Pilgrim, as a means of in- 
ducing him to remain in concealment, in order that he 
might avoid giving evidence before a Committee of this 
House. Nothing, therefore, could be more fit and proper, 
nothing more calculated to make an impression upon 
your fellow-citizens than to see you brought down in 
custody to give evidence upon that very charge which 
you had so unjustifiably perverted, by using it as a 
means to induce Pilgrim to add to his imputed crime 
that of wilful disobedience to the Orders of this House. 
Your punishment may have been severe, but it has been 
most appropriate, and most fully merited. 

You have expressed your contrition. This House is 
disposed to consider your contrition as sincere, and 
therefore I have now to acquaint you that you are dis- 
charged, on payment of your fees. 


Ordered, Nemine Contradicente, That what has been 
now said by Mr. Speaker in addressing the said Thomas 
Moore Keith, be entered in the Journals of this House. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for empower- 
ing Trustees to sell certain Freehold, Copyhold and 
Leasehold Estates in the County of Norfolk, settled 
under the Will of Horatio Earl of Orford, deceased, and 
for laying out the Money arising therefrom in the pur- 
chase of Lands, to be settled to the same uses, and for 
other purposes therein mentioned, was read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Tooke do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the same, with Amendments ; to which Amendments 
this House doth desire the concurrence of their Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Report which, upon the 6th day of this instant August, 
was made from the Committee on the Belfast and 
Cavehill Railway Bill, printed copies of the Bill having 
been delivered, at the door, upon Thursday last ; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Petition of Brewers and Retailers of Beer in 
Boston ;—and, Members of a Committee of Licensed 
Retailers of Beer of the Metropolis, of Middlesex, 
Surrey, Esser, Brighton, Bath, Birmingham, Cambridge, 
Ely, Manchester, Norwich, Reading, Stockport, Preston, 
the North of England, Portsmouth, and other places,— 
were presented and read, taking notice of the Sale of 
Beer Act Amendment Bill; and praying, That the 
same may not pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Aldermen, Councilmen, Merchants, 
Tradesmen, and other Inhabitants of the city, bail and 
close of Zincoln;—Inhabitants of Dudley, Gloucester, 
Liverpool ;—and, Liverymen and Householders of the 
City of London,—were presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Municipal Corporations Bill ; and praying, 
That the same may pass intoa law. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Saint Giles-in-the-Fields ; 
— ast Coker ;—Hardington Mandeville ;— Macclesfield ; 
—Ely ;—Newport, Isle of Wight ;— Coventry ;—foles- 
hill; — Kenilworth ; — Warrington ; — Hyde ; — Great 
Marlow ;— Westminster ; — Hull ; —Uxbridge ;—Hazel- 
bury Plucknut;—Members of the Finsbury Discussion 
Society ;—Members of the Islington Useful Knowledge 
Society ;— Members and Friends of the Bristol Associa- 
tion of Industry, Humanity and Knowledge ;—House- 
holders and Inhabitants of Westminster ;—Printers of 
Aberystwyth;—Members of the National Union of the 
Working Classes ;—and, Electors and Non-Electors of 
Ashton-under-Lyne,—were presented, and read; praying 
for the repeal of the Stamp Duty on Newspapers. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition 


6Z 2 


Earl of Orford's 
Estate Bill, 


Belfast and 
Cavehill 
Railway Bill, 


Sale of Beer 
Bill. 


Municipal 
Corporations 


Bill. 


Newspaper 
Stamps. 








G, Spain. 


Sudbury 
Elections. 


Merchant 
Shipping. 


T’. Bulkeley. 


Bath Court 
of Requests. 


548 


A Petition of George Spain, of Cowes, in the Isle of 
Wight, was presented, and read; complaining of a ship 
belonging to him, employed by the Navy Board during 
the last war as a Transport, having been discharged in 
a Foreign Port, contanty to the covenants of the Charter 
Party; and praying the House to take his case into 
consideration, and grant him relief. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Free Burgesses, Inhabitants and House- 
holders, who are entitled to vote for the Election of 
Burgesses to represent the Borough of Sudbury in Par- 
liament ;—and, John Francis Gooday, of the Borough 
of Sudbury, an attorney of His Majesty’s Courts of 
Record at Westminster,—were presented, and read; 
complaining of the conduct of the Returning Officer at 
the late Elections for that Borough; and praying the 
House to afford them an opportunity of verifying the 
allegations contained in their Petitions. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Magistrates and Heritors of the Burgh 
and Regality of Canongate, near Edinburgh, was pre- 
sented, and read; setting forth, That the Petitioners 
view with regret the great loss of human life, as well as 
of property, which, for a considerable period has taken 
place by shipwreck of trading vessels, and particularly 
of ships used for the conveyance of emigrants to other 
countries ; and praying the House to take the subject 
into consideration, and to adopt such a course as may 
appear best calculated to lessen the great and lament- 
able sacrifice of life, and to prevent the wanton loss of 
a ov to the nation occasioned thereby. 

rdered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Bulkeley, M.D., Surgeon on the 
Half Pay of the 4th West India Regiment, was pre- 
sented, and read; complaining of having been unjustly 
and illegally deprived of his rank in the Army, by the 
sentence of a General Court Martial ; stating the parti- 
culars of his case; and praying the House to institute 
an inquiry into the same. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Debtors in the Bath Gaol, imprisoned 
under the Court of Requests in that city, was presented, 


, and read ; setting forth, That the Petitioners have been 


Certiorari 
Bill. 


Attornies 
Tax. 


Agricultural 
Distress. 


imprisoned, as many of them humbly conceive, con- 
trary to the intentions of the Bath Small Debts Act, 
by a wilful straining of its provisions, whereby the 
maximum imprisonment is uniformly allotted, whether 
the debt be incurred with correct intentions for the ab- 
solute necessaries of life, or with a design to defraud the 
creditor; and praying the House to repeal the said Act, 
or else institute a searching inquiry into the great abuse 
of which the Petitioners complain, together with other 
abuses which may exist in the Bath Court of Requests. 
. _—" That the said Petition do lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of Individuals assembled. at a Public 
Meeting, held at the Freemason’s Tavern, Great Queen- 
street, in the county of Middlesex, was presented, and 
read; taking notice of the Certiorari Bill; and praying, 
That a Clause may be inserted therein for compelling 
Justices of the Peace having summary jurisdiction, to 
take the examination of witnesses in writing before any 
conviction shall take place. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors practising in 
the Courts of Law and Equity at Westminster, resident 
within the city of York, was presented, and read ; pray- 


ing for the repeal of the Stamp Duty on their annual 
Certificates. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Farmers and Persons concerned in the 
affairs of Agriculture, residing in the vicinity of Zough- 
borough, was presented, and read ; complaining of the 


14° Augusti. 


A. 1835. 


depressed state of the Agricultural interest; and pray- 
ing the House, by the interposition of some legislative 
measures, to protect the Petitioners from the ruin that 
otherwise awaits them. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town Royal Burghs 
Council of the Royal Burgh of Dumfries, was presented, Scotland.) 


and read; complaining of the burthens imposed upon 
Burghs in Scotland of supporting criminals after being 
tried and convicted; and praying the House to afford 
the Petitioners such relief as, upon due inquiry, they may 
be found entitled to. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost of the Royal Burgh of San- 
quhar, was presented, and read ; re notice of the 
Royal Burghs (Scotland) Bill; and praying, That the 
same may not pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Sheriffs, and other Mem- 
bers of the Common Council of the city of Cork, was 
presented, and read; taking notice of the Municipal 
Corporations (Ireland) Bill; and praying, That the 
House will allow sufficient time before the passing of the 
same, to enable the Petitioners to obtain a copy thereof, 
examine its provisions, and put into a form suitable to 
be presented to the House their observations upon the 
portions of it that may appear objectionable. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners of House and Cottage Property 
in Liverpool, was presented, and read; praying, That 
a clause may be inserted in the Imprisonment for Debt 
Bill for a more summary and less expensive mode of 
ejecting badly disposed tenants. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Hastham, was presented, 
and read ; complaining of the amount of Burial Fees 
claimed by the Vicar of that parish; and praying the 
House to take into consideration the means of, putting 
an end toa practice which not only endangers the Esta- 
blished Church, but Religion itself. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Macclesfield, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying the House to address His 
Majesty to remit the sentence of Transportation passed 
on the six agricultural Labourers convicted at the Dor- 
chester Spring Assizes of 1834 of administering an un- 
lawful oath. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Persons residing or carrying on trade 
in the city of Zondon, or its neighbourhood, was pre- 
sented, and read ; taking notice of the Imprisonment for 
Debt Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass 
into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown in Ireland, to make out a new 
Writ for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Borough of Belfast, in the room of 
John M*Cance, Esquire, deceased. 


Mr. Thomas Duncombe, by Order, reported from the 
Select Committee, to whom the Petition of Householders 
of Regent-street, within the parishes of Saint James, 
Westminster, and Saint George, Hanover-square, in the 
city of Westminster; and, of Members of the United 
Service Club, Pall Mall, in the parish of Saint James, 
Westminster, were referred; and who were empowered to 
report the Minutes of the Evidence taken before them, 
to the House; That they had made progress in the 
matters to them referred; and had directed him to 
make a Report thereof to the House ; together with the 
Minutes of the Evidence taken before them. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; and 
be printed. 


Ordered, 


Royal Burghs 
(Scotland) 
Bill. 


Municipal 
Corporations 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Ejectment 
of Tenants. 


Burial Fees. 


Dorchester 
Unionists. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill. 


Belfast Writ. 


Regent-street 
Paving. 
No. 520. 








5-6 Wixt. IV. 14,—15° Augusti. 549 


Great Ordered, That the Select Committee, to whom the for and upon every One hundred pounds weight of Flint 
Yarmouth Petition of Inhabitants of Great Yarmouth, which was Glass which shall be made in the United Kingdom, 
a resented on the 26th day of June last, and also,the and for and in respect of which, or of the materials, 
No. 521. Petition of Freemen, Householders and Inhabitants of metal or other preparations from which the same shall 
Great Yarmouth, which was presented upon the 30th have been made, all Excise Duties payable thereon shall 

day of June last, alleging, among other things, that the have been duly charged, and which shall be exported 

sum of two guineas has been lately paid to many of the as merchandize to Foreign Parts, Eighteen shillings and 

voters, at the house of one of the most active partisans — 

in behalf of the Sitting Members, were referred; have — 2. Resolved, That, in lieu of the Drawback of Four 

Power to report the Minutes of the Evidence taken pounds eighteen shillings per hundred weight now 

before them, to the House. payable on German Sheet. Glass exported in panes, there 

Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the said Select shall be allowed and paid, for every hundred weight of 

Committee; That they had examined the matter to them a of German Sheet Glass made in any part of the 

referred; and had directed him to make a Report thereof United Kingdom, and for which the Excise Duty thereon 

to the House; together with the Minutes of the Evidence shall have been duly charged, and which shall be ex- 


taken before them. ported as merchandize to Foreign Parts, such panes not 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and being of less dimensions than six inches in length by 
be printed. four inches in breadth, Four pounds two shillings and 


eight-pence. 


g. Lesolved, That the Drawback now payable on un- 
ground and unpolished Plate Glass shall cease and 
determine. ' 
4. Resolved, That it is expedient to exempt Retailers Spirit Licenses 
of Spirits to a small amount from the additional Duties po Wi"* 
on Licenses, and to discontinue the Excise Survey on 
Wine, and the use of Permits for the removal thereof. 
Resolutions to be reported. 


Adjournment. Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of the 
House this day, adjourn till To-morrow, at twelve of the 
clock. 

oie Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, to re- 

and the Colo. Quest that their Lordships will give leave to the Duke 

one of Gordon and Lord Kenyon to attend, in order to their 
being examined as Witnesses before the Select Com- 
mittee appointed by this House, to inquire into the 
origin, nature, extent and tendency of the Orange In- "= 
stitutions in Great Britain and the Colonies:—And that _ Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal re- 
Mr. Hume do carry the said Message. ported, That the Committee had come to Resolutions, 
: which they had directed him to report. 

Slave Com- The ingrossed Bill to carry into further execution the Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 

pensation Provisions of an Act passed in the third and fourth years : al 

Bill. of His present Majesty for compensating Ounce of , Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Mu- Municipal 
Slaves upon the abolition of Slavery, was, according to nicipal Corporations (Jreland) Bill, the Amendments Corporations 

’ ’ 





rae which they had made to the Bill. sla eum 
= hb oe siege ny or And the House being informed that other Amendments 
Ordered. That Mr. Bern oP do carry the Bill to the 2®7¢ necessary to be made to the Bill:—The Bill was re- 
eager a decisis alee oinidiniliehines y committed to a Committee of the whole House. 
: 7 Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
. itself into the said Committee:—The House accordingly 
ny aga ax oe of Ways and ee resolved itself into resolved itself into the Committee; and, after some time 


spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and 

(In the Committee.) Mr. Bernal reported, That the Committee had gone 

Exchequer 1. Resolved, That, towards raising the Supply granted through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Bills. to His Majesty, the sum of Thirteen million five hun- | Ordered, That the Report be now received. 
dred and twenty-one thousand five hundred and fifty Mr. Bernal accordingly reported from the Committee 
pounds, be raised by Exchequer Bills, for the Service the Amendments which they had made to the Bill; and 


of the year 1835. the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Consolidated 2. Resolved, That, towards making good the Supply Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
eens granted to His Majesty, the sum of Three million one grossed; and read the third time upon Monday next. 


hundred and forty-seven pounds, be issued out of the : 
Consolidated Fund of ‘the. United Kingdom of Great _, Lord Viscount Morpeth, by Order, reported from the Peace 
Britain end Freland, for the service of the vear 1885 Committee on the Peace Preservation (Ireland) Bill, the Preservation 
: . y "| Amendments which they had made to the Bill; and (eland)Bill. 
Surplus of 3. Resolved, That, towards making good the Supply Shes dhieaaiiameil rd 2 uae dt : 
Waysand granted to His Majesty, there be issued and applied the “"°5“mrenemaenis were macs ana ence to. . 
aemeed sum of Three hundred and eighty-nine thousand nine Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
hundred and eighty pounds twelve shillings and nine- Groaned; aad seed ieee eee aay ey, 
a ad ane. Boge ina eta lity Means granted The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Charities 
Resolut] b yP —* a Committee upon the Charities Commissioners Bill ; Commissioners 
esolutions to be reported. and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed =“ 
And the House having continued to sit till after twelve the Chair; and Mr. Robert Steuart reported, That the 
of the clock on Saturday morning ; Committee had made progress in the Bill; and that he 
Sabbati. 15° die poder — was directed to move, That the Committee may have 


: leave to sit again. 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal re- Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
ported, That the Committee had come to Resolutions, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 
which they had directed him to report. 


Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 





The Order of the day being read, for the third read- Imprisonment 
ing of the Imprisonment for Debt Bill ; for Debt Bill. 


Excise Acts. The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time this day. 


a Committee to consider of several Acts relating to the 


Duties of Excise. The Tithe of Turnips Bill was, according to Order, Tithe of 


(In the Committee.) read a second time; and committed to a Committee of Turnips Bill. 
Glass Duties. 1. Fesolved, That the Duties and Drawback on Flint the whole. House, for Monday next. 


Glass should cease and determine; and that, in lieu of 


the said Duties, there shall be charged, levied and col- § The Tithes Recovery Bill was, according to Order, Tithes 
lected, for and upon every One hundred pounds weight read a second time; and committed to a Committee of Recovery 
of the fluxed materials or metal, or other preparations the whole House, for Monday next. _ 
made in the United Kingdom, for the making of Flint 
Glass, Six shillings and eight-pence; that, in lieu of | The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Marriage Act 
the said Drawbacks, there shall be allowed and paid a Committee upon the Marriage Act Amendment Bill; Bin. 
VOL. 90. TAL and, No. 526. 








Imprisonment 
for Debt 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Arrestment 
of Wages 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Sale of Beer 
Bill. 


Fines and 
Recoveries 
Offices Bill. 


Qualification 
of Members 
Bill. 


Sheriffs’ 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Supply. 


Lighthouses 
Bill. 


Steam 
Vessels 
Pilotage Bill. 


Hereditary 
Land Revenues 
(Scutland) Bill. 


~ 
550 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Robert Steuart reported, That the 
Committee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be now received. 
Mr. Robert Steuart accordingly reported the Bill. 
Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 


sideration upon Monday next. 
Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Imprisonment for 
Debt (Scotland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Arrestment of Wages 
(Scotland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Sale of Beer Bill ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time ; 

he Amendments following were proposed to be made 
to the Question; viz. To leave out the word “ now” and 
at the end of the Question to add the words “ upon this 
“* day six months.” 

And the Question being put, That the word “ now” 
stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided. 

The Yeas were directed to go forth. 

Mr. Arthur Trevor was appointed one of the Tellers 
for the Yeas ; but no Member going forth, nor any other 
Member appearing to be a second Teller for the Yeas, 
Mr. Speaker declared the Noes had it. 

So it passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being put, That the words “ upon 
“ this day six months” be added at the end of the 
Question ; it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
this day six months. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Fines and Recoveries Offices Bill ; 

Resolved, That the House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Qualification of Members Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Monday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee, upon the Sheriffs’ (Jreland) Bill; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. More O’ Ferrall reported, That the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Lighthouses Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Steam Vessels Pilotage Bill; 


Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Monday next. 


The House, ome to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Hereditary Land Revenues (Scot- 
land) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. William Ord re- 


14°—15° Augusti. 


A. 1835. 


ported, That the Committee had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 


Orderéd, That the Report be received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Insolvent Debtors’ Courts Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this 
day. 


Mr. Robert Steuart reported from the Committee on 
the Bankrupts’ Estates (Scotland) Bill, the Amendments 
which they had made to the Bill. 
Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Tuesday, the 1st day of September next. 
Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Civil Bill Courts 
(Ireland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 
next. 


The Lord Advocate reported from the Committee on 
the Reform of Parliament (Scotland) Bill, the Amend- 
ments which they had made to the Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third read- 
ing of the Hull Merchant Seamen’s Fund Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
Monday next. 


Mr. Fox Maule reported from the Committee on the 
Prisons’ Regulation Bill, the Amendments which they 
had made to the Bill; and the same were read; and 
are as follow: 

Pr. 6. 1. 22. Leave out from “ Prison” to “ And” 
in Pr. 7. 1. 10. 

Pr. 7. 1. 10. Leave out from “ And” inclusive to 
«“ And” in lL. 36. 

Pr. 7. 1. 36. Leave out from “ And” inclusive to 
* And” in Pr. 8.1.19. and insert Clauses (A.), (B.) 
and (C.) 

Crauss (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall be 
lawful for one of His Majesty’s Principal Secretaries 
of State to nominate and appoint a sufficient number 
of fit and proper Persons, not exceeding Five, to visit 
and inspect, either singly or together, every Gaol, 
Bridewell, House of Correction, Penitentiary, or other 
Prison or place kept or used for the confinement of 
Prisoners, in any part of the Kingdom of Great 
Britain; and every person so appointed shall have 
authority to examine any person holding any office 
or receiving any salary or emolument in any such 
Gaol, Bridewell, House of Correction, Penitentiary, 
Prison, or other place of confinement as aforesaid, 
and to call for and inspect all books and papers re- 
lating thereto, and to inquire into all matters touch- 
ing and concerning such Gaol, Bridewell, House of 
Correction, Penitentiary, Prison, or other place of 
confinement; and every such person so appointed 
shall, on or before the First day of February in every 
year, make a separate and distinct Report in writing 
of the state of every Gaol, Bridewell, House of Cor- 
rection, Penitentiary, Prison, or other place of con- 
finement visited by him, and shall transmit the same 
to one of His Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State ; 
and a copy of every such Report shall be laid before 
both Houses of Parliament within Fourteen days 
after such First day of February, if they shall be then 
assembled ; or if Parliament shall not be then assem- 
bled, within Fourteen days after the meeting thereof, 
after such First day of February.” 

Cravse (B.) “ And be it further Enacted, That if 
any person shall knowingly and wilfully obstruct any 
person so appointed in the execution of any of the 
powers intrusted to him by this Act, such person 
shall, on conviction before a Justice of the Peace, 
forfeit and pay for each and every such offence any 
sum not exceeding Twenty Pounds; and in default 
of payment of any penalty so adjudged, immediately, 
or within such time as the said Justice shall agpains 

“é sha 


“ce 
ce 
ee 
“cs 
ce 
“ce 
“ 


ce 


wn 


- 


“eé 


wn 
n 


Tnsolvent 
Debtors’ Courts 
Bill. 


Bankrupts’ 

Estates 

(Scotland) Bill. 
No. 527. 


Civil Bill Courts 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Reform of 
Parliament 


(Scotland) Bill, 


Hull Merchant 
Seamen’s Fund 


Bill. 


Prisons’ 
Regulation 
Bill. 











Fines and 
Recoveries Act, 
and Hanaper 
Office. 


Paymaster 
General Bill. 


5-6 WiLL. IV. 


‘“‘ shall be committed to Prison for any period not ex- 
** ceeding One calendar Month.” 


Crause (C.) “ And be it further Enacted, That it 
‘ shall be lawful for a Justice of the Peace, on any 
* complaint made to him against any person for any 
** such offence, to issue hissummons for the appearance 
“* of such person.” 
' Pr. 11.1. 10. After “ Imprisonment” insert Clause 
(D.) 
Crause (D.) “ And be it further Enacted, That all 
“ provisions and regulations expressed and contained in 
“ any Acts made for the government of the General 
“ Penitentiary at Milbank, and all powers given by such 
*“* Acts for the confinement, employment and manage- 
‘“* ment of Convicts confined therein, shall be applicable 
** and made available in respect to all persons removed 
to and confined in the said Penitentiary by virtue of 
“ this Act, and the Act before recited.” 
The said Amendments, being yead asecond time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
Tuesday next. 


66 


Mr. Baring, by Order, reported from the Committee, 
to whom it was referred to consider of authorizing com- 
pensation to be made to Lords of Liberties and other 
persons who may sustain loss in consequence of an Act 
of the last Session of Parliament for the abolition of 
Fines and Recoveries; and also of providing for the 
payment of certain Salaries and Allowances payable in 
the Office of the Hanaper, the Resolutions which they 
had directed him to report; and the same were read ; 
and are as follow: 

1. Resolved, That compensation be made out of the 
Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland, to Lords of Liberties and other 
persons who may sustain loss by the abolition of Fines 
in pursuance of an Act of the last Session of Parliament 
for the abolition of Fines and Recoveries. 

2. Resolved, That an annual sum, not exceeding Two 
thousand pounds, shall be paid out of the said Con- 
solidated Fund to discharge the Salaries and other Pay- 
ments in the office of the Hanaper. 

3- Resolved That Compensation be made out of the 
said Consolidated Fund to the acting Cursitors of the 
Court of Chancery, whose offices may be abolished. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Committee 
on the Fines and Recoveries Offices Bill, That they have 
Power to make provision therein, pursuant to the said 
Resolutions. 


The ingrossed Bill for consolidating the offices of 
Paymaster General, Paymaster and Treasurer of Chelsea 
Hospital, Treasurer of the Navy, and Treasurer of the 
Ordnance, was, according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 


- Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Constabulary 
Force 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Cessio Bonorum 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Savings Banks 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Weights and 


e€asu 
hia 


The Constabulary Force (Ireland) Bill was, according 
to Order, read a second time ; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Tuesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
urther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Cessio Bonorum (Scotland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration this day. 


The ingrossed Bill to extend to Scotland certain pro- 
visions of an Act of the ninth year of his late Majesty, 
“ to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to Savings 
Banks, and to consolidate and amend the Laws relating 
to Savings Banks in Scot/and,” was, according to Order, 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill to repeal an Act of the fourth and 


fifth year of His present Majesty, relating to Weights 
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551 


and Measures, and to make other provisions instead 
thereof, was, according to Order, read the third time ; 
and Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, 'That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Tiedt: do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their coneurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Certiorari 
reading of the Certiorari Bill; Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. | 


The Order of the day being read, for the House to Customs 
resolve itself into a Committee, to consider of an Act Act. 
relating to the Duties of Customs ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Forgery (Scotland) Bill was, according to Order, Forgery 
read a second time ; and committed to a Committee of —" 
the whole House, for this day. us 


Court of 
Exchequer 


The Court of Exchequer (Scotland) Bill was, accord- 
ing to Order, read a second time; and committed to 
a Committee of the whole House, for this day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Legacy Duty 
a Committee, to consider of exempting all Bequests to Acts. 
Charities from the Duties on Legacies; and, after some 
time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; 
and Mr. Robert Steuart reported, That the Committee 
had come to a Resolution, which they had directed him 
to report. 


Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Court of 
a Committee, to consider of making compensation, out me 
of the Consolidated Fund, to such Persons as may be ‘"&amp;"4) 
deprived of their Offices, or of their Fees and Emolu- 
ments, by an Act of the present Session, for facilitating 
the appointment of Sheriffs in Jreland, and the more 
speedy return of Fines, forfeited Recognizances, and 
Deodands, and to abolish certain Offices in the Court of 
Exchequer in Ireland. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That the Commissioners of His Majesty’s 
Treasury be authorized to make compensation, out of the 
Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland, to such Persons as may be deprived 
of their Offices, or of their Fees and Emoluments, by an 
Act of the present Session for facilitating the appoint- 
ment of Sheriffs in [veland, and the more speedy return 
of Fines, forfeited Recognizances and Deodands, and 
to abolish certain Offices in the Court of Exchequer in 
Ireland. 

Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Charles 
Walker reported, That the Committee had come to a 
Resolution, which they had directed him to report. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Ordered, That Mr. Pierce Butler have leave of Leave of 
absence for six weeks, on urgent business. Absence. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do not issue his Warrant Stafford Writ. 
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ for 
the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present Parlia- 
ment for the Borough of Stafford, until ten days after 
the commencement of the next Session of Parliament. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His Royal Burghs 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give direc- (Scotland.) 
tions, that there be laid before this House, a Return of 
the sum paid in each year, for five ni ending 31st 
December 1834, in each of the Royal Burghs in Scot- 
land, for aliment of Prisoners after conviction; distin- 
guishing the amount paid for Prisoners convicted of 
offences committed without the jurisdiction of the 
Burgh. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 

7A2 Resolved, 


(Scotland) Bill, 








Lord 
Chamberlain’s 
Office. 


Special 
Constables 
Bill. 


Parocbial 
Workhouses 
Bill. 


Post Office. 
No. 522. 


Special 
Constables 
Bill. 


No. 525. 


Parochial 
Workhouses 
Bill. 


No. 523. 


Upper 
Canada. 


Public 
Petitions. 


Courts of 
Request. 


No. 524, 


552 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give direc- 
tions, that there be laid before this House, a Return of 
all Fees, Gratuities, and Emoluments, of every kind and 
description, received by either the Chief Clerk or by 
Mr. Mash, as Comptroller of the Lord Chamberlain’s 
Office, for the passing of Patents, or the Licensing of 
Theatres, from 1st January 1829 to the present day; 
earns the Name of each Person by whom such Fee, 

ratuity, or Emolument was paid, as well as the date, 
the amount, and on what accounts such payments were 
made. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
enlarging the Powers of Magistrates in the appointment 
of Special Constables: And that Mr. Fox Maule and 
Mr. Robert Steuart do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
facilitate the conveyance of Workhouses, and other Pro- 
perty of Parishes, and of Incorporations or Unions of 

arishes in England and Wales: And that Mr. Fox 
Maule and Mr. Baring do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 


Extracts of a Letter from the Postmaster General tothe © 


Treasury, dated 25th May 1812, respecting the Letter 
Carriers’ Fund arising from the “early delivery,” 
together with the Treasury Letter in answer to the 
same. 
Mr. Baring accordingly presented the said Paper. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented a Bill for enlarging the 
Powers of Magistrates in the appointment of Special 
Constables: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Monday next. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented a Bill to facilitate the con- 
veyance of Workhouses, and other Property of Parishes, 
and of Incorporations or Unions of Parishes in Eng- 
land and Wales: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Thursday 
next. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give direc- 
tions, that there be laid before this House, Copies of the 
Address of the House of Assembly of Upper Canada to 
His Majesty, passed during the last Session of the Colo- 
nial Parliament, complaining of Grievances resulting 
from the existence of the Legislative Council :—of 
a Resolution of the same Assembly of April last, com- 
plaining of Grievances resulting from the appropriation 
of Lands :—of the Reports to the same Assembly, with 
the Evidence, made by a Select Committee appointed to 
inquire into Grievances :—of the Address of the same 
House of Assembly, passed in the fourth Session of the 
eleventh Provincial Parliament, complaining of inter- 
ference on the part of the Colonial Office in their 
internal affairs :—and, of Resolutions passed by the same 
Assembly on 6th Aprii 1835, respecting Trade and 
Commerce. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Mr. Oswald reported from the Select Committee on 
Public Petitions; That they had examined the Petitions 
presented on the 10th, 11th, and 12th days of this instant 
August; and had directed him to make a Report thereof 
to the House. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; and 
be printed. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to an Address to 
His Majesty,—a Return of the Amount of Fees, Salaries, 
or other Emoluments respectively received by the Assist- 


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A. 1835. 


ant Barrister, or other presiding Officer, Registrar, 
Clerk, Serjeant, or other Officer of the local Courts of 
Requests in England, in the years 1830, 1831, 1832, 
1833 and 1834, and the Names of such Officers ; stating 
also, the Number of Days in each year that each Court 
sat; the Total Amount of Debts sued for, of Costs in- 
curred, and the Total Number of Suits instituted in each 
Court in each of the said years; and the Number of 
Commissioners (if any) associated in each Court with 
the Presiding Officer. 

Mr. Fox Maule also presented,—Return to an Order, 
dated the 26th day of June last, for Extracts from the 
Charter of the City of Londonderry, relative to the office 
of Recorder of that City, and the manner in which the 
same shall be filled up on vacancy :—a Copy of the 
Patent appointing Wilham Boyd, Esquire, to the office 
of Recorder of the City of Londonderry ;—and, Copy of 
the Resignation of the office of Recorder by Sir George 
F. Hill, Baronet, specifying the Date thereof, and to 
whom addressed. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the Table; 


and that the Return respecting Courts of Request, be 
printed. 


Londonderry 
Recorder. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
half an hour after one of the clock on Saturday 
morning, adjourned till this day. 





Sabbati, 15° die Augustz ; 


Anno 5-6° Willielmi IV* Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. 


QRDE RED, Thata Select Committee be appointed 
to inspect the Journals of the House of Lords, with 
relation to any proceedings upon the Port Dundas and 
Dalgreen Bridge Roads Bill; and to make Report thereof 
to the House :—And a Committee was appointed of 
Mr. Robert Steuart, Mr. John Dunlop, Colonel Leith Hay, 
Mr. Buckingham, and Mr. Philip Howard: And they are 
to withdraw, immediately, into the Speaker’s Chamber. 
Ordered, That Three be the Quorum. 


Port Dundas, 
&amp;c. Roads 
Bill. 


Lord John Russell reported to the House, That their Orange 
Address of Tuesday last, on the subject of Orange Lodges 
Lodges in Ireland, had been presented to His Majesty ; ‘"elan4) 
and that His Majesty was pleased to receive the same 
very graciously ; and to give the following Answer : 


WILLIAM R. 

I have received your dutiful Address, submitting to 
Me certain Resolutions on the subject of Orange Lodges 
in the Army. 

My attention has been, and shall continue to be, 
directed to practices contrary to the regulations, and 
injurious to the discipline of My Troops. 

I owe it no less to the dignity of My Crown, than to 
the safety of the Country, and the welfare of My brave 
and devel ition, to discourage and prevent every attempt 
to introduce Secret Societies into its ranks, and you 
may rely upon My determination to adopt the most 
effectual means for this purpose. 


W. R. 


Mr. Baring reported from the Committee of wes and 
Means, the Resolutions which they had directed him to 
report ; and the same were read; and are as follow: 

1. Resolved, That, towards raising the Supply granted 
to His Majesty, the sum of Thirteen million five hun- 
dred and twenty-one thousand five hundred and fifty 
pounds, be raised by Exchequer Bills, for the Service of 
the year 1835. 

2. Resolved, That, towards making good the Supply Consolidated 
granted to His Majesty, the sum of Three million one Fur4- 
hundred and forty-seven thousand pounds, be issued out 
of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of 
Great Britain and Ireland, for the Service of the year 
1835. 

3. Resolved, That, towards making good the Supply 
granted to His Majesty, there be issued and applied the 
sum of Three hundred and eighty-nine thousand nine 
hundred and eighty pounds twelve shillings and seven- 

ence, being the surplus of Ways and Means granted 
for the Service of any preceding years. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Exchequer 
Bills. 


Surplus of 
Ways and 
Means. 


The 








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Glass Duties. 


Excise Laws. 


Spirit Licenses 
and Wine 
Permits, 


Tuprisonment 
for Debt Bill. 


A. Davis. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill, 


5-6 Witt. IV. 


* The said Resolutions, being read a second time, were 
agreed to. ; 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the first of 
the said Resolutions: And that Mr. Baring, Mr. Chan- 
cellor of the Exchequer, and Mr. Bernal, do prepare, 
and bring it in. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the subse- 
quent Resolutions: And that the same Gentlemen do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Baring reported from the Committee, to whom 
it was referred to consider of several Acts relating to 
the Duties of Excise, the Resolutions which they had 
directed him to report; and the same were read; and 
are as follow: 

1. Resolved, That the Duties and Drawback on Flint 
Glass should cease and determine, and that in lieu of 
the said Duties, there shall be charged, levied and col- 
lected, for and upon every One hundred pounds weight 
of the fluxed materials or metals, or other preparations 
made in the United Kingdom, for the making of Flint 
Glass, Six shillings and eight-pence ; that in lieu of the 
said Drawbacks, there shall be allowed and paid for, 
and upon every One hundred pounds weight of Flint 
Glass which shall be made in the United Kingdom, and 
for and in respect of which, or of the materials, metal 
or other preparations from which the same shall have 
been made, all Excise Duties payable thereon shall 
have been duly charged, and nial shall be exported 
as merchandize to Foreign Parts, Eighteen shillings 
and nine-pence. 

2. That,in lieu of the Drawback of Four pounds 
eighteen shillings per hundred weight, now payable on 
German Sheet Glass exported in Frames, there shall be 
allowed and paid for every hundred weight of Frames 
of German Sheet Glass, made in any part of the United 
Kingdom, and for which the-Excise Duty thereon shall 
have been duly charged, and which shall be exported 
as Merchandize to foreign parts, such panes not being 
of less dimensions than Six inches in length by Four 
inches in breadth, Four pounds two shillings and eight- 

ence. 
. 3. Resolved, That the Drawback now payable on un- 
ground and unpolished Plate Glass, shall cease and de- 
termine. 

4. Resolved, That it is expedient to exempt Retailers 
of Spirits to a small amount from the additional Duties 
on Licenses, and to discontinue the Excise survey on 
Wine, and the use of Permits for the removal thereof. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the three first 
Resolutions: And that Mr. Baring and Mr. Chancellor 
of the Exchequer do prepare, and bring it in. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the last 
Resolution: And that the same Gentlemen do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third read- 
ing of the ingrossed Bill for facilitating the Recovery 
of Debts, the Relief of Debtors willing to make cession 
of their Property for the payment of their Debts, the 
prevention of Frauds by Debtors, and abolishing Im- 
prisonment for Debt, except in cases of Fraud— 


A Petition of Asher Davis, an infant, who attained the 
age of eighteen years on the 18th of June last, and is now 
in confinement in the Fleet Prison for debt, was pre- 
sented, and read; setting forth, That on the 6th of April 
last the Petitioner applied to the Insolvent Debtors’ Court 
to be discharged under the Act for the relief of Insolvent 
Debtors; that upon the hearing of his Petition, it was, 
however, decided, that as the Petitioner is an infant under 
the age of twenty-one years (for which class of persons 
the Insolvent Act was not made), and consequently 
cannot execute the necessary documents, he cannot be 
discharged under the said Act until he attains the age of 
twenty-one years; and praying, That his case may be 
taken into the consideration of the House, and that he 
may obtain such relief in the premises as to them may 
seem meet. : 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


And a Motion being made, and the Question being 


proposed, That the Bill be now read the third time; 
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The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question; viz. To leave out the word 
‘** now,” and at the end of the Question to add the words 
“ upon this day six months.” 

And the Question being put, That the word “ now” 
stand part of the Question; it was resolved in the 
Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third time :— 
The Bill was accordingly read the third time; and 
ingrossed Clauses were added, by way of riders; and 
Amendments were made to the Bill. 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Bill, 
in Pr.1. 1.15. by inserting after the word “affidavit” 
the words “to be sworn by a witness or witnesses 
“ competent to prove the facts upon a trial at law be- 
“* tween the parties.” 

And the Question being put, That those words be 
there inserted ; it passed in the Negative. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in Pr. 1. 1. 22. by inserting after the word “ due” 
the words “ and that the defendant, within Six years 
“* previous to such action promised to pay the debt.” 

And the Question being put, That those words be 
there inserted ; it passed in the Negative. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to 
the Bill, in Pr. 2. 1.13. by inserting, after the word 
“ cause,” the words “ Provided always, That an affida- 
vit to be sworn by the attorney of the defendant, 
stating that in his judgment and belief the defendant 
has a good defence to such action, shall be deemed 
sufficient cause why such judgment shall not be so 
signed: Provided also, That it shall be competent to 
such Court or Judge to extend the time for giving 
such security, or showing cause, as in their or his dis- 
cretion may seem proper: Provided also, That nothing 
herein contained shall extend to actions against exe- 
cutors or administrators.” 

And the Question being put, That those words be 
there inserted ; it passed in the Negative. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in Pr. 2. 1.16. and 17. by leaving out the words 
** leaving the summons,” and inserting the words “ the 
*“* same may be left,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left stand part of the Bill; it was resolved 
in the Affirmative. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in Pr. 2. 1.19. by leaving out the word “ serving.” 

And the Question being put, That the word “ serving” 
stand part of the Bill ; it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in Pr. 2. 1. 20. by inserting, after the word “ sum- 
“* mons,” the words “ may be served.” 

And the Question being put, That those words be 
there inserted ; it passed in the Negative. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in Pr. 2. 1. 22. by leaving out from the word 
“ cause” to the word “ or” in I. 23. 

And the Question being put, That the words proposed 
to be left out stand part of the Bill; it was resolved in 
the Affirmative. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in Pr. 2. 1. 25, by leaving out the words “ service 
“ of,” and inserting the word “ then,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words proposed 
to be left out stand part of the Bill; it was resolved in 
the Affirmative. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in Pr. 2. 1. 26. by inserting, after the word “ sum- 
“* mons,” the words “ may be.” 

And the Question being put, That those words be 
there inserted ; it passed in the Negative. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in Pr. 2. 1. 28. by inserting, after the word “ abode,” 
the words “ but it shall be in the discretion of the Court 
“ or Judge to determine whether sufficient diligence 
“ has been used, and whether the same.” ; 

And the Question being put, That those words be there 
inserted ; it passed in the Negative. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in Pr. 3. 1. 19. by leaving out from the word 
“ property” to the word “ and” in 1. penult. 

And the Question being put, That the words proposed 
to be left out stand part of the Bill; it was resolved in 
the Affirmative. 

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Another Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in Pr. 4. 1. 1.,.by leaving out from the word “ sum- 
“‘ moned” to the word “ the” in l, 2. 

And the Question being pote That the words proposed 
to be left out stand part of the Bill; it was resolved in 
the Affirmative. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in Pr. 4. 1. 18, by inserting, after the word “ shall,” 
the words “ not attend, or shall.” 

And the Question being put, That those words be there 
inserted ; it passed in the Negative. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in Pr. 4. 1. 22. by leaving out from the word 
“ property” to the word “ the” in 1, ult. 

And the Question being put, That the words proposed 
to be left out stand part of the Bill; it was resolved in 
the Affirmative. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in Pr. 7. 1. 11. by inserting, after the word 
“ assigns,” the words “ Provided always, That such 
“ Trustee shall be subject to the orders and control of 
** the said Commissioner, as to the time and manner of 
“ converting into money the estate and effects so assigned 
* to him.” 

And the Question being put, That those words be there 
inserted ; it passed in the Negative. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in Pr. 7. 1.37. by leaving out the words “ bring 
‘‘ up,” and inserting the word “ summon,” instead 
thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words proposed 
to be left out stand part of the Bill; it was resolved in 
the Affirmative. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in Pr. 9. 1.13. by leaving out from the word 
“ issued” to the word “ Provided” in 1. 18. 

And the Question being put, That the words proposed 
to be left out stand part of the Bill; it was resolved in 
the Affirmative, 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in Pr. 9. 1. 23. by leaving out from the word 
* Attorney” to the word “ And” in 1. 30. 

And the Question being put, That the words proposed 
to be left out stand part of the Bill; it was resolved in 
the Affirmative. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in Pr. 12. 1. 24. by inserting, after the word 
* Debtor,” the words “ Provided always, That before 
*« any such estate or interest shall be sold, it shall be 
“ the duty of such Sheriff or other officer to advertise 
“« the same, and the particulars thereof, once at least in 
each of three successive weeks, as well in the London 
Gazette, as in some local or country paper, published 
within the county in which such at or heredita- 
‘“* ments shall be situate.” 

And the Question being put, That those words be 
there inserted ; it passed in the Negative. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in Pr. 15. 1. 9. by leaving out from the word “ he” 
to the word “ such” in 1. 12. and inserting “ is unable 
“‘to pay his debts,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put; That the words proposed 
to be left out stand part of the Bill; it was resolved in 
the Affirmative. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in Pr. 83.1. 2. by leaving out from the word 
* direct” to the word “ And” in Pr. 84.1. 12. 

And the Question being put, That the words proposed 
to be left out stand part of the Bill; it was resolved in 
the Affirmative. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in Pr. 84. 1.37. by leaving out from the word “ fit” 
to the word * And” in Pr. 86. 1.33. and inserting 
* Provided always, and be it Enacted, That nothing in 
“ this Act contained, shall extend to interfere with any 
** proceedings to be had or taken before any Commission- 
“ ers of any Court of Requests for the recovery of any 
** debt or demand cognizable in any such Court, a that 
“ the same may proceed as heretofore; this Act or any 
“¢ thing herein contained to the contrary in anywise not- 
“ withstanding, ” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words proposed 
to be left out stand part of the Bill; it was resolved in the 
Affirmative. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to the 


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Bill, in Pr. 87. 1.23. by leaving out from the word 
“ estate” to the word “ with” in 1. 24. 

And the Question being put, That the words proposed 
to be left out stand part of the Bill; it was resolved in 
the Affirmative. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in Pr. 92.1.4. by leaving out from the word “ Act” 
to the word “ And” in 1. 18. 

And the Question being put, That the words proposed 
to be left out stand part of the Bill; it was resolved in 
the Affirmative. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in Pr. 92.1. 23. by leaving out from the word 
“ discharged” to the word “ Provided” in 1. 25. and 
inserting “‘ unless sufficient cause shall be shown to the 
** contrary, to the satisfaction of one of the Judges of 
* the Court, from which such process shall have issued, 
* and it shall be competent to such Judge to determine 
‘ whether any and what terms shall be imposed upon 
“ such prisoner as the condition of his discharge,” in- 
stead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words proposed 
to be left out stand part of the Bill; it was resolved in the 
Affirmative. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in Pr. 93.1.3. by leaving out from the word “ Act” 
to the word “ shall” in 1. 4. 

And the Question being put, That the words proposed 
to be left out stand part of the Bill; it was resolved in 
the Affirmative. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in Pr. 93. 1. 5. by inserting, after the word * dis- 
charge,” the words “ upon such terms and conditions 
“ as to any one of the Judges of the Court from which 
** such execution shall have issued, shall appear to be 
‘¢ just and reasonable.” 

And the Question being put, That those words be 
there inserted ; it passed in the Negative. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in Pr. 93. 1. 35. by inserting, after the word “ ar- 
‘* rested,” the words “ and in such and the same man- 
“ ner as if such judgment had been obtained under the 
** provisions of this Act.” 

And the Question being put, That those words be 
there inserted ; it passed in the Negative. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in Pr. 94. 1. 31. by inserting, after the word “ fit,” 
the words “ Provided always, That nothing herein con- 
** tained shall prevent the plaintiff in any such action 
** from adopting any other mode of proceeding against 
“ the property of such defendant, which he would be 
“ entitled to adopt under this Act or otherwise, for the 
“* purpose of enforcing payment of the damages awarded 
“ against such defendant.” 

And the Question being put, That those words be 
there inserted ; it passed in the Negative. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Attorney General do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


n 


Mr. Robert Steuart reported from the Committee 
on the Imprisonment for Debt (Scotland) Bill, the 
Amendments which they had made to the Bill. 

And the House being informed that other Amendments 
are necessary to be made to the Bill:—The Bill was re- 
committed to a Committee of the whole House. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into the said Committee :—The House accordingly 
resolved itself into the Committee; and, after some time 
spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and 
Mr. Robert Steuart reported, That the Committee had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 


next. 


Mr. Robert Steuart reported from the Committee on 
the Arrestment of Wages (Scotland) Bill, the Amend- 
ments which they had made to the Bill. 

And the House being informed that other Amendments 
are necessary to be made to the Bill :-—-The Bill was re- 
committed to a Committee of the whole House. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into the said Committee :—The House accordingly 
resolved itself into the Committee ; and, after some time 
spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; ay 

¥, 


Tmprisonment 
for Debt 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Arrestment 
of Wages 
(Scotland) Bill. 











ent 


Bill. 


) Bill 














Sheriffs 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Court of 
Exchequer 
(Ireland.) 


Hereditary 
Land Revenues 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Insolvent 
Debtors’ Courts 
Bill, 


Peace 
Preservation 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Reform of 
Parliament 
(Scotland) 
Bill. 


Cessio Bonorum 
(Scotland) Bill. 


5-6 Wit. IV. 


Mr. Robert Steuart reported, That the Committee had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments there- 
unto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 


next. 


Lord Viscount Morpeth, by Order, reported from the 
Committee on the Sheriffs (Jreland) Bill, the Amend- 
ments which they had made to the Bill. 

And the House being informed that other Amendments 
are necessary to be made to the Bill:—The Bill was re- 


committed to a Committee of the whole House, for Mon- 
day next. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee, to whom 
it was referred to consider of making compensation out 
of the Consolidated Fund to such persons as may be 
deprived of their Offices, or of their Fees and Emolu- 
ments, by an Act of the present Session for facilitating 
the appointment of Sheriffs in Ireland, and the more 
speedy return of Fines, forfeited Recognizances, and 
Deodands, and to abolish certain Offices in the Court 
of Exchequer in Ireland, the Resolution which they had 
directed him to report; and the same was read; and is 
as followeth : 

Resolved, That the Commissioners of His Majesty’s 
Treasury be authorized to make compensation out of 
the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland to such persons as may be deprived 
of their Offices, or of their Fees and Emoluments, by an 
Act of the present Session for facilitating the appoint- 
ment of Sheriffs in Jreland, and the more speedy return 
of Fines, forfeited Recognizances, and Deodands, and 
to abolish certain Offices in the Court of Exchequer in 
Ireland. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, was 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Committee 
on the Sheriffs (Jreland) Bill, That they have Power 
to make provision therein, pursuant to the said Re- 
solution. 


Mr. Robert Steuart reported from the Committee on 
the Hereditary Land Revenues (Scotland) Bill, the 
Amendments which they had made to the Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed; and read the third time upon Monday next. 


The Insolvent Debtors’ Courts Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


The ingrossed Bill for the better prevention and more 
speedy punishment of Offences endangering the Public 
Peace in Ireland, was, according to Order, read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill to explain and amend an Act passed 
in the second and third year of the reign of King Wil- 
liam the Fourth, for amending the Representation of the 
People in Scotland, and to diminish the Expenses thereof, 
was, according to Order, read the third time; and an 
ingrossed Clause was added to the Bill, by way of rider. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Cessio Bonorum (Scotland) Bill:—The Bill was re- 
committed to a Committee of the whole House. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into the said Committee :— The House accordingly 
resolved itself into the Committee ; and, after some time 
spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed. the Chair; and 
Mr. Robert Steuart reported, That the Committee had 
on through the Bill, and made Amendments there- 
unto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 
next. 
VOL. 90, 


15°—17° Augusti. 


555 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Forgery (Scotland) Bill; and, after 
some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Robert Steuart reported, That the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 
next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Court of Exchequer (Scotland) Bill ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Robert Steuart reported, That the 
Committee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 
next. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
exempt Bequests to Charities from the Duties on Le- 
gacies: And that Mr. Sheriff Raphael, Mr. Pryme, and 
Mr. Lynch, do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Motion being made, That this House will, upon 
Monday next, resolve itself into a Committee to consider 
of the payment of the Salary and Expenses of any County 
or Local Inspector, and other Officers to be appointed 
under the Bill to amend an Act of the third year of the 
Reign of his late Majesty King George the Fourth, for 
the appointment of Constables in Ireland ; 

Lord Viscount Morpeth, by His Majesty’s command, 
acquainted the House, That His Majesty, having been 
informed of the subject-matter of this Motion, recom- 
mends it to the consideration of the House. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Baring presented a Bill to exempt certain Retailers 
of Spirits toa small amount from the additional Duties 
on Licenses, and to discontinue the Excise Survey on 
Wine, and the use of Permits for the removal thereof: 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time upon Tuesday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Mr. Baring presented a Bill to repeal so much of an 
Act passed in the third and fourth years of His present 
Majesty, as relates to the amount of the Salary granted 
to the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery, and to make 
other provisions in relation to the said Office: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
a second time upon Monday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Ordered, That the Amendment made by the Lords 
to the Assizes Removal (Jreland) Bill be taken into con- 
sideration upon Monday next. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Stafford, War- 
wick and Liverpool Committees, which was presented 
upon Thursday last, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Paper respecting the Apothecaries’ 


Company, which was presented upon the 12th day of 
June last, be printed. 


A Petition of the Reverend the Presbytery of Dornoch, 
was presented, and read; taking notice of the Aberdeen 
Universities Bill; and praying, That the same may not 
pass into a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 
And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 





=z 


Lune, 17° die Augusti ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV“ Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. 


PARROW’s Estate Bill was read a second time; 
and committed to Mr. Tooke and the Munster List : 


And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber. 


Mr. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the East 
India Company, was called in, and at the bar presented, 
pursuant to the directions of an Act of Parliament,— 

7B2+ List, 


Forgery 
(Scotland) 
Bill. 


Court of 
Exchequer 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Legacy 
Duties Bill. 


Constabulary 
Force 
(Ireland.) 


Spirit Licenses 
and Wine 
Permits Bill. 


No, 529. 


Clerk of the 
Crown Bill. 
No. 530. 


Assizes 
Removal 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Stafford, 
Warwick, and 
Liverpool 
Committees, 


No. 528. 
Apothecaries’ 
Company. 

No. 531. 


Aberdeen 
Universities 
Bill. 


Sparrow’s 
Estate Bill. 


East India 
Company. 
No, 336, 








No. 560. 


Bankruptey. 
No. 534, 


Torquay 
Improvement 


(No. 2) Bill. 


London 
Small Debts 
Bill. 


556 
List, N° 27, specifying the Particulars of the Compen- 
sation proposed to be granted to certain Reduced Officers 
and Servants of the East India ae in England, 
under an arrangement sanctioned by the Board of Com- 
missioners for the Affairs of India, and laid before The 
Honourable the House of Commons on the 20th March 
1834, and 26th February 1835. 

List, N* 28, specifying the Particulars of the Compen- 
sation proposed to be granted to certain Persons lately 
belonging to the Maritime Service of the East India 
Company, under an arrangement sanctioned by the 
Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India, and 
laid before The Honourable the House of Commons on 
the 26th February 1835 :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Lists do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Robinson, from the Court of penkreney was 
called in, and at the bar presented,—Further Return to 
an Order, dated the 24th day of March last, for a Re- 
turn, by each Official Assignee appointed under the Act, 
intituled, “« An Act to establish a Court in Bankruptcy,” 
to the following effect: the Number of Fiats placed under 
his superintendence in each year to the present time, 
with the result of each Bankruptcy, in the following 
Particulars :—1. The Amount of Debts proved ;—2. The 
Amount of Assets realized ;—3. The Dividends paid, 
and whether the same he final;—-4. The greatest 
Amount of Money in hand at one time, and for what 
period, with the Amount unappropriated at the time of 
the Return, and by whom held ;—5. Costs allowed to the 
Solicitor; —6. The Allowance made to the Official As- 
signee ; distinguishing per Centage from other Charges ; 
—7. The Account of annual Expenses incurred by each 
Official Assignee for his Establishment of Clerks and 
Offices ; stating by whom the same is borne ;—8. A Re- 
turn of the Number of Commissions investigated, and 
which were issued before the establishment of the Court 
in Bankruptcy ; stating the Amount of Assets found to 
be unadministered in each case, and of Dividends 
which have since been final, and the time of the last 
Dividend when the Estate was under the direction of 
Assignees ;—9. The Money received by each Official 
Assignee on account of such Investigation :—And then 
he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


The Torquay Improvement (No. 2.) Bill was read a 
second time; and committed to Sir John Yarde Buller 
and the Devon List: And they are to meet this After- 
noon, in the Speaker’s Chamber; and have leave to sit, 
and proceed, and to make their Report on or before 
Thursday next. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act for amending and consolidating the Acts of Par- 
liament for the recovery of Small Debts in the City of 
London, and the Liberties thereof, and for enabling the 
Goods of the Debtors to be taken in execution; and the 
same were read; and are as follow: 

Pr. 4. 1. 21. After “them” insert “ on or.” 
Pr. 4. 1. 30. After “either” insert “on or.” 


Pr.9. 1. 31. Leave out from “shall” to “act” in 
line 32. 

Pr. 9. 1.33. After “ Act” insert “ or not having 
taken the oath hereinafter mentioned, or if any Com- 
missioner should act in any action, question or matter 

in which he shall be in any manner concerned or 
‘ interested.” 

Pr. 10. 1, 32. Leave out “first,” and insert “thirtieth ;” 
and in the same line leave out “ October,” and insert 
“« September.” 

Pr. 16. 1. 26. After “ Court” insert “ or for any 
sum, nt, the balance of any account originally 
exceeding Ten pounds.” 

Pr.18. 1.4. After “ thereof” insert “and such 
debt would be recoverable against such person by an 
action for the same in any of His Majesty’s Courts at 
“* Westminster.” 


Pr. 18. 1.34. Leave out from “ age” to “ Provided” 
in Pr. 21. 1. 25. 


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« 


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‘ 


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“ 
“ 


nw 


‘ 
“ 


17° Augusti. 


A. 1835. 


Pr, 24. 1.22. Leave out from “ determining” to 
“ owing ” in line 25. 

Pr, 25. 1.17. Leave out from “within” to “ the” 
in line 20. 

Pr. 25. 1. 32. After “them” insert “ the nature of 
‘** the demand or cause of action.” 

Pr. 27. 1.30. After “ Act” insert Clause (A.) 

Cause (A.) “ And be it further Enacted, That no 
evidence shall be permitted to be given by the plain- 
tiff on the trial of any such action or cause as afore- 
said of any demand or cause of action, except such 
“ as is stated in the said summons hereby directed to 
be given, nor shall any evidence be admitted on the 
behalf of the defendant or defendants on the trial of 
such action or cause, of any demand he, she or they 
may have on the plaintiff or plaintiffs in the nature 
of a set-off to lessen or vdiaden himself, herself 
or themselves from the said action or cause, unless 
notice thereof in writing shall have been given to such 
plaintiff or plaintiffs by personal service, or by leav- 
ing the same at his or their dwelling-house, warehouse, 
wharf, quay, lodging, place of abode, shop, shed, 
stall, stand or other place of dealing, trading or work- 
ing, previous to the day whereon such matter or cause 
shall be heard or tried.” 

Pr. 28. 1.6. Leave out from “ trade” to “ the” in 
line 7. 

Pr. 28. 1. 37. Leave out from “ within” to “ with” 
in line penult, and insert “ Five miles from the Guild- 
** hall of the said city of London.” 

Pr. 31. 1.6. After “ direct” insert “ Provided al- 
“ ways, That at the time of such adjournment or post- 
** ponement a day shall be fixed for the further hearing 
*« of such action, cause or matter.” 

Pr. 41. 1. 3. After “ persons” insert “ within the 
** jurisdiction of this Act.” 

Pr. 47. 1. 25. After “same” insert “ Provided al- 
** ways, That such Table of Fees shall be allowed by one 
‘ or more of the Justices or Barons of His Majesty’s 
Courts of Record at Westminster before the same shall 
** be used or acted upon.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Freshfield do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


cal 


6“ 


Mr. Philip Howard reported from the Committee 
appointed to inspect the Journals of the House of Lords 
with relation to any proceedings upon the Port Dundas 
and Dalgreen Bridge Roads Bill; That they had in- 
spected the said Journals — and had taken 
copies of the Proceedings of the Lords thereupon; and 
the Report was read ; and is as followeth: 


“ Die Veneris, 14° Augusti, 1835. 


“ The Earl of Shaftesbury reported from the Lords’ 
Committees, to whom the Bil, intituled, ‘ An Act to 
improve and maintain the Port Dundas Road, and to 
make and maintain two other Roads in the Counties of 
Lanark and Stirling,’ was committed; That they had 
considered the said Bill, and examined the allegations 
thereof, which were found to be true; and that the 
Committee had gone through the Bill, and made several 
Amendments thereto. 

“ Which Amendments were read by the Clerk, as fol- 
low; viz. 

“Pr. 7. 1.33. Leave out the whole of the inter- 
lineation. 
* Pr.13. 1.14. After ‘granted’ insert ‘ And pro- 
vided also, That the said Tolls, Rates and Duties shall 
be applied by such Three Trustees in the same manner 
in which the Tolls, Rates and Duties are by this Act 
directed to be applied; and that when and so soon 
as the said Three Trustees shall be reimbursed the 
expense which shall or may be incurred by them in 
making and completing the said Road, or be freed and 
relieved of and from any advances or securities which 
shall or may be made or given by them for that pur- 
pose in manner aforesaid, it shall and may be lawful 
to and for the said Trustees lastly hereinbefore ap- 
pointed, from thenceforth to execute all the powers 
and authorities hereby granted in relation to the said 
Road, and the Tolls, Rates and Duties leviable thereon, 

‘in 


a  &amp; Bs Geuteiundea @ -@-.@ O;, ®. .a- A @&amp; 


Port Dundas, 
&amp;c. Roads Bill, 


Port Dundas 
and Dalgreen 
Road Bill. 




















Port Dundas, 
&amp;c. Roads 
(N° 2.) Bill. 


Port Dundas, 
&amp;c, Roads, 
(No, 2.) Bill, 


College of 
Physicians. 


Plymouth 
Breakwater. 


Message 
from the 
Lords, 


Bodmin 
Roads Bill, 


Ecclesiastical 


Revenues 
Bill. 


St. Margaret's 
(Westminster) 


tory Bill, 


5-6 Witt. IV. 


‘in so far as the same shall be then subsisting and 
‘ capable of being carried into execution; any thing 
‘ herein contained to the contrary thereof in anywise 
* notwithstanding.’ 

«“ Pr. 15.1. 26. Leave out the whole of the inter- 
lineation. 

“ Pr. 15.1. 34. Leave out the whole of the inter- 
lineation. 

“ Pr. 16. 1. 35. Leave out ‘ any or either of.’ 

“ Pr. 16. 1. 36. Leave out ‘ Roads,’ and insert ‘ last- 
* mentioned Road.’ 

‘“ Pr. 16. 1.38. Leave out from ‘ therein’ to ‘ to’ 
in line penult. 

“ Pr. 19.1. 21. Leave out from ‘ loading’ to ‘ pro- 
* vided’ in Pr. 20. 1. 22. 

“ Ordered, That the said Amendments be taken into 
further consideration on this day six months.” 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 





The House was moved, That the Report which, upon 
the 30th day of March last, was made from the Com- 
mittee on the Petition of several Trustees on the Turn- 
pike Road leading from the city of Glasgow to Port 
Dundas, and Port Dundas to the Garscube Road, in the 
county of Lanark, might be read ; and the same being 
read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
improve and maintain the Port Dundas Road, and to 
make and maintain two other Roads in the Counties of 
Lanarkand Stirling: And that Mr. Philip Howard and 
Mr. John Dunlop do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Philip Howard presented a Bill to improve and 
maintain the Port Dundas Road, and to make and 
maintain two other Roads in the Counties of Zanark 
and Stirling: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Physicians representing the interests 
of a large proportion of those practising in London, was 
presented, and read; praying the House to interpose 
its influence, in order that the bye-laws recently enacted 
by the College of Physicians relative to the admission 
of Licentiates into the Fellowship, may not receive the 
sanction of His Majesty’s Commissioners of the Court 
of Chancery and the Lords Chief Justices of the Courts 
of King’s Bench and Common Pleas. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Silas Pearse, of Oreston, in the parish 
of Plymouth, limestone merchant, was presented, and 
read; complaining of the conduct of the Captain Super- 
intendent of His Majesty’s Dock-yard at Plymouth in 
February last, in relation to a contract for the supply 
of limestone to the Breakwater at Plymouth; and pray- 
ing the House to take the subject into their early con- 
sideration, and adopt such measures as they may deem 
expedient, as well for the preservation of public property 
as for a due regard to the rights of private individuals. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Roupell and Mr. 
Adam: 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
for more effectually repairing certain Roads leading to 
and from Bodmin, and other Roads therein mentioned, 
in the County of Cornwall, and for making and main- 
taining certain new Roads communicating therewith, 
without any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made by 
this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act for protecting 
the Revenues of vacant Ecclesiastical Dignities, Pre- 
bends, Canonries and Benefices without Cure of Souls, 
and for preventing the lapse thereof during the pending 
inquiries respecting the state of the Established Church 
in England and Wales, without any Amendment :—And 
then the Messengers withdrew. 


The House was moved, That the Report of the Com- 
missioners appointed by his Majesty to inquire into the 
Ecclesiastical Revenues of England and Wales, which 
was presented upon the 23d day of June last, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 


VOL. 90. 


17° Augusti. 


557 


And a Motion being made, That leave be given to 
bring in a Bill for making one of the Prebends in the 
Collegiate Church of Saint Peter, Westminster, sub- 
servient to the spiritual wants of the Parish of Saint 
Margaret, Westminster ; 

Lord John Russell, by His Majesty’s command, ac- 
quainted the House, That His Majesty, having been in- 
formed of the subject-matter of this Motion, gives His 
consent, as far as His Majesty’s interest is concerned, 
that the House may do therein as they shall think fit. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making one of the Prebends in the Collegiate Church of 
Saint Peter, Westminster, subservient to the spiritual 
wants of the Parish of Saint Margaret, Westminster : 
And that Lord John Russell and Mr. Chancellor of the 
Exchequer do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee to consider of the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, 
c. 56, for granting Duties on Customs. 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That upon every Pound weight of Coffee, 
being the produce of any British Possession within the 
limits of the East India Company’s charter, and im- 
ported from any such Possession, and also, that upon 
every Pound weight of Coffee being the produce of Sierra 
Leone, and imported from thence, there be levied and 
made payable a Duty of Sixpence, in lieu of the Duties 
now payable upon Coffee the produce of such places 
respectively. 

2. Resolved, That upon every Bushel of Rough Rice or 
Paddy, the produce of the West coast of Africa, and 
imported from a British Possession on the said coast, 
there be levied and made payable a Duty of One Penny, 
in lieu of the Duty now payable thereon. 

3. Resolved, That upon every Hundred weight of Pearl 
or Pot Ashes, the produce of any Foreign Country, 
imported from any British Possession in Europe, there 
be levied and wall payable a Duty of Six shillings. 

Resolutions to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Robert 
Steuart reported, That the Committee had come to Re- 
solutions, which they had directed him to report. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


A Petition of the Right honourable the Lord Mayor, 
Sheriffs, Commons and Citizens of the City of Dublin, 
in common council assembled, was presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the Municipal Corporations (Jreland) 
Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the Order of the day, for the third reading 
of the ingrossed Bill, to provide for the Regulation 
of Municipal Corporations, and Borough Towns in 
Treland, be now read ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, by leaving out from the word “That” to the end 
of the Question, in order to add the words “an humble 
« Address be presented to His Majesty, that He will 
“‘ be graciously pleased to direct Copies or Extracts of 
“ any Correspondence between the Secretary of State 
“and the British Ambassador at Berlin, relating to 
“ the Commercial Confederation between the Kingdom 
“ of Prussia and other States in Germany, to be laid 
‘“‘ before this House,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question :— 
The said proposed Amendment was, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third time :— 
The Bill was accordingly read the third time; and 
Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Lord Viscount Morpeth do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Baring reported from the Committee on the 


Tonnage Admeasurement Bill, the Amendments which 5; 


they had made to the Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 
7C Ordered, 


Customs Act. 


Coffee. 


Rice. 


Pearl or 
Pot Ashes. 


Municipal 
Corporations 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Tonnage 
Admeasurement 








Certiorari 
Bill. 


Hereditary 
Lend Revenues 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Constabulary 

Force (Ireland) 
Salaries and 
Expenses. ] 


Special 
Constables’ 
Bill. 


Clerk of the 
Crown Bill, 


Real Property 
Bill. 


Clandestine 
Marriages 
(Ireland) Biil. 


Instruments 
of Sasine 


(Scotland) Bill. 


Landed 
Securities 


(Irelana) Bill. 


Wood Duties 
Bill. 


Charities 
Commissioners’ 
Bill, 


558 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The Certiorari Bill, was, according to Order, read 
a second time; and committed to a Committee of the 
whole House, for To-morrow. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend the Acts relating to the 
Hereditary Land Revenues of the Crown in Scotland, 
was, according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee, to consider of the payment of the Salary 
and Expenses of any County or Local Inspector, and 
other Offices to be appointed under the Bill to amend 
an Act of the third year of the Reign of his late Ma- 
jesty King George the Fourth, for the appointment of 
Constables in Ireland. 


(In the Committee.) 
Resolved, That it shall be lawful for the Lord Lieu- 


tenant of Ireland to authorize and direct the issue and 
advance out of the Consolidated Fund of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, any sum of 
Money for the payment of Salaries and other Costs, 
Charges and Expenses of the County or Local Inspec- 
tor or Sub-Inspector, Paymaster, Magistrate, Chief 
Constable, Constable, or Sub-Constable,appointed under 
any Act to be passed in the present Session, to amend 
an Act of the third year of the reign of King George 
the Fourth, c. 103, for the appointment of Constables 
in Ireland. 
Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had come toa Resolution, 
which they had directed him to report. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Special Constables’ Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee of 
the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Clerk of the Crown Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee of 
the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Real Property Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Clandestine Mar- 
riages (Ireland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Wednesday 


next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Instruments of Sasine (Scotland) Bill:—The Bill 
was re-committed to a Committee of the whole House. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into the said Committee :—The House accordingly 
resolved itself into the Committee; and, after some time 
spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and 
Mr. Bernal reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 





The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Landed Securities (Zreland) Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Wood Duties Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Charities Commissioners’ Bill; 


17° Augusti. 


A. 1835. 


and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported, That the 
Committee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Tithe of Turnips Bill; and, after 
some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Dr. Bowring reported, That the Committee 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Tithes Recovery Bill; and, after 
some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; 
and Dr. Bowring reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Marriage Act Amendment Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Fines and Recoveries Offices Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Qualification of Members’ Bill; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the Amendments made by the Committee to 
the Bill be now read a second time; it passed in the 
Negative. 

Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Lighthouses Bill ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That the Bill be now read a second time :—And the 
said Motion was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on the 
Steam Vessels’ Pilotage Bill 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Civil Bill Courts 
(Ireland) Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The ingrossed Bill to repeal so much of an Act of the 
fourth and fifth years of His present Majesty, as excepts 
the Guild of the Trinity House of Hull from the Pro- 
visions of the said Act, was, according to Order, read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hutt do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Lord Advocate reported from the Committee on 
the Imprisonment for Debt (Scotland) Bill, the Amend- 
ments which they had made to the Bill; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The Lord Advocate reported from the Committee on 
the Arrestment of Wages (Scotland) Bill, the Amend- 
ments which they had made to the Bill; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. . 


Ordered, 


Tithe of 
Turnips Bill, 


Tithes 
Recovery 
Bill. 


Marriage 
Act Amend- 
ment Bill. 


Fines and 
Recoveries 
Offices Bill. 


Qualification 
of Members 
Bill, 


Supply. 


Lighthouses 
Bill. 


Steam Vessels’ 
Pilotage Bill. 


Civil Bill Courts 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Hull Merchant 
Seamen’s Fund 
Bill. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Arrestment 
of Wages _. 
(Scotland) Bill. 








rts 


nt 
id 


ill. 


Bill. 











Insolvent 
Pebtors’ Courts 
Bill. 


Cessio Bonorum 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Forgery 
(Scotland) 
Bill. 


Court of 
Exchequer 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Sheviffs 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Assizes 
Removal 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Bankrupts’ 
Estates Bill. 


5-6 Witt. IV. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Insolvent Debtors Courts Bill ; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Solicitor General reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Lord Advocate reported from the Committee on 
the Cessio Bonorum (Scotland) Bill, the Amendments 
which they had made to the Bill ; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The Lord Advocate reported from the Committee on 
the Forgery (Scotland) Bill, the Amendments which 
they had made to the Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The Lord Advocate reported from the Committee on 
the Court of Exchequer (Scotland) Bill, the Amendments 
which they had made to the Bill; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 


Committee upon the Sheriffs (Ireland) Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 


Instruction to make provision for compensation to 
Officers for loss of Fees—— read. 

Bill read a first time; to be read a second time, para- 
graph by paragraph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Ciauses, with Amendments to several of them, 
agreed to. 

Several Clauses added. 

Cravsetodisqualify the Chief Remembrancer and other 
Officers in the Equity side of the Exchequer from sitting 
in Parliament brought up, and read a first time. 

Question put, That the Clause be now read a second 
time; 

The Committee divided. 

Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Warburton - - 29. 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. Shaw - - - - 41. 
Preamble agreed to. 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. 








Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Solicitor 
General reported, That the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
into consideration the Amendment made by the Lords 
to the Bill, intituled, An Act for the appointment of 
convenient Places for the holding of Assizes in Ireland; 
and the same was read; and is as followeth: 

Pr. 3. 1.5. After ‘“ County” insert Clause (A.) 

Crause (A.) “ Provided aes s, and be it Enacted, 
That it shall not be lawful for the Lord Lieutenant, or 
“ other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland, and 
“ the Privy Council there, to make any order for 
“ changing the place for holding the assizes in any 
* county, or for dividing any county, for the purposes 
* of this Act, unless a Memorial shall have been pre- 
* sented to him or them by a majority of the grand 
jury of the assizes of such county, praying that such 
“* change or division may be made.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, was 

agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the Amendment made by their Lordships. 


Lal 
ral 


Ordered, That the Amendments made by the Lords 


to the Bankrupts’ Estates Bill, be taken into considera- 
tion To-morrow. 


VOL. 90. 


17° Augusto. 


559 
The House was moved, That the Resolutions of the 
House of the sth day of July last, relative to the sitting 
of the House on Tuesdays and Thursdays, might be 
read ; and the same were read; and are as follow: Z 

“* Resolved, That this House do meet on Tuesdays and 
Thursdays (except when an Election Petition is ordered 
to be taken into consideration) at twelve o’clock at noon, 
and proceed upon Private Business and Orders of the 
Day, and continue to sit until three o’clock, unless the 
business be sooner disposed of. 

“ Resolved, That when the Business has been disposed 
of, or at three o’clock precisely, Mr. Speaker do leave 
the Chair without adjourning the House; and resume 
it at five o’clock. 

“ Resolved, That if a House be not formed at a quarter 
past twelve o’clock, Mr. Speaker do then take the Chair, 
and count the House ; and, if Forty Members be not then 
present, or if it should appear at any time during the 
sitting that Forty Members are not present, Mr. Speaker 
do adjourn the House till five o’clock :—That when the 
House is appointed to meet at five o’clock (pursuant to 
such adjournment, in consequence of Forty Metabices not 
being present at the Morning Sitting), if the House be 
not formed before a quarter past five o’clock, Mr. Speaker 
do then take the Chair, and count the House; and if 
Forty Members be not then present, do adjourn the 
House till the next day.” 

Resolved, That so much of the said Resolutions as 
directs the Speaker to leave the Chair at three o'clock 
precisely, be rescinded. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That the time for delivering in Plans for the rebuilding 
of the two Houses of Parliament be extended to the 1st 
of January next; it passed in the Negative. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That the remains of Saint Stephen’s Chapel be preserved 
until the Plans are delivered in, and the Report of the 
Commissioners is laid before Parliament ; 

And the previous Question being put, That that 
Question be now put; it passed in the Negative. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That, in order to secure to the Public the full benefit of 
competition, and give the greatest encouragement to 
Architects, it is expedient that the designs should be 
publicly exhibited previous to their examination by the 
Commissioners appointed by His Majesty to select and 
classify the Plans ; 

And the previous Question being put, That that Ques- 
tion be now put; it passed in the Negative. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn, showing in detail the Expense incurred in a Pro- 
secution of a Woman and a Female Child at the suit of 
the Post Office at the late Staffordshire Assizes; stating 
the nature of the Offence or Offences alleged, the age of 
the Persons accused, and the Punishment or Punishments 
awarded ; also, giving the Number and Names of the 
Crown Counsel and other Counsel; and, also, of all 
Solicitors and Attornies in London and elsewhere, em- 
ployed by the Post Office in the said Prosecution ; with 
the Amount of the Fees and Sums of every description 
paid to the aforesaid Counsel, Solicitors and Attornies, 
and all other Persons; also, the Fees and Expenses in- 
curred by Mr. Peacock, the Solicitor of the Post Office 
in London, for attending the Trial in the above Pro- 
secution in Staffordshire, or in any other way connected 
therewith. 


A Petition of William Barth, of Great Yarmouth, 
merchant, was presented, and read ; setting forth, That 
the Petitioner, together with other of his fellow towns- 
men, recently petitioned the House, charging that bribery 
had been practised to a great extent at the late Election 
for the Borough of Great Yarmouth; that the House was 
pleased to refer the said Petition toa Select Committee; 
that the bribery imputed consisted in the payment to 
several hundreds of the voters of Yarmouth of a sum of 
two guineas for their votes given for the present Sitting 
Members; that the sum was paid after the said Election 
to every voter for the Sitting Members who chose to 
receive it ; that in many other instances various sums of 
money were proved to have been paid to different voters 
for the Sitting Members ry previous bargaining for their 

7 2 vote, 


Sitting of 
the House. 


Houses of 
Parliament. 


Post Office 


Prosecutions. 


Great 
Yarmouth 
Elections 


Bribery. 








Great Yarmouth 
Bribery Peti- 
tions’ Expenses. 


Dominica 
Relief. 


Stamps on 
Pamphlets. 


560 


vote, to be given for the said Sitting Members, and 
which votes were accordingly given for them; that 
when such Petition was referred to the said Committee, 
it became necessary for the Petitioners to produce evi- 
dence of such bribery, and inasmuch as it was reasonable 
for them to expett that the parties to such bribery would 
object to such evidence, it was absolutely necessary, in 
order to place the case of the Petitioners before the said 
Committee, to employ an agent to examine the witnesses, 
and select the proper testimony from the large mass of 
facts and persons necessary to be examined in a case to 
which so many were parties, and to examine the wit- 
nesses and conduct the case before the Committee; that 
for that purpose the Petitioner employed an agent re- 
siding in London, who sent persons to Yarmouth, and 
by the examination of great numbers of persons was 
enabled to select and produce for examination those 
enly whose testimony bore upon the facts, and thereby 
saved a great extra expense and much loss of time to 
the Committee ; that the said Select Committee having 
resolved that notice should be given to every person 
whom the evidence affected, the Petitioners were under 
the necessity of serving between two and three hundred 
ersons whom the evidence was likely to affect, and that 
in consequence thereof, the indisposition to give evidence, 
and the difficulty of getting up the case was greatly in- 
creased, and but for the employment of an agent, the 
said case would not, as the Petitioner believes, have 
been established, as the persons the best able to give 
testimony objected to answer the material questions ; 
that none of the professional or other persons residing 
at Yarmouth, who have assisted in the said inquiry, have 
required, or do require, to be paid any thing for their loss 
of time or services, and the expenses sought by the 
Petitioner are merely those of the agent employed to 
examine the witnesses, and to produce the proper evi- 
dence, to place the case before the said Committee, and 
who was previously wholly unconnected with the case ; 
that the Petitioner has incurred the responsibility of, 
and has necessarily been subjected to, much personal 
unpleasantness in consequence of the said Petition, and 
the necessity he has been under of implicating many 
persons in the practices proved ; that he has prosecuted 
the same wholly and entirely on public grounds; and 
praying the House to take these circumstances into its 
consideration. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Copies 
of any Memorials addressed to His Majesty’s Treasury, 
soliciting the payment of Expenses incurred by the Pe- 
titioners in prosecuting the Inquiries into the Elections 
of Great Yarmouth, and which have not been discharged 
by order of the Chairman of the Great Yarmouth 
Committee. 


The House was moved, That the Act 2 and 3 Will. 4, 
c. 125, for enabling His Majesty to direct the Issue of 
Exchequer Bills, to a limited Amount, for the purposes 
and in the manner therein mentioned, and for giving 
relief to Trinidad, British Guiana and Saint Lucia, might 
be read ; and the same being read ; 

And a Motion being made, That this House will, To- 
morrow, resolve itself into a Committee, to consider of 
granting relief to the Island of Dominica, out of the 

unds granted for the relief of the Island of Jamaica ; 

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, by His Majesty’s 
command, acquainted the House, That His Majesty, 
having been informed of the subject-matter of this Mo- 
tion, recommends it to the consideration of the House. 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The House was moved, That the Act 60 Geo. 3, c. 9, 
to “— certain Publications to the Duties of Stamps 
upon Newspapers, and to make other Regulations for 
restraining the Abuses arising from the publication of 
blasphemous and seditious Libels, might be read; and 
the same being read ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to repeal so much 
of the said Act as imposes a Stamp Duty on Pamphlets : 
—And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 


17°—18° Augusti. 


A. 1835. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Copies 
of the Minutes and Resolutions of the Select Committee 
on Great Yarmouth Elections Bribery. 


Ordered, That leave be oe to bring in a Bill for 
improving the Police in the District of Dublin Metropo- 
lis: And that Lord Viscount Morpeth, Mr. Serjeant 
Perrin, and Mr. Serjeant O’Loghlen, do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Baring, by Order, presented a Bill for making 
one of the Prebends in the Collegiate Church of Saint 
Peter, Westminster, subservient to the Spiritual Wants 
of the Parish of Saint Margaret, Westminster: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Mr. Baring presented a Bill to apply a Sum of Money 
out of the Consolidated Fund, and the Surplus of the 
Ways and Means, to the Service of the year One thousand 
eight hundred and thirty-five: And the same was read 
the first time; and caine’ to be read a second time 
To-morrow. 


Mr. Baring presented a Bill for raising a Sum by 
Exchequer Bills for the Service of the year One thousand 
eight hundred and thirty-five: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time 
To-morrow. 


Mr. Baring presented a Bill to repeal the Duty and 
Drawback on Flint Glass, to impose other Duties and 
another Drawback in lieu thereof, and to reduce the 
Drawback on German Sheet Glass exported in Panes, 
to repeal the Drawback on unground and unpolished Plate 
Glass, and to amend the Laws relating to the Duties on 
Glass: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Wednesday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Lord Viscount Morpeth presented a Bill for improving 
the Police in the district of Dublin Metropolis: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time upon Thursday next. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Mr. Sheriff Raphael presented a Bill to exempt Lega- 
cies to Charitable Institutions from Duties of Stamps: 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read asecond time upon Monday next. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


The Larceny (reland). Bill was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Ordered, That Mr. Forster and Mr. Marjoribanks be 
discharged from any further attendance on the Select 
Committee, on the Petitions alleging Bribery at Elec- 
tions for York. 


And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 18° die Augusti, 1835: 


A Petition of Inhabitant Householders of the parish 
of Saint Andrew Holborn-above-Bars, in the county of 
Middlesex, was presented, and read; praying the House to 
inquire into the conduct of the Reverend Gilbert Beres- 
ford, the Rector of that parish, towards his parishioners, 
in relation to the collection of Tithes, with a view to 
the protection alike of the Established Church and of 
the Petitioners from the grievous injuries which such 
conduct inflicts upon both; and that the House will 
pass a law to compel the Clergy to act under the fourth 
section of the Act 53 Geo. 3, c.127, for the better Regu- 
lation of Ecclesiastical Courts in England, and for the 
more easy recovery of Church Rates and Tithes. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, Returns 
of the Names of, and Appointments held by, the Members 

of 


Great 
Yarmouth 
Elections 
Bribery. 


Dublin Police 
Bill. 


St. Margaret's 
Rectory Bill. 


No. 540. 





Consolidated 
Fund Bill. 


Exchequer 
Bills Bill. 


Glass Duties 
Bill. 


No. 532. 


Dublin Police 
Bill. 


No. 538. 


Legacy 
Duties Bill. 


No. 533. 


Larceny 
(Ireland) Bill. 


No. 539. 





York 
Elections 
Bribery. 


Tithes 
(St. Andrew, 
Holborn.) 





Malta, (Council 
of Government.) 











Malta,(Customs 
and Excise 


Duties.) 


Bastard 
Children. 


Convict 
Department 


(Cork. ) 
No. 535. 


Public Works 
(Ireland.) 


No. 536, 
Londonderry 

ecorder, 

No. 537. 


5-6 Witt. IV. 17°—18° 


of the Council of Government of MJalta:—of the Sala- 
ries of all Persons employed under Government in 
Malta, from the time when the Island was taken posses- 
sion of by the English in the year 1800 to the end of 
the year 1834; stating the amount of all Salaries in 
every year:—of all Pensions allowed by the British 
Government to Maltese, natives of Great Britain, and 
foreigners, out of the Revenues of Malta, from the time 
when the Island was first taken possession of in the year 
1800 to the end of the year 1834; stating the amount 
of all such Pensions in every year. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, Returns 
of all Purchases and Sales of Grain, and of all Duties 
collected on Grain, and of all the Salaries, Charges 
and Expenses of the Grain Department at Malta during 
the last Ten years inclusive; distinguishing each several 
heads of Receipt and Expenditure, and distinguishing 
each year; together with an estimate of the annual 
rental or value of the Stores and Fosses devoted by 
Government to this service ‘during the last Ten years ; 
as well as of the present value of the Stock of Govern- 
ment Grain now remaining in store, specifying the 
Number of Salms, and when and where is ia — 
of the Sums collected through the Custom House during 
the last Ten years inclusive ; together with an account of 
all Expenses of Collection ; distinguishing the Amount 
of each year, and of the several Articles on which the 
Duties were obtained :—of the Sums collected through 
the Excise during the last Ten years inclusive ; together 
with an account of all the Expenses of Collection; 
distinguishing the Amounts of each year, and of the 
several Articles on which the Duties were obtained :— 
of the Sums collected through the Quarantine Depart- 
ment during the last Ten years inclusive; with an 
account of the Salaries and Expenses of this Depart- 
ment; distinguishing each several head of Receipt and 
Expenditure, and distinguishing each year. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to an Address to 
His Majesty, a Return of the Number of Bastard Chil- 
dren affliated by Order of Sessions, in each of the 
several Counties of England and Wales, at the Michael- 
mas Sessions 1834, and at the Epiphany, Easter and 
Midsummer Sessions 1835 respectively. 

Mr. Fov Maule also presented, pursuant to Order,— 
a Return, in detail, of the Expense of the Convict Depart- 
ment at the Port of Cork, in each of the Three last years ; 
distinguishing the Disbursements for the Hulk at Cove 
from those of the Depdt at Cork, the Names of the several 
Officers, and the Dates of their Appointment; and if 
not resident therein, the distance at which they respec- 
ate reside from each Establishment; also the Salary 
and Travelling Expenses of Mr. Trevor, or other Person 
employed as Inspector or Inspectors, and the Total 
Expense of their Office in Dublin. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
Table; and that the Return respecting the Convict De- 
partment (Cork), be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Public Works 

(Ireland), which was presented upon Thursday last, be 
rinted. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to the Recorder of 


Londonderry, which was presented upon Friday last, be 
printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till a 


quarter of an after twelve of the clock on Tuesday 
morning, adjourned till this day. - 


VOL. 90. 


Augusti. 561 


Martis, 18° die August: ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


M R. Crafer, from the Treasury, was called in ; and 

at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders, — Returns 
to an Order, dated the 19th day of June last, for an 
Account of the Expenses which Si been already in- 
curred by the Commission for inquiring into the state 
of the Poor in Ireland; together with an Estimate of 
the additional Expense which will probably be incurred 
in the completion of the Inquiry, classifying under 
general heads the details of the Expenditure. 

An Account of the Total Quantity of Quarters of 
Foreign Wheat that have paid the Duty for consumption 
in the United Kingdom, under 9 Geo. 4, c. 60, since 
that Act came into force in 1828 till 5th July 1835, and 
the Total Amount of Duty received thereon; and showing 
from the Total Quantity of Quarters and the Total 
Amount of Duty so received thereon, what the Duty 
was equal to per Quarter on the average of the whole 
period :—and, the same Account for Foreign Barley, 
Oats, Rye, Pease and Beans, Wheat-meal and Flour, 
Oatmeal, Maize or Indian Corn, Buckwheat, Bear or 
Bigg; and the same Account for all these the produce 
of and imported from any British Possession in North 
America, or elsewhere out of Europe. 

A Return, showing the Amount of Monies claimed or 
received by Mr. George Louis, late Post-Office Surveyor 
of the Western District of England, and now Super- 
intendent of Mail Coaches, being the Amount of the 
Salaries or Allowances of Deputy Postmastersor Mistresses 
within the aforesaid District, which accrued during the 
vacancies which occurred in Post-Offices within the 
same, in the Five years ending the 5th January 1835, 
with the Names of the Places where Vacancies occurred, 
the Fund from whence the Monies claimed or received 
were paid, the Periods they were claimed for or paid ; 
also, the Dates, and Amounts in each case, with the 
Authority under which the said Mr. George Louis claimed 
or was paid the aforesaid Monies, and the Names of the 
Persons appointed to fill the Vacancies, the Salaries 
appertaining to which were applied as above. 

A Return of the Amount and Disposal of the Salary 
and Emoluments appertaining to the Office of the Deputy 
Postmaster General of Jamaica, as the same appears in 
the Accounts of the General Post-Office here, and those 
of the Commissioners for auditing Public Accounts in 
London, from 5th October 1832, until Lord Susser Lennox 
was appointed to the aforesaid Office, with the Date of 
the said Appointment ; also, any interim or temporary 
Appointment to the said Office, previous to the appoint- 
ment of Lord Sussex Lennox, so far as relates to the 
Accounts of the General Post-Office:—And then he 
withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table; 
and that the Papers respecting the Post-Office be printed. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Sparrow’s Estate 
Bill have leave to sit and proceed, and to make their 
Report, on or before Thursday next. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to con- 
sider the Petitions alleging Bribery at Elections for York, 
have leave to sit during the sitting of the House this 
day, between the hours of twelve and five of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Public Institutions Bill: —The Bill was re-committed 
to a Committee of the whole House. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into the said Committee :—-The House accordingly 
resolved itself into the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 
Bill read a first time; to be read a second time, 
paragraph by paragraph. 
Preamble postponed. 
Cuavses, N° 1 to N° 11, with Amendments to several 
of them, agreed to. 
7D CLAUSE 


Poor 
Commission 


(Ireland.) 


Foreign 
Corn. 


Post Office. 
No. 641. 


Sparrow’s 
Estate Bill. 


York 
Elections 
Bribery. 


Public 
Institutions 
Bill, 








Cruelty to 
Animals Bill, 


Public Carriages 
(Metropolis) 
Bill, 


Steam Vessels 
(Thames) Bill. 


Prisons’ 
Regulation 
Bill. 


Special 
Constables 
Bill. 


St. Margaret’s 
( Westminster) 
Rectory Bill. 


Charities 
Commissioners 
Bill. 


Barkrupts’ 
Estates Bill. 


562 


Cravsr, N’ 12 (Power to levy an Assessment)—— 
read. 
Question put, That the Clause stand part of the Bill ; 
The Committee divided. 
Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Wise - - - =- 20. 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. Tooke - - - =- 36. 


Motion made, and Question, That the Chairman do 
now leave the Chair put, and agreed to. 








Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Cruelty to Animals Bill:—The Bill was re-com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into the said Committee :—The House accordingly 
resolved itself into the Committee; and, after some time 
spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and 
Mr. Pryme reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Public Carriages (Metropolis) Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Steam Vessels’ (Z’hames) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Tuesday next. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for 
effecting greater uniformity of Practice in the Govern- 
ment of the several Prisons in England and Wales, and 
for appointing Inspectors of Prisons in Great Britain, 
was, according to "6 read the third time; and the 
Amendment following was made to the Bill; viz. 

Pr. 10. 1. penult. After “ authority ” insert “ sub- 
** jecting such person to hard labour.” 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendment, do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House. hath agreed 
to the same, with an Amendment; to which Amend- 


ment this House doth desire the concurrence of their 
Lordships. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Special Constables Bill; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported, That the Committee 
had gone through the Bill; and directed him to report 
the same, without any Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be ingrossed; and read the 
third time To-morrow. 


The Saint Margaret’s (Westminster) Rectory Bill was, 
according to Order, read a second time; and committed 
to a Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


Mr. Solicitor General reported from the Committee 
on the Charities Commissioners Bill, the Amendments 
which they had made to the Bill; and the Amendments 
were read; and egreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
into consideration the Amendments made by the Lords 
to the Bill, intituled, An Act for investing in Govern- 
ment Securities a portion of the Cash lying unemployed 
in the Bank of England, belonging to Bankrupts’ Estates, 
and applying the Interest thereon in discharge of the 
Expenses of the Court of Bankruptcy, and for the Relief 
of the Suitors in the said Court; and the same were read; 
and are as follow : 

Pr. 6. 1.17. In the interlineation, line 1. leave out 
“ was,” and insert “ were.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 7. and 8. After “bankruptcy” insert “ or 
“* of any Commissioner of the said Court.” 

Pr. 11. 1.24. After “ direct” insert “ Provided al- 
“ ways, That any order of any Commissioner for pay- 
“ ment of any dividend under the provisions aforesaid, 


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A. 1835. 


“ shall be subject to appeal to the said Court of Re- 
“ view.” 
In Clause (A) added to the Bill, by way of Rider, in 
Pr. 11. 1. 24— 
L. 20. Leave out “ of.” 
L. 22. Leave out “ such.” 
Pr. 21. 1.27. and 28. After “ allowances” 
Clauses (A.), (B.) and (C.) 
Crause (A.) “ And whereas by the said first-recited 
“ Act it is enacted, That the six pet a an therein 
“ mentioned may be formed into two Subdivision Courts, 
“ consisting of Three Commissioners for each Court for 
“ the purposes therein mentioned, and that all references 
and adjournments, by a single Commissioner to a Sub- 
“ division Court, by virtue of the said Act, shall be to 
“ the Subdivision Court to which he belongs, unless 
the said Commissioner, in case of the sickness of some 
one or more of the Commissioners of such Subdivision 
“ Court, or for other sufficient cause, shall think fit other- 
wise to direct; Be it Enacted, That in case of the non- 
attendance of any one or more of the Commissioners 
“ of either of the said Subdivision Courts, to be duly 
summoned for that purpose, the reference shall not be 
“ of necessity to the other Subdivision Court, but it shall 
and may he lawful for the remaining Commissioner or 
* Commissioners of such Subdivision Court, to call in 
** and require the attendance of either or any of the 
“ Commissioners of the other of the said Subdivision 
Courts; and that such Commissioners may form a 
Subdivision Court for the purposes of the said recited 
* Act, as fully and effectually as either of the two Sub- 
division Courts so now authorized to be formed as 
*“ aforesaid.” 
Crause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That the said 
* Court of Review, and either of the said Subdivision 
Courts, and also any Judge or Commissioner of the 
Court of Bankruptcy, shall have power to administer 
oaths or affidavits to be sworn before them respec- 
tively in matters of Bankruptcy, in all cases where the 
same may be administered by a Master in Ordinary 
“ or Extraordinary of the High Court of Chancery.” 
Cxravuse (C.) “ And whereas doubts have been en- 
** tertained whether by the terms of the said first-re- 
“ cited Act the said Court of Review and Subdivision 
* Courts have been effectually made Courts of Record, 
** and it is expedient that such doubts be removed; Be 
“ it Enacted, and it is hereby Declared, That the said 
“ Court of Review and the said several Subdivision 
“ Courts respectively shall henceforth be and shall be 
** deemed and taken from and after the passing of the 
‘“* said first-recited Act to have been Courts of , vetery 
« and shall, with the Judges and Commissioners thereof, 
“ have, use and exercise all the powers, rights, sige 
* leges and incidents of a Court of Record, as fully to 
“ all intents and purposes as the same are used, exercised 
“ and enjoyed py any of His Majesty’s Courts of Law 
* or Judges at Westminster; and all orders heretofore 
ronounced, and all acts done by the said Court of 
Review and Subdivision Courts respectively shall be 
«* deemed and taken to have been pronounced and done 
“« by the said Courts sy ppd as Courts of Record.” 
In the Title of the Bill: 
At the end of the Title insert “ and for removing 
** doubts as to the extent of the Powers of the Court of 
“ Review and the Subdivision Courts.” 
The said Amendments, as far as Clause (B.), being 
read a second time, were agreed to. 
Clause (B.) being read a second time, an Amend- 
ment was made thereunto, as followeth : 
At the end of the Clause, add, “ And to take for 
“ every such oath, except where such oath shall be ad- 
“ ministered to an affidavit, entitled in the Court of 
“ Bankruptcy, or in the Court of Review, the Fee of 
“ One shilling and sixpence, which said Fee shall be 
“ payable and paid accordingly; and that all such Fees 
“ shall be accounted for and paid over to the Chief Re- 
“ gistrar of the said Court of Bankruptcy, and be carried 
“ to the account of the second Schedule of Fees, annexed 
“‘ to the said first-recited Act, and be applied to the 
“* purposes of the said Schedule.” 
And the said Amendment, so amended, was agreed 
to. 
Clause (C.) being read a second time, several 
Amendments were made thereunto, as follow: 
L. 5. After 


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L. 5. After “ record” insert “‘ And whether the said 
Courts have, upon an examination before them, the 
same powers of commitment for the purpose of enforc- 
ing discovery, as were vested in Commissioners of 
Bankruptcy, under the Acts of Parliament relating to 
Bankrupts in force at the time of the passing of the said 
first-recited Act.” 

L. 6. After “ removed” insert “ and that such pow- 
ers as are hereinafter mentioned, should be given to 
the several Judges and Commissioners acting under 
the authority of the said first recited Act.” 

L. 12. Leave out from “ shall ” to the end of the line, 
and insert “ and may have and exercise all such powers 
« of commitment as were vested in Commissioners of 
«* Bankruptcy acting as such at the time of the passing of 
the said first-recited Act, and shall and may.” 

L.17. Leave out “ or Judges.” 

At the end of the Clause add, “ and every Judge or 
Commissioner appointed, or to be appointed, by virtue 
of the said first-recited Act, sitting alone and acting 
in execution of the duties imposed upon him as such 
Judge or Commissioner shall have, use, exercise and 
enjoy all the powers, rights, privileges and exemp- 
tions of a Court of Record: Provided always, That 
nothing herein contained shall be deemed or taken to 
authorize or empower any such Judge or Commis- 
sioner sitting alone to impose any fine, or commit for 
acontempt of Court; but every contempt of such 
Judge or Commissioner, sitting alone and acting as 
aforesaid, shall be cognizable by the said Court of 
Review, to which the same may be referred by any 
such Judge or Commissioner as aforesaid, and the said 
Court of Review shall have full power to deal with the 
same as a contempt of the said Court of Review: Pro- 
vided also, That nothing herein contained shall be 
deemed or taken to diminish or affect the power by 
the said first-recited Act given to any such Judge or 
Commissioner of committing any person examined 
before him to any Messenger or other Officer of the 
Court of Bankruptcy.” 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was agreed 


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Ordered, That Mr. Solicitor General do carry the Bill 
to the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships, 
with Amendments; to which Amendments this House 
doth desire the concurrence of their Lordships. 


The ingrossed Bill to regulate the Admeasurement of 
the Tonnage and Burthen of the Merchant Shipping of 
the United Kingdom was, according to Order, read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee, to whom it 
was referred to consider of the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 56, 
for granting Duties of Customs, the Resolutions which 
they had directed him to report; and the same were 
read; and are as follow: 

1. Resolved, That upon every Pound weight of Coffee 
being the produce of any British Possession within the 
limits of the East India Company’s Charter, and im- 
ported from any such Possession, and also that upon 
every Pound weight of Coffee being the produce of 
Sierra Leone, and imported from thence, there be levied 
and made payable a Duty of Sixpence, in lieu of the 
Duties now payable upon Coffee the produce of such 
places respectively. 

2. Resolved, That upon every Bushel of rough Rice 
or Paddy the produce of the West Coast of Africa, and 
imported from a British Possession on the said Coast, 
there be levied and made payable a Duty of One penny, 
in lieu of the Duty now payable thereon. 

3. Resolved, That upon every hundred weight of Pearl 
or Pot Ashes, the produce of any Foreign Country im- 
yerere from any British Possession in Hurope, there be 

evied and made payable a Duty of Six shillings. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the said Re- 
solutions: And that Mr. Bernal, Mr. Poulett Thomson, 


and Mr. Baring, do prepare, and bring it in. 
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563 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a Wood Duties 
Committee upon the Wood Duties Bill ; and, after some i!!- 
time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and 
Mr. Bernal reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and directed him to report the same, 
without any Amendment. 
Ordered, That the Bill be ingrossed ; and read the 
third time To-morrow. 


The Spirit Licenses and Wine Permits Bill was, ac- 
cording to Order, read a second time; and committed 
to a Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


Spirit Licenses 
and Wine 
Permits Bill, 


Clerk of the 
Crown Bill. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Clerk of the Crown Bill; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair ; and Mr. Bernal reported, That the Committee 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. | 


Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Consolidated Fund Bill was, according to Order, Coneslitated 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee of Fund Bill. 
the whole House, for Friday next. 


The Exchequer Bills Bill was, according to Order, Exchequer 
read a secoud time; and committed to a Committee of Bills Bill. 
the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The ingrossed Bill to prove that Persons accused of Forgery 
Forgery in Scotland shall not be entitled to Bail, unless (Scotland) 
in certain cases, was, according to Order, read the third _ 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. \ 

Ordered, That the Lord Advodate do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend an Act of the second Couto 
year of His present Majesty, for making provision for (Scotland) Bill. 
the dispatch of Business now done by the Court of Ex- 
chequer, was, according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the title be, 

An Act to amend, until the End of the next Session of 
Parliament, an Act of the second year of His present 
Majesty, for making provision for the Dispatch of the 
Business now done by the Court of Exchequer in Scot- 
land. 

Ordered, That the Lord Advocate do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Cessio Bonorum 


The Order of the day being read, for the third read- (es hey Sil, 


ing of the Cessio Bonorum (Scotland) Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
Thursday next. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the In- 
solvent Debtors’ Courts Bill, the Amendments which 
they had made to the Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Insolvent 
Debtors’ Court 
Bill. 


The Larceny (Jreland) Bill was, according to Order, Larceny _ 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee of (Ireland) Bill. 
the whole House, for To-morrow. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Sheriffs’ — 
Sheriffs’ (Jreland) Bill, the Amendments which they (Ireland) Bill. 
had made to the Bill; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Certiorari 

on the Certiorari Bill; Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 

itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Real 
on the Real Property Bill; — 
Resolved, That this House will, upon this day six 
months, resolve itself into said Committee. 

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Civil Bill Courts 
([reland) Bill. 


Constabulary 

Force (Ireland) 

— and 
Uxpenses. ] 


Constabulary 
Force 


(Ireland) Bill. 


564 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Civil Bill Courts 
(Ireland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Lord Viscount Morpeth reported from the Committee 
to whom it was referred to consider of the payment of the 
Salary and Expenses of any County or Local Inspector, 
and other Officers to be appointed under the Constables 
(Ireland) Bill, the Resolution which they had directed 
to be reported; and the same was read; and is as 
followeth : 

Resolved, That it shall be lawful for the Lord Lieute- 
nant of Ireland to authorize and direct the issue and 
advance out of the Consolidated Fund of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland any sum of 
Money for the payment of Salaries, and other Costs, 
Charges and Expenses of the County, or Local Inspector, 
or Sub-Inspector, Paymaster, Magistrate, Chief Con- 
stable, Constable or Sub-Constable appointed under any 
Act to be passed in the present Session, to amend an 
Act of the third year of the reign of King George the 
4th (c.103), for the appointment of Constables in Jre- 
land. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, was 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Committee 
on the Constabulary Force (Ireland) Bill, That they 
have Power to make provision therein, pursuant to the 
said Resolution. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Constabulary Force (Jreland) 


Bill. 
(In the Committee.) 


Bill read a first time ; to be read a second time, para- 
graph by paragraph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Cravusz, N° 1, agreed to, 


Crauses, N° 2 to N° 6, as amended, agreed to. 


Cravse, N° 7 (Power to Lord Lieutenant to augment 
the Police Force) read. 

Several Amendments made. 

Amendment proposed: P. 4. 1. 2. After “ large” 
to insert “ being landed property, or being heir to any 
“landed property to the amount of One hundred 
pounds a year, or agents to the proprietor of landed 
property within such county of the yearly amount 
of One thousand Pounds a year:” Amendment, by 
leave, withdrawn. 





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Cravuse, N° 7, as amended, agreed to. 
Crause, N° 8, as amended, agreed to. 
Crause, N° 9, agreed to. 

Crause, N° 10, as amended, agreed to. 


' Crause, N° 11 (Power, to Lord Lieutenant to reduce 
the number of Constables, &amp;c.) read. 

Several Amendments made. 

Amendment proposed: At the end of the Clause to 
add, “ and it shall also be lawful for the majority of 
“ the Magistrates duly assembled at any general Ses- 
sions, after notice given by the Clerk of the Peace, to 
certify to the Lord Lieutenant the number of Sub- 
Inspectors, Chief Constables, and Constables, in their 
opinion required for the preservation and peace of the 
county; and after such certificate has been trans- 
mitted to the Lord Lieutenant, the Constabulary Force 
shall, within six months, be reduced to the number 
specified in such certificate.” 

Question, That those words be there added 
and Negatived. 


Crausr, N° 11, as amended, agreed to. 

Crause, N° 12 (Power to Lord Lieutenant to make 
Rules) read. 

Several Amendments made. 

Amendment proposed: At the end of the Clause to 
add, ‘‘ Provided, That no such rule and regulation 
“ shall take effect in any county until they shall have 
“ been before the Magistrates, and approved of by 
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Question, That those words be there added 
and Negatived. 

Crause, N° 12, as amended, agreed to. 

Crause, N* 13 and 14, as amended, agreed to. 

Crause, N° 15 (County Inspectors to keep Lists of 
Persons qualified to serve) read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 6. 1. 19. To leave out 
“ duly qualified, and willing to serve in the Constabu- 
“ lary Force,” and to insert “ as may be recommended 
“ by Magistrates at Quarter Sessions.” 

Question, That the words proposed to be left out stand 
part of the Clause put, and agreed to. 

Amendment proposed: P. 6. 1. 27. After “ Ireland” 
to insert “not being less than Twenty, nor more than 
* One hundred in any county”———agreed to. 

Criause, N° 15, as amended, agreed to. 

Criauses, N*16 and 17, as amended, agreed to. 

Crause, N°19 (A Superannuation Fund to be pro- 
vided) read. 

Several Amendments made.. 

Amendment proposed: At the end of the Clause to 
add, “ Provided always, That no person upon leaving 
“* the Police Force shall be entitled, out of the aforesaid 
“ fund, to any annual payment, by way of pension, but 
** shall receive, in lieu thereof, a sum equal in amount 
** to one month’s pay, in proportion to each year which 
* he has actually served in the Police Force.” 

Question, That those words be there added 
and Negatived. 

Crause, N° 19, as amended, agreed to. 

Ciause, N° 20, agreed to. 

Cravuses, N° 18 (Salaries and Expenses under this 
Act to be defrayed in like manner as under 3 Geo. 4, 
c.103)—(Annual Accounts to be laid before Grand 
Juries) respectively brought up, read 1°, 2°, and 
added. 


Preamble agreed to. 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. 





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Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. More 
O’Ferrall reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill; and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Roupell and Mr. 
Adam : 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills following, 
without any Amendment; wz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to impose certain Duties 
on Tea: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to give effect and validity 
to certain Contracts and Presentments for repairing 
and keeping in repair certain public Roads in Jreland, 
and the Sureties entered into for the execution thereof: 
And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made by 
this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act for empowering 
Trustees to sell certain Freehold, Copyhold and Lease- 
hold Estates in the County of Norfolk, settled under 
the Will of Horatio, Earl of Orford, deceased, and 
for laying out the Money arising therefrom in the pur- 
chase of Lands to be settled to the same uses, and for 
the other purposes therein mentioned, without any 
Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for 
preventing the Publication of Lectures without consent ; 
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this House : 
—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of the 
House this day, adjourn till twelve of the clock To- 
morrow. 


Mr. Leader reported from the Select Committee ap- 
pointed to inquire into the origin, nature, extent and 
tendency of the Orange Institutions in Great Britain 
and the Colonies; That he was directed by the Com- 
mittee to inform the House, that the Committee, having 
called upon Lieutenant Colonel Fairman, Deputy Grand 
Secretary of the Loyal Orange Institutions of Great 
Britain (who has already appeared and given wa 

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Messagefrom 
the Lords. 


Tea Duties 
Bill. 


Public Roads 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Earl of Orford’s 
Estate Bill. 


Lectures 
Publication 
Bill. 


Adjournment. 


Orange Lodges 

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Spirit 
Licenses, 


Tithes 


Commutation, 


Municipal 
Burghs 
(Scotland.) 


Church 
Establishment 
(Scotland.) 


Dominica 
Relief. 


Mr. Bucking- 
ham’s Claim. 


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before them), to produce a Letter-book which he admits 
to be in his possession, and which he also admits to 
contain copies of Letters entered by himself, and his 
Assistant, having reference to the affairs of the Orange 
Institution, he refused to deliver up the said Letter-book. 

Ordered, That Lieutenant Colonel Fairman do attend 
this House To-morrow, at five of the clock in the 
Afternoon. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers of the hundred 
of Ely, and the south part of the hundred of Witchford ; 
—and, Licensed Publicans and Victuallers of Wesbech, 
—were presented, and read; praying for the repeal of 
the additional Duty on Spirit Licenses, imposed by an 
Act of the last Session of Parliament. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of Land, and 
Inhabitants of Hastings, St. Leonard’s and Bexhill, 
was presented, and read; praying the House to pass a 
law for an early and equitable adjustment of the Tithe 
question, both in England and Ireland. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give direc- 
tions, that there be laid before this House, a Copy of the 
Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Scotch 
Municipal Burghs. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of the Commission of Inquiry into the Church Establish- 
ment in Scotland. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
to whom it was referred to consider of granting relief to 
the Island of Dominica, out of the funds granted for 
the relief of the Island of Jamaica ; 

Ordered, That copies of the communications received 
by His Majesty’s Government relating to the Hurricane 
at Dominica, which were presented upon the 26th day 
of June last, be referred to the Committee. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That the Commissioners appointed to 
execute an Act of the second and third year of His 
present Majesty, for enabling His Majesty to direct the 
issue of Exchequer Bills for the purposes therein men- 
tioned, be empowered to advance a sum, not exceeding 
Eighty thousand pounds, out of the money authorized to 
be issued by the.said Act, for the relief of persons con- 
nected with the Island of Dominica. 

a. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twelve thou- 
sand pounds, be issued out of the Consolidated Fund of 
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for 
the relief of certain of His Majesty’s subjects in the 
Island of Dominica who have suffered from a Hurricane. 

Resolutions to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. William 
Ord reported, That the Committee had come to Resolu- 
tions, which they had directed him to report. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 
adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed upon 
Wednesday last, ‘“‘ That leave be given to bring in a Bil 
“ to provide for the payment, by the East India Com- 
” pany, of Compensation to Mr. Buckingham, for certain 
“* losses of property in India, founded on the Evidence 
* taken “Se a Select Committee,-and their Report 
“‘ upon the same, presented to The House of Commons 
on the 4th of August 1834 ;” 


Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned till 
Thursday next. 


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The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Letters Patent Bill; and, after some 
time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; 
and Mr. Pryme reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Election Expenses Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Instruments of Sasine 
(Scotland) Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Report be received upon Thursday 
next 


Captain Pechell, by Order, reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Tithe of Turnips Bill, the Amendments 
which they had made to the Bill; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed, and read the third time To-morrow. 


Captain Pechell, by Order, reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Tithes Recovery Bill, the Amendments 
which they had made to the Bill ; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed, and read the third time To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
into further consideration the Report from the Com- 
mittee on the Marriage Act Amendment Bill :—And the 
Amendments were read the first time. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 


proposed, That the said Amendments be now read a 
second time ; 


And notice being taken, that Forty Members were not 
a ; the House was told by Mr. Speaker ; and Forty 
embers not being present :—The House was adjourned 


hy Mr. Speaker, without a Question first put, till To- 
morrow. ) 








— Sz 


Mercuru, 19° die August ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. 


HE House, according to Order, resolved itself into 

a Committee upon Malpas'’s Divorce Bill; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Tooke reported, That the Committee 
had heard counsel and examined witnesses for the Bill; 
and that no counsel or party appeared before the Com- 
mittee to oppose the Bill; and that the Committee had 
gone through the Bill; and directed him to report the 
same, without any Amendment. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on General 
Darling’s conduct, have leave to sit, during the sitting 
of the House this day, between the hours of twelve and 
five of the clock. 


A Petition of Directors and Guardians of the poor of 
Brighthelmston, was presented, and read ; praying the 
House to pass a law to regulate the size of the mesh to 
be used in fishing nets, to prohibit the use of seine trawl 
and drag nets within a certain distance from the shore, 
or in less than a certain depth of water, in the months 
of May, June, July, August and September, and to 
appoint conservators to enforce obedience to such law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Rate-payers of the Sevenoaks Union ;— 
and, Occupiers of land rated to the relief of the poor in 
Hurstperpoint and Albourne,—were presented, and read; 
complaining of the hardships imposed upon them by the 
Clause in the Poor Law Amendment Act, which enables 
the Commissioners acting under it to direct workhouses 
to be erected for the use of parishes or unions, and ie 

TE the 


Letters 
Patent Bill, 


Election 
Expenses 


Bill. 


Tnstruments 
of Sasine 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Tithe of 
Turnips Bill. 


Tithes 
Recovery 
Bill. 


Marriage 
Act Amend- 
ment Bill. 


Malpas’s 
Divorce Bill. 


General 
Darling. 


British 
Channel 
Fishery. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 








Agricultural 
Distress. 


Newfound- 
land. 


566 


or out of money borrowed on the security of them, 
thereby raising the whole of the money required for 
those purposes from the tenants and occupiers of land, 
instead vp thereof being defrayed by the landlords ; 
and praying the House to take the subject into consi- 
deration, and make such alteration in the said Act for 
the relief of the Petitioners as they shall see proper. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Farmers and others deeply interested 
in and connected with the agricultural interest, residing 
in Edenbridge ;—and, the Chairman of the East Suffolk 
Society for the protection of Agriculture,—were pre- 
sented, and read; praying, That the House will not 
separate without making some effectual attempt to te- 
move the present distress and avert the impending ruin 
of so important a body as the Agricultural interest, and 
those connected therewith. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the there-undersigned Inhabitants of 
the district of St. John’s, in the Island of Newfoundland, 
was presented, and read; setting forth, That beneath 
the British sceptre there is not a people more distin- 
guished at all times for their loyalty, for their love of 
the laws, their respect for the constituted authorities, 
and their firm attachment to the Constitution of Great 
Britain, than the people of Newfoundland; and that 
they regard, as the fairest pillar of that Constitution, 
those Laws which, by the Act of Settlement, the 12th 
and 138th Will. 3, c. 2, are declared to be the birthright 
of the people of England; that the natural affection of 
the people of Newfoundland for their King, is immea- 
surably enhanced by His Majesty’s exceeding watchful- 
ness over their interests, evinced by His Majesty’s most 
graciously according to that Colony a constitution and 
an independent Legislature ; and that yee regard his 
late Majesty’s most gracious charter, conferring upon 
them a Supreme Court to be holden by a Chief Judge 
and two Assistant Judges, as a lasting monument of his 
Majesty’s desire to secure to his Majesty’s loyal sub- 
jects of Newfoundland the blessings of impartial justice ; 
that in the Royal Charter last alluded to, extended to 
that Country . his late Majesty King George the 
Fourth, is embodied a provision, empowering the Su- 
preme Court to make and prescribe such rules and 
orders touching and concerning the forms and manner 
of proceeding in the said Supreme Court and Circuit 
Courts respectively, the empannelling of Juries, &amp;c. as 
to his most gracious Majesty, his heirs or successors, 
shall seem meet for the proper conduct of the business 
in the said Courts; that the Petitioners always re- 
garded this provision with deep feelings of gratitude, 
enabling, as it does, a local tribunal to suit its practice 
to the circumstances of the Country, while they consider 
the accompanying limitations and qualifications, whereby 
a public and authentic promulgation for three calendar 
months at least before the same shall operate and take 
effect is made necessary, and by which is also required 
the approval of His most gracious Majesty, His heirs 
or successors, to ratify the same; the Petitioners con- 
sider these limitations and qualifications as calculated 
to secure the public from hasty, capricious, ill-advised, 
or malevolent changes in .natters of such vital import- 
ance; that, in accordance with these provisions of the 
Royal Charter of his late Majesty, a charter founded on 
and granted by authority of a British Statute, the 
Honourable Richard Alexander Tucher, first Chief 
Judge, and Augustus Wallet Des Barres, Esquire, and 
John William Molloy, Esquire, the first Assistant Judges 
of the Supreme Court, at the opening thereof on the 
2d January 1826, did publicly promulgate certain rules 
denominated General Rules and Orders of the Supreme 
Court of Newfoundland, and did in compliance with the 
other provisions aforesaid, after the promulgation thereof, 


_ immediately adjourn that Court, in order that the inter- 


vention of three calendar months between that day and 
the next sitting of the Court may render their opera- 
tions legal; that the 12th April following was the first 
day of the first Term of the Supreme Court, and on 
that day were promulgated certain other Rules and 
Orders denominated General Rules and Orders of the 


19° Augusti. 


‘the expenses thereof to be paid out of the Poor Rates, 





A.1835.. 


Circuit Courts of Newfoundland, which other Rules and 
Orders were not permitted to take effect for the space 
of three calendar months; and that from some of these 
Rules and Orders before recited, the approval of His 
most gracious Majesty was withheld, while the others 
were ratified by the royal sanction, and that thus these 
Rules and Regulations, thus publicly promulgated for 
three calendar months before the same were permitted 
to operate, and thus ratified by His most gracious 
Majesty’s approval, as required by the Royal Charter, 
by virtue and under the authority of the 5th George 4th, 
c. 67, were rendered virtually the Act of the British 
Legislature, and really that of His most gracious Ma- 
jesty in Council, and of the Supreme Court of New- 
foundland ; that amongst these Rules and Orders were 
certain rules directing the manner in which Juries 
should be empannelled, viz. from the 20th to the 35th 
inclusively, requiring the Sheriff to have his several 
pannels of the Juries arranged alphabetically, and to 
strike each Jury consecutively from the corresponding 
pannel, beginning for each new Jury at the name next 
following the last of the last Jury ; thus rendering it 
impossible for a corrupt Sheriff to pack a Jury, and 
that these Rules continued in full force and operation 
until the close of the year 1833, to the entire satisfac- 
tion of all classes of the community ; that in the pre- 
paration of these Rules and Orders, much time was 
taken to deliberate ; the Judges approached the subject 
with feelings uninfluenced by prejudice, the Honourable 
Chief Judge Tucker had been so long in the country 
administering justice, as to acquire much experience as 
well in the practice of the Courts as in the manners 
and habits of the people; they were adopted at a 
moment when every feeling of party lay dormant, and 
by a tribunal over which he presided as Chief Judge, 
a man who, by his sound knowledge of the Law, by his 
peculiarly protective watchfulness over the interests of 
the poor, and by his equitable adjudications, greed 
commanded the public confidence, and though a high 
Tory in principle, sat upon the Bench, the idol of a 
Whig people; that all these bulwarks of British Law, and 
all these barriers erected by his late Majesty to guard the 
lives and liberties, the dearest interests of His Majesty’s 
loyal subjects from danger, have been rendered nugatory 
bY the most flagrant and outrageous violation of His 
ajesty’s most gracious Charter; that on the 31st 
December 1833, the Honenrable Chief Judge Boulton 
was sworn into office, and that immediately afterwards, 
after reciting his charge to the Grand Jury from a 
manuscript, he announced that at some time prior, not 
only to that day on which he had been sworn, but ante- 
cedent to the day on which the several Juries had been 
summoned, he had ordered an alteration to be made in 
the manner of empannelling Juries heretofore practised 
in that Court ; that the first intimation the public had had 
of an alteration in their Jury system, was the post facto 
announcement of the learned Judge, and not only had 
there not been a public and authentic promulgation for 
three months of a Rule of such importance, not only had 
the approval of His most gracious Majesty not been soli- 
cited subsequently to such promulgation and previously 
to the operation of such Rule, but such alteration was 
actually and professedly effected at a time when only 
one sworn Judge, holding His Majesty’s Royal Com- 
mission or Patent, was in the Island, and consequently 
at a time when no Supreme Court existed, and made 
too by an unsworn individual, whose Commission had 
not even yet been opened; that this was the time 
selected for making an alteration, so violent an altera- 
tion, so hasty, in the Jury system hitherto in practice in 
the Court of Newfoundland, an alteration of a system 
formed after much deliberation, embracing what was 
most valuable of Peel’s Jury Laws, the Jury Laws of 
England, effected in an instant before the public had 
any intimation of the fact; an alteration made by an 
individual totally ignorant of the customs of the Country, 
unacquainted with the circumstances of its inhabitants, 
and utterly inexperienced in the workings of the ie 
altered, of a system formed by an honourable Judge 
from long experience, well acquainted with the man- 
ners, habits and dispositions of the people of New- 
foundland, an alteration effected by an unauthorized 
individual, unknown in the roe of a system esta- 
blished by Rule of the Supreme Court, ratified by the 
solemn approval of His most gracious Majesty in 
Council, 

















5-6 Witt. IV. 


Council, and sanctioned by the uniform practice of the 
Courts since the first day of the first Term of the 
Supreme Court; an alteration of a system formed by 
Judges far above all suspicion of being influenced by 
prejudice, and at a time when every feeling of party was 
merged in the universal sentiment of thankfulness for 
a boon so benign; but such alteration carried into 
execution at a moment when considerable political 
excitement existed, in consequence of an election having 
been carried by the power of the people, and made at 
such a time by an individual who came to that Country 
with the character of being rancorously opposed to the 
liberties of the people, and made secretly and behind 
the back of that people; an alteration, in fine, of a 
system formed by authority of the British Legislature, 
every individual of whom acts under the obligation of 
an oath, formed by publicly promulgated Rule of the 
Supreme Court, the three Judges of which had been 
previously sworn in open Court, and ratified by His 
Majesty and His Majesty’s Council, under the same 
awful obligation to judge in justice, and yet such alte- 
ration effected by an individual, looked upon by the 
people with suspicion, and made by him before the 
public had even the solitary security of his single oath, 
that his alteration was not intended to deprive them of 
that great shield that had protected their lives and their 
liberties under the administration of former Judges ; 
that, subsequent to the carrying into effect of this alte- 
ration in the Jury system, one Rule of the Supreme 
Court was made, viz. No. 1. of the New Rules, on the 
plea side, rescinding all the former General Rules upon 
the subject; but although a similar violation of the 
former General Rules of the Supreme Court for the 
establishment of a similar system in the Circuit Courts 
had also been effected, no Rule of the Supreme Court 
has ever since been promulgated to rescind the former 
Rules; for these Courts and Juries, notwithstanding, 
continue to be empannelled, and property to be con- 
veyed, and the liberty of the subject restricted upon 
the alteration principle, infamously and notoriously 
packed to suit party purposes; that the Petitioners are 
of opinion that nothing can more forcibly develope His 
Majesty’s late predecessor’s anxiety to throw the protec- 
tive shield of the Laws round the property, the liberty, 
and the lives of His Majesty’s loyal subjects of New- 
Jfoundland, than that provision in the same Royal Charter 
which, while it requires the annual appointment of a 
Sheriff for the due execution of the Laws, gives the 
people the security of an annual oath and an annual 
recognizance of Nine thousand pounds for the honest, 
the impartial, the legal discharge of his duty ; but yet 
that, notwithstanding that provision, no Sheriff was ap- 
pointed or re-appointed during the year 1833, no Sheriff 
was sworn, nor did any individual, as required by the 
Royal Charter, lodge recognizances to any amount in 
the Supreme Court; that, nevertheless, the alteration 
before alluded to, so made, and at such a time, was 
carried into execution by David Buchan, Esquire, Royal 
Navy, pretending to act as Sheriff, although without an 
appointment, without an oath, and without a recog- 
nizance ; that before Juries thus summoned by an un- 
sworn Sheriff, upon the authority of a dictum of an 
unsworn Judge, several individuals have been tried for 
their lives, convicted, condemned to die, and such 
sentence carried into execution by, the aforesaid David 
Buchan, Esquire, pretending to act as Sheriff; that it 
is also provided by the said Royal Charter, that upon 
the departure from the Island of the Sheriff, another 
Sheriff shall be appointed by the Governor, shall be 
sworn, and shall enter into the aforesaid recognizgances ; 
but that, although the said David Buchan did, early in 
the year 1834, leave this Island and go to Great Britain, 
yet not only was another Sheriff not appointed or sworn, 
but an unsworn Sub-Sheriff continued to act for the 
aforesaid David Buchan, Esquire, and writs were exe- 
cuted, professing to be signed by the said David Buchan, 
and even by the said unsworn Sub-Sheriff, a man who 
has acted for years in succession (as the Petitioners 
believe contrary to law) in the same capacity of Sub- 
Sheriff, without an oath, by such officer pretending to 
be a Sub-Sheriff, when no such officer any longer existed 
as High Sheriff; by such a man was the capital sentence 
of the Supreme Court, passed, in consequence of the 


verdict of the Juries before alluded to, carried into 
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567 

execution upon the late Catherine Snowe; that the 

Petitioners regard the Charters of their King as the 

paladium of their liberties; that they always looked 

upon their provisions as fixed and immutable, save only 

by authority of the Parliament of Great Britain; that 

thinking thus, they felt their liberties secure, and ap- 

proached with confidence the Bench of Justice, but that 

they looked upon the alteration of the jury system by 

the Honourable Henry John Boulton as a violent and 

radical subversion thereof, and as presumptuously sub- 

stituting his capricious will for the wisdom of the British 

Senate, the Council of The King, the Supreme Court of 
Newfoundland, and the Monarch of Great Britain; that, 

during the administration of Judge Boulton, no acting 

Judge, appointed in the absence of Assistant Judge Des 

Barres, has been permitted to retain his Commission, 

save only during each Term or Session of the Supreme 
Court, and that consequently all the functions by Royal 

Charter permitted to be fulfilled only by the Supreme 
Court, the granting administrations or probates, the 
appointing of guardians, &amp;c. have been fulfilled by an 
unauthorized tribunal; andthat the Petitioners therefore 
feel, that under such a system, if the long established Rules 

of the Courts can be broken without an instant notice, 

if the functions of the Supreme Court can be usurped 
by one or two individuals; if public officers can be 
permitted to act officially, without those guarantees for 
good and honest conduct which the Laws require; if 
Juries can be summoned by persons not under the obli- 
gation of an oath; and if life can be abstracted under 
colour of Law by parties whom the Laws recognize not 
as qualified, the Petitioners feel that liberty is un- 
certain, property insecure, and life in peril; the Peti- 
tioners feel that if those extraordinary circumstances are 
permitted to be enacted to-day, they may be again 
enacted to-morrow, and those proud institutions, in- 
tended to promote the happiness and insure the pro- 
sperity of His Majesty’s loyal subjects, be made auxiliary 
to the dark designs of those who, for purposes the most 
corrupt, would fain subvert the Constitution; that fur- 
ther, the Petitioners are of opinion that it is peculiarly 
the duty of a Judge to stand apart from every party, nor 
mix his name with public discussion, whether political or 
religious, and that it is only by pursuing his course upon 
these principles that he, to whom it is delegated to ad- 
minister justice to all, can soar above the suspicion of par- 
tiality ; but that, in place of thus standing the chartered 
mediator between all parties, the Honourable Henry John 
Boulton has signalized himself all through by his attach- 
ment to a party distinguished in their religious principles 
by illiberality, and in their political feelings by hostility 
to the public interests; that, publicly assuming the 
leadership of that party, he (the Honourable Chief 
Judge) publicly declared it his opinion that Catholic 
must essentially be opposed to Protestant, and Protestant 
to Catholic; and that it is the solemn conviction of the 
Petitioners that any man professing publicly such prin- 
ciples, nay, any man not publicly repudiating such prin- 
ciples, when publicly imputed to him, is utterly incom- 
petent to hold with an even hand the balance of justice ; 
that upon the occasion last alluded to, in his character 
of leader, he (the Honourable Judge) used all the in- 
fluence of his position, and all the weight of the Bench, 
giving the Judge’s Chambers as a place of meeting for 
the purpose to plunder the people of a charitable insti- 
tution, founded in the year 1802 by his Excellency 
Admiral Gambier, then Governor, and the Right Re- 
verend Doctor O’ Donnell, Catholic Bishop of Newfound- 
land, for the express purpose of amalgamating Protestant 
and Catholic, by affording a virtuous education to the 
children of Catholic and Protestant parents, without 
reference to their respective creeds; an institution which, 
though from its foundation invariably superintended 
by a Protestant master and Protestant mistress, was 
supported by the subscription and countenance of every 
Catholic Bishop and Catholic Priest in Saint John’s, and 
by the Catholic people generally, the Catholic Bishop 
and Catholic Clergy, as well as the Protestant Rector, 
being members of its committee; that the strongest 
principles of party leaning have exhibited themselves 
in the description of evidence admitted in the Courts, 

the widest latitude being given to one class, and the 

strictest restriction exhibited towards the other; and 
that in his adjudications generally, he (the said Honour- 


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568 19° August. 


able Judge) has given reason to believe that the religious 
or political principles of parties litigant under his (Judge 
Boulton’s) administration, are a surer passport to sway 
him in his decisions than the abstract justice of their 
cause; that this has been strongly exemplified in the 
persecution of Robert John Parsons, printer of the Patriot 
Newspaper, a journal opposed in politics, and that boldly 
animadverted on the maladministration of the law by 
the Honourable Judge, condemned by the Honourable 
Judge Boulton himself to pass, not the residue of the 
term of the Court, but three calendar months, in the 
most loathsome dungeon of the common gaol, and not 
only that, but to pay a fine of fifty pounds sterling, for 
an alleged contempt of the Central Circuit Court, 
conveyed in a paragraph of that paper, commenting 
upon a most unconstitutional charge of that honourable 
gentleman, although that high-minded young victim, 
by affidavit, asserted his entire innocence of the charge 
of contempt; and that, in every step taken in that case, 
the Honourable Judge developed not only the strongest 
party leaning, but a cruelly vindictive determination to 
extinguish a spirited public journal, the more effectually 
to secure the subjugation of a free people ; that in charg- 
ing the Jury in another attack upon the same Journal, 
at the same Term of the same Court, the same spirit was 
strongly manifested in the case of Garrett v. Douglas 
and Parsons, for an alleged libel, as proprietor and 
ene of the Patriot Newspaper; the Honourable Judge 

aving used the following expression, “ You are to 
judge of that paper (the Patriot) with exactly the same 
feelings as you regarded it upon the morning of the pub- 
lication, your having taken an oath here does not alter 
the matter ;” thus implying, as the Petitioners believe, 
that the Juror’s oath, to return a verdict according to 
the evidence, need not be regarded, but that the best 
criterion whereby to estimate the value of the publica- 
tion, was not the evidence, but the excited and ex- 
asperated feeling called up by its first perusal; and that 
further, in the same charge, on the subject of ascertain- 
ing damages, the Honourable Judge remarked, “ in 
considering the amount of damages, you are bound to 
give such damages as you would think equitable were 
you individually parties in this cause ; I do not mean to 
say if you stood in the position of the Defendants, but 
such damages as you would think fair if you stood in the 
calm and dispassionate situation of the Plaintiff ;” that 
the Petitioners humbly and respectfully urge that an 
honourable individual, deemed by His Majesty not wor- 
thy to fill the office of Attorney ian in Canada, yet 
promoted to the advanced position of Chief Judge in 
Newfoundland; an honourable individual who, upon 
landing upon the shores of that country, commenced his 
career by subverting the Jury Laws before he was sworn, 
thus ee riany His Majesty’s loyal subjects of the advan- 
tages of the British Constitution, whose second act was 
to fling a slur upon the dignity of the Supreme Court, 
by dragging from the Bench the only remaining one 
of the first chartered Judges, Assistant Judge Des 
Barres, and forcing him to hold up his hand at the 
Bar as a criminal in that Court, upon the Bench whereof 
his right to sit was delegated to him personally by the 
Charter, upon a paltry charge of misdemeanor, trumped 
up by an individual usually employed by the honourable 
Judge as an informer, which charge was scouted from 
the Court by an honourable Jury, and ‘elevating to his, 
Judge Des Barres, seat, an individual (the Clerk of the 
Court) who had never aeted in the Court in any other 
character than as the servant to the Bench, schooled in 
obeying the dictum of the Court; and not content with 
this, but still following up the persecution of the same 
Assistant Judge Des Barres by an unconstitutional 
private inquisition in the Judge’s Chambers, minutes of 
which lie before His Majesty in the office of His Majesty’s 
Right honourable Secretary of the Colonies—an honour- 
able individual who, in violation of the principle laid 
down by former Judges, forbade the public to approach 
the Courts even for the purpose of petition, save through 
the Members of a Bar not possessing public confidence 
—an honourable Judge passing sentence of death upon 
ae convicted, without sufficient evidence, and suf- 

ering such convictions to be carried into execution b 
individuals not legally authorized, and illegally per- 
mitting a man to continue for ten months in prison on 
suspicion of murder, without having a Bill of Indictment 





A. 1835. 


preferred against him—an individual remarkable in his 
overweening desire to have all power center in himself, 
for having altered the Constitution of the Legislative 
Council, requiring five to form a quorum, and himself 
to be of thet number, and exhibiting his love of inno- 
vation by first altering the name of the President of the 
Council to that of Speaker, until corrected by His Ma- 
jesty’s Government, and even since, refusing to adopt 
the rejected title, but in his messages to the House of 
Assembly, merely signing himself Henry John Boulton, 
without any addition whatsoever—an honourable indi- 
vidual acting in the threefold capacity of Legislative 
Councillor, Executive Councillor, and Judge; one day, 
recommending the enacting of Laws; the next, assisting 
in their introduction ; then advising their execution ; 
and a fourth, passing judgment in accordance with that 
advice—an honourable individual distinguished for 
bigotry, illiberality, and intolerance ; permitting those 
feelings to influence his decisions in the Court—an 
honourable Judge, in fine, who upon every occasion from 
the Bench marks his hostility to the humble classes of 
society ; superciliously and insultingly, as well as falsely 
upbraiding the aforesaid Robert John Parsons, the high- 
minded son of a British Naval Officer, with ignorance, 
and a standing in society inferior to him (the Honourable 
Judge Boulton), and breaking down the customs of the 
Country, established for the protection of the fishing 
servants, customs sanctified by the uniform usage from 
time immemorial, and ratified by the undeviating prac- 
tice of the Courts and the uniform decisions of former 
Judges; the custom of giving the servants, no matter 
by whom employed, a lien upon the proceeds of the 
voyage in the hands of the supplying merchant; con- 
struing the Law as opposed to securing to the fisher his 
wages, and thereby striking at the very existence of the 
fishery of Newfoundiand ; that this rancorous hostility to 
the interest of the poor has been more sensibly developed 
by the same honourable individual in his character of 
President of the Council, by his successfully exerting 
himself to throw out a Bill, introduced into the House of 
Assembly, by petition of the merchants of Saint John’s, 
who were actuated by fears for the consequences to the 
Colony of these illegal decisions; a Bill, having for its ob- 
ject to secure to the fisherman his wages ; this Bill passed 
the House of Assembly, a body principally composed of 
merchants engaged in fishing, but it was flung out of 
the Legislative Council (the great majority of the mem- 
bers of that body being individuals unconnected with 
the Country, and not interested in its welfare, not sym- 
pathizing with the poor or solicitous for their improve- 
ment, but merely persons holding situations under 
Government, and appointed in England), through the 
influence of the Honourable Judge Boulton; and that 
by introducing a Law to incorporate a Bar of unqualified 
individuals, and ordering that no person should approach 
the Court, and that no petition or memorial should be 
received by the Bench, but through the Bar, he shut up 
the avenues to justice against the poor; that in ac- 
cordance with this order the Court, at the first Term of 
the Supreme Court in 1834, insultingly refused to take 
cognizance of a memorial from the Catholic Bishop of 
Newfoundland, although presented by that respected 
Prelate through the Clerk of the Court, who was a 
member of the Bar, alleging it was not presented through 
the Bar; and although the object of that memorial was 
for mercy for an unfortunate man condemned to death 
before the same honourable Judge the day before, and 
who was to have suffered death within forty hours after, 
although perfectly innocent of the crime for which he 
was about to suffer, and only condemned through that 
criminal leaning of the Chief Judge to oppress the 
humble, the Petitioners humbly and respect ully urge 
that such a man is not a person in whom a people could 
ever entertain that confidence that is essential for the 
due administration of justice to be reposed in those who 
hold its balance, and that, groaning under these oppres- 
sions, and labouring under these grievances, they, the 
Petitioners, humbly solicit the protection of the House ; 
they implore the Sera to order prompt investigation 
to be made into these violent, these agrant abuses ; 
they pray the House to institute inquiry into the 
vinlnibens of the Law of His most gracious Majesty’s 
Charter and of the British Constitution above recited, and 
if the House shall find, as the Petitioners feel agg 

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C. Snowe. 


Baron de Bode. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
(Ireland) Bill, 


Timber 
Duties. 


Newspaper 
Stamps, 


National 
Gallery. 





5-6 Wit. IV. 


they will, the premises are based on facts incontro- 
vertible, the Petitioners humbly and respectfully pray 
the House to purify the Bench of justice, to second the 
humble prayer of the Petitioners to our most gracious 
King for the removal from office of all those who shall 
have been found offending; and they finally beseech 
the House to assert the supremacy of the Law, and vindi- 
cate the prerogative of The King and the Legislature, 
maintaining the inviolability of the Royal Charter, 
founded as it is upon an Act of the British Legislature, 
by taking the necessary steps to visit the guilty with 
due and condign punishment. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Bridget Snowe, Eliza Snowe, and John 
Snowe, orphans, residing in the Port de Grave, in the 
Island of Newfoundland, was presented, and read; praying 
the House to institute an inquiry into the circumstances 
attending the trial and execution of Catharine Snowe, 
the Petitioners’ mother, for murder, in the Island of Vew- 
Soundland. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Two Petitions of Clement Joseph Philip Pen Baron 
de Bode, Baron of the Holy Roman Empire, a Knight 
of several Orders, and a natural-born British subject, 
were presented, andread; praying the House to re-appoint 
a Select Committee to se ars the examination of the 
facts and circumstances of the claim of the Petitioner, 
upon the fund received from the French Government for 
indemnifying British subjects for the loss of property, 
unduly confiscated by French authority ; and to report 
the same, with their observations thereupon, to the 
House. 


‘And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Members of the National Trades Politi- 
cal Union of the city of Dublin, was presented, and read; 
taking notice of the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) 
Bill; and praying the House to effect such a thorough 
reform of the city of Dublin Corporation as may be in 
accordance with the spirit of the times, and calculated to 
meet the evils complained of. 

A Petition of the Master, Wardens and Brethren of the 
Corporation of Shoemakers, or Guild of the Blessed 
Virgin Mary, Dublin, was also presented, and read ; tak- 
ing notice of the said Bill; and praying, That the same 
may not pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Ship-owners, Merchants, Traders, and 
Mechanics of the parish of Saint Mary, New Ross, 
was presented, and read; praying that no alteration may 
take place in the relative Duties on Foreign and Colo- 
nial Timber. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. - 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the Borough and Foreign 
of Walsall ;—and, Joseph Russell, printer, of Birming- 
ham,—were presented, and read; praying for the repeal 
of the Stamp Duty on Newspapers. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Society of British Artists 
in Suffolk-street, Pall-Mall East, was presented, and 
read; setting forth, That the Petitioners, having ex- 
pended property to a considerable amount, and incurred 
— liabilities in the erection of a Gallery, and other 

uildings, for the exhibition of works of Art, have 
heard with concern that it is the intention of the House 
to permit the Gallery now building in 7rafalgar-square, 
at the public expense. for the exhibition of the national 
works of Art, to be occupied by the body of Artists 
ealled The Royal Academy ; and praying,-That no unfair 
benefits may be conferred on the said body of Artists, to 
the injury of the property of the Petitioners; but that 
whatever privileges and benefits the House may think 


fit to bestow for the encouragement of Art, the same may 
VOL. 90 


19° Augusti. 


569 


be bestowed equally on the Royal Academy and Society 
of British Artists. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Arts and Manufactures. 


A Petition of William Charles Newland, of Chichester, 
merchant, was presented, and read; complaining of his 
claim on the Fund received by His Majesty’s Government 
for liquidating the claims of British subjects, on the Go- 
vernment of France not having been fully satisfied ; and 
praying, That his case may be investigated, or that hemay 
be restored to his right of appeal to the Privy Council. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Mary Wells, was presented, and read ; 
praying the House to amend the law which gives power 
to ground-landlords to distrain for twelve months on 
sub-tenants who owe no rent. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Churchwardens, Overseers, and 
Vestrymen of the parish of Saint Anne, Limehouse, 
within the Manor of Stebunheath, otherwise Stepney, was 
presented, and read; taking notice of the Weights and 
Measures Bill; and praying, that Provision may be 
made therein for explaining and defining the duties, 
powers and authorities of Leet Juries in general, and 
especially of the Leet Jury of the said Manor. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Trustees of the Liverpool Docks ;— 
and, Elizabeth Buchanan, of the city of Chester, widow, 
and Thomas Pickering Clarke, of the city of Bath, gen- 
tleman,—were presented, and read; taking notice of the 
Lighthouses Bill; and praying, That the same may not 
pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers resident in South 
Essex ;—and, John Slaney, of Wellington, in the county 
of Salop,—were presented, and read ; praying for the 
repeal of the additional Duty on Spirit Licenses imposed 
by an Act of the last Session of Parliament. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of John Clark, first Magistrate of Canon- 
gate, near Edinburgh, was presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Imprisonment for Debt (Scotland) Bill; and 
praying, That the same may not pass into a law. 

rdered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table.. 


A Petition of Feuars of Bothwell, was presented, and 
read; praying for an alteration of the laws respecting 
Feu-holding in Scotland. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Bembridge, was presented, 
and read; praying the House to consider the practicabi- 
lity of lowering the Duties on Foreign Spirits to such 
an extent as shall diminish the temptation to smuggling 
which results from the existing state of the law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Henry Howard, late of Alice’s Coffee- 
house, was presented, and read; setting forth, That the 
Petitioner has for nearly thirty years carried on the 
business of a Coffee-house keeper to both Houses of 
Parliament; that the Petitioner, in consequence of the 
calamitous fire that occurred in October 1834, has been 
deprived of his house, and every means of enabling him 
to continue to support his family, and otherwise sus- 
tained great losses by the destruction of his plate, fur- 
niture, wine, &amp;c.; and praying the House to give such 
directions in the erection of the new Houses of Parlia- 
ment, that accommodation may be afforded him to re- 
sume his former business, and continue to supply the 


Members of both Houses of Parliament with refresh- 
ments, as well as His Majesty’s Counsel and practising 
Barristers before Committees of the House, and of the 
House of Lords, no such accommodation being now 
afforded them. | 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 
A Petition 


aF 


French 
Claims. 


Landlord 
and Tenant. 


Weights and 
Measures 
Bill. 


Lighthouses 
Bill. 


Spirit 
Licenses, 


Imprisonment 
for Debt 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Feu-holding 
(Scotland.) 


Smuggling. 


Houses of 
Parliament. 








Danish 
Claims. 


Sale of Beer. 


Kerry 
Election. 


Church of 
lreland Bill, 


Tithes 
(Ireland.) 


Carlow 
Election, 
determined, 


570 


A Petition of Wilkam Harrison, of Hull, praying to be 
admitted as a claimant against the Government of Den- 
mark, was offered to be presented:—But The King’s 
recommendation not having been signified, the said 
Petition was not received. 


A Petition of Retailers of Beer in Manchester, was 
presented, and read; praying the House to pass a law 
equalizing the hours of all houses licensed to retail 
Beer. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 
A Petition of the Right honourable Maurice Fitz- 


gerald, complaining of intimidation of voters at the late 
Election for the County of Kerry, was brought up; 
and read. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That the said Petitition do lie upon the Table:—And 
the said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 

Ordered, That the Petition be withdrawn. 


A Petition of the Churchwardens and Protestant 
Inhabitants of Coolock;—Inhabitants of Knock-Graf- 
fon ;—Protestant Inhabitants of Killeskey ;—the Right 
honourable the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, Commons and 
Citizens of the city of Dubhn, in common council 
assembled ;—Inhabitants of Broughton,—and, Protes- 
tant Inhabitants of Holmpatrick,—were presented, and 
read ; taking notice of the Church of Treland Bill; and 
praying; That the same may not pass into a law. 

nd the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Imogeela ;—Dunjour- 
ney ;-—and, Land-owners, Farmers, and other Inhabit- 
ants of Greenaugh,—were presented, and read; pray- 
ing, That a re-valuation may be made of the Tithes in 
Ireland, corresponding with the present depressed state 
of the agricultural interests. 

Andthesaid Petitions were ordered tolieupon the Table. 


Mr. Speaker left the Chair at a quarter before three 
of the clock. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair at five of the clock. 


Mr. Charles Barclay, from the Select Committee ap- 
pointed to try and determine the merits of the Petition 
of William Duckett, of Russelstown; William Fitzwilliam 
Burton, Esquire, of Burton Hall; William Fishbourne, 
of the Town of Carlow, and Henry Carey, of the said 
Town of Carlow, all in the county of Carlow, Esquires, 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for the 
said County, informed the House, That the Committee 
had determined, 

That Nicholas Aylward Vigors, Esquire, and Alexander 
Raphael, Esquire, are not duly elected Knights to serve 
in this present Parliament for the said County of Carlow: 

That Thomas Kavanagh, Esquire, and Henry Bruen, 
Esquire, are duly elected, and ought to have been re- 
turned, Knights toserve in this present Parliament for 
the said County : 

That the Petition of the said Wiliam Duckett and 
others did not appear to the said Committee to be frivo- 
lous or vexatious : 

That the opposition to the said Petition did not appear 
to the said Committee tc be frivolous or vexatious : 

Thatthey have altered the Poll taken at thesaid Election, 
bystriking off Peter Curren, Patrick Nowlan, John Kelley, 
Michael Dillion, John Costigan, Edward Costigan, Martin 
Whelan, Dennis Whelan, Patrick Pendergast, Michael 
Brenan, Edward Horahan, Patrick Whelan, John Allen, 
Patrick M° Evoy, Patrick Byrne, John Kelly, James Kelly, 
Patrick Kelly, Matthew Kelly, Michael Bryan, Patrick 
Murphy, Patrick Bryan, John Hickey, Patrick Donahoe, 
John Reilly, Thomas Bulmer, Edward Cosgrave, John 
Kelly, Patrick Kelly, William Kelly, Patrick Drumgoold, 
John Farrell, John Marshall, Patrick Holden, Patrick 
Doyle, Patrick Barry, Michael Kealy, William Brennan, 
Edward Comerford, John Nowlan, James Curren, Patrick 
Horahan, James Brennan, James Brohan, James Brennan, 
Stephen Byrne, Thomas Byrne, Michael Croake, Martin 
Coady, John Coady, Patrick Carpenter, Patrick Coady, 
Patrick Connolly, Timothy Carpenter, Thomas Carpenter, 


19° Augusti. 





A. 1835. 


Michael Connolly, Patrick Clear, Barnaby Carpenter, 
William Connolly, Timothy Carpenter, Thomas Carew, 
John Doran, Francis Doran, Ambrose Doran, Patrick 
Foley, Edward Foley, Luke Foley, Patrick Foley, John 
Foley, Jeremiah Kavanagh, Michael Kinsella, Pierse 
Keeffe, Patrick Lawler, Thomas Lawler, James Lawler, 
Thomas Lynch, Nicholas Lyons, Mark M* Donald, John 
M°Cabe, John Murphy, Edmund M¢ Donald, Michael 
Mooney, Michael Mahera, John Mooney, James Maher, 
John Mooney, John Maghera, Patrick Murphy, James 
Murphy, Patrick Me Nally, James M¢ Donald, Philip 
Murphy, Denis Mooney, Patrick Neill, Martin Neill, 
John O Neill, James Rice, Luke Roache, James Timmin, 
Michael Timmin, Patrick Timmin, Richard Wynne, 
Edward Wynne and Michael Walsh, as not having any 
right to vote, and who ought not to have been placed on 
the Register of Voters. 

And the said Determinations were ordered to be en- 
tered in the Journals of this House. 

Ordered, That the Clerk of the Crown do attend this 
House, To-morrow, with the last Return for the County 
of Carlow, and amend the same, by rasing out the Names 
of Nicholas Aylward Vigors, Esquire, and Alexander 
Raphael, Esquire, and inserting the Names of Thomas 
Kavanagh, Esquire, and Henry Bruen, Esquire, instead 
thereof. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of a further Report, dated 13th August 1835, made by the 
Commissioners appointed to inquire into the Post-Office 
Department, on the subject of the Mail Coach Con- 
tracts. 

Mr. Labouchere accordingly presented the said Paper. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on Accidents in 
Mines have Power to report the Minutes of the Evidence 
taken before them, to the House. 


Colonel Leith Hay presented, pursuant to Order,—A 
Return of the Quantity of Gunpowder sold in each year 
since July 1828, stating whether the Powder sold was 
damaged and unfit, or in a serviceable condition. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the Table. 


The Glass Duties Bill was, according to Order, read 
a second time; and committed to a Committee of the 
whole House, for To-morrow. 


Lord Viscount Morpeth, by Order, reported from the 
Committee on the Constabulary Force (Jreland) Bill, 
the Amendments which they had made to the Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Mr. Robert Steuart reported from the Committee on 
the Clerk of the Crown Bill, the Amendments which 
they had made to the Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Exchequer Bills Bill; and, after 
some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported, That the Committee 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Mr. Bernal, by Order, reported from the Committee, 
to whom it was referred to consider of granting Relief 
to the Island of Dominica, out of the Funds granted for 
the Relief of the Island of Jamaica, the Resolutions 
which they had directed to be reported; and the same 
were read; and are as follow: i 

1. Resolved, That the Commissioners poem to 
execute an Act of the 2d and 3d year of His present 
Majesty, for enabling His Majesty to direct the issue of 
Exchequer Bills for the purposes therein mentioned, 
be empowered to advance a sum, not exceeding Eighty 
thousand pounds, out of the Money authorized to be 


7 issued, 


Clerk of the 
Crown to 
amend Return, 


Mail Coach 
Contracts. 


No. 542, 


Accidents in 
Mines. 


Gunpowder. 


Glass Duties 
Bill. 


Constabulary 
Force 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Clerk of the 
Crown Bill. 


Exchequer 
Bills Bill. 


Dominica 


Relief. 





TOm 








Special 
Constables 
Bill. 


Orange Lodges 
(Great Britain 
and the Colo- 
nies.) 


5-6 Witt. IV. 


issued by the said Act for the relief of Persons con- 
nected with the Island of Dominica. 

2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twelve thou- 
sand pounds, be issued out of the Consolidated Fund of 
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for 
the relief of certain of His Majesty’s subjects in the 
Island of Dominica, who have suffered from a Hurricane. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the said 
Resolutions: And that Mr. Bernal, Mr. Chancellor of 
the Exchequer, and Mr. Baring, do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


The ingrossed Bill for enlarging the Powers of 
Magistrates in the appointment of Special Constables 
was, according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the attendance 
of Lieutenant-Colonel Fairman ; 

And the House being informed, that Lieutenant- 
Colonel Fairman attended at the door, he was called in, 
and, at the bar, having informed the House that he had 
been called before the Committee on Orange Lodges, as a 
witness, he was examined by Mr. Speaker, as follows: 

Have you produced all the documents which were in 
on possession ?—All I considered to be documents 

could produce. 

Have — not been requested to produce any docu- 
ments which you have refused to produce ?—I do not 
know that I have ; every thing that was in my possession 
I have given up with the greatest pleasure; I will not 
say with pleasure, but with the greatest readiness. 

Have you any books in your possession which you 
have refused to deliver to the Committee ?—Not any 
book which I consider the Committee had a right to 
call for; I have a private book which I have withheld. 

For what reason have you declined to produce that 
book ?—Because I consider it to be a private book; a 
book that I have never laid before the Imperial Grand 
Lodge, the Orange Lodge, or the Grand Committee. 

Does that book contain any information respecting 
the proceedings of the Orange Lodge ?—It contains 
my answers to many communications upon Orange busi- 
ness, but also matters connected with private matters 
connected with Orangeism. 

Does that book contain answers to communications 
which have been made officially to you, as connected 
with the Orange Lodge ?—A great many. 

And the witness having been further examined, and 
having expressed his desire to have the Evidence re- 
specting the book, given by him before the Committee, 
read, he was directed to withdraw. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the short-hand writer be required to read 
the questions and answers put by the Committee to the 
witness, in reference to the point at which his refusal, 
forming the subject of the Motion before the House, 
took place ; 

The House divided. 

The Yeas went forth. 

Sir Robert Inglis, 

Tellers for the Yes Colonel es . 2x 3 

r. Robert Steuart, e 

Tellers for the Noes, y7. William Henry Ord: 125, 

So it passed in the Negative. 

The witness being again called in, he was further 
examined, and the following questions put to him: 

Do you persevere in your refusal to produce that book 
as to which you have been questioned ?—I do. I should 
just as soon expect to be called upon for the production 
of my banker’s book. 

here is it?—In my possession. 

And thereupon he was directed to withdraw. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That Lieutenant-Colonel Fairman be taken into the 
custody of the Serjeant at Arms attending this House: 
~—And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 

The witness was again called in, and further ex- 


amined :—And then he was directed to withdraw. 
VOL. 90. 


19. 


19° Augusti. 


571 


And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the witness be called in, andinformed, that 
it is the opinion of this House that he is bound to produce 
the book which has been alluded to in his evidence ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Question, 
by adding at the end thereof the words, “ For the purpose 
“ of pointing out therein all such entries as relate to the 
“ subject-matter of the inquiries of the Committee ;” 

And the Question being put, That those words be there 
added; 

The House divided. 

The Yeas went forth. 


Mr. Serjeant Jackson, 
Tellers for the Yeas,{ Dolesial Bordwel: 


] 
f 24. 
Tellers for the Noes, a ‘Adin \ 69. 

So it passed in the Negative. 

Resolved, That the witness be called in, and informed, 
that it is the opinion of this House, that he is bound to pro- 
duce the book which has been alluded to in his evidence. 

The witness was again called in, and informed by 
Mr. Speaker of the Resolution of the House :—And then 
he was directed to withdraw. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third reading, 
of the ingrossed Bill for appointing Commissioners to 
continue the Inquiries concerning Charities in England 
and Wales ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Bill be now read the third time ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, by leaving out from the word “ That” to the end 
of the Question, in order to add the words “a Select 
“Committee be appointed to inquire into the cireum- 
“* stances attending the Contract for Limestone entered 
“into with the Admiralty by Messrs. Scott in the year 
“1835,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words proposed 
to be left out stand part of the Question; 

The House divided. 

The Yeas went forth. 

Tellers for the Yeas, raggw Titi \ 12. 

Tellers for the Noes, — — \ 59. 

So it passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being put, That the words “a Select 
“ Committee be appointed to inquire into the circum- 
“ stances attending the Contract for Limestone entered 
“into with the Admiralty by Messrs. Scott in the year 
“1835,” be added at the end of the Question; it was 
resolved in the Affirmative. 

Then the main Question, so amended, being put 





Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed to 
inquire into the circumstances attending the Contract 
for Limestone entered into with the Admiralty by 
Messrs. Scott in the year 1835 :—And a Committee was 
appointed of Mr. Warburton, Lord Ashley, Mr. Charles 
Wood, Lord Viscount Lowther, Sir Charles Adam, 
Mr. Alderman Z’hompson, Sir Robert Price, Mr. George 
Frederick Young, Mr. Wallace, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Bon- 
ham Carter, Mr. Hawes, Mr. Thornely, and Mr. Bonham: 
And they are to meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s 
Chamber; and have Power to send for persons, papers 
and records; and that Five be the Quorum. 

Ordered, That the Petition of Silas Pearse, which 
was presented upon Monday last, be referred to the 
Committee. 


Then the ingrossed Bill for appointing Commissioners 
tocontinue the Inquiries concerning Charitiesin England 
and Wales, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the title be, 
An Act for appointing Commissioners to continue the 
Inquiries concerning Charities in England and Wales 
until the 1st day of August 1837. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Registration of Voters’ (Ireland) Bill was, accord- 
ing to Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 


on the Inns, Ale-houses and Victualling Houses Bill ; 
Resolved, 


7F2 


Charities 
Commissioners 
Bill. 


Plymouth 
Breakwater. 


Charities 
Commissioners 


Bill. 


Registration 
of Voters 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Inns, Alehouses, 
and Victualling- 
houses Bill. 








Clandestine 
Marriages 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Landed 
Securities 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Fines and 
Recoveries 
Offices Bill. 


Supply. 


Steam 
Vessels 
Pilotage Bill. 


Cruelty to 
Animals Bill. 


St. Margaret’s 
aden 
Rectory Bill. 


Wood Duties 


Bill. 


Spirit Licenses 
and Wine 
Permits Bill. 


572 19°— 0° 


Resolved, That this House will, upon this day three 
months, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Serjeant Jackson reported from the Committee 
on the Clandestine Marriages (Jreland) Bill, the Amend- 
ments which they had made to the Bill; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Landed Securities (Ireland) Bill; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair ; 

n Amendment was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, by leaving out from the word “ That” to the end 
of the Question, in order to add the words “ this House 
“ will, upon this day six months, resolve itself into the 
““ said Committee,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided. 

The Yeas went forth. 

Tellers for the Yeas, 9 po a ree, \ 18. 

Tellers for the Noes,{ Mr a \ 39. 

So it passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being put, That the words “ this 
“ House will, upon this day six months, resolve itself 
“ into the said Committee,” be added at the end of the 
Question ; it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon this day six 
months, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Fines and Recoveries Offices Bill ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Robert Steuart reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Steam Vessels’ Pilotage Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration To-morrow. 


Mr. Pease reported from the Committee on the Cruelty 
to Animals Bill, the Amendments which they had 
made to the Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Saint Margaret’s (Westminster) 
Rectory Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Robert Steuart re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The ingrossed Bill to provide for the better Collection 
of the Duties on Wood, the produce of Places in Europe, 
was, according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Spirit Licenses and Wine Permits 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Robert Steuart reported, 
That the Committee had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 





A. 1835. 


Augusti. 


And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Thursday morning ; 


Jovis, 20° die Augusti, 1835: 


The ingrossed Bill to authorize the granting of Super- 
annuation Allowances to the Commissioners and Officers 
of the Courts for the relief of Insolvent Debtors was, 
according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the rg * (Ireland) Bill; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Robert Steuart reported, That the 
Committee had gone through the Bill; and directed him 
to report the same, without any Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time this 
day. 


The ingrossed Bill for facilitating the Appointment of 
Sheriffs in [reland, the more effectual audit and passing 
of their Accounts, and for the more speedy return and re- 
covery of Fines, Issues, forfeited Recognizances, Penalties 
and Deodands; and to abolish certain Offices in the 
Court of Exchequer in Jreland, and to amend the Laws 
relating to Grants in custodiam and recovery of Debts 
in Ireland, and to amend an Act passed in the second 
and third years of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “ An 
Act for transferring the Powers and Duties of the Com- 
missioners of Public Accounts in Jreland to the Com- 
missioners for auditing the Public Accounts of Great 
Britain,” was, according to Order, read the third time ; 
and an ingrossed Clause was added to the Bill, by way 
of rider. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered to be added to the 
Bill, by way of rider, “ imposing a penalty on Persons 
holding the Office of Remembrancer or Second Re- 
membrancer of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland, for 
sitting or voting as Members:” And the said Clause 
was brought up, and twice read, with a blank; and 
committed to a Committee of the whole House :—The 
House accordingly resolved itself into the Committee ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Baring reported, That the 
Committee had gone through the Clause, and made an 
Amendment thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Baring accordingly reported the Amendment 
which they had made to the Clause ; and the Amend- 
ment was read, and agreed to :—And the said Clause was 
read the third time, and agreed to, and added to the 
Bill, by way of rider. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Certiorari Bill; and, after some 
time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; 
and Mr. Robert Steuart reported, That the Committee 
had gone through the Bill; and directed him to report 
the same, without any Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time this 
day. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Civil Bill Courts 
(Ireland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Letters Patent Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Election Expenses Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration this day. The 

€ 


Insolvent 
Debtors’ Courts 
Bill. 


Larceny 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Sheriffs 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Certiorari 
Bill. 


Civil Bill 
Courts 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Letters _ 
Patent Bill. 


Election 
Expenses 
Bill. 





Ca 


con 


Tre 


Re 


Ele 
Bri 
tios 


Sh 
(Sc 


sill. 


ll. 





Tithe of — 
Turnips Bill. 


Tithes 
Recovery 
Bill. 


Marriage 
Act Amend- 
ment Bill. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt ; 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Arrestment 
of Wages 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Captured Slaves 
(Bounties 
consequent on 
Treaties.) 


Customs 
Duties Bill. 


No, 543. 


Dominica 
Relief Bill. 


Great Yarmouth 

ections 
Bribery Peti- 
tions, 


No, 544, 


Sheriffs 
(Scotland. 


No, 545, 





5-6 Wiuu. IV. 


19°—20” 


The ingrossed Bill for the amendment of the Law as 
to the tithing of Turnips in certain cases, was, according 
to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Capain Pechell do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill for the more easy Recovery of 
Tithes was, according to Order, read the third time ; 
and an ingrossed Clause was added to the Bill, by way 
of rider. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. ; 

Ordered, That Captain Pechell do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Report from the Committee on 
the Marriage Act Amendment Bill be taken into further 
consideration this day. 


Ordered, That the ingrossed Bill for abolishing in 
Scotland Imprisonment for Civil Debts of small Amount, 
be now read the third time:—The Bill was accordingly 
read the third time. ; 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the title be, 
An Act for abolishing in Scotland Imprisonment for 
Civil Debts of small Amount. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the ingrossed Bill for restraining in 
Scotland the Arrestment of Wages, be now read the third 
time :—The Bill was accordingly read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the title be, 
An Act for restraining in Scotland the Arrestment of 
Wages. / 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House was moved, That the Copy of the Treaty 
between his Majesty the King of the French and the King 
of Denmark; and also, Copy of the Treaty between his 
Majesty the King of the French and the King of Sar- 
dina, for the more effectual suppression of the Slave 
Trade, which were presented upon the 1st day of July 
last, might be read; and the same being read ; 

And a Motion being made, That this House will, this 
day, resolve itself into a Committee to consider of the 
said Treaties, and of authorizing the payment of Boun- 
ties on Slaves captured, and of other expenses attending 
the execution of the said Treaties ; 

Lord Viscount Palmerston, by His Majesty’s com- 
mand, acquainted the House, That His Majesty: having 
been informed of the subject-matter of this Motion, re- 
commends it to the consideration of the House. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself 
into the said Committee. 


Mr. Baring presented a Bill to amend the Law re- 
lating to the Customs: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Mr. Baring presented a Bill for granting Relief to 
the Island of Dominica, and to amend an Act of the 
second and third years of His present Majesty for en- 
abling His Majesty to direct the issue of Exchequer Bills, 
to a limited Amount, for the purposes therein mentioned: 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time this day. 


Mr. Baring presented, pursuant to Order,—Copy of 
Memorial addressed to His Majesty’s Treasury, solicit- 
ing the payment of Expenses incurred by the Petitioners 
in prosecuting the Inquiries into the Elections of Great 
Yarmouth, and which have not been discharged by the 
Order of the Chairman of the Great Yarmouth Com- 
mittee. 


Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented,— Return to several Ad- 
dresses to His Majesty, dated the 3d day of March last, 


for a Return of all the Offices, Business or Employments 
VOL. 90. 


August. 573 


held or followed by Sheriff Substitutes, other than that 
of Sheriff Substitute and Commissary Depute ; and the 
Salaries of each Sheriff Depute and Sheriff Substitute, 
and the Salaries and Emoluments arising from each 
Office and Situation held in addition by each Sheriff Sub- 
stitute: —A Return, stating how many and which Sheriff 
Substitutes are members of the Faculty of Advocates; 
how many Writers to the Signet ; how many members of 
some other Law body; and how many and which there 
are without being regularly entered as a Procurator in 
any Court; stating the respective Counties or Districts 
to which those Returns apply, and the Names of the 
Parties under each head :—A Return, stating how many 
Cases, ordinary and summary (distinguishing between 
the two) are in dependence in each Sheriff Court, 
whether County or District, on the 30th day of July 
1834; stating, 1. How many of those have been in 
dependence less than one year; 2. How many have 
been in dependence more than one year, and less 
than two years; 3. How many more than two, and less 
than three years; 4. How ae more than three, 
and less than four years; 5. All above four years; 
and how long such Causes have been severally in 
dependence :—A Return, stating what is the usual and 
average time during which ordinary and summary Cases 
(distinguishing between the two) remain at avisandum 
with each Sheriff Substitute ; and the longest period an 
Case has lain before each Sheriff Substitute during Al 
of the last Ten years, giving the Name of each Case, and 
the Date of Transmission and Return :—A similar Re- 
turn in all points as to Sheriffs Principal, commonly 
called Sheriffs Depute :—A Return of how many Courts, 
if any Courts, have been held, and Interloquitors pro- 
nounced, on ordinary cases, during the Vacations, in 
every Sheriff Court, and whether held by Sheriffs Prin- 
cipal or their Substitutes. 

Further Returns to several Addresses to His Majesty, 
dated the 15th day of August, in the last Session of Par- 
liament, for Returns respecting Justices of the Peace, 
Justices Clerks, &amp;c., so far as relate to the County of 
Buckingham, the West Riding of the County of York, 
and the County of Pembroke. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the Table; 


and that the Returns respecting Sheriffs (Scotland) be 
printed. , 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Returns 
of the Quantities of Wheat and Flour sold in Mark-lane, 
in each year since 1824 :—Of the Quantities of Wheat 
sold in each of the other 149 Markets from which Re- 
turns are made since 1828, and in the other Towns which 
made Returns prior to 1828, for each year since 1824: 
—Of the Quantities of Wheat and Flour imported into 
this Country from Ireland, as the produce of that King- 
dom, in each year since 1824 :—a similar Return with 
regard to Scotland :—Returns of the Quantities of Fo- 
reign Wheat and Flour entered for Home Consumption, 
and upon which Duty has been paid, for each year of 
the same period :—Of the Quantities of Wheat, Flour and 
Biscuit imported into this Country from Jersey, Guern- 
sey, and the Isle of Man, in each year since 1824; dis- 
tinguishing the Ports at which they were entered :— 
Of the Quantities of Wheat, Flour and Biscuit ex- 
ported from the same Islands in each year of the same 
period ; specifying the Places to which they were sent: 
—Of the Quantities of Wheat and Flour imported into 
this Country from Canada, and entered for Home Con- 
sumption, in each year of the same period:—Of the 
Quantity of Foreign Wheat in Bond on 1st October 
1824 :—Of the Quantity of Foreign Wheat bonded since 
that date :—Of the Quantity of Foreign Wheat remain- 
ing in Bond at the time of making up the last Return: 
—and, of the Quantity of Foreign Wheat taken out of 
Bond in each year since 1st October 1824. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
half an hour after twelve of the clock on Thursday 
morning, adjourned till this day. 


7G 


Justices. 


Wheat and 
Flour. 








General 
Darling. 


Plymouth 
Breakwater. 


York 
Elections 
Bribery, 


Torquay 
Improvement 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


Clerk of the 
Crown Bill. 


Carlow County 
Return, 
amended. 


Dublin 
Police Bill. 


Dublin Police 
(Salaries to 
Justices.) 


Constabulary 
Force 
(Ireland) Bill. 


574 


Jovis, 20° die August ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


RDERED, That the Select Committee on Gene- 

ral Darling’s conduct have leave to sit during the 
sitting of the House this day, between the hours of twelve 
and five of the clock. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on Plymouth 
Breakwater have leave to sit during the sitting of the 
House this day, between the hours of twelve and five 
of the clock. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Petitions 
alleging Bribery at Elections for York, have leave to 
sit during the sitting of the House this day, between the 
hours of twelve and five of the clock. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Committee 
on the Zorguay Improvement (No. 2.) Bill; That the 
Committee had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
found the same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
That the Order of the day, for the third reading of the 
ingrossed Bill to repeal so much of an Act passed in the 
third and fourth years of His present Majesty as relates to 
the Amount of the Salary granted to the Clerk of the 
Crown in Chancery, and to make other Provisions in 
relation to the said Office, be now read ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to the 
end of the Question, in order to add the words “ a Select 
* Committee be appointed to inquire into the circum- 
stances attending the introduction of a Bill, intituled, 
* ¢ An Act to amend the Acts relating to the Z’hames 
“ Tunnel Company,’ passed in the 3d and 4th years of 

His present Majesty’s reign; and to inquire further 
respecting the advance of £. 30,000 by the Commis- 
sioners for issuing Exchequer Bills in aid of Public 
Works, under the provisions of the said Act, with 
a view to prevent the advance of Public Money with- 
out full and adequate security for the re-payment of 
the same,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
roposed to be left out stand part of the Question :— 
he said proposed Amendment was, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third time: 
—The Bill was accordingly read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


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The Clerk of the Crown attending, according to 
Order, amended the Return for the County of Carlow. 


The Dublin Police Bill was, according to Order, read 
a second time ; and committed to a Committee of the 
whole House, for Monday next. 


A Motion being made, That this House will, To- 
morrow, resolve itself into a Committee to consider of the 
Salaries of Justices to be appointed under the Dublin 
Police Bill; 

Lord Viscount Morpeth, by His Majesty’s command, 
acquainted the House, That His Majesty, having been 
informed of the subject-matter of this Motion, recom- 
mends it to the consideration of the House. 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into a Committee to consider of the Salaries of 
Justices to be appointed under the Dublin Police Bill. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend an Act of the third year 
of the reign of his late Majesty King George the Fourth, 
for the appointment of Constables in Ireland, was read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


20° August. 





A. 1835. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Glass Duties 
a Committee upon the Glass Duties Bill; and, after some Bill. 
time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and 
Mr. Bernal reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Ex- Exchequer 
chequer Bills Bill, the Amendments which they had Bills Bill. 
made to the Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed, and read the third time To-morrow. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Fines Fines and 
and Recoveries Offices Bill, the Amendments which they Recoveries 
had made to the Bill; and the Amendments were read, Offices Bill, 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the St. Margaret's 
Report from the Committee on the Saint Margaret's hhectory Bul. 
(Westminster) Rectory Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon this day 
three months. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Spirit Spirit Licenses 
Licenses and Wine Permits Bill, the Amendments which ae 
they had made to the Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The Dominica Relief Bill was, according to Order, Dominica 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee of Relief Bill. 
the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Parochial Workhouses Bill was, according to Parochial 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Com- — 
mittee of the whole House, for To-morrow. . 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, an Act for pre- Certiorari 
venting the vexatious removal of Indictments into the Bill. 
Court of King’s Bench, and for extending the Provisions 
of an Act of the fifth year of King William and Queen 
Mary, for preventing Delays at the Quarter Sessions of 
the Peace to other Indictments; and for extending the 
Provisions of an Act of the seventh year of King George | 
the Fourth, as to taking Bail in cases of Felony, was, 
according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the same, without any Amendment. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a Registration 
Committee upon the Registration of Voters’ (Ireland) “3 be 
Bill. : ([reland) 


(In the Committee.) 


Bill read a first time; to be read a second time, 
paragraph by paragraph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Cuavuszs, N° 1 to N° 5, as amended, agreed to. 


Ciause, N° 6 (Compensation to Assistant Barristers 
under former Act to cease) read. 

Several Amendments made. 

Amendment proposed: P. 5.1.21. After “ Barristers ” 
to insert “and who shall be recommended by the twelve 
“ Judges to the said Lord Lieutenant, or other Chief 
“* Governor or Governors of Ireland.” 

Question put, That those words be there inserted ; 

The Committee divided. 

Teller for the Yeas, Colonel Perceval - - - 7. 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. Dominick Browne - 57. 

Amendment proposed: P. 5.1.22. After “‘ mentioned” 
to insert “ and such Barristers shall continue to act as 
“ revising Barristers during good behaviour.” 

Question put, That those words be there inserted ; 

The Committee divided. 

Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Smith O’ Brien - 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. More O’ Ferrall 
Cause, N° 6, as amended, agreed to. 


Cravuses, N* 7 and 8, as amended, agreed to. 
CLAUSE, 





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- 49. 











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ill, 











Orange Lodges 
(Great Britain 
and the Colo- 
nies.) 


Adjournment. 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Bankrupts’ 
Estates Bill, 


Oaths’ Aboli- 
tion (No. 2.) 
Bill. 


Weights and 
Measures 
Bill Act. 


Hand-loom 
Weavers, 





5-6 Wit. IV. 


Cravuse, N° 9 (Revising Barrister shall examine ob- 
jections to qualification of Voters occurring since former 
revision) read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 7.1. 8 and 9. To leave out 
‘‘ which occurred since the former revision or registry.” 

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 

Several Amendments made. 

Crausz, N° 9, as amended, agreed to. 

Crauses, N° 10 to N°31, with Amendments to several 
of them, agreed to. - 

Curause, N° 32 (Expense of conveying Electors to 
Poll, or of entertaining them, illegal) read. 

Question, That the Clause stand part of Bill——put, 
and Negatived. 

Crause, N° 33, as amended, agreed to. 


To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 











Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had made progress in the 
Bill; and that he was directed to move, That the Com- 
mittee may have leave to sit again. 

ftesolved, That this House will, To-morrow, again re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Hume reported from the Select Committee ap- 
pointed to inquire into the origin, nature, extent and 
tendency of the Orange Institutions in Great Britain and 
the Colonies ; That he was directed by the Committee to 
inform the House, That Lieutenant Colonel Fairman, 
Grand Secretary and Treasurer of the Orange Lodge 
Society of Great Britain, appeared before the Com- 
mittee; and the Resolution of the House being read to 
him, he was asked, whether he had brought the Book 
of Correspondence demanded of him; whereupon he 
persisted in refusing to produce the same. , 

Resolved, That Lieutenant Colonel Fairman having 
persisted in refusing to produce the Book of Corres- 
pondence, according to the Resolution of the House 
communicated to him by Mr. Speaker has been guilty of 
a breach of the Privileges of this House. 

Ordered, That Lieutenant Colonel Fairman, for his 
said offence, be committed to His Majesty’s Gaol of 


Newgate; and that Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrants 
accordingly. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That this House do now adjourn :—And the said Motion 
was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Roupell and Mr. 
Adam: 


Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made by 
this House to the Amendments made by their Lordships 
to the Bill, intituled, An Act for investing in Govern- 
ment Securities a portion of the Cash lying unemployed in 
the Bank of England, belonging to Bankrupts’ Estates, 
and applying the Interest thereon in discharge of the 
Expenses of the Court of Bankruptcy, and for the Relief 
of the Suitors in the said Court, without any Amend- 
ment: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act to 
repeal an Act of the present Session of Parliament, in- 
tituled, “‘ An Act for the more effectual abolition of 
Oaths and Affirmations taken and made in various De- 
partments of the State, and to substitute Declarations 
in lieu thereof, and for the more entire suppression 
of voluntary and extra-judicial Oaths and Affidavits,” 
and to make other Provisions for the abolition of un- 
necessary Oaths; to which the Lords desire the con- 
currence of this House: And also, 

The Lords do request that this House will be pleased 
to communicate to their Lordships a Copy of the 
Minutes of Evidence taken before the Select Committee 
appointed by this House, in Session 1834, on the Bill, 
intituled, ‘“‘ An Act to amend and render more effectual 
two Acts of the fifth and sixth years of the Reign of his 
late Majesty King Georgethe Fourth, relating to Weights 
and Measures ;” and also, a Copy of the Report from the 
Select Committee appointed by this House in the present 
Session on the Weights and Measures Act, together 
with the Minutes of Evidence: And also, 

The Lords do request that this House will be pleased 


to communicate to their Lordships a Copy of the Report 
VOL. 90. 


20° Augusti. 


575 
from the Select Committee appointed by this House to 
examine the Petitions presented to this House during 
the last and present Sessions from the Hand-loom 
Weavers :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 
Resolved, That this House will send Answers to the 
last parts of the said Message by Messengers of their own. 
And the Messengers were again called in; and Mr. 


Speaker acquainted them therewith :—And then they 
again withdrew. 


Complaint being made to the House, of a Newspaper, 
intituled, The Dublin Evening Post, of Saturday, August 
15, 1835, printed and published by F. W. Conway, 
11, Trinity-street, Dublin, as containing libellous matter 
reflecting on two Members of this House:—The said Paper 
was delivered in, and the paragraph complained of read. 

A Motion was made, and the a fe was proposed, 
That F. W. Conway do attend this House upon Monday, 
the 31st day of this instant August ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 


put, That the other Orders of the day be now read ; 
The House divided. 


The Noes went forth. 


fMr. Vernon Smith, 
Tellers for the Yeas, |Mr. William Henry Ord: 58. 


} 18. 


And the Order of the day being accordingly read for 
the third reading of the ingrossed Bill, for extending the 
Jurisdiction of Sheriffs in Scotland to the Process of 
Cessio Bonorum:—The Bill was read the third time; 
and an Amendment was made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title 
be, An Act for extending the Jurisdiction of Sheriffs in 
Scotland to the Process of Cessio Bonorum. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Tellers for the Noes,{ Oi Henry Maxwell, 


Colonel Perceval : 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 
adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed upon 
Wednesday, the 16th day of this instant August, “ That 
* leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide for the Pay- 
« ment, by the East India Company, of Compensation to 
“ Mr. Buckingham, for certain losses of property in India, 

founded on the Evidence taken before a Select Com- 
mittee, and their Report upon the same, presented to 
the House of Commons on the 4th of August 1834 ;” 


Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned till 
To-morrow. 


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‘6 
it 


6é 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Instruments of Sasine 


(Scotland) Bill; 


Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third read- 
ing of the ingrossed Bill to amend an Act of the Par- 
liament of Lreland, made in the ninth year of his late 
Majesty King George the Second, for more effectually 
preventing Clandestine Marriages ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Bill be now read the third time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be made 
to the Question ; viz. To leave out the word “ now,” and 
at the end of the Question to add the words “ upon this 
** day six months.” 

And the Question being put, That the word “now” 
stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided. 

The Yeas went forth. 


Mr. Serjeant Jackson, 
Tellers for the Yeas, { Mr. Shaw : 11. 


Mr. Edward John Stanley, 

Tellers for the Noes, {Mr William Henry Halk, J 51. 

So it passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being put, That the words “ upon 
“ this day six months” be added at the end of the 
Question; it was resolved in the Affirmative ; 

Then the main Question, so amended, being put; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
this day six months. 


The 


7G2 


Complaint. 


Cessio Bonorum 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Mr. Bucking- 
ham’s Com- 
pensation 
Bill. 


Instruments 
of Sasine 


(Scotland) Bill. 


Clandestine 
Marriages 
(Ireland) Bill. 








Steam 
Vessels’ 
Pilotage Bill. 


Cruelty to 
Animals Bill. 


Larceny 


(Ireland) Bill, 


Civil Bill 
Courts 
(Ireland) Bill, 


Letters 
Patent Bill. 


Election 
Expenses 


Bill. 


Marriage 
Act Amend- 
ment Bill. 


Captured Slaves 
(Bounties 
consequent on 
Treaties.) 


576 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Steam Vessels’ Pilotage Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consi- 
deration upon Tuesday next. 


The ingrossed Bill to consolidate and amend the 
several Laws relating to the cruel and improper treat- 
ment of Animals, and the mischiefs arising from the 
driving of Cattle, and to make other Provisions in regard 
thereto, was, according to Order, read the third time ; 
and Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Pease do carry the Bill to the Lords, 
and desire their concurrence. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to amend 
two several Errors contained in an Act passed in the 
ninth year of the Reign of his late Majesty King George 
the Fourth, intituled, “ An Act for consolidating and 
amending the Laws in Ireland relative to Larceny, and 
other Affairs connected therewith,” was, according to 
Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the same, without any Amendment. 


The Order of day the being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Civil Bill Courts 
(Ireland) Bill; 


Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Letters Patent Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Election Expenses Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon this day six months. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Marriage Act Amendment Bill:—The Bill was 
re-committed to a Committee of the whole House. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into the said Committee :—The House accordingly 
resolved itself into the Committee. 

(In the Committee.) 

Bill read a first time; to be read a second time para- 
graph by paragraph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Crause, N° 1, agreed to. 

Cause, N° 2 (Marriages of Persons within prohibited 
degrees hereafter to be absolutely void) read. 

Question put, That the Clause stand part of the Bill; 

The Committee divided. 

Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Horace Twiss - - 20. 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. Poulter w+ \e | alt B®, 
Criavuses, N*3 and 4, agreed to. 
Preamble agreed to. 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. 








Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. I’reshfield 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee to consider of the Treaty between his Ma- 
jesty the King of the French and the King of Denmark ; 
and also, the Treaty between his Majesty the King 
of the French and the King of Sardinia, for the more 
effectual suppression of the Slave Trade, which were 
presented upon the 1st day of July last; and of autho- 
rizing the payment of Bounties on Slaves captured, 
and of other expenses attending the execution of the 
said Treaties. 

(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, Thata Bounty of Five Pounds be allowed 
out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of 


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A. 1835. 


Great Britain and Ireland for every Slave on board any 
British, or Danish, or Sardinian Ship captured for illicit 
traffic in Slaves; and that the Commissioners of His Ma- 
jesty’s Treasury be authorized to direct payment to be 
made out of the said Consolidated Fund of any costs, 
expenses or damages incurred by the detention of Vessels 
engaged in the Slave Trade. 

2. Resolved, That provision be made by Law for carry- 
ing the said Treaties into effect. 


Resolutions to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and the Lord Advo- 
cate reported, That the Committee had come to Resolu- 
tions, which they had directed him to report. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That all Papers which have been presented to the House 
touching the conduct of General Darling, and New 
South Wales, be referred to the Select Committee on 
General Darling’s conduct :—And the said Motion was, 
with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


_ The ingrossed Bill to alter, amend and enlarge the 
Powers of an Act of the second and third years of His 
present Majesty, for making and maintaining a Railway 
from the Cave Hill to the Harbour of Belfast, in the 
County of Antrim, was read the third time; and an in- 
grossed Clause was added, by way of rider; and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 

ftesolved, 'That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Sharman Crawford do carry the 


Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Lectures’ Publication Bill was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 
Ordered, That His Majesty’s Attorney General be in- 


structed to prosecute such Parties as appear, from the 
evidence taken before the Great Yarmouth Committee, 
to have been principally implicated in the offence of 
Bribery. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to 
consider the most effectual means of preventing bribery, 
corruption and intimidation, in the election of Members 
to serve in Parliament, have Power to report the Minutes 
of the Evidence taken before them, to the House. 

Mr. William Henry Ord reported from the said Select 
Committee, That they had considered the matter re- 
ferred to them ; and had directed him to report the same, 
with their observations thereupon, together with the 
Minutes of the Evidence taken before them. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count of the Amount produced by the Sale of the Pro- 
perty of Mr. Laffon Ladedat, sequestered in the hands 
of the Bank of Angland, by order of the British Govern- 
ment, in the year 1793 :—of the Particulars of the In- 
vestment of the Produce, and the Accumulations arising 
therefrom up to the latest period to which such Invest- 
ments were carried; also, the manner in which the Money 
was disposed of :—of the Particulars of the Settlement 
made with Mr. Ladebat, in respect of such Property, in 
the year 1818 :—and, Copies of Treasury Minutes di- 
recting the payment of £.23,707. 10s. to Mr. Ladebat, 
as stated in a Return presented to The House of Com- 
mons on 24th June 1829. 


Mr. French reported from the Select Committee on 
the Piers (Ireland) Bill; That the Committee had ex- 
amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same 
to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

And the House being informed, that other Amend- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill:—The Bill 
was re-committed to a Committee of the whole House, 
for Monday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 


General 
Darling. 


Belfast and 
Cavehill 
Railway Bill. 


Lectures’ 
Publication 
Bill. 


No. 546. 


Great 
Yarmouth 
Elections 
Bribery. 


Bribery at 
Elections. 


No. 547. 


Mr. Laffon 
Ladebat. 


Piers 
(Ireland) Bill 
No. 548. 








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Port Dundas, 
&amp;e. Roads: 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Malpas’s : 
Divorce Bill. 


Earl Nelson’s 
Estate Bill. 


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Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


f oa Serjeant at Arms attending this House, in- 
formed the House, that he had not been able to 
find Lieutenant Colonel Fairman. 


The Port Dundas and Dalgreen Bridge Roads Bill 
was read a second time; and committed to Mr. Philip 
Howard and the West Scotland List:—And they 
are to meet this Afternoon, in. the Speaker’s Chamber ; 
and that the Committee have leave to sit, and proceed, 
and make their Report on or before Monday next. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to dissolve the 
Marriage of Charles Malpas, Esquire, with Isabella 
Bowness, his now Wife, and to enable him to marry 
again, and for other purposes therein mentioned, was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Tooke do carry the Bill to the 
Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the same, without any Amendment. 


Mr. Poulter reported from the Committee on Earl 
Nelson’s Estate Bill; That they had examined the alle- 
gations of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and 
that the Parties concerned had given their consent to the 
Bill, to the satisfaction of the Committee; and that the 
Committee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto; and the same were read; and are as 
follow : 

Pr. 23. 1. 31. Leave out from “ mentioned” to the 
end of 1. 2. Pr. 24. 
Pr. 25. 1.11. After “received” insert Clause (A.) 
Cuiause (A.) “ Provided always, and be it further 
Enacted, That in case it shall be agreed between and by 
“« the said Henry Viscount Hood and William Yonge, or 
the survivor of them, or other the trustees or trustee 
“‘ for the time being of the said Indenture of Settlement 
“ of the Fourteenth day of June Orie thousand eight hun- 
“ dred and ten (with the consent, in writing, of the said 
“© Samuel Lord Bridport and Charlotte Mary Lady 
Bridport, during their joint lives, and of the survivor 
of them during his or her life, and after the decease 
of suchsurvivor, and during the minority of any person 
or persons entitled under the said last-mentioned Set- 
tlement, at the discretion of the said Henry Viscount 
Hood and William Yonge, or the survivor of them, 
or other the trustees or trustee aforesaid) of the one 
“ part, and the said Thomas Earl Nelson, his execu- 
tors or administrators of the other part, that the 
said sum of Ten thousand pounds so charged by the 
“* said Deed Poll of the Eleventh day of March One 
thousand eight hundred and eight, and so settled by 
the said Indenture of Settlement of the Fourteenth 
day of June One thousand eight hundred and ten, shall, 
instead of being forthwith raised and paid off, under 
the powers hereinbefore contained, remain for any 
period or periods, or indefinitely charged upon the 
freehold estates hereinbefore mentioned, to be now 
equitably charged therewith, but be secured by a legal 
term, and that the amount of all such costs, charges 
and expenses as hereinbefore is mentioned or referred 
to, shall be advanced and paid by the said Henry 
Viscount Hood and William Yonge out of other funds 
‘“* held by them as such trustees as aforesaid, then and 
in oa case it shall be lawful for the said Thomas 
Earl Nelson, his executors or administrators alone, 
by any deed or deeds, in writing, to be by him or 
them sealed and delivered in the presence of and to 
“* be attested by two or more credible witnesses, to 
charge upon all or any part or parts of the same free- 
‘hold manor or lordship, messuages, farms, lands, 
tithes, tenements, and hereditaments, comprised in 
and conveyed by the said hereinbefore in part 
recited Indentures of Lease and Release of the Twen- 
ty-ninth and Thirtieth days of June One thousand 
eight hundred and fifteen, such a gross sum of money 
as will be equal to the aggregate amount of the said 
sum of Ten thousand pounds, and the amount of the 
said costs, charges and expenses, with interest for the 
same respectively, from the time of charging the same 


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respectively, at and after the rate of Five pounds per 
centum per annum, or any less rate, and for securing 
the same gross sum of money, with such interest as 
aforesaid, by the same or any other deed or deeds se 
sealed and delivered, and attested as aforesaid, to 
demise all or any part or parts of the said freehold 
manor or lordship, messuages, farms, lands, tithes, 
tenements, and other hereditaments, on which the 
said gross sum shall be so charged unto them the said 
Henry Viscount Hood and Wilham Yonge, their execu- 
tors, administrators and assigns, for any term or terms 
of years not exceeding the term of Five hundred years, 
ashe the said Thomas Earl Nelson, his executors or 
administrators, shall think proper.” 

Pr. 25. 1. 22. Leave out “which,” and insert “ in 
case the same.” 

Pr. 25. 1.24. After “ Act” insert “or of the said 
gross sum of money hereinbefore authorized to be so 
charged and secured as aforesaid, in case the same 
shall be so charged and secured to him or them under 
the provisions of this Act (as the case may require).” 

Pr. 27.1. 16. After “ascertained” insert Clause (B.) 

Cravse (B.) “ And be it further Enacted, That the 
** said Thomas Earl Nelson during his life, and after his 
“ decease the person or persons for the time being en- 
titled under the said hereinbefore in part recited 
Acts to the receipt of the rents, issues and profits of 
the hereditaments so to be charged, shall keep down 
the interest of the principal sum or sums of money 
hereinbefore authorized to be charged.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


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An ingrossed Bill to rectify a Mistake in an Act passed 
in the present Session of Partiasnetit, for lighting, watch- 
ing and improving the Parish of Zormoham, in the 
County of Devon, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir John Yarde Buller do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Dyke, from the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 
was called in; and at the bar presented,—Returns to seve- 
ral Orders, dated the 28th day of July last, for a Copy of 
the Patents appointing the Master of the Faculties, the 
Principal Registrar of the Office of Faculties, and of the 
Vicar General of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury 
in Doctors’ Commons :—A Copy of the Table of Fees 
payable in the Faculty Office, andin the Office of the 
Vicar General; stating the same in detail, and the duties 
on which the several Fees were paid, the date when first 
fixed, and when augmented, and by what authority 
sanctioned :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Mudge, from the Office of Woods and Forests, was 
called in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to the di- 
rections of several Acts of Parliament,—the Twelfth 
Report of the Commissioners for the Improvement of the 
Holyhead and Liverpool Road, Holyhead and Howth 
Harbours, &amp;c.:—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


A Petition of Robert Dawson, of Sandwell Cottage, 
near Birmingham, was presented, and read ; complain- 
ing of General Darling, while Governor ot New South 
Wales, having refused to make a grant of land to the 
Petitioner; and praying the House to investigate the 
circumstances in an that justice may be done him. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on General Darling’s conduct. 


A Petition of Roman Catholic Inhabitants of Duns- 
ford, in the county of Down, was presented, and read ; 
praying the House to order an investigation into the con- 
duct of certain Magistrates of that county in relation to 
proceedings agrinet the Petitionerson a charge of assault. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Wakefield;—and, Leeds,— Ecclesiastical 
were presented, and read; taking notice of the Ecclesi- 
astical Courts Bill; and praying, That the same may 
not pass into a law. 

And the said Petitions were ordered tolie upon the Table. 

7H A Petition 


Torquay 


Improvemeni, 


(No 2.) Bill. 


Prerogative 
Court 


(Canterbury.) 


Holyhead 
Roads, &amp;c. 


No, 55 ‘ 


New South 
Wales, 


Down 
Magistrates, 


Courts Bill. 








Attornies’ 
Certificates, 


Factories 
Regulation 
Act. 


Newspaper 
Stamps. 


Letters 
Patent Bill. 


Agricultural 
Distress. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill. 


Thomas Say, 


Pi etestant 
Dissenters. 


Drunkeuness. 


578 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors practising in 
the Courts of Law and Equity at Westminster, resident 
in Wakefield, was presented, and read ; praying for the 
repeal of the Stamp Duty on their annual Certificates. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Operatives of Preston, was presented, 
and read; praying the House to pass a law having for 
its object the limiting of the hours of labour of the Peti- 
tioners to ten hours actual labour for five days, and eight 
hours on the Saturday, placing the restriction on the 
moving power. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Brighton ;— Saint Mar- 
garet and Saint John-the-Evangelist, Westminster ;— 
Castle-street, Leicester-sqguare, and other places ;—Pop- 
lar, and other places ;—the Metropolis (three Petitions) ; 
—Saint Mary’s, Lambeth ;— Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; — 
Bury Saint Edmund’s ;— Wallingford ; —Thetford ;— 
Saint Nicholas and Bishopsteignton ;—and, Members of 
the Birmingham Mechanics’ Institution,— were presented, 
and read ; praying for the repeal of the Stamp Duty on 
Newspapers. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of James Marsh, of Houndsditch, in the 
city of London, was presented, and read ; taking notice 
of the Letters’ Patent Bill; and praying, That a clause 
may be inserted therein, providing that a patentee shall 
not lose the whole benefit of his patent in consequence 
of part of the specification having been the subject of 
a former Patent. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land, and 
others interested in Agriculture, in the town and neigh- 
bourhood of Saffron Walden, was presented, and read ; 
praying the House to adopt measures for relieving the dis- 
tress under which the Agricultural interest now labours. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Zruro;—and, Tewkesbury, 
——were presented, and read; taking notice of the Muni- 
cipal Corporations Bill; and praying, That the same may 
pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Say, late lieutenant of the 
2d Battalion, 5th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry, 
was presented, and read; complaining of having been 
dismissed the service, by the sentence of a court-martial, 
for preferring charges against his former commanding 
officer ; stating the particulars of his case; and praying 
the House to order an inquiry into the whole of the cir- 
cumstances, and to grant the Petitioner such relief as 
the justice of the case may require. 

rdered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Protestant Dissenters of the Baptist 
Denomination in Burton Latimer, was presented, and 
read; praying the House to secure to them the right 
of conveying their dead in peace, and with such religious 
rites as they conscientiously prefer, to the parochial 
churchyards and burial places in which are the sepulchres 
of their fathers, and which they themselves are taxed 
to keep in repair. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Austwick, was presented, 
and read; praying for the total prohibition of the sale 
of beer to be drunk on the premises in beer-houses, and 
for the adoption of measures to remove the numerous 
and increasing temptations to dram-drinking among the 


‘ working classes. 


Kerry 
Election. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Freeholders of the county of Kerry, was 
presented, and read; complaining of intimidation of 
yoters at the late Election for the county of Kerry; and 
praying the House to institute an inquiry. 

rdered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


21° August. 





A. 1835. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Maurice Fitz Gerald, 
was also presented, and read; complaining of intimida- 
tion of voters at the late Election for the county of 
Kerry; and praying the House to institute an inquiry. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
That the said Petition do lie upon the Table:—And 
a Debate arising thereupon ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till Monday 


next. 


A Message, by Sir Augustus Clifford, Gentleman 

Usher of the Black Rod: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords, authorized by virtue of His Majesty’s Com- 
mission, for declaring His Royal Assent to several Acts 
agreed upon by both Houses, do desire the immediate 
attendance of this Honourable House in the House of 
Peers, to hear the Commission read. 

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went up to 
the House of Peers :—And being returned ; 


Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the desire 
of the Lords, authorized by virtue of His Majesty’s Com- 
mission, had been at the Hass of Peers, where a Com- 
mission under the Great Seal was read, giving, declaring 
and notifying the Royal Assent to the several Pubiic 
and Private Bills therein mentioned ; and that the Lords 
thereby authorized, had declared the Royal Assent to 
the said Bills: Which Bills are as follow: 


An Act to impose certain Duties on Tea: 


An Act to extend the accommodation by the Post to 
and from Foreign Parts, and for other purposes relating 
to the Post Office : 

An Act for investing in Government Securities a 
portion of the Cash lying unemployed in the Bank of 
England, belonging to Bankrupts’ Estates, and applying 
the Interest thereon in discharge of the Expenses of the 
Court of Bankruptcy, and for the relief of the Suitors 
in the said Court, and for removing Doubts as to the 
extent of the Powers of the Court of Review, and of the 
Subdivision Courts : 

An Act to give effect and validity to certain Contracts 
and Presentments for repairing and keeping in repair 
certain Public Roads in Ireland, and the Sureties entered 
into for the execution thereof: 

An Act for the appointment of convenient Places for 
the holding of Assizes in Ireland : 

An Act for protecting the Revenues of vacant Eccle- 
siastical Dignities, Prebends, Canonries and Benefices, 
without Cure of Souls, and for preventing the lapse 
thereof, during the pending Inquiries respecting the 
state of the Established Church in England and Wales: 

An Act to continue and amend certain Regulations 
for the Linen and Hempen Manufactures in Ireland : 

An Act for removing Doubts as to the Declaration to 
be made, and Oaths to be taken, by Persons appointed 
to the Office of Sheriff of any City or Town, being a 
County of itself: 

An Act for the encouragement of the voluntary 
Enlistment of Seamen, and to make Regulations for 
more effectually manning His Majesty’s Navy: 

An Act to continue for Three years, and from thence 
to the End of the then next Session of Parliament, two 
Acts of the second and third year and the third and 
fourth year of His present Majesty, relating to the Care 
and Treatment of Insane Persons in England : 

An Act for the Improvement of the Registrar’s Office, 
and other Offices of the Court of Chancery : 

An Act for preventing the vexatious removal of 
Indictments into the Court of King’s Bench, and for 
extending the Provisions of an Act of the fifth — of 
King William and Queen Mary, for preventing Delays 
at the Quarter Sessions of the Peace to other Indict- 
ments, and for extending the Provisions of an Act of the 
seventh year of King George the Fourth as to taking 
Bail in cases of Felony: 

An Act for the establishment of Loan Societies in 
England and Wales, and to extend the Provisions of the 
Friendly Societies Acts to the Islands of Guernsey, 
Jersey and Man: 

An Act for amending and consolidating the Acts of 
Parliament for the recovery of Small Debts in the City 
of London and the Liberties thereof, and for enabling 
the Goods of the Debtors to be taken in execution: m 

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5-6 Wit. IV. 


An Act to amend and extend the Powers vested in the 
Grand Junction Waterworks Company, and for other 
purposes relating thereto: 

An Act to authorize the Zianelly Railway and Dock 
Company to make certain additional Railways or Tram- 
roads, and for other purposes connected therewith: _ 

An Act to amend an Act of the third year of His 
present Majesty, for more effectually os ying with 
Water the City and County of the City of Exeter, and 
Places adjacent thereto: 

An Act to enable the Reading Waterworks Company 
to extend their Works, and for explaining and enlarging 
the Powers of the Act relating to such we ay? : 

An Act for effecting an extension of the Ballochney 
Railway, in the County of Lanark, and for altering, 
amending and enlarging the Powers of an Act of the 
seventh year of his late Majesty, for making the said 
Railway : 

An Act for the better paving, lighting, watching, 
cleansing, and otherwise improving the Borough of 
Truro, in the County of Cornwall, and for forming a new 
Street within the same Borough: 

An Act for building a Bridge over the River 77ent, 
at Willington, in the County of Derby: 

An Act for paving, lighting, watching and otherwise 
improving the Town of Bognor, in the County of 
Sussex, and for amending and enlarging two Acts of 
Parliament passed in the third and sixth years of the 
reign of his late Majesty King George the Fourth 
relating to the said Town: 

An Act for repairing and widening the Roads from 
Oxford, over Botley Causeway, to Fifield, in the County 
of Berks, and Witney, in the County of Oxford : 

An Act to rectify a Mistake in an Act passed in the 
present Session of Parliament, for more effectually 
repairing the Road from the Exeter Turnpike Road to 
Biddaford, and certain Roads leading from Bridgetown 
Pomeroy and Totnes, and other Roads communicating 
therewith; and for repairing Totnes Bridge, and erect- 
ing Bridges over the Stover Canal, the Rivers Teign and 
Lemon, and the Mill Leat, all in the County of Devon: 

An Act for more effectually repairing certain Roads 
leading to and from Bodmin, and other Roads therein 
mentioned, in the County of Cornwall, and for making 
and maintaining certain new Roads communicating 
therewith : 

An Act for empowering Trustees to sell certain Free- 
hold, Copyhold and Leasehold Estates, in the County 
of Norfolk, settled under the Will of Horatio Earl of 
Orford, deceased ; and for laying out the Money arising 
therefrom in the purchase of Lands, to be settled to the 
same uses, and for the other purposes therein mentioned : 

An Act to authorize the making of Grants or Leases 
of Mines within and under parts of the Lands belonging 
to the Perpetual Curacy of the parish of Wolverhampton, 
in the County of Stafford ’ 

An Act for naturalizing John Frederick Zoller. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of the 


House this day, adjourn till To-morrow, at twelve of the 
clock. 


A Petition of Merchants, Bankers, Traders and Citi- 
zens of Dublin, was presented, and read; praying the 
House to pass a law declaring the present or any Re- 
corder of Dublin ineligible to be elected to serve in 
any future Parliament. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Roupell and Mr. 
Adam: 


Mr. Speaker, 


Q1° August. 


579 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
to limit the time of taking the Polls at contested Elec- 
tions of Members to serve in Parliament to one day, 
with some Amendments; to which Amendments the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House :—And then 
the Messengers withdrew. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the Militia Staff 


Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act for the further Reduction of the Militia Staff, 
and to suspend the Ballot for the Militia; and the same 
were read ; and are as follow: 

Pr. 1. 1. 3. Leave out from “ Ireland” to “ Be” in 
line 7. 

Pr. 2. 1.9. Leave out “ to direct.” 

Pr. 2. 1.10. After “ by” insert “ one of,” and, in the 
same line, leave out from ‘ Majesty’s” to “ the” in 
line 11, and insert “ Principal Secretaries of State of 
“ Great Britain, and in Ireland, by the Lord Lieutenant, 
“ or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland for 
“ the time being respectively, to direct the Lord Lieute- 
“ nant of any county in Great Britain, and the Lieu- 
“ tenant of any county in Ireland, to cause.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 12. Leave out “ Regiments, Battalions,” 
and insert “ Regiment, Battalion.” 
Pr. 2. 1.13. Leaveout “shall,” andinsert “ of such 
“ county in Great Britain and Ireland respectively to.” 
Pr. 2.1.31. After “ suspended” insert “ until the 
end of the next Session of Parliament.” 
Pr. 2. 1. 33. Leave out from “ notwithstanding” to 
And” in Pr. 3. 1. ult. and insert Clause (A.) 


Crause (A.) “ Provided always, and be it Enacted, 

*¢ That it shall be lawful for His Majesty, by any Order 

in Council, to direct that any proceedings shall be had 
at any time before the expiration of such period as 
aforesaid, either for the giving of notices and making 
Returns and preparing Lists; and also for the pro- 
ceeding to ballot and enrol men for the filling up 
vacancies in the Militia of the United Kingdom, or 
any part thereof, as His Majesty shall deem expedient, 
and upon the issuing of any such order all such pro- 
ceedings shall be had for carrying into execution all 
the provisions of the Acts in force in England, Scot- 
land and Ireland respectively, relating to the giving 
notices for and Returns of Lists, and for the ballot- 
ing and enrolling of men to supply any vacancies in 
the Militia, and holding general and subdivision 
Meetings for such purpose, at such time respectivel 
as shall be expressed in any such Order in Council, 
or by any directions given in pursuance thereof to the 
Lord Lieutenants, or Deputy Lieutenants acting for 
Lord Lieutenants of the several Counties, Shires, 
Ridings, Cities and Places in Great Britain, or to the 
Lieutenants and Deputy Lieutenants of Counties and 
Places in Ireland, or to the Warden and Special | 
Deputy Wardens of the Stannaries, and all the provi- 
sions of the several Acts in force in England, Scotland 
and Ireland respectively, relating to the Militia and 
Corps of Miners of Cornwall and Devon, shall, upon 
any such order and direction given in pursuance 
thereof, become and be in full force, and be carried 
into execution at the period specified in such order 
or direction as aforesaid, with all such penalties and 
forfeitures for any neglect thereof, as fully as if such 
. — had been fixed in the Acts relating to such 
** Militia and Miners.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 


Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, That this 


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ouse hath agreed 


Militia Statf 
Reduction 


Bill, for the further Reduction of the Militia Staff, and to 
suspend the Ballot for the Militia, with Amendments ; 
to which Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act ‘ the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


Ordered, That the Amendments made by the Lords 


Polls at 
to the Polls at Elections Bill be taken into considera- 


Elections 





passed in the third and fourth years of His present Ma- 
jesty, for compensating Owners of Slaves upon the 
Abolition of roe i with some Amendments ; to which 


Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 


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. of this House: And also, tion upon Monday next. = - 
ee Coe The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act Order ed, That the Bill, as amended by the Lords, be zee 
il, to carry into further execution the provisions of an Act printed. 


The Order of the day being read for the Committee 
on the Consolidated Fund Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 
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Marriage Act 
Amendment 
Bill. 


Spirit Licenses 
and Wine 
Permits Bill. 


Mr. Bucking- 
ham’s Com- 
pensation 
Bill. 


Supply. 


Customs 
Duties Bill. 


Dublin Police 
(Salaries to 
Justices.) 


Glass Duties 
Bill. 


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The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Marriage Act Amend- 
ment Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday next. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the Order of the day, for the third reading 
of the ingrossed Bill to exempt certain Retailers of 
Spirits, to a small amount, from the additional Duties 
on Licenses, and to discontinue the Excise Survey on 
Wine, and the use of Permits for the removal thereof, 
be now read ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, by leaving out from the word “ That” to the end of 
the Question, in order to add the words “ this House 
* do resolve itself into a Committee to consider of the 
“ reduction of the present Duties on Newspapers to One 
“ Penny,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question :—The 
said proposed Amendment was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the third read- 
ing of the said Bill, be now read; and the same being 
read :—The Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the adjourned 
Debate upon the Question proposed on the 12th day of 
this instant August, ‘ That leave be given to bring ina 
Bill to provide for the Payment, by the East India Com- 
pany, of Compensation to Mr. Buckingham, for certain 

osses of Property in India, founded on the Evidence 
taken before a Select Committee, and their Report upon 
the same, presented to the House of Commons on the 
4th of August 1834 ;” 

The Question was again proposed. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 

twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 
Sabbati, 22° die Augusti, 1835: 

And the Question being put ; 

The House divided. 

The Noes went forth. 

Tellers for the Yeas, 4 — ; 45. 

: Mr. Vernon Smith, 
Tellers for the Noes,| ag a peal his. 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That Mr. Tulk and Mr. Hume do prepare, 
and bring in the Bill accordingly. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Customs Duties Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee of 
the whole House, for Monday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee, to consider of the Salaries of Justices to 
be appointed under the Dublin Police Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 

Resolved, That it shail be lawful for the Lord Lieu- 
tenant of Jreland to direct that an annual Salary, not 
exceeding the sum of Eight hundred pounds, shall be 
paid out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom 
of Great Britain and Ireland, to each of the Justices to be 
appointed byany Act of this present Session for improving 
the Police in the district of Dublin Metropolis. 

Resolution to be reported. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Robert 
Steuart reported, That the Committee had come to a 
Resolution, which they had directed him to report. 

Ordered, That the Chaser be received this day. 





The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
nope from the Committee on the Glass Duties Bill; 
rdered, Thatthe Report be received upon Monday next. 





Augusti. A. 1835. 


The ingrossed Bill for raising a Sum by Exchequer Exchequer 
Bills for the Service of the year One thousand eight Bills Bull. 
hundred and Thirty-five was, according to Order, read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title 
be, An Act for raising the Sum of Thirteen Million five 
hundred and twenty-one thousand five hundred and fifty 
pounds by Exchequer Bills, for the Service of the year 
One thousand eight hundred and Thirty-five. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill to abolish certain Offices con- Fines and 
nected with Fines and Recoveries, and the Cursitors in ge 
the Court of Chancery, and to make provision for the 
Abolition of certain Offices in the Superior Courts of 
Common Law in England, was, according to Order, 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Dominica 
on the Dominica Relief Bill; Relief Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself 
into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Parochial 
on the Parochial Workhouses Bill; Workhouses 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, #"!- 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Registration 
on the Registration of Voters (Ireland) Bill ; of Voters 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, (Ireland) Bill 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Civil Civil Bill Couns 
Bill Courts (Ireland) Bill, the Amendments which they “&lt;0 2" 
had made to the Bill. aes 

And the House being informed, that other Amend- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill :—The Bill 
was re-committed to a Committee of the whole House. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into the said Committee :—The House accordingly 
resolved itself into the Committee; and, after some time 
spent therein, Mr.Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. 

Robert Steuart reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Robert Steuart accordingly reported the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consi- 
deration upon Monday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


Letters 


Mr. Tooke reported from the Committee on the Letters 
Patent Bill. 


Patent Bill, the Amendments which they had made to 
the Bill; and the same were read; and are as fol- 
low : 
Pr. 1. 1. 4. Leave out from “ Patent” to “ Inven- 
tions,” and insert “ for.” 

Pr. 1.1. 6. Leave out “ them,” and insert “ Paten- 
tees.” 

Pr. 1.1. 16. After “ who” insert “ as grantee, as- 
signee or otherwise.” 

Pr. 1. 1. 18. After “sole” insert “ making, exer- 
cising.” 
;, Pr. 1. 1. 18. Leave out from “ using” to “ of” in 
- 19. 

Pr. 1. 1. 21. After “ Patents” insert “ of England, 
er or Ireland respectively, as the case may 
Neg 

Pr. 1. 1.23. After “ General” insert “in the case 
of an English Patent, of the Lord Advocate or Soli- 
citor General of Scotland in the case of a Scotch 
Patent, or of His Majesty’s Attorney General or So- 
licitor General for Jreland in the case of an Irish 
Patent.” 

Pr. 1.1. 25. Leave out “ his said,” and insert “ either 
the title of the invention or of the.” 

Pr. 1. 1. 29. Leave out “ his,” and insert “ the.” 
Pr. 1. 1. 30. After “said” insert “title or.” 

Pr. 2.1. 4. After “such” insert “ Letters Patent or 
such.” 

Pr. 2. 


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Pr. 2.1.13. After “ Attorney” insert ‘“ General.” 
Pr. 2. 1. 14. After “ General” insert “ or Lord Ad- 
“ vocate respectively.” 


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Ordered, That Bills be brought in upon the said Re- 
solutions: And that Mr. Robert Steuart, Lord Viscount 
Palmerston, and Mr. Baring, do prepare, and bring 


Pr. 2.1.17. After “ suit” insert “ saveand except them in. ; 
“‘ in any proceeding by scire facias.” 
Pr. 2. 1. 21. After “ original” insert “ title and.” The Order of the day being read, for the second read- Lectures 
Pr. 2. 1. 23. After “ the” insert “ title and.” ing of the Lectures Publication Bill; Publication 
Pr, 2. 1. 28. After “ Attorney” insert “ General,” _ Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon bill, 
and in the same line, after “General,” insert “or Lord Monday next. 


“ Advocate. : ; - 
; Pr. 2. 1. 38. After “Attorney” insert “ General.” Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to Cashel Writ. 


28 Pr. 2.1. 34. After “ General” insert “ or Lord the Clerk of the Crown in Ireland, to make out a new 
ill. “: Rabécete bade or cleveinn: of ze ee - pies this or 
es es , sent Parliament for the City of Cashel, in the room o 
“ Poids hi , - — ” insert “ or specially Louis Perrin, Esquire, who, eas his election for the said 
Pr. 3 1 2” Rites tak “an” said inert’ eotte.” City, hath accepted the office of one of the Judges of 
8: ie. Mes. i - ‘ . His Majesty’s Court of King’s Bench in Ireland. 
Pr. 3. 1. 7. Leave out “ unknown to him, 


_ Pr. 3.1.10. Leave out from “or” to “ some,” and Ordered, That the Select Committee on General General 
insert “if such Patentee or his assigns shall discover Darling’s conduct have leave to sit during the sitting of Darling. 


“ that,” and in the same line leave out “used such the House this day, between the hours of twelve and 
‘* invention,” and insert “ unknown to such Patentee five of the clock. 


a ** invented or used the same.” 
Pr. 3.1.11. After ‘ Patentee” insert “ or his Ordered, That Mr. Forster have leave of absence for [eave of 
“ assions,” a month, on urgent business ;—and, Mr. Kirk, a month, Absence. 
Pr. 3. 1. 13. Leave out “ for,” and insert “ tocon- on urgent business. 
| “* firm the said Letters Patent, or to grant.” 
ses Pr. 3.1.19. Leave out ‘“ Petitioner,” and insert 
‘“* Patentee.” 
Pr. 3. 1. 36. Leave outfrom “ whatsoever” to “any ” 


Mr. Baring presented a Bill for carrying into effect Slave Treaty 
the Treaty with the King of the French and the King (Denmark) 
of Denmark, for suppressing the Slave Trade: And the Bill. 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read No-549- 


in Pr. 4. 1. 2. ; 
os » a second time upon Monday next. 
_ Pr. 4.1. 15. Leave out from “ equity” to “ for. Ordered That the Bill red we 
Pr. 4.1.16. After “ account ” insert “ shall be , p : 
a “ brought.” Mr. Baring presented a Bill for carrying into effect Slave Treaty 


Pr. 4.1. 21. After “ Patentee ” insert “ or his g Treaty with the King of the French and the King of (Sardinia) 
“ assigns.” wae rs Sardinia, for suppressing the Slave Trade: And the ¥#!! 
arts Pr. 4. 1, 23. After “him” insert “ or them. same was read the first time; and ordered to be read N- 55°. 
i ” ® : &gt; 
ill, Pr. 4. 1. 38. Leave out “ he,” and insert “ or his 4 geeond time upon Monday next. 


“ assigns, he or they.” Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Pr, 5. 1. 6. Leave out from “ costs” to “ And” in 
Pr. 6. 1. 24. The House was moved, That the Act 45 Geo. 3, c. 98, Stamps and 
Pr. 6. 1. 38. After “ prove” insert “ the objections for increasing the Drawback on Linens exported from Assessed 


“ stated in.” Great Britain to the West Indies, might be read ; and '*** 


Pr. 6. 1. 39. Leave out “ of objection.” 
Pr. 7. 1. 33. After “‘ made” insert “ used.” 
Pr. 7. 1. 35. After “ shall” insert “ not.” 
Pr. 7.1. 36. After “ name” insert “ or any imita- 
‘ tion of the name.” 
Pr. 8. 1. 1. After “ Patentee” insert “or his as- 
“* signs.” 
Pr. 8. 1. 5. After “ from” insert “ or under.” 
Pr. 8. 1. 8. After “ Patentee” insert “ or his as- 
“ signs.” 
Pr. 8. 1. 20. After “ plaint” insert “ process.” 
Pr. 8. 1, 23. After ‘“ Westminster,” insert “ or in 
Ireland, or in the Court of Session in Scotland.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
Monday next. 


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Mr. Robert Steuart reported from the Committee, to 
whom it was referred to consider of the Treaty between 
his Majesty the King of the French and the King of Den- 
mark, and also, the Treaty between his Majesty the King 
of the French and the King of Sardinia, for the more 
effectual suppression of the Slave Trade, which were 
presented upon the 1st day of July last; and of autho- 
rizing the payment of Bounties on Slaves captured, and 
of other expenses attending the execution of the said 
Treaties, the Resolutions which they had directed him to 
report; and the same were read; and areas follow: 

1. Resolved, That a Bounty of Five Pounds be allowed 
out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom 
of Great Britain and Ireland for every Slave on board 
any British or Danish, or Sardinian Ship captured for 
illicit traffic in Slaves; and that the Commissioners of 
His Majesty’s Treasury be authorized to direct payment 
to be made out of the said Consolidated Fund of any 
costs, expenses, or damages incurred ‘by the detention of 
Vessels engaged in the Slave Trade. 

2. Resolved, That provision be made by Law for carry- 


‘ing the said Treaties into effect. 


The said Resolutions, being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 


VOL. 90. 


the same was read. 

The House was also moved, that the Act 48 Geo. 3, 
c. 55, for repealing the Duties of Assessed Taxes, and 
granting new Duties in lieu thereof, and certain addi- 
tional Duties to be consolidated therewith, and also for 
repealing the Stamp Duties on Game Certificates, and 
granting new Duties in lieu thereof, to be placed under 
the management of the Commissioners for the Affairs 
of Taxes, might be read ; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 52 Geo. 3, 
c. 93, for granting to His Majesty certain new and 
additional Duties of Assessed axes, and for consoli- 


' dating the same with the former Duties of Assessed 


Taxes, might be read; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 4 and 5 
Will. 4, c. 73, to grant relief from the Duties of Assessed 
Taxes in certain cases, might be read; and the same 
was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 56 Geo. 3, 
c. 56, to repeal the several Stamp Duties in Ireland, 
and also several Acts for the Collection and Manage- 
ment of the said Duties, and to grant new Stamp Duties 
in lieu thereof, and to make more effectual Regulations 
for collecting and managing the said Duties, might be 
read ; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 55 Geo. 3, 
c. 184, for repealing the Stamp Duties on Deeds, Law 
Proceedings and other written or printed Instruments, 
and the Duties on Fire Insurances and on Legacies and 
Successions to personal Estates upon Intestacies now 
payable in Great Britain, and for granting other Duties 
in lieu thereof, might be read ; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 4 and 5 
Will. 4, c. 54, to continue for Five years, from the fifth 
day of April One thousand eight hundred and thirty- 
five, and to amend the Acts for authorizing a Composi- 
tion for Assessed Taxes, might be read; and the same 
was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 43 Geo. 3, 
c. 150, for consolidating certain of the provisions con- 
tained in any Act or Acts relating to the Duties under 
the management of the Commissioners for the Affairs of 

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Taxes, and for amending the said Acts, so far as the 
same relate to that part of Great Britain called Scotland, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself 
into a Committee to consider of the said Acts. 


Tanjore — Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 

Commission» Account of the Claims and Adjudications made since 
the last Report of the Tanjore Commissioners, and of 
all Claims remaining undecided, distinguishing the 
Amounts specified and unspecified; Account of the 
Salaries of the Commissioners, and of the Hours of 
attendance in their Office; and of the Number and 
Salaries of the Secretaries, Clerks, Interpreters, and 
other Officers employed by said Commissioners; and 
of the Expenses and Establishment incidental to the 
Tanjore Commission :—Copies of any Correspondence, 
within the last six months, between the said Commis- 
sioners and the Jndia Board, and the Court of Directors: 
—Copy of the Agreement of the 11th February 1824, 
and Hd the Names of the Parties attached thereto :— 
of the Deed between the East India Company and 
the Creditors of the late Rajah of Zanjore, under which 
the said Commissioners act, together with Copies of 
the original and second Instructions addressed by the 
Commissioners in England to the Commissioners in 
India, as communicated to the Court of Directors of the 
East India Company and to the India Board, with 
Copies of their Letters acknowledging the same ; 
together, also, with Copies of any Communications re- 
ceived from India, since the 1st of May last, by the said 
Commissioners, and of any replies thereto; and of any 
Correspondence with the Court of Directors, or with 
the India Board, or between the same, subsequent there- 
to, and specially in relation to the probable duration of 
the said Commission, and to the renewal of the Tanjore 
Act; together, also, with Copies or Extracts of any 
Communications relative to the causes of delay in the 
Proceedings of the said Commissioners in India; and 
also, a Statement, showing in Star Pagodas and in 
English Money, the Amount of Claims made under the 
said Commission; specifying whether the same be 
awarded for or against the Parties, or remain undecided ; 
and, if undecided, for what reasons; showing also, the 
aggregate Expense of the said Commission in England 
since its institution :—and, of Correspondence between 
the Jndia Board and the Court of Directors, and between 
the President of the India Board and the Chairman of 
the Court of Directors, with reference to supplying the 
vacancy in the Zanjore Commission which occurred in 
1831. 


— Mr. Patrick Maxwell Stewart reported from the Select 
(Scotland) Bill, Committee on the Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Bill; That 
No. 562, they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
found the same to be true; and that the Committee had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments there- 

unto. 


Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


Joseph Ordered, That the Papers relative to Joseph Forster, 
Forter. which were presented upon the 3d day of July last, be 
No. 555. printed. 


—.. Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 

(Rey Nev) turn of the Masters in the Royal Navy, made in each 
of the years ending on the 1st June 1831, 1832, 1833, 
1834 and 1835. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
two of the clock on Saturday morning, adjourned 
till this day. 











Sabbati, 22° die Augusti ; 
Anno 5-6° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


Leave of QRDPE RED, That .Mr. Henry Baring have. leave 
Absence. of absence for a month, on urgent business. 


DublinPolice Mr. More O’Ferrall reported from the Committee, 
onal to whom it was referred to consider of the Salaries of 
Justices to be appointed under the Dublin Police Bill, the 





Augusti. A. 1835. 


Resolution which they had directed him to report ; and 
the same was read ; and is as followeth: 

Resolved, That it shall be lawful for the Lord Lieu- 
tenant of Ireland to direct that an annual Salary, not 
exceeding the sum of Eight hundred pounds, shall be 
paid out of the Consolidated Fund of the United King- 
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, to each of the Justices 
to be appointed by any Act of this present Session for im- 
proving the Police in the district of Dublin Metropolis. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, was 

eed to. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Committee 
on the Dublin Police Bill, That they have Power to 
make provision therein, pursuant to the said Resolution. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Dominica Relief Bill; and, after 
some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. William Henry Ord reported, That the 
Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 


next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee to consider of the Acts 45 Geo. 3, c. 98, for 
increasing the Drawback on Linens exported from 
Great Britain to the West Indies; 48 Geo. 3, c. 55, for 
repealing the Duties of Assessed Taxes, and granting 
new Duties in lieu thereof, and certain additional 
Duties to be consolidated therewith, and also for repeal- 
ing the Stamp Duties on Game Certificates, and grant- 
ing new Duties in lieu thereof, to be placed under the 
Management of the Commissioners for the Affairs of 
Taxes; 52 Geo. 3, c. 93, for granting to His Majesty 
certain new and additional Duties of Assessed Taxes, 
and for consolidating the same with the former Duties 
of Assessed Taxes; 4 and 5 Will. 4, c.73, to grant re- 
lief from the Duties of Assessed Taxes in certain cases; 
56 Geo. 3, c. 56, to repeal the several Stamp Duties in 
Ireland, and also several Acts for the Collection and 
Management of the said Duties, and to grant new Stamp 
Duties in lieu thereof, and to make more effectual Regu- 
lations for collecting and managing the said Duties; 
55 Geo. 3, c. 184, for repealing the Stamp Duties on 
Deeds, Law Proceedings and other written or printed 
Instruments, and the Duties on Fire Insurances and on 
Legacies and Successions to personal Estates upon Intes- 
tacies now payable in Great Britain, and for granting 
other Duties in lieu thereof; 4 and 5 Will. 4, c. 54, to 
continue for five years, from the fifth day of April One 
thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, and to amend 
the Acts for authorizing a Composition for Assessed 
Taxes; and also, 43 Geo. 3, c.150, for consolidating 
certain of the provisions contained in any Act or Acts 
relating to the Duties under the management of the 
Commissioners for the Affairs of Taxes, and for amend- 
ing the said Acts, so far as the same relate to that part 
of Great Britain called Scotland. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That Arbitration Agreements in Jreland, 
and the Awards made thereon, be exempted from Stamp 
Duty; that relief be granted in certain cases from the 
Duties of Stamps and Assessed Taxes, and that the Acts 
relating thereto be amended. 

Resolution to be reported. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. William 
Henry Ord reported, That the Committee had come to a 
Resolution, which they had directed him to report. 

Ordered, That the ious be received upon Monday 
next. 





Dominica 
Relief Bill. 


Stamps and 
Assessed 
"L'axes. 


A Petition of the Reverend Sir Harcourt Lees, of Sir Harcourt 


Black Rock, in the County of Dublin, Baronet, was 
presented, and read; praying the House not to sanction 
or pass any Bill having for its object the suppression 
of the Orange, whilst a Jesuit or Ribbon Association 


_exists in Great Britain or Ireland. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of P. M. James, High Bailiff, and Chair- 
man of a Meeting of Inhabitants of Birmingham, was 
presented, and read; taking notice of the Municipal 

Corporations 


Lees. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill. 




















Mr. Bucking- 
bam’s Com- 
pensation 
Bill. 

No. 552. 


Malt Duty 
(Ireland.) 


Sale of Beer. 


Maynooth 
College. 


Church of 
Ireland Bill. 


Ballina 
Harbour. 


Fisheries 
(Ireland.) 


Galway 
Harbour. 


Public Works 
(Ireland.) 


Patrick 
Agnew. 





5-6 Witt. IV. 99°—94° 


Corporations Bill ; and praying, That the same may 
pass into a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Tulk presented a Bill to enable James Silk 
Buckingham, late of Calcutta, in the East Indies, to re- 
cover Compensation from the East India Company for 
the Loss and Damage sustained by him by the suppres- 
sion of the Calcutta Journal, of which he was a Pro- 
prietor: And the same was read the first time; and 


ordered to be read a second time upon Monday neat. 
Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


A Petition of Wholesale Brewers of Ale and Porter 
in and near Salford, was presented and read; com- 
plaining of the Injury sustained by the English Brewer 
and the Revenue, by the non-payment of Duty on a 
great quantity of Malt made in Ireland; and praying 
the House to adopt measures for the relief of the Pe- 
titioners. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Manchester, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying, the House to equalize the 
hours of all houses licensed to retail Beer. 

' Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Francis O’ Beirne, late student of the 
Royal College of Maynooth, was presented, and read ; 
praying the House to institute an Inquiry into the state of 
Maynooth College, and the best means of applying a 
remedy for the numerous evils with which it abounds. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the Parish of Saint 
Mary, Kilkenny, was presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Church of Jreland Bill; and praying, 
That the same may not pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Traders, and other Inhabit- 
ants of Ballina, was presented, and read; praying the 
House to adopt measures for the improvement of the 
eae of the River Moy and the Harbour of Bal- 
ina. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Gentlemen, Merchants, Boat-owners, 
Fishermen and others of Westport, in the parish of 
Aughavale, was presented, and read; praying the House 
to address His Majesty to appoint a Commission to in- 
quire locally into the distressed state of the Irish 
Fisheries, and the means of reviving them. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Galway, and of the county 
of Galway, was presented, and read; setting forth, That 
the Petitioners have heard with the greatest satisfaction 
that the attention of the House has been turned towards 
the importance of making on the western coast of Jre- 
land a packet station for the conveyance of Mails to 
America; and praying the House to refer the Petition 

o the Select Committee on Public Works (Ireland), 
with instructions to cause a survey of the port of Galway 
to be made, and well examine the whole matter before 
they make their Report upon the eligibility of any port, 
as a station for packets plying between the United King- 
dom and America, the Petitioners being perfectly con- 
fident that by making Galway Harbour such station, a 
saving will be made in time of six hours at the least, 
and of money of at least three millions. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Maps and Sections annexed to the 
Third Report of the Commissioners on Public Works 
(Ireland), be printed, and circulated with the Report. 


A Petition of Patrick Agnew, of Teignmouth, late a 
Captain in the s9th Regiment, was presented, and read; 
complaining of losses sustained by him by the curtail- 
ment of his Staff-pay while serving in India; and pray- 
ing the House to take the hardships of his case into 
consideration, and afford him relief. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


VOL. 90. 


August. 583 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land in the 
county of ape was presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Election Expenses Bill; and praying, That 
the same may not pass into.a law as it now stands. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Witham and Hatfield Pe- 
verel;— Cheltenham;—and, Tottenham,—were presented, 
and read; praying for the total prohibition of the Sale of 
Beer to be drunk on the premises in Beer-houses, and for 
the adoption of measures to remove the numerous and 
increasing temptations to dram-drinking among the 
working classes. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Masters, Mates and Seamen of merchant 
vessels trading to and now in the port of London, was 
presented, and read; praying the House to pass an Act 
to prevent Merchant Vessels being sent to sea in an unfit 
state. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Return, 
showing, in detail, the Amount of the Debt affecting the 
Turnpike Road from Glasgow to Carlisle, by Beatock 
Bridge, distinguishing the Amount owing to Govern- 
ment from that to other Creditors; also, the Rates of 
Toll Dues, and the whole Amount of Gross and of Net 
Income; also, the Amount of Toll Dues paid daily, and 
in the course of the year, for the only Mail Coach run- 
ning along the aforesaid Road; with the Number and 
Description of any other public Carriages running regu- 
larly along the aforesaid Road; also, the Number of 
Turnpikes, and the average or usual distance between 
each. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Notice being taken that Forty Members were not pre- 
sent, the House was told by Mr. Speaker; and Forty 
Members not being present:—The House was adjourned 
by Mr.Speaker, without a Question first put, till Monday 
next. 











Anno 5°-6° Willielmi 1V" Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. 


M&amp; Tooke reported from the Committee on the 
Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for vesting 
the Freehold and Leasehold Estates, late belonging to 
Richard Sparrow, of Oakland, in the County of Zip- 
perary, Esquire, deceased, in Trustees, to be sold for 
payment of his Debts, and applying the surplus for the 
benefit of the Devisees in the Willsof the said Deceased’s 
Name; That they had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true ; and that the Parties 
concerned had given their consent to the Bill, to the 
satisfaction of the Committee; and that the Committee 
had gone through the Bill, and directed him to report 
the same, without any Amendment :—And the Bill was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Tooke do ney 
Lords; and acquaint them, That this 
to the same, without any Amendment. 


the Bill to the 
ouse hath agreed 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for raising 
on the Security of certain Estates in the County of Wilts, 
whereof the Right honourable Thomas Earl Nelson is 
tenant in tail, a Sum of Money for the purpose of dis- 
charging the sum of Ten thousand Pounds equitably 
charged thereon by William Earl Nelson, deceased, in 
favour of his Daughter, Charlotte Mary Lady Bridport, 
and for other purposes, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, do 
pass. 

712 


Ordered, 


Election 
Expenses 
ill. 


Drunkenness, 


Merchant 
Shipping. 


Glasgow 
and Carlisie 
Road: 


Sparrow’s 
Estate Bill. 


Earl Nelson’s 
Estate Bill. 








584 


Ordered, That Mr. Poulter do wie the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the same, with Amendments ; to which Amendments 
this House doth desire the concurrence of their Lord- 
ships. 


Port Dundas, 
&amp;c. Roads 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Mr. Philip Howard reported from the Committee on 
the Port Dundas and Dalgreen Bridge Roads Bill; 
That they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
found the same to be true; and that the Committee had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto; 
and the Amendments were read ; and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


East India 


Mr. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the East 
Company. 


India Company, was called in ; and at the bar presented, 
pursuant to the directions of several Acts of Parliament, 
—Resolutions of the Court of Directors of the East India 
Company, being the Warrants or Instruments granting 
any Pension. 

List, No. 29, specifying the Particulars of the Com- 
Company: pensation proposed to be granted to certain Persons latel 

No. 560. mene to the Maritime Service of the East India 
Company, under an arrangement sanctioned by the 
Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India, and laid 
before The Honourable the House of Commons on the 
26th February 1835 :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table ; 
and that the List be printed. 


East India 


Bonded 


A Petition of Merchants and Importers of Wheat and 
eat. 


Flour in Zondon, and others interested in Trade and 
Shipping ;—the Chamber of Commerce and Manufac- 
tures of the city of Glasgow ;—-and, Merchants in Gilas- 
gow,—were presented, and read; praying the House to 
ermit Foreign Wheat under bond to be ground into 
lour, and that Flour to be baked into Biscuit, under 
such restrictions and provisions as may appear necessary 
to prevent interference with the Corn Law, and to allow 
such Flour and Biscuit to be applied for the purpose of 
exportation only. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Aberdeen 
Universities 
Bill, 


A Petition of the Provincial Synod of Caithness, was 
resented, and read; taking notice of the Aberdeen 
Daieasition Bill; and praying, That the same may not 
pass into a law. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Glasgow 
University 
Bill. 


A Petition of the Presbytery of Irvine, was presented, 
and read; taking notice of the Glasgow University Bill; 
and praying, That the same may not pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Church of 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Thurso, was presented, 
Scotland. 


and read; praying the House to take into their con- 
sideration the present state of the Church of Scotland, 
and the propriety of extending its benefits among the 
poorer classes of the land. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Municipal 
Corporations 


Bill. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Citizens 
of Glasgow ;—and, Inhebitants of Northampton,—were 
a and read; taking notice of the Municipal 

orporations Bill; and praying, That the same may pass 
into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Bonding 


A Petition of Wine and Spirit Merchants of Glasgow 
Warehouses. 


and towns adjacent, was presented, and read ; setting 
forth, That the Petitioners, with extreme regret, have 
learned, that on the 5th of the present month the Lords 
Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury have been 
pleased to withdraw the privileges of special security 
which had, after due investigation, been granted to 
Warehouses in Scotland, which did not come within 
the meaning of the third section of the Act 6 Geo. 4, 
c.112; and praying the House to take the matter into 
consideration, and to institute a thorough investigation 


Q4° August. 





A. 1835. 


into the merits of the case, to have returns of the de- 
crease in all the Bonded Warehouses in the Kingdom, 
whether of special or non-special designation, for a series 
of years, made with a view of having established over 
the Kingdom one uniform and equitable bonding system, 
and the matter equitably and permanently set at rest, 
and in the meantime to have the order of the Treasury 
of the 30th August 1833 rescinded, and the Ware- 
houses in the out-ports in regard to privileges placed 
in the position in which they stood previous to the 5th 
instant. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Newspaper 
Stamps, 


A Petition of House Carpenters and Joiners of 
Glasgow, was presented, and read; praying for the 
repeal of the Stamp Duty on Newspapers. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Church of 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Stabannon ;—Drumba- 
Ireland Bill. 


nagher ;—-Drumcar ; — Carnteel ; — Pomeroy ;— Bally- 
gawly ;—Arboe ;—Lower District of Ardtrea ;—Agha- 
loo ;—Tissaran ;—Particles;—Kilflynn;—-and, Acton,— 
were presented, and read; taking notice of the Church 
of Ireland Bill; and praying, That the same may not 
pass into a law. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Orange 
Lodges, 
(Ireland.) 


A Petition of Members of the Grand Orange Lodge 
of Ireland, was presented, and read; praying, That the 
House will direct that the Committee appointed to 
inquire into the nature, character, extent and tendency 
of Orange Lodge Associations or Societies in Ireland, 
shall resume its inquiry, and afford to the Orangemen 
of Ireland the benefit of the evidence which they are 
prepared to offer, 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Letters 


A Petition of Patentees, Merchants, Solicitors and 
Patent Bill. 


Manufacturers of Birmingham, was presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the Letters Patent Bill; and praying, 
That the same may not pass into a law as it now stands.. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Poor Laws 


A Petition of Clergymen and Inhabitants of Navan, 
(Ireland.) 


was presented, and read; praying for the introduction 
of Poor-laws into Ireland. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Church of 


A Petition of Landholders of the County of ZLondon- 
Treland Bill. 


derry, was presented, and read; taking notice of Church 
of Ireland Bill; and praying, That a clause may be 
inserted therein, permitting the amount of Tithes for the 
year 1833 to be refunded to such occupying tenants as 
have paid them. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Tithes 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Ardagh, was presented, 
(Ireland.) 


and read ; praying the House to order the Tithes of that 
parish to be re-valued. 

Ordered, That the said Petition to lie upon the 
Table. 


Deserted 
Children 
(Ireland.) 


A Petition of the Overseers of the deserted Children 
of the parish of Fintona, was presented, and read ; 
complaining ofthe vestry of that parish having refused 
to grant money for the support of the deserted children 
therein; and praying the House to enact measures for 
the maintenance and education of the said deserted 
children. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Youghal 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
Corporation. 


Monday, the 6th day of July last, that there be laid 
before this House, a Return of the Number and Names 
of the Freemen admitted into the Corporation of 
Youghal, during the five years gener gee preceding 
the passing of the Reform Bill; and also of those 

admitted 











Dublin 
Meeting. 


Legislature. 


Oyster 
Fisheries 
Bill. 


No. 557. 


Customs 
Duties Bill. 


Civil Bill Courts 
(Ireland) Bill, 


Leave of 
Absence, 


Slavery 
Abolition. 


No. 561, 


Newspaper 
| Stamps. 





Parochial 
—_ 


No. 556. 





5-6 Witt. IV. 


admitted since, up to the day of making such Return ; 
together with the Dates of their Admission, the Rights by 
which they were each admitted, and the Religion of eac 
res sail. might be read, and the same being read ; 

rdered, That a Return to the said Order be laid 
before this House forthwith. 


A Petition of Citizens of Dublin, was presented, and 
read; complaining of certain transactions which took 
place ata Meeting held in Coburg Gardens, Dublin, on 
the 5th instant; and praying the House to appoint a 
Select Committee or Commission to inquire into the 
causes and the facts of the said Meeting, and to adopt 
such other measures as may tend to vindicate the right 
of private judgment, and preserve the expression of 
free opinion of the loyal inhabitants of Ireland. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Coventry, was presented, 
and read; setting forth, That the Petitioners beg leave 
at this important juncture of public affairs, to approach 
the House with the expression of their admiration of 
that mixed Constitution under which they live, and 
humbly, but earnestly, entreat the House inviolably to 
maintain and preserve to each separate branch of the 
Legislature its own co-equal and independent powers, 
assuring the House that the attachment of the Peti- 
tioners to their ancient constitution is fixed and un- 
alterable, springing from a firm conviction that the 
political greatness, the individual freedom, and the 
general prosperity of the British Nation are mainly 
attributable to, and dependent upon, the existence and 
preservation of the three co-equal and independent 
branches of the Legislature. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Bonham Carter presented a Bill for the Regulation 
and Improvement of the Public Oyster Fisheries in 
England and Wales: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time upon Monday, 
the 14th day of September next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Customs’ Duties Bill; and, after 
some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; 
and Mr. Bonham Carter reported, That the Committee 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Civil Bill Courts (Ireland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consi- 
deration upon Wednesday next. 


Ordered, That Sir John Hay have leave of absence 
for a month, on urgent business ;—Mr. Thomas Giladstone, 
a month, on urgent business ;—Mr. Hardy, a month, 
on urgent business ;—and, Mr. Brownrigg, a month, on 
urgent business. 


Mr. Poulett Thomson presented, pursuant to the di- 
rections of an Act of Parliament,—Copy of the Order 
in Council, declaring that adequate and satisfactory 
provision hath been made by law in the British Settle- 
ments at Honduras, for giving effect to the Act of Par- 
liament for the abolition of Slavery. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Number of Stamps issued by the Stamp 
Office for all the Zondon Newspapers, from the 30th June 
1833 to the 1st January 1834; g erates each News- 
paper by Name, and the Number of Stamps issued in that 
period to the Printer and Publisher of each Newspaper. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a similar 
Return from 1st January to 30th June 1834. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a similar 
Return from 30th June 1834 to 1st January 1835. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a similar 
Return from ist J anuary to 30th June 1835. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 


Committee upon the Parochial Workhouses Bill; and, after 
VOL. 90. 


Q4° Augusti. 


585 


some time spent therein, Mr.Speaker resumed the Chair; 
and Mr. Pryme reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Pryme accordingly reported the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consi- 


' deration upon Friday next. 


Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take into 
consideration the Amendments made by the Lords to 
the Bill, intituled, An Act to limit the time of taking the 
Poll at contested Elections of Members to serve in Par- 
liament to one day; and the same were read; and are 
as follow : 

Pr. 1. 1. 8. Leave out “ in,” and insert * for.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 7. Leave out from “ repealed” to “ and” 
in Pr. 4 1. 22. 

Pr. 4. 1. 31. Leave out from “ election” to “ and ” 
in |. 34. 

Pr. 4. 1. penult. After “ afternoon ” insert “ Provided 
always, That when such day next following the day 
“ fixed for the election shall be Sunday, Good Friday, 
“ or Christmas-day, then in the case it be Sunday, the 
‘ poll shall be on the Monday next following, and in 
‘ the case it be Good Friday, then on the Saturday next 
* following, and in the case it be Christmas-day, then 
“ on the next following day, if the same shall not be 
“ Sunday, and if it be Sunday, on the next following 
“© Monday.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 1. Leave out from “ that” to “the ” in 1. 4. 

Pr. 5. 1. 12. and 1.13. After “ compartment” insert 
Clause (A.) 

Cuiause (A.) “ And be it further Enacted, That on 
“ the requisition of any Candidate, or of any Elector 
“‘ being the proposer or seconder of any Candidate, the 
booths or compartments at each polling-place shall 
be so divided and arranged by the Sheriff or other 
Returning Officer, that not more than One hundred 
Electors shall be allotted to poll in each such booth or 
compartment: Provided always, That such Candidate 
or Elector, making such requisition, shall pay all ex- 
penses incident upon such division or arrangement.” 

Pr.5. 1.24. After“ notwithstanding” insert Clause (B.) 

Curause (B.) “ And be it further Enacted, That such 
of the freemen of the city of London, being Liverymen, 
“‘ as are or shall be entitled to vote in the election of 
“* Members to serve in any future Parliament for the 
“ City of London in the Guildhall, and who are or shall 
be also entitled to vote in such election, as owner or 
tenant of premises in such city, shall be entitled to 
vote at any such election, at the booth or place ap- 
pointed for the parish, district or part wherein the 
property may be situate, in respect of which he is so 
entitled to vote as aforesaid; and that such vote shall 
“ be entered in the Poll-books, either as the vote of 
a Liveryman, or as owner or tenant, as the person so 
voting shall direct.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 29. After “ violence ” insert “ whether such 
proceedings shall consist of the nomination of can 
“ didates, or of the taking the poll.” | 

Pr. 5. 1. 33. After “ cause” insert ‘“ terminate the 
business of such nomination, nor.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 34. Leave out from “ but” to “ particular ” 
in 1. 36, and insert “ shall adjourn the nomination or 
“ the taking the poll at the.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 37. Leave out from “ places” to “ until” in 
1. ultimo, and insert “ at which such interruption or 
“ obstruction shall have happened.” 

Pr. 6. 1. 2. Leave out “the same,” and insert “ such 
nomination or poll, as the case may be.” 

Pr. 6. 1. 6. Leave out from “ proceed” to “and” in 
1. 8. and insert “ with the business of the nomination, 
“ or with the taking the poll, as the case may be, at the 
place or places at which the same respectively may 
have been interrupted or obstructed; and the day on 
which the business of the nomination shall have been 
concluded, shall be deemed to have been the day 
“ fixed for the Election, and the commencement of the 
“ poll shall be regulated accordingly.” 

Pr. 6. 1. 35. After “ notwithstanding ” insert “ Pro- 
vided always, That this Act shall not be taken to 
authorize an adjournment to a Sunday, but that in 
every case in which the day to which the adjournment 


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Polls at 
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Bill. 





Message 
from the 
Lords. 


Paymaster 
General Bill, 


Peace 
Preservation 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Dublin 
Police Bill, 


Dominica 
Relief Bill. 


Glass Duties 
Bill. 


Stamps and 
Assessed 
Taxes, 


Slave Trade 
(Sardinia) 
Bill. 


Slave Trade 
(Denmark) 
Bill. 


Stamps and 
Assessed Taxes 
Bill. 


No, 668. 





586 Q4° Augusti. A.1835, 


* Good Friday or Christmas-day, that day or days shall 
“ be passed over, and the following shall be the day to 
“‘ which the adjournment shall be made.” 
In the Title of the Bill : 

L. 2. After “ poll” insert “ in Boroughs.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Ewart do cane the Bill to the 

Lords; and acquaint them, that this House math agreed 
to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Roupell and Mr. 
Adam: 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
for consolidating the Offices of nf bom General, 
Paymaster and Treasurer of Chelsea Hospital, Treasurer 
of the Navy, and Treasurer of the Ordnance, without 
| Amendment: And also, 

he Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
for the better Prevention and more speedy Punishment 
of Offences endangering the Public Peace in Jreland, 
with Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House:—And then the 
Messengers withdrew. 


The House, according to Order, resolved into a Com- 
mittee upon the Dublin Police Bill; and, after some 
time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; 
and Mr. Bernal reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Dominica Relief Bill, the Amendments which they had 
made to the Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Glass 
Duties Bill, the Amendments which they had made to 
the Bill. 

And the House being informed, That other Amend- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill:—The Bill 
was re-committed to a Committee of the whole House. 

Resolved,That this House will, immediately, resolveitself 
into the said Committee :—The House accordingly re- 
solved itself into the Committee; and, after some time 
spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. 
Rortal reported, That the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Bernal accordingly reported the Amendments 
which the Committee had made to the Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee, to whom it 
was referred to consider the several Acts relating to 
Stamps and Assessed Taxes, the Resolution which they 
had directed him to report; and the same was read, and 
is as followeth : 

Resolved, That Arbitration Agreements in Ireland, 
and the Awards made thereon, be exempted from Stamp 
Duty; that relief be granted in certain cases from the 
Duties of Stamps and Assessed Taxes, and that the Acts 
relating thereto be amended. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, was 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the said Re- 
solution: And that Mr. Bernal, Mr. Chancellor of the 
Exchequer, and Mr. Baring, do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Slave Trade (Sardinia) Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Slave Trade (Denmark) Bill was, according to 
Order, read'a second time; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


Mr. Baring presented a Bill to alter certain Duties 
of Stamps and Assessed Taxes, and to regulate the 


Collection thereof: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read asecond time To-morrow. 
Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a Registration 
Committee upon the Registration of Voters (Zreland) Bill. of Voters 


: (Ireland) Bill, 
(In the Committee.) ™ 


Cravuses, N° 34 to N° 48, with Amendments to several 
of them, agreed to. 


Cravse, N° 49 (Revising Barrister to estimate bene- 
ficial interest of Voter in Premises) read. 

Several Amendments made. 

Question put, That the Clause as amended stand part 
of the Bill ; 

The Committee divided. 

Teller for the Yeas, Mr. Serjeant O’Loghlen - 68. 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. Randal Plunket - - 26. ~ 
CLausEs— 

Allowing appeal in certain cases—Security for Courts 
of Appeal—Power to adjourn in cases of Riot—To reduce 
arse by members of the University of Dublin— 

gulation of honorary Freemen— 
respectively brought up; read 1°, 2°, and added. 


Cause, Power to Lord Lieutenant to divide Coun- 
ties, and appoint Polling-places brought up, and 
read the first time. 

Question put, That the Clause be read a second time; 

The Committee divided. 

Teller for the Yeas, Mr. French - - - + 29. 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. Serjeant O’Loghlen - 56. 


Cuiause, Cases of doubt to be decided in favour of 
Freemen brought up, and read the first time. 

Question, That the Clause be read a second time 
put, and Negatived. 

Preamble agreed to. 

Bill, as amended, to be reported. 




















Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- Legacy 
ing of the Legacy Duties Bill ; Duties Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
this day three months. 


The Lord Advocate reported from the Committee on Instruments 
the Instruments of Sasine (Scotland) Bill, the Amend- ‘Seotiand) Bill. 
ments which they had made to the Bill: and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a Piers 
Committee upon the Piers (Ireland) Bill; and, after some (Ireland) Bill. 
time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; 
and the Lord Advocate reported, That the Committee had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resumed the ad- Kerry 
journed Debate upon the Question proposed upon Fri- Election. 
day last, That the Petition of the Right honourable 
Maurice FitzGerald complaining, of the intimidation of 
Voters at the late Election for Kerry, do lie upon the 
Table. 

And the Question being put ; 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Solicitor General reported from the Committee Marriage 
on the Marriage Act Amendment Bill, the Amendments Act —? 
which they had made to the Bill; and the same were ™*" Bill, 
read; and are as follow: 

Pr. 1. 1. 23. Leave out from “ celebrated” to “ before” 
in 1. 24. 

Pr. 1. 1. 28. Leave out “ proceeding or.” 

Pr. 1. 1. 30. After “‘ unless” insert ‘‘ pronounced in,” 
and, in the same line, leave out “ for that purpose,” and 
insert “ which.” 

Pr. 1. 1. 31. Leave out “ have been,” and insert “ be,” 
and, in the same line, leave out from “ depending” to 
“ provided” in Pr. 2.1. 10. and insert “at the time of 


ss ing of this Act.” 
the passing of this Ac os. 











5-6 WILL. IV. 


Pr. 2. 1. 21. After “ parties” insert“ or one of them.” 

Pr. 2.1. 26. Leave out from “consanguinity” to 
“ provided” in 1. 34. 

The said Amendments, as far as Pr. 2. 1. 26. being 
read a second time, were agreed to. 

The Amendment, Pr. 2. 1. 26. in which was to 
leave out from the word “consanguinity” to the word 
“ provided” in line 84. being read a second time ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House doth agree with the Committee in 
the said Amendment ; 

The House divided. 

The Yeas went forth. 


Tellers for the Yeas, oo a" 17. 
Sir William Follett, 
Tellers for the Noes, Dr. Lushington : \ 75. 


So it passed in the Negative. 
Then the Amendments following were made to the Bill: 
Pr. 2. 1.10. Leave out from “ thereof” to “provided ” 


*m il. 22. 


Supply. 


Letters 
Patent Bill. 


Pr. 2. 1. 23. Leave out “ also.” 


Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time To- 
morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to amend 
the Law touching Letters Patent for Inventions, was, 
according to Order, read the third time; and the Amend- 
ments following were made to the Bill; viz. 

Pr. 8. 1.14. Leave out “ or shall,” and insert “ with 
“ aview of imitating or counterfeiting the Stamp Mark 
“ or other device of the Patentee, or shall in any other 
‘“ manner.” aie 
Pr. 8.1.29. Leave out from “ penalty” to “in” 
in ]. 31. . 
Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr: Fooke do carry the Bill to the 


_ Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 


Lectures 
Publication 
Bill. 


Mr. Bucking- 
ham’s Com- 
pensation 
Bill, 


to the same, with Amendments ; to which Amendments 
this House doth desire the concurrence of their Lordships. 


The Lectures Publication Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House for To-morrow. 


A Petition of the East India Company, was pre- 
sented, and read; setting forth, That a Bill has been 
introduced into The House, intituled, “ A Bill to enable 
James Silk Buckingham, late of Calcutta, in the East 
Indies, to recover Compensation from the Kast India 
Company for the Loss and Damage sustained by him by 
the suppression of the Calcutta Journal, of which he was 
a Proprietor;” that the Petitioners have informed 
themselves of the grounds upon which it is proposed that 
the Bill should pass into a law, as the same are set forth 
in the Preamble of the said Bill, and in the Report of the 
Select Committee of the House, dated the fourth day of 
August one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four, 
made in pursuance of an Order of the House, dated the 
fourth day of June one thousand eight hundred and 
thirty-four, whereby it was ordered that a Select Com- 
mittee be appointed, to take into consideration the cir- 
cumstances connected with the suppression of the Cal- 
cutta Journal in the year one thousand eight hundred 
and twenty-three, and the loss of property entailed on 
Mr. Buckingham in consequence of that measure, and to 
report their opinion to the House, as to whether any 
and what amount of compensation ought to be awarded 
to Mr. Buckingham for his losses on that account; that 
the Petitioners were not parties to the proceedings be- 
fore the said Committee; and they humbly submit, that 
they ought not to be bound by the evidence adduced be- 
fore the said Committee, or the Report founded there- 
upon, and the Petitioners will be able to adduce evidence 
in opposition to the case attempted to be established by 
the said James Silk Buckingham; that the Petitioners 
humbly submit and insist that many facts were proved 
and established by the said evidence, which are not 
stated or noticed in the Preamble of the said Bill, or in 


the said Report, and which, if stated in the said Preamble 
VOL. 90. 


24°—95° Augusti. 


587 


and Report, would materially affect and alter the case 
upon which the said Bill is founded, and show that the 
said Bill ought not to pass into a law; that the Peti- 
tioners humbly submit and insist that, upon the ease 
stated in the said Preamble and Report, the said Bill 
ought not to pass into a law; that, if the said Bill 
should pass into a law, the Petitioners apprehend that 
their rights and interests will be greatly affected there- 
by inasmuch as the said Bill purports to compel the 
ourt of Directors of the Petitioners to pay, and empow- 
ers the said James Silk Buckingham to recover from the 
Petitioners, without and against their consent, a sum of 
money which the Petitioners in no way owe to the said 
James Silk Buckingham, and inasmuch as the funds out 
of which alone the Petitioners could make such payment 
are appropriated by law to the purposes of the Govern- 
ment of India, and that such payment to the said James 
Silk Buckingham would operate as a direct tax to that 
amount upon the natives of the Indian Territories, the 
Government of which is by law administered by the Pe- 
titioners, that the acts of the Governor General, to 
which the loss and damage alleged to have been sustained 
by the said James Silk Buckingham are attributed, were 
authorized by law, and were rendered necessary by the 
conduct of the said James Silk Buckingham and the Edi- 
tors of the said Calcutta Journal, and the proceedings in 
that respect of the Indian Government have received the 
sanction of the Petitioners and of His Majesty’s Com- 
missioners for the Affairs of Zndia, and the a acts and 
proceedings of the Governor General have in no way been 
impugned by the said Report on which the said Bill is 
professedly andi. as illegal in their character, or un- 
called for by the circumstances of the case; that the 
said alleged loss and damage sustained by the said 
James Silk Buckingham were, in fact, the consequence 
of the conduct of himself and his agents, and ought not 
to be visited upon the Petitioners, who, in ordering, by 
their Governor General, the departure of the said Jumes 
Silk Buckingham from India, and the suppression of the 
Calcutia Journal, were justly and properly exercising 
the functions of Government vested in them by law; 
the Petitioners therefore most humbly pray, That the 
said Bill may not be passed into a law, and that the 
Petitioners may be permitted to be heard by their Coun; 
sel, and to adduce evidence in support of the prayer of 
this their Petition, and also to refer to the evidence 
taken before the said Committee in support thereof ; 
and that they may have such relief in the premises as to 
the House shall seem meet. 
Ordered, That leave be given to the Petitioners to be 
heard by themselves, their counsel or agents, in supportof 
the said Petition, upon the second reading of the said Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of Mr. Buchingham’s Compensution Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Names and Titles of all Bills, Private as well 
as Public, which, during the last three years, have passed 
The House of Commons, and have not been returned 
from the other House of Parliament; also, of all Bills 
during the same period which rtave been returned from 
the other House of Parliament, with Amendments, but 
which have not afterwards received the Royal Assent. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed to 
repare Estimates of the Charge of the disembodied 
Militia of Great Britain and Ireland, for a year, to 
31st March 1836 :—And a Committee was appointed of 
Lord Viscount Howick, Mr. For Maule, Sir Henry 
Hardinge, Mr. Hume, Mr. Gore Langton, Mr. Dwett, 
Colonel Perceval, Mr. Wailliam enry Ord, Lord 
Viscount Sandon, Colonel Damer, Mr. Hawes, Lord 
Viscount Clements; and all Colonels of Militia: And 
they are to meet To-morrow, in the Speaker’s Chamber; 
and have Power to send for persons, papers and records; 
and that Five be the Quorum. 


And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 
Martis, 25° die Augusti, 1835: 
Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 


turn of the Number of Warrants which have been 
7K2 issued 


Mr. Bucking- 
ham’s Com- 
pensation 


Bill. 


Bills in 
Parliament. 


Militia 


Estimates. 


Breaches of 
Privilege. 








General 
Darling. 


Public 


Petitions. 


Poor 
(Ireland) 


Commission, 
No. 559. 


Spirits. 


Foreign 
Spirits. 


Post Office. 
No. 565. 


588 


issued by The Speaker of The House of Commons, be- 
tween 1st January 1825 and 22d August 1835, for the 
commitment of Persons for Breaches of the Privileges 
of this House, either to the custody of the Serjeant-at- 
Arms, or to Newgate; specifying the date of each War- 
rant, the Name of each Person against whom such a 
Warrant was issued, and the period during which he 
remained in custody. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on General 
Darling's conduct, have leave to sit during the sitting 
of the House this day, between the hours of twelve and 
five of the clock in the Afternoon. 


Mr. Oswald reported from the Select Committee on 
Public Petitions; That they had examined the Petitions 
presented on the 13th and 14th days of this instant 
August; and had directed him to make a Report thereof 
to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; and 
be printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to the Poor (Jre- 
land) Commission, which was presented upon the 18th 
day of August last, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
a quarter of an hour after twelve of the clock on 
Tuesday morning, adjourned till this day. 








Martis, 25° die August 5 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


M R. Crafer, from the Treasury, was called in; and 
“ at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,—An Ac- 
count of the Number of Proof Gallons of Spirits in the 
Stocks of all the Distillers in England, Scotland and 
Ireland, on 5th January 1834. 

An Account of the Number of Proof Gallons of Spirits 
in the Stock of every Distiller in England, Scotland and 
Ireland, on 5th January 1835. 

An Account of the Number of Proof Gallons of Spirits 
permitted out from the Stock of every Distiller in Eng- 
land, Scotland and Ireland, betwixt 5th January 1834 
and 5th January 1835. 

Return to an Order, dated the 5th day of June last, 
for an Account of the Total Imperial Proof Gallons of 
Rum, Brandy, Geneva and other Foreign, Colonial or 
Guernsey or Jersey Spirits, in Bond in the United King- 
dom on 5th January 1826, and imported in each year 
since then to 5th January 1835, added together; and the 
Total Imperial Proof Gallons of each of these that paid 
Duty in the United Kingdom, exported as Merchandize, 
as Ships’ Stores, or under any other denomination or 
character, or taken for the use of the Navy, or used for 
mixing with Wine, or any other purpose, in each year 
from. 5th January 1826 to 5th January 1835, and that 
remained in Bond on 5th January 1835; and showing 
the Total Gallons of each of these added together, and 
difference betwixt each of these so added together, and 
the Gallons of each of them in Bond on 5th January 
1826, and imported from then to 5th January 1835; and 
stating, in detail, how this difference arose, the parti- 
cular Statutes or Copies of all Orders authorizing the 
same, and what the Total Amount of Duty, at the rate 
each kind of these was subject to, would have been, and 
what that amount is equal to per Gallon on each Gallon 
of the total quantity of Gallons of each kind of these 
that paid Duty, during the period from 5th January 1826 
to 5th January 1835. 

Supplementary Return to an Order, dated the 12th 
day of March last, for a Return, showing the appoint- 
ments of Deputy Postmasters and Postmistresses (if any) 
in Great Britam and Ireland, during the last Five years 
ending with the 1st of January 1835, with their Names 
and those of the Towns they have been appointed to ; 
also their yearly Salaries, and any other sources of 
Emoluments, so as to show the yearly Income of each, 
also the Dates of their Appointment; distinguishing 
those who have been promoted from the General Post 
Offices of London, Dublin or Edinburgh; also the Names 


of the Postmasters General who have appointed the said 


Deputy Postmasters, so far as relates to the Persons ap- 


Q4°—25° August. 





A. 1835. 


pointed within the five years embraced by the Order, 
but who were out of office at the time of making the first 
Return. - 

A Return, showing, in detail, the Number of Persons 
employed in the Sorting Office, and in other Offices of 
the General Post Office in London on Sunday mornings; 
stating the Hour at which they commence, and the 
length of time they are usually employed on duty on 
such occasions :-—also, the Number of Persons employed 
in despatching the Mails, and Mail Coaches, acting under 
the authority of the Post Office, on Sunday evenings ; 
stating whether the same Persons are so employed every 
Sunday morning and evening, or if the duty is taken 
in rotation:—A Return of the Names of all Persons 
whatever who receive Letters from the Post Office on 
Sunday, with the Places of their Residence, and the 
Places at which their Letters are delivered; distin- 
guishing those sent round by the Post-Office Runners 
from those delivered at the Post Office :—A Return of 
the Letters sent by Mail Carts, or any other conveyance, 
on Sunday, with the Names of the Parties or the Offices 
or Departments, to which they are sent; also, showing 
all those Persons who are allowed to send any Letters, 
Despatches or other Documents, by the Mail Coaches on 
Sunday, from Zondon:—A Return of the Number of 
Sunday London Newspapers put into the Post Office at 
Hounslow, Barnet, Croydon, Romford, and Waltham 
Cross, on Sundays, from 1st August 1834 to 1st August 
current inclusive, giving the average Number, or 
nearest to it, if an exact Return cannot be given: 
—A Return of the Number of Newspapers sent from 
the General Post Office in London, by Mail Coaches or 
otherwise, on Sundays, by the Clerks of the Roads, or 
by other Persons employed in the General Post Office 
during the twelve months preceding the abolition of 
the privilege enjoyed by certain Public Servants in the 
General Post Office of supplying the Public with News- 
papers. 

Return to an Order, dated the 28th day of July last, 
for a Return of the present Amount of accumulated 
Capital of the Equivalent Fund granted to Scotland by 
the Treaty of Union, and of the appropriation of the 
same in 1834. 

Mr. Crafer also presented, pursuant to the directions 
of an Act of Parliament,—The Fifteenth Report of His 
Majesty’s Commissioners for building New Churches: 
—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Accounts and Papers do lie 
upon the Table; and, that the Returns respecting the 
Post Office, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Plymouth 
Breakwater have leave to sit during the sitting of the 
House this day, between the hours of twelve and five 
of the clock. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Petitions 
alleging Bribery at Elections for York have leave to 
sit during the sitting of the House this day, between 
the hours of twelve and five of the clock. 


A Petition of Merchants and Ship-owners of the port 
and horough of King’s Lynn, was presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the Redcar Harbour Bill; and praying, 
That the same may not pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill to improve and maintain the Port 
Dundas Road, and to make and maintain two other 
Roads, in the Counties of Zanark and Stirling, was read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title 
be, An Act to improve and maintain the Port Dundas 
Road, and to make and maintain another Road, in the 
County of Zanark. 

Ordered, That Mr. Philip Howard do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Public Carriages (Metropolis) Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Steam Vessels (Thames) Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 


Tuesday next. 
Mr. 


Post Office. 
No. 566. 


Board of Ma- 
nufactures, &amp;c. 


(Scotland.) 


New 
Churches. 


Plymouth 
Breakwater. 


York 
Elections 
Bribery. 


Redcar 
Harbour Bill. 


Port Dundas, 
&amp;c. Roads 
(No, 2.) Bill. 


Public 
Carriages 
(Metropolis) 
Bill. 


Steam 
essels 
(Thames) 

Bill. 

















Registration 
of Voters — 
(i reland) Bill. 


Customs 
Duties Bill. 


Dublin 
Police Bill. 


Peace 
Preservation 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Stamps and 
Assessed 
Taxes Bill. 


Piers 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Marriage 
Act Amend- 
ment Bill. 


Slave Trade 
(Sardinia) 
Bill. 


Slave Trade 
(Denmark) 
Bill, 


5-6 WILL. LV. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Re- 
gistration of Voters (Jreland) Bill, the Amendments 
which they had made to the Bill; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; and read the third time upon Friday next. 


Mr. Bernal, by Order, reported from the Committee 
on the Customs Duties Bill, the Amendments .which 
they had made to the Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; and read the third time upon Friday next. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Dublin 
Police Bill, the Amendments which they had made to 
the Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act for the better Prevention and more speedy Pu- 
nishment of Offences endangering the Public Peace in 
Ireland; and the same was read; and is as followeth : 

Pr.9. 1.27. After “ appear” insert “ and every 
owner of any house within such district shall, within 
twenty-four hours after he shall have been required 
by any Magistrate or Chief Constable so to deliver to 
“ such Magistrate or Chief Constable a list of the 
“ names of every inmate or inhabitant in his house, 
and every such owner who shall neglect or refuse so 
to do shall forfeit for every such neglect or refusal a 
sum not exceeding Ten shillings, on conviction before 
a Magistrate in a summary manner for such neglect 
or refusal, and in default of payment on demand of 
the sum so forfeited, may be imprisoned for any term 
not exceeding one week; and the amount of the sum 
so forfeited shall and may be levied by a sale of his 
“* goods and chattels in case he shall not suffer such 
** imprisonment.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the Amendment made by their Lordships. 


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The Stamps and Assessed Taxes Bill was, according 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


Mr. Bernal, by Order, reported from the Committee 
on the Piers (reland) Bill, the Amendments which 
they had made to the Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to render 
certain Marriages valid, and to alter the Law with re- 
spect to certain voidable Marriages, was, according to 
Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, do 
pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Twiss do carry the Bill to the Lords ; 
and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed to the 
same, with Amendments, to which Amendments this 
House doth desire the concurrence of their Lordships. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Slave Trade (Sardinia) Bill; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported, That the Committee 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Slave Trade (Denmark) Bill; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported, That the Committee 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 
VOL. 90. 


Q5° Augusti. 


589 


The Order of the day being read, for the third read- Instruments 
ing of the Instruments of Sasine (Scotland) Bill; ~ i 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time To- ny sae 
morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a Lectures 
Committee upon the Lectures’ Publication Bill. Publication 


Bill. 
(In the Committee.) 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by paragraph. 
Preamble postponed. 
Crause, N° 1, as amended, agreed to. 
Cravse, N°2 (Penalty on Printers or Publishers of 


pay 9 publishing Lectures without leave) 
read. 


Question put, That the Clause stand part of the Bill; 
The Committee divided. 


Teller for the Yeas, the Lord Advocate - 28. 
Teller for the Noes, Mr. Wakley te en | 


Crauses, N* 3 and 4, agreed to. 


Cause, N° 5, as amended, agreed to. 
Preamble agreed to. 


Bill, as amended, to be reported. 








Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Solicitor 
General reported, That the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Friday next. 


The Oaths Abolition (No. 2.) Bill was read the first Oaths’ 
time; and ordered to be read a second time upon Abolition | 
Thursday next. (No, 2.) Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. No. 563. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Mr.Bucking- 
reading of Mr. Buckingham’s Compensation Bill ; morse 
Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second time. Bill, 
Then the counsel against the Bill were called in. 
And the Bill was read a second time. 
And the Petition of the East India Company, against 
the Bill, which was presented yesterday, was also read. 
And the counsel were heard:—And then they were 
directed to withdraw. 
Mr. Speaker opened the Bill. 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Bill be committed:—And a Debate 
arising thereupon ; 
Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till To- 
morrow. 


Dominica 


The ingrossed Bill for granting relief to the Island of crams 


Dominica, and to amend an Act of the second and third 
years of His present Majesty, for enabling His Majesty 
to direct the issue of Exchequer Bills, toa limited amount, 
for the purposes therein mentioned, was, according to 
Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Glass Duties 


The Order of the eh being read, for the third reading a 
l : ill, 


of the Glass Duties Bi 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time To- 


morrow. 


Steam 
Vessels’ 
Pilotage Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Steam Vesssls Pilotage Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration To-morrow. 


Fast and 
West India 
Produce. 


A Petition of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce, 
was presented, and read; praying for an equalization 
of the Duties on the Produce of the Hast and West 
Indies. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Wigan;—and Wareham,— 
were presented, and read; taking notice of the Muni- 
cipal Corporations Bill; and praying, That the same 
may pass into a law. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 
7L Ordered, 








Leave of 
Absence. 


Church of 
Scotland. 


Free Trade. 


Weights and 
Measures Act ; 
and, Hand-loom 
Weavers, 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Prisons’ 
Regulation 
Bill, 


Highways 
Bill, 


Highways 
Bill. 
No. 564. 


Tonnage 
Admeasure- 
ment Bill. 


No 567. 


590 


Ordered, That Mr. Cornelius O’ Brien have leave of 
absence for a month, on account of ill health ;—Sir 
Edmund Hayes, a month, on urgent business ;— Sir 
Robert Inglis, a month, on account of a death in his 
family ;—Mr. Finn, six weeks, on urgent business ;— 
and, Mr. Bodkin, six weeks, on urgent business. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Newbattle, was presented, 
and read; praying the House not only to resist all at- 
tempts for the destruction of the Church of Scotland, 
but to adopt measures for extending and perpetuating 
its benefits. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Bailey, of Basford, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying the House to address His 
Majesty, praying him to use the influence of His high 
Name and Character, as Monarch of the greatest Com- 
mercial and Maritime Nation upon earth, with the other 
Sovereigns and Princes of Europe, and the Presidents 
of the different Republics of North and South America, 
to bring about.a Congress of Plenipotentiaries from their 
respective States, for the purpose of forming a public 
Law of Commercial Intercourse for the World, upon 
the broad basis of Universal Free Trade, by which al] 
prohibitory Decrees and restrictory Imposts, relative to 
matters of Commerce may be every where abolished, 
and, in lieu thereof, an uniform Revenue Duty alone 
be imposed upon the various fruits of the earth, and the 
products of human skill and industry received from 
abroad to their States, forming at once a bond of per- 
petual peace among Nations, and a guarantee for their 
advancing prosperity and civilization. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration that 
part of the Message of the Tords of Thursday last, 
which requests, That this House will be pleased to com- 
municate to their Lordships a Copy of the Minutes of 
Evidence taken before the Select Committee, appointed 
by this House in Session 1834, on the Bill, intituled, 
“An Act to amend and render more effectual two Acts 
of the fiftt and sixth years of the reign of his late 
Majesty King George the Fourth, relating to Weights 
and Measures;” and also, a Copy of the Report from the 
Select Committee, appointed by this House in the pre- 
sent Session, on the Weights and Measures Act, toge- 
ther with the Minutes of Evidence; and also, a Copy 
of the Report from the Committee, appointed by this 
House to examine the Petitions presented to this House, 
during the last and present Sessions from the Hand- 
loom Weavers. 

Ordered, That printed Copies of the said Reports be 
communicated to the Lords, as desired by their Lord- 
ships; and that Mr. Bernal do deliver the same. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Roupell and Mr. 
Adam ; 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made by 
this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act for effecting 
greater Uniformity of Practice in the Government of 
the several Prisons in England and Wales ; and for ap- 
pointing Inspectors of Prisons in Great Britain, with- 
out any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to High- 
ways in that part of Great Britain called England, with 
Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House:—And then the Mes- 
sengers withdrew. 


Ordered, That the Amendments made by the Lords 
to the Highways Bill, be taken into consideration upon 
Thursday next. 


Ordered, That the Bill, as amended by the Lords, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this. House, a Copy 
of a Letter addressed by ¥¥. F. Young, Esquire, a 
Member of this House, to the President of the Board 
of Trade; and, of a Correspondence with the Board of 
Admiralty upon the Tonnage Admeasurement Bill. 

Mr, Labouchere accordingly presented the said Paper. 


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Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table, 
and be printed. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the 
House, That their Addresses of the 28th day of July 
last, and of the 11th, 14th, 17th and 18th days of this 
instant August (that His Majesty would be graciously 
pleased to give directions that the Papers therein men- 
tioned might be laid before this House) had been 
presented to His Majesty; and that His Majesty had 
commanded him to acquaint this House, That He will 
give directions accordingly. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to an Address to 
His Majesty,—A Return of all Fees, Gratuities, and 
Emoluments of every kind and description, received by 
either the Chief Clerk or by Mr. Mash, as Comptroller 
of the Lord Chamberlain’s Office, for the passing of 
Patents, or the Licensing of Theatres, from 1st January 
1829 to the present day ; specifying the Name of each 
Person by whom such Fee, Gratuity or Emolument was 
paid, as well as the Date, the Amount, and on what 
account such Payments were made. 

Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to Order,— 
A Return of the Number and Names of the Freemen 
admitted into the Corporation of Youghal during the 
five years immediately preceding the passing of the 
Reform Bill, and also of those admitted since, up to the 
day of making such Return, together with the Dates of 
their admission, the rights in which they were each 
admitted, and the religion of each respectively. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the Table ; 
and that the Return respecting the Lord Chamberlain’s 
Office, be printed. 


A Message by Mr. Pulman Yeoman Usher of the 
Black Rod: 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords, authorized by virtue of His Majesty’s Com- 
mission, for declaring His Royal Assent to several Acts 
agreed upon by both Houses, do desire the immediate 
attendance of this Honourable House in the House of 
Peers, to hear the Commission read. 

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went up 
to the House of Peers: And being returned ; 

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the desire 
of the Lords, authorized by virtue of His Majesty’s Com- 
mission, had been at the * Rei of Peers, where a Com- 
mission under the Great Seal was read, giving, declaring, 
and notifying the Royal Assent to the several Public 
and Private Bills therein mentioned ; and that the Lords 
thereby authorized, had declared the Royal Assent to 
the said Bills: Which Bills are as follow: 

An Act for the further reduction of the Militia Staff, 
and to suspend the Ballot for the Militia : 

An Act to limit the time of taking the Poll in 
Boroughs, at contested Elections of Members to serve 
in Parliament, to one day, and for increasing the num- 
ber of Polling-places in Counties : 

An Act to amend two clerical Errors contained in an 
Act passed in the ninth year of the reign of his late 
Majesty King George the Fourth, intituled, “ An Act 
for consolidating and amending the Laws in Jreland 
relative to Larceny, and other Offences connected there- 
with :” 

An Act for consolidating the Offices of Paymaster 
General, Paymaster and Treasurer of Chelsea Hospital, 
Treasurer of the Navy and Treasurer of the Ordnance: 

An Act for effecting greater uniformity of practice 
in the Government of the several Prisons in England 
and Wales, and for appointing Inspectors of Prisons in 
Great Britain : 

An Act for vesting the Freehold and Leasehold Estates 
late belonging to Richard Sparrow, of Oakland, in the 
County of Tipperary, Esquire, deceased, in Trustees 
to be sold for payment of his Debts, | and applying the 
surplus of the benefit of the Devisees in the Will of the 
deceased named : 

An Act to dissolve the Marriage of Charles Malpas, 
Esquire, with Isabella Bowness, his now Wife, and to 
enable him to marry again, and for other purposes 
therein mentioned. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 


Answer to 
Addresses. 


Lord 
Chamberlain’s 
Office. 


No. 568. 


Youghal 
Corporation, 


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Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV* Regis, 1835. 


T HE House met; and being counted by Mr. Speaker, 

it appeared that Forty Members were not present ; 
yet it being four of the clock, Mr. Speaker took the 
Chair, and again counted the House; and Forty Members 
not being present:—The House was adjourned by Mr. 
Speaker, without a Question first put, till To-morrow. 








Jovis, 27° die Augustz ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


RDERED, That the Select Committee on the 

Petitions alleging Bribery at Elections for Yorf, 
have leave to sit during the sitting of the House this 
day, between the hours of twelve and five of the clock. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on Orange In- 
stitutions (Great Britain and the Colonies), have leave 
to sit during the sitting of the House this day, between 
the hours of twelve and five of the clock. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Plymouth 
Breakwater have leave to sit during the sitting of the 


House this day, between the hours of twelve and five 
of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Factories Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Thursday, the 10th day of September next. 


Ordered, That the Report from the Committee on the 
Slave Trade (Sardinia) Bill, be now received. 

Mr. Bernal reported from the said Committee the 
Amendments which they had made to the Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Report from the Committee on the 
Slave Trade (Denmark) Bill, be now received. 

Mr. Bernal reported from the said Committee the 
Amendments which they had made to the Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The Oaths Abolition (No. 2.) Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
into consideration the Amendments made by the Lords 
to the Bill, intituled, An Act to consolidate and amend 
the Laws relating to Highways in that part of Great 
Britain called England; and the same were read ; and 
are as follow: 


Pr. 1. 1. ult. Leave out “by,” and insert “ with.” 
Pr. 2. 1. 2. After “ carts” insert “ in streets.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 18. Leave out “ of,” and insert “ the.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 20. Leave out “ and.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 30. Leave out “relates,” and insert “relate.” 
Pr. 4. 1. 10. After “ of” insert “ the.” 

Pr. 6. 1.11. After “ duty” insert “ and be liable 


*“* to the same penalties.” 

Pr. 8. 1. 36. Leave out “ annual,” and, in the same 
line, after “ meeting,” insert “ in the year.” 

Pr. 9. 1.18. Leave out from “ or” to “and” in 
1. 19. and insert “ any adjoining parish.” 

Pr. 9. 1. 32. Leave out “ fifteen miles thereof,” and 
insert “ any adjoining parish.” 

Pr. 10. 1.1. After “ Surveyor” insert ‘“ Provided 
also, That any person who may be chosen and elected 
to serve the said office of Surveyor may provide a 
sufficient deputy, such deputy to be approved of by 
the Justices at a Special Sessions for the Highways, 
who shall by writing under their hands testify their 
consent thereto.” 


Pr. 10. 1.'9. Leave out “ by two Justices,” and insert 
of as aforesaid.’ 


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Pr. 10. 1. 12. Leave out “ the sum of.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 16. After “ office” insert “ Provided also, 
That every deputy so provided and approved of shall 
have the same powers and authorities, and be subject 
to the discharge of the same duty, and be liable to the 
same penalties as any Surveyor appointed under the 
* authority of this Act.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 17. After “ That” insert “ instead of elect- 
ing such Surveyor as hereinbefore mentioned.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 25. Leave out “ yearly.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 8. Leave out “ superseded,” and insert 
dismissed.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 16. Leave out. “in Petty Sessions.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 22. Leave out “any two,” and insert “the,” 
and, in the same line, leave out “ in Petty,” and insert 
“ at a Special.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 23. Leave out “ assembled,” and insert 
“ for the Highways.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 29. Leave out “ or Surveyors,” and insert 
** except he had been directed by the inhabitants so to 
‘“* do,” and, in the same line, leave out from “ has” to 
“ delivered ” in 1. 30. 

Pr. 11. 1. 32. Leave out from “ successors ”’ to “ or” 
in 1. 36. 

Pr. 12. 1. 8. Leave out Petty,” and insert “Special,” 
and, in the same line, after “‘ Sessions,” insert “ for the 
“* Highways,” and also, in the same line, after “ to,” 
insert “ dismiss such Surveyor so neglecting to act or 
“ refusing to carry into operation the duties imposed 
** upon him by this Act, and to.” 

Pr. 12. 1. 29. Leave out “ any two,” and insert “the,” 
and, in the same line, leave out from “ Justices ” to “ as- 
** sembled ” in 1. 30. and insert “ at a Special Sessions 
“ for the Highways.” 

Pr. 12. 1. 33. Leave out from “ situate” to “ And” 
~ Pr. 15. 1. 31. and insert Clauses (A.), (B.), (C.) and 
(D.) 

Crause (A.) “ And whereas it is expedient that in 
many cases parishes should be formed into districts 
for the purpose of having one sufficient person to be 
the district Surveyor, who should have the superin- 
tendence and management of the funds to be raised 
and levied under the provisions of this Act in each 
“y pares forming part of such district; Be it therefore 
«« Enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for the In- 
habitants of any parish in vestry assembled, if they 
shall think fit, to empower and direct one of the 
Churchwardens of such parish, or the Chairman of 
the said vestry, to make application to the Justices 
assembled at the Quarter Sessions for the county, or 
where the parishes to be united shall be situated in 
the same division, at some Special Sessions for the 
division in which such parish shall be situate, for the 
purpose of being united with one or more parishes to 
form a district for the purposes aforesaid, and at the 
same time to nominate one fit and proper person to 
“ be returned to the said Justices to be appointed as 
“ such District Surveyor, together with the amount of 
“ the yearly salary which the said Inhabitants in such 
“ Vestry assembled shall agree to pay to such District 
Surveyor; which application, with the name of such 
“ Jast-mentioned person, shall be forthwith made in 
“ writing, signed by the Churchwardens of the said 
“ parish, or by the Chairman of the said Vestry as 
“ aforesaid, and forwarded to the Clerk of the Peace 
“in and for the said county, or to the Clerk of the 
** Justices in and for the said division, as the case may 
be, who shall lay the same before the Justices at the 
Quarter Sessions then next holden in and for the said 
county, or at the Special Sessions as aforesaid.” 

Cravse (B.) “ And be it further Enacted, That on 
such application as aforesaid being made by Two or 
more Parishes to the said Justices, they are hereby 
authorized at the said Quarter Sessions or at some 
Special Sessions as aforesaid to take the same into 
* their consideration, and to unite such and so many of 
the Parishes so applying as aforesaid, as they shall 
think fit, into a District or Districts, for the purposes 
of this Act; and the said Justices shall select and 
appoint out of the persons so nominated as aforesaid 
by the several Parishes so united into one District 
one fit and competent person to be the Surveyor for 
such District composed as aforesaid, which appoint- 
ment shall be in writing.” 

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Cxravse (C.) “ And be it further Enacted, That the 
names of the said Parishes so united, and the name of 
** the person so appointed as District Surveyor, shall be 
“ reduced into writing, signed by the Chairman of the 
“ said Quarter Sessions, or by the majority of the 
“* Magistrates present at such Special Sessions, and shall 
be transmitted by him or them to the Clerk of the 
* Peace, who shall lay the same before the Justices 
“ assembled at the Quarter Sessions in and for the said 
“ County, or at some adjournment thereof, who are 
“* hereby authorized and required to cause the same to 
“ be enrolled with the records of the Court; anda copy 
thereof shall be sent by such Clerk of the Peace to 
each of the Churchwardens or the Surveyor of each 
of the said Parishes so united; and such Parishes so 
united shall continue to form a District for the pur- 
poses of this Act for the space of Three years then 
next following, and from thenceforward until the 
Churchwarden of any one of the said Parishes so 
** united, or the Chairman of the Vestry, shall, by direc- 
** tion and in pursuance of a resolution of the Inhabi- 
“tants in Vestry assembled, give Twelve months’ 
notice to the Churchwardens and Surveyor of each 
** of the other Parishes, and to the said District Sur- 
veyor appointed by the said Justices, and to the Clerk 
of the Peace of the County in which the said Parishes 
‘* are situate, of the intention of the said Parish to cease 
“ to form a part of the said District; in which case, 
“ from and after the expiration of the said Twelve 
months’ notice, the union of the said Parishes into 
* such District as aforesaid, and the appointment of the 
said District Surveyor, shall cease and determine so 
“ far as may concern or be binding on the said Parish 
“ so giving such notice as aforesaid.” 


Crause (D.) “ And be it further Enacted, That 
such District Surveyor when so appointed shall, for 
all the purposes of this Act, except the making, assess- 
“ ing and levying the Rate in and by this Act autho- 
“ rized to be made, assessed and. levied, have, as far as 
“ the same are applicable, the same powers, and be 
** subject and liable to the same duties, penalties and 
“ forfeitures, as any Surveyor elected under the pro- 
‘* visions of this Act is invested with and liable to, and 
* shall have the laying out and application of all the 
* funds raised and levied under the authority of this 
“ Act: Provided nevertheless, That such District Sur- 
veyor shall not expend any Monies levied in any one 
* of the said united Parishes except for the use and 
** benefit of the parish in which it is so levied, unless 
* with the consent of the Inhabitants of such Parish in 
Vestry assembled, for the purpose of carrying on 
repairs or beneficial improvements under the pro- 
* visions of this Act, for the common benefit of the said 
* united Parishes; and such District Surveyor shall 
** annually receive from each of the Parishes composing 
“ his District respectively such salary as shall have been 
** agreed upon by the several Parishes in manner afore- 
* said, which hr hea shall be paid to such District Sur- 
“* veyor by the Surveyor of the Highways, out of the 
money raised in each of such Parishes under the 
authority of this Act; and in case of non-payment 
* thereof, the same shall be recoverable from the Sur- 
veyors of the Highways of such Parishes, to and for 
his own use, in the same manner as any forfeiture is 
** recoverable under this Act.” 


Pr. 15. 1.38. Leave ouc from “ aforesaid” to “make” 
in 1. penult. and insert ‘‘ Provided nevertheless, That 
* such Surveyor shall only be authorized and required 
“ to.” 4 

Pr. 16.1.4. Leave out from “ Surveyor to And” 
in |. 1. of Clause (A.) added, by way of rider, to the Bill. 

Pr. 16. 1.13. In Clause (A.),added, by way of rider, 
to the Bill: 

Pr.1. 1.7. Leave out “ Surveyors, and to form,” and, 
in the same line, leave out from “ board” to “ Be” in 
1. 29. and insert “for that purpose with necessary 
“* powers;” and inl. 29. after “therefore,” insert “ fur- 
“ ther.” 

L.31. After “the” insert “then,” and, in the same 
line, after “ census” insert “taken from the Returns 
“ made to Parliament.” 


Pr. 2. 1.3. Leave out “twelve,” and insert “twenty.” 
L.15. Leave out “ as aforesaid.” 


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L. 26. After “Collector” insert “or any number of 
« Collectors.” 

L. 30. Leave out from “ Surveyor” to “ to” inl. 31. 

L. 36. Leave out “ or Inspector.” 

In Clause (B.) added, by way of rider, to the Bill: 

L. 9. Leave out “ roads or Footways,” and insert 
“ Highways.” 

L. 13. Leave out “ footways,” and insert “ high- 
“ ways.” 

L. 15. Leave out from “ them” to the first “or” 
in]. 18. 

L. ult. After “ otherwise,” insert Clause (E.) 


Crause (E.) “ And be it further Enacted, That if 
any Surveyor or District Surveyor or Assistant Sur- 
veyor shall neglect his duty in any thing required of 
him by this Act, for which no particular penalty is 
imposed, he shall forfeit for every such offence any 
sum not exceeding Five Pounds.” 

Pr. 16. 1. 30. Leave out “ Highway,” and insert 
Highways.” 

Pr. 17. 1. 2. After “ thereof” insert Clause (F.) 


Curause (F.) “ And be it further Enacted, That the 
several powers and authorities hereby vested in the 
Surveyor of Highways, as well for the getting of 
“ materials as the preventing and removing of all 
** nuisances and annoyances, shall be and the same are 
“ hereby vested in the Surveyor of County Bridges, 
“ and the Roads at the ends thereof repairable there- 
“ with; and the several penalties, forfeitures, matters 
“ and things in this Act contained relating to High- 
*“* ways shall be and the same are hereby extended and 
applied as far as the same are applicable to such 
Bridges; and the Roads at the ends thereof as afore- 
said the said Surveyor or Surveyors of County Bridges 
making satisfaction and compensation for all trespass 
“ and damage done in the execution of the powers of 
“ this Act, in such and the same manner as the Sur- 
veyors of Highways are required to make under the 
* provisions of this Act.” 


Pr. 17. 1. 11. Leave out “ Commission,” and insert 
“ Commissioners.” 

Pr. 17. 1. 21. After “ three” insert “ calendar.” 

Pr. 17. 1. 33. Leave out “ or,” and insert “and of.” 

Pr. 17. 1. 35. After “situate” insert “ in Petty Ses- 
** sions assembled.” 

Pr. 17. 1.39. Leave out “ if they think fit.” 

Pr. 17. 1. penult. Leave out from “ that” to “ has” 
in Pr. 18.1. 1. and insert “ such Highway.” 

Pr. 18. 1. 4. After “ Act” insert “ at the expense of 
“ the Party requiring such view.” 

Pr. 18. 1. 29. Leave out from “ Parish” to “ any 
in 1. 30. ' 

Pr. 18. 1. 31. Leave out “ to,” and insert “ on the 
“ application of the said Surveyor shall.” 

r. 18. 1. 34. Leave out “ Petty,” and insert 

“* Special.” 

Pr. 19. 1. 9. Leave out from “ of” to “ cause” in 
1. 10. and insert “ the Justices at a Special Sessions for 
* the Highways.” 

Pr. 20. 1. 4. Leave out from “ reimbursed” to “ out” 
in |. 6. 

Pr. 20. 1. 9. After “ Act” insert “ the expenses of 
“ providing and erecting and of keeping in repair such 
“ stones, posts or blocks already erected or fixed, or 
“‘ which may hereafter be erected or fixed.” 


Pr. 20. 1.28. Leave out from “as” to “ assembled” 
in 1, 29. and insert “ the Justices at a Special Sessions 
“ for the Highways.” ' 

Pr. 20. 1. 37. Leave out “ Highway,” and insert 
“ Highways.” 

Pr. 20: l. ult. Leave out “ Highway,” and insert 
“ Highways.” oe 

Pr. 21.1. 13. Leave out “ said.” 

Pr. 21. 1. 29. Leave out “ said.” 

Pr. 21. 1. 34. Leave out “ said.” 

Pr. 22. 1. 6. Leave out “ said.” 

Pr. 22. 1. 17. Leave out “ said.” 

Pr. 23. 1. 20. and 1. 21. After “‘ assessment” insert 
“ made in pursuance of this Act.” 

Pr. 24.1. 5. Leave out from “ of” to the first “ to” 
in 1. 6. and insert “ the Justices at Special Sessions for 
“ the Highways.” 


Pr. 24. l. 20. Leave out from “ for’ to “ on” inl. ne 
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and insert “ the Justices at the Special Sessions for the 
“ Highways.” 

Pr. 24. 1. 27. Leave out from “ Rate” to “to” in 
1, 29. and insert “ the Surveyor having been first sum- 
“* moned.” 


me 26.1.1. Leave out from “ the” to “ material” 
in 1. 2. 

Pr. 26.1. 15. and 1.16. After “ Sessions” insert 
“ for the Highways.” 

Pr. 26. 1. 31. Leave out from “ Justices” to “ to” 
inl. 32. and insert “ ata Special Sessions for the High- 
‘* ways.” 

Pr. 27. 1. 30. Leave out from “stamp” to “ And” 
in Pr. 31. 1. 1. and insert Clause (G.) 

Crause (G.) “ And be it further Enacted, That 
every collector appointed by virtue of this Act shall, 
under his hand, and at such time and in such manner 
as the Surveyor may direct, deliver to the said Sur- 
veyor as aforesaid true and perfect accounts in writ- 
ing of all monies which shall have been by such 
collector received by virtue of this Act, and also a list 
of the names of all such persons as shall have neg- 
lected or refused to pay their respective rates, and of 
the monies due from them respectively; and that 
every such collector shall pay all such monies as shall 
remain due from him to the said Surveyor as afore- 
said; and if any such collector shall refuse or neglect 
to make and render such account, or to produce and 
deliver up the list of persons neglecting and refusing 
to pay their rates as aforesaid, or to make payments 
as aforesaid, or shall refuse or wilfully neglect to de- 
liver to the said Surveyor as aforesaid, or to such per- 
son as he shall appoint to receive the same, within 
Three days after being thereunto required by the said 
Surveyor as aforesaid by notice in writing under his 
hand given to or left at the usual place of abode of 
such collector, all books, papers and writings in his 
custody or power relating to the execution of this Act, 
or to give satisfaction to the said Surveyor as afore- 
said respecting the same, then and in every such case, 
upon complaint made by the said Surveyor as afore- 
said of any such refusal or wilful neglect as aforesaid, 
to any Justice of the Peace, such Justice may and he 
is hereby authorized and required to issue a summons 
under his hand for the collector so refusing or neg- 
lecting to appear before any Two Justices of the 
Peace; and upon the said collector appearing, or 
having been so summoned and not appearing without 
some sufficient or reasonable excuse, or not being 
found, it shall be lawful for the said Two Justices to 
hear and determine the matter; and if, upon confes- 
sion of the party, or by the testimony of any credible 
witness on oath, it shall appear to such Justices that 
any monies remain due from such collector, such 
Justices may and they are hereby authorized and re- 
quired, upon nonpayment thereof, by warrant under 
their hands, to cause such money to be levied by dis- 
tress and sale of the goods and chattels of such col- 
lector; and if no goods and chattels of such collector 
shall be found sufficient to answer and satisfy the said 
money, and the charges of distraining and selling 
the said goods and chattels, then and in every such 
case such Justices shall and they are hereby required 
to commit such offender to the common Gaol or House 
of Correction for the county, city or place where 
such offender shall be or reside, there to be kept to 
hard labour for a period not exceeding Six calendar 
Months, or until he shall have paid such monies as 
aforesaid, or compounded with the Surveyor as afore- 
said for such money (which composition the said sur- 
veyor, with the consent of the inhabitants in vestry, 
or, in any parish where they do not meet in vestry, 
with the consent of the inhabitants contributing to the 
Highway Rate at a public meeting assembled, is 
hereby empowered to make and receive); or if it 
shall appear to such Justices that such collector had 
refused or wilfully neglected to render and give such 
Accounts, -or to produce and deliver the List of Per- 
sons neglecting and refusing to pay their Rates as 
aforesaid, or that any books, papers or writings re- 
lating to the execution of this Act remained in the 
hands or in the custody or power of such collector, 
and he refused or wilfully neglected to deliver or give 
satisfaction respecting the same as aforesaid, then and 


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“* in every such case such collector shall, on conviction 
“ thereof, forfeit for such offence any sum not exceeding 
Twenty Pounds, and in default of payment thereof 
shall be committed to the common Gaol or House of 
Correction for the county, city or place where such 
offender shall be or reside, there to be kept to hard 
labour for a period not exceeding Four calendar 
Months, or until he shall have given a true and per- 
fect account as aforesaid, and delivered such List as 
aforesaid, and delivered up such books, papers and 
writings, or give satisfaction in respect thereof to the 
said surveyor: Provided always, That no conviction 
or imprisonment of such collector as aforesaid shall 
exonerate or discharge any security taken from him on 
his appointment as aforesaid.” . 
Pr. 31. 1. 14. Leave out “ or,” and, in the same line, 
after “ Surveyor” insert “ or assistant Surveyor.” 

Pr. 31. 1. 22. Leave out “ or,” and, in the same line, 
after “ Surveyor” insert “ or ‘assistant Surveyor. ” 

Pr. 32. 1. 5. Leave out “ or,” and, in the same line, 
and in 1. 6. after “ Surveyor” insert “ or assistant 
“ Surveyor.” 

Pr. 32. 1. 17. Leave out “ or.” 

Pr. 32.1. 18. After “Surveyor ” insert “ or assistant 
“* Surveyor.” 

Pr. 32. 1.33. Leave out from “Surveyor” to “ for” 
in |, 34. andin 1. 34. after “ being ” insert “ or in case 
“ a District Surveyor shall be appointed, then all such 
“ books, papers, writings and accounts, and all mate- 
** rials, tools, implements and scrapings, shall be vested 
** in the District Surveyor.” 

Pr. 32. 1. 36. Leave out “ or.” 

Pr. 32. 1. 37. After “ Surveyor” insert “ or assist- 
* ant Surveyor.” ) 

Pr. 34. 1. 11. Leave out “ or,” and, in the same line, 
and in 1.12. after “Surveyor” insert “ or assistant 
“ Surveyor.” 

Pr. 34. 1. 18. Leave out “ or.” 

Pr. 34. 1. 19. After “ Surveyor” insert “ or assist- 
“ ant Surveyor.” 

Pr. 34. 1. 22. After “Surveyor” insert “ District 
“* Surveyor, or assistant Surveyor.” 

Pr. 35.1. 28. Leave out “ or,” and, in the same line, 
after “Surveyor” insert “ or assistant Surveyor.” 

Pr. 36. 1. 3. Leave out “ or.” 

Pr. 36. 1. 4. After “ Surveyor” insert “ or assist- 
** ant Surveyor.” 

Pr. 36. |. 5. Leave out “ two,” and insert “ the.” 

Pr. 36.1. 7. After “ Sessions ” insert “ for the High- 
“ ways.” 

Pr. 36. 1. 16. Leave out “ inhabitant,” and insert 
“* person chargeable to the rate authorized to be made 
“y this Act.” 

Pr. 36. 1.22. Leave out “any,” and insert “such,” 
and, in the same line, leave out from “ Justices” to 
“ at” in line 23. 

Pr. 36. 1. 27. After “ complaint” insert “ and if 


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“ they shall think fit to examine such Surveyor upon 
* oath.” 

Pr. 36. 1. 38. After “ Sessions” insert “ for the 
“ Highways.” 


Pr. 37. 1.17. After “ hold” insert “ not less than 
eight, or more than.” 
Pr.37.1.19. Leave out from “ Act” to “ the” inl. 21. 
Pr. 37. 1. 22. Leave out “shall,” and insert “ to.” 
Pr. 37.1. 25. Leave out “ twenty-ninth,” and insert 
twentieth,” and, in the same line, leave out “ Septem- 
“* ber,” and insert “ March.” 
Pr. 37. 1. 37. Leave out from “shall” to “ his” in 
1. 38. and insert “ verify,” and in 1. 38. leave out “ as 
“ aforesaid.” 
Pr. 38. 1. 20. Leave out “ the,” and insert “ pur- 
“* chasing.” 
Pr. 38. 1. 21. Leave out “ of,” and, in the same line, 
leave out from “the” to “ materials,” in 1. 22. 
Pr. 38. 1. 36. Leave out “timber, stone or other.” 
Pr. 39. 1. 6. Leave out “ Petty,” and insert “ Spe- 
“ cial.” 
Pr. 40. 1. 6. After “ be” insert “ expressly.” 
Pr. 40. 1. 23. Leave out “ any two,” and insert 
+ ie.? 
Pr. 40. 1. 24. Leave out “ in Petty,” and insert “ at 
“a Special,” and, in the same line, leave out “ assem- 
“ bled,” and insert “ for ~ Highways.” 
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594 


Pr. 40. 1, 25. and 1. 26. Leave out “ persons,” and 
insert “ person.” 

Pr. 42. 1. 14. Leave out from “ of” to “ being” 
in ]. 15. and insert “the Justices at a Special Sessions 
‘“* for the Highways, neither of such Justices.” 

Pr. 42. 1. 20. Leave out from “ term” to “ Provid- 
“ ed” in Pr. 45. 1. 31. and insert Clause (H.) 


Cuavuse (H.) “ And be it further Enacted, That it 
shall and may be lawful for every such Surveyor, in 
any waste land or common ground, river or brook, 
within the parish for which he shall be Surveyor, or 
within any other parish wherein gravel, sand, stone, 
or other materials are respectively likely to be found 
(in case sufficient cannot be conveniently had within 
the parish where the same are to be employed, and 
sufficient shall be left for the use of the roads in such 
other parish), to search for, dig, get and carry away 
the same, so that the said Surveyor doth not thereby 
divert or interrupt the course of such river or brook, 
or prejudice or damage any building, highway or 
ford, nor dig or get the same out of any river or 
** brook within the distance of One hundred and fifty 
“« feet above or below any bridge, nor within the like 
distance of dam or weir; and likewise to gather 
stones lying upon any lands or grounds within the 
parish where such highway shall be, for such service 
and purpose, and to take and carry away so much 
of the said materials as by the discretion of the said 
Surveyor shall be thought necessary to be employed 
in the amendment of the said highways, without 
making any satisfaction for the said materials, but 
satisfaction shall be made for all damages done to the 
lands or grounds of any person or persons by carry- 
ing away the same in the manner hereinafter directed 
for getting and carrying materials in inclosed lands 
or grounds; but no such stones shall be gathered 
without the consent of the owner of such lands or 
grounds, or a license for that purpose from Two Jus- 
tices ata Special Sessions for the rage after 
having summoned such owner to come before him, 
and heard his reasons, if he shall appear and give 
any, for refusing his consent.” 

Pr. 45. 1. 35. Leave out “ gravel.” 

Pr. 45.1. 37. Leave out “ land,” and, in the same 
line, leave out “ gravel.” 

Pr. 46.1.5. Leave out from “sea” to “And” in 
1. 20. 

Pr. 46. 1. 29. Leave out “ Fifteen days,” and insert 
* Qne calendar Month’s.” 

Pr. 46. 1. 35. After the first “ or” insert “ to,” and, 
in the same line, leave out the second “ or,” and insert 
“ and.” 

Pr. 47.1.1. After “ or” insert “ agent, and also of 
«© such.” 

Pr. 47. 1. 2. Leave out from “ before ” to “ Justices ” 
in |, 3. and insert “the,” and, in 1. 3. leave out from 
“« Justices” to “‘ to” in 1. 8. and insert “ at a Special Ses- 
‘‘ sions for the Highways.” 


Pr. 47. 1. 28. Leave out from “ notice” to “ make” 
in l. 30. 


Pr. 47. 1. 36. Leave out from “ attended ” to “ And” 
in Pr. 50. 1. 12. and insert Clauses (I.) and (K.) 


Cravse (I.) “ And be it further Enacted, That it 
“ shall be lawful for every such Surveyor, for the use 
“ aforesaid, by license in writing from the Justices at 
“a Special Sessions for the Highways, to search for, 
“ dig, and get materials, if sufficient cannot be had con- 
veniently within such waste lands, common grounds, 
rivers or brooks, in or through any of the several or 
inclosed lands or grounds of any person whomsoever 
(such lands or grounds not being a garden, yard, 
avenue to a house, lawn, park, paddock, or ae 
plantation, or inclosed wood, not exceeding One hun- 
dred acres in extent), within the parish where the 
same shall be wanted, or within any other parish 
adjoining or lying near to the highway for which 
such materials shall be required, if it shall appear to 
such Justices that sufficient materials cannot be con- 
veniently had in the parish where such highways 
lie, or in the waste lands or common grounds, rivers 
or brooks of such adjacent parish, and that a sufficient 
quantity of materials will be left for the use of the 
“ parish where the same shall be, and to take and carry 


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“ away so much of the said materials as by the discre- 
* tion of the said Surveyor shall be thought necessary 

to be employed in the amendment of the said high- 
ways; the said Surveyor making such satisfaction 
for the materials which may be got or taken away, 
and also for the damage done to such lands or grounds 
by the getting and carrying away the same, as shall 
“ be settled and ascertained by order of the Justices 
“ at a Special Sessions for the Highways.” 


Crause (K.) “ And be it further Enacted, That if 
any Surveyor, or person employed by him, shall, by 
reason of the searching for, digging, or getting any 
materials for repairing any highways, make any pit 
or hole in lands, common grounds, rivers or brooks 
as aforesaid wherein such materials shall be found, 
he shall forthwith cause the same to be sufficiently 
fenced off, and such fence supported and repaired 
during such time as the said pit or hole shall con- 
tinue open, and within Three days after such pit or 
hole shall be opened or made, where no materials 
shall be found, cause the same to be forthwith filled 
up, levelled, and covered with the turf or clod which 
was dug out of the same; and where any such ma- 
terials shall be found, within Fourteen days after 
having dug up sufficient materials in such pit or hole, 
cause the same to be filled up or sloped down, and 
fenced off, if required by the owner of the land or 
ground, and so continued ; and every Surveyor shall, 
within Twenty-one days after he shall have been 
appointed to that office, cause all the said pits and 
holes which shall then be open and not likely to be 
further useful, to be filled up or sloped down in 
manner aforesaid; and if they are likely to be further 
useful, he shall secure the same by posts and rails or 
other fences, to prevent accidents to persons or cattle ; 
and in case such Surveyor or person shall neglect to 
fill up, slope down, or fence off such pit or hole in 
manner and within the time aforesaid, he shall forfeit 
the sum of Ten shillings for every such default ; and 
in case such Surveyor or person shall neglect to fence 
* off such = or hole, or to slope down the same, as 

hereinbefore directed, for the space of Six days after 
he shall have received notice for either of those pur- 
poses from any Justice of the Peace, or from the 
owner or occupier of such several ground, river or 
brook, or any person having right of common within 
such common or waste lands as aforesaid, and such 
neglect and notice shall be proved upon oath before 
the Justices at a Special Sessions for the Highways, 
such Surveyor, person or persons shall forfeit and 
pay any sum not exceeding Ten pounds for such 
neglect, to be determined and adjudged by such 
Justices, and to be laid out and applied in the fading 
off, filling up, or sloping down such pit or hole, and 
toward the repair of the roads in the parish where 
the offence shall be committed, in such manner as 
the said Justices shall direct and appoint; which 
forfeiture, in case the same be not forthwith paid, 
shall be levied as other forfeitures are hereinafter 
“* directed to be levied.” 


Pr. 50. 1. 15. After “ any ” insert “ heap of,” and, 
in the same line, leave out “ gravel,” and, also in the 
same line, after “ or,” insert “ any.” 

Pr. 50. 1. 17. Leave out from “ highway ” to “and” 
in l. 19. 

Pr. 50. 1. 20. Leave out “ injury,” 
“ danger.” 

Pr. 50. 1. 25. Leave out from “Surveyor ” to “to” 
in 1. 36. 

Pr. 50. 1. 34, After “ highway ” insert “ occupa- 
* tion road.” 

Pr. 51. 1. 16. Leave out “ two,” and insert “ the.” 

Pr. 51. 1.17. After “ Justices” insert “at a Special 
« Sessions for the Highways.” 

Pr. 52. 1. 26. Leave out the first “ two,” and, in the 
same line, leave out the second “ two.” 

Pr. 52. 1. 37. Leave out “ one,” and insert “ any.” 

Pr. 54. 1. 32. Leave out “ two.” 

Pr. 54. 1. 38. Leave out from “ for” to “to” in. 
line penult. and insert “ the Justices at a Special Ses- 
“ sions for the Highways.” 

Pr. 55. 1. 18. After “ parishes” insert “ or town- 
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“ Provided” in Pr. 61. 1. 1. and insert Clauses (L.), 
(M.), (N.) and (O.) 


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Crause (L.) “ And be it further Enacted, That any 
body politic or corporate, or any person liable to re- 
pair any highway by reason of tenure of any lands, 
or otherwise howsoever, or the Surveyor of the parish 
in which the said highway is situate, may, if he or 
either party shall think proper, having first obtained 
the consent of the inhabitants in vestry assembled, 
apply to any Justice for the purpose of making the 
saidhighway a parish highway, and to be repaired 
by the Surveyor of the said parish; and the said 
Justice is Sante authorized and required to issue his 
summons requiring the said Surveyor, or the party 
so liable to repair the said highway as aforesaid, to 
appear before the Justices at the next Special Sessions 
for the Highways, and if both parties appear, such 
Justices may then proceed to determine the matter ; 
but in case the Surveyor or party summoned shall 
not appear on such first summons, or appearing shall 
require further time, such Justices shall adjourn the 
further consideration of the matter to the next Special 
Sessions for the Highways, of which the said Surveyor 
or party not appearing shall have notice, on which 
day the Justices so assembled at such Special Sessions 
shall proceed to hear the parties and their witnesses, 
and, whether the Surveyor or party summoned do or 
do not appear, shall proceed to examine and deter- 
mine the matter; and in case they decide that the 
said highway shall become a aren highway, and 
be thereafter repaired by the Surveyor of the said 
parish, they shall, by an order under their hands, fix 
the proportion of the expenses of repairing the said 
highway to be annually paid by such body politic or 
corporate or pp as aforesaid to the Surveyor of 
the said parish ; and the order of the said Justice shall 
be binding on the Surveyor and the said parish, and 
the said body politic or corporate or person as afore- 
said, their heirs, successors and assigns: Provided 
nevertheless, That the said Justices, instead of fixing 
the proportion of the expenses of repairing the said 
highway to be annually paid as aforesaid, may, by 
an order under their hands, fix a certain sum to be 
paid by such body politic or corporate or person as 
aforesaid to the Surveyor of the said parish in full 
discharge of all claims thereafter in respect of the 
repairs of such highway; and in default of payment 
of such last-mentioned sum, or of such annual sum 
as aforesaid, the said Surveyor may proceed for the 
recovery thereof in the same manner as any penalties 
or forfeitures are recoverable under this Act: Pro- 
vided always, That when the sum so fixed to be paid 
in full discharge of all claims thereafter in respect of 
the repair of such highways shall exceed the sum of 
One hundred pounds, the said sum when received 
shall be vested in the name of the Minister, Church- 
wardens and Surveyors of the Highways of the parish 
within which such highway shall be situate, in some 
Public Government Securities, and the interest and 
dividends from time to time arising or accruing there- 
from shall be applied towards the repairs of the high- 
ways within the said parish : Provided also, That when 
the sum so fixed to be paid in full discharge of all 
claims as aforesaid shall not exceed the sum of One 
hundred pounds, the said last-mentioned sum, or an 
part thereof, on the application by and with the con- 
sent of the inhabitants of the parish in vestry assem- 
bled, and of the Justices in Special Sessions assembled, 
shall and may be paid to the Surveyor of the said 
parish, to be applied towards the repair of the High- 
ways within the said parish.” 

Senne (M.) “ And be it further Enacted, That 
where in this Act any matter or thing is directed or 
forbidden to be done within a certain distance of the 
centre of the highway, that portion of the ground shall 
be deemed and taken to be the highway which has 
been maintained by the Surveyor as highway, and 
repaired with stones or other materials used in form- 
ing highways, for the Six months immediately pre- 
ceding ; and the centre of the highway shall be the 
middle of such highway, where a line being drawn 
along the highway, or a point marked, an equal 


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tained and repaired as aforesaid for twelve months be- 
fore shall be found on each side of such line or mark. 

Crause (N.) “ And be it further Enacted, That no 
tree, bush, or shrub shall hereafter be planted on any 
carriageway or cartway, or within the distance of 
Fifteen feet from the centre thereof; but the same 
shall respectively be cut down, grubbed up and carried 
away by the owner or occupier of the land or soil 
within Twenty-one days after notice to him or his 
agent by the tate yor, on pain of forfeiting for every 
neglect the sum of Ten Shillings.” 

Cuause (O.) “ And be it further Enacted, That if 
the Surveyor shall think that any carriageway or 
cartway is prejudiced by the shade of any hedges, or 
by any trees (except those trees planted for ornament 
or for shelter to any hop ground, house, building or 
court-yard of the owner thereof), growing in or near 
such Sodus or other fences, and that the sun and 
wind are excluded from such highway, to the damage 
thereof, or if any obstruction is caused in any car- 
riageway or cartway by any hedge or tree, it shall be 
lawful for any one Javies of the Peace, on the appli- 
cation of the said Surveyor, to summon the owner of 
the land on which such hedges or trees are growing, 
next adjoining to such carriageway or cartway, to 
rar before the Justices at a Special Sessions for 
the Highways to show cause why the said hedges are 
not cut, pruned or plashed, or such trees not pruned 
or lopped, in such manner that the carriageway or 
cartway shall not be prejudiced by the shade thereof, 
and that the sun and wind may not be excluded from 
such carriageway or cartway to the damage thereof, 
or why the obstruction caused in such carriageway 
or cartway should not be removed; and the question 
as to the cutting, pruning or plashing such hedges, 
or the pruning and lopping such trees, or the removal 
of such obstruction as aforesaid, shall, upon proof of 
the service of such summons, and whether the said 
owner attend or not, be determined at the discretion 
of such last-mentioned Justices; and if such Justices 
shall order and direct that such hedges shall be cut, 
pruned or plashed, or such trees pruned or lopped in 
manner aforesaid, or such obstruction removed, the 
said owner shall comply therewith within ten days 
after a copy of such order shall have been left at the 
usual place of abode of the said owner or of his steward 
or agent, and in default thereof shall forfeit, on con- 
viction, a sum not exceeding Forty Shillings; and 
the said Surveyor, if the order of the said Justices is 
not complied with, shall and he is hereby authorized 
and required to cut, prune or plash such hedges, and 
to prune and lop such trees, br the benefit and im- 
provement of the highway, and to remove such ob- 
struction as aforesaid, to the best of his skill and 
judgment, and according to the true intent and mean- 
ing of this Act; and the said Surveyor shall be re- 
imbursed by the owner as aforesaid what charges and 
expenses he shall be at in cutting, pruning and plashing 
such hedges, and pruning and lopping such trees, 
and the removal of such obstruction, over and above 
the said forfeiture; and it shall and may be lawful 
for the Justices at a Special Sessions for the Highways, 
upon proof to them made upon oath, to levy as well 
the expenses of cutting, pruning and plashing such 
hedges, or pruning and lopping such trees, or removal 
of such obstructions as aforesaid, as the several and 
respective penalties hereby imposed, by distress and 
sale of the offender’s goods and chattels, in such 
manner as distresses and sales for forfeitures are 
authorized and directed to be levied by virtue of this 
Act.” 

Pr. 61. 1. 25. Leave out “ or.” 

Pr. 61. 1. 26. After “Surveyor” insert “ or assistant 
Surveyor.” 

Pr. 61. 1. 30. After “also” insert * to.” 

Pr. 62. 1. 35. Leave out “ highway,” and insert 
carriageway or cartway.” 

Pr. 62. 1. 37. Leave out from “ thereof” to “ every ” 


in Pr. 63. 1. 8. 


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Pr. 63. 1.14. Leave out “ highway,” and insert 
carriageway or cartway.” 

Pr. 63. 1. 22. Leave out from “ for” to “upon” in 
23. and insert “ the Justices at a Special Sessions for 
the Highways.” 

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Pr. 64. 1. 1. Leave out “ pits,” and insert “ pit,” and, 
in the same line, leave out “ shafts,” and insert “ shaft.” 

Pr. 64. 1. 9. and 1. 10. Leave out “ highway,” and 
insert “ carriageway or cartway.” 

Pr. 64. 1. 17. and 1. 18. Leave out “ highway,” and 
insert “ carriageway or cartway.” 

Pr. 64. 1. 19. Leave out “ Icons’? 

Pr. 64. 1. 20. After “ passengers ” insert “ horses.” 

Pr. 64. 1. 28. Leave out “ highway,” and insert 
“ carriageway or cartway.” 

Pr. 64. 1. 33. Leave out “ highway,” and insert 
“ carriageway or cartway.” 

Pr. 65. 1. 26. After “ Act” insert Clause (P.) 

Cause (P.) “ And be it further Enacted, That 
whenever a railroad shall cross any highway for 
carts or carriages, the proprietors of the said railroad 
shall make and maintain good and sufficient gates at 
each of the said crossings, and shall employ good and 
proper persons to attend to the opening and shutting 
of such gates, so that the persons, carts or carriages 
“« passing along such road shall not be exposed to any 
“ danger or damage by the passing of any carriages or 
engines along the said railroad; and any complaint 
“ for any neglect in respect of the said gates shall be 
* made within Ten days after the said neglect, to one 
Justice, who may summon the party so complained 
against to appear before the Justices at their next 
Special Sessions for the Highways, who shall hear and 
decide upon the said complaint, and the proprietor so 
offending shall forfeit any sum not exceeding Five 
“ Pounds.” 

Pr. 65. 1.36. Leave out from “ sledge” to “ upon” 
in 1. ult. 

Pr. 66. 1. 4. Leave out from “ highway” to “ so” 
in 1. 5. 

Pr. 66. 1. 9. Leave out “ same,” and insert “ said 
* highway.” 

Pr. 66. 1. 10. 

Pr. 66. 1. 12. 

Pr. 66. 1. 14. 
in 1.15. 

Pr. 66. 1.18. Leave out “ and.” 

Pr. 66. 1. 19. Leave out “ post” and insert “ posts,” 
and, in the same line, leave out from “blocks” to “stones” 
in 1. 20. and insert “ or.” 

Pr. 66. 1. 28. After “ bridges” insert “ or other- 
“* wise injure or deface the same.” 

Pr. 66. 1. 32 and 1. 33. After “ highway” insert “ or 
** shall play at football, or any other game on any part 
“ of the said highways to the annoyance of any pas- 
“ senger or passengers.” 

Pr. 66. 1.37. Leave out from “ highway” to “ or” 
in |. ult. 

Pr. 67. 1. 2. Leave out “commonly call bonfires.” 

Pr. 67. 1. 9. Leave out “ highway,” and insert 
‘ carriageway or cartway.” 

Pr. 67. 1. 13 and 1.14. After “ manure” insert 
“« lime.” : 

Pr. 67. 1.17. Leave out “ prejudice,” and insert 
“ injury.” 

Pr. 67. 1. 18. Leave out from “ the” to “ interrup- 
“« tion” inl. 19. and insert “ injury.” 

Pr. 67. 1. 22. After “ dirt” insert “ lime.” 

Pr. 67. 1. 28. After “ thereto” insert “ or shall in 
any way wilfully obstruct the free passage of any such 
* highway.” 

Pr. 67. 1. 37 and 1. 38. After “ manure” insert 

* lime.” 

Pr. 68. 1. 2. Leave out from “ not” to “ after” 
in |. 3. 

Pr. 68. |. 4. After “ surveyor” insert “ assistant 
** surveyor.” 

Pr. 68. 1.5. After “be” insert “ forthwith.” 

Pr. 68. 1. 6. and 1. 7. After “ Surveyor” insert 
** assistant Surveyor.” 

Pr. 68. 1. 22. Leave out from “ highway” to “and,” 
in 1, 24. 

Pr. 68. 1. 30. and 1. 31. After “ Surveyor” insert 
** assistant Surveyor or District Surveyor.” 

Pr. 70. 1. 15. After “ beast” insert “ or cattle.” 

Pr. 70. 1. 21. After “ owner” insert “ or that it 
** arose from accident, and was not wilful.” 

Pr. 70. 1. 37. Leave outfrom “ within” to “ after” 
in 1. 38. and insert “ One calendar Month.” 


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Pr. 71. 1. 6. Leave out “ horses, asses,” and insert 
“ horse, ass.” 

Pr. 71. 1. 7. Leave out “ beasts,” and insert “beast.” 

Pr. 71. 1. 15. Leave out “ beasts and,” and insert 
** beast or.” 

Pr. 71. 1. 22. Leave out from “ highway” to“ And” 
in 1, 25. 

Pr. Ti. 

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‘“* beast.” 

Pr. 71. 1. 34. After “ impounded” insert “ or in 
“ the way to or from any such pound or place.” 

Pr. 72. 1. 5. Leave out “ cow.” 

Pr. 72. 1. 6. After “ ass” insert “ sheep,” and, in 
the same line, leave out “ live stock,” and insert “‘beast.”’ 

Pr. -72. 1. 31. Leave out from “ Months ” to “ And” 
in Pr. 73.1. 4. 

Pr. 74. 1. 5. After “ Shillings” insert “ with or with- 
“ out costs, as to the Justices before whom the convic- 
“ tion shall take place shall think fit.” 

Pr. 74. 1.6. After “That” insert “ no one person 
shall act as the driver of more than two carts, wag- 
gons, or other such carriages on any highway: Pro- 
vided always, That.” 

Pr. 74. 1. 34. Leave out “ such.” , 

Pr. 74. 1. 36. Leave out “ carriages,” and insert 
** carriage,” and, in the same line, after the first “ or” 
insert ‘ upon.” 

Pr. 75. 1. ult. After “ of ” insert “ draught or.” 

Pr. 77. 1..8. Leave out “ Twenty Shillings,” and in- 
* sert Five Pounds.” 

Pr. 77.1. 15. Leave out “ Forty Shillings” and in- 
* sert Ten Pounds.” 

Pr. 77. 1. 19. After “ correction” insert “ there to 
“ be kept to hard labour.” 

Pr. 77. 1. 20. Leave out from “ exceeding ” to “ un- 
* less” in line 22. and insert “ Six Weeks.” 

Pr. 78. 1.3. Leave out “ with or without,” and insert 
there to be kept to.” 

Pr. 78. 1. 5. Leave out “ Two,” and insert “ Three.” 

Pr. 78. 1. 16. After “ Surveyor ” insert “ assistant 
Surveyor, or District Surveyor.” 

Pr. 78. 1.18. After “ Surveyor ” insert “ assistant 
Surveyor, or District Surveyor.” 

Pr. 78. 1. 19. Leave out “ other,” and insert “ any.” 

Pr. 78. 1. 21. Leave out “ or they.” 

Pr. 78. 1. 28. After “ him ” insert “ forthwith.” 

Pr. 78. 1. 38. and 1. penult. After “ cartway ” insert 
“ leading to any market town.” 

Pr. 79.1. 1. After “ and” insert “ to support and 
* maintain.” 

Pr. 79. l. 6. After “ thereof” insert “ Provided ne- 
“ vertheless, That nothing herein contained shall require 
‘“ any Surveyor to make or form any public footway 
“‘ without the consent of the inhabitants in vestry as- 
* sembled.” 

Pr. 79. 1. 13. Leave out from “ thereof” to “then” 
in 1. 16. 

Pr. 79.1. 22. Leave out from “ enlarge” to “ the” 


1. 28. After “ass” insert ‘ sheep.” 
]. 29. Leave out “live stock,” and insert 


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Pr, 79. 1. 24. Leave out “ Ten” and insert “ Twenty- 
* one,” 

Pr. 79. 1. 27. Leave out from “ gate” to “he” in 
1, 28. 

Pr. 79. 1. 29. Leave out “ Forty” and insert “ Ten.” 

Pr. 80.1. 26. After “ Justices ” insert “in writing.” 

Pr. 85. 1. 2. After “ turned ” insert “either entirely, 
“ or reserving a bridleway or footway along the whole 
“ or any part or parts thereof.” : 

Pr. 85. 1. 8. After “ highway” insert “ either en- 
“ tirely or subject to such reservation as aforesaid. 

Pr. 85. 1.13. After “ highways ” insert “as afore- 
“* said.” : 1 

Pr. 85. 1. 36. After “ turned ” insert “ either entire- 
“ ly or subject as aforesaid.” f 

Pr. 86. 1. 7. Leave out “ 22,” and insert “19. 

Pr. 86. 1. 12. After “ up” insert “ either entirely or 
“ subject as aforesaid.” oe” 

Pr. 86. 1.17. Leave out “ and inclosed,” and insert 
“ either entirely or subject as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 86. 1. 25. After “ up ” insert “ either entirely or 
“ subjeet as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 86. 1. 29. Leave out “ upon oath.” 
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Pr. 86. 1. 30. After “to” insert “ the satisfaction 
“ of.” 


Pr. 86. 1. 36. Leave out from “ verified ” to “ some” 
in 1. 37. and insert “ by.” 

Pr. 87. 1. 9. After “ unnecessary ” insert “ either en- 
“* tirely or subject as aforesaid.” 


Pr. 87. 1. 22, After “ up ” insert “ either entirely or 
** subject as aforesaid.” 


Pr. 88. 1. 6. After “ Plan” insert Clauses (S.) 
and (T.) 


Crause (S.) “ Provided always, and be it further 
«« Enacted, That in any case where it is proposed to 
“ stop up or divert more than one highway, which 
“ highways shall be deemed to be so connected together 
as that they cannot be separately stopped or diverted 
without interfering one with the other, it shall be 
lawful to include such different highways in one 
order or certificate.” 


Cravuse (T.) “ Provided also, and be it further 
Enacted, That in the event of any appeal being 
brought against the whole or any part or parts of any 
order or certificate for diverting more Lilies than 
one, it shall be lawful for the court to decide upon 
the propriety of confirming the whole or any part or 
parts of such order or certificate without prejudice to 
the remaining part or parts thereof.” 


Pr. 88. 1.14. Leave out “ or inclosed,” and insert 
either entirely or subject as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 88. 1. 21. After “ going” insert “ Surveyor.” 

Pr. 88. 1. 22. Leave out from “appeal” to “ who” 
in 1. 23. and insert “ together with a statement in writing 
“* of the grounds of such appeal.” 

Pr. 88. 1. 31. Leave out “ at a,” and insert “ in,” 
and, in the same line, leave out “ or Public Meeting.” 

Pr. 88. 1. 35. After “ party ” insert ‘“ Provided also, 
That it shall not be lawful for the appellant to be 
heard in support of such appeal unless such notice 
and statement shall have been so given as aforesaid, 
nor on the hearing of such appeal to go into or give 
evidence of any other grounds of appeal than those 
set forth in such statement as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 88.1. 41. After “ up” insert “ either entirely or 
* subject as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 89. 1. 12. After “up” insert “ either entirely or 
“ subject as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 89. 1. 19. In the interlineation leave out “ and,” 
and insert “ either entirely or subject as aforesaid, or 
‘* for,” and also, in the interlineation, after “ turning ”’ 
insert “ and,” and in line 19. leave out “ and in- 
“ closing.” 

Pr. 89. 1. 23 and 1. 24. After “ highway” insert 
“ either entirely or subject as aforesaid.’ 

Pr. 89. 1. 30. After “up” insert “either entirely 
** or subject as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 90. 1.11. After “ highway” insert “ either en- 
** tirely or subject as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 90. 1. 30 and 1. 31. After “ highway” insert 
“ either entirely or subject as aforesaid,” and in 1. 31. 
after “turn,” insert “ and.” 

Pr. 90. 1. 32. Leave out “ and inclose.” 

Pr. 90. 1. 36. After “ highway” insert “ either en- 
“ tirely or subject as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 91.1.1 Leave out from “ widened” to “and” 
in 1. 12. 

Pr. 91. 1. 21. Leave out “ inclosures of such.” 

Pr. 91. 1. 25. Leave out “made,” and insert “stopped.” 

Pr. 92. 1.17. After ‘ corporate” insert “is or.” 

Pr. 92. 1. 26. Leave out from “ order” to “ be” in 
1. 28. and insert “ of the Justices at a Special Sessions 
“ for the Highways.” 

Pr. 92. 1. penult. After “shall” insert “ make a 
Report thereof to the Justices at a Special Sessions 
- a Highways, and such last-mentioned Justices 
** shall.” 

Pr. 93. 1. 6. After “ corporate” insert “ his or.” 

Pr. 93. 1. 10. After “said” insert “last-mentioned.” 

Pr. 93. 1. 12. Leave out “persons body” and insert 
“* person bodies.” 

Pr. 94. 1. 16. Leave out “ majority of the.” 

Pr. 94. 1.17. Leave out “ present in” and insert 
“ at such.” 

Pr. 96. 1. 21. Leave out “limit” and insert “county, 
nn division or place.” 

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Pr. 97. 1. 36. Leave out from “ Justices” to “ and” 
in 1.38. and insert “ at a Special Sessions for the 
“ Highways.” 

Pr. 98.1.13. Leave out “ Justices,” and insert 
“ Justice.” 

Pr. 98. 1. 25. Leave out “ Justices,” and insert 
‘“* Justice.” 

Pr. 98. 1. 29. Leave out “ or them.” 


Pr. 99.1.6. Leave out “ Justice,” and _ insert 
“ Justices.” 

Pr. 99. 1.11. Leave out ‘“ Justices,” and insert 
“ Justices.” 

Pr. 99.1.15. Leave out “ Justice,” and insert 
“¢ Justices.” 

Pr. 99.1. 26. Leave out “ Justice,” and insert 


“ Justices.” 
Pr. 99. 1. 28. After “ correction” 
“ be kept to hard labour.” 
Pr. 100. 1. 13. Leave out from “repair” to “And” 
in 1. 25. and insert Clause (Q.) 

Crause (Q.) “ And be it further Enacted, That no 
person shall be deemed incompetent to give evidence, 
“ or be disqualified from giving testimony or evidence 
“* in any action, suit, prosecution, or other legal proceed- 

ings to be brought or had in any Court of Law or 
Equity, or before any Justice or Justices of the Peace, 
under or by virtue of this Act, by reason of being an 
inhabitant of the parish in which any offence shall be 
committed, or of being a treasurer, clerk,‘surveyor, dis- 
trict surveyor, assistant surveyor, collector, or other 
officer appointed by virtue of this Act, nor shall such 
testimony or evidence for any of the reasons aforesaid, 
be rejected or liable to be questioned or set aside.” 

Pr. 100. 1. penult. Leave out “ to.” 

Pr. 100. 1. ult. Leave out the first “ to.” 

Pr. 101. 1. 2. Leave out the first “ to.” 

Pr. 101. 1.19. Leave out “ Justice,” and insert 
“ Justices.” 

Pr. 101. 1. 
Pr. 102. 1. 
Pr. 102. 1. 19. 


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After “ accused” insert “ and.” 
Leave out “one,” and insert “two.” 
Leave out “ Justice or.” 

Pr. 102. 1. 20. Leave out “and is.” 

Pr. 102. 1. 30. Leave out “ hand or,” and in the 
same line, leave out “one,” and insert “ two.” 

Pr. 102. 1. 33. Leave out “ Justice or.” 

Pr. 103. 1. 6. Leave out “ Justice or.” 

Pr. 103. 1. 16. Leave out “ Justice or.” 

Pr. 103. 1. 18. Leave out “ Justice or.” 

Pr. 103. 1. 22. Leave out “ or days.” 

Pr. 103. 1. 23. Leaveout “more,” andinsert “later.” 

Pr. 103. 1. 26. Leave out “ Justice or.” 

Pr. 103. 1. 27. Leave out “ is and.” 

Pr. 103. 1. 29. Leave out from “ otherwise” to “it” 
in line 30. and insert “ or in case it shall appear to the 
“ satisfaction of such Justices, either by the confession 
of the offender or otherwise, that he hath not goods 
or chattels within the jurisdiction of such Justices 
sufficient whereon to levy all such penalties and for- 
feitures, costs and charges, such Justices may at their 
discretion, without issuing any warrant of distress, 
commit the offender for such period of time, and in 
such and like manner, as if a warrant of distress 
had been issued, and nulla bona returned thereon ; 
but if a warrant of distress shall be issued, and upon 
return thereof.” 

Pr. 103. 1. 32. Leave out from “ had” to “ re- 
quired” in line 37. and insert ‘ whereupon to levy 
the said penalty, forfeiture or fine, and costs and ex- 
penses aforesaid, and the same shall not be forthwith 
paid, or in case it shall appear to the satisfaction of 
such Justices, upon the confession of the offender, or 
otherwise, that he hath not sufficient goods and chat- 
tels whereupon such penalty, forfeiture or fine, costs 
and expenses, could be levied if a warrant of dis- 
tress were issued, such justices shall not be required 
to issue such warrant, but in such case such justices 
“* are hereby.” 

Pr. 103. 1. 38. Leave out “ or warrants.” 

Pr. 103. 1. penult. Leave out “ his or,” and, in the 
same line, leave out “ hand or.” 

Pr. 104. 1. 5. Leave out from “to” to “for” in 
line 6. and insert “be kept to hard labour.” 

Pr. 104, 1. 8. Leave out from “months” to unless” 
in l. 9. 

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Pr. 106. 1. 17. Leaveoutfrom “appeal” to “within” 
in line 18. and insert “ together with a statement in 
“ writing of the grounds of such Appeal.” 

Pr. 107. 1.13. After ‘“ determined” insert “ Pro- 
“ vided also, That it shall not be lawful for the appel- 
“ lant to be heard in support of such appeal, unless 
“ such notice and statement shall have been so given 
‘ as aforesaid, nor on the hearing of such appeal to go 
** into evidence of any other grounds of appeal than 
* those set set forth in such statement as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 108. 1. 3. Leave out from “in” to the first “of” 
in 1. 4. and insert “any case.” 

Pr. 108. 1. 8. Leave out “ especially,”. and insert 
* specially.” 

Pr. 110. 1. 16, Leave out from “ vestry” to “to” 
in line 20. 

Pr, 113. 1. 28. Leave out “ October,” and insert 
** March.” . 

Pr. 113. 1. 30. Leave out “ five,” and insert “ six,” 
and also insert Clause (R.) 

Cravuse (R.) “ And be it further Enacted, That this 
“« Act may be altered, amended or repealed, in this 
“ present Session of Parliament.” 

In the Schedule to the Bill: 

Pr.115. 1.1. After “fifth” insert “and sixth.” 

Pr.115. 1.3. Leave out from “Act” to “for” in 
l. 6. and insert “ &amp;c. [here set out the title of Act.” 

Pr. 115. 1.16. Leave out “ Petty,” and insert “ Spe- 
* cial,” and, in the same line, after “ Sessions,” insert 
“ for the Highways.” 

Pr. 115. 1.17. and 1. 18. Leave out “‘ Hundred,” and 
insert ‘* Division, &amp;c.” 

Pr. 115. 1. 20. Leave out “ Hundred,” and insert 
“ Division, &amp;e.” 

Pr. 115. 1. 23. Leave out “ Two of.” 

Pr. 115. 1.33. After “ fifth” insert “ and sixth.” 

Pr. 115. l. ult. Leave out from “ Act” to “ [or,” in 
Pr. 116. 1. 3. and insert “ &amp;e. [here set out the title of 
“ Act.|” 

Pr. 116. 1.12. Leave out “ this,” and insert “ the 
“ said.” 

Pr. 118. 1. 5. After “ Three,” insert “ calendar.” 

Pr.118. 1.12. After “ extent],” insert “and to 
** dedicate such highway to the use of the public.” 

Pr.119. 1.1. After “fifth” insert “ and sixth.” 

Pr.119. 1.3. Leave out from “ Act” to “ dated” 
in |. 8. and insert “ &amp;c. [here set out title of Act.|” 

Pr. 119. 1. 16. and 1.17. Leave out “said Parish 
“ Notice,” and insert “ Parish of Notice.” 

Pr, 119. 1.24. After “ highway” insert “ &amp;c. as 
* the case may be.” 

Pr. 121. 1. 2. Leave out “ Two,” and, in the same 
line, after “ Justices,” insert “ at Special Sessions for 
“ the Highways.” 

Pr. 121. 1.11. After “ fifth,” insert “ and sixth.” 

Pr. 121. 1.12. Leave out from “ Act” to “the” in 
1, 16. and insert “ &amp;c. [here set out title of Act.]” 

Pr. 121. 1. 19. Leave out “their liberty,” and insert 
“ the parish for which he is appointed.” 

Pr. 121. 1. 23. Leave out “their,” and insert “ his.” 

Pr, 121. 1.24. Leave out “ any two,” and insert 
“ the,” and, in the same line, leave out from “Justices” 
to “ And” in 1. 25. and insert “ at a Special Sessions 
** for the Highways.” 

Pr. 121. 1. 26. and 1. 27. Leave out “ two of.” 

Pr. 121. 1.29. After “ &amp;c.]” insert “ at a Special 
“ Sessions for the Highways assembled.” 

Pr. 122. 1. 31. After “ accordingly,” insert “ the 
“ said Surveyor making satisfaction for the same, and 
“ also for the damage done to such lands, in the man- 
* ner directed by the said Act.” 

Pr. 123. 1.2. Leave out “ two,” and in the same 
line leave out from “ Justices” to “ at” in 1. 3. and in 
1. 3. leave out “ the,” and insert “ a,” and also in 1. 3. 
after “‘ Sessions,” insert “ for the Highways.” 

Pr. 123. 1.9. After “ Session” insert forthe “ High- 
“* ways,” and in the same line and in line 10. leave out 
“ at the,” and insert “ at in the,” and in 
]. 10. after “ Hundred,” insert “ &amp;c.” 

Pr. 123. 1.32. Leave out from “carry” to “ mate- 
« rials” in 1. 33. 

Pr. 124. 1.18. Leave out “ and recompence.” 

Pr. 124. 1.14, After “ same” insert “ and also for 
* the damage done to such lands.” 


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Pr. 124. 1.15. After “ fifth” insert “and sixth.” 

Pr. 124. 1. 17. Leave out from “ Act” to “ subject a 
in 1. 20. and insert “ &amp;c. [here set out title of Act.|” 

Pr. 124. 1.30. Leave out from “a” to “J. S.” in 
Pr. 125. 1. 1. and insert “ Special Sessions for the 
“* Highways holden, &amp;c.” 

Pr. 125. l. ult. After “ fifth ” insert “and sixth.” 

Pr. 126. 1. 2. After “&amp;c.” insert “ [set out title of 
“ Act.|” 

ot 26. 1. 22. Leave out from “ us” to “ His” 
in 1. 23. 

Pr, 126. 1.24, After “ county” insert “ata Special 
“ Sessions for the Highways.” 

Pr. 126. 1. 33. Leave out “ at.” 

Pr. 128. 1.11. Leave out from “ K.P. (1.8.)” to 
No. 16. in Pr. 129. 1.1. and in Pr, 129. 1. leave out 
“16,” and insert * 15.” 

Pr. 129. 1. 6. After “ fifth” insert “ and sixth.” 

Pr. 129. 1.14. and 1.15. Leave out from “ High- 
“ way” to “lying” in 1. 16. 

Pr. 129. 1. 23. Leave out “ 17,” and insert “ 16.” 

Pr. 130. 1.19. Leave out “ We.” 

Pr. 130. 1. 36. After “ fifth,” insert “ and sixth.” 

Pr. 131. 1. 14. Leave out “ 18,” and insert “ 17.” 

Pr. 132. 1. 9. After “ which” insert “ he or.” 

Pr. 132. 1.13. Leave out “19,” and insert “ 18.” 

Pr. 133. 1.1. Leave out “ 20,” and insert “19.” 


Pr. 133. 1. ult. At the end of the Schedule, insert 


“ No. 20. 


* Summons for any Person or Persons to attend a 
“ Justice or Justices. 
“ To A. B. 

. } « Wuereas Complaint and Information hath 

(to wit) J « been made upon oath before me, C.D. one 
“ of His Majesty’s Justices of the Peace for the said 
“ (County, &amp;c.] by £. F. of That, &amp;c. 
** [here state the nature and circumstances of the case, as 
far as it shall be necessary to show the offence, and to 
“ bring it within the authority of the Justice; and, in 
** doing that, follow the words of the Act as near as may 
* be:] These are therefore to require you personally to 
** appear before me [o7, the Justices to be assembled at 
“ their Petty Sessions (or, Special Sessions for the 
“* Highways) to be holden at in the said 
“ County, &amp;c.] on the day of 
“ next, at the hour of in the noon, to 
‘“‘ answer to the said complaint and information made 
“ by the said HZ. F. who is likewise directed to be then 


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“ and there present to make good the same. Herein 
* fail not. 

“ Given under my hand this day 
6 of 

“ No. 21. 
“ INFORMATION. 
‘ } «© Br it Remembered, That on the 

“GAeRY Tm day of A. B. of 


" in the said County, informeth and 
‘ maketh oath before me, one of 
“ His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the said 
* County, that of 
‘ in the said County, [here describe the offence, with the 
“ time and place, and follow the words of the Act as near 
“ as may be,| contrary to the Statute in the fifth and 
“ sixth year of the reign of His Majesty King William 
‘ the Fourth, intituled, ‘An Act, &amp;c.’ [here set out title 
‘ of Act], which hath imposed a forfeiture 
* for the said offence. 

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“‘ Form of Conviction. 


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to answer the said charge, appeared before us 
on the day of 
in the said county, and, having heard the charge 
alleged against him, declared that he was not guilty 
of the said offence; but the same being fully proved 
upon the oath of G. H. a credible witness, it ma sig 
appears to us the said Justices, that he the said Z. F’. 
is guilty of the offence charged upon him in the said 
information : It is therefore considered and adjudged 
by us the said Justices that the said EH. F., be con- 
victed, and we do hereby convict him of the offence 
aforesaid; and we do hereby declare and adjudge 
that he the said HE. F. hath forfeited the sum of 
of lawful money of Great 
Britain for the offence aforesaid, to be distributed as 
the law directs, according to the form of the Statute 
in that case made and provided. 
“ Given, &amp;c. 


“ [After the words ‘ being duly summoned to answer 
the said charge’ insert ‘ did not appear before us 
pursuant to the said summons,’ or ‘ did neglect and 
refuse to make any defence against the said charge ;’ 
but the same being fully proved, &amp;c. as before.] 


“ [After the words ‘ charge alleged against him’ 
insert ‘ acknowledged and voluntarily confessed the 
same to be true ;’ and it manifestly appears to us the 
said Justices, &amp;c. as above.” 


“ No. 23. 
‘¢ Warrant to distrain for the Forfeiture. 


“To the Constable [Headborough, or, Tithing- 
“ man] of 
Wuereas A. B. of in the said 
county [Yeoman, &amp;c.] is this day convicted before us, 
Two of His Majesty’s Justices of the Peace in and for 
the said county, upon the oath of G. H. a credible 
witness, for that the said A.B. hath [here set forth 
the offence, describing it particularly in the words of 
the Act, as near as may be] contrary to the Statute in 
that case made and provided ; by reason whereof the 
said A. B. hath forfeited the sum of 
to be distributed as herein is mentioned, 
which he hath refused to pay: These are therefore in 
His Majesty’s Name to command you to levy the said 
sum of by distress of the goods 
and chattels of him the said A. B.; and if within the 
space of Four days next after such distress by you 
taken, the said sum of together 
with the reasonable charges of taking and keeping 
the same, shall not be paid, that then you do sell the 
said goods and chattels so by you distrained, and out 
of the money arising by such sale that you do pay 
one-half of the said sum of to 
E. F. of who informed me of 
the offence, and the other half of the said sum of 
to I. K., the Surveyor of the 
parish [township, or, place] where the said offence 
[neglect, or, default] happened, to be employed towards 
the repair of the said highways, returning the overplus, 
upon demand, to him the said A. B., the reasonable 
charges of taking, keeping and selling the said distress 
being first deducted; and if sufficient distress cannot 
be found of the goods and chattels of the said A. B. 
whereon to levy the said sum of 
that then you certify the same to us, together with 
this Warrant.” 
“‘ Given under our hands the 
day of “C.D. 
‘ 
“ No. 24. 


Return of the Constable to be made upon the Warrant 
“ of Distress when there are no Effects. 


“1, A. B., Constable of the [Parish, &amp;c.] of 

in the county of do hereby certify 
and make oath, that, by virtue of this Warrant, I have 
made diligent search for the goods of the within- 
named and that I can find no sufficient 
goods whereon to levy the within sum of 

“* As witness my hand, the 


“ Sworn before me the day and year, &amp;c. 


“CD.” 
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“ No. 25. 
Commitment for want of Distress. 


“ To the [Constable] of 

“(towit.) f “* in the said County, and to the Keeper of 
“ the Common Gaol for, House of Correction] at 

v in the said County.” 
“ Wuereas A. B. of in the said 
County, yeoman, was on the day of 
convicted before us, Two of His 
Majesty’s Justices of the Peace in and for the said 
County, upon the oath of E. F. a credible witness, 
“for that he the said A. B. [here set forth the offence], 
“ contrary to the Statute made in the fifth and sixth 
year of the reign of King William the Fourth, in- 
tituled, ‘ An Act,’ &amp;c. [here set out title of Act] by 
reason whereof the said A.B. hath forfeited the sum 
of And whereas on the 
day of [ jin 
the year aforesaid, we did issue our Warrant to the 
[Constable] of to levy the said sum 
of by distress and sale of the goods 
and chattels of him the said A. B., and to distribute 
the same according to the directions of the said Sta- 
tute: And whereas it duly appears to us upon the 
oath of the said Constable} that the said [Constable] 
hath used his best endeavours to levy the said sum on 
the goods and chattels of the said A. B. as aforesaid, 
but that no sufficient distress can be had whereon to 
levy the same: These are therefore to command you 

the said [Constable] of 

aforesaid to apprehend the said A. B. and him safely 
convey to the Common Gaol [or, House of Correc- 
tion] at in the said County, 
and there deliver him to the Keeper thereof, together 
with this Precept: And we do also hereby command 


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custody, and to keep to hard labour, the said A. B. 
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The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


Ordered, That Mr. Shaw Lefevre do carry the Bill to 


you, the said Keeper, to receive and keep in your. 


the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath | 


agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


The ingrossed Bill for improving the Police in the 
District of Dublin Metropolis, was, according to Order, 
read the third time; and Amendments were made to 
the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Civil Bill Courts (Jreland) Bill:—The Bill was re- 
committed to a Committee of the whole House. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into the said Committee :—The House accordingly 
resolved itself into the Committee; and, after some time 
spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and 
Mr. Pryme reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill. and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, Thar the Report be now received. 

Mr. Pryme accordingly reported the Bill. — 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consi- 
deration upon this day three months. 

Ordered, That the Bill as amended, be printed. 


Lord Viscount Howick reported from the Select Com- 
mittee appointed to prepare Estimates of the disembodied 
Militia of Great Britain and Ireland, for a year, to 31st 
March 1836; That they had prepared the said Estimates 
accordingly; and had directed him to report the same 
to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


The 


7N2 


Dublin 
Police Bill. 


Civil BillCourts 
(Ireland) Bill. 


No. 572. 


Militia 
Estimates. 


No. 570. 








Slave Com- 
pensation 
Bill. 


Stamps and 
Assessed 
Taxes Bill, 


Glass Duties 
Bill. 


Supply. 


Piers 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Tnstruments 
of Sasine 


(Scotland) Bill. 


Mr. Bucking- 
ham’s Com- 
pensation 
Bill. 


Steam Vessels’ 
Pilotaye Bill. 


Arigna Mining 
Company. 


600 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act to carry into further execution the Provisions 
of an Act passed in the third and fourth years of His 
“present Majesty, for compensating Owners of Slaves 
upon,the abolition of Slavery ; and the same were read ; 
and are as follow: 

Pr. 17. 1. 26. Leave out “ to” and insert “ into the 
“« Bank of England in the name of.” 

Pr. 17. 1. 28. Leave out “ to.” 

Pr. 17. 1. 30. After “ Exchequer” insert “ in trust 
“ for the purposes hereinafter mentioned.” 

Pr. 18. 1. ult. After “said” insert “ Bank Annuities 
“« purchased with the said.” 

Pr. 19. |. ult. After “ respectively ” 
(A.) and (B.) 

Cuiause (A.) “ And be it further Enacted, That the 
said Accountant General of the Court of Chancery, 
and the said Accountant General of the Court of 
Exchequer, shall be, and they are hereby severally 
and respectively indemnified and saved harmless 
from all or any suit or action at law or in equity for 
any act to be done or performed by them in carrying 
into execution the provisions of this Act, or in acting 
under the same, and shall not be held or taken to be 
responsible for or liable to make good any payment 
of money, or transfer of Bank Annuities eee on 
made by them respectively, unless the same shall 
have been occasioned by the wilful default or neg- 
ligence of the said Accountant General respectively.” 

Crause (B.) “ And be it further Enacted, That it 
shall and may be lawful for the said Accountant 
General of the Court of Chancery, and the said 
Accountant General of the Court of Exchequer re- 
spectively to nominate and appoint a fit and proper 
person to do and perform all or any of the acts and 
duties imposed upon the said Accountant General 
by this Act, and that the acts of the said Deputies 
shall be as valid and effectual as if the same had been 
done by the said Accountants General themselves.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords ; and acquaint them, That this House hath agreed 
to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


insert Clauses 


Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into a Committee upon the Stamps and Assessed 
Taxes Bill:—The House accordingly resolved itself 
into the Committee; and, after some time spent therein, 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the ingrossed Bill to repeal the Duty 
and Drawback on Flint Glass, to impose other Duties 
and another Drawback in lieu thereof, and to reduce the 
Drawback on unground and unpolished Plate Glass, and 
to amend the Laws relating to the Duties on Glass, be now 
read the third time :—The said Bill was accordingly read 
the third time ; and Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Resolved, That this Fouse will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into a Committee of Supply. 


Ordered, That the Piers (Ireland) Bill be read the 
third time To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Instruments of Sasine (Scotland) 
Bill, be read the third time upon Monday next. 


Ordered, That the adjourned Debate upon the Ques- 
tion proposed upon Tuesday last, “That Mr. Bucking- 
ham’s Compensation Bill be committed,” be resumed 
To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the ‘om from the Committee on the 
Steam Vessels Pilotage Bill, be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Monday next. 


Ordered, That the Short-hand Writer who attended 


' the Select Committee on the Arigna Mining Company, 


27° —28° August. 





A. 1835. 


in Session 1826-7, have leave to produce, and give 
copies or extracts from, the Notes taken by him whilst 
attending such Committee, in a certain cause now 
pending in the Court of Chancery in Ireland, intituled, 
Smith, Assignee of Roger Flattery v. Brogden. 


Mr. Baring presented a Bill for the Improvement of 
the Navigation of the River Shannon: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time To-morrow. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Mr. Lynch reported from the Select Committee ap- 
amg to inquire into the amount of Advances made 
y the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland, the 
Regulations under which they were made, the Purposes 
to which they have been applied, and the Amount of 
Re-payments ; to consider also the various Reports made 
by Eccouitions and Commissioners on the subject of 
reclaiming Waste Lands in Ireland, and to what extent 
the suggestions which they contain have been complied 
with; That they had made further progress in the 
matter referred to them, and had directed him to make 
a Report thereof to the House, together with the Minutes 
of the Evidence taken before them, and an Appendix. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


Ordered, That Sir John Johnstone have leave of ab- 
sence for a month, on urgent business ;—and, Colonel 
Verner, a month, on urgent business. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That a Return of 
the Names and Titles of all Bills, Private as well as 
Public, which, during the last Three years, have passed 
The House of Commons, and have not been returned 
from the other House of Parliament: also, of all Bills 
during the same period which have been returned from 
the other House of Parliament, with Amendments, but 
which have not afterwards received the Royal Assent, 
was upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the said Return be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





Veneris, 28° die Augustt ; 


Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Burder, Secretary to the Bishop of Chichester, 
was called in; and at the bar presented, pursuant 
to Order,—A Return, extracted from Letters received by 
the Bishop of Chichester from the Incumbents of the 
several parishes of Bexhill, Ewhurst, Northiam and Ore, 
in the county of Sussex, showing how the permanent 
yearly Payment, being the differences between the 
average Gross Income and the average Net Income of 
the Tithes of the above Parishes as stated in pages 266, 
272 and 278 of the Report of the Commissioners to 
inquire into the Ecclesiastical Reyenues, has been ex- 
pended :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Wood presented, pursuant to Order,—A Return of 
the Masters in the Royal Navy, made in each of the years 
ending on the Ist June 1831, 1832,1833,1834 and 1835. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers and Inhabit- 
ants of Kidderminster ;—Parishioners of Saint Mary-le- 
bone;—Inhabitants of Derby ;— Ludlow ;— Boston ;— 
and, Electors, Burgesses and Inhabitants of Montrose,— 
were presented, and read ; taking notice of the Munici- 
pal Corporations Bill ; and praying, That the same may 
pass into a law. ; 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon th 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Saint Pan- 
cras, in the county of Middlesex, was presented, and 
read ; praying, That the House will not pass the Appro- 

riation Act until the Municipal Corporations Reform 
Bill, and the Jrish Church Bill, have respectively re- 
ceived the Royal Assent. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 

A Petition 


Shannon 

Navigation 

(Ireland) Bill. 
No. 569. 


Public Works 
(treland.) 


No. 573. 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Bills in 
Parliament. 


No. 571. 


Tithes 
(Sussex. ) 


Masters 
(Royal 
Navy.) 


Municipal 
Corporations 


Bill. 


Municipal 
Corporations, 
and Church of 
{reland Bills. 











ns 





Dorchester 
Unionists. 


Church of 
Scotland. 


Glasgow 
University 
bill. 


Church of 
Ireland Bill. 


Bonded 
Wheat. 


Frith of Forth 
Ferries. 


Navy Half 
Pay. 


John Cleave. 


Saint Mary 
Newington, 
Churches, 





5-6 Wixi. IV. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Clerk of the peat 
of the parish of Saint Pancras, in the county of Mid- 
dlesex, was presented, and read; praying the House to 
take such steps as may tend to procure the remission of 
the sentence passed on the six agricultural Labourers 
convicted at the Dorchester Spring Assizes of 1834 of 
administering an unlawful oath. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Bathgate, was presented, 
and read; praying the House not only to resist all 
attempts for the destruction of the Church of Scotland, 
but also to adopt such measures as may appear best 
calculated for extending and perpetuating its benefits. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Moderator of the Provincial Synod 
of Argyll, was presented, and read ; taking notice of the 
Glasgow University Bill; and praying, That the same 
may not pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Moderator of the Provincial Synod 
of Argyll, was presented, and read; taking notice of 
the Church of Ireland Bill; and praying, That the same 
may not pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of James Surrey, of York House, Battersea, 
was presented, and read ; praying, That foreign Corn in 
Bond may be ground in mnills under lock, and that the 
— therefrom may be permitted to be exported Duty 
ree. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Traders, Merchants and Inhabitants of 
Burntisland, was presented, and read; praying the 
House to repeal the several Acts now in force relating 
to the Ferries across the Frith of Forth, and thereafter 
to vest the management of those Ferries in the hands of 
Government. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Rowland Milner, late a Lieutenant in 
His Majesty’s Royal Navy ;—Sarah Burney, widow of 
the late Lieutenant John f Ate of the Royal Navy ;— 
Edward Edwards, of North-street, Lambeth, gentle- 
man ;—William Boyce, late Surgeon in His Majesty’s 
Navy ;—and, Zhomas Williams, of the Isle of Wight, 
Doctor of Physic, Graduate of the University of Edin- 
burgh, Extraordinary Member of the Royal Medical 
Society of that city, Member of the University of Cam- 
bridge, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 
London, \ate Physician in Chichester, and Surgeon in 
His Majesty’s Naval Service, &amp;c.,—were presented, and 
read; complaining of having been deprived of Naval 
Half Pay without investigation; stating the particulars 
of their respective cases; and praying relief. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of John Cleave, of Pearl-row, Blackfriars- 
road, was presented, and read; complaining of the 
seizure of his Printing Press and Types for a fine and 
costs incurred by him under a judgment of the Court 
of Exchequer ; stating the particulars of his case; and 
praying, That the House will take the subject into their 
consideration. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Rate-payers in the parish of Saint Mary, 
Newington, in the county of Surrey, was prsented, and 
read ; complaining of the amount levied upon that 
parish for payment of the expense of building Churches 
therein ; and praying the House to grant them relief, 
by exonerating the parish from the whole demand 
made by the Board of Commissioners for building New 
Churches, and likewise by empowering the parishioners 
to appoint their own trustees for the purpose of so 
managing the rate, as to progressively pay off the 4,800 1. 
borrowed by loan, and thereby abolish a rate which is 
a constant source of heart-burning and excitement in 
the said parish. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 
VOL. 90. 


28° August. 


601 


A Petition of John Britton, of Burton-street, London, 
author of the Architectural and Cathedral Antiquities, 
and of many other Works on Topography, Archeology, 
&amp;c. was presented, and read; praying the House to in- 
struct the Commissioners appointed to examine the 
Designs for the New Houses of Parliament to obtain 
the written opinions of three or more architects of 
experience as to the practicability of rebuilding and 
restoring Saint Stephen’s Chapel, and report the result 
to the House. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Six Petitions of Householders of Saint James, West- 
minster, were presented and read; praying for the repeal 
of the Window Tax. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers of the Metropolis, 
was presented, and read; praying for the repeal of so 
much of the Act 25 Geo. 2, c. 36, as restrains the 
amusements of Music and Dancing. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers and others residing 
in London and Middlesex ;—and, Licensed Victuallers of 
London and Westminster,—were presented, and read ; 
taking notice of the Spirit Licenses and Wine Permits 
Bill; and praying, That the same may not pass into a 
law as it now stands. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Oswald reported from the Select Committee 
appointed to inquire into the conduct of General 
Darling, while Governor of New South Wales, parti- 
cularly with reference to the grants of Crown Lands 
made by him, his treatment of the Public Press, the 
case of Captain Robison, and the New South Wales 
Veteran Companies, and the alleged instances of cruelty 
towards the Soldiers Sudds and Thompson, and other 
persons; That Norman M° Lean, in the evidence given 
by him before the said Committee, had been guilty of 
gross prevarication. 

Ordered, That Norman M° Lean, for his said offence, 
be taken into the custody of the Serjeant at Arms at- 
tending this House ; and that Mr. Speaker do issue his 
Warrant accordingly. 

Ordered, That the Serjeant at Arms do take the said 
Norman M°¢ Lean to the said Committee, when and 


as often as he shall be required by the Committee so 
to do. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of the 


House this day, adjourn till To-morrow, at twelve of the 
clock. 


Lord John Russell, presented by His Majesty’s Com- 
mand,—General Report of the Commissioners appointed 
to inquire into the state of Municipal Corporations in 
Scotland. 


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


Lord Viscount Morpeth presented, pursuant to Order, 
—A Return, stating the manner in which One Million 
voted for the Irish Clergy has been appropriated ; spe- 
cifying the Name and Residence of each Borrower, the 
Sum advanced, the amount of Tithe alleged at the time 
to be in arrear, and whether, for more than one year ; 
the estimated yearly value of the Borrower’s Prefer- 
ment, whether the same is held with any other, and 
whether the duty of one or both Preferments is dis- 
charged in Person; with the Name and Title of the 
Impropriator. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the Table. 


The House, according to Order, resolved into a Com- 
mittee upon the Oaths Abolition (No. 2.) Bill; and, after 
some timespent therein. Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; 
and Mr. Bernal reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 

70 A Message 


Saint 
Stephen’s 
Chapel. 


Window Tax: 


Music and 
Dancing 
Licenses. 


Spirit Licenses 
and Wine 
Permits Bill. 


General 
Darling. 


Adjournment. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
(Scotland.) 


Clergy 
(Ireland.) 


Oaths 
Abolition 
(No. 2.) Bill. 








Message 
from the 
Lords. 


Exchequer Bills 
(£.13,621,550-) 
Bill. 


Spirit Licenses 


and Wine 
Permits Bill. 


Illegal 
Securities 
Bill. 


Turnpike Acts 


Continuance 


Bill. 


Clerk of the 
Crown Bill. 


Special 
Constables 
Bill. 


Wood Duties 


Bill. 


Insolvent 


Debtors’ Courts 


Bill, 


Torquay 


Improvement 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


Port Dundas, 


&amp;c. Roads 
Pill. 


Agra 


Government 


Bill. 


Marriage 


Act Amend- 


ment Bill. 


Earl Nelson’s 


Estate Bill, 


Savings Banks 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Sheriffs 


(Ireland) Bill. 


602. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Roupell and Mr. 
Adam : 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills following, 
without any Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for raising the Sum of Thir- 
teen Million Five hundred and iegnigcone Thousand 
Five hundred and Fifty Pounds, by Exchequer Bills, for 
the Service of the year One thousand eight hundred and 
Thirty-five : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to exempt certain Retailers 
of Spirits to a small Amount from the additional Duties 
on simul and to discontinue the Excise Survey on 
Wine and the use of Permits for the Removal thereof : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend the Law relating 
to Securities given for Considerations arising out of 
Gaming, usurious and certain other illegal Transac- 
tions : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for continuing, until the First 
day of June One thousand eight hundred and Thirty- 
seven, the several Acts for regulating the Turnpike 
Roads in Great Britain, which will expire on the first 
day of June One thousand eight hundred and Thirty- 
six, or with the next Session of Parliament : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to repeal so much of an Act 

assed in the third and fourth years of His present 
Majesty as relates to the Amount of the Salary granted 
to the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery, and to make 
other Provisions in relation to the said Office: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for enlarging the Powers of 
Magistrates in the appointment of Special Constables : 


A Bill, intituled, An Act to provide for the better 
Collection of the Duties on Wood, the produce of Places 
in Europe: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to authorize the granting 
of Superannuation Allowances to the Commissioners 
and Officers of the Courts for the Relief of Insolvent 
Debtors : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to rectify a Mistake in an 
Act passed in the present Session of Parliament, for 
lighting, watching and improving the Parish of Zor- 
moham, in the County of Devon: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to improve and maintain 
the Port Dundas Road, and to make and maintain 
another Road in the County of Lanark: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendment made by 
this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to authorize 
the Court of Directors of the Hast India Company 
to suspend the Execution of the Provisions of the Act 
of the third and fourth William the Fourth, chapter 
eighty-five, so far as they relate to the creation of the 
Government of Agra, without any Amendment: And 
also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made by 
this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to render cer- 
tain Marriages valid, and to alter the Law with respect 
to certain voidable Marriages, without any Amend- 
ment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made by 
this House tothe Bill, intituled, An Act for raising on 
the Security of certain Estates in the County of Wilts, 
whereof the Right honourable Thomas Earl Nelson is 
tenant in tail, a Sum of Money for the purpose of dis- 
charging the Sum of Ten thousand Pounds equitably 
charged thereon by William Earl Nelson, deceased, in 
favour of his Daughter, Charlotte Mary Lady Bridport, 
and for other purposes, without any Amendment: And 
also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
to extend to Scotland certain Provisions of an Act of the 
ninth year of his late Majesty “ to consolidate and 
amend the Laws relating to Savings Banks,” and to 
consolidate and amend the Laws relating to Savings 
Banks in Scotland, with Amendments ; to which Amend- 
ments the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 
And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
for facilitating the Appointment of Sheriffs in Jreland, 
the more effectual audit and passing of their Accounts, 
and for the more speedy return and recovery of Fines, 
Issues, forfeited Recognizances, Penalties and Deodands; 
and to abolish certain Offices in the Court of Exchequer 
in Zreland, and to amend the Laws relating to Grants 





28° August. 





A. 1835. 


im custodiam and recovery of Debts in Ireland, and to 
amend an Act passed in the second and third years of 
His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “ An Act for trans- 
ferring the Powers and Duties of the Commissioners of 
Public Accounts in Ireland to the Commissioners’ for 
auditing the Public Accounts of Great Britain,” with 
Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House: And also, : 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
to amend the Acts relating to the Hereditary Land Re- 
venues of the Crown in Scotland, with Amendments ; 
to which Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House: And also, : 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
for incorporating and granting certain Powers to the 
North American Colonial Association of Ireland; with 
Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
for making a Railway from Bristol, to join the London 
and Birmingham Railway, near London, to be called 
“« The Great Western Railway,” with Branches there- 
from to the Towns of Bradford and Trowbridge, in the 
County of Wilts, with Amendments; to which Amend- 
ments the Lords desire the concurrence of this House : 
And also, 

The Lords do request that this House will be pleased 
to communicate to their Lordships a Copy of the Report 
made from the Select Committee appointed by this House, 
upon which the Commons passed the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for appointing Commissioners to continue the In- 
quiries concerning Charities in England and Wales until 
the First day of August one thousand eight hundred and 
thirty-seven :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 

Resolved, That this House will send to the Lords a 
printed Copy of the said Report, as desired by their 
Lordships. 

And the Messengers were again called in; and Mr. 
Speaker acquainted them therewith; and a printed Copy 
of the said Report was delivered to them, to be commu- 
nicated to the Lords :—And then they again withdrew. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for making a Railway from Bristol, to join the London 
and Birmingham Railway, near London, to be called “The 
Great Western Railway,” with Branches therefrom to 
the Towns of Bradford and Trowbridge, in the County 
of Wilts; and the same were read, and are as follow: 

Pr. 95. 1. 26. After “ Zwerton” insert “ such 
** arches to be made and executed to the satisfaction of 
“ the Trustees of the said Bath Roads.” 

Pr. 133. 1.18. After “ therein” insert Clause (A.) 

Crause (A.) “ And whereas the said intended Rail- 
‘‘ way is to be formed in or on part of the orchard to the 
vicarage-house of the vicarage of 7’wiverton, otherwise 
“ Twerton, in the county of Somerset and diocese of the 
“ Bishop of Bath and Wells, being an orchard, close or 
“ very near to the vicarage-house, and also through a 
“ paddock and garden, claimed to belong to the Provost 
“ and Scholars of the house of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 
“ commonly called Oriel College, in the University of 
“ Oxford, Saien a paddock and garden adjoining the 
«* said orchard, and occupied therewith by the said vicar, 
“ of which vicarage the said Provost and Scholars are 
“ the patrons; Be it therefore Enacted, That the said 
« Company shall not be at liberty to purchase any part 
“ of the glebe of the said vicarage of Twiverton, otherwise 
“ Twerton, or of the said paddock and garden so claimed 
“ to belong to the said Provost and Scholars, without 
“ purchasing the vicarage-house and offices, garden and 
“ orchard attached thereto; and also the said paddock 
“ and garden, claimed to belong to the said Provost and 
“ Scholars, and that any part of the compensation to be 
“ payable to the vicar for the time being of the said 
“ parish of Twiverton, otherwise Twerton, for or in re- 
“ spect of such vicarage-house, offices, garden and or- 
« chard, as may be taken from that vicarage, for the 
“ purposes of this Act, may, on Petition to the Court of 

Dhaai by the vicar and patrons for the time being 
“ of that vicarage, and with the consent of the ordinary 
* for the time being of the diocese, be laid out in pur- 
“ chasing or in enlarging, or otherwise rendering any 
“ house fit for, or in erecting a new vicarage-house on 
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Land Revenues 
(Scotland) Bill, 


North American 
Association Bill, 


Great Western 
Railway Bill. 


Charities. 


Great Western 
Railway Bill. 














5-6 Witt. IV. 


“ any lands being now, or being at that time by purchase 
‘ part of the glebe of the said vicarage of Twiverton, 
‘“‘ otherwise Zwerton, and also suitable outhouses and 
“&lt; offices and garden walls to the said vicarage-house, to 
“ be approved by the vicar, patrons and ordinary for the 
time being of the same vicarage, and that no part of 
the said vicarage-house, offices, garden and glebe 
* (except the orchard and the said paddock and garden 
“ belonging to the said Provost and Scholars) shall be 
“ taken possession of by the said Company, within the 


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‘“* unless in the meantime-the vicar for the time being 


shall, by purchase or by building, have obtained @ new 
vicarage-house, and shall be resident in the same new 
‘“‘ vicarage-house, and that the said house, offices, gar- 
** den and orchard, part of the vicarage of Twiverton, 
“ otherwise Zwerton, and also the said paddock and 
“ garden, belonging to the said Provost and Scholars, to 
be so purchased, or required by the said Company, 
and not wanted for the purposes of this Act, shall be 
sold by the said Company, under and subject to the 
provisions and regulations hereinafter contained, and 
that the site of the same shall not be deemed a part of 
the fifty acres authorized to be purchased for stations, 

‘ wharfs, and other conveniences.” 

Pr. 146. 1.15. After “ made” insert Clauses (B.) 
(C.), (D.), (E.) and (F.) 

Crause (B.) “ And be it further Enacted, That, not- 
withstanding any thing in this Act contained, it shall 
not be lawful for the said Company to alter or divert, 
in a southern direction, any part of the said line of 
Railway in the parishes of Langley Marish, Upton- 
* cum-Chalvey, Stoke Poges, Farnham Royal and Burn- 
“* ham, in the county of Bucks, as at present laid down 
in the plan thereof deposited with the Clerk of the 
Peace for the said county of Bucks, further than to the 
extent of one hundred yards, nor to form, make or 
lay down, or aid, encourage, or in any manner assist or 
concur in forming, making or laying down any other 
Railway or Tramroad, or other road or way what- 
soever to the south of the said line passing or ap- 
proaching within three miles of the said College of 
Eton, and communicating with the said Railway 
hereby authorized to be made without the consent of 
the Provost and Fellows for the time being of the said 
College of Eton, to be signified by some writing under 
their corporate seal.” 

Cause (C.) “ And be it further Enacted, That not- 
withstanding any thing in this Act contained, it shall 
not be lawful for any company, or any person whom- 
soever, to form, make or lay down any branch Rail- 
way or Tramroad, or other road or way whatever pass- 
ing or approaching within three miles of the said Col- 
lege of Hton,and communicating with the said Railway 
hereby authorized to be made, without the consent 
of the Provost and Fellows for the time being of the 
said College of Eton, to be signified by some writing 
under their corporate seal.” 

Crausz (D.) “ Provided always, and be it further 
Enacted, That no depét, station, yard, wharf, wait- 
ing, watering, loading or unloading place, shall be 
made or constructed by the said Company within the 
parishes of Langley Marish, Upton-cum-Chalvey, 
Stoke Poges, Farnham Royal and Burnham, in the 
said county of Bucks, being within three miles of the 
said College, without the consent of the Provost and 
Fellows for the time being of the said College of 
Eton, to be signified by some writing under their 
corporate seal.” 

Crause (E.) “ Provided also, and be it further 
Enacted, That the said Company shall, and they are 
hereby required, at their own expense, to erect, and at 
all times thereafter to maintain and keep in perfect 
repair a good and sufficient fence on each side of such 
part of the said Railway as passes through the said 
parishes of Langley Marish, Upton-cum- Chalvey, 
Stoke Poges, Farnham Royal and Burnham, in the 
said county of Bucks, for the distance of four miles.” 

Cxause (F.) “ And be it further Enacted, That the 
said Company shall at all times, at their own costs and 
expenses, in every respect maintain a sufficient addi- 
tional number of persons for the purpose of preventing 
or restricting all access to the said Railway by the 


Scholars of Eton College aforesaid, whether on the 
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foundation or otherwise, on such part of the said Rail- 
way as is hereinbefore directed to be fenced off, and 
that the said persons shall be appointed by the Di- 
rectors of the said Company, subject always to the 
approval of the Provost, and head Master, or either 
of them, for the time being of Eton College aforesaid, 
and shall be of such number as the said Provost and 
head Master, or either of them, shall think requisite 
and determine, and shall in every respect be under 
the orders, control and direction of the said Provost and 
head Master, or either of them, and shall be liable to 
be dismissed by the said Directors, upon the repre- 
sentation and demand of the said Provost and head 
Master, or either of them.” 

Pr. 148. 1. 5. After “ through” insert “ and that 
such gates shall be so constructed as when opened for 
passage along the said Railway they shall close the 
passage of the said public carriage roads across the 
« said Railway.” 

Pr. 148. 4 13. Leave out “ herein,” and insert 
* therein.” 

Pr. 296. 1. 22. “ After “Company” insert “ and 
they are hereby required.” 

Pr. 298. 1. 34. Leave out from “ Act” to “ and” 
in Pr, 299. 1. 2. 


Pr. 321. 1. 9. Leave out from “ Company” to 
“ And” in 1, 24. 


In the Schedule to the Bill: 
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insert 
“S.P. Peach - | - - + | Job Cantle - | ditto.” 





Pr. 343. 1. penult. In the fourth column, leave out 
* orchard,” and insert “ ditto.” 

Pr. 396. 1. 15. In the fourth column, leave out 
“‘ garden,” and insert “ cottage.” 

Pr. 404. 1. 24. In the fourth column, after “ farm- 
“* house, insert “ yards.” 


Pr. 417. 1. 4.5.6 and 7. After 








“ John Leach -| - - - | Inhand_ - | Farm-house, yards, 
garden and out- 
j buildings.” 
insert 
“ Lord ofthe Ma-| - - - | - + + | Parish pound.” 
nor. 
Pr. 427. 1.11.12 and 13. After 
“HonourableJohn| - - - {Joseph Trum-| Plantationanddog- 
Sullivan. per. kennel.” 








insert “ County of Middleser.” 
Pr. 427. 1.16.17. and 18. Leave out 
“* County of Middlesex. 
Parish of Hillingdon—continued.” 


Pr. 430. 1. 35. penult, and ult. Leave out 











“ John William { John Gosling | John Galway | Meadow, shed and 

Commerill. Thomas Her- pond.” 

vey Baber. 
John Galway | 

Pr. 431. 1. 24 and 1. 25. Leave out 

“ Charles Turner | - - «= |- ditto - Meadow or pad- 
| | dock.” 

Pr. 433. 1. 10. 11. and 12. Leave out 

“London and Bir-| - - - | Inhand_ - | Railway.” 


mingham Rail- 
way Company. 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Lord Granville Somerset do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and. acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the same without, any Amendment. 











The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Supply ; 

And a Motion being made, That the Report which 
was yesterday made from the Select Committee ap- 
pointed to prepare Estimates of the Charge of the 
disembodied Militia of Great Britain and Ireland for 
a year, to 31st March 1836, be referred to the Com- 
mittee ; 

Lord Viscount Howick, by His Majesty’s command, 
acquainted the House, That His Majesty, having been 

702 informed 


Supply. 








Militia Pay. 


Slave Trade 
(Denmark) 
Bill. 


Slave Trade 
(Sardinia) 
Bill. 


Stamps and 
Assessed 
Taxes Bill, 


Message 
from the 
Lords. 


Dominica 
Relief Bill. 


Exchequer 
Court 


(Scotland) Bill. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill. 


No, 574, 


Shannon 
Navigation 
Bill. 


Registration 
of Voters 


(Ireland) Bill. 





604 28° A ugusti. A. 1835. 


informed of the subject-matter of this Motion, recom- 
mends it to the consideration of the House. 

Ordered, That the said Report be referred to the 
Committee. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two hundred 
and eighteen thousand eight hundred and sixty-one 
—— three shillings and four-pence, be granted to 

is Majesty, to defray the charge of the Disembodied 
Militia of Great Britain and Ireland, to the 31st day 
of March 1836. 

Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had come toa Resolution, 
which they had directed him to report. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The ingrossed Bill for carrying into effect the Treat 
with the King of the French and the King of Duniarh, 
for suppressing the Slave Trade, was, according to 
Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill for carrying into effect a Treaty 
with the King of the French and the King of Sardinia, 
for suppressing the Slave Trade, was, according to 
Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Stamps and Assessed Taxes Bill, the Amendments which 
they had made to the Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed, and read the third time To-morrow. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Roupell and Mr. 
Adam: 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills following, 
without any Amendment ; wz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for granting Relief to the 
Island of Dominica, and to amend an Act of the second 
and third years of His present Majesty for enabling 
His Majesty to direct the issue of Exchequer Bills to 
a limited amount, for the purposes therein mentioned : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend, until the end of 
the next Session of Parliament, an Act of the second 
year of His present Majesty, for making Provision for 
the Despatch of the Business now done by the Court 
of Exchequer in Scotland: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
to provide for the Regulation of Municipal Corporations 
in England and Wales, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Ordered, That the Amendments made by the Lords 
to the Municipal Corporations Bill, be taken into con- 
sideration upon Monday next. 

Ordered, That the Biil, as amended by the Lords, 
be printed. 


The Shannon Navigation Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee of 
the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend the Law relative to the 
Registry of Voters in Ireland, and to taking the Poll 
at Elections in that part of the United Kingdom, and 
to assimilate the same as nearly as may be to the Law 
in force in England and Wales, was, according to Order, 
read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered to be added to the 
Bill, by way of rider, “ making Compensation to Clerks 
of the Peace, Collectors of Grand Jury Cess, High Con- 
stables and Collectors of Rates :”—And the said Clause 


was brought up, and twice read with ablank; and com- 
mitted toa Committee of the whole House :—The House 
accordingly resolved itself into the Committee; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Solicitor General reported, That the 
Committee had gone through the Chia and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Solicitor General accordingly reported from the 
Committee, the Amendments which they had made to 
the Clause; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to; and the said Clause was read the third time, 
and agreed to, to be made part of the Bill, by way of 
rider. 

Then ingrossed Schedules were added, and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 

tesolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House, according to Order, resumed the ad- Mr.Bucking- 
journed Debate upon the Question proposed upon Tues- bam’s Com- 
day last, That Mr. Buckingham’s Compensation Bill be "4°" 
committed. ; 

And the Question being again proposed:—The said 
Motion was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


The ingrossed Bill to empower Grand Juries in Jre- Piers 
land to raise Money by Presentment for the construction, eee. 
enlargement or repair of Piers and Quays, was, according 
to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. French do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Solicitor General reported from the Committee Lectures 
on the Lectures Publication Bill, the Amendments which Publication 
they had made to the Bill; and the same were read; Bill. 
and are as follow: 

Pr. 1. 1. 23. Leave out “ college.” 
Pr. 1. 1. 32. Leave out from “ Lectures” to “ and” 
in 1. 33. 

ey 2. 1. 18. Leave out from “ Lectures” to “ shall ” 
in I. 14. 

At the end of the Bill add “ or to any Lecture or 
“ Lectures delivered in any University or Public School, 
“ or College or other place, by any individual, or de- 
“ livered in virtue of or according to any gift, endow- 
“ ment or foundation, the law with regard to which 
“ shall remain the same in all respects as if this Act 
* had not passed.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time To- 
morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Consolidated 
on the Consolidated Fund Bill ; Fund Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- Parochial 
ther consideration the Report from the Committee on Workhouses 
the Parochial Workhouses Bill :—The Bill was re-com- }#!!. 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into the said Committee:—The House accord- 
ingly resolved itself into the Committee; and, after 
some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Labouchere reported, That the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third read- Customs _ 
ing of the Customs Duties Bill; Duties Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time To- 
morrow. 


Mr. Oswald reported from the Select Committee on Public 
Public Petitions ; That they had examined the Petitions Petitions. 
presented from the 15th to the 22d day of this instant 

August; 








Leave of 
Absence. 


Execution of 
Wills ; and, 
Executors and 
Administrators 
Bills. 


Breaches of 
Privilege. 
No. 575. 


Navy 
Half Pay. 


General 
Darling. 


Orange Institu- 
tions (Great 
Britain and the 
Colonies.) 


Supply. 


Militia Pay. 


Oaths 
Abolition 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


5-6 Witt. IV. 


August; and had directed him to make a report thereof 
to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That Mr. Vesey have leave of absence for 
a month, on urgent business; — and, Mr. Alderman 
Thompson, a month, on urgent business. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed to 
inspect the Journals of the House of Lords with relation 
to any proceedings upon the Execution of Wills Bill; 
and, the Executors and Administrators Bill; and to 
make reports thereof to the House :—And a Committee 
was appointed of Mr. Attorney General, Mr. Solicitor 
General, the Lord Advocate, Mr. Serjeant O’ Loghlen, 
Mr. Aglionby, Mr. Tancred, Mr. Pryme, and Mr. Bernal: 
And they are to withdraw, immediately, into the Speaker’s 
Chamber. . 


Ordered, That three be the Quorum. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, that a Return of 
the Number of Warrants which have been issued by the 
Speaker of the House of Commons, between 1st January 
1825 and 22d August 1835, for the commitment of 
Persons for breaches of the Privileges of this House, 
either to the custody of the Serjeant at Arms, or to 
Newgate ; specifying the Date of each Warrant, the 
Name of each Person against whom such a Warrant was 
issued, and the period during which he remained in 
custody, was upon the table. 

Ordered, That the said Return be printed. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
That there be laid before this House, a Return of all 
Naval Officers, of whatever Rank, who have been de- 
prived of their Half-pay without their consent, or the 
investigation of a Court Martial, from the year 1790 up 
to the present period; with the alleged reasons for such 
deprivation :—also, Return of any Person whose Half-pay 
has been restored to them subsequently to such depriva- 
tion, with the alleged reasons for such restoration ; 


And Notice being taken, that a Members were 
not present, the House was told by Mr. Speaker; and 
Forty Members not being present :—The House was 
adjourned by Mr. Speaker, without a Question first put, 
till To-morrow. 








Sabbati, 29° die August ; 


Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV“ Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. 


RDERED, That the Select Committee on Gene- 
ral Darling’s conduct have leave to sit this day 
during the sitting of the House. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on Orange In- 
stitutions (Great Britain and the Colonies) have leave 
to sit this day during the sitting of the House. 


Mr. Baring, by Order, reported from the Committee 
of Supply, the a which they had directed to 
be reported; and the same was read; and is as fol- 
loweth : 

Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two hundred 
and eighteen thousand eight hundred and sixty-one 
pounds three shillings and four-pence, be granted to 
His Majesty, to defray the charge of the Disembodied 
Militia of Great Britain and Ireland, to the 31st day 
of March 1836. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, was 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the said 
Resolution: And that Mr. Baring, Lord Viscount 
Howick, and Mr. Fox Maule, do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


Mr. Baring, by Order, reported from the Committee 
on the Oaths Abolition (No. 2.) Bill, the Amendments 
which they had made to the Bill; and the same were 
read; and are as follow: 

VOL. 90. 


28°—29° Augusti. 


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Pr. 3.1.10. After “state” insert “the India Board.” 
Pr. 3.1.15. After “ Treasury” insert “ or by any 
“ official regulation in any department.” 
Pr. 7.1. 30. After “ road” insert “or for paving, 
: lighting, watching or improving any city, town or 
place. 
Pr. 10. 1. 34. Leave out from “to” to “no” in 
1. 38. and insert “ prove the death of any proprietor of 
“‘ any stocks or funds transferrable there, or to identify 
“‘ the person of any such proprietor, or to remove any 
“ other impediment to the transfer of any such stocks 
“ or funds, or relating to the Joss, mutilation or deface- 
“ ment of any bank note, or bank post bill.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
Monday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Shannon Navigation Bill; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 


Shannon 
Navigation 
Bill. 


‘Chair; and Mr. Baring reported That the Committee 


had gone through the Bill; and made Amendments 
thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 
next. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of the Minutes, No. 11 and 12, of the Executive Coun- 
cil of New South Wales of the 7th and 8th of May 
1829. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


New South 
Wales. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third read- Customs 
ing of the Customs Duties’ Bill; Duties Bill. 


Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
Monday next. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Paro- parochial 
chial Workhouses Bill, the Amendments which the 
had made to the Bill; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed; and read the third time upon Monday next. 


Workhouses 
Bill. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Roupell and Mr. Message from 
Adam: the Lords, 


Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act Colonial 
to repeal an Act of the ninth year of his late Majesty Passengers 
for regulating the Carriage of Passengers in Merchant Bill. 
Vessels from the United Kingdom to the British Pos- 
sessions on the Continent and Islands of North America, 
and to make further Provision for regulating the Car- 
riage of Passengers from the United Kingdom, without 
“~~ Amendment: And also, 

he Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act Tounage 
to regulate the Admeasurement of the Tonnage and j4"""""™ 
Burthen of the Merchant Shipping of the United 
Kingdom, with Amendments; to which Amendments 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And 
also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act {slington 
for establishing a Market for the Sale of Cattle in the Market Bill. 
Parish of Saint Mary, Islington, in the County of 
Middlesex, with Amendments; to which Amendments 


the Lords desire the concurrence of this House :—And 
then the Messengers withdrew. 


The ingrossed Bill to alter certain Duties of Stamps Stamps and 
and Assessed Taxes,’ and to regulate the Collection ei 
thereof, was, according to Order, read the third time. emeteea 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the Tonnage 


Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, — 


An Act to regulate the Admeasurement of the Tonnage 
and Burthen of the Merchant Shipping of the United 
By 


Kingdom ; 








Lectures 
Publication 
Bill. 


Savings’ Banks 
(Scotland) Bill, 


606 


Kingdom; and the same were read; and are as fol- 
low : 

Pr. 4. 1. 24. Leave out from “ Act” to “ And” in 
Pr. 5. 1.13. and insert Clauses (A.) and (B.) 

Cuiause (A.) “ Provided always, and be it further 
Enacted, That in each of the several rules hereinbe- 
fore prescribed, when eee for the ea of ascer- 
taining the tonnage of any Ship or Vessel propelled 
by Steam, the tonnage due te the cubical contents of 
the engine-room shall be deducted from the total 
tonnage of the Vessel, as determined by either of 
the rules aforesaid, and the remainder shall be 
deemed the true register tonnage of the said Ship or 
Vessel, the tohnage due to the cubical contents of 
the engine-room shall be determined in the following 
manner ; that is to say, measure the inside length of 
“ the engine-room in feet and decimal parts of a foot 
‘* from the foremost to the aftermost bulk-head; then 

multiply the said length by the depth of the Ship or 
Vessel at the midship division as aforesaid, and the 
product by the inside breadth at the same division 
at two-fifths of the depth from the deck, taken as 
aforesaid, and divide the last product by 92.4, and 
“ the quotient shall be deemed the tonnage due to the 
** cubical contents of the engine-room.” 

Crause (B.) “ Provided always, and be it further 
Enacted, That the tonnage due to the’ cubical con- 
tents of the engine-room, and also the length of the 
engine-room, shall be set forth in the certificate of 
registry as parts of the description of the Ship or 
“ Vessel, and that any alteration of such tonnage due 
* to the cubical contents of the engine-room, or of 
such length of the engine-room after registry shall 
be deemed to be an alteration requiring registry de 
novo, within the meaning of the said Act, for the 
registering of Ships or Vessels.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


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The Order of the day being read, for the third read- 
ing of the Lectures Publication Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
Monday next. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act to extend to Scotland certain Provisions of an 
Act of the ninth year of his late Majesty, “ to consoli- 
date and amend the Laws relating to Savings Banks,” 
and to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to 
Savings Banks in Scotland; and the same were read ; 
and are as follow : 

Pr. 1.1.14. Leave out “ That” to “all” in 1. 27. 

Pr. 2.1.19. Leave out “ provisions of the said.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 22. After “ third” insert “ intituled, An 
“ Act for the protection of Banks for Savings in Scot- 
land, shall, so far as the same is applicable to any 
Savings Banks hereafter to be formed and established 
in Scotland, from and after the passing of this Act, be 
repealed, provided nevertheless that the provisions 
of the said last-mentioned Act.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 18. Leave out from “ purposes” to “ And” 
in 1. 31. and insert Clause (A.) 

Ciause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That where the 
said recited Act or Acts provide for payments made 
to any of the relations of any deceased intestate de- 
positor, according to the Statute of Distributions, the 
provisions thereof shall be held to apply to payments 
made to persons appearing to be next of kin, accord- 
ing to the law of Scotland; and that where the said 
recited Act or Acts refer to probate of the will of the 
deceased, or letters of administration of his or her 
estate and effects, and provide that they shall or 
shall not be received in the cases therein provided, 
the said provisions in the said recited Act or Acts 
shall be held to apply to confirmation by the law of 
Scotland, and the same shall be required or dispensed 
with as therein provided.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


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Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 





The House was moved, That the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, Tithe Insta. 


c. 100, for the Relief of the Owners of Tithes in Ireland, 
and for the amendment of an Act passed in the last 
Session of Parliament, 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 es- 
tablishing of Compositions for Tithes in Ireland, and to 
make such Compositions permanent,” might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
suspend proceedings for recovering payment of certain 
Instalments of the Money advanced under the Acts for 
establishing Tithe Compositions in Ireland: And that 
Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord John Russell, 
and Lord Viscount Morpeth, do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act to amend the Acts relating to the Hereditary 
Land Revenues of the Crown in Scotland: And the same 
were read; and are as follow: 

Pr. 6.1.19. After “School” insert ‘“ with or with- 
out a garden thereto.” 

Pr. 7. 1. 13. Leave out from ‘“ whatsoever ” to “ pro- 
vided ” in Pr. 8. 1. 6. 

Pr. 8. 1.19. After “ pounds” insert “ and that all 
“ such grants shall be carried into effect by charters and 
** other instruments, according to the law and practice of 
‘ Scotland, and not otherwise.” 
te 8.1. 20. Leave out from “ That” to “a” 

- ult. 

Pr. 9. 1. 7. Leave out from “ office ” to “ Provided ” 
in Pr. 10. 1. 16. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Robert Steuart do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


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Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill to 
suspend Proceedings for recovering payment of certain 
Instalments of the Money advanced under the Acts for 
establishing Tithe Compositions in Ireland: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
a second time upon Monday next. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act for establishing a Market for the Sale of Cattle 
in the Parish of Saint Mary, Islington, in the County of 
Middlesex: And the same were read ; and are as fol- 
low: 

Pr. 2.1. 14. Leave out “ slaughter-houses.” 

Pr. 2. 1.17. and 1.18. After “ completed ” insert 
* and of the roads for access to the Market, as marked 
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, on the Plan deposited 
“ in the office of the Clerk of the Parliaments (the said 
“ roads not deviating more than twenty yards on either 
side from the lines laid down on the said Plan) having 
“ been completed and opened for public use without 
‘* payment of any toll for the use of the said roads.” 

Pr. 2. 1, 32. After “ thereof” insert “ not being 
* less than ten acres.” 

Pr, 2. 1. ult. Leave out “ James Scott,” and insert 
John Perkins.” ) 
Pr. 3.1.1. Leave out from “by” to “and” in 
line 2, and insert “ other lands belonging to the said 
“ John Perkins.” 
Pr. 3. 1. 27. Leave out “ or places.” 
Pr. 4. 1. 36. After “ pigs” insert “ Provided always, 
“ That notice of the said application to the said Justices 


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(Ireland) Bill, 


Hereditary 
Land Revenues 


(Scotland) Bill, 


Tithe Instal- 
ment Suspension 
({reland) Bill, 


No. 576. 


Islington 


Market Bill. 


“ of the Peace shall be given for three weeks preceding | 


“ such Quarter Sessions by insertion thereof in The 

“ London Gazette, once in each week.” 
Pr. 37. 1. 25. Leave out “ upon the said ground.” 
Pr. 37. 1. 26. After “ erected” insert “ upon the 


“ said ground, or such part of it as may be appropriated 
“ for the said market.” 
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Pr. 38. 1. 21. Leave out from “ house” to “ stables” 
in line 22. 

Pr. 38. 1. 26. After “ completed” insert “ and the 
roads for access to the market as hereinbefore de- 
scribed on the said Plan shall have been completed 
“ and opened for public use without payment of any 
* toll for the use of such roads.” 

Pr. 40. 1. 6. Leave out “ the said Market or.” 

Pr. 40. 1. 9. Leave out “same,” and insert “ said 
“Market.” 

Pr. 40. 1. 12. Leave out “ stock or beasts,” and in- 
sert “ cattle, beasts, calves, sheep, lambs, pigs, and any 
** other live stock whatsoever.” 

Pr. 41. 1. 3. Leave out “ a,” and insert “ such.” 

Pr. 42. 1. 37. Leave out “one,” and insert “ two.” 

Pr. 42. 1. penult. After “ Middlesex” insert “ in 


“ Petty Sessions assembled,” and, in the same line, leave 
out “ Is or.” 


Pr. 43. 1. 2. Leave out “ him or.” 

Pr. 43. 1. 3. Leave out from “ before” to “ them ” 
in line 4. 

Pr. 43. 1.11. Leave out “ Justice or.” 

Pr. 43. 1. 12. Leave out “ his or.” 

Pr. 43. 1. 14. Leave out “ his or,” and, in the same 
line, leave out from “ their” to “ hands” in line 15. 


Pr. 44. 1. 30. After “ day” insert “ Provided that 
such closing shall not be earlier than four of the 
clock in the afternoon of the day on which such 
‘ Market shall be held.” 

Pr. 46. l. ult. After “‘ Middlesex” insert “ in Quarter 
Sessions assembled.” 

Pr. 47.1, 21. Leave out from “ taken” to “ pro- 
“ vided” in Pr. 48. 1. 38. 

Pr. 49. 1. 34. Leave out from “ proper” to “ and” 
in Pr. 50. 1.14. 

Pr. 51.1. 22. After “ Act” insert “ he being duly 
‘** appointed a Constable or Police Officer.” 

Pr. 52. 1. 28. Leave out “ him or them,” and insert 
“* two or more Justices in Petty Sessions assembled.” 

Pr. 52. 1. 37. Leave out from “ such” to “ Justices,” 
in line 38. and in line 38 leave out from “ Justices ” 
to “to” in line ult. 

Pr, 53. 1. 21. Leave out “ Justice or,” and insert 
“ such.” 

Pr. 53. 1, 22. Leave out from “ peace” to “be” in 
line 23. 

Pr. 53. 1. 26. Leave out “ Justice or,” and, in the 
same line, leave out from “ Justices ” to “‘ and ” in line 
29. and insert * as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 53.1. 36. Leave out “ hand,” and insert “ hands.” 

Pr. 53.1.37. Leave out “seal,” and insert “ seals,” 
and, in the same line, leave out “ Justice or.” 

Pr. 53. 1.38. After “ Justices” insert “ as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 54. 1.15. Leave out “ any.” 

Pr. 54. 1.16. Leave out “ Justice or.” 

Pr. 54. 1.17. Leave out “ he or,” and, in the same 
line, leave out “ is or.” 

Pr. 54. 1. 26. Leave out “ Justice or.” 

Pr. 54. 1. 28. Leave out from “such” to “ Justices” 
in line 29. 

Pr. 54. 1. 30. Leave out “ Justice or.” 

Pr. 55. 1.11. Leave out “ Justice or.” 

Pr. 55. 1. 18. Leave out “ Justice or.” 

Pr. 55. 1. 22. Leave out “ Justice or.” 

- Pr. 55. 1. 23. Leave out “ he or,” and, in the same 
line, leave out “ is or.” , 

Pr. 55. 1. 25. Leave out “ his or,” and, in the same 
line, leave out from “ their” to “ hands,” in line 26. 

Pr. 55. 1. 37. Leave out “ Justice or.” 

Pr. 56.1.5. Leave out “ Justice or.” ° 

Pr. 56.1.9. Leave out “ Justice or.” 

Pr. 56. 1. 12. Leave out ‘‘ Justice or.” 

Pr. 56. 1. 13. Leave out “ is or.” 

Pr. 56. 1. 24. Leave out “ Justice or.” 

Pr. 56. 1. 38. Leave out “ me,” and insert “ us,” 
and, in the same line leave out “ one,” and insert “ and 
“ EK. F., two.” 

_ _Pr. 57.1. 12. Leave out from “ under” to “ the” 
in line 18. and‘insert “ our hands and ‘seals.” 

Pr. 59.1. 26. Leave out “ purporting to contain,” 
and insert “ containing.” 

Pr. 59. 1. 27. After “ Bye-law” insert “ or a copy 
** thereof.” 

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Pr. 59. 1. 29. Leave out from “ signature ” to 
affixed” in line 31. and insert “ of the Clerk of the 
—— for the said county of Middlesex for the time 

eing.” 

Pr. 0. 1. penult, After “ and” insert “ further 
** that.” 

Pr. 60. 1. 3. Leave out from “ Market” to “a” in 
line 4. and insert “ containing.” 

Pr. 60. 1. 13. Leave out “ purporting to be.” 

Pr. 60. 1.15. Leave out ‘the same,” and insert 
** such.” 

Pr. 64. 1. 28. After ‘ created” insert Clauses (A.), 
(B.), (C.), (D.), (E.) and (F.) 

Crause (A.) “ And whereas the Mayor and Com- 
monalty, and Citizens of the city of London, from 
time whereof the memory of man runneth not to the 
contrary, have been and now are seised in fee of an 
ancient Market for the sale of live cattle, horses, 
sheep, pigs, hay, straw and other commodities, com- 
“ monly called Smithfield Market, which Market is 
“ held, amongst other days, on the Monday and a 

in every week, being the same days as those on which 
the Market hereby created is authorized to be held ; 
and the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens 
have from time to time received, and do now receive 
the ancient and accustomed tolls, dues and profits for 
the sale of the aforesaid live stock and other com- 
modities; and whereas neither the said John Perkins, 
or any other person, can of common right erect or 
hold a market at Islington aforesaid, or elsewhere, 
within seven miles of the said ancient Market, called 
Smithfield Market; and whereas his late Majesty, 
King Edward the Third, by a charter dated the sixth 
day of March, in the first year of his reign, and made 
and passed with the consent of Parliament, granted 
and confirmed unto the Citizens of the city of 
London, that no Market from thenceforth should be 
granted by his said Majesty, or his heirs, within seven 
miles in circuit of the said city; and the said 
charter has been confirmed by divers other charters 
and Acts of Parliament; and whereas it is expedient 
that the rights of the said Mayor and Commonalty 
and Citizens, and the tolls, dues and profits received 
and taken by them in respect of their said ancient 
Market, should not be infringed or impaired by the 
erection of the Market hereby authorized to be erected 
by the said John Perkins; Be it therefore further 
~ Meo That from and immediately after the opening 
of the said Market hereby authorized to be established 
at Islington, the ground and soil of the same Market, 
and all buildings erected or to be erected upon the 
said Market-place, and also all the tolls, rents,' dues 
and profits arising from the same Market-ground and 
buildings, shall be and the same are hereby for ever 
charged and made chargeable with the payment of 
the annual sum or compensation hereinafter directed 
“‘ to be paid by the said John Perkins, his heirs or 
“ assions, or other the owner or owners for the time 
being of the same market, to the said Mayor and 
Commonalty and Citizens as a compensation for the 
loss and injury to be sustained by them by the dimi- 
nution of the tolls, dues and profits of Smithfield 
Market, by reason of the establishment and con- 
tinuance of the said Market at Islington. 

Cuavss (B.) * And be it further Enacted, That if, by 
“ the establishment of the said Market by this Act au- 
“ thorized, and the sale of live cattle, esi calves, 
“ sheep, lambs and pigs, or any other description of 

live stock whatsoever therein, the clear net amount of 
tolls, dues and profits, heretofore legally demanded 
“ and collected in the said Market of Smithfield, shall 
“ be reduced or decreased, the said John Perkins, his 
“ heirs or assigns, or the owner or owners of the said 
Market for the time being, shall, and he and they is 
and are hereby required to make compensation to the 
said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens for such 
reduction or decrease, in manner following; (that is 
to say) the clear net average amount of the tolls, 
“ dues and profits of Smithfield Market, which shall have 
“ been legally demanded and collected by the said 

Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens as aforesaid, for 
or in respect of the said Market, for a period of teri 
“ years immediately preceding the passing of this Act, 
“ shall be ascertained (provided the amount shall not 
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have been previously agreed upon or consented to by 
the said John Perkins, his heirs or assigns, or the 
owner or owners of the said Market for the time being, 
and the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens), 
by two persons, the one to be appointed by the said 

ohn Perkins, his heirs or assigns, or the owner or 
owners of the said Market for the time being, and 
the other by the said Mayor and Commonalty and 
Citizens; and if such two persons shall not agree, the 
matter in question shall be referred to a third person, 
to be named as umpire by the said two persons first 
named, and the decision of such umpire shall in such 
case be final: Provided always, That if the said yd 
and Commonalty and Citizens, or the said John Per- 
kins, his heirs or assigns, or other the owner or owners 
for the time being of the said Market, as the case may 
be, shall respectively refuse to appoint such person as 
aforesaid, as an arbitrator on their behalf respectively, 
or shall neglect to appoint such arbitrator after one 
month’s notice in writing for that purpose, to be 
given by the other party, such notice to be served by 
the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens upon 
the said John Perkins, his heirs or assigns, or other 
the owner or owners for the time being of the said 
Market, by affixing the same on any part of the 
said Market; and such notice to be given by the said 
John Perkins, his heirs and assigns, or other such 
owner or owners as aforesaid of the said Market, by 
leaving the same with the town clerk of the said Mayor 
and Commonalty and Citizens, or at his office; or in 
case any person appointed as an arbitrator, by and on 
behalf of the aforesaid parties respectively, shall die, 
or refuse to act, or become incapable of acting, and 
no other person shall be appointed in his stead within 
one month after notice being given, in manner afore- 
said, by either of the said parties to the other, in 
manner aforesaid, of such death, refusal or incapacity, 
then and in any and every such case it shall be lawful 
for any Judge or Baron of. any of His Majesty’s Courts 
of Record at Westminster, and he is hereby required, 
upon the request of either of the aforesaid parties, to 
nominate and appoint, by writing under his hand, a 
proper person to act on behalf of the party making 
such default as aforesaid in the appointment of an 
arbitrator, which person shall thereupon have the 
same power and authority, in all respects, as if ap- 
pointed by the party making default; and that when 
and so soon as the said clear net average annual 
amount of such tolls, dues and profits, as aforesaid, 
shal! have been ascertained, or agreed upon, or con- 
sented to as aforesaid, the said John Perkins, his heirs 
or assigns, or the owner or owners for the time being 
of the said Market, shall, at the expiration of twelve 
calendar months after the said Market by this Act 
authorized, shall be opened and used as a Market for 
the sale of live cattle, beasts, calves, sheep, lambs and 
pigs, or any other description of live stock whatsoever, 
and at the like expiration of every succeeding twelve 
calendar months, pay over to the said Mayor and 
Commonalty and Citizens so much money (if any) as 
may be necessary to make good such reduction or 
decrease in the amount which shall have been so as- 
certained, or agreed upon, or consented to, as aforesaid, 
and which shall have arisen from or been produced 
by the sale of live cattle, beasts, calves, sheep, lambs 
and pigs, or any othe&gt; description of live stock what- 
soever, in the said Market hereby authorized to be 
established, to such damage and prejudice of the said 
Market at Smithfield, as aforesaid, and which said 
sum of money, so to be from time to time paid over as 
aforesaid by the said John Perkins, his heirs or assigns, 
or the owner or owners for the time being of the said 
Market, to the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citi- 
zens, shall be ascertained and determined from time 
to time in the same manner as the said clear net ave- 
rage annual amount of tolls, dues and profits received 
and collected by the said Mayor and Commonalty and 
Citizens, during the ten years previous to the passing 
of this Act is herein directed to be ascertained and 
determined ; and in case the sum of money so to be 
ascertained as aforesaid, or any part thereof, shall at 
any time hereafter, and from time to time, be in arrear 
and unpaid for the space of thirty days next after the 
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such case, and so often as the same shall happen, it 
shall be lawful for two or more Justices of the Peace 
for the said county of Middlesex, not being interested 
in the matter in question, and they are hereby required, 
on request to them made by or on behalf of the said 
Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens, by an order 
under their hands, to appoint some person to receive 
the whole or any part of the said rents, tolls or sums, 
by this Act authorized to be collected; and the mone y 
so to be received by such person is hereby declared 
to be so much money received by or to the use of the 
said es gpa and Commonalty and Citizens, until the 
aforesaid sum, together with the costs and charges of 
recovering and receiving the same, shall be fully paid 
and satisfied; and after the sum so due, and costs, 
shall have been paid and satisfied, the power and au- 
thority of such receiver, for the purposes aforesaid, 
shall cease and determine, or otherwise the sail 
money so due and unpaid as aforesaid, may be sued 
for and recovered from the owner or owners for the 
time being of the said Market, with costs, by an action 
of debt, in any of His Majesty’s courts of record at 
Westminster. 

Cravse (C.) “ Provided always, and be it further 
Enacted, That the compensation hereinbefore pro- 
vided for the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens 
shall be paid and payable during such time only as 
the said John Perkins, his heirs or assigns, or the 
owner or owners for the time being of the said Market 
hereby authorized to be established, shall hold a 
market for the sale of live cattle, beasts, calves, sheep, 
lambs and pigs, or any other description of live stock 
whatsoever on the said piece or parcel of ground 
hereinbefore mentioned and appointed for that pur- 
pose, anything hereinbefore in this Act contained to 
the contrary thereof notwithstanding.” 

Cravuse (D.) “ Provided always, and be it further 
Enacted, That nothing in this Act contained shall 
extend or be construed to extend to render liable the 
said John Perkins, his heirs or assigns, or the owner 
or owners for the time being of the said Market 
hereby authorized to be established, to the payment 
of any sum or sums of money, by way of compensation 
or otherwise, to the said aca, Commonalty and 
Citizens, for or in respect of any decrease or reduction 
in the amount of the tolls, dues and profits arising 
from the said Market at Smithfield, as may happen to 
be produced by or through the wilful neglect or 
default of the said Mayor and Commonalty and 
Citizens, or any of their agents, servants or others, 
or by, through or in consequence of any reduction in 
the amount of the present tolls and charges now 
received, made and taken in Smithfield, or any or 
either of them, or by or through or in consequence 
of the appointment of any additional officers, servants 
or other persons in respect of the said Market, or by, 
through or in consequence of any increase which may 
be made by them in the expenses and outgoings in 
respect of the said Market, beyond the present amount 
thereof.” 

Curavuse (E.) “ Provided always, and be it further 
Enacted, That if, from any cause whatever, the clear 
net tolls, dues and profits arising from the said market 
of Smithfield shall not, for Three successive years, 
amount to the sum of Five hundred pounds per annum, 
that then and in such case it shall be lawful to and 
for the said Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens, 
and they are hereby authorized and required, either 
to let, set and demise the site of the said market at 
Smithfield, and the ground and soil now used and 
appropriated for the purposes thereof, reserving proper 
streets and ways, or to sell and dispose of all or any 
part thereof for the best price or prices that can be 
got for the same, for the purpose of buildings and 
improvement of the said city; and if at any time 
hereafter the site of Smithfield, and the ground and 
soil now used or employed for the purposes of the 
said market, or any part thereof, shall be used or 
appropriated for the purpose of building upon, or 
shall be converted or applied to any other purpose, 
the rent or profit which shall arise or be derived from 
the same, shall go to and be estimated as part of the 
sum so received by the said Mayor and Commonalty 
and Citizens, as the net amount of the tolls, dues and 

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“ profits of the said Smithfield Market: Provided also, 
« That if at any time hereafter the rent or profit which 
shall be derived from the site, sail or ground of 
Smithfield Market, when so built on, or otherwise 
appropriated as aforesaid, shall amount, for the space 
of Seven consecutive years, to the said clear net 
average annual amount so to be ascertained as having 
been received by the said Mayor and Commonalty 
and Citizens as aforesaid, that then and from thence- 
forth the payments for compensation hereby directed 
“ to be made by the said John Perkins, his heirs or 
assigns, or the owner or owners for the time being of 
“‘ the said market to the said Mayor and Commonalty 

and Citizens as aforesaid, and all claims and demands 
in respect thereof, shall cease, determine, and be no 
longer paid or payable.” : 

Cuause (F.) “ And be it further Enacted, That the 
said John Perkins, his heirs and assigns, or the owner 
or owners for the time being of the said Market, shall 
be at liberty, and he and they is and are hereby 
empowered, at all reasonable times, by himself or 
themselves, or any authorized agent, to inspect the 
receipts, charges and expenditure of the said Market 
at Smithfield, so long as the said John Perkins, his 
heirs or assigns, or the owner or owners for the time 
being, shall have to make any compensation to the 


Mayor and Commonalty, and Citizens of the said city 
“ of London.” 


Pr. 64. 1. penult. After “ made” insert Clause (G.) 
Crause (G.) “ Provided also, and be it further 
“ Enacted, That nothing in this Act contained shall be 
construed to extend to prejudice or derogate from 
the estates, rights, interests, privileges, franchises or 
authority of the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens 
of the city of London, or their successors, or the Lord 
Mayor of the said city for the time being, save and 
except as is by this Act provided and enacted.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Handley do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


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Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act for incorporating and granting certain Powers to 
the North American Colonial Association of Zreland ; 
and the same were read, and are as follow: 

Pr. 3. 1. penult. Fill up the blank with “ William 
“ Stewart.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 10. After “so” insert “ have or.” 

Pr. 4. 1.15. Leave out from “ Company” to “ ac- 
“« cording” in l. 16. 

Pr. 4. 1. 20. Leave out “ for such purposes.” 

Pr. 4, 1. penult. Leave out from “ lands” to “ the” 
in 1. ult. 

Pr. 6. 1. 29. In the interlineation leave out “ or else- 
“ where.” 


Pr. 6. 1. 35. Leave out Clause (A.), added, by way of 


rider, to the Bill. 
Pr. 39. 1. 33. After “ Charles” insert “ William.” 
Pr. 55. 1. 3. After “ who” insert “ has heretofore, 
“ or who hereafter.” 
Pr. 55. 1. 20. After “ received” insert “ either se- 
*« parately or jointly with any other person or persons.” 
Pr. 59. 1. 17. After “ monies” insert “ stocks.” 
Pr. 60. 1. 1. After “ money” insert “ stocks,” 
Pr. 60. 1. 29. After “ be” insert “ transferred.” 
Pr. 60. 1. 35. After “ shall” insert “ or may.” 
Pr. 61. 1. 2. After ‘ shall” insert “ or may,” and, 
in the same line, after “ their,” insert ‘“‘ names.” 
Pr. 61. 1. 3. After “ money” insert “ stocks.” 
Pr. 61. 1.10. After “ pay” insert “ transfer.” 
Pr. 61. 1.12. After “ thereof” insert “ and com- 
** pelled and compellable.” 
Pr. 61. 1. 18. After “ money” insert “ stocks, books, 
“* accounts, receipts, papers, writings or other matters or 
*“* things as aforesaid.” 
Pr. 61. 1. 20. Leave out from “ payment” to “ or” 
in l. 21. and insert “ transfer or delivery of the same.” 
Pr. 61. 1. 22. After “ their” insert “ names.” 
Pr. 65.1. 9. Leave out “ or clerk.” 


Pr. 76. 1. 31. After “ they” insert ‘“ are or.” 
VOL. 90. 


29° August. 


609 


The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. O'Connell do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act for facilitating the Appointment of Sheriffs in 
Ireland, the more effectual audit and passing of their 
Accounts, and for the more speedy return and recovery 
of Fines, Issues, forfeited Recognizances, Penalties and 
Deodands ; and to abolish certain Offices in the Court of 
Exchequer in Ireland, and to amend the Laws relating 
to Grants in custodiam and recovery of Debts in Ireland, 
and to amend an Act passed in the second and third 
years of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “ An Act for 
transferring the wc and Duties of the Commission- 
ers of Public Accounts in Jreland to the Commissioners 
for auditing the Public Accounts of Great Britain ;” and 
the same were read; and are as follow: 

Pr. 5.1.2. After “ same” insert “ and no such 
“‘ appointment to the office of Under-sheriff shall be 
** invalid for or by reason of the person so appointed 
“ having exercised, executed or officiated as Under- 
‘ sheriff within three preceding years, nor shall the 
High Sheriff appointing, or the person so appointed 
by him, be liable to any fine or penalty for exercising, 
executing or officiating in the said office of Under- 
sheriff under such Appointment, any law or statute 
heretofore made to the contrary notwithstanding.” 
Pr.17. 1. 26. Leave out from “ the” to “ by” in 
1, 27. and insert “ second Remembrancer.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Serjeant O’Loghlen do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 


pee agreed to the Amendments made by their Lord- 
ships. 


Sheriffs 
(Ireland) Bill. 


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Mr. Fox Maule presented a Bill to defray, for a 
limited time, the charge of the Pay, Clothing, and con- 
tingent and other expenses of the Disembodied Militia in 
Great Britair. and Ireland, and to grant Allowances in 
certain cases to Subaltern Officers, Adjutants, Paymasters, 
Quartermasters, Surgeons, Assistant Surgeons, Sur- 
geons’ Mates, and Serjeant Majors of the Militia: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time upon Monday next. 


Militia 
Pay Bill. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the different Savings Banks whose Rules have 
been enrolled in Scotland, under the 59th Geo. 3, c. 62, 
with the Places where these Banks are held. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Savings 
Banks 
(Scotland.) * 


Prisoners’ 
Counsel Bill; 
and, Capital 
Punishments 
Bill. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed to 
inspect the Journals of the House of Lords, with relation 
to any proceedings upon the Prisoners’ Counsel Bill; 
and, Capital Punishments Bill, and to make Report 
thereof to the House :—And a Committee was appointed 
of Mr. Ewart, Sir George Strickland, Mr. Pryme, Mr. 
Brotherton, Mr. Aglionby, Mr. Elphinstone, Mr. Potter, 
and Mr. Chalmers: And they are to withdraw, immedi- 
ately, into the Speaker’s Chamber. 

rdered, That Three be the Quorum. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Wilsden, and adjacent 
townships in the county of York, was presented, and 
read ; praying the House to adopt measures for prevent- 
ing the further spread of Drunkenness. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Drunkenness, 


Church of 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Thornhill, was presented, 
Ireland Bill. 


and read; taking notice of the Church of Jreland Bill; 
and praying, That the same may pass into a law. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Representation 
(Treland.) 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Aughagour, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying the House to increase the 
number of Representatives for Ireland. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 

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610 29°—31° Augusti. | A. 1835. 


A Petition of the Overseers of the Poor of the several 
Townships within the borough of Sheffield, was pre- 
sented, and read; taking notice of the Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill; and praying, That the same may pass 
into a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Foreman of the Grand Jury of the 
county of the city of Dublin, for Trinity Term 1835, 
was presented, and read; reciting an Act of the last 
Session of Parliament, to provide for valuing the houses 
situate in and near the city of Dublin, and for the more 
equal payment of the Local Taxes there; and praying 
the House to amend the same. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Dewsbury ;—and, Free- 
holders and other Inhabitants of Heckmondwike,—were 
— and read; praying the House to address 

is Majesty, to remit the sentence of Transportation 
passed on the six agricultural Labourers convicted at 
the Dorchester Spring Assizes of 1834 of administering 
an unlawful oath. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Land-owners and Rate-payers of Twenty- 
five parishes in the county of Gloucester, which have 
been united by the Poor Law Commissioners to the city 
of Gloucester, was presented, and read; praying the 
House to amend the Poor Law Amendment Act, and to 
dissolve all unions which have been made by the Poor 
Law Commissioners without the consent of a majority 
of the land-owners and rate-payers, to take away in 
future the power from the Commissioners to make unions 
without such consent, but to give them the power to 
alter (without any such consent) any union which, upon 
trial, may be found not to work wall. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Freemen and Inhabitants of the town 
and port of Dover ;—Clergy, Gentry, Bankers, Traders 
and others, Inhabitants of Colchester ;—and, the borough 
of Stafford,—were presented, and read; praying the 
House inviolably to maintain and preserve to each sepa- 
rate branch of the Legislature its own co-equal and 
independent powers. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Blackburn ;— Lough- 
borough ; —W hitehaven ; — Marsden ; — Gallashiels ; — 
Jedburgh ; — Selkirk; — and, Magistrates and Town 
Council of Hawick,—were presented, and read ; taking 
notice of the Municipal Corporations Bill; and praying, 
That the same may pass into a law unmutilated in any 
of its essential provisions. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Bonham Carter reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on the Registration of Voters’ Bill; That they 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land in the 
hundreds of Guiltcross and Shropham, in the county of 
Norfolk, was presented, and read; praying, That such 
alterations may be made in the Poor Law Amendment 
Act, that the expense of building workhouses may not 
rest solely upon the occupiers, but that the owners of 
all assessable property may contribute a fair proportion. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers resident in the 
hundred of Eynsford ;—and, Licensed Victuallers and 
Spirit Dealers in the town and hundred of Holt, in the 
county of Norfolk,—were presented, and read ; praying 
for the repeal of the additional Duty on Spirit Licenses 
imposed by an Act of the last Session of Parliament. 

And the said Petitions were ordered tolieupon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land in the 


rae SP Agricultural 
hundred of Diss, in the county of Norfolk, was presented, Distress. 


and read; praying, That the House will institute an 
—— into the cause and extent of the distress which 
prevails amongst the agricultural class, with a view to 
the application of an efficient remedy. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to Gold and 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give Silver. 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Com- 
parative Statement of the value sterling of Gold and 
Silver raised in each of the Mining Countries of America 
and Russia, as far as the same can be ascertained from 
the British Consular Agents in those Countries. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


A Petition of Paper Makers, Stationers and Traders Paper Duties 
of the city of Dublin, was presented, and read; praying (Ireland.) 
for the repeal of the Duty on Paper in Ireland. . 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the High Sheriff and Grand Jury of Constabulary 
the county of Cavan, was presented, and read; taking Force 
notice of the Constabulary Force (Zreland) Bills and ‘#4 Bill. 
praying, That the same may not pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Parishioners of Zarah;—and, Land- Registration 
owners, Clergy and Inhabitants of Drung,—were pre- 0! Voters 
sented, and read ; praying, That the Registry of Voters (Ireland. 
in Ireland may be revised, and that the qualification of 
electors may be raised to 201. 


And the said Petitions were orderad to lie upon the 
Table. 


And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 








Lune, 31° die August? ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV* Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


RDERED, That the Select Committee on Ge- General 

neral Darling’s conduct have leave to sit till five Darling. 
of the clock in the Afternoon, during the sitting of the 
House. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Paisley;—Electors, Feuars Municipal 
and Inhabitants of Awuchenleck ;—Inhabitants of Cum- Corporations 
nock ;— Beith ;—Carlisle ;— Saltcoats ;— Kilwinning ;— 8i!'. 
Greenock ;— Tadcaster ;— Kingston-upon-Hull ;— Inha- 
bitant Householders of Ludlow ;—Burgesses and In- 
habitants of Salford ;—Inhabitants of Oxford ;—House- 
holders, Parishioners of Saint Andrew, Holborn ;— 
Inhabitants of Bolton ;— Aylesbury ;—Chairman of a 
Meeting of Rate-payers of Saint Anne, Westminster ;— 
Chairman ofa Meeting of Inhabitants of Saint Margaret 
and Saint John the Evangelist, Westminster ;— Parishioners 
of Saint Martin-in-the-Fields ;—Inhabitants of Coln- 
brook ;—Chesterfield ;— Magistrates, Town Council, and 
Inhabitants of Annan ;—Inhabitant Householders of the 
Ward of Broad-street, London ;—of the Ward of Bishops- 
gate, London ;—Churchwarden, Overseers of the Poor, 
and Inhabitant Householders of Saint Paul, Covent 
Garden ;— Inhabitants of Nuneaton ;— Chichester ; — 
Newcastle-upon- Tyne;— Bridgwater ;—Saint Luke, Mid- 
dlesex ;— Frome Sehoood ;— Provost, Magistrates and 
Council of the Royal Burgh of Nairn ;—Chairman of 
a Meeting of Householders of SaintJames, Westminster ; 
—Inhabitants of Wellingborough ;—Barnard Castle ;— 
Lyme Regis and Charmouth ;—Brampton ;— Totnes and 
Bridgetown ;—Clifton Dartmouth Hardness ;—Newport, 
Isle of Wight ;— Bury ; — Trowbridge ; — Bradford, 
Wilts ;—Bath ;—Devonport ;— Electors and Rated In- 
habitants of Liskeard ;—Bury Saint Edmund’s ;—Bath- 
gate ;—Chairman of a Meeting of Inhabitants of Barn- 
staple;—Inhabitants of Lichfield ;—- Yeovil (two Petitions) ; 
—lInhabitants, Freemen and Rate-payers of Maldon ;— 
Inhabitant Householders of Havering-atte- Bower ;—In- 
habitants of Enniscorthy and Templeshannon;—Maccles- 
field ;—Inhabitant Householders of Rochester, item 

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5-6 WILL. IV. 


and Strood ;—Burgesses, Electors and Inhabitants of 
King’s Lynn;—Inhabitants of Beverley ;— Berwick-upon- 
Tweed ;—Electors and Inhabitants of Taunton ;—Inha- 
bitants of Guisbrough ;—Inhabitant Householders, Elec- 
tors and others, of Little Coram-street, in the borough of 
Finsbury ;—Inhabitants of Birkenhead and Tranmere ;— 
Plymouth ;— Coventry ;— Hastings ;—Lord Provost, Ma- 
gistrates and Council of Edinburgh ;—-Seven Incorporated 
Trades of Saint Andrew's ;—Inhabitants of Hawick ;— 
Preston ;—Electors and Inhabitants of Dumfries ;—In- 
habitants of Bristol; — Abingdon; — Scarborough ;— 
Inhabitant Householders of Zouth; — Householders, 
Rate-payers and Inhabitants of Lilanelly ;— Stroud ;— 
Great Yarmouth ;—Burgesses and Inhabitants of Wis- 
beach ;—Merchants, Manufacturers and Inhabitants of 
the borough and Foreign of Walsall ;—Inhabitants and 
Freemen of Shrewsbury ;—and, Freemen, Householders 
and Inhabitants of Worcester,—were presented, and 
read ; taking notice of the Municipal Corporations Bill ; 
and praying, That the same may pass into a law unmu- 
tilated in any of its essential provisions. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


31° August. 


611 


pounds by Exchequer Bills, for the Service of the year 
One thousand eight hundred and Thirty-five : 

An Act to carry into further execution the Provisions 
of an Act passed in the third and fourth years of His 
present Majesty, for compensating Owners of Slaves 
upon the Abolition of Slavery : 

An Act to exempt certain Retailers of Spirits to a 
small amount from the additional Duties on Licenses, 
and to discontinue the Excise Survey on Wine, and 
the use of Permits for the removal thereof: 

An Act to provide for the better Collection of the 
Duties on Wood, the produce of Places in Europe : 

An Act for granting Relief to the Island of Dominica, 
and to amend an Act of the second and third years of 
His ‘unbeg Majesty, for enabling His Majesty to direct 
the Issue of Exchequer Bills, to a limited amount, for 
the purposes therein mentioned : 

An Act to authorize the Court of Directors of the 
East India Company to suspend the Execution of the 
Provisions of the Act of the third and fourth William the 
Fourth, chapter eighty-five, so far as they relate to the 
creation of the Government of Agra: 

An Act to repeal so much of an Act passed in the 
third and fourth yes of His present Majesty, as relates 


y Legislature. A Petition of Clergy, Gentry, Bankers, Traders, and to the Amount of the Salary granted to the Clerk of the 
. Inhabitants of the borough and Foreign of Walsall ;-— Crown in Chancery, and to make other Provisions in 
. Ludlow ;— Bedford ;—Bath ;—Rochester, Chatham and relation to the said Office : 
Strood ;— Boston tors an ; —Hahfazx ;— Poole ;— An Act to amend the Law relating to Securities given 
Norwich ;— Inhabitants of Truro;—Ipswich;—Kingston- for considerations arising out of Gaming, usurious and 
upon-Hull;—and, Inhabitant Householders of Saint certain other illegal Transactions : 

1 James, Westminster,—were presented, and read ; pray- An Act to repeal an Act of the ninth year of his late 
ing the House inviolably to maintain and preserve to Majesty, for regulating the carriage of Passengers in 
each separate branch of the Legislature its own co- Merchant Vessels from the United Kingdom to the 
equal and independent powers. British Possessions on the Continent and Islands of 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the Vorth America, and to make further Provisions for re- 
Table. gulating‘the carriage of Passengers from the United 
Kingdom : 

Municipal A Petition of Farmers, Occupiers and Proprietors of | An Act for enlarging the Powers of Magistrates in the 

Corporations the hamlets of Neithrop, Calthorpe, Wickham, and Hard- appointment of Special Constables : 

Bill. wick, in the parish of Banbury, and county of Ozford, An Act for the better Prevention and more speedy 
and in the hamlets of Grimsbury and Nethercot, inthe Punishment of Offences endangering the Public id 
parish of Warkworth, and county of Northampton, was in Ireland: 
presented, and read; taking notice of the Municipal § An Act to authorize the granting of Superannuation 
Corporations Bill; and praying, That such alterations Allowances to the Commissioners and Officers of the 
may be made therein as may leave the New Borough of Courts for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors : 

Banbury to pay its expenses by the same funds from An Act to amend, until the End of the next Session 
which it has hitherto paid them, except expenses of Parliament, an Act of the second pent of His present 
specially incurred by the election of the Member to serve Majesty, for making Provision for the dispatch of the 
in Parliament, or that the boundaries of the borough Business now done by the Court of Exchequer in 
may be reduced to their proper limits. Scotland : 

A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land in Brans- _ An Act to render certain Marriages valid, and to alter 

. ton, Waddington, Canwick, and Bracebridge, in the the Law with respect to certain voidable Marriages : 
county of the city of Lincoln, was also presented, and §_ An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating 
read; taking notice of the said Bill; and praying, That to Highways in that part of Great Britain called 
those parishes may not form a part of the city of Lin- England: 
coln, but may be placed under the jurisdiction of the An Act for continuing, until the First day of June One 
county at large. thousand eight hundred and Thirty-seven, the several 

A Petition of Free Burgesses of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Acts for regulating the Turnpike Roads in Great Britain, 
was also presented, and read; taking notice of the said which will expire on the First day of June One thousand 
Bill; and praying the House to agree to the Amend- eight hundred and Thirty-six, or with the next Session 

ments made thereto by the House of Lords. of Parliament: 
And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the _ An Act for making a Railway from Bristol to join the 
Table. London and Birmingham Railway near London, to be 
called “The Great Western Railway,” with Branches 

Royal Assent Mg ag dh by Mr. Pulman, Yeoman Usher of the therefrom, to the Towns of Bradford and Trowbridge, in 

ule. ack Rod: 


Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords, authorized by virtue of His Majesty’s Com- 
mission, for declaring His Royal Assent to several Acts 
agreed upon by both Houses, do desire the immediate 
attendance of this Honourable House in the House of 
Peers, to hear the Commission read. 

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went up 
to the House of Peers :—And being returned ; 

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the desire 
of the Lords, authorized by virtue of His Majesty’s Com- 
mission, had been at the me of Peers, ei a Com- 
mission under the Great Seal was read, giving, declaring 
and notifying the Royal Assent to the several Public 
and Private Bills therein mentioned; and that the 
Lords thereby authorized, had declared the Royal Assent 
to the said Bills :—Which Bills are as follow: 


the County of Wilts : 

An Act to rectify a Mistake in an Act passed in the 
present Session of Parliament, for lighting, watching 
and improving the Parish of Z’ormoham, in the County 
of Devon: 

An Act to improve and maintain the Port Dundas 
Road, and to make and maintain another Road, in the 
County of Lanark : 

An Act for enabling the Right honourable Thomas 
Earl Nelson to raise, on the Security of certain Estates 
in the County of Wilts,a Sum of Money for the purpose 
of discharging the Sum of Ten thousand Pounds equi- 
tably charged thereon by William Earl Nelson deceased, 
in favour of his Daughter, Charlotte Mary, Lady Bridport, 
and for other purposes. 


Mr. Ewart reported from the Select Committee ap- 


An Act for raising the sum of Thirteen million five Cosme BH 


hundred and twenty-one thousand five hundred and fifty 
VOL. 90. 


pointed to inspect the Journals of the House of Lords, ori Cupitul 
with relation to any proceedings upon the Prisoners’ Panisiments 
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612 
Counsel Bill; and, Capital Punishments Bill; and to make 
Report thereof to the House; That they had inspected 
the said Journals accordingly; and had taken Copies of 


the Proceedings of the Lords thereupon; and the Report 
was read; and is as followeth : 


* Die Lune, 13° Juli 1835. 


“ A Message was brought from the House of Com- 
mons by Mr. Ewart and others, with a Bill, intituled, 
‘ An Act for enabling Prisoners to make their Defence 
by Counsel or Attorney;’ to which they desire the 
concurrence of this House. 

“ The said Bill was read the first time. 

“ Ordered, That the said Bill be printed. 

“ Ordered, That the said Bill be read a second time 
To-morrow.” 


“ Die Martis, 14° Julij 1835. 


“ The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Bill, intituled, ‘ An Act for enabling 
Prisoners to make their Defence by Counsel or At- 
torney ;’ 

“ Ordered, That the said Bill be read a second time 
To-morrow.” 


* Die Mercurij, 15° Julij 1835. 


“ The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Bill, intituled, ‘ An Act for enabling 
Prisoners to make their Defence by Counsel or At- 
torney ;’ 

* The said Bill was accordingly read a second time. 

“ It was moved, That the said Bill be referred toa 
Select Committee to consider and report. 

“ The Question was put thereupon ; 

“ Tt was resolved in the Affirmative. 

** Ordered, That the Lords following be appointed a 
Select Committee to consider of the said Bill, and to re- 
port to the House: 


* L. Kenyon. 
“ L. Ellenborough. 
« L. Wharneliffe. 


“ Prisoners’ 
Defence Bill. 


Order for 2°, 


L. President. 
D. Richmond. 
M. Salisbury. 


“« L. Lyndhurst. E. Devon. 

“ L. Skelmersdale. E. Shaftesbury. 
“ L. Broughamand Vaux.  E. Radnor. 

“ L. Denman. E. Rosslyn. 

“« L, Abinger. E. Harewood. 
“ L. Hatherton. E. Eldon. 


“ Their Lordships, or any three of them, to meet on 
Friday next, at four of the clock in the afternoon, in the 
Prince’s Lodgings, near the House of Peers; and to 
adjourn as they please.” 


“* Die Lune, 22° Julij 1835. 


“ A Message was brought from the House of Com- 
mons by Mr. Bernal and others, with a Bill, intituled, 
* An Act for abolishing Capital Punishments in cases of 
Letter Stealing and Sacrilege ;’ to which they desire the 
zoncurrence of this House. 

“ The said Bill was read the first time. 

* Ordered, That the said Bill be printed.” 


* Die Veneris, 28° Augusti 1835. 

“© Ordered, That the Bill, intituled, ‘ An Act for 
—s Capital Punishments in cases of Letter Steal- 
ing and Sacrilege,’ be read a second time To-morrow ; 
and that the Lords be summoned.” 


* Capital 
Punishments 
Bill, 


“ Die Sabbati, 29° Augusti 1835. 


“ The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Bill, intituled, ‘ An Act for abolishing 
Capital Punishments in cases of Letter Stealing and 
Sacrilege ;’ and for the Lords to be summoned. 

“* 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 on Monday next; and that the Lords 
be summoned.” 





Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Dublin and A Petition of Inhabitants of Abbeyleix ;—and, Castle 
Cashel —_ Durrow,—were presented, and read; complaining of 


31° Augusit. 





A. 1835. 


the Toll levied at the Ballyroan Turnpike-gate, on the 
road from Dublin to Cashel; and praying relief. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take Municipal 
into consideration the Amendments made by the Lords Corporations 
to the Bill, intituled, An Act to provide for the Regula- Bill. 
tion of Municipal Corporations in England and Wales: 

—aAnd the same were read, and are as follow : 
Pr. 1.1.7. Leave out from “ governed” to “ Be” in 
1, 23. and insert “And it is expedient that the charters 
** by which the said Bodies Corporate are constituted, 
** should be altered in the manner hereinafter men- 
* tioned.” 
Pr. 2.1.13. Leave out from “ annulled” to “ And” 
in Pr. 3. 1. ult., and insert Clauses (A.), (B.), (C.) and 
D.) 
Cravst(A.) “ And whereas in divers cities, towns and 
** boroughs, the common lands and public stock of such 
“* cities, towns and boroughs, and the rents and profits 
** thereof, have been held and applied for the particular 
*“ benefit of the citizens, freemen and burgesses of the 
said cities, towns and boroughs respectively, or of cer- 
tain of them, or of the widows or kindred of them, or 
certain of them, and have not been applied to public 
purposes, and it would be unjust to deprive such per- 
sons of their rights of property, and to apply the same 
to other purposes; Be it therefore Enacted,'That every 
person who now is or hereafter may be an inhabitant 
of any borough, and also every person who has been 
admitted or who might hereafter have been admitted 
a freeman or burgess of any borough, if this Act had 
not been passed, or who now is or hereafter may be 
the wife or widow or son or daughter of any freeman 
or burgess, or who may have espoused or may here- 
after espouse the daughter or widow of any freeman 
or burgess, or who has been or may hereafter be bound 
an apprentice, shall have and enjoy and be entitled 
to acquire and enjoy the same share and benefit of 
the lands, tenements and hereditaments, and of the 
rents and profits thereof, and of the common lands 
and public stock of any borough or body corporate, 
and of any lands, tenements and hereditaments, and 
any sum or sums of money, chattels, securities for 
money, or other personal estate, of which any person 
or any body corporate may be seised or possessed, in 
whole or in part, for any charitable uses or trusts, and 
of any discharge or exemption from any tolls or dues 
lawfully levied in whole or in part, by or to the 
use of any borough or body corporate, as fully and 
effectually, and for such time and in such manner as 
he or she, by any statute, charter, bye-law or custom 
in force at the time of passing this Act, might or could 
have had acquired or enjoyed, in case this Act had not 
been passed: Provided always, That where, by any 
statute, charter, bye-law or custom in force within any 
“ Borough at the time of passing this Act, any person 
* whose rights in this behalf are herein reserved would 
have been liable, in case this Act had not been passed, 
* to pay any fine, fee or sum of money, to any body 
** corporate, or to any member, officer or servant of any 
“* body corporate, in consideration of his freedom, or of 
* his or her title to such rights as are herein reserved, 
** no such person shall be entitled to have or claim any 
* share or benefit in respect of the rights herein reserved 
as aforesaid, until he or she shall have paid the full 
“ amount of such fine, fee or sum of money, to the 
“* Treasurer of such Borough, appointed under the pro- 
“ visions of this Act, on account of the Borough fund 
“ hereinafter mentioned.” 
Cravse (B.) “ Provided always, and be it Enacted, 
“ That from and after the passing of this Act, no person 
“ shall be elected, made or admitted a Burgess or Free- 
“ man of any Borough by gift or purchase. 
Cravse (C.) “ And whereas the right of voting in 
“ the election of Members to serve in Parliament, was 
“ by an Act passed in the second year of the reign of 
“ His present Majesty, intituled, ‘ An Act to amend the 
«« Representation of the People of England and Wales,’ 
“ preserved to all persons who then were or thereafter 
“ might become Freemen or Burgesses of any City or 
“ Borough, subject to the conditions and provisions in 
“ that Act contained; Be it therefore Enacted, That 
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“every person who, if this Act had not been passed, 
* would have exjores as a Burgess or Freeman, or 
“ might hereafter have acquired, in respect of birth 
‘ or servitude, as a Burgess or Freeman, the right’ of 
“* voting in the Election of a Member or Members to’ 
“ serve in Parliament for any City or Borough, shall 
be entitled to enjoy or acquire such right of voting as 
“ fully as if this Act had not been passed; and the 
“ Town Clerk of every City or Borough returning a 
Member or Members to Parliament shall at all times 
hereafter do and perform all things appertaining to 
the due registration of the Freemen or Burgesses of 
such City or Borough, according to the provisions’ 
“* of the said Act. 

“ And be it Enacted, That the Town Clerk of every 
“* Borough shall, on or before the first day of December 
“ next, make outa list, to be called ‘The Freeman’s 
Roll,’ of all persons who at the time of the passing of 
this Act shall have been admitted as Burgesses or 
Freemen of such Borough; and that whenever any 
person shall hereafter become entitled to be admitted 
a Burgess or Freeman for the purposes aforesaid of 
such Borough, in respect of birth, servitude or mar- 
riage, and shall claim to be admitted accordingly, 
the Mayor of such Borough shall examine into 
such claim; and upon such claim being established, 
every such person shall thereupon be admitted and 
enrolled by the’Town Clerk of such Borough upon 
“ the Freeman’s Roll; and the Town Clerk shall keep 
a true copy of such roll, to be perused by any person 
without payment of any fee, at all reasonable times, 
and shall deliver a copy thereof to any person requiring 
the same, on payment of a reasonable price for such 
“© copy.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 8. After “ mayor” insert “aldermen.” 

Pr. 5.1.15. Leave out from “as” to “And” in 
line ult., and insert ‘“ Parliament shall otherwise direct.” 

Pr. 6. 1. 6. Leave out from “ borough” to “and” 
in 1. 8. 

Pr. 6.1.11. Leave out from “ other” to “ and” 
in 1. 13. 

Pr. 6. 1. 20. Leave out from “county” to “such” 
in |, 23. 

Pr. 6. 1. 26. Leave out “ or borough,” interlined. 

Pr. 6. 1. 27. Leave out from “or” to “ Provided” 
in l. 28, and insert “ with which it has the longest 
“ common boundary.” 

Pr. 7. 1. 3. In the interlineation, 

L. 6. Leave out “ by,” and insert “ in respect of.” 

Pr. 7.1. 5. Leave out “ within,” and insert “for.” 

Pr. 7.1. 8. Leave out from “ circuit” to “on” 
in 1. 12. 

Pr. 7. 1. 23. After “ proportion,” insert “ if any.” 

Pr. 7.1. 25. Leave out ‘* by,” and insert “ in re- 
“* spect of.” 

Pr. 8. 1. 7. After “ still,” insert “ for all such pur- 
“* poses.” 

Pr. 8.1. 30. After “ mayor,” insert “ aldermen.” 


Pr. 9. 1. 6. Leave out “ due from,” and insert “ in- 
cluding therein all Borough rates, if any, directed to be 
. pala under the provisions of this Act, as shall have. 
* become payable by.” 

Pr. 9. 1. 8. Leave out ‘ have been made or.” 

Pr. 9. 1.9. Leave out “due,” and insert “payable.” 

Pr. 9.1. 20. After “also,” insert “ that no person 
“ being an alien shall be so inrolled in any year, and.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 8. Leave out from “ school” to “ And” 
in 1. 10. 

Pr. 10. 1. 25. Leave out “ due,” and insert “ pay- 
“ able.” 


Pr. 11. 1.18. Leave out “ due,” and insert “ pay- 
“ able.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 24. Leave out from “tenant” to “And” 
in Pr. 12. 1. 11. 

Pr. 13. 1. 3. Leave out from “Provided” to “And” 
in Pr. 14, 1. 4, 

Pr. 14. 1. 6. Leave out from “ be” to “ enrolled” 

in . 7, and in 1. 7, leave out from “a” to “ burgess” 
in |. 8. ‘ 
Pr. 14. 1. 9. Leave out from “ borough” to “ in” 
in l. 11, and insert “ for the purpose of enjoying the 
“« rights conferred for the first time by this Act.” 

Pr, 14, 1. 12. Leave out “ right or.” 

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Pr. 14. 1. 16. Leave out the interlineation to the 
Bill, and also leave out from “ Act” to “ And” in 
Pr. 23. 1. 8. 

Pr, 23.1. ult. After “list,” insert ‘ to be called the 
“« Burgess List.” 

Pr, 24. 1.7. After “ parish,” insert “and the Over- 
seers of the poor of every such parish shall in like 
manner on the Fifth day of September in every year 
“* make out another Alphabetical List, to be called ‘ The 
Councillors’ List,’ according to the Form Number 2, 
“in the said Schedule (D.), which List shall contain’ 
the names of such persons in the Burgess List (being 
one-sixth part of the whole number) as shall be rated 
to the largest amount in the last assessment made for 
the relief of the poor of such parish; and making 
out such Councillors’ List, all persons who shall be 
rated at an amount which would entitle any one of 
them to be placed on such List, shall, whatever ma 
be their number, be entitled to be placed and shall 
be placed on such List, notwithstanding it may in 
such case contain more than a sixth part of the num- 
ber of names on the Burgess List; and whenever 
any persons shall be jointly rated, the amount of the 
rate charged upon them shall for the purpose of 
making out the Councillors’ List be deemed to be 
divided into as many equal parts as there are persons 
so rated, and each person shall for the purpose afore- 
said be deemed to be rated only to the amount of one 
** such part; and all persons entitled to be on the Bur- 
** press List for any parish, who shall be seised or pos- 

sessed of real or personal estate, or both, to the fol- 
lowing amount; (that is to say) in all boroughs directed 
by this Act to be divided into four or more wards to 
the amount of One thousand pounds, and in all 
boroughs directed to be divided into less than four 
wards, or which shall not be divided into wards, to 
“ the amount of Five hundred pounds, shall be entitled 
to be inserted in the Councillors’ List for such parish ; 
provided that every such person shall give to the 
Overseers of such parish on or before the last day of 
August in every year a notice in writing according 
* to the Form Number 8, in the said Schedule (D.), or 
“ to the like effect ; and the Overséers shall and they 

are hereby required to insert the names of all persons 
giving such notice in the Councillors’ List, in addi- 
tion to the names hereinbefore directed to be placed 
on such List; and the Overseers in every succeeding’ 
year shall, without any fresh notice in that behalf, 
include in the Councillors’ List for such year the 
names of all such persons so qualified in respect of 
real or personal estate as aforesaid as shall have been 
retained on the Councillors’ List for their parish, after 
the revision thereof in the preceding year, unless 
the title of such persons to be inserted in the Bur- 
gess List then to be made for such parish shall have 
“ ceased.” 

Pr. 24.1. 8. After “ such,” insert “ Burgess Lists, 
and Councillors.” 

Pr. 24. 1.10. Leave out “ such,” and insert “ the.” 

Pr. 24.1. 33. After ‘ always,” insert “ And be it 
“ Enacted.” 

Pr. 25. 1.15. Leave out “ List,” and insert “ Lists.” 

Pr. 25. 1. 31. Leave out “ therein.” 

Pr. 25. 1. 32. After “ inserted,” insert “ in the Lists 
for such precinct or place.” 

Pr. 25.(@) 1. 3. Leave out “ Overseer’s,” and in- 
sert “ Burgess List or Councillors.” 

Pr. 25.(*) 1. 5. Leave out “in the Burgess Roll,” 
and insert “ therein.” 

Pr. 25. (*) 1. 10. Leave out “ 2,” and insert “4 or 
** 5, as the case may require.” 

- Pr. 25.(*) 1.14. Leave out “Overseers,” and insert 
“ Burgess List or Councillors.” 

Pr. 25.(*) 1.18. Leave out “ Roll,” and insert 
“ Burgess List or Councillors’ List.” 

Pr. 25. (*) 1. 27. Leave out “ Overseers,” and insert 
“ Burgess.” 

Pr. 25. () l. penult. Leave out “ 3,” and insert 6.” 

Pr. 26. 1. 3. After “ claiming” insert “to be inserted 
on the Burgess. List in a List according to the Form 
‘ No. 7. in the said Schedule (D.), and the Names of all 
“ Persons so claiming tobe inserted on the Councillors’ 
‘“s List.” 

Pr, 26. 1. 4. Leave out “ 4,” and insert “ 8.” 

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Pr. 26. 1. 5. After “ and,” insert “ shall include.” 

Pr. 26. 1. 6. After “ to,” insert “ as not entitled to 
“* be retained on the Burgess List.” 

Pr. 26. 1. 8. Leave out “ 5,” and insert “ 9.” 

Pr. 26. 1. 9. After * and,” insert “ the Names of 
‘ all Persons so objected to as not entitled to be retained 
on the Councillors’ List, in a List according to the 
Form Number 10, in the said Schedule (D.) and.” 

Pr. 26. 1.10. After “ such,” insert ‘ several.” 

Pr. 26. 1, penult. After “said,” insert “ Burgess 
* Lists and Councillor’s.” 

Pr, 27. 1. 23. Leave out “said,” “and insert “ Bur- 
“ gess Lists and Councillor’s.” 
Pr. 27. 1. 28. Leave out from “be” to “ according” 
in |. 29, and insert “ inserted therein.” 
Pr, 27.1. 37. After “ shall,” “ insert ‘“ appear.” 
Pr. 27. 1. 38. Leave out from “ behalf” to “ in” in 
1, ult. 
Pr. 28. 1. 5. After “ shall,” insert “ appear.” 
Pr. 28. 1. 6. Leave out from “ behalf” to “ in” 
in |. 8. 
Pr. 28. 1. 16. Leave out from “ abode” to the second 
“ of” in 1. 17. 
Pr, 28. 1.19. After “ List,” insert “ or in respect of 
“ the local description of his property, or of the amount 
“ thereof, or of the amount of the rating thereof.” 
Pr. 28. 1. 33. Leave out from “ cases” to “ And” in 
l. 37. 
Pr. 29. 1. 16. Leave out * Roll,” and insert “ Lists 
“ and Councillor’s Lists.” 

Pr. 29. 1. 22. After “ in,” insert “ any of.” 

Pr. 30.1. 3. After “ Judge” insert “ or in case of 
his absence from the Kingdom, the next Judge.” 

Pr. 30. 1. 5. Leave out “ in,” and insert “ for.” 

Pr. 30. 1. 6. Leave out “ on or.” 

Pr. 30. 1. 7. Leave out “ August,” and insert ‘“ Sep- 
tember.” 

Pr. 30. 1.10. and 1.11. After “ Burgesses,” insert 
and Councillors.” 

Pr. 30. l. 22. Leave out “ Gloucester,” and insert 
‘ Somerset.” 

Pr. 30. 1. 38. After “ Burgesses,” insert “ and Coun- 
cillors.” 

Pr. 31. 1. 10. Leave out “ of Voters.” 

Pr. 32. l. 20. and 1. 21. Leave out “ Overseers,” and 
insert ‘ Burgess,” and in 1. 21. after “ Lists,” insert 
“ and Councillors’ Lists.” 

Pr. 32. 1. 27. After “ said,” insert “ Burgess.” 

Pr. 32. 1. 35. After “ name,” insert “ and shall in 
like manner cause the said Councillors’ Lists to be 
fairly and truly copied into one general Alphabetical 
List, in another book to be by him provided for that 
to. with every name therein numbered as afore- 
said. 

Pr. 32. 1. 36. Leave out “ book,” and insert “‘ books.” 

Pr. 32. 1.39. Leave out “ book,” and insert “‘ books.” 

Pr. 33. 1.1. After “ book,” insert “in which the said 
“ Burgess Lists shall have been copied.” 

Pr. 33. 1. 5. Leave out “ Council,” and insert “Coun- 
“ cillors.” 

Pr. 33. 1.10. Leave out “ twenty-fifth,” and insert 
“ first ;” and in the same line, leave out “ October,” 
and insert ‘“‘ November.” 

Pr. 33. 1.13. Leave out “twenty-fifth,” and insert 
“ first.” 

Pr. 33. 1. 14. Leave ‘out “ October,” and insert 
November.” 

Pr. 33. 1.19. After “ Act,” insert “and every such 
‘ book in which the said Councillors’ List shall have 
been copied shall be the Councillors’ Roll of such 
Borough for the ensuing year, (that is to say) from the 
first day of November inclusive, in the year wherein 
such Roll shall have been made, until the first day of 
November in the succeeding year.” 

Pr. 33. 1. 23. After “ Roll,” insert “and Councillors’ 
“ Roll.” 

Pr. 34. 1.11. Leave out from “ Borough” to “ And” 
in 1. 33, and insert Clauses (E.), (F.), (G.) and (H.) 


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“ Borough shall be elected, at the time and in the 
manner hereinafter mentioned, one fit person, who 
‘ shall be and be called ‘ the Mayor’ of such Borough ; 
and a certain number of fit persons, who shall be and 
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Aldermen shall hold their offices for life, except in 
the cases hereinafter mentioned; and a certain num- 
ber of other fit persons, who shall be and be called 
‘ the Councillors’ of such Borough ; and such Mayor, 
Aldermen and Councillors for the time being shall 
be and be called ‘ the Council’ of such Borough ; 
and the number of persons so to be elected Coun- 
cillors of such Borough shall be the number of per- 
sons in that behalf mentioned in conjunction with 
the name of such Borough in the Schedules (A.) and 
(B.) to this Act annexed ; and the number of persons 
so to be elected Aldermen shall be one-third of the 
number of = ee so to be elected Councillors.” 

Crause (F.) “ And be it Enacted, That the Mayor 
and Aldermen shall, during their respective offices, 
continue to be members of the Council of the Borough, 
notwithstanding any thing hereinafter contained as 
to Councillors going out of office at the end of Three 

ears.” 

Cuause (G.) “ And be it Enacted, That the first 
Aldermen of each Borough shall be taken, as far as 
may be, from those persons who at the time of passing. 
this Act were members of the governing body of the 
Corporation of such Borough, and held their offices 
for life, such persons not being the Recorder or Town 
Clerk of such Borough ; and for this purpose, where- 
ever the existing members of the governing body of 
the Corporation of any borough holding their re- 
spective offices for life, shall exceed the number of 
Aldermen appointed by this Act for such Borough, 
the governing body of such Corporation shall, within 
One calendar Month after the passing of this Act, 
assemble together on a day to be named by the 
Mayor, and shall elect out of the members of such 
governing body so holding for life as aforesaid the 
number of persons appointed by this Act to be Alder- 
men of such Borough, and the names of the persons so 
elected shall be entered on a roll to be called ‘ the 
Aldermen’s roll,’ which roll shall be signed by the 
Mayor, and delivered to the Town Clerk of such 
Borough, and such person shall be the first Alderman 
of such Borough; and wherever the existing mem- 
bers of the governing body of the Corporation of 
any Borough so holding for life as aforesaid shall be 
equal in number to the number of Aldermen ap- 
pointed by this Act for such Borough, then the names 
of the existing members of such Corporation so hold- 
ing for life as aforesaid, shall in like manner be 
entered on the Aldermen’s roll, and such persons 
shall be the first Aldermen of such Borough; and 
wherever the existing members of the governing 
body of the Corporation of any Borough so holding 
for life as aforesaid shall be less than the number of 
Aldermen appointed by this Act for such Borough, 
then the names of the existing members of such 
Corporation so holding for life as aforesaid shall in 
like manner be entered upon the Aldermen’s roll, 
and such persons shall form part of the first Aldermen 
of such Borough; and in such case as last aforesaid 
the Councillors of such Borough shall, on the first 
day of meeting after their election, elect so many 
persons to fill the office of Aldermen out of those 
who shall be qualified to act as Councillors, as with 
the persons so previously entered on the Aldermen's 
roll of such Borough shall make up the full number 
of Aldermen appointed by this Act for such Borough ; 
and the names of the persons so elected by the said 
Councillors shall in like manner be entered on the 
Aldermen’s roll; and the roll, when so completed, 
shall be signed by the Mayor, and delivered to the 
Town Clerk: Provided always, That no person, being 
such existing member of the governing et of any 
Corporation as aforesaid, shall be so entered or con- 
tinued on the Aldermen’s roll who shall not have 
such a qualification in respect of amount of rating, 
or of real or personal estate, as would entitle him to 
be inserted in the Councillors’ roll of the Borough.” 

Cuavse (H.) “ And be it Enacted, That whenever 
any vacancy shall take place in the office of Alderman 
of any Borough by death, resignation, disqualification 
or removal, be ouncil of such Borough shall, within 
Ten days after such sro ge shall oecur, on a day 
to be fixed by the Mayor for such purpose, elect 
some other fit person to fill such vacaney, either 

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“* from the Councillors or from the persons enrolled on 
‘«* the Councillors’ roll for the time being ; and in case 
“ any Councillor shall be elected to fill the office of 
«© Alderman, then the vacancy which will thereby be 
“ occasioned in the Council shall be filled up at the 
“* time and in the manner hereinafter directed.” 

Pr. 34. 1. 38. and 1. 34. After “ person,” insert 
being in holy orders, or being a preacher or teacher 
“ in any Dissenting congregation.” 

Pr, 34. 1. 38. After “ Borough,” insert “ nor shall 
** any person be qualified to be elected or to be a Coun- 
“ eillor of any such Borough.” 

Pr. 34. 1. penult. Leave out “a” and insert “ en- 
“ titled to be on the,” and, in the same line, after 
“« Burgess” insert “ List.” 

Pr. 35. 1. 4. Leave out from “ Council” to “of” in 
L. 5. 

Pr. 35. 1. 11. Leave out from “ Council” to “ Pro- 
** vided” in 1. 12. 

Pr. 35. 1. 15. Leave out “ or charitable trustee.” 

Pr. 35. 1. 22. After “ water” insert “ or insuring 
“ against fire.” 

Pr. 35. 1. penult. Leave out “ Twenty-fifth,” and in- 
sert “ First,” and, in the same line, leave out ‘‘ October,” 
and insert ‘‘ November.” 

Pr. 36. 1. 3. After “elect” insert “ from the persons 
* enrolled on the Councillors’ Roll, for the time being ;” 
and, in the same line, leave out “ Council,” and insert 
“ Councillors.” 

Pr. 36. 1. 4. Leave out “ thereof,” and insert “ of 
“ them.” 

Pr. 36. 1. 10. Leave out “ asa day of election.” 

Pr. 36. 1.14. Leave out “ election,” and insert 
“* same.” 

Pr. 36. 1. 17. Leave out “ Twenty-fifth,” and insert 
“ first.” 

Pr. 36. 1. 18. Leave out “ October,” and insert 
“ November.” 

Pr. 36. 1. 23. Leave out “ Council,” and insert 
* Councillors.” 

Pr. 37. 1.33. and 1. 34. After ‘ Assessors” insert 
or other presiding officer as hereinafter mentioned.” 

Pr. 41. 1.14. Leave out “ Councillors,” and insert 
** Aldermen.” 

Pr, 41. 1. 32. After “ elect” insert “ from the per- 
sons enrolled on the Councillors’ Roll for the time 
“* being.” 

Pr. 42. 1. 16. Leave out from “ Council” to the first 
“ or” in 1. 17. 

Pr. 42. 1.17. and 1. 18. Leave out from “ Treasurer” 
to “ of” in 1. 19. 

Pr. 42. 1. 22. Leave out “ Council,” and insert 
* Councillors.” 

Pr. 42. 1. 33. After “ office” insert “ except such 
** Members of the governing body holding their offices 
** for life as shall have been appointed Aldermen under 
“ the provisions of this Act.” 

Pr. 42. 1. 36. Leave out “ said.” 

Pr. 42. 1. 37. After “ persons” insert “so going out 
** of office.” 

Pr, 42. 1. 38. After “ elected” insert “ and ap- 
“* pointed.” . 

Pr. 42. 1. ult. Leave out from “ as” to “ are” in 
Pr. 43. 1. 1. 

Pr. 43. 1. 2. After “ peace” insert “ for life.” 

Pr, 43. 1. 8. Leave out from “ peace ” to “ Provided” 
in l. 11. and insert “ except in the cases hereinafter 
“ mentioned.” 

Pr. 43. 1.17. Leave out “ said,” and, in the same 
line, after ‘“‘ May ” insert “ next.” 

Pr. 43. 1. ult. Leave out from “ notwithstanding ” 
to “ And” in Pr. 46. ]. 20. and insert Clauses (I.), (K), 
(L.) and (N.) | 

Cxavss (I.) “ And whereas it is expedient that certain 
“« Boroughs of large population should be divided into 
“ wards before any election of Councillors for such 
“ Boroughs should take place; Be it therefore Enacted, 
“ That every Borough in the said Schedule (A.) shall 
be divided into the number of wards mentioned in 
such. Schedule, in conjunction with the name of such 
“ Boroughs; and that it shall be lawful for the Bar- 
rister or Barristers appointed in pursuance of the pro- 
visions hereinbefore contained, to revise the Burgess 


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“ year, and he or they is and are hereby required, within 
“* the space of Six weeks next after the passing of this 
Act, to determine and set out the extent, limits and 
boundary lines of such wards, aid what portions of 
such Borough shall be included therein respectively ; 
and the copy of the particulars of such division shall 
“ be forthwith transmitted to One of His Majesty’s Prin- 
“ cipal Secretaries of State, and shall be published in 
the London Gazette, and another copy of such par- 
ticulars shall be delivered to the Town Clerk of such 
Borough, to be by him safely kept among the public 
documents of such Borough ; and every such Borough 
“ shall thenceforth be deemed to be divided into such 
“* Wards as shall be so determined and set out as afore- 
said; and such division shall continue and be in force 
“ until the same shall be altered by the authority of 
“ Parliament.” 


Cuiause (K.) “ And be it Enacted, That the said 
Barrister or Barristers shall, after the division of the 
“ Borough into such number of Wards as is directed by 
“ this Act, apportion among the several Wards of suc 
* Borough the number of Councillors mentioned in 
conjunction with the name of such Borough in the 
“ said Schedule (A.); and in assigning the number of 
“ Councillors to each Ward, the said Barrister or Bar- 
“ risters shall, as far as in his or their judgment he or 
“ they may deem it to be practicable, have regard as 
“ well to the number of persons rated to the relief of 
“ the poor in such Ward, as to the aggregate amount of 
the sums at which all the said persons shall be so 
rated: Provided always, That the number of Coun- 
“ cillors assigned to each Ward shall be a number 
“ divisible by Three ; and a copy of the particulars of 
the number of Councillors so assigned to the several 
Wards of the Borough shall be forthwith transmitted 
to One of His Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State, 
“and shall be published in the London Gazette, and 
“* another copy of such particulars shall be delivered to 
“ the Town Clerk of the Borough, to be by him safely 
“ kept among the public documents of such Borough ; 
and the number of Councillors so assigned to each 
“ Ward of such Borough shall thenceforth be the num- 
‘“ ber to be elected in such Ward, and shall so continue 
“ until the same shall be altered by authority of Par- 
“ liament.” 


Crause (L.) “ And whereas it may be convenient 
“ in divers Boroughs to adhere in the division of the 
‘* same into Wards, to the ancient division thereof into 
“ parishes or into districts, under any Local Act, or to 
“* adapt such division to local circumstances, and such 
division so made might render difficult such appor- 
tionment of Councillors as is hereinbefore directed ; 
“‘ Be it therefore Enacted, That in every such case the 
“ said Barrister or Barristers shall be empowered, at 
his or their discretion, to divide any Borough in con- 
« junction with the name of which, in the said Schedule 
“ (A.), shall be mentioned, any number of Wards greater 
“ than Two, into any number of Wards more or te by 
One, and to apportion in any such Borough any 
“ number of Councillors more or less by Three than 
“ the number of Wards and Councillors respectivel 
“ mentioned in conjunction with the name of ich 
Borough in the said Schedule.” 


Cuause (N.) “ And be it Enacted, That the said 
“ Barrister or Barristers shall have power to require 
“ any Overseer or person having the custody of any 
“ Book containing any Rate made for the relief of the 
“ Poor, in any Parish wholly or in part within any 
‘** Borough to be divided into Wards, to produce such 
“* Book before, and allow the same to be inspected by 
“ the said Barrister or Barristers; and the said Bar- 
«“ yister or Barristers shall have power to administer 
“ an oath to the Overseers and to all other persons who 
“are hereby required to answer upon oath all such 
“ questions as the said Barrister or Barristers may put 
“ to them or any of them, touching any matter which 
“ the said Barrister or Barristers may deem necessary 
“ for enabling them to execute the duties by this Act 
“« imposed npon them.” 

Pr. 46. 1. 22. Leave out from “ Division” to “ into” 
in 1. 23, and in 1.23. leave out from “ Borough” to 
“ the” in 1. 36. 

Pr. 46. 1.38. After “shall” insert “on the day fixed 

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“ for the first election of Councillors,” and in the same 
line, after “ elect” insert “ from the Councillors’ Roll.” 

Pr. 47. 1.1. Leave out “ Twenty-fifth,” and insert 
“ First.” 

Pr. 47. 1.2. Leave out “ October,” and insert “ No- 
“© vember.” 

Pr. 47. 1.3. After “ elect” insert ‘ from the Coun- 
* cillors’ Roll.” 

Pr. 47. 1.10. After “ elect” insert “ from the Coun- 
“ cillors’ Roll.” 

Pr, 47. 1.11. Leave out from “ election” to “ after” 
in 1.13, and insert “ first,” and in 1.13. leave out “ or 
* Re-division.” 

Pr, 47, 1.20. Leave out “Councillor,” and insert 
‘© Alderman.” 

Pr. 47. 1, 23. Leave out from “ behalf” to “ and” 
in |. 24, 

Pr, 47. 1. 27. Leave out “ Roll,” and insert “ Lists 
“ and Councillors’ Lists.” 

Pr, 47, 1.28. After “ respects” insert “ at such 
‘ Ward Elections.” 

Pr. 47. 1. 30. After “ as” insert “ at.” 

Pr, 48. 1. 32. After “ out” insert “ by or under the 
direction of the Town Clerk.” 

Pr. 49. 1.23. Leave out “ and in case,” and insert 
“ where.” 

Pr. 49. 1. 29. After “ elect” insert “ from the per- 
* sons enrolled on the Councillors’ Roll for the time 
“ being.” 

Pr. 50. 1.12. Leave out “ Council,” and insert 
“ Councillors.” 

Pr. 50. 1. 23. Leave out “ Roll,” and insert “ List 
or Councillors’ List.” 
Pr. 50. 1. 27. Leave out “ Roll,” and insert “ List, 
“ or Councillors’ List.” 
Pr. 50. 1. 36. Leave out “ List,” and insert “ Lists.” 


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Pr. 51. 1. 29. Leave out “ first,” and insert “ ninth.” 
Pr. 51. 1. 31. After “ the” insert “ Aldermen or.” 
Pr. 52. 1. 6. After “ the” insert ‘“* Aldermen or.” 
Pr, 52. 1.11. After “ Mayor” insert “ Aldermen.” 
Pr. 52. 1. 18. After “ such” insert “ Aldermen or.” 
Pr. 52. 1. 26. After “ or” insert “ Alderman.” 

Pr, 52. 1 


. 1. 84. After “ ability” insert ‘“ [and in the 
case of the party being qualified by estate, say| and I do 
hereby declare, that I am seised or possessed of real 
or personal estate, or both [as the case may be], to the 
amount of One thousand pounds or Five hundred 
pounds, as the case may require, over and above what 
** will satisfy all’my debts]: And that every Alderman 
who shall have made and subscribed the foregoing 
declaration in respect of estate shall once in every 
period of Three years, if required in writing so to do 
“ by any two Members of the Council, make and sub- 
scribe a declaration that he is qualified to the same 
amount in real or personal estate, or both [as the case 
may then be), asthe amount mentioned in the decla- 
ration tyre! made and subscribed by him.” 
Pr. 53. 1.10. Leave out “ Burgess,” and insert “ Per- 
“ son.” 
Pr. 53. 1.12. After “ of” insert “ Alderman.” 
Pr. 53. 1.19. After “ Mayor” insert “ Aldermen.” 
Pr. 53. 1.22. After “ of” insert “ Aldermen.” 
Pr. 53. 1. 24. Leave out “ Two,” and insert One.” 
Pr. 54. 1.4. Leave out “ Burgess or Councillor,” and 
insert ** Person.” 
Pr. 54. 1. 8. Leave out “Three,” and insert “ Five.” 
Pr. 54. 1.9. Leave out from “such” to “ shall” in 
1.10. and insert “ Person.” 
Pr. 54. 1. 34. Leave out “Three,” and insert “ Five.” 
Pr. 55. 1.7. Leave out from “ Barracks” to “ Pro- 
“ vided ” in Pr. 56. 1. 8. 
Pr. 56. 1.10. After “ Mayor” insert “ Aldermen.” 
Pr. 56. 1.15. After “or” insert “ shall compound 
“ bY, deed with his creditors, or being Mayor.” 
r. 56. 1.16. Leave out from “than” to “at” in 
1. 17. and insert “ Two calendar Months, or being an 
“ Alderman or Councillor for more than Six months.” 
Pr. 56. 1.18. Leave out from “ unless” to “ from” 
in 1. 20. and insert “ in case of illness.” 
Pr. 56. 1. 21. After “ Mayor” insert “ Alderman.” 
Pr. 56. 1.27. After “ Mayor” insert “‘ Alderman.” 
Pr. 56. 1. 29. Leave out “ without leave.” 
Pr, 57. 1.10. After “ debtors” insert “ or having 
“ compounded with his creditors as aforesaid.” 


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Pr. 57. 1.23. After “ Mayor” insert “ Alderman.” - 
Pr. 57. 1.24. After “Councillor” insert “or Auditor 
“ or Assessor.” 

Pr. 57. 1. 27 and 1. 28. After “ qualified” insert. 
in —— of amount of rating, or of estate as afore- 
“ said.” 

Pr. 57. 1. 38. After “ record” insert “ and ever 
Person so sued by reason of not being so qualified, 
shall prove that he was at the time of acting qualified 
“ as aforesaid, or otherwise shall pay the said penalty, 
“ without any further evidence being given on the part 
of the plaintiff than that such person has acted as the 
Mayor, or as Alderman, Councillor, Auditor or 
Assessor (as the case may be) of such Borough.” 

Pr. 58. 1.12. Leave out “ or,” and insert “ Alder- 
‘* man,” and, in the same line, after “ Councillor ” 
insert “ Auditor or Assessor.” 

Pr. 58. 1. 18. Leave out “or,” and insert “ Alder- 
“ man,” and, in the same line, after ‘ Councillor” 
insert “* Auditor or Assessor.” 

Pr. 58. 1.14. and 1. 15. After “ disqualification ” 
insert “ or want of qualification.” 


In Clause (A.) added to the Bill by way of Rider, 

Pr. 1.1.1. Leave out “ further.” 

L. 2. Leave out from “ who” to * shall” in 1. 4. 

L. 6. Leave out “ such,” and, in the same line, after 
“ election” insert “ of Mayor, or of a Councillor, 
“* Auditor or Assessor of any Borough,” and also, in 
** the same line, leave out “ from and,” 

L. 8. Leave out “ receive.” 

L. 14. Leave out from “ give” to “or” in 1, 15. 

L. 18. Leave out “ doth or.” 

L. 23. Leave out from “ person” to “to” in I. 24, 
and in 1. 24. leave out from “ give” to “or” in 1. 25, 
and in 1, 25. leave out “ to.” 

L. 26. Leave out “ or their,” and in the same line 
leave out “ or votes.” 

L. 32. Leave out “ together.” 

L. 39. Leave out from “ aforesaid” to “ being” in 
l, penult. 

L. ult. Leave out “ otherwise.” 


Pr. 2. 1. 2. Leave out from “ election” to “ and” 
in |. 3, and insert “ in such Borough, or in any Muni- 
“ cipal or Parliamentary election whatever in any part 
“ of the United Kingdom.” 

L. 6. Leave out from “ he” to “ then” in 1. 7. 

L. 9. Leave out from “a” to “Borough” in 1. 10, 
and insert ‘“ Burgess of such,” and in 1. 10. leave out 
from “ Borough” to “as” in 1, 11. 


In Clause (B.) added to the Bill by way of Rider, 
L. 1. Leave out “ further.” 
L. 6. Leave out “ or persons.” 
L. 7. After “ such” insert “ other.” 
L. 8. Leave out “ or persons so discovered.” 


In Clause (C.) added to the Bill by way of Rider, 


L. 1. Leave out “ it is hereby,” and insert “ be it.” 

L. 2. Leave out “ by the authority aforesaid.” 

L. 5. Leave out “ laid or.” 

L. 6. After “ imposed” insert “ in any of the cases 
** aforesaid.” 

L. 9. Leave out from “ incurred” to “ any” in 
1. 12. 


Pr. 58. 1. 40. After “ acting” insert “ or in case 
“ there shall be no Mayor,” and, in the same line, leave 
out “ Councillors,” and insert “« Aldermen.” 


Pr. 59. 1.16. Leave out “ in every year shall,” and 
insert “when a vacancy shall take place in the office of 
“ Town Clerk of such Borough, or where there shall 
“ be no Town Clerk of such Borough, shall.” 

Pr. 59. 1.18. Leave out “ Councillor,” and insert 
“ Member of the Council.” 

Pr. 59. 1. 19. After “ Borough” insert ‘ who shall 
hold his office during good behaviour, and the Council 
of every Borough shall in every year appoint.” 

Pr. 59. 1. 20. Leave out “ Councillor,” and insert 
Member of the Council.” 

Pr. 60. 1.15. After ‘“ Mayor” insert “ Aldermen.” 

Pr. 60. 1. 19. Leave out ‘“ Councillors,” and insert 
* Members of the Council.” 


Pr. 64. 1.16. After “ That” insert “in the city 
‘ of Oxford.” 


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Pr. 65. 1. 14. Leave out “ a,” and insert “an Al- 
“* derman or.” 

Pr. 65. 1.39. Leave out ‘“ Council,” and insert 
“« Treasurer.” 

Pr. 66. 1. 17. After “ person ” insert “ from and,” 
and, in the same line, leave out from “ the ” to “ this” 
in l. 18. and insert “ end of.” 

Pr. 67. 1. 16. Leave out “ Town Clerk.” 

Pr. 67. 1. 23. Leave out “ Town Clerk.” 

Pr. 68. 1.13. After “Council” insert “ Provided 
always, That the persons now holding the office of 
“ Town Clerk in the Boroughs mentioned in the Sche- 
** dules (A.) and (B.) to this Act annexed shall be 
** continued in and shall hold such office during their 
** respective good behaviour ; and that all the charters, 
deeds, muniments and records of every Borough, or 
relating to the property thereof, shall be kept in such 
place as the Council from time to time shall direct, 
** and the Town Clerk for the time being shall have the 
** charge and custody of and be responsible for thesame.” 

Pr. 70. 1.12. Leave out “ Councillor,” and insert 
“* member of the Council.” 

Pr: 70. 1. 30. Leave out ‘“ Councillor,” and insert 
** member of the Council.” 

Pr. 70. 1. 35. Leave out “ Councillor,” and insert 
** member of the Council.” 

Pr. 71. 1. 12. Leave out “ Councillor,” and insert 
member of the Council ” 

Pr. 73. 1. 33. Leave out “ Councillors,” and insert 
** members of the Council.” 

Pr. 74. 1. 3. Leave out “ Councillor as the Coun- 
cillors,” and insert “ Alderman, or in the absence of 
all the Aldermen, such Councillor as the members of 
the Council.” 

Pr. 74. 1. 13. After “ Mayor” insert ‘“‘ Alderman.” 

Pr. 74. 1. 35. Leave out ‘* Councillors,” and insert 
“* members of the Council.” 

Pr. 74. 1. 38. Leave out “ Councillors,” and insert 
‘** members.” 

Pr. 75. 1. 3. Leave out “ Councillors,” and insert 
“ members.” 

Pr. 75. 1. 24. Leave out “ first,” and insert “ ninth.” 

Pr. 75. 1. 25. Leave out “ first,” and insert * ninth.” 

Pr. 75. 1. 30. Leave out “ twenty-fifth,” and insert 
“« i.” 

Pr. 75. 1. 31. Leave out ‘“ October,” and insert 
“© November.” 

Pr. 75. 1. 37. After “ Mayor” insert Clause (M). 

Cxause (M.) “ And be it further Enacted, That 
notwithstanding any thing hereinbefore contained, no 
** member of the Council of any of the said Bodies 
** Corporate, unless he be amember of the United Church 
“© of England and Ireland as by law established, shall 
** vote or otherwise take part in presenting to any 
vacant benefice, or in nominating or appointing to 
any lectureship or other ecclesiastical preferment 
which shall be in the gift, nomination or appointment 
“ of such Body Corporate.” 

Pr. 76.1.9. Leave out from ‘“ committees” to 
And” in Pr. 78. 1. 7., and insert “ Provided always, 
That the acts of every such committee shall be sub- 
mitted to the Council for their approval.” 

Pr. 78. 1. 22. After “solely” insert “ or together 
with any person or persons elected solely by such 
Body Corporate, or solely by any particular number, 
class or description of members of such Body Cor- 
“* porate.” 

Pr. 78.1. 30 and 1.31. Leave out from “ whatsoever” 
to the second “all” in Pr. 79. 1. 23. 

Pr. 79. 1. 31. Leave out from “ first” to “ and” in 
1, 32. and insert “day of August One thousand eight 
“ hundred and thirty-six, or until Parliament shall 
“* otherwise order.” 

Pr. 79. 1.35. Leave out from ‘ determine ” to 
** Provided” in Pr. 80. 1. 35. and in Pr. 80. 1. 35. 
leave out “ also,” and insert “ always.” 

Pr. 80. 1. 38. Leave out from “ Borough” to “ ano- 
ther” in Pr, 81. 1. 5. and insert “ before the said 
“ First day of August it shall be lawful for the Lord 
** High Chancellor or Lords Commissioners of the Great 
Seal for the time being, upon petition, in a summary 
way, to appoint.” 

Pr. 81. 1. 7. Leave out “ elected,” and insert “ ap- 
“* pointed.” 


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Pr, 81. 1. 14. Leave out from “ Trustee” to “ And” 
in Pr. 85. 1. 11. and insert ‘“ Provided also, That if 
** Parliament skall not otherwise direct, on or before the 
“ said First day of August One thousand eight hundred 
‘ and thirty-six, the Lord High Chancellor or Lords 
* Commissioners of the Great Seal shall make such 
orders as he or they shall see fit for the administration, 
subject to such charitable uses or trusts as aforesaid 
of such trust estates.” 

Pr. 86. 1. 32. Leave out “ Councillors,” and insert 
“ members of the Council.” 

Pr. 86. 1. 33. and 1. 34. Leave out ‘ Councillors,” 
and insert “ members of the Council.” 

Pr. 87.1. 10. Leave out “ Councillor,” and insert 
*“* member of the Council.” 

Pr. 88. 1. 3. Leave out “ Councillor,” and insert 
‘“* member of the Council.” 

Pr. 88. 1. 10. Leave out “ Councillor,” and insert 
“ member of the Council.” 

Pr. 88. 1.13. Leave out “ Councillor,” and insert 
*“ member of the Council.” 

Pr. 89. 1. 30. After “ cleansing” insert “ watching, 
regulating.” 

Pr. 90. 1. 18. Leave out “ Councillors,” and insert 
“ members of the Council.” 

Pr. 90. 1. 26. After “respectively” insert “ Pro- 

‘“* vided always, That no such transfer as aforesaid shall 
be made of the powers vested by virtue of the Acts 
** mentioned in Schedule (E.) which relate to the town 
“ of Cambridge, without the consent of the Chancellor, 
“ Masters and Scholars of the University of Cam- 
“* bridge.” 
Pr. 102. 1. 25. After “passed” insert Clause (O.) 


CuravuseE (O.) “ And be it Enacted, That the Watch 
Committee of every such Borough shall, on the First 
day of January, the first day of April, the first day of 
Jul , and the first day of October in every year, 
transmit to one of His Majesty’s Principal Secretaries 
of State, a report of the number of men appointed to 
act as Constables or Policemen in such Borough, and 
of the description of arms, accoutrements and clothing, 
and other necessaries furnished to each man, and of 
the salaries, wages and allowances payable to such 
Constables or Policemen, and of the number and 
situation of all station houses in such Borough ; and 
also a copy of all rules, orders and regulations which 
shall from time to time be made by such Watch Com- 
mittee, or by the Council of such Borough, for the 
regulation and guidance of such Constables or Police- 
** men.” 


Pr. 105. 1. 17. After “upon” insert Clause (P.) 


Cuavuss (P.) “ Provided always, and be it Enacted, 
That nothing herein contained shall be construed to 
interfere with the watching, paving or lighting and 
internal regulations established for the government 
“ and security of any of His Majesty’s Dockyards, Vic- 
*“ tualling Establishments, Arsenals, and Barracks re- 
‘* spectively ; nor shall any of the tenements within the 
“ said Dedede, Victualling Establishments, Arsenals 
‘* or Barracks, or the inhabitants of the same, be liable 
“to be assessed to the rates for watching, paving or 
lighting the other parts of the city, borough or parish 
within which the same may be respectively situated, 
“ unless such tenements, or the inhabitants thereof, are 
“ now or may hereafter become liable to be assessed to 
“ any such rates made under or by virtue of any law or 
statute now in force; nor shall any thing herein 
“ contained extend to defeat or affect the authority 
“ of Justices of the Peace which by an Act passed in 

the second year of His present Majesty's reign, in- 
“ tituled, ‘An Act to amend the Laws relating to the 
“‘ Business of the Civil Departments of the Navy, and 
“ to make other Regulations for more effectually carry- 
“* ing on the Duties of the said Departments,’ is vested 
«‘ in the Commissioners for executing the office of Lord 
“ High Admiral of the United Kingdom, and in the 
“ superintendents of the several Dockyards and other 
“* Naval and Victualling Establishments, in all ~_ 
“ and in all matters relating to His Majesty’s Naval 
“ Service, and to the stores, provisions, ammunition and 
‘* accounts thereof.” 
Pr. 108. 1. 15. Leave out from 


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Pr. 109. 1. 2. After “ and” insert “ in case the 
“ Borough Fund shall be more than sufficient for the 
“ purposes aforesaid, the surplus thereof shall be ap- 
“ plied under the direction of the council.” 


Pr. 111. 1. 31. After “Fund” insert “and subject 
“to the provisions hereinbefore contained, shall be ap- 
‘ plied to all purposes to which before the passing of 
‘ this Act a borough rate or county rate was by law 
‘ applicable in such borough.” 

r. 111. 1. 35. After “borough ” insert “or in any 
parish or place made part of any borough under the 
*“* provisions of this Act.” 

Pr. 114.1.19. Leave out from “ borough” to 
“ shall” in 1. 21. 

Pr. 114. 1. penult. Leave out “them respectively,” 
and insert “ him.” 

Pr. 115. 1.9. After “ the” insert “ Aldermen or.” 

Pr. 115. 1. 16. Leave out from “borough” to “to” 
in 1. 19. 

Pr. 115. 1. 21. Leave out ‘ Councillor,” 
“* member of the council.” 

Pr. 115.1. ult. Leave out “ respectively.” 

Pr. 116. 1. 2. Leave out “ each,” and insert “ the.” 


Pr. 116. 1.14. Leave out from “copy” to “ Pro- 
vided” in Pr. 117. 1. 19. and insert Clause (P. 2.) 


Crause (P. 2.) “And be it Enacted, That it shall 
not be lawful for the Council of any Body Corporate 
to be elected under this Act, to sell, mortgage, or 
alienate the lands, tenements or hereditaments of the 
said Body Corporate, or any part thereof, except in 
. —— of some covenant, contract or agreement, 

ond fide made or entered into on or before the fifth 
day of June in this present year, by or on behalf of 
the Body Corporate of any borough, or of some re- 
solution duly entered in the corporation books of 
“ such Body Corporate on or before the said fifth day 
of June, or to demise or lease, except in pursuance of 
some covenant, contract or agreement bond fide made 
** or entered into on or before the said fifth day of 

June, by or on the behalf of such Body Corporate, 
or in pursuance of some resolutions duly entered in 
the corporation books of such Body Corporate on or 
before the said Fifth day of June, or except in the 
cases hereinafter mentioned, any lands, tenements or 
hereditaments of such Body Chiiediahe, or any part 
thereof, or to enter into any new covenant, contract 
or agreement (except in the cases hereinafter men- 
tioned) for devising or leasing any such lands, tene- 
ments or hereditaments, or any part thereof, for any 
term exceeding Thirty-one years, from the time when 
such lease shall be made, or if made in pursuance of 
a previous agreement, then from the time when such 
agreement shall have been entered into, and in every 
lease which the said Council is not hereby restrained 
from making there shall (except in the cases herein- 
after mentioned) be reserved and made _ payable 
during the whole of the term thereby granted such 
clear yearly rent as to the Council shall appear rea- 
sonable, without taking any fine for the same.” 


Pr. 119. 1.1. After “same” insert Clause (Q.) 


Cravse (Q.) “ Provided always, and be it Enacted, 
That in all cases in which any Body Corporate shall, 
on the Fifth day of June in this present year, have 
been bound or engaged by any covenant or agree- 
ment, yer or implied, or have been enjoined by 
any deed, will or other document, or have been 
sanctioned or warranted by ancient usage, or by cus- 
tom or practice, to make any renewal of any lease for 
years or for life or lives, or for years determinable 
with any life or lives, at any fixed or determinate or 
known or accustomed period, or after the lapse of 
any number of years, or on the dropping of any life 
or lives at a fine certain, or under any special or 
specific terms or conditions, and also in all cases in 
which any Body Corporate shall theretofore have or- 
dinarily made renewal of any lease for years, or for 
life or lives, or for years determinable with any life 
or lives at any fixed or determinate or known or ac- 
customed period, or after the lapse of any number of 
years, or upon the dropping of any life or lives, upon 
the payment of an arbitrary fine, it shall be lawful for 
the Council of such borough to renew such lease for 
such term or number of years, either absolutely or 


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“ determinable with any life or lives, or for such life or 
“ lives,‘and at such rent, and upon the payment of such 
fine or prémium either certain or arbitrary, and with 
or without any covenant for the future renewal thereof, 
“ as such Body Corporate could or might have done 
“ in case this Ret had not been passed.” 

Pr. 123. 1. 36. and 1.37. After “successors” insert 
“ and in every case in which any such contract shall 
** have been abandoned as aforesaid, or in which any 
such purchase, sale, lease, demise, contract or con- 
veyance shall become void and of none effect, under 
the provisions of this Act, the party who would other- 
“‘ wise have had the benefit of the same shall be re- 
“ mitted to his former estate, title and interest (if any) 
in the premises, as if no such contract, purchase, sale, 
“* lease or demise had been made or entered into.” 

Pr. 126.1. 1. Leave out from “ for” to “ His” in 
1.16. and insert “ His Majesty from time to time to 
** assign to so many persons as He shall think proper.” 

Pr. 126. 1.19. Leave out “‘such,” and insert “each.” 

Pr. 126. 1. 22. Leave out from “A” to “Provided ” 
in Pr. 127. 1. 6. and insert “and in and for such of the 
** Boroughs in the said Schedule (B.) to which His 
“* Majesty may be pleased, upon the petition of the 
* Council thereof, to grant a Commission of the Peace.” 

Pr. 127. 1.8. Leave out “ named and.” 

Pr. 127. 1. 36. Leave out “ so many,” and insert 
one or more.” 

Pr. 127. 1.37. Leave out “as are named,” and insert 
* according to the number fixed.” 

Pr. 129(*). 1.3. After “ constable” insert “ or special 
‘ constable.” 

Pr. 129(*). 1.4. Leave out from “ directed” to “ Pro- 
“ vided” in 1.9 and 10. 

Pr. 129(*). 1.18. Leave out from “rate” to “ And” 
in I. 24, 

Pr. 130. 1. 3. After “any” insert “ Alderman or.” 
Pr.130. 1. 4. Leave out from “ Borough” to “ or” in 

. 5. 

Pr. 130. 1.6. Leave out from “ Borough” to “ or” in 
1.7. and in 1. 7. after “or” insert “the partner of such.” 
Pr. 130. 1.9. Leave out from “such” to “ clerk ” in 

. 10. 

Pr. 130. ]. 22. Leave out “a,” and insert “an Alder- 
‘* man or,” and, in the same line, leave out from “ Coun- 
* cillor” to “or” in 1. 28. 

Pr. 130. 1. 25. Leave out from “such” to “ Clerk” in 
1. 26. 

Pr. 131. 1. 5. After “ behaviour” insert “ if the Town 
** Clerk of such Borough shall decline to act as such 
** Clerk of the Peace.” 

Pr. 132. 1. 21. Leave out “a,” and insert “an Alder- 
“ man.” 

Pr. 133. 1. 3. Leave out from “standing” to “ such” 
in 1. 5. 

Pr. 133. 1. 8. Leave out from “ Act” to “ Provided” 
in 1.16 and 17. 

Pr. 133. 1. 36. After “Peace” insert “ except the oath 
“ as to qualification by estate.” 

Pr. 133. 1. penult. After “ the” insert “Aldermen or.” 

Pr. 134. 1. ult. After “rate” insert “save and except 
“ the Recorders of the Ports of the Cinque Ports, as 
“ hereinafter provided.” 

Pr. 135. 1. 39. After “six” insert “ subject to the 
“ provision hereinbefore contained, saving to all such 
‘“* persons as are Justices of the Peace for life in any 
“ Borough at the time of passing this Act, all their 
“ powers as Justices of the Peace.” 

Pr. 138. 1. 28. After “that” insert “ after the first 
* day of May, in the year one thousand eight hundred 
‘ and thirty-six, and.” 

Pr. 141. 1. 4. In the interlineation, 

L. 2. Leave out from “ Borough” to “in” in 1. 4. 
L.12. Leave out “ as the same was bounded.” 
Pr. 141. 1.31. Leave out Clause (D.), added to the 
Bill by way of rider. 

Pr. 142. 1. 22. After “ the” insert “‘ prosecution.” 

Pr. 144. 1. 36. After “ correction” insert “and in case 
His Majesty shall have granted to the Borough in 
which such Gaol or House of Correction shall be 
‘ situated a separate Court of Quarter Sessions of the 
‘“¢ Peace, such offenders may be tried and sentenced by 
‘ such Court for all offences of which the Court has 
“ cognizance, and punished accordingly; and all the 

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provisions of the last-recited Act made in the fifth 

ear of his late Majesty shall extend as nearly as may 
be to the trial and punishment of such offenders, and 
to all acts necessary for such trial, or consequent 
thereon ;” and also insert Clause (R.) 


Cause (R.) “ And whereas, by an Act passed in the 
fourth year of his late Majesty George the Fourth, 
intituled, ‘ An Act for consolidating and amending 
the Laws relating to the building, repairing and 
regulating of certain Gaols and Houses of Correction 
in England and Wales, it was provided, that cer- 
tain cities, towns and places included in a certain 
Schedule (A.) to the said Act annexed should be 
taken to be within the provisions of the same: And 
whereas, by an Act passed in the fifth year of his late 
Majesty George the Fourth, intituled, ‘ An Act for 
amending an Act of the last Session of Parliament, 
relating to the building, repairing and enlarging of 
certain Gaols and Houses of Correction, and for pro- 
curing Information as to the state of all other Gaols 
and other Houses of Correction in England and Wales, 
so much of the last-recited Act as related to the cities 
of Canterbury, Lichfield and Lincoln, was repealed ; 
Be it therefore Enacted, That the council of eve 
Borough named in the last-mentioned Schedule (A.) 
(except the Cities of Canterbury, Lichfield and Lin- 
coln) shall have within their Borough all the powers 
(except in hearing and determining appeals against 
convictions) which any Justices of the Peace, assembled 
at their General or Quarter Sessions in any County 
in England, have within the limits of their commis- 
sion, by virtue of the said last-recited Acts or either 
of them, or as near thereto as the nature of the case will 
admit; and all things in the said last-recited Acts or 
either of them, provided to be done at any general or 
quarter sessions of the peace, shall be done at some 
quarterly meeting of the Council of such Borough.” 

Pr. 147. 1.12. After “ officer” insert ‘ other than 
the Recorder.” 

Pr. 147. 1. 14. After “ Assessor” insert “ other than 
the Mayor.” 

Pr. 148. 1. 22. Leaveout “ Title,” and insert “ Tithe.” 

Pr. 149. 1. 6. After “ Court” insert “ except in 
Boroughs where the Town Clerk acts as such Re- 
gistrar.” 

Pr. 151. 1.17. After “ causes” insert “ in case 
there shall be any cause then to be tried.” 

Pr. 152. 1. 38. Leave out “ Councillor,” and insert 
member of the Council.” 

Pr. 161. 1, 38. Leave out from “ or” to “ enter” in 
penult. 

Pr. 162. l. 1. After “‘ Peace” insert “ within such 
Three days, or at any time during his custody, on 
giving to the complainant Three days’ notice in 
writing of his intention so to do, and of the name, 
description and place of abode of his proposed surety.” 

Pr..164. 1. 34. After “ cases” insert Clauses (T.), 
(U.), (W.) and (X.)” 

Cuavuse (T.) “ And be it Enacted, That the Courts of 
Quarter Sessions of the Peace of the Towns and Ports 
of Hastings, Sandwich, Dovor and Hythe, and of the 
ancient Town of Rye, or of such of the said Towns 
and Ports and ancient Town to which His Majesty 
shall grant a separate Court of Quarter Sessions of 
the Peace, shall have jurisdiction over offences and 
matters committed, arising and happening as well 
within the Boundaries of such Towns and Ports and 
ancient town respectively, as within the ancient mem- 
bers and liberties, not being corporate, of the same 
respectively, and also within the - See named in the 
Schedules to this Act whichare ancient corporate mem- 
bers and liberties of the said Towns and Ports and 
ancient Town respectively, and to which His Majesty 
shall not grant a separate Court of Quarter Sessions of 
the Peace; and also any or either of the said Towns 
and Ports of Hastings, Sandwich, Dovor and Hythe, 
and ancient Town of Rye, to which His Majesty shall 
not grant a separate Court of Quarter Sessions of the 
Peace, and their or its members arid liberties shall, 
for all purposes relating to the jurisdiction of Courts 
of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, be respectively within 
the jurisdiction of the Courts of Quarter Sessions of 


the Peace of the nearest other of the said Towns 
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and Ports or ancient Town to which His Majesty shall 
grant a separate Court of Quarter Sessions of the 
Peace ; and the Recorders, Clerks of the Peace and 
Coroners of the said Towns and Ports and ancient 
Town respectively, or of such of them to which His 
Majesty shall grant a separate Court of Quarter Ses- 
sions of the Peace respectively, shall and may have 
and exercise the same jurisdiction, powers and autho- 
rities within all placcs within or subject to the juris- 
diction of such Courts respectively, as within the 
said ancient Towns and Ports and ancient Town 
respectively of which they are or may be appointed 
Recorders, Clerks of the Peace or Coroners.’ 

Cravuse (U.) “ And be it Enacted, That the Justices 
of the Peace of the Towns and Ports of Hastings, 
Sandwich, Dovor, and Hythe, and of the ancient 
Town of Rye, or of such of the said Towns and Ports 
and ancient Town as shall have Justices of the Peace 
assigned to them by virtue of this Act, shall and may 
have and exercise the same jurisdiction, powers and 
authorities over offencesand matterscommitted, arising 
and happening within the ancient members and 
liberties not being Corporate of such Towns and Ports 
and ancient Town respectively, as such Justices shall 
and may have and exercise within the Towns and 
Ports and ancient Town for which they are or may 
be respectively Justices of the Peace; and also His 
Majesty’s Justices of the Peace, acting under the 
authority of a Commission or Commissions, issued by 
virtue of an Act passed in the fifty-first year of the 
reign of his late Majesty King George the Third, inti- 
tuled, “ An Act to facilitate the execution of Justice 
within the Cinque Ports,” shall and may have and 
exercise all the jurisdiction, powers and authorities 
given to such Justices by such Act of Parliament, as 
well within the members and liberties not being Cor- 
porate of the said Towns and Ports and ancient Town 
respectively, as within the said Towns named in the 
Schedules to this Act being corporate members and 
liberties thereof, or any of them, or any of the said 
Towns and Ports and ancient Town which shall not 
have Justices of the Peace assigned to them by virtue 
of this Act: Provided always, That nothing in this 
Act contained shall be construed to give any jurisdic- 
tion, power or authority to His Majesty’s Justices of 
the Peace of the counties of Susser, Kent or Essex, 
within any of the Cinque Ports or two ancient Towns 
or the members or liberties thereof, beyond the 
powers given to such Justices by the said emg) aes 
in the fifty-first year of the reign of his late Majesty 
King George the Third.” 

Cuavuse (W.) “ And be it Enacted, That the Clerks 
of the Peace of the said Towns and Ports of Hastings, 
Sandwich, Dovor and Hythe, and of the said ancient 
Town of Rye, or of such of them to which His Ma- 
jesty shall grant a separate Court of Quarter Sessions 
of the Peace, shall from time to time apportion and 
charge the expenses and costs of the building and re- 
pairing of the Gaol and House of Correction and Court 
House of such Towns and Ports, and ancient Town 
respectively, and of the conveyance of offenders to 
such Gaol or House of Correction, and of their support 
and maintenance therein, and all expenses and costs 
attending and incident to the holding of the Quarter 
Sessions of the Peace for such respective Towns and 
Ports, and ancient Town, and to the execution of the 
offices of Recorder, Clerk of the Peace, and Coroner 
of the same, including salaries and fees, and all ex- 
penses generally to the payment of which county 
rates, or rates in the nature thereof, are liable, in- 
cluding any legal debt upon such rate, amongst and 
upon, as well such Towns and Ports, and ancient Town 
respectively, as the members, liberties and places, as 
well corporate as not corporate, which shall be within 
or subject to the jurisdiction of their respective Courts 
of Quarter Sessions, as nearly as may be, in pro- 
portion to the amount of such expenses and costs 
which have been or shall be incurred on account of 
such Towns and Ports, and ancient Town respectively, 
and the members, liberties and places within or ae 


“ ject to the jurisdiction of their respective Courts of 


Quarter Sessions; and such Towns and Ports, and 
ancient Town respectively, and such respective mem- 
bers, liberties and places, shall bear and pay the 

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“ proportion of such expenses and costs so apportioned 
“ and charged upon them, and the same shall be assessed 
“ and levied in all Corporate Towns, Ports and places 
“ in the manner directed by this Act, and in places not 
“ being “een under the authority of the Court of 
“ Quarter Sessions, in the manner in which county 
“‘ rates are in general assessed and levied ; and in case 
the Council of any such Corporate Town, Port or 
place, or the Inhabitants, or any Two or more of them, 
of any such other place not being corporate, shall be 
dissatisfied with the proportion of such expenses and 
costs so apportioned and charged upon it, the Council 
of such Town, Port or place being corporate, or the 
Inhabitants, or any Two or more of them, of such 
place not being corporate, so dissatisfied with such 
apportionment and charge, may appeal to the Re- 
corder at the next Quarter Sessions, and the Recorder 
shall have power to hear and determine the appeal, 
and award relief in the premises, as in the case of any 
Borough rate under the provisions hereinbefore con- 
tained: Provided always, That nothing herein con- 
“ tained shall affect the lability of all inhabitant house- 
“ holders within any of the members and liberties of 
the Cinque Ports and ancient Towns thereof, not being 
corporate, to serve on Juries at Quarter Ssssions as 
heretofore.” 


Cravuse (X.) “ Provided always, and be it Enacted, 
* That nothing contained in this Act shall alter or 
* affect certain Letters Patent bearing date in the fifth 
*“* year of the reign of His Majesty King Edward the 
Sixth, founding a Free Grammar School at Louth, in 
the county of Lincoln, and creating a Body Corporate 
for the management and regulation thereof, and for 
the benefit of Twelve poor Persons mentioned in the 
“ said Letters Patent, by the name of the ‘ Warden and 
** Six Assistants of the * Sazan of Louth, and Free School 
** of King Edward the Sixth in Zouth;’ but that the 
“ said Warden and Assistants shall continue and be a 
Body Corporate, with perpetual succession under the 
provisions of the said Letters Patent, for the manage- 
ment and regulation of the said School and the pur- 
poses aforesaid only, and shall remain and be seised 
of and entitled to all lands, tolls, tenements and here- 
ditaments now vested in them for the purposes therein 
mentioned, in the same manner to all intents and 
purposes as if this Act had not been passed.” 


Pr. 165. 1. 32. After “ therein” insert Clauses (Y.) 
and (Z.) 

Crausz (Y.) “ And be it Enacted, That all the juris- 
dictions and authorities now exercised in and over 
the precinct or close of any Cathedral shall be con- 
“* tinued as if this Act. had not been passed, and that 
** nothing herein contained shall affect or interfere with 
the rights and privileges granted by Charter or Act 
« of Parliament to the University of Durham.” 

Cravuse (Z.) “ Provided always, and be it Enacted, 
That whenever any vacancy shall arise by the death, 
avoidance or removal of any officiating minister of 
any church or chapel heretofore appointed by the 
governing body of any Body Corporate, or any part 
thereof, such vacancy shall be supplied by the ap- 
pointment of some other minister thereto by the 
Council of such Borough, or by the bishop or ordinary 
in case of lapse.” 

And in Clause (E.), added to the Bill by way of rider, 

Pr. 1. 1. 11. After “times” insert “ before the first 
“ day of February next,” and, in the same line, leave 
out from “ doing” to “the” in 1. 12. 

Pr. 1. 1. 20. Leave out from “done” to “on” in 1.21. 

Pr. 1.1. 36. After “matters” insert “required or 
“ authorized by this Act.” 

Pr. 2. 1. penult. Leave out from “the” to the end 
of the Clause, and insert “ Fifth day of September in 
“ this year.” 

Pr. 166. 1.16. Leave out from “charter” to “ the” 
in 1, 17. 

Pr. 166. 1. 29. After “considered” insertClause (S.) 

Curausz (S.) “ And be it Enacted, That in the con- 
‘ struction of this Act the word ‘Borough’ shall be 
‘ construed to mean City, Borough, Port, Cinque Port 
“ or Town Corporate, named in one of the said Schedules 
* (A.) and (B); and the words ‘Body Corporate’ shall 
be construed to mean Body Corporate, named in one 


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of the said Schedules (A.) and (B.); and the word 
‘ Burgess’ shall be construed to mean Citizen, in the 
case of a City; and the word ‘County’ shall be con- 
strued to mean County, Riding, Parts, Liberty or 
Division; and the word ‘Trustees’ shall be construed 
to mean Trustees, Commissioners or Directors, or the 
persons charged with the execution of a trust or pub- 
lic duty, by whatever name they are designated; and 
the word ‘ Parish’ shall be construed to mean Parish, 
Township, Vill, Hamlet, Chapelry, Tithing, District, 
Precinct or Place maintaining its own Poor; and the 
words ‘Overseers of the Poor’ shall be construed to 
mean all Persons who execute the duties of Overseers 
of the Poor; and that in all things hereinafter pro- 
vided to be done, until the first election of Coun- 
cillors in any Borough under this Act shall have been 
declared, the word ‘ Mayor’ shall be construed to 
mean the Chief Officer of a Borough, by whatever 
name he is now called; and in describing any person 
or thing, any word importing the singular number 
shall be construed to mean also several persons or 
things respectively, unless there be something in the 
subject or context. repugnant to such construction ; 
and that no misnomer or inaccurate description of 

any Person, Body Corporate or Place named in any 
- Schedule to this Act annexed, or in any Roll, List, 
Notice or Voting Paper required by this Act, shall 
hinder the full operation of this Act with respect to 
such Person, Body Corporate or Place, provided that 
the description of such Person, Body Corporate or 
Place be such as to be commonly understood.” 


Pr. 167. l. 2, Leave out from “refers” to Schedule 
(C.) in Pr. 183. 1. 11. and insert 


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“ Section lL. 
‘‘ Parliamentary Boundaries to be taken until altered by Parliament. 








g| 2 
BoRouGH. | ¢| £ | 2 | STYLE OF CORPORATE BODY. 
(| 2|6 

Aberystwith —| 4] 12 | Mayor and Burgesses of the Town, Bo- 
rough, and Liberty of Aberystwith. 

Abingdon -| -]| 4] 12 | Mayor, Bailifis and Burgesses of the 
Borough of Abingdon. 

Barnstaple -| 2 18 | Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the 
Borough and Parish of Barnstaple, in 
the County of Devon. 

Bath - -| 7 | 14] 42 | Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of the 
City of Bath. 

Bedford - {| 2{ 6/18] Mayor, Bailiffs and Burgesses of the 
Town of Bedford, 

Berwick-upon-| 3 6 | 18 | Mayor, Bailiffs and Burgesses of the 


Tweed Borough of Berwick-upon-T weed. 


Bridgewater- | 2 | 6 | 18 | Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the 
Borough of Bridgewater. 

Bridport -| 2 | 6 | 18 | Bailiffs and Burgesses of the Borough 

of Bridport. 

Bristol - | 16 | 16 | 48 | Mayor, Burgesses and Commonalty of 
the City of Bristol. 

Bury St. Ed- | 3 | 6 | 18 | Alderman and Burgesses of Bury St. 

mund’s Edmund’s, in the County of Suffolk. 

Cambridge - | 5 | 10 | 30 | Mayor, Bailiffs and Burgesses of the 
Borough of Cambridge. 

Canterbury - | 4] 8 | 24 | Mayor and Commonalty of the City of 
Canterbury. 

Cardiff -| 2] 6 | 18 | Bailiffs, Aldermen and Burgesses of the 
Town of Cardiff. Me 

Carlisle -| 5 10 | 30| Mayor, Aldermen, Bailiffsand Citizens ~ 
of the City of Carlisle. 

Carmarthen- | 3 | 6 | 18 | Mayor, Burgesses and Commonalty of 
the Borough of Carmarthen. 

Carnarvon -| 2| 6] 18 | Mayor, Bailiffs and Burgesses of the 
Town and Borough of Carnarvon. 

Chester -| 5 | 10] 30| Mayor and Citizens of the City of 
Chester. et 

Chichester - | 2 | 6] 18 | Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of the 
City of Chichester. 

Colchester -| 4 | 8 | 24 | Mayorand Commonalty of the Borough 
of ——— .* ria 

ej - fayor, Bailiffs and Burgesses o 

~— uF Buh Sy Sevesgh of Clifton Dartmouth Hard- 
ness, in the County of Devon. 

Denbigh -| —| 4] 12 | Aldermen, Bailifis and Burgesses of the 


Borough of Denbigh. 





























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SCHEDULE (A.)—Section 1.—continued. 





















































BOROUGH. | 2 | £/| 2 STYLE OF CORPORATE BODY. BOROUGH. | #]| &amp; 3 STYLE OF CORPORATE BODY. 
e/s3j]| 2 s|s 
el ajo e|=|38 
Derby - - | 6] 12 | 36 | Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Reading -| 4] 8 | 24 Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the 
; Borough of Derby. Borough of Reading, in the County 
Devizes -| 2] 6] 18 | Mayor and Burgesses of the Borough of Berks. 
of Devizes. Ripon- -| —| 4] 12] Mayor, Burgesses and Commonalty of 
Dorchester -| —| 4] 12} Mayor, Bailiffs, Aldermen and Bur- the Borough of Ripon, in the County 
gesses of the Borough of Dorchester, of York. 
in the County of Dorset. Rochester -j| 3] 6{ 18 | Mayor and Citizens of the City of 
Dovor- -| 4] 8] 24] Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty of the Rechester, in the County of Kent. 
own and Port of Dovor. St. Alban’s - | -— | 4] 12 | Mayor and Aldermen and Burgesses of 
Durham -| 3] 6| 18 | Mayor, Aldermen and Commonialty of the Borough of Saint Alban’s, in the 
the City of Durham and Framwel- County of Hertford. 
gate. Sarum, New 3 | 6 | 18 | Mayor and Commonalty of the City of 
Evesham -| =| 4 | 12 | Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the New Sarum, in the County of Wilts. 
Borough of Evesham. Scarborough- | 2] 6 | 18 | Bailiffs and Burgesses of the Town of 
Gateshead -| 4 24 | Boroughholders and Freemer of the Scarborough. 
Borough of Gateshead. Shrewsbury - | 5 | 10 | 30 | Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the 
Gloucester -| 4] 8 | 24 | Mayor and Burgesses of the City of Town of Shrewsbury, in the County 
Gloucester, in the County of the of Salop. 
City of Gloucester. Southampton {| 5 | 10 | 30 | Mayor, Bailiffs and Burgesses of the 
Guildford -| = 4 | 12 | Mayor and Burgesses of the Town of Town of Southampton. 
‘ Guldeford, in the County of Surrey. Stafford -| 2] 6 | 18 | Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the 
Harwich -{ -| 4 | 12] Mayor and Burgesses of the Borough Borough of Stafford. 
of Harwich. Stamford -j{ 4] 6 {18 | Mayor, Aldermen and Capital Bur- 
Haverfordwest} — | 4 | 12 | Mayor, Sheriffs, Bailiffs and Burgesses gesses of the Town or Borough of 
of the County of the Town of Haver- Stamford, in the County of Lincoln. 
fordwest, or of the Town and County Stockport -| 7 | 14 | 42 | Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the 
of the Town of Haverfordwest. Borough of Stockport. 
Hereford -]| 3] 6] 18] Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of the Sudbury -| -—| 4] 12 | Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the 
City of Hereford. Borough of Sudbury. 
Hertford -| -—| 4 | 12 | Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of Sunderland - | 7 | 14 | 42 | Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of 
the Borough of Hertford. the Borough of Sunderland. 
Ipswich -| 5 | 10] 30 | Bailiffs, Burgesses and Commonalty of Swansea -| 4] 8 | 24 | Portreeve, Aldermen and Burgesses of 
the Town or Borough of Ipswich. the Borough of Swansea. 
Kendal -| 3] 6] 18 | Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Tiverton -{ 3] 6 | 18 | Mayor and Burgesses of the Town and 
Borough of Kirby-in-Kendal, in the Parish of Tiverton, in the County of 
County of Westmorland. ; Devon. 
Kidderminster} 4 | 8 | 24 | High Bailiff and Commonalty of the Truro - -j}| 2] 6{ 18] Mayor, Aldermen and Capital Bur- 
Borough of Kidderminster, in the 5 gesses of the Borough of ‘Truro. 
County of Worcester. Warwick - 2| 6] 18 | Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the 
Kingston- 7 | 14] 42 | Mayor and Burgesses of the Town and Borough of Warwick. 
upon-Hull Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull. Wells - -| —| 41| 12] Mayor, Masters and Burgesses of the 
King’s Lynn 4| 8} 24 Mayor and Burgesses of the Borough ‘ City or Borough of Wells, in the 
of Lynn Regis. County of Somerset. 
Leeds + - | 16 | 16 | 48 | Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Weymouthand| 2; 6 | 18 | Mayor, Aldermen, Bailifls, Burgesses 
Borough of Leeds, in the County of Melcombe and Commonalty of the Borough and 
York. Regis Town of Weymouth and Melcombe 
Leicester -| 7 | 14 42] Mayor, Bailiffs and Burgesses of the ‘ Regis, in the County of Dorset. 
Borough of Leicester. Wigan - | 5 | 10] 30 | Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the 
Leominster - | -— | 4 | 12 | Bailiffsand Burgesses of the Borough of . Borough of Wigan. 
Leominster. Winchester - | 3 | 6 | 18 | Mayor, Bailiffs and Commonalty of the 
Lichfield -] 2 18 | Bailiff and Citizens of the City of City of Winchester. 
Lichfield. Windsor -{| 2] 6] 18] Mayor, Bailiffs and Burgesses of the 
Liverpool - | 16] 16} 48 | Mayor, Bailiffs and Burgesses of the Borough of New Windsor, in the 
Borough of I.iverpool. County of Berks. 
Macclesfield- | 6 | 12 | 36 | Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the | Worcester - | 6 | 12 | 36 | Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of the 
Borough of Macclesfield. City of Worcester. 
Monmouth -| -—]| 4 | 12 Mayor, Bailiffs and Commonalty of the Yarmouth, 6 | 12 | 36 | Mayor, Aldermen, Burgesses and Com- 
Town and Borough of Monmouth. Great monalty of the Borough of Great 
Neath - -}| =| 41] 12 | Portreeve, Alderman and Burgesses of Yarmouth, in the County of Norfolk. 
the Borough of Neath. 
Newark -| 3] 6 | 18] Mayor and Aldermen of the Borough 
of Newark in the County of Notting- 
ham, “ SEcrion 2. 
Newcastle- 2{ 6 | 18 | Mayor, Bailiffs and Burgesses of New- ; : 
under-Lyne castle-under-Lyne, in the County of “ Municipal Boundaries to be taken until altered by Parliament. 
Stafford. 
Newcastle- 7 | 14 | 42 | Mayor and Burgesses of the Town of 
upon-Tyne Newcastle-upon-Tyne,intheCounty | Andevor -{| -| 4 | 12 | Bailiff, approved Men and Burgesses of 
of the Town of Newcastle upon- the Borough cf Andevor. 
Tyne. Banbury -]| -—| 4 | 12 | Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the 
Newport, Mon-| 2} 6 | 18 | Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Banbury, in the County 
mouth Borough of Newport. of Oxford. 
Newport (Isle | 2] 6] 18 | Mayor, Aldermen and Chief Burgesses Beverley +] 2{ 6/ 18 | Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the 
of Wight.) of the Borough of Newport in the Borough of Beverley, in the County 
Isle of Wight, in the County of of York. 
Southampton. Bewdley -| -—| 41 12 | Bailiffs, Burgesses and Inhabitants of 
Northampton | 4 | 8 | 24 | Mayor, Bailiffs and Burgesses of North- the Town and Borough of Bewdley. 
: : ampton. Bideford -| —| 41} 12} Mayor, Aldermen and Capital Bur- 
Norwich -{| 8 | 16 | 48 | Mayor, Sherifis, Citizens and Com- gesses of the Borough, Town and 
monalty of the City of Norwich. Manor of Bideford, in the County of 
Nottingham. | 7 | 14 | 42 | Mayor and Burgesses of the Town of Devon. ’ 
Nottingham. Boston -| 3] 6 | 18] Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the 
Oxford -| 5 | 10 | 30 | Mayor, Bailiffs and Commonalty of the Borvugh of Boston. 
City of Oxford, in the County of | Brecon -| =| 4 | 12 | Bailiff, Aldermen and Burgesses of the 
Oxford. Borough of Brecon. 
Pembroke -| 2| 6 | 18 Mayor, Bailifls and Burgesses of the | Bridgenorth-| - | 4 | 12 | Bailifis, Aldermen and Burgesses of the 
Town and Borough of Pembroke. Borough of Bridgenorth 
Poole - -| 2{ 6] 18 | Mayor, Bailiffs, Burgesses and Com- | Clitheroe -| - | 4 | 12 | Bailifis and Burgesses of the Borough 
monalty of the Town of Poole. of Clitheroe, in the County of Lan- 
Portsmouth - | 7 | 14 | 42 | Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the caster. 
Borough of Portsmouth, in the | Chesterfield -| - | 4 | 12 | Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the 
County of Southampton. Borough of Chesterfield. 
Preston - | 6 | 12 | 36 | Mayor, Bailiftls and Burgesses of the | Congleton -| 3 18 | Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the 
Borough of Preston, in the County Borough of Congleton, in the County 
Palatine of Lancaster. of Chester. 
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3 | 3 
BOROUGH. | 2 — | 3 | STYLE OF CORPORATE BODY. 
ol i} 
Siais 

Coventry -| 6] 12 36 | Mayor, Bailiffs and Commonalty ofthe 
City of Coventry. 

Deal - +! 2] 6 | 18 | Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty of the 
Town of Deal, in the County of Kent. 

Doncaster - | 3] 6] 18 | Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the 
Borough of Doncaster, in the County 
of York. 

Exeter -| 6 | 12 | 36 | Mavor, Bailiffs and Commonalty of the 
City of Exeter. 

Falmouth -| -— | 4 | 12 | Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the 
Town of Falmouth, in the County 
of Cornwall. 

Grantham -| -—| 4] 12 | Aldermen and Burgesses of the Town 
or Borough of Grantham. 

Gravesend -{| 2{ 6] 18 | Mayor, Jurats, and Inhabitants of the 
Villages and Parishes of Gravesend 
and Milton, in the County of Kent. 

Grimsby -| -—| 4] 12 | Mayor and Burgesses of the Town of 
Grimsby, in the County of Lincoln. 

Hastings -| 3) 6 | 18 | Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty of the 
Town and Port of Hastings, in the 
County of Sussex. 

Kingston-upon- 3] 6 | 18 | Bailiffs and Freemen of the Borough 

Thames of Kingston-upon-Thames. 

Lancaster -| 4] 8 | 24 | Mayor, Bailiffs and Commonalty of the 
Town of Lancaster, in the County 
Palatine of Lancaster. 

Lincoln -| 3} 6] 18 | Mayor, Sheriffs, Citizens and Com- 
monalty of the City of Lincoln. 

Liskeard -| -—| 4] 12 | Mayor and Burgesses of the Borough 
of Liskerret otherwise Liskeard, in 
the County of Cornwall. 

Louth - -| 2{ 6 | 18 | Warden and Six Assistants of the Town 
of Louth, and Free School of King 
Edward the Sixth, in Louth. 

Ludlow -| =| 4 | 12 | Bailiffs, Burgesses and Commonalty of 
the Town and Borough of Ludlow. 

Maidstone -| 4] 8 | 24 | Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty of the 
King’s Town and Parish of Maid- 
stone, in the County of Kent. 

Maldon -| - | 4] 12] Mayor, Aldermen, and Capital Bur- 
gesses and Commonalty of Maldon. 

Newbury -| =| 4] 12 | Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the 
Borough of Newbury. 

Oswestry -| 2! 6] 18 | Mayor, Aldermen, Common Council- 
men and Burgesses of Oswestry. 

Penzance -{| 2{ 6/ 18 | Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of 
the Town of Penzance, in the County 
of Cornwall, 

Plymouth +] 6 12 | 36 | MayorandCommonalty of the Borough 
of Plymouth. ° 

Pontefract -| -| 4 | 12 | Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the 
Borough or Town of Pontefract. 

Richmond -| -| 4] 12} Mayor and Aldermen of the Borough 
of Richmond, in the County of York. 

Xomsey -| —-| 4] 12 eh Aldermen and Burgesses of the 

own of Romsey Infra, in the 
' County of Southampton. 

St. Ives &gt;| -—]} 4 [12] Mayor and Burgesses of the Borough 
of St. Ives. 

SaffronWalden} -| 4 | 12 | Mayor and Aldermen of the Town of 
Saffron Walden, in the County of 
Essex. 

Stockton -{| 2j| 6 | 18 | Mayor, Aldermen, Burgesses and Com- 
monalty of the Borough of Stockton. 

Tewkesbury - | -—| 4 | 12 | Bailiffs, Burgesses and Commonalty of 
the Borough of Tewkesbury, in the 
County of Gloucester. 

Walsall -| 4] 8 | 24] Mayor and Commonalty of the Bo- 
rough and Foreign of Walsall, in the 
County of Stafford. 

Welchpool -| -| 4 | 12 | Bailiffs and Burgesses of the Borough 
of Poole, in the County of Mont- 
gomery. 

Wenlock -| 4]| 8 | 24 | Burgesses of the Borough of Wenlock. 

Wisbech -{ 2] 6] 18 | Burgesses of the Borough of Wisbech, 

York - -| 6] 12} 36 

















Mayor and Commonalty of the City of 
York. } 








* Schedule (B.) 


“ ENGLAND AND WALES. 


*« Boroveus which are not to have a Commission of the Peace, uuless 
on Petition and Grant. 





* SecTIon lL. 


“ Parliamentary Boundaries to be taken until altered by Parliament. 











: | &amp; 
siz 
BOROUGH. | 4 5 . STYLE OF CORPORATE BODY. 
o s = 
E/2|6 
Arundel -}| -—| 4] 12 | Mayor and Burgesses of the Borough 
of Arundel. 
Beaumaris -| -—]| 4 | 12 | Mayor, Bailiff and Burgesses of the 
Borough of Beaumaris. 
Cardigan +-| -—] 4] 12 | Mayor, Common Council and Bur- 
gesses of the Town and Borough of 
Cardigan. 
Llanidloes - | —| 4 | 12 | Mayor and Burgesses of the Borough 
of Llanidloes. 
Pwhheli -| -—]| 4] 12] Mayor, Bailifis and Burgesses of the 
Borough of Pwlheli. 
Ruthin -| -| 4 | 12] Aldermen and Burgesses of the Bo- 
rough of Ruthin. 
Tenby - -| -| 4] 12] Mayor, Bailiffs and Burgesses of the 
Borough of Tenby. 
Thetford -| -—]| 4] 12 | Mayor and Burgesses of the Borough 
of Thetford. 
Totnes -| -| 4] 12 | Mayor and Burgesses of the Borough 








of Totnes, in the County of Devon. 











 SEcTION 2. 


“ Municipal Boundaries to be taken until altered by Parliament. 





Basingstoke - 
Beccles » 
Blandford Fo- 
rum 
Bodmin - 


Buckingham 


Calne - - 


Chard - - 
Chippenham 
Chipping Nor- 
ton 
Daventry = 
Droitwich - 
Eye - - 


Faversham - 


Folkestone 


Flint « 


Glastonbury 


Godalming - 


Godmanches- 
ter 


Helstone - 
Huntingdon - 


Hythe- = - 
Luunceston - 


Llandovery - 


Lyme Regis - 








4 


&gt; + + &gt; + 


&gt; 


12 | Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the 
Town of Basingstoke, in the County 
of Southampton, 

12 | Portreeve, Surveyors and Commonalty 
of the Fen of Beccles, in the County 
of Suffolk. 

12 | Bailiff and Burgesses of the Borough 
Blandford Forum, in the County of 
Dorset. 

12 | Mayor and Burgesses of the Borough 
of Bodmin, in the County of Gorn- 
wall. 

12 | Bailiff and Burgesses of the Borough 
and Parish of Buckingham, in the 
County of Buckingham. 

12 | Guild Stewards and Burgesses in the 
Borough of Calne. 

12 | Portreeve and Burgesses of the Borough 
of Chard, in the County of Somerset. 
12 | Bailifis and Burgesses of the Borough 
of Chippenham, in the County of 
Wilts. 

12 | Bailiffs and Burgesses of the Borough 
of Chipping Norton, in the County 
of Oxford. 

12 | Bailiffs, Burgesses and Commonalty of 
the Borough of Daventry, in the 
County of Northampton. 

12 | Bailiffs and Burgesses of the Borough 
of Wych otherwise Droitwich, in the 
County of Worcester. 


12 | Bailiff, Burgesses and Commonalty of 
the Town and Burgh of Eye. 

12 | Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty of the 
Town of Faversham. 

12 | Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty of the 
Town of Folkestone. 

12 | Mavor, Bailiffs and Burgesses of the 
Borough of Flint. 

12 | Mayor and Burgesses of the Town of 
Glastonbury, in the County of So- 
merset. 

12 | Warden and Inhabitants of the Town 
of Godalming. 


12 | Bailiffs, Assistants and Commonalty of 
the Borough of Cirencester alias 
Godmanchester. 

12 | Mayor and Commonalty of the Bo- 
rough of Helstone. 

12 | Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the 
Borough of Huntingdon. 

12 | Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty of the 
Town and Port of Hythe, in the 
County of Kent. 

12 | Mayor and Commonalty of the Bo- 
rough of Dunneheved otherwise 
Launceston. 

12 | Bailiff and Burgesses of the Borough 
of Llanymtheverye. 

12 | Mayor and Burgesses of the Borough 
of Lyme, in the County of Dorset. 














5-6 WILL. IV. 


SCHEDULE (B.)—Serction 2.—continued. 





BOROUGH. 


STYLE OF CORPORATE BODY. 


Wards. 
Aldermen. 
Councillors. 





Lymington - | -—| 4] 12] Mayor and Burgesses of the Borough 


Maidenhead- | = 


of Lymington. 
Mayor, Bridgemasters and Burgesses 
of the Town of Maydenheth. 


&gt; 
—s 
© 


Marlborough ~ | 4 | 12 | Mayor and Burgesses of the Borough 


and Town of Marlborough, in the 
County of Wilts. 


Morpeth -]| —]| 4] 12 | Bailiffs and Burgesses of the Borough 


Penryn -| - 
Retford, East | - 
Rye = - - 


Sandwich -| - 


of Morpeth, in the County of North- 
umberland. 

12 | Mayorand Burgesses of Penryn, in the 
County of Cornwall. 

12 | Bailiffs and Burgesses of East Retford, 
in the County of Nottingham. 

12 | Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty of the 
ancient Town of Rye. 

12 | Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty of the 
Town and Port of Sandwich, in the 
County of Kent. 


os &amp; @&amp;@&amp; © 


Shaftesbury - | -| 4 | 12 | Mayor and Burgesses of the Borough 


or Shafton otherwise Shaftesbury, 
in the County of Dorset. 


South Wold- {| -| 4 | 12 | Bailiffs, Aldermen and Burgesses of 


the Borough of South Wold, 


South Molton | -j| 4 | 12 | Mayor and Burgesses of the Borough 


and Parish of South Molton, in the 
County of Devon, 


Stratford-on- | - | 4 | 12 | Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the 
Avon. Borough of Stratford-upon-Avon. 
Tamworth -| -| 4] 12 | Bailiffs and Commonalty of the Bo- 


rough of Tamworth. 


Tenterden +} ~—{| 4] 12] Mayor, Jurats and Commons of the 


‘Town and Hundred of Tenterden, 
in the County of Kent. 


Torrington - | -—]| 4 | 12 | Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the 


Borough and Town of Great Tor- 
rington, in the County of Devon. 


Wallingford - | -| 4] 12] Mayor, Burgess and Commonalty of 
the Borough of Wallingford. 

Wycombe, - | 4] 12 | Mayor, Bailifis and Burgesses of the 

Chipping Borough of Chipping Wycombe 


(otherwise Wicombe), in the County 
of Buckingham.” 

















Pr. 183. 1. 21. Leave out “in,” and insert “ of.” 


Pr. 184, 1. 18. At the end of Schedule (D.), N° 1, 


insert 


Noa. 2, 


“ The List of Persons qualified to be Councillors for the Borough of 
“cc 


the Parish [or Township] of 





Christian Name and Surname Rated at Parish [or Township] in which 
: : the rated Property conferring the 
of cach or Qualification Qualification of Councillor is si- 


Streer, Lane, or other Place in this 


tuate, or (in case of Qualification 
: od : by Estate) in which the rated 

Person at full length. by Estate. Sroperty: conden the Tithe to 

Burgess-ship is situate. 








Addison, John - - £.20 No. 10, Duke-street. 
Broughton, Henry - £.30 No. 40, Churchestreet. 


Carr, Johns - 


Real Estate 
to the Amount} &gt; No. 10, King-street. 
of £.1,000 


— 














“ (signed) A. B.\ Overseers of the said Parish 
C. D.f [or Township.]}” 


and also insert 


“ No. 3. 
“ Notice or Cia. 


“To the Overseer of the Parish [or Township] of 


66 
“ee 
‘sé 


“ce 


ce 


“ec 


in the Borough of 
*“ Thereby give you notice, that I claim to be inserted 
in the Councillor’s List to be made out by you, and 
that I am seised or possessed of real or personal 
estate, or both, to the amount of 1,000/. or 500/. as 
the case may require, over and above what will 


satisfy all my debts. “ (signed) John Carr. 


“ Rated property for which he 
“ is entitled to be placed in 7 No. 11, King-street.” 
“ the Burgess List. { 


Pr. 184. 1.19. Leave out “ two,” and-insert “ four.” 
Pr. 184. 1. 26. Leave out “ roll,” and insert “ List.” 
Pr. 184. 1.34. After “ qualification” insert “ dated 


the day of in the 
year ” 


VOL. 90. 


31° Augusti. 623 


Pr. 184. 1. ult. At the end of Schedule (D.) N° 4, 
| insert, “No. 5 


“ Notice or Cram. 
“ To the Town Clerk of the Borough of 


“ T hereby give you notice, that I claim to have m 
name inserted on the Councillor’s List of the Bitotgh 
“ of and that Iam rated in the parish 
“ of for a-house, No. 10, in Church- 
“* street [here describe the house, warehouse, Se. then 
occupied by the claimant] at 201., being an amount 
which entitles me to be placed among the sixth part 
of the rate-payers paying the largest amount of rate 
in that Parish; or [in case the person claims to be 
“ qualified by estate), say, that I am seised or possessed 
of real or personal estate, or both, to the amount of 
1,000 /. or 500 7. as the case may require, over and 
above what will satisfy all my debts. 


“ Dated the day of 
“ in the year 


“(signed) John Adams, of [ place of abode.” 


Pr. 185. 1. 1. Leave out “three,” and insert “six.” 

Pr. 185. 1,12. Leave out ‘“ Overseer’s List],” and 
insert “ Burgess List or Councillor’s List, as the case 
** may be].” 

Pr. 185. 1. 13. Leave out “ roll,” and insert “ List, 
“ or Councillor's List, as the case may be.” 

Pr. 185. 1. 14. and 1. 15. Leave out “ because [here 
** state the grounds of objection.\” 

Pr. 185. 1. 23. and 1. 24. Leave out “‘ Overseers,” 
and insert ‘“‘ Burgess.” 

Pr. 185. 1. 27. Leave out “ four,” and insert “ seven.” 

Pr. 185. 1.32. Leave out “roll,” and insert “ List.” 

Pr.186. 1.14. At the end of Schedule (D.) N° 7, 
insert “ No.8. 


“ List or CLAIMANTS. 


“ The following Persons claim to have their Names inserted in the 
** Councillor’s List of the Borough of 








Christian Name and Surname Nature of the Property for Amount 
of which he is rated, : 
each Claimant. and where situate. of rating. 
Adams, John - « | House, No. 10, Church- £.20 
street, in the Parish of 

















“ (signed) A. B. Town Clerk.” 


Pr. 186. 1.15. Leave out “ five,” and insert “ nine.” 
Pr. 186, 1.21. Leave out “ roll,” and insert ‘ List.” 


Pr.186. l. ult. At the end of Schedule (D.) N°’ 9, 
insert 
* No. 10. 
“ List of PERSONS OBJECTED TO. 


“ The following Persons have been objected to as not being entitled to 
“ have their Names retained on the Councillor’s List for the Borough 








“ of 
Christian Name and Surname Nature of the Property for Amount 
of each which he is said to be rated, of 
Person objected to. and where situate, supposed rating. 
Adams, John - - | House, No. 10, Church- £.20 
street, in the Parish of 

















“ (signed) A. B. Town Clerk.” 


Pr. 187. 1.9. Leave out from “ [6 Geo. 4, c. 189],” 
to * Arundel” in 1. 15. 
Pr. 189. 1. 19. After “is” insert “ not.” 


Pr. 191. 1. 24. After “ [46 Geo. 3, c. 40]” insert 

‘ An Act for amending and rendering more effectual an 

‘ Act passed in the sixteenth year of His present Ma- 

‘ jesty, for lighting and esr the Streets, Lanes 

and other public Passages and Places within the Bo- 

‘ rough of Boston, in the County of Lincoln, and for 
removing and preventing Nuisances therein. 

* [46 Geo. 3. c. 41.]” 


Pr.198. 1. 16. After “ 53 Geo. 3. c. 164]” insert 


* Chippenham| “ An Act for lighting, watching, cleans- 
“ ing, paving and otherwise improving 

“the Town of Chippenham, in the 

“ County of Wilts, [4 Will. 4, c, 47.]” 

Pr. 205. 1. 13. After “ [21 Geo. 3, c.'74]” insert 


‘ An Act for establishing a proper Place for holding 
7T2 “ Markets 


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624 31° August. 


“ Markets and Fairs for the Sale of Live Stock in the 
* City of Gloucester, and the Suburbs thereof, and for 
opening convenient Avenues thereto, and for watch- 
“ ing and otherwise improving the said City. 
“ (1 and 1 Geo. 4, c. 22. ] 
“ An Act to provide for lighting the Suburbs of the 
“ City of Gloucester with Gas, [4 Will. 4, c. 44.]” 


Pr. 206. 1. ult. Leave out from “ [2 Will. 4, c. 91)” 
to ‘ Hereford” in Pr. 207. 1. ult. 


Pr. 214. 1.47. Leave out the second column to 
‘ Lichfield” in Pr. 215. 1. 4. and insert “ An Act for 
‘ inclosing Lands in the Borough of Leominster, in the 
County of Hereford, and in the Township of Luston, 
in the Parish of Eye, in the said County, and for pav- 
ing and otherwise improving the Streets and other 
public Places within the Town of Leominster, in the 
said County. [48 Geo. 3, c. 148.]” 


Pr. 224. 1.10. After “ [52 Geo. 3, c. 72]” insert 
* An Act for continuing the Term, and amending and 
enlarging the Powers of three Acts of His Majesty 
King George the Third, for amending certain Mile- 
ways leading to Oxford, and making Improvements 
in the University and City of Oxford, the Suburbs 
thereof, and adjoining Parish of Saint Clement, and 
for other purposes in the said Act mentioned. 

“f5and6Will.4. c.  .}” 


Pr. 227. 1.1. Leave out from “ [9 Geo. 3, c. 32]” 
o “ Sandwich” in 1.7. 


Pr. 236. 1. 8. Leave out from “ [50 Geo. 3, c. 23]” 
to * York” in 1. 19. 


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The Amendments and Clauses previous to Clause(E.) 
being read a second time, were postponed. 


Clause (E.) being read a second time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, in fo. 1. 1. 10. 
by leaving out from the beginning of the line to the 
word “and” in l. 12.; and by adding, at the end of the 
Clause, the words “ and on the Ninth day of November 
** in this present year the Councillors first to be elected 
under the provisions of this Act, and on the Ninth 
day of November in the year One thousand eight hun- 
dred and thirty-eight, and in every third succeeding 
year, the Council for the time being of every Borough, 
shall elect from the Councillors, or from the persons 
qualified to be Councillors, the Aldermen of such Bo- 
rough, or so many as shall be needed to supply the 
places of those who shall then go out of office, accord- 
ing to the provisions hereinafter contained ; and that 
‘‘ upon the Ninth day of November in the year One 
thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, and in every 
third succeeding year, One-half of the number ap- 
pointed as aforesaid to be the whole number of the 
Aldermen of every Borough shall go out of office, and 
the Councillors immediately after the first election 
of Aldermen shall appoint who shall be the Aldermen 
who shall go out of office in the year One thousand 
eight hundred and thirty-eight, and thereafter those 
who shall go out of Office shall always be those who 
have been Aldermen for the longest time without re- 
election: Provided always, That any Aldermen so 
going out of office may be forthwith re-elected, if then 
qualified, as herein provided: Provided also, That the 
Aldermen so going out of office shall not be entitled 
to vote in the election of a new Alderman.” 

And the said Clause, so amended, was agreed to. 


ce 


Crause (F.) being read a second time, was agreed to. 


Cause (G.) being read a second time ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the 
said Clause ; it passed in the Negative. 


Clause (H.) being read a second time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto in fo. 1. 1. 2. 
by inserting, after the word “any,” the word “ extra- 
** ordinary.” 

Another Amendment was made to the said Clause, in 
fo.1. 1.4. and 5. by leaving out from the word “ Borough” 
to the word “ The.” 

Another Amendment was made to the said Clause in 
fo. 1. 1.11. by leaving out from the word “ persons” to 
the word “and” in 1.13. and by adding, at the end of 
the Clause, the words ‘and every person so elected an 





A. 1835. 


*¢ Alderman to fill an extraordinary vacancy, shall hold 
* such office until the time when the person in the room 
“ of whom he was chosen would regularly have gone 
* out of office, and he shall then go out of office, but 
“ may be re-elected if then qualified as herein provided.” 
And the said Clause, so amended, was agreed to. 


The Amendments, as far as the Amendment in Pr, 35. 
1.15. being read a second time, were postponed. 


The Amendment in Pr. 35. 1.15. being read a second 
time, an Amendment was made thereunto, by inserting 
the words “or Alderman.” 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was agreed to. 


The Amendments, as far as the Amendment in Pr. 36. 
1.3. being read a second time, were agreed to. 


The Amendment in Pr. 36.1.3. being read a second 
time, an Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving 
out from the word “persons” to the words “ the Coun- 
“ cillors,” and inserting the words “ qualified to be 
“ Councillors,” instead thereof. 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was agreed to. 


The Amendments, as far as the Amendment in Pr. 36. 
l. 14. being read a second time, were agreed to. 


The Amendment in Pr. 36. 1. 14. being read a second 
time, an Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving 
out the word “same,” and inserting the words “ busi- 
ness so appointed to be done,” instead thereof. 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was agreed to. 


The Amendments, as far as the Amendment in Pr. 41. 
1.14. being read a second time, were agreed to. 


The Amendment in Pr. 41. 1. 14. being read a second 
time, an Amendment was made thereunto by leaving 
out the word “ Aldermen,” and inserting the word 
* Council,” instead thereof.” 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was agreed to. 


The Amendment in Pr. 41. 1. 32. being read a second 
time, an Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving 
out from the word “ persons” to the end of the Amend- 
ment, and inserting the words “ qualified to be Coun- 
“ cillors,” instead thereof. 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was agreed 
to. 
The Amendments as far as the Amendment in Pr. 42. 
1. 33. being read a second time, were agreed to. 

The Amendment in Pr. 42. 1. 33. being read a second 
time ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the 
said Amendment; it passed in the Negative. 


The Amendments as far as the Amendment in Pr. 43. 
1. 2. being read a second time, were agreed to. 


The Amendment in Pr. 43. 1. 2. being read a second 
time ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the 
said Amendment ; it passed in the Negative. 


The Amendments as far as the Amendment in Pr. 43. 
l. 8. being read a second time, were agreed to. 

The Amendment in Pr. 43. 1. 8. being read a second 
time ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the 
said Amendment ; it passed in the Negative. 

The Amendments, as far as Clause (I.), being reada 
second time, were agreed to. 


Clause (I.) being read a second time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, in fo. 2. 1. 10. 
by inserting, after the word “ and,” the words “ if His 
“" Majesty, by advice of His Privy Council, shall approve 
“ such determination.” 


Another Amendment was made to the said Clause, 
in fo. 2. 1. 19. by leaving out the word “ thenceforth,” 
and inserting the words “ after such publication as 
* aforesaid.” 

And the said Clause, so amended, was agreed to. 

Clause (K.) being read a second time ; 


An Amendment was made thereunto, in fo. 2. 1. 11. 
by inserting, after the word “and,” the words “ subject 
“as aforesaid to the approval of His Majesty, by the 
“ advice of Privy Council.” 

Another 








— 











Literary 
Institutions 
Abroad. 


No. 578. 


Rio de 

Janeiro 

Treaty. 
No. 579. 


Customs 
Duties Bill. 


Militia 
Pay Bill. 


Parochial 
Workhouses 


Bill. 


Oaths 
Abolition 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


5-6 Witt. IV. 


Another Amendment ~’as made to the said Clause, 
in fo. 3. 1. 1. by leaving out the word “ thenceforth,” 
and inserting the words “ after such publication as 
“ aforesaid.” 


And the said Clause, so amended, was agreed 
to. 


Clause (L.), being read a second time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, in fo. 1. 1. 15. 
by inserting, after the word “ discretion,” the words 
* subject as aforesaid to the approval of His Majesty, 
* by the advice of His Privy Council.” 

Another Amendment was made to the said Clause, 
in fo. 2.1. 3. by leaving out from the beginning of the 
line to the end of line 5. 

Another Amendment was made to the said Clause, in 
fo. 2. 1. 7. by leaving out the whole of the line. 
And the said Clause, so amended, was agreed to. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning; 


Martis, 1° die Septembris, 1835: 


Ordered, That the Amendments made by the Lords 
to the said Bill, be taken into further consideration this 
day, at twelve of the clock. 


Lord Viscount Palmerston presented, pursuant to an 
Address to His Majesty,—Correspondence relative to 
the proposed suspension, by the Portuguese Government, 
of the Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between 
Great Britain and Portugal, concluded at Rio de Janeiro, 
on the 19th of February 1810. 

Further Return to an Address to His Majesty, dated 
the 14th day of May last, for Copies of Communications 
made to and received from His Majesty’s Ministers 
Abroad, respecting Literary Institutions or Libraries in 
Foreign Countries. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend the Law relating to 
the Customs, was, according to Order, read the third 


time; and an ingrossed Clause was added to the Bill, 
by way of rider. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Militia Pay Bill was, according to Order, read 
a second time; and committed to a Committee of the 
whole House, for this day. 


The ingrossed Bill to facilitate the conveyance of 
Workhouses, and other Property of Parishes, and of 
Incorporations or Unions of Parishes in England and 
Wales, was, according to order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to repeal 
an Act of the present Session of Parliament, intituled, 
* An Act for the more effectual Abolition of Oaths and 
Affirmations taken and made in various Departments of 
the State, and to substitute Declarations in lieu thereof, 
and for the more entire suppression of voluntary and 
extra-judicial Oaths and Affidavits,” and to make other 
provisions for the abolition of unnecessary Oaths, was, 
according to Order, read the third time; and the 
Amendment following was made to the Bill; viz. 

Pr. 10. 1. 29. After ‘ respectively” insert “ nor to 
“ any Oath, Affidavit or Affirmation which may be 
“ required by the Laws of any Foreign Country to give 
“ validity to Instruments in writing designed to be used 
“ in such Foreign Countries respectively.” 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, do 
pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and acquaint them, that this + tem hath agreed 
to the same, with Amendments; to which Amend- 


ments this House doth desire the concurrence of their 
Lordships. 


VOL. 90. 


31° Augusti.—l° Septembris. 


625 


Mr. Bernal, by Order, reported from the Committee 
on the Shannon Navigation Bill, the Amendments which 
they had made to the Bill; and the Amendments were 
read ; and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; and read the third time this day. 


The Tithe Instalment Suspension (Ireland) Bill was, 
according to Order, 


to a Committee of the whole House for this day. 


Shannon 
Navigation 
ill. 


Tithe Instal- 
ment Suspension 


read a second time; and committed (ireland) Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Consolidated 


on the Consolidated Fund Bill ; 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Committee, 
That they have Power to receive a Clause of Appro- 
priation. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Committee ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Bernal reportea, That the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill; and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


_ The Order of the day being read, for the third read- 
ing of the Instruments of Sasine (Scotland) Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time To- 


morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Committee 
on the Steam Vessels’ Pilotage Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third read- 
ing of the Lectures Publication Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time this day. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown in Ireland, to make out a new 
Writ for the electing of a Knight of the Shire to serve 
in this present Parliament for the County of Waterford, 
in the room of Patrick Power, Esquire, deceased. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Amount of any Bill or Bills, (exclusive of 
the Expenses of Witnesses) sent into the Treasury by 
any Agent or Agents in inquiries conducted by Select 
Committees of this House, or before Committees of the 
whole House, during each of the Sessions from 1812 to 
1832, both inclusive; the Names of such Agent or 
Agents, the Dates when such Bills respectively were 
sent in, a Copy of the Authorities under which payment 
from the Treasury was claimed, a Statement whether any 
such Bill or Bills has or have been taxed, or is or are 
in course of taxation by any Officer, and by whom, and, 
if taxed, the Amount taken off and the Amount allowed 
on Taxation; distinguishing in each case the Amount 
claimed and allowed for Professional Services. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, Copies 
or Extracts of all Communications received at the 
Colonial Office, relative to an expedition sent from 
New South Wales to New Zealand, in August or Sep- 
tember last, for the recovery of British subjects who 
had been detained by the Natives. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty, by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions that there be laid before this House, Copies 
or Extracts of all Communications from the Governor 
of the Cape of Good Hope, relative to the seizure of the 
Territory annexed to the Colony, by Proclamation of 
the Governor, dated 10th May 1835, or by any other 
act :—Also, relative to the circumstances of the arrival 
of Hintza at the Head-quarters of the Army; and 
whether he came as a Prisoner of War, or voluntarily ; 
and whether any promise of safe conduct was = to 

im: 


Fund Bill. 


Instruments 
of Sasine 


(Scotland) Bill. 


Steam 
Vessels’ 
Pilotage Bill. 


Lectures 
Publication 


Bill. 


Waterford 
County Writ. 


House of 
Commons’ 
Committees. 


New Zealand. 


Cape of 
Good Hope. 








Sessional 
Addresses, 


General 
Darling. 


Plymouth 
Breakwater. 


Legislature. 


Glasgow 
University 
Bill. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill, 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill. 


626 


him :—Also, relative to the death of Hintza, and rela- 
tive to the appropriation of the Territory taken from 
the Caffres. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of a Letter dated 1st January 1835, addressed by 
Macomo, Chief of a Caffre Tribe, to the Governor of 
the Cape of Good Hope, and any report of an interview 
between him and Major Cox, about 22d May 1835. 

Ordered, That the said Addresses be presented to His 


Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 


Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into a Committee to consider of the usual Sessional 
Addresses. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
half an hour after twelve of the clock on Tuesday 
morning, adjourned till this day. 





Martis, 1° die Septembris ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 
RDERED, That the Select Committee on General 
Darling’s conduct have leave to sit till five of the 
clock this Afternoon, during the sitting of the House. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Plymouth 
Breakwater have leave to sit till five of the clock this 
Afternoon, during the sitting of the House. 


A Petition of Clergy, Gentry, Bankers, Traders and 
others, Inhabitants of Mew Sarum, was presented, and 
read; praying the House inviolably to maintain and 
preserve to each separate branch of the Legislature its 
own co-equal and independent powers. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Graduates of the University of Glasgow, 
was presented, and read; taking notice of the Glasgow 
University Bill; and praying, That the same may not 
pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Electors and Inhabitants of Dunstable ; 
—Inhabitants of Saint Matthew, Bethnal Green;— 
Leicester ; — Gateshead ; — Winlaton ; — Melbourne ;— 
Wolverhampton ;—and, Protestant Inhabitants of Bath, 
—were presented, and read; taking notice of the Muni- 
cipal Corporations Bill; and praying, That the same 
may pass into a law unmutilated in any of its essential 
provisions. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
into further consideration the Amendments made by 
the Lords to the Bill, intituled, An Act to provide for 
the Regulation of Municipal Corporations in England 
and Wales. 

Clause(N.) being read a second time, was agreed to. 


The House then proceeded to take into consideration 
some of the Amendments which were yesterday post- 
poned ; viz. 

The Amendment in Pr. 34. 1.33 and 1.34. being 
read a second time; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving 
out the words “a preacher or teacher in,” and insert- 
ing the words “ the regular minister of,” instead 
thereof. 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was agreed 
to. 
The Amendment in Pr. 34. 1. 38. being read a se- 
cond time; 

An Amendment was mate thereunto, by inserting 
at the beginning of the Amendment, before the word 
“ nor,” the words “ or an Alderman of any such 
* Borough.” 

Another Amendment was made thereunto, by in- 


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A. 1835. 


serting, after the word “ Councillor,” the words “ or 
* an Alderman.” 

And the said Amendment, 
agreed to. 

The Amendment in Pr. 34. 1. penult. being read a 


second time, was agreed to. 
An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
said Amendment in fo. 34. 1. penult. by inserting, after 


so amended, was 


” 


the words “ of such Borough,” immediately connected 
with the word “ List,” the words “ nor unless he shall 
“ both, to the following amount; that is to say, in all 
“‘ Boroughs directed by this Act to be divided into 
“ pounds, or be rated to the relief of the poor of such 
“ Borough upon the annual value of not less than 
“ be divided into less than four Wards, or which 
* shall not be divided into Wards, to the amount of 
“ poor in such Borough upon the annual value of not 
‘ less than Fifteen pounds.” 
made to the said proposed Amendment, by leaving 
out the word “ Thirty,” and inserting the word “Ten,” 
And the Question being put, That the word “Thirty” 
stand part of the said proposed Amendment to the 
The House divided. 
The Noes went forth. 
Tellers for the Yeas,) vir. Robert Gordon: 
Tellers forthe Noes,{ Mt. Hocbuck, \ a7. 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
And the'said Amendment, so amended, was agreed to. 
1. 38. being read a second time, were agreed to. 
The Amendment in Pr. 46. 1. 38. being read a second 
An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving out 
the words “ Councillors’ Roll,” and inserting the words 
And the said Amendment, so amended, was agreed to. 
The Amendments, as far as the Amendment in Pr. 47. 
The Amendment in Pr. 47. 1.3. being read a second 
time ; 
the words ‘ Councillor’s Roll,” and inserting the words 
“ persons qualified to be Councillors,” instead thereof. 
The Amendment in Pr. 47. 1. 10. being read a second 
time ; 
the words ‘* Councillors’ Roll,” and inserting the words 
“ persons qualified to be Councillors,” instead thereof. 
The Amendments as far as the Amendment in Pr. 47. 
1, 27. being read a second time, were agreed to. 
time ; 
An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving out 
And the said Amendment, so amended, was agreed to. 
The Amendments as far as the Amendment in Pr. 49. 
The Amendment in Pr. 49. 1. 29. being read a second 
time ; 
from the word “ persons” to the end of the Amend- 
ment, and “ inserting the words “ qualified to be Coun- 
And the said Amendment, so amended, was agreed to. 
The Amendments as far as the Amendment in Pr. 50. 
The Amendment in Pr. 50. I. 23. being read a second 
time ; 
the words “ or Councillors’ List.” 
And the said Amendment, so amended, was agreed to. 


‘ be seised or possessed of real or personal estate, or 
** four or more Wards, to the amount of One thousand 
‘ Thirty pounds; and in all Boroughs directed to 
‘“‘ Five hundred pounds, or be rated to the relief of 
Whereupon an Amendment was proposed to be 
instead thereof.” 
Lords’ Amendment ; 
| Mr. Edward John age 071. 
Mr. Hindley : 
The Amendments as far as the Amendment in Pr. 46. 
time ; 
“* persons qualified to be Councillors,” instead thereof. 
1.3. being read a second time, were agreed to. 
An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving out 
And the said Amendment, so amended, was agreed to. 
An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving out 
Andthe said Amendment, so amended, was agreed to. 
The Amendment in Pr. 47. 1. 27. being read a second 
the words “ and Councillors’ Lists.” 
1, 29. being read a second time, were agreed to. 
An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving out 
** cillors,” instead thereof. 
]. 23. being read a second time, were agreed to. 
An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving out 
The 

















5-6 Witt. IV. 


The Amendment in Pr. 50. 1. 27. being read a se- 
cond time; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving out 
the words “ or Councillors’ List.” 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was agreed to. 

The Amendment in Pr. 50. 1. 36. being read a second 
time ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the 
said Amendment ; it passed in the Negative. 


The Amendmentsas far as the Amendment in Pr. 53. 
1.10. being read a second time, were agreed to. 

The Amendment in Pr. 53. 1. 10. being read a second 
time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by adding at 
the end thereof the words “ duly qualified.” 


And the said Amendment, so amended, was agreed to. 

The Amendments as far as the Amendment in Pr. 57. 
1. 27. and 1. 28. being read a second time, were agreed to. 

The Amendment in Pr. 57. 1. 27. and 1. 28. being read 
a second time ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being put, 
That the words “ at the time of making such declara- 
“‘ tion” be inserted at the beginning of the Lords’ 
Amendment ; 

The House divided. 

The Noes went forth. 

Tellers for the Yeas,| 4" pane 167. 

r. Baines : 
r. Serjeant agent 53 
r. Freshfield : : 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the words “ in respect of amount of rating or 
* of estate as aforesaid,” do stand part of the said Lords’ 
Amendment; it passed in the Negative. 

And the said Amendment, as amended, was agreed to. 


The Amendments as far as the Amendment in Pr. 58. 
1, 12. being read a second time, were postponed. 

The Amendments as far as Clause (C.), added to the 
Bill by way of rider, being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 

Clause (C.), added by way of rider, being read a 
second time, was postponed. 

The Amendments as far as the Amendment in Pr. 58. 
1. 40. being read a second time, were agreed to. 

The Amendment in Pr. 58. 1. 40. being read a second 
time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving out 
the word “ Aldermen,” and inserting the word ‘“ Coun- 
“ cil,” instead thereof. 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was agreed to. 

The Amendment in Pr. 59. 1.16. being read a second 
time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving out 
all the words to the last word “ shall,” and inserting 
the words “ on the ninth day of November in this pre- 
“* sent year,” instead thereof. 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was agreed to. 


The Amendments as far as the Amendment in Pr. 59. 
1. 19. being read a second time, were agreed to. 

The Amendment in Pr. 59. 1. 19. being read a second 
time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving out 
the words “ good behaviour,” and inserting the word 
“* pleasure,” instead thereof. 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was agreed to. 


The Amendments as far as the Amendment in Pr. 68. 
1.13. being read a second time, were agreed to. . 

The Amendment in Pr. 68. 1. 13. being read a second 
time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving out 
from the word “ always” to the second word “ that.” 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was agreed to. 


The Amendments as far as Clause (M.), being read a 
second time, were agreed to. 

Clause (M.) being read a second time, was postponed. 

The Amendments as far as the Amendment in Pr. 108. 
1. 15. being read a second time, were agreed to. 


_ The Amendment in Pr. 108. 1. 15. being read a second 
time ; 


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627 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving out 
the words “ Councillors’ Lists.” 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was agreed to. 

The Amendments as far as the Amendment in Pr.111. 
1, 31. being read a second time, were agreed to. 

_ The Amendment in Pr.111. 1.31. being read a second 
time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by adding, at 
the end thereof, the words “ or county.” 

And the said: Amendment, so amended, was agreed to. 

The Amendments as far as Clause (Q.) being read a 
second time, were agreed to. 

Clause (Q.), being read a second time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, in fo. 2. 1. 1. by 
inserting, after the word “ lives,” the words “ and years 
“ determinable after the lapse of any number of years.” 

And the said Clause, so amended, was agreed to. 


The Amendments as far as the Amendment in Pr.126. 
1. 1. being read a second time, were agreed to. 

The Amendment in Pr. 126. 1. 1. being read a second 
time ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 


put, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the 
said Amendment ; 

The House divided. 

The Yeas went forth. 

Sir William Follett, 

Tellers for the Yeas, Mr. Reaviett - \ 69. 

| Mr. Robert Steuart, | 

Tellers for the Noes, Mr. Edward John Stanley : 164. 

So it passed in the Negative. 

The Amendment in Pr.126. 1.19. being read a second 
time ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the 
said Amendment ; it passed in the Negative. 

The Amendment in Pr. 126. 1. 22. being read a second 
time; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the 
said Amendment ; it passed in the Negative. 

The Amendment in Pr. 127. 1. 8. being read a second 
time ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the 
said Amendment; it passed in the Negative. 

The Amendments as far as the Amendment in Pr.131. 
l. 5. being read a second time, were agreed to. 

The Amendment in Pr. 131. 1. 5. being read a second 
time ; 

Anda Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the 
said Amendment; it passed in the Negative. 

The Amendments as far as the Amendment in Pr. 133. 
1. 36. being read a second time, were agreed to. 


The Amendment in Pr.133. 1. 36. being read a second 
time, was postponed. 


The Amendment in Pr. 133. 1. penult. being read a 
second time, was postponed. 

The Amendment in Pr.134. 1. ult. being read a second 
time, was postponed. 

The Amendment in Pr.135. 1.39. being read a second 
time ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the 
said Amendment ; it passed in the Negative. 

The Amendments as far as Clause (U.), being read 
a second time, were agreed to. 

Clause (U.) being read a second time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, in fo. 3. 1. 1. by 
leaving out from the word “at” to the end of the Clause. 

And the said Clause, so amended, was agreed to. 

Clause (W.) being read a second time ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the 
said Clause; it passed in the Negative. 

The Amendments, as far as Clause (Y.), being read 
a second time, were agreed to. 

Clause (Y.) being read a second time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, in fo. 1. 1.6. 
by inserting, after the word “ passed,” the words 

7UQ2+ * concurrently 








Bankrupts’ 
Estates 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Public 
Carriages 


a 
ill, 


Steam Vessels 
(Thames) Bill. 


Militia 
Pay Bill, 


Shannon 
Navigation 
Bill. 


TitheInstalment 
Suspension 


(Ireland) Bill, 


Consolidated 
Fund Bill. 


Lectures 
Publication 
Bill. 


General 
Darling. 
No. 580, 


628 


* concurrently with the jurisdiction and authority of the 
* Justices of the Peace of the Borough within which 
“ such close is situated.” 

And the said Clause, so amended, was agreed to. 


Clause (Z.), being read a second time, was post- 
oned. 
The Amendments, as far as Clause (S.), being read a 
second time, were agreed to. 


Clause (S.) being read a second time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, in fo. 2.1. 14. 
byleaving out the word “ hereinafter,” and inserting 
the word “ hereinbefore,” instead thereof. 

And the said Clause, so amended, was agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the Lords 
to the said Bill be taken into further consideration 
To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report from the Committee on 
the Bankrupts’ Estates (Scotland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Public Carriages (Metropolis) Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Steam Vessels (Z'hames) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Thursday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Militia Pay Bill; and, after some 
time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; 
and Mr. Bonham Carter reported, That the Committee 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The ingrossed Bill for the Improvement of the Navi- 
gation of the River Shannon, was, according to Order, 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Tithe Instalment Suspension 
(Ireland) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported, 
That the Committee had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee on the Consolidated Fund 
Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third read- 
ing of the Lectures Publication Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time To- 
morrow. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to 
inquire into the conduct of General Darling, while 
Governor of New South Wales, particularly with refer- 
ence to the Grants of Crown Lands made by him, his 
treatment of the Public Press, the case of Captain 
Robison, and the New South Wales Veteran Companies ; 
and the alleged instances of cruelty towards the Soldiers 
Sudds and T'hompson, and other persons; and to Report 
thereon to the House; have Power to report their Obser- 
vations thereupon ; together with the Minutes of the 
Evidence taken before them to the House. 

Mr. TJooke reported from the said Select Committee, 
That they had inquired into the matters to them re- 
ferred, so far as relates to the alleged instances of cruelt 
towards the Soldiers Sudds and Thompson, and had di- 
rected him to make a Report thereof to the House, 
with their Observations thereupon; together with the 


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A. 1835. 


Minutes of the Evidence taken before them; and an 
Appendix. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Spirits, which Spints. 
were presented upon Tuesday last, be printed. No. 581, 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Foreign Spirits, Fereig" Spirits. 
which were presented upon Tuesday last, be printed. No. 581. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Tithes (Sussex), Tithes (Susser. ) 
which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. No. 582, 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Mercurii, 2° die Septembris ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 

M R. Shipdem, from the Commissioners of Dovor povor 
Harbour, was called in; and at the bar presented, Harbour, 

pursuant to the directions of an Act of Parliament,— 
An Account of the Receipt and Application of the Monies 
received by the Warden and Assistants of the Harbour 
of Dovor, in the County of Kent, from the 10th day of 
October 1833 to the 10th day of October 1834 :—And 
then he withdrew. 

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


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Free- Municipal 
holders, Electors and Inhabitants of the west riding Corporations 
of the county of York;—Inhabitants of the borough of Bill. 
the Tower Hamlets ;—Chelsea ;—the Ward of Portsoken, 
in the city of London ;—Rate-payers of Lymington ;— 
Magistrates and Commissioners of Police of the barony 
of Gorbals;—and, Proprietors, Merchants, Householders 
and Inhabitants of the Royal Burgh of Inverness,— 
were presented, and read; taking notice of the Municipal 
Corporations’ Bill; and praying, That the same may 
pass into a law unmutilated in any of its essential 
provisions. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Moderator and Clerk of the General Public _ 
5 am of Ulster, was presented, and read ; complaining ser 
of inaccuracies in the First Report of the Commissioners — 
of Public Instruction in Ireland; and praying, That 
in the event of the House founding on that Report any 
legislative enactments pertaining to the Petitioners’ 
Church, opportunity may be afforded them to correct 
such inaccuracies. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Directors of the Gravesend Star Steam Steam 
Packet Company, was presented, and read; complaining, Vessels 
That on the 5th day of November last, His Majesty’s (T™™*) 
Store Ship “ Diligence,” in the service of the Lords of 
the Admiralty, ran foul of the Petitioners’ Steam Packet 
called the Medway, near to Blackwall, in the River 
Thames, whilst on her passage to London, and damaged 
her to the extent of upwards of 3171., besides greatly 
endangering the lives of the passengers on board; and 
praying the House to take the premises into consi- 
deration, and intervene between their Lordships and 
the Petitioners in such manner as to the House shall 
seem just and right. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Edward Edwards, of North-street, Chain 
Lambeth, was presented, and read; praying for an Pumps. 
inquiry into his improved method of working Chain 
Pumps on board His Majesty’s ships. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Cuthbert Marshall, of Green-street, Danish 
Stepney, was presented, and read; complaining of not Claims. 
having been indemnified for the confiscation of his pro- 
perty by the Danish Government in 1807; and praying 
the House to take his case into consideration, and grant 
him relief. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, 





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Houses of 
Parliament. 


No. 583. 


Timber-laden 
Vessels. 


Ecclesiastical 
Patronage In 
Corporations. 


Answer to 
Addresses. 


New South 
Wales. 


No. 584. 


New Zealand, 
No. 585. 


Secondary 
Punishment 
(Australia.) 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Slave Trade 
(Sardinia) Bill. 


Slave Trade 
(Denmark) Bill, 


5-6 Witt. IV. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Select Com- 
mittee appointed to consider of the best mode of ven- 
tilating and warming the new Houses of Parliament, 
and of rendering the same favourable to the transmission 
of Sound, that they have Power to extend their inquiry 
to the ventilation of the present Houses of Parliament. 


Ordered, That the Committee have Power to report 
their observations thereupon, together with the Minutes 
of the Evidence taken before them. 

Mr. Hawes reported from the said Select Committee, 
That they had examined the matters to them referred, 
and had directed him to make a report thereof to the 
House, with their observations thereupon, together with 
the Minutes of the Evidence taken before them 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of all Vessels which have delivered Cargoes of 
Wood, or consisting chiefly of Wood, into the United 
Kingdom, in each year since 1822, from Norway, 


Sweden and Prussia; distinguishing British from Foreign 
Ships. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Number of Benefices Presentative, Donations, 
Perpetual Curacies, Chapelries, or Lectureships, in the 
gift of the several Municipal Corporations in England 
and Wales; specifying the average annual Value of 
each. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a similar 
Return for Lreland. 

Ordered, That the said Addresses be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the 
House, That their several Addresses of the 29th and 
31st days of August last (that His Majesty would be 
graciously pleased to give directions that the Papers 
therein mentioned might be laid before this House) had 
been presented to His Majesty ; and that His Majesty 
had commanded him to acquaint this House, That He 
will give directions accordingly. 


Sir George Grey presented, pursuant to several Ad- 
dresses to His Majesty,—Copy of the Minutes, Nos. 11 
and 12, of the Executive Council of New South Wales 
of the 7th and 8th of May 1829. 

Copies or Extracts of all Communications received 
at the Colonial Office relative to an Expedition sent from 
New South Wales to New Zealand in August or Sep- 
tember 1834, for the recovery of British Subjects who 
had been detained by the Natives. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be -presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, Copies 
or Extracts of any Correspondence which may have taken 
place between the Secretary of State for the Colonial 
Department and the Governors of the Australian Pro- 
vinces, on the subject of Secondary Punishment. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Zrower and Mr. 
Roupell : 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills following, 
without any Amendment; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for carrying into effect a 
Treaty with the King of the French and the King of 
Sardinia, for su pressing the Slave Trade: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for carrying into effect the 
Treaty with the King of the French and the King of 


Denmark, for suppressing the Slave Trade: 
VOL. 90. 


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629 


A Bill, intituled, An Act to consolidate and amend Cruelty to 
the several Laws relating to the cruel and improper Animals Bill. 
Treatment of Animals, and the Mischiefs arising from 
the driving of Cattle, and to make other provisions in 
regard thereto: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made by Oaths Abolition 
this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to repeal an (%**) Bi 
Act of the present Session of Parliament, intituled, “ An 
Act for the more effectual abolition of Oaths and Affirma- 
tions taken and made in various Departments of the 
State, and to substitute Declarations in lieu thereof, and 
for the more entire suppression of voluntary and extra- 
judicial Oaths and Affidavits,” and to make other pro- 
visions for the abolition of unnecessary Oaths, without 
&lt; Amendment: And also, 


he Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act Imprisonment 
or Debt 


for abolishing in Scotland Imprisonment for Civil Debts (eotiana) Bill. 


of small Amount, with Amendments; to which Amend- 
ments the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 
And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act to Glass Duties 
repeal the Duty and Drawback on Flint Glass, to impose Bill. 
other Duties and another Drawback in lieu thereof, and 
to reduce the Drawback on unground and unpolished 
Plate Glass, and to amend the Laws relating to the Duties 
on Glass, with Amendments, to which Amendments the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act Cap! : 
for abolishing Capital Punishments in cases of Letter a ene 
Stealing and Sacrilege, with Amendments; to which ~ 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act Tithe of 
for the amendment of the Law as to the tithing of Turnips Teips Bill. 
in certain cases, with Amendments; to which Amend- 
ments the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 
nd also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
for the more easy Recovery of Tithes, with Amendments ; 
to which Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
to repeal an Act of the fourth and fifth year of His 
present Majesty, relating to Weights and Measures, and 
to make other provisions instead thereof, with Amend- 
ments; to which Amendments the Lords desire the con- 
currence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
to alter, amend and enlarge the Powers of an Act of the 
second and third years of His present Majesty, for making 
and maintaining a Railway from the Cash Hill to the 
Harbour of Belfast, in the County of Antrim, with 
Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House :—And then the Messengers 
withdrew. 


Capital 


Tithes 
Recovery 
Bill. 


Weights and 
Measures 
Bill. 


Belfast and 
Cavehill 
Railway Bill. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
into further consideration the Amendments made b 
the Lords to the Bill, intituled, An Act to provide for the 
Regulation of Municipal Corporations in England and 
Wales. 

The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments which were postponed upon Monday last ; 
viz 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill. 


The Amendments as far as Clause (A.), being read 
a second time, were agreed to. 

Clause (A.), being read a second time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, in fo. 1. 1. 13. 
by leaving out from the word “ purposes” to the word 
“ Be” in |. 17. 

Another Amendment was made thereunto, in fo. 3. 
1. 5. by leaving out from the word “ Trusts” to the 
end of 1. 9. 

Another Amendment was made thereunto, in fo. 3. 
1.18. by inserting, after the word “ That,” the words 
“‘ the total amount to be divided amongst the persons 
whose rights are herein reserved in this behalf 
shall not exceed the surplus which shall remain 
“ after Lie sagan of the interest of all lawful debts 

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‘“‘ chargeable upon the real or personal estate out of 
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which the sums so to be divided have arisen, to- 
“ gether with the salaries of Municipal Officers and 
“ all other lawful expenses which on the said Fifth 
“ day of June were defrayed out of or chargeable 

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“ upon the same: Provided also, That nothing herein- 
*“* before contained shall be construed to apply to any 
“ claim, right or title of any Burgesses or Freemen, 
“ or of any person, to any discharge or exemption 
“ from any tolls or dues levied wholly or in part by 
“ or to the use or benefit of any Borough or Body 
*‘ Corporate ; and that after the passing of this Act 
“ no person shall have or be entitled to claim thence- 
‘“* forward any discharge or exemption from any tolls 
** or dues lawfully levied in whole or in part by or 
to the use of any Body Corporate, except as herein- 
“ after is excepted: Provided nevertheless, That every 
person who on the Fifth day of June in this present 
year was an inhabitant, or was or was entitled to 
be admitted a Freeman or Burgess of any Borough, 
or who on the said Fifth day of June was the wife 
or widow, son or daughter of any Freeman or 
Burgess of any Borough, or who on the said Fifth 
day of June was bound an apprentice, shall be 
entitled to have or acquire and enjoy the same 
discharge or exemption from any tolls or dues law- 
“ fully levied, in whole or in part, by or to the use 
of any Borough or Body Corporate, as fully, and 
for such time and in such sort, as he or she, by any 
statute, charter, bye-law or custom in force on 
“ the said Fifth day of June, might or would have 
“ had, acquired and enjoyed the same if this Act 
had not been passed, and no further or otherwise.” 
Another Amendment was made thereunto, by 
adding, at the end of the Clause, the words “ Provided 
“ also, That nothing in this Act contained shall be 
construed to entitle any person to any share or 
benefit of the rights herein reserved, who shall not 
“ have first fulfilled every condition which if this Act 
“ had not passed would have been a condition pre- 
“* cedent to his or her being entitled to the benefit of 
“ such rights, or to strengthen, confirm or affect any 
“ claim, right or title of any Burgesses or Freemen 
“* of any Borough or Body Corporate, or of any person 
* to the benefit of any such rights as are hereinbefore 
* reserved, but the same in every case may be brought 
** in question, impeached, and set aside in like manner 
“ as if this Act had not been passed.” 
And the said Clause, so amended, was agreed to. 
The Amendments as far as the Amendment in 

Pr. 5. 1.15. being read a second time, were agreed to. 

The Amendment in Pr. 5. 1. 15. being read a 
second time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by adding, at 
the end thereof, the words “ Provided nevertheless, 
“ That notwithstanding any thing herein contained 
“* no parish or place, or part of any parish or place 
which is detached from the main part of such Bo- 
rough or County of a City or Town Corporate, 
“ shall, after the passing of this Act, be included 
within any such Borough or County; and, subject 
to this provision, the metes and bounds of every 
such Borough and County shall include the whole 
of the Liberties of such Borough or County by land 
and by water as the same now are or are taken 
* to be.” 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was agreed 


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to. 
The Amendments as far as the Amendment in 
Pr. 24. 1. 7. being read a second time, were agreed to. 

The Amendment in Pr, 24. 1. 7. being read a second 
time ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the 
said Amendment ; it passed in the Negative. 

_ The Amendment in Pr. 24. 1. 8. being read a second 
time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving 
out the words “ Lists and Councillors.” 
= And the said Amendment, so amended, was agreed 
The Amendments as far as the Amendment in 
Pr. 25. (*) 1.3. being read a second time, were agreed to. 

The Amendment in Pr. 25.(*) 1. 3. being read a 
second time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving 
out the words “ List or Councillors.” 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was agreed 
to. ' 


Q° Septembris. 





A. 1835. 


The Amendments as far as the Amendment in 
Pr. 25.(*) 1. 10. being read a second time, were agreed 
to. 

The Amendment in Pr. 25.(*) 1.10. being read a 
second time ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the 
said Amendment ; it passed in the Negative. 

The Amendment in Pr. 25.(*) 1.14. being read a 
second time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving 
out the words “ List or Councillors.” 

Another Amendment was made thereunto in 1. 18. 
by leaving out the words “ List or Councillors” ; 


And the said Amendment, so amended, was agreed 
to. 
The Amendments as far as the Amendment in 
Pr. 25.(*) 1. penult. being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 

The Amendment in Pr. 25.(*) 1. penult. being read 
a second time ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the 
said Amendment; it passed in the Negative. 


The Amendment in Pr. 26. 1. 3. being read a second 
time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving 
out from the words “ Burgess List” to the end of 
the Amendment. 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was agreed 
to. 
The Amendments as far as the Amendment in Pr. 26. 
1. 8. being read a second time, were agreed to. 

The Amendment in Pr. 26. 1. 8. being read a second 
time ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House doth agree with the Lords in 
the said Amendment ; it passed in the Negative. 


The Amendment in Pr. 26. 1. 9. being read a second 
time ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the 
said Amendment; it passed in the Negative. 

The Amendments as far as the Amendment in Pr. 26. 
1. penult. being read a second time, were agreed to. 

The Amendment in Pr. 26. 1. penult. being read 
a second time; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving 
out the words “ Lists and Councillors.” 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was agreed 
to. 
The Amendment in Pr.27. 1.23. being read a second 
time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving 
out the words ‘“ Lists and Councillors.” 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was agreed 
to. 
The Amendments, as far as the Amendment in Pr. 28. 
1.19. being read a second time, were agreed to. 


The Amendment in Pr. 28. 1.19. being read a second 
time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving 
out from the word “properly,” to the end of the 
Amendment. 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was agreed 
to. 

The Amendments, as far as the Amendment in Pr. 29. 
1.16. being read a second time, were agreed to. 

The Amendment in Pr.29. 1. 16. being read a second 
time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving 
out the words “ Lists and Councillors.” 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was agreed 
to. , 
The Amendments, as far as the Amendment in Pr.30. 
1.10. and 11. being read a second time, were agreed to. 

The Amendment in Pr. 30. 1. 10. and 11. being 
read a second time ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the 
said Amendment; it passed in the Negative. 

The Amendments as far as the Amendment in 


Pr. 30. 1.33. being read a second time, were agreed — 
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The Amendment in Pr. 30. 1. 33. being read a 
second time ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the 
said Amendment; it passed in the Negative. 

The Amendments as far as the Amendment in 
Pr. 32. 1.20. and 1. 21. being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

The Amendment in Pr. 32. 1. 20. and 1. 21. beimg 
read a second time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving 
out the words “and Councillors’ Lists.” 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was agreed 
to. 

The Amendments as far as the Amendment in 
Pr. 32. 1. 35. being read a second time, were agreed 

to. 

The Amendment in Pr. 32. 1. 35, being read a 
second time ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the 
said Amendment; it passed in the Negative. 

The Amendments as far as the Amendment in 
Pr.33. 1.19. being read a second time, were agreed to. 

The Amendment in Pr. 33. 1. 19. being read a 
second time ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the 
said Amendment ; it passed in the Negative. 

The Amendment in Pr. 33. 1. 23. being read a 
second time ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, ‘That this House doth agree with the Lords in the 
said Amendment; it passed in the Negative. 

The Amendments, as far as Clause (E.), being read 
second time, were agreed to. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
«¢ That the words ‘or after he shall cease to be qualified 
according to the provisions of this Act,’ be added at 
the end of the Amendment to the Amendment of the 
Lords, in Pr. 57. 1. 27. and 1. 28. which was yesterday 
agreed to ;” 

The House divided. 

The Noes went forth. 


Mr. Edward John Stanley, |, . 
Tellers for the Yeas, ir Charles Wood : h 55. 
Tellers for the Noes] Mr ae \ 66. 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


And the said Amendment, so amended, was agreed 
to. 
The House then proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments. which were yesterday postponed ; viz. 

The Amendment in Pr. 57.1. 38. being read a 
second time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by inserting, 
after the word “ qualified,” the words ‘‘in respect of 

“ “estate.” 

Another Amendment was made thereunto, by 
inserting, after the word “of,” the word “ so.” 

Another Amendment was made thereunto, by add- 
ing at the end thereof the words “ Provided always, that 

“ it shall be lawful for any defendant, by a Judge’s 
order, to be obtained within Fourteen days after 
he shall have been served with process in any such 
action, to require the plaintiff to give security for 
costs, and in such case all further proceedings in the 
“ said cause shall be staid until the plaintiff shall 
“© give security to the satisfaction of the proper officer 
of the court for the costs of such action in case a 
verdict shall pass for the defendant, or the plaintiff 
shall become nonsuit, or discontinue such action, 

or if upon demurrer or otherwise, judgment shall 
“ be given against the plaintiff; ‘ad the defendant 
*“* shall in either of such cases recover his full costs, 
as between attorney and client: Provided also, That 
no such action shall be brought except by a burgess 
of such borough, nor unless the burgess bringing 
the same shall, within Fourteen’ days after the 
commission of the offence, have served a notice in 
writing personally upon the party committing such 
offence, of his intention to bring such action.” 


Another Amendment was made thereunto, by in- 
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Amendment, the words “in case the plaintiff in any 
“such action shall obtain a verdict.” 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was 
agreed to. 

Clause (C.), a ps ag Amendment, added to 
the Bill by way of rider, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Pr. 133. 1. 36. a postponed Amendment, being read 
a second time, was agreed to. 

Pr. 133. 1. penult. a postponed Amendment, being 
read a second time, was agreed to. 

Pr. 184. 1. ult. a postponed Amendment, being read 
a second time ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House doth agree with the Lords in 
the said Amendment; it passed in the Negative. 

Clause (Z.), a sear Amendment, being read a 
second time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving 
out the words “ Provided always.” 

Another Amendment was made thereunto, b 
leaving out all the words after the words “ Biscted, 
‘“* That,” and inserting the words “in every case in 
which any body corporate, or any particular class, 
number, or description of members, or the govern- 
ing body of any body corporate, now is or are in 
their corporate capacity, and not as charitable 
trustees, according to the meaning and provisions of 
this Act, seised or possessed of any manors, lands, 
tenements or hereditaments, whereunto any advow- 
son or right of nomination or presentation to any 
benefice or ecclesiastical preferment is appendent 
or appurtenant, or of any advowson in gross, or 
hath or have any right or title to nominate or pre- 
sent to any benefice or ecclesiastical preferment, 
every such advowson, and every such right of no- 
mination and presentation, shall be sold at such 
time and in such manner as the Ecclesiastical 
Commissioners appointed by His Majesty may 
direct, so that the best price may be obtained for 
the same ; and the proceeds of every such sale shall 
be paid to the Treasurer of the Borough, and shall 
be by him invested in Government securities for the 
use of the body corporate, and the annual interest 
payable thereon shall be carried to the account of 
the Borough fund: Provided always, That in case 
of vacancy arising before any such sale shall have 
taken place and been completed, such vacancy shall 
be supplied by the presentation or nomination of 
“ the Bishop or Ordinary of the diocese in which 
*“* such benefice is situated,” instead thereof. 

And the said Clause, so amended, was agreed to. 
Clause (M.) a postponed Amendment, being read 
a second time ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the 
said Clause; it passed in the Negative. 


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The House then proceeded to take into consideration 


the Amendments made by the Lords to the Schedules of 
the Bill; viz. 


Pr. 167. 1. 2. being read a second time ; 
The Amendments following were made thereunto ; viz. 


























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Fol. 16,1. 16. Insert after “ Parliament” 

“ Alnwick ° -| - | 4 | 12] Chamberlains, Common 
Council and Burgesses 
of the Borough of Aln- 
wick, in the county of 
Northumberland.” 

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Fol. 20.1. g. After “ Cornwall” insert 


“Llanelly- + «| - | 4 | 12 | Portreeve and Burgesses of 
the Borough of Llanelly, 
in the county of Car- 





marthen.” 
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“ In Schedule (B.) 


Fol. 8.1.92, After « Buckingham” insert 


"Fee («we | =| 4] 12 | Portreeve and Burgesses of 
the Borough of Yeovil, 
in the county of Somer- 
set.” 


And the said Amendments, so amended, were agreed to. 


The Amendments as far as the Amendment in Pr. 184. 
1.18. being read a second time, were agreed to. 

The Amendment in Pr.184. 1.18. being read a second 
time ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the 
said Amendment; it passed in the Negative. 


A. 1835. 


The Amendment in Pr. 184. ]. 19. being read a second 
time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving out 
“* four,” and inserting “ two,” instead thereof. 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was agreed to. 

The Amendments as far as the Amendment in Pr.184, 
1. ult. being read a second time, were agreed. to. 

The Amendment in Pr. 184. 1. ult. being read a second 
time ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the 
said Amendment; it passed in the Negative. 

The Amendment in Pr.185. 1. 1. being read a second 
time; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving out 
* six,” and inserting “ three,” instead thereof. 

The Amendment in Pr. 185. 1. 12. being read a second 
time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving out 
the words “ List or Councillors.” 

The Amendment in Pr.185. 1.13. being read a second 
time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving out 
the words “ as the case may be.” 

Another Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving 
out the words “ List or Councillors.” 

And the said Amendments, so amended, were agreed 
to. 

The Amendments as far as the Amendment in Pr, 185. 
1. 27. being read a second time, were agreed to. 

The Amendment in Pr.185. 1.27. being read a second 
time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving out 
seven,” and inserting “four,” instead thereof. 
And the said Amendment, so amended, was agreed 


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to. 
The Amendments as far as the Amendment in Pr.186. 
1.14. being read a second time, were agreed to. 

The Amendment in Pr.186. 1.14. being read a second 
time ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the 
said Amendment; it passed in the Negative. 

The Amendment in Pr. 186. 1. 15. being read a second 
time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving out 
nine,” and inserting “ five,” instead thereof. 
And the said Amendment, so amended, was agreed to. 
The Amendments as far as the Amendment in Pr, 186. 
l. ult. being read a second time, were agreed to. 

The Amendment in Pr.186. 1. ult. being read a second 
time ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the 
said Amendment ; it passed in the Negative. 

The Amendment in Pr. 187. 1. 9. being read a second 
time ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the 
said Amendment ; it passed in the Negative. 

The Amendments as far as the Amendment in Pr. 236. 
1. 8. being read a second time, were agreed to. 

Pr. 236. 1. 8. the last of the said Amendments, being 
read a second time; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the 
said Amendment; it passed in the N egative. 


Then the Amendments following were made in the 
body of the Bill; viz. 
r. 41. 1.16. Leave out “ themselves,” and insert 
** the Aldermen.” 

Pr. 50. 1.17. Leave out “ four-fifths,” and insert 
* two-thirds.” 

Pr. 58. 1. 41. Leave out “ themselves,” and insert 
** the Aldermen.” 

Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to draw 
up Reasons to be offered to the Lords at a Conference 
for disagreeing to the Amendments, to which this House 
hath disagreed:—And a Committee was appointed of 
Lord John Russell, Mr. Chancellor of the xchequer, 
Lord Viscount Howick, Mr. Byng, Mr. Attorney Gene. 
ral, Mr. Solicitor General, Lord Viscount Ebrington, 
Mr. Bonham Carter, Mr. Cutlar Fergusson, Mr. Serjeant 

O’ Loghilen, 


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Adjournment. 


Consolidated 
Fund Bill. 


Militia 


Sessional 
Addresses. 


Chairman of 
Ways and 
Means. 


Chaplain. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 


Instruments 
of Sasine 


(Scotland) Bill, 


Tithe Instal- 
ments Suspen- 
sion (Ireland) 
Bill. 


Lectures 


Publication 
Bill, 





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O’ Loghlen, and Mr. Vernon Smith: And they are to 
withdraw, immediately, into the Speaker’s Chamber. 
Ordered, That Three be the Quorum. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of the 
House this day, adjourn till a quarter before four of the 
clock To-morrow. 


Mr. Robert Steuart, by Order, reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Consolidated Fund Bill, the Amendments 
which they had made to the Bill ; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Mr. Robert Steuart, by Order, reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Militia Pay Bill, the Amendments which 
they had made to the Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee, to consider of the usual Sessional Ad- 
dresses. 
(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to direct 
to be issued the sum of One thousand two hundred 
pounds, to Ralph Bernal, Esquire, for his services to 
this House in this present Session of Parliament, as 
Chairman of the Committee, to whom it was referred to 
consider of Ways and Means for raising the Supply 
granted to His Majesty, and to assure His Majesty that 
this House will make good the same. 

2. Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to direct 
to be issued to Mr. Speaker’s Chaplain, for his services 
during this present Session, the clear sum of Two hun- 
dred pounds, and to assure His Majesty that this House 
will make good the same. 

Resolutions to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Baring 
reported, That the Commitee had come to Resolutions, 
which they had directed him to report. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second read- 
ing of the Poor Law Amendment Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
this day three months. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third read- 
ing of the Instruments of Sasine (Scotland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time To- 
morrow. 


Mr. Baring reported from the Committee on the Tithe 
Instalments Suspension (Ireland) Bill, the Amendments 
which they had made to the Bill; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be © 


ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for prevent- 
ing the Publication-of Lectures without consent, was, 
according to Order, read the third time; and the Amend- 
ments following were made to the Bill: 

Pr. 3. 1.17. Leave out from “ Lectures” to “ only.” 

Pr. 4. 1.6. After “ assigns” insert “ or to an 
“ Lectures which have been printed or published before 
“* the passing of this Act.” 

Then the Amendments following were made to the 
Amendments which, upon the 28th day of August last, 
were reported from the Committee, and then agreed to 
by the Bt ; viz. 

In the Amendment made by the Committee, at the 

end of the Bill, 

Leave out “other place,” and insert “on any public 
“* foundation or.” “ 

Leave out “ or delivered.” 

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633 


Leave out from “ foundation” to the end of the 
Amendment, and insert “and that the Law relating 
“ thereto shall remain the same as if this Act had not 
“* been passed.” 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, do pass. 

Ordered, That the Lord Advocate do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the same, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments this House doth desire the concurrence of 
their Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act to repeal an Act of the fourth and fifth year of 
His present Majesty, relating to Weights and Measures, 
and to make other provisions instead thereof; and the 
same were read; and are as follow: 

Pr. 4. 1. 32. Leave out from “‘ Measures” to “ used” 
in |. 33. and insert “ to be.” 

Pr. 7. 1.38. Leave out “up,” and insert “ as nearly.” 
- 7. 1. penult. Leave out from “ brim” to “as” in 
- ult. ad 

Pr. 8. 1. 6. Leave out from “ Measure” to “ And” in 
Pr. 9. 1. 6. and insert Clause (A.) 

Curavuse (A.) “ And whereas the sale of all coals, 
slack, culm and cannel, of every description, by 
weight, and not by measure, would tend greatly to 
prevent the commission of frauds and impositions in 
* the vend and delivery of such coals, slack, culm and 
“* cannel of every description; BE it therefore Enacted, 
“ That from and after the First day of January One 
‘“‘ thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, all coals, 
slack, culm and cannel of every description, shall 
be sold by weight, and not by measure; and every 
** person who shall from and after the first day of Ja- 
“* nuary One thousand eight hundred and thirty-six sell 
any coals, slack, culm or cannel of any description, 
by measure, and not by weight, shall, on conviction, be 
liable to a penalty not exceeding Forty shillings for 
** every such sale.” 

Pr. 18. 1. 1. After “ district” insert “such district 
to be distinguished by number or mark.” 

Pr. 18. 1.4. After “ Inspectors” insert “ for the 
discharge of such duties as they shall have been 
ordered by such Justices or Magistrates as aforesaid 
to perform.” 

Pr. 26. 1. 33. After “ purpose” insert “ and shall 
also upon all measures and upon all weights of a 
quarter of a pound and upwards, stamp a number or 
mark, distinguishing the district in which he acts.” 

Pr. 27. 1.15. Leave out “all,” and insert “ the 
town of Berwich-upon-Tweed, and all other.” 

Pr. 30. 1.35. After “ Scotland” insert “ at all 
seasonable hours.” 

Pr. 31. 1. 37. and 1. 38. After ‘“‘ Measures” insert 
“ or any other person legally authorized to examine 
“‘ and stamp any Weights or Measures,” and in I. 38. 
after “ shall” insert “ stamp any Weight or Measure 
“* without duly verifying the same by comparison with 
“ a copy of the Imperial Standard, or shall.” 

Pr. 31. 1. ult. Leave out from “ Act” to “ or” in 
Pr. 32. 1. 5. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Lord Viscount Ebrington do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their Lord- 
ships. 


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The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act for the amendment of the Law as to the tithing 
of Turnips in certain cases ; and the same were read ; 
and are as follow: 

L.1. Leave out from “ Whereas” to “ Be” in 1. 7. 
and insert “it is frequently convenient and necessary, 
“ in the agistment of Turnips by Sheep or Cattle, to 
“ sever the Turnips from the ground, in order that they 
“* may be the more easily and completely consumed, and 
‘ thereby to prevent waste, and it is not reasonable that 
“ such Severance should vary or affect the payment 


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“ of Tithe.” 
L. 16. Leave out from “ Act” to the end of the Bill, 


and insert “ in all cases whew Turnips shall be severed 
7 


iti in 


Weights and 
Measures 
Bill. 


Tithe of 
Turnips Bill. 








Tithes 
Recovery © 
Bill. 


634 


“ inthe manner and for the purpose aforesaid, and shall 
* be eaten on the ground by sheep or cattle, and not 
“ otherwise removed, the same shall be subject to the 
“ payment of Tithe in the same manner and to the 
** same extent as if they had been eaten by such sheep 
“ or cattle without having been so severed as aforesaid, 
‘« and no farther or otherwise.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That Captain Pechell do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act for the more easy Recovery of Tithes; and the 
same were read; and are as follow: 

Pr. 1.1. 28. After “ person” insert “‘ And whereas 
by an Act of the seventh and eighth years of the reign 
ss of King William the Third, chapter thirty-four, pro- 
* vision is made for the recovery of great and small 
Tithes (not exceeding’the amount of ten pounds) due 
from Quakers, by distress and sale under the warrant 
of Two Justices: And whereas by an Act of the first 
year of the reign of King George the first, chapter 
six, the provisions of the said last-mentioned Act were 
extended, in the case of Quakers, to all Tithes or 
Rates, and customary rights,*dues and payments 
belonging to any church or noo nd And whereas by 
“ the said recited Act of the fifty-third year of the 
“ reign of King George the Third, the aforesaid provi- 
sions in relation to Quakers were amended, and were 
also made applicable to any amount not exceeding 
Fifty pounds: And whereas by an Act of the Par- 
“liament of Jreland of the seventh year of the 
“ reign of King George the Third, chapter twenty-one, 
“ amended and extended by an Act of the Parliament 
“ of the United Kingdom of the fifty-fourth year of 
“ the reign of King George the Third, chapter sixty- 
“ eight, similar provisions are in force in Ireland 
for the recovery from Quakers of the great and 
small Tithes, and customary and other rights, dues 
and payments belonging to any church or chapel, not 
exceeding the amount of Fifty pounds.” 


Pr. 1.1. 31. Leave out from “ if” to “ Be” in 
Pr. 2. 1. 5. and insert “ in the cases and with the ex- 
“ ceptions hereinafter mentioned, all claimants were 
** restricted to the respective remedies provided by the 
“ said recited Acts.” 

Pr. 2. 1.16. After “ courts” insert “ in England.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 22. Leave out “ said,” and insert “ two 
“ first.” 

Pr. 2.1. 25. After “ shall” insert “ except in the 
“ case of Quakers.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 28. After “ said” insert ‘ two first.” 


Pr. 2. l. ult. After “ re-enacted” insert “ and that 

no suit or other proceeding shall be had or instituted 

“ in any of His Majesty's Courts either in England or 
“ Ireland now having cognizance of such matter, for or 
in respect of any great or small Tithes, moduses, 
compositions, rates, or other ecclesiastical. dues. or 
demands whatsoever of or under the value of Fifty 
pounds withheld by any Quaker, either in England 
or Ireland, but that all complaints touching the same, 
if in England, shall be heard and determined only 
under the powers and provisions contained in the said 
recited Acts of the seventh and eighth years of King 
“¢ William the Third, chapter thirt » 08 and the fifty- 
“ third year of King George the Third, and if in Jre- 
“ land, under the said recited Act of the Parliament of 
» Ireland, of the seventh year of King George the 
* Third, and the said recited Act of the fifty-fourth 
year of King George the Third, in the same manner as 

if the same were herein set forth and re-enacted : 
Provided always, That nothing hereinbefore contained 
shall extend to any case in which the actual title to 
any Tithe, oblation, composition, modus, due or de- 
mand, or the rate of such composition or modus, of 
the actual liability or exemption of the property 
“ to or from any such Tithe, oblation, composition, 
“ modus, due or demand shall be bond fide in question, 
nor to any case in which any suit or other proceeding 
shall have been actually instituted before the passing 


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A. 1835. 


“ of this Act,” and in line ult. in Clause (A.)added to 
the Bill by way of rider, 
L. 5. After “Courts” insert “ in England or Ire- 
** land.” 
L. 6. Leave out “ of.” 
L. 7. After the first “ Tithes” insert ‘‘ modus,” and, 
in the same line, after the second “ Tithes,” insert 
“ rate or other ecclesiastical demand.” 
L. 19. After “custody” insert “in England or 
“ Ireland.” 
L. 21. Leave out from “ proceeding” to “and” 
in 1.23. and insert “the sheriff or other officer hav- 
“* ing such person in his custody, shall forthwith dis- 
** charge him therefrom.” 
L. 28. Leave out “ of.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 
Ordered, That Captain Pechell do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


Ordered, That Mr. Pringle have leave of absence for 
three weeks, on urgent business ;—and, Colonel Grant, 
three weeks, on urgent business. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Number of Power-looms used in Factories 
in the manufacture of Woollen, Cotton, Silk and Linen 
respectively, in each County of the United Kingdom 
respectively, so far as they can be collected from the 
Returns of the Factory Commissioners. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


And the House having continued to sit till after twelve 
of the clock on Thursday morning ; 


Jovis, 3° die Septembris, 1835 : 


The House was moved, That the Act of the present 
Session to render certain Marriages valid, and to alter 
the Law with respect to certain voidable Marriages ; 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend 
the said Act; it passed in the Negative. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Ge- 
neral Abstract of the Revenues and other Receipts of 
the Local Governments of the several British Colonies 
in the year 1833; and a General Abstract of Expenditure 
incurred by the Local Governments of the several British 
Colonies, from colonial resources, in the year 1833. 

Mr. Baring accordingly presented the said Abstracts. 

Ordered, That the said Abstracts dolie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Baring presented, by His Majesty’s command,— 
Thirteenth and Fourteenth Reports of the Commis- 
sioners of Inquiry into the Excise Establishment, and 
into the Management and Collection of Excise Revenue 
throughout the United Kingdom. 

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


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of all Papers and Correspondence, whether from 
the Governor or from the Commissioner-General of the 
Eastern Province of the Colony of the Cape of G'ood 
Hope, or from other Officers, civil or military, respect- 
ing Commanders or Expeditions sent forth from that 
Colony against the native Tribes of South Africa since 
1st January 1828; with a List of the Namber of the 
Natives killed or wounded on such Expeditions; and 
also, of the Number of Cattle taken from them, and a 
correct statement of what became of such captured 
Cattle ; also, Copies of the Weekly Returns of Patroles; 
and of all Frontier Orders, or Instructions to Officers 
commanding Out-posts, or others, having reference to 
the same subject. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. ae 

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Leave of 
Absence, 


Factories. 


Marriage 
Act Amend- 
ment. 


Colonial 
Revenues. 


No. 586. 


Excise 
Inquiry. 


Cape of 
Good Hope. 








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Lord John Russell presented, by His Majesty’s com- 


Municipal . 
Corporations mand,—Local Reports of the Commissioners of Muni- 





(Scotland-) inal Corporations (Scotland), Part I. from Aberbroth- 
wick to Fortrose inclusive. 
Municipal Appendix to the First Report of the Commissioners 
 - of Municipal Corporations (Ireland.) 
- Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table. 
And then the House, having continued to sit till 
one of the clock on Thursday morning, adjourned 
till this day. 
. Jovis, 3° die Septembris ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. 
East India M&amp; Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the 
Compuny- East India Company, was called in; and at the 
Ne.587. Bar presented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of 
Parliament, N° 30, List, specifying the Particulars of 
the Compensation proposed to be granted to certain 
Persons lately belonging to the Maritime Service of the 
East India Company, under an arrangement sanctioned 
by the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India, 
and laid before The Honourable the House of Commons 
on the 26th February 1835. 
Tanjore Mr. Campbell also presented, pursuant to Orders,— 
yaar Copy of Correspondence between the India Board and 
0. e 


the Court of Directors; and between the President of 
the India Board and the Chairman of the Court of 
Directors, with reference to supplying the vacancy in 
the Tanjore Commission which occurred in 1831. 

Return to an Order, dated the 21st day of August 
last, for a Copy of the Deed between the East India 
Company and the Creditors of the late Rajah of Zan- 
jore, under which the said Commissioners act ; together 
with Copies of the original and second Instructions ad- 
dressed by the Commissioners in England to the Com- 
missioners in India, as communicated to the Court of 
Directors of the East India Company and to the India 
Board ; with Copies of their Letters acknowledging the 
same; together also, with Copies of any Communica- 
tions received from India since the 1st of May last by 
the said Commissioners, and of any Replies thereto; and 
of any Correspondence with the Court of Directors, or 
with the Jndia Board, or between the same, subsequent 
thereto, and specially in relation to the probable dura- 
tion of the said Commission, and to the renewal of the 
Tanjore Act; together also, with Copies or Extracts of 
any Communications relative to the causes of delay in 
the proceedings of the said Commissioners in India; 
and also, a Statement, showing, in Star Pagodas and in 
English money, the Amount of claims made under the 
said Commission; specifying whether the same be 
awarded for or against the Parties, orremain undecided; 
and, if undecided, for what reasons; showing also the 
aggregate Expense of the said Commission in England 
since its institution :—And then he withdrew. 


Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Bastard 
Children. 


No. 589. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Bastard Children, 


which was presented upon the 17th day of August last, 
be printed, 


Timber 


me A Petition of Merchants, Traders and Citizens of 
utiles. 


Montreal, in the Province of Lower Canada;—and, 
Merchants, Traders and others in London engaged in 
the Trade of the British North American Colonies,— 
were presented, and read; praying, That no alteration 
may take place in the relative Duties on Foreign and 
Colonial imber. ‘ 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the City of Cork, was 
also presented, and read; praying for a reduction of 
the Duty on European Timber, | 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Municipal A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inhabit- 
Bil «ants of Stockport ;—and, the Chairman of a’ Meeting of 
Inhabitants of Dunse,-—were presented and read; taking 


notice of the Municipal Corporations Bill; and ing, 
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635 


That the same may pass into a law unmutilated in any 
of its essential provisions. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Vicar, Clergy, Church Burgesses, Church of 
Churchwardens, and other Members of the Established Ireland Bill. 
Church, of Sheffield, was presented, and read ; taking 
notice of the Church of Jreland Bill; and praying, That 


the same may not pass into a law. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Tabley, 


A Petition of Richard M‘Cormick, late a Private in R. M‘Cormick. 
the 17th Lancers, was presented, and read ; complain- 
ing of ill-treatment, and acts of oppression while in that 
regiment; stating the particulars of his ¢ase; and 
praying for an investigation. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table, 


Mr, Attorney General reported from the Select Com- Execution of 
mittee appointed to inspect the Journals of the House of frecscre snd 
Lords with relation to any Proceedings upon the Exe- Administrators 
cution of Wills Bill; and, the Executors and Adminis- °"™ 
trators Bill; and to make Report thereof to the House; 

That they had inspected the said Journals accordingly; 
and had taken Copies of the Proceedings of the Lords 


thereupon; and the Report was read; and is as follaweth ; 
« Die Veneris, 12° Junij 1835, 
“ A Message was brought from the House of Com- ¢ Wills Exe- 

mons by Mr, Bernal and others, with a Bill, intituled, eution Bill. 
‘ An Act for the Amendment of the Laws with respect 
to Wills ;’ to which they desire the concurrence of this 
House. 

“ The said Bill was read the first time. 

“* Ordered, That the said Bill be printed.” 


“ Die Veneris, 19° Junij 1835. 


* It was moved, That the Bill, intituled, ‘ An Act for 
the Amendment of the’ Laws with respect to Wills,’ he 
now read a second time. 


“* Which being objected to ; 
“ After short Debate’ 
“ Ordered,’ That the further Debate be put off to 
Monday next; and that the Lords be summoned,” 


Die Lune, 22° Juny 1835, 

“ The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 
adjourned Debate upon the Motion made on Friday 
last, That the Bill, intituled, ‘ An Act for the Amendment 
of the Laws with respect to Wills,’ be now read a second 
time; and for the Lords to be summoned ; 

“ The said Debate was accordingly resumed, 

“ After Debate; 

“ The Question was put, Whether the said Bill shall 
be now read asecond time ? 

“* It was resolved in the Affirmative, 

“* Then the said Bill was accordingly read a second 
time. 

‘“* It was moved, That the said Bill be referred to a 
Select Committee to consider and report, 

* The Question was put thereupon ? 

“ It was resolved in the Affirmative. 

“ Ordered, That the Lords following be appointed a 
Select Committee to consider of the said Bill, and to 
report to the House : 


“ L. Ellenborough, E, Shaftesbury. 


“ L, Manners. E. Radnor. 

 L, Lyndhurst, E, Malmesbury, 

“ L. Brougham and Vauz, E. Rosslyn. 

 L. Denman. E. Eldon. . 
“ L. Abinger. L. Kenyon.” 


“ Their Lordships, or any Three of them, to meet on 
Tuesday, the 30th of this instant June, at four o’clock 
in the Afternoon, in the Prince’s Lodgings, near the 
House of Peers ; and to adjourn as they please,” 


* Die Veneris, 12° Junij 1835, 


A Message was brought from the House of Com- « Executors 
mons by Mr. Bernal and others, with a Bill, intituled, Bill. 
‘ An Act for the Amendment of the Laws with respect 
to Executors and Administrators ;’ to which they desire 
the concurrence of this House. 
‘¢ The said Bill was read the first time. 
“« Ordered, That the rr. be printed, 
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Ordered, 








Capital 
Offences. 
No. 590. 


Answer to 
Addresses, 


Apprenticed 
Negroes. 
No. 591, 


Secondary 
Punishment 
Australia.) 


Slave Trade 
Correspond- 
ence. 
Militia 
(Ireland.) 


Slaves. 


Foreign Corn. 
No. 592. 


Militia 
Pay Bill. 


636 
“ Die Veneris, 19° Juny 1835. 
“© Ordered, That the Bill, intituled, ‘An Act for 
the Amendment of the Laws with respect to Executors 


and Administrators,’ be read a second time upon Mon- 
day next ; and that the Lords be summoned.” 


“ Die Lune, 22° Junij 1835. 


“ The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Bill, intituled, ‘ An Act for the Amend- 
ment of the Laws with respect to Executors and Admi- 
nistrators;’ and for the Lords to be summoned ; 

“ The said Bill was accordingly read a second time. 

“‘ It was moved, That the said Bill be referred to a 
Select Committee to consider and report. 

“ The Question was put thereupon ? 

‘“* It was resolved in the Affirmative. 

“ Ordered, That the Lords following be appointed a 
Select Committee to consider the said Bill; and to re- 
port to the House : 


L. Ellenborough. 
L. Manners. 


E. Shaftesbury. 
E. Radnor. 


* L. Lyndhurst. E. Malmesbury. 
“ L. Brougham and Vaux. E. Rosslyn. 

“ L. Denman. E. Eldon. 

* L. Abinger. L. Kenyon.” 


“« Their Lordships, or any Three of them, to meet on 
Tuesday, the 30th of this instant June, at four o’clock in 
the Afternoon, in the Prince’s Lodgings, near the House 
of Peers; and to adjourn as they please.” 





Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to ips go Offences, 
which was presented upon the 27th day of July last, be 
printed. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the 
House, That their several Addresses of yesterday (that 
His Majesty would be graciously pleased to give direc- 
tions that the Papers therein mentioned might be laid 
before this House), had been presented to His Majesty ; 
and that His Majesty had commanded him to acquaint 
this House, That He will give directions accordingly. 


Sir George Grey presented, pursuant to several Ad- 
dresses to His Majesty,—Copies of any Instructions 
ay relative to Compensation claimed for Negroes who 

ad not been registered as Slaves. 

Copies or Extracts of any Correspondence which may 
have taken place between the Secretary of State for the 
Colonial Department, and the Governors of the Australian 
Provinces, on the subject of Secondary Punishment. 

Papers relating to the Slave Trade, 1834 :—Class A. 
Correspondence with the British Commissioners :— 
Class B. Correspondence with Foreign Powers. 

Sir George Grey also presented, pursuant to Order, 
—A Return of the Names of all Persons who have been 
appointed Adjutants on the Staff of the Jrish Militia, 
during the Three years ending 5th April 1835, stating 
the Date of each such Appointment,the Nature and Date 
of any former Commission or Commissions in the said 
Militia or in the Line; and setting forth any other 
situation or situations now or formerly held by each 
such Person respectively. 

Sir George Grey also presented, by His Majesty’s 
command,—Additional Article to the Treaty concluded 
at Stockholm, November éth 1824, between Great Bri- 
tain and Sweden, for the prevention of the Traffic in 
Slaves, signed at Stockholm June 15, 1835. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table ; 
and that the Papers respecting Apprenticed Negroes, 
be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Foreign Corn, 


which was presented upon the 18th day of August last, 
be printed. 


The in ed Bill to defray, for a limited time, the 
Charge of the Pay, Clothing and contingent and other 
Expenses of the Disembodied Militia in Great Britain 
and Jreland, and to grant Allowances in certain cases to 
Subaltern Officers, Adjutants, Paymasters, Quarter- 
masters, Surgeons, Assistant Surgeons, Surgeons’ Mates, 


3° Septembris. 


A. 1835. 


and Serjeant Majors of the Militia, was, according to 
Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title be, 
An Act to defray the Charge of the Pay, Clothing and 
contingent and other Expenses of the Disembodied 
Militia in Great Britain and Ireland, and to grant Al- 
lowances in certain cases to Subaltern Officers, Adju- 
tants, Paymasters, Quartermasters, Surgeons, Assistant 
Surgeons, Surgeons’ Mates, and Serjeant Majors of the 
Militia, until the First day of July One thousand eight 
hundred and Thirty-six. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third read- 
ing of the ingrossed Bill, to apply a Sum of Money out 
of the Consolidated Fund, and the Surplus of Ways and 
Means, to the Service of the year One thousand eight 
hundred and Thirty-five ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Bill be now read the third time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be made 
to the Question ; viz. To leave out the word “ now,” and 
at the end of the Question to add the words “ upon 


“ Monday next.” 


And the Question being proposed, That the word 
* now” stand part of the Question :—The said proposed 
Amendment was, with leave of the House, withdrawn ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third time:— 
The Bill was accordingly read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title 
be, An Act to apply a Sum of Money out of the Con- 
solidated Fund, and the Surplus of Ways and Means to 
the Service of the year One thousand eight hundred 
and thirty-five, and to appropriate the Supplies granted 
in this Session of Parliament. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Lord John Russell reported from the Committee ap- 
pointed to draw up Reasons, to be offered to the Lords 
at a Conference, for disagreeing to certain of the Amend- 
ments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, “ An 
Act to provide for the Regulation of Municipal Corpora- 
tions in England and Wales; that the Committee had 
drawn up Reasons accordingly, which they had directed 
him to report; and the samewere read; and are as follow: 

The Commons agree to the Amendments as far as 
Clause (A.) 

The Commons propose the following Amendments to 
Clause (A.) 

Fol. 1. 1. 13. Leave out from “ purposes” to “ Be” 
in 1. 17. 

Fol. 3.1. 5. Leave out from “trusts” to end of 1. 9. 

L.18. After “ That” insert ‘“ the total amount 
to be divided amongst the persons whose rights are 
herein reserved in this behalf, shall not exceed the 
surplus which shall remain after ee of the 
interest of all lawful debts chargeable upon the real 
or personal estate out of which the sums so to be 
divided have arisen, together with the salaries of 
municipal officers and all other lawful expenses 
which on the said fifth day of June were defrayed out 
of or chargeable upon the same: Provided also, That 
nothing hereinbefore contained shall be construed to 
apply to any claim, right or title of any Burgesses or 
Freemen, or of any person, to any discharge or exemp- 
tion from any Tolls or Dues levied wholly or in part 
by or to the use or benefit of any Borough or Body 
r; Mit and that after the passing of this Act no 
person shall have or be entitled to claim thencefor- 
ward any discharge or exemption from any Tolls or 
Dues lawfully levied in whole or in part by or to the 
use of any Body Corporate, except as hereinafter is 
excepted: Provided nevertheless, That every person 
who on the fifth day of June in this present year was 
an inhabitant, or was or was entitled to be admitted a 
Freeman or Burgess of any Borough, or who on the 
said fifth day of June was the wife or widow, son or 
daughter of any Freeman or Burgess of any Borough, 
or who on the said fifth day of June was bound an 
apprentice, shall be entitled to have or acquire and 
‘* enjoy the same discharge or enw tgp from any 
“ Tolls or Dues lawfully levied, in whole or in part, by 


ee or 


Consolidated 
Fund Bill. 


Municipal 
Corporations 

















5-6 Witt. IV. 
“ or to tHe use of any Borough or Body Corporate, as. 
fully, and for such time and in such sort, as he or she, 
by any statute, charter, bye-law, or custom in force 
on the said fifth day of June, might or would have 
had, acquired and enjoyed the same if this Act had 
not been passed, and no further or otherwise.” 


At the end of the Clause add “ Provided also, That 
nothing in this Act contained shall be construed to 
entitle any person to any share or benefit of “the 
rights herein reserved, who shall not have first ful- 
filled every condition, which if this Act had not 
passed would have been a condition precedent to his 
or her being entitled to the benefit of such rights, 
or to strengthen, confirm or affect any claim, right 
or title of any Burgesses or Freemen of any Borough 
or Body Corporate, or of any person, to the benefit 
of any such rights as are hereinbefore reserved, but 
the same in every case may be brought in question, 
impeached and set aside in like manner as if this Act 
had not been passed.” 


ist. Because it appears to the Commons, that after 
affording full protection and security to all exist- 
ing interests the perpetuation of this right is 
not demanded by any acknowledged principle. 

2d. Because the perpetuation of this exemption is 
in contravention of principles laid down in the 
Bill, and agreed to by the Lords themselves, 
who, in consenting to the 14th Clause, by which 
all exclusive rights of trading are abolished at 
once and without compensation, have admitted 
the justice of dealing with analogous cases in 
reference to the common good. 

3d. Because in exemption from Corporate Toll is 
perpetuated a most grievous inequality and in- 
justice, by which one merchant or trader, being 
a freeman, maintains an unfair competition with 
his rival in industry. 


4th. Because it not only perpetuates but greatly 
aggravates this evil, the powers of admission to 
Corporate Bodies by grant, redemption or pur- 
chase being abolished (sec. 3.), a monopoly is 
created still more close and oppressive than any 
which has heretofore existed, and restraints and 
inequalities are imposed upon trade entailing 
consequences the most injurious to the commer- 
cial interests of the Empire. 

5th. Because the Amendment seems to deny the 
possibility of any future reduction, extinction or 
altered appropriation of these Tolls and_ local 
Dues, even by the supreme power of the State. 

6th. Because the introduction of this Amendment 
would seem to sanction the indefensible hypo- 
thesis, that whilst a majority of the Corporate 
Body may by a surrender of its Charter not only 
abandon all existing rights, but effectually bar 
all future interests, it is not competent for Par- 
liament ever, after giving the fullest protection 
to existing interests, to deal with future and con- 
tingent claims, with a view to the prosperity of 
the Corporotion itself, and the well-being of the 
whole community. 

7th. Because all these evils are still further aggra- 
vated by the omission of the 13th Section of the 
Bill as sent up by the Commons, by which the 
Town Councils were authorized to purchase and 
redeem these peculiar rights for an adequate 
pecuniary compensation. 

For these, as well as for divers other weighty 
Reasons, in justice to the trading and commercial 
interests of the community, in vindication of 
the supreme authority of the Legislature, in 
relief of the subject, and in strict accordance 
with the principle admitted by the Lords in their 
adoption of Section 14, the Commons feel it to 
be their imperative duty to disagree with so 
much of this Amendment as perpetuates the 
exemption from the payment of tolls. 


The Commons agree to the Amendments as far as 
Pr. 5. 1. 15. 


Pr. 5. 1.15. At the end of the Amendment the 
Commons propose to amend the Amendment by adding 


the words “ Provided nevertheless, That notwithstanding 
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“any thing herein contained, no parish or place, or 
“ part of any. parish or place, which is detached from 
the main part of such Borough or County of a City 
or Town Corporate, shall, after the passing of this 
Act, be included within any such Borough or County ; 
and, subject to this provision, the metes and bounds 
of every such Borough and County shall include the 
whole of the liberties of such Borough or County by 


land and by water as the same now are or are taken 
* to be.” 


The Commons agree to the Amendments as far as 
Pr. 24. 1. 7. 


Pr, 24. 1. 7. The Commons disagree to the Amend- 
ment for the following Reasons : 

Ist. Because the establishment of such a List as 
is here contemplated is calculated to produce 
jealousies and strifes in the several Cities and 
Boroughs, and thus to impede the quiet and 
good government thereof. 


2d. Because the qualification by estate, as proposed 
to be verified by claim, amd proof before a Court 
appointed for that purpose, would lead either to 
an annual inquisition of the most hateful kind 
into the private affairs of the inhabitants of the 
Town, and particularly vexatious to persons en- 
gaged in commerce and trade, or to unfounded 
imputation, against those who would be deterred 
by such an inquisition from claiming to be in- 
serted on the List, that they are not possessed of 
the necessary qualification. 

3d. Because the List of the sixth part of the con- 
stituency, consisting of the highest rate-payers, 
will frequently be found to include persons who, 
from their avocations, habits and pursuits, are 
the least eligible to fill the offices of Town Coun- 
cillors, and may exclude others who are well 
fitted and qualified for the performance of muni- 
cipal duties. 

4th. Because the Commons, although they are 
prepared to admit a qualification for Councillors 
in another shape, are of opinion that the prin- 
ciple of qualification for Councillors is liable to 
grave and sound objections, and are unwilling 
to aggravate these objections by placing in a 
separate and almost hostile position the Lists of 
persons qualified to vote as electors, and those 
who can alone attain the honour and trust of 
being members of the governing body. 


Pr. 24. 1. 8. The Commons propose to amend the 
Amendment by leaving out the words “ Lists and Coun- 
“ cillors.” 

The Commons agree to the Amendments as far as 
Pr. 25a. 1. 3. 

Pr. 25a. 1. 3. The Commons propose to leave out 
the words “ List or Councillors.” 

The Commons agree to the Amendments as far as 
Pr. 25a. 1. 10. 

Pr. 25a. 1.10. The Commons disagree to the Amend- 
ment made by the Lords. 

L. 14. The Commons propose to amend the Amend- 
ment by leaving out “ List or Councillors.” 

L. 18. The Commons propose the same Amend- 
ment. 

L. penult. The Commons propose to disagree to the 
Amendment. } 

Pr. 26. 1. 3. Leave out from “ Burgess List” to the 
end of the Amendment. 

L.8. TheCommons proposeto disagree tothe Amend- 
ment for the Reasons before stated. 

L.9. The Commons propose to disagree to the Amend- 
ment for the Reasons above stated. 

L. penult. Leave out “ Lists and Councillors.” 

Pr. 27. 1. 23. Leave out ‘ Lists and Councillors.” 

Pr. 28. 1.19. In the Amendment leave out from 
“ property ” to the end of the Amendment. 

Pr. 29. 1. 16. Leave out “ Lists and Councillors.” 

Pr. 30. 1. 10. and 11. The Commons propose to dis- 
agree to the Amendment for the Reasons above stated. 

L.33. The Commons propose to disagree to the 
Amendment for the like Reasons. 

Pr. 35. 1.21. Leave out “ and Councillors Lists.” 

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638 


L. 35. The Commons propose to disagree to the 
Amendment for the Reasons above stated. 

Pr. 33. 1.19. The Commons propose to disagree to 
the Amendment for the Reasons above stated. 

L. 23. The Commons propose to disagree to the 
Amendment for the like Reasons. 

The Commons agree to all the other Amendments 
as far as Clause (E.) 


The Commons propose the following Amendments in 
Clause (E.) 

Fo. 1. 1. 10. Leave out from the beginning of the line 
to “ and,” in 1.12. and at the end of the Clause the Com- 
mons propose to add “and on the ninth day of November 
“ in this present year the Councillors first to be elected 
under the provisions of this Act, and on the’ninth day 
“ of November in the year One thousand eight hundred 
“ and thirty-eight, and in every third succeeding year, 
“* the Council for the time being of every Borough shall 
“ elect from the Councillors, or from the persons quali- 
** fied to be Councillors, the Aldermen of such Borough, 
** or so many as shall be needed to supply the places of 
** those who shall then:go out of office according to the 
“ provisions hereinafter contained ; and that upon the 
“‘ ninth day of November in the year One thousand 
** eight hundred and thirty-eight, and in every third 
succeeding year, one-half of the number appointed as 
“¢ aforesaid to be the whole number of the Aldermen of 
“* every Borough shall go out of office; and the Coun- 
“€ cillors immediately after the first election of Aldermen 
shall appoint who shall be the Aldermen who shall go 
“ out of office in the year One thousand eight hundred 
“* and thirty-eight, and thereafter those who shall go out 
** of office shall always be those who have been Alder- 
“ men for the longest time without re-election: Pro- 
“ vided always, That any Aldermen so going out of 
“ office may be forthwith re-elected, if then qualified as 
“‘ herein provided: Provided also, That the Aldermen 
“ so going out of office shall hot be entitled to vote in 
** the election of a new Alderman.” 


The Commons agree to Clause (F.) 


The Commons propose to disagree to Clause (G.) for 
the following Reasons : 


Because, 1st, the Commons consider this Amend- 
ment to be wholly inconsistent and irrecon- 
cileable with the general scope and object of the 
Bill, the main principle of which is the total 
extinction of the vicious system of self-election, 
the establishment of an adequate check upon the 
conduct of the Municipal Councils by the con- 
stitutional agency of a popular constituency. 

Because, 2dly, as the Lords, by repealing and an- 
nulling all laws, statutes and usages, Royal and 
other Charters and Letters Patent, inconsistent 
with the proposed Bill, have sanctioned and ad- 
mitted the principle that the present corporations 
stand in need of a comprehensive and effective 
reform, to the intent that the several cities and 
towns shall for ever be and remain well and 
quietly governed, it appears to the Commons to 
be most inexpedient to entrust to the governing 
bodies of the existing corporations the uncon- 
trolled right of selecting from among themselves 
one-fourth part of the new Town Councils. 

Because, 3dly, as, in the case of the Councillors 
freely chosen by a majority of voices, the Bill 
only confers a franchise enuring for a limited 
term of years, these Clauses grant a life posses- 
sion of franchise to Aldermen nominated in the 
first instance by the governing bodies of the old 
Corporations, and for whose capacity and trust- 
worthiness the security derived from the choice, 
either direct or indirect, of a majority of the 
rated inhabitants, is not given. 

4th. Because, if the persons so chosen are such as 
would not have been excluded from the Town 
Council under the elective principle established 
in the Bill as now returned by the Commons, the 
Amendment of the Lords becomes wholly un- 
necessary ; if otherwise, it will be injurious, by 
forcing into the Town Council, as Aldermen for 
life, individuals not possessing the confidence of 
the communities over which they are called upon 
to preside. 


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5th. Because it appears difficult to the Commons 
to refer this Amendment to any fixed or intel- 
ligible principle. It cannot be defended on the 
supposition that corporate rights and franchises 
are inviolable, and placed beyond the reach of 
legislative interference, for if such a principle 
were admissible, it would require a general sav- 
ing of all the existing rights, which is not pro- 
posed in the Lords’ Amendments; neither can it 
be brought within the true principle of the Bill, 
which assumes that a constitutional confidence 
may be reposed in the representative system as 
a provision for good government, and as a proper 
control over those who as Town Councillors may 
be entrusted with municipal duties. 

5th. Because the Aldermen so nominated for life 
from the old Corporations must necessarily be 
regarded with jealousy and distrust by the elected 
Councillors, as well as by the constituent body 
whose functions are superseded by these Clauses, 
and thus strife and confusion will be engendered 
and perpetuated, the new Councils will be di- 
vided into angry and conflicting parties, and the 
whole object contemplated by the Bill, namely, a 
provision for the quiet and good government 
of the new Corporations, will be effectually 
defeated. 


The Commons propose to amend Clause (H.) by in- 
serting, 
Fo.1.1.2. After “any” the word “ extraordinary.” 


L. 4. and 5. Leave out from the word “ Borough” 
to * the.” 
L.11. Leave out from “ persons” to “and” in 1.13. 
At the end of the Clause add “ and every person so 
elected an Alderman to fill an extraordinary vacancy 
“ shall hold such office until the time when the person 
** in the room of whom he was chosen would regularly 
‘*‘ have gone out of office, and he shall then go out 
“ of office, but may be re-elected, if then qualified, as 
“ herein provided.” 


Pr. 34. 1. 33. and 1. 34. In the Amendment the 
Commons propose to leave out “ a preacher or teacher 
“in,” and to insert the words“ the regular minister 
* —f,” 

L. 38. The Commons propose to insert, at the be- 
ginning of the Amendment, before the word “ nor” the 
words “ or an Alderman of any such Borough.” 

In the same Amendment, after the word “ Coun- 
cillor,” to insert “ or an Alderman.” 


L. penult. The Commons agree to the Amend- 
ment after the word “ Burgess” to insert the word 
“ List,” and propose to insert after the words “ of such 
“ Borough,” immediately connected with the word 
« List,” the words “ nor unless he shall be seised or 
“ possessed of real or personal estate, or both, to the 
“ following amount; that is to say, in all Boroughs 
“ directed by this Act to be divided into four or more 
“ Wards, to the amount of One thousand pounds, or be 
“ rated to the relief of the poor of such Borough upon 
“ the annual value of not less than Thirty pounds; and 
“ in all Boroughs directed to be divided into less than 
“© Four Wards, or which shall not be divided into Wards, 
“‘ to the amount of Five hundred pounds, or be rated 
* to the relief of the poor in such Borough upon the 
“ annual value of not less than Fifteen pounds.” 


Pr. 35. 1.15. The Commons propose to amend the 
Amendment by inserting the words “ or Alderman.” 

Pr. 36. 1. 3. In the Amendment leave out from 
“ persons ” to “ the Councillors,” and insert “ qualified 
“ to be Councillors.” 

L. 14. The Commons propose to amend the Amend- 
ment by leaving out the word “same,” and inserting 
“ business so appointed to be done.” 

The Commons agree to all the other Amendments as 
far as Pr. 41. 1. 14. 

Pr, 41. 1. 14. In the Amendment leave out “ Alder- 
«© men,” and insert “ Council.” 

L. 16. In the body of the Bill the Commons pro- 
pose to leave out the word “ themselves,” and insert the 
words “the Aldermen,” in order to carry into effect 
the Amendment of the Lords as to the body from which 


the Mayor is to be chosen. 
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5-6 Witt. IV. 


L. 32. Leave out from “ persons ” to the end of the 
Amendment, and insert “ qualified to be Councillors.” 

Pr. 42. 1.33. The Commons propose to disagree to 
the Amendment, for the Reasons stated for disagreeing 
to Clause (G.) ~ 


Pr. 43. 1. 2. The Commons propose to disagree to 
the Amendment, for the following Reasons : 


1st. Because the Commons are of opinion that the 
introduction into any Town or Borough of two 
distinct classes of Justices of the Peace acting 
under separate authorities, the one by charter, 
and the other in virtue of His Majesty’s com- 
mission, is likely to produce civil dissensions, 
may interfere most essentially with the adminis- 
tration of justice, and impair the respect due to 
the authority of the law. 

2d. Because such enactment is unnecessary for any 
good purpose, as it would be manifestly the 
interest and duty of the advisers of the Crown, 

_and also of the Town Councils, to avail them- 

selves of the services and experience of the 
existing magistrates, where such magistrates are 
found to be really qualified, by character and 
knowledge, for performing the duties of Justices 
of the Peace. 

3d. Because,if the proposed enactment is carried 
into general effect it may in some cases continue 
in the Commission of the Peace corporate Ma- 
gistrates in whom the public cannot confide. 

4th. Because it is inconsistent with the limitation 
imposed by the Lords in the application of a 
similar principle in the Section 100, under which 
such only of the existing Recorders as are pos- 
sessed of a professional qualification are continued 
in office, whereas in Section 39 all chartered 
Justices having life appointments are confirmed 
in their office without reference to any test ot 
qualification whatsoever. 


L. 8. The Commons propose to disagree to the 
Amendment for the like Reasons. 

The Commons agree to all the other Amencments 
as far as Clause (I.) 

The Commons propose the following Amendments 
to Clause (I.) 

Fo. 2. 1.10. After “ and” insert “ if His Majesty, 
“‘ by advice of His Privy Council, shall approve such 
“« determination.” 

L. 19. Leave out the word “ thenceforth,” and insert 
“ after such publication as aforesaid.” 

The Commons propose the following Amendmenis 
to Clause (K.) 

Fo. 2. 1.11. After “ and” insert “ subject as afore- 
“ said to the approval of His Majesty, by the advice of 
“ His Privy Council.” 

Fo. 3. 1. 1. Leave out “ thenceforth,” and insert 
“ after such publication as aforesaid.” 

The Commons propose the following Amendments 
to Clause (L.) 

Fo. 1. 1. 15. After “ discretion ” insert “ subject as 
‘‘ aforesaid to the approval of His Majesty, by the advice 
“ of His Privy Council.” 

Fo. 2. 1. 3. Leave out from the beginning of the line 
to the end of 1. 5. 

L. 7. Leave out the whole of the line. 

Pr. 46. 1. 38. In the Amendment leave out “ Coun- 
“ cillors’ Roll,” and insert ‘“ persons qualified to be 
“ Councillors.” 

Pr. 47. 1. 3. Same Amendment. 

L. 10. Same Amendment. 

L. 27. Leave out “and Councillors’ Lists.” 

Pr. 49. 1.29. Leave out from “ persons” to the end 
of the Amendment, anid insert “ qualified to be Coun- 
** cillors.” , 

Pr. 50. 1.17. In the body of the Bill the Commons 
propose to leave out the words “ four-fifths,” and to in- 
sert the words “ two-thirds,” to make the Bill conform- 
able to the Amendments proposed by the Lords in other 
parts of the Bill. ; 

L.23. Leave out “ or Councillors’ List.” 

L. 27. Same Amendment. 


L.36. The Commons propose.to disagree to the 
Amendment. ; 


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The Commons agree to all the other Amendments as 
far as Pr. 53. 1. 10. 

Pr.63. 1.10. At the end of the Amendment to add 
“« du alified.” 

Pr. 57. 1, 27 and 28. Leave out the words “ proposed 
to be inserted, and instead thereof insert “ at the time of 
“ making such declaration, or after he shall cease to be 
“ qualified according to the provisions of this Act.” 


L. 38. After “ qualified” insert “in respect of 
* estate,” and after “of” insert “)s0;” and at the end 
of the Amendment add “ Provided always, That it shalk 
“ be lawful for any defendant, by Judge’s order, to be 
“* obtained within fourteen days after he shall have been 
served with process in any such action, to require the 
s ope to give security for costs, and in such case all 
“‘ further proceedings in the said cause shall be staid 
until the plaintiff shall give security to the satisfaction 
of the proper officer of the court for the costs of such 
action in case a verdict shall pass for the defendant, 
or the plaintiff shall become nonsuit, or discontinue 
such action, or if upon demurrer or otherwise judg- 
ment shall be given against the plaintiff; and the 
defendant shall in either of such cases recover his full 
costs as between attorney and client: Provided also, 
That no such action shall be brought except by a 
Burgess of such Borough, nor unless the Burgess 
bringing the same shall, within fourteen days after 
the commission of the offence, have served a notice 
in writing personally upon the party committing such 
offence of his intention to bring such action.” 


L.38. After the word “and” next following the 
Amendment insert “in case the plaintiff in any such 
“ action shall obtain a verdict.” 

The Commons agree to all the other Amendments 
as far as Pr. 58. 1. 40. 

Pr. 58. 1.40. Leave out “ Aldermen,” and insert 
* Council.” 

L. 41. In the body of the Bill the Commons propose 
to leave out the oa “themselves,” and to insert * the 
‘“* Aldermen,” in order to carry into effect the Amend- 
ments of the Lords as to the body from which the 
Returning Officer is to be chosen. 


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Pr. 59. 1.16. The Commons propose to amend the 
Amendment by. leaving out all the words to the last 
word “shall,” and inserting ‘on the ninth day of No- 
** vember in this present year.” 

L.19. Leave out * good behaviour,” and insert 
“‘ pleasure.” 

The Commons agree to all the other Amendments as 
far as Pr. 68. 1.13. 


Pr. 68. 1.13. Leave out from the word “always” to 
* that,” for the following reasons : 


1st. Because such Amendment is no less repugnant 
to the principles of the Bill, as cmmniiod by the 
Lords, than it is to the future well-being of the 
new Corporate Bodies. 

2d. Because, as the Lords assent to the application 
of the principle of election in the case of such 
other Cenparahe Officers as are not of a judicial 
character, and as the Lords have not altered the 
franchise originally included in the Bill sent up 
from the Commons, it is surely inexpedient to 
limit the application of this principle in the case 
of the Town Clerk, and to refuse to entrust the 
new constituencies with the choice of their own 
ministerial agent for the discharge of their public 
functions. 

3d. Because the Amendment of the Lords, more 
particularly when received in connexion with the 
s8 103, 104 and 120, not only extends the title, 

ut enlarges the functions of many of the existing 

Town Clerks. , 

4th. Because, when the pecuniary rights of the 
Town Clerks are adequately provided for b 
the Compensation clause (67, 68, 69), to which 
a just and liberal construction cannot fail to be 
given, the choice of the constituencies should be 
left unrestrained, in order to admit of the selec- 
tion of the individuals best qualified to fill this 
im nt office. 

5th. Because, if the constituent body cannot be 


entrusted with the choice of the Town Clerk, an 
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argument would be afforded against the principle 
of the Bill in other and more essential particulars. 

6th. Because an officer thus forced upon the new 
Corporation by act of law is not likely to possess 
their general confidence, cannot perform his 
duties to their general satisfaction, and is even 
liable to be viewed with mistrust as the depositary 
of their muniments and other records. 


The Commons propose to disagree to Clause (M.) for 
the following Reasons : 


Ist. Because this Clause may be viewed as a new 
exclusion, unknown to the existing law, incon- 
sistent with the spirit and the letter of the en- 
larged and comprehensive legislation of later 
times, and unsupported by any allegation of 
mischief or inconvenience at present found to 
exist. 

2d. Because it introduces an anomaly into our laws, 
which permit one single Lay Patron, though an 
acknowledged Dissenter, to enjoy and exercise 
church patronage to any extent, and which 
under this Amendment would be modified so as 
to restrain the same right of church patronage 
if exercised by a Dissenter in a Corporate capa- 
city, though acting in conjunction with church- 
men, members of the Corporation. 

3d. Because this Amendment tends to introduce 
strife and religious discord among the members 
of the Town Councils, separating them into dis- 
tinct religious sects, and is thus inconsistent 
with quiet and good government, and may ulti- 
mately produce insecurity and danger to the 
church itself. 

4th. Because where the Bishops of the Established 


the persons recommending will be freed from the 
salutary control of public opinion, and “— be 
swayed by undue preferences. That the Town 
Councils freely elected may safely be presumed 
to have the deepest interests in the impartial 
administration of, justice and in the due enforce- 
ment of the law within their respective com- 
munities, and that there is, therefore, no reason 
to apprehend that they will submit for His Ma- 
jesty’s approval the names of improper or unde- 
serving men: that should the very improbable 
occurrence take place, it would be the duty of 
those who advise the Crown to set aside the 
recommendation of the council, and to require 
a new and revised List. That, consequently, 
with a view to the responsibility of those who 
recommend, to the trustworthiness of those who 
are recommended, and to the weight and autho- 
rity of the laws, which cannot be separated from 
the character of those by whom the laws are 
administered, the Commons are willing to hope 
that the Lords will not insist on this Amend- 
ment. 


Pr. 131.1. 5. The Commons propose to disagree to 
the Lords Amendment for the following Reason : 


Because this Amendment fetters the judgment of 


those in whom the power of choice is properly 
and constitutionally vested. 


Pr. 134. 1. ult. The Commons propose to disagree to 
the Lords Amendments for the following Reason : 


Because no such provision as is herein contemplated 


is provided in the Bill. 


Church exercise a salutary caution in ordaining 
Priests and Deacons, it cannot fairly be pre- 


Pr. 135. 1. 39. The Commons propose to disagree to 
the Lords Amendments for the following Reasons : 


1st. Because the Commons are of opinion that the 


sumed that danger can arise from the selection 
of ministers thus legally qualified, more par- 
ticularly as the approval of the Bishop or Ordi- 
nary is necessary before institution to any vacant 
benefice. 

5th. Because, if the principle were held to be de- 
fensible, it is wholly impracticable without the 
re-introduction of Tests of Conformity, and thus 
enacting once more those very laws which, having 
too long been the disgrace of the Statute Book, 
have been, after a full and deliberate inquiry, 
happily repealed. 

6th. Because the object contemplated in the Lords’ 
Amendment may be attained by another, a more 
effectual and less objectionable enactment. 


Pr. 108. 1. 15. Leave out “ Councillors’ Lists.” 
Pr. 111. 1. 31. At the end of the Amendment add 
‘“* or county.” 


The Commons propose to amend Clause (Q.) by in- 
serting the following Amendment: 

Fo, 2. 1. 1. After “lives” insert ‘‘ and years deter- 
* minable after the lapse of any number of years.” 

Pr. 126. 1. 1. The Commons propose to disagree to 
the Amendment made by the Lords. 

L. 19. The Commons propose to disagree also to this 
Amendment. 

L. 22. The Commons propose to disagree also to 
this Amendment. 

Pr. 127. 1. 8. The Commons propose to disagree also 
to this Amendment. 


The Commons disagree to these Amendments for the 
following Reason : 


introduction into any Town or Borough of two 
distinct classes of Justices of the Peace acting 
under separate authorities, the one by charter 
and the other in virtue of His Majesty’s Com- 
mission, is likely to produce civil dissensions, 
may interfere most essentially with the adminis- 
tration of Justice, and impair the respect due to 
the authority of the law. 


2d. Because such enactment is unnecessary for any 


good purpose, as it would be manifestly the 
interest and duty of the advisers of the Crown, 
and also of the Town Councils, to avail them- 
selves of the services and experience of the 
existing magistrates, where such magistrates are 
found to be really qualified by character and 
knowledge for performing the duties of Justices 
of the Peace. 


3d. Because if the proposed enactment is carried 


into general effect, it may in some cases continue 
in the Commission of the Peace, Corporate Ma- 
gistrates, in whom the public cannot confide. 


4th. Because it is inconsistent with the limitation 


imposed by the Lords in the application of a 
similar principle in the § 100, under which such 
only of the existing Recorders as are possessed of 
a professional qualification are continued in 
office; whereas in § 39 all chartered Justices 
having life appointments are confirmed in their 
office without reference to any test of qualification 
whatsoever. 


The Commons propose to amend Clause (U.) 


Because the Commons conceive, that in order to 
enable the servants of the Crown justly to advise 
His Majesty in the exercise of this branch of His 
Royal prerogative, it must necessarily be that 
local information should be sought for respecting 
the character and qualification of parties who 
may be put into the several Commissions of 
the peace. The Commons further consider it to 
be of the highest importance that such informa- 
tion should be publicly given by persons acting 
avowedly, and therefore responsible for their 
recommendation; that if such information be 
not so given, it must necessarily be sought for 
through private and irresponsible channels, and 





Fo. 3. 1. 1. Leave out from “ Act” to the end of the 
Clause. 


The Commons propose to disagree to Clause (W.) for 
for the following Reason : 


Because this Clause would properly form the sub- 
ject of a separate Bill, requiring further con- 
sideration. 


The Commons propose to amend Clause (Y.) 

Fo. 1. 1. 6. After “ passed” insert ‘“ concurrently 
‘“‘ with the jurisdiction and authority of the Justices of 
** the Peace of the Borough within which such close is 
* situated.” 


The Commons propose to amend Clause (Z.) by 
leaving out the words “ Provided always,” and by 
leaving 


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leaving out all the words after the words “ Enacted, 
“ That,” and inserting “in every case in which any 
‘“* Body Corporate, or any particular class, number, or 
description of members, or the governing body of any 
Body Corporate, now is or are in their corporate 
capacity, and not as charitable Trustees, according to 
the meaning and provisions of this Act, seised or 
possessed of any manors, lands, tenements, or here- 
ditaments whereunto any advowson or right of ij@mi- 
nation or presentation to any benefice or ecclesiastical 
preferment is appendant or appurtenant, or of any 
advowson in gross, or hath or Sais any right or title 
to nominate or present to any benefice or ecclesiastical 
preferment, every such advowson and every such 
right of nomination and presentation shall be sold at 
such time and in such manner as the Ecclesiastical 
Commissioners appointed by His Majesty may direct, 
so that the best price may be obtained for the same ; 
** and the proceeds of every such sale shall be paid to 
*“‘ the Treasurer of the Borough, and shall be by him 
“* invested in Government Securities for the use of the 
Body Corporate, and the annual interest payable 
thereon shall be carried to the account of the Borough 
“ Fund: Provided always, That in any case of vacancy 
‘“‘ arising before any such sale shall fers taken place 
“ and been completed, such vacancy shall be supplied 

by the presentation or nomination of the Bishop or 
“ Ordinary of the Diocese in which such benefice is 
‘* situated.” 


The Commons propose to amend Clause (S.) 
Fo. 2. 1.14. Leave out “ hereinafter,” and insert 
“ hereinbefore.” 


The Commons agree to all the other Amendments 
as far as the Schedules. 


The Commons dissent from the Amendments made 
by the Lords in the Schedules (A.) and (B.) and (E.), 
by which the Boroughs of Alnwick, Llanelly and Yeovil 
are struck out of the Bill. 

Because Alnwick is a Borough by prescription, 
and is recognized as such by a charter of 
Henry III. 

Because Alnwick had, by the census of 1831, a po- 
pulation of 6,788 persons, and because the Town 
is thriving, the population increasing, the build- 
ings extending, and a spirit of improvement in 
active operation. 

Because there is no reason for excluding Alnwick 
from the operation of the Bill which would not 
equally apply to many others which have been 
allowed to remain in the Schedules, and more 
especially to the 4% ea, Borough of Mor- 
peth, which, with a Municipal constitution very 
similar to that of Alnwick, is a place of less im- 
portance and smaller population. 

Because JLianelly is a Corporate Borough Town 
by prescription, and had formerly both civil and 
criminal jurisdiction. 

Because it is a flourishing town, and a place of 
great and increasing commerce, the population 
having increased from 2,621 in 1821, to 4,173 
in 1831; and the register tonnage cleared out at 
the Port averaging 54,000 tons during the five 
years preceding 1832, and being in a state of 
rapid increase. 

Because Yeovil is a Corporate Borough Town con- 
taining more than 6,000 inhabitants, and is 
a town of considerable manufacturing and com- 


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After ** Cornwall” insert 


- - | - | 4 | 12 | Portreeve and Burgesses 
of the Borough of Lian- 
elly, in the County of 


Carmarthen.” 
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In Schedule (B.) 
Fol. 8.1.22. After “ Buckingham” insert 


“Yeovil - - - | - | 4 | 12 | Portreeve and Bur, sof 
the Borough of Yeovil, 
in the county of Somer- 

: set.” 

Pr. 184. 1. 18. The Commons disagree to Numbers 
2. and 3. in Schedule (D.) because these Forms relate 
to an Amendment to which the Commons have stated 
their disagreement. 

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Honduras, 
&amp;e. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill. 


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L. 19. Leave out “4,” and insert “ 2.” 

L. ult. The Commons disagree to No. 5. in Schedule 
(D.) for Reasons stated above. 

L. 1. Leave out “6,” andinsert “3.” 

L. 12. Leave out “ List or Councillors.” 

L. 13. Leave out “ as the case may be.” 

L. 13. Leave out “ List or Councillors.” 

L. 27. Leave out “7,” and insert “ 4.” 

The Commons disagree to No. 8. for Reasons stated 
above. 

Pr. 186. 1. 15. Leave out “ 9,” andinsert “5.” 

The Commons disagree to No. 10. for Reasons stated 
above. 

Pr. 187. 1. 9. The Commons disagree to the, Amend- 
ment for Reasons stated above. 


Pr. 236. 1. 8. The Commons disagree to the Amend- 
ment for Reasons stated above. 





The Commons have felt it their bounden duty to state 
the foregoing Reasons for their disagreement with cer- 
tain of the Amendments sent down by the, Lords. 

The Commons have endeavoured in many of the 
Amendments which they now return for the concur- 
rence of the Lords to prove the deep anxiety they feel 
for the maintenance of a good correspondence and un- 
derstanding between the two Houses, so essential to the 
well-being of the British Monarchy in all its parts. 

With this view they have not insisted on many mate- 
rial provisions contained in the Bill as it originally 
passed their House. 

The chief Amendments to which the Commons are 
still compelled to refuse their coficurrence are such as 
appear to them to conflict with the principles of the 
Bill itself, and to impede the progress of future improve- 
ment. 

The Commons are unwilling, in the concession of 
new and important privileges, to introduce Enactments 
which imply distryst without affording any real security, 
whilst by adhering toa more enlarged course of policy, 
additional strength may be given to all our institutions, 
and additional contentment to all classes of His Majesty’s 
loyal people. 

The said Reasons, being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That a Conference be desired with the 
Lords upon the subject-matter of the Amendments made 
by their Lordships to the said Bill: And that Lord John 
Russell do go to the Lords, and desire the said Con- 
ference. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of all the Authorities under which the following Officers 
took the command of The King’s Troops at Honduras : 
Colonel John N. Smith, from 1809 to 1814; Major 
Arthur, from 1814 to 1815; the same as Lieutenant- 
Colonel, from 1815 to 1819; the same as Lieutenant- 
Colonel, from October 1819 to March 1820; the same 
as Colonel from Merch 1820 to April 1822; Major- 
General Pye, from April 1822 to November 1823; Ma- 
jor-General Codd, from November 1823 to 1829; 
Lieutenant-Colonel Macdonald, r.a. 1829 ; Lieutenant- 
Colonel Cockburn, 2d West India Regiment, from 1829 
to August 1835. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of any Authority under which Lieutenant-Colonel George 
Arthur held the command of The King’s Troops at Van 
Diemen’s Land, from the year 1823 to the present period 
(1835.) 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of Major-General Burke’s Commission as Commander 
of the Forces in New South Wales. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of any Writing under The King’s Sign Manual in 1820, 


relative to the removal of Lieutenant-Colonel Bradley 
from the Army. 


A Petition of Richard Taylor, was presented, and 
read; taking notice of the Municipal Corporations Bill ; 
and praying, That the Municipalities may be left in 

ssion of their ancient Ecclesiastical Patronage, at 
least until the House shall have made a full inquiry into 
the whole subject of Church Patronage. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do fie upon the Table. 


3° Septembris. 


A. 1835. 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Town 
Coyneil of the city and royal burgh of Perth ;—and, 
the Dean of the Guildry Incorporation of the city of 
Perth,—were presented, and read ; taking notice of the 
Bankrupts’ Estates (Scotland) Bill; and praying, That 
the same may not pass into a law as it now stands. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the barony of Glenelg, 
was presented, and read; ptaying the House to adopt 
measures for promoting and extending the efficiency of 
the Church of Scotland. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of South Shields, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying for the repeal of the Stamp 
Duty on Newspapers. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Persons of the Jewish religion, resident 
in and near London, was presented, and read ; praying 
the House to take such measures as may be necessary 
for placing the Jewish subjects of His Majesty in the 
United Kingdom, in the same condition as to all civil 
rights and franchises with the other subjects of His Ma- 
Jesty dissenting from the Established Church. 

rdered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Lord John Russell reported, That having been with 
the Lords to desire a Conference on the subject-matter 
of the Amendments made by their Lordships to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act to provide for the Regulation of Muni- 
cipal Corporations in England and Wales, the Lords do 
agree to a Conference, and appoint the same immediately, 
in the Committee Room, No. 5. 

Ordered, That the Committee, who were to draw up 
Reasons, to be offered to the Lords at a Conference for 
disagreeing to certain of the said Amendments, do 
manage the Conference :—And the names of Mr. Baring, 
Mr. Warburton, Sir George Grey, Mr. Labouchere, Dr. 
Lushington, Mr. Wallace, Lord Viscount Morpeth, Mr. 
Fox Maule, Mr. Divett, Sir Frederick Trench, Sir George 
Strickland, Mr. Hume, Sir Edward Codrington, Sir John 
Reid, Sir Edward Knatchbull, and Mr. Denison, were 
added to them. 

Then the names of the Managers were called over,; 
and they went to the Conference:—And being re- 
turned ; 

Lord John Russell reported, That the Managers had 
been at the Conference, which was managed on the part 
of the Lords by the Lord President; and that they had 
delivered the * Haat for disagreeing to the said Amend- 
ments; and had left the Bill and Amendments with 
their Lordships. 


A Petition of the Association of West India Merchants 
and Planters of the city of Glasgow, was presented, and 
read; complaining of the illicit importation of Slaves 
into the Island of Mauritius; and praying the House to 
take the present state of the Mauritius into considera- 
tion, and adopt such measures of inquiry and other- 
wise as may prevent the compensation awarded by 
Parliament for the emancipation of slaves, fairly, honestly 
and legally acquired, from being perverted and squan- 
dered away in rewarding individuals who have either 
been accessary to the illegal importation of slaves into 
the Mauritius, or have acquired such slaves at an 
under value, in consequence of their having been so 
illegally imported, and in the knowledge of such illegal 
traffic. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Oswald reported from the Select Committee on 
Public Petitions; That they had examined the Petitions 
presented from the 24th to the 29th day of August 
last, both inclusive; and had directed him to make a 
Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. . 

Mr. Baring reported from the Committee, to whom 
it was referred to consider of the usual Sessional Ad- 
dresses, the Resolutions which they had directed him 

to 


Bankrupts’ 
Estates 


(Scotland) Bill, 


Church of 
Scotland, 


Newspaper 
Stamps. 


Jewish Civil 
Disabilities, 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill. 


Slavery. 


Public 
Petitions. 


Sessional 
Addresses. 


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5-6 WI LL. IV. 


report; and the same were read; and are as fol- 
ow : 

1. Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to direct 
to be issued the sum of One thousand and two hundred 
pounds, to Ralph Bernal, Esquire, for his services to 
this House in this present Session of Parliament, as 
Chairman of the Committee, to whom it was referred to 
consider of Ways and Means for raising the Supply 
granted to His Majesty, and to assure His Majesty that 
this House will make good the same. 

2. Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to direct 
to be issued to Mr. Speaker’s Chaplain, for his services 
during this present Session, the clear sum of Two hun- 
dred pounds, and to assure His Majesty that this House 
will make good the same. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the said Addresses be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third read- 
ing of the ingrossed Bill to amend certain Acts of the 
Parliament of Scotland, respecting the Registration of 
Instruments of Sasine, and other Writings affecting 
heritable Property within that Part of the United King- 
dom ; 

And notice being taken, that vestry Members were 
not present, the House was told by Mr. Speaker ; and 
Forty Members not being present :—And it being then 
after four of the clock, the House was adjourned by Mr. 
Speaker, without a Question first put, till To-morrow. 





Veneris, 4° die Septembris ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


‘ae Serjeant at Arms attending this House, in- 
formed the House, that Norman Maclean had 
escaped from the custody of the Messenger to whose 
charge he had been committed. 

The Messenger was called in, and examined in respect 
of the escape of Norman Maclean :—And then he was 
directed to withdraw. 


Mr. Crafer, from the Treasury, was called in; and 
at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,—Returns of 
the Total Charge of the several Civil Departments of 
the Public Service in each year from 1815 to 1835 :— 
of the Charge, in detail, of each Establishment, in the 
years 1815 and 1835; specifying the Name, Salary 
and Situation of each Person receiving upwards of 
£.800 per annum; showing the Reductions made in 
the Salaries of such situations since 1815 ; and stating 
the time at which such Reductions were made. 

An Account of the Establishment of the Excise of 
the United Kingdom on 5th January 1831; showing, 
under separate heads, the Number of ivtient employed, 
in Classes, the Salaries and Emoluments of each Class, 
and of the whole, and stating the same in detail, so as 
to exhibit the particulars of the whole expenditure of 
£. 1,212,161, as charged in the Finance Accounts of 
that year ; together with an Account of all the Reduc- 
tions and Alterations in the Department, by which the 
Charge for the year 1833 was reduced to the Sum of 
£.1,078,902, as charged in the Financial Accounts of 
that year. 

Returns of the Number of Persons who were super- 
annuated or retired on Pension or Allowance from the 
service of the Customs, Excise, Stamps and Taxes, Post 
Office, and other Revenue Departments at home and 
abroad ;.and also from every other public Civil Office 
or Department in the United Kingdom, and in the 
Colonies and Possessions abroad, between the 20th 
November 1834 and 17th April 1835, both days in- 
clusive ; stating the Name of each Person, the Office 
held, his Age and length of Service; stating also, the 
Salary and Allowances received in the year 1834; and 
distinguishing the Number of Years he had received 
_ that amount of Pay and Allowance, and the amount of 


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Pension and Allowance granted to each, and the Date 
on which granted ; stating, also, the reason of Retire- 
ment in each case, whether from Age or Infirmity, 
reduction or consolidation of Office, or any other cause ; 
stating also, the aggregate amount of Annual Charge 
for Pensions and Scsccnidiated Allowances in each 
Office and Department :—Returns of the Number of 
Persons appointed to any Salaried Office in any of the 
above Offices and Departments, in the same period, at 
home and abroad; stating the Name of vw 4 Person, 
and whether brought from any and what Office, or in- 
troduced for the frst time to the Public Service ; and 
ace 3 of Pay and Allowances to be received by 
each. 

A Return of the Total Number of Proof Gallons of 
Spirits arising from the separate Charges on Wash, 
Low Wines, and Spirits and Feints, in the Distilleries 
of England, Ireland and Scotland, respectively, for the 
quarter ending 5th April 1835 ; distinguishing the dif- 
ference of Charge on Low Wines, and on Spirits and 
Feints, as compared with that on Wash; and showing 
the maximum increase per cent. in any one period, in 
the quantity of Spirits produced, over the Amount 
charged from Wash, according to noticed gravity, and 
the degree attenuated. 


An Account of Proof Spirits distilled in each King- 
dom, exported from Scotland to England, to £reland, 
and from Ireland to England, and that paid Duty, for 
the home consumption of each Kingdom in each quarter, 
from 10th October 1834 to 5th July 1835, Rate, and 
Amount of Duty ; and showing the increase or decrease 
both of Quantity and Duty, as compared with each of 
the same quarters of the preceding year. 


An Account of the Total Gallons of Proof Spirits 
distilled in England, Scotland and Ireland respectively ; 
distinguishing the Quantities produced from Malt only, 
from a mixture of Malt with unmalted Grain, and from 
other materials; showing, also, the Total of each sort 


in the United Kingdom, for the year ending 5th 
January 1835. 


A Return, showing in detail the Expense incurred in 
a Prosecution of a Woman and Female Child at the 
suit of the Post Office at the late Staffordshire Assizes, 
stating the nature of the Offence or Offences alleged, 
the Age of the Persons accused, and the Punishment or 
Punishments awarded; also giving the Number and 
Names of the Crown Counsel and other Counsel, and 
also of all Solicitors and Attornies in Zondon and else- 
where, employed by the Post Office in the said Pro- 
secution, with the Amount of the Fees and Sums of 
every description paid to the aforesaid Counsel, Solicitors 
and Attornies, and all other Persons; also the Fees and 
Expenses incurred by Mr. Peacock, the Solicitor of the 
Post Office in London, for his attending the Trial in the 
above Prosecution in Staffordshire, or in any other way 
connected therewith. 


Returns to several Orders, dated the 30th day of July 
last, for Copies of all Memorials and Petitions pre- 
sented to the Postmaster General, praying that a Post 
might be established between the Towns of Newton 
Stewart and Girvan :—Copies of all Correspondence 
which has taken place between the Authorities at the 
Post Office and Rigby Wason, Esquire, upon the sub- 
ject of establishing a Post between Newton Stewart and 
Girvan, stating who was Postmaster General at the 
respective dates of such Correspondence :—Estimates 
of the Expense of the weekly Post established between 
the said Towns of Newton Stewart and Girvan :—An 
Account of the Expense of the Weekly Post established 
between the said Towns of Newton Stewart and Girvan ; 
and Copies of the Instructions given to the Postmasters 
at the said Towns relative to the Letters to be forwarded 
by such Post, and the Sums to be charged to various 
Towns; and another Account, showing the Sums charged 
to the same Towns by the other mode of conveyance :— 
An Account of the csc of the Daily Post between 
the Towns of Ballantrae and Colmonell :—An Account of 
the Postage paid and charged at the Office of Ballantrae 
for all Letters delivered or forwarded by the Daily Post 
to Colmonell during the last twelve months :— An Ac- 
countef the Postage of the Letters carried by the 
Weekly Post between Newton Stewart and Girvan since 
its establishment. Pa 

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644 


An Account of the Quantities of Wheat and Flour 
imported into this Country from Ireland, as the produce 
of that Kingdom, in each year since 1824 :— Adgimilar 
Return with regard to Scotland. 

An Account of the Quantities of Foreign Wheat and 
Flour entered for Home Consumption, and upon which 
Duty has been paid, for each year since 1824. 

An Account of the Quantities of Wheat, Flour and 
Biscuit imported into this Country from Jersey, Guern- 
sey and the Isle of Man, in each year since 1824 ; dis- 
tinguishing the Ports at which they were entered. 

n Account of the Quantities of Wheat and Flour 
imported into this Country from Canada, and entered 
for Home Consumption, in each year since 1824. 

An Account of the Quantity of Foreign Wheat, in 
Bond on 1st October 1824 :—An Account of the Quan- 
tity of Foreign Wheat bonded since that date :—An Ac- 
count of the Quantity of Foreign Wheat remaining in 
Bond, at the time of making up the last Return :—An 
Account of the Quantity of Foreign Wheat taken out of 
Bond in each year since 1st October 1824. 

Mr. Crafer also presented, pursuant to the directions 
of an Act of Parliament,—Copies of Certificates num- 
bered 123 to 184, both inclusive, of the Commissioners 
appointed under the Act of 1 Will. 4, c. 58, for ascer- 
taining the Amount of Compensation to be made to 
the Officers of the Law Courts who are entitled to claim 
Compensation under the said Act :—And then he with- 
drew. 

Ordered, That the said Accounts and Papers do lie 
upon the Table ; and that the Papers respecting Civil 
Departments; Excise Establishment; Public Depart- 
ments; Spirits; and, Wheat and Flour, be printed. 


Mr. Kirkpatrick, from the Directors of the Royal 
Harbour of Ramsgate, was called in; and at the bar pre- 
sented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of Parlia- 
ment,— Ramsgate Harbour Trust Account from 24th June 
1833 to 24th June 1834 :— And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Pearson, the Town Clerk of Gravesend, was called 
in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of 
an Act of Parliament,—An Account of the receipt and 
application of Monies for the year ending the 29th July 
1835, under the several Acts relating to the Pier or Jetty 
at Gravesend, in the County of Kent :—And then he 
withdrew. 3 

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


Mr. Playfair, from the Office of the Tanjore Com- 
missioners, was called in; and at the bar presented,— 
Returns to several Orders, dated the 21st day of August 
last, for an Account of the Claims and Adjudications 
made since the last Report of the TanjoreCommissioners, 
and of all Claims remaining undecided, distinguishing 
the Amounts specified and unspecified ; Account of the 
Salaries of the Commissioners, and of the Hours of At- 
tendance in their Office; and of the Number and Salaries 
of the Secretaries, Clerks, Interpreters, and other Officers 
employed by said Commissioners, and of the Expenses 
and Establishment incidental to the Zanjore Commis- 
sion :—Copies of any Correspondence, within the last Six 
months, between the said Commissioners and the India 
Board, and the Court of Directors: —Copy of the Agree- 
ment of the 11th February 1824, and of the Names of 
the Parties attached thereto :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Mr. O’ Neil, Secretary to the Commissioners of the 
Royal Military Canal, was called in; and at the bar 
pageented, ursuant to the directions of an Act of Par- 
iament,—An Account of all Rates and Tolls on the 
Royal Military Canal, and Receipts of Money and Dis- 
bursements and Balances remaining of any such Receipts 
of Rates and Tolls for the year ending 31st December 
1834 :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Accountdo lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown in Jreland, to make out a new 
Writ for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this pre- 


4° Septembris. 





A. 1835. 


sent Parliament for the Borough of Dungarvan, in the 
room of Michael O’Loghlen, Esquire, who, since his 
Election for the said Borough, hath accepted the office 
of His Majesty’s Attorney General for Ireland. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act to alter, amend and enlarge the Powers of an 
Act of the second and third years of His present Majesty, 
for making and maintaining a Railway from the Cave 
Hill to the Harbour of Belfast, in the County of Antrim: 
And the same were read; and are as follow: 

Pr. 6.1. 7. After “ to” insert Clause (A.) 

Crauss (A.) “ Provided always, and be it further 
* Enacted, That the said Company shall not make the 
‘ said Railway from Cave Hill to the Harbour of Bel- 
** fast, or any part of the same, in any other line than 
** such as is prescribed by the said recited Act and this 
Act: Provided always, That the said Company shall 
“ have the power of deviating from the said line to the 
“ extent herein and by the said recited Act mentioned.” 

Pr. 11.1.1. After “ defrayed” insert Clause (B.) 

Crause (B.) “ Provided always, and be it further 
** Enacted, That in all inquiries to be made under the 
“ said recited Act and this Act, as to the value of the 
lands taken, or compensation for damage done under 
“* the powers of this Act and the said recited Act, or 
either of them, the party or parties claiming compen- 
sation shall be plaintiffs.” 

Pr. 11. 1.18. At the end of the interlineation insert 
save and except with the consent of the owners and 
occupiers thereof respectively.” 

Pr. 19. 1. 7. After “ whatever” insert Clauses (C.) 
and (D.) 

Cravse (C.). “ And whereas by the said recited Act 
* it is enacted, that it should be lawful for the said 
“* Company, and they are thereby empowered, to con- 
“ tract with any person, or any body politic, corporate 
or collegiate, corporation aggregate or sole, for the 
purchase of any lands, tenements or hereditaments 
(not exceeding in the whole twenty statute acres, in 
addition to the lands, tenements and hereditaments 
hereinbefore authorized to be taken and used), in such 
places as shall be deemed eligible for the purpose of 
making and providing yards, wharfs, warehouses and 
other buildings and conveniences for the purpose of 
receiving, depositing or keeping any goods, mer- 
** chandize or other things conveyed, or intended to be 
conveyed, upon the said Railway, or for making con- 
venient roads or ways thereto, or for any other pur- 
‘* pose whatsoever connected with the Undertaking b 

this Act authorized, which the said Company shall 
** judge requisite ; and it shall be lawful for all bodies 
“ politic corporate and collegiate, corporation aggregate 
and sole, and all other persons whomsoever (including 
** especially such or the like corporations and persons 
as are hereinbefore capacitated to sell and convey 
“ other lands, tenements and hereditaments for the pur- 
“ poses of this Act), to sell and grant or convey to the 
* said Company and their successors any lands tene- 
“ ments or hereditaments whatsoever, for the purposes 
“ mentioned in this Clause, or any of them, in the same 
** manner as is hereinbefore directed concerning lands, 
“ tenements and hereditaments to be taken or used for 
“ the purpose of making and maintaining the said 
“ Railway and other Works; Be it further Enacted, 
“ That the said provision shall be and the same is 
“ hereby repealed.” 

Cuause (D.) “ Provided always, and be it further 
“ Enacted, That any land which shall have been pur- 
“ chased or taken by the said Company, under and by 
“ virtue of the said last-mentioned provision, shall re- 
“ main and be vested in the said Company for the pur- 
“ poses of this Act; any thing herein contained to the 
“ contrary notwithstanding.” rer 

Pr. 19. 1.25. Leave out “ quarries. 

Pr.19. 1. 28. Leave out “twenty,” and insert “thirty ;” 
and, in the same line, leave out from “acres” to the first 
“ the” in 1. 29. and insert “‘ inclusive of;” and in I. 29. 
leave out from “grounds” to “ purchased” in 1. 31, and 
insert “already ;” and in 1. 31. after “ purchased,” insert 
“ under the said recited Act.” 

Pr. 19. 1. 34, Leave out “coal and other.” 

Pr. 19. 1.35. Leave out “ staiths.” 


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Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill. 


Major-General 
Armstrong, 


Bankrupts’ 
Estates 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill, 





5-6 Wi. IV. 


Pr. 19. 1.36. Leave out “baths, bathing sheds.” 

Pr.19. 1.37. Leave out “ erections, passages.” =~ 

Pr. 19. 1.38. Leave out “ and also.” 

Pr. 19. 1. penult. Leave out from “ purpose to “ of” 
in I. ult. 

Pr. 20. 1.6. Leave out from “ thereto” to the second 
“ and” in 1. 11. 
Pr. 20. 1.29. Leave out from “ any” to “ parcel” in 
. 30. 

Pr. 37.1.3. After “erected” insert “by virtue, or 
“ for the purposes of this Act.” 

Pr. 37(®) l. ult. After * Belfast” insert Clause (E.) 

Crause (E.) “ Provided always, and be it Enacted, 
“ That nothing herein contained shall extend to prevent 
“ any person or persons (except the said Company) from 
“ making or erecting any embankment, in such and the 
“* like manner as if this Act had not been passed: Pro- 
** vided also, That it shall not be lawful for the said 
“ Company to make or erect the said Railway, Shipping 
“« Place, Wharfs or Works on any such Embankments, 
*“* without the consent of the Corporation for preserving 
and improving the Port and Harbour of Belfast, under 
their common seal for that purpose, and also with the 
** consent in writing of the owner of such Embankment.” 


&amp;é 


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Pr. 41. 1. 29. Leave out “ to,” and insert “ on or be- 
“ fore the first of November One thousand eight hun- 
** dred and thirty-six, to purchase.” 

Pr. 41. 1.33. Leave out “ twenty-four,” and insert 
“ thirty-eight.” 

Pr. 44. 1.7. Leave out from ‘ quarries” to “stone” 
in 1.10. and insert “ not”exceeding two hundred and 
“ fifty yards from the said Railway, for liberty or license 
“ to get, take, use and carry away.” 

Pr. 44. 1.17. Leave out “or rent,” and, in the same 
line, leave out from “ such” to ‘‘ with” in 1. 20. and insert 
“* liberty or license.” 

Pr. 44. 1,24. Leave out “lands or quarries respec- 
“ tively,” and insert “liberty or license.” 

Pr. 45. 1.13. Leave out from “ by” to “ this” in 1.14. 
and in 1.14. leave out “ or.” 

Pr. 45. 1.15. After “upon” insert “ or continued to.” 

Pr. 45. 1.16. Leave out from “ determine” to “ And” 
in 1.33. and insert “so far as the same are given to or 
“* conferred upon or continued to the said Company by 
“ this Act.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Sharman Crawford do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their Lord- 
ships. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Irvine, Fullarton and 
Halfway ;— Cong ;—and, Newark-upon- Trent ;— Congle- 
ton ;—Stockport ;—and, Provost, Magistrates and Town 
Council of #lgin,—were presented, and read; taking 
notice of the MunicipalCorporations Bill; and praying, 
That the same may pass into a law unmutilated in any 
of its essential provisions. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Major-General William Armstrong, was 
sep and read; complaining of the conduct of the 

ar Office, in relation to the levy money and subsistence 
for his recruits; and praying; That the House will per- 
mit him to prove the allegations of his Petition at the 
bar, or before a Select Committee, and grant him 
redress. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Merchants of the city of 
Edinburgh, was presented, and read ; taking notice of 
the Bankrupts’ Estates (Scotland) Bill; and praying, 
That the same may not pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Persons confined for debt in the Mar- 
shalsea of the gaol of the town of Galway, was presented, 
and read ; taking notice of the Imprisonment for Debt 
Bill; and praying, That the same may be extended:to 
Ireland. ' 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 

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4° Septembris. 


645 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to in- 
quire into the best means of extending a Knowledge of 
the Arts, and of the principles of Design among the 
people (especially the manufacturing population) of the 
Country; also, to inquire into the constitution, manage- 
ment and effects of the institutions connected with the 
Arts, have power to report their observations thereupon, 
together with the Minutes of the Evidence taken before 
them, to the House. 

Mr. Ewart reported from the said Select Committee ; 
and to whom the Petition of Artists and Admirers of the 
Fine Arts against the appropriation of any part of the 
National Gallery asa receptacle fofany Private Society, 
was referred; That the had examined the matters to 
them referred ; and had. directed him to make a Report 
thereof to the House, with their observations thereupon, 
together with the Minutes of the Evidence taken before 
them; and an Appendix. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


A Petition of Members of the Agricultural and Horti- 
cultural Society of India, was presented, and read ; 
praying for an equalization of the Duties on the produce 
of India, with the Rates charged on the same articles 
imported from the British Colonies in the West Indies 
especially Coffee and Sugar. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Sir John Thomas Claridge, Knight, late 
Recorder of Prince of Wales Island, Singapore and Ma- 
lacca, in the East Indies, and now of the Middle Temple, 
London, was presented, and read; complaining of not 
having been promoted to the office of a Judge in India; 
and praying the House to take his Petition into con- 
sideration. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas M‘Quaid, of Barrack-street, in 
the city of Dublin, was presented, and read; complain- 
ing of the Magistrates of that city having refused to 
renew his license to retail Spirits, Wine and Beer; 
stating the particulars of his case; and praying the 
House to cause an inquiry to be made into the same. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and county of 
the town of Drogheda, was presented, and read; takin 
notice of the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Bill ; 
and praying, That the same may pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Clotworthy Dobbin Devitt, late of the 
General Post Office of Ireland, was presented, and read; 
complaining of having been dismissed from his situa- 
tion; and praying the House to appoint a Committee 
before whom he may have an opportunity of proving 
the injustice and persecution that he has been doomed 
to sufier. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon theTable. 


A Petition of Henry Howell, of Warren-street, Fitzroy- 
square, was presented, and read, complaining of having 
been dismissed from his office under the Board of Cus- 
toms, as superintendent of steam vessels to and from 
Gravesend during their stay in the River Thames ; 
and praying for an investigation. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Horseleap;—and, Roscrea, 
—were presented, and read; praying the House to 
take into consideration the circumstances and situation 
of Ireland, with a view to enact a proper system of 
Poor Laws founded on an assessment upon property, 
which, by providing relief for the helpless and indigent 
poor, and labour for the industrious, will secure the pro- 
perty and promote the interests of every class of the 
community. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Council, 
and Proprietors of houses and land within the burgh of 
Musselburgh, was presented, and read ; taking notice of 
the 


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Artsand Ma- 
nufactures. 


No. 98. 


Fast and 
West India 
Produce. 


Sir J. T. Cla- 
ridge. 


Thomas 
M‘ Quaid. 


Municipal 
Corporations 


(Ireland.) 


C. D. Devitt. 


H. Howell. 


Poor Laws 
(Ireland.) 


fnstruments 
of Sasine 
(Scotland) Bill. 








Ballina 
Harbour. 


Lakes Corrib 
and Mask. 


Adjournment, 


Tithe Instal- 
ments Suspen- 
sion (Ireland) 
Bill, 


Instruments 
of Sasine 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Message 
from the 
Lords, 


Lectures 
Publication 
Bill, 


Letters 
Patent Bill. 


646 


the Instruments of Sasine (Scotland) Bill; and praying, 
That the same may pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Traders and other Inhabit- 
ants of Ballina, was presented, and read ; praying the 
House to adopt measures for the improvement of the 
Harbour of Ballina and the River Moy. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Cong, Kilolara and Ballin- 
colla, in the county of Mayo, was presented, and read ; 
praying the House to adopt measures for opening a 
Canal between Lakes Corrib and Mask. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of the 
House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


The ingrossed Bill to suspend Proceedings for re- 
covering payment of certain Instalments of the Money 
advanced under the Acts for establishing Tithe Com- 
positions in Ireland, was, according to Order, read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title be, 
An Act to suspend, until after the Sixth day of April 
One thousand eight hundred and Thirty-six, Proceedings 
for recovering Payments of certain Instalments of the 
Money advanced under the Act for establishing Tithe 
Compositions in Jreland. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend certain Acts of the Par- 
liament of Scotland, respecting the Registration of Instru- 
ments of Sasine, and other Writings affecting Heritable 
Property within that part of the United Kingdom, was, 
according to Order, read the third time; and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title 
be, An Act to amend and regulate the Law of Scot- 
land as to erasures in Instruments of Sasine and of 
Resignation. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act for abolishing in Scotland Imprisonment for 
Civil Debts of small Amount; and the same was read ; 
and is as followeth: 

Pr. 2. 1. 23. Leave out “ thirty-seven,” and insert 
** forty.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, was 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That tle Lord Advocate do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 


hath agreed to the Amendment made by their Lord- 
ships. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr Trower and Mr. 
Roupell : 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made by 
this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act for preventing 
the publication of Lectures without Consent, without 
= Amendment: And also, 

he Lords do desire a present Conference with this 
House, in Committee-room (No. 5.), upon the subject- 
matter of the Amendments made by this House to the 
Bill, intituled, An Act to amend the Law touching Letters 
wR for Inventions :—And then the Messengers with- 
rew. 

Resolved, That this House doth agree to a Con- 

ference with the Lords, as desired by their Lord- 


an 
nd the Messengers were again called in; and Mr. 


Speaker acquainted them therewith:— And then they 
again withdrew. 


4° Septembris. 


A. 1835. 


Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to manage 


Letters 


the Conference :—And a Committee was appointed of Patent Bill, 


Mr. Warburton, Mr. Attorney General, Mr. Cutlar Fer- 
gusson, Mr. Buckingham, Dr. Bowring, Mr. Pryme, Mr. 
Serjeant Talfourd, Mr. Tooke, and Captain Pechell. 

Then the names of the Managers were called over; 
and they went to the Conference:—And being returned ; 

Mr. Warburton reported, That the Managers had met 
the Lords at the Conference, which was managed, on 
the part of the Lords, by the Duke of Richmond; and 
that they had brought back the Bill, with the Amend- 
ments; and that their Lordships had delivered to the 
Managers their Reasons for disagreeing to one of the 
Amendments made by the Commons, which are as 
follow: 

The Lords, being desirous at all times of maintaining 
a good correspondence with the House of Commons, 
have desired this Conference, in order to communicate 
to them the Reasons which have induced the Lords to dis- 
agree to one of the Amendments made by the Commons 
to the Bill, intituled, “ An Act to amend the Law touch- 
ing Letters Patent for Inventions.” 

The Lords disagree to one of the Amendments made 
by The*Commons to the said Bill, the said Amendment 
being in Pr. 5. 1. 6. to leave out from “ costs” to “ and” 
in Pr. 6. 1. 24. for the following Reasons: 

First, because the transfer of the power of granting 
extensions of Patent rights from Parliament to the Judi- 
cial Committee of the Privy Council: is calculated to 
save a great expense to inventors, to give them whatever 
period, not exceeding seven years of extended grant, 
they may judicially prove themselves entitled to, and 
to preclude all attempts made by interested parties 
against their obtaining such extension. 

Second, because the knowledge that such a course will 


be taken, in case the expenses of vexatious litigation , 


reduce the profits of inventions during the term originally 
granted under the proviso in the Statute of James is 
likely to prevent such litigation ; inasmuch as those 
who at present harass the patentee, reckoning upon a 
Bill not being obtained to extend the term, will find it 
for their own interest to let him enjoy his just gains 
undisturbed, in order to prevent a continuance of the 
term; and thus the public will save the extension, while 
the Petentee reaps his due reward. 

Third, because the extension of the term, under proper 
guards, and on proof made of the loss sustained, and 
the merits of the invention, is absolutely necessary, in 
justice to those who have spent their time and money 
and exercised their genius in perfecting useful inventions, 
and is equally beneficial to the public, inasmuch as in- 
ventors, if not protected in the enjoyment of their pro- 
perty, will either cease to exercise their skill, or will 
conceal their inventions, which will be lost; as has fre- 
quently happened, to the great detriment of society. 

And that to the rest of the Amendments made by The 
Commons to the said Bill, The Lords have agreed. 

Ordered, That the said Reasons be taken into con- 
sideration upon Monday next. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, “ That it is the opinion of this House, 1st. That the 
Loan of £. 15,000,000. has been borrowed by the Chan- 
cellor of the Exchequer at the rate of £. 86. 9. 5. money, 
for every £. 100. in Consols, as follows ; viz. 

He has given— 

£.75. Stock Consols, and, 
25. Reduced, 





=£.100. per cent. Stock for every - £.100 money 
Also, 13s. 7d. of Long An-) £. s. d. 
nuities, terminablein 1860 =1171 
equalincashto£.16. 14.4. | igo 
for £.1. - : - 
And three months interest 
due on Reduced, viz: from | a 
5th April to 5th July on[ — 
£.25. - - - : 
Add a discount for prompt 
payment of the £.90. re- 
maining instalments, after 
the payment of the deposit 


3 9 


=1 19 9=13 10 7 





Leaving £. 86% 9 5 
—in money, as the price Of every £.100. of Consols, 
which 


Loan of 
(£, 15,000,000) 





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5-6 WILL. IV. 


which is equal to a rate of interest of £. 3. 9. 5. per Cent. 
or £.3. 9. 4,87.. 
2d. Which appears by the following statement of the 


amount of Stock, and the price of such Stock given for 
every £.100. cash; viz. 





For £.75. Consols, at £.86. 9. 5. - £.6417 07 
For £.25. Reduced, at £.87. 4. 5. - 2116 1} 
For 13s. 7d. of Long Annuity, att 1167 
£.16.14. 4. per £.1. - - 
And discount for prompt payment - 119 9 
£100 ~ - 





3d. That the following charges on the Consolidated 
Fund have been incurred for the said Loan of Fifteen 
millions of Money, as*will appear on the books of the 
Bank of England; viz. 
For £.11,250,000 of Consols, pay- 
able from 5th July, at ihre} £.337,500 
per cent. - - 


For £.3,750,000 of Reduced, pay- 
able from 5th April, at ditto - £.112,500 


Making a perpetual charge of £.450,000 
And £.101,875ofLong Annuities, 
payable from 5th April, 33 | £.101,875 yearly. 
to January 1860 -~—— - - 
4th. That if the whole of the Loan had been raised in 
one Stock, and that Stock had been Three per Cent. Con- 
sols, at the price above stated of £.86. 9. 5., the gross 
amount of Three per Cent. Capital Stock, added to the 
Debt of the Country, would be £.17,346,890., and a 
perpetual Annual Charge for the same of £.520,406. 14. 
payable from the 5th of July 1835. 
5th. That if the whole had been raised in Reduced 
Three per Cents. at the price of £.87. 4. 5., being the 
difference of 15s. of Interest added to the price of Con- 
sols, the amount of Three per Cent. Reduced Capital 
Stock added to the Debt of the Country, would be 
£.17,197,726.,and a perpetual Annuity of £.515,931. 15. 
payable from 5th April 1835. 
6th. That if the whole Loan had been contracted in 
Long Annuities, payable from 5th April 1835, and ter- 
minating in January 1860, the Annuity during that 
period would have been £.897,308. 
7th. That if the Loan of, Fifteen millions had been 
raised in the New Three and a Half per Cent. Stock, at 
the price of £.97. in Money for every £.100. Stock, and 
that the same discount had been allowed for prompt 
payment as on the present Loan, this would have given 
a net price, after deducting discount, of £.95. 1. 7. in 
money for eg 100. Stock ; and, thereby, the capital 
added to the Debt of the Country would have been 
£.15,776,327., and the perpetual Annuity £. 552,171. 9. 
payable from 5th July 1835; being at the rate of 
£.3. 13. 8. per cent. for money, or £.3. 13. 7,4%,. 
sth. That the Capital Stock, created by the present 
Loan of £.15,000,000. of money, when estimated in 
Consols, being equal to £. 17,346,890. and the Capital 
if raised in a Three and a Half per Cent. Stock being 
only £.15,776,327., the increase in the Capital of the 
Debt by the present Loan, as compared with a Loan in 
the New Three and Half per Cent. Stock, is £.1,570,563. 
9th. That if the Loan had been contracted in the 
New Three and a Half per Cent. Stock, at the price of 
£.97. with a guarantee against the reduction of interest 
for fifteen years; and that at the end of that term the 
Three and a Half per Cent. Stock were reduced to a 
Three per Cent. Stock, the comparison with the present 
contract would be as follows: 
To borrow in a Three and a) £. s. d. 
Half per Cent. Stock, at the 
price of £.97. reduced by) 3 13 8 
discount to £.95. 1. 7. is to 
pay interest at the rate of - 
The present Loan is contracted ae 
for, at the rate of interest sf} 


Showing a greater rate 


J FE aid on the 33 
of interest of - - £. Ser Cent. a&gt; ha 


which difference of 4s. 3d. in the rate of interest, is an 
annuity; and an annuity of 4s. 3d. interest being 
reckoned at Three and a Half per Cent. will increase 


in fifteen years toa sum of £.4. 2s.; which i 
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4° Septembris. 647 


interest being reckoned at Three per cent., is equiva- 
lent to a perpetual annuity of 2s. 53d.; and therefore, 
supposing the Three-and-a-Half per Cents. to be reduced 
to Three per Cents. after fifteen years, the amount will 
stand thus: 
The rate of interest at which the present £. s. d. 
Loan is contracted for, is  - - a 
The rate of interest on a Three) £.s. d. 
and a Half per Cent. Stock, 
reduced to a Three per Cent.) 3 - - 
Stock, is, at the end of fifteen 
years - - - - 
Add the perpetual annuity aris- 
ing from the loss of £.4. 2s. 
being the accumulation of the? - 2 51° 
excess of interest of 4s. 3d. 
paid during fifteen years - 





=8 2 5! 


Showing a difference of £.- 6 111 





per Cent. payable for ever after, on the whole Fifteen 
millions, as at present contracted for, more than would 
have been ae Ga if the Loan had been raised as a 


Three and a Half per Cent. Loan, as stated in Resolu- 
tion 7. 


10th. That the difference of 6s. 114d. per cent. upon 
Fifteen millions, constitutes a permanent annuity of 
£.52,187. 10s.; but this annuity, though permanent, 
after it has once begun, is a reversion, the payment of 
which commences at the end of fifteen years, and the 
present value of which, interest being reckoned at Three 
and a Half per Cent. during fifteen years, and at Three 
per Cent. for ever after, is £.1,038,341. 12s. 


11th. That, besides the above loss to the public of 
£.1,038,341. 12s. arising from the difference of charge 
for the annuity, there will be an additional loss to the 
public of £.1,570,563 by the increase of capital of the 
National Debt, as shown in the 8th Resolution. 


12th. From these facts it appears, thatif the Chancellor 
of the Exchequer had raised the Fifteen millions in a 
Three and a Half per Cent. Stock at £.97. reducible in 
fifteen years to a Three per Cent. Stock, this would have 
been equivalent to a net price of £.92. 9. 1. for £.100. 
Consols, instead of the net price of £.86. 9. 5. which he 
receives by the present contract; being a loss of 
£.5. 19. 8. per Cont. commencing from’ the present 
time; and exclusive also of the increased amount of the 
capital of the Debt.” 


An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 


Question, by leaving out from the first word “That” to — 


the end of the Question, in order to add the words “ the 
“ terms on which the Loan of Fifteen millions for the 
payment of Compensation to the Owners of Slaves, 
has been contracted, are such as to afford the most 
satisfactory proofs of the Public Credit of the British 
Empire,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question; it passed 
in the Negative. 

And the Question being put, That the words “ the 
terms on which the Loan of Fifteen millions for the 
payment of Compensation to the Owners. of Slaves, 
has been contracted, are such as to afford the most 
satisfactory proofs of the Public Credit of the British 


Empire,” be added instead thereof; it was resolved 
in the Affirmative. 


Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 

Resolved, That the terms on which the Loan of Fifteen 
millions for the payment. of Compensation to the Owners 
of Slaves, has been contracted, are such as to afford 


the most satisfactory proofs of the Public Credit of the 
British Empire. ; 


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A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Zrower and Mr. 
Roupell : 


Mr. Speaker, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
for appointing Commissioners to continue the Inqui- 
ries concerning Charities in England and Wales, with 
Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords desire 


the concurrence of this House:—And thenthe Messengers 
withdrew. 


8 B2 Ordered, 


Message 
from the 
Lords. 


Charities 
Commissioners 
Bill. 





Escheats 
Bill. 


Manorial 
Boundaries 
Bill. 


Copyholds 
Bill. 


Record 
Commission, 


Copyholds 
Bill. 


No. 599. 


Fschents 
Bill. 


No. 604, 


Muanorial 
Boundaries 
Bill. 


No. 600. 


Grand Jury 
Cess 
(Ireland.) 


Salmon 
Fisheries 
(Scouland) Bill. 


No. 601. 


Masters in 
g hancery 
Offices. 


Slave Appren- 
ticeship, 


648 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
the amendment of the Law of Escheat, and of the Law 
relating to terms of years to which Persons dying in- 
testate, and without kindred, shall be entitled at Law 
or in Equity, and for abolishing customary modes of 
Descent, and the taking of Heriots in specie: And 
that Mr. Attorney-General and Mr. Solicitor-General 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
authorize the identifying or ascertaining of the Boun- 
daries of Manors and Lands, where such Boundaries 
are confused or unknown: And that Mr. Attorney 
General, and Mr. Solicitor General, do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
the amendment of the Law relating to ica held by 
Copy of Court Roll: And that Mr. Attorney General 
and Mr. Solicitor General do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Receipts and Disbursements of the Record 
Commission, from the date of the last Return, 1st August 
1833 to 3d September 1835 ; showing the Date of ever 
Payment, and the Cost of every Work; together with 
all the liabilities of the Commission, and the mode in 
which the late Parliamentary Grant of £.10,000 has 
been or is to be expended. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of all Books purchased for the use of the Commis- 
sion since the date of its appointment. 


Mr. Attorney General presented a Bill for the amend- 
ment of the fe relating to Lands held by Copy of 
Court Roll: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Mr. Attorney General presented a Bill for the amend- 
ment of the Law of Escheat, and of the Law relating to 
Terms of Years to which Persons dying intestate, and 
without Kindred, shall be entitled at Law or in Equity, 
and for abolishing customary modes of Descent, and the 
taking of Heriots in Specie: And the same was read the 


first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Mr. Attorney General presented a Bill to authorize 


the identifying or ascertaining of the Boundaries of 


Manors and Lands where such Boundaries are confused 
or unknown: And the same was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Number of Payers of Grand Jury Cess of 
the Spring Assizes 1835, in each Barony, Half Barony, 
and District in each County, City, and Town in Ireland, 
and dividing the Number of Payers into Ten equal 
Classes, and showing, the average Amount of Cess 
(omitting Pence and Fractions) paid by each Payer in 
each class. 


Ordered, That the Report from the Select Committee 
on the Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Bill, together with 
the Map therein referred to, be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn, for the last Three years, of the Number of Appoint- 
ments in each Cause within that time pending in the 
Court of Chancery, at Offices of the several Masters of 
that Court, which have been attended by Counsel; and 
of Appointments which have been deferred at the request 
or on account of the absence of Counsel. 


A Petition of Members of the Joint Committee of 
the “* London Anti-Slavery Society,” and of the British 
and Foreign Society for the universal Abolition of 
Slavery and the Slave Trade, was presented, and read ; 
praying, That the House will proceed atthe earliest 
possible opportunity to abolish the system of appren- 
ticeship, and to grant immediate and unconditional 


4° Septembris. 





A. 1835. 


freedom, without distinction of colour, to the Inhabi- 
tants of all Colonies belonging to the British Crown. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Electors and non-Electors of Ashton- 
under-Lyne, was presented, and read; praying the 
House to establish the system of voting by Ballot at 
the election of Members to serve in Parliament. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Warrington, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying the House to address His 
Majesty to remit the sentence of transportation passed 
on the six Agricultural Labourers convicted at the 
Dorchester Spring Assizes of 1834, of administering 
an unlawful oath. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the Labouring Classes 
of Dudley ;—and, Inhabitants of Carmarthen, —were 
resented, and read; praying for the repeal of the 
tamp Duty on Newspapers. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Parishioners of Shepton Mallett, was 
prevents. and read; praying the House to appoint a 
elect Committee to inquire into the misappropriation 
of the funds of various Charitable Institutions belonging 
to the parishioners of that parish. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Joseph Stockdale, citizen and 
stationer of London, was presented, and read; praying 
the House to pass an Act for the release of such im- 
prisoned Debtors, not being fraudulent, as have sur- 
rendered their property. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Cadogan Williams, was presented, and 
read; praying the House to enact laws requiring those 
who are destined to be Public Teachers, and to be paid 
by the country, to study branches of philosophy as well 
as theology, so as to enable them occasionally to lecture 
in Mechanics’ Institutions on week days, as well as 
teach religion and its duties on Sundays. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do tie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Chief Clerk of the 
Dublin and London Auxiliary Steam Marine Company ; 
—and, the Chairman and Chief Clerk of the Dublin 
and London Steam Marine Company,—were presented, 
and read; praying to be relieved from the necessity of 
taking Pilots on board their several steam vessels on 
sailing to or from the Port of Dublin, as is the practice 
in the River Z'hames. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Chief Clerk of the 
Dublin and London Auxiliary Steam Marine Company ; 
—and, the Chairman and Chief Clerk of the Dublin 
and London Steam Marine Company,—were presented, 
and read; taking notice of the Lighthouses Bill; and 
praying, That provision may be made therein for re- 
lieving steam vessels from the heavy imposts charged 
for Lights, from which they derive no benefit. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of persons belonging to the Established 
Church of Scotland, and residing in Jarves, Methlic 
and Udny, together with the Dissenters in those places ; 
—and, Members and Hearers of the Congregational 
Church at Blackhills,—were presented, and read ; pray: 
ing the House not to grant any Public Money for the 
erection and endowment of additional Churches in 
Scotland. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Taunton, in the county 
of Lancaster, was presented, and read; praying that 
the interest of the National Debt may be reduced, the 

revenues 


Vote by 
Ballot. 


Dorchester 
Unionists. 


Newspaper 
Stamps. 


Shepton 
Mallett 
Charities. 


Imprisoned 
Debtors, 


Public 
Teachers. 


Pilotage. 


Lighthouses 
Bill. 


Church of 
Scotland. 


National 
Debt, &amp;c. 


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Church of 
Scotland. 


Tithes 
(Ireland.) 


East India 
Company. 


» Education 


| (Ireland.) 


County 


~ Coroners 


Bill. 


Tithes 
| Ireland.) 


) J.P. MCheane. 


Tithes 


i (lreland.) 


T. Baines, 


_ Jean Walden, 





5-6 Witt. IV. 


revenues of the Crown and Church lands justly appro- 
priated, the Poor Law Amendment Act repealed, and 
all men have a vote for Members of Parliament who 
are liable to be called on to fight the battles of their 
country. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Monimail, was presented, 
and read; praying, That no measures may be enacted 
calculated to impair or cireumscribe the efficiency of 
the Established Church of Scotland. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Tithe-payers of Shankill, was presented, 
and read ; praying for the abolition of Tithes in Ireland. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inferior and Labouring Servants of the 
Honourable East India Company, was presented, and 
read ; praying, That the House will cause the decision 
of the Honourable Board of Control respecting the 
Pensions of the Petitioners to be revised, and allow 
them, as a part of all the Servants affected by the 
change in the commercial transactions of the East India 
Company, two-thirds of their earnings as the classes of 
Servants above them enj 


Oy. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Islandeady, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying the House to adopt measures 
for enabling the Petitioners to educate their children. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Michael Cormack, Esquire, one of the 
Coroners of the county of Zipperary, was presented, 
and read; taking notice of the County Coroner’s Bill ; 
and praying, that the same may be extended to Ireland. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Rev. William Robert Sandys, Vicar 
of the parish of Carrick, was presented, and read; pray- 
ing, That the costs incurred by him in a suit against 
the Tithe Commissioner for that parish may be repaid 
to him. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Jeremiah P. M°Cheane, of Ballynonty, 
was presented, and read; complaining of not having 
received any remuneration for his services in the capa- 
city of officiator in the Excise Collector’s Office for 
Slgo; stating the particulars of his case; and praying 
the House to order an investigation into the same. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Gortroe and its vicinity, 
being the immediate relatives of the nine men who lost 
their lives at Ballinakilla, in the said parish, in Decem- 
ber last, was presented, and read; complaining of the 
proceedings, which took place on the 18th of December 
last, in distraining for Tithes in that parish; and pray- 
ing the House to institute an inquiry into the circum- 
stances. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Z’homas Baines, of Lancaster, Plasterer, 
now confined in the borough gaol of Lancaster, was pre- 
sented, and read; complaining of his imprisonment for 
a Debt of 2/. 12s. 1d. and costs, and of his treatment in 
that prison; and praying the House to cause him to be 
removed to one of His Majesty’s gaols. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Joan Walden, widow, late of Bury-street, 
Saint James's, Westminster, now of Amelia-place, Ful- 
ham Road, Chelsea, was presented, and read; settin 
forth, That the Petitioner and her partners supplied the 
Establishment of his late Royal Highness the Duke of 
York with Charcoal and Wood for several years, and that 
in consequence they have a claim upon His Royal High- 
ness’s estate amounting to 5501. 12s. 6d., which for the 
most — has been due since the year 1815; and pray- 
ing, That measures may be devised by which she and 
the other ereditors of his Royal Highness may obtain 
payment of their demands. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 
VOL. 90. 


4° Septembris. 


649 

A Petition of Frederick Henry Boyd, was presented, Turnpike 
and read ; complaining of the mischievous tendency of ®ads- 
the laws relating to Turnpike Roads; and praying the 
House to institute an inquiry into the subject. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Cornelius Griffin, Clerk, was presented, Church of 
and read; praying the House to pass laws to enable England. 
legally and canonically ordained Clergymen to hold any 
preferment against the veto of Bishops or others in 
authority; and also, to repeal so much of the Act 
41 Geo. 3, c. 63, as prevents persons in holy orders, not 
holding benefices with cure of souls, from becoming 
Members of Parliament. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to several Ad- Sheriff Clerks 
dresses to His Majesty,—A Return, specifying the Name Gai" 
and Date of Appointment of every Sheriff Clerk and (Scotlend.) 
Steward Clerk in Scotland, with an Account of the No. 602. 
Total Amount of Fees, or other Emoluments, derived by 
him from the said Office, in each of the last Five years 
respectively:—A Return of the Number of Deputies 
nominated by each Sheriff Clerk and Steward Clerk; 
and the Amount paid annually to such Deputies ; toge- 
ther with a Statement whether the Duties are performed 
chiefly by the Principal or his Deputy :—A Return from 
every Sheriff Clerk or Steward Clerk in Scotland, 
stating whether he holds any Office or Offices other 
than that of Sheriff or Steward Clerk, and the Amount 
of Salary or Income derived from such Office in each 
of the last Five years. ~* 

Returns to several Addresses to His Majesty, dated Weights and 
the 27th day of February and 3d day of March last, for Measures 
a Return of all Inspectors of Weights and Measures ap- tnd.) 
pointed under the Act of last Session, and of any other 
Inspectors of Weights and Measures now holding that 
Office under the Provisions of any former Acts :—A Re- 
turn of the Number of Verifications and Stampings of 
Weights and Measures made by each Inspector in Great 
Britain; and an Account of any Fees, if any have been 
demanded by any Inspectors, for adjustin Weights, or 
for the Certificates of Verifications and Stampings re- 
quired to be given by all Inspectors under the Provisions 
of the late Act, so far as relates to Scotland. 

Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to Order,— ee and 
A Return of the Amount of all Costs in Law and Equity Estates (Ire- 
paid out of the Estates of Minors and Lunatics, or Per- 4) 
sons of unsound mind under the care of the Court of 
Chancery in Ireland, for Ten years preceding the 
1st June 1835; stating each year respectively, and the 
several cases. 

Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to the direc- Court of 
tions of several Acts of Parliament,—Orders of the Court Chancery: 
of Chancery. 

Returns of Qualifications of Deputy Lieutenants and en ‘ 
Militia Officers transmitted to the Secveuney of State Militia Officers, 
for the Home Department since those last presented to 
the House. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the Table ; 
and, that the Returns respecting Sheriff Clerks and 
Steward Clerks (Scotland), be printed. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to Accidents in 
inquire into the nature, cause and extent of those la- Mines. 
mentable catastrophes which have occurred in the Mines _No. 603. 
of Great Britain, with the view of ascertaining and 
suggesting the means of preventing the recurrence of 
similar fatal accidents, have Power to report their obser- 
vations thereupon; together with the Minutes of the 
Evidence taken before them to the House. 

Mr. Pease reported from the said Select Committee, 

That they had inquired into the matter referred to them, 
and had directed him to make a Report thereof to the 
House, with their observations thereupon, together with 
the Minutes of the Evidence taken before them. 

Ordered, 'That the Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon oy Clerks 
the 23d day of March last, Thatan humble Address be Clerks (Scot- 
presented to His Majesty, that He will be graciously !&lt;-) 

leased to give directions, that there be laid before this 
ensn a Return, specifying the Name and Date of 
8 C Appointment 








Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill. 


Spirit 
Licenses. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


John Leathart. 


W. Southwood, 


Message 
from the 
Lords. 


Customs 


Duties Bill. 


Shannon Navi- 
gation Bill, 


Parochial 
Workhouses 
Bill. 


Forgery 
(Scotland) 
Bill. 


650 


Appointment of every Sheriff Clerk and Steward Clerk in 
Scotland, with an Account of the Total Amount of Fees 
or other Emoluments, derived by him from the said 
Office, in each of the last Five years respectively — 
Also, the Number of Deputies nominated by each Sheriff 
Clerk and Steward Clerk, and the Amount paid annually 
to such Deputies; together with a Statement whether 
the Duties are performed chiefly by the Principal or 
his Deputy:—Also, Return from every Sheriff Clerk or 
Steward Clerk in Scotland, stating whether he holds 
any Office or Offices other than that of Sheriff or 
Steward Clerk, and the Amount of Salary or Income 
derived from such Office in each of the last Five years, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That a Return from the Sheriff Clerk of Zin- 
lithgow be laid before this House forthwith. 


And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 








Lune, 7° die Septembris ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV" Regis, 1835. 


PRAYERS. 


PETITION of Inhabitants of Whitburn ;—Saint 
Thomas, Dublin ;—Fruchie ;—Arbroath ;—Fort- 
rose and Rosemarkie;——Freemen and Inhabitants of 
Dovor ;—and, the Chairman of the Birmingham Political 
Union,—were presented, and read ; taking notice of the 
Municipal Corporations Bill; and praying, That the 
same may pass into a law unmutilated in any of its 
essential provisions. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers of Hast Stonehouse ; 
—Plymouth ;— Devonport ;—and, Bolton-le-Moors,—. 
were presented, and read; praying for the repeal of the 
additional Duty on Spirit Licenses imposed by an Act 
of the last Session of Parliament. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Yapton, near Arundel; 
—and, Labourers of Wolston and Ryton-on--Dunsmore,— 
were presented, and read; reciting an Act of the last 
Session of Parliament for the Amendment and better 
Administration of the Laws relating to the Poor in 
England and Wales; and praying the House to repeal 
or amend the same. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Major John Leathart, of the Bengal 
Establishment, was presented, and read; complaining 
of having been deprived of his rank, and of the stoppage 
of certain of his pay allowances; and praying the House 
to grant him such relief as they may deem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Wilkam Southwood, for the payment of 
a balance alleged to be due from the Board of Ordnance, 
was offered to be presented :—But The King’s Recom- 
mendation not having been signified, the said Petition 
was not received. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Roupell and the 
Clerk Assistant : 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills following, 
without any Amendment; viz. 
A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend the Law relating 
to the Customs: 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for the Improvement of the 
Navigation of the River Shannon: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to facilitate the Conveyance 
of Workhouses and other Property of Parishes, and of 


Incorporations or Unions of Parishes in England and 
Wales : 


A Bill, intituled, An Act to provide that Persons ac- 
cused of Forgery in Scotland shall not be entitled to 
Bail, unless in certain cases : 


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A Bill, intituled, An Act to defray the Charge of the 
Pay, Clothing, and contingent and other Expenses of 
the Disembodied Militia in Great Britain and Ireland ; 
and to grant Allowances in certain cases to Subaltern 
Officers, Adjutants, Paymasters, Quartermasters, Sur- 
geons, Assistant Surgeons, Surgeons Mates and Serjeant 
Majors of the Militia, until the first day of July one 
thousand eight hundred and thirty-six : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for abolishing the Excise 
Incorporation in Scotland, and for transferring the Funds 
of the said Incorporation to the Consolidated Fund, and 
providing for the Payment of the Annuities to the Widows 
and Orphans of late and present Members of the Incor- 
poration Fund: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, iutituled, An Act 
to alter certain Duties of Stamps and Assessed Taxes, 
and to regulate the Collection thereof, with Amend- 
ments; to which Amendments the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
to abolish certain Offices connected with Fines and Re- 
coveries, and the Cursitors in the Court of Chancery, 
and to make provision for the Abolition of certain Offices 
in the Superior Courts of Common Law in England, 
with an Amendment; to which Amendment the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
to empower Grand Juries in Ireland to raise Money by 
Presentment for the construction, enlargement or re- 
pair of Piers and Quays, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
to explain and amend an Act passed in the second and 
third year of the reign of King William the Fourth, for 
amending the Representation of the People in Scotland, 
and to diminish the Expenses thereof, with Amendments; 
to which Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House :—And also, 

The Lords do desire a present Conference with this 
House in the Committee Room N°5, upon the subject- 
matter of the Conference on Thursday last, relative to 
the Amendments to the Municipal Corporations Bill. 

And the Lords have directed us to inform this House, 
that, from the absence of one of their usual Messengers, 
and in consideration of the late period of the Session, 
and to prevent inconvenience to the Commons, their 
Lordships had been induced to send these Messages by 
their Clerk Assistant and one of their usual Messengers: 
—And then the Messengers withdrew. 

Resolved, That this House doth agree to a Conference 
with the Lords, as is desired by their Lordships. 

Resolved, That this House doth acquiesce in the Reasons 
assigned by the Lords for sending the said Message by 
their Clerk Assistant and one Master in Chancery, in- 
stead of the usual Messengers, trusting that the same 
will not be drawn into precedent for the future. 

And the Messengers were again called in; and Mr. 
Speaker acquainted them therewith :—And then they 
again withdrew. 


Ordered, That the Managers who managed the last 
Conference do manage this Conference:—And the names 
of the Lord Advocate, Mr. Methuen, Mr. Wakley, Mr. 
Brotherton, Mr. D’ Eyncourt, Mr. Labouchere, Mr. Pu- 
sey, Mr. Tynte, and Mr. Humphrey, were added to them. 

Then the names of the Managers were called over ; 
and they went to the Conference. 

And being returned ; 

Lord John Russell reported, That the Managers had 
met the Lords at the “ant which was managed, 
on the part of the Lords, by the Earl of Devon, who 
acquainted them, that the Lords, having taken into con- 
sideration the Reasons given by the Commons at the 
last Conference, for disagreeing to several Amend- 
ments made by their Lordships to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to provide for the Regulation of Municipal Corpora- 
tions in England and Wales, do insist upon some of the 
Amendments to which this House hath disagreed, for 
which they gave their Reasons; and do not insist upon 
other of the said Amendments to which this House hath 
disagreed; and do agree to some of the Amendments 
made by this House to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships, without any Amendment; and to mr, “ 

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Militia 
Pay Bill. 


Excise 
Incorporation 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Stamps and 
Assessed 
Taxes Bill, 


Fines and 
Recoveries 
Offices Bill, 


Piers 
(Ireland) Bill, 


Reform of 
Parliament 


(Scotland) Bill. 


Municipal 
Corporations 


Bill. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill. 





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the said Amendments, with certain Amendments, to 
which they desire the concurrence of this House; and 
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“ The Lords agree to the Amendments made by the 
Commons in Clause (A.) added by the Lords to the 
said Bill, with the following Amendments : 

“ At the end of the Amendment made by the 
Commons in fo. 3. lL. 18. after ‘ otherwise’ insert 
‘ Provided also, That.’ 

“In the Amendment made by the Commons at the 
end of Clause (A.) added by the Lords: 

« L.15. After ‘ rights’ insert ‘ so far as the same 
is capable of being fulfilled according to the provisions 
of this Act.’ 

“ The Lords agree to the Amendments as far as 
Pr. 43.1. 8. 

“« The Lords agree to the Amendments made by the 
Commons in Clause (I.) added by the Lords to the 
Bill, but they have found it necessary to add the fol- 
lowing proviso to the Clause as amended; wiz. ‘ Pro- 
vided always, That if His Majesty, by advice of His 
Privy Council, shall not approve such determination, 
such publication as aforesaid shall nevertheless be 
made, and such division be in force for the purpose 
of any Election under the provisions of this Act, and 
until sueh time as His Majesty shall, by advice of His 
Privy Council, upon further information and report 
from such Barristers, definitively approve the division 
of such Borough into Wards in manner hereinbefore 
mentioned.’ 

“* Because, without such proviso, by virtue of the 
«¢« Amendment made by the Commons, if His Ma- 
‘ jesty should be advised by His Privy Council 
“ not to approve the determination of the Bar- 
“ rister as to the division of any Borough into 
“‘ Wards, no publication thereof could take place, 
‘‘ and no division into Wards could have effect, 
‘“¢ while nevertheless the election of Councillors 
** would be made by the Burgesses of the whole 
‘“« Borough so remaining undivided, a result con- 
** trary to the intention of the Two Houses, as 
‘‘ expressed in the preamble to the said Clause, 
‘“‘ where it is declared to be expedient that cer- 
tain Boroughs of large population should be 
“ divided into Wards before any Election of Coun- 

** cillors for such Borough should take place. 

“ The Lords agree to the Amendments made by the 
Commons in Clause (K.) added by the Lords to the 
Bill, but they have found it necessary to add the fol- 
lowing proviso to the Clause as amended ; viz. ‘ Pro- 
vided always, That if His Majesty, by the advice of 
His Privy Council, shall not approve the number of 
Councillors so assigned to each Ward, such publica- 
tion shall nevertheless be made, and the number of 
Councillors so assigned to each Ward of such Borough 
by such Barrister shall be the number to be elected 
in such Ward at any election of Councillors under 
this Act, until such time as His Majesty shall, by 
advice of His Privy Council, upon further information 
and report from such Barrister, definitively approve 
such assignment in manner hereinbefore mentioned.’ 

** Which Proviso the Lords have added for Reasons 
“ similar to those stated above in respect to the 
** Proviso added to Clause (I.) 

“* The Lords agree to the Amendments made by the 
Commons as far as Pr. 59. 1. 16. 

“« The Lords agree to the Amendment made by the 
Commons in Pr. 59.1. 19. to leave out ‘ good be- 
haviour,’ and insert ‘ pleasure,’ with the following 
Amendment: 

“« After ‘ pleasure’ insert ‘and in any Borough may 
be an attorney of one of His Majesty’s Superior.Courts 
at Westminster, any law, statute, charter or usage to 
the contrary notwithstanding.’ 

“ The Lords agree to the Amendments made by the 
Commons as far as Clause (Q.) Pr. 119.1.1. | 

“ The Lords insist upon their Amendments made in 
Pr. 126. lines 1. 19. and 22. and in Pr. 127. 1. 8. to 
which the Commons disagree; the said Amendments 
being as follow; wiz. 

“ Pr. 126.1.1. Leave out from ‘ for’ to ‘ His’ in 
1. 16. and insert ‘ His Majesty from time to time to 
assign to so many persons as He shall think proper.’ 

* L. 19. Leave ont ‘ such,’ and insert ‘ each.’ 


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“ L, 22. Leave out from ‘ (A:)’ to * Provided’ in 
Pr. 127. 1. 6. and insert ‘ and in and for such of the 
Boroughs in the said Schedule (B.).to which His 
Majesty may be .pleased, upon the Petition of 
the Council thereof, to grant a Commission of the 
Peace.’ 

“ Pr, 127. 1. 8. Leave out ‘ named and.’ 


‘¢ Because, by the principles of the Constitution, the 

‘* appointment of Justices of the Peace ought to 

“ vest in the Crown, unfettered by any restraint ; 

‘* and where the charters of Corporations granted 
by the Crown are superseded by Parliament, 
it appears desirable to revert to the principles 
by which the appointment of Justices should 
be governed, and to avoid the evils which have 
resulted from a contrary practice. 


“ The Lords agree to the Amendments as far as Pr. 
164. 1. 34. 

“« The Lords agree to the Amendment made by the 
Commons, disagreeing to Clause (W.) added by the 
Lords to the said Bill, as far as fo. 5.1.12. but the 
Lords insist upon the Proviso at the end of the said 
Clause, the same being as follows: ‘ Provided always, 
That nothing herein contained shall affect the liability 
of all inhabitant householders within any of the 
members and liberties of the Cinque Ports and an- 
cient towns thereof, not being corporate, to serve on 
Juries at Quarter Sessions as heretofore.’ ; 

“« The Lords agree to the Amendment made by the 
Commons in Clause (Y.) added by the Lords to the 
said Bill. 

“ The Lords agree to the Amendments made by the 
Commons in Clause (Z.) added by the Lords to the 
said Bill, with the following Amendments : 


« Line 26. Leave out ‘ Ecclesiastical.’ 


“ Line 27. After ‘ Majesty’ insert ‘to consider the 
state of the Established Church in England and 
Wales, with reference to Ecclesiastical Duties and 
Revenues.’ 


* Line 29. After ‘same’ insert ‘and it shall be 
lawful for the Council of such Body Corporate, and 
they are hereby authorized and required, with the 
consent of the said Commissioners, or any Three or 
more of them, in writing under their hands, to con- 
vey and assure under the common seal of such Body 
Corporate such advowson or such right of nomina- 
tion or presentation as aforesaid to the purchaser or 
purchasers thereof respectively, his or their heirs, 
executors, administrators and assigns, or to such uses 
as he or they shall direct.’ 


“ Line 32. After ‘ Borough’ insert ‘ whose receipt 
shall be a sufficient and effectual discharge to the 
purchaser or purchasers to whom the same shall be 
given for the amount of his or their purchase-money.’ 

“ Line ult. After ‘ Benefice ’ insert ‘ or Ecclesiastical 
Preferment.’ 

“ The Lords ‘agree to the Amendment made by the 
Commons in Clause (S.) added by the Lords to the 
said Bill. 

“ The Lords insist upon certain Amendments made 
by them, and have made Amendments upon certain 
Amendments made by the Commons, in the Schedules 
showing the number of Wards, Aldermen and Coun- 
cillors assigned to such Borough, as follow; viz. 


“« The Lords insist upon their Amendments made in 
Schedule (A.) in 
Fo. 1. 1. 14. with respect to Barnstaple. 


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1. 10. - - Berwich-upon- 
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]. 15. - - Bridgewater. 
1. 19. - - Bridport. 


‘“‘ The Lords agree tothe Amendment made by the 
Commons to the said Schedule in fo. 2. 1. 23. with 
respect to Bristol. 

“ The Lords insist upon their Amendments made in 
the said Schedule in . 

Fo. 3. 1. 1. with respect to Bury St. Edmunds. 
L. 5. “+ Cambridge. 
‘“‘ The Lords agree to the Amendment made by the 


‘© Commons to the said Schedule in fo. 3.1 9. with re- 


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“ The Lords insist upon their Amendments made in 


the said Schedule in 
Fo. 3. 1. 12. with respect to Cardiff. 


1. 15. - - Carlisle. 

]. 19. - : Carmarthen. 
Fo. 4.1. 1. - - Carnarvon. 

l. 5. - - Chester. 

Lh... - - Chichester. 


“ The Lords agree to the Amendment made by the 
Commons to the said Schedule in fo, 4. 1. 10. with 
respect to Colchester, 

“ The Lords insist upon their Amendments made in 
the said Schedule in 

Fo. 4. 1. 22. with respect to Derby. 
Fo. 5.1. 1. . - Dewzes. 

“ The Lords agree to the Amendment made by the 
Commons to the said Schedule in fo. 5.1. 9. with 
respect to Dovor. 

“« The Lords insist upon their Amendment made in 
the said Schedule in fo. 5. 1.13. with respect to 
Durham. 

“ The Lords agree to the Amendment made by the 
Commons to the said Schedule in fo. 6. 1. 1. with 
respect to Gateshead. 

“ The Lords do not agree to the Amendment made 
by the Commons to the said Schedule in fo. 6. 1. 4. 
with negpert to Gloucester, the said Amendment 


being to leave out - : . : - 4/8 | 24 
for the purpose of inserting - - - 2|}6/18 
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“ The Lords upon their Amendments made in the 
said Schedule in 
Fol. 7.1. 1. with respect to Hereford. 
ee - - Ipswich. 
Ry 2a. - - Kendal. 

“ The Lords agree to the Amendment made by the 
Commons to the said Schedule in fo. 7. 1. 16. with 
respect to Kidderminster. 

* The Lords do not agree to the Amendment made 
by the Commons to the said Schedule in fo. 8. 1. 1. 
with neopers to King’s Lynn, the said Amendment 





being to leave out - : - . - 4| 8 | 24 
for the purpose of inserting - - - 2/6 | 18 
“ but propose, instead thereof, 
** to leave out : - 4/8 | 24 
‘** and to insert - - -3/|6|18 


** The Lords agree to the Amendment made by the 
Commons to the said Schedule in fo. 8. 1. 4. with 
respect to Leeds. 

“‘ The Lords insist upon their Amendments made in 
the said Schedule in 

Fo. 8. l. 9. with respect to Leicester. 


1. 15. - - Lichfield. 
Fo. 9. I. 1. ° ° secre 
l. 11. ° - Newark. 
1. 15. - - Newcastle-under- 
Lyne. 
Fo.10. 1, 6. - . Newport, Mon- 
mouth. 
110. - - Newport, Isle of 
Wight. 


“ The Lords agree to the Amendment made by the 
Commons to the said Schedule in fo. 10. 1.17. with 
respect to Northampton. 

“ The Lords insist upon their Amendments made in 
the said Schedule in 

Fo. 10. 1. 19. with respect to Norwich. 


means. 4." =&gt; = Oxford. 
oe - - Pembroke. 
], 12. - - Poole. 
1. 21. - - Preston. 


“ The Lords agree to the Amendment made by the 
Commons to the said Schedule in fo. 12. 1. 5. with 
respect to Reading. 

“ The Lords insist upon their Amendments made in 
the said Schedule in 

Fo. 12. 1. 15. with respect to Rochester. 


Fo. 13. l. 3. - - Sarum, New. 
a) - - Scarborough. 
1. 10. Bis) le Shrewsbury. 
Ls. - . Southampton. 
1, 18. - : Stafford. 


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* The Lords do not agree to the Amendment 
made by the Commons to the said Schedule in fo. 14. 
1.1. with respect to Stamford, the said Amendment 





being to leave out - - - - 4(61/18 
for the purpose of inserting - - - 0/4 | 12 
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“ The Lords insist upon their Amendments made in 
the said Schedule in 
Fo. 14. 1. 7. with respect to Stockport. 
115. - - - Sunderland. 


“ The Lords agree to the Amendment made by the 
Commons to the said Schedule in fo. 14. 1. 19. with 
respect to Swansea. 


“ The Lords insist upon their Amendments made in 
the said Schedule in 


Fo. 15. 1. 1. with respect to Z%wverton. 


l. 5. - - Truro. 
1,15. . - Weymouth and Mel- 
combe Regis. 
]. 22. - - Wigan. 
]. 25. - - Winchester. 
Fo. 16. l. 1. - - Windsor. 
1. me - - Worcester. 
lL 9 - : Yarmouth, Great. 


“ Because the Two Houses having agreed that, in 
“ assigning the number of Councillors to each 
“‘ Ward, regard shall be had as well to the 
** number of persons rated to the relief of the 
** poor in each Ward as to the aggregate amount 
** of the sums at which the said person shall be 
** so rated, it appears expedient to increase the 
“ number of Boroughs which are to be divided 
“ into Wards, with the view of extending the 
** benefit of the principle so established, which 
“ can only be applied in Boroughs so divided. 

** Because, by far the larger portion of the rate 
‘* levied in every Borough being paid by a mi- 
“ nority in number of the rate-payers, it appears 
** expedient, by means of such division into 

‘ Wards, to afford a facility to such minority of 
“ obtaining some representation in the Council 
“‘ by which they are to be taxed. 

“ Because it appears equally expedient to afford a 
*‘ similar facility of obtaining some represen- 
** tation in the Council to the different interests 
“‘ which are almost always found even in Bo- 
“* roughs of no considerable population. 

* Because the Reasons above stated support a more 
“ extensive division of Boroughs now divided in 
“ the Schedule as amended by the Commons, 
“ as well as a division of certain of those not now 
“ so divided in that amended Schedule. 

‘“‘ In endeavouring to secure to the several Bo- 

“ roughs, of which the division is extended by 
“ their Amendments, the benefits arising from a 
“ fair representation of property and of different 
“* interests, the Lords have not been unmindful, 
“ that by creating four Wards in any Borough 
“* not divided into that number of Wards in the 
“* Schedule as amended by the Commons, they 
“* should have practically raised in such Boroughs 
“* the qualification for Councillors, to which they 
“ have agreed; the Lords have therefore ab- 
‘** stained from making any addition to the num- 
“* ber of Wards where ba addition would have 
“ produced such effect, being unwilling by the 
“more extensive division of a few Boroughs 
“ to render more restrictive in such Boroughs 
“ the qualification as amended by the Commons. 


‘* The Lords further observe, that no real in- 
“ convenience can arise from carrying into effect 
‘‘ a division into Wards as extensive as that made 
“ by their Amendments, inasmuch as in each 
- Ward, even of the smallest Borough so to be 
divided, the number of voters will be such as 
“ would, without any such division, have ren- 
“ dered expedient a separate polling-place. 


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“being to insert after ‘ Parliament’ the following 
“* words; viz. 

‘ Alnwick - 0 | 4 | 12 | Chamberlains, Common 
Council, and Burgesses 
of the Borough of Aln- 
wick, in the County of 
Northumberland.’ 

“ Because although Alnwick may be a Borough of 

“ Prescription, yet the Corporate Body in that 
town exist for purposes entirely distinct from 
Municipal government, having no jurisdic- 
tion of any sort, nor any power to impose any 
rate or to exercise any interference with the 
general concerns of the place; and because, if 
hereafter, in consequence of increase of popu- 
lation, or of any other circumstance, it shall 
appear to the inhabitants that a corporation 
for municipal purposes is desirable with a view 
to a good local government, this object may 
most properly be obtained by a Petition to His 
Majesty for a charter under the 137th section 
of the Act, which provision appears expressly 
calculated to meet such a case, and upon the 
consideration of which Petition all the circum- 
stances may most fitly be investigated and 
ascertained. 


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« in the said Schedule in 


Fo. 16. 1. 25. with respect to Beverley. 
Fo. 17. 1. 14. - - Boston. 
Fo. 18.1. 5. - - Congleton. 
1. 10. - - Coventry. 
1. 13. - - Deal. 
]. 17. - - Doncaster. 
Fo. 19.1. 1. - - Exeter. 
l. 6. - - Gravesend. 
]. 14. - - Hastings. 
1. 19. - - Kingston-upon- 
Thames. 


* The Lords do not agree to the Amendment made 
“&lt; by the Commons to the said Schedule in fo. 19. 1. 22. 
‘* with respect to Lancaster, the said Amendment being 


** to leave out - - - - - 4 | 8 | 24 
‘* for the purpose of inserting - - 2|6/]18 
‘* but propose, instead thereof, 
** to leave out - 4|8| 24 
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“‘ The Lords insist upon their Amendment made in 
* the said Schedule in 
Fo. 20. 1. 1. with respect to Lincoln. 
** For the same Reasons for which their Lordships 
** insist upon the former Amendments showing 
“ the number of Wards, Aldermen and Coun- 
** cillors assigned to each Borough. 


“ The Lords disagree to the Amendmerit made by the 
Commons in fo. 20. 1. 9. the said Amendment being 
to insert after ‘ Cornwall’ the following words; viz. 

‘ Llanelly - 0 | 4 | 12 | Portreeve and Burgesses 
of the Borough of 
Lanelly, in the County 


of Carmarthen.’ 
“* For Reasons similar to those assigned for insisting 
“ upon disagreeing to the Amendment with 
** respect to the Borough of Alnwick. 


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‘ the said Schedule in 
Fo. 20. 1. 9. with respect to Louth. 


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“ The Lords agree to the Amendment made by the 
Commons to the said Schedule in fo. 20. 1. 19. with 
‘ respect to Maidstone. 


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the said Schedule in 


Fo. 21.1. 7. with respect to Oswestry. 
1. 10. - - Penzance. 
1. 15. - = Plymouth. 
Fo. 22. 1. 12. - - Stockton. 


“‘ The Lords agree to the Amendments made by the 
“ Commons to the said Schedule in 
Fo, 22. 1. 21. with respect to Walsall. 
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“ The Lords insist upon their Amendments made in 
** the said Schedule in 
Fo. 23. 1. 3. with respect to Wisbech. 
l. 5. York. 
“ For the same Reasons for which their Lordships 
** insist upon the former Amendments showing 
“ the number of Wards, Aldermen, and Coun- 
** cillors assigned to each Borough. 

“ The Lords disagree to the Amendment made by 
“ the Commons in Schedule (B.) fo. 8. 1. 22. the said 
‘“‘ Amendment being to insert after ‘ Buckingham’ the 
* following words; viz. : 

‘Yeovil - 0| 4 12] Portreeve and Burgesses 
of the Borough of 
Yeovil, in the a 

of Somerset.’ 
““ For Reasons similar to those assigned for in- 
‘* sisting upon disagreeing to the Amendment 
“‘ with respect to the Boroughs of Alnwick and 

“ Llanelly. 

“‘ The Lords agree to the Amendments made by the 
“ Commons as far as Pr. 186. line ult. 

“* The Lords insist upon their Amendment made in 
Pr. 187. 1. 9. to leave out from 4 [6 Geo. 4.c. 189.]’ to 
‘ Arundel’ in line 15. for the Reasons stated above as 
to the Borough of Alnwick. 

“* The Lords insist upon their Amendment made in 
Pr. 236. l. 8. to leave out from ‘50 Geo. 3. c. 23.’ to 
‘ York’ in line 19. for the Reasons stated above, as to 
the Borough of Yeovil. 

“* The Lords participate in the anxiety manifested by 
the Commons to maintain a good correspondence and 
understanding between the two Houses; of the para- 
mount importance of which to the public welfare the 
Lords are deeply sensible. 

‘“* The Lords have, in a spirit similar to that which has 
actuated the Commons, abstained, in compliance with 
their wishes, from insisting upon many Amendments 
which appeared conducive to the salutary working of 
the great measure under their consideration; and they 
entertain an earnest hope, that the Bill, as now amended 
by the co-operation of both Houses, may produce con- 
tentment, and establish for the future upon a solid basis 
the good and quiet government of towns.” 





The said Reasons and Amendments, being read a 
second time ; 

Resolved, That this House doth not insist upon their 
disagreement to the Amendments insisted upon by the 
Lords; and doth not insist upon the Amendments made 
by the Commons to the Amendments made by the Lords, 
to which their Lordships have disagreed; and agree to 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Amendments 
made by the Commons to the Amendments made by 
the Lords to the said Bill. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and acquaint them, That this House doth not 
insist upon their disagreement to the Amendments in- 
sisted upon by the Lords; and doth not insist upon the 
Amendments made by the Commons to the Amendments 
made by the Lords, to which their Lordships have dis- 
agreed ; and agree to the Amendments made by the 
Lords to the Amendments made by the Commons to 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the said Bill. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to Orange Lodges - 
(Great Britain 
and the Colo- 


inquire into the origin, nature, extent and tendency of 





the Orange Institutions in Great Britain and the Colo- nies.) 


nies; and to report the Evidence and their Opinion 
thereon ; have Power to report their Observations there- 
upon to the House. 

Mr. Hume reported from the said Select Committee, 
That they had examined the matters to them referred ; 
and had directed him to make a Report thereof to the 
House, with their Observations thereupon, together with 
the Minutes of the Evidence taken before them ; and an 
Appendix. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; and 
rinted. 
rdered, That the various Official Documents pro- 
duced before the said Select Committee be returned to 
their respective departments. 


Resolved, That the House will, at the rising of the 
House this day, adjourn till ey next. 
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be 


Ordered, 


No. 605. 


Adjournment. 








Newfoundland. 


Deserted 
Children 
(Manchester.) 


Queen of 
Taheite, 


Letters 
Patent Bill, 


Reform of 


Parliament 


(Scotland) Bill, 


654 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of the original Estimate for Alterations and Repairs of 
the Government House at Newfoundland, with an ac- 
count of the Expense actually incurred. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give direc- 
tions, that there be laid before this House, a Return of 
the Number of Children taken up in the streets of Man- 
chester, and the Districts adjacent (distinguishing the 
Districts),and deposited in the Police Offices to be owned, 
for the year between August 1832 and August 1833:— 
The same for the corresponding years between 1833 and 
1834, and 1834 and 1835. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give direc- 
tions, that there be laid before this House, Copies or 
Extracts of all Correspondence relative to a Contribu- 
tion, said to be levied on the Queen of Taheite, by the 
Commander of the “Challenger” ship of war, and by 
the British Consul, from the Sandwich Islands. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 





The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
into consideration the Lords’ Reasons for disagreeing to 
one of the Amendments made by the Commons to the 
Letters Patent Bill. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House doth not insist upon the said 
Amendment ; 

The House divided. 

The Noes went forth. 

Tellers for the Yeas, {Mr — ee \ 23. 

Tellers for the Noes, = oo \ 21. 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That Mr. Tooke do carry the Bill to the 
Lords ; and acquaint them, That this House doth not in- 
sist upon the Amendment to which their Lordships have 
disagreed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
“ An “Act to explain and amend an Act passed in the 
second and third year of the reign of King William the 
Fourth, for amending the Representation of the People 
in Scotland, and to diminish the Expenses thereof ;” 
and the same were read; and are as follow: 

Pr. 2. 1. 26. Leave out “ shall,” and insert “ may.” 
Pr. 2. 1, 28. Leave out “ may.” 
Pr. 2.1. 33. After “ thereof” insert “ so that not 
“ more than three hundred Electors shall be allotted to 
poll in each booth or compartment.” 
Pr. 3.1. 4. After “ town” insert Clause (A.) 
Crause (A.) “ And be it further Enacted, That on 
“ the requisition of any candidate or of any elector 
“* being the proposer or seconder of any candidate, the 
* booths or compartments at each pelling-place shall 
be so divided and arranged by the Sheriff, or his sub- 
stitute, duly authorized by him, that not more than 
one hundred electors shall be allotted to poll in each 
such booth or compartment: Provided always, That 
such candidate or elector making such requisition, 
shall pay all expenses incident upon such division or 
“ arrangement.” 
Pr, 3.1.17. After “Sheriff” insert “or his sub- 
* stitute.” 
Pr. 3. 1. 20. After “Sheriff” insert “ or his sub- 
“ stitute,” and, in the same line, after “ forthwith” 
insert “upon receipt of the whole poll-books, and after 
“ having summed them up.” 
Pr. 3. 1. 28. After “be” insert “interrupted or.” 
Pr. 3. 1. 29. After “ violence” insert “ whether such 
proceedings shall consist of the nomination of can- 
“ didates, or of the taking the poll.” 
Pr. 3. 1. 31. After “ riot” insert “ or,open violence.” 
Pr. 3. 1. 32. After “the” insert “ nomination, or 
the taking the,” and, in the same line, leave out 
that,” and insert “ the particular polling.” 


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A. 1835. 


Pr. 3. 1. 33. After “place” insert “or places at 
“ which such riot or open violence shall have happened.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 36. After “such” insert “ interruption or.” 

Pr. 3. 1. penult. After “Sheriff” insert “ or his 
* substitute.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 5. After “interrupted” insert “or obstructed.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 6. After “Sheriff” insert “or his substitute.” 

A ‘fe 5.1.1. After “ following” insert Clauses (B.) and 
(C. 

Crause (B.) “And be it Enacted, That any Free- 
“ holders of any County or Shire in Scotland whose 
rights are preserved to him by the said recited Act, 
“* shall be entitled to make application to the Sheriff of 
such County or Shire; and upon one month’s notice 
“ thereof being published on the doors of the said She- 
riff Court, to poll at all times thereafter at the polling 
place for the district within which the county town is 
“ situated; and the Sheriff shall delete his name from 
“ the district, and insertit in that for the district in 
which the county town is situate: Provided always, 
That after making such application to the said Sheriff, 
and publishing such notice on the doors of the said 
Sheriff Court, it shall not be lawful for the said Free- 
holder to poll in any other district of such county or 
shire ; and provided also, That where a fiar and life- 
renter are registered in respect of the same freehold 
qualification, they shall both concur in the said ap- 
plication.” 

Crause (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That the vote of 
any fiar of a freehold qualification in any county or 
shire in Scotland whose rights are preserved to him 
by the said recited Act, shall always be taken by the 
Sheriff on a paper apart, and shall not be reckoned 
by him in casting up the votes at any election, where 
it shall appear that the life-renter has voted.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Lord Advocate do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, Copies 
of the Remonstrance of the General Assembly of the 
Church of Scotland against the Commission for in- 
quiring into the means of religious Instruction in Scot- 
land :—The Letter addressed by the Central Board of 
Dissenters in Edinburgh on this subject to the Secretary 
of State for the Home Department:—The Letter ad- 
dressed by the Secretary of State for the Home Depart- 
ment to the Earl of A/into, the head of the Commission. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That all Committees have leave to sit, not- 
withstanding the adjournment of the House. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act for appointing Commissioners to continue the 
Inquiries concerning Charities in England and Wales ; 
and the same were read; and are as follow: 

Pr. 8. 1. 26. After “their” insert “ or his,” and, in 
the same line, after “ their ” insert “ or his.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 21. Leave out “ examination,” and insert 
“ examinations.” ' 

Pr. 11. 1. 3. After “one” insert “ or more.” 

Pr. 12. 1. 27. After “one” insert “ or more.” 

Pr. 19. 1. 8and 9. Leave out “according,” and insert 
* accordingly.” 

Pr. 22. 1. 6. After “cases” insert Clause (A.) 

Cravse (A.) “ Provided always, and be it Enacted, 
‘“ That previously to presenting any Report, the said 
“ Commissioners shall give directions, in all cases in 
“‘ which they shall think it fit, to the Attorney General 
“ to file informations in the courts of Chancery or Ex- 
chequer, on the matter arising out of such Reports, 
“ and shall not, nor shall any of the Clerks or Secreta- 
« ries under this Act give any information touching any 
such matters, to any person other than the Attorney 
“‘ General, or the persons employed by the said Com- 
missioners, previous to the directions so by the said 
“ Commissioners given to the Attorney General.” : 
n 





Religious 
Instruction 
(Scotland.) 


Committees. 


Charities 
Commissioners 
Bill. 





Se 


Stamps and 
Assessed 
Taxes Bill. 


Glass Duties 
Bill. 


Gaols, 


Revenue, 
Population, 
Commerce, &amp;c. 


Public 
Instruction 


(lreland.) 


Excise 


Inquiry, 


Public 
Charities 
Inquiry, 


Printed 
Papers, 


No, 606. 





5-6 Witt. IV. 


In the Title of the Bill, 
L. 4. Leave out “ August,” and insert “ March.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Solicitor General do carry the Bill 
to the rds; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act to alter certain Duties of Stamps and Assessed 
Taxes, and to regulate the Collection thereof; and the 
same was read; and is as followeth: 

Pr.12. 1.18. After “ notwithstanding” insert “ Pro- 
vided also, That if any persons, other than the dis- 
tributors and sub-distributors of Stamps in Scotland, 
shall be appointed as aforesaid, to be Collectors or 
other Officers as aforesaid, then the names of such 
persons, with their respective salaries and allowances, 
shall be laid by the said Commissioners of His Ma- 
jesty’s Treasury before Parliament, within twenty-one 
days after the commencement of the Session of Par- 
liament, which shall next follow every such appoint- 
ment.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. ; 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this hens hath agreed 
to the Amendment made by their Lordships. 


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The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act to repeal the Duty and Drawback on Flint 
Glass, to impose other Duties and another Drawback in 
lieu thereof, and to reduce the Drawback on unground 
and unpolished Plate Glass, and to amend the Laws 
relating to the Duties on Glass; and the same was read; 
and isas followeth: 

Pr.23. 1.2. Leave out from “inch” to “and” in 
line penult. 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, was 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the Amendment made by their Lordships. 


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, to re- 
quest that their Lordships will be pleased to commu- 
nicate to this House, a Copy of the Fifth Report made 
from the Select Committee appointed by their Lordships 
to inquire into the present state of the several Gaols and 
Houses of Correction in England and Wales :—And that 
Mr. Bernal do carry the Message. 


Mr. Baring presented, by His Majesty’s command,—- 
Tables of the Revenue, Population, Commerce, &amp;e. of 
the United Kingdom and its Dependencies :—Part 1V. 
1834, compiled from Official Returns. 

Second Report of the Commissioners of Public In- 
struction, Ireland. 

Appendix to the First Report of the Commissioners of 
Public Instruction, Jreland. 

Fifteenth and Sixteenth Reports of the Commissioners 


- of Inquiry into the Excise Establishment, and into the 


Management and Collection of the Excise Revenue 
throughout the United Kingdom:—Malt; Hops. 

Digest of the Reports XI. to XIV. of the Commis- 
sioners of Excise Inquiry. 

Mr. Baring also presented, pursuant to Order,— 
Public Charities :—Analytical Digest of the Commis- 
sioners’ Reports, in continuation of Digest printed in 
1832. 


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


Mr. Hume reported from the Select Committee ap- 
posnted to consider the manner in which the Journals, 

ills and Papers are prepared and printed for the use 
of both Houses of Parliament, their Numbers, Expense, 
Distribution, and Quantity in Store; the Number of 
Acts of Parliament printed for both Houses of Parlia- 
ment, and for the Public Service, their Expense, and 
Distribution ; also, those for the use of the Public, and 
the Prices at which sold; and the Establishments 
requisite for conducting the same; to consider whether 
any and what alteration can be made in the existing 


system, with benefit to the Public; That they had fur- 
VOL. 90. 


7° Septembris. 


655 


ther considered the matters to them referred; and: had 
directed him to make a Report thereof to the House, toge- 


ther with the Minutes of the Evidence taken before them. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and ‘be printed. | 


Lord Viscount Palmerston presented, by His Majesty’s 
command,—Copy of Convention between His Majesty 
and the State of Venezuela, signed at London, October 
29th, 1834. 


Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table, 
Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Re- 


turns to explain and extend a Return to an Order of this 
House, dated 14th July 1835, viz. a Return, in detail, of 
the Establishment of the General Post Office in the 
United Kingdom, as it stood on 5th April 1835, in so far 
as the said Return does not show the following parti- 
culars, viz. What the special Services are for which 
Sir Francis Freeling receives £.'700 a year ; the Number 
of Rooms allotted to the principal Secretary in the Post 
Office, and whether Sir Francis Freeling has ever re- 
sided there; and also the Number allotted to or occupied 
by the Under Secretary, and whether the above are fur- 
nished wholly, or in part, at the Public Expense, if any; 
also the annual Sum paid for Coals and Candles, and 
Taxes and Servants, if any are paid by the Public, for 
the above Houses of the Secretary and Under Secretary, 
on an average of the last Three years ; also the probable 
Expense of Expresses, Messengers and Runners passing 
between the Post Office and the Secretary at his private 
Residence ; also, showing the average of Three years 
of any additional Sums of Money, Allowances or Per- 
quisites received other than Salary and Emoluments by 
each individual mentioned in the aforesaid Returns, so 
as to show the whole Amount of the following Funds 
and sources of Emolument or Income; viz. the different 
Fee Funds, the Shipping Leet Fees, and those on Depu- 
tations, the Amount of Travelling Charges by the mile 
and by the day; that on lighting Mail Coaches; Law 
Proceedings; Penny Post Allowance; Produce of Waste 
Paper; Gratuities from Merchants; House of Commons’ 
Allowance ; Window Clerks’ Fees; Letter Carriers’ Fund, 
including for credit; ringing the Bells, and Christmas 
Gratuities; Fines on late attendance; Survey Charges ; 
Amount of Monies unclaimed in Dead Letter Fund, and 
in Money-order Fund, and any other unclaimed Funds ; 
with the application with all the above Funds, and the 
authority for raising and applying the same:—The 
whole to be made out in the simple form of Debtor and 
Creditor; and the Sum Total, including every descrip- 
tion, and source, to be always shown in the Column 
headed “Total.” The Figures in each column to be 
summed up, and the Sum Total they contain to be given 
under each head:—In detail, showing the Town, os, 
Salary, Perquisites, Emoluments and Total Income re- 
ceived annually by any Deputy Postmaster or Mistress 
in the three Kingdoms; also any other Profession, Trade, 
or Calling they follow, and whether they dothe whole duty 
in Person, or by Deputy; and whether they have hitherto 
attended and officiated in person at the arrival and de- 
parture of the London Mail, or at either, stating which; 
and whether they have a Country House or reside ‘always 
in Town, and the distance from the Post Office of such 
Country House, when one is kept ; also the Name of any 
Deputy Postmaster in the Commission of the Peace :— 
Showing the whole Revenue and Disbursements of the 
Post Office of every description, whether on shore or 
afloat, made up for the year 1835, or to any other period 
of that year, most convenient; the said Return to state 
the actual Receipt and actual Expenditure, without re- 
ference to Scales, Progressive Diminution, or increase of 
Revenue; or whether the Amounts are chargeable to 
the Revenue, or derived by Fees, or otherwise, from the 
Public, or from other incidental or varying sources: 
also to show, in detail, the Sums usually stated under 
the heads of “ Dead and Returned Letters,” and “ other 
Payments:”—An average of the last Three years to be 
the rule for stating the Amount of Salaries, &amp;c. which 
vary in amount of payments of the Expenses of Manage- 
ment; the above Return to be made out in the simple 
forms of Debtor and Creditor, and the actual Sums Total 
to be given, and every description and source of re- 
ceipt or payment to be shown in the column headed 
* Total.” The Figures in each column to be summed 

8D2 + up, 


Venezuela. 


Post Office. 








Post Office 
Prosecutions. 


No. 607. 


Newton Stewart 
and Girvan 
Posts. 


Law Officers’ 


Compensation. 


Printed Papers 
( Promulgation 
of the Statutes.) 


Fines and 
Recoveries 
Oilices Bill. 


Unstamped 
Publications, 


Silver 
Coinage. 


656 


up, and the Sum Total they contain to be given under 
each head. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Post Office Pro- 
secutions, which was presented upon Friday last, be 
printed. 

Ordered, That the Papers relative to Newton Stewart 
and Girvan Posts, which were presented upon Friday 
last, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Papers relative to Law Officers’ 
Compensation, which were presented upon Friday last, 
be printed. 


The House was moved, That the Resolutions of the 
House of the 13th day of August last, relative to the 
Promulgation of the Statutes, might be read; and the 
same being read; 

Ordered, That the said Resolutions be communicated 
to the Lords at a Conference, and their concurrence 
desired thereto. 

Ordered, That a Conference be desired with the Lords 
on the subject of providing more effectual means for 
promulgating the Statutes of the Realm throughout all 
parts of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire- 
land. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hume do go to the Lords, and 


desire the said Conference. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to abolish certain Offices connected with Fines and 
Recoveries, and the Cursitors in the Court of Chancery, 
andto make provision for the Abolition of certain Offices 
in the Superior Courts of Common Law in England; 
and the same was read; and is as followeth: 

Pr. 14. 1.1. Leave out from “ proper” to the end of 
the Bill. 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, was 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Attorney General do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendment made by their Lordships. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give di- 
rections that there be laid before this House, Returns 
of the Number of Persons who were committed by the 
Magistrates in Great Britain, from the passing of the Act 
60 Geo. 3, c. 9, to the 10th December 1831, for selling 
Unstamped Publications ; stating the Names of the Per- 
sons committed under that Act, and the Dates when, 
and the Periods for which they were committed; stating 
also, whether the Prosecution was by the authority of 
the Stamp or other Public Office, or by a common In- 
former :—Of the Number of Persons who have been 
committed by the Magistrates in Great Britain for 
selling Unstamped Publications, from March 1834 to 
the latest period; stating the Names of the Persons 
committed, the Act under which committed, and the 
Dates when, and the periods for which committed ; also, 
the Number of Persons now in Prison for these offences; 
stating also, whether the Prosecution was by authority 
of the Stamp or other Public Office, or by a common 
Informer. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 





Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His 
Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give di- 
rections, that there be laid before this House, Returns 
of all Silver purchased on account of the Mint from Ist 
January 1815 to Ist January 1835, both inclusive; 
stating the different Purchases made in each year, and 
the respective Dates thereof; theweightof each Purchase 
and.the Price, reduced into standard Silver; the Name 
of each Person or Persons from whom each Purchase 
was made ; stating the difference between the Price of 
the Purchase, and the Price of 5s. 6d.; stating also, to 
whom such difference of Price was paid, or to what 
account it was carried:—Ofthe several Sums, and the 
respective Dates on which the same are charged to the 
Consolidated Fund, for the re-coinage of the English 
Silver Currency, for the exchange of the Srish Silver 
Currency for English Silver Currency, or for the English 
Gold Currency, respectively :—Of all Sums, with the 
respective Dates on which they appear to the credit of 


7° Septembris. 





the Consolidated Fund, as re-payments either.on account 
of the re-coinage of the Enghs Silver Currency, or the 
exchange of the Irish Silver Currency, or on account of 
the Gold Currency respectively, for the same period ; 
the whole to be exhibited in one Debtor and Creditor 
account:—Of all the Copper purchased on account of 
the Mint from 1st January 1815 to 1st January 1835, 
both inclusive; stating the different Purchases made in 
each year, and the respective Dates thereof; the Weight, 
the Price, and the Person or Persons of whom the Pur- 
chases were made; the difference of the Price paid for 
the Copper, and the Price at which such Copper, after 
being coined into Money, was issued to the Public, and 
to whom, and at what periods such difference was paid, 
or to what account it was carried respectively :—-Show- 
ing, under distinct heads, the manner in which the 
Sums charged to the debit of the Consolidated Fund as 
expenses of the Mint, were composed for each of the 
years from 1815 to 1835, inclusive, so as to exhibit the 
contingent. and other Expenses of the Establishment, 
and to whom paid. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His 
Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His 
Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council. 


A. 1835." 


A Petition of Merchants, Ship-owners and others of Timber 


the Port of Grangemouth and town of Falkirk, was pre- 
sented, and read; praying, That measures may be 
speedily adopted by the House for effecting such altera- 
tions in the present Timber Duties Act as will do away 
with the monstrous monopoly given to a particular lass 
of individuals, and relieve the Petitioners and the com- 
munity at large from the heavy loss they have long 
suffered, and the enormous indirect tax imposed on them 
by that Act. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Manchester and 
Salford Anti-Slavery Society, was presented, and read ; 
reciting the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 73, “ for the abolition 
of Slavery throughout the British Colonies, for promoting 
the Industry of the manumitted Slaves, and for com- 
pensating the Persons hitherto entitled to the Services 
of such Slaves;” and praying the House to repeal the 
sections therein by which slavery is prolonged under the 
disguise of apprenticeship. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chamber of Commerce and Manu- 
factures of Edinburgh, was presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Bankrupts’ Estates (Scotland) Bill; and 
praying, That the same may not pass into a law. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistratesand Council 
of Leith, was presented, and read; praying the House 
to give full and immediate effect to the recommendations 
of the Select Committee on Leith and Newhaven Har- 
bours, which will not only be a just and necessary mea- 
sure, but prove of great benefit to the metropolis of 
Scotland and her port. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Balfron, was presented, 
and read; praying for the repeal of the Stamp Duty on 
Newspapers. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Incorporated Society of 
Writers in Dundee, was presented, and read; taking 
notice of the Instruments of Sasine (Scotland) Bill; and 
praying, That the same may pass into a law. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Preses of the Commissioners of 
Police for the burgh of Paisley, was presented, and read; 
praying for an alteration of the law relating to the re- 
building and repairing of houses in Scotland belonging 
to joint proprietors. i 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of a Club, founded on the 
principles of the late John Cartwright, and calling 
itself the Cartwright Club; praying the House to 
address The King on the gross absurdity as well as 
danger of having their measures rendered nugatory by 
hereditary Legislators and Judges; and praying we 

before 


Duties. 


Slavery 
Abolition 
Act. 


Bankrupts’ 
Estates 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Leith and 
Newhaven 
Harbours. 


Newspaper 
Stamps. 


Instruments 
of Sasine 


(Scotland) Bill. 


Joint 
Property 
(Scotland.) 


Hereditary 
Legislators. 








Royal Assent 
to Bills. 


5-6 WI LL. IV. 


before it be too late, that He would be pleased to take 
such measures as to Him will seem most fit, or to co- 
operate with the House to put an end to so mischievous 
a power, was brought up; and, during the reading of 
the said Petition ; 

Notice being taken that Forty Members were not pre- 
sent, the House was told by Mr. Speaker; and Forty 
Members not being present, and it being then after four 
of the clock :—The House was adjourned by Mr. Speaker, 
without a Question first put, till Wednesday next. 





Mercuri, 9° die Septembris ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV“ Regis, 1835. 
PRAYERS. 


A MESSAGE by Mr. Pulman, Yeoman Usher of 


the Black Rod: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords, authorized by virtue of His Majesty’s Com- 
mission, for declaring His Royal Assent to several Acts 
agreed upon by both Houses, do desire the immediate 
attendance of this Honourable House in the House of 
Peers, to hear the Commission read. 

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went up 
to the House of Peers: And being returned ; 

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the desire 
of the Lords, authorized by virtue of His Majesty’s Com- 
mission, had been at the House of Peers, where a Com- 
mission under the Great Seal was read, giving, declaring, 
and notifying the Royal Assent to the several Public 
Bills therein mentioned; and that the Lords thereby 
authorized, had declared the Royal Assent to the said 
Bills: Which Bills are as follow: 

An Act to amend the Law relating to the Customs: 

An Act to repeal the Duty and Drawback on Flint 
Glass, to impose other Duties and another Drawback 
in lieu thereof, and to reduce the Drawback on German 
Sheet Glass exported in Panes, and to repeal the Draw- 
back on unground and unpolished Plate Glass, and to 
amend the Laws relating to the Duties on Glass: 

An Act to alter certain Duties of Stamps and Assessed 
Taxes, and to regulate the Collection thereof: 

An Act to defray the Charge of the Pay, Clothing and 
Contingent and other Expenses of the Disembodied 
Militiain Great Britain and Ireland; and to grant Al- 
lowances in certain cases to Subaltern Officers, Adju- 
tants, Paymasters, Quartermasters, Surgeons, Assistant 
Surgeons, Surgeons’ Mates and Serjeant Majors, of the 
Militia, until the First day of July One thousand eight 
hundred and Thirty-six : 

An Act to provide for the Regulation of Municipal 
Corporations in England and Wales : 

An Act to regulate the Admeasurement of the Tonnage 
and Burthen of the Merchant Shipping of the United 
Kingdom : 

An Act for carrying into effect a Treaty with the King 
of the French and the King of Sardinia, for suppressing 
the Slave Trade: 

An Act for carrying into effect the Treaty with the 
King of the French and the King of Denmarf, for sup- 
pressing the Slave Trade : 

An Act to repeal an Act of the fourth and fifth year 
of His present Majesty, relating to Weights and Mea- 
sures, and to make other Provisions instead thereof : 

An Act for appointing Commissioners to continue the 
Inquiries concerning Charities in England and Wales, 
until the First day of March One thousand eight hun- 
dred and Thirty-seven : 

An Act to facilitate the Conveyance of Workhouses 
and other Property of Parishes, and of Incorporations 
or Unions of Parishes in England and Wales: 

An Act to consolidate and amend the several Laws 
relating to the cruel and improper Treatment of Ani- 
mals, and the Mischiefs arising from the driving of 
Cattle, and to make other Provisions in regard thereto : 

An Act for preventing the Publication of Lectures 
without consent : 

An Act for the more easy Recovery-of Tithes : 

An Act for the amendment of the Law as to the 
Tithing of Turnips in certain cases : 

An Act to repeal an Act of the present Session of Par- 
liament, intituled, “ An Act for the more effectual 


Abolition of Oaths and Affirmations taken and made 
VOL. 90. 


9° Septembris. 


657. 


in various Departments of the State, and to substitute 
Declarations in lieu thereof, and for the more entire 
suppression of voluntary and extra-judical Oaths and 
Affidavits,” and to make other Provisions for the Aboli- 
tion of unnecessary Oaths: 

An Act.to amend the Acts relating to the Hereditary 
Land Revenues of the Crown in Scotland : 

An Act to explain and amend an Act passed in the 
second and third year of the Reign of King William the 
Fourth, for amending the Representation of the People 
in Scotland, and to diminish the Expenses there : 

An Act to extend to Scotland certain Provisions of an 
Act of the ninth year of his late Majesty, “ to consolidate 
and amend the Laws relating to Savings Banks,” and to 
consolidate and amend the Laws relating to Savings 
Banks in Scotland: 

An Act to provide that Persons accused of Forgery 
in Scotland shall not be entitled to Bail, unless in 
certain cases : 

An Act for abolishing in Scotland Imprisonment for 
Civil Debts of small Amount: 

An Act for abolishing the Excise Incorporation in 
Scotland, and for transferring the Funds of the said In- 
corporation to the Consolidated Fund, and providing for 
the Payment of the Annuities to the Widows and 
Orphans of late and present Members of the Incopora- 
tion Fund : 

An Act to suspend, until after the Sixth day of April 
One thousand eight hundred and Thirty-six, Proceedings 
for recovering Payment of certain Instalments of the 
Money advanced under the Acts for establishing Tithe 
Compositions in Ireland : 

An Act for facilitating the appointment of Sheriffs in 
Ireland, and the more effectual Audit and passing of their 
Accounts, and for the more speedy return and recovery 
of Fines, Fees, Forfeitures, Recognizances, Penalties and 
Deodands; and to abolish certain Offices in the Court 
of Exchequer in Ireland; and to amend the Laws re- 
lating to Grants in custodiam and recovery of Debts in 
Ireland; and toamend an Act of the second and third 
years of His present Majesty, 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 for the Improvement of the Navigation of the 
River Shannon : 

An Act for incorporating and granting certain Powers 
to the North American Colonial Association of Ireland: 

An Act for establishing a Market for the Sale of 
Cattle, in the Parish of Saint Mary, Islington, in the 
County of Middlesex : 

An Act to alter, amend and enlarge the Powers of an 
Act of the second and third years of His present Majesty, 
for making and maintaining a Railway from the Cave 
Hill to the Harbour of Belfast, in the County of Antrim. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Copies 
of the Fourth and Fifth Reports of the Dean Forest 
Commissioners. 

Mr. Baring accordingly presented the said Reports. 

Ordered, That the said Reports do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
Monday last, for printing Returns relative to Law 
Officers Compensation, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 


Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Copies 
of Treasury Minutes, dated 17th December 1833 and 
28th August 1835, relating to the Interest upon Claims 
on France, under Convention 18. 

Mr. Baring accordingly presented the said Paper. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act for abolishing Capital Punishments in cases of 
Letter Stealing and Sacrilege: And the same were 
read; and are as follow: 

Pr. 1. 1. 2. After “ the” insert “ Parliament of Jre- 

“ Jand, in the thirty-sixth year of the reign of His Majesty 
“ King George the Third, intituled, ‘ An Act to further 
8 E « explain 


Dean Forest. 
No. 610, 


Law Officers’ 
Compensation, 


French 
Claiins. 


No. 611. 


Capital 
Punishments 
Bill. 








Piers 


(Ireland) Bill. 


York 

Elections 

Bribery. 
No. 612. 


658 


“ explain and amend an Act passed in the twenty-third 
“ and twenty-fourth years of his present Majesty’s 
“ Reign, intituled, ‘An Act for establishing a Post 
“ Office within this Kingdom;’ and to explain and 
“ amend an Act passed in the twenty-eighth year of 
« His present Majesty’s Reign, intituled, ‘ An Act to 
“ explain and amend an Act passed in the twenty-third 
“ and twenty-fourth years of His present Majesty's 
“ Reign, intituled, ‘ An Act for establishing a Post 
“ Office within this Kingdom,’ and by an Act made 
** and passed in the.” 

Pr. 1.1.4. Leave out “late,” and insert “ said.” 

Pr.1. 1.16. Leave out from “ any” to “ person” in 
1, 19. 

Pr. 6.1.1. After “ therewith” insert “ and by 
“‘ another Act made and passed in the ninth year of 
“* His said Majesty’s reign, intituled, ‘ An Act for con- 
*“* solidating and amending the Laws in Jreland relative 
“ to Larceny, and other Offences connected therewith.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act to empower Grand Juries in Ireland to raise 
Money by Presentment for the construction, enlarge- 
ment or repair of Piers and Quays; and the same were 
read ; and are as follow: 


Pr. 2. 1. 2. After “ and” insert “ for.” 


Pr. 2. 1. 25. After “ thereunto” insert “ until the 
“‘ person or persons making application by Present- 
“ment for such work, shall have first paid into the 
“ hands of the Treasurer of the County, County of a 
“« City or County of a Town in which the proposed 
‘“‘ work isto be executed, a sum equal to one-third part 
‘* of the whole estimated expense of said work, such pay- 
ment to be certified to the Grand Jury of such County, 
“ County of a City or County of a Town by the said 
“ Treasurer's receipt, previous to their making any 
“ Presentment thereon; and such Grand Jury may 
“« then make a Presentment of the remaining two-thirds 
“ of such estimated expense: Provided always, That 
“ the consent in writing under the hand and seal of 
‘‘ the owner or owners in fee, or of the person or per- 
** sons having a lease of lives renewable for ever, or 
** a term of years not less than ninety-nine, being un- 
expired at the time of making such presentment of 
** the lands on which the said work is to be constructed, 
** shall have been lodged in the office of the Treasurer 
of such County, County of a City or County of a 
“ Town six clear days before the Assizes at which such 
‘“‘ Presentment is to be applied for; and provided 
always, That the whole sum to be so presented for 
by the Grand Jury for any one Pier, Quay, Embank- 
** ment, or other work in this Act described, shall not 
exceed the sum of Three hundred pounds sterling.” 
Pr. 3. 1.1. After “ Quay” insert “ now existing or 
to be built on the bank of any navigable River or 
Lake under the provisions of this Act, or of the first 
Act of the third and fourth of William the Fourth.” 


Pr. 3.1.12. After “ built” insert “ or,” and, in the 
same line, leave out “ or repaired.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed 
to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


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Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to 
inquire into the allegations contained in the Petition of 
Inhabitants of the city of York, complaining of bribery 
and treating having been practised at the last Election 
for that City, which was presented upon the 30th day of 
June last ; and also, in the Petition of Electors of the 
City of York, complaining of the prevalence of corrupt 
and illegal —— in connexion with the Election of 
Members of Parliament for that City, which was pre- 
sented upon the 30th day of July last, have Power to 
report their observations thereupon, together with the 
Minutes of the Evidence taken before them, to the 
House. 





9° Septembris. 





A. 1835. 


Mr. Pusey reported from the said Select Committee ; 
That they had examined the matters to them referred ; 
and had directed him to make a Report thereof to the 
House, with their observations thereupon; together with 
the Minutes of the Evidence taken before them, and an 
Appendix. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


Mr. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the 
East India Company, was called in; and at the bar 
presented, pursuant to the directions of several Acts of 
Parliament,—Resolutions of the Court of Directors of 
the East India Company, being the Warrants or In- 
struments granting any Salary or Gratuity. 

Resolution of the Court of Directors of the East 
India Company, being the Warrant or Instrument 
granting a Pension. 

List, No. 33, specifying the Particulars of the Com- 
pensation proposed to be granted to certain Persons 
lately belonging to the Maritime Service of the Hast 
India Company, under an arrangement sanctioned by 
the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India, 
and laid before The Honourable the House of Commons 
on the 26th February 1835 :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Fast India 
Company, 


No, 614, 


East India 
Company, 
No. 613, 


Mr. Swinburne, from the Commissioners of Wesét- Westminster 

minster Bridge, was called in; and at the bar presented, Bridge. 
pursuant to the directions of an Act of Parliament,— 
A Book, intituled, The Four Quarterly Accounts of the 
Treasurer to the Commissioners of Westminster Bridge, 
from the 5th July 1834 to the 5th July 1835:—And 
then he withdrew. 

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


Ordered, That the Papers relative to the Hast India 
Company, which were presented upon the 26th February, 
2d March, 4th March, 22d May, 20th July, and, 24th 
days of August last, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to the Court of Court of 
Bankruptcy Annuities, which was presented upon the oe 
8th day of April last, be printed. ag 


No. 618. 
Ordered, That the Return relative to Wills’ Attesta- witls’ Attes- 
tion, which was presented upon the 13th day of May 


East India 
Company. 


No. 614. 


tation. 
last, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Cinque Ports, 
which was presented upon the 18th day of May last, 
be printed. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Public Charities 
Inquiry, which was presented upon the 25th day of May 
last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Bankruptcy 
Court, which was presented upon the 11th day of June 
last, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to the Great Seal, 
which was presented upon the 12th day of June last, 
be printed. 

Ordered, That the Returns relative to Gunpowder, 
which were presented upon the 8th day of July last; 
and, the 19th day of August last, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to New Churches, 
which was presented upon the 30th day of July last ; 
and, Copy of the Fifteenth Report of the Commissioners, 
which was presented upon the 25th day of August last, 
be printed. 

Ordered, That the Papers relative to the Prerogative 
Court (Canterbury), which was presented upon the 21st’ 
day of August last, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Masters (Royal 
Navy), which was presented upon the 28th day of 
August last, be printed. 


Mr. Baring presented, pursuant to Orders,—A Return 
of the Number of Stamps issued by the Stamp Office 
for all the London Newspapers, from the 30th June 1833 
to the 1st January 1834. 

A Return of the Number of Stamps issued by the 
Stamp Office for all the London Newspapers, from the 
1st January to the 30th June 1834. 

A Return of the Number of Stamps issued by the 
Stamp Office for all the London Newspapers, from the 
30th June 1834 to the 1st January 1835. 

A Retarn 


No. 616. 


Cinque Ports. 


No. 617. 


Public 
Charities 
Inquiry. 
No. 618. 
Bankruptcy 
Court. 
No. 619. 


Great Seal. 
No. 620. 


Gunpowder. 
No. 621. 


New 


Churches. 
No. 622. 


Prerogative 
Court 
(Canterbury.) 


No. 629. 


Masters 
(Royal Navy.) 


No. 624. 


Newspaper 
Stamps. 
No. 628. 


— -~ es 





Church 


Rates. 


Municipal 
Corporations 


Bill. 


Attornies’ 
Certificates. 


Gaols, 
No. 441. 


er 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Consolidated 
Fund Bill. 


Fast India 
Company, 
No. 613, 


Land 


Revenue, 
No. 628, 





5-6 Witt. IV. 





A Return. of the Number of Stamps issued by the 
Stamp Office for all the London Newspapers, from the 
1st January to the 30th June 1335. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Saint Pancras, in the 
county of Middlesex, was presented, and read; praying 
the House to pass a Bill for the immediate abolition of 
Church Rates. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Magistrates and Town Council of 
the royal burgh of Dunfermline, was presented, and 
read ; taking notice of the Municipal Corporations Bill ; 
and praying, That the same may pass into a law unmu- 
tilated in any of its essential provisions. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors resident at 
Spilsby, Alford and Wainfleet, was presented, and read ; 
praying for the repeal of the Duty on their annual 
Certificates. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Bernal reported, That he had carried to the Lords 
the Message of this House of Monday last, requesting 
that their Lordships would be pleased to communicate 
to this House, a Copy of the Report from the Select 
Committee appointed by their Lordships to inquire into 
the present state of the several Gaols and Houses of 
Correction in England and Wales; and that their Lord- 
ships had been pleased to communicate a printed Copy 
of the said Report, as desired by this House; and he 
delivered the same in at the Table. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


Notice being taken that Forty Members were not 
present, the House was told by Mr. Speaker; and Forty 
Members not being present, and being then after four 
of the clock:—The House was adjourned by Mr. Speaker, 
without a Question first put, till To-morrow. 








Jovis, 10° die Septembris ; 
Anno 5-6° Willielmi IV“ Regis, 1835. 

PRAYERS. 

MESSAGE from the Lords, by Mr. Wingfield 
and Mr. Roupell: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
to apply a Sum of Money out of the Consolidated Fund, 
and the Surplus of Ways and Means, to the Service of 
the year One thousand eight hundred and Thirty-five, 
and to appropriate the Supplies granted in this Session 
of Parliament, without any Amendment :—And then 
the Messengers withdrew. 


Mr. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the East 
India Company, was called in ; and at the bar presented, 
pursuant to the directions of an Act of Parliament, List, 
N°31, specifying the Particulars of the Compensation 
proposed to be granted to certain Persons lately belonging 
to the Maritime Service of the East India Company, 
under an arrangement sanctioned by the Board of Com- 
missioners for the Affairs of India, and laid before The 
Honourable the House of Commons on the 26th Feb- 
ruary 1835. 

N° 32, Particulars of the Compensation proposed to be 
granted to the there-undermentioned reduced Servants 
of the East India Company in England, under an ar- 
rangement sanctioned by the Board of Commissioners 
for the Affairs of India, and laid before The Honourable 
the House of Commons on the 20th March 1834 :—And 
then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Lists do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Waller, from the Office of Woods and Forests, 
was called in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to the 
directions of several Acts of Parliament,—The Twelfth 
Report of the Commissioners of His Majesty’s Woods, 


Forests, Works and Buildings, being the Sixth Annual 
VOL. 90. 


9°—10° Septembris. 





Report of the said Commissioners :—And then he with- 
drew. 


Ordered, That the said Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to several Ad- 
dresses to His Majesty,—A Return of the Number of 
King’s Chaplains in Qotland ; stating the Name, the 
Date of Appointment, and the Salary of each, and from 
what Fund, and by what Authority paid; also, a State- 
ment of the Duties, if any, performed as Chaplains. 

A Copy of the Commission of Inquiry into the Church 
Establishment in Scotland. 


A Copy of the Remonstrance of the General Assembly 
of the Church of Scotland against the Commission for 
inquiring into the means of Religious Instruction in 
Scotland :—Copy of the Letter addressed by the Central 
Board of Dissenters in Edinburgh on this subject to the 
Secretary of State for the Home Department :—Copy 
of the Letter addressed by the Secretary of State for the 
Home Department to the Earl of Minto, the head of 
the Commission. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Colonel Leith Hay presented, pursuant to Order, 
—A detailed Account of the Establishment and Ex- 
penses of every kind incurred at Waltham Abbey, in 
the year 1834. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Woolwich Aca- 
demy, which was presented upon the 8th day of July 
last, be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Names and Titles of all Bills, Private as 
well as Public, which during the last three years have 
passed The House of Commons, and have not been re- 
turned from the other House of Parliament :—Also, of 
all Bills, during the same period, which have been 
returned from the other House of Parliament with 
Amendments, but which have not afterwards received 
the Royal Assent. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to 
examine into the state, funds and management of the 
Diocesan, Royal and other Schools of Public Founda- 
tion in Ireland, as also into the system of Education 
pursued therein, with a view to increasing their utility; 
and to inquire how far it may be practicable and expe- 
dient, and in what manner, and from what resources, to 
improve, extend and permanently maintain Academical 
Education in that country; and to ig thereon to 
the House; have Power to report the Minutes of the 
Evidence taken before them. 

Mr. French reported from the said Select Committee ; 
and to whom the Education (Jreland) Bill was referred ; 
That they had examined several Witnesses, whose evi- 
dence they had directed him to report to the House ; 
together with the Minutes of the Evidence taken before 
them. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; and 
be printed. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to 
inquire into the circumstances attending the Contract 
for Limestone, entered into with the Admiralty, by 
Messrs. Scott in the year 1835, have Power to report 
the Minutes of the Evidence taken before them; toge- 
ther with the Minutes of the Proceedings of the Com- 
mittee, to the House. ’ 

Mr. Warburton reported from the said Select Com- 
mittee ; and to whom the Petition of Silas Pearse, com- 
plaining of the conduct of the Captain Superintendent 
of His Majesty’s Yard at Plymouth, in relation to a 
Contract for the supply of Limestone, was referred ; 
That they had examined the matters to them referred ; 
and had directed him to make a Report thereof to the 
House ; together with the Minutes of the Evidence 
taken before them, and the Minutes of the proceedings 
of the Committee. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 


be printed. 


8 E2 A Petition 


King’s 


Chaplains 


(Scotland.) 


No. 627. 


Church 
Establishment 
(Scotland.) 
No. 628. 
Religious 
Instruction 
(Scotland.) 


No. 629, 


Gunpowder. 
No. 621. 


Woolwich 
Academy. 


No. 608, 


Bills in 
Parliament, 


Foundation 
Schools 
(Ireland.) 


No. 630. 


Plymouth 
Breakwater, 


No, 631, 


. 








Belfast 
Election. 
Petition of 
Electors. 


660 10° Septembris. 


A Petition of John M¢Creary, James Reynolds, Fran- 
cis Magee, in the Borough of Belfast, on behalf of them- 
selves and others, claiming a right to vote for Members 
to serve in Parliament for the said Borough, was de- 
livered in, and read ; setting forth, That the Petitioners 
were at and during the last Election of a Member to 
serve in this Parliament for the Borough of Belfast, 
electors of the said Borough, and had, and claim. to 
have, a right to vote for Members to serve in Parlia- 
ment at the said Election for the said Borough ; that at 
the said Election, Robert James Tennent, Esquire, and 
George Dunbar, Esquire, were Candidates to represent 
the said Borough; that the Sovereign of Belfast is the 
Returning Officer, and that John Agnew, Esquire, was 
Sovereign and Returning Officer at the said Election ; 
that the said Sovereign and Returning Officer appointed 
John O’ Dwyer, Esquire, barrister-at-law, his Counsel 
and Assessor, to advise and direct him as Returning 
Officer at said Election; that divers persons were ad- 
mitted to vote, and did vote, at the said Election for the 
said G'eorge Dunbar, who were not duly registered as 
electors to vote at the said Election; that divers persons 
were admitted to vote, and did vote, at the said Election 
for the said George Dunbar, who had asked, received, 
and taken money or other reward, by way of gift, loan, 
or other device, or had agreed or contracted for money, 
gift, office, employment, or other reward, to give their 
votes to the said George Dunbar, and to refuse or for- 
bear to give their votes for the said Robert James Tennent; 
and that divers persons were admitted to vote, and did 
vote, at the said Election, who by themselves, or persons 
employed by him, did, by gifts or rewards, or by pro- 
mises or agreements, or securities for gifts or rewards, 
corrupt or procure, or attempt to corrupt or procure, 
persons to give their votes for the said George Dunbar, 
or to forbear to give their votes to the said Robert James 
Tennent ; that all persons who were so admitted to vote, 
and did vote as aforesaid, and divers other persons who 
voted at the said Election for the said George Dunbar, 
were disabled or disqualified from voting, or incapable 
or disqualified, or incompetent to vote at the said Elec- 
tion; that after the place in Parliament to be supplied 
by such Election became vacant, and as well before as 
after the teste or issuing out of the Writ for the said 
Election, and at and during the said Election, the said 
George Dunbar did by himself, and by his agents, 
friends and partisans, by divers ways and means, at his 
own charge and behalf, directly and indirectly give, 
present, and allow to persons having votes at such Elec- 
tion, money, meat, drink, lodging or entertainment, 
provision and reward, and did make presents, gifts, re- 
wards and promises, agreements, and obligations and 
engagements to give money, meat, drink, provision, 
Steve reward and entertainment, to and for persons 
laving votes as aforesaid, and to and for the use, advan- 
tage, benefit, employment, profit and preferment of 
such persons, in order that the said George Dunbur 
might be elected, and for being elected to serve in Par- 
liament for the said Borough ; that before, and at, and 
during such Election, the said George Dunbar was, by 
himself and by his agents, guilty of divers acts of bri- 
bery and corruption, in order to corrupt and procure, 
and did by himself, and by his agents, friends, mana- 
gers, and other persons employed on his behalf, by gifts, 
presents, money, rewards, and promises and agreements, 
and securities for money, gifts and rewards, and by 
threats, intimidations, promises, undue influence, and 
other corrupt, illegal and improper practices, acts and 
means, corrupt and procure divers persons having or 
claiming to have votes at such Election, to give their 
votes in favour of the said George Dunbar, and to for- 
bear to give them in favour of the said Robert James 
Tennent; that the said George Dunbar, by the said cor- 
rupt and illegal practices, was and is wholly disabled, 
incapacitated, and ineligible to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Borough of Belfast, and that the 
Return of the said George Dunbar was and is wholly 
null and void; that the votes of many persons who were 
not registered, and of many persons who had been im- 
properly registered, having no qualification to entitle 
them to be registered, and of many persons whose 
qualifications were improperly described in the certifi- 
cates and affidavits of their registry, and of many per- 
sons whose qualifications as registered voter did not 
continue from the time of their registry as electors up 





A, 1835. 


to, and exist at the time of their voting at the said 
Election, and of many persons who had become dis- 
qualified to vote at the said Election, and of many per- 
sons who falsely personated electors duly registered, and 
of many persons who were the paid agents of the said 
George Dunbar, and of many persons who were insol- 
vent debtors and bankrupts, and of many persons by 
whom more than one half year’s Grand Fuiy and Mu- 
nicipal Cesses, Rates and Taxes, were then due and 
payable in respect of the premises for which they re- 
gistered, and of many persons who were in other respects 
not qualified to vote, were unduly and illegally received 
and allowed upon the poll at the said Election, by the 
said Returning Officer, or his deputies ; and that the said 
Robert James Tennent had a majority of legal votes at the 
said Election, over and above the Sigil votes then and 
there tendered and given for the said George Dunbar, and 
thesaid Robert James Tennent ought to have been returned 
as duly elected at said Election to be a Member for the 
said Borough; that the said George Dunbar was not at 
the time of the said Election, or at any since, seised or 
possessed of the necessary qualifications required by law 
to entitle him to sit as Representative for the said 
Borough of Belfast; and that therefore the said Return 
of the said Goorge Dunbar is null and void; that the show 
of hands having been declared by the said Returning 
Officer to be in favour of the said Robert James Tennent, a 
poll was demanded by the said George Dunbar, and 
four booths or places for taking the poll were appointed 
by the said Returning Officer, and Robert Stewart, 
Hugh Crawford, William Verner, and Edward Clarke 
were appointed Deputies by the said Returning Officer, 
for the purpose of taking the poll in the said several 
booths ; that the poll commenced on the twenty-fifth 
day of August, one thousand eight hundred and thirty- 
five, and was continued until the hour of five o’clock on 
that day, when eighty-two electors tendered their votes 
for the said Robert James Tennent, and eighty-one voters 
tendered their votes for the said George Dunbar ; that 
the polling was adjourned from the said twenty-fifth 
day of August until the hour of nine o’clock in the fore- 
noon of the following day, Wednesday, the twenty- 
sixth day of August, qgne thousand eight hundred and 
thirty-five, at which last-mentioned day and hour divers 
electors of the said Borough proceeded towards the 
places of polling for the purpose of tendering their votes 
for the said Robert James Tennent, but were unable to 
do so, inasmuch as none of the said Deputies were at 
the polling booths appointed for taking the poll, but 
had, with their clerks and other officers, totally absented 
and removed themselves, and a riotous, noisy and tumul- 
tuous mob had been permitted to fill the said booths, 
and the avenues, approaches and entrances thereto, so 
as to prevent all manner of access thereto, whereby the 
poll was for many hours totally stopped and obstructed, 
and the electors of the said Borough who meant and 
intended to tender and give their votes for the said 
Robert James Tennent, were prevented from voting at 
the said Election, and were by the violence, noise and 
tumult in and around the said polling booths, intimidated, 
alarmed, and prevented from voting at the said Elec- 
tion; and that up to the time that the said electors were 
so intimidated, alarmed, delayed, and prevented from 
voting for the said Robert James Tennent, he the said 
Robert James Tennent had a majority of legal votes ; 
that Henry Curran, who was duly registered as an 
elector for the said Borough, and whose qualification to 
be registered was from his house and shop in High- 
street, in the said Borough, was registered by the said 
Returning Officer, under the opinion and advice of his 
said Counsel and Assessor, although his said qualifica- 
tion had been minutely examined and inquired into at 
the time of his registry by the said Assessor Mr. John 
O’ Dwyer, who was the registering Barrister for the said 
Borough of Belfast, and had been by him certified as 
due and legal qualification pursuant to the Statute; that 
a very large number of the electors of the said Borough 
were also certified as being duly qualified to vote Mem- 
bers for the said Borough from their houses and shops, 
and by the said decision of the Returning Officer, under 
the ives of his said Assessor, were deprived of their 
right of voting at the said Election, by reason whereof 
the said George Dunbar appears to have a colourable 
majority of voters on the poll books of said Election ; 
the Petitioners therefore humbly pray the House to one 

the 

















Church of 
Ireland Bill. 


Malt. 


Timber 
Duties. 


Answer to 
Addresses. 


Patrick 
Thompson. 


Literary 
Institutions 
Abroad. 


No. 633, 


Dorchester 
Unionists. 


Vote by 
Ballot. 


5-6 Witt, IV. 


the premises into consideration, and to declare the said 
Election of the said George Dunbar null and void, or 
that the House will afford the Petitioners such further 
and other relief in the premises as to the House shall 
seem fit. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into con- 
sideration upon Thursday, the 8th day of October next, 
at three of the clock in the Afternoon. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant, or 
Warrants, for such persons, papers and records as shall 
be thought necessary by the several parties on the hear- 
ing of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitantsof Clonmel ;—and, Protestant 
Inhabitants of Malahide,—were presented, and read; 
taking notice of the Church of Ireland Bill; and pray- 
ing, That the same may not pass into a law. 

And thesaid Petitions were ordered tolieuponthe Table. 


A Petition of Farmers and others of the county of 
Cumberland;—Ownersand Occupiers of landsin Dalston; 
— Wigton ;—Penrith ;—Inhabitants of Brampton ;—and, 
Farmers and others attending Reading Market,—were 
presented, and read; complaining of the Excise restric- 
tions upon the different processes in making Malt; and 
praying, That the House will not separate or allow 
another malting season to commence without affording 
such relief as to them shall seem fit. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of William Tindall, of Cornhill, London, 
Ship-owner, was presented, and read ; praying, That no 
alteration may take place in the relative Duties on 
Foreign and Colonial Timber. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Sir John Hobhouse reported to the House, That their 
several Addresses of Thursday last, had been presented 
to His Majesty; and that His Majesty has commanded 
him to acquaint this House, That He will give directions, 
as is desired by the said Addresses. 

Sir John Hobhouse also reported to the House, That 
their several other Addresses of Monday last (that His 
Majesty would be graciously pleased to give directions, 
that the Papers therein mentioned might be laid before 
this House) had been presented to His Majesty; and 
that His Majesty had commanded him to acquaint this 
House, That He will give directions accordingly. 


A Petition of Patrick Thompson, of Swords, in the 
county of Dublin, labourer, was presented, and read ; 
complaining of the conduct of Lieutenant-General Dar- 
ling, while Governor of New South Wales, towards the 
Petitioner ; and praying the House to give him an oppor- 
tunity of stating the nature and extent of the injury 
which he has received. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Lord Viscount Palmerston presented,—Further Return 
to an Address to His Majesty, dated the 14th day of 
May last, for Copies of Communications made to and 
received from His Majesty’s Ministers abroad, respecting 
Literary Institutions or Libraries in Foreign Countries. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Bradford, in the county 
of York ;—and, Chichester,—were presented, and read ; 
praying the House to address His Majesty to remit the 
sentence of transportation passed on the six agricultural 
Labourers convicted at the Dorchester Spring Assizes 
of 1834 of administering an unlawful oath. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Members of a Club, founded on the prin- 
ciples of the late John Cartwright, and calling itself the 
Cartwright Club ;—and, unrepresented Individuals re- 
siding in the locality of Saint Andrew, Holborn, subjects 
of the laws of England, and payers of the taxes,—were 
presented, and read; praying for universal suffrage, 
— Representation, Vote by Ballot, and annual Par- 
laments. 


And the said Petitions were ordered tolieupon the Table. 
VOL. 90. 


“a 


10° Septembris. 


661 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Re- Poor Law 
turn of the Particulars of all Contracts which have been ~— ee 
made with Medical Practitioners by the Poor Law Com- a 
missioners, under the new Poor Law Act. 


A Petition of J. E. Hubbarty, Recorder of the borough Municipal 
of Lancaster, was presented, and read; complaining of Corporations. 
certain statements respecting his conduct in the Reports 
of the Commissioners of Municipal Corporations; and 
praying, That he may be heard in his own defence before 
the House, or that they will direct the said Commis- 
sioners to hear him in his defence. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Charles Malone, late constable in the Charles 
Kildare Constabulary, was presented, and read; com- Malone. 
plaining of having been dismissed from his situation ; 
stating the particulars of his case; and praying the 
House to institute an inquiry into the same. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Electors of the borough of Liverpool, and Municipal 
others residing within the said borough, members of the Corporations 
Church of Scotland, was presented, and read; taking Bill. 
notice of the Municipal Corporations Bill; and praying 
the House to adopt the Amendment made by the Lords 
respecting Church Patronage. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the out Ward of the parish Window Tax 
of Saint George, Hanover-square, was eabaeret 4 and 
read ; praying for the repeal of the Window Tax. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Petrie, Master of the ship Admiralty 
Caroline, from Saint John’s, N. B., was presented, and Court 
read; complaining of the loss he is sustaining by the ‘!teln¢-) 
detention of his vessel by order of the Court of Admiralty 
in Ireland, for satisfaction of claims of salvage ; and 
praying the interference of the House. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, that a Return of Bills in 
the Names and Titles of all Bills, Private as well ag Parliament. 
Public, which, during the last three years, have passed N®- 632. 
the House of Commons, and have not been returned 
from the other House of Parliament; also, of all Bills 
during the same period which have been returned from 
the other House of Parliament, with Amendments, but 
which have not afterwards received the Royal Assent, 
was upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the said Return be printed. 


Mr. Oswald reported from the Select Committee on 
Public Petitions; That they had examined the Petitions 
presented from the 31st day of August last to the 10th 
day of this instant September, both inclusive; and had 
directed him to make a Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; and 
be printed. 


Public 
Petitions. 


A Message from His Majesty, by Mr. Pulman, Yeoman 

Usher of the Black Rod: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The King commands this Honourable House to attend 
His Majesty, immediately, in the House of Peers. 

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went up 
to attend His Majesty; where His Majesty was pleased 
to give the Royal Assent to the several Public Bills 
following ; viz. 

An Act to apply a Sum of Money out of the Consoli- 
dated Fund, and the Surplus of Ways and Means, to 
the Service of the year One thousand eight hundred 
and Thirty-five, and to appropriate the Supplies granted 
in this Session of Parliament : 

An Act for abolishing Capital Punishments in cases 
of Letter Stealing and Saerile e: 

An Act to abolish certain Offices connected with Fines 
and Recoveries, and the Cursitorsin the Court of Chancery, 
and to make Provision for the Abolition of certain Offices 
in the Superior Courts of Common Law in England: 

An Act to amend the Law touching Letters Patent for 
Inventions : 

An Act to empower Grand Juries in Ireland to raise 
Money by Presentment for the construction, enlargement 
or repair of Piers and Quays. 

8 F After 


Royal Assent 
to Bills. 





His Majesty's 
Speech, 


662 


After which, His Majesty was pleased to make a most 
racious Speech from the Throne to both Houses of 
Festianesat) as followeth : 


My Lords, and Gentlemen, 


I find, with great satisfaction, that the state of the 
Public Business enables Me to relieve you from further 
attendance, and from the pressure of those duties which 
you have performed with so much zeal and assiduity. 


I receive from all Foreign Powers satisfactory as- 
surances of their desire to maintain with Me the most 
friendly understanding ; and I look forward with con- 
fidence to the preservation of the general peace, which 
has been and will be the object of My constant soli- 
citude. 

I lament that the Civil Contest in the Northern Pro- 
vinces of Spain has not yet been brought to a termination ; 
but, taking a deep interest in the welfare of the Spanish 
Monarchy, I shall continue to direct to that quarter My 
most anxious attention, in concert with the Three Powers 
with whom I concluded the Treaty of Quadruple Alliance; 
and I have, in furtherance of the objects of that Treaty, 
exercised the power vested in Me by the Legislature, 
and have granted permission to My Subjects to engage 
in the service of the Queen of Spain. 

I have concluded with Denmark, Sardinia and Sweden 
fresh Conventions, calculated to prevent the Traffick in 
African Slaves: I hope soon to receive the ratification 
of a similar Treaty, which has been signed with Spain. 
I am engaged in Negociations with other Powers in 
Europe and in South America for the same purpose, and 
I trust that ere long the united efforts of all civilized 
Nations will suppress and extinguish this Traffick. 

I perceive, with entire approbation, that you have 
directed your attention to the regulation of Municipal 
Corporations in England and Wales, and I have cheer- 
fully given My Assent to the Bill which you have passed 
for that purpose. I cordially concur in this important 
measure, which is calculated to allay discontent, to pro- 
mote peace and union, and to procure for those Com- 
munities the advantages of responsible government. 

I greatly rejoice that the internal condition of Ireland 
has been such as to have permitted you to substitute, 
for the necessary severity of a Law which has been 
suffered to expire, Enactments of a milder character. 
No part of My duty is more grateful to My feelings than 
the mitigation of a Penal Statute, in any case in which 
it can be effected consistently with the maintenance of 
order and tranquillity. 


Gentlemen of the House of Commons, 


I thank you for the readiness with which you have 
voted the Supplies. You have provided, not only for 
the Expenses of the year and for the Interest upon the 
large Sum awarded to the owners of slaves in My Colonial 
Possessions, but also for several unexpected and peculiar 
Claims upon the justice and liberality of the Nation. It 
is most gratifying to observe, that not only have these 
demands been met without additional taxation, but that 
you have made some further progress in reducing the 

urthens of My People. 

I am enabled to congratulate you, that the terms upon 
which the Loan for the Compensation to the Proprietors 
of Slaves has been obtained, afford conclusive evidence 
of the flourishing state of Public Credit, and of that 
general confidence which is the result of a determination 
to fulfil the National engagements, and to maintain 
inviolable the Public Faith. 


10° Septembris.—10° Novembris.—17° Decembris. 


A. 1835. 


My Lords, and Gentlemen, 


I know that I may securely rely upon your loyalty 
and patriotism, and I feel confident, that in returning 
to your respective Counties, and in resuming those 
functions which you discharge with so much advantage 
to the community, you will recommend to all classes of 
your countrymen obedience to the Law, attachment to 
the Constitution, and a spirit of temperate amendment, 
which, under Divine Providence, are the surest means of 
preserving the tranquillity and increasing the prosperity 
which this Country enjoys. 


Then the Lord Speaker, by His Majesty’s command, 
said, 


My Lords and Gentlemen, 

It is His Majesty’s Roya! will and pleasure, that this 
Parliament be prorogued to Tuesday, the tenth day of 
November next, to be then here holden ; and this Par- 
liament is accordingly prorogued to Tuesday, the tenth 
day of November next. 





Martis, 10° die Novembris ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV# Regis, 1835. 


ier E House being met, pursuant to the last Proroga- 
tion; and Mr. Speaker being in the country ; 


A Message was brought from the Lords by Mr. Pulman, 
Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod: 


Gentlemen of the House of Commons, 


The Lords, authorized by virtue of His Majesty’s 
Commission, desire the immediate attendance of this 
Honourable House in the House of Peers, to hear the 
Commission read. 


Parliament 
prorogued, 


Parliament 
prorogued, 


Accordingly the House, with the Clerk Assistant, went . 


up to the House of Peers; where the Commission was 
read, for the further proroguing of the Parliament until 
Thursday, the 17th day of December next; and the 
Parliament was accordingly prorogued until Thursday, 
the 17th day of December next. 





Jovis, 17° die Decembris ; 
Anno 5°-6° Willielmi IV* Regis, 1835. 


fie House being met, pursuant to the last Proroga- 
tion; and Mr. Speaker being in the country ; 


A Message was brought from the Lords by Mr. Pulman, 
Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod: 


Gentlemen of the House of Commons, 


The Lords, authorized by virtue of His Majesty’s 
Commission, desire the immediate attendance of this 
Honourable House in the House of Peers, to hear the 
Commission read. 


Accordingly the House, with the Clerk Assistant, went 
up to the House of Peers; where the Commission was 
read, for the further proroguing of the Parliament until 
Thursday, the 4th day of February next; and the Par- 
liament was accordingly prorogued until Thursday, the 
4th day of February next. 





Parliament 
prorogued. 








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